Hmmm. It hasn’t been a great week for me. Like, at all. I think the stress of the appointment on Wednesday wiped me out, and I spent Thursday recovering, and since the week was already toast, I didn’t bother with Friday. I ate rotten. I didn’t exercise outside of letting loose at the disco Thursday night. I am drinking lots of water, so there’s something. I’ve been eating more salads, and on Thursday I took my vitamins. Does that count? Sheesh. Boom. Blah. (OK, that was kind of funny).

Monday is my second injection, and for those of you who remember, it took me about a month to recover from the last one. I’m hoping that this time I’ll at least do some light treadmill right away. I want to start seriously progressing again.

If I recall correctly, some of you have asked about recipes. I’m sorry to have dropped the ball. I’ve typed out some of my staples. Click the link at the bottom of this post to see them.

For more fabulous recipes, I highly, HIGHLY recommend this cookbook. We bought it at Barnes and Noble. Amazon also carries it here. This cookbook taught me how to cook. It has a full meal, including side dishes, for every day of the year. It is divided into days, (for example FRIDAY, July, week three), and it has weekly shopping lists that you can tear out of the back of the book. These are healthy meals. When I first started using the cookbook, I followed it day by day, but I’ve cooked so much of it now, I just go back to my favorites. They are easy to follow. They are healthy. He uses whole grains, lots of vegetables, and lean meats sparingly. Seriously, this book is amazing, and extremely practical.

Anyway, click the link for the recipes. Like I said, I did lame this week. I hope some of you did better.

I got to shake my cosmic thing last night at my friend Michal’s birthday party disco dance.

I haven’t had that much fun in a LONG time. Nate got into it, too. I always love watching him dance because it reminds me of the first time I ever saw him. It was 15 or so years ago, at a dance, and he was surrounded by girls. I came to learn that was quite common. Shy little me stood against a wall and admired from afar. He’s so sex-xy when he dances, I love it.

I worked quite a bit on the strap for Pete’s bag yesterday. It doesn’t make for too exciting a picture, so there isn’t one. I’m maybe a third of the way done. When I said a couple hundred rows yesterday, I wasn’t kidding.

And, today is Hayden along day. Let’s see…

Dani has finished hers in some very pretty pinks, and Darra’s is done in grays. Nate really liked the grays, and almost sounded like he’d like one in those colors, but he looks better in browns. Great job, ladies! As always, if I’ve missed anyone, let me know.