AIM - Letters to Santa

This month, we're taking a lighthearted approach to our AIM post, because after all, life can be challenging enough...let's have some fun! 

Dear Santa,

I've been a very good girl this year.  I've been a pretty good girl, unless you are counting cussing.  Look, that bathroom flood was stressful - anybody would have been letting the swear words fly!  And driving...there's a cone of silence that surrounds the car when it comes to landing on the naughty list, right?  I hate to admit it, but there were several instances this year where the saying "If I can't be a good example, I'll just have to be a horrible warning" might have applied to me.  Hey, I turned 50, and liberties were taken.  And that's all I'm going to say about that.  But here's my list, and if you do exist, I'd love to find any of these items under my tree on Christmas morning:

1. A pair of jeans that fit my body perfectly.  I don't care what size the label says, I just want one pair that I feel fabulous in.
2. A Mini Cooper.  The rule is, you can ASK Santa for anything, right?
3. A healthy body so I can run.  Really, is it asking too much to be able to exercise?  I don't think so.  Make it happen, Santa.
4. More cymbals for my drum set.  It's not noisy enough.
5. Exercise buddies.  I do so well with 'em; not so well on my own.
6. Yarn...squishy, pretty yarn.  So I can KNIT ALL THE THINGS!
7. A Starbucks store within walking distance of my house.
8. The desire to workout with weights - please bring that back.
9. A Fiestaware dinner plate in Shamrock.  To replace the one that mysteriously got broken when someone tried to empty the dishwasher a little too efficiently (p.s., lesson learned, holding plates vertically between each fingers is not a great idea).
10. Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward Humankind, and all that nice stuff.

 

Santa is reading my blog and looking skeptical...hmmm, not a good sign!

AIM: Adventures in Maintenance is Lynn, Lori, Debby, Shelley, and Cammy, former weight-loss bloggers who now write about life in maintenance. We formed AIM to work together to turn up the volume on the issues facing people in weight maintenance. We publish a post on the same topic on the first Monday of each month. Let us know if there is a topic you'd like us to address!