The power of cheap metal

I have a pretty short list of "highlights" for my life. These are the ones that I go back to, year after year, that remind me of who I am.

The list is pretty easy to rattle off - Becoming a Christian, finishing two marathons, marrying my hunk of a husband, birthing two children. Of course, there are lots of other accomplishments that I'm proud of, but none of them are in the league of these.

This past week, I added one more. I received my 10% weight loss key chain at Weight Watchers. This process of losing all of my baby weight (and a little more) has been one of the longest, hardest roads I've ever walked. It is a day in and day out, moment by moment mindset.

When you reach 10% you get a key chain (made in China, of course). I've already heard at meetings that it gets tarnished pretty easily. Who cares! It could be plastic, but it has been one of the hardest fought victories in my life.

So, here's my new beauty ....