When you’re falling awake
And you take stock of the new day
And you hear your voice croak
As you choke on what you need to say –
Well, don’t you fret, don’t you fear
I will give you good cheer
Life’s a long song
Life’s a long song
If you wait then your plate I will fill…— Jethro Tull, Life’s A Long Song
Recent Posts
Winter House Batik Print
Hi everybody -- I recently put some prints of some of my batik paintings in my Etsy shop: BatikShirtShop and this one is called Winter House. I made this batik some years ago and I've always loved it. Now I have had it reproduced on canvas and wrapped around a 3/4"...
Bells and Whistles of St. Tinnitus
Slight rant alert: what a night I had last night with tinnitus. Ever had super loud tinnitus? I lay in bed and I literally could not fall asleep because of the noise in my head. Usually it's not that bad, but I may as well have been trying to sleep in a...
KICK IT UP WEEK: A Plan To Keto Perfectly
I am like the Worst Keto-er ever! I've been doing this for weeks and weeks now (off and on) - and I lost eight pounds that really needed to be lost fairly quickly - but now I'm at the "lose some pounds, gain four back, lose two again.. " with a sum total result of...
Fasting, Coffee and Losing Weight After 50
Or 60 in this case... I've done really well fasting this week, with at least 16 hours of a fast and my best day was 19 hours. I re-lost three of the four pounds I (re-)gained after my birthday trip, ie: cupcakes, popovers and lazy man's lobster, not to mention beer...
First Days With Tinnitus
As mentioned in this blog post, I got tinnitus for good in April of 2018. I'd gone to an Eric Johnson concert, front row - and developed a very weird sensation in my ears and head. I should have been smart and left and gone out to the lobby, but I wasn't smart - at...
Life With Tinnitus
I've had tinnitus now for almost two years. If I'd originally hoped and assumed it was temporary, I have long since realized it is not. I wouldn't wish this on anyone, really. I constantly ask myself, "Why me? What is wrong with my brain that it does this?" I went to...
Blizzard of ’78 and Ice Storm of ’98
As I sit in my office typing this post, a very messy ice storm is happening outside my window. Though I can't really describe it as "raging" -- it certainly is a (cold) mess. Thankfully at this moment there doesn't seem to be any winds blowing all these ice covered...
A birthday trip to Portsmouth, New Hampshire
My husband took me for a little weekend trip to Portsmouth, New Hampshire for my birthday. We love it there and I’d love to live near there but it’s quite expensive. We do a lot of walking, which is great for the legs and waist (or so I’ve heard ) - and it’s a good...
I am not perfect
I am not a perfect Keto-er, unfortunately. I try. I try really hard but … I’m not perfect. For example, sometimes, after dinner, I’ll have a Hershey Kiss. That may not sound like much but one Hershey Kiss could turn to two. That still may not sound like much, but I’m...
Combining Fasting and Ketogenic Diet
As mentioned in my last post about me desiring to lose 15-20 pounds, I gave a very brief history of my attempts. There probably isn’t a blog long enough to cover that history. lol However I am super happy to be able to say I have finally lost some weight and I sure...
About Me
Hi, I’m Ruthie and I’m a long time blogger who likes to write about my life and I hope to bring in some future art work and stories about that and my (constant) journey to lose weight in a healthy way.
