A Pile of Coincidences

Yesterday, I found this photo in my jewelry box of all places, while I was digging for a necklace.  I'm not sure what it was doing in there; I thought it was in the family photo album.  I didn't think too much about it, figured it had teleported itself there with a request.  Scrap me!  Scrap ME!  So I grabbed it, scanned it, cropped it, resized it, and printed it off.  Just in case, you know? 

Well, as it turned out, I was also scheduled to work yesterday at my Local Scrapbook Store.  Now I don't normally work on Thursdays.  My classes are usually Tuesdays and Saturdays, and I have a standing work schedule for every other Wednesday as well.  And I wouldn't have been working yesterday either, except the boss and store manager have gone to quilt camp for the weekend.  There was a class going on last night - with Miss Sarah - so someone had to be available to cover the store and customers.  Pick me!  Pick ME! 

I hadn't signed up to take the class, and it was full so there weren't any kits left.  Darn - it was a super cute page too!  But I was there and the the project sample was ... right there ... begging.  Lift me.  Lift ME! 

It was just a matter of figuring out which paper to use.  And as it turned out, this Simple Stories Elementary paper line had just come in.  Choose me!  Choose ME! 

Talk about a load of coincidences - right?  So I managed not only to feature the store's new paper line, I got a wonderful had-forgotten-all-about-it photograph scrapped.  And to add to the fun - I got paid for playing!  Man, it just doesn't get any better than that! 

Addict

Hello.  My name is Pat, and I'm an addict.

There.  That wasn't so hard to say.

It's true.  I'm a scrap-a-holic.  A patterned paper junkie.  I get a serious jones for patterned paper, no matter whether I have a plan for using it or not.

I need a support group.   Who's out there with me?

Next Goal

Well, I had PLANNED to drop another 10 pounds this nine weeks, but that just isn't going to happen doesn't look like.  I've hit a serious plateau in my weight loss - and while I'm not GAINING weight, I'm not losing any either.  Something is going to have to change.


I've created some very good habits this past six months.
#1.  I have fruit, milk, and yogurt for breakfast almost every morning.
#2.  I've quit eating (for the most part) in the school cafeteria for lunch.  I've discovered Healthy Choice options in the freezer section of my local grocery store - Pumpkin Squash 'Ravioli is my favorite, followed by Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables a close second.
#3.  I'm dressing less like a fat slob and more like a professional woman and I FEEL better about how I look.
#4.  I've been to the doctor, had a routine physical, and found out that my cholesterol is normal - it's great in fact - but my Vitamin D numbers are WAY low, so I needed some supplements for that.
#5.  I've developed a sense of portion control, and I'm finding that I get full sooner and that I really CAN say no to pie and chocolate!

I can build on these good habits.

But I need to break some others.
#1.  I'm comatose on the couch by 9 pm every evening.  I have NO energy because I don't exercise more than the bare necessity.  I need to start a walking program.  I have a tread mill, so this should not be difficult.  NO more excuses for me.
#2.  I need to go back to planning more healthy meals in the evening for Tom and me.  School started and with it, my opportunities for planning dinner.  I'm back to fixing "what's easy and fast," and that's going to get me in trouble if I'm not careful.
#3.  Portion Control - I know what it IS, I just need to remember that it matters at dinner time too.
#4.  Build some muscle with a weight training program.  I think I can join the local gym for this.

Amy is due home for Christmas.  That's 25 days away.   I think I can drop 3 more pounds by then.  I'm going to try anyway.  That will change the middle digit again and that might be the best motivation I can give myself!