And it just won't stop. I gain 1/2 of a pound. I loose a pound. I make the shakes. I bake the low carb meatloaf. Things just stay....the same. Once in awhile I give in to a craving, like, eating 7 pistachio nuts. Oh, the horror. It bores me, so, why should I care. Anyway.
You know how sometimes you read something, and then some obscure detail or fact just sticks in your head, in the way back corner, only to pop out and announce itself at some later time? I'm having one of those moments, and the fact I am remembering, well it's more of a personal anectode, about a Cuban and her life. What I found my mind couldn't let go, was that she said she only got rationed one bar of soap a month*......for some reason, my mind couldn't let go of that idea.
I mean, has she tried using the old pantyhose trick to make it last? What about chopping it into very small pieces, and then diluting it in water, and saving the water? Does that include use for dishes and housecleaning? Do I use too much soap anyway, and is that why my skin gets dry in the winter? But it's hot in Cuba, and I know when I get sweaty I really love to shower maybe two or three times a day! That, more than the whole communism thing, would drive me insane!
* Please note, that I'm not even sure when this was written or if it was true that she only got one bar of soap, before you get all political and chase me down for being anti-communist, because this is not a political blog, and hey, who am I to judge, maybe one bar of soap was all that she really needed, and maybe she was lying anyway, and all sorts of arguments like that. Yeah.
You know how sometimes you read something, and then some obscure detail or fact just sticks in your head, in the way back corner, only to pop out and announce itself at some later time? I'm having one of those moments, and the fact I am remembering, well it's more of a personal anectode, about a Cuban and her life. What I found my mind couldn't let go, was that she said she only got rationed one bar of soap a month*......for some reason, my mind couldn't let go of that idea.
I mean, has she tried using the old pantyhose trick to make it last? What about chopping it into very small pieces, and then diluting it in water, and saving the water? Does that include use for dishes and housecleaning? Do I use too much soap anyway, and is that why my skin gets dry in the winter? But it's hot in Cuba, and I know when I get sweaty I really love to shower maybe two or three times a day! That, more than the whole communism thing, would drive me insane!
* Please note, that I'm not even sure when this was written or if it was true that she only got one bar of soap, before you get all political and chase me down for being anti-communist, because this is not a political blog, and hey, who am I to judge, maybe one bar of soap was all that she really needed, and maybe she was lying anyway, and all sorts of arguments like that. Yeah.
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