Apologies and Thin Mints

There is no link to this post... There are no pictures. Just apologies. I have been away from blogging since just after the wedding because... well let's be honest here, because being a housewife if hard! I have had no time to do just about anything, and the few moments things calm down and I am content... I wind up housecleaning. Boo. Want a quick way to chase away your smile? Do a load of laundry. Annnd then realize there's about 10 more loads you don't have the energy to do.
Walter and I have almost been married for 7 months now. Does that seem right? Married life has flown by in just a few blinks it seems like. We recently celebrated our first married Christmas together, and the New Year has brought in so many wonderful ideas and also so many things we want to improve on. Hah. Unfortunately I say this to you as I chow down a sleeve of Thin Mints. Yes, the sleeve is almost gone. The 1st of the year I quit smoking. I've slipped twice since then, but I'm not letting it get me down. This time it's for good. Also, about a week ago I went on a slimfast meal plan. I figured I can either be miserable for 6 months kicking the habit, and then miserable for another 6 months loosing the weight I want... or I can just be really miserable for 6 months and do both.
So, I'm guessing you're now confused about the thin mints. Well, even though I choose extreme miserable for 6 months... today I could not. I've been dieting so well for the last week. The slimfast power shakes have been amazing to me. I diet and eat about nothing, and still get that wonderful taste of chocolate! Mmmm. I could never give that up. *sigh* However today has been one odd incident after another that has made me think this box of Thin Mints and I were destined to spend the day together. Walter's car heater is broken, so he asked to take my car to work today. Fine. But I also didn't realize he had drank the last of the milk. Hence, a morning with no chocolate slimfast breakfast. I munched on the appriopiate crackers and fruit that my meal plan had called for... but then another suprise came. The suprise that most get monthly, but I'm thankful to ever have at all... usually. Usually I am thrilled to be visited by that visitor, and I know it sounds crazy but when you've put your body through what I have you just get excited that you're not broken anymore. However, it is sparatic and very rare. When the visit does come, I am destined to be a crab and a couch potato. So, I needed something sweet. Wheat Thins and bananas weren't cutting it!!!
I was such a smart housewife. When Walter and I got serious after the New Year to loose weight I was going to get tough! I tossed out all the food we owned! It wasn't much- we had been delying grocery shopping for awhile. But- all those fatty odds and ends that screamed "eat me" where out of here! Goodbye Halloween candy, and Christmas coco, and New Years Eve pasta and cheesecake! Whew. It was such a relief!
...Until today. My mind was screaming, "CHOCOLATE! YOU NEED IT! DON'T DENY IT, DON'T RESIST IT, YOU NEED IT!" So I scoured all over the kitchen- pausing for only a moment to admire our new fridge that was delivered yesterday- looking for something sweet. I was so angry at myself for throwing away ALL the secret stash! My mind had flipped drastically it seems. Wait!
I saw a corner of a green box peering out over the highest shelf in the kitchen (the one I cannot reach without Walter's help). Was it?! Could it be?! I climbed upon the countertops, steadied myself, and reached up for th taunting box. Yes. You guessed it. THIN MINTS! To be honest I'm not sure if they are from this year or last, but they are 1/4 gone now and it's too late. Hah.
Oh well, it's too late and I'll just have to wake up tomorrow and start my diet again after getting a new jug of milk tonight. :) I'm getting back to serious. One slip up won't kill my plans!
Oh, and yes, you read right. Today- I am on a diet vacation.