Beth's Day off

So I never have days off during the week, until last week. I had Monday, Wednesday and Friday off, now I am off today, Monday. hmm? I have been able to do much needed housework and spend that precious time with Jack... and at the gym.

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Oh the gym, something we all, well, most of us despise. I have been recording my weight for 21 days. I have lost 9 pounds. 9 pounds is good, I feel ten times better than I did a month ago. Changing my diet was key, I still have down days when I can't turn down the chocolate cake, or peach milkshake. But, I have tried to limit those days to one. I must be doing something right. 9 pounds in three weeks, hmm. I don't know if I would still be on Biggest Loser with those numbers but I am headed in the right direction anyways. When I tried to lose weight about a year ago, I was trying to lose 9lbs in one week and it wasn't happening so I got frustrated and quit. Now I am being more realistic and not giving up. If you're trying to lose weight, don't give up, take baby steps.

So what am I going to do today. Everyone who has a vehicle, be grateful. I have no "ride," no car, no money for a car, and no clunker to trade in for $4,500. Thanks Obama for helping my sister and not me. He's helped me other ways, I guess. When I am off I sit, at home, pondering, like I am now. The beach is three days away, that's worth something. This time next week, I will be on the beach. My Mom said something last night. Well, Dad said, "Momma, what does vacation mean?" Then Mom said, "It's when you put your bathing suit on when you wake up and you don't take it off until you go to bed." That's exactly how I hope our vacation will be. The only day we're going out, is the day we're going to Savannah. hmmm...

My goal is to catch a salt-water fish, maybe to eat. I am hopeful. You see there are these people that say you aren't going to catch dinner off of the surf. Well, I am not pessimistic like that, because, I am going to catch something off of the surf and I will have pictures to document it! I am and I will. Where there's a will there's a way. I have never been surf fishing before, but I have been bass fishing, it's not the best picture, but, I caught it, all 4 pounds of it, twice! The mommy and the daddy. And I caught a crappie. That was the best because I had never seen a crappie before. I was almost more excited about it than the others. At that time I think I had beat both of the boys on biggest fish. They didn't catch anything that day because they were too busy lifting mine out of the water! I am sorry about the quality of the photos, I took pictures of pictures because I don't have these on my computer.

Anyways, blah blah blah. Beach in three days, ohhh I can't wait. Hope you enjoyed my ponderings. I will have plenty to talk about when I get back, I am sure.