Let’s talk shopping. Because I’ve just fallen back in love with it. Um, can I just tell you how FREAKING AWESOME it is to go the your average shopping mall in average Knoxville, TN, and walk into any average store and know that there will be something — MULTIPLE SOMETHINGS — that will fit? I CAN tell you how awesome that is because I just...

My original idea of a weekly wrap-up was kind of a flop. I’m not afraid to admit that. My original plan for a weekly wrap-up was born out of my (stupid) idea that I’d have frequent weight-loss successes, that I’d be saving 97% of my grocery bill with coupons and that I’d read a book every 3 days. I, apparently, was hallucinating when I dreamed...

Sigh. So a Weekly Wrap-Up is pointless if NOTHING IS HAPPENING. And that’s where I am. Stuck right in the middle of stagnant and static. On top of a plateau. Going nowhere, and fast. I’m not even breaking down my three challenges. It’s pointless. But I am over being frustrated. I have a plan! And my plans are always genius and logical and...

Finally, finally, I am sitting down and doing a weekly wrap-up post. I know that none of you care at all if I write one or not (jerks), but it helps me stay accountable. If it was just up to me and me alone to get things done, follow through and be motivated, I am fairly confident that I would be the world’s saddest excuse for a human. I mean, more than I...

It’s crunch time, people. Three days til the shower. Can I do it? Yes. Yes, I can. I don’t want to jinx it, but I think maybe, just maybe, I’ve successfully designed and crafted ALL the decorations for the party. And I haven’t even screamed once in the three weeks (yes, three weeks) it’s taken me to do it. That, my friends, is a SEAL...

Another Sunday, another week in the can. Things are moving along swimmingly for us here in the Wampler household as Simon’s FIRST BIRTHDAY *gasp! sob!* is rapidly approaching, which means we are working on weaning from nursing. But that’s another post for another day. Here are the highlights from the past seven days. Challenge #1: Weight Loss This week...