23 February 06

Chain of Events

Last November I hurt my hand which took me to the doctor’s which plonked me on the scale which propelled me to WeightWatchers which sent me browsing through the message boards which landed me in a group of vegetarian women working online through the Artist’s Way together…

Today I went back for my final checkup at the doctor’s. I’ve been dismissed. My hand will now heal slowly by itself, assuming I don’t aggravate it further. I’ve lost over 20 lbs so far, have not felt this good about being on my bike and walking for a long time.

And, waiting on the stoop in the sunshine outside the doctor’s office at lunchtime, I sketched a tree. Because I was sitting outside and I had a pen and some paper and because, thanks to Danny Gregory, I now know this is the best possible use of my time in such situations.

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  1. 20!!
    how wonderful!
    congratulations!! :-)))

    and hugs,
    — Fer Guimaraes Rosa    23. February 2006, 20:56    Link
  2. I thought that my 30-minute walk home from work, which includes a steep 350-step stairway, was going to help me keep in shape. However, there’s a rather delicious patisserie at the bottom of said staircase. Tonight’s haul was 1 baguette, 1 apple tart and 2 bars of Lindt chocolate – guess I’ll have to start running up those steps!

    Well done on losing 20lbs – life sounds good!
    — rjhall    24. February 2006, 10:30    Link
  3. that’s great, Pica! way to go … you are an inspiration!

    and, when I followed the link to Danny Gregory, this, from his site, really stopped me:

    “Jane LaFazio is a mixed media artist in San Diego. She left the world of graphic design and marketing in the late ‘90’s to commit herself full time to her art. I love her philosophy: “What I do today is important because I am paying a day of my life for it. What I accomplish must be worthwhile because the price is high.”

    i’ll be chewing on this for some time to come… (thanks for the link … it was a happy coincidence!)
    — maria    25. February 2006, 18:09    Link

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