Surprising Day

I had a surprising day today.  Last night mom and I tried to watch "Hope Springs" and it was a horribly uncomfortable movie.  It started off sad, with the married couple living more like room mates than a couple.  It proceeds to her wanting to fix it and him being more reluctant.  It was sad to see this happen, but that does make me think about how I don't want my life to become that at 31 years married. I don't want the spark to die, and I don't want to have it feel like I am not doing anything to save it.
So what made it horrible was the therapy sessions.  They talk a lot about sex in it, and I am not comfortable with people talking about something that is so sacred and beautiful.  Granted, it was a married couple and not a couple shacking up like you see so much on TV and in movies anymore. But still, to hear the therapist ask about things that are SO deeply personal was very uncomfortable.  And when they started to have "homework" to be able to get used to touching each other and stuff like that, it became too much for me. Thankfully Mom fast forwarded it, because she was uncomfortable too.
It was sad because I put it on my Facebook page, and I had to explain to someone why I felt this way.  Why I was so upset with such personal things being put on the large screen and into our homes. I am human, and I do get urges just like anyone else. But sex is so beautiful and so sacred that it is hard to see someone treating it like it should be entertainment for the masses.  To see someone open the door to their marriage and their bedrooms and air all the dirty laundry.  It was not something I was comfortable with watching, having this couple work through rekindling their dying romance.
I'm sure it was something that people enjoyed, but I personally had a hard time with it.  I personally spent more time looking at my computer because I didn't want to see something I hold as so precious being portrayed as it was.
And how do you explain this to someone?  How do you tell them that what they are showing was just another example of how the world sees relationships.  How life can get in the way of living, and it truly did open my eyes and tell me how to make sure to not turn out.  However, I also want to make sure that my voice is heard and that such beautiful things should stay where they belong.  The beauty of making love should stay behind the closed bedroom doors, and should be as precious as our religion.  And I will fight to make sure people understand that is how I feel.
This is why today was an interesting day.  And surprising.  I hope I don't have to go through this again. And I think I will be sticking with the cartoons more from now on, and will read reviews before going to the movies or renting a movie again.

New Blog... YAY!!

So I have created another blog,with recipes and tips from my weight loss journey as well.  I created it for my cousin, and as a way to share our amazing recipes that we have tried and loved though the course of this journey.  I wanted to make it something that we can enjoy and have fun with it, and honestly I LOVE it.  It's so much fun to get on there and share.  So this last one I posted wasn't a recipe, but it was a list of what I can and can't eat.  The nice thing is, I can eat ANYTHING.  I don't have anything I can't eat.  I just have to make sure if I have enough to be able to eat it.  OR I have to decide if eating nothing but fruit and vegetables for the rest of the day is worth it.  And it's funny to see how your mindset changes towards foods.

Here is the link to the webpage, and the recipes on it.

Dash Of Sunshine

I really am having a ton of fun with it, and hope by the end of this month to have a majority of our favorite recipes on it.  I want to be able to share what we have been able to enjoy with anyone else who is struggling to loose those last few pounds, or to loose the adult that is riding around on their back with them.

I'm so much happier now than I thought I would be.  It's a great feeling.