Bonjour! Comment t’allez-vous, aujourd’hui? Je suis tres bien. That’s about all I remember, I need to get back to my French studies too.

I agree, the occasional treat does us good, and helps with long term change. Enjoy that great weather! Some of us, me, would love to get just one day of that right now.

I have heard of more comfortable bike seats. I followed this family that spent a year on their bikes traveling around. They had a source for great bike seats, here are some examples of the sheepskin you can also get foam padding to go with that, and I see a link to the larger seats with gel on that Amazon page also. I have seriously considered the sheepskin and foam!!!

Health-wise, I had an okay week. I’ve lost a total of 5 pounds since starting two weeks ago. I had lost 7, but felt a tremendous need for pasta and I gave in the craving. I can’t say I regret it because those occasional treats are necessary to keep me going long-term. I also got a little more exercise in this week. I sneak that in because I hate doing it. I snuck it in via a lovely bike ride. The weather is beautiful right now in Phoenix, so biking is more like fun than anything else. Butt hurts today though… does anyone make a comfortable bike seat???

Writing went well. I did some everyday and when I sat down to write, I actually wrote. Didn’t just surf the web or play pathwords on Facebook. I’m still struggling with working on more than one piece at a time, but I guess that’s my cross.

Wow, I really just rambled. Sorry about that! ~ Olivia

That is great to make progress without really trying! And, aren’t the inches more fun than just losing pounds?

Taking time to purely relax is a major accomplishment unto itself! And, congrats on the weight loss!

I am dreading the next round of colds & ickies from school – last fall was a nightmare of constant illness. Hang in there.

PARTY, PARTY, PARTY.