Today was interesting. When I got home, W was quite talkative - she was talking a mile a minute, like she used to do when drinking a lot of caffeine. Since she's cut out caffeine from her diet, I'm not sure why she was talking that much that fast. But, she was talking to me, and a lot, so I'm happy about that. When I got home, we were going to turn right around and pick up the girls after I changed clothes, then go to a National Night Out block party. I put on one of my new'ish shirts - one I bought just before 4th of July and wore on that trip. W said "I like that shirt, is it new?" Rather than explaining that she'd seen me in it before, I said "yeah". The different thing about this shirt, for me, is that it is a medium, whereas I usually wear a large. So, it's somewhat more fitting, and something I only now feel comfortable wearing, since I've lost a bit of girth. A few minutes later, W commented "you've lost a lot of weight" (she might have even said "you look good", but I was a little stunned at her first comment). I could only eek out "thank you for noticing!" Overall, I would count this all as quite positive, so far. We went to the block party, left a little early b/c it was too hot for her, dropped her off at home, and I went to another block party I knew was going on with the girls. Came home, put the girls to bed, and W went to lay on the sofa to read some school books. I went over to tell her about something at work, and she *listened*... total eye-to-eye like I was JUST saying I haven't been getting. She then told me about all these books she got for the upcoming semester, and we talked a little about those. Tonight was quite positive... but, weird... because I can't really attribute it to anything. It's been a few weeks since I glanced at DR, but I swear one of the things is to take action and watch for results, so you can know what is working. Well, I guess I'll just keep on doing all the same stuff I've been doing... whatever that has been.
Earlier today, I heard about a nearby aquarium I never knew about, and thought this is a great opportunity for ME to come up with something to do (ie. I have rarely been the activity idea person in our R). So, I suggested we go by there this coming weekend, and W agreed. I'm hoping I can come up with more stuff to do - particularly stuff that doesn't cost a lot of money. (Funny enough, W later suggested we could go to this other aquarium - one she and I have already been to, but not with the girls. That place costs a decent amount, and it's not all that spectacular - the place I'm suggesting is FREE, and I've heard good things about it. I firmly said that I specifically wanted to go to the one I suggested, and got no argument.)
