Another benefit of weight loss

Clothing takes up way less space in a suitcase (and you can bring more!)

$3.50 well spent

I am generally not an advocate of "paying" for discounts but I was alerted to the fact that the June issue of Parents Magazine contained a coupon for 20% off a Gymboree purchase. Since the items in your shopping cart on the website don't ever go away unless they run out of the specified size, I use the website as more or less a "wishlist" of sorts of the outfits that I would like to get for Kyra but would rather not pay full Gymboree prices.

This weekend, Gymboree is having a 20% off sale merchandise which makes for some good deals but even better if you have the aforementioned coupon for an additional 20% off. So today when Kyra and I were out, we stopped at the local bookstore and they had an issue of Parents which I of course picked up (after checking that it did indeed contain the coupon). I ended up getting quite a few things for Kyra plus several pairs of shorts for Ian since he has long since outgrown those from last summer. AND as an even bigger bonus, it's time to earn Gymbucks again so that coupon has really helped me out. I'm laughing at myself for spending money to save money, but in this case, I really did save a LOT!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Though I am in no way, shape or form Irish, who can resist a $5 T-shirt from . (Besides, it will make a good workout shirt after the day has long since past!)

Kyra just thinks it's neat that we have matching shirts today and finds no significance to the day!

On another note, depressingly, it is snowing again! UGH! Fortunately, I think it is melting as it drops, but I so thought we were over this stuff!

Tonight is also Pinewood Derby night! We set up the track last night and Ian's car was pretty fast compared to the other cars there. We'll see what happens when the other cars enter the field!

Tim Gunn - I need your help!

A lot of you probably already know that I am a reality show junkie. What is it about these train wrecks that I am so compelled to watch them? Alas, I digress. My newest venture into reality TV is Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. I love Tim from his days on Project Runway. He's just so cool and you know he just tells it like it is. I keep telling Rich that I need Tim to come to my closet for a makeover - but somehow I don't see that happening.

Anyhow, now that I have lost a "bit" of weight, I really need some new clothes that don't make me look like a frumpy school marm. At the same time, I still have some more weight to lose, so I don't want to go overboard. However, I'm still in my "overweight, plus size" mindset and so I'm having trouble picturing what would even come close to looking decent on me. The other problem is that when I do actually find something I like, my practical nature takes over. I don't think I can bring myself to pay $40-$50 for a shirt that may be out of style by say, next week.

So, if anyone has any connection whatsoever to Tim, please send him my way. Otherwise, I'll continue my quest.

A good problem to have, I guess

So I am now in week #3 of this weight loss cycle. I got out the goal pants yesterday and I can say that while I can get them over my hips AND even buttoned and zippered, I still have about a week or two before I would consider being at "goal". That being said, I am now at a point where my current size is now a little too "big" but the next "goal" size isn't comfortable yet. Makes one kind of wish for "half" sizes.

Tackle It Tuesday - Late edition

How could I have forgotten Tackle It Tuesday? Really, I didn't - I just never got around to it. Anyhow, I made up for it this morning by going through Ian's drawers and weeding out the too small clothes to donate to Goodwill and creating a pile of clothes for him to try on to see if they still fit. Only my skinny child can still have several pairs of 3T shorts that STILL FIT!!! (and they don't look like "short shorts" either.