I have to admit that when I came up with the title while folding copious amounts of laundry I laughed out loud. There's no one around except the dog to hear me laugh either and he would laugh but he's a dog so he sneezed instead. I went ahead and took the liberty to interpret the sneeze as a laugh.
Recent trips to a dressing room and my own closet have proven torturous. Checking out how my rear looks in the mirror is a serious mistake and that's only if I can get to that point. Most pants or skirts stop at mid-thigh while I huff and puff and pull. This results in a lot of sweat, tears, cussing and holding on to the wall so I don't fall on my face. I've decided it's time to try and lose some weight. About five years ago I became obsessed, lost a lot of weight and had killer arms. I'm not so sure that I want to go all crazy like that again. My lazy gene is not recessive. I would like to healthily lose weight though.
Day 1:
9am - protein shake
10am - cup of coffee (cream and splenda)
11am - cup of coffee (cream and splenda)
1pm - chicken, beans, tomatoes and cheese
The afternoon is the worst time for me. I become hungry and weakness starts to take over. I try nuts but unfortunately they're not covered in chocolate
3pm - 1 oreo
3:05 - 1 oreo
3:30 - piece of dark chocolate bar
4:00 - 1 oreo
4:05 - self loathing
4:10 - insulting an innocent, unsuspecting bystander
The rest of the day proves to be successful and the self loathing has worked.
On to day 2. Hopefully the Oreo's will be gone.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Give me your funnel cake!
I hope that wherever you live there are at least 3 seasons: spring, summer and fall. Those of you in the world with only two seasons are severely deprived and I can say that because I lived in one of those places, Florida. Now I am blessed to live in South Carolina where fall might not be as long and beautiful as New England, but it's just enough to make me all glowy and happy inside. There's something I noticed while walking the dog and that is a heightened sense of smell. It's probably due to the fact that the air is clean and fresh without humidity hanging around. You can tell who's doing their laundry, who has lit a fire, and who is cooking burgers on the grill. Sure, those smells are always there and you can faintly smell them, but fall makes them much more prominent. I LOVE it!
This past weekend I was FINALLY in the mood to decorate for fall. The weather dropped down to the 50s at night and it was time. Pinecones, potporri, apples, cider, warm colors, pumpkins, football and changing leaves are just some of the things that I love about fall. If you visit us during fall I hope when you walk in the house you will feel warm and cozy. We'll be sure to have a fire going for you.
Fall for Greenville was two weekends ago and I went for the sole purpose of seeing NeedtoBreathe. The band was fantastic and afterwards I had time to walk down Main Street before the 2008 festival closed. Sunday is definitely the day to go. Friday and Saturday night tend to be a little crowded with the wrong type of people. Last year we saw drug deals going down and some kid gettin' smacked into the pavement by a po-po. Sunday was much less crowded and I couldn't smell weed walking down the street. What I could smell was funnel cakes and all kinds of yummy foods that I wanted to try. Check it out. I had spent my tickets on some dinner and a drink with only 2 tickets left, but I really wanted a funnel cake with all the powdery sugary goodness! Plus it didn't help that about 5 people walked by me licking their fingers that were covered in the sugar. I believe they were taunting me, smiling and winking at each other. Oh the torture. I finally found a stand selling the sweetness only to find that they were 4 tickets each. I died a little inside. All of the ticket stands were closed! I told the kind gentlemen behind the counter of my plight and offered to pay cash but to my dismay they had been reprimanded the day before for doing that very thing. Curse the person who came before me and ruined my getting a funnel cake. After that I walked back to my car defeated and alternately between staring daggers and giving puppy eyes to the wonderful, lucky people who were enjoying the buttery, greasy sweetness. I could really go for one of those right now.
I'll end my post on an exciting note. My little sis' Leah is coming to visit me this weekend, and we are hitting the spa and carving pumpkins. I am thrilled! I haven't seen one of my family members in awhile so this will be a treat and probably a little crazy. Say a prayer for Tim :)
till next time
This past weekend I was FINALLY in the mood to decorate for fall. The weather dropped down to the 50s at night and it was time. Pinecones, potporri, apples, cider, warm colors, pumpkins, football and changing leaves are just some of the things that I love about fall. If you visit us during fall I hope when you walk in the house you will feel warm and cozy. We'll be sure to have a fire going for you.
Fall for Greenville was two weekends ago and I went for the sole purpose of seeing NeedtoBreathe. The band was fantastic and afterwards I had time to walk down Main Street before the 2008 festival closed. Sunday is definitely the day to go. Friday and Saturday night tend to be a little crowded with the wrong type of people. Last year we saw drug deals going down and some kid gettin' smacked into the pavement by a po-po. Sunday was much less crowded and I couldn't smell weed walking down the street. What I could smell was funnel cakes and all kinds of yummy foods that I wanted to try. Check it out. I had spent my tickets on some dinner and a drink with only 2 tickets left, but I really wanted a funnel cake with all the powdery sugary goodness! Plus it didn't help that about 5 people walked by me licking their fingers that were covered in the sugar. I believe they were taunting me, smiling and winking at each other. Oh the torture. I finally found a stand selling the sweetness only to find that they were 4 tickets each. I died a little inside. All of the ticket stands were closed! I told the kind gentlemen behind the counter of my plight and offered to pay cash but to my dismay they had been reprimanded the day before for doing that very thing. Curse the person who came before me and ruined my getting a funnel cake. After that I walked back to my car defeated and alternately between staring daggers and giving puppy eyes to the wonderful, lucky people who were enjoying the buttery, greasy sweetness. I could really go for one of those right now.
I'll end my post on an exciting note. My little sis' Leah is coming to visit me this weekend, and we are hitting the spa and carving pumpkins. I am thrilled! I haven't seen one of my family members in awhile so this will be a treat and probably a little crazy. Say a prayer for Tim :)
till next time
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