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A patient of a hospital in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, shops at a market near the hospital on May 3. [PARK JUNG-RYUL]

Patients are walking in and out of hospitals without proper monitoring, the JoongAng Ilbo found after randomly investigating hospitals in Seoul.

A man in his 40s, clad in a hospital gown, exited a hospital in Dongdaemun District in eastern Seoul around 12:30 p.m. on May 3. Smoking a couple of cigarettes on the street, he then entered another hospital and used the bathroom there.

He then walked to a nearby market, tried on some clothes, bought a pair of earphones and returned to the hospital.

He was absent from the hospital for about an hour, yet none of the hospital staff seemed to ask where he had been.

Though the patient was not carrying an infectious disease, experts caution more hospitals to improve their monitoring system, especially in light of the recent incident of a patient with a liver condition who almost died after eating shellfish and contracting vibriosis after he snuck out of a hospital last month.

The 52-year-old man was initially hospitalized in Gyeonggi earlier in April for hepatic cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver, which in his case was due to alcohol abuse.

Patients suffering from liver diseases are often asked to stay away from consuming shellfish from May to October, when Vibrio vulnificus, a type of bacteria of the Vibrio genus, is more active.

The bacterial infection is caused by eating raw or undercooked seafood or exposing open wounds in seawater. Those with chronic liver illness are more likely to be infected by the bacteria.

The patient snuck out of the hospital on April 12 against the doctor’s directions, ate shellfish in a restaurant and contracted vibriosis. The virus can enter the bloodstream and lead to septicemia, or blood poisoning, causing septic shock.

“People with a Vibrio vulnificus infection can get seriously ill and need intensive care or limb amputation,” the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention says on its website. “About a quarter of people with this type of infection die, sometimes within a day or two of becoming ill.”

The patient suffered septic shock but recovered. The Korean CDC announced on April 30 that the man was the first vibriosis patient this year and cautioned citizens against consuming shellfish without cooking it thoroughly, and to not expose wounds in seawater.

When the JoongAng Ilbo investigated five hospitals at random in Seoul, it found that four of them did not monitor their patients carefully.

“Some patients smoke, so we ask them to use the smoking room of the hospital, but many refuse to listen,” said a director of the hospital in Dongdaemun. “We can’t be monitoring where they go all day, as there are so many exits to the hospital.

“If a patient leaves the hospital without receiving an exit pass, then he or she will be warned,” the director added. “If the patent repeatedly violates the regulation, then he or she will be asked to leave the hospital. Sometimes we catch some patients after they have drunk outside, and they are immediately asked to leave.”

“We sell alcohol to patients if their health looks all right to us,” said the owner of a restaurant located near the hospital.

“I’ve seen patients buy soju and fill their water bottle with it,” said the owner of a convenience store located in the vicinity.

In one university hospital in Seoul on April 30, a female patient was seen sitting outside the hospital’s front door on a bench, eating sushi brought to her by her friend.

Another man, clad in a hospital gown, was seen buying bread from a bakery some 500 meters (1,640 feet) from the hospital. He walked around for some 15 minutes before going back into the hospital. There are no legal measures to stop the patients from leaving a hospital here.

“In developed countries, patients do not just come and go on the hospital grounds,” said Le Sang-il, professor of disease prevention at the University of Ulsan. “If this state of lax monitoring continues, we could have serious medical emergencies concerning infectious diseases. Hospitals must strengthen their regulations on patients.”

“Hospitals will need to increase their security measures to stop the patients from moving freely in and out of hospital without any systemic monitoring,” said Kwon Yong-jin, professor at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul.

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Accessories for Christmas costumes: when details matter

Accessories for Christmas costumes: when details matter

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Carnival costumes along with interior and exterior items make the holiday as romantic and memorable as possible. For many people, directly preparing for the holiday and thinking through all the moments is more valuable than the celebration itself. Costumes for the New Year will allow you to personally transform into a fairy-tale character, make it to your friends or relatives, or create a complete image for artists who are involved in corporate parties, personal performances or concerts on the big stage. And in order to create a full-fledged image of a winter wizard or his assistant, as well as to choose an interesting image for a corporate party, but without putting on all the clothes, it is worth purchasing accessories. They, like New Year's costumes for adults, from the best manufacturer, will attract attention with their quality, originality and beauty.

Wide range of accessories

The presented catalog contains everything that is necessary for a full-fledged transformation into the role of both a young and an adult artist. It is difficult for yourself to overestimate the role of accessories for costumes, because thanks to them you can fully get used to the role of a hero.

Shoes for Santa Claus

If a New Year's costume in a red or blue shade can be picked up in different stores and salons, then there may be questions with shoes, because you can rarely find shoes on sale. We offer exquisite models that are suitable for guys and girls, and stand out with the following characteristics:

  • laconic style made of thick felt with a slightly rounded toe;
  • dense high rubber outsole;
  • distinctive gold ribbon trim and strap plaque similar to Santa's suit.

This is important: children aged 3-5 are extremely attentive to details, and if you do not want to explain why Santa Claus has shoes like daddy, or how Santa can travel in sneakers, choosing a suit for the new year, you need to immediately resolve the issue and with shoes.

Christmas bells

And here is the time to sing the traditional song "Jingle Bells" or to tap a world-famous melody. One of the most popular versions of this song belongs to the fabulous voice of Frank Sinatra, and the bells themselves have already become a familiar part of various decorative objects for the holiday:

  • toys for spruce or pine;
  • as a decoration of a wreath on the door;
  • as part of a drawing or pattern for tablecloths, napkins;
  • detail for decorating window glass in the form of a "frosty pattern".

According to one of the legends, the bell in the hands of Santa Claus allows him to create those items that are needed right now, for example, a construction set or a toy for a child, which he asked for in a letter. According to another version, the bell on the neck of the reindeer and the leader of the team, Rudolph, notifies the whole world that the sleigh is going with the main winter wizard. According to the third version, this accessory allows Santa Claus to control his assistants and call him when he needs it.

And what is Santa without a big belly that is belted with a strap with a golden plaque? - That's right, none. And if you watch themed Christmas films and cartoons, then you won't see a thin or young Santa for sure - it so happened that the character is “moderately well-fed” and aged. And the whole point is that he must have the strength to manage the deer, collect and pack gifts, and also fly around the entire planet in one night, leaving no one without attention and a gift.

Please note: the golden color in Santa's decoration is not accidental. He shows his good financial situation (and how could it be otherwise, because you need to buy so many presents) and emphasizes the magical origin.

Speaking about other characteristic elements in the image of a wizard, it is worth highlighting:

  • an overhead belly, so that children believe in the existence of this image as much as possible, and do not look for similar moments in the figure of a dad or godfather;
  • glasses, because the wizard is aged, and does not see very well.

Real angels

Thanks to the accessories presented, angels performing on a big stage, in a cafe or restaurant, or who personally came to the kids with congratulations and a game scenario, will be fully perceived as "real" characters. " An exquisite beautiful wreath will allow the boy and girl playing this role to look as authentic as possible. Small golden laurel wreaths on a lace 1.6 m long will decorate the forehead and harmoniously complement the white curly wig. It is convenient that the rope fits snugly, tied and even after active dances and games will not fall off the angel's head.

To create the most complete image, wings on a cardboard basis are suitable (which means they are light, but they do not lose their shape), formed from down and feathers. Agree, it is difficult to imagine an angel without this accessory that is worn on the back. The base in white satin is decorated with golden threads, which is in perfect harmony with the other clothes of the character.

"Ladies'" things of the Snow Maiden

The New Year's costume for girls is largely associated with the image of the Snow Maiden, which is characteristic of the worldview of Eastern European countries. The young, fragile granddaughter (and in some variants daughter) of Santa Claus often accompanies him at all social events: from a visit to small children at home and ending with matinees in kindergarten or school. In order to fully transform into a role, it is imperative to provide for the following accessories:

  1. white or light brown braid;
  2. a neat little hat with a wide white fur trim.

Often a fairy-tale girl comes to visit in a blue or white fur coat, which visually emphasizes her cold, snowy, winter origin.

Miter for Saint Nicholas

According to the New Julian calendar, this wizard "begins" the season of the New Year holidays, which smells of comfort and home warmth. On December 19, in the morning, children wait until there is a sweet or a small gift under their pillow: a toy or a book. New Year's costumes for adults that create this image are in many ways similar to the festive clothes of priests, because it is Saint Nicholas who is the only fairy-tale character with a real prototype of the priests who helped poor people and everyone who needed it.

Together with the length of the shirt and the robe, the miter completes the image, made like a small hat with golden stripes and the obligatory image of a cross. All embroidery with ribbons is done by hand, which means that it is of high quality and reliable. The presence of a lining allows you to warm your head, because the artist can perform in an open location or constantly move around the city to congratulate the kids.

You should definitely buy a carnival costume with a long white curly wig, so that the image is complete and presented to children exactly as they are used to seeing it on TV, in books or on postcards. Miter with golden ribbons on a white satin background looks festive and restrained at the same time.

Merry elves

These characters settled in our usual life, coming from Western mythology, more precisely from Scandinavian. If initially they were only as guardians of gold near the rainbow (which makes them look like leprechauns), then over time they switched to Christmas content and became Santa Claus's faithful helpers. You can buy New Year's costumes for these characters, and besides that, pay attention to accessories that make the image complete. Among such details are:

  • false long pointed ears;
  • a massive golden plaque of a black belt, which is in many ways similar to the belt of the most important wizard.

Important details look great on a green velvet or velor suit.

How to age an artist?

Carnival costumes store directly from an ambitious national manufacturer, along with a huge selection of clothes, opens up the possibility of a full visualization of the image. Wigs and beards will allow even a young artist to become an aged Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas. Wigs can be worn as an independent decoration or under a hat. Among the first, such models are in great demand:

  • curly short for angels;
  • long gray hair with a central parting, which just instantly make an age fairytale hero out of the artist.

The staff is a long magic wand with a winter character

If you believe the legends and fairy tales, then it is at the behest of this magical detail that Santa Claus can freeze the river and send a snow storm. And chests with gifts can appear if the wizard thinks that you are worthy of them.

Standard or unusual New Year's costumes will be complemented by an accessory with different design options for the upper part:

  1. a polygonal snowflake with a metallic silver base shimmering in the sun and small stones;
  2. swirling month with additional coils on the surface.

For the New Year, costumes have ceased to be something unusual, strange or extra-expensive, such that not everyone can afford. Today you can find an outfit for yourself, your team or for company employees, so that a party in a cafe or restaurant ceases to be an ordinary feast, but turns into something interesting, costumed and with a script.

Close your hands!

Remember that children aged 3–5 years old instantly “read” different information. They will easily understand, evaluating the appearance of the brushes, that their mother is in the Snow Maiden's costume, or their beloved dad is in the decoration of Santa Claus. Then the surprise itself disappears, and the kids may wonder - are the characters so real or are they all fictions? New Year's carnival costumes can be supplemented with gloves and mittens, so that the visual image of the character looks holistic, and so that the kids do not learn that the heroes are ordinary people, and not fairy-tale characters. The best craftsmen offer the following range of products:

  • 1 or 5 fingers;
  • plain and combined with white edging;
  • different shades: white, blue, red;
  • classic or decorated with embroidery;
  • muff for the Snow Maiden.

Where to put gifts?

It is possible under the tree, but this is a good option if the child wakes up in the morning and runs to see if something awaits him. Fairy tale characters often come with bags, and even cool New Year's costumes are accompanied by this accessory. Of course, it is correct if the color of the clothing material matches the color of the product - blue, red, white with blue embroidery. There are various options for the choice of customers that are tightened with a fabric cord and are additionally decorated with a bell or a tassel.

Accessories are just as important as the party wear itself. Their use depends not only on the most accurate transformation into an image, but also on protection from the fact that the audience of little "why" will detect the substitution and the fact that the fairy-tale characters are not real.

New Year is a great time to believe in miracles, both for adults and children, and dressing up in traditional or funny New Year's costumes itself allows you to get even closer to the winter fairy tale.

6 June, 2021

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Owl’s Head NH, Finishing my 4,000 footer list

It only took 30 years to finish hiking all my 4,000 footers in New Hampshire. Granted, I was out west for 15 of those years.

Owl's Head Summit
Owl’s Head Summit

I hiked Owl’s Head on Sunday, August 11 to bag my final peak. Owl’s Head has been my nemesis since several attempts last year and having to turn back due to high water. Fortunately, this year, I met the right person at the right time who was able to hike the mountain with me. I was so afraid of getting lost after reading hundreds of trip reports. But Ross hiked it several times and I felt confident I would make it without being lost in the woods for days.

We took the Black Pond Bushwhack route and made the round trip in 16 miles and 7 hours.

Black Pond looking to the Bonds
Black Pond looking to the Bonds

I loved the gently hike to the base of Owl’s Head; just walking in the woods next to a river. It was peaceful and beautiful.

View from Owl's Head Trail, Franconia Ridge
View from Owl’s Head Trail, Franconia Ridge

The slide and boulders were tough but I gradually got into a rhythm and just headed to the top scrambling up rocks. Hiking down was just as slow.

I’m so happy to have finished this hike and now I can do the list again, or go right to the 4,000 footers of New England.

Ross hiking Owl's Head
Ross hiking up the steep trail, Owl’s Head

I love completing life goals. On to the next.

Next Saturday – Leadville.

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Strong and Stronger with Kettlebells

A kettlebell is a cast iron ball with a handle at the top to hold onto while lifting. They come in a variety of sizes, fit all skill levels, and there are many different ways to use them.

Perhaps an impromptu anchor.

Or as a solid part of strength training.

I didn’t like kettlebell work when I first started using them. Allow me to state the obvious that they were heavy and I wasn’t very strong. Slowly that changed and over time I increased my lifting amount bit by bit. I could do more reps and I was taught different ways to use them in my workouts. I began to LOVE the kettlebell part of my training sessions. The main reason was I could see improvements and knew I was gaining physical strength as I moved from one kettlebell weight up to the next. It felt good in a world where I was accustomed to loss.

I ordered them as I needed them to use in my home. I asked for them for my birthday. I watched the UPS man lug small boxes to my doorstep and tell me whatever was in there was heavy. A few of the boxes came battered but the contents were in awesome condition. Kettlebells don’t dent.

Another reason why I love working with kettlebells is what they do for my emotional strength. I got stronger on the inside knowing what I was capable of on the outside. I felt more confident and determined. I stood taller. I felt better.

I cannot find who said the following but I have come back to it a lot lately –

“Just because you carry something well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy.”

I carry a lot. I carry metastatic breast cancer with me and it is always there whether it is in the foreground or background of an activity or conversation. It’s there.

It’s heavy.

We all have heavy things to carry that are not visible to others. Health. Emotions. Finances. Work. Relationships. Trauma. We carry a lot. Many of us carry these burdens well. We are used to the extra weight. We have figured out how to live with whatever we carry. Saying we are strong is an understatement. Just because we can carry it doesn’t mean that “it” isn’t heavy.

It sounds ironic but lifting kettlebells lightens the load.

Kettlebells help me work on some of my emotional weight along with something physical in this sense. I can release some of it for a few minutes. Somehow I feel more solid. I feel strong and in control of my decisions and outcomes for a bit. I feel in control.

Control is a pretty foreign feeling and I’ll take it when I can get it.

Working with kettlebells offers an amazing opportunity to combine cardio and strength training. Different muscle groups can be targeted. Deadlifts are a little different from squats. Arm presses work different muscles than curls. A traditional kettlebell swing is a quite fun and empowering feeling. I never get bored.

I get tired and I get sore, but I’m never bored.

Pavel Tsatsouline is the founder of the kettlebell school StrongFirst (written as one word). One quote of his that I love is, “We do not tolerate weakness at StrongFirst. You do not have a weak arm and a strong arm – but a strong and a stronger one.”

We are strong and stronger. Weak moments are not failures but learning opportunities. We are learning and learning some more. We are living in a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset. I want to remember I am strong even on my suckiest days. I am stronger on better days but always coming from a place of strength. Hope equals strength.

The past week presented some glorious strong moments and a couple where strength was almost nonexistent. I’m still not sure there was any strength present at all. I had undeniably hard moments. Hard stuff doesn’t mean I’m weak. It means I have hard stuff and hard stuff sucks. Living in a world of strong and stronger is work.

“Keep calm and carry on.” The famous Winston Churchill quote from 1939 was meant to reassure the British public when major cities were threatened with air attacks during WWII. Air attacks strike me as an awful lot to carry, not to say anything about keeping calm.

To carry on means to stay the course. We all have heavy things to carry. But we carry on.

I can carry what is mine and I can stay the course. I am strong and stronger.

Author: Kristie Konsoer

I've been living well with metastatic breast cancer since 2012. This blog is a place where I can share thoughts and ideas on cancer, how I feel perceptions of cancer must change, and how I am finding a way to live with strength, hope, meaning, resiliency, humor, and hopefully a little wisdom.

5 thoughts on “Strong and Stronger with Kettlebells”

  1. I love the idea that we are strong and stronger. And you have piqued my interest in kettlebells; maybe I could get stronger without boredom, too!

  2. Great picture, Kristie! I love how you are able to see the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual in most all situations! You’re healing on so many levels! So great! ❤

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Down the TBR Hole #6

Down theTBR Hole

This idea was started by Lia @ Lost in a Story.  It is a great way to declutter your TBR shelf! It has been a couple months since I have done this and I definitely need to get back on track! My to-read shelf is now up to 321 books!

This is how it works:

  • Go to your goodreads to-read shelf.
  • Order on ascending date added.
  • Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
  • Read the synopses of the books
  • Decide: keep it or should it go?

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

I have seen people talk about this book for years and I just never picked it up and I doubt I ever will at this point! The reviews on goodreads are really good but for some reason it no longer appeals to me. If you loved this book please let me know because I think I could be convinced to read it one day!

Verdict– Bye (for now!)

Dead Poets Society by N. H. Kleinbaum

I really enjoyed the movie and I have always been curious about the book.  This is another book with fantastic reviews on goodreads and I am definitely still intrigued!

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

When this book first came out it seemed like everyone was talking about it so I had to add to it to my TBR! I never ended up reading it, and now I am almost glad that I didn’t.  I have seen so many negative reviews about the rest of the books in the series!

Verdict- Bye

Joyland by Stephen King

I have never read any Stephen King, and I am not entirely convinced that I ever will! If I do decide to pick up one of his books I doubt I would choose this one! I am much more interested in reading The Shining or Misery!

Verdict- Bye

Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin

I completely forgot about this book! It is about an intersex teen and has won awards and has great reviews.  It does not look like a lot of people have read it so I am going to share the synopsis in case you are interested in it.

The Walker family is good at keeping secrets from the world. They are even better at keeping them from each other. Max Walker is a golden boy, with a secret that the world may not be ready for. This novel is a riveting tale of a family in crisis, a fascinating exploration of identity, and a coming-of-age story like no other.

Verdict- Keep

So that is it! I got rid of 3 and kept 2, so I am pretty pleased with that! I am happy to be reminded of Golden Boy and I definitely moving that book higher on my TBR! Have you read any of these books? I would love to know your thoughts on them.

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  1. I did read The 5th Wave and quite enjoyed it but not enough to try to make you change your mind. And I didn’t bother to read the rest in the series, so I clearly wasn’t too enthusiastic…

  2. I finally read Dead Poets Society this year. Keep in mind that the book was written based off the screenplay so there are only really a few added details in it. I still thought it was a worthwhile read though.

  3. Fun concept! I’d say keep Joyland — I loved it. Then again, I’m a big Stephen King fan. If you haven’t read anything by him, you definitely should. I wouldn’t say Joyland is essential King, but I definitely thought it was really well done.

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TTT- Characters I Liked in Books I Disliked

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme that is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. “It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.”

There are very few books that I read where there are no characters that I like. Even if I hate a book usually there is at least one character that I find that has some redeemable qualities. I really love that this topic has given me an excuse to talk about them!

Olly- Everything, Everything

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Many of you probably already know how I feel about Everything, Everything! The ending was so disappointing to me and I had a lot of problems with it! That said I really did enjoy the romance. I thought Olly was super sweet and little bit edgy. I think reading the emails between Olly and Madeline was my favourite part.

Puck- The Scorpio Races

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I know that this will surprise a lot of people, but I did not love The Scorpio Races. I can not put my finger on it but there is something about Maggie Stiefvater’s writing that I just do not connect with. That said, I really did like Puck! She was badass but also really human.

Suzanne- The Girls

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I have said this before, but I wish that The Girls followed Suzanne’s story as opposed to Evie! Evie was on the outside of the cult so I was never quite satisfied. We end up missing a lot of the action simply because Evie is not present for it! I am fascinated by Suzanne and drawn to her. I would love to know her story.

Gigi- Tiny Pretty Things

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I really enjoyed Tiny Pretty Things at first but after awhile the drama and cattiness got to be too much! I really did enjoy reading the chapters that followed Gigi. She appeared to be the most levelheaded. Even though she does get mixed up in all of the drama, at the end of the day I thought she was pretty awesome.

Bridget Jones- Bridget Jones’s Diaries

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Bridget Jones’s Diaries is one of those rare cases where I love the movie but really disliked the book! It might be because I saw the movie first! I adore Bridget Jones! As I get older I only relate to her even more. I think a lot of us can see a little bit of ourselves in her.

Agnieszka- Uprooted

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I really wish that I loved Uprooted, but I could not get in to it! I disliked all of the characters, but the main character (Agnieszka) I did really enjoy. She was interesting to read about and I was invested in her story. I just wish she didn’t have a romance with Dragon- who I hated!

Magnus Banes- The City of Bones

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Cassandra Clare’s books are not for me! I have read the first three books in The Mortal Instruments series and that was enough for me. I love Magnus Bane though! His sense of humour is fantastic and I was constantly waiting for him to show up. Sarcastic characters always manage to win me over.

Baz- Carry On

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It is not that I didn’t like Carry On, it is just that it is so much like Harry Potter that I found it distracting! I adore Baz though! Baz has so many great moments that always put a smile on my face. He seems to be everyone’s favourite character and I completely understand why!

Carrie- The Carrie Diaries

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I didn’t dislike The Carrie Diaries I just didn’t think it was anything special! I actually did enjoy the TV show though! It is the weirdest thing- I do not like Carrie from Sex in the City (in the book and the TV show) but I love her in The Carrie Diaries. I think I just liked how innocent and naive she was when she first moved to New York. It was fun to see her try and navigate the big city!

Noah- The Notebook

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This is so cliché but I adore the movie The Notebook! Of course I thought I would enjoy the book just as much but I couldn’t get in to it. I was shocked by how boring I found it! Nicholas Sparks books are my guilty pleasure but The Notebook is my least favourite! How could I not love Noah though? He is so romantic and adorable and angsty!

This was such a fun topic! What do you think about all of these characters?

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      1. Agreed. I felt like it was much more entertaining in the movie. One of the rare times that I prefer the movie.

  1. I’m right there with you on Agnieszka and your feelings about Uprooted. I feel as though she (and Kasia) were the sole great characters surrounded by a novel I wish I liked more than I did. I hated the Dragon too!!

  2. What a great topic! I enjoy character driven stories, so even if a book isn’t working for me, I can sometimes get through it if I really like the characters. I’ve not been reading a whole ton lately, so a particular book where this happened recently isn’t coming to mind. But i know it has happened a lot!

  3. Great list! Olly is on mine too! Haha. Ok so I am the same; I loveeeeeed the Notebook (movie) but when I went to read the book, it just wasn’t the same. I’ve wanted to reread it because apparently there is a sequel called The Wedding (according to Goodreads), I just haven’t gotten to it.

    1. Thank you! The Wedding is actually my favourite Nicholas Sparks book! It follows Noah and Allie daughter and son-in-law! It is really a sweet story and I don’t think you need to suffer through The Notebook again in order to like it!

      1. I’m glad I’m not the only one! My friends laugh at me for it, b/c I loathe romance in books and yet all my favourite films are either rom-coms or have a massive romance element!

  4. Great list! I reversed mine because I couldn’t think of any, but you’re right on Uprooted and The Notebook!! Those could have gone on mine for sure!

  5. I only watched the movie for The Notebook and even though I had the book I wasn’t interested in reading it at all…? Then again, I didn’t quite enjoy the movie as much as I thought I would 😐

  6. I only read the Bridget Jones book from your list, but she’s a cool character indeed!
    I was around 16 when i read it first, and didn’t have many things in common with her then, but i still liked it a lot.

  7. Magnus Bane is the best and improves every book he is in 😍 He’s one of my favorite characters and really was the shining star in the books, even though he could not completely save them 😮
    And yes I HATE the dragon omg 😠

  8. Oh great choices 🙂 I really liked Olly in Everything, Everything as well. I really want to read Tiny Pretty Things, I’m sorry you didn’t love the book so much, but I’m eager to meet Gigi now, she sounds like a great character 🙂

  9. Hello Kristin!
    I absolutely adore Baz as well! And although the ending of Everything Everything is problematic, I also enjoyed the chemistry between Maddy and Olly.
    Great post and have a happy April 🙂

  10. I think a lot of us who read The Girls were expecting to learn a bit more (a fair amount) about how cults begin and operate, so reading it from Suzanne’s perspective would have been a lot more interesting.

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – For years, Casey Scott was the face of morning television in Utah. That ended on September 2, 2018, when he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

His choice to get behind the wheel that day caused a serious crash with injuries at the intersection of U.S. 89 and 200 North in Kaysville.

It was the second DUI arrest for Scott.

According to the probable cause affidavit filed in Davis County Justice Court, Scott’s vehicle “left his lane and swiped a vehicle causing him to lose control, running a red light and colliding with another vehicle in the intersection.”

Inside that vehicle was a family of four, including two young children.

They survived the crash, but it left physical and emotional injuries.

“I just want them to know I’m sorry,” said Scott.

On March 18, one of the victims from that vehicle posted a message about the crash to her Facebook page, which reads in part:

“For the past 196 days, we have suffered. I think back to that day and see the pictures of the wreckage. I look at my young kids and I’m terrified. Terrified for what could have happened. No, I don’t live in the what could have, but when I say he very well could have killed us, I’m not joking. We were lucky that day, but no thanks to him. A family day out turned into a nightmare.”

“I was selfish, I was stupid,” said Scott. “What I could have done was ended somebody’s life, what I could have done is change the fabric of their family forever.”

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In November, 44-year-old Scott pleaded guilty to the DUI.

Scott was ordered to spend 180 in jail but 145 of that was suspended. He was also sentenced to one year of probation.

Charges of having an open container of alcohol in his truck and the lane infraction were dismissed as part of a plea agreement. The judge also gave Scott credit for the actions he took in the hours after he bailed himself out of jail.

“I sat on the couch and I cried, and I didn’t know what to do,” recalled Scott. “But what I did know was that what I was doing wasn’t helping so I called UNI (The University Neuropsychiatric Institute) which is a detox center and I said, ‘Hey I need help, I need to come in.’ So I went there at 5:00 a.m. and sat in front of the door until they opened and could get me in.”

After seven days in detox, Scott checked himself into Pinnacle Recovery in Holladay, where he spent the next 45 days examining the ugly side of what he says he now realizes is an addiction to alcohol.

“The second day there I called my mom and said, ‘Mom, I think I’m in the wrong place.’ I said there are people in here for meth and pain pills and I’m in here for Bud Light,” said Scott. “But I realized my addiction is the same as their addiction. I justified it as my drug dealer is on every corner and every supermarket so mine isn’t really that bad, but when you get down to the simplest form, it’s the same as anybody’s addiction, it’s giving something else some power over you.”

Scott says alcohol has always played a factor in his life. It was how he celebrated the good, and a way he numbed the bad. Eventually it took over his life.

“My ex-wife would say, ‘why couldn’t you quit for me, why couldn’t you quit for the kids?’” said Scott. “I tried. I had those conversations with myself. There were days I would say ‘I’m not going to drink, I’m not going to drink,’ and then before I knew it, there is a beer in my hand.”

Scott says his time at Pinnacle Recovery gave him a moment to be honest with himself and his kids, and to acknowledge that he made the choices that put others in danger. He says rehab was also eye opening to the fact that addiction doesn’t discriminate.

“I was in there with retired police officers, mothers up on the hill, athletes, kids from back east, and to go, that’s the face of addiction? It’s not what we see on TV at night, it’s not what we imagine, the real face of addiction is everyone around us,” he said.

When he left rehab, Scott says he felt prepared both mentally and physically to tackle sober living. But what he faced next were the consequences of his actions. He’d hurt people in the crash, he lost his TV job at KSL, his driver’s license, and his family was still living through the public scrutiny of his arrest.

“I’m a month out of rehab and I’m sitting on the couch and I’ve had a bad day and my girlfriend is there and my kids are there, and everybody is just piling it on to me and I said ‘Hey, lighten up! Look at all the stuff I’ve been through!’” Scott said.

“And without missing a beat, my 14-year-old girl goes, ‘Really dad? You think you’re the only one that went through this?’ And that hit me so hard because I’m like, she’s 14, she’s got a cell phone, she’s got friends, she’s going to school and her dad’s face is on Facebook, Instagram, so no it wasn’t just me,” he said.

“Who did I hurt? I hurt everybody,” continued Scott. “I hurt everybody who believed in me, everybody who thought I was somebody. And that’s the hardest part about it.”

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Unemployed and facing a new reality, Scott found a job delivering furniture. He recalls the sometimes-awkward moments when people would recognize him as the Casey Scott from TV.

“You’d walk in and they would say ‘Aren’t you?’ and I would say, ‘Yeah, where do you want this bed?’ And then they’d say, ‘What are you doing?’ and I would say, ‘whatever it takes!’”

A few months out of rehab, Scott approached KSL with an idea for a podcast that would focus on addiction and recovery.

“I wanted to do it with KSL because throughout the whole process they were really good to me, they looked after me. They didn’t just shut the door and walk away, they cared about me,” said Scott.

The podcast, Project Recovery, confronts addiction in all its forms, not just Scott’s journey. He hopes his experience provides a safe place for others to talk openly about their struggles and successes.

“Whether you know it or not, everybody is addicted to something — whether it’s food, cell phone, pornography, gambling, likes on Facebook, and it all boils down to the same thing — a pleasure-response system,” he said.

With the help of licensed psychologist and co-host Dr. Matt Woolley, Scott says the goal of Project Recovery is to provide hope to others facing addiction. He says he knows not everyone will support him, but that he still has to try.

“I know I’ve done some bad things, and I know there are people out there who won’t forgive me,” said Scott. “All I can do is wake up, be the best dad I can, best person I can, and hopefully you’ll come around, and if you don’t, I can’t let it ruin me, I can’t focus my energy on that. I’ve got too many things depending on me.”

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PHOENIX — Arizona has the third-worst public school system in the U.S., according to a ranking from WalletHub released Monday.

The personal finance website ranked Arizona No. 49 out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for public education.

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Arizona schools fared poorly in quality, only ranking ahead of New Mexico.

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The Grand Canyon State was on the wrong side of the rankings in terms of median ACT test scores (No. 44) and dropout rate (No. 47).

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Arizona’s neighbor to the east, New Mexico, was ranked as having the worst public school system while Massachusetts was ranked as the best. Louisiana (No. 50) also was ranked below Arizona.

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Efforts to cut spending on police — a key demand of anti-racism demonstrators across the nation — have claimed an unlikely target: Seattle’s first Black police chief, who enjoyed deep support in its minority communities, is stepping down in protest.

Carmen Best announced her retirement Monday night, just hours after the City Council voted to cut her annual $285,000 salary by $10,000, as well as the salaries of her command staff, and to trim as many as 100 officers from a force of 1,400 through layoffs and attrition.

She said Tuesday that she was OK with her pay cut, but not with having to lay off young officers, many of them minorities hired in part to improve the department’s diversity. “That, for me — I’m done. Can’t do it,” she said at a news conference.

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Best, a military veteran who joined the department in 1992, was named chief two years ago. Mayor Jenny Durkan initially left her off a list of finalists for the job, but selected her after an outcry from community groups who had long known Best and wanted her to be chosen.

Durkan praised Best’s service and commitment to improving policing in the city Tuesday. She noted that Best had established a “collaborative policing bureau” to focus on youth violence prevention and other issues, added mental health workers in precincts, brought back community service officers and sought ways to reduce the burden of 911 calls — all before the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police.

“Of all the major cities in America, Seattle had the chief that not only understands the lived experience of Black America — because it is her experience — but has the deep experience in policing needed to change it,” Durkan said.

Deputy Chief Adrian Diaz, who heads the collaborative policing bureau, was named interim chief when Best’s resignation takes effect Sept. 2. Durkan said she would not begin looking to hire a permanent replacement, given the city’s dire economic outlook amid the pandemic as well as uncertainty about the future role of policing.

City Council members and residents alike had criticized Durkan and Best for the department’s response to protests against police brutality prompted by Floyd’s killing. Officers repeatedly used tear gas, blast balls, pepper spray and other less-lethal weapons indiscriminately and at times without provocation, prompting a federal judge to restrain their use.

Best insisted that officers had a right to defend themselves.

Many of her supporters — even those who considered the department’s protest response heavy-handed — saw her retirement as unfortunate.

“All these organizations that have been pushing for police reform, we all believe Chief Best is a good chief,” said Linh Thai, managing director of the Vietnamese Community Leadership Institute. “We want her at the helm.”

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County issued a statement demanding that the council “stop prioritizing performative action that solely suggests the appearance of change.”

“It does nothing to further our fight for authentic police accountability and the safety of Black lives, that the first Black woman to hold the position of Chief of Police of the Seattle Police Department has been forced out of her job by the Seattle City Council,” the organization said.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr also lamented Best’s departure: “This experience should be a lesson to state and local leaders about the real costs of irresponsible proposals to defund the police.”

The council voted Monday to cut the department’s current $400 million budget by less than 1%, which advocates described as a down payment on more ambitious cuts — including removing 911 dispatch from the department and other changes.

Council members Lorena Gonzalez, Teresa Mosqueda and Tammy Morales issued a joint statement Tuesday saying they were saddened by Best’s sudden departure. Separately, member Lisa Herbold called Best’s decision “a staggering loss to leaders of the Black and Brown community.”

Herbold said she was sorry if Best felt targeted or disrespected by the council’s actions.

“Every major city in the nation has a police chief who is learning that leadership means understanding that they may need to figure out how to accept — and get their departments to accept — that the public wants less policing and more community safety,” Herbold said.

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Our Children’s Struggle To Learn Is Our Fight as Parents Too

When my son was in elementary school, I noticed that he was struggling. He attended traditional schools in districts which are “better” than the ones I had attended growing up. When I talked to his teachers about my concerns, every year I received the same response, “He is a younger student and boys mature later than girls, he will catch up later.”

I volunteered at school events and field trips, and I honestly trusted his teachers. When my son entered third grade, I realized he was struggling more, but his teachers continued to say the same thing, “He will catch up later.” As he transitioned into upper grades, the material was getting more difficult for him, but the teachers didn’t think anything was wrong. In fifth grade, my son’s teacher worked with him, motivated him, and pushed him to do his best. In fifth grade, my son started to grow his interest in reading. His teacher really worked with him, but wasn’t able to help get him to catch up to his grade level. When he went into sixth grade, he started to fall behind more. I tried communicating with his teacher at the time, but she was never available.

It wasn’t until eighth grade that my son was diagnosed with a learning disability. I am thankful that I had a medical counselor at the time who guided me step by step in the process of requesting testing for a learning disability. I honestly did not know that I had the right to request testing. Once the school confirmed that my son had a learning disability and that we needed to meet for an IEP meeting to come up with an Individual Education Plan, I thought he would receive the services he needed to help him catch up to his grade level. Unfortunately, it was the start of fighting with the school administration, in particular with the school principal.

My husband and I had attended the IEP meeting, and the principal was not in the meeting but the assistant principal was at IEP meeting. The medical counselor had advised me on my rights and that if I was not in agreement with the plan, I did not have to sign because we had rights. We ended up coming up with an IEP plan for my son, but then I received a call from the school stating that we needed to meet again because the IEP was not in effect since the principal refused to sign it. I was upset but returned to discuss with principal and the team at the table. I remember the principal speaking with such authority and trying to intimidate me, but she didn’t know that I knew my rights (thanks to a medical counselor) and that I was also stubborn. The principal wanted me to agree on her terms only, she was very pushy, but I held my ground and since I knew my rights, I did not give in. In the end, we came to an agreement. After that experience, I felt blessed that I had the support and guidance from someone to guide me step by step. But what about other parents who do not know that they have rights? Parents believe that the school administration has the best interest of their child, but who guides these parents on their rights? What about those who do not speak the language and would have felt intimidated by the school principal just like she tried to intimidate me?

My youngest daughter is in third grade and attends a charter school. She is not below grade level, but I noticed that she was starting to struggle. I talked with her principal and teachers. Her principal looked at her progress from TK (transitional kindergarten) until now and scheduled a meeting with her teacher and me to discuss how to best support her. We came up with plan at the beginning of the school year on how we can support her at home and how teachers can support her at school. We check in every six weeks to evaluate her progress. I am amazed by the support she is receiving to ensure that she doesn’t fall behind and continues to grow academically. Her principal did not try to intimidate me when I approached him, compared to my son’s principal in middle school. My daughter is receiving the support she needs, and I know what I need to work on at home to help her continue to grow. I truly feel I am in a partnership with my daughter’s principal and teachers and feel the support in order for her to reach her goals.

As I reflect on my son’s experience in school and my youngest daughter’s current experience, I realize the discrepancy. I thought my son was attending schools where he would be supported because it was a better district than I had attended. Unfortunately, I did not know about the achievement gap and that the reality was that the district was not fully serving Latino students, compared to other races in the district. My two oldest children did not receive the support to be prepared for college. Out of my son’s elementary experience, only ONE teacher believed in him. His fifth-grade teacher worked with him, supported him, and motivated him to do his best. But when my son walked out of that fifth-grade classroom, he didn’t feel the support from his school leaders. This is why it is important for school administration, teachers, and parents work together to ensure that every child is receiving a high-quality education, we must all be on the same page to support our youth, to encourage our youth to attend higher education, and to help prepare them on the journey to college. Every child has the potential to be prepared for college, but we must all BELIEVE in them and give them the tools and support to help them achieve their goals. We should not lower the expectations.

I am glad that we have the option to send our youngest daughter to Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep, where school leaders and teachers believe that every child has the potential to achieve their goals. They do not lower the expectations; they work together with parents to provide the support needed. My daughter feels supported by her school leaders, teachers, and family. It truly takes a village to raise a child, and I am thankful that Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep is part of our village.

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Lety Gómez was born and raised in East San Jose. She is married with three children. She is proud to be the first in her family to attend college and receive a bachelor’s degree. When she was a teenager, Fr. Mateo Sheedy was the pastor of her parish, Sacred Heart of Jesus. She fondly remembers his passion for social justice, especially justice for the immigrant community in San Jose and ensuring that the parish youth had access to high quality education. Fr. Mateo instilled in her his passion for social justice, but for many years it was kept unlit, deep inside of her. It wasn’t until her youngest daughter was enrolled at Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep in 2014 that her passion for social justice lit up. Thanks to the Rocketship parent organizer at that time, Lety received training and the tools to use her voice for social justice and learned about community organizing. She is proud to be one of the many parents who worked hard to open their school, knowing that the kids needed and deserved a better public school. That struggle is why they named their school Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep. “Fuerza” is the Spanish word for force, strength, or power. Her passion for advocating for equity in education has allowed her to be a voice for other parents in her community who seek high quality education options. In 2014, she chaired the first parent-led Mayoral candidates forum in San Jose, where she realized the power parents have to create change in their communities. She wants to share her story with other parents in an effort to motivate them to get involved so they can advocate together, because united, they can make a change in the educational system and in their communities. In 2020 Lety moved to Texas, where she continues to advocate for equity in public education and school choice across our country.

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Are You Psychic? 7 Ways To See If You Are Psychic

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If you have ever been told that you have psychic abilities, you may wonder what that actually means. This is a common topic that many people talk about today. Although it can have many different meanings because of the many definitions of what psychic powers are, you may want to understand what your particular gift is and how to use it. There are some people that believe that psychic energy, or psychic abilities, revolve around dark magic or could be somebody’s imagination. However, there are many scientific studies that have been done revolving around psychic powers, especially ESP, which have shown some promise in defining what these powers actually are. Here is a quick test to answer the question “Are You Psychic?”, and if you do, how you can use them to your advantage.

What Is A Psychic?

A psychic, by definition, is an individual that has extrasensory perception. It is often referred to as ESP. This has been studied for decades, and although it may be considered a fringe topic, there is great evidence that supports the actual powers that have been documented by so many different people and scientists. Essentially, if you are psychic, you are able to use innate senses that all of us have. It’s just that many of them are latent, not activated until we are able to do so. This could be the result of a childhood trauma, or an event that awakens you to these proverbial superpowers that thousands of people claim to use. Therefore, although it may be regarded as a pseudoscience, you may actually have powers such as telepathy, clairvoyance, or even the ability to move objects with your mind. Although that last one seems far-fetched, there are studies that have shown that people can control small objects, and even computer systems, with nothing but their thoughts.

The Role Of The Psychic

There are different roles that a psychic can be directly connected to. The most well-known involve stage performers such as magicians that are able to seemingly read your mind, or even hypnotize people and get them to do strange activities. There are also those that can read the minds of people that are not in the room, comprehending information that only that person would know. The clearest evidence of this are those that have the gift of clairvoyance. They are able to talk to the dead. The verification of this information is made by loved ones that simply want to speak with those that have crossed over, and there are many people that have this gift. Popular psychics including John Edward, Sylvia Brown, and many others have been seen on national television. There are even individuals that purport to have psychic powers to find ancient artifacts, gold, and they have even been used by police departments to locate criminals or killers. Know the answer to are you psychic or not often begins with a little history on the biggest names in the industry.

Famous Psychics You May Have Heard Of

Although John Edward and Sylvia Brown are very well known in this industry, there are others that may not be as contemporary. For example, Edgar Casey, an individual that lived decades ago, was able to not only prescribe natural remedies for people that were ill, but was able to also look into past lives. Another psychic by the name of Ingo Swann was well known in the 1970s. He was part of a program called SRI. In fact, Stanford Research Institute used his strategies for obtaining information psychically to develop the multimillion dollar remote viewing program that was funded by the government. Yet despite all of these individuals that apparently had very unique gifts, there are still those that will state it is nothing but self-delusion and pseudoscience.

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The Critics Of Psychic Powers

There will always be skeptics when discussing topics such as ESP. These are typically scientists, or just skeptics, the do not believe anything outside of the scientific realm. They need to see repeatability, and since many psychics are not able to produce results on demand, they will point to these events to show that clearly psychic abilities are not real. What they tend to overlook is that many of the psychic powers that people have are going to manifest spontaneously. People will often see a vision of someone calling them, or will know something about another person, without even trying to obtain this information. That is why so many people believe that they are psychic, at least to some degree, and it would be nice to have a test that could show people how psychic they actually are. So are you psychic? There are tests that can help you determine just how psychic you are.

Are There Tests That Can Prove That Your Psychic?

There are many websites that are dedicated to helping people understand whether or not they are psychic. In most cases, they will have people try to predict cards that are going to be shown, or cards from a card deck, in order to determine their predictive psychic capabilities. This information is said to come from something called the Akashic records, a place that serves as a repository for everything that has happened, is happening, and will soon occur. There are others that will use religion to help determine if they are psychic, often leaning upon the possibility that angels are providing them with this information. For those that are not religious, animal readings are also done. They will connect with what they call their familiar in order to receive information. Still others will use psychography, which is a process by which you will automatically write whatever comes to mind, in an attempt to see how psychic you really are.

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Are You Psychic? 7 Ways To Know If You Are A Psychic

There are seven simple strategies you can use to determine if you are psychic. Let’s go over each of them

Write Down Information That Comes To Mind

This first test is the easiest. You will simply keep a journal all day of the random thoughts that come in your mind. What you may notice is that, throughout the day, or perhaps even weeks later, what you are thinking about has actually come to pass.

Write Down Your Dreams

Another way to determine if you are psychic is to consider the dreams that you have every day. There are many people that swear that the dreams that they have on a weekly basis have predictive capabilities.

Watch Out For Your Favorite Numbers

Most people have favorite numbers that they have likely used for many years. It could be their birthday, a favorite number from their childhood, or perhaps a series of numbers that would be impossible to accidentally find throughout the day. By watching out for those numbers, and then considering where and when you saw them, they can often have predictive capabilities.

Meditation is typically something associated with becoming more balanced, but it’s also a great way to enhance your psychic powers. You must remember that meditation is a way of quieting your mind, and when you do, information that would otherwise be blocked by your fixation on the world around you will have the ability to come into your mind. If any of those thoughts that you have lead to events that actually transpired, this will be an indication that you are psychic.

When we are eating food on a regular basis, our body is comfortable. However, fasting actually causes chemical changes within the body which can affect the way that we process information. By fasting, at least once a week, it is during this time that information will be imparted to you. It takes dedication, but it has certainly helped many people determine if they are psychic

Meet With Other Psychics

The only way to truly enhance your psychic abilities is to meet with like-minded people. They may have insight on how you can easily determine what your psychic abilities are because they also have them.

Notice What You Notice

This is a phrase that has been used by many people that do hands-on healing or practice psychic abilities. It is another way of simply stating that you need to become more aware of the present moment, instead of fixated on your regrets of the past and the problems that you will have in the future. By allowing your mind to focus on the moment, it will allow your psychic abilities to become more apparent.

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In conclusion, you now have to ability to know are you psychic or not. If you don’t know, you want to consider all of the steps to help enhance your psychic powers. Psychic abilities have been documented for centuries, and it is possible that you have many of them. Whether you develop clairvoyance, divination, psychometry, precognition, or even telepathy, all of these gifts will be much easier to discern by using the seven strategies presented. It will allow you to finally know if you are psychic or not, and once you realize what your powers are, you can then begin to develop them to your full potential.

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My husband and I went to the hospital where I had my surgery last year and tried to recreate the photograph we took before I went in for my surgery. I didn’t keep the outfit I wore to the hospital, so I chose something that was pretty darn close.

Today is a pretty important day in my life.  A year ago at this time, I was recovering from my sleeve surgery.

I remember waking up in my room around 3:30, in tremendous pain and discomfort.  I was surrounded by my family and husband, all of whom arrived that morning at the hospital with me to be with me for the day.   I remember that two of my oldest and dearest friends came by to visit me while I fought to stay awake.  I had a very difficult recovery from the anesthesia, and being doped up on morphine for the pain didn’t help.  The morphine also did little to dull my pain, but I knew this would happen because opiates do very little to dull pain for me–I actually have a genetic marker that predisposes me to heroin addiction.  For the particular genotype for the marker that I have, I require more than the normal amount of opiates to feel pain relief.  This also explains why I went through as much morphine as I did for the short time I was in the hospital.

But that is neither here nor there.

I was discharged from the hospital less than 36 hours after I went in.  I’d been able to swallow and keep down fluids, I didn’t have any leaks, and I could walk and was producing urine to the satisfaction of the nurses.  I went home at 3:00 the next afternoon, and what happened after that is the stuff of legend.

Left: July 8, 2013.  Right: July 6, 2014 (I didn’t take pictures this morning, ah well)

Over the subsequent 365 days, I have managed to lose 136 pounds.  This does not include the 37 I lost as a result of the pre-op diet.  Including the pre-op diet, I have lost a total of 173 pounds and counting.  I am 54 pounds from my goal.  I have lost 71 percent of my excess body weight so far.  I am aiming for 90 percent.

In the past 365 days, I have also managed to lose:

  • 9 pants/dress sizes (from a 32W to a 16W)
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Constant joint pain
  • Constant lower back pain

For all that I have lost, I have gained much.  I’ve gained:

  • More confidence than I thought I had before.  I mean, I was pretty confident before, but I’ve become more secure in my own skin.
  • More poise.  This was something I didn’t have much of before.
  • Better posture.  It’s a lot easier to stand and sit up straight when you don’t have 170+ pounds pulling on your back.
  • A resting heart rate that hovers between 55-60 beats per minute.
  • A fabulous wardrobe.
  • The capacity to run.  Before this past November, I had not run in over 20 years.  Now I do it on the regular.
  • The capacity to say no, especially in situations where choosing to do what I am asked do not benefit me.
  • Less tolerance for suffering fools.  In short, I don’t put up with bullshit from anyone.  I don’t have time for it.
  • So. Much. Loose. Skin.

Rewarding myself throughout this process has been critically important as a motivational tool.  So you know I definitely marked the occasion with a reward.  We happened to be in Baton Rouge yesterday on our way home from the vacation leg of our trip to Alabama, and we stopped at one of my favorite jewelry designers’ stores to pick up my one-year surgery anniversary gift to myself.  I chose two pieces:  a ring and a pearl necklace, both with a turtle shell motif.  I chose them for a couple of different reasons.  The primary reason is that while I may be slow in getting to goal, I am nothing if not persistent.  I didn’t expect to get there in a year–it just wasn’t realistic or possible for me with the amount of weight I have to lose (200+ pounds).  Second, I have developed a fantastic set of armor in the increased confidence and poise I have gained as I’ve shed this weight.  Third, I’m a biologist and I dig turtles.  Simple as that.

Before I end this anniversary tribute, there are a few things I need to address.

First, this road has not always been easy.  And my weight loss period is not over yet.

While I have met my surgeon’s expectation, I have not met MY expectation, which is to be down 50 more pounds, at 90% EWL.  I weigh now what many folks who pursue WLS weigh when they start.  This frustrates me a great deal, but that’s a post for another time.

I have not been 100% perfect during the past 365 days.  I can’t.  It isn’t realistic or sustainable for me.  I know there are folks out there who have had sleeve surgery that eschew carbs, veggies and still drink shakes for two meals a day even after they hit goal.  And you know what?  If that works for you and keeps you at a place with your body that makes you happy and doesn’t drive you batshit crazy, go hard, fool!

But I can’t and won’t live like that.  I can’t and won’t follow such an extreme path to get where I want to go, because unlike a lot of folks, to me, moderation is not a dirty word.  Some folks operate under the premise that moderation is what got them to be overweight in the first place.  For them, that may be true.  For me, moderation wasn’t what got me to my high weight of 440 pounds.  STUFFING AS MUCH FOOD INTO MY GULLET AS OFTEN AS I COULD WAS.  That’s not moderation.  My sleeve allows me to know what true moderation is, and for this, I am grateful.

I know that there are days I choose to eat things that slow down my weight loss.  I make a conscious choice every time I put food into my body to eat it, so I know full well what I am doing when I do it.  I also know that this is not a race to see who finishes first.  I am not competing against anyone except myself, and at this point in my life, the fact that I have lost over 170 pounds from my consult weight, and over 220 pounds from my highest weight ever is pretty fucking awesome.  If these last 50 pounds take another year to come off, so be it.  I will get there in my own time.  It may be slow, but I will get there, come hell or high water.

Second, the Fat Girl still lives in my head.  It’s like I always say, the surgeon only operates on your stomach, not your head.

Because she still takes up real estate in my head, I see a therapist weekly to deal with her and the issues the arise because she is still present.   Mind you, her voice isn’t as loud as it used to be, but every once in a while she rears her misguided head and tries to tell me things like really, it’s okay to have ALL that food on your plate or you won’t fit in that seat, you’re too big or you really should buy that shirt/dress because it fits (even though it might not look great) or why do you want to work out?  Don’t you just want to relax?  Fat Girl still has a lot to learn about Thinner Girl and what Thinner Girl is trying to accomplish, and I still have a lot to learn about how to get the two of them to play nice and make peace with one another.

So I guess what I’m trying to leave you with here, Dear Reader, are these things:

  • The post-op road is long and difficult, but well worth the time investment since the results are awesome.
  • There is more than one way to skin a cat.  Find a way that gives you the cat with the degree of nakedness you want and stick with it.
  • Post-op mental health care is a must.  You cannot shed tremendous amounts of weight without letting loose some demons in the process, and you need to tame/slay them or they will seriously hinder any progress you hope to make.

I have already celebrated today by snapping a photo at the hospital where I had my surgery and buying myself nice jewelry and a few new outfits on mad sale at Talbots.  I am about to head out to an informational seminar my surgeon is hosting tonight as a way to cap the day, followed by a trip to the gym to run/walk a 5K on the treadmill and then a dinner of salad and rotisserie chicken.

This first year has been good.  I am expecting this next year to be even better.

5 responses to “Anniversary

  1. Awesome!! Great advice!

  2. Way to go! I am nine days post-op and just at the beginning of my journey. You are an inspiration!

  3. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!! you know I just love you!!! Keep it uP!!!

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