Just a mish-mash
First off, I have to say what a class act my mom is. Yesterday was my mom's birthday - I felt bad because after she was up half the night Monday taking her best friend to the emergency room for a broken arm and then staying with her & helping out until her son could drive down from the mountains & get home after picking her husband up from the hospital where he had surgery Monday morning (get all that?) - then mom came over to our place to look out for the boy who was sick - because I felt crappy. UGH! Despite all that, she & the boy went out on the boat while I cleaned up a bit & prepped dinner. She said she rode around listening to Christmas music while he slept. Hub grilled us an excellent meal (mixed veggies and shrimp – with a side of rice) and he came home with flowers and a nice card for her, and then we went out for ice cream. She said she had a nice day because she was grateful she had good friends and family she could care for.
In contrast: Last night I asked hub if we should get dirt for his mom for Christmas (I am thankful I can kvetch about her with him.) He said yeah and let's get a bag to go with it. I looked puzzled and he said "you know - dirt bag. get it?" Ha! In short, NO IDEA what to get her for Christmas. I spent more on her than I did my own mother for their birthdays (their birthdays are a week apart and we gave them their gifts at Thanksgiving) and no thank you. And did I mention that for hub’s birthday she had bought a new book in her favorite series, and brought the book (after she read it) unwrapped, and gave it to him for his birthday present. Class act? Not so much. Oh well, at least we can laugh about it.
So many things in my life are going well right now – the boy is doing well in school, the attitude comes and goes – but it goes pretty regularly. Financially things are going smoothly (knock wood) – we’re just going along pretty well. So why am I eating out of control????? I don’t really know. I do know that its pretty frustrating and I also know I can’t afford a new wardrobe! I have no huge “plan”, but I am trying to make some gradual changes.
We're all feeling a bit oogy - weather, allergies, I dunno. Not terrible, just sniffly & run down. Other than that, okay. Well, except I feel like a cow. We got up at 4:45 this morning and went to the gym. I had a super yummy protein shake for breakfast (no lie - it was awesome). I very good start to the day
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Lovely Day
Hello! I hope that everyone that celebrated it had a terrific Thanksgiving. Mine was really nice. My plans went off pretty well – house was clean and Wednesday night I was pooped – so we picked up a pizza and watched a movie. Thursday I got up early and began cooking. The meal was ready at noon and after a lovely visit with our neighbors, we were pulling out of the driveway at 2:30. MIL was there, but I refuse to discuss this because her behavior was so .. her.
The trip was uneventful – no traffic! The hotel was nice – my only regret was that we were right in Chinatown and I never got Chinese! This will definitely be remedied next year when we go back. Friday we were up & out early – popped by the castle for a cold drink before starting. Friday was a long day – we hit the Natural History museum and ate lunch there. The food was expensive, but tasty, and it helps out the museum. After that we split up – the hub headed for Georgetown to a pipe shop (thankfully, he uses it exactly once a year) and mom, the boy, and I went to the Holocaust museum. They have a section designed for children and school groups. My son had really wanted to go, but I don’t think that he was prepared. I tried, but he found it very disturbing. I told him that I thought we should be disturbed and that was a perfectly acceptable reaction. After that, we met back up with hub and walked around the various memorials – from the Washington to the Lincoln and everything in between. The weather was amazing – upper 60s and sunny. I really enjoyed just walking around.
After that we met Hub’s best high school chum & his family for dinner. We met halfway in a suburb and ate at what must be the lousiest Mexican restaurant ever. I hate eating bad food. But the company was good and he was glad I finally got to meet them.
Day 2 was the Native American Museum in the morning. Hub was really overwhelmed by that one. We spent a long time there – and a long time in the gift shop. We also ate lunch there – they had various stations (it was cafeteria style) for various regions. So there was a northwest Indian area, a South American, plains, etc etc. The food was good again – and even pricier! But we agreed it was worth it – we really wanted to try it. After that we once again split up – the boy & hub headed for Air & Space and mom and I did the 2 Asian art museums. We hit the road at 3:30 – ran into some traffic but had an uneventful trip home.
Yesterday was shopping. I also re-painted the area under the chair rail in the breakfast nook – I did a ragging technique. I am ready to make some changes around the house – I’m all about painting & re-arranging furniture – you know, cheap changes. And hey – what better time than the holiday rush?
Its sunny & 70s here this week. Exercise outside – with no mittens! Woo hoo!!!!
Hello! I hope that everyone that celebrated it had a terrific Thanksgiving. Mine was really nice. My plans went off pretty well – house was clean and Wednesday night I was pooped – so we picked up a pizza and watched a movie. Thursday I got up early and began cooking. The meal was ready at noon and after a lovely visit with our neighbors, we were pulling out of the driveway at 2:30. MIL was there, but I refuse to discuss this because her behavior was so .. her.
The trip was uneventful – no traffic! The hotel was nice – my only regret was that we were right in Chinatown and I never got Chinese! This will definitely be remedied next year when we go back. Friday we were up & out early – popped by the castle for a cold drink before starting. Friday was a long day – we hit the Natural History museum and ate lunch there. The food was expensive, but tasty, and it helps out the museum. After that we split up – the hub headed for Georgetown to a pipe shop (thankfully, he uses it exactly once a year) and mom, the boy, and I went to the Holocaust museum. They have a section designed for children and school groups. My son had really wanted to go, but I don’t think that he was prepared. I tried, but he found it very disturbing. I told him that I thought we should be disturbed and that was a perfectly acceptable reaction. After that, we met back up with hub and walked around the various memorials – from the Washington to the Lincoln and everything in between. The weather was amazing – upper 60s and sunny. I really enjoyed just walking around.
After that we met Hub’s best high school chum & his family for dinner. We met halfway in a suburb and ate at what must be the lousiest Mexican restaurant ever. I hate eating bad food. But the company was good and he was glad I finally got to meet them.
Day 2 was the Native American Museum in the morning. Hub was really overwhelmed by that one. We spent a long time there – and a long time in the gift shop. We also ate lunch there – they had various stations (it was cafeteria style) for various regions. So there was a northwest Indian area, a South American, plains, etc etc. The food was good again – and even pricier! But we agreed it was worth it – we really wanted to try it. After that we once again split up – the boy & hub headed for Air & Space and mom and I did the 2 Asian art museums. We hit the road at 3:30 – ran into some traffic but had an uneventful trip home.
Yesterday was shopping. I also re-painted the area under the chair rail in the breakfast nook – I did a ragging technique. I am ready to make some changes around the house – I’m all about painting & re-arranging furniture – you know, cheap changes. And hey – what better time than the holiday rush?
Its sunny & 70s here this week. Exercise outside – with no mittens! Woo hoo!!!!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
It’s hard to work in a tiara
The department I work in is charged with re-engineering efforts. This year, if you booked more than $1M in saves, you got butler service from the leader of your choice. Yesterday was my day! I came in to a desk laden with lowfat Laughing Cow cheese, low sugar granola, sweet tarts (darn him!), and a lovely fruit salad. And an ice bucket full of diet Pepsi. I had a pillow, confetti, and a tiara and scepter (they light up!). Oh, and a (plastic toy) shield and hammer in case anyone gave me any trouble. And of course the bell to summon my boss if I needed anything. It was a fun day, but I gotta admit, I got very little done! Oh well, I guess this time of year motivation tanks – at least I’m not alone!
Things here are crazy. My little holiday meal isn’t so little after all – my MIL had no where else to go, so she’s coming. I invited the neighbors (hey, maybe they’ll talk to my MIL!), so there’s 7 of us for the holiday. I have to work tomorrow and hub is working overtime this week. I was up at 5 am this morning, but instead of walking I was busy baking a pumpkin (for the pie), finishing laundry, and getting dinner in the crockpot. We got back home so late Sunday that I did my grocery shopping yesterday after work! By the time I got gas, went by CostCo, went to the Farmer’s market (for the pumpkin), and did the shopping, I was wiped out. Then I went home and fixed dinner, worked on laundry, and helped the boy with homework. I fell into bed at 9, just beat.
I guess that’s a rather roundabout way of saying that exercise doesn’t even seem to be making the back burner this week. Sigh. Good news is I leave today at 3 (yay for coming in early!) and I should be done with errands and home by 5. That should give me time to have supper, do some housework & cooking, and not be quite so exhausted when I go to bed.
I plan to seriously use that hot tub in the hotel! ;-)
The department I work in is charged with re-engineering efforts. This year, if you booked more than $1M in saves, you got butler service from the leader of your choice. Yesterday was my day! I came in to a desk laden with lowfat Laughing Cow cheese, low sugar granola, sweet tarts (darn him!), and a lovely fruit salad. And an ice bucket full of diet Pepsi. I had a pillow, confetti, and a tiara and scepter (they light up!). Oh, and a (plastic toy) shield and hammer in case anyone gave me any trouble. And of course the bell to summon my boss if I needed anything. It was a fun day, but I gotta admit, I got very little done! Oh well, I guess this time of year motivation tanks – at least I’m not alone!
Things here are crazy. My little holiday meal isn’t so little after all – my MIL had no where else to go, so she’s coming. I invited the neighbors (hey, maybe they’ll talk to my MIL!), so there’s 7 of us for the holiday. I have to work tomorrow and hub is working overtime this week. I was up at 5 am this morning, but instead of walking I was busy baking a pumpkin (for the pie), finishing laundry, and getting dinner in the crockpot. We got back home so late Sunday that I did my grocery shopping yesterday after work! By the time I got gas, went by CostCo, went to the Farmer’s market (for the pumpkin), and did the shopping, I was wiped out. Then I went home and fixed dinner, worked on laundry, and helped the boy with homework. I fell into bed at 9, just beat.
I guess that’s a rather roundabout way of saying that exercise doesn’t even seem to be making the back burner this week. Sigh. Good news is I leave today at 3 (yay for coming in early!) and I should be done with errands and home by 5. That should give me time to have supper, do some housework & cooking, and not be quite so exhausted when I go to bed.
I plan to seriously use that hot tub in the hotel! ;-)
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Paradigm shift
One thing I like/dislike about myself is the fact that in 48 hours, my mood can turn around entirely. In other words, I am feeling much better! :-)
Within the last week 2 co-workers have had heart attacks. One is only 41 years old. As a result, I sat down and had a heart to heart (again) with my husband about exercise. I told him that like many people, we lead busy lives. But that we had to make time for exercise now, because a heart attack can happen. And with my husband’s high blood pressure, he can’t afford to be lax. He agreed, and asked me to keep nagging him. We also decided that 12 (well, in 4 months) is old enough for the boy to be left in the house for an hour while we go to the gym. We got up at 4:45 this morning and went to the gym and lifted weights. We did it! Now to keep it going.
I took a candlelit tub last night while my mom helped the boy with homework. I don’t know what I’d do without that woman!!! I hope I never have to find out.
Eating has been on track, which makes me feel so much better physically.
We offered the boy a carrot yesterday morning – his boom box. The attitude has improved.
I moved my blog to the beta, and now I’m having a hard time posting comments on other blogs. If you can’t post a note, will you drop me an email and let me know? It’s supposed to be easier to edit the look of your blog, and god knows mine needs an update – badly!
I made a yum-o breakfast!
Apple crumble
3 apples, sliced into pyrex dish.
Mix ¼ c flour, ¼ c vanilla protein powder, ½ c oats, ½ c granola, ¼ c brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon. You can mix it together the night before in a baggie, so its ready to go. Then add ¼ oil (I used olive), ¼ c apple sauce, 1 tsp. vanilla and smoosh together. Put over apples & bake at 375 for 45 minutes. I topped it with vanilla yogurt.
It’s like dessert for breakfast!
That’s it – have a good one.
One thing I like/dislike about myself is the fact that in 48 hours, my mood can turn around entirely. In other words, I am feeling much better! :-)
Within the last week 2 co-workers have had heart attacks. One is only 41 years old. As a result, I sat down and had a heart to heart (again) with my husband about exercise. I told him that like many people, we lead busy lives. But that we had to make time for exercise now, because a heart attack can happen. And with my husband’s high blood pressure, he can’t afford to be lax. He agreed, and asked me to keep nagging him. We also decided that 12 (well, in 4 months) is old enough for the boy to be left in the house for an hour while we go to the gym. We got up at 4:45 this morning and went to the gym and lifted weights. We did it! Now to keep it going.
I took a candlelit tub last night while my mom helped the boy with homework. I don’t know what I’d do without that woman!!! I hope I never have to find out.
Eating has been on track, which makes me feel so much better physically.
We offered the boy a carrot yesterday morning – his boom box. The attitude has improved.
I moved my blog to the beta, and now I’m having a hard time posting comments on other blogs. If you can’t post a note, will you drop me an email and let me know? It’s supposed to be easier to edit the look of your blog, and god knows mine needs an update – badly!
I made a yum-o breakfast!
Apple crumble
3 apples, sliced into pyrex dish.
Mix ¼ c flour, ¼ c vanilla protein powder, ½ c oats, ½ c granola, ¼ c brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon. You can mix it together the night before in a baggie, so its ready to go. Then add ¼ oil (I used olive), ¼ c apple sauce, 1 tsp. vanilla and smoosh together. Put over apples & bake at 375 for 45 minutes. I topped it with vanilla yogurt.
It’s like dessert for breakfast!
That’s it – have a good one.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
The oldies station my mom listens to is playing holiday music on the weekend. So there we are last Saturday, driving up to the lake. It’s 78 degrees and on comes Willie Nelson or somebody singing “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” We looked at each other, and then she reached over and turned it off. Christmas? Not so much. Today is going to be 75 and she is taking the boy & one of his friends out in the boat this afternoon. I hope the beautiful weather holds while we’re at the Smithsonian next week. Not this warm, just this pleasant.
I am feeling better today. Sometimes you just gotta rant it out! I ate healthy foods, I walked yesterday and today (with a bit of the old jogging even!), and my gym bag is in the car. I went to bed at 9. Physically I feel better. I hope the attitude will follow. My son seems to be a bit better. I think we’re getting pretty tired of each other right now.
I picked up a class schedule from the gym, and printed out the pool schedule. There is very little opportunity for lap swimming at my son’s school – but free is a nice price to pay for a pool membership!
I don’t want to make the mistake of getting disgusted and signing myself up for too much, and then do none of it, only to get frustrated. My goal for this week is to walk 4 times and lift twice. That’s it. Next week I’d like to make one class at the gym. The hotel has a pool, so I plan to take my bathing suit with us to DC.
The food frenzy has officially commenced around here. Friday we are doing a team building, which involves going to a local pizzeria and building pizzas, eating pizza, and taking home “plenty of leftovers.” Thursday is the holiday meal for our department. Co-workers are bringing in homebaked goods. Luckily I don’t sit near the treat table, nor must I walk by it. The meal and the pizza are going to be tougher. At least I can make my own – which means loads of veggies and light on the cheese.
I just want to not be so darn cranky.
The oldies station my mom listens to is playing holiday music on the weekend. So there we are last Saturday, driving up to the lake. It’s 78 degrees and on comes Willie Nelson or somebody singing “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” We looked at each other, and then she reached over and turned it off. Christmas? Not so much. Today is going to be 75 and she is taking the boy & one of his friends out in the boat this afternoon. I hope the beautiful weather holds while we’re at the Smithsonian next week. Not this warm, just this pleasant.
I am feeling better today. Sometimes you just gotta rant it out! I ate healthy foods, I walked yesterday and today (with a bit of the old jogging even!), and my gym bag is in the car. I went to bed at 9. Physically I feel better. I hope the attitude will follow. My son seems to be a bit better. I think we’re getting pretty tired of each other right now.
I picked up a class schedule from the gym, and printed out the pool schedule. There is very little opportunity for lap swimming at my son’s school – but free is a nice price to pay for a pool membership!
I don’t want to make the mistake of getting disgusted and signing myself up for too much, and then do none of it, only to get frustrated. My goal for this week is to walk 4 times and lift twice. That’s it. Next week I’d like to make one class at the gym. The hotel has a pool, so I plan to take my bathing suit with us to DC.
The food frenzy has officially commenced around here. Friday we are doing a team building, which involves going to a local pizzeria and building pizzas, eating pizza, and taking home “plenty of leftovers.” Thursday is the holiday meal for our department. Co-workers are bringing in homebaked goods. Luckily I don’t sit near the treat table, nor must I walk by it. The meal and the pizza are going to be tougher. At least I can make my own – which means loads of veggies and light on the cheese.
I just want to not be so darn cranky.
Monday, November 13, 2006
I’m every woman
We go through life thinking that we are each unique – unlike any other human that has ever lived on this planet, confident that there will never again be another person quite like us. And I believe that this is true, and yet I was reminded this weekend that sometimes we are more alike than perhaps we care to admit.
I was having a conversation with my mom Friday afternoon. I was talking to her about how I’ve been feeling lately. Last winter I asked my doctor to put me on Welbutrin. It helped for a while, but now I’m not sure that’s the right thing for me. I don’t feel sad or depressed. Mostly I’m just pissed off. I spend a fair amount of time feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, angry, unappreciated…. You get the idea. I hate feeling this way. And I have no idea how much of it is genuine, how much is circumstance, how much is hormonal… I don’t know where these feelings are coming from. Mom was talking about deciding to go back on her Celexa because she felt so irritable when she went off it. Yeah, irritable – there’s an understatement.
I have some legitimate gripes – my son has decided he wants to dress like some sort of hooligan – sporting 3 or 4 inches of boxers sprouting out over his jeans – jeans that seemed to be held up by a wing & a prayer. He looks like he has a load in his diapers. I might not object if his attitude weren’t so lousy, but really. There are times I just want to duct tape his mouth shut. I never thought I’d be a parent who felt this way – my son is very much loved and wanted. But I confess I don’t like him much these days.
I am working hard at work – I’m still in the first year of a new job so it is very demanding. I really enjoy my work, I have a great team, and I work for a company that I am proud to work for. Not only are we well respected, but I truly believe we try very hard to provide extraordinary service to our customers. But it still can be the source of some frustration.
Stuff at home is very busy – hub is working extra and I am picking up some of the slack. That means I don’t have time to work out or do for myself the way I’d like to.
So, like many women in my position, I’m tired & cranky, feel overworked and underappreciated, and the only place I can seem to find any solace is in a bowl of cheese. There has to be more to it than this, but I’m not sure what that would be, or how to find it.
Anybody got the buddha’s phone number??????
We go through life thinking that we are each unique – unlike any other human that has ever lived on this planet, confident that there will never again be another person quite like us. And I believe that this is true, and yet I was reminded this weekend that sometimes we are more alike than perhaps we care to admit.
I was having a conversation with my mom Friday afternoon. I was talking to her about how I’ve been feeling lately. Last winter I asked my doctor to put me on Welbutrin. It helped for a while, but now I’m not sure that’s the right thing for me. I don’t feel sad or depressed. Mostly I’m just pissed off. I spend a fair amount of time feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, angry, unappreciated…. You get the idea. I hate feeling this way. And I have no idea how much of it is genuine, how much is circumstance, how much is hormonal… I don’t know where these feelings are coming from. Mom was talking about deciding to go back on her Celexa because she felt so irritable when she went off it. Yeah, irritable – there’s an understatement.
I have some legitimate gripes – my son has decided he wants to dress like some sort of hooligan – sporting 3 or 4 inches of boxers sprouting out over his jeans – jeans that seemed to be held up by a wing & a prayer. He looks like he has a load in his diapers. I might not object if his attitude weren’t so lousy, but really. There are times I just want to duct tape his mouth shut. I never thought I’d be a parent who felt this way – my son is very much loved and wanted. But I confess I don’t like him much these days.
I am working hard at work – I’m still in the first year of a new job so it is very demanding. I really enjoy my work, I have a great team, and I work for a company that I am proud to work for. Not only are we well respected, but I truly believe we try very hard to provide extraordinary service to our customers. But it still can be the source of some frustration.
Stuff at home is very busy – hub is working extra and I am picking up some of the slack. That means I don’t have time to work out or do for myself the way I’d like to.
So, like many women in my position, I’m tired & cranky, feel overworked and underappreciated, and the only place I can seem to find any solace is in a bowl of cheese. There has to be more to it than this, but I’m not sure what that would be, or how to find it.
Anybody got the buddha’s phone number??????
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Just super
My knee is feeling MUCH better - just a bit sore, but I managed to walk this morning and at lunch with no trouble. Whew!
My lunch seemed so not interesting... I bought a slice of pizza from the caf for lunch. If I skip afternoon snack, that's not too terrible a trade in calories, although not nearly as healthy....
Blah blah blah is it Friday??? I am very excited about my quiet weekend at home.
I live in fear of having to wash my jeans - what if I can't get back in them?? What an awful feeling. But I am workign on it - really.
It is beautiful here and we are going out in the boat. Woot!
My knee is feeling MUCH better - just a bit sore, but I managed to walk this morning and at lunch with no trouble. Whew!
My lunch seemed so not interesting... I bought a slice of pizza from the caf for lunch. If I skip afternoon snack, that's not too terrible a trade in calories, although not nearly as healthy....
Blah blah blah is it Friday??? I am very excited about my quiet weekend at home.
I live in fear of having to wash my jeans - what if I can't get back in them?? What an awful feeling. But I am workign on it - really.
It is beautiful here and we are going out in the boat. Woot!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Now is the winter of our discontent
I slept on my knee funny and it is killing me! As in, limping, skipped my lunchtime walk… pain! Getting old ain’t for sissies….
My son has apparently gone from adorable youngster to surly teen at record breaking speed. He is grounded after getting into a tiff with my mom last night and marching out of the house. ARGH! This is doubly frustrating, because it is his fall break and he was supposed to be with grandma & grandpa, and now he’s skulking about at home. I swear, there are times I have no idea what that child is thinking…. Oh that’s right, he’s 11 – he’s not! Most of the time he’s fine, but then he gets into one of these moods and it nearly always ends in tears.
I am so not interested in exercising – watching a movie sounds like sooo much more fun. I know, I enjoy the exercise when I do it, but getting my butt in gear is feeling tough right now.
It’s fall – this means beautiful trees, cooler weather, and an insatiable craving for cheese! Saints preserve us!
The up side to rainy weather (other than the fact that I enjoy a nice rain) is that the clouds keep the heat in – this morning it was 48 when I got up to walk. Woo hoo!
I bet the folks at the gym have put my picture on a milk carton.
Baked cottage cheese (with a bit of mozzarella & egg white mixed in) over broccoli and topped with tomato sauce and a dash of parm isn’t a terrible way to eat cottage cheese. Lasagna its not, but its pretty good. Never let it be said I’m not stubborn! The stuff is so cheap and convenient that I am determined to find ways to eat it.
I am so excited about going to the Smithsonian next month. Some friends are meeting us for a museum & lunch, and then Friday night we are meeting up with a high school friend of the hub’s & his family. They haven’t seen each other in a while and I’ve never met them, so that’ll be nice.
I slept on my knee funny and it is killing me! As in, limping, skipped my lunchtime walk… pain! Getting old ain’t for sissies….
My son has apparently gone from adorable youngster to surly teen at record breaking speed. He is grounded after getting into a tiff with my mom last night and marching out of the house. ARGH! This is doubly frustrating, because it is his fall break and he was supposed to be with grandma & grandpa, and now he’s skulking about at home. I swear, there are times I have no idea what that child is thinking…. Oh that’s right, he’s 11 – he’s not! Most of the time he’s fine, but then he gets into one of these moods and it nearly always ends in tears.
I am so not interested in exercising – watching a movie sounds like sooo much more fun. I know, I enjoy the exercise when I do it, but getting my butt in gear is feeling tough right now.
It’s fall – this means beautiful trees, cooler weather, and an insatiable craving for cheese! Saints preserve us!
The up side to rainy weather (other than the fact that I enjoy a nice rain) is that the clouds keep the heat in – this morning it was 48 when I got up to walk. Woo hoo!
I bet the folks at the gym have put my picture on a milk carton.
Baked cottage cheese (with a bit of mozzarella & egg white mixed in) over broccoli and topped with tomato sauce and a dash of parm isn’t a terrible way to eat cottage cheese. Lasagna its not, but its pretty good. Never let it be said I’m not stubborn! The stuff is so cheap and convenient that I am determined to find ways to eat it.
I am so excited about going to the Smithsonian next month. Some friends are meeting us for a museum & lunch, and then Friday night we are meeting up with a high school friend of the hub’s & his family. They haven’t seen each other in a while and I’ve never met them, so that’ll be nice.
Friday, November 03, 2006
600 Posts later…..
I blew past 500 posts, completely missed my 2 year “blogoversary” back in April, so I guess I’ll try to take a look back here at the 600 mark.
Weight: Up about 7 pounds. Ouch. My feelings of frustration with this area of my life continue unabated. In that regard, I can’t say I’ve achieved my goals.
Exercise: Still exercising regularly. The intensity, like my excitement, waxes and wanes. But this is a constant in my life.
Other stuff: I’m happier. I’m enjoying the things I do outside work more, I’m enjoying work more, and overall I feel like I’ve used my time well.
I still wanna get in those jeans though!
I blew past 500 posts, completely missed my 2 year “blogoversary” back in April, so I guess I’ll try to take a look back here at the 600 mark.
Weight: Up about 7 pounds. Ouch. My feelings of frustration with this area of my life continue unabated. In that regard, I can’t say I’ve achieved my goals.
Exercise: Still exercising regularly. The intensity, like my excitement, waxes and wanes. But this is a constant in my life.
Other stuff: I’m happier. I’m enjoying the things I do outside work more, I’m enjoying work more, and overall I feel like I’ve used my time well.
I still wanna get in those jeans though!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Hellewwww
I am feeling much better! I even got up and walked yesterday morning. I slept in this morning – I stayed up a wee bit late watching a scary movie. It was Halloween – I had to watch at least one! My girlfriend that was over this past weekend doesn’t like scary movies, so I didn’t get to see any – so I haven’t gotten my fill.
It is going to be 75 here today – I plan to enjoy it by taking a nice walk this afternoon! It will be cooling down to the mid 50s over the next few days – I think this is the last hoorah of the spring weather.
Hub was feeling cruddy yesterday – I left him my kim chi soup to eat, and he is feeling a little better today. I swear by the stuff. Just to make sure, we’re having chicken soup with matzo balls for dinner!
Things are going well. I am happy. Tomorrow I am going to the gym – I’m sure it won’t be much, but it’ll be something.
p.s. this is my 599th post. Can you believe that???
I am feeling much better! I even got up and walked yesterday morning. I slept in this morning – I stayed up a wee bit late watching a scary movie. It was Halloween – I had to watch at least one! My girlfriend that was over this past weekend doesn’t like scary movies, so I didn’t get to see any – so I haven’t gotten my fill.
It is going to be 75 here today – I plan to enjoy it by taking a nice walk this afternoon! It will be cooling down to the mid 50s over the next few days – I think this is the last hoorah of the spring weather.
Hub was feeling cruddy yesterday – I left him my kim chi soup to eat, and he is feeling a little better today. I swear by the stuff. Just to make sure, we’re having chicken soup with matzo balls for dinner!
Things are going well. I am happy. Tomorrow I am going to the gym – I’m sure it won’t be much, but it’ll be something.
p.s. this is my 599th post. Can you believe that???
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