Beautiful things

I lost two pounds! One week of going to the gym everyday for a half an hour and I lost two pounds, very exciting stuff.

My feet, back, and heel are still hurting; even with new $50 running shoes. I am also feeling like crap emotionally. I thought exercise was supposed to make me happy. I am feeling worthless and snapping at everyone, I don’t think I have been this miserable since I was Mandy’s age. Plus, my period is all wonky. I think my fat is mad and using psychological warfare against me. Just wait until I give up sugar, one more week until the diet starts.

Lily and Jeff have colds, our trip to China is in about a week, so I guess my body is waiting for then to contract this cold. We have to get typhoid shots, I am not sure if I should wait until Lily is feeling a bit better or go ahead and give it to her now. I shouldn’t have procrastinated the shots, but I heard that typhoid shots really hurt and I am such a baby about needles. Lily and I have to get the second shot for Hep A as well. I just hope that we are recovered from all our shots before we get on the plane.

We broke down and bought some furniture at the Bizarre. We spent a ton of money. Local merchants come from all over Japan, twice a year and sell us stuff. We bought two small tables- that we said would be used as night tables in our room, a Japanese sword, and a lamp. The night tables we couldn’t bear to put them in our bedroom, so they are in our living room and our living room tables are in our bedroom being used as night tables. I will try to get some pictures of them to share. They are so very lovely. My table is Japanese and exquisite. Jeff’s is from Tibet. We spent so much money, but we will have these treasures to forever remember our time here in Japan. This is our second big splurge this year. We are being extremely awful with money. I just love to sit in this room with such beautiful things.