I do not suffer fools gladly, April or otherwise.

I can't even believe I'm admitting this, but I started a huge fight with Jason this past Saturday when I blamed him for my not being able to merge into a turning lane. I yelled at him and used swear words, something like "Damn it! Jason! If your fucking arm...." He was startled to say the least, then defended himself quite loudly. My response?  ( Read more... )

I have officially worked out twelve times in fourteen days. I've hit some sort of weird plateau right now, though, and it's very discouraging. Must keep going forward...

Last week the little partial epiphanies I've been having over the past three months finally converged and everything in regards to diet and exercise in my life melded together. It clicked. I exercised six of the seven days, I stuck to a very reasonable and not unappealing food plan, and it paid off. I lost nearly a pound a day ( Read more... )

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Or something like that. Seachange. Renewal. I don't care, I'm starting with a clean slate and it feels good.

So sad, the much-anticipated ear candles did nothing for me. I was hoping for an ear candle miracle, or at least something effective. They were pointless.

I bought a new (used) car last Friday. I'm pretty over the moon about it - a V6 with 30 valves...all wheel drive, which will make WI winter driving so much easier. And it has a cooler in the glove box. None of these things are essential, but the new car payment is less than the old car payment. That thrills me.

I read The Help by Kathryn Sockett in ( Read more... )

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My bank has been offline all day and I feel as if one of my limbs has been torn from me. I can't check my balance! I can't move money around. If I went to purgatory I have a feeling no online access would be my punishment - I'd try and try to access accounts and in-boxes and get nothing but sorrys and error messages ( Read more... )

Yesterday's weather was extraordinary, and I watched it from the treadmill. Still, I'm back in a somewhat regular exercise routine and finally dropping some weight. Progress is slow, but it's progress, right ( Read more... )