Just sayin'

Do you ever wonder what the master plan is? We all know WHO makes the master plan, we just have to figure it out!!

I knew I needed to dust, dry mop and get laundry done along with finishing the de-cluttering in my 'cave' aka bedroom. I have been avoiding a couple of baskets for a week now. I kept saying there is always tomorrow and the weekend is coming. Yeah, I have been saying that for a couple of weeks.

Yesterday I purchased a fitbit. It is on the idea of a body bugg but it clips to your clothing and tracks activity. As a user I need to enter all food intake and identify exercise.

I was very excited. I got the unit charged up and this morning I got dressed and put it on. I took the dog for a walk, came home to get the bags that were going to amvets, and did some general cleaning. I sat down with a cup of coffee and thought 'hey...why not see how many steps I've done so far'.....and it was GONE. I was sick......I felt the wind come out of my sails. I thought hard and figured it popped off when I was bending over upstairs. So up the stairs I go, check the linen closet (nope), the walk in closet (nope), under the bed (OMG)...still nothing.

I then decided it had to be downstairs. I fed the dog, filled her water bowl, etc....maybe it fell off there. Still nothing.....looked under the bakers rack, the funiture in the living room....still nothing. I wanted to cry. This was an expensive unit.....similar to what Weight Watchers is (or will be) offering.

Last choice was I lost it on the walk. I retraced my steps including going down to the dumpsters. I wandered up and down the complex looking for my black and purple friend. Once I got home, saddened I did not find it, I decided maybe I just missed it in the house. I grabbed my dry mop and went upstairs. I dusted under the bed (rabbits were there......no bunnies!), under the dresser. I dusted the hallway/landing and the stairs. I continued the dusting in the living room under the couch (the cousins to the rabbits were there!) and the chairs, by the printer and under the stairs. I ran up and down the stairs with more and more ideas as to where my contraption was.

Well, once all the dusting, dry mopping and laundry were done I figured I had to give it just one more shot through the 'hood. As I was walking I started talking to 'Tony'....or St Anthony to those who are not on a first name basis with him! St Anthony, St Anthony, please look around. Something is lost and cannot be found. Please help me find my fitbit!......it was like a chant as I was kicking the snow as I walked. I got all the way to the end of the complex....*sigh*....chat with 'Tony' again and voila! Fitbit found!!

Now that I have 24+ hours with my new friend, I have to say I don't like when it tells me that I have spent x hours doing nothing. Sometimes my brain is working when my body is not moving BUT I have to admit it is making me rethink when I say "I was crazy busy all weekend". Now I would have to say I sat on my butt because my fitbit said so!! Being active is a good and healthy thing....something I have been trying to do (and saying that I am doing!)

Another thing, I have never been a big fan of crockpotting. I spend a lot of time cooking and sometimes I get frustrated that it takes so long and I am not out enjoying doing things. I have always been the type to cook on the weekend and reheat all week long. I did ask for a new crockpot for christmas so I guess I have to use it! Friends have told me for years how they love their crockpots and I would pooh pooh them. Shame on me because I am LOVING it. I have been able to make black beans (delish...thanks to my friend Peg); last night I made a quick pork roast with onions and apples.....and I don't have to spend my whole weekend in the kitchen listening to how my friends are out having fun. I can set the crockpot before I go to bed and have a great meal done that I can port to work for lunch.

Lastly, being that I love the store Sur la Table and work with all their great gadgets I got myself a vitamix. Want to talk about over the top blending!! At first I did not use it much.....it was a show piece. How silly!! Since getting over the fact I can play with a new toy I enjoy I make a wonderful yogurt smoothie every morning. (Fat free greek yogurt, banana, frozen fruit, spash of milk and ice cubes). The best part though is after eating some canned tomato soup and realizing it was over 200 calories for tomato soup with water. How crazy is that for something in a can that I could not just heat and eat. Dieting and trying to eat clean has make me think about doing things differently. That being said, I was able to make some roasted tomato soup from scratch. Once all the tomatoes and vegetables were roasted they were plunked into the blender. Seeds, skin and all! Once I heated it all up you could never tell that there was so many vegetables in there in their semi cooked natural state.

Now that I have rambled on.......I'm just sayin' that life is good! HE is making me think and be good to me....and I am loving it!