What a wonderful life!

It's been a really great few weeks here. We haven't necessarily done anything special, but I've enjoyed all the quality time we have had together. Dieting is going pretty good. I've lost five pounds, bringing the total since Daniel was born to 37 pounds lost. I still have quite a ways to go before I reach my goal though. I want to lose another 22 pounds by summer. I think I can do it!

Phillip is doing really well. His home-preschooling is coming along. We're working on reading and spelling, and he's doing a great job.

Daniel is getting way too big! He is sitting and crawling and saying da-da. He wants to do everything Phil does and it's just too darn cute!

Well, until next time......

The ultimate test

Last night, merely a few short hours into my clothing diet, I needed to go to the store for dishwasher powder. The only lane open at ten o’clock at night is the cigarette lane right in front of the clothes. Don’t get ahead of me now, I didn’t buy anything. I’ll tell you sincerely, though, that the clothing Gods knew I was coming. Literally everything was marked down to three dollars. Dresses, pants, jackets, shirts... you name it. It was absolute and pure torture!!! My mind was going a hundred miles an hour trying to justify buying everything in sight. “It’s only three dollars,” “You need seven new dresses,” “What if you lose a bunch of weight, and nothing fits anymore?” It surely didn’t help that the line was four people deep, and one lady had gone grocery shopping. (I guess I’m not the only one who grocery shops so late.) Somehow I made it home without any new clothes. Part of me is sad, but I feel much more powerful and in control. If I can come out of that situation triumphant, I can handle all the others.

If anyone else wants to jump on this bandwagon with me, let me know.

A different kind of diet.

I've decided I spend way too much money on clothes. I get bored of what I have and just go buy crap I end up not wearing much. So, I've set a phenomenal goal of not buying any new clothes for myself for an entire year! Now that I have a sewing machine, it should be fun to repurpose all my old things into new exciting outfits. I don't know how many countless items of clothing I don't wear just because they don't fit me "just right." It's time to stop being a big ole money waster and start doing my part to save both our money and in a roundabout way, the earth. Does anyone dare to join me in this venture?