Tummy growling, and baby alligator toilet bowls.

For one of the first times in my life, I'm able to take advice.  Seems like an easy thing to do, but in fact, when you're like me, and hop back and forth thinking you know everything, to thinking you know nothing, it's no easy task to take advice.

So many of you have e-mailed me, and giving me support already that it's made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  Like the days when I'd get a new puffy sticker of a unicorn or something, and I'd treasure it and nurture it in my sacred little sticker book.  I must admit, today I had a moment of panic.  Why did I invite anyone to look at this blog?!  Sigh, now I have to follow through with what I said I would do.  Clearly I'm not in the right mindset yet.

This morning's breakfast was a real kicker; so many calories!  I had two back-to-back meetings, so I wanted to eat something that would stay with my tummy until lunchtime.  I also ate an apple during the first meeting.  Etiquette police can rest well, as I cut the apple up in slices, I didn't just tuck in hog style.  During the meeting I heard a tummy growl and was thrilled that it wasn't mine.  I don't know why, but it's such a centre shot!

One thing I've learned from all y'all is that we each have our own struggles.  I live in a perfect world...in my head.  A place where nobody cares about money, material crap, body image, and we care that there are people starving and suffering in the world, and we want to help them.  I know this will never happen in my time on this planet, but one can dream.

Now just for shits and giggles I'm going to randomly give quirky facts about me.  Here is today's:  Before I can go use the toilet, I have to lift the lid to make sure there aren't any baby alligators, or snakes in the bowl.  Srsly.  I have been doing this ever since I heard the first 'wives tale' about people sneaking baby alligators back with them from Florida.  Ya know, they panic and flush the little bugger, only to make it's way into another toilet.

I haven't exercised today, and I'm not going to.  I'm tired.  When I got home this afternoon I promptly fell asleep.  Napping is very rare for me, so I didn't beat myself up over it.  I am in a touch of a guilt wave about not exercising, but I'll live with it for today and make up for it tomorrow morning after I send Callum off on the bus.  Wow.  Justify, justify, justify.  Can I get a witness?  And for the love of god, please click on the link for Can I Get A Witness and hear the fab Dusty Springfield belt out this butt shaker of a song!

Tomorrow I might just be ready to tell you about my perfect, gorgeous, sexy, goal dress.

Consumption of Mass Quantities:
1 12-grain bagel (260 calories... whoa!)
2 tbsp cream cheese (90 calories...whoa!)
1.5 cuppas with 1% milk and Splenda (75 calories)
1 large Fuji apple (110 calories...what the?!)
1 cup vegan chili made by moi (186 calories)
1 mini Light Babybel cheese (50 calories)
Giant salad with baby greens; 4 fake chicken strips; 1/2 red pepper; 1.5 small carrots (250 calories incl. dressing which consisted mainly of dijon mustard, a bit of grapeseed oil, and apple cider vinegar)
2 sugar-free Halls (14 calories)
2 litres water (much better!)

Total calories in:  1,035

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