Author: Sarra Cannon

My sister talked me into watching the premiere of “The Biggest Loser” last night. In the past, I have only seen portions of a couple of episodes, but last night I stayed glued to the tv for 2 hours. I felt sort of stupid, because I was already crying a little bit in the first 15 minutes of the show. Am I a dork or what? Seeing these people who are overweight and just want to lose weight so bad, but have been unable to really make big changes in their life on their own was very moving. I have…

My love has especially requested seven layer dip for lunch today, so that is what I will be doing this morning. Not that it will take me all morning, but that is my first priority this morning. I don’t think there are actually seven layers, but basically, it’s just a big bowl of refried beans, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa. It’s good, though. Which is why he has been thinking about it, haha. We made a special trip to the grocery store last night just to get the ingredients. Oh, and we got the really good chips on…

I promised myself that I would get off of my lazy ass and go to Jazzercise three times a week, no exceptions. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. So far, over the past two weeks, I have stayed true to that promise, and it has paid off. I have definitely felt more energy and had some positive changes in my body already. In a way, I think I am writing this to sort of physch myself up for going today. It’s Friday. There are no acceptable excuses for not going. I realize this. But I don’t want to go. The period has…

Isn’t it funny how this used to be just another day to all of us? A day of no real consequence unless it happened to be your birthday or something like that. Now, it’s a day that haunts everyone in this country, and perhaps even around the world. It’s a reminder that even the toughest, most untouchable countries are vulnerable to terror. It’s almost hard to believe that was 7 years ago. There are other things on my mind today too. The rain, for example. We have gotten so much rain lately, and today is no exception. It’s cold as…

Why is it so hard sometimes for me to maintain? What I mean by that is… well, for example: I have a large L-shaped desk where I spend the majority of my time. I feel like I am cleaning it up all the time, and yet I also feel like it is always a mess. The same thing goes for my closet and my bathroom. I just cannot seem to get them super clean and then maintain that level of clean for any significant amount of time. G and I recently spent a couple of hours seriously cleaning out our…

I did it again last night. I thought, “Oh, I’ll just read for a few minutes before bed.” And then I stayed up past 4 AM to finish the book. The whole time, I glanced at the clock and knew with a sinking heart that I would be tired and would not get as much work done as normal, but then I would go back to reading and it wouldn’t let me sleep. It was as if it had kidnapped me for a few hours against my will. The book I was reading was “Trading Up” by Candace Bushnell, and…