Here’s a Christmas gift idea for anyone who is looking for one… any season of the CBS show “Medium” on either DVD or Blu-Ray.  I discovered the show mid-season last year while I was pregnant.  I’m hooked!

Viewing the first few episodes I was cynical, after all they start exactly the same way: Allison Dubois has a dream and wakes in a sweaty panic, enter opening credits.  I am impressed with the number of pajamas she owns.  I don’t think she wears the same pair twice! But despite the repetitive opening sequence, I find each episode fresh and quite creative.  And just when you think you have the whole thing figured out, they throw in a wrench and you suddenly know nothing.  It’s a formulaic show, with a tight structure that runs through all episodes, but it works.  With each show, I look forward to see what the writers come up with.  I tend to be attracted to shows featuring people with ESP, because although I am not a religious person at all, I do believe that there are people who are intuitive as I’ve experienced just a few tiny episodes myself (and wish I would have more…  hint hint hint universe…).  So if you’re looking for a fun little show on the tube, Medium’s got my vote.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… when I thought about becoming a mother, I knew that I wanted to change my diet, and I did for awhile with the help of Weight Watchers Online.  I got to a reasonable weight at which to be pregnant (not the ideal weight by a long shot… but if I waited long enough until I got to the ideal weight, I’d be that much closer to menopause with not so fresh eggs).  Then I got pregnant and all Hell broke loose.  Well, I shouldn’t say that.  I did really really well the first 6 months with my diet.  I made sure I ate as many fruits and vegetables as I could stomach and I felt pretty good about how I was eating.  And then the holiday season started and the new rules I had set for myself went out the window.  Since then, I’ve had my good days where I eat what I should and my bad days where I don’t.  As Lark starts to eat more and more solids, the realization that I must change how I eat forever becomes ever more clear.  I want to start her on the right path from the get go and as she grows, I want to help her understand why it’s better to eat healthily.  But I can’t preach what I don’t practice.

I’m going on a journey to embracing a healthy lifestyle.  I’m starting in baby steps.  My first step is I’m going to learn, in-depth, how the body works and how what I eat affects it.  I’m reading Dr. Oz’s “YOU:  The Owners Manual.”

Stay tuned for further developments…