December 19, 2011
6 Days Till Christmas, 22 Days Till I Say Goodbye....
So any other year i would be ecstatic about Christmas being right around the corner, but this year seems like a countdown till boot camp. If only Christmas never came then i wouldn't have to worry about it...yeah unrealistic i know. On the other hand i just want January 10th to get here so i can quit being such an emotional wreck about it! Seriously! I am quite aware that a normal person does not walk through their living room, catch a glance of their wedding picture and burst into tears...lets just say these days i am not a normal person. Just ready to get back to normal, which isn't going to happen for eh, months and lord knows how normal California will feel without family around. Ok enough already, i have presents to wrap so i need to pull my head out of my ass...bah humbug!
December 01, 2011
81 Day Progress Report
Let me start by saying that when you put your mind to something you can achieve greatness!!! I became aware of the fact that i REALLY needed to work on my fitness Around my birthday last year Sept, 2010. I weighed 156 and it was only going up! Ahh!! Around this same time i was introduced to Zumba by my aunt and started going to a class 2 times a week sometimes 3.
At this point in my life i had a 1 1/2 year old son and we were about 9 months until our wedding. I needed to find some major motivation to drop some lbs....i joined the gym in January 2011 ,along with the other gung ho new years resolutioners, and by the time our wedding came around i was about 148. Ok, great so i dropped 8 lbs. I felt wonderful on our wedding day gave up the gym and returned to the 150s!
Here is where it gets interesting!!
September 18th, 2011 i found this awesome site made some great friends who keep me on my toes. When i started using MFP i was 150.2 with a goal to get back to the weight i was when i met my husband, 127. When i set my goal in MFP i moved my goal down to 125 so: #1. would have an even 25 lbs to lose and #2 would have some cushion when it came to a healthy BMI (healthy for me is 128.)
So here i am 81 days later and here are the stats. And i thought i was proud of my November achievements! Here we go:
Weight: 150.2 ~> 138.8 (-11.4 lbs)
Measurements- Total loss of 10.25 inches!!!!!!
Bicep: 12.75 ~> 11.5 (-1.25)
Chest: 36.5 ~> 34 (-2.5)
Waist: 35 ~> 33 (-2)
Hips: 39.5 ~> 36.5 (-3)
Thigh: 24.25 ~> 22.75 (-1.5)
Before now i have always thought that it was impossible to lose the weight and feel good about myself but you really can't argue with results like that!!! Who knew that watching my portions, not ordering out as often, drinking a ton of water and making sure i am active for at least 30 minutes a day would do so much!! :o)))
Here is to having a great December and starting 2012 and not needing to have the resolution to try and get fit! I am already on my way!!! :o))
<3 Meg
At this point in my life i had a 1 1/2 year old son and we were about 9 months until our wedding. I needed to find some major motivation to drop some lbs....i joined the gym in January 2011 ,along with the other gung ho new years resolutioners, and by the time our wedding came around i was about 148. Ok, great so i dropped 8 lbs. I felt wonderful on our wedding day gave up the gym and returned to the 150s!
Here is where it gets interesting!!
September 18th, 2011 i found this awesome site made some great friends who keep me on my toes. When i started using MFP i was 150.2 with a goal to get back to the weight i was when i met my husband, 127. When i set my goal in MFP i moved my goal down to 125 so: #1. would have an even 25 lbs to lose and #2 would have some cushion when it came to a healthy BMI (healthy for me is 128.)
So here i am 81 days later and here are the stats. And i thought i was proud of my November achievements! Here we go:
Weight: 150.2 ~> 138.8 (-11.4 lbs)
Measurements- Total loss of 10.25 inches!!!!!!
Bicep: 12.75 ~> 11.5 (-1.25)
Chest: 36.5 ~> 34 (-2.5)
Waist: 35 ~> 33 (-2)
Hips: 39.5 ~> 36.5 (-3)
Thigh: 24.25 ~> 22.75 (-1.5)
Before now i have always thought that it was impossible to lose the weight and feel good about myself but you really can't argue with results like that!!! Who knew that watching my portions, not ordering out as often, drinking a ton of water and making sure i am active for at least 30 minutes a day would do so much!! :o)))
Here is to having a great December and starting 2012 and not needing to have the resolution to try and get fit! I am already on my way!!! :o))
<3 Meg
No November Nonsense! Challenge Review.
So we made it through the month of November, hopefully a little closer to our ultimate goals and feeling great!! Here is my stats for the entire month of November:
Weight: Currently 138.8 Total loss of 4.5 lbs!!!!!! Yep, pretty proud of that!! :o)
Measurements: Loss of 3.75 inches!!!!!!
Here is the measurement breakdown:
Bicep: 12 ~> 11.5
Chest: 35 ~> 34
Waist: 33.5 ~> 33
Hips: 37.75 ~> 36.5
Thigh: 23.25 ~> 22.75
I had an ultimate weight loss goal for 5% in November and even though i didn't hit it i can be very proud of this accomplishment!!! (would have been 136.3)
I am also proud that despite all that November threw at me i only took 5 rest days the entire month!!! Yep, i think i have moved past being dedicated and and right up there with workout junkie! :o)
So now with The No November Nonsense group as a thing of the past what is there to do now?!
Yep!! Start a new group!!! My Day 1 Post for our Merry Fitness group coming soon!
Weight: Currently 138.8 Total loss of 4.5 lbs!!!!!! Yep, pretty proud of that!! :o)
Measurements: Loss of 3.75 inches!!!!!!
Here is the measurement breakdown:
Bicep: 12 ~> 11.5
Chest: 35 ~> 34
Waist: 33.5 ~> 33
Hips: 37.75 ~> 36.5
Thigh: 23.25 ~> 22.75
I had an ultimate weight loss goal for 5% in November and even though i didn't hit it i can be very proud of this accomplishment!!! (would have been 136.3)
I am also proud that despite all that November threw at me i only took 5 rest days the entire month!!! Yep, i think i have moved past being dedicated and and right up there with workout junkie! :o)
So now with The No November Nonsense group as a thing of the past what is there to do now?!
Yep!! Start a new group!!! My Day 1 Post for our Merry Fitness group coming soon!
<3 Meg
November 21, 2011
No November Nonsense! Week 3 Review
We are officially over the hump of this challenge and moving on to the last 2 weeks. I am pretty proud of myself because i have not lost momentum and a simple pep talk seems to get me up and moving even on the days i dont really feel like it. Sadly, i think i have lost about 1/2 the participants in the challenge. I am here to motivate and i am an ear to listen but i cannot make someone get off their hiney. Period. Alright, on to the stats for the week:
Weight: 140.2, Loss of 2.6 lbs!!!! As i suspected, i was definately retaining water last week which shows in my huge loss this week. :o) 130's here i come!!!
Measurements: -.25 inches. Not going to complain about that.
This Weeks Mini Goals:
1. Still focusing on the water! I cannot believe how much it has helped me drop weight...want to get at least 70 ozs in everyday!!
2. Last week i picked up another challenge, this one is an elimination challenge and had helped me keep my motivation up in hopes of "immunity." Last week my work was not in vein, my team mates and i worked our butts off and managed to burn 6000 calories, among other things, in 3 days! Pretty good if you ask me! So my goal for the week is to keep pushing and to earn immunity again this week.
3. Keep moving forward with C25K. Friday after taking a week off from some major shin splints i decided to give running another try. When i tried to put my podcast on for week 2 it wasn't there...only weeks 3-10. SO i figured i would give week 3 a try. Long story short, i am now on D3W3 and will keep moving forward! Its so much fun to see how my endurance is progressing.
4. Repeat after me...."i will not over do it on Thanksgiving!" lol. I may or may not log this day...im sure it will be terrible, terribly YUMMY!
5. Continue to have fun with this whole fitness outlook. Gotta keep things exciting and keep looking to better myself!!
Side Note: One of the reasons i started this journey was because i want another baby. I hated that i put on weight after Devon and really wanted to get control of my weight and health before getting pregnant...not only that but we need to have an idea of where we will be. My husband also said in the past "lets wait untill Devon is out of diapers, we dont want to go broke on 2 sizes of diapers and formula" <~ great point...Devon has been diaper free for almost 7 days and is waking up dry. If all goes well he may be potty trained. What i am trying to say is, i am scared for this part of my life. What if all my hard work reverts back when we decide to have baby #2? This is something i will have to work on mentally, we really aren't in the situation yet, but when we are settled in Cali early next year hopefully being there for atleast a year while Laz in training, this may become a reality and i will have to deal with it. Until then i will continue rocking it out and hope to be my goal weight with in the next few months...
Stay Motivated my Friends!!!
Now Go Workout!!
<3 Meg
Weight: 140.2, Loss of 2.6 lbs!!!! As i suspected, i was definately retaining water last week which shows in my huge loss this week. :o) 130's here i come!!!
Measurements: -.25 inches. Not going to complain about that.
This Weeks Mini Goals:
1. Still focusing on the water! I cannot believe how much it has helped me drop weight...want to get at least 70 ozs in everyday!!
2. Last week i picked up another challenge, this one is an elimination challenge and had helped me keep my motivation up in hopes of "immunity." Last week my work was not in vein, my team mates and i worked our butts off and managed to burn 6000 calories, among other things, in 3 days! Pretty good if you ask me! So my goal for the week is to keep pushing and to earn immunity again this week.
3. Keep moving forward with C25K. Friday after taking a week off from some major shin splints i decided to give running another try. When i tried to put my podcast on for week 2 it wasn't there...only weeks 3-10. SO i figured i would give week 3 a try. Long story short, i am now on D3W3 and will keep moving forward! Its so much fun to see how my endurance is progressing.
4. Repeat after me...."i will not over do it on Thanksgiving!" lol. I may or may not log this day...im sure it will be terrible, terribly YUMMY!
5. Continue to have fun with this whole fitness outlook. Gotta keep things exciting and keep looking to better myself!!
Side Note: One of the reasons i started this journey was because i want another baby. I hated that i put on weight after Devon and really wanted to get control of my weight and health before getting pregnant...not only that but we need to have an idea of where we will be. My husband also said in the past "lets wait untill Devon is out of diapers, we dont want to go broke on 2 sizes of diapers and formula" <~ great point...Devon has been diaper free for almost 7 days and is waking up dry. If all goes well he may be potty trained. What i am trying to say is, i am scared for this part of my life. What if all my hard work reverts back when we decide to have baby #2? This is something i will have to work on mentally, we really aren't in the situation yet, but when we are settled in Cali early next year hopefully being there for atleast a year while Laz in training, this may become a reality and i will have to deal with it. Until then i will continue rocking it out and hope to be my goal weight with in the next few months...
Stay Motivated my Friends!!!
Now Go Workout!!
<3 Meg
November 14, 2011
No November Nonsense! Week 2 Review
So another week is done in the No November Nonsense Challenge and im proud to day i have only let "nonsense" get the best of me once which was this past Wednesday. Here are my stats for this week:
Weight: 142.8 (same from last week BUT im pretty sure i am retaining water in sore muscles from yesterday because Sunday morning i weighed 140.6...so i just hope to show a pretty good loss on the spreadsheet next week :o)
Measurements: Loss of 2.25 inches!!!!!!!! Whoop! Right here is the proof im doing SOMETHING right. :o)
Though i am proud of my accomplishment i have a moment yesterday where i was furious with where i am! As most know i took my Zumba instructor training yesterday which as held at a local gym. Of course, as in most group x rooms in a gym, the room was full of mirrored walls...ugh! I try to not pay attention to them but at some points when i was in the front of the class how can you not catch a glimpse of yourself...*pouts* I feel great when im at home and feel like im getting somewhere but seeing myself in the mirror made me feel like i was still the same size. Just makes me realize i stil have a lot of work to do and plan to use this frustration to my advantage instead of causing me to fall off the wagon.
Goals for the week:
1. Still need more water, need to heal my muscles and allow the scale to show me the 130s next week!!!
2. Failed on the "add strength" goal from last week. My workouts consist of mostly cardio, and i thing i would see great things if i added more weight training....so ill add a day or two this week and see what happens.
3. I hope my leg allows me to run 3 days this week for my C25K program. I dont want an injury that pulls me out of all activi so i will try and run and if there is still pain i will stop.
4. Pretty sure this goal is not going to happen but i can try lol: Try and burn more calories than last week = 3,664. Holy cow! lol.
This is the last week before Thanksgiving, so im hoping to keep up the momentum and have enough self control to indulge with out going overboard...which can easily be done. Lets have another great week Nonsensers!!!
<3 Meg
Weight: 142.8 (same from last week BUT im pretty sure i am retaining water in sore muscles from yesterday because Sunday morning i weighed 140.6...so i just hope to show a pretty good loss on the spreadsheet next week :o)
Measurements: Loss of 2.25 inches!!!!!!!! Whoop! Right here is the proof im doing SOMETHING right. :o)
Though i am proud of my accomplishment i have a moment yesterday where i was furious with where i am! As most know i took my Zumba instructor training yesterday which as held at a local gym. Of course, as in most group x rooms in a gym, the room was full of mirrored walls...ugh! I try to not pay attention to them but at some points when i was in the front of the class how can you not catch a glimpse of yourself...*pouts* I feel great when im at home and feel like im getting somewhere but seeing myself in the mirror made me feel like i was still the same size. Just makes me realize i stil have a lot of work to do and plan to use this frustration to my advantage instead of causing me to fall off the wagon.
Goals for the week:
1. Still need more water, need to heal my muscles and allow the scale to show me the 130s next week!!!
2. Failed on the "add strength" goal from last week. My workouts consist of mostly cardio, and i thing i would see great things if i added more weight training....so ill add a day or two this week and see what happens.
3. I hope my leg allows me to run 3 days this week for my C25K program. I dont want an injury that pulls me out of all activi so i will try and run and if there is still pain i will stop.
4. Pretty sure this goal is not going to happen but i can try lol: Try and burn more calories than last week = 3,664. Holy cow! lol.
This is the last week before Thanksgiving, so im hoping to keep up the momentum and have enough self control to indulge with out going overboard...which can easily be done. Lets have another great week Nonsensers!!!
<3 Meg
No November Nonsense! Week 1 Review...In Retrospect!
As with the last post, this is a post from MFP. These posts may read a little strangely as they are also used to motivate others that are within the No Nonsense November group but are more for me to reflect on the past week and put goals in writing because that makes them more concrete. Here is a review of week 1:
November 7th, 2011:
Let me begin by posting some stats from this past week:
Weight: Loss of 0.8 lbs
Measurements: Loss of 0.25 inches
Ok, i am aware these stats are far from incredable, but the numbers are moving in the correct direction and that is all that matters. As we continue our journey i hope this is something we all learn...to praise ourselves for even the smallest victory! I know in the beginning i thought i would be getting the ginormous results that i have seen on Biggest Loser...LOL! Silly, nieve, little Meg!!! I have quickly learned that % is probably a better way to gage what i should reasonably work toward. With that said i have made a November goal of a 5% loss....7.1 lbs this month. WOW! With a tiny loss this week i better kick it up a notch if i expect to see my goal!!
Mini Goals for this week:
1. Continue to kick arse with my C25K training!
2. Water, Water, Water!!
3. Integrate more weight training into my routine...after prelogging this weeks activites i see i have all cardio.
4. Have better nutrion ESP. over the weekend!!
5. Burn more than 2282 calories this week (week 1 total)
Hopfully if i can stick with these small goals i will finally see the 130s again!!! Keep up the good work everyone and thank you for keeping my butt going even when i im "not in the mood"
Alright, enough reading!! Go work out!
<3 Meg
November 7th, 2011:
Let me begin by posting some stats from this past week:
Weight: Loss of 0.8 lbs
Measurements: Loss of 0.25 inches
Ok, i am aware these stats are far from incredable, but the numbers are moving in the correct direction and that is all that matters. As we continue our journey i hope this is something we all learn...to praise ourselves for even the smallest victory! I know in the beginning i thought i would be getting the ginormous results that i have seen on Biggest Loser...LOL! Silly, nieve, little Meg!!! I have quickly learned that % is probably a better way to gage what i should reasonably work toward. With that said i have made a November goal of a 5% loss....7.1 lbs this month. WOW! With a tiny loss this week i better kick it up a notch if i expect to see my goal!!
Mini Goals for this week:
1. Continue to kick arse with my C25K training!
2. Water, Water, Water!!
3. Integrate more weight training into my routine...after prelogging this weeks activites i see i have all cardio.
4. Have better nutrion ESP. over the weekend!!
5. Burn more than 2282 calories this week (week 1 total)
Hopfully if i can stick with these small goals i will finally see the 130s again!!! Keep up the good work everyone and thank you for keeping my butt going even when i im "not in the mood"
Alright, enough reading!! Go work out!
<3 Meg
No November Nonsense! Day 1...In Retrospect!
The next few posts will be from my blog i have on MyFitnessPal.com. I have used this website everyday since Sept, 18th and have had some success and will continue to use it. I wanted to transfer my posts from there onto my main blog because i would like to have a record of my success here in my perty blog so i can reflect on it now and then. To explain what No November Nonsense is...I enjoy a friendly competition and decide to create a daily accountability challenge among the MFP community and Starting November 1st we would have 5 weeks of logging some kind of activity daily for 5 weeks. As i post this we are in the beginning of week 3 but this is my post from day 1. (ps, any mention of October Shredders is a group that i was a part of prior to creating my own group)
November 1st, 2011
September 18, 2011 was the day i decided to make some changes in my lifestyle and become the fit Mamma i want to be. I started out a little over 6 weeks ago and so far have dropped 6.8 lbs and a few inches here and there. This is pretty exciteing because within those 6 weeks were 2 pretty big obsticles. #1 was my birthday which accounted for 3 dinners eaten out at a resturant and atleast 2 cakes (our family has many brances and tend to celebrate seperately...) and #2 is my wisdom teeth extraction 1 1/2 weeks ago which brought on exerciseless days and not being able to eat too many healthy options. Yet here i am still acheiving goals!! Makes me realize that if you put your mind to it, anything is possible.Today is Monday which is my FAVORITE day to start new. Yes most people hate the dreaded Monday because it is the end of the weekend but it really feels like a new start every week! With that said today marks the first day of the No November Nonsense Daily Accountability Challenge! I am SO completely pumped for this! Today is the first day since i got my teeth out that i am going to be active and i plan to stay that way the entire month of November continuing until AT LEAST December 3rd when the challenge ends.
My Plans/Goals:
#1. Zumba 3xs a week
#2. Begin C25K and complete it the required 3xs a week
#3. I aim to lose 5% during the challenge which is 7.1lbs. (This is pretty hefty for a monthy challenge, i will be happy with 4lbs which is 1lb a week)
#4. Keep any and all motivated that are willing to be pushed! There really is no excuse for not being able to get moving when all im asking for is a 10-15 min WALK. Just move and do the work and the results will show!! I PROMISE!
#5. I need to really drink more water!!! Last week when i was recovering all i did was drink water and i continuted to lose weight even though i wasnt exercising or eating properly, that right there says something! Bottoms up!!! :o)
#6. I Started the 30DS with a great group last month but only made it to L2D2. I would like to start over and add that to my daily activity also.
Anything is possible! Any who are participating im too excited to have you aboard! All that were involved in the October Shredders already know we are a great group and i can only hope the newbies will only add to the excitment and laughs! :o) Love you guys....Now go work out!
PS: One more exciting thing this month! Next Sunday November 13 i take my Zumba Instructor Training!!!!! Whoop! I am too excited...wait till i log that day, 4+ hours of zumba!? Crazy burn! :o)
October 03, 2011
Need To Get My Head Out Of My Ass!!!!!
This is not intended as an invitation to a pity party!!!! This is just a post that is the real reason i created this blog in the first place, to vent and release all the thoughts that are going through my head, positive or negative, in order to keep my sanity. It just so happens that people can view my thoughts...
So in 6 weeks i will be driving the love of my life to the airport and saying good bye for 8 1/2 weeks. The mere thought of this right now brings me to tears and a ache in my stomach. :o( I am strong enough to deal with this, and i will but dear lord give me strength! In somewhat an attempt to keep my self busy i signed up to take the Zumba Instructor training course the Sunday after he leaves. So with any luck i can find a place i can teach a class or 2 to keep busy while we're in the area...though everywhere in the area has an already established Zumba class so i may just keep my status as a student until something comes along.
That is all for now.
So in 6 weeks i will be driving the love of my life to the airport and saying good bye for 8 1/2 weeks. The mere thought of this right now brings me to tears and a ache in my stomach. :o( I am strong enough to deal with this, and i will but dear lord give me strength! In somewhat an attempt to keep my self busy i signed up to take the Zumba Instructor training course the Sunday after he leaves. So with any luck i can find a place i can teach a class or 2 to keep busy while we're in the area...though everywhere in the area has an already established Zumba class so i may just keep my status as a student until something comes along.
That is all for now.
September 12, 2011
Warning, There is a Disclaimer....
As a disclaimer: Anyone that doesn't know how my relationship with my mother works this may seem like a weird post. Don't try to understand it, you will only hurt your self trying to figure it out. She is a person i don't think anyone who has a loving bone in they're body will ever understand! This post is the story of how my mother has met/seen her grandson for the SECOND time since he was born...(hes almost 2 1/2.) The only thing i can say is, Thank you Mom for being the way you are because it has made me a more loving mother and a more caring person in general!
So after a few weeks of trying to avoid Giant because of the awful renovations Doodle and i ventured out to fill up our kitchen, which then lead to the most AWKWARD situation ever, we ran into my mother. I honestly didn't even see her at first because Devon and I usually hold some pretty serious conversations during shopping, but as i walked past her we made eye contact and all she did was wave awkwardly and keep walking...ugh. The rest of our shopping trip was me trying to keep the heck away so we didn't have that moment again! Im really happy Devon didn't even realize that anything happened it just breaks my heart that he doesn't get to spend much time with my side of the family..er more like his grandparents on my side. I mean if they don't utilize the time to get to know him now, he will be a grown little man by the time we are back in the area. Its sad, i'm just glad he doesn't know any better! I dont have the energy to post anything else, but i promise the next one will be full of positives and not such a downer!
So after a few weeks of trying to avoid Giant because of the awful renovations Doodle and i ventured out to fill up our kitchen, which then lead to the most AWKWARD situation ever, we ran into my mother. I honestly didn't even see her at first because Devon and I usually hold some pretty serious conversations during shopping, but as i walked past her we made eye contact and all she did was wave awkwardly and keep walking...ugh. The rest of our shopping trip was me trying to keep the heck away so we didn't have that moment again! Im really happy Devon didn't even realize that anything happened it just breaks my heart that he doesn't get to spend much time with my side of the family..er more like his grandparents on my side. I mean if they don't utilize the time to get to know him now, he will be a grown little man by the time we are back in the area. Its sad, i'm just glad he doesn't know any better! I dont have the energy to post anything else, but i promise the next one will be full of positives and not such a downer!
September 07, 2011
I May Need a Boat....
Rain, Rain and More Rain! Seriously this years weather has been the craziest i have ever seen. We had an enormous amount of rain this past spring, heat waves this summer along with an EARTHQUAKE (that i didn't even feel for heavens sake!) a hurricane and now a fricken monsoon! Our house is not in too bad of shape but from what i'm hearing there are many road closings and flooding around town. We have happily made our camp in the house and haven't left, i'm pretty sure i'm going to have a bad case of cabin fever after all this is done, although i may need a boat to leave the house if the rain doesn't stop soon!
So a few things to update in the life of Meg: Progress of the potty, Store Developments and perhaps some more thoughts on Daddy's departure.
So yesterday was a good day for Doodle and his potty progress. I was surprised since we didnt have much time over the long weekend with camping and such. He did go through about 3 pairs of underpants...2 of which were blessed with, um, #2 goodness. The most exciting was after Daddy got home and we had eatin dinner we both found a Doodle yelling from the potty and he had pulled off a diaper and had gone #2 in the potty all by himself!! :o)) Needless to say there was some MAJOR potty dancing going on in our house hold! lol. He is definitely making headway toward being day time potty trained but there is still much work to be done! He makes us proud everyday that's for sure. :o)
As for my Etsy store, i'm still a little discouraged with the lack of interest but I will attempt a few more things before i call it quits. I have been asked by my Aunt to make some business cards that she can hand out to her girlfriends so that may help i just want to make sure i have everything in place and some of my "Spa products" listed. My goal is to have "Spa Baskets" made up for around Christmas time that will have Moisturizing Lip Balm, Sugar & Salt Exfoliating Scrubs, Whipped Shaving and Exfoliating Soaps, Bath Salts and Oils and regular Moisturizing Bar Soaps. Should be a great gift, we shall see! :o) I also renamed my store to match my wonderful blog :o) lol. So i suppose i have to change all my labels and such...I just feel the title of my blog, and now shop, reflect my life a little better than some random title that i made up just because i needed one.
And on to my Daddy thoughts (get used to it, he hasn't even left yet!) Sunday was one of the best days i have had in a long time. It is rare that we get to spend QUALITY time together especially with out Devon. Not to say that i dont thoroughly enjoy my time with Devon, Its just i feel like Laz and I don't get to spend enough time as a couple...i suppose i should get used to that considering we wont have much choice in a few months. We didn't really do anything exciting, we had a few drinks and watched some Netfilx and just basically enjoyed each others company, it was lovely. :o) On to my venting: I have total faith in our relationship, i am just worried about the trials we are going to face as a family. In the beginning we went through a long distance (sort of) relationship while he was at Drexel in Philly, but even then he came home every weekend and i spoke to him AT LEAST every night before bed where as while hes in basic training ill be lucky if i hear from him once a week (from what i hear.) I think the worst part of it all is the thoughts about how Devon will take it. Yes, he is a Mama's boy...and i mean he wont even let Daddy read a bed time story with out some persuasion, but i think he will definitely notice his absence and it scares me that he will sort of forget him. It sounds awful, i know, but we go too long with out seeing Poppop or Great Poppop he gets weird and shy when he sees them. That would break my, and i'm sure Daddy's, heart. A child only grows up once, and even though he is past most exciting milestones, i hate the fact that he may not know anything about Devon after 8 1/2 weeks as fast as they change and it makes me really question 'is it really worth it?!' I just have to keep telling myself its for our future, its only a few months....hopefully.
So a few things to update in the life of Meg: Progress of the potty, Store Developments and perhaps some more thoughts on Daddy's departure.
So yesterday was a good day for Doodle and his potty progress. I was surprised since we didnt have much time over the long weekend with camping and such. He did go through about 3 pairs of underpants...2 of which were blessed with, um, #2 goodness. The most exciting was after Daddy got home and we had eatin dinner we both found a Doodle yelling from the potty and he had pulled off a diaper and had gone #2 in the potty all by himself!! :o)) Needless to say there was some MAJOR potty dancing going on in our house hold! lol. He is definitely making headway toward being day time potty trained but there is still much work to be done! He makes us proud everyday that's for sure. :o)
As for my Etsy store, i'm still a little discouraged with the lack of interest but I will attempt a few more things before i call it quits. I have been asked by my Aunt to make some business cards that she can hand out to her girlfriends so that may help i just want to make sure i have everything in place and some of my "Spa products" listed. My goal is to have "Spa Baskets" made up for around Christmas time that will have Moisturizing Lip Balm, Sugar & Salt Exfoliating Scrubs, Whipped Shaving and Exfoliating Soaps, Bath Salts and Oils and regular Moisturizing Bar Soaps. Should be a great gift, we shall see! :o) I also renamed my store to match my wonderful blog :o) lol. So i suppose i have to change all my labels and such...I just feel the title of my blog, and now shop, reflect my life a little better than some random title that i made up just because i needed one.
And on to my Daddy thoughts (get used to it, he hasn't even left yet!) Sunday was one of the best days i have had in a long time. It is rare that we get to spend QUALITY time together especially with out Devon. Not to say that i dont thoroughly enjoy my time with Devon, Its just i feel like Laz and I don't get to spend enough time as a couple...i suppose i should get used to that considering we wont have much choice in a few months. We didn't really do anything exciting, we had a few drinks and watched some Netfilx and just basically enjoyed each others company, it was lovely. :o) On to my venting: I have total faith in our relationship, i am just worried about the trials we are going to face as a family. In the beginning we went through a long distance (sort of) relationship while he was at Drexel in Philly, but even then he came home every weekend and i spoke to him AT LEAST every night before bed where as while hes in basic training ill be lucky if i hear from him once a week (from what i hear.) I think the worst part of it all is the thoughts about how Devon will take it. Yes, he is a Mama's boy...and i mean he wont even let Daddy read a bed time story with out some persuasion, but i think he will definitely notice his absence and it scares me that he will sort of forget him. It sounds awful, i know, but we go too long with out seeing Poppop or Great Poppop he gets weird and shy when he sees them. That would break my, and i'm sure Daddy's, heart. A child only grows up once, and even though he is past most exciting milestones, i hate the fact that he may not know anything about Devon after 8 1/2 weeks as fast as they change and it makes me really question 'is it really worth it?!' I just have to keep telling myself its for our future, its only a few months....hopefully.
September 02, 2011
Big Boy, Humongous Hunger!
May i start this post saying i had a wonderful time at Zumba last night...all-by-myself. I know it doesn't sound like an accomplishment but trust me it kinda is. I am not very independent when it comes to working out! It has been the trend that if my side kick, Aunt Gaye, doesn't go...Neither will i. But after yesterdays post i felt like i would be letting myself down, and i would have no one to blame for feeling like a fatty! I wish i was surrounded by more people that were, or want to be, as involved in health and fitness as i would like to be. To have a gym partner would be a god send and would definitely help with motivation. Sadly anyone willing has a more complex schedule and cant really swing it, or is harder to motivate that i am. Eh, suppose i'm on my own for this feat. Ok, i'm done boring you with my whining about fitness and weight loss....
As we move into the long Labor Day weekend i am running around like a crazy person making sure all is in place so i can, hypothetically, do nothing but enjoy the time with family, especially my boys. My day began at the wee hour of 6:30 AM to a hungry toddler. This is nothing new in this house hold, Devon often wakes with nothing but food on his mind. The past 2 days, however, he will no sooner finish whatever i have prepared for him and hes "huuungry" again. lol. So with my day consisting of house work, feeding my hungry boy and making sure he makes his hourly trips to the potty i have a feeling i will be in NO mood for a gym trip...but i will attempt to talk my self into it and hopefully strap on my sneeks and head out the door at 8 pm tonight.
Our weekend is going to be busy and full of camping and picnics, always a good thing...as long as the weather holds out. Going to Pinchot Park with Moms in law and Aunt Susan and Rob tomorrow for some campin, always a fun time with GREAT food! Unfortunately not always the healthiest. Everything in moderation Right!? Right! There is luckily more opportunities to so some type of exercise while camping so im not THAT worried about it. Then our family picnic on Monday at Aunt Gaye's house. Grilled food, hopefully volley ball and im sure some chasing Devon around on his tractor...another good day. :o)
I had an awesome project development yesterday!! My mother in law got me an interesting book about making soap (woo i know, doesn't sound interesting at all but humor me) so i did some research on prices of supplies and how difficult it would be to start a "spa line" for my store in time for Christmas. I put in a basic order with some items in mind to experiment with. Yesterday i started to play with my new toys and WHALAA! i made the most awesome exfoliating creme soaps that can be used for shaving, a gentile facial scrub or just a general body exfoliant. I made 2 so far, one is a Violet Peppermint Sugar Scrub with Coco Butter and the other i made for my Hubster, a Cinnamon and Sugar Coffee Cake Scrub. He approved :o) I have about 20 scents i can play with and i'm too excited to make more, hopefully a good addition to the ol' store.
As we move into the long Labor Day weekend i am running around like a crazy person making sure all is in place so i can, hypothetically, do nothing but enjoy the time with family, especially my boys. My day began at the wee hour of 6:30 AM to a hungry toddler. This is nothing new in this house hold, Devon often wakes with nothing but food on his mind. The past 2 days, however, he will no sooner finish whatever i have prepared for him and hes "huuungry" again. lol. So with my day consisting of house work, feeding my hungry boy and making sure he makes his hourly trips to the potty i have a feeling i will be in NO mood for a gym trip...but i will attempt to talk my self into it and hopefully strap on my sneeks and head out the door at 8 pm tonight.
Our weekend is going to be busy and full of camping and picnics, always a good thing...as long as the weather holds out. Going to Pinchot Park with Moms in law and Aunt Susan and Rob tomorrow for some campin, always a fun time with GREAT food! Unfortunately not always the healthiest. Everything in moderation Right!? Right! There is luckily more opportunities to so some type of exercise while camping so im not THAT worried about it. Then our family picnic on Monday at Aunt Gaye's house. Grilled food, hopefully volley ball and im sure some chasing Devon around on his tractor...another good day. :o)
I had an awesome project development yesterday!! My mother in law got me an interesting book about making soap (woo i know, doesn't sound interesting at all but humor me) so i did some research on prices of supplies and how difficult it would be to start a "spa line" for my store in time for Christmas. I put in a basic order with some items in mind to experiment with. Yesterday i started to play with my new toys and WHALAA! i made the most awesome exfoliating creme soaps that can be used for shaving, a gentile facial scrub or just a general body exfoliant. I made 2 so far, one is a Violet Peppermint Sugar Scrub with Coco Butter and the other i made for my Hubster, a Cinnamon and Sugar Coffee Cake Scrub. He approved :o) I have about 20 scents i can play with and i'm too excited to make more, hopefully a good addition to the ol' store.
September 01, 2011
Another Day, Another Diaper....
My day always begins the same way. Coffee and Cartoons. Not a bad thing, not at all. Usually around this time of the morning i'm thinking about all the things i SHOULD do, but instead i sit, clean or play with a doodle. I do keep busy, i mean i have a VERY active 2 year old, but i feel like i should utilize my time a little better. With that said let me explain. Its been about a year since i have started being more active and going to Zumba twice a week with Aunt Gaye but aside from my gym attempts at the beginning of the year i have not been able to succeed with my goal of losing 20 lbs. I was doing perty well and at one point was down 12 lbs. but i think the goodies and stress got the best of me and currently i have gained it all back BUT 2lbs. Right now i have a very ambitious goal of being 130 by the time Laz gets home from basic. I'm sure he will be quite the stud when he gets home from all the activity and lack of time to do anything other than work out; It would be nice for him to come home to a wife that is just as fit as he is.
Ok here is where it gets ugly. I have a few people in my life who do a bit of:
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any undermining of a cause.
I know its out of love and i have zero self control so its just an awful combination. Just to vent a little, sorry Kel, but seriously you have told me on numerous occasions how you eat ice cream and are still losing weight! Arg, if i LOOK at ice cream i gain a pound and it makes me want to scream.(...for ice cream!) It kind of takes me back to when i worked with my mom, when she actually spoke to me. She would make me lunch EVERY day, it was wonderful and tasty but calorie laden and caused weight gain (granted i was like 20 years old and only got up to about 135 but that was quite a bit considering i was 125 when i started at Exel.) One day i asked her to please not bring me lunch anymore i want to try and lose weight....boy was that ever a task and a half. You have to understand that my mother is the thinnest women i know and stubbed her nose at my new healthy choices instead of being supportive....story of my life, but that's another post!
Ok now that i'm done with my tangent, basically what i'm getting at is the fact that i really need to work on my self control, avoid situations that will cause me to make bad food choices and try to be active out side of Zumba.
I keep thinking that the food choices will be a bit easier once Laz leaves because he is a brownie monster and does enjoy dessert, as do i, but even the days i could go without he seems to share with me...As for working out after he leaves is a different story. My gym does have free child care while you do you thang but i am an over protective mother with issues with leaving him with people i don't know....i know my mother in law is shaking her head if shes reading this...i cant help it, it gives me anxiety, which is why i'm a stay at home mommy. Either way i'm sure ill figure something out, i DO have a very extensive collection of DVDs and the Wii workouts that can keep me busy. Ok, now that all of that is said and everyone is feeling motivated....
August 31, 2011
First of Many....
At this point in my life i have zero complaints. I have a wonderful husband and little Doodle which bring me genuine happiness every day! Through my life i have kept a journal but never online...it was always those cheap comp books that are currently on sale for like 25 cents right now. (Gotta love back to school sales!) I figured i would give this whole blog thing a whirl although, knowing that my thoughts can be viewed by anyone willing to read is a little weird and honestly knowing that probably wont allow for me to completely vent about certain issues.
So the current things that are turning my world upside down: Trying to potty train my 2 year old, trying to make something out of my interest of 'crafting', and the biggie of my husband leaving for Boot Camp for the Air force in a little over 2 months. :o(
Ok, so the potty training. We, er I, have been working with Devon on and off for a few months but over the past week i have really been on him and with some pretty good progress. Late last week we would go through the afternoon with 3 wet pairs of underpants and today, so far at 12:45 in the afternoon, we have zero. Doodle is a smart cookie and understands what he needs to do, and actually does it all by himself some times, he is just so worried about missing something and forgets to go. We are making progress so no complaints...its just a lot of work to make sure i ask him every 30-60 min. with any luck we will be potty trained before hes 3 (T minus 9 months.)
Annnd my creations! After the wedding i knew there would be a bit of a void since all my projects were wedding based. My wonderful photographer suggested starting an Etsy store for my projects because she thought they were worth sharing and possibly making some extra moola. Soo i did. So far i have some wedding accessories, candles and some baby blankies in my store. I have made 3 sales and only one of them were from my Etsy Store. Trust me i understand i'm not going to make millions from my goodies, but i feel like i'm putting more effort than its worth. I'm having fun making all this stuff, but im running out of space for it and if no one is going to buy it what the heck is the point?! On the plus side most of the stuff i can use...if no one buys the candles i will enjoy each one of them myself, and im starting to get into bath and body products so i will pamper my self with my goodies and probably end up paying far less than if i bought everything at a store. :o)
My major stressor. Something i never really envisioned would happen. After years of trial and error with past relationships i never thought i would have to spend extended periods of time away from the man i want to spend my life with! Laz is my best friend, my rock and i don't know how i'm going to fare with out him around. He has talked about enlisting into the air force since his education at Drexel didn't really work out but it never happened because we needed to wait until after we were married to make sure we all were taken care of while Daddy was gone. So we were Married July 3rd and the following week he had a meeting with his recruiter and now he has an official basic training date of November 8th. :o(( There are mixed feelings that come along with all of this. I mean this is the beginning of something that can be fun and exciting. I think i would be more accepting if we didn't already have a 2 year old and i didn't desperately want another baby. Our current situation allows for much needed breaks away from Devon every now and then and gives him a little variety in his life. He is a VERY smart little man and i truly believe his grandparents have helped him develop. I guess in a way i'm scared that i wont be able to handle everything by myself...i have always been the type of person that doesn't do well alone so the thought of the possibility of Laz leaving for months at a time has me pretty depressed and i feel like i'm more on edge than normal. :o( I suppose i should try my best to move on and accept that a lot will change over the next few months and it will probably get harder before it gets easier.
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