Vacation not conducive with weight loss

We just arrived back home after a week at Disney World. I found the five pounds that I had lost.....Back to square one.

No weight loss inspiration here!!!

I'm not losing . . . I'm gaining. Of course, Cliff was home for a week . . . that always means lots of celebratory meals out. And we celebrated my anniversary/birthday/mother's day (another pound gained). So I'm failing miserably at this dieting business, however, my chore list is a success. Megan mowed the backyard without me saying a word.

Hope the rest of you are losing better than I am.

Latest Entertainment

Okay, I've found new entertainment this week.
I'm calculating ways to get the CVS drugstore to pay me for taking their merchandise! Today, I got a Colgate 360 toothbrush (regularly 4.49), a Venus Breeze razor (regularly 9.99), CoverGirl foundation (7.99), Covergirl powder (7.99), Covergirl blush (5.99), and Covergirl mascara (5.99). That would be $42.44 + $2.43 tax for a total of $44.87. But the items were on sale and I used several coupons so my final out-of-pocket cost was $8.69! Isn't that awesome?! But the real kicker is this... on my receipt is a coupon for $3.99 and another one for $5! That's $8.99 that can be used for almost anything in the store on my next venture into the store.
Bottom line is CVS paid me thirty cents to take their stuff!
This is really amusing me....

Networking

I've created a website to better sell myself in the child care industry.

Check it out! www.freewebs.com/meganpoppins

So far, so good! I've been contacted by a couple families, one of which is in Short Hills, New Jersey! They're looking for a live-in nanny and in the process, they are willing to fly me out for a weekend-long interview. The Memorial Day weekend will include a concert at Carnegie Hall and a trip to their beach house on the Jersey shore!!!

(Jackpot!)

Mom is skeptical... But don't worry, guys! They're both lawyers. (smirk)

Seriously though, I've checked out their law firms online and had a nice long chat with both of them over the phone tonight. The agency that sent them my way has placed nannies with them before, so I'm convinced they will be decent people.

So, based on my new website: Would you guys hire me? (If you didn't know me, of course.)

Monday morning update

I'm so surprised. I lost 2.5 pounds. I have no idea how. Maybe it was spending a whole day cleaning out my refrigerator (of course, I was only working on it during commercial breaks). Maybe it was pulling on the starter cord for my broken lawn mower (gotta get that in for repairs before my neighbors lynch me). Maybe it was just thinking about doing everything on my list of chores. . . . I don't know, but I'm awfully happy. It's inspiring enough to get me back out on the street doing laps around the neighborhood.

Any Inspiration?

Well, has anyone lost any weight lately?? I think I gained a pound back. Carmen, did you go to the latin dance aerobics?

Storms

I'm watching the weather channel and reading news feeds about the storms that are stretching from east Texas to Virginia. This is a status check - is everyone alright? I heard about some tornadoes in Arkansas that were bad. What's it like over on that side of the country?

A friend sent me text asking if I'd heard anything from my family and I realized I hadn't. No news is good news...right?

Doctors Visit

I had a physical yesterday . . . not that anything is wrong, but my doctor's office pushes it every year. My insurance covers it, and I think, "Why not?"

The little assistant fetched me from the receptionist area, weighed me and checked vitals, took me to an exam room and interrogated me . . . why was I there? As part of the questioning, she asked me if the physical would include a pap smear. I explained that I no longer need a pap since the medical establishment took EVERYTHING four years ago. The little assistant put a gown and sheet on the bed telling me the doctor would let me know if I needed to change . . . and she pulled out a pair of medical gloves and some K-Y jelly and placed them on the desk. I quickly reminded her that there would be NO need for K-Y jelly on this visit. She just smiled and said she just wanted to be sure the room was prepped for the doctor. She leaves.

Minutes later, my doctor opens the door and says, "Anal bleeding?" My eyes open big, I shake my head - no. "That's another patient in another room, Doc!!!"

He proceeds into the room. "Are you sure? No anal bleeding?"

"I'm absolutely sure!"

"And we aren't doing a pap smear?!"

I wasn't sure if that was a question or not, but I assured him, "There's no need for a pap. I don't have a cervix any more . . . or any of the other goods."

"Hmm, and there's no prostrate?!"

Again, I'm not sure if that's a question or not, but I cover my bases . . . "I'm pretty sure we have nothing to worry about there."

"If you're sure, then" . . . and the exam proceeded with me maintaining most of my modesty and keeping a safe distance from the gloves and K-Y jelly.

I also assured my doctor that SlimFast was proving to be a cure-all for me. My nails had been breaking and were now growing strong, I had been having some urinary tract issues, and they were all cleared up . . . all since starting to eat the SlimFast meal and snack bars every day. Well, it's been a cure-all for everything except for being overweight.