I’m a big George Clooney fan and even if I don’t particularly like the movie that he’s in, I still usually like the characters he plays. I don’t think this was one of his best movies, but it wasn’t bad. It left me feeling empty, but I think that was the intent of the film.
It was in some ways similar to the Bill Murray movie ‘Lost in Translation’, but I thought that was a superior movie.
‘Up in the Air’ did have it’s good moments, but many of the events were predictable. There really wasn’t much of a plot, but I don’t think a plot is an absolute necessity in a movie. The sadness and lonliness of the main character were apparent. Ryan, the main character was the only character in the movie that was even close to being developed.
‘Up in the Air’ did make an impression on me, which is more than I can say for many of the unforgettable films I saw in 2009. And, George Clooney is never hard to look at.
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by lizzie
Filed under: Life in General | 19 Comments »
First and foremost, my goal is to get back to blogging. I fell off the face of the earth for most of 2009. The reasons for this are many. Business was crazy, busy, but the recession hit us too. I was still settling in to the new home and grieving the loss of my father. But I’m going to concentrate on blogging and moderating the 1300 comments in the queue. Ugh!
I did have an epiphany in 2009 - I do not have the determination to complete ANYTHING that is not related to my business. If I have a task that I am getting paid to do - I WILL get it done, but personal goal - forget about it. Now I believe this is a direct corellation to my inability to lose the weight I struggle to lose year after year.
2010 Goals -
- Continue blogging
- Start and stick with a new healthful eating plan - whether it’s weight watchers, Jenny Craig - whatever - JUST DO IT!
- Paint! - I had a goal last year to paint a painting-a-day for 365 days. I finished 13 paintings! See. I don’t finish anything that’s for me.
- Read the Bible from Genesis through Revelations (Adam is helping me with this one)
That’s it. I don’t want to overwhelm myself with too much to do that I don’t accomplish anything.
So, how am I going to do this? Well, I started blogging again - see, you’re reading my first post of 2010. Not much, but it’s a start. Next, I’m going to go to the Saturday weight watchers meeting at the Senior Center in one town over. Painting is probably the most difficult of the tasks, because it requires that I prepare a place in my house again where I can paint. I think my laziness has a huge impact on this (especially when I could be playing spider solitaire instead of painting). Last, and probably the easiest goal to acheive will be the Bible reading because, Adam is reading to me after we settle in to bed for the night.
Posted on January 13th, 2010 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Daily Grind, Life in General | 28 Comments »
I’ve been silent for some time now, and this may have something to do with what seems like the constant battle to lose weight. I was determined about one year ago that I was going to lose 25 lbs. I started out my journey, the same as every other time in the past - this should have been my first indication that failure was just around the corner. When I start, I’m very excited, eager to see the results and know that I’m going to feel so much better while eating right and when I take the weight off. But, I think my problem is starting. It was like a light bulb going off over my head - an epiphany, so to speak. It never really occurred to me before that I shouldn’t be “starting”. In my head I’m either “eating right” or not. I shouldn’t be starting to eat right, then eating right for a period of time, then after a deviation - stop eating right until I start again. But, it’s that one slip, one deviation that seems to give me an excuse to just STOP all together. It’s this mindset that is wrong and destructive. I need to wrap my head around this and move on.
Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings | 331 Comments »
I’m both a bit overweight and I would say I have an addictive personality. This came to mind as I find myself playing the game Spider Solitaire incessantly. My son introduced me to the game recently and I have not stopped playing the game since. It has even caused me to stop doing my work and I had considered myself a workaholic. All of this got me to thinking - do most overweight people have addictive personalities?
It makes sense to me as I think more about this. I believe that food is a type of addiction as are many other things, so perhaps many overweight people also have an addictive personality. If this is true, then could it be treated in the same fasion as any other compulsive disorder?
I’d reflect more on this, but I have a game of Spider Solitaire calling my name.
Posted on May 10th, 2009 by lizzie
Filed under: Weight Loss Ramblings, Daily Grind | 431 Comments »
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