Fast Food Poisoning and Three Hundred Prompts

So, guys, it's been a while. I really appreciate the kind words I got on that last blog post as well as the words I got off the actual post. I let Erik read it and he was absolutely amazing. Have I pulled myself out of that rut? Well, no, not really, but I'm feeling a lot better most of the time. The house is in great shape and we're doing a good job keeping it that way, too. I applied again for Medicaid and I missed the appointment, but I called them and left a message so maybe I can get back on meds soon. Evers' coverage lapsed and I have to get her back on, so it's not something I can put off this time.

Oh, also, Ev has become more clingy toward me. She wants me now, instead of being a total Daddy's girl. Sometimes, this is not always a blessing after all... haha.

In other news, but slightly related because I mentioned food in that post, I recently got horribly, unbelievably sick after eating at our closest McDonald's and it ruined yet another St. Patrick's Day (two years ago, I was about two weeks shy still of my twenty-first birthday, and last year I was pregnant). Later, I learned that my dad was briefly ill, and I think maybe someone in Erik's family, too, so it probably wasn't the McDonald's, but I still feel a repulsion toward it and I'm super excited to say that for almost two weeks now (since the fifteenth) I haven't had one bite of fast food. I think I've only had soda once (the other day at Costco with my mom) I think, not including the gingerale we bought to settle my stomach and I only drank maybe a liter of that total. I have not craved fast food since and have no desire to return. You should all be super proud of me (and of Erik, especially). Of course, that means we had a lot of Hot Pockets, Pizza Rolls, and Eggo so far, but it's progress! Baby steps!

Moving on to something else. Some of you may know about NaNoWriMo. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words in a month (November) and it's a huge international thing. I participate each year since 09, although I've never "won." Well, there's also sometimes a "Camp NaNo" in the spring or summer. Last year I think it was August it was June, this year it's April. I decided about an hour ago that I'm going to go for it. As I've never done it, I don't know all the details, but I know you sign up and get assigned a cabin if you want and can pick your own word count. I'm going for 25k. I'll up it to 30k depending on where I get through the month.

My plan is not to write a novel, but just to write. I will be using 300 writing prompts I once created while I did play-by-post RPGs. I will write short stories, scenes, and poetry, based off each one and how I interpret it. I will be posting them here, too, to help get motivation and keep myself accountable. Please, keep in mind that these will all be very rough first drafts, there will be typos, and I'm self-conscious. I will put that actual table in a separate post because of the amount of coding and the fact that I will probably need to tweak it because of the blog settings. Also to keep things looking clean.

I appreciate your support!

Resolved?

Okay, guys. Baby's napping. Manthing's napping. I'm showered. Gotta run to the store, but I've gotta wake the manthing first so I know he'll hear when the baby wakes up... He's a really sound sleeper. Anyway, before I do all that (aka, my computer's dead so it has to charge in my room and I'm all comfy in my new sherpa blankie on the bed while my hair air dries or something legitimate-sounding like that), I promised you New Year's Resolutions. Here they are!

1. Return to a size 14 pant or smaller by the next new year. My ultimate goal is a 10 or maybe even an 8. I was between a 10 and 12 jean in Colorado at my record best weight. I am not putting a goal weight on here, even though I have one in the back of my head, because really I want to look good and be healthy more than I want a certain number on the scale. Also, I have a very muscular build and I'm curvy, so weight is harder to go on. Same reason I hate every BMI test I've taken ever. I am starting at a pant size 20W. I don't have a scale at home, but I'm going to get one at the store, so I can't share my weight yet.
2. Get and use a gym membership regularly (at least two visits per week, do not let a week go by without one visit.) I've gone to the gym before. Great feeling, knowing you're exercising... for a month. That's how long I usually make it on a semi-regular basis. Erik works at Lifetime Fitness, though. I have no excuse not to get a reduced-price membership and use it.
3. No more soda/High-C/etc. Drive thru/instant style lemonade must be natural and good for you, not the crap they sell at fast food places. Gotta be careful about labels, too. Green tea is great for you. Lipton Green Tea actually isn't.
4. Cut out excessive junk food (candy, chips, etc.). There's a point to be made here with "excessive." I got to that wonderful size by eating fast food and junk food whenever I pleased - but I pleased very rarely. I did not diet. I did a lot of the "make ten dollars last til Friday" diet, but otherwise, my key was portion control, and I lived a more active lifestyle. I'm not going to beat myself up for eating a handful of potato chips every once in a while. I am going to make it every once in a while.
5. Cut fast food to no more than once a month. I intend to eventually eliminate it almost entirely. However, seeing as how I had it twice yesterday and will probably have to have it once or twice today (we've been waiting for our property manager to get our broken dishwasher replaced for over a month and I'm literally out of food). I am going to the grocery store, though...
6. Stop swearing. Fuck... Seriously, though, I have a baby. I used to have a filter, but now I've worn it out and it barely works anymore, only saving me at work most of the time. I need to quit cold turkey in order to stop swearing around her, I think.
7. Cross two more things off my bucket list. And it doesn't count if I add it the day I do it. Cause I've done that...
8. Try more foods I say I "don't like." Anyone else ever said that to get out of eating something that doesn't sound particularly appetizing? Anyone else sometimes discovered that it actually tasted good? Like tilapia.
9. Be properly fitted for a bra. Never done it. And I need it bad.

Anyone else? Seriously, let me hear yours please! I'm tempted to post Erik's later so when I lose the notebook we wrote these on, we'll have a place to come back and look, but I'll get his permission first.

New Year

Happy New Year everyone! Who's got resolutions? I did a list, not too many, and I think some might even be attainable. We'll see! I'll post mine later, but I'm actually getting ready for work. Hope nobody was too hungover this morning.