January 28

I've noticed now there is pressure even on TVs to be thin!!! TVs have come a long way in the last few years. It's amazing the inches we've trimmed but it's just never enough, is it? Now we have to have the "ultra" slim because slim is just not cutting it. When TVs feel the need to be anorexic, I'm concerned. Some of those poor TVs try saying, "I can't help it. I was born big and I've been on the big side my whole life" while the starving TVs ignore them and their sorry "excuses." At least TVs of all sizes can live vicariously through cheeseburger commercials!

January 17

It took having major abdominal surgery for me to realize how much everybody seems to brag with their body language. These are some of the body language messages I've received:

-"Look at me! I can stretch my arms all the way behind my head without breaking. Ha ha-you can't."

-"Wow, I can't believe how incredibly comfortable it feels to just lie right down on my back and know that I will be able to get up again, too."

-"I'm better than you because I walk standing straight up and at a youthful pace while you are bent and slower than my grandma."

One day when I'm healed, I will find somebody weaker than me so I can brag with my body language, too.

January 16

Experts say that REM sleep is important and very good for you. Sometimes when I just haven't managed to get a good night's rest, I like to close my eyes and move them back and forth rapidly under my eyelids so I can try to reap some REM benefits without the sleep. I think it helps me feel a little more energized.

January 15

My new year's resolution last year was to stop licking my fingers off when I was eating or baking. I didn't change another thing and I lost 92 pounds! Sometimes it's the simple things that really make the difference.

January 14

Did you ever think about hair "fall"icles? No wonder why hair falls out!!!

January 12

Tonight we gathered for a family party and I learned a very important lesson there: No matter how old I've grown, I'm never too old to damage my parent's things.

January 4

Mmm...cereal mixed with melted marshmallows and margarine is, in theory, the perfect way to use up all kinds of cereal that otherwise doesn't get eaten-Rice Krispies, Cheerios, Corn Flakes. I can't wait to make Grape Nuts treats!