15 July 2012

Still holding at 58 lbs.  I'm right on schedule with my lazy week-end, which I'm enjoying very much.  The weather is looking like it wants to start pouring again real soon, so I fired up the barbie and grilled a small steak and a couple of red onions and had an early dinner.  I am completely hooked on grilled red onions right now!  They're so good!

One more load of laundry to finish and all my chores will be done, too.  I'm practicing setting my expectations low so I'm not disappointed :-)  Seriously though, sometimes I think I try to jam too much into my time off--especially on this awful schedule I'm on right now--and I get frustrated when I can't do everything.  It was an epiphany last week when I was frustrated and angry with lots of things but I realized I wasn't frustrated with myself--and I was able to stick with the plan!  And even though I haven't made much progress this week, I'm not back-sliding.  I'm calling that progress!

I'm doing really well on the Dukan Diet--and I guess it's human nature to want to talk about things you're excited about.  But some people just don't want to hear about another's success--they just want to complain.  If that's what they want, fine--but I'm not going to hang around them anymore!  They don't want to fix the problem--they just want to complain!  If 90-95% of the world can shove their bums into standard-sized theatre or airline seats, who are these people to insist the world is out of step with them!?  Could it be that they just might be out of step with the rest of the world?  Hmmm...  And why is it OK for them to make negative/hurtful comments--and then get all snarky if you offer a piece of well-meant advice?  I think it's time to take a good look at some of the people I hang out with...

This next week-end is the Theakston's Crime Writers Festival.  I have tickets for 4 of the events/talks, plus it's right at the start of a 5-day break.  Woo Hoo!  Crime Writers Festival at the beginning of the break and another Betty's class--Everyday Delicious--at the end.  And if it's not raining in the middle, maybe a few picture-taking excursions.  Life is good!