{"id":994,"date":"2023-01-03T08:35:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T13:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplykaren.org\/wordpress\/?p=994"},"modified":"2023-01-03T08:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T13:35:28","slug":"hello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplykaren.org\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/03\/hello\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>January 1, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure when or how I chanced upon <a href=\"https:\/\/fatmumslim.com.au\/\">Chantelle Elem, aka Fat Mum Slim<\/a>, on Facebook; she was an early blogger and community builder. She also shared her <a href=\"https:\/\/fatmumslim.com.au\/i-like-me\/\">struggles with body image and weight loss.<\/a> Probably her most popular shared activity is her Photo a Day that has, according to her website, been going on since 2012. I like the idea of a theme to help create a photo. So far, I have ended up with two photos each day, an official and unofficial. Hello was the theme for January 1. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52600806623_7e747a9607_w.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not a selfie fan so I started with my shadow and Major on our first walk of the year. We do the circuit of the farm, a little more than a half mile, with lots of smelling, digging, and bird watching. I am also usually listening to a book or a podcast. I let him mostly choose the path and at some point will post the maps of the walks as they can be quite funny, like those old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/11\/11\/142218444\/bil-keanes-dotted-line-an-appreciation\">Family Circus cartoons<\/a> of the path the children took across the back yard when called to dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52600805088_b4b336b2f0_w.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, I went ahead and took the selfie. Here it is: me at 60-1\/2 years old in all my unfiltered, no-makeup glory. I will echo Chantelle&#8217;s blog post linked above: I like me. Since these posts are mainly about pictures, I&#8217;ll direct you to my other blog, In Another Place, if you are interested in more details about the life of a happy crone. Long story short: I got a new hip and a new lease on life in 2019, using the new-found energy to start a yoga practice and, working with my coach and his nutritionist-wife, lost 80 pounds in 2022. It didn&#8217;t fix the wrinkles or gray hair but I feel better than I have felt for a very long time. Hello, world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. I just noticed there are 11 email subscribers. Thanks&#8230;and, I hope I didn&#8217;t shock you too much when a new post showed up yesterday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 1, 2023 Not sure when or how I chanced upon Chantelle Elem, aka Fat Mum Slim, on Facebook; she was an early blogger and community builder. She also shared her struggles with body image and weight loss. 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