Well, that was just plain gross

Yesterday I took 3 photos of myself in a bathing suit. OMG, I'm gagging here. I've been planning on dieting but seeing those photos has grossed me out so much I may never eat again. I took the photos to motivate me to lose the extra 10-15 pounds I've been lugging around but they make me want to lose 50. I'm a big fat pig.

My plan was to post them here. After seeing them I won't even take them off the camera let alone put them on the computer hard drive. For obvious reasons I think I need to stay away from all types of cookies. Besides, do I really want to alienate (nauseate?) my faithful readers that way? Do I want to reward you for your loyalty to Karenworld by showing the emperor without her clothes and in an ill fitting bikini? I think not. You can't unsee something you've already seen, especially if it's nasty.

So I was off to the gym at 5am this morning to rectify the problem. I need to get my cardio up and get rid of some of this excess flab. I don't want to go down any sizes, I just want to fit comfortably into my regular size instead of sickly bubbling out over my size 10s. I want to feel and look like the perfect 10 that's hiding under all this jiggly flesh.

And those 3 little (big?) photos will go a long way into shaming me into doing it. Effective, yet oh so depressing.

kxx

Aaah, yes!

Everything's back to normal. The kids are getting ready for school, Scott's at work and I'm all dressed and ready to go. Love it. I think I'm the only one in the world who loves getting back to work after a holiday. I'm just a big fan of routines and schedules.

Montréal was fun. I always love to go. We had a great visit with my dad and even got to go shopping. Unfortunately nothing for your's truly but lots for the kids and for me just being at the mall is like a tonic.

We visited daddy's old neighbour Eusebio and his family too. They're Portuguese and gave us a gallon (!) of homemade wine. We had dinner before we got there but they just kept feeding us more and more food. The gluttony was truly on a biblical scale. I actually gained .5 a pound over the weekend.

I'll post a couple of photos tomorrow. Have yourselves a fabu day and if this is your first day back at work this year, don't work too hard. You don't want to strain anything...

kxx

Got lots to do today so can't stay long...

Going to my dad's as soon as Scott comes home from work. Which means I have to get everything together on my own. Yippee. And of course if we forget anything it's all my fault. No pressure.

So I've got to collect everyone's clothes, toys and toiletries for 2 nights and 3 days in the beautiful Montréal. Don't forget the puffers, Audrey's hair stuff and toothbrushes. Hopefully we can make a stop at Les Promenades St. Bruno and do a little shopping. Mummy will need her kind of special therapy. I'm already looking forward to Monday morning when everything goes back to normal. Now where did I put the stupid chapstick? Sigh.

kxx

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

I have nothing today that pertains to that title but it popped into my head yesterday and it made me giggle so I thought I'd share with the class.

So when do you brush your teeth? I brush the minute I wake up just before I hop into the shower. When I'm done with my shower it helps me feel super fresh and clean. I recently slept over at a friend's house and she wondered why I wasn't eating breakfast right away. See that's a by-product of brushing early. The minty toothpaste flavour makes me put off eating for about 30 minutes. And there's no way I'd eat without brushing first. Yuck. So one way or another, I'll wait for a while before breakfast.

I know there was a fascinating reason why I brought that up but it escapes me. What the hell? 2007 is definitely not a good bloggy year so far. Up to now I've pretty much wished you a happy new year, filled out an internet form and mistakenly thought I had agoraphobia. Not my best work. I know they all can't be Pulitzer Prize nominees but this is ridiculous. I think I need some perspective. My one year blogiversary's coming up soon and I've got to shine. Not unlike my lovely teeth. Oh my God. I need to drop this.

kxx

Am I agoraphobic?

I haven't left the house in 2007. Isn't that strange? I haven't set foot outside since I came home from my NYE party. I have actually opened the front door, clutching my crusty hoodie around my neck chatting to my favourite neighbour but I haven't once left the building. I wonder how long this can go on? I have no plans for today. In fact, I have no plans until Friday night when we all pile into the car and drive to Montréal to visit my dad. Can I hold out until then? Watch this space to find out...

Okay, call me a liar. I just realized that I went to the gym yesterday morning. I can easily be forgiven for forgetting because the alarm clock rang at 5am so I could arrive there by 5:30. I was home by 6:30 and it wasn't even light out yet. I promptly came home and crawled right back into bed. I suppose the whole thing seemed like a dream.

Well there goes a cute little blog idea out the window. Sigh. And I thought I was being soooo clever. Whatever. Ooh! Spongebob is on tv. Gotta go...

kxx

Another one of those survey thingies

1.What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before? Went camping. In Delaware. That's an 11 hour drive, people. In a minivan. With 3 kids.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Didn't make any last year, not making any this year. Too easy to disappoint myself.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Nope

4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thank goodness.

5. What countries did you visit? The US

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? A family trip to Disney

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? November 6th. My first day at my new job.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Definitely getting the abovementioned job.

9. What was your biggest failure? I don't have one. I guess I aimed low.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No

11. Where did most of your money go? Pharmacy, food and Christmas presents

12. Compared to this time last year, are you: Happier or sadder? Thinner or fatter? Richer or poorer? Definitely happier, fatter and poorer

13. What was your favourite film or book of this year? Film: Borat Book: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. Light, junky, fun, girl stuff

14. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 39 and I baked myself a cake. Also the cat puked in my hallway and I went to the dentist. Perfect.

15. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? Suburban mum chic. I just invented that. Like it?

16. What political issue stirred you the most? I shy away from politics.

17. Name one new person you met this year. My friend Chris and his family. We met online and I'm now proud to call him a real friend. Also Candice from work. She's so different from me but we're still so much alike.

18. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006. That sleeping in a tent just isn't for me. Seriously, I learned that family and good friends will put up with a lot of my nonsense and God bless them for that.

kxx

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone was well behaved last night and is suitably recovered by now. As for us, we spent NYE with friends at a house party. Julie and Doug hired a chef to cook and serve for their 12 guests and we really had a lovely, "grown-up" time. They even hired a sitter for all our kids (15 of them... yikes) so we could still come. Gone are the New Years' Eves past of going to a friend's cottage by the lake, drinking until we're stumbling drunk and passing out where we fell. Nope, the family was home and in bed by 1am. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Like I said, we're grown-ups now. Sigh.

So the traditional behaviour of the new year is to look back on the past year and make resolutions for the coming one. I don't feel like doing that here. If you want to look back at my year, check out my old blogs. As for my resolution, I'm making the same one I've made every year. I don't make 'em. Why set yourself up for failure? No, this way my year is fresh, new, surprising and disappointment-free. So, maybe I would like to be fitter and run that 10K in May without walking and maybe I'd like to start eating healthier and get my ample butt to the gym but let's not make them resolutions, 'k? Way too much pressure.

A haiku for the coming year:

2007
Karenworld goes on and on
No end in sight... help!

kxx