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I’ve loaded most of my stuff into the car. Just the laptop and various things that I’ll need in the morning before I go. Now I just have to manage to get out of bed early enough that I get home before 2 AM. I’m not very good at leaving early enough on these driving trips of mine. <\/p>\n

In some ways I’m not ready to go yet either. I haven’t looked for the date, though I feel pretty sure that it has to be 2002. I haven’t gotten anything ready to munch on in the car, so I’m going to end up paying way to much to get something at a gas station. And overall, I’m just never sure if leaving is the right thing to do. There’s so much that needs to be taken care of here, and I feel so guilty that I can’t get it all done.<\/p>\n

I know that Perci disdains such things<\/a>, but I have to figure out the diet thing again. I cancelled my Weight Watchers membership, because it was just sucking the monthly fees out of my account and I wasn’t doing a thing with it. I was just wasting money or paying for a dream, if you’d prefer. I really have to do something though because I am bigger than a hippo. <\/p>\n

I did a little reading, and I signed up for SparkPeople<\/a>. It’s free and has online journals just like WW. They count calories and various nutrients, rather than points. In some ways points are easier for me, as I’m not a math whiz; but this is at least not costing anything. I decided that for me, New Year’s Day wasn’t the starting point. I am still in Virginia, and I know I would just fail immediately. I’ll try starting next week, when things are more in my control and there are fewer sugary things around. I just have to do something and soon before I’m unable to move like that mother in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape<\/i>. I feel like I’m already there. I’m just no good at any of it.<\/p>\n

So I guess that I should go to bed. My sister is going to call me when she leaves for work in the morning, around 7:30 or so. I’m hoping to get out of bed and get underway well before noon. Given my track record, the odds aren’t good, so no wagering please.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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