Red on the Head

Cruel, Mother Nature is. During the whole Chiffon Margarine debacle, Mother Nature tried to tell me not to mess with her.

At first, I thought it was kinda flat looking because my thryoid is bad and that can affect the health of your hair. Then I got that semi-under control. And still, the hair looks eh.

Recently, my girlfriend told me that my hair is brown.

BROWN??? WTF???

Do not tell me that I suffered.....

• Red on the head, I'd rather be dead

• Red in the Head means Fire in the Bed!!! (not so cool when you're 11)

• The whole redheads have bad temper shit...it's just a buncha fuckin' horseshit!

• Never tanning, always burning (which is STILL a problem)

.....during my childhood to then grow up, be in my prime and suddenly I lose all the red color in my hair.

Yes, I've permed it since I was a teenager. I'm sorry Ma Nature, I didn't know I was doing wrong!

I didn't color it until just a couple of years ago. Never had to.

At a recent gathering of friends, I asked them, "What color is my hair?"

Brown. Strawberry Blonde. Blonde.

HUH?

So Mother Nature, I'm pissed.

Just when it's SEXY to be a redhead, you turn my hair brown. Where's the nearest salon? I a dose of fire!

Not ONLY do I rock...

but I FUCKIN' ROCK!!!!

Get ready for the Tuesday Total on my Weight Watchers week.....

Are ya ready?

ANOTHER 4.2 pounds for a total of 8.6 in two weeks. Yes, it is benefitting me that I'm a big girl and I work out.

(waits for applause and pats on the back)

Thank you very much!

I am proud of myself. I am finally making an effort to take care of me, not just those around me. I prep my breakfast and sit down almost every morning AT THE TABLE and focus on the meal. I'm making an effort to change things up and not eat the same old crap all the tiime. And this week, I'm going to add cardio into the mix.

I hope all of you guys are having a great week!!! I sure am!

The Key

From my last post:
We bought locally made Molasses, Wildflower honey, Lemon Cake, Gingerbread, Turbinado Sugar and Molasses candy. I ate some of all of it and still lost weight. Gotta love Weight Watchers!

And a Princess responded:
"That sounds so nice and the pictures are beautiful....eat some for me..I don't think I could eat all that and lose weight!!"

For me, the key to Weight Watchers is that I can eat whatever I want and still lose weight.

WHATEVER I want. If I want Lemon Cake..I can have Lemon Cake. Homemade Gingerbread? Yes, please.

Unfortunately, I cannot have ALL I want.

I think that's the problem with a lot of folks. We get a loaf of Lemon Cake and eat the whole damn thing. Linda had a slice. I had a slice. I counted my points. And the rest of it is in the freezer for the next time we want some.

I have honey every day for breakfast. It's only 1 point per tablespoon. That's a LOT of honey. I smear it on my 1 point English Muffin. That way I can have what I like. I just can't have a tub of it.

So yes, I did eat ALL of that. But I didn't eat ALL of IT!


P.S. Yes, Kelly...it's a gorgeous place to go. And we'll rent it out for any days you want. But you have to enjoy hiking, biking, four-wheeling, and outdoor stuff, because Jamestown is not a shopper's paradise (unless you like used shoes.)

Jamestown and Muddy Pond, TN

Last Saturday morning, we ventured out to the Minnonite Village of Muddy Pond, TN to do a little shopping and to have one of the fabulous sandwiches that those ladies make. Alas, when we got to the General Store there was a sign stating that they no longer made sandwiches. (hangs head sadly) They made the most wonderful creations. Even if it was only meat, cheese, bread, mayo, lettuce and tomato. It was as if their hands were touched by God's own.

So, being a former Girl Scout (and since they lady behind the counter suggested it)...I bought everything and made us one on the back of the car. Spread my little plastic baggie out and we had a car picnic!

Then we went to watch the molassses (or mole asses as my family calls them) being made. They have a huge room where they boil them down after the horses grind the sugar cane into juice.



These are the gorgeous boys doing their job at the Molasses Shop.
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One of the old Mennonite men taking a break outside the steamy molassses boiling room.
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Lovely red tree outside of the lodge.
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Pond down in the hollow by Muddy Pond. Not THE Muddy Pond...just a muddy pond. THE Muddy Pond has a little sign. I guess enough of the dumb city folk asked that they finally put up a sign. Looks more like a mud puddle, but hey...call it a pond if you wanna.
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We bought locally made Molasses, Wildflower honey, Lemon Cake, Gingerbread, Turbinado Sugar and Molasses candy. I ate some of all of it and still lost weight. Gotta love Weight Watchers!