Time for another RANDOM ENTRY!
Memories
I came across a link to an online version of Lite-Brite the other day, and OH, how it took me back. Way back. I don’t remember how old I was, but I would guess it to be around 3 or 4 years old.
I immediately remembered how much I loved my Lite-Brite. It was a gift, although I don’t remember if it was a birthday, or Christmas. I just remember tearing off the wrapping paper and it was all very exciting.
I loved everything about the Lite-Brite. I so loved sitting there, plugging in those tiny little colored plugs. I loved the *ching* sound they made when they were all piled together. My mom had me put them into plastic sandwich bags, and I loved to hold the bags up to the light and shift them around and see what color pegs would emerge as I shuffled and squeezed the bag around.
Do you ever think you’ve recalled all the memories you’re going to recall from that early period of your life - before your memory was fully developed (or something) - and then something like Lite-Brite comes along and makes you realize you’ve got more memories floating around in the sludge up there in your brain?
I mean, like, whoa. heh. and stuff.
Monthly Happenings
Don’t freak out. I’m not writing about THAT. Duh. No, this has to do with that whole eye-twitching thing. Three months in a row… right around the first of the month it’s all *twitch* *twitch* *twitch*. Only much faster than you can read it. Way more spastic, too.
Stress much?
I work in a certain department where the beginning of the month is the crunch time where everyone goes nuts for three days trying to close out the information for the prior month.
Were you just thinking *BOR-ING!* a la Homer Simpson voice?
I know. I heard it, too.
I have almost completely transitioned off of that part of the job, in order to do another thing. Because in case you couldn’t tell from the twitching… I’m not so much into that first thing. Anyway. Enough work stuff.
20 Days of Virtue!
So today is day three of the 20 Days of Virtue. Only 17-ish more days. Now, honestly, I have spent the first couple of days deciding if I even WANT to do it. Yeah, the first day I was all like, Well - you know if it works out that way, NATURALLY, without any actual EFFORT on my part… well then hey, great!!
However, this morning I put on a pair of pants and they were a bit snug. From time to time, month to month, on certain days - that’s kind of normal. But - these were my big pants. You know, the new ones I had to buy because my ass had expanded SO much that I actually could no longer fit in my clothes.
Oh, HELL. NO.
I’m starting my 20 days of virtue today. No more refined sugar or processed carbs. It’s only twenty days, and the first three are the worst anyway. After that, I think I might just go ahead and stick with it. Summer is here, and I am a total cow. I have let the cow-like business go on far too long here.
For breakfast this morning, I had a whole grain english muffin with a smidge of butter and coffee with sugar free creamer. I might replace the butter with a slice of turkey from now on, but anyway. Lunch is a lean cuisine lemon chicken spa cuisine. Actually looks kind of good. I brought lite yogurt and stick cheese for snacks, and I am almost ready for my second bottle of water today (I need to drink at least 4 a day, which will be 80 oz). I’ll think about dinner later.
I’ll be grocery shopping tomorrow to get some more “acceptable” choices. Right now I’m stocked on frozen lunches, but they are not all whole grain/unprocessed carb.
As for exercise… blech. I do love it when I finally do it. But I have to say one major drawback to my expanded ass size is the difficulty I find in getting up and dragging it around. HOWEVER. I have to start somewhere, so I’ll be going on a 30 minute walk each night, starting TONIGHT.
This is my decree for the 20 days of virtue. Want to join me? You know you do. Smaller ass! Healthier body! Good example for the kiddos (if you have ‘em)!!
