If you were a soul, where would you hide?

Completely brain-farted about the Sharks game last night, but apparently all went well and my new favorite one, Johnathan Cheechoo scored the game winner. I really wanted to see him get his first goal, but c'est la vie. At least we got a crapload of work done (well, mostly shopping and then aelfscienecooking), and most of the supplies acquired. Tonight will be "Buy lots of sodas" night for me at Costco, then home for some touch-up housework and general fussing.

Gods we've got so much food it isn't even funny. If people don't show up for this party the one or two who do are leaving with a lot of food, just so you know. It's kind of distressing that there are over 30 people who just haven't replied to the evite at all. Don't know if they're planning to come or not for the most part, which makes figuring out how many supplies to get that much more challenging. When did RSVPing become such a chore to people? I just don't get it.

Whatever. Not going to stress about this, if they show up and we run out of food we'll run over to the store, it's not very far. No fretting. Really. I am a calm mountain lake. That's my visualization for the day.

Wanted to get a gift for h0h0 and T- done before Saturday but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. Too much to do tonight, and well, tomorrow's shot too. They'll just have to wait a bit longer I guess.

Diet update, sorry I've been lax on even mentioning this in a while, haven't I? Progress continues apace, I dropped the two pounds my weekend of excess had added back on, plus another one pound this week, so I'm hovering within three of where I want to be. I'm trying to figure out if I'm going to be able to sustain that weight while not dieting after I'm finished. I think from now on I've just got to be careful about what comes into the house and what doesn't. To wait until I'm actually hungry to eat, and to try and keep my snacking infrequent and as low-cal as possible. I've always found dieting to be the easy part, self-denial I can do in short, sustained bursts, it's just the long term part that trips me up. I'm definitely more of a sprinter than a marathoner. Ah well, another of life's little challenges to overcome.

Still, I like having my sleeker body back. I can feel muscle again for the first time in almost a year! I can see it too. And I don't jiggle around nearly as much as I used to. I also just *feel* lighter. I move differently too, in fact a co-worker said to me on Wednesday, "You move just like a ballerina." I was inordinately pleased by that. I'm also contemplating wearing clothes again that just months ago I would never have dared. Slinky dresses and form fitting pants and tops may well re-enter my wardrobe. I've just spent so many months camouflaging myself, hiding the bumpy bits from sight and hoping no one would notice. It's nice to not feel like I have to do that any longer, it really is.

And the whole self control thing is bleeding over into other areas of my life. I'm becoming more disciplined at work and more organized in my spare time. It's helping me focus, and for a Gemini that is one thing we need all the help we can get in. See, like most of my kind I'm completely scattered 99% of the time. I'm forever trying to juggle too many tasks and too many responsibilities at once, and generally mucking them all up. Now I'm trying to focus on one thing at a time, and completing that one thing well. Not totally successful at it yet, but I'm getting there and that's what's important.

Speaking of focus, I should get back to work. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the party tomorrow!