Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Weight Watcher
So I have not been making healthy choices in my meals these days. I think it’s by the grace of God that I haven’t gained any weight, given the pulled pork sandwiches and bacon ranch chicken sandwiches and pasta and the creamed spinach and banana nut pancakes and the chocolate cake and the beer and the wine … you get the point. It’s all been deliciously naughty, but I need to shape up if I am to continue to lose any weight at all.
I’ve never been good at denying myself things, which is why when I started this weight loss journey I decided to make changes in my diet instead of cutting things completely out. Brown rice instead of white, wheat pasta instead of white, water instead of soda, unsweetened tea and coffee, etc etc.
This worked for awhile, except that lately I’ve been allowing myself the occasional Dr. Pepper which has turned into two a week (I know that’s really not bad amount, but I really don’t need it and shouldn’t be drinking it). Also, worse, I’m not drinking the water that I was getting so good at drinking. While it was close to 60-80oz a day for awhile, I’m struggling for 30-40 now.
And portion control, which has never been my strong suit. I need to focus on this most of all. Chocolate cake and milk for dinner probably doesn’t help either.
Additionally, I really need to start actively training for this half marathon that I’ve agreed to do in February. Any ideas?
What are your downfalls? And how do you cope? And do you have any training suggestions for someone who doesn’t do well on interval training schedules? Or android apps to make training schedules easier?
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Ten on Tuesday and about my weekend
I could be telling you about my fantastic weekend. Which really was fantastic – I daresay it matches or improves on LAST weekend, which also rather rocked. There was pool parties where Spencer decided to SWIM! With no PELICAN! With no attachment to ME! Like, I got out of the pool and he got back in because there were other people he wanted to play with. And he doggie paddled with his floogles all over the deep end. It was amazing. Truly, amazing.
I could be telling you about having my dear friend Autumn (who moved back down from NYC, Hallelujah!) over Sunday night and another friend Joy and her kids, and the fun that was. Gluten-free, casein-free was a success except for rice krispie treats which were made with real butter. But there was excellent wine (for us, not the kids, of COURSE) and fun conversation and the kids were on excellent behavior.
I could be telling you about how my mom spent the night Sunday night, and Monday I went to boot camp early in the morning which kicked my butt, and had Winghouse to use up any available calories for this weekend, and then did heavy yard work for four hours in the heat of the day. And the front yard is starting to look AWESOME except the one main flowerbed which neither I nor my husband have any interest in tackling. (We will though.) And the backyard is DONE except for painting the pergola. DONE. I should put honey-dos on my resolution list more often.
I could also tell you that I can barely move today because of boot camp and 4 hours of yardwork. Every muscle in my legs hurts. Arms, sore. Back muscles, sore. Butt, yep. Abs, yep. I shant be running today, I can tell you that. Cardiotrainer said that I burned about 1600 calories in my exploits yesterday. I’m sure Winghouse was about that, but oh, how good it was.
ANYHOW! Instead of telling you about my grand weekend (ha!), I’m going to answer some TOT questions. For more TOT, see Chelsea.
1. From your childhood, what do you miss most about summer vacation? I miss sleeping in (which I never do anyhow), watching movies over and over, and riding my bike to the next town to visit my friends. Mostly I miss HAVING a summer vacation. Just not enough to be a teacher.
2. Are you going anywhere on vacation this summer? I’m going to Delaware in August for four days. And my MIL is thinking about getting a beachfront condo so we might go to the beach for an extended weekend. I’m married to my cubicle, so I don’t go many places except the occasional day plane trip within the state for work.
3. What foods do you like to barbeque? I love to grill because it means less dishes. I’m on a zucchini kick (tossed with a little olive oil and sprinkled with Greek seasoning), and chicken, steak, shrimp, veggies, pizza … if it’s big enough not to fall through the cracks, it’s good to grill.
4. How do you celebrate the fourth of July? Nothing much. I’m not a big fan of fireworks, so it’s just whatever, really. This year we may have a party since we have the deck. I haven’t decided yet.
6. What movie are you looking forward to seeing this summer? There are movies coming out this summer? X-Men looks good, and otherwise I might try to catch up on all the past movies I haven’t seen yet. There are a lot of them. Oh! And Harry Potter! That comes out this summer, right?
7. In the car: Windows or AC? If I have any sleeves at all, AC. If in a tank top and won’t be at too many stop lights, I’ll put the windows down.
8. Have you ever had a summer fling? Hmm. No.
9. Do you wear sunscreen? no, I usually don’t. I’m fastidious about getting the kids, but I’m so used to not changing color that I don’t ever worry about it. Due to the influx of tank tops and shorts I’ve been wearing, I’m starting to get a pretty dark base tan and it’s probably time to start slathering it on.
10. Do you have any favorite summertime activities? Playing in the sprinklers, enjoying a finished yard (one day, I swear), spending time outside in the shade with a big glass of water and a book, and swimming at my in-laws’ house. I would say swimming at my house, but there’s only the kiddie pool. This year maybe I can get in good with the other neighbor so I can borrow his pool when he’s not around.
And now, if you’ve stuck with it this long, I commend you. I hope your weekend was fabulous!
I could be telling you about having my dear friend Autumn (who moved back down from NYC, Hallelujah!) over Sunday night and another friend Joy and her kids, and the fun that was. Gluten-free, casein-free was a success except for rice krispie treats which were made with real butter. But there was excellent wine (for us, not the kids, of COURSE) and fun conversation and the kids were on excellent behavior.
I could be telling you about how my mom spent the night Sunday night, and Monday I went to boot camp early in the morning which kicked my butt, and had Winghouse to use up any available calories for this weekend, and then did heavy yard work for four hours in the heat of the day. And the front yard is starting to look AWESOME except the one main flowerbed which neither I nor my husband have any interest in tackling. (We will though.) And the backyard is DONE except for painting the pergola. DONE. I should put honey-dos on my resolution list more often.
I could also tell you that I can barely move today because of boot camp and 4 hours of yardwork. Every muscle in my legs hurts. Arms, sore. Back muscles, sore. Butt, yep. Abs, yep. I shant be running today, I can tell you that. Cardiotrainer said that I burned about 1600 calories in my exploits yesterday. I’m sure Winghouse was about that, but oh, how good it was.
ANYHOW! Instead of telling you about my grand weekend (ha!), I’m going to answer some TOT questions. For more TOT, see Chelsea.
1. From your childhood, what do you miss most about summer vacation? I miss sleeping in (which I never do anyhow), watching movies over and over, and riding my bike to the next town to visit my friends. Mostly I miss HAVING a summer vacation. Just not enough to be a teacher.
2. Are you going anywhere on vacation this summer? I’m going to Delaware in August for four days. And my MIL is thinking about getting a beachfront condo so we might go to the beach for an extended weekend. I’m married to my cubicle, so I don’t go many places except the occasional day plane trip within the state for work.
3. What foods do you like to barbeque? I love to grill because it means less dishes. I’m on a zucchini kick (tossed with a little olive oil and sprinkled with Greek seasoning), and chicken, steak, shrimp, veggies, pizza … if it’s big enough not to fall through the cracks, it’s good to grill.
4. How do you celebrate the fourth of July? Nothing much. I’m not a big fan of fireworks, so it’s just whatever, really. This year we may have a party since we have the deck. I haven’t decided yet.
5. What’s your favorite beverage to drink in the summertime? Water, the occasional sweet tea, and new to the scene is this beer which I had on Saturday and fell in love with: Leinenkugel Summer Shandy.
Light, summery, and slightly too easy to drink.
6. What movie are you looking forward to seeing this summer? There are movies coming out this summer? X-Men looks good, and otherwise I might try to catch up on all the past movies I haven’t seen yet. There are a lot of them. Oh! And Harry Potter! That comes out this summer, right?
7. In the car: Windows or AC? If I have any sleeves at all, AC. If in a tank top and won’t be at too many stop lights, I’ll put the windows down.
8. Have you ever had a summer fling? Hmm. No.
9. Do you wear sunscreen?
10. Do you have any favorite summertime activities? Playing in the sprinklers, enjoying a finished yard (one day, I swear), spending time outside in the shade with a big glass of water and a book, and swimming at my in-laws’ house. I would say swimming at my house, but there’s only the kiddie pool. This year maybe I can get in good with the other neighbor so I can borrow his pool when he’s not around.
And now, if you’ve stuck with it this long, I commend you. I hope your weekend was fabulous!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday Hodgepodge
1) I’m listening to an audiobook that I borrowed from Cracker Barrel for a long drive on Tuesday. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. I like listening to audiobooks on long drives, but I hate listening on short drives – and when do I have to listen to them otherwise? I got through 5 disks on the drive and now I’m struggling to finish listening to the rest of the story. I’m kind of torn on audiobooks anyhow. They read so much slower than I read regularly, and there’s all this dramatic, breathy speech … I get it, twins, a ghost. Can you just read it to me? I put the hard copy on hold at my local library, so if it comes in today or tomorrow I’ll just read the rest of the book.
2) I did the same thing with The Tender Bar. I own the book, but I listened to the first half on audio before switching back to the book. I have never been more annoyed by the phrase “The Men” in all my life than I was while listening to that book.
3) Henry has decided to start walking this week. WALKING! Before he even turned 7 months old! He holds onto the couch and goes back and forth. I think there’s more playpen time in his future. Must. Contain.
4) Henry turned seven months today. Happy Birthday, baby doll!
5) DST kicked my butt this year. I’ve been so tired all week, I’ve been later than normal to work nearly every day. I can’t wait to sleep in (relatively, until 7am or so, when the boys wake up). I’m salivating at the thought.
6) After two and a half months of running, I can go for longer times but I still can't seem to run for longer periods. Thus, I have decided to start a couch-to-10k program beginning on Monday. Goal is to run for longer periods of time without stopping. Not how fast I can run a specific distance, just how long I can run.
2) I did the same thing with The Tender Bar. I own the book, but I listened to the first half on audio before switching back to the book. I have never been more annoyed by the phrase “The Men” in all my life than I was while listening to that book.
3) Henry has decided to start walking this week. WALKING! Before he even turned 7 months old! He holds onto the couch and goes back and forth. I think there’s more playpen time in his future. Must. Contain.
4) Henry turned seven months today. Happy Birthday, baby doll!
5) DST kicked my butt this year. I’ve been so tired all week, I’ve been later than normal to work nearly every day. I can’t wait to sleep in (relatively, until 7am or so, when the boys wake up). I’m salivating at the thought.
6) After two and a half months of running, I can go for longer times but I still can't seem to run for longer periods. Thus, I have decided to start a couch-to-10k program beginning on Monday. Goal is to run for longer periods of time without stopping. Not how fast I can run a specific distance, just how long I can run.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Friday Bits
1) I wrote a post about a weird admirer I have at work (Suz, you might remember him as the “stalker”) but I’m hesitant to post it. Needless to say, I have this admirer/stalker at work who I like talking to because he’s a nice guy but then I get weird emails about him wishing that I wasn’t married, or telling me how nice I looked … it’s creepy, and I wish he could just be normal and we could have a nice work friendship but I’m pretty sure I’m just going to have to put the kibosh on that relationship.
2) I also wrote a post about last weekend’s race, but I never got around to posting it and I think it’s probably irrelevant now. The only picture I have of us all is when we were seriously sweaty after the race, because dude, it was hot. What business do they have starting a run at 9:30am in Florida? Yeah, yeah, the 15k started at 7am. Dude, it was hot.
3) I need to stop saying Dude.
4) I’ve gotten addicted to my phone again, with checking FB and my GoogleReader and my email. Today I actually put it away in my purse and put it on my work calendar to look at it at 10am and 2pm. Let’s see if that curbs the cravings. (update: I was good before the 10am check, but I couldn't hold out for the 2pm)
5) This is how cute my boys looked at last weekend’s wedding. When I dressed Spencer he said he was wearing a “daddy” shirt and that now he was the daddy. Because all daddy wears are button-downs. It was adorable.
6) I made awesome chicken enchiladas tonight for dinner. And I was good and only had one instead of stuffing in a second one ... which I easily could have done.
7) I broke into the Top 10 of BBL! I'm so excited, even though the people ahead of me are likely way ahead of me. Still, out of 109 people at the start, I'm now officially #9 (mostly because I stuck with it, I'm sure, and not because I've lost a serious amount of weight). I'm sure as hell going to go running tomorrow! I've come this far, I hope I can stay on the leader board for the next 4 weeks!
2) I also wrote a post about last weekend’s race, but I never got around to posting it and I think it’s probably irrelevant now. The only picture I have of us all is when we were seriously sweaty after the race, because dude, it was hot. What business do they have starting a run at 9:30am in Florida? Yeah, yeah, the 15k started at 7am. Dude, it was hot.
3) I need to stop saying Dude.
4) I’ve gotten addicted to my phone again, with checking FB and my GoogleReader and my email. Today I actually put it away in my purse and put it on my work calendar to look at it at 10am and 2pm. Let’s see if that curbs the cravings. (update: I was good before the 10am check, but I couldn't hold out for the 2pm)
5) This is how cute my boys looked at last weekend’s wedding. When I dressed Spencer he said he was wearing a “daddy” shirt and that now he was the daddy. Because all daddy wears are button-downs. It was adorable.
6) I made awesome chicken enchiladas tonight for dinner. And I was good and only had one instead of stuffing in a second one ... which I easily could have done.
7) I broke into the Top 10 of BBL! I'm so excited, even though the people ahead of me are likely way ahead of me. Still, out of 109 people at the start, I'm now officially #9 (mostly because I stuck with it, I'm sure, and not because I've lost a serious amount of weight). I'm sure as hell going to go running tomorrow! I've come this far, I hope I can stay on the leader board for the next 4 weeks!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday bits
2) I hate my sister. I wish I could go into more depth, but she is draining my entire family of any empathy. It's no longer about love or forgiveness or understanding. It's about self-preservation and I'm sick of ignoring what she puts people through.
3) I wish my mother could hate her too - it would be so much healthier for her.
4) the gasparilla 5k is tomorrow morning. My friend's wedding is tomorrow night. I'm doing both. So is the friend who is getting married, as well as a few of the bridesmaids.
5) I stayed out too late last night at my monthly girls' night/play date, but I had so much fun. I did feel guilty leaving early before Spencer got up this morning because I know it was rough for him and daddy. He didn't go to sleep until after 10pm. He was having too much fun too!
6) as of an hour from now, my husband will be officially laid off. I'm nervous.
7) I had a horrible headache today, and I broke down and had a soda. And it was a cherry coke zero, and it was heaven.
8) I'm reading a fascinating book right now: Listen, by Rene Gutteridge. It was a free or cheap book from Nook a couple weeks ago. Not sure where it's going yet, but I can't wait to find out. In the meantime I have so many books waiting in the wings I almost wish I was the one jobless so I had time to read them all.
9) pretend I didn't say that. Then find me some wood to knock on.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Me? Quick update?
It is probably inadvisable to take your newly-out-of-surgery mother up on her offer to watch the kids while they’re “sleeping” (ha) to go out to lunch, but we did and it was heaven. Bahama Breeze, booth overlooking the water, sunshine and low humidity … I think I love you. That was Sunday.
I took a 4-day weekend this past Friday through Monday, as I was off for President’s Day on Monday and my mom’s surgery was Friday. It was much needed and actually quite relaxing. Mom’s surgery went well, and I spent most of Friday in the hospital with her: reading when she was sleeping, bringing her coffee and just hanging out.
Saturday I ran my first 5k since the end of January due to all the sickness and stress and it was not a pretty sight but I was glad to have done it. My body can run it but my lungs can’t keep up. Mile times: 12.31, 13.41, 14.23. I ran again on Monday morning and did much better: 11.19, 13.03, 13.11. I know you don’t care about these things, but it’s important to me for posterity, or something. This Saturday is the Gasparilla 5k and I’m excited because when I made my resolution to run the Gasparilla 5k, I thought it would be the first time I would have run that far. And it’s not. And it won’t be the last time either, because not I have not only signed up for additional races in April, May, October and November but just today I signed up for on in March also! I’m still hoping that I’ll be ready to attempt 10k by November, but either way I’m running. I just don’t know how far yet.
I did a pill cleanse last week to try to jump start my weight loss again, since I’ve been teetering between 10 and 12lbs lost for nearly a month. It did help and I got down 17lbs, but now I need to re-evaluate my portion size. No seconds doesn’t really help if you pile up the first plate, right?
I finally put the bumpers in Henry’s crib last night since he’s mobile enough for me not to be worried about him suffocating himself in them. He slept all the way through the night last night, nearly 11 hours. I’m hoping it’s not a fluke but I suspect it is. I’m still in a constant argument with the Hubby on letting him cry a bit. This is his baby. He does not want his baby to cry. While I understand this, we let Spencer cry it out and he was sleeping through the night at 4 months. And that was my baby. And S sleeps through Henry’s crying even though they’re in the same room, so it’s not like he’s being disturbed either. Ugh. I don’t know, it’s a constant struggle. And I want some sleep instead of arguing in the middle of the night.
It was a productive weekend and also a relaxing one: I finally got the Christmas stuff to the attic, some of Spencer's old toys down from the attic for Henry, the house cleaned, the laundry done, the garage cleaned, the toilets cleaned ... and also made time to turn the sprinklers on for the kids, hit President's Day sales, take my mom to a traditional birthday lunch at the beach (seriously, you haven't lived if you haven't had Frenchy's she crab soup) and had the aforementioned mini-date with my Hubby (which also may have involved more President's Day shopping, wine shopping and a stop at Whole Foods. When we live, we live dangerously).
So the moral is, all’s well on this front! Here's a picture of Henry enjoying the sprinklers, and I swear that's enjoyment on his face (click photo for full effect):
I took a 4-day weekend this past Friday through Monday, as I was off for President’s Day on Monday and my mom’s surgery was Friday. It was much needed and actually quite relaxing. Mom’s surgery went well, and I spent most of Friday in the hospital with her: reading when she was sleeping, bringing her coffee and just hanging out.
Saturday I ran my first 5k since the end of January due to all the sickness and stress and it was not a pretty sight but I was glad to have done it. My body can run it but my lungs can’t keep up. Mile times: 12.31, 13.41, 14.23. I ran again on Monday morning and did much better: 11.19, 13.03, 13.11. I know you don’t care about these things, but it’s important to me for posterity, or something. This Saturday is the Gasparilla 5k and I’m excited because when I made my resolution to run the Gasparilla 5k, I thought it would be the first time I would have run that far. And it’s not. And it won’t be the last time either, because not I have not only signed up for additional races in April, May, October and November but just today I signed up for on in March also! I’m still hoping that I’ll be ready to attempt 10k by November, but either way I’m running. I just don’t know how far yet.
I did a pill cleanse last week to try to jump start my weight loss again, since I’ve been teetering between 10 and 12lbs lost for nearly a month. It did help and I got down 17lbs, but now I need to re-evaluate my portion size. No seconds doesn’t really help if you pile up the first plate, right?
I finally put the bumpers in Henry’s crib last night since he’s mobile enough for me not to be worried about him suffocating himself in them. He slept all the way through the night last night, nearly 11 hours. I’m hoping it’s not a fluke but I suspect it is. I’m still in a constant argument with the Hubby on letting him cry a bit. This is his baby. He does not want his baby to cry. While I understand this, we let Spencer cry it out and he was sleeping through the night at 4 months. And that was my baby. And S sleeps through Henry’s crying even though they’re in the same room, so it’s not like he’s being disturbed either. Ugh. I don’t know, it’s a constant struggle. And I want some sleep instead of arguing in the middle of the night.
It was a productive weekend and also a relaxing one: I finally got the Christmas stuff to the attic, some of Spencer's old toys down from the attic for Henry, the house cleaned, the laundry done, the garage cleaned, the toilets cleaned ... and also made time to turn the sprinklers on for the kids, hit President's Day sales, take my mom to a traditional birthday lunch at the beach (seriously, you haven't lived if you haven't had Frenchy's she crab soup) and had the aforementioned mini-date with my Hubby (which also may have involved more President's Day shopping, wine shopping and a stop at Whole Foods. When we live, we live dangerously).
So the moral is, all’s well on this front! Here's a picture of Henry enjoying the sprinklers, and I swear that's enjoyment on his face (click photo for full effect):
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine’s day from the land of 67 degrees!
It’s beautiful here. A little chilly for my taste still; I would prefer a solid 70 degrees. Still, it would have been criminal to stay inside all weekend so we spent a good deal of time on Saturday and Sunday outside playing or laying around on a blanket in the front yard (I really wonder what my neighbors think of me, but at least I’m not sitting in folding chairs in my garage) … This of course means that still very little cleaning got done, but since I wasn’t inside to see it I didn’t really mind.
We had a collection of restaurant.com gift certificates, so we ate out for THREE meals this weekend. Saturday morning we headed out to The Brunchery where I had my favorite (fattening) breakfast: A Bayshore Benedict. Croissant, scrambled eggs, bacon, asparagus and hollandaise sauce. I at least skipped the home fries and had sliced tomatoes on the side. We went to the playground for a bit and laid out on the blanket and I read and took photos of the kids before heading to dinner with family to celebrate Spencer’s birthday. Isn’t that great? He couldn’t care less about where we ate (he really doesn’t eat dinner anyhow) so I got to pick and I chose one of my favorite restaurants – Stonechase. They have this salad that has gorgonzola cheese, apples, grapes, candied walnuts, fire-grilled chicken … oh, I dream of that salad. This was where I chose to eat dinner the day I came home from the hospital with Henry. I heart Stonechase.
Sunday was rather uneventful during the day. Henry has been teething and he’s a cranking SOB, especially at night so nobody has been getting a lot of sleep (especially not my husband, bless him). I let him sleep and took both the kids grocery shopping. Did you know it only costs $1.25 to get a kid’s hot chocolate at Starbucks? And they can make it not-so-hot? I always have arguments with Spencer over sitting in the cart, but since it was just me and two of them there was no way I could let him walk so I promised him a hot chocolate and a muffin while we shopped and he was in toddler heaven. He made a mess, but I needed to wash his jacket anyhow so I zipped it up tight and let him go to town. My dad and his girlfriend came over in the late morning and brought Spencer his birthday present – several train sets from Ikea. I now have tracks all over my living room. At least he’s having fun.
My mom came over in the evening to babysit and Hubby and I went on a rare date night. We really didn’t think of it as a Valentine’s Day thing, but just a date night. We had another restaurant.com certificate for a tapas restaurant called Vizcaya so we had a half pitcher of sangria and stuffed prawns and stuffed dates and deviled crab and chorizo with cheese sauce and wild rabbit in a mushroom sauce … sorry, I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard. We also went to see The Fighter, which at least begins my NY resolution of seeing 6 movies in the theater. Very good, I would recommend (although I feel obligated to inform you that Christian Bale is not attractive as a crackhead, and also THANK GOD acid-washed jeans went out of style).
Today I’m back on the exercise/eating right wagon after the indulgent weekend – I ran/walked 1.5 miles in 20 minutes this morning on the treadmill (5.3mph 1.0 incline for total of 10 minutes, 4.0mph/3.5mph at 3.5 incline for 10 minutes) and then did some arm exercises on the weight machine. I’ve been toggling between 10 and 12 lbs lost for the last 3 weeks and can’t seem to get out of that rut, so it’s time for some drastic hunger pains. Think I can drink a gallon of water a day? I have my doubts.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Camptown races sing that song
It’s been a little crazy around here and I haven’t had time to a) upload photos and b) do anything more with the computer besides refreshing Facebook 1,871 times an hour. So in two parts, here I am typing and later I will upload photos for the full effect.
Spencer turned three on Tuesday – THREE! Where does the time go? We got him a floor puzzle of Cat in the Hat (Top and the Hat to him), Candyland (conveniently left at my IL’s house for safekeeping) and a Fisher Price iXL video game system. My in-laws for once did not outdo us, and got him a bunch of clothes and a couple pairs of shoes, an educational game and a little ATV that professes to go 2mph … but there’s no way that it does that. It’s like 2 steps down from a Power Wheel, so he loves it and I’m not worried about him going 8mph into a tree. That comes next year. He loves his “bideo game”, and this morning I showed him how to play it a little better so now he’s playing the games and writing his letters and numbers to his heart’s content.
Henry is still sick, but he is a little snugglepuss when he’s sick so I’ve gotten a lot of cuddle time. We’ve been alternating between holding until bed and a bit of the Ferber system, but I don’t really feel up to doing that full steam until his nose is a little clearer because all that crying just makes things worse. He has been sleeping better through the night though. Not all the way, but we’re getting there. He’s had a fever for nearly a week, but when we took Spencer to his three-year check up, we snuck Henry in for a check too and they couldn’t find anything actually wrong with him, so we’re just on a Tylenol regimen for a couple more days. I think teeth. And a cold. And a miserable combination of the two.
He’s nearly 6 months old and we’re still not on any food other than formula. We’ve tried cereal, and bananas with cereal but he’s not that interested and I’m not interested in fighting it so we keep putting things off. He’s not hurting for food, that’s for sure – he’s a whopping 18.4lbs as of yesterday. He’s constantly up on his hands and knees trying to get around, and although he’s not technically “crawling”, he knows how to rock himself violently enough to scoot the back end of him forward and he gets around that way. It’s really truly insane how fast he’s progressing.
So let’s review:
Work – better, lower stress (and Suz, I know you hated working in my field but I actually quite like it so no offense … I couldn’t be a high school teacher, so there –ha!)
Home – better, less fights with Spencer, more cuddles with Henry. More take-out because I haven’t had time to cook but I’m making good choices there too. Mmmm grilled chicken Greek salad with no dressing or potato salad …
My house – a disaster zone. Seriously, my house is atrocious. I vacuum almost every day because Henry’s on the floor most of the time but otherwise? Stacks of paper everywhere, laundry day is every day, dirty pots and pans … oye. Maybe I’ll get on that tonight. Ha. I’ve let go a little, and it’s made things a lot easier (those who don’t actually know me, I’m a little anal about keeping my house picked up AT ALL TIMES).
Exercise – last week I didn’t exercise at all, not one single day. This week I’ve gone to the gym at work two days, and I’m going tomorrow, and hopefully Saturday I can get out in the morning for a long run or bike ride. I’m failing miserably at running for a solid 20 minutes without walking but I’m going to keep trying. I’m not giving up!
My mom – still needs surgery next week, but I think she’s getting to be in better spirits about it. She volunteered to babysit on Sunday so Hubby and I can get out for a date, so she’s obviously feeling okay enough to lift a 20lbs baby and play with Spencer (her favorite thing to do).
Friday, February 4, 2011
The little bits
It's 12:19am and I'm still awake. Why, you ask? I have no-freaking-idea. Henry keeps waking up, but truthfully I'm taking care of it because I still haven't fallen asleep. I have a great big headache, probably because I'm over tired and I haven't had my glasses on in two hours since I started trying to go to bed. So this is me, not really trying to go to bed.
-- my mom went home Thursday while I was at work. I can't decide if she had enough of me or just wanted to go home, but she called me at work and asked me if I minded. When I got home I realized she left her cookies, her tums, a key to i-don't-know-where and her shoes. Obviously she left in a hurry.
-- Henry stopped army-crawling and is now up on hands and knees rocking his way to putting Momma in an early grave. I have video. Sometimes he rocks too far and face-plants. Mark my words, he'll be fully crawling by Sunday. Which is 2 full weeks before he turns six months old.
-- Did you know eating yogurt helps prevent yeast infections when you're on antibiotics? Why has it taken 30 years for anyone to tell me this?
-- I still haven't blogged about my first 5k. It was hard. It was very hard. I felt very accomplished once I finished though. And I have another one in 3 1/2 weeks and I haven't ran since Sunday and there are a whole lot of my friends at this one so I'd like not to embarrass myself but I'm not sure if that's possible. And BTW, "trail run" with "challenge" in the title=not a beginner's race. Who knew we had terrain like that in Florida?
-- Spencer bit a kid at daycare on Wednesday. And then he said he didn't do it. Kid, you have one tooth. They can tell if it was you. "No Bites, No Fights" is going to be my mantra ... again. He's only done this once before, and it was the same kid about 10 months ago. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it.
-- I think I'm going to try to sleep now. I think I had more to say but it's burned somewhere in the part of my brain that's already asleep.
OH! I made it to the week's Top 10 for BBL this week! Too bad I gained 2 lbs back while not eating because I had strep. Everyone else gets sick, loses weight. I can't even eat (I'm serious, I couldn't eat) and I gain 2 lbs. It's nice to see a Top 10 even though it's unlikely to last. Not giving up though!
-- my mom went home Thursday while I was at work. I can't decide if she had enough of me or just wanted to go home, but she called me at work and asked me if I minded. When I got home I realized she left her cookies, her tums, a key to i-don't-know-where and her shoes. Obviously she left in a hurry.
-- Henry stopped army-crawling and is now up on hands and knees rocking his way to putting Momma in an early grave. I have video. Sometimes he rocks too far and face-plants. Mark my words, he'll be fully crawling by Sunday. Which is 2 full weeks before he turns six months old.
-- Did you know eating yogurt helps prevent yeast infections when you're on antibiotics? Why has it taken 30 years for anyone to tell me this?
-- I still haven't blogged about my first 5k. It was hard. It was very hard. I felt very accomplished once I finished though. And I have another one in 3 1/2 weeks and I haven't ran since Sunday and there are a whole lot of my friends at this one so I'd like not to embarrass myself but I'm not sure if that's possible. And BTW, "trail run" with "challenge" in the title=not a beginner's race. Who knew we had terrain like that in Florida?
-- Spencer bit a kid at daycare on Wednesday. And then he said he didn't do it. Kid, you have one tooth. They can tell if it was you. "No Bites, No Fights" is going to be my mantra ... again. He's only done this once before, and it was the same kid about 10 months ago. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it.
-- I think I'm going to try to sleep now. I think I had more to say but it's burned somewhere in the part of my brain that's already asleep.
OH! I made it to the week's Top 10 for BBL this week! Too bad I gained 2 lbs back while not eating because I had strep. Everyone else gets sick, loses weight. I can't even eat (I'm serious, I couldn't eat) and I gain 2 lbs. It's nice to see a Top 10 even though it's unlikely to last. Not giving up though!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Waiting
The thing about waiting rooms is that you spend an awful lot of time waiting. I'm sitting in one right now while we wait to have my mom's second biopsy (lymph nodes this time) and we've been here for now two hours and they say 30 more minutes before we get in for the needle. I'm not looking forward to "being there" for the needle. Fun.
So with nothing to do and me feeling like pulling out my nook is more rude then just fiddling with my phone, I'm here wasting your time by giving you a bit of nothing to read.
Number one had a fever this morning, and then number two had one by 11 am this morning so after this appointment I get to pick up the kids and drag them to the doctor too ... A mother's/daughter's work is never done, right?
I ran 5k on my lunch break yesterday in 39.48, which beat my self-imposed time to beat of 40 minutes. I've been informed that a time over 41 minutes is considered "walking" (who are these people and how long is their stride?) So my goal was to not walk it. Next goal - beat 40 minutes in sunday's actual race while not dying. It's a legitimate concern. This race is a "trail run" which means much more terrain than I'm used to, but hopefully I will be distracted by the pretty trees and the people and will get my butt in gear.
So with nothing to do and me feeling like pulling out my nook is more rude then just fiddling with my phone, I'm here wasting your time by giving you a bit of nothing to read.
Number one had a fever this morning, and then number two had one by 11 am this morning so after this appointment I get to pick up the kids and drag them to the doctor too ... A mother's/daughter's work is never done, right?
I ran 5k on my lunch break yesterday in 39.48, which beat my self-imposed time to beat of 40 minutes. I've been informed that a time over 41 minutes is considered "walking" (who are these people and how long is their stride?) So my goal was to not walk it. Next goal - beat 40 minutes in sunday's actual race while not dying. It's a legitimate concern. This race is a "trail run" which means much more terrain than I'm used to, but hopefully I will be distracted by the pretty trees and the people and will get my butt in gear.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Is it only Tuesday?
I didn't post Menu Monday this week because a) I posted two weeks last week, b) I forgot and c) I would feel compelled to include my "ugly toes photo" and I was very unhappy with it. By Friday I had lost another 3 lbs, but then I got my monthly and even though I didn't eat any more than usual (although there was a bit of alcohol consumed at a Saturday bridal shower), I gained 4 lbs back. Bah.
Spencer has developed an abscess on his gum above one of his front teeth. I don't know what this means, and by Google-diagnosing I'm now afraid that it means that tooth is dying and will have to be removed (although it's been 10 weeks since he broke it, and all the research I can find says that if the tooth was going to die it would have done so in the first month). I'm also worried that they will want to drain it which will be traumatic for all of us, and that by not taking him immediately to the doctor yesterday I've endangered his life because they said that untreated the infection can reach the brain ... it's just a big scary mess for me. He could care less, because it actually causes him no pain. However, we have a doctor's appointment this morning which is going to be a horrible ordeal and thank God my husband dropped Henry off at my IL's house this morning so I only have to contend with the one.
After all of that, I'm taking my mom to get her bone scan today to confirm again that the cancer hasn't spread. Supposedly, it will be an all day affair and I've never been to Moffitt although I know generally where it is. I kind of bullied my mom into letting me help her with some of her appointments, but I still don't know what I'll say if she needs to stay with me while she recovers. I would assume that my husband would be fine with it, but I have a small house and I'd have to empty out the library and put a bed in there (I assume my Ikea futon would be uncomfortable for long-term recovery). I just don't know. You know?
All this and I didn't get up this morning for my run - I have a feeling I'll need my workout tonight to settle my nerves anyhow. Toodles!
Spencer has developed an abscess on his gum above one of his front teeth. I don't know what this means, and by Google-diagnosing I'm now afraid that it means that tooth is dying and will have to be removed (although it's been 10 weeks since he broke it, and all the research I can find says that if the tooth was going to die it would have done so in the first month). I'm also worried that they will want to drain it which will be traumatic for all of us, and that by not taking him immediately to the doctor yesterday I've endangered his life because they said that untreated the infection can reach the brain ... it's just a big scary mess for me. He could care less, because it actually causes him no pain. However, we have a doctor's appointment this morning which is going to be a horrible ordeal and thank God my husband dropped Henry off at my IL's house this morning so I only have to contend with the one.
After all of that, I'm taking my mom to get her bone scan today to confirm again that the cancer hasn't spread. Supposedly, it will be an all day affair and I've never been to Moffitt although I know generally where it is. I kind of bullied my mom into letting me help her with some of her appointments, but I still don't know what I'll say if she needs to stay with me while she recovers. I would assume that my husband would be fine with it, but I have a small house and I'd have to empty out the library and put a bed in there (I assume my Ikea futon would be uncomfortable for long-term recovery). I just don't know. You know?
All this and I didn't get up this morning for my run - I have a feeling I'll need my workout tonight to settle my nerves anyhow. Toodles!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Friday Hodgepodge
-- My mother gave me a pair of boots that her friend gave her because she didn’t like them once she ordered them. They might be the ugliest all-black boots I’ve ever seen, and they are very roomy inside (I think they were made for wide-width feet, which I do not have) but I wore them anyway to work on Thursday. There was a monsoon. They will heretofore be known as the monsoon boots. My feet were dry, and I wore comfy socks with them. I feel that’s a win – who am I trying to impress at work anyhow? I work in a cubical.
-- I made cookies last night for my manager’s retirement party and I managed to not eat a single one.
-- I typed that last sentence on Thursday morning as wishful thinking. I ate the misshapen one, and the hubby had one. And maybe I had a bite of his too. All the others are wrapped for work, and I think I'm stronger now.
-- The amount of money in the pot for BiggestBloggingLoser makes me want to not eat for the next three months.
-- Gold's Gym Dance Workout is really hard, especially when you skip the "beginner" workout and go straight to the intermediate one ... especially when you are not an intermediate exerciser.
-- I may be a wimp, but 49 degrees is really freaking cold to go jogging in. I only got in 1.1 miles before I wimped out and came back inside so I could feel my fingers.
-- I don’t like Chelsea Handler. I’ve never seen her show, but I tried to read My Horizontal Life and I was not impressed. Are the other books any better?
-- I do, however, like Harry Potter. I didn’t expect to like the series, but I finally got around to reading them and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. I’m on Half-Blood Prince now.
-- Henry takes catnaps in his jumper, and then wakes up to play some more. I don't realize he's woken up until his toys start spinning again.
-- I don't think I've named these Friday posts the same thing two weeks in a row.
-- I made cookies last night for my manager’s retirement party and I managed to not eat a single one.
-- I typed that last sentence on Thursday morning as wishful thinking. I ate the misshapen one, and the hubby had one. And maybe I had a bite of his too. All the others are wrapped for work, and I think I'm stronger now.
-- The amount of money in the pot for BiggestBloggingLoser makes me want to not eat for the next three months.
-- Gold's Gym Dance Workout is really hard, especially when you skip the "beginner" workout and go straight to the intermediate one ... especially when you are not an intermediate exerciser.
-- I may be a wimp, but 49 degrees is really freaking cold to go jogging in. I only got in 1.1 miles before I wimped out and came back inside so I could feel my fingers.
-- I don’t like Chelsea Handler. I’ve never seen her show, but I tried to read My Horizontal Life and I was not impressed. Are the other books any better?
-- I do, however, like Harry Potter. I didn’t expect to like the series, but I finally got around to reading them and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. I’m on Half-Blood Prince now.
-- Henry takes catnaps in his jumper, and then wakes up to play some more. I don't realize he's woken up until his toys start spinning again.
-- I don't think I've named these Friday posts the same thing two weeks in a row.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
And on the third day I fell off the wagon ...
I think about how hungry I am all the time, and it’s not because I’m depriving myself of food, but the moment my body hears “diet”, it thinks “HUNGER!!” and kicks into survival mode. I’m still waiting for the screenshot of the weight loss pool so I can print it out and put it on the fridge at work, the fridge at home, the pantry, and anywhere else I might be looking for something to gorge myself on.
Monday and Tuesday – I was relatively good, both in exercise and in eating. I ate what I had already supplied myself for meals. Wednesday I got up and did my run and was appropriate at work and even skipped having a lunch out on my way back to the office after a meeting … but I think my downfall started when I accidentally took the elevator down to leave work instead of taking the stairs. Then I got home and I was so hungry but I held out for dinner – pork roast, spinach and corn, all of which I piled on top of a big bowl of lettuce to keep my portions in check (it was pretty tasty). Then … I ate some candy. Not a little; I have this little canister that I kept an assortment of m&ms, Reese’s Pieces and Skittles as reward candy for when the potty was used. However, now that he’s 95% trained we don’t use it much and it was still pretty full.
I. Ate. It. All.
And let me tell you, lemon skittles really don’t taste that great when shoveled down one’s throat with chocolate and peanut butter, no matter how good all things taste individually. But I live by one philosophy: If I eat it all, it’s no longer there to tempt me. Thus why there are no candies in my house anymore.
Ugh.
Today is a new day, and I’m trying to be a good girl (and even exercised moderation with the breakfast pizza at work today). I couldn’t go running this morning due to a monsoon, but I did my Wii Fit workout until I was exhausted and Spencer generally let me kickbox in peace (and now there is video of him attempting the merengue). At least there’s 11 more weeks to the BiggestBloggingLoser, right? Here’s to a new wardrobe!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Menu Monday, and Fat Plans!
Today = first day of working out and working earnestly on my Plans to Get Healthy. This is my weight:
Which you'll notice is 7 lbs heavier than I was three months ago. It's actually 8 lbs heavier than I was 6 weeks ago, when I went back to work from maternity leave. I blame it all on sitting in a cubical all week, eating lunch at my desk and snacking on the chocolates that my assistant leaves next to the printer.
Saturday - no good about any dieting plans, or working out: we went to the Outback Bowl, tailgated with a box of wine and rosemary tortilla chips and strawberries (yes, random but delicious) and drank beers at the game (Miller Lite - not generally my taste but perfect for game day), ate at barbeque chicken sandwich and broccoli at Alehouse (I don't generally eat fries, so while broccoli is indeed the healthy choice it's my only choice). Then there was sweet, sweet sleep. It was a long beautiful, Gator-winning day.
Sunday - no exercise unless you count walking the mall in wedge heels (I do), but I was smarter about my food choices. We missed out on eating black eyed peas and greens on New Year's day, so I made this fabulous dish with eggs, lean ham (97% fat free), collard greens, black-eyed peas, onions and garlic. Hubby thought it needed cheese to feel more like breakfast but I thought it was awesome ... so awesome that I used the leftover greens/peas mixture and mixed it in with half a dozen scrambled egg whites (and two yolks) for my breakfast the rest of the week. We missed lunch and had linner at our favorite Mexican joint, where I limited myself to one vegetarian mushroom quesadilla (if I would have ordered two, I would have eaten two. There's crack in them thar mushroom quesadillas).
Today was my official start, so I dragged myself out of bed at 5am (okay, 5:30) to go for a run. I only got in 1.7 miles before I felt like hacking up a lung, but I thought it was a good start. I drank my coffee black with a little creamer (not too bad) and had some of the egg mixture and a banana for breakfast. On my way! Hopefully I can keep it up.
So I haven't done Menu Monday in awhile, but here's the plan for this week:
Monday: flounder and roasted vegetables
Tuesday: pork roast and garlic spinach
Wednesday: broccoli cheese soup for hubby, and I'm not sure if I'll eat that or something else.
Thursday: grilled shrimp and brown rice
Friday: a lo-cal version of Sarah's Poppyseed Chicken (if it's successful I'll post the recipe) w/ whole wheat pasta
Saturday: grilled chicken salad
***update, ate 4 (small) pieces of pizza and two Coke Zeros at Chuck E Cheese with MamaFuss today ... pretty sure that's not in my diet. Maybe all the calories I burned off packing Christmas away this morning helped? I'm sadly still hungry so I'm going to go clean my kitchen instead of staring bleakly into my refrigerator.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
3.5 mi. = 5.63270 km
That's how far I jog/walked today. I feel like I might puke, or poop, or relatively die, but I got through it. There were a lot of bargains made with myself: four more light poles and then you can walk and just make it to the yellow sign and you can walk and pass the fire station and then you can walk (which is funny because I guess all else fails, I could have rung the bell at the station if I really was going to die and they could take care of it).
It took 45 minutes exactly, which is a 12'51" mile, which happens to be about 4 minutes faster than I did in high school (okay, so I don't remember actually ever running in high school). I'm pretty sure I'm in better shape now cardio-wise than I ever was, but I have a layer of blubber to burn off before I look better than before. I think I pulled a groin muscle at about 1.82, but I kept going.
My goal was/is: to complete a 5k and jog more than I walk, and not stop. Completed.
Next goal: to not feel like I'm going to collapse after I finish. And maybe do it a little faster.
February 26 is the Gasparilla 5k, and now I know I can do it. I truly had my doubts before.
It took 45 minutes exactly, which is a 12'51" mile, which happens to be about 4 minutes faster than I did in high school (okay, so I don't remember actually ever running in high school). I'm pretty sure I'm in better shape now cardio-wise than I ever was, but I have a layer of blubber to burn off before I look better than before. I think I pulled a groin muscle at about 1.82, but I kept going.
My goal was/is: to complete a 5k and jog more than I walk, and not stop. Completed.
Next goal: to not feel like I'm going to collapse after I finish. And maybe do it a little faster.
February 26 is the Gasparilla 5k, and now I know I can do it. I truly had my doubts before.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Success and pain
It's 6am, day after ...
Sorry, I almost broke into Ben Folds lyrics, and that would have been depressing. Anyhow, I'm the only one awake, my toddler is staying over at my in-laws and my infant is asleep in my spot on the bed because he was restless. Is it sad that I'm thinking of jaunting over to Target to see what I can see? I didn't see anything in their ad that I can't live with out, but you never know ...
I'd ride my bike over, since it's only about 1 1/2 miles, but I'm currently the most sore (sorest?) I've ever been the day after a workout. I can tell every single muscle that was used in yesterday's boot camp, and the one that I can tell I skirted working on ... my triceps are not sore at all but I only got through 1 1/2 sets of the 5x tricep pushups and I think I may have skimped on the ones I did because they were right after 10 burpees and if I never do another burpee it will be too soon. That was a lovely sentence, right? You get the sentiment.
Thanksgiving was great. I got up early to rinse the turkey and take it to my in-laws house and helped her get all 20.5lbs of it in the oven by 7am. Then I headed out to Odessa (you don't know, but it's a hike) to pick up my husband's cousin and went out to the park to have an instructor work us within an inch of (my) life ... which actually was a lot of fun, in that "what doesn't kill me" sort of way. Came home, made the best stuffing I have ever made, made cranberries, took a well-deserved and well-needed shower and then packed us all in the car and headed back to my in-laws' house!
There were 15 adults and my two kids present, and of course the kids took center stage (how could they not? Spencer demands it). Henry flipped out for the first time in his life, I think from all the people in his face and the fact that he's not napping properly these days. He was inconsolable for about 20 minutes until we gave him a couple ounces of sugar water, and then a full bottle, and laid him in his cradle in a quiet room so he could stare at the fan until he fell asleep (this took about 30 minutes). He was quite fine alone in the room wide awake, but obviously didn't want to deal with all the people in the other rooms.
Oh man, there was so much food! Turkey and stuffing (two kinds, but mine is always preferred by the crowd - my MIL always tries a new recipe and a corner gets politely eaten while mine is devoured - makes me feel good) and cranberries and yellow squash casserole, mashed potatoes (of which I'm not a fan), rolls, WINE, crudites, hors d'oeuvres, broccoli salad, and four kinds of pie (pumpkin, chocolate silk, pecan and coconut cream). And pumpkin spice coffee (I brought that too).
After eating Henry was awake and in a much better passing-around mood, Spencer was occupied by hubby's cousin Scottie for hours (except when Scottie was talking to me about Fallout: New Vegas ad nauseum) and I got to drink my coffee in peace and then leave with just one kid and a load of leftovers. Just a lovely day.
How was yours?
Sorry, I almost broke into Ben Folds lyrics, and that would have been depressing. Anyhow, I'm the only one awake, my toddler is staying over at my in-laws and my infant is asleep in my spot on the bed because he was restless. Is it sad that I'm thinking of jaunting over to Target to see what I can see? I didn't see anything in their ad that I can't live with out, but you never know ...
I'd ride my bike over, since it's only about 1 1/2 miles, but I'm currently the most sore (sorest?) I've ever been the day after a workout. I can tell every single muscle that was used in yesterday's boot camp, and the one that I can tell I skirted working on ... my triceps are not sore at all but I only got through 1 1/2 sets of the 5x tricep pushups and I think I may have skimped on the ones I did because they were right after 10 burpees and if I never do another burpee it will be too soon. That was a lovely sentence, right? You get the sentiment.
Thanksgiving was great. I got up early to rinse the turkey and take it to my in-laws house and helped her get all 20.5lbs of it in the oven by 7am. Then I headed out to Odessa (you don't know, but it's a hike) to pick up my husband's cousin and went out to the park to have an instructor work us within an inch of (my) life ... which actually was a lot of fun, in that "what doesn't kill me" sort of way. Came home, made the best stuffing I have ever made, made cranberries, took a well-deserved and well-needed shower and then packed us all in the car and headed back to my in-laws' house!
There were 15 adults and my two kids present, and of course the kids took center stage (how could they not? Spencer demands it). Henry flipped out for the first time in his life, I think from all the people in his face and the fact that he's not napping properly these days. He was inconsolable for about 20 minutes until we gave him a couple ounces of sugar water, and then a full bottle, and laid him in his cradle in a quiet room so he could stare at the fan until he fell asleep (this took about 30 minutes). He was quite fine alone in the room wide awake, but obviously didn't want to deal with all the people in the other rooms.
Oh man, there was so much food! Turkey and stuffing (two kinds, but mine is always preferred by the crowd - my MIL always tries a new recipe and a corner gets politely eaten while mine is devoured - makes me feel good) and cranberries and yellow squash casserole, mashed potatoes (of which I'm not a fan), rolls, WINE, crudites, hors d'oeuvres, broccoli salad, and four kinds of pie (pumpkin, chocolate silk, pecan and coconut cream). And pumpkin spice coffee (I brought that too).
After eating Henry was awake and in a much better passing-around mood, Spencer was occupied by hubby's cousin Scottie for hours (except when Scottie was talking to me about Fallout: New Vegas ad nauseum) and I got to drink my coffee in peace and then leave with just one kid and a load of leftovers. Just a lovely day.
How was yours?
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Giving thanks
I could be here complaining about the lousy day I had at work and how a client made me cry, but instead I'm going to be thankful that I have a job and that I was able to take three wonderful months off with my children and be sure that it was there when I returned.
I could be here complaining that I had to get the Christmas stuff from the attic myself because my husband hemmed and hawed but instead I'm going to be thankful that I got such a workout that my legs and back are a little sore.
I could be here complaining about the six children under five years old that are playing in the street with no supervision but instead I'll be thankful that a) my kids know better and b) no one has been hit yet.
Today was the roughest I've had since I got back to work - I woke up with a headache, everyone was off except me and my supervisor, I got verbally bitch slapped by one of my own clients that I was giving a courtesy call to (whose time is evidently that much more important than mine), I had a ridiculous amount of work to do and somehow got to none of what I wanted to do, and the dry cleaners didn't get the baby spit-up out of my husband's pants and acted like it was a pain to run it through again. Then I came home, started the turkey brining, shaved my legs (I'm working out tomorrow morning in a group - I'd prefer not to have yeti legs), got Christmas out of the attic and then took my elder child to the doctor so they could shoot lame flu germs up his nose and I could give him a chocolate for letting me hold his head still while he screamed.
But I'm thankful. I'm thankful for healthy children, a happy house, having a job, having a house to decorate, and having family to make dressing and brine turkeys for.
Deep breath.
I think I've decided to do the Gasparilla 5k in February. I've never run further than a mile before and I think I may have died after that ... in high school. So I would love a training/running partner (cough, Suz, cough) at least to cheer each other on separately on the training front and then running the thing together. I also signed up spur o' the moment for Boot Camp tomorrow, so ...
There's also the Disney half-marathon which I might be entertaining the thought of for Jan 2012 (I'm not setting myself up to fail by even thinking about this January, even if the registration hadn't passed). Or the Gasparilla 5+3k 2012 ...
If I don't get back here before, Happy Thanksgiving!!
I could be here complaining that I had to get the Christmas stuff from the attic myself because my husband hemmed and hawed but instead I'm going to be thankful that I got such a workout that my legs and back are a little sore.
I could be here complaining about the six children under five years old that are playing in the street with no supervision but instead I'll be thankful that a) my kids know better and b) no one has been hit yet.
Today was the roughest I've had since I got back to work - I woke up with a headache, everyone was off except me and my supervisor, I got verbally bitch slapped by one of my own clients that I was giving a courtesy call to (whose time is evidently that much more important than mine), I had a ridiculous amount of work to do and somehow got to none of what I wanted to do, and the dry cleaners didn't get the baby spit-up out of my husband's pants and acted like it was a pain to run it through again. Then I came home, started the turkey brining, shaved my legs (I'm working out tomorrow morning in a group - I'd prefer not to have yeti legs), got Christmas out of the attic and then took my elder child to the doctor so they could shoot lame flu germs up his nose and I could give him a chocolate for letting me hold his head still while he screamed.
But I'm thankful. I'm thankful for healthy children, a happy house, having a job, having a house to decorate, and having family to make dressing and brine turkeys for.
Deep breath.
I think I've decided to do the Gasparilla 5k in February. I've never run further than a mile before and I think I may have died after that ... in high school. So I would love a training/running partner (cough, Suz, cough) at least to cheer each other on separately on the training front and then running the thing together. I also signed up spur o' the moment for Boot Camp tomorrow, so ...
There's also the Disney half-marathon which I might be entertaining the thought of for Jan 2012 (I'm not setting myself up to fail by even thinking about this January, even if the registration hadn't passed). Or the Gasparilla 5+3k 2012 ...
If I don't get back here before, Happy Thanksgiving!!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Distractions
I was reading up on my blogs while I climbed the stairs and I accidentally missed the floor I was going to and went an extra flight. So yay, I guess.
I'm scared to death of falling down the stairs as I fell down them twice at my old job. And I didn't wear heels there. Me and stairs are not old friends. You'd think I'd be less likely to read while climbing them, but you'd be wrong.
BTW, I'm in a much better mood today. Can it be that it's Friday?
(today's shoes: Ann Klein)
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Stairways to nothing
I started out today with a killer headache, and it's gotten better but I'm feeling worse - I think just tired because all I want to do is go home and sleep. I've been working now for a week and I've been so good about getting up on time and making coffee for hubby and me, getting both kids ready for daycare, getting to work on time. Hubby has been really tired lately and I feel responsible for everything including his mood. I know it's ridiculous because he stays awake playing his video game long after I go to sleep so it's obviously not my fault. And I have dinner ready for him every night... Anyhow, I'm feeling worn down and I miss actually enjoying each other's company - I think he's really stressed about this work thing and I'm really stressed about the money thing and between the two of us, we're just a mess.
I think I'm going to stop doing 30 for 30; it's all I post about lately and I don't exactly gave much drive to not wear all the shoes in my closet or anything. I can't shop so theres no danger of that...
Anyhow I'm aware this post is crap and I sound depressed or whatever; I'm not, just tired and cranky. Pay me no mind - 3 hours and I can go home and do nothing for a bit with the kids until it's time to make diner.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Ambition
Today I forgot to take photos until I was out of my clothes. Except for this one:These are some of my favorite shoes. Okay, so maybe I won't be able to make the 30 for 30 just because I could easily wear a different pair of shoes every day for two months. And man, I've missed my heels!
Blouse: Loft
Pants: Alex Marie, Dillard's
Shoes: Rampage, DSW
I've been trying to do the stairs at work since I got back to work (4 days). I average about 10 flights of stairs each way every day. It's amazing how it makes me want to do more exercise, even though this weekend my calves were burning from one 5-flight jaunt at lunchtime (in search of a Dr. Pepper, who am I kidding). Tuesdays are my afternoon to myself after work, as the boys go to my in-laws and my husband picks them up on his drive home. Every other day I pick them up from daycare on my way home.
Usually I read or watch tv, or clean or generally mess around on the computer. But Today! Today I changed out of my work clothes, pulled my bike off its peg in the garage, took off the baby seat and inflated the tires and off I went! 10.6 miles in 1 hour 12 minutes (yes, I bike ride at the same rate that many people can jog) and it was exhilarating! And tough, and I thought about calling my husband to pick me up several times but I powered through to home, arriving home just after dark.
Then I cooked a relatively healthy meal.
And I'm sitting here and I wish there was something else I could do -- sit ups? Okay, maybe that's pushing it.
Where's my book?
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