Rewards and more mind drivel

Okay, here are my WL goals and what I will buy to reward myself:

10 pounds lost - Kim Harrison's new book (yeah yeah go ahead and groan, but I like it because it's campy and sexy and fun)

20 pounds lost - The rest of the bottles for my herbs. I need about 60 of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-oz-Clear-Plastic-Jar-with-black-top-50-pcs_W0QQitemZ250237057283QQihZ015QQcategoryZ57736QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

30 pounds lost - Seasons 1,2,3 of The Office

Over 30 pounds: This rug: http://cgi.ebay.com/SUN-MOON-STARS-ORIENTAL-3-X-5-AREA-RUG_W0QQitemZ350045919193QQihZ022QQcategoryZ20584QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


So yeah, if I manage to get to my goals (which I WILL!) then I will buy those things for myself. I am having a little bit of a setback this week, because not only am I having ToM, but I am also having a very bad arthritis flare in my knee. Yesterday morning my knee was swollen up to the size of a honeydew melon. No joke. So instead of taking my normal dose of prednisone, which is 7.5mg, I had to take nearly 40mg just to be able to walk around upright. It was bad, because that much prednisone is guaranteed to make me gain weight, no matter what I eat or do for exercise. So I already know that this week I gained a little over a pound, and hopefully next week it won't have gained 5 pounds or something. Sigh.

I am proud that despite the pain, I packed my whole kitchen. Obviously I left the things that I will need for the rest of this week out, but now I can say my entire apartment is packed except for the necessities. What a chore! And it's SOOO beautiful out here right now. Spring is here and all the snow is finally melted. It's been in the 80's over the past couple of days, and I have all my windows open to get the sunshine in. I feel much better when there's fresh air coming in.

I went out to dinner last night with a big group of friends to celebrate Tess' birthday. We went to a really nice restaurant in Amherst, Mass. And despite the fact that everyone else was getting pasta and nice huge plates of yummy stuff, I got myself a hamburger without the bun and a little dish of corn. I drank about 10 glasses of water, too. I had to pee all night long! LOL

Anyway, those are my rewards and my thoughts for today. :)