The Incredible Journey

Our second assignment for February was to create a page inspired by a Disney movie. Fun!  I searched online to find a list of the movies and was really surprised how many there were! Some I'd never heard of!  I looked through the list to see if there were any titles that "spoke to me" and saw The Incredible  Journey. Here's a short description of the original movie, which came out in 1963 and was then remade in 1993:

... three ordinary pets take on the majestic Canadian wilderness in one extraordinary journey! Finding themselves separated from their owners by 200 miles, the trio sets out on a perilous trek to find their family. Led by instinct, a young retriever, an old bull terrier and a self-sufficient Siamese cat face hunger, a dangerous bear, rushing rivers and much more along the way. These three unlikely friends soldier on, protecting and caring for one another in one of the most incredible journeys ever.

I thought that this would be a good title for a second installment on my weight loss journey.  There are so many things you must do when you decide to have bariatric surgery - you don't just decide to do it one day and have it the next. I based my page on all the steps I've had to take from the moment of decision until now - just a few days before surgery. Actually, by the time you read this, I will already have had it!  Here is the journaling on the page:

I made one square on the page for each of the things I have had to do:

• Educational Seminar
• 3 appointments with a dietitian
• Psychological counseling
• Clearance by a cardiologist which involvolved, for me, an echocardiogram, a nuclear echocardiogram, and a trans-esophogeal echocardiogram (TEE)
• Clearance by my pulmonologist
• Clearance by my hematologist
• 2 appointments with the surgeon
• A pre-surgical endoscopy to check for hiatal hernia
• A two-week liquid diet before surgery to shrink the liver

Not for the faint of heart!

Now for the fun part!

I really enjoyed making my custom grid last month and as I started sketching this one, it looked like it would be perfect for another custom grid. I used patterned paper from Bo Bunny for my background. I actually turned the paper on its side to take advantage of the beautiful flowers and flourishes. I went ahead and built my page the way I envisioned it on the grid (using Eggplant - love that color!) and then once I had things where I wanted them, cut around the edge leaving an 1/8" border. 

As I was picking out a font for the top where it says "The Official Before Pictures" I had to chuckle - there was a font called Elephant!  I just had to use it.