So, how did I do?
So, we went to the fair last night. I stayed away from the deep fried death...except the funnel cakes. lol The price of the funnel cake (almost TEN DOLLARS!!!!) almost kept me from buying. Note the word almost. I did feed quite a bit of it to my kids though. Well, until the strawberry center because Sera is allergic to strawberries and it's not fair for everyone else to be able to continue eating when Sera can't. Or, at least that's how I justified eating all of the center part of it. 
I'm really curious as to what a deep fried twinkie tastes like and how soon after eating it you have a heart attack. I think I may be willing to test that out.
Okay, so I've been so focused on food lately, that I've left out a very important part of weight loss. At least, they say it's important. I think it just makes you sweaty and gross. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Yes, you know what I'm talking about...that dreaded E word. Man, I hate that stuff. I have, however, decided that from now on, if I'm not buying bottled water, I will be walking to and from the grocery store. I make a ton of trips to the grocery store and it's less than a mile away. It's a HUGE waste of gas. I can walk it. I don't want to, but I can. lol
Oh man, I forgot about the giant pretzel and the handful of kettle corn I had last night. I figured I should add those in since I was thinking about them.
I recently discovered a vlog on youtube from this guy who calls himself the "raw model." I enjoy watching his videos...and not only because he's hot. lol He's building a permaculture in...Wisconsin? No, I think it's Minnesota. What is a permaculture? Well, I'm glad you asked! Actually, I only know a tiny bit about it, most of it learned from Wikipedia (goodness, I love that website). From what I've gathered, it's a self sustaining living environment. They are designed to allow you to live with little to no need for resources from the "outside world." Now, I'm not exactly sure how they go about getting toilet paper and such, so I imagine they have to go to the store for some things...well, unless you use cloth toilet "paper," but still...you need to get the cloth somewhere and unless you're going to go and grow your own cotton and stuff, the store is going to be needed. lol But anyways, it got me thinking about gardening and how much I hate not having a yard in which I can plant a garden. So, I made a list of things I would like to plant when I finally have a yard. Granted, apparently I'm going to need a HUGE yard, but whatever. lol So, here is the list of things I would like to grow on my HUGE plot of land that I'm going to somehow afford in California one of these days.
romaine lettuce
heirloom tomatoes
avacados
white nectarines
asian pears
blackberries
spinach
strawberries
cucumbers
bananas
squash
carrots
kale
chard
apples
plums
peaches
zucchini
rosemary
thyme
wheatgrass
basil
Those are the items we eat on a regular basis that I immediately thought of that I would like to no longer have to rely on the store for. I mean, how cool would it be to think, "Hmmmm, I need to make dinner," then go out in your yard and be able to pick all of the items you need for dinner right from your own organic garden? Awesome!
Oh, and I SO cannot wait to start composting! Am I weird?