Posted January 22nd, 2010 by Kimberly Dowd4 Comments - add yours! »
Just in time to prevent writer’s block…it’s the Friday Five! This week’s topic is “Personal Adds.”
1. What’s your favorite “just add water!” food?
Kraft Easy Mac. I used to mock the Easy Mac audience because, seriously, how hard is it to make Kraft Macaroni & Cheese? But now I love it, because it’s quick and only one serving’s worth. If I make a box, I’ll end up eating half the box. Just don’t tell me what’s in the weird white powder.
2. What’s your favorite thing to add vinegar to?
The only thing I add vinegar to is a tomato, onion & cucumber salad. We call it “stank salad” because it has a definite reek to it.
3. What’s something weird you’ve added to normal food?
Apparently, ketchup with eggs is considered weird by a lot of people, although I can’t have eggs without it.
4. What’s your favorite thing to add whipped cream to?
Coffee! It’s decadent and relatively low-calorie and makes coffee seem more fun.
5. What’s something you refuse to add anything to, even though most people add something?
I enjoy raw potatoes.
I’m just super-pleased that there are no questions like “Who in your life is the most disorganized?” Those questions are the only reason I don’t do the FF every week.
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Week 2 of Weight Watchers is ovah!
Wt: 173.8
Loss: 6.6 lbs
The Weight Watchers Online robot is telling me I’m losing too quickly but I since I can GAIN 5 lbs in one week, I’m not too concerned by losing 6 lbs in two weeks. I’m still eating my daily amount of points and dipping a point or two out of my weekly ‘bank’ once in a while.
The next step is to add some exercise to my life so I’ll be a bit toned in the summer. I’m dreading, DREADING exercising, though. I’m just no good at it. I’m clumsy, I hurt, I get short of breath…it’s a hot mess
Posted January 19th, 2010 by Kimberly Dowd2 Comments - add yours! »
As of this morning I’ve lost 5.2 lbs. Which is one bag of flour. 
It’s been pretty easy so far. WM is doing the plan too which helps so much. It’s nice to have an evil-scientist type in the kitchen who can concoct 5 point meatloaf. I’m eating more than I did before and the plan still is working. I’m not hungry AND I can still eat 1 Sonic Burger a week and stay on plan. I cling to that one burger a week like Jay Leno clings to NBC.
In other news I’m teaching myself to crochet. Why? I HAVE NO IDEA. Actually, I want something that I can do while I’m snuggled on the sofa at the end of the night and something I can toss in a bag and bring with me. World of Warcraft’s a hobby that requires full-on thought and a computer. Jewelry requires tools and a desk.
Last night I did 2 rows each of single crochet, half-double crochet and double crochet. I created the prettiest 5×8 rectangle of missed stitches and screwed-up tension ever! My goal is to make an ugly hat. If I aim for ugly, I can’t miss.
NJ gets a new governor today! Chris “Gimme a Pancake” Christie takes over for Jon “Crash” Corzine. Although Corzine was nice enough when I met him he really, REALLY wasn’t much of a friend to NJ. While I’m now convinced that neither side of the aisle is a friend to NJ, change is good.
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Dream: Had a dream I met Liz and her new daughter!
Wt: 175.2
Loss: -5.2
Posted January 18th, 2010 by Kimberly Dowd1 Comment - add yours! »
My first go at the pendant Friday night was disastrous. I couldn’t get the wire loops to fit within each other like I wanted. Funny enough, it was WM who came up with the solution. “Do you have smaller wire?”
Yes! I did! So I moved from having a 14 gauge outer loop and a 16 gauge inner loop to an 16 gauge outer loop and an 18 gauge inner lop. I used 26 gauge wire to wrap the crystal to the inner loop.
The smaller wires were thin enough that I could wrap them around themselves to form the bail. I split the wires a little bit at the top to form a more “artsy” bail. I’m wearing it to work today strung on a simple black nylon cord. It’s 1 3/8 inches (3.5 cm) long.
I want to redo it in sterling silver wire instead of my trusty non-tarnish craft wire. (I get that online at ParaWire and it beats the pants off of anything I can buy locally.) When I do that, I’m going to try to hide the snipped wire edges better.
But first…I’m going to try to make matching earrings!
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Dream: My brother and I were sucked into some underground Fight Club/gang war. I blame that stupid Bouncing Balls game on Facebook that I keep trying to top his score at.
Wt: 178.8
Loss: 4.6
Posted January 15th, 2010 by Kimberly Dowd1 Comment - add yours! »
Look! It’s time for the Friday Five – this week’s theme is Misses!
1. What’s something you frequently misplace?
My glasses. I don’t need them for close up work, so I take them off. I also have the habit of taking them off in the bathroom before I pee (why? I dunno). And without them on I can’t really find them across the room.
2. For whom are you often mistaken?
As a crazy gun-toting, gay-bashing, warmongering Sarah Palin fan. People! Just because I didn’t vote for Obama doesn’t mean I’m Pat Robertson. Guns are okay in non-lunatic moderation, gays are great, the war needs to stop, Sarah needs to go home, the death penalty sucks and I’m tired of supporting Camden, NJ with my tax money.
3. When were you last misinformed about something important?
Last week. “The client wants something simple.” That really meant “The client wants an ad that looks like the circus puked on it. With red. I mean blue.”
4. Where in your home do you have a seemingly random collection of miscellanea?
My dorkshelf! It’s above my desk. I should take a picture of it. It has a little something of everything I love, including a mini Buddha bead, a magic 8 ball, a seashell, a mini rubber duck and a kaleidoscope.
5. Upon meeting someone for the first time, what qualities in the other person are likely to cause you to misjudge him or her?
A slightly open mouth when not eating or talking. It’s horrible, I know.
