"Oh, Kaye!" does not talk about the weather, politics, Harley, or her new hat. But does chat about music and food (again!)

I was a little stuck when it came time to write this month's blog.  

What, oh what, to write about??  'Twas a mystery.


I could write about our weather.  We had our first snow of the year yesterday.

photo taken by me at our house 

But, it's early.  We have a lot more winter to go through after all, so I can do that another time.  So instead, I talked about it and posted a lot of pictures at my Meanderings and Muses, if you're interested.



Or, I could talk about politics

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Or not.


Or, I could talk about how much Harley dislikes Halloween

Photo by me

Or I could talk about my new hat

Photo taken by my Donald

'cept I think I'm in the minority in my love of hats.



Instead, for a bit of an inspirational nudge, I decided to see what I had written for Jungle Red in October last year.  It was a blog entitled, "What's Cookin'?"  And I looked at the blog I wrote in October the year before that.  It was a piece about our trip to Nashville for the Country Music Awards.

Imagine that - two things I love.  


Food and music.  Especially live performance music.  I am a fool for concerts.

Too much of one of those things has me now living in a partnership with Nutrisystem.  


And it wasn't the music.  Or the concerts.

Photo by me

So.

Me and Nutrisystem.

We're in this together.  Temporarily, of course.  

Lord A Mercy, it better be temporary.  

And I hope it's not for terribly long.

But however long it takes.  It is what it is, and it's past time for me to do this.

And - the food is, surprisingly, not bad.

The best thing is that it's in the proper portions.

photo by me

Proper portions means - they. are. tiny.  TINY!

I grew up a skinny girl, and stayed skinny for an awfully long time. 

Photo by Alan "Dad" Wilkinson

I have always had an appetite as big as a lumberjack, and didn't have to worry about how many slices of pizza I ate, or how many scoops of ice cream I had. 

Photo by me

I never learned how to count calories, or carbs, or even had a clue that my portions were an affront to most people.

Well, okay, so Donald did mention a time or two that he was a little stunned by it, but he was always very sweet when he said it.

But, all that has changed.

It's past time to get things under control.  

Breakfast can't be quite so much of this

photo by me

There will be less of this

photo by me

Definitely less of this  

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And I, for sure, won't be baking as many of these

photo by me

'Cause here's the thing.


My favorite jeans are too tight, and I can't even button my favorite white shirts.


And since I'm addicted to white shirts, this is particularly painful.




However.



However, my shoes and my boots still fit.


And that's a good thing.



Because.



I'm gonna want to be wearing a pair of boots to a particularly exciting upcoming event.


Probably these boots - 

Photo by Donald Barley

For this event -

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Squeeee!!!

And maybe, just maybe, by the time this rolls around next March, I'll even be able to wear one of my favorite white shirts and a favorite pair of jeans.

Cross your fingers for me, please.

We're going to be sitting on the floor in the 10th row, and you know Stevie, Christine, Lindsey, Mick and John are going to want me looking fit while I'm on my feet singing along with them at the top of my lungs.

Can you tell I'm excited?!  

Boy Howdy.  

I am VERY excited!

I love Fleetwood Mac.

To the moon and back!

And their concert is the goal I've set for myself to get back to my "fightin' weight."

So, how 'bout it Reds, do you guys do this sort of thing?  Do you pick an upcoming event as a goal to help you lose a few pounds, or am I just being silly?  I mean, I do know that Stevie, Christine, Lindsey, Mick and John are going to have things on their minds other than me and the fact that I'm finally able to button my blouses and wear my favorite jeans, but this is sorta what "goal oriented" means to me.  What can I say?

AND - I want to know - who's seen Fleetwood Mac?  

When?  Where?

Do you love them?

Were they great?  

Did you love the show?  

Anyone seen them or planning on seeing them on this tour?