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Mon (#2)

OK, this veggie diet appears to be working.  I'm going to market a new fad diet called "travel kosher- lose weight!".  It means you can only eat what you can pack, and except for dried salami, not have any meat (bec. you can't get kosher meat in the African bush).  In the first week, the skirts I ordered for this trip (didn't want to ruin my nice denim skirts, so I ordered 2 online, and unsure of the size, the ones I got were on the looser side, but they fit) I had to get a belt for the skirts (and since they don't have belt loops, I've reinstated the 80's "paper bag waist" look, but only under my shirts).  After the 3rd week, I was able to move the belt down one notch.  Now heading into the beginning of the 5th week, I'm down to the third hole in the belt.  Yippee!

OK, who's up for a steak dinner at Shilo's when I get home???? 

Also, I"m in desperate need of a mani-pedi, so those two things are top of the list upon landing in LA (ok, maybe I'll go home and sleep first- here's my travel schedule starting on 7/19 leave Hoedsrpuit on a 2 hour flight to Joberg, at least a 5 hour layover on Joberg, then a 15 hour flight, which, coming home may be actually 18 hours, then a 6 hour layover in NY, then a 6 hour flight back to LA, which brings me home at 5pm on the 20th.  I'm sure I won't know which way is up by then, but as soon as I do, like maybe Sun, it's a mani/pedi dinner at Shilo's day!  Who's joining me????