tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post8142836005320440625..comments2024-01-02T15:48:10.640+00:00Comments on Straight Talking Mama: A Milestone achieved and some serious thinking!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-46693651735758588142012-12-26T03:22:54.300+00:002012-12-26T03:22:54.300+00:00Yea!!!!! Keep at it xoYea!!!!! Keep at it xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-51304801648930535722012-08-05T00:40:40.148+01:002012-08-05T00:40:40.148+01:00Hey Fiona, congratulations on the weight loss , yo...Hey Fiona, congratulations on the weight loss , you inspire me ...lol. I hear you loud n clear with regard to your business & wanting to travel .....Vanessa & i are itching to get back to London & Paris & Europe in general .....Hollywood isn't all it's cracked up to be i can tell you. But with flights as expensive as they are & business being as bad as it is ....it seems like a distant dream right now . Ebay continually screwed us over & so we moved to Etsy for the most part .....boy ... is that tough ....if everyone who put something in their 'favourites' actually bought something we'd be in clover ......lol.Lucky La Rockahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103274875540298960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-64922169633181779832012-07-24T00:29:53.820+01:002012-07-24T00:29:53.820+01:00Well done on reaching your 25lbs! I hope you'...Well done on reaching your 25lbs! I hope you're recovering well. Your dreams and plans sound great. <br /><br />I feel a bit lost at the moment. I'm unemployed and I'm looking for jobs in the same field but I'm not sure I want to work in that area anymore. I can't quite find what direction to go in or what I might get a sense of contentment from. I keep trying to re-assess and coming up empty! I'm sure I'll get there in the end though, wherever there may be!<br /><br />Sometimes I find it helps to write things down or lists of reasons to do stuff or have pictures on the fridge or set little goals each week. That all helped with weight loss, maybe I should try it with my whole life lol!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662046171651386661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-26472223298840650132012-07-20T20:54:42.373+01:002012-07-20T20:54:42.373+01:00A lady at my sewing class was celebrating her 80th...A lady at my sewing class was celebrating her 80th birthday last weekend. I asked her what the secret to a happy and long life was, and she replied straight away "contentment". Being thankful for what you have, when you have it. Wise words I think :)<br />Congrats on the continued weight loss BTW! xDolly Cool Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736208425076481054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-37276177548584699502012-07-19T20:17:04.194+01:002012-07-19T20:17:04.194+01:00Wowsers! 25 lbs is fabulosa. Congratulations! I ...Wowsers! 25 lbs is fabulosa. Congratulations! I think its so important to step back an re-assess from time to time and THANK YOU for reminding me to do so. If you always keep your head down in the daily details and don't occasionally look at where you are going, you might end up somewhere else! :)Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274399710388948522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-9387658802072322412012-07-19T13:15:50.969+01:002012-07-19T13:15:50.969+01:00Never loss your dream Fiona. During years, I was p...Never loss your dream Fiona. During years, I was pessimist thinking only others people realized their dreams. But in fact, the lone people who wins are the one who try. I wish you the best ;D<br /><br />Kisses from France.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-40755795817300509982012-07-19T10:05:27.967+01:002012-07-19T10:05:27.967+01:00Congratulations on your achievement - 25lbs, wow!
...Congratulations on your achievement - 25lbs, wow!<br /><br />Life can often get in the way of our dreams, but never lose sight of them, and go out there and make them happen!Incendiary Blondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528321687210279974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-59049437366842461532012-07-18T23:42:11.217+01:002012-07-18T23:42:11.217+01:00Well done on your weight loss, that's a great ...Well done on your weight loss, that's a great achievement.<br />Ten years ago, one of my best friends died at the age of 34, and I did the whole live-each-day-like-it's-your-last thing. But it's very hard to keep that attitude going day after day. Ordinary life doesn't always feel so amazing... But of course you can set yourself goals (dreams, if you will!) and work towards them, just as you did with your weight loss.<br />I'm sure if you and your fella both want the same things, you can encourage each other to work towards them. California, here you come! xxxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-52182568407364737432012-07-18T22:17:49.613+01:002012-07-18T22:17:49.613+01:00Congrats on the weight loss!!!
That's some gr...Congrats on the weight loss!!! <br />That's some grit and determination applied right there! As Vix says,it's just a matter of applying that to the rest of ones life! I always get distracted from goals,like travel,renovating etx by frivolous things like frocks...but G and I talk a lot about what we want to do and how we can do it without sacrificing our quality of life.So it takes work,but you can't be so strict you get depressed and stressed either!You can do it,darl! XXXHelgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746988714522496958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-2927421433466669762012-07-18T21:34:07.830+01:002012-07-18T21:34:07.830+01:00It feels a bit weird to say I feel proud of someon...It feels a bit weird to say I feel proud of someone I've never met in the flesh but I think you are amazing. I need to take a leaf out of your book that is for sure!<br /><br />When I was made redundant last year I was forced to look at life and rethink a lot of things. I made a lot of decisions, some of which I've stuck to and some life has got in the way of already. Thank you for your thoughtful post it has refueled those plans. xMiss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-948057347436742802012-07-18T21:30:04.558+01:002012-07-18T21:30:04.558+01:00Holy smokes!!! That is awesome! I won't recogn...Holy smokes!!! That is awesome! I won't recognise you! Congrats love, CONGRATS! :)<br /><br />Yes - plans can become lost in the day to day of living. Suddenly, years have gone by, and you wonder what happened to it all. What did I do? What did I achieve?<br /><br />I am at real cross roads and need to snap out of the dolldrums before they become my norm!LandGirl1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/09549128222449333173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-78950974910238417612012-07-18T20:23:51.727+01:002012-07-18T20:23:51.727+01:00Congratulations! Please come to California. I lo...Congratulations! Please come to California. I love it when people love where I live. I always think that the general sentiment around the world is that America is lame, so when I hear that people think of America (California specifically), in a positive light, I am thrilled. I hope you get to come here soon. Maybe we can do some kind of cultural exchange; I'm just dying to get to the UK!Mr. Tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646297018044505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-20729172549034193422012-07-18T20:23:10.390+01:002012-07-18T20:23:10.390+01:00Wow, well done on the weight loss! I'd love to...Wow, well done on the weight loss! I'd love to have such good willpower, but I only manage a few days and I'm back on the pizza & chocolate! XO.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889814058017627931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-51557162021593788432012-07-18T19:19:29.906+01:002012-07-18T19:19:29.906+01:00Congratulations on your weight loss! And for doing...Congratulations on your weight loss! And for doing it the right way! That's difficult! <br /><br />It's so funny because I live in California and I want to get out! I have big dreams but whether or not they come true, I dont know. Sometimes I'm sure they will. Sometimes I really dont knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-36004692628727407852012-07-18T18:49:17.593+01:002012-07-18T18:49:17.593+01:00Yay on your weight loss!
Oh my, this whole last ye...Yay on your weight loss!<br />Oh my, this whole last year has been a rethinking about my life and a sorting out of finances. Sgt and I are both in a paying off debt and simplifying our lives mode. Still dreaming my big dreams!Welcome to DeluxeVillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886490746108869132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-33367100340919261192012-07-18T17:09:00.067+01:002012-07-18T17:09:00.067+01:00Oh yeah...I think it's inevitable that dreams ...Oh yeah...I think it's inevitable that dreams take a back seat when day to day things take over. I've been like you lately and having a bit of a rethink about how my own life is going. I know I'm a lucky girl, but I'm not content just to sit back...I want to make a few things happen now.<br />Here's to us all and our dreams!<br />Congrats on your weight loss too. Gone on yer.xxxxIvy Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514980482704825331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100700459231643584.post-23685355969667009602012-07-18T17:03:48.948+01:002012-07-18T17:03:48.948+01:0025lbs???!!! I'm so proud of you, that's br...25lbs???!!! I'm so proud of you, that's brilliant considering you've been hobbling around on a hospital waiting list for months. Most people would have thrown the towel in and O'Ded on biscuits ages ago! <br />If we can manage two months a year in India then you and Paul can, too. Start by evaluating every penny you spend, reassess each bill & shop around for cheaper energy suppliers/insurance, scrutinise your shopping list, reassess the toiletries you use, buy second-hand wherever you possibly can, repair and patch things up and cut right back on stuff like newspapers and treats.<br />Stick one of those pictures of you & Paul in California in your purse and that way you'll feel guilty each time you open it to pay for something! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.com