esmerelda in residence

It all started with a spring roll

On Friday I was struck by a craving for a spring roll. You know the kind, full of deep fried badness from the corner chinese takeaway shop. I decided to employ the distraction strategy - I cleaned the spare bedroom. Then I cleaned the bathroom. I am not talking the standard lick and a promise clean. I am talking the "your mother-in-law is coming to visit and you know she looks under the bed for dust bunnies" kind of clean. Sweeping out cobwebs, vacuuming up what started out as dust bunnies but somehow they've morphed into dust elephants. Next on the list was the bathroom, then the living room, then the kitchen, then the study. I've dusted and polished and mopped and dusted and thrown stuff away; washed sheets and aired out comforters & put out the new towels I was saving for a special occasion. The stainless in the kitchen is all shiny,the floors are mopped, the top of the cabinets in the kitchen have been de-gunked, the house smells great and the dogs better watch out if they stay in the same spot for too long they might get thrown in the tub. 

I still want some damn spring rolls though.   

yea, whatever (mired in sloth)

On Aug 31, 2011 I attended my first Weight Watchers @ Work meeting. Since then I've lost 27.1 kg. I'd like to loose 10 kg more ...we will see how we go. 

When I first joined WW I thought "Oh, great - I'll chronicle my weight loss adventures and post all kinds of yummy recipes". As you can see from the archives, this didn't happen. Maybe someday, but the blogosphere is loaded with foodies, WW foodies, full fat - screw the kilojules foodies, molecular cooking foodies, back to basic foodies....you get my drift. 

The other overriding reason for the lack of posts is the lack of inspiration. No energy to write. However some people post about the most innocuous things and they are interesting - at least to me. Something for me to work on. 

Today I have taken the day off to clean house (jesus tap-dancing christ, where do all the cobwebs come from?), numerous tea breaks are pushing out my deadline to unachievable. I shall avoid cleaning for a bit longer and try to rummage up some lunch, and see if I can get in touch with my inner muse once again.