I think it always happens this way! Life!!!
For the last few weeks my calender/schedule has been empty. I start to make plans and boom it's crazy. I really just want a happy medium. I have two weeks of things and then empty. I need these empty times to decompress, but then the same thing will happen. I need to break out of this pattern.
So the Healthy You Challenge has been going well, except for the damn chocolate chips. Every day I eat chocolate chips and every day I get a big 0 for the category of no treats. I know there are worse things I could indulge in, but really I want this. I want to be successful with the ultimate goal of changing my lifestyle to be healthy and to reach my pre-pregnancy weight. I should be grateful, I didn't gain as much as others considering for 9 months I wasn't able to exercise or walk or really anything, but I am not losing the weight very quickly and I am out of shape. I did a diet Ideal Protein in the past it was successful, but I'm not ready yet to start that, I know I need to be ready or it won't be successful either. I also need to be in a better financial position to start that diet.
Tonight I am having a date with my husband. We aren't doing anything fancy, just us time once the kids go to bed, but I need these nights. I need them to connect these nights are far and few between. My husband is out a lot he plays hockey which is great, but means that I am home most nights, the odd night he doesn't have hockey I try to make plans with friends but it doesn't always work out.
Time to finish laundry and start supper. Bored yet???? My life really isn't that interesting
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Monday, 28 January 2013
Life
Let's ponder life for a moment. Life is something to be treassured and something that many people take for granted. Since having children it is crazy how fast you realize time goes, and how much you try to do in a short period of time.
Growing up I knew my family loved me, they loved me unconditionally and that no matter what I did they would love me. This is what I want for my girls. I want them both to feel unconditional love and know that regardless of who they are, what they choose to do we will always be on their side and be thier number one fans. How do you do this? Do you have dates with your children? I would love some ideas?
My parents have started a tradition with my oldest of taking her for holidays. I love this for many reasons, I love that they want to be involved in her life, and it gives us an opportunity to have 1-1 time with our other daughter. I hope to continue this tradition of once a month or so they take one of our children and every third time they take both (actually all three we include the dog) this will give my husband and I a chance to have our alone time even if we don't do anything I think it's important to have quality time together. What do you do to keep your marriage alive and well?
Growing up I knew my family loved me, they loved me unconditionally and that no matter what I did they would love me. This is what I want for my girls. I want them both to feel unconditional love and know that regardless of who they are, what they choose to do we will always be on their side and be thier number one fans. How do you do this? Do you have dates with your children? I would love some ideas?
My parents have started a tradition with my oldest of taking her for holidays. I love this for many reasons, I love that they want to be involved in her life, and it gives us an opportunity to have 1-1 time with our other daughter. I hope to continue this tradition of once a month or so they take one of our children and every third time they take both (actually all three we include the dog) this will give my husband and I a chance to have our alone time even if we don't do anything I think it's important to have quality time together. What do you do to keep your marriage alive and well?
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Family
You know the saying - everything seems to happen all at once well that is my life right now.
Well let me tell you, we had plans to renovate our bathroom and the kids and I were going to go away for at least 4 days of the rennos. Unfortunately my safe haven came down with the flu, so that left us at home in the midst of bathroom rennovations, our ceiling getting painting and our dryer breaking down. Add old pipes that needed changing, dog sitting and people coming and going you have chaos!
I have very supportive parents who came out this past weekend and helped to get my life back under control. House was cleaned top to bottom, bathroom was finished, I got a much needed break and my kids were spoiled as was the dog we are dog sitting.
My question today is how do people do it who don't have supportive parents. Are parents of girls more supportive than boys? If you come from a family of more children do parents play favorites? I know a number of families and friends where parents aren't as supportive - how/why does it work like this?
I don't think I'll ever find an solid "ahh moment or answer" that I am looking for, but for now I will be grateful for the family I was born into the friends I have made and the life that I have :)
Well let me tell you, we had plans to renovate our bathroom and the kids and I were going to go away for at least 4 days of the rennos. Unfortunately my safe haven came down with the flu, so that left us at home in the midst of bathroom rennovations, our ceiling getting painting and our dryer breaking down. Add old pipes that needed changing, dog sitting and people coming and going you have chaos!
I have very supportive parents who came out this past weekend and helped to get my life back under control. House was cleaned top to bottom, bathroom was finished, I got a much needed break and my kids were spoiled as was the dog we are dog sitting.
My question today is how do people do it who don't have supportive parents. Are parents of girls more supportive than boys? If you come from a family of more children do parents play favorites? I know a number of families and friends where parents aren't as supportive - how/why does it work like this?
I don't think I'll ever find an solid "ahh moment or answer" that I am looking for, but for now I will be grateful for the family I was born into the friends I have made and the life that I have :)
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Liberated
You know what is liberating is know that I can write anything and that no one is reading it. I can say what I want and put it out there and not feel bad about it. This is something I have a problem with. I always analyse what I say, I worry constantly about what I say and it offending someone unless I am drunk! Some new friends worry I'm not sharing enough really I'm getting there, I am thinking, slowly opening up, and trying not to offend.
I have friends whom are very opinionated and aren't afraid to share. The funny thing is that if you know my family at all I was raised by a man that will tell it as it is for the most part, but in the next breath grin and chew the sides of his mouth off. I love watching him - knowing that I am exactly like him. Actually we are like a volcano we can control our opinions for a long time, but then we erupt and then it is back to a slow simmering volcano. But once we erupt the over flow of lava (guilt) is terrible that is all I focus on and I can't get it out of my brain.
That's the problem with being me I think and think!
Scratch that I am starting a healthy you challenge on Monday and one of the challenges is to put your not so great qualities into a positive.
So it's not a problem it is a quality of mine that has many positives with a few negatives on the side. My brain never shuts off I think this is a great quality it has helped me to solve many dilemmas on my own and has kept me sane although truth be told it's the quality that is going to send me over the edge as well :)
I have friends whom are very opinionated and aren't afraid to share. The funny thing is that if you know my family at all I was raised by a man that will tell it as it is for the most part, but in the next breath grin and chew the sides of his mouth off. I love watching him - knowing that I am exactly like him. Actually we are like a volcano we can control our opinions for a long time, but then we erupt and then it is back to a slow simmering volcano. But once we erupt the over flow of lava (guilt) is terrible that is all I focus on and I can't get it out of my brain.
That's the problem with being me I think and think!
Scratch that I am starting a healthy you challenge on Monday and one of the challenges is to put your not so great qualities into a positive.
So it's not a problem it is a quality of mine that has many positives with a few negatives on the side. My brain never shuts off I think this is a great quality it has helped me to solve many dilemmas on my own and has kept me sane although truth be told it's the quality that is going to send me over the edge as well :)
Saturday Night
Dear blog,
Saturday night and what am I doing.....enjoy a tall glass of coke - I hate pop, but every once and awhile I enjoy the carbonation of pop, listening to the hum of the dishwasher - yes that's right I said dishwasher; I always use it if we have company, listening to the hum of the dryer, and debating on washing the floors.
We are in the middle of bathroom rennos. This room - the smallest room in the house had better be worth all the time that has been spent on it and the disturbance it has created in the house. I think my children are like me. They like routine, when things are not in routine they both react in both positive and negative ways, but react. That is me. I love entertaining, planning but once the time is here and after about 15 minutes, I am done. I can't handle it, I am ready for a melt down. Unfortunately I hold it in and then erupt....remember I am like a volcano!
Monday I start the Healthy You Challenge. This challenge involves a list of things that have point values - examples include taking a vitamin, working out, making time for friends, being positive with one self, eating fruit, eating vegetables. Etc, bonus points if you spend quality time with your husband, bonus points if you spend bonding time with children (reading, cuddling). You tally up the points per day, and then per week. Depending on the number of points you receive per week you get a weekly cash prize (my husband is paying up) this cash prize money is to be used as a treat for yourself. This is an 8 week challenge, the goal is that after 8 weeks this becomes your lifestyle - I'll let you know.
I feel like I should be talking about important things, like the things I hear on the news - but I have a confession I hate the news, I try my best not to watch it the news brings me down. I don't understand the bill that first nations people are protesting - I have not researched it so I am not able to be for or against and until I research it I won't state an opinion as it would be judgemental and ignorant (I wish more people would take this approach), I cry over the missing dogs, the murders....no comment, and don't get me started on the Phoneix Sinclair trial this gets me down - I can't read about it, or even hear about it. My mind always goes to the "How can people like this have children so easily, but yet I want more and yet it is so hard" One thing I will never understand.
I am not sure what direction this blog is going to take but for now I am enjoying writing, I enjoying putting my thoughts into words so we'll plug along and see where the words fall.
Saturday night and what am I doing.....enjoy a tall glass of coke - I hate pop, but every once and awhile I enjoy the carbonation of pop, listening to the hum of the dishwasher - yes that's right I said dishwasher; I always use it if we have company, listening to the hum of the dryer, and debating on washing the floors.
We are in the middle of bathroom rennos. This room - the smallest room in the house had better be worth all the time that has been spent on it and the disturbance it has created in the house. I think my children are like me. They like routine, when things are not in routine they both react in both positive and negative ways, but react. That is me. I love entertaining, planning but once the time is here and after about 15 minutes, I am done. I can't handle it, I am ready for a melt down. Unfortunately I hold it in and then erupt....remember I am like a volcano!
Monday I start the Healthy You Challenge. This challenge involves a list of things that have point values - examples include taking a vitamin, working out, making time for friends, being positive with one self, eating fruit, eating vegetables. Etc, bonus points if you spend quality time with your husband, bonus points if you spend bonding time with children (reading, cuddling). You tally up the points per day, and then per week. Depending on the number of points you receive per week you get a weekly cash prize (my husband is paying up) this cash prize money is to be used as a treat for yourself. This is an 8 week challenge, the goal is that after 8 weeks this becomes your lifestyle - I'll let you know.
I feel like I should be talking about important things, like the things I hear on the news - but I have a confession I hate the news, I try my best not to watch it the news brings me down. I don't understand the bill that first nations people are protesting - I have not researched it so I am not able to be for or against and until I research it I won't state an opinion as it would be judgemental and ignorant (I wish more people would take this approach), I cry over the missing dogs, the murders....no comment, and don't get me started on the Phoneix Sinclair trial this gets me down - I can't read about it, or even hear about it. My mind always goes to the "How can people like this have children so easily, but yet I want more and yet it is so hard" One thing I will never understand.
I am not sure what direction this blog is going to take but for now I am enjoying writing, I enjoying putting my thoughts into words so we'll plug along and see where the words fall.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
My 1st Post
So I've decided to try my hand at blogging! Not sure what to write about or where to start but I believe that I have interesting thoughts and that others should venture into my brain once and awhile.
I think for my first post I will do a list of random things so you get to know me:
1) I am an only child - I hated this growing up, I always wanted to have someone to share my toys with, my thoughts and dreams. Honestly I still hate this, who shares the same worries I have about my parents
2) I love my job and feel that I make a difference. I feel I really excel at my job
3) I have two beautiful children and one baby boy angel
4) I have experienced a tragedy that I don't think anyone should have to ever experience and one of my biggest fears is that my girls will also experience this tragedy.
5) I love washing dishes - it relaxes me
6) I believe in god, but I am not sure how I feel about religion. I live in a very religious community and at times feel we don't fit in, however, I am not an athiest, I feel that many "church goers" are judgemental. I love my family Sundays and feel that instead of listening to a sermon we are living it!
7) My dog is a member of our family and is spoiled
8) I have struggled with weight my whole life.
9) I am not very technical - I don't own an I phone, I pad, I pod, etc......
10) I love swimming, camping, reading, being outdoors in the summer. I don't like winter
11) I have low self-esteem, but not everyone would know that I try to come across as very confident
12) I love crafty people, and try to be crafty sometimes I get lucky
13) I hate going to bed alone
14) I love my friends dearly and tressure friendships even once the friendship has run its course
15) I have a temper - just ask my husband
16) I love being pampered
17) I want to join or be in a book club - I will start one this year
18) I have a great relationship with my parents! I really enjoy spending time with them
19) I hate living in mess. My house is always clean
20) Not sure if blogging is for me.........
Stay tuned to see if I return!
I think for my first post I will do a list of random things so you get to know me:
1) I am an only child - I hated this growing up, I always wanted to have someone to share my toys with, my thoughts and dreams. Honestly I still hate this, who shares the same worries I have about my parents
2) I love my job and feel that I make a difference. I feel I really excel at my job
3) I have two beautiful children and one baby boy angel
4) I have experienced a tragedy that I don't think anyone should have to ever experience and one of my biggest fears is that my girls will also experience this tragedy.
5) I love washing dishes - it relaxes me
6) I believe in god, but I am not sure how I feel about religion. I live in a very religious community and at times feel we don't fit in, however, I am not an athiest, I feel that many "church goers" are judgemental. I love my family Sundays and feel that instead of listening to a sermon we are living it!
7) My dog is a member of our family and is spoiled
8) I have struggled with weight my whole life.
9) I am not very technical - I don't own an I phone, I pad, I pod, etc......
10) I love swimming, camping, reading, being outdoors in the summer. I don't like winter
11) I have low self-esteem, but not everyone would know that I try to come across as very confident
12) I love crafty people, and try to be crafty sometimes I get lucky
13) I hate going to bed alone
14) I love my friends dearly and tressure friendships even once the friendship has run its course
15) I have a temper - just ask my husband
16) I love being pampered
17) I want to join or be in a book club - I will start one this year
18) I have a great relationship with my parents! I really enjoy spending time with them
19) I hate living in mess. My house is always clean
20) Not sure if blogging is for me.........
Stay tuned to see if I return!
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