20 God doesn’t want me to be skinny.

He wants me to be His. He wants me to love him more than anything else on earth (even girl scout cookies). He wants my attention. He wants me to love what he has given me (even my generous hind parts). He wants me to care for what he has given me. He wants me [...]

23 peeled back

Friends, I pulled up so much old flooring this weekend that I can hardly see straight. There was the faux wood that the most recent owners had put down (which, hi. Why would you put down fake wood next to real, beautiful original wood? You’re not going to fool anyone.), below that was a layer [...]

16 Guess what, buddy.

I realize that there are massive amounts of playdough crumbles on the ground here. But, well, scroll down and you’ll see why I didn’t bother to sweep them up. “Hey, OBoy. See that wall behind you?” “Yes, that one. The one that’s been there everyday while we ate breakfast.” “Well, we’re going to tear it [...]

38 take that, plateau

March 23, 2012: 163lbs – 24lbs lost Whoop whoop! 2lbs this week! I am hopeful that this means I have left my plateau in the dust. Thank you SO MUCH for your encouragement on my plateau post last week. Because of several suggestions in the comments, I tried to surprise attack my body this week. [...]