The sun is still shining in Denver and we've still got temperatures of 80+ degrees. It's only going to last a another couple of days, then winter is likely to set in, but I'm relishing the warmth while it lasts. Relishing it from afar, I mean. Naturally I'm confined to an office during the day so I don't really get to bathe in the unseasonably temperate temperatures.

But. First things first. Monday's weigh-in! I'm proud to announce that by the time I got to the FN establishment Monday, I was down 2-3/4 pounds!

The bad news, of course, is that last night I was attacked with an incurable case of the munchies and I'm having to spend today making up for the extra calories I consumed. I don't expect to be down more than a half pound at tomorrow's weigh-in, but that puts me at over 3 lbs in a week, and I can totally live with that kind of weight loss.

Also, did I mention that I've added "stairs" to my daily exercise routine? I'm averaging 200 a day, which isn't as impressive as it sounds when you realize that I do them in 40-stair increments.

Next up: Upper body firming. (A body is a lot of work.)

Although I've identified a number of people planning to dive into this year's NaNoWriMo, I'm backing away from the idea of participating. I just can't figure out how I'll carve out enough time to make it work. My social calendar for November is already getting a little crowded and I find I'm not willing to cancel any of the things I have planned in order to sit around writing dreck.

The key, I suddenly realized, was that the event is a writing exercise for people who want to, you know, write. I really don't, so I have to ask myself what the point of carving 200 or so hours out of my November schedule is.

And then I have to tell myself that there's no real point, it's just something I did last year. This year, the sun is shining, it's warm out (well, it is today), I have four other projects underway at home, a number of social events planned (in my life, even lunch with a friend counts as a "social event"), and a lot of reading I'd like to do.

So. I may not be participating. No firm decision either way, but I thought I'd mention it since I've been heckling y'all to participate.