Merry Christmas & Updates!

            This is not going to be a overlong blog post as most of you know by my Tweets and Instagram photo I have been indeed been sick in bed with the flu for the past 3 days and today was a better day honestly despite still being ill and in bed part of the day but rest was  indeed good for me and I did see my grandma, just worried she will get what I had and what my mom and dad now has which is not a good thing right now. Overall Christmas was very quiet, but good and I tried spending time with my parents yesterday but was just completely out of it slept the entire evening right into the morning today so my sleep is getting better and yes I realize its getting late and I should be in bed soon and soon as I am done tonight's post that is where I'm headed and soon as I wake up tomorrow, I am back in here writing the next post and trying to get back on the right track of things with these blog posts and getting the next The CBOTW Show Podcast up. 


               Finally in this shorten blog post as I do not want to take up a lot of your time today from spending but I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you enjoyed spending your dad with your loved ones and you had a very blessed holiday. I know you weren't expecting much of a post but this is what you are going to get a very small post but they will get better in the days coming when I am not as tired and exhausted from being sick for days. I really missed you guys and I feel entirely bad leaving you guys a message sooner when I was sick but the only thing I could think of was an Instagram post at the time as it  was the only thing that really came to my mind. I really looking forward to catching up with you guys in the coming days and I have to re-evaluate the timetable for the coming days but you will see what I have planned down the road. Finally i got a DVD of one of my favorite TV Show, CSI NY, a pair of pants and a nice blanket for on top of my bed as well! 


Merry Christmas!



Chris

Weight Loss Update....

             As of today, I officially went back on my diet between now and Christmas as there is no way in heck I will be keeping up with it over the holidays and that is fine but I plan on eating in portion size and not over eat this year like I normally do at this time of the year so I do on planning on eating less at holidays but again it is the holidays and really I should be waiting but I am trying to lose a few pounds before the holidays do hit but if not definitely working on it in the new year when 2019 hits I plan on it. Right now I have maintained 226.4 pounds right now which is good. Another goal I could hit is 224 then stay put which is only 2 more pounds technically and then I could remain there till January then lose the rest slowly but surely. I know I said on twitter today that I want to lose the weight and it will be a slow process honestly as it is not healthy to lose the weight too fast and definitely want to slowly bring it down to my weight goal which is 170 pounds is my ultimate goal but 175 at the most in my weight goal which was my original weight when I went through all the surgeries on my stomach back in 2003 and 2006. 


                I think with the Christmas holidays coming up, I am going to go with the 224 pounds mark and try and stay there from here on out between now and the new years and then make the strive to start losing more weight after all the holidays are done and we are officially in 2019. I kind of know it is pointless with my dad's birthday, Christmas and New Years there is tons of celebrating to happen so I just do not know if I can get to 224 before Christmas. However I have to remain positive on things and try the best I can do from now till then and take one step at a time during this and I know I can do it. If there is a way, there is a will. I have been down to 222, at 221 at one point and I know I can get back down there but it will be a slow process and it will happen in time.




Chris

I'm Excited for Christmas and New Years!

           I am pretty much done with my Christmas shopping all together but I still gotta get my grandma something and that is pretty much it for Christmas shopping but I dread it every year but it's part of the holiday season. I know my Grandma told me to not get her anything but I am as shes family and I have always gotten her something each and every year. I usually procrastinate with not shopping till the final week before Christmas but this year I wanted to get it entirely done ahead of time. I do not like shopping for a long period time, especially if I do not know where or what I am getting family members so it does make it tough to know where but if you know where you have to go then it sure as heck makes it a lot easier. I need to get the one present then I am done. 


           Now am I excited for Christmas? Of course I am. It is time for me to spend a lot of time with the family and not so much in the studio hence why I have shutdown days where I will not even be in the studio to work on things. That announcement is coming tomorrow's post on here. I know my niece and nephew, brother and sister and law are up north but still got my parents here, my grandma and I know we will definitely do something at least on Christmas Day this year in the afternoon. I cannot believe it's Christmas time already and also this year is almost over and a new year is upon us which means big plans for CBOTW is coming! The domain is coming back, desk is being rebuilt mid 2019, second boom arm is being added so a lot to be excited for. 


           The biggest part like I said is spending time with family and we hope to have the neighbors over on New Years eve to celebrate and ring in 2019 with them as my neighbor actually mentioned it when I saw her last so that will be nice as we haven't do that in years so it will be nice to be in company of the neighbors as well. Also when my niece, nephew, brother and sister in law gets back we will be having a late Christmas celebration so that will be nice and not sure if were hosting yet or they will but either way that is our tradition when they are north for Christmas Day, we get together after they get back on the 26th or 27th. 



Chris

Got To Go To A Local Parade!

          I got the chance back on the weekend to go to a parade locally and only reason we went was because my brother was in it with his work and he brought his daughter (My Niece) on the float. Also my nephew was in was in the parade earlier with his Beavers which is part of the Boy Scouts for ages 6 - 7. I was somewhat disappointed in the parade as they had the politicians there but non of them there or present at the time and I understand if their still in Ottawa or Toronto but the Mayor and Councillors could of been there in the parade. Now our mayor, MP (Member of Parliament), MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament) was there and attended our parade right here in my own hometown here as this parade and I am talking about a couple of years ago technically. That was the only disappointed in this parade but the rest I really did enjoy and seeing my niece and nephew in the parade. We were at the end of the parade where the parade ended and we managed to see my nephew at least but I added in the picture on here of my nephew and I and yes hes got part of his uniform on.


              Would I do this again? Of course, we would do this again if any of them are in the parade I will be there to support no matter what. Family means the world to me! They are my number 1 priority from this and I love spending time with the kids each and every week and to have a bonus visit with this is a bonus itself. Like my Twitter says I am a "Proud Uncle" and darn right I am a proud uncle. I probably get to see the kids twice this week, tomorrow for my birthday and Friday if we are to get them this week as normally but we will see how things go. Either way I get to see them regardless this week. I had a good time and it was time outside of the studio to be with my family which I haven't done much of lately due to my very hectic schedule around the studio and going to events but with events now done for the year for me, I got more time for family members even more. 



Chris

Started to Decorate My Studio!

            Christmas season is pretty much upon us and i have already started to decorate the studio but it is not fully done as the snowflakes and other Christmas decorations are now up up but I will be working on those soon hopefully. But I have started using the lights in the studio and I rather wait till December to really start lighting up the studio for the season so in time but I have started to light things up here in my studio. I have to figure out how to put the curtain snowflakes up due to the fact I currently have my Green Bay Packers flag up behind me at the moment that may either have to come down or put the snow flakes behind or around it if worse does come to worse. This year I did 2 different levels of Christmas lights in the Chris B On The Web Studio one at the first shelf above the desk area so the new set of lights are up there. Now new lights? Yes the ones that are now at the bottom of the desk where my screens do sit on is where the old lights are setup and i got them both hooked up to a clicker beneath the desk where I am use my foot to activate the lights and I have tested it and works very well.


               I think I will wait till Larry is here in the studio on December 9th which yes it is my anniversary of when I started this 13 year journey as a media man but I do need his help with the finally touches and I think I still got my old tree that I can use here in the studio but not sure if the lights work. I thought i got rid of that tree but apparently not, it wasn't thrown away so I have it still unless my parents are referring to the gold tree of mine that could of been it but never know what she means but I will most definitely have to ask as I sworn I actually thrown it away but it's whatever I guess, I must of stored it away since stopped using it recently so I am guessing it is still in the house. Anyways I am derailing myself from the topic at hand and that is when Larry is here next time, he will be helping me finish up the studio for the Christmas and winter season as I always keep the snowflakes up during the winter all the way into late March/early April at the most. So I have started to decorate the studio and slowly getting to it and in the new year I will have to take it down as I am fixing up my desk but I get to enjoy the lights right into the new year at least.


- Chris