The Launch Sequence Has Been Deployed

Okay, let's get this countdown started. Let me just say that the past two weeks have been wonderful and full of goodbyes. I did my very best to eradicate the house of tasty foods and managed to consume all holiday related treats by 10PM last night. I was worried for a bit that I wouldn't be able to get it done, but (reaching around to pat myself on the back) I am always up for a challenge. I also wanted to enjoy some of the fine foods I will be saying goodbye to for a while. I had a lovely Big Mac and a sausage McMuffin with egg, chili dog, left over party appetizers, potato chips, and... Oh, I better stop, I am getting hungry.

This time of year also prompted me to go though all my stuff and try to downsize. In the basement I found a set of TV trays. Like so many things I believe their time has come and gone, it seems like this piece of civilization is only used by people over 80 these days. The rest of us just lean over our laps in front of the TV, no need for a tiny table, especially if you have a dog.

Other items I have decided to remove from my life include my fax machine. I will no longer be receiving faxes because those little ink cartridges are very expensive and now that I have a scanner there is no need. I have an old tape recorder I was going to dump, but I came across a tape I made when I must have been about 9 years old that contained the sounds my friend Kathy Olson and I making funny voices and laughing, oh the good old days.

Finally, I painted my living room. Gone is the darkish, rose colored room. In with the new, light tan color. So, fully armed for the new year I was out of bed at 5:45AM, yoga for 45 minutes, tall glass of lemon water and some lovely veggies for lunch. Roasted cauliflower for an afternoon snack and a dinner of sautéed cabbage for dinner. Perhaps I should sleep in the guest room tonight. Only three days of this to purge my system of two weeks of abuse and then... Who knows!