Updates

So it has been a while. I did a 10 day juice fast and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. At the end I was so looking forward to a salad it was insane. I lost a little weight, and my GI tract went haywire for a while. Unfortunately, I think I'm back to my bad eating habits and my stomach is stretched out again. At the end of the juice fast I could barely eat anything without feeling full.

Nothing exciting really. I'm lazy and haven't been doing much. I actually spent hours cleaning the house today. It wouldn't be so hard if I did it more regularly. I'm a terrible housekeeper.

We are having Seder tomorrow and I am going to make a Dr. Pepper brisket. I'll post the recipe if it turns out well.

That is all. Like I said, nothing exciting.

Updates

1. My piercing--it seems to be doing very well. I've been faithfully soaking it every night for 15-20 minutes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

2. Ebay--I sold two items: the soap and a video game. Now we have like 27 dollars more than we had before. I'm not going to call it profit, but it is money that I wouldn't have if I hadn't gotten up off my butt.

3. Waking up in the morning--I got up at least half an hour earlier than I had been getting up, so that is a start.

4. Productivity--I'm doing laundry and have managed to do several things on my to do list today, including clean out the dresser. Now I just need to keep working on the list.

Weekend Update

This weekend Robert, Tiffany, and Ethan came over and we had Korean bbq. Ethan was sooooo excited to see Ross! It was a very nice day outside, and we spent quite a while out there. Ross and Ethan played catch, punched at the punching bag, and ran around in circles. Ethan really wanted to play wii, but first he managed a nap on the swing outside. Bailey even sat with him for a long time. We had ribs, veggies, crackers, snack mix, fresh coconut water (straight out of the coconut), watermelon, and jelly bellies. We took a trip to the mall and bought Raving Rabbids 1. I've been playing it a lot since.

Oh, I forgot to mention Ethan's fish. Ross and I bought Ethan a Word World fish at Target. Word World is a PBS program that teaches phonics and spelling. Ross thinks the show is really cool. We were in Target and Ross pointed out the toys. I said "Ethan watches that show every day!" They had a bunch of animal toys. Each animal is made out of letters. We bought the fish so it is made out of F-I-S-H. The letters are magnetic and pull apart. Ethan fell in love with the fish. He kept showing us the letters...F-I-sssss-uh?... he calls S "ssss" (the sound it makes) and he kept forgetting what the last letter was....The fish was a big hit.

On the fitness front...I logged 520 minutes of working out this week! That might be an all time high for me. My weight is up, but my body fat is down...so that's good. I've been trying out my new yoga mat and I love it. I already went to Joan Fabrics, bought the supplies to make straps, and made them! I'll have Ross take a photo of me doing something impressive on the mat so that I can post it. We went for a swim last night. It was really good. I haven't been swimming in a long time. The pool is salt water based, so the water up the nose and in the eyes wasn't as painful as chlorine. I'm trying to get my eating habits back on track. I've been slacking there, and that's why I think I haven't lost any more weight.

My new jeans obsession...weight loss or no, my new 28s from Costco are already feeling loose. So I'm scoping out some size 27 button flies on ebay. I also saw a really cool bikini at Electrique Boutique. It was pretty pricey though...so if I manage to lose another 9 pounds and make my final goal then maybe.

Random Updates

Well, last night we had hot pot (shabu shabu) with Robert and Tiffany. After dinner we played Raving Rabbids 1 on the wii. That is my favorite game of all time. We laughed so hard. Everyone got in on the action. There was even plenty of cooperative play, with one person using the controller and the second person using the nun chuck. We had so much fun!
Ethan is a super cutie and talks so much now! His Chinese is much better than his English. I think he's blowing past Ross now (although I'm so amazed at how much Ross has learned). Ross and Ethan were even speaking Chinese to each other. Its funny, he sometimes says things to me in Chinese, but most of the time I don't know what he's saying. Robert and Tiffany want him to also learn Spanish. I tried to get him to roll his Rs...that was funny. He kind of started purring in his throat.
The garden is doing well. I just have one jalapeno plant that is wilted....not completely dead, but completely wilted. We got some really heavy rains the last couple of weeks. The stone patio is a mess again, and I just don't have the will to fix it again! The water moved all the mulch onto one area of the patio....I just can't mess with it again....
It was hot and humid this week, and the A/C wasn't working. The repair man finally came on Friday and fixed the freon leak and added 8 pounds of freon. Now cold air comes out. Woo hoo.
Let's see...Passover. I've been eating a crazy amount of matzoh....I didn't make another batch of chocolate matzoh until Friday. Partly out of laziness and partly because the A/C was out and I didn't want the oven running at 400 degrees! I discovered that soy sauce has wheat in it! Oops. I ate a lot of fruits and veggies yesterday to try and balance out all the meat and matzoh I've been eating. Tonight we are going to Logan's Roadhouse to have some yeast rolls!
That's about it.