Bits and Pieces

- Monday. Today is Monday. It gets hard to keep track when my schedule is all over the map.

- My oldest daughter posted this photo of her little girl eating breakfast. Looks oh, so much! like her Uncle Ben a few years back. Gotta love Life cereal.

- My youngest daughter is having fun with her baby. Getting him into reading early, and he actually looks quite intent on that books he's "reading." They've already instituted a bedtime story routine.

- We still have eleven chickens and that rooster is still an idiot. I carry my broom to the coop every morning just in case he needs a swat.

- Naughty One has taken up the very bad habit of sleeping on Grandma's table. He gets away with it only because we rarely go in that room. Well, that and he's been hiding behind a box. It doesn't help that I'm gone so often...

 - This is Day 28 of my 30 Day Challenge. I've lost 6 pounds, which is what I gained over the holidays. The best part is I've been drinking lots of water. I'm aiming for 60 oz or more a day and my skin actually feels different. Now to make it a lifelong habit.

- I went to Color-Me-Mine a week or so ago and glazed my first piece. A coffee mug, because I don't have enough of those already... Plain boring white cup with "Now Jesus loved Martha" written around it. I couldn't recall the scripture reference at the time but it's John 11:5.

30 Day Challenge (Are you nuts?)

By tomorrow evening I'll be halfway there, halfway through the 30 Day Challenge. Lots of apples, oranges, and bananas, and lots of nuts too. Fruit and nuts If I am what I eat, then... well, you'll have to be understanding..
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No chips
No potatoes
No ice cream
No fast food
No fried food
No chocolate
No white breads
No soda or juice
No cakes or donuts
No cookies or candy

It's been good. I'm drinking more water and not consuming anything that isn't good for me. I took off the pounds I put on over Christmas and my skin feels healthier. It remains to be seen whether or not I'll lose any more weight in the next two weeks, but either way I'm learning a new way of eating and building healthier habits. Now if I could only get that walking schedule in motion,

30 Day Challenge

We started Monday. I'm just about through Day 2, only 28 more days to go.

No chips
No potatoes
No ice cream
No fast food
No fried food
No chocolate
No white breads
No soda or juice
No cakes or donuts
No cookies or candy

I'm stocked up on fresh fruit for this week and I have a decent supply of almonds and various other nuts. I'm drinking lots of water (or trying), and I can still have my morning coffee along with a cup of tea at night. Days at work are helpful as I am not surrounded by so many temptations. Perhaps I'll lose those few pounds I gained back over the holiday.