My sister sent me some very pretty gold and pearl earrings from Greece. I take it the shopping wasn't as good in Bulgaria. Because I am psychic I actually said to John as I sat down to open the package, "I wonder if my sister will ever give me nice jewelry like I give her." Yes, she does.

Since the whole office is on Weight Watchers I assume I'm getting nine-grain cake next week instead of cheesecake. At the very least I'm sure it'll be low in points and calories. Thank goodness Trish and I went out to Max's this week and had a chocolate eclair for dessert. We split it, I hasten to add, but it was still a mad indulgence. At least I kept away from the Key Lime pie. Oh god, my mouth watered when I wrote that just now.

You don't even want to know how many calories Key Lime pie has. You really don't.*

I'm not totally back on track with Weight Watchers, but this week my triumph is that I haven't gone over my points. I won't lose any weight this way since I'm not exercising at all, but at least I won't put on weight. I need to do better, though. I feel guilty for gaining most of what I lost. I have such a dreadful lack of discipline about food. I know I'm not talking to myself here, either. I hate it but I will get incredibly stubborn and eat something fattening, even if I'm not hungry, rather than make a sensible decision. It's pathetic. Possibly I mean "pathological". At any rate, I'm irritated at how tight my clothes are again so I'm now attempting to use my stubbornness to fight my contrariness. I might as well just admit I'm as stubborn as a mule and try to use this power for good instead of evil.

Shut up. It might work.

Anyway, birthday. I'm not doing anything for mine, but John's is on Sunday so I'm making him a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. It's traditional in our family to make the cake in the shape of something amusing. We alternate making the John-and-Lucy cake (yes, we share one, our birthdays are four days apart) and it's my turn. I'm not quite sure where to go with it this year. On previous occasions we have had desserts shaped like mammoths, elephants, cats, and the never to be forgotten Brownie Henge. Ingenuity may give way to sloth but that's okay. As long as it's got some fat molecules in it that's all we care about.

I am so eating salad for the rest of the week.

*Key Lime pie is Key Lime juice, condensed milk, and egg yolks whipped up and poured in a crust, then refrigerated. Meringue topping optional. Calories and taste out of this world.

You know what I want for my birthday, baby. I want you to sign up for:

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