Luna Tail

Sugar is bad. And I’ll tell you why… For me, when I eat sugar, I swear I just crave not only sugar, but other food as well. It’s kind of weird… but in order to lose weight (I joined Weight Watchers back in September 2011) I think I really need to stay away from sugar.

It’s hard. I love sugar. I love the idea of sugar. I know how it tastes, and that’s not going to change. And usually I’ll eat some a couple of times a week. And then it takes me a couple of days to get rid of the cravings again.

I do want to lose weight for next December, as I’ll be running agility with my dog and may be on TV. So I want to look better for that. I’m not going to be in a bathing suit this year, or around any swimming pool fences so that’s good. But maybe I could fit into a bathing suit better anyway!

It’s been kinda dull this winter, dull, but relaxing in a good way. Though I’ve been thinking maybe I should fix up the baseboards in the bedroom. I dunno, I was going to do it last weekend, with the husband’s help of course, but then I went to Ikea with my Mom, and that took up most of a day, and then I lost my motivation. But then it’s kinda easy to lose motivation!

I don’t have any log bedroom furniture in the bedroom, though. We actually took the mattress off the bed frame and put it on the floor so Levi doesn’t have to jump on the bed anymore. He can’t jump anymore, not really even go up the stairs. That’s why we have the ramp out there too. He’s my baby boy, and I gotta keep him comfortable in his old age.

So I only have one more weekend off before an agility trial. yay! And it’s only a two day weekend, so I’ll probably do more resting and lounging around before I am super busy again!

So this year, I’ve heard, is our second worst year for snow ever, here in Salt Lake City, Utah. Weird. Last year was our second best year. (Best meaning most snow, worst meaning least snow. Have to explain that because to some, best would be no snow. LOL)

Personally, I think we need more snow, because we get our water from snow in the mountains. Though I don’t like driving in the snow. And I really hope it doesn’t snow for when I’m driving to Grand Junction, Colorado, the end of February. But that’s a while away, so hopefully it’ll clear up by then!

I do wish I could afford an ipod touch, that would entertain me a lot during this cold dreary winter. I’ve actually been getting a little bit bored, I need my dog sports to come back!

This weather has been so dreary here in Utah. UGH. It’s all brown and dead. There’s not any snow like we usually get. It’s been kinda warm, which is nice. 50s. But still, I’d like a little bit of snow.

So since there is no snow maybe shopping is in order. I should go back to gaming. My husband loves to game. I did it a lot years ago, to the neglect of many other things. But maybe if I find some gamestop coupons I’ll find a game I can play that will pass the time and relieve this dreary winter weather.

I dunno. I’ll have to look around!

Yeah… weird huh? My muscle pain was gone for a while. I don’t really remember how long. I just noticed, one day last week, that it was gone and I was feeling better. Yeah I know I know, I need to be more aware of my own body. But I’m not. And sometimes the absence of pain is just something that I don’t really notice.

Last weekend it came back, and it sucks, and I hate it and it’s, yes, painful. It makes me cranky and angry and short tempered. So I’m trying to figure out what it was that made it go away. A supplement I was taking? Maybe that I wasn’t eating sugar? I dunno. I’m trying various things and being aware, so hopefully I’ll figure it out.

Maybe I’ll buy myself something special, like Luminox blackout watches to cheer myself up. Dangit, I forgot to wear my watch to work today, so I don’t even know what time it is!

Okay so what’s the deal with heater vents in cars? I mean really, how come they are not customizable like every other computerized thing?

Mainly what I want is for my car to be able to push heat out the defroster vents by the windshield, and forward onto my face at the same time. But nooo.. they have it so that you can have them push air through the defroster and at my feet at the same time, but I don’t really care about my feet. So how come that can’t be customized? What’s the deal? You’d think with our technology that’d be easy.

I just don’t get it. Maybe someday we’ll be able to request that.

Well I spent some time wrapping Christmas presents this weekend. I’m not all keen about the whole presents idea. I think that if we want something, we should go buy it ourselves. I’ve been told I just don’t get the spirit of giving. But it’s just all so material anymore. It used to be that people would make something with their own hands, and put their hearts into it. And the item would be kept for a lifetime and valued because of its uniqueness. But now, it’s just stuff. Stuff we use and use up and don’t really appreciate. So I dunno, maybe I’m just missing the whole point.

My favorite thing about Christmas is spending time with friends and family and really appreciating that we are all alive and healthy. That’s what matters the most. The more of my dogs and cats that die from old age, the more I appreciate those that are left in my life. Human and animal alike.

Maybe some good road trip medical assistance will help with keeping us alive and well. I dunno. But alive and well is a good thing, and I want my loved ones to live a long, long time.

It’s really cold outside here now, and since we are in a valley, we have an inversion that really sucks. It socks the really bad pollution in the valley and keeps the sun from shining in. It’s hard to describe, but if you see the Salt Lake Valley from above, you’ll see a big bowl of pea soup. It’s awful.

It’d be nice if we got a storm finally and it cleared things out. But there are none on the horizon. And it hasn’t even snowed yet this year and it’s already the middle of December. Bleh. Maybe we need some plaques for the driest December yet. I dunno, we usually have lots more snow by now!

Well, another Thanksgiving has come and gone. Wow. My… 44th, I guess so far. Weird. I like Thanksgiving because I love to spend time with my family. My Mom makes a great dinner and I ate too much, as always. But I figure it’s just today, and tomorrow I’ll get back on Weight Watchers so it’s okay.

I had a pretty lazy day. Got up late, took the dogs to the park, played on the computer a bit though didn’t do any medical computer stuff. Just used the Mac. Then took a short nap, went to the parents, came home and am playing on the computer again.

I think it’s time for bed now. Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to the world.

It’s Marzipan time again! We always make marzipan in the fall, to celebrate the holidays. It’s our family tradition and it’s a lot of fun. This picture is of the chocolate covered marzipan. I love them… because there’s not much better than marzipan and chocolate!

Though the marzipian may make my waistline grow, I’d still need eyelash growth products to make my eyelashes grow. But you know, it’s the holidays, and so hopefully I can just maintain my weight a bit through these next few weeks. I do hope I don’t gain. So far, so good.