Last night, at the insistence of my husband — who considers being a personal trainer something of a hobby — I completed a body metrics form, which required me to tape measure certain parts of myself: hips, waist, thighs, etc. Ugh. Oh and I had to step on the scale, too. I found myself 1/2 pound away from a number I very much dislike.

It was good to see the numbers nonetheless, and maybe feel like once I really start daily exercise, I could take the measurements again and see if they have changed for the better. I would really very much like my thighs and belly to be smaller, mostly so that I fit into my jeans more comfortably. I am not buying new pants (in a larger size). No way.

I’d like winter to stop now, please.

My baby has a sniffly cold, nothing serious, just runny snot and maybe puffy eyes, poor girl. But I think it will be brief. She drank lots of my milk yesterday, which is also cold medicine for babies.

Supposed to go to yoga again tonight, this time the active yoga class. Not sure yet if I will. I should probably make dinner early this afternoon and have it ready to heat up when I get home. I really need to plan better. In my case, actually writing things down with pen and paper is a good way to stay organized with daily tasks. For I am old.

Oh and set your Tivos: my friend from Back in the Day, Dan Sinker, will appear on the Colbert Report this evening. Very excited for him and hope he does well and gets lots of laughs.