As I left the elementary today all I could think of was how much I needed a Diet Coke. It's Healthy Lifestyles week at school. I know that contradicts everything Diet Coke is, but after herding 500 kids around in the gym, explaining my Food Guide Pyramid game to them over and over, dodging flying hoola-hoops, yelling at the top of my lungs for them to not forget their coats and to listen for their bell, I needed a Diet Coke. I feel like it does provide me with the the daily allowance needed for sanity. There should definitely be a food group in its honor.

It's never "just" a Diet Coke

I've realized that if I could give up my daily Diet Coke addiction I would probably lose 5 lbs. pretty quickly. Not just because the caffeine keeps you from losing weight but because it's never "just" a Diet Coke. It's always a Diet Coke and a cookie (or two) or piece of cake or whatever morsel of chocolate happens to be lying around. They just go together. Today it was Wacky Cake. Yum. Sometimes I have to resort to chocolate chips. Whatever works. A Diet Coke and carrot sticks just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Oh well, I'll just keep running because I know, no matter how much I think about cutting back, it won't happen.

The original purpose for creating my blog was to post an extra-credit assignment for a class I had at UVU. Of course Charles had to actually create the blog for me. I had no idea how to do that and I still don't. I could barely manage to figure out how to get in here today to post again. I also figured out how to delete the exta-credit paper from my blog, finally, and that is why I need a Diet Coke today. I guess the idea behind the "I need a Diet Coke" blog is to vent my daily frustrations that cause me to drink - Diet Coke. When I was the R.S. Pres. I remember the Bishop told me I needed to drink something harder or add something to it.

Now that I have a lap top I really have no excuse for not getting on here every day to post. But having to use our old computer is one of the reasons I needed a drink every day. The frustration that it caused me made me crazy, thus leading to the drink. Anyway, with school starting again tomorrow and my PTA break over, I'm sure I'll have other reasons for my daily Diet Coke indulgence. I'm making a resolution now to do more to make this a successful blog this year. I'll be starting another blog as well regarding life as a Bishop's wife. It's directly tied to one of the many reasons I need a Diet Coke, however, I feel like I should keep it seperate because of the caffeine. Ha Ha. I'll keep you posted on when I get that up and going (as soon as Charles has time to do it) because I want to get feedback from other Bishops' wives. I'd like to put a book together someday. That's all for now. I need to finish my Diet Coke before it gets warm.