beauty for ashes


02 March 2012

Reading A-Z

I want to try this.




Sooo...I am going to list the alphabet here and fill it in as I go along!

A- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery
B-
C-
D-
E-
F-
G-
H- Harry Potter (all of them) by JK Rowling
I-
J-
K-
L-
M- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
N-
O-
P- The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
Q-
R-
S-
T-
U-
V-
W- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
X-
Y-
Z-

diet day 5

Yesterday was quite eventful.  Both of my boys were sick, and so I spent the day nursing the two of them back to health.  I was so busy that I was quite happy to have already portioned food that I could grab quickly.
I was down another .8 lb!  That brings my total to 5.5!

My favorite recipe of the day:

Fried Zucchini

Take a zucchini and slice it thin.  Dip each slice in olive oil and then parmesan cheese and sprinkle with garlic.  Place on a hot skillet and cook until brown.  Delish!

Seriously, how did I not realize how fabulous zucchini is until last year???

01 March 2012

diet update!

Okay, so I am on day four of this new eating plan, and I have to say that I am fairly pleased with how things are going at this point.  As of this morning, I have lost 4.8 lbs.  This blows my mind.  For realz.  I never lose weight.  So, I am super excited that this is going so well. 
Yesterday I had a diet Dr. Pepper, partly because my head was hurting, and partly because I wanted something other than water (I drink between 80-100 oz of water daily).  I have to say that adding that in really made me feel that I wasn't missing out on anything.  That is awesome.




In other news,  I have joined Mary Kay.  I really want to stay home and raise my son, but in order to make that happen, I must have some income somewhere.  Joshua and I talked about it at length and decided that this was a good opportunity.  It seemed as though God kept dropping it in my lap.  So, here we go on that adventure!