Somebody Pinch Me

Have you ever had the feeling that something good is happening but it could end at any moment? That's the way I feel when I step on my scales and see a lower number than the time before. After struggling for so many years, this experience feels rather surreal, especially since I'm down nearly 10 pounds in what I consider to be a short amount of time.

Healthy eating is the reason that I am finally succeeding at weight-loss. That simply has to be the reason. And so I'd like to share a good healthy recipe with you. It is Macadamia Pear Salad. The ingredients are: 3 cups baby spinach leaves; 1 tablespoon raisins; 1 small tomato, diced; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar and 2 tablespoons macadamia nut. It is not quite as flavorful as one of my favorite Flat Belly salads, Chicken and Apple Salad, but it is very satisfying. The macadamia nuts are a nice touch.

Spring has definitely sprung here in the Midwest, despite today's mixed "precip." (I think someone is playing a bad April Fools joke.) Thoughts of spring cleaning have consumed me for the past two weeks. I so want to rid my life of clutter. Yesterday's post was a loose representation of a few areas I'd like to work on. I don't have nearly as much work to do since I've been de-cluttering for years but there's always room for improvement—as you can see by my top bathroom drawer.