tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.comments2012-05-28T18:52:32.056-07:00Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882630042530182501noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-43984491409693994982012-05-28T14:34:16.070-07:002012-05-28T14:34:16.070-07:00I love that you were there and that you are slammin&#39;!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02826720294307556573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-41973486446100503882012-05-13T17:09:28.964-07:002012-05-13T17:09:28.964-07:00This is a really great post, Connie! I&#39;m so glad we had a chance to meet.A Myeloma Widow's Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12981186370330523189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-28782789275544917022012-05-08T06:36:00.708-07:002012-05-08T06:36:00.708-07:00Connie: <br /><br />LOVE!!!<br /> <br />and love you!<br /><br />KrisKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371789397121996797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-76967264993576990342012-04-09T11:29:08.428-07:002012-04-09T11:29:08.428-07:00I&#39;ve started taking Armour thyroid again. I took it a few years back and it didn&#39;t seem to be doing anything. So I went back on Levothyroxine and the doctor kept increasing the dose because it wasn&#39;t doing anything. I discovered that I can&#39;t take levothyroxine. It put me into a state of artificial hyperthyroidism--which is a million times more horrible than mild hypothyroidism! I was having horrible panic attacks, probably because my blood pressure was spiking. I almost ended up in the E.R. because I was in such a horrible state of panic. My doctor, who usually doesn&#39;t bring up my weight, was in a hurry, attributed my hypertension to my weight, and put me on a beta blocker. I have asthma, so the beta blocker made me feel like I was slogging upstream underwater through mud! <br />So far so good with Armour. Sadly, I see the old me popping to the surface now and then, hoping that I&#39;ll finally be able to lose weight and become socially acceptable. :/The Real Ciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07596105116325246476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-41021988528787012132011-08-29T20:53:47.612-07:002011-08-29T20:53:47.612-07:00Thank you so much Connie for sharing the Camp Widow experience from your perspective. It is beautiful to see what the power of being with a community like this is revealing in you! I look forward to the fire that is to come!Michele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-68977135750417738962011-06-26T18:25:53.157-07:002011-06-26T18:25:53.157-07:00Fantastic idea! I can&#39;t wait to read some of the wonderful qualities you have recognized in yourself! I have a list that I began as well, but I asked some friends and family to help me along.Just Call Me Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453219407164298701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-66326593364229956762011-03-04T19:31:35.192-08:002011-03-04T19:31:35.192-08:00Since we are &quot;telling all&quot; - I will say I don&#39;t recall giving you that beautiful book LOL.<br />So glad you kept it and now using it in a beautiful way. Love you,DDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02457753680880992382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-77848972089088783932011-03-04T19:23:00.956-08:002011-03-04T19:23:00.956-08:00Unerstood.<br />Anyone in retail (that knows anything about retail) knows that service is the key to return business. Those people are idiots. LOL.Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02457753680880992382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-87207615995874735142011-02-08T23:23:30.892-08:002011-02-08T23:23:30.892-08:00Connie - I&#39;m so thrilled for you! This is something like what I went through to get where I am today. (Which I DO love.) Moving on to doing something that helps people is so meaningful and fulfilling. Of course, I strongly encourage you to do it. And thanks very much for your kind words. You go girl!!Bobbi Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315192399805807193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-32567789343954075502011-01-30T22:48:38.614-08:002011-01-30T22:48:38.614-08:00(((D))) Thanks! &lt;3Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05882630042530182501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-1596185442625900352011-01-30T13:11:01.489-08:002011-01-30T13:11:01.489-08:00Any steps you take - any blog you post - or any progress at all is measurable. Time helps - but you can&#39;t make that go any faster. So do not be hard on yourself - and just post when you are ready. No pressure.Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02457753680880992382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002436869422456383.post-14209769798660958842010-09-05T18:56:00.415-07:002010-09-05T18:56:00.415-07:00Often people say, &quot;Cheer up&quot; because they want you to feel better because they feel bad that you feel bad and if you feel better they will feel better. Whew!<br /><br />Connie, my former life, up until the age of 27, was &quot;sad.&quot; I felt like I had been &quot;dysthymic&quot; since age 9 and I was terribly angry at my parents. I met someone who I dated briefly who said one thing that turned it all around. I believe that was the main reason for meeting him.<br /><br />I &quot;rewrote&quot; my childhood and early adulthood as a result of that one thing he said. I did have lots of trials and tribulations in my life, but now I see that I have really had a great life with some major bumps in the road.<br /><br />I should blog about that. Thanks for sparking that thought, Connie. MichelleMichelle E. Vásquez, MS, LPC, Relationship Coachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18294162974521410966noreply@blogger.com