Activity Points

So, this is how it works. I set the timer for ten minutes, do what I have to do around the house and get one more point added to my “account”. How sweet is that deal? When the cookies start calling, I can wash the paint off the walls, in ten minute increments. Each load of laundry could be washed and ironed twice, and mattress flipping just might qualify as an Olympic sport. Good thing the boy has left home, or he would be scrubbed raw under the general category of cleaning. Now, whoever put the Weight Watcher’s program into the universe must have had a great sense of humour. Not only do you gain goody points, but you also benefit by having a very clean environment. Of course, if you are the outdoorsy type, you would likely prefer being in the sunshine, letting your skin turn that nice leathery brown while speed walking to Sobey’s. Not me. This body came in a lily white wrapper, and it is best for everyone if it stays that way. Hell hath no fury like a woman burned.

Yesterday....

was a good day. I even managed to have a small bag of Ketchup chips while watching my favourite program last night. A short lived but pleasant treat! I found out that doing laundry for ten minutes counts as one "activity point". I am not sure how they came up with that, because I have automatic machines, not a rock to pound on by the river! But, if they say it is a point, I am taking it. One point barters for 5 No Sugar Added Werther's, a cup of cherries or a Laughing Cow cheese wedge. There are a lot of similarities between dieting, and prison.