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.
September 02, 2011
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:
sab·o·tage
noun, verb, -taged, -tag·ing.noun
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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