Comically, I blog the most when I'm bored. Hence, when there is no blog post update - I'm busy doing things that are actually blog-worthy. Allow me to catch you up on the past month, in short. Let's pick up on my last diet (where all my blogposts could potentially start off!)

• Continued on my low-fat diet.


• Only lost 3lbs. on it.


• Drove to Tennessee for my nephew's 2nd birthday.


• Bought 200lbs. of sand to create a sandbox for his birthday.


• Took my 4 year old nephew to the Planetarium, where he was afraid we would leave planet Earth forever.


• Bought him honey sticks his mom would object to.


• Gave him candy his mom would object to.


• Gave him spaceman ice cream his mom would object to.


• Attempted to create a slip-n-slide out of a tarp and dishwashing liquid.


• Got made fun of by my sister for eating a low-fat muffin for breakfast.


• Was told by my sister about a low-carb documentary called "Fat Head".


• Drove home and watched Fat Head.


• Decided to switch my low-fat diet to a low-carb diet.


• Put my scale in the back of my car, so I wouldn't weigh myself for a month.


• Engorged on everything I couldn't eat on my low-fat diet.


• Ate more bacon, pepporoni, and hotdogs in the first week than I care to admit.


• Realized I could have REAL ranch dressing.


• Made a bowlful of Outback Ranch dressing.


• Have only eaten 3 salads since then.


• Made 2 pans of brownies for my husband's co-workers.


• Surprised myself by not licking the bowl or spoon in the process.


• Found out my husband's shoulder injury got denied by worker's comp.


• Cried about money.


• Got an unexpected check in the mail from Progress Energy.


• Felt stupid about worrying about money.


• Thought I might be pregnant.


• Cried about money.


• But I wasn't.


• Thought I had take the first test too early.


• Cried about money.


• But I still wasn't.


• Felt even more stupid about worrying about money.


• Spent 13 hours one weekend creating a coupon binder.


• Lost a coupon battle with Walgreens.


• Lost a coupon battle with Wal-mart.


• Poorly planned a trip to Food Lion for groceries.


• Managed to only eat 1 slice of bread in 4 weeks.


• Had a date night with the husband and saw "Bad Teacher".


• Slept in a tent outside for the first time ever.


• Made it through 3 big functions in a single day without eating cake, cookies, or bread.


• Found out 2 friends from church also eat low-carb.


• Found a scale while I was babysitting and stepped on it after 3 weeks.


• Pretended I didn't actually step on the first scale, and acted surprised when I stepped on my home scale after a month.


• Lost 12lbs.


• Spent $7 dying my hair to repair the $100 salon job.


• Succeeded.


• My sister and nephews came to visit.


• Went to the beach with the family.


• Got called "Grammie" more than "Ambuh" by my 2 year old nephew.


• Almost drowned in the ocean, and came home with a really bad sunburn.


• My husband lost his wedding ring in the ocean.


• Cried about money.


• Bought my nephews sparklers for the first time.


• Realized I could eat wings on the low-carb diet and had them 3 nights in a row.


• Typed up 2nd round of letters for Zimbabwe mission trip support in October.


• Found the perfect Christmas gift for everyone in my family.


• Am now wishing away the hours, so that I may leave work and spend more time with my nephews, before my highly anticipated day off tomorrow.

There! I think you're caught up now. :)