ok, so it’s already January 4th. I feel like the year is racing away from me already! How sad is that?  It does not bode well for the rest of this year. Perhaps it was my two long weekends home with the Hubby and the Kid that messed my brain all up.

The last few weeks have been hectic life-wise but pretty quiet IBS-wise. I survived my 5 day Christmas “vacation” with only one bad night. Spent a little time in the bathroom with the Hubby keeping me company and I was alright the next day (we where at my in-laws house so he kept me company in case I needed anything since I would not have been able to yell for him from the bathroom like I do here at home. what a great hubby I have!) 

I give all the credit for my surviving the holiday season at the in-laws to my sister-in-law. She ROCKS! She had already gone shopping before we got there and already had food I could eat (milk, the right butter, the right bread, etc). And she is always aware of what and how she is cooking so that there is something yummy that I can eat. And to top it off, she is a wonderful cook. She made mashed potatoes! I know, simple right? For some reason that I don’t understand (perhaps because they are a ton of work??) I never make mashed potatoes. Ever. I always nuke potatoes in the microwave. She makes fantastic mashed potatoes. I haven’t been able to eat mashed potatoes in…. sheesh… I can’t remember the last time I had them.  Anyway, her cooking made my day (ahh the simple things in life…).

It was hard to avoid all the treats though. I love peanut butter fudge. And baklava. And lots of other treats that only come out at the holidays. But I was really good, I didn’t eat anything I shouldn’t. But I sniffed a lot of stuff!  haha  (this is what my life has come to  ~ sniffing cookies to get my sweet tooth fix!)

I had a 5 day weekend last weekend. It was great! Except it throws the schedule all off. We all got into the habit of sleeping two hours later than usual. I was surprised though, I did ok. I was afraid by Sunday or Monday I would be in trouble but I felt pretty good all weekend. I even got to spend one whole day shopping with my husband!  Wahoo! Spending money on gadgets and gizmos and mixers. Fantastic!

Now it’s back to work and reality. booooo!  :)