A short tutorial and the usual rant

I know that some new readers may look at the different colors and just say "pick a color and stick with it!" but I'm really just trying to make it easier for all of you. I've been putting all of the celebrity stuff in red and my usual rants in blue (since it is....my signature color)

So, as you will read, this is just one of my usual rants ;) I tend to start and not be able to stop but this has a few topics that seem not to have anything to do with the other but in fact , one leads to another....

I've got my spring cleaning just about done-I know, spring? Winter isn't even over. But I have just gotten the book "Does this Clutter Make My Butt look Big?" by Peter Walsh and it has inspired me to declutter. Basically, what Peter (who is great on the show "Clean Sweep" and has been on Oprah) talks about -besides the fact that we all have too much stuff-is that when you declutter your home, you declutter your life. People who clear up (rather than just clean up) their homes feel lighter and even lose more weight. Clutter weighs on your brain and your body. If you have a kitchen full of "stuff" that just sort of makes you sigh when you look at it, it's going to prompt you to either go out, order in or just get in and out as soon as possible. That normally means that you don't stay long enough to make a balanced, nutricious meal.
So, I've cleared out 5 bags of clothes (and trust me, I've still got a closetfull! lol) dusted, vaccuumed and got things just the way I want them and I've been feeling great! I'm pretty much over my cold and sleeping through the night with no medicinal help. While my life isn't perfect (is it ever??) I'm feeling lighter....I don't have to postpone things--you know how you say "Well, I'll do this as soon as I do this and get it out of the way" well, I've gotten all of my stuff out of the way. If I want to do some scrapbooking, I know where all my stuff is! I don't feel like I'm wasting time playing Second Life or WoW when I should be doing something else. It feels like spring!

Speaking of feeling lighter...I'm going back to my Wednesday meetings. I haven't gone since December and while those of you who see me eat my healthy food at lunch haven't said anything, I know that the weightloss has stopped. It's hard to talk about because any time you talk about any kind of plan you are on, people start watching. There is this one girl at work...it got to be so annoying...every time I saw her (and I see her almost every...single...day) she would ask how much weight I lost...how much I lost this week. Well, ya know what? I really don't like to talk about it. It puts this kind of pressure on me that really isn't good for my head. I do very good at breakfast...and all day at work I do what I'm supposed to do...and then it's time to go home...and it's just easier to pick up something on the way home. I'm thinking that since I have done the decluttering (see the above paragraph)that I' m gonna be back on program...I'm going to try doing 30 minutes of excersize before I get ready for work, try to walk 30 minutes during my lunch (it better not rain!), and then maybe some more when I get home. Gonna try to get all of my water in, my 5 fruits and vegetables per day, and all of that good stuff. I feel that wonderful "thing" you feel when you start something...

So, now I'm ready to get my garden back in shape and work on my needlecrafts and this beautiful new lion hookrug that Mom bought me to keep my hands occupied. I'm starting over, how about you? You ready to start something great?

On that pleasant note, 3 days til Oscar! Woo Hoo!