Just My Rambling

Before I had a kid, my car was always sparking clean, inside and out. Nowadays, however that is such a rare scene. Even though I do not allow my kid to eat in the car, sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances, she will have some snack in the car. Sometimes I wonder how much of the snack ends up in her tummy because I will always find bits and pieces of snack everywhere the next day. Luckily I have one of those catch all floor mats which is so handy because it catches not only those falling snacks, it also does a great job in containing those muddy little feet. Now I am off to vacuum the rest of the car before the ants make an appearance.

This week I finally joined the gym again. I have been procrastinating for a long time but when a great deal came up on a discount website for the gym near me, I grabbed it. So now officially I have a gym card with me and I am determined to use it. Last Friday, I actually went to the pool and did 20 laps! I was super tired but it was a good kind of tired. Next week I am planning to be at the pool 3 times for the week. I am crossing my fingers that I will really be committed this time because I really do need to lose weight before the holiday season comes around soon. If I keep to my commitment, then I do not have to think about weight loss pills as alternative. Gym, here I come!

Every year it is always amazing to see how early all the holiday decorations come up on sale at the store. Years ago, Christmas decorations do not come out till after Halloween and halloween props do not make an appearance till beginning of October. This year, as soon as school started, all Halloween, Christmas, winter props are all out on sale already! I guess the shops want us to have more time to sell their stuff and make a bigger profit. I guess I should start shopping early to help them.

The end of the year is coming up soon and that means it is birthday season. For some unknown reason, many of C’s friends all have year-end birthdays. Even C herself has a year-end birthday. Every year I always ended being stressed up because not only I have to organize C’s birthday party, I have to scramble to look for presents too. However this year, I am determined to be way ahead of the game. I have already started birthday present shopping. Yay for me! I managed to buy a Lego set for one friend and equestrian boots for another. So that is 2 presents down and 5 more to go. Wow, if I actually get all my shopping done, I might have a lot of free time at the end of the year.

I think I am one of those rare people that do not use my cell phone very often. The only reason I even have a cell phone is for my family to contact me. In fact before we had our current cell phones, everyone in the family had prepaid cell phones. They were used so rarely that I only topped up the amount every six months. It was definitely a money saver that all of us hated giving up but at this moment, we needed to ability to be able to connect to the internet, hence the smart phone. I guess this time around, luxury wins over cost.

When it comes to dieting, it is very hard for anybody but I think it is especially hard for people like me who has a food blog. How am I supposed to stay away from certain variety of food when I have to cook and write about them? Maybe I should start writing a diet food blog to inspire me. A friend suggested that I should buy a sexy camo lingerie and hang it in front of my mirror for inspiration. Maybe that is not such a bad idea either. But I think before I start any diet, I need to start heading to the gym first especially now that I have a lot more time.