I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf. Well, maybe not a whole leaf. Perhaps it’s closer to half a leaf. Or maybe a whole leaf but just a quarter turn?

However you phrase the metaphor, I’ve decided to shake things up. Kulia is getting easier, sleeping better, and needs less undivided attention. Leina is a play alone champ and a very good self entertainer so I’m finding myself with more free time. Under the old leaf, this new found free time was squandered on books and t.v. Not good.

So, now that I’ve decided to do a little changing, I’m cutting way back on my old lazy ways and trying to do more with what little I have. This means no t.v. before 10pm and restricting myself to one book per weekday and one book per weekend. With the newly freed time, I have 101 projects that need finishing and I must say it feels good to finally get them done!

I was so happy under my freshly turned leaf, that I convinced poor Kevin to join me. We have embarked on a diet. Now, neither one of us has much selfcontrol. In fact, I think Kevin and I combined have the self control of a two year old. Yes, it’s pretty sad.

So we knew there was no way we could go on a real diet. You know, the kind when you can’t eat certain foods or have to count things. That would never work. Instead, I came up with the brilliant idea to go on half a diet! Sounds pretty good, no?

My half diet works like this. You can eat whatever you want, whenever you want. The catch is, you can only eat half as much. Want a donut for breakfast? No problem, just eat half. Ice cream before bed? Go for it! Just take one scoop instead of two. Pretty easy, eh?

So last night, Kevin came home late and was making his dinner. I watched him prep two brats.

“So, how’s the half diet going?” I asked.

“Great!” Kev replied as he drapped a little swiss cheese over his buns.

“Hmmm,” I said, “you’re having two brats. Does that mean you’d normally eat four?”

Kevin paused and thought for a moment and then replied, “Um, no, I just decided to eat two brats because I’m going to skip my veggies. One of these replaces the veggies you see.”

I just nodded along with this blinding logic as Kevin happily muched up his bratwursts sans veggies.

Yup, I’m thinking I could really be onto something with this half a diet. I expect the pounds to just melt off all by themselves. Expect before and after bikini pictures any day now!