Walking Steady or Walking Shakey

Posted by Darragha on September 30th, 2007

Went to Lowe’s and Wal-Mart today to pick up a few things. I’m not a big Wally-World shopper, but I purchased some work pants for my daughter there several weeks ago and they did not pass muster. Return city, baby.
The beloved husband accompanied me. By the end of our 2-hour jaunt, I [...]

9/28 = 325

Posted by Darragha on September 29th, 2007

Fully clothed, end of the day, with clogs.
3 2 5
I am a happy camper!
Darr

Tuna

Posted by Darragha on September 28th, 2007

I ate a tuna scramble today and I dare I say, “It was freakin’ heavenly!”
Tuna, eggs, tomato, onion and dill. I made enough for 3 servings. Ate one serving and felt all happy inside like I hadn’t eaten in weeks. Oh, wait! I haven’t!
Trade Joe’s opens up a block away from [...]

What’s important?

Posted by Darragha on September 27th, 2007

We all have our soapbox to stand upon and shout into the crowd, about our cause. I have a personal cause, brought to life in my upcoming tale, “Polishing Saber” included in the vampire anthology “Of Flesh and Blood.”
The destruction of Iceland’s wilderness areas frightens the living daylights out of me.
Take a look at [...]

Oh, oh

Posted by Darragha on September 27th, 2007

I overdid it yesterday.Cause I drove and cause I ate mushies a day early, I suffered ALL FREAKIN’ night with HORRENDOUS gas pains and incision-site pains. I thought I was going to die!
Today I had 1 protein drink, some milk and that’s about it. I pulled out a yogurt, but needed to take [...]

On an upswing

Posted by Darragha on September 26th, 2007

I feel better today. Less pain. More awake. Overall, I’m doing pretty darn good. I’ve found that a juice drink called “winter tonic” made with garlic and cayenne totally rocks my world. It is better than chocolate. It’s full of carrot, parsley, beet and other lovely squished veggies and [...]

Five days out

Posted by Darragha on September 25th, 2007

The swelling is going down.I ate sugar free Jel-O today.I never want to see another cup of soup as long as I live.I get hungry at 1am.I would like to weigh myself, but don’t have the energy to drive yet. (I go to the postal scale)
I have a 14cc band. Just found that out [...]

Contest winner!

Posted by Darragha on September 22nd, 2007

Robyn (yourstrulee@sasktel….) please contact me! You’re the winner of the Mooncusser Cove handbag!
Thank you to all who participated. Look for another wonderful contest soon, in honor of my October 8th release: Of Flesh and Blood.
Darragha

A brief Banding of Darragha story

Posted by Darragha on September 21st, 2007

I have dieted all my life. Diets do not work. On 800 calories a day plus exercise, I lost only 16lbs in one month’s time. It was time to take back my life. I decided to go the surgical route. Not a gastric bypass, but a lap-band.
I started the [...]

The day I joined the band

Posted by Darragha on September 20th, 2007

In the OR
One of the nurses tells me about the trolley debockle in Seattle.

LOCALS in the US city of Seattle have enthusiastically embraced an unfortunate acronym for a new tramline, even if officials insist on ignoring it.

Work on the light-rail line in Seattle has almost been [...]