Yay Aillean for the efforts.
Tough stuff this dieting. I'm in extreme diet mode. As in cleaning type fasting. Only consuming my mixture of water, maple syrup, lemon, and cayenne pepper. Yum. Fortunately I find it tasty. Day 5 now so I am not hungry at all. Lost 8.5 pounds already so that's cool.
I followed SIL's lead and did the fast because I have been having little health annoyances like never ending cough, ear infections, etc. 21 days of cleanse and my body should be happier with me. Of course, in the short run it is unpleasant, as in
coughing up most of my lungs,
but it has to be done. It has been easier than I expected. I will probably start to break fast the 22nd. It takes a few days so I should be able to actually chew food on Christmas. Whee!
Wow, my complaints have totally fizzled, because I am SO not that hardcore. I will think of you when I need strength, Laura!
I am very impressed with your willpower, Laura.
My crankypants are so tight they're giving me a wedgie.
For Jilli: Christmas tree and bat gift-with-purchase.
Awesome! Plus, a tree that already came with bats would reduce my decorating work!
I am slowly getting on the fake tree bandwagon. Every year we buy a tree and I not only bitch and moan about the needles and the cleanup, I wheeze and sniffle and am generally uncomfortable for the first few days we have it.
Yay to Ailleann! Sending you much dieting~ma.
And to Laura! Although, good god, I'm glad I'm not trying that. I don't think I could even choke it down.
Kristin, the answer is to obviously take *off* your pants.
Kristin, the answer is to obviously take *off* your pants.
I think that might count as a uniform violation.
I have a problem. You see, I went to Target last night to buy Xmas stuff. And I managed to do that (okay, only one item, but still), but then I was waylaid by the shoes. And I was forced -- FORCED!, I tell you! -- to buy these. Yes, I know they aren't leather, and I don't care. They look cool and they fit and I can walk in them.
My problem? Now I need a long swoopy skirt to wear them with.
You can see how I suffer.
They are lovely Teppy. I can see why you are suffering now.