(From our June Manifest Circle . . . )

I have been so incredibly busy this past month, I’ve hardly had a chance to breathe. Okay, I just heard myself say that. Here’s the irony.  I’ve been pretty sick these past 10 days—got another case of pneumonia. When I heard my self write “I’ve hardly had a chance to breathe,” I got it. Wow. So the message here is I need to make sure to make time for myself, eh? Okay, enough of this digression . . . I’m afraid you’ve caught me typing out loud.

Our gathering was at Ashley’s this time. It was fun to see Ash’s new digs. She had her photo equipment set up and ready for all of us. We each got to spend a few minutes with her taking portraits. She has such a talent for making people feel comfortable. Lorenda was there too and continued documenting our process. It’s really nice to have her personal input as well.

So, the good news. One fun thing,  our friend Elinor (who is in our circle in a satellite way) has a fairly large home in Marin and has offered to have all of us (or all that want to) come and have a retreat of sorts at her house. The other thing is about a magazine in Ventura, called “Ventura Life & Style.” They are interested in do an article on me, and specifically how our group came together. It is for their December issue, which has the theme of LOVE . . . perfect. I’ve called about setting up an appointment at USC, but might need to go back to one of their orientation meetings first because too much time has passed since my last orientation. This is good, though, because the field of weight loss surgery changes so often that it’s really good to know what the latest info is. After the orientation I should be able to set up my consult.