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Renee Simmons


Last Updated: 5/5/2009

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Gender: Female
Status: Married
Age: 43
Sign: Libra

City: HILLSBORO
State: Oregon
Country: US
Signup Date: 11/23/2005

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Thursday, October 09, 2008 

Current mood:  adored
Category: Blogging
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Monday, September 29, 2008 

Current mood:  bullied
Category: Blogging

Stop by http://bearabledeals.blogspot.com/ for updated freebies, printables & more!!!

Leave me some love, and subscribe for the goods!

Hugs,
Renee'

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished


http://www.bearabledeals.com/freebies.htm

Check out all the freebies listed, save money!

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Thursday, September 25, 2008 

Current mood:  blessed
Category: Life

Today is my 6 month anniversary on my weight loss surgery. I am down 74.4 lbs, and haven't been this size for 20 years! I am extremely happy with my decision to have the surgery. I have gained my life back....

Another milestone is that I have lost a total of 101 lbs since my highest recorded weight. I have promised myself & friends that I would do a cart wheel when this goal happened. Well, it will have to wait. I am on my 2nd part of a research study I am doing for OSHU and I am wearing wires & gadgets, and a data thing. My mom doesn't want me to do it because she is afraid if I fall I could hurt my back, and she doesn't want me to go through the spinal injections again.

I want to thank my husband for always supporting me through this new journey in my life. I couldn't have done it without him of course, his insurance paid for it. LOL! Honestly... he has been a rock for me emotionally. He has never doubted me, he is my biggest cheerleader. There isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't acknowledge my looks or see's the high school girl that he married. Most of all he loves me even if I didn't have the surgery.

I want to thank my kids for supporting me, and laughing with me along the way. Jay thinks that a "peanut" can fill me up, and when he said that it made me laugh. I cherish his humor, he always knows when I need a smile. Nikki supports me getting on the scale daily and atta boys me each time. She knows my struggle from within, and she fights the scale herself. I pray that her answers come to her also so she doesn't have to fight the FAT demons for as long as I did.

I want to thank my friends... you know who you are. You put up with my updates, my excitement, and my pictures. I thank you for not laughing at those photos. I thank you for the wonderful "praises" you give me when you see me. After 20+ years of hiding, you are teaching me to listen, accept what you say, and smile bigger than I have in years. What would I do without you guys?

I can't forget Krista either.... Jay's girlfriend. She has helped me shop for new clothes. She is great with helping me, especially after 20 years of hiding under big t-shirts & just straight legged jeans (Krista hates them). She has great taste, and knows how to tell you the truth if it looks good or not on you. WHICH I want to hear. She also puts up with my updates & extreme excitement that I get sometimes.

This journey I am on is just the beginning, I will have stalls, gains & setbacks in the future. I will have to fight for myself. This wasn't a quick fix, it is a long road of a life discovery, and a challenge from within one's self. I also have PCOS, which will be many turns for me to fight, as it's main symptom is weight gain. There is no cure for it, and that is what I have fought all these years and how I gained so much weight. I will also still have my fibro & chronic fatigue. I still have my days from hell, and the courage to fight it also. We all have a different road to travel in this crazy & challenging life.

Here is my link to my weight loss pictures: http://www.bearabledeals.com/weightloss.htm

Remember to laugh with me and NOT AT ME!

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Friday, September 19, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Blogging

Project Pumpkin


ActivityProject Pumpkin
Average User Rating:
Ages 6 and Up

As Halloween rolls around each year, one of the most prominent decorations to be found is the famous Jack-O'-Lantern. Truth be told, this long-standing tradition will likely always top the list of things to do with a pumpkin in October. However, that doesn't mean that there aren't many more ways to turn your seasonal purchase of pumpkins and gourds into an arts-and-crafts bonanza!


Try these unique ideas:
A great addition to any Halloween-themed display is a vase full of fresh fall flowers - using a hollowed-out pumpkin as your vase! Bouquets of apricot-colored roses, cockscomb, hypericum berries, seeded eucalyptus and bittersweet vines will fit beautifully into a medium-sized pumpkin that has been 3/4 filled with water.


Hollow out and carve a hole in the center of a few small pumpkins and gourds. Place a small candle inside each one. Add a few pinches of glitter on top to make these "princess candles" an attractive option for lighting front porches and walkways. The kids might just feel like they're performing on stage with such an elaborate setup!


Instead of straw baskets or glass bowls, opt to store this year's Halloween candy in special containers made from hollowed-out pumpkins, a coffee filter lining and festive cellophane wrapping! If you use a large pumpkin, it would be perfect as a seasonal candy bin to leave on the front porch, should no one be home to greet trick-or-treaters. We suggest filling these pumpkin containers with NESTLÉ® HARVEST MINIS®, GIANT CHEWY NERDS®, WONKA® FUN DIP and WONKA® Mix Ups candy
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Saturday, September 13, 2008 

Current mood:  calm
Category: Blogging
First watch this video from NBC Today Show:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/2662120226621202

Here is a website article that puts another view of inspiration: http://www.momlogic.com/2008/09/inspired_by_nie_nie.php

Here is the Nie Nie Dialogues Site: http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/

C Jane Run Blog (above's sisters blog): http://blog.cjanerun.com/

See if you can help: http://www.nierecovery.com/

What can we learn from this tragedy? Do we have to wait till something tragic to happen, to open our hearts like there is no tomorrow? Why can't we live like there is NO tomorrow everday? Why do we dwell on the bad stuff or even the little stuff that irritates us like no other?

Make a Nie Nie moment for yourself, your family, someone you love.

What are you waiting for??? Come up with your own "Nie Nie" name.
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Thursday, September 04, 2008 

Current mood:  determined
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping
New site offering a referral program... legit site! Get 10 Friends to sign up and we'll give you a $10 gift card to either Banana Republic, J.Crew, or Bloomingdales. Get 30 friends to sign up, and we'll give you gift cards to all three (and a free Shop It To Me t-shirt)! *This is a site where you can sign up for personalized emails from your favorite fashion companies, to get their deals, clearance & sale items in your email. If you are interested send me your email addy so I can send you an invite, so I can get my 30 referrals!!! Email me your email address to bearabledeals@gmail.com or reply here!!
Currently listening:
I Kissed a Girl
Release date: 2008-07-22
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Sunday, August 17, 2008 

Current mood:  blissful
Category: Blogging
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 

Current mood:  tired
Category: Blogging


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Saturday, August 09, 2008 

Current mood:  sad
Category: Blogging
Mom Feelings...

My children use to "need" me, now I am only "Mom" if they need something?

Do our children understand that a we as a parent cannot just turn the "parent button" off like a switch?
Do our children know that we never stop worrying about them?
Do our children understand that we have always wanted what is best for them?
Do our children know that we try really hard not to say, "I told you so"?
That the only reason we give advice is that we have been through the same situation and want them to understand that it is hard?

When our children become parents, some of this becomes clear in their minds. What we sacraficed for them as parents, as I did when I became a mom.


Jerry & I, as parents have made choices over the last 23 years to make sure they had what they needed, even though we did without, didn't pay a bill, buy something we wanted etc.


Parenting is such a struggle to find the boundaries of our relationships with our children. We hope that we have taught them love for themselves and others, respect for others, to be non-judgemental of others, understanding, kind, common sense approaches, to be non-violent, etc. If you cannot possess these abilities how can you be ready for what life holds for you.


Can we ask them, what they have learned from us? Will they know those answers?

I can let my adult children go into the real world.
But can I be scared & worried for them too?

Why does the parent/child relationship have to hurt when it is time to let go.
When it is time for them to prove to us as parents that they are appreciative and respectful for what a parent's job is & was? What we did for them?

I love my children to death. I feel from my heart that I have done everything I can for them. That I have sacraficed more than enough, meaning if they want me to give them there room, then show me you can do it yourself. Show me what I have taught you. There will be hard times and good times! You will fall, but then you are to get up and show YOURSELF that you can do it. You are only a failure if you don't try again.


At the same time, when we give our adult children an adult choice, why do they hate us, hurt us or blame us? Why does it feel they don't appreciate what we are doing, or have done for them. Is it wrong that we have to say it is time for change? Make better choices or there is consequences? I am tired of the worrying of where my feelings fall. My heart is scared, and I am tired of hurting. Am I selfish for saying enough is enough? At the same time, I fear losing their hearts to their decisions. I am scared that they won't NEED me anymore.
Or they won't want me anymore?

I lost myself once, and had to fight to keep myself from the pain & despair of my life. My kids kept me going.


The tears keep falling though, one drop at a time, only because I am a parent.
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 

Current mood:  blissful
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping

This is a friend of mine, I want to surprise her in return by advertising her site. Just visiting will give her hits, or forward it to a friend etc.  Can you help by visiting....

http://www.thesnailstrail.com/
The Snail's Trail is an heirloom, custom clothing business, for children. Mary has been sewing, smocking and designing children's wear for the last 30 years. All the smocked garments are made with loving care and made from the finest of materials available from across the globe. We will make a lovely garment for your special child that will be suitable for the next generation. We wish to provide the best of traditional children's wear.

http://www.critterfitters.com/
The Cutest Coats, Adorable Dream Saques, and Huggy Harnesses, too! Our items come in many sizes so they'll fit everyone's fuzzy friend! We also have wonderful items for You ,and they make wonderful holiday gifts too, such as Handbags, Checkbook Covers, Cell Phone Cases and so much more! Everything is made by hand for you & your furry friend

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Friday, July 11, 2008 

Current mood:  chipper
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping
Toys R Us:
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- Save 20% on Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Toolbench (Exp 7/24/08)
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Friday, July 11, 2008 

Current mood:  hungry
Bearable Deals Newsletter Edition 700
 
Have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Renee'
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Friday, July 11, 2008 

Current mood:  content
Category: Blogging

(Rebate) Filtrete $5 Summer 2008 Rebate (Exp 9/30/08)

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Monday, July 07, 2008 

Current mood:  accomplished

http://www.bearabledeals.com/news699.htm

Check out Bearable Deals newest newsletter! Lots of deals & freebies to be had!

Hoping everyone has a safe & fun holiday weekend.

Hugs,

Renee'

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