Weigh Cool!!!

As has been my practice since the New Year, I weigh myself every Monday morning. And again on Tuesday because it's always a little less. :/ I am happy to report that as of this morning, I have lost 8 pounds. EIGHT! That's one third of the way to my goal. I can actually tell that my pants and skirts are a little looser. I wore jeans yesterday that I haven't been able to button since last April. Woot! Woot! Now I can go shopping in my closet for *new* clothes this spring.

This really doesn't help the $25 J. Crew Rewards card that is currently burning a hole in my wallet. I don't want to buy my old size, but I don't want to buy the new smaller size of anything until I am truly that smaller size. All in all, I guess it's not that bad of a dilemma to have.

One Word

1. Where is your cell phone? attached
2. Your significant other? Lovey
3. Your hair? graying
4. Your mother? sweet
5. Your father? orange
6. Your favorite thing? creativity
7. Your dream last night? strange
8. Your favorite drink? water (blah, I know)
9. Your goal? organization
10. The room you are in? blue
11. Your fear? snakes
12. Where do you want (or will be) to be in 6 years? here
13. Where were you last night? couch
14. What you're not? aggressive
15. Muffins? please
16. One of your wish list items? mini-laptop (it's hyphenated!)
17. Where you grew up? O-burg
18. The last thing you did? type
19. What are you wearing? Uggs
20. Your TV? downstairs
21. Your pet? plural
22. Your computer? fast
23. Your life? Perfect
25. Missing someone? yep
26. Your car? full
27. Something you're not wearing? heels
28. Favorite store? JCrew
29. Your summer? hot
30. Your favorite color? lime
31. When is the last time you laughed? today
32. Last time you cried? ? XLIII

Now, leave me alone, E!!! I did one.

Pullo Sized!

Poor baby! These cold SC nights leave a poor boy shivering on these wood floors. Alas, dog beds don't quite fit my *baby* boy. At Ross today, I spotted a papasan chair cushion for $27 (with the $80 Pier 1 tag still attached!!).

I brought it home, and he loves it!

Think I'm Coming Down With Something

I've been feeling a little weird lately....not myself. I haven't seen a doctor, but I think it might be....OCD. GAK!

At work, due to "harsh economic times..." (and a touch of El Nino - shout out, Co-co!!), I'm forced to account for my expenses to the penny and my staff's overtime to the second.

I feel that this has eeked its way into my personal life. Of course, I started Operation Organization last month to de-clutter my life (and change the whole personality make-up of a clutterbug). But I think this is getting serious.

I got this book out that my Mom bought me a few years ago for a little organizational inspiration:


Wow! Martha, really?? I'd have to quit my day job just to do her weekly home checklist. Although, I did find my favorite "Martha Tip": use dark-colored washcloths to take your make-up off. (Make-up stains light-colored ones). Of course, Martha's had MAKEUP embroidered right on it (of course it did, it's Martha!). So much for my love of the 12-packs of white washcloths that I neatly rolled up for display.

Then I noticed that I had started organizing my dresser drawers according to color and type of shirt (short-sleeve, long-sleeve, tank, graphic, solid and stripe). Monday, I lined up all the Sugar-free Red Bulls and apple juices - MTV Crib-style - in the refrigerator.

The final straw was when I put all of my eggs in the same basket -- er, bowl -- all Martha-like:

I'm not sure at this point if I should be proud of myself or just plain afraid.

Customer Service?

Dearest J. Crew,

When you put something like this in my email inbox,

do you think your website could....I don't know....WORK!!! That way maybe I would participate in your lovely little sale. However, if I cannot SELECT the item, chances are I will not BUY the item. Get me?

kthnxbai.

My Fellow Americans

Welcome to New America, Day 3! I trust you are sleeping well.

Hmmmmm. First of all, I try to be nice on here - really I do - but people, what do I have to do to get you to watch Friday Night Lights??? Do I need to bake you cupcakes? It premiered on NBC last Friday night.

It just looks like a show about football....it's so much more. Coach and Tammi Taylor are the most realistic, loving couple on TV in forever...if ever. I want to be just like her when I grow up.

Please, Please watch this show. Better yet, go rent the first and second season to catch up and Tivo tomorrow's show. You will be hooked. I'm picky about my tv. I don't watch a lot of trash (ok, Rock of Love Bus and Confessions of a Teen Idol) but not the rest of that crap. I don't ask much. Do it for me...

There will be a pop quiz on Saturday....I'm watching you.

A Place For Everything & Everything In Its Place

Happy New Year! Operation Organization started with a bang last week. Here's what I've accomplished so far:

*Re-organized pantry
*Re-organized K's Creativity Closet
*Cleaned out other closet in kitchen
*Cleaned out/organized laundry room

* Pulled muscle in back.

(Although not on the list, sadly true. Today I can hardly lift my left leg to get in the passenger side of the car. *Sigh*)

I know it doesn't sound like much, but MUCH was accomplished.

Also, diet started last Monday. Have not cheated yet.
Goal: to lose 25 pounds or get back to my wedding weight - same thing. Here's the mantra I've come up with to help me: "Every day you cheat, you are one day farther from your goal". So far, so good.

I'm working on a list of things I still have to clean out and/or organize. I will be posting them here as motivation. I also have a few reupholstering ideas up my sleeve that I will post befores/afters of. Ta! for now. I'm going to lie on the heating pad. Surely Lovey has some muscle relaxers floating around here somewhere.....