You've Never Had It So Random {May Edition}

Yesterday I picked Manga Dork up from school and we went in town for some much needed retail therapy. We purchased an outfit for the upcoming dance this weekend...just something fun and casual. We also purchased her outfit for 8th grade graduation. The photo above is a sneek peek! We ate out at Ruby Tuesday...I love Thaiphoon shrimp! We laughed...we gossiped...we saw Old Elvis's package on main street. {Gag!} He was in his white jumpsuit holding a political sign...he bent over and you could TOTALLY see his junk. {Gag! again}

I am loving Jersey Housewives. They are SO in a different league than the other cities. I can't wait to see what happens this season!

Sophie Kinsella is writing another Shopaholic book.

Yesterday we had to take a detour around a very bad wreck. Later we found out from Dr. Hubby that the son and granddaughter of one of his patients had been killed. Hug your family tight.

Johnny Depp will soon begin filming the vampire movie "Dark Shadows."

Just picked up Debbie Macomber's new book "Hannah's List." I love her books...especially these Blossom Street series!

Tomorrow I will post this week's meal...I'm doing a chicken dish this time! I think you will want to try it too!

My self esteem has been improving lately. I think it has to do with the success of my cooking and leading our TOPS chapter. Whatever is doing it...it feels good.

What random thing is running through your head?

The Biggest Loser Of All

The TOPS meeting went very well tonight. I was SO nervous and it was very akward to be talking. Everyone was so nice and interested to see what I would do. One girl even told me that she was going to nominate me, but that someone beat her to it. I was flattered.

I did a program about laughter. Did you know a child laughs around 400 times a day? An adult averages about 35 laughs daily. Laughter is very healthy.

I also got a bonus surprise. I was the Biggest Loser of the Week! I lost 3.75 pounds! I nearly fell off the scale! Wow!

Volunteer For Something

It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson


Today I get to mark off another item on my 35 things list. Today is my first day as leader at TOPS and I am marking off "volunteer for something."

I am so nervous.

I am going to attempt to turn a meeting that is normally senior citizen social hour into an informative support group. Yikes! They may kick me out! In the last few months we have gotten several new members that range from teens to senior citizens.

I looked through all the chapter program books and I think I found a program that fits my interests and abilities. It is titled "FUN!" My favorite word! I will be talking about finding activities to fill up your free time and hopefully keep them out of the pantry!

Wish me luck!

Take Me To Your Leader

Last night at TOPS I was elected LEADER. I am so excited. I want to make it FUN and EXCITING! I have so many ideas floating around in my head. Plus I lost 1.25 pounds!

Wild Child registered for Kindergarten. I was a flustered mess. It feels like only yesterday that I took Manga Dork to register. Manga Dork will start high school next year...I am going to be a mess on the first day of school!

We leave for Vegas next Tuesday. I love sending post cards so I thought I would do a little postcard giveaway. Leave me a comment telling me what we would do in Vegas if you were there for a day! I will choose someone with random.org to send a postcard to from Vegas!

The Verdict Is In

Thursday night at TOPS {Taking Off Pounds Sensibly} I hopped on the scale...well, actually I slowly crept onto it...and my weight was 226.25. I have kept off 4.75 pounds of the 25 I lost over the summer. Yikes!

I guess I thought it was so much fun that I would do it again!

I have 44 weeks to lose 95.25 pounds...that is 2.17 pounds per week. It is doable...and not that unhealthy of an amount....BUT I am going to have to work my butt off {literally}.

Wish me luck.

{For those of you wondering...TOPS is a group that meets weekly similar to Weight Watchers. They are international. The price is around $25 to join and then around 50 cents to $1 per week dues. There is no specific diet though they recommend food exchanges.}