1st day of School

The first day of 7^th and 5^th grade for my kids…. Yep I am feeling happy that summer is over! Back to our routine! Look how grown up my babies look!

Kaelee's wedding

Another one of my little cousins got married this summer…. Here is the BEST part…. Her last name is Darling!!!! I LOVE IT! Kaelee Darling!!! This is a picture of Steph, me, Kaelee and Bitt at Kaelee’s wedding!

Camping Trip

Where has the summer gone? I must say, we did have an enjoyable vacation this year. We went on a camping expedition through the red woods and up the Oregon coast! It has been quite a long time since I had slept in a tent. I forgot how much power, running water and even a lumpy bed are appreciated.

Life Happens

What a crazy month it has been. End of soccer season, graduations, kids getting out for summer break….. Now starts the summer camps…. Basketball, and soccer. I am starting to feel like I MUST entertain my kids 24/7 or WWIII will break out between them! I remember when I was in Jr. High on summer break I would ride my bike to my friends houses and we would swim, go on bike rides or just ALWAYS hanging out with friends. Now it seems like kids HAVE to be entertained. I wonder how my kids would have survived back when I was their age.

I am so proud of my little cousin Steph who just graduated from college!!!! And my nephew Braxton from High School…. Awesome job guys!

Now to a real note..... I was at Petco the other day and came across this...... It is a way to potty train your cat to use the toilet.... REALLY?!?!?!?!?

Who to be today?

Trying new things. Sitting at my daughters soccer game enjoying the warm sun! I love the fact that it is starting to Warm up! Today at work was...... Well entertaining I guess you can say! I met Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and Nicki Minaj..... They were all the same guy! He was a very nice man, however he really thought he was all 3 ladies. After a day at work It makes all my issues seem so small. I love being able to help people, I just wish sometimes my problems were easier To fix and quicker. I have never been one to quite, but as I sit here thinking what I'm going to make for dinner really is like a dirty little demon in my head. Here comes ED. If I don't eat who will know? Or if I have Taco Bell I can get rid of it and no one would ever know! Why does such a simple thing like eating have to be so hard? Maybe I should dress up as someone else..... Life might just be easier that way!

Learn to Live

I am saying out loud. I am learning how to live. More than half my life I have had Eating Disorders AKA ED.  My blog may take a new turn here. I am done letting food live my life! I want to be in charge not ED.

I have never liked the name ED. In fact I do not anyone named ED that I like. I don’t know if it is because I associate the name to the disorder, or if I really just don’t like the name….. I guess that is another discussion.

I have tried for MANY years to be “healthy” or what I think is healthy. Monday I met a lady who is going to help me change my life. I am not ready to share her name; I may give her a few different names depending on how I feel. Today I am going to call her my daisy. I like daisy flowers. They are not my favorite, but they are relaxing to look at and are pretty. 

Daisy has given me goals that I need to accomplish. And this is one of my first steps. Have you ever heard of the book Life Without Ed? Well if you know someone who has “funky eating” skillz….. Or you are a funky eater, this book is great! Here is the web site http://www.jennischaefer.com you really need to read an excerpt from this book click on the photo to read just a bit

 I hope you will check back to see how my progress. I know it is going to have MANY up’s and downs and there will be days I want to toss in the towel. But my goal is to share my story so I can Learn to Live!

2nd Place

This weekend was Soccer weekend!!! Lexi did an awesome job!!!! They played Sunday for the championship and after double OT they ended up in 2nd place! Way to go Puma's!