I am in the mood for a little ramble. Please skip and come back another day for something riveting or more interesting.
First up: Books. While the books suggested to me by friends are currently on order, I have read the following two.
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
This book was RIGHT up my alley. I loved it. Elephants are such magical...I believe I meant to say, majestic creatures, it's almost like reading fantasy. The descriptions of life on the circus train circa 1930 are wonderful. I had trouble putting this book down. A totally satisfying read.
Plain Truth, by Jodi Piccoult, was also a completely satisfying read in an entirely different way. Simply put, it was JUICY. I am a total sucker for this kind of drama...I wish I could say I was a deeper person...or more intellectual. But, alas, I think I am just simple.
The really horrible result of reading these last two books is that I did not DO A THING while I was reading them! I just sat on the couch and read and read and read....I have decided to put off cracking open another one for a few weeks...at least until I get the content written for my website. (www.funlibrarian.com)
Next up: WATER. So, the water thing isn't as bad as I thought...well, I suppose we all develop immunities to these kinds of things. My bras still smell a bit funny after air drying them and brushing my teeth isn't as awesome as it used to be. We did figure out that all we needed to do was add a $25 PUR filter to the kitchen tap and now we have good smelling AND tasting drinking/cooking water. So, there's that.
Moving onto FITNESS: Yeah...well, it's going. I honestly go to the gym and work my butt off at LEAST four times a week - and that's a bad week. I usually go five or six times. BUT, and this is a very large BUTT, we just keep EATING. We cook for Papabear's parents and they always break out the ice cream...or sometimes Maday makes a cake! It is TOUGH trying to eat right. I REALLY have to work at it. SO, the jeans may feel a little looser, but not by much. Slow and steady, my friends. Slow and steady.....
Finally, FRIENDS. Well, things are looking up. I've been to a bunch a meetups with two different groups and I like them both very much. I am just getting to know a lot of people, but it's a beginning...and it's seems to be getting easier, especially when I am recognizing faces at events and people are recognizing me, too. I've also signed up to host a bunch of things - a pancake breakfast, mini preschool playdates, things like that. You guys back east know how I love to have people over...now it will be people with their little people - FUN.
Clark liked Water for Elephants quite a bit too, though I never read it and can't say how I feel... I am also a sucker for Jodi Picoult books, but I haven't read that one yet... Glad you're getting used to and/or fixing your water problems... Sorry to hear that other people are making it so hard to eat right/lose weight... Time, time, and more time is what it will have to take... Glad to hear that you are making new friends... Miss you...
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