#1.2 Complete?

Well, I don't know if I did it or not. I didn't step on the scale, my clothes didn't fit much differently, but I definitely felt like I LOOKED better. I bravely donned my bikinis in Jamaica (posting pictures seems a bit egocentric, don't you think?) and was HORRIFIED by the pictures that came out my camera...that is NOT what I saw when I looked in the mirror. Oh, well. No sense crying now!

We used the G.I. Diet, and it was pretty good. Lots of healthy food, mostly non-refined, high fiber stuff. The recipes for muffins, granola bars, etc. were DELICIOUS. The meal recipes were hit and miss with Aaron. If I didn't like it, it was pretty much a sure bet that he wouldn't like it. If he didn't like it, there was still a good chance I would like it. For me, it was helpful because it kept me eating. My problem is not eating junk, or over eating...it's actually that I don't eat enough. Or often enough. I can go a day or two without eating much...I just don't think about it, and I think my body goes into that whole starvation mode.

Eating/not eating at the resort in Jamaica was a NON-ISSUE. Buffet for every meal, snacks at the snack bar whenever...yum!!!!

Now that we're home and I've had a week to recover, I plan on getting back on the "planning to eat" wagon. If I don't plan to eat, we won't eat. Simple as that...So, adding to the list of things to do tonight:

Meal plan.

#1.1

Well, count that as a complete failure. Oh, well. Aaron and I have decided to both follow a "food plan" (ok, a diet) and increase our exercising from next week until when we go to Jamaica. I think I would like to TRY to lose 15 pounds. I know that the time does not allow for the "healthy" 1-2 pounds a week, but whatever. I'm going for it, anyways.

#2 COMPLETE

OUCH. Well, I did it. I'll probably do it again. It hurt, but I'm hoping it's worth it. No pictures, sorry :P.


New #2

Learn a new piano piece

I have not played the piano for my own personal benefit and enjoyment in FAR too long....I'd like to again. I'll post when I have the piece picked.

5.1 - If at first you don't succeed....

My first attempt lasted an impressive 6 days. Why did I fall at the last possible moment? Well, I ended up subbing all week plus teaching all of my regular piano lessons...I think things kind of fell apart after our mid-week potluck. Oh, well. Try again. I think I've got 2 days in a row right now.

New #5 - The Kitchen Counters

Now, you'd think that being that I'm not working many hours, it would be easy to keep an immaculate house. Not so. You'd be very surprised at how easy it is to fill a day with a little of everything...a little sleeping in (not too late), which means going to the gym later, a little more visiting with friends, a little more time to do errands around town (which probably would have gone undone, otherwise), a little time on the computer (ok, maybe more than a little)....SO as a small, attainable goal, working towards the goal of having a clean, mostly neat house (I don't mind a little "lived in" look...just not messy or dirty), my goal is to keep my kitchen counters clear of dirty dishes, mail, other paper, etc., etc., etc., as of bedtime each night for 1 week, any 7 day stretch.

5.1 - LONG Overdue

Apparently I've been living with Aaron for FAR too long...the punniness is really starting to rub off on me....AUGHGHGHGH!!!!

I went to the library to get a card. Very exciting. I filled out the info, paid my $10. They said I had to wait about 10 minutes to get everything in the computer, but I had places to be, so I said I'd come back and pick it up........................

.................A few hours later I returned to pick up my library card. A different worker was there, but said I couldn't have the card as I had outstanding overdue fees from my last card (I had almost forgotten I ever had a card before...). She didn't seem to really know what the deal was, so called the worker I had talked to earlier...I owed a grand total of $2.84, which HAD to be paid before they could release my card to me. A couple of things ran through my mind. First of all, I suddenly felt like some sort of petty criminal, as if I was trying to get a NEW library card to avoid paying my old fees. Or at least that's what I thought THEY thought... Secondly, I thought HOW ridiculous is this? I obviously got this card so I could use it...I'm obviously going to be back, so what if I don't pay the $2.84 right now? I dug through my wallet, and found I had about $0.78...between the ridiculosity of it all and the annoyance I felt at feeling like a petty criminal, I was ready to just say "forget it," but I didn't want to have to think about the $2.06 that I would have to bring in the next time...THEN, miracle of miracles, I found a $5 stashed in behind some cards in my wallet. Whew. So, I paid the $2.84. Now I have my library card.



Now if I could just find the $50 I seem to have misplaced...Grrr.

Going to the Library TODAY.

I AM.

Upon reading the current 5 things, I realized that the climate and change of life view will make three of them either impossible to do, or really unnecessary. SO....I'm replacing my resume goal with braving the bikini wax for the first time, my concrete-raking goal with losing 15 pounds and my painting goal with cleaning all of the ceiling fans in the house. They are dirty...the fans, I mean.