The Diet, It Is A’Changing

Now that I have snuggled my way down into a pant size smaller than what I’ve been wearing, I feel wholly renewed in terms of diet modification and working out. I’m ready to “kick it up a notch”.

Which is where SuperFoods comes into play. I haven’t received my books in the mail yet (SuperFoods HealthStyle: Proven Strategies for Lifelong Health and SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life) but already I have started incorporating more fruits, vegetables and whole-wheat products into my diet. No more coke has been a big change and I’ve been doing well with that. In the morning now I have green or black tea instead of coffee and I’ve reduced my sugar intake from 6 tablespoons (yes, SIX) of white, refined sugar to one small packet of Sugar in the Raw and 1 teaspoon of honey. I still maintain that all that sugar is what makes me a sweet, charming Southern belle! Honestly! But, eventually, I hope to convert fully to just 1 tsp. honey and then to no sugars at all.

Last night I bought whole-wheat noodles instead of the regular ones and tonight or tomorrow night plan on making a dish with them. We’ll see what I manage to cook up.

Most importantly, though, I don’t discuss my diet changes with my family. There are those that only want to mock it and then there are those that say, “Oh, what diet are you on? I might want to do it with you.” In which case I tell them to get off their ass, TRULY assess what they are putting into their bodies and CHANGE it. That’s what I’m doing. They, like most Americans, want a “quick fix”, a ‘get skinny in 2 weeks’ kind of diet. But it just doesn’t work that way and they’re forever going to be fat because they won’t change their way of thinking.

Lunch for today consists of organic peanut butter and jelly sandwich on light honey wheat bread with an orange.

I get a feeling this might turn into a weight loss blog, hehe!

I’m also going to take a moment to mention that Justin Timberlake’s new song “Sexy Back” is going to be forever permanently stuck in my head. It’s a true travesty and it is driving me insane (“I’m bringin’ sexy baaaaaack”). I WILL refrain from dancing in the office. Honest, I will.

I’ll just sit on my feet.

More Detailed Update

So I said I was going to update eons ago and I didn’t. Sorry! Things have just been so hectic lately.

The Return of Seamus

Nov. 29^th I flew back to Finland to get Seamus, landing on the 30^th. I get off the plane, meet my friend and then go back to his place to unload my luggage. After resting for about an hour, we head off to Riihimäki. I message The Finn that I’m coming and, like always, he’s not cooperating. Still, I persevere. I get there and head to the house we used to share. Strangely, all the lights are on. I peek around the corner and there’s a woman painting on the computer room! I message The Finn to tell him someone’s here and I’m about to knock on the door. He sends another message back to say that it’s just his girlfriend, there’s no need to talk to her and that he’ll bring Seamus to me. I say that’s not good enough because he’s not very trustworthy. So, after more threatening to speak to his new girlfriend, he agrees to come pick me up and bring me to Seamus. After waiting several more hours and then a long drive into the country, Seamus and I are reunited!

The woman that was keeping him only spoke Finnish but from what I understood, she’s had Seamus for a very long time—probably starting about a month after I left Finland if that.

Anyway. Seamus is now back in the USA with his mama and I just couldn’t be happier to have my baby dog here with me again.

On Being Single

So I’m single again. And as I said before, I’m okay with that. The Yankee, whom I had been dating for about 6-7 months, told me the day before I left for Finland in more words or less that he didn’t find me attractive and I should get all my stuff from his apartment and give him back his key.

Well, I got my stuff from his apartment but he’s been out of town working in Texas so I hadn’t seen him to give him back his key. Then, this previous Thursday, he messages me to say that he’ll be in town this weekend if I’d like to talk. At any rate I need to give him his key back so I say fine, I’ll see if I have the time for it.

I meet up with him Friday evening and we take a ride where he apologies to me for the things he’s said and asks if he can have my permission to try and win my forgiveness and possibly start seeing me again. I suppose since he did ask and I’m just a nice person that doesn’t want to be angry with people (I also believe people deserve a second chance sometimes), I say fine, that he can try. We’ll see if he follows through.

At any rate, I’ve started dating again and he’s aware that he does have competition. My date on the 8^th of this month was a charming cameraman who I enjoyed the company of immensely but our schedules haven’t allowed for a second date just yet. Just have to see!

Continuing Education

The university is giving me the run around. I suppose this is the Rite of Passage for my patience/acceptance/tolerance levels. I don’t have much to say about it just yet—only that they’ll be getting calls from me every two days until something is resolved about my application.

I swear they only get the dumbest students available to work in the Office of Admissions.

My office Christmas party was this past Saturday and I had a really good time. I was slightly tipsy and I threw all my introverted insecurities to the wind and got out on the dance floor and danced.

You know what? It felt really good. I’m glad I did it instead of being a wallflower all night.

Just a quick one.

This will have to be a very short entry since I am at work and about to leave.

I would just like everyone to know the following updates:

1. Seamus is safely back home with me.
2. I’m single again, and I’m okay with that.
3. Still haven’t heard from the university, but my college application has been sent in. Still too soon to tell, though.

I’ll write a better entry after I get home, with pictures and everything!