Well less then 36 hours later

AND I AM 3 pounds lighter. Take that GP. Did i fast? NO. Did i get a colonic? NO. Did i do some high falutin' voodoo pilates? NO.

But eating light for a day, working out two mornings in a row, and a good poo were my secret weapons for weight lost. Maybe Bazaar magazine will want to quote me on that. Modern Mothers Makeshift Weightloss Regimen.


The wolverine is asleep.

I should be.

House Poor and 3 pounds heavier

but slowly recovering from the move. The wolverine is still having trouble going down to sleep. Last night he awoke after only an hour or two and would not be comforted. He almost seemed asleep....but we brought him downstairs and he just kept saying "NO!" and running around the room throwing things and crying. Ive heard of night terrors before and maybe this is just his way of adjusting to the move. Boy i hope it doesnt go on too much longer. It is freaky.


Thanks to Melinda for letting us borrow her old CPU so we can be online until we get a new computer. We REALLY need to buy one. The last one was an "interim" loaner from Tims work which died. The one before that was a rebuilt cheapo that we got supposedly just to fill in while we shopped for something better. We tend to put off the inevitable i guess. So ive made this set up as uncomfortable as possible so we wont be tempted to just "let it ride" again!!!


I got up this morning and went to the gym at 5:30. Then went on to work. This needs to be my new schedule. It is the only way i get a workout in during the workweek. And those 3 extra pounds dont need company. I read an interview last night in Bazaar magazine (because you all know how fashion forward i am) with Gwyneth Paltrow. She said she gained 40 pounds with both her pregnancies. The first 20 she lost immediately after birth. The next 20 it took her 3 MONTHS to shed.....thats with exercise, some crazy cleansings, and special meals. I want to write that magazine and explain to them that as long as they keep printing these ridiculous post partum acheivements of the rich and glamorous the rest of us mere mortals are going to feel angry and inadequate!! Lets review......i gained about 45 pounds during my pregnancy. About 25 of that came of immediately after birth. The other 20 took almost 16 months to come off. That is without exercise other than walking and no food guru, trainer, colonics ,etc. Of course i was 30 pounds overweight to begin with.....SO add all that up and i still need to shed about 15 more pounds before i am "normal" again. Of course normal for me is 150 and a size 12. Im sure G.P. is "normal" glamour gal size 2 and about 115. At least at 36 im comfy with my body. I dont expect to ever fill out a bikini like Elizabeth Hurley. Im alright with that. But i could shoot for filling out that size12, blue Lands End tankini like a suburb living, married , mother of a toddler, minivan driving SOB.

That would rock.

Speaking of rock....Tool is coming to Columbus Ohio on Sept. 21....its a thursday. that would be so fun to roadtrip to. Wow...3 years ago i would have already have driven all over the midwest racking up Tool shows. Motherhood is not rock and roll friendly at times.

So i may miss out on this run.....but im still determined to have a rock and roll haircut by years end. If ya cant rock, you can at least look the part. and with all those badass boots in the stores this fall.....i AM going to rock in my own little way.


Good Food Co-op has a great smoky pimiento cheese. We went thru a container in 3 days. Hmm....that and the hummus may account for those extra pounds. I bet Gwyneth doesnt indulge in hot pita bread slathered in hummus and pimiento cheese. Damn her.