I Think I See The Light

I'm one week and 3 pounds down. My goal is 5 pounds a month. I don't think that's asking too much and I think it's pretty attainable. I'm learning a lot of things that I've had to learn by myself like being accountable for everything you do, whether it's what you put in your mouth or what you charge on your credit cards. You and only you are responsible, unless you're married, then you may inherit that credit card bill. So be careful if you are married! I am not married so good for me! And good for you too, because you're not married to me and don't have to be responsible for my being fiscally irresponsible, but that's another story for another day...

So I cleaned out my refrigerator on Saturday. It was full of sauces and dressings and pickles and relishes and things that I'm not quite sure how they got there, but I'm sure they served a purpose at some point in their long career in the back of the shelf. It wasn't spoiled food, it was old condiments and things like that. Really, there was nothing much to eat just a lot of food that filled the empty void, I mean space. So I cleared it all out. I wish I had taken a "before" picture, because it looked like a deep dark cavern. I had no idea what was lurking in there. I was a little frightened to be perfectly honest. I'm sure I completely freaked out my house cleaner when she opened the fridge door.  I can picture her just staring into the white void and wondering what happened to all that stuff? It looks great in there now. I can see everything on each freshly cleaned glass shelf. There's not much to see really, because there's not much food to look at and I like it like that! It's just filled mostly with things I'll be eating with in this week. Milk, arugula, cottage cheese, etc. I can literally see the light inside the fridge. I see the light! I think everybody should do this at least once a month, actually, maybe that's probably what most people do. I'm the only one who cleans it out once a year. Little by little I'm clearing a path in my journey to no more excess stuff! Fresh pickles and olives for everybody!