So I bought it. New shiny laptop. It’s replacing my desktop. I can take it traveling for work, or use it in bed, or sit in a café and use it. It was getting close to the time to upgrade or replace my desktop, and I use the computer a lot, so it feels like a decent splurge, instead of an extravagant splurge.
Being on Weight Watchers has got me eating really good food. Good in both senses: healthy, and tasty. I‘m eating a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, lots of fish, even some shrimp. Lots of artichoke hearts, hummus, parmesan. Sautéed zucchini, beans, yogurt, whole grains. Flavored oils, vinegars, tapenades. I’ve lost 13.2 pounds in 7 weeks, exciting enough to be motivating, slow enough to feel solid. I’m also cooking more, and still buying lots of basic ingredients instead of convenience foods.
I host poker Friday. I’ve lost the last two times by playing very sloppily. Then Saturday I drive four hours to my folk’s place in Clearlake. So I’ll be social, and productive. Along those lines, I removed the TV from the bedroom. It’s a baby portable, broadcast only, that used to move around, but became parked in the bedroom. I found myself watching bad, bad TV. So much in life to do that’s either fun or taking care of business, and I didn’t want to keep wasting time. I still love my Netflix (to get some good TV shows!) and have shows I love, I just want to watch by choice not habit.
My new laptop also doesn’t have one of the games I used to play all the time. I always feel good when I take an action to change something that’s been worrying me.
Splurge Complete
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Slow and steady definitely wins the race - good job!
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I took my TV out of the bedroom last year - too much junk on, not very restful.
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