...and I got one.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
All the Things That Currently Reside In Snacks' Bed
(besides Snacks himself):
All 4 gymnastics ribbons
A plastic bug
2 snow globes
A water bottle (recently refilled with "cool and refreshing" water)
14+ stuffed animals, including a giant snake
4 tiny rubber tires from his 18-wheeler
The cab of said 18-wheeler
Loose change
Misc. bits of construction paper
A key chain
His treasure chest
...and those are just the things I can SEE.
All 4 gymnastics ribbons
A plastic bug
2 snow globes
A water bottle (recently refilled with "cool and refreshing" water)
14+ stuffed animals, including a giant snake
4 tiny rubber tires from his 18-wheeler
The cab of said 18-wheeler
Loose change
Misc. bits of construction paper
A key chain
His treasure chest
...and those are just the things I can SEE.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Snacks Had His First Gymnastics Meet Tonight
Snacks really enjoys tumbling. He gets to socialize with a whole bunch of wiggly five-year-old boys each week, and he doesn't get in trouble for jumping around and using his body. He loves to show everyone we know what pike jumps and tuck jumps and lucky lunges are.
Last week at the last class of the session, Snacks got a ribbon for participating. He has slept with his ribbon every night since.
Weeks ago, Snacks asked me to sign him up for the progressive meet, which was tonight. He was hoping to win ribbons and a trophy, which they all did. I had no idea if he would actually go through with his routines or not, but he did all of them--floor, parallel bars, and rings--and had a lot of fun.
Here is Snacks at the beginning of his floor routine with coach Sue:
And here he is receiving his trophy:
Congratulations, Snacks! We are so proud of you!!
Last week at the last class of the session, Snacks got a ribbon for participating. He has slept with his ribbon every night since.
Weeks ago, Snacks asked me to sign him up for the progressive meet, which was tonight. He was hoping to win ribbons and a trophy, which they all did. I had no idea if he would actually go through with his routines or not, but he did all of them--floor, parallel bars, and rings--and had a lot of fun.
Here is Snacks at the beginning of his floor routine with coach Sue:
And here he is receiving his trophy:
Congratulations, Snacks! We are so proud of you!!
Wednesday Check-In
I am up 1.5 pounds this week.
All I can say is, it could have been a lot worse.
I was doing great as of Friday morning when the kids and I left to go up north--even got my workout and a walk in before we left at 9:30 a.m.--but it was all downhill from there.
Pizza Friday night (more than I meant to have), dessert Saturday night, almost 1/4 pound of fudge Sunday afternoon, two hot dogs, chips, and THREE s'mores on Sunday night that I originally didn't plan to eat (which weren't worth it, believe me), and Monday was an all-out FREAKING DISASTER.
I ate a lot of things I didn't really want to eat in order to avoid making others feel bad (at least I perceived that they would feel bad), and to avoid having anyone think ill of me (as in, "Oh, she's doing that again," [insert eye roll here] etc., etc.). Sad, I know, but true.
I figure I have just a few weeks to get my shit together in this department because I'm taking the kids to Seattle for a week at the end of June and I don't want another repeat because, honestly, I have felt like HELL for the past two days after all the crap I ate over the weekend.
All I can say is, it could have been a lot worse.
I was doing great as of Friday morning when the kids and I left to go up north--even got my workout and a walk in before we left at 9:30 a.m.--but it was all downhill from there.
Pizza Friday night (more than I meant to have), dessert Saturday night, almost 1/4 pound of fudge Sunday afternoon, two hot dogs, chips, and THREE s'mores on Sunday night that I originally didn't plan to eat (which weren't worth it, believe me), and Monday was an all-out FREAKING DISASTER.
I ate a lot of things I didn't really want to eat in order to avoid making others feel bad (at least I perceived that they would feel bad), and to avoid having anyone think ill of me (as in, "Oh, she's doing that again," [insert eye roll here] etc., etc.). Sad, I know, but true.
I figure I have just a few weeks to get my shit together in this department because I'm taking the kids to Seattle for a week at the end of June and I don't want another repeat because, honestly, I have felt like HELL for the past two days after all the crap I ate over the weekend.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Memorial Day Weekend '08
I took the kids up to the North Woods with my dad et al over the holiday weekend.
The kids and I left mid-morning Friday and planned to take our time, stopping whenever we needed to since I was the only driver and I had no idea how the kids would do on the 5 1/2 hour drive.
After a couple of hours, we discovered we were just about ten minutes ahead of Grampy & Maria and the car with cousins Casti & Fritty riding in it, so we waited and followed them on their detour to Maria's cabin. There we did some exploring and picked up MANY ticks to take along for the ride north.
We met up with Auntie Em at Sven & Ole's for pizza, and then Grampy took the older boys on a hike out to the lighthouse where they could walk out on the rocks of Lake Superior.
Then it was up to the lodge where Grampy took the boys out to the beach to throw rocks and explore before bed.
Early the next morning, Auntie Em & I took the kids into town for breakfast and a stroll out to the beach.
And then it was back to the lodge to gather up everyone for a short hike to the Lower Falls.
At the end of the hike, everyone got to enjoy our favorite hiking picnic lunch of all time: Hawaiian bread with cream cheese, jelly, and peanut butter. Snacks likes them all together on his bread...
Afterward, Sissy was so pooped she took a little nap...
and then a few of us piled back in the car for another trip to Ben Franklin to stock up on the kinds of things only a Ben Franklin in a small town would have...
Before dinner Grampy took Snacks to climb on the rocks down the beach at the lodge.
Sunday we were off on a hike to Pigeon Falls...
followed by an impromptu gathering on the beach back in town. I think this was my favorite part of the trip. We sat in the sun next to the warm rocks while Snacks and Casti climbed around on their "castle" rocks and the little ones played on the beach. We ate all different kinds of homemade fudge from the candy shop and munched kettle corn and enjoyed the company and the view.
And then it was time for the bonfire on the beach back at the lodge with hot dogs and s'mores.
It felt colder than usual this year, but the s'mores tasted just as good!
The kids and I left mid-morning Friday and planned to take our time, stopping whenever we needed to since I was the only driver and I had no idea how the kids would do on the 5 1/2 hour drive.
After a couple of hours, we discovered we were just about ten minutes ahead of Grampy & Maria and the car with cousins Casti & Fritty riding in it, so we waited and followed them on their detour to Maria's cabin. There we did some exploring and picked up MANY ticks to take along for the ride north.
We met up with Auntie Em at Sven & Ole's for pizza, and then Grampy took the older boys on a hike out to the lighthouse where they could walk out on the rocks of Lake Superior.
Then it was up to the lodge where Grampy took the boys out to the beach to throw rocks and explore before bed.Early the next morning, Auntie Em & I took the kids into town for breakfast and a stroll out to the beach.
And then it was back to the lodge to gather up everyone for a short hike to the Lower Falls.
At the end of the hike, everyone got to enjoy our favorite hiking picnic lunch of all time: Hawaiian bread with cream cheese, jelly, and peanut butter. Snacks likes them all together on his bread...
Afterward, Sissy was so pooped she took a little nap...
and then a few of us piled back in the car for another trip to Ben Franklin to stock up on the kinds of things only a Ben Franklin in a small town would have...
Before dinner Grampy took Snacks to climb on the rocks down the beach at the lodge.
Sunday we were off on a hike to Pigeon Falls...
followed by an impromptu gathering on the beach back in town. I think this was my favorite part of the trip. We sat in the sun next to the warm rocks while Snacks and Casti climbed around on their "castle" rocks and the little ones played on the beach. We ate all different kinds of homemade fudge from the candy shop and munched kettle corn and enjoyed the company and the view.
And then it was time for the bonfire on the beach back at the lodge with hot dogs and s'mores.
It felt colder than usual this year, but the s'mores tasted just as good!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Sissy Has an Especially Bad Hair Day
I knew a girl in college who would spend hours every morning trying to get her hair to look like this on purpose...
Wednesday Check-In
I am down 1.5 pounds this week.
I am 44.5 pounds from goal; 36.5 pounds below where I started.
My Habits for last week:
Each Day:
Weigh--100%
Read morning prayer--100%
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal--40% (I want to get back to 100% with this because on the days I do it, I see a huge difference!)
Keep my FLYLady Routines--85%
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan--100%
Do 15 minutes of Zone Cleaning --I was not inspired to do this at all this week. I got a lot of home projects done, but I just went with what I felt like doing instead of working in the assigned zone.
Yoga--70%
No pop--100%
Use my YLD food journal--100%
Read something for myself for at least 20 minutes/day--100%
I am growing weary of my list and, anyway, each Wednesday I remember that I've forgotten to check it over the past week. I am to the point that I know what works for me and keeps me feeling good and on track. I am not always 100% on those things, but I will continue to strive to be, cutting myself some slack every once in awhile when things come up, like emergency trips to Urgent Care and puking children.
I have been balking at doing my daily pages because I kept telling myself that nothing was coming out of them, until I made myself sit down and write three yesterday and realized that, in fact, much does reveal itself if I will sit down and focus for 15 minutes.
This week I have finally come to terms with the fact that I don't like having so much to do in the evenings after the kids go to bed. I don't want to take the time then to fold laundry; do things that I "should" be doing, instead of reading, or talking, or doing nothing. I'm working hard to try to get as much of my nighttime routine done before they go to bed so I have most of the evening to do whatever I feel like doing. This has been much easier since we are staying home so much more these days.
I had the amazing realization this week that I actually really do like being at home instead of running around all the time. In fact, I love it! I love getting work done in the morning when the kids are fresh and cooperative. I learned that Sissy will easily nap for 2+ hours in the morning if we are home. I just ask her if she wants to lie down on her "pretty bed" and I lay her down and she just goes to sleep--holy shit!
Since we're home, I've been giving the kids Trader Joe's organic yogurt and whole grain crackers and fruit for lunch instead of drive-thru food or Costco pizza, and now I don't feel guilty every single day about what they've been eating.
In the afternoons, if it's nice, we've been hanging out in the back yard and I can read or journal while the kids "garden" and play...for hours. "Awesome" doesn't even begin to describe the feeling.
Following my food plan has been so easy and has changed my life so much already, in just a few short weeks. I'm not in constant panic about how to get my fix, or feeling so restless, compulsive, and unsettled--although I expected to feel a lot more patient than I do, but I think that will come with time...and practice.
I am 44.5 pounds from goal; 36.5 pounds below where I started.
My Habits for last week:
Each Day:
Weigh--100%
Read morning prayer--100%
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal--40% (I want to get back to 100% with this because on the days I do it, I see a huge difference!)
Keep my FLYLady Routines--85%
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan--100%
Do 15 minutes of Zone Cleaning --I was not inspired to do this at all this week. I got a lot of home projects done, but I just went with what I felt like doing instead of working in the assigned zone.
Yoga--70%
No pop--100%
Use my YLD food journal--100%
Read something for myself for at least 20 minutes/day--100%
I am growing weary of my list and, anyway, each Wednesday I remember that I've forgotten to check it over the past week. I am to the point that I know what works for me and keeps me feeling good and on track. I am not always 100% on those things, but I will continue to strive to be, cutting myself some slack every once in awhile when things come up, like emergency trips to Urgent Care and puking children.
I have been balking at doing my daily pages because I kept telling myself that nothing was coming out of them, until I made myself sit down and write three yesterday and realized that, in fact, much does reveal itself if I will sit down and focus for 15 minutes.
This week I have finally come to terms with the fact that I don't like having so much to do in the evenings after the kids go to bed. I don't want to take the time then to fold laundry; do things that I "should" be doing, instead of reading, or talking, or doing nothing. I'm working hard to try to get as much of my nighttime routine done before they go to bed so I have most of the evening to do whatever I feel like doing. This has been much easier since we are staying home so much more these days.
I had the amazing realization this week that I actually really do like being at home instead of running around all the time. In fact, I love it! I love getting work done in the morning when the kids are fresh and cooperative. I learned that Sissy will easily nap for 2+ hours in the morning if we are home. I just ask her if she wants to lie down on her "pretty bed" and I lay her down and she just goes to sleep--holy shit!
Since we're home, I've been giving the kids Trader Joe's organic yogurt and whole grain crackers and fruit for lunch instead of drive-thru food or Costco pizza, and now I don't feel guilty every single day about what they've been eating.
In the afternoons, if it's nice, we've been hanging out in the back yard and I can read or journal while the kids "garden" and play...for hours. "Awesome" doesn't even begin to describe the feeling.
Following my food plan has been so easy and has changed my life so much already, in just a few short weeks. I'm not in constant panic about how to get my fix, or feeling so restless, compulsive, and unsettled--although I expected to feel a lot more patient than I do, but I think that will come with time...and practice.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Great Dandelion-Picking Race
Today Snacks and I had a contest to see who could pick the most dandelions from our yard. We learned last week at Woolly Bears that there are 180 seeds in each dandelion, which explains a lot about our yard.
Since I am anti-herbicide in my family and dog-friendly yard--and I am never going to dig the zillion dandelions up, as my mother keeps telling me I need to do--I thought at least we could make a dent in the number of seeds that would be spread by picking a bunch of the flowers.
Surprisingly, Snacks lasted longer than I did...which was about 7 whole minutes.
Since I am anti-herbicide in my family and dog-friendly yard--and I am never going to dig the zillion dandelions up, as my mother keeps telling me I need to do--I thought at least we could make a dent in the number of seeds that would be spread by picking a bunch of the flowers.
Surprisingly, Snacks lasted longer than I did...which was about 7 whole minutes.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Despite the Fact That I Sliced My Thumb Open...
it has been a fabulous day.
I had an "Oh my G*d, this is how normal people live!" moment when I was baking a pie (yes, Julia, you heard that right, I was baking a pie) late this afternoon.
I had a slight "sugar hangover" this morning when I woke up after eating a burger and fries and a few bites of key lime cheesecake at dinner after Em's graduation last night. I was really happy about feeling terrible since that meant that my body isn't used to eating that way anymore (used to be McDonald's drive-thru every day, remember?).
J and the kids slept until SIX THIRTY this morning which was HUGE because it meant that I got to eat breakfast AND shower all by myself this morning. It was heavenly.
Snacks was on his best behavior today working really hard to follow the guidelines of his new House Fairy Chart--she really tightened the screws for this week!
We ended up working around the house all day and got so much done. Things that we have been putting off for MONTHS (like FIVE months in the case of the dresser that got parked on our front porch last December), we got taken care of today. It felt so good.
Sissy napped and I got to read by myself in the yard while Snacks and his dad went to check on how The Big Rig is coming along, and took a load to ARC and another to Whole Foods.
This afternoon, I picked rhubarb out of the garden and baked a no sugar/no white flour rhubarb pie (it was the rosemary potatoes that did me in, incidentally, not the pie...), while Snacks pounded the crap out of every rock in the yard he could find with a sledgehammer, and J and Sissy hung out watching him.
Despite a quick break from dinner prep to make a family run to Urgent Care, we had a nice family dinner with (virtually) no whining from Snacks.
Although the day may sound completely unremarkable, it is a MIRACLE for me. J and I did not fight the whole weekend. Since I've been following the Radiant Recovery plan, things have been so much different. I had fries without skin and a white bun and some cheesecake last night and I felt like crap for it and got back on the wagon again today. No big deal, yet totally unheard of for me.
We stayed home almost all day. I didn't feel like I had to run away, pack the kids in the car and just GO somewhere; anywhere. I didn't have to figure out how I was going to get my "fix". I still don't have a ton of patience, but I'm not crabby and bitchy and obsessed with what I'm going to eat and how I can get a treat. I ate one small piece of my homemade (no sugar/no white flour) rhubarb pie and that's all I wanted. I'm not sitting here jonesing for it and trying to figure out when and how I can eat some more without being noticed.
It feels fucking AWESOME.
I had an "Oh my G*d, this is how normal people live!" moment when I was baking a pie (yes, Julia, you heard that right, I was baking a pie) late this afternoon.
I had a slight "sugar hangover" this morning when I woke up after eating a burger and fries and a few bites of key lime cheesecake at dinner after Em's graduation last night. I was really happy about feeling terrible since that meant that my body isn't used to eating that way anymore (used to be McDonald's drive-thru every day, remember?).
J and the kids slept until SIX THIRTY this morning which was HUGE because it meant that I got to eat breakfast AND shower all by myself this morning. It was heavenly.
Snacks was on his best behavior today working really hard to follow the guidelines of his new House Fairy Chart--she really tightened the screws for this week!
We ended up working around the house all day and got so much done. Things that we have been putting off for MONTHS (like FIVE months in the case of the dresser that got parked on our front porch last December), we got taken care of today. It felt so good.
Sissy napped and I got to read by myself in the yard while Snacks and his dad went to check on how The Big Rig is coming along, and took a load to ARC and another to Whole Foods.
This afternoon, I picked rhubarb out of the garden and baked a no sugar/no white flour rhubarb pie (it was the rosemary potatoes that did me in, incidentally, not the pie...), while Snacks pounded the crap out of every rock in the yard he could find with a sledgehammer, and J and Sissy hung out watching him.
Despite a quick break from dinner prep to make a family run to Urgent Care, we had a nice family dinner with (virtually) no whining from Snacks.
Although the day may sound completely unremarkable, it is a MIRACLE for me. J and I did not fight the whole weekend. Since I've been following the Radiant Recovery plan, things have been so much different. I had fries without skin and a white bun and some cheesecake last night and I felt like crap for it and got back on the wagon again today. No big deal, yet totally unheard of for me.
We stayed home almost all day. I didn't feel like I had to run away, pack the kids in the car and just GO somewhere; anywhere. I didn't have to figure out how I was going to get my "fix". I still don't have a ton of patience, but I'm not crabby and bitchy and obsessed with what I'm going to eat and how I can get a treat. I ate one small piece of my homemade (no sugar/no white flour) rhubarb pie and that's all I wanted. I'm not sitting here jonesing for it and trying to figure out when and how I can eat some more without being noticed.
It feels fucking AWESOME.
Friday, May 16, 2008
More Quotable Snacks
Lately, the House Fairy has been visiting Snacks in the middle of the night. If she notices that Snacks has put all his toys, clothes, and craft supplies away before he goes to bed, she will sometimes leave him a tiny surprise covered in fairy dust.
I recently left a note for the House Fairy letting her know that I was having a hard time with Snacks because he whines and complains so much. She had the brilliant idea of putting together a weekly chart for Snacks that he can check off several times a day. If almost all of his boxes are checked off at the end of the week, she will bring him an even bigger surprise.
Here is what the House Fairy listed on Snacks' chart:
Be quiet in the morning (he gets up at 5:30 and starts whining and complaining).
Get dressed by yourself without whining or complaining.
Eat breakfast without whining or complaining.
Clear breakfast dishes.
Go for morning walk without whining or complaining.
Eat lunch without whining or complaining.
Clear lunch dishes.
Eat dinner without whining and complaining.
Clear dinner dishes.
Put jammies on without whining and complaining.
Pick up toys, clothes, and craft supplies.
Get into bed without fooling around.
No talking after lights out.
Also, if he goes the whole day without whining or complaining about any of our plans or activities, he can check that box before bed time.
Today Snacks noticed that there were several lines of the chart that were empty, so he asked me to add the following items so that he could check them off each day:
No peeling bark off of trees
Only playing in the dirt by the fence
No messing with flowers
No digging up the grass
No playing with Mommy's statue
And my personal favorite: No pulling Sissy's hair...
Me: "But you don't pull Sissy's hair."
Snacks: "Yes I do, when you're not looking."
I recently left a note for the House Fairy letting her know that I was having a hard time with Snacks because he whines and complains so much. She had the brilliant idea of putting together a weekly chart for Snacks that he can check off several times a day. If almost all of his boxes are checked off at the end of the week, she will bring him an even bigger surprise.
Here is what the House Fairy listed on Snacks' chart:
Be quiet in the morning (he gets up at 5:30 and starts whining and complaining).
Get dressed by yourself without whining or complaining.
Eat breakfast without whining or complaining.
Clear breakfast dishes.
Go for morning walk without whining or complaining.
Eat lunch without whining or complaining.
Clear lunch dishes.
Eat dinner without whining and complaining.
Clear dinner dishes.
Put jammies on without whining and complaining.
Pick up toys, clothes, and craft supplies.
Get into bed without fooling around.
No talking after lights out.
Also, if he goes the whole day without whining or complaining about any of our plans or activities, he can check that box before bed time.
Today Snacks noticed that there were several lines of the chart that were empty, so he asked me to add the following items so that he could check them off each day:
No peeling bark off of trees
Only playing in the dirt by the fence
No messing with flowers
No digging up the grass
No playing with Mommy's statue
And my personal favorite: No pulling Sissy's hair...
Me: "But you don't pull Sissy's hair."
Snacks: "Yes I do, when you're not looking."
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wednesday Check-In
I was pretty checked out this past week but, miraculously, I still had a loss.
I am down one pound this week.
I am 46 pounds from goal; 35 pounds below where I started.
My Habits for last week:
Every Day
Weigh--100%
Read morning prayer--100%
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal--I think I did this twice all week
Use my FLYLady Control Journal--solid
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan--missed two work-outs
Do Kelly's Missions--I did check these, but already had them done; need to change this up
Do Weekly Pamper Mission--Nope!
Yoga--75%
No pop--100% (woo hoo!!)
If I want to eat sugar, I'll first drink glass of water and write three pages about why I want to eat it, how I will feel, and what the effects will be afterward--I gave myself "permission" to eat dessert w/out doing this on Friday night since it was a special occasion, which led to a binge on Saturday...
Read something for myself for at least 20 minutes/day--I totally spaced that this was on my list, but I think I actually did it!
Don't go to Target (except on Mondays)--stuck to it!
I was out of my normal routine this weekend, which gave me an excuse to skip a couple of workouts and not stick to my plan. Truthfully, I would've been totally fine without the dessert late Friday night. I wasn't even craving it, but I ordered it compulsively. Saturday someone left a batch of chocolate chip cookies at my house and since I was already off, I ate most of them and then agreed to go out for a lunch that I didn't even want.
The good news: This time the difference is that I was able to get back on plan in less than 24 hours. That is huge for me. One binge in the past has usually gotten me off track for weeks or even many months. It was awesome to have a structure that is working for me--both with work-outs and food--that was easy to get back to.
I'm going to clean up and fine tune my list of habits for this week:
Each Day:
Weigh
Read morning prayer
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal
Keep my FLYLady Routines
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan
Do 15 minutes of Zone Cleaning
Yoga
No pop
Use my YLD food journal
Read something for myself for at least 20 minutes/day
I am down one pound this week.
I am 46 pounds from goal; 35 pounds below where I started.
My Habits for last week:
Every Day
Weigh--100%
Read morning prayer--100%
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal--I think I did this twice all week
Use my FLYLady Control Journal--solid
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan--missed two work-outs
Do Kelly's Missions--I did check these, but already had them done; need to change this up
Do Weekly Pamper Mission--Nope!
Yoga--75%
No pop--100% (woo hoo!!)
If I want to eat sugar, I'll first drink glass of water and write three pages about why I want to eat it, how I will feel, and what the effects will be afterward--I gave myself "permission" to eat dessert w/out doing this on Friday night since it was a special occasion, which led to a binge on Saturday...
Read something for myself for at least 20 minutes/day--I totally spaced that this was on my list, but I think I actually did it!
Don't go to Target (except on Mondays)--stuck to it!
I was out of my normal routine this weekend, which gave me an excuse to skip a couple of workouts and not stick to my plan. Truthfully, I would've been totally fine without the dessert late Friday night. I wasn't even craving it, but I ordered it compulsively. Saturday someone left a batch of chocolate chip cookies at my house and since I was already off, I ate most of them and then agreed to go out for a lunch that I didn't even want.
The good news: This time the difference is that I was able to get back on plan in less than 24 hours. That is huge for me. One binge in the past has usually gotten me off track for weeks or even many months. It was awesome to have a structure that is working for me--both with work-outs and food--that was easy to get back to.
I'm going to clean up and fine tune my list of habits for this week:
Each Day:
Weigh
Read morning prayer
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal
Keep my FLYLady Routines
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan
Do 15 minutes of Zone Cleaning
Yoga
No pop
Use my YLD food journal
Read something for myself for at least 20 minutes/day
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Quotable Snacks
Me: "Snacks, I don't think you should take that [remote control helicopter] upstairs until Daddy and Sissy are up from their nap. It will make too much noise and Daddy will be angry if you wake him up."
Snacks: "I'm just going to take it upstairs, Mom."
Me: "I'm just saying, I don't think it would be a wise decision."
Snacks (walking up the stairs with the helicopter): "I'm not a wise person."
Snacks: "I'm just going to take it upstairs, Mom."
Me: "I'm just saying, I don't think it would be a wise decision."
Snacks (walking up the stairs with the helicopter): "I'm not a wise person."
Today is Mothers' Day
So what better day to take my laptop to the coffee shop by myself and go through all 3200 pictures we have taken on our digital camera but never printed?
I'm discovering some interesting things...like that it won't be costing me the $700+ to print all the pictures as I had originally thought because most of them are blurry and therefore unprintable...
and that my husband takes a lot (and I mean A LOT) of otherwise darling pictures of kids with snot running out of their noses.
Guess I'll save a lot of money by not printing those either. (Obviously we've already saved a lot of money on Kleenex.)
I'm discovering some interesting things...like that it won't be costing me the $700+ to print all the pictures as I had originally thought because most of them are blurry and therefore unprintable...
and that my husband takes a lot (and I mean A LOT) of otherwise darling pictures of kids with snot running out of their noses.
Guess I'll save a lot of money by not printing those either. (Obviously we've already saved a lot of money on Kleenex.)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
It Takes a Whole Team...
to put a fashion plate together every morning.
Clothes by Mommy, shoes and accessories by Sissy...
and hair by Snacks.
Clothes by Mommy, shoes and accessories by Sissy...
and hair by Snacks.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Difference Between Us...
I consider socks dirty and send them to the laundry pile if I have worn them, regardless of the length of time they were actually on my feet.
He decides whether they are dirty or not based on how long he has worn them. (And for the record, 28 minutes--even though he went running in them--is not considered dirty.)
He decides whether they are dirty or not based on how long he has worn them. (And for the record, 28 minutes--even though he went running in them--is not considered dirty.)
Wednesday Check-In
This was a great week for me.
I am down six pounds this week.
I am 47 pounds from goal; 34 pounds below where I started.
My Habits for last week:
Every Day
Weigh--100%
Read morning prayer--100%
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal--missed a couple of days
Use my FLYLady Control Journal--solid
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan--100%
Do Kelly's Missions--oops, forgot about these the last few days...
Do Weekly Pamper Mission--Did it!
Yoga--90%
No pop--100% (woo hoo!!)
If I want to eat sugar, I'll first drink glass of water and write three pages about why I want to eat it, how I will feel, and what the effects will be afterward--Didn't eat any sugar the whole week!
Target only on Monday--I actually stuck to this!!
Interestingly, not going to Target was harder than not eating sugar, but both saved us a lot of money. I've been faithfully using a food journal this week to help me track my protein, change "whites to browns", and avoid sugar. I realized that I was only eating 1/2 the protein I needed for breakfast to keep me from freaking out by lunch, which is when my bingeing always started.
It's been a challenge trying to make sure I get enough protein with each meal, especially when we were eating on the go, but it's been SO WORTH IT. I haven't missed the sugar at all or felt deprived, even when I had to watch Snacks eat birthday cake with lots of frosting on Monday night.
I've also noticed that a) I haven't yelled at Snacks nearly as much this past week (and, no, it's not that his behavior has improved any), and b) while I've been working on a really stressful project this week, I have still been able to stay steady with my food. Normally under such circumstances I would have been eating crappier and bingeing more than usual to help me "manage" the stress. Instead, I've really enjoyed the project, even though it has pulled me out of my comfort zone BIG TIME.
Something else I noticed that's worth documenting for my future self is that I was much more relaxed over the weekend when we didn't have any plans. Normally that's a recipe for disaster for me and would mean J and I would be fighting the whole weekend, but this past weekend, while sugar-free, I realized what one of the major reasons is for that whole dynamic. I suddenly became aware that so much of my anxiety on the weekends was about figuring out how I was going to get my "fix" when J was home and aware of what I was doing. If we didn't have plans that either incorporated sugar, or that would allow me to sneak out and get sugar, I would totally freak out and become obsessed with figuring out how I was going to get it. Wow.
This week I will keep the same list of habits from last week, with the exception that I need to go to Target one additional time to get Snacks a pair of gym shorts (he needs them before Monday).
My new habit for this week is to read something for myself for at least 20 minutes each day, no matter how busy I am.
I am down six pounds this week.
I am 47 pounds from goal; 34 pounds below where I started.
My Habits for last week:
Every Day
Weigh--100%
Read morning prayer--100%
3 daily pages + Gratitude Journal--missed a couple of days
Use my FLYLady Control Journal--solid
Follow my Momentum Work-Out plan--100%
Do Kelly's Missions--oops, forgot about these the last few days...
Do Weekly Pamper Mission--Did it!
Yoga--90%
No pop--100% (woo hoo!!)
If I want to eat sugar, I'll first drink glass of water and write three pages about why I want to eat it, how I will feel, and what the effects will be afterward--Didn't eat any sugar the whole week!
Target only on Monday--I actually stuck to this!!
Interestingly, not going to Target was harder than not eating sugar, but both saved us a lot of money. I've been faithfully using a food journal this week to help me track my protein, change "whites to browns", and avoid sugar. I realized that I was only eating 1/2 the protein I needed for breakfast to keep me from freaking out by lunch, which is when my bingeing always started.
It's been a challenge trying to make sure I get enough protein with each meal, especially when we were eating on the go, but it's been SO WORTH IT. I haven't missed the sugar at all or felt deprived, even when I had to watch Snacks eat birthday cake with lots of frosting on Monday night.
I've also noticed that a) I haven't yelled at Snacks nearly as much this past week (and, no, it's not that his behavior has improved any), and b) while I've been working on a really stressful project this week, I have still been able to stay steady with my food. Normally under such circumstances I would have been eating crappier and bingeing more than usual to help me "manage" the stress. Instead, I've really enjoyed the project, even though it has pulled me out of my comfort zone BIG TIME.
Something else I noticed that's worth documenting for my future self is that I was much more relaxed over the weekend when we didn't have any plans. Normally that's a recipe for disaster for me and would mean J and I would be fighting the whole weekend, but this past weekend, while sugar-free, I realized what one of the major reasons is for that whole dynamic. I suddenly became aware that so much of my anxiety on the weekends was about figuring out how I was going to get my "fix" when J was home and aware of what I was doing. If we didn't have plans that either incorporated sugar, or that would allow me to sneak out and get sugar, I would totally freak out and become obsessed with figuring out how I was going to get it. Wow.
This week I will keep the same list of habits from last week, with the exception that I need to go to Target one additional time to get Snacks a pair of gym shorts (he needs them before Monday).
My new habit for this week is to read something for myself for at least 20 minutes each day, no matter how busy I am.
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