West Lafayette, Indiana

Today is an airport day. By 7:00 this evening I will be back at my family’s home in Mississauga. The most difficult part of the journey is behind me – I’ve said goodbye to my manfriend and have successfully entered the busy, anonymous world of flight transit. The Indianapolis airport is not particularly depressing, as far as airports go, and is also the only LEED certified facility in North America (according to a huge banner directly across from my little table). It does seem ironic for an airport to declare itself “committed to sustainability”, but I’m the one grateful for an inexpensive flight north… so there you go. It’s hard not to feel like a hypocrite all the time.

Yesterday was spring in West Lafayette. Sunshine, barefoot adventures were had, documented with much photo evidence that makes me smile.

Great shot, feels like spring!

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LaPorte, Indiana

Early post tonight because I’m going to try to get some household stuff done, you know, around the house. I’m going to go buy some cooking paraphernalia so that I don’t have to try to mince garlic with a serrated knife like some sort of homeless person.

I also have a Dr.’s appointment tomorrow morning super early because my ankle is still jacked up and not healing on it’s own. I really would like that to get back to normal.

I haven’t cooked myself dinner yet so there’s no dinner picture, but here’s the scale today:

276 – 266.2 = 9.8 pounds since I’ve been posting my scale and dinner pictures. I’d say that’s getting somewhere.

285 – 266.2 = 18.8 pounds in two weeks. I’d say that that’s getting somewhere too.

P.S. This is all from not eating or eating healthy. This is 100% diet and 0% exercise. Wait, how much exercise is sleeping? Is it a lot? If so, I exercise like ALL the time.

Honestly, I’m getting more into the swing of things, and it’s getting easier. Yes, I feel hungry sometimes, and yes, my stomach growls sometimes, and yes I don’t care.

I know that it takes willpower to do this, and so far mine is holding up nicely.

I’ve done the math (my brain didn’t explode), obviously my body isn’t going to keep giving up pounds this easily, but if all goes well I should be down another 20 pounds or so by the Tough Mudder, although if my ankle is seriously hurt I don’t see how I’ll be able to recover, train, and run that race in a month and a half. I’ll be playing that one by ear.

My apologies that this is more of an update blog post than an entertaining one, but I can’t hear you complaining over the sound of me BEING AWESOME.

Wow, awesome indeed, Thanks for being so inspirational!

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Fort Wayne, Indiana

Riding the Zip Line

Riding the 500 foot Zip Line that crosses the St. Joe River at RiverFest 2011.

Looks like a lot of fun!

Check out rsteup’s Flickr Photostream !

Vevay, Indiana

I wanted to be like Lucy Ricardo, so entered a Grape Stomping competition at the Swiss Wine Festival.

Guess what? I won!

You can read all about it here.

Good for you and so fun to be like Lucy Richardo!    Nice shots!

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Bloomington, Indiana

holycowdesign writes, “it’s amazing how much more I feel when i’m in my flip-flops. i will wear them until there’s a foot of snow on the ground. ok. maybe not a foot. today we had our first snow, though it was hardly worth calling snow, it was still snow. i can’t believe it, we’re back here again, already. i’m glad though. this year has gotten better and better. i’m organizing my thoughts and doing rather than talking about doing, or at least trying my best to. i recently discovered this phenomenal designer–NubbyTwiglet. her website is delicious and I was lucky enough to have my question to her answered today. kind of inspiring, hence the first design i’ve done just… because, in quite some time. felt good. really good. i’m not sure what this blog will offer, or what it will turn into in the future, but i know i want to use it for good.”

Flip flops are the best!  Great shot!

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana

“We were just chillin on the hill listening to Stone Temple Pilots on Carb Day and enjoying the sights.”

Fascinating place, didn’t know it was the largest capacity sports venue in the world. Indianapolis Motor Speedway at Wikipedia.

And check out Vivian Smith-Smythes’s Flickr Photostream !

Indiana, USA – Snow Toes

Looks a little chilly!

And you can also check out ToePolishIP’s Flickr Photostream.

American Gothic, Speedway, Indiana

sadiecarl writes,
“A friend would tease me about my toes, saying I didn’t have proper toes, but “toe buds” because they were too short. They don’t look so good, having lost most of my toenails last summer from all the walking and jogging I did. They haven’t really grown back well.”
No problem. toemail is neither a beauty contest nor a place where we make judgments about anyone, or their toes! Your toes are fine and we wish more people would just “do it” lol. Thanks for sending us this interesting story and photographs!

Story behind American Gothic’s road trip here.
Sara Wright’s Art Page