Weight: A miraculous 159.0 considering the mass quantities I consumed yesterday

This next part is not for the faint of heart.

You’ve been warned.

Also, you probably don’t want to be eating.

Again, you’ve been warned. Note: double warning.

Ok, you brave and trouble souls. This next part here is what happens when you don’t do laundry and need something clean to wear to work so your foul odor doesn’t kill your co-workers. This was a dire emergency. And also, a reminder of why I need to stop with the Halloween candy already. GEEZ!

This is titled: This muffin-top ain’t just for breakfast

You were warned! Those are my size 6 jeans I’m crammed into there. I had to wear them to work today because, hello, laundry. And yes, my room is a mess. So we aren’t really surprised that I had to cram my size nearly 10 behind into a pair of jeans I used to wear 15 pounds lighter because I didn’t have anything clean to wear.

And that was just the start to a really crappy day so far. I mean CRAPPY with a capital SH (no, not SHAPPY - however, that is funny. I needed to crack a bit of smile this morning… so close!) I am ANGRY. Like shaking with anger, angry. And over stupid things, like not having clean pants, not being able to fit in the clean pants I do have, the house being a mess in general, the kids not doing their chores, getting in late to work, etc… Just all that little stuff that adds up. It’s barely 10am and I already feel like my day is totally in the toilet! I forgot to pick up for Stevia packets for my tea. The water cooler is empty. Wah Wah Wah.

OK. PIty Party is OVER. I heading to the store for the Stevia packets. We have two employees and no customers. I can be gone for 5 minutes. I’ll refill the water cooler bottle myself (yes, we just refill it with filtered tap water. No Culligan man comes here.) I will take five minutes to just breathe with my eyes closed and focus some positive energy inward. I can turn today around. It does not need to suck. It’s ever so slightly raining today, which I LOVE because it fills the air with the wonderful scents of rain and trees and just that fall time freshness (Marin County is blessedly close to the ocean and fairly pollution free. Taking a deep breath of fresh air outside here is not counter-productive!)

Today is going to be a GOOD DAY - because, I said so, THAT’S why!

UPDATE 11:46 AM

Today is a sucky day because it just won’t budge. And it wins. So it sucks.

I hate (in no particular order):

My job

My kids (ok, not really the kids, but their attitude and laziness and messiness and slovenliness - all the ‘nesses!!)

My double digit credit rating

My single digit bank account balance

My twice divorced singlehood

Rob Pattinson’s hair (srsly, it’s called a BRUSH!)

Not being able to wear Junior size clothing because I have breasts

Bon Jovi tickets went on pre-sale today and I realized I can’t afford them

My life in general

UPDATE 8:19 PM

Ending the day on a positive note. Work was so busy that I didn’t get lunch until after 4pm. No snacking period. Guess that’s one way to stick to a diet!

It’s amazing how just a few minutes of Brendan Fraser on screen can perk up my day! GI Joe was waiting in my mailbox when I came home. I just finished sharing a bag of light microwave popcorn in bed with my littlest ones while watching a great action flick. Awesome end to a less than stellar day.

And not one piece of Halloween candy! I think the candy fairy has retired til next year!