The Power of a Sandwich

I went to grab lunch today at the closest place to work. . . The Sandwich Loft. Shameless Plug: 5" Turkey and American = 5 inches of heaven. And, they've gotten me to like soup again, even in 80 degree weather. Way to go delicious food makers. Anyway, I'd like to say that I went there because I'm in a big time crunch and I'm too busy to drive far, but it was more shear laziness than anything as here I am, writing, again, on my lunch hour.

Anyway, on my way back from lunch, I stated reflecting on things. This fine establishment is only about 3 minutes away so there wasn't actually a lot of time for reminiscing, but the fact that even a little took place is pretty amazing I would say. Ahh, the power of a simple sandwich. It can really get a girl thinking.

Sidenote: there is either a baby in the office right now or one of my coworkers has taken up an awful whining habit - worse than usual.

So, back to the story. What was I thinking about on my quick jaunt back from The Sandwich Loft? Oddly enough, my New Year's resolutions. Weird, huh? Here we are, just over 4 months since I first published my New Year's Resolutions for the world to see. So, I thought I would take inventory and see how they are coming. I think, off the top of my head, I've actually done pretty well. Let's look, shall we:

1. Live on Purpose. Remember this? it was the one about me being a chicken and how I needed to be brave and live like I mean it? Well, I'm proud to announce that I'm still a chicken. . . wa, wa, waaaah (for those of you who don't get sound effects, that was the disappointing "Kimmy Gibler did it again" music that you see on cheesy sitcoms). I will tell you that I have had my defining moments though where bravery has at least popped it's ugly head in, one last weekend in fact. But I can do better. Time to tell people how I feel. . . maybe? So far, I would say that 2007 is more the year for bravery than 2006 was so at least this resolution isn't a total flop. Still need to work on it though. Where are you people? You're supposed to keep me in check, remember? That's your job! (Sounded brave, huh?)
2. Stop Swearing. Self-explanatory. And I did. . . for a while I even went cold turkey! I am proud to say that I, again, have a clean mouth. The only time that I have really said inappropriate words in the last 5 months has either been for extreme comedic value or to mock my brother for his rants while he watches the Jazz games. Shameless plug: Go Jazz! Western Conference finals, baby! They didn't think you could do it, but you battled through. Just call me Mrs. Fisher. . . Derek Fisher that is! Anyway, I feel better about my language and the big three 'soft' swear words no longer come out unexpectedly.
3. Cook More. Hasn't happened. But, I did stop eating out so much so that's a step in the right direction. I have made more sandwiches for lunch. I just haven't found the time to actually "cook" per se. I did also buy some new cooking items at a Pampered Chef party a couple of months ago so that shows intent, right? Unfortunately, still in the box. I'll get on that one. Oh, I also bought a new b-b-q grill for my backyard so that should help. That counts, right?
4. Don't spend so much on useless crap. Done! Again, sort of. Since my resolutions were made public, I started getting my nails done and that's expensive. But, just last weekend, I took them off in resolution to save the money for something else. So, I'm kind of making progress. I haven't bought many clothes, so that's good. And I didn't go overboard on souvenirs in Hawaii, also good. I would give this one a 5 on a scale of 1-10. . . you decided which end is good and bad! Hahaha.
5. 20 bye 20. I did great on this. This was the no sugar bet that I had and I have to say that I did it with flying colors. I made it all the way until April 24! I did it in hopes of loosing 20 pounds and I lost 13 so that's pretty good, yeah? I also added on a Pizza and Fries fast so I was totally deprived of goodness. Post-Hawaii is a different story. I don't run away from sugar anymore, but I for sure don't eat as much as I did. So, I think it was a good thing. Back on the horse though, need to do it.

So, that's where I stand. Overall, I'd give myself a C+ or a B- on making the grade. I still have some work to do but I am not forgetting that I resolved to do these things in 2007. Keep on me people. . . I'll be a better person yet.

How are your resolutions coming? It's already summer so if you haven't, it's time to get started! If you don't remember what they were, go get a sandwich. It'll get you thinking.