Another milestone, fast approaching

That's right. Despite my struggles last week/early this week, tomorrow is Day 30, which, if successfully completed, earns me a $5 addition to my treasured Starbucks mini card.

I really thought 30 days would feel like a bigger accomplishment than the first 15 days, but it doesn't. In hind sight, that first 15 days was pretty tough. The Disney trip, in my mind, was a HUGE accomplishment. This last 2 weeks has just been daily life...not "extra" struggles.

So how do I wrap my head around the fact that without that first 15 days, I wouldn't be at 30 now? Because that's true. And honestly, EVERY day is a struggle at some point. Deciding between a snack now, or an extra serving at dinner, or even what to make for dinner. I know this is what I need, but some days it frustrates me no end. And I *want* to do what I did the first time around and institute my "off day," but I also remember that sometimes it was so much harder to get back on, that it's just easier to stick it out and just pick a day where I can work in the treats without being "off."

So what are the plans for the last day and a half before my reward? Well, I've only gotten to lunch today: leftover enchiladas from last night. I have 11 points for dinner, and I have 16 flex points left for today and tomorrow. I have no clue what dinner will be tonight, though I'm considering having DH grill some chicken. And tomorrow, all I know is breakfast, because I usually eat the same thing for a week at a time. This week, coffee (3 pts for my creamer) and a Jimmy Dean DeLights Turkey Sausage, Eggwhite and cheese English muffin (5 pts). Lunch will likely depend on dinner tonight, since I usually bring leftovers.

In other news, DH and I are starting to get ready for Halloween. We have a cauldron which is already filled with candy. This is (obviously) our first year in the house, and we know there are a lot of kids in the neighborhood, so we are expecting a lot of trick or treaters. I'm unusually excited about this. We also got some Mickey pumpkin lights and found a set of smaller lights I had bought last year, so those will probably be put up shortly. DH also wants to make a pumpkin sculpture he saw somewhere...and I told him go for it. If anyone knows how to make carved pumpkins last longer, I'd love to know. He was gonna try shellacking them, but oddly enough, I've done that before and they just mold under the shellac. Not worth the extra money or effort. So we are looking for ways. Maybe I'll try to look it up today. Not really feeling like working anyway.

Which probably explains my posting here 2 days in a row, as well...