Almost down to goal weight and will hit it in the next couple of weeks. Having survived the fire in Fort McMurray that burned down my house, Pat's my eldest and Mag, the middle and finally Francis the youngest homes we are all on the cusp of construction next summer. I have decided to hit the road for the winter. I leave Nov 26th and return May 24th. I have plans for the first six weeks in Puerto Vallarta and then it is going to be roaming around the country side on crap busses and hostels. I have traveled China, Vietnam and Thailand this way and have done short stints in Mexico before. I just love the life.
Since I own almost nothing, I can pack what little I have into Pat's C-can that holds all of the beautiful furniture his great aunty left him and have nothing in this country to concern myself with. My attitudes have really changed over the last year or so. I historically collected folk art and textiles but with it all gone I have lost my connection to stuff. I may never desire to accumulate again. With the loss of my dog and my historic community (the fire has spread us all over the country side) I am experiencing a sense of lightness that has come from a profound crushing emotional loss. I am finally on the upswing. The weight loss in part ... no ... that is wrong ... the weight loss has been a large portion of my recovery and the fire removed all of the people from my kitchen that I loved to cook for.
My mother would speak of blessings ... it is an ill wind that blows no good. This update is the wrap up. I am going to need Fat Secrets moving forward but in a new way. I want it to keep me grateful, accountable, thoughtfulI and with a flat graph.
