in a temporary moment of insanity...

I decided to post some pictures of what things really look like around here...like me, after I worked out.
the view of the back yard from the lunch table...nice, except for the taped screen.
The Shoe Organizer. We need like five more of these.

lots of coats and shoes
the desk I inherited from my mom...which I don't really like, but it reminds me of her.
This one was a lttle hard to post...because our water is very hard, leaving iron residue...we even have a filter on the 'fridge, so this water is better than what comes from the sink...and the top of the microwave, dang it needs to be cleaned off...when i looked at this picture I thought, "wow, someone has some work to do..."
This lovely college girl walked in while I was taking this picture, Miss Mirielle. She was thrilled about it.
my spotless kitchen with the dishes all caught up...with the Broken Cupboard in the corner. It has been broken for so long, we just put stuff in it, and refer to it as The Broken Cupboard.
we DO have a nice view out those awful windows...
dining room table with mismatched chairs...and my lunch, and Camille's Ariel doll
this shot highlights our nice window...Paul replaced one a few years back. He is going to finish the trim soon. I think. Under the window is the Mitten Bin, covered with coats that don't fit on the hooks. And that IS a huge bag of chocolate chips.
this is our Red Chair, primarily used by the princesses to look in the mirror. The crooked mirror with the handprints on it, next to the other sets of hand prints on the wall.
our coffee table as a movie/dvd player/Wii shelf...it is only temporary, we are getting a nice shelf one of these days. That's what I told myself..um, has it been over five years already?
this shows the rotting window frame AND the lack of trim on the wall where it meets the floor...we just put these floors in not too long ago! Three years maybe?
the Clothes Monster which ever lives on our couch
cozy living room
my comfy chair
the computer table next to Rosie's cage. Like the towel on the window keeping the heat in?
Charlotte Claire when she got home from school and announced that she had lost her third tooth. Slow down, please, Char. The toothfairy cannot keep up with this.

So why this insanity? Not just to embarrass myself, or the kids. But to say this: things do not have to be perfect in order to be happy. I don't like the way alot of things are around here, but has it killed me? Not yet. Of course I am ever hopeful we will get around to fixing and upgrading, and I will get more organized and clean up clutter. But my point is that while it is nice to be comfy and clean, the house doesn't have to be like out of a magazine in order to have a good life.

And I am not completely insane, there are no Laundry Room pictures.

I am not hungry. I keep telling myself this. Why in the world am I plagued with this urge to munch? Today I have had my nice breakfast of oatmeal with crunchy peanutbutter and blueberries, then an egg with bacon bits, and a grapefruit. Then a serving of veggie stix. I will have a yogurt with my coffee when the kids get home, then dinner. But I keep wanting to have something more, I am thinking of ice cream and cookies, or a big bowl of cereal. I am not hungry, so this is just a mental battle here. And no, I cannot just give in because....well, I gained three pounds! Since yesterday! No gradual gain, just WHAM, three pounds! No fair, no fair!!! The scale needs to go the OTHER WAY!! I am not going to go off the deep end about it, but I need to be careful, and careful does NOT include ice cream.

The kids are coming home soon, today was a strange day, writing in the afternoon instead of morning because Jerry The Cable Guy came to fix the internet. So off I go to make that coffee, and NOT have any Bad Things to eat...