Sashi Made A Trip to SC!

 

I love my dorky rainbow-ish sunglasses!

This past weekend my husband and I took a road trip to South Carolina to see his parents who moved there last month from Michigan.  It's so nice to have them 50% closer than they were before!  At 7.5 hours, it's still a hefty drive but much better than 14+.  Their new house is gorgeous and you can tell his mom is having fun decorating it.

We didn't do a whole lot except visit at the house which is perfectly fine with me.  But we did go out for dinner both nights we were there.  The first night, we went to The Grumpy Monk where I had a buffalo chicken sandwich without the bun.  It was really good!  

The second night, we went to Bonfire, A Smokin' Taqueria which was AMAZING!

Bonfire

Andy and I started with an order of buffalo cauliflower which was crave-worthy.  I then got the grilled seafood sampler which had catfish, shrimp and oysters.  I can definitively say that I do not like oysters.  At all. LOL  But the catfish was seasoned and cooked perfectly and I will likely just get that the next time we go.  They don't offer healthy sides but that was fine.  I got my vegetables with the buffalo cauliflower. 😁

I don't have a lot of photos from the trip because, well, I suck at taking photos when I am out places.  I am so in the moment that I rarely think to stop to take photos.  And since this was the first trip we've taken in over 2 years, it was a little overwhelming.  But we had so much fun seeing his 'rents that it was 137% worth it.

I am happy to say that I stayed well under my points both days we were there and while traveling.  Of course, there was so much sodium in everything we ate.  We also ordered in the first couple of nights we were back home which also didn't help.  So with that, along with the fact that it's "that time" of the month, I did not have a loss this week but I am okay since I also did not GAIN.  NOT gaining while on a mini vacation is a win in my book!

Sashi Made A Fashion Choice: New Glasses!

 I am back to my beloved nerd style glasses which makes me happy!  On the same day that I went to pick them up, my new prescription sunglasses also came in the mail. 🤓😎

Sashi Made Progress!

Weight Watchers is doing something that I love: they send out milestone charms!  People who do in-person meetings get more but those of us who are doing digital only still get them for 5lbs, 10lbs, 25lbs, and each 25lbs thereafter.  I hit my 50lb milestone a few weeks ago so got my new charm. I am actually motivated by these charms.  Hey, whatever works, right?

I am down 60lbs as of today which was a nice surprise!  Even though today (Friday) is my weigh-in day, I often do find myself doing a "precheck" sometimes on Thursdays.  It was only down 1lb yesterday.  This is why I don't weigh myself daily  Those daily fluctuations would drive me batty!

May 2021

This is another way that I am keeping myself excited/motivated: STICKERS!  For each day that I am below my daily points, I get a star.  I get a smiley sticker for each week that I lose.  It's colorful. It's tangible. It's rainbow. It's ME! 🌈🍓🍊🍋🍈🍇

I use the back pages of this planner to keep track of the weekly menu, my measurements, and a running total of my weigh-ins.  Yes, most of this is available in the WW app as well but I get enjoyment from having a physical book with pages.  

Sashi Made A Drawing: Halloween Cards

Halloween 2020

When I was still sending them, I hand made my Christmas cards almost every year since I was 18. They started out with designs cut out of construction paper and grew up into other non-traditional designs, like gingerbread men cut out of sandpaper or Christmas trees cut out of green scrubbies.  Once my card list got into the 50's, I started having them printed because yikes!  That was a lot of cards to make by hand.  The 2 years I didn't make them, I actually had people contact me to specifically tell me that they were disappointed to receive a "generic" card... even though one of them was of my wedding pic to my ex. LOL (The other time I sent out purchased cards was because I had been sick and just ran out of time.)

In one way, it felt good that my handmade or hand-drawn & printed cards were appreciated.  On the other hand, it really started to feel like a burden.  And now, Christmas cards seem to be going away and those that do send them seem to be doing so just out of obligation. I know I fit that description for quite a while!

So now, instead of sending out Christmas cards every year, I send out Halloween cards.  Last year was just the 3rd year that I've done that, but it feels so much more... right... to me.  ❤❤❤

Halloween 2019

Halloween 2018