Work ( Read more... )

So far I think I've lost 8 pounds. I'll weigh in tomorrow to be sure. I switched to the Simply Filling (AKA old "core") plan and find it a bit easier to not have to track every darn thing. The pedometer has been a huge help in getting motivated to be active. I thought I needed to hit that magic number in order to feel good but eating mindfully ( Read more... )

My Dear Adele ( Read more... )

My Dear Elise ( Read more... )

So I'm starting Week 4 of Weight Watchers online and all signs say "Right on!" The first 2 weeks were tough. I was convinced that leaving my dessert "pocket" empty meant I might starve (well, not really but it felt like it). When I realized that my appetite is texture driven, I started addressing it in realistic but helpful ways. I'm still 18 ( Read more... )

So right now, Adele is not my favorite but it's all right because I'm not hers. We aren't in a bad place necessarily, she's just testing her (my) limits and sometimes it gets...unpleasant. Asking "why" is normal, natural and all that happy jazz but it's annoying. Adele talks pretty much nonstop. I like good conversation, most who know me know ( Read more... )

Adele is trying me something fierce and I spend half my day wishing she had a clue how much I loved her. She tests her/my boundaries and while I know that's "normal"- it doesn't make it pleasant. We are not connecting as I feel we should but frankly I'm too tired to care too much about it anyway. I console myself with knowing she is very likely ( Read more... )

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I started a blog on my journey toward voluntary simplicity: http://burningmybarn.blogspot.com/Read more... )

So, of late, I've been trying to fine tune my understanding of voluntary simplicity and frugality. Here's what I've decided: These are different...very different. The former is the art of living beneath your means and the other makes a game of it. I love getting a good deal but what I really want is to want less. Being frugal is wise, no doubt ( Read more... )