It has certainly been a while since I last posted. I have since been to see the 2nd Divergent movie, Insurgent, and actually thoroughly enjoyed it. It might have had something to do with constantly looking for Hubs in the background. I told him there was no way I would see Insurgent, and then he got a gig and THEN he made the trailer. What the heck? We had to see it. I think extremely low expectations really sealed the deal. Even the children had a great time. Elementary school kids tend to do a lot less eye rolling than middle/high kids which meant I had no partner in snark.
I decided to dust off the blog as I am getting really pumped about losing some weight. I've been dabbling here and there, but life has gotten in the way each time. A few weeks ago I purchased an annual meal plan service from The Happy Herbivore. It is fantastic. I love almost all of her recipes (almost because I don't like to cook with tofu), and her meal plan is a good way to get organized. So, today, I did a massive amount of batch cooking to be ready for the week. Now that school is letting out, it is time to drop all of the eating out. When your daughter's family tradition is "going to Taco Bell on Thursday nights" then you know it has gone too far.
I also got turned on to something called It Works! I was completely skeptical when I bought some wraps from a facebook friend a few months ago. So skeptical, in fact, that I didn't use them. I decided to give them a try since swim suit season is here, and it actually worked. My jaw dropped completely. I can hardly say that I'm ready to rock a bikini at the neighborhood pool, but I did lose an inch and a half off of what I call tier 2 and a half inch off of tier 1. If nothing else, it has provided me with some motivation to get inspired again. As I prefer to not classify my abdominal area into tiers.
So, I'll be posting updates on my progress towards my goal. To at least be bikini ready by the time we take our beach trip in August. Bikini ready to me is to lose at least 15-20 pounds and tone up. I feel good that I can do it with Happy Herbivore and It Works! in my arsenal. After all, we have the Club LaVela bikini foam party to plan for in PCB. AND, it would be a lifetime goal for me to sew a Kahleesi costume and prance around in it at Dragoncon. And, by lifetime goal, I mean since we started watching GOT six months ago, and I found a pattern for a $1 and bought it purely to make Hubs laugh as I have yet to learn how to sew with leather.
In other news, Hubs and I had a completely enjoyable trip to Senoia, GA for our anniversary. The walking tour was absolutely hysterical and well worth the money if you are TWD fans. It was quite delightful to meet other tv/film fans who are so easily impressed with irrelevant sets.
And, P.S.--The Little House on the Prairie party kicked it. It was so awesome Helen didn't even ask for a party this year.
Andrea and Michonne sat on this bench...like for real
Not only were Maggie and Glenn tortured behind this all, but Andrea was killed....thank goodness
Prom picture in front of the Safe Zone.
Ma and Pa rocking it.
Can I enter Ma and Laura in the Dragoncon Young Adult Literature costume contest?
Wash boards are still a favorite way to waste time.
And, yes, I am making these bad boys.
