Basically... I'm a nerd

So, what have been doing with all my free time here in Gardnerville? Well, I'm been analyzing my daily dietary intake and geocaching. Lately I've had this desire to loose some weight OR rather maintain a healthier weight. And by analyzing my diet I mean that I've been keeping a diary of everything I eat and inputting everything into Mypyramid.gov via MyPyramid Tracker which conveniently lets me know all of my total nutrients and compare my diet to the new food pyramid as well as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. Please, if you haven't already, do me a favor and go to MyPyramid.gov and look around because it is amazing! (I already told you I was a nerd). In addition I also got a pedometer lately and I've been walking a lot.

And may I give Julie, my mother in law, and great shout out because she has made eating so easy here. She keeps so many fresh fruits and vegetables fully stocked in the ki

tchen... it's been so wonderful. And my nutritional status has skyrocketed since I got here (not nearly as much as Drew's I imagine, however). Sadly, it is no secret that college students don't eat very well.

As for geocaching, there has been so many geocaches to find here. Today we went out to the Pine Nuts and were able to do a lot of caches outside the city. We found not only caches, but a lot of little lizards and even found a rattlesnake! It was fun and I have really got into the spirit of geocaching... meaning I am excited to find a lot more.

Fun Blurb: This fun little blurb comes from the wisdom of Drew's grandpa which I thought I should share because not only it is important information for good dental hygiene, but it was something I've never know so I presume some of you may not know.

Here it is: If you have the option/choice between brushing your teeth OR flossing CHOOSE to FLOSS. Put another way you should floss the teeth you want to keep. Now, me being an avid brusher yet not an avid "flosser" this made a big impact on me and flossing has never become so important to me as it is now. Thank you grandpa Buzz. It seems improbable that flossing alone could be more beneficial than brushing away plaque... but I think it does bring the message home.. brush +floss. Oh yes, and Drew's grandpa is a retired Dentist so it doesn't just come from anybody. Hope this helps everyone reading this to gain a belief in the power of flossing. It certainly has for me.