If it's not one thing... (Sunday, February 21, 2010)

This week has been uneventful Blog wise in terms of BIG news. However, every time Jim and I turn around there is a new issue. But hey, we live on a boat, right?

We have had unseasonable rain this winter... Mazatlan's rainy season is July... summertime. It is an El Niño year, though, and the weather from here south has been unpredictable. And of course, with rain come the mosquitoes and roaches, gnats and flies, millipedey/centipedey wigglies, and other unwelcome invertebrates... so I mixed up a boric acid, butter, and sugar cocktail and placed some in various hidey holes aboard both vessels to dissuade all the crawlers, skedaddlers, suckers and such from taking up residence.

Aboard Windfall yesterday we discovered that a small sum of emergency cash we had stored deep within the bowels of the boat was enveloped in mold and mildew. The airtight bag we had brilliantly used had a 1" gash in one side. Note to self: Mexican ziplock brand are NOT as durable as ones procured in the USA! And I KNOW this! So, time was wasted cleaning each bill carefully. About half of it will have to be taken back to the bank, and fingers crossed, we will be able to exchange our soggy pesos for dry bills without holes. If not, although it will be a "loss", it's not enough to cry over. Alas, living aboard a boat does have it's peculiar problems. As for emergency cash in the future, Note to self: leave it with family or friends... or spend it. Lesson learned!

On the flip side, I have lost 10 lbs. I followed the principles in the Eat To Live methodology combined with the Cabbage Soup Diet and have found that combination to be pretty successful. Of course, I have to cook yummy, delicious, not-good-for-ME food for the rest of the family and then reward myself with a carrot... oh, wait... carrots have too much starch and sugar. I'm thinking of starting my own TV cooking show to help fund out cruising kitty... I'll call it "The Resentful Cook" and instead of serving my family the delicious efforts of my culinary expertise on a beautifully laid table, I'll just throw it at them in the end and they can lick it off the floor. Carolyne told me yesterday that she wished I'd go off my diet so I wouldn't "be so grumpy anymore." I have 8 more pounds to go... by golly, I am going to lose it!! I AM LOSING IT! I may have the nastiest disposition in the whole world, but I'm gonna look good on the outside! I AM LOSING IT! I am committed... and may need to be... committed... after this whole thing is over!
http://www.cabbage-soup-diet.com AND/OR http://www.everydiet.org/diet/eat-to-live