Sometimes the hardest part of gaining weight is remembering that you've gained weight: that you have a new normal. I often hear people say something similar about aging: I don't feel 50; I keep forgetting I'm not in my 20s anymore, etc.

Moving beyond the name which is, let's face it, just ick, I like these powders because they are really just skin enhancers. I have so much red in my skin, the yellow powder balances it out. I've taken to using more bronzer to try to find my cheekbones again, and the lavender is great for highlighting without shine. The best part is that lack of shine or glitter.

Husband gave this to me for Christmas after I wavered back and forth between this one and the other one. Since we have a treadmill that uses the iFit software, I thought this would interact well. In hindsight, it really doesn't matter, but regardless of the brand, the biggest benefit from this thing is when I've been sitting too long and I get the reminder to get up and move. Since I'm following a paleo diet now, I'm not really counting calories, but I do like to make sure I'm getting enough steps in every day and that I'm not sitting too long, so this is perfect.

It's been a whirlwind week around here.  I've been doing quite a few interviews, which is a good thing. Now I'm in a holding pattern seeing if any of them turn into actual contracts.  Husband and I had to go to court in Orange Country one day.  It's not fun being the landlord sometimes.  We fit in a Disneyland day this weekend after realizing that we hadn't actually been inside one of the parks since some time in November (I actually think it was October, but that sounds like an even worse return on investment of our annual passes, so we'll just go with November).  We did go shopping in Downtown Disney for Christmas presents in December, so we did get some value back there.  And today was a huge day, A had her first admissions interview.  We probably won't find out where she's been accepted until early March.  The process continues.

As far as clothes go, I'm doing pretty well on my diet, but nothing noticeable has happened yet.  I had to cave and buy a new pair of jeans, but otherwise, I refuse to buy anything in a larger size.  Enough is enough.  Don't be filled by the specks on the ground.  It's been in the 80s here, and our tree is very confused.  It bloomed about two months early.  We finally hit some cooler weather late last week even getting a very light rain, which we really need.  I hope everyone has a great week.

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