One week down of the cleansing diet.  Basically, it’s just no sugar, flour, or grains.

I hit a few bumps due to situations beyond my control, as well as a couple of brain farts on my part, but overall I stayed on track.  Feeling good, with cravings greatly reduced and virtually nonexistent, achiness gone, and brain fog cleared.

I am considering adding brown rice back in sometime this week, although I may wait another week for that.

Considering that this was a holiday weekend full of corn on the cob, potato salad and desserts…  If I hear anyone make a snarky comment surrounding the idea of some people just being naturally thin, I may just punch them in the throat.

That’s what four-year-old Mr. Man said the other day when I encouraged him to keep dancing.  He had been enjoying himself immensely until he noticed somebody was watching, after which he grinned sheepishly and hid behind the rocking chair.

It’s always a little heartbreaking to me when my children get old enough to be self conscience.

One minute they’re toddling around nude, completely oblivious to anything (in fact, they assume everyone loves them and exists just to please their every whim) and the next minute they’re somberly telling you to please leave the room while they change into their jammies.

Um, I wiped your butt for years, kid.  Whatever.

Now, rationally I know that this change in thinking likely happens to everyone, but sometimes I’m not sure.  There do, in fact, seem to be some people who maintain the perception that everyone likes them.

In some instances, its a bad thing, and the person comes across as over-confident.  It’s as if they held onto the infantile belief that the world and everyone in it is here to serve them.

Other times, it’s quite admirable, because it’s not so much a case of someone thinking they’re all that as it is a confidence stemming from their sense of worth coming from somewhere other than others’ approval.  In these cases, they really are well-liked by almost everyone.

As I studied my little boy’s face, I thought of my own life.  I don’t know if this is a common belief, but I tend to assume that people do not admire me.   I never automatically conclude that I will be considered funny, smart, pretty, you name it.

This used to keep me frozen. I was so bound by my fears of what others would think was “cool” or “uncool” that anything outside of boringly normal was out of the question.

I know I’ve written about it before, but over the years I’ve come to the place where there is freedom.  Yes, I still naturally assume that people think I’m uncool (whatever “cool” is.  pffft.) but the difference is, now that has far less bearing on how I act than, say, what is right and what I like and if it’s just something I want to do.

More often than not, I’m the one dancing.

I’m only blogging on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

So see ya on Monday!

Go look in a mirror right now and say, “You rock.”  Because you do.

You are a F.A.N.A.T.I.C.

Baby Daddy and I were discussing where on earth we’re going to go for our date night dinner.  Our usual place would be possible, but we automatically equate it with freshly baked bread, calamari (breaded and sauteed), and wine.  Hmm.  Even the Chicken Marsala would be a no-no.

And not sure what we would do about the dinner salad, unless we brought our own dressing.   When I’ve been on the diet before, I would eat salad without any dressing at all.  I got quite the look when I suggested that to Baby Daddy.

Maybe we’ll stay home and fix scrambled eggs.  Heh.

No profiting going on here, just sharing some things that make my life easier or put a smile on my face!

1. Food grinder – I usually whip up large batches of homemade baby food in my blender to freeze, but this  makes preparing smaller servings of baby food a snap.  KidCo Baby Steps food mill with carrying case
2. Noise machine – Helps Callahan sleep a bit longer as it drowns out his loud siblings playing.  HoMedics Sound Spa Relaxation Machine
3. Belly band – While they’re great for during pregnancy, they are even better for hiding my tummy while I breast feed.  No worrying about my gut hanging out, or my side and back showing.  Target carries the brand Be Band for $16.  In the maternity section



4. BabyLegs – looooove these.  Not only efficient and handy, but soooooo cute!  Online BabyLegs store.
5. Little wooden feeding spoon – It just makes me happy.  Bought mine at A Toy Garden.
6. This hairdryer actually makes my hair curlier, not frizzy!  I cannot believe how awesome this little gadget is.  Perfect for those days I don’t want to mess with the straightening iron.  Only $22 bucks at Target, the Remington Emi Airwave Anti-Static Style System is worth every dollar.  Amazon carries it, too.



7. My hair streak.  Not that it looks really great.  Just because it’s something different.
8. Pink’s song Sober.  Yeah, I know the words are sad.  It just sounds cool.

   

   

   Sober – Pink