Is it lying?

My scale decided to be really nice to me today. What? Does that ever happen? For the majority of my life, I've never used a scale. It's just too easy to become preoccupied with weight and I don't believe in stewing over it because it makes me have a negative opinion of myself. After I had Claire I decided to get one just to see when I got under my pre-pregnancy weight. That didn't take very long and I actually got down to my pre-marriage weight in a couple months. I just check now and then just to make sure the numbers aren't going up. I'm not too concerned with making them go down, just as long as they don't go up.

Now, I don't relate the numbers going up as "ugh, I'm gaining weight. Stupid." I just think of it more as a need to be more healthy. So lately, I just feel icky. I'm not even gaining weight, just icky feeling. I'm ADDICTED to sweet things. I think about them all the time and it takes a lot of energy not to give in. They taste icky even when I eat them. So, here is my goal. I want Claire to eat healthy foods, but I can't do that unless I am eating healthy foods too. I have been eating clementine's like crazy and I'm trying to eat fruits as snacks and not eat before bedtime. Let's be honest, it's what I should be doing anyway. I decided long ago that if carbs are the deciding factor between being skinny and being what I am now, I'd rather be what I am now. I love carbs and I don't think it's worth cutting just to go down in weight. I LOVE bread. I ate bell peppers and broccoli until I liked them. I used to hate them and run away when served, but I LOVE broccoli now....still getting used to the peppers though because I have to have them less crunchy. I'm going to try and force myself to eat new fruits and veggies until I like them. It's like training a 5 year old, I know.

Anyway, I'm two pounds away from weighing less than Brian. Haha. That would be the day, right? Maybe if my metabolism was like his.... Haha. Not that I really care, but I liked seeing a lower number for that second. :)

New Haircut

My aunt would call this a "Duck Butt" haircut. That's ok. I like it. I think it's so much fun! I love that it's short again and is SOOO easy to do! It, of course, didn't turn out as cute as when my hairdresser did it, but I'll get the hang of curling it again. It looks cute not curled too, but I had to experiment of course.

The back. This would be the "duck butt" part.

Anyway, I like it. Brian says it makes me look older and refined. I can take the refined part, but I don't know if I want to look too much older. :)

Day 5: Belle

Yesterday was the last day of princesses for the week. We had a fun time being Belle for the day, but didn't do a ton because we were busy. We wanted to go to the library at 10 am for their reading time, but Claire was super ornery, so we didn't make it. Much to my dismay, she didn't even take a nap. Ugh. So, we decided to go around noon. In 5 minutes, the time it takes to get to the library, Claire fell asleep in the car.

Hm...to go in or to let her sleep. I decided to go in and check a couple books out to read them later. Even getting her out of the car didn't wake her up. Good! I went in, found a couple books, and then she woke up looking for the little boy making a scene in front of his dad. She loves little kids and guess she can hear them in her dreams. So, we read the Princess and the Pea and a fishy book.

Then it was time for our lunch date with Prince Charming. Dominos. His favorite. Brian, I guess, could resemble the beast in his pizza eating. He can eat an entire pizza by himself sometimes. We had a fun lunch date.

Of course Claire doesn't eat pizza, so the napkins were more fun.

Belle also feeds the birds with beast, so we fed the ducks. Claire liked the bread better than the ducks. Haha. Silly girl.

We had a fun princess week! Next week is Picnic at a park week. We'll chose a different park each day and each lunch there. Of course this is a weather permitting activity. If it's bad, we'll have to think of something else.