Stop the Presses ... It's READ!!

All finished.  War and Peace in the books (pun and all).  Funny enough, my favorite part of the book was the last epilogue.  A philosophical discussion on man's illusion of free-will.  I was in a mad rush as the end was pulling me faster and faster.  I might go back and re-read those final 30 pages - some deep stuff lol.  I wouldn't recommend the book to read, but I'm glad I read it.

Next week I will select my next MHP project.  I'm leaning toward Rosetta Stone if I can get it working for my February selection.  If I give it 30 - 60 min a day and see where that leaves me after 30 days.  Then I can decide if it's actually working - I'm a slow, slow goer on "language" - spoken that is ... written I get just fine.

My hair went well - got some major shaping done.  It's hard to tell right now with the keratin treatment.  I'm trying baby steps to a new style.

Dinner was delicious.  Kept it PERFECT until I got home and boarded the cookie train.  Crap.  That was emotional eating at it's finest.  We talked a lot of politics and yesterday was a heavy, sad, scary, hard day.  I ate some of those feelings last night (and the cookie were good - of course). And I'm ovulating - that's becoming more and more "a thing."

No promises for today.  Clean until the party, then who knows.  I will have wine - food TBD.  The only thing I know is no cookies post party.  I'll know very few people tonight, but one neighbor I do know is apparently doing the Whole30 and wants to chat about it.  Nice!  That will be a good reminder throughout the evening.

*TMI Alert*
I've been very bloated and gassy at night - which makes for a lot of fun going out.  My clean eating is causing some distress.  I don't know if my enzymes are "old" or what is going on.  I stopped the problematic stuff early in the week.  I hope it's okay for the next 2 nights.  Being at someone's house makes even the bathroom "off limits" if you know what I mean.
*TMI Over*

Today is the early morning lift circuit training class.  It's fun (and hard).  I'm usually glad to have it so much earlier, but this morning was a sluggish start.  Hello wine, cookies and a snoring husband - some crappy sleep or lack-there-of.  I think there is a spare-room in someone's future tonight.

Stay tuned for a party recap tomorrow.  I don't really want to go, but I hope it's one of those situations where I'm glad I did.

Time to get going.  Later gators.