Ever have one of those days where everything just seems to be turning out wrong? I'm having one today. It's really, really frustrating me. I have been good, got in a good walk and everything but it's like the world decided to open up and crap on me today. ANNOYING!
I know once my boys wake up from their naps they'll make me happy again, though. :)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Hectic days!
Tomorrow is Aiden's birthday and I can't believe he's going to be 2 already. Two years ago today I'd been in labor for like 15 hours already! He wouldn't come until 6:52 am on the 2nd, but boy were we thrilled when he finally graced us with his presence. His arrival was pretty scary but you'd never believe it when you see him today. :)
So, back to the present, I've been diligently cleaning the house in preparation for his birthday. We're not really doing anything major but I wanted things to finally be in order. I'm FINALLY feeling like I'm getting a handle on this apartment and getting things where I want them to be. My mom got me a really nice desk for my birthday and that really helped me too. The desk I was previously using was a free item from Craigslist and when you would lean on it it was pretty hairy-- it would lean about 6 inches in any direction. It served its purpose but I'm glad to have a sturdier, more solid desk.
I've been keeping up with my exercise and eating healthy, as well. I think this is the longest I've ever been consistent about a fitness or health program. I'm really quite proud of myself. This morning I stepped on the scale and I am still below 130!! I am at 128.5 finally!
My pants really are getting a little bit loose! I have lost 2 inches around my waist an inch from my thighs and like 1.75 inches from my hips. What a great feeling that this is finally working for me, and it is totally do-able. I think that's the best part-- I don't feel like I'm on a diet. If I really want a Coke, I have a Coke. I just don't have a Coke every single time I feel like it, or mindlessly anymore.
I got myself the two Sparkpeople DVDs-- "Cardio Blast" and "Fit, Firm and Fired Up" after my last battle with my Wii Active. I really like the workouts on the Wii Active but so many times I just want to throttle the thing when I have to do 25 extra curls because it doesn't read my position correctly. I have really small hands [think Burger King commercial] so it's hard for me to hold the controller the way they want and hold my resistance band. So, when I don't feel like wrestling with that thing, I can do these DVDs instead. Today is heavy cleaning day around the house, though, so I probably won't get to them at all.
To do today: floors, bathroom, lots of laundry folding and dusting!
So, back to the present, I've been diligently cleaning the house in preparation for his birthday. We're not really doing anything major but I wanted things to finally be in order. I'm FINALLY feeling like I'm getting a handle on this apartment and getting things where I want them to be. My mom got me a really nice desk for my birthday and that really helped me too. The desk I was previously using was a free item from Craigslist and when you would lean on it it was pretty hairy-- it would lean about 6 inches in any direction. It served its purpose but I'm glad to have a sturdier, more solid desk.
I've been keeping up with my exercise and eating healthy, as well. I think this is the longest I've ever been consistent about a fitness or health program. I'm really quite proud of myself. This morning I stepped on the scale and I am still below 130!! I am at 128.5 finally!
My pants really are getting a little bit loose! I have lost 2 inches around my waist an inch from my thighs and like 1.75 inches from my hips. What a great feeling that this is finally working for me, and it is totally do-able. I think that's the best part-- I don't feel like I'm on a diet. If I really want a Coke, I have a Coke. I just don't have a Coke every single time I feel like it, or mindlessly anymore.
I got myself the two Sparkpeople DVDs-- "Cardio Blast" and "Fit, Firm and Fired Up" after my last battle with my Wii Active. I really like the workouts on the Wii Active but so many times I just want to throttle the thing when I have to do 25 extra curls because it doesn't read my position correctly. I have really small hands [think Burger King commercial] so it's hard for me to hold the controller the way they want and hold my resistance band. So, when I don't feel like wrestling with that thing, I can do these DVDs instead. Today is heavy cleaning day around the house, though, so I probably won't get to them at all.
To do today: floors, bathroom, lots of laundry folding and dusting!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Motivated moms!
A couple of months ago I purchased my Motivated Moms planner. Well, in our move, I lost everything on my hard drive and it was deleted. I need to print the rest of it out and so I contacted them this morning to see if I could reprint it. Well, I had expected to wait a couple of days for a response at least. Within 2 minutes of sending my email, they responded with my download link so I could re-download the product.
If you don't know about Motivated Moms, it's a great little checklist that you print out and it assigns you specific chores for each day to help keep your home organized. You can check them out at
Motivated Moms
I find it really handy and I love the checklist because, like Sparkpeople, it helps me remember what my mommy brain sometimes forgets.... like whether or not I have taken my vitamins!
On to other things... I haven't gotten my workout in yet today, but I'm determined to use my Wii! I am sore from my session on Saturday, so that makes me want to do it again. I love feeling like something is actually working!
I stayed pretty much on track food-wise this weekend which is good for me. I never went over calories or anything, so that is a positive. I didn't get in my workout yesterday but we did a lot of running around.
Off to get my house in order and my rear in gear! :)
If you don't know about Motivated Moms, it's a great little checklist that you print out and it assigns you specific chores for each day to help keep your home organized. You can check them out at
Motivated Moms
I find it really handy and I love the checklist because, like Sparkpeople, it helps me remember what my mommy brain sometimes forgets.... like whether or not I have taken my vitamins!
On to other things... I haven't gotten my workout in yet today, but I'm determined to use my Wii! I am sore from my session on Saturday, so that makes me want to do it again. I love feeling like something is actually working!
I stayed pretty much on track food-wise this weekend which is good for me. I never went over calories or anything, so that is a positive. I didn't get in my workout yesterday but we did a lot of running around.
Off to get my house in order and my rear in gear! :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Struggling with motivation today....
I don't know what is up with me today, but I'm really, really struggling to stay motivated. I think that being sick yesterday put me in a bad mood and I'm just still recovering from that. Being sick yesterday means that the house is a disaster today because Aiden ran amok and no one was there to clean up each little mess.
I am also still struggling with my house not being perfectly organized. I know this is a recurrent theme for me, but it's so disheartening to me for not everything to have a place or be in its place. I need to figure out a way to not be so annoyed and disheartened just because things are not perfectly organized in my home.
I made a point to do pushups and crunches first thing when I got out of bed. I did 10 pushups and 100 crunches. I haven't binged on food like I really want to so I guess that's a pretty good thing. I would love to just veg on the couch right now and forget about the mess that is my home.
I really need to find that elusive cleaning fairy.
I am also still struggling with my house not being perfectly organized. I know this is a recurrent theme for me, but it's so disheartening to me for not everything to have a place or be in its place. I need to figure out a way to not be so annoyed and disheartened just because things are not perfectly organized in my home.
I made a point to do pushups and crunches first thing when I got out of bed. I did 10 pushups and 100 crunches. I haven't binged on food like I really want to so I guess that's a pretty good thing. I would love to just veg on the couch right now and forget about the mess that is my home.
I really need to find that elusive cleaning fairy.
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