Good things
1. The weather this weekend was beautiful, in the mid 60s. A taste of spring in the dead of winter.
2. Breakfast was a hollowed out bagel with an egg. It was yummy. Thanks for the idea Allan.
3. A girl on my team randomly asked me if I was going to work out today and could she go with me. She'll never know what that means to me. I do have yoga, but I might not have done anything else except I will now since she asked. My gym bag and yoga mats are in my desk drawer ready to go!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Hoo boy.
The first 7-10 days after we got the news about the relocation, I guess the best description of how I was would be 'shell shocked.' I was largely numb to my feelings. Well, I'm beginning to feel my feelings again which is both a good and a bad thing. I feel excited about this opportunity, I feel horribly sad about leaving.
My house continues to be a disaster. Hardwood is finished in the living room, halfway done in the entryway, and just started in the kitchen. Because all the rooms flow together (plus the living room being sunken), transitioning from one room to the next and keeping the look "seamless" is difficult. My kitchen has been offline since Saturday afternoon. Thankfully, my mom is bringing over dinner tonight.
The bathroom is in a holding pattern. The floor is prepped for the tile, that has been laid out but not stuck down (does that make sense?). So that room remains empty until ???. Hub shouldn't have touched it but he did, so here we are. I'm not going to give him a hard time about it, he's doing his best. But the hardy board is laid, the pattern is set, and the walls are prepped to be repainted - so actually a good bit has been done, it just doesn't look that way!
As far as the rest of the house - I made good progress this weekend. We have 8 large book shelves: 1 with movies, 1 with CDs, the rest with books. All of those are packed up. We took a couple of loads of stuff to the storage unit. I emptied 2 of my chests of drawers. I've gone through most of my clothes and donated, or packed up for storage.
One of the guys is coming over this afternoon and he and the boy are going to take a load of furniture & stuff over to storage, then load up some of the trash so hub can take it to the dump tomorrow.
I have given away 2 carloads of stuff to Goodwhill and have a huge bag of clothes in the backseat now. Having lived in that house for 12 years, we've accumulated a lot of stuff. So a good decluttering is a good thing.
The first 7-10 days after we got the news about the relocation, I guess the best description of how I was would be 'shell shocked.' I was largely numb to my feelings. Well, I'm beginning to feel my feelings again which is both a good and a bad thing. I feel excited about this opportunity, I feel horribly sad about leaving.
My house continues to be a disaster. Hardwood is finished in the living room, halfway done in the entryway, and just started in the kitchen. Because all the rooms flow together (plus the living room being sunken), transitioning from one room to the next and keeping the look "seamless" is difficult. My kitchen has been offline since Saturday afternoon. Thankfully, my mom is bringing over dinner tonight.
The bathroom is in a holding pattern. The floor is prepped for the tile, that has been laid out but not stuck down (does that make sense?). So that room remains empty until ???. Hub shouldn't have touched it but he did, so here we are. I'm not going to give him a hard time about it, he's doing his best. But the hardy board is laid, the pattern is set, and the walls are prepped to be repainted - so actually a good bit has been done, it just doesn't look that way!
As far as the rest of the house - I made good progress this weekend. We have 8 large book shelves: 1 with movies, 1 with CDs, the rest with books. All of those are packed up. We took a couple of loads of stuff to the storage unit. I emptied 2 of my chests of drawers. I've gone through most of my clothes and donated, or packed up for storage.
One of the guys is coming over this afternoon and he and the boy are going to take a load of furniture & stuff over to storage, then load up some of the trash so hub can take it to the dump tomorrow.
I have given away 2 carloads of stuff to Goodwhill and have a huge bag of clothes in the backseat now. Having lived in that house for 12 years, we've accumulated a lot of stuff. So a good decluttering is a good thing.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Checking in
My house is a disaster area, with only the boy’s room unaffected by the work currently underway. Asking “how are you” at work has become a loaded question because you may get a real answer, spending 15 minutes in the ladies room listening to someone’s else’s struggles to decide what to do for their family. I’m not complaining. I met with my boss yesterday, he said I’d seemed down, and I got teary. It’s easy to talk with each other even if we aren’t bffs, because we understand in a way few others can.
Right now my life feels like it’s on hold until my house returns to some semblance of normalcy – I can’t even begin to declutter until stuff is back in place. Making dinner feels like an accomplishment. My plan for the weekend includes trying to find my gym back so I can at least get on the treadmill at work some to help deal with stress. Getting to the Y for classes seems like Mt. Everest.
Within the next 3 or 4 weeks I’ll have a lot more information and we’ll have made a decision. I’m hoping at that point I’ll start feeling a little more like my normal self, instead of living in this weird holding pattern.
My house is a disaster area, with only the boy’s room unaffected by the work currently underway. Asking “how are you” at work has become a loaded question because you may get a real answer, spending 15 minutes in the ladies room listening to someone’s else’s struggles to decide what to do for their family. I’m not complaining. I met with my boss yesterday, he said I’d seemed down, and I got teary. It’s easy to talk with each other even if we aren’t bffs, because we understand in a way few others can.
Right now my life feels like it’s on hold until my house returns to some semblance of normalcy – I can’t even begin to declutter until stuff is back in place. Making dinner feels like an accomplishment. My plan for the weekend includes trying to find my gym back so I can at least get on the treadmill at work some to help deal with stress. Getting to the Y for classes seems like Mt. Everest.
Within the next 3 or 4 weeks I’ll have a lot more information and we’ll have made a decision. I’m hoping at that point I’ll start feeling a little more like my normal self, instead of living in this weird holding pattern.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Not good
I seem to be in a trough of my emotional roller coaster ride.
We spent $5000 this weekend - new hardwood flooring for the front of the house, 2 new sets of french doors and a back door, and paying 2 guys that work for hub when the company needs extra hands to come out & work at our place this week. (They haven't worked in a couple of months, so the one good thing is that we're at least helping out them). Hub took this week off work to do some of the stuff we were planning to do this year anyway.
We're also getting estimates on work we'd planned to have done over the next couple of years, but may need to get done in the next couple of months.
1000 sq ft of hardwood is A LOT. It is stacked in our bedroom, which currently looks a little like a tunnel system designed by the Viet Cong.
The front of my house is in various stages of packed up/anarchy/torn up. I rented a storage unit around the corner from the house so we have a place to sock stuff away while the anarchy is underway.
Mom was sick this morning and needed someone to drive her to the doctor. I can't do that if I'm in Florida. God I don't want to leave.
I did go to yoga Monday – having it at work is a real blessing right now. As far as food, I’m eating whatever is at hand. I’m not doing emotional eating – I’ve just been going along on autopilot, but it’s only working at 75% or so. I never brushed my teeth Sunday, which should tell you a lot about my mental and emotional state.
Anyway, I know I need to care for myself, right now I just haven’t gotten back to that place. I’m just mushing through, doing the things that must be done - which is more about getting my house ready and looking at details of my options than brushing my teeth or cooking dinner.
Anyway, not good.
I seem to be in a trough of my emotional roller coaster ride.
We spent $5000 this weekend - new hardwood flooring for the front of the house, 2 new sets of french doors and a back door, and paying 2 guys that work for hub when the company needs extra hands to come out & work at our place this week. (They haven't worked in a couple of months, so the one good thing is that we're at least helping out them). Hub took this week off work to do some of the stuff we were planning to do this year anyway.
We're also getting estimates on work we'd planned to have done over the next couple of years, but may need to get done in the next couple of months.
1000 sq ft of hardwood is A LOT. It is stacked in our bedroom, which currently looks a little like a tunnel system designed by the Viet Cong.
The front of my house is in various stages of packed up/anarchy/torn up. I rented a storage unit around the corner from the house so we have a place to sock stuff away while the anarchy is underway.
Mom was sick this morning and needed someone to drive her to the doctor. I can't do that if I'm in Florida. God I don't want to leave.
I did go to yoga Monday – having it at work is a real blessing right now. As far as food, I’m eating whatever is at hand. I’m not doing emotional eating – I’ve just been going along on autopilot, but it’s only working at 75% or so. I never brushed my teeth Sunday, which should tell you a lot about my mental and emotional state.
Anyway, I know I need to care for myself, right now I just haven’t gotten back to that place. I’m just mushing through, doing the things that must be done - which is more about getting my house ready and looking at details of my options than brushing my teeth or cooking dinner.
Anyway, not good.
Friday, January 21, 2011
You dropped the bomb on me
As you can imagine, work right now has a bunch of people walking around with dazed expressions. Most of us haven’t considered (at least in the short term) either leaving our job or selling our home, but for most of us, we’ll have to do one or the other. A few folks will be able to go virtual, but I don’t have either the option or disposition.
I don’t know which way the wind is blowing for us – we are still gathering information in order to make an informed decision. We have eliminated Phoenix as a possibility – Ft. Lauderdale is a drive away, but Phoenix is not. We have too much family in this area to go that far. Not to mention, we’d go nuts living that far from the ocean.
While there are several permutations within each decision, it boils down to staying here and searching for a new job or moving to Ft. Lauderdale.
We have a real estate agent coming tomorrow to give us a good idea of what we would likely be able to sell our home for, and what we would have to do to get it ready to be put on the market. We will be making a trip down to Ft. L (hopefully staying with hub’s friend AC) to take a look at the job market and for him to look around the area. The housing market seems to be a buyer’s paradise, and my dream of a vintage 1950s home with a carport and a pool looks like it would only be a signature away.
I won’t lie, I’m still in a daze. The boy is taking this much better than I expected. I'm grateful for the small things that are keeping me sane.
As you can imagine, work right now has a bunch of people walking around with dazed expressions. Most of us haven’t considered (at least in the short term) either leaving our job or selling our home, but for most of us, we’ll have to do one or the other. A few folks will be able to go virtual, but I don’t have either the option or disposition.
I don’t know which way the wind is blowing for us – we are still gathering information in order to make an informed decision. We have eliminated Phoenix as a possibility – Ft. Lauderdale is a drive away, but Phoenix is not. We have too much family in this area to go that far. Not to mention, we’d go nuts living that far from the ocean.
While there are several permutations within each decision, it boils down to staying here and searching for a new job or moving to Ft. Lauderdale.
We have a real estate agent coming tomorrow to give us a good idea of what we would likely be able to sell our home for, and what we would have to do to get it ready to be put on the market. We will be making a trip down to Ft. L (hopefully staying with hub’s friend AC) to take a look at the job market and for him to look around the area. The housing market seems to be a buyer’s paradise, and my dream of a vintage 1950s home with a carport and a pool looks like it would only be a signature away.
I won’t lie, I’m still in a daze. The boy is taking this much better than I expected. I'm grateful for the small things that are keeping me sane.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Back at work
I am back at work today. Needless to say, I have a long day with a lot of catching up to do. Le sigh.
How can I get sick and gain a half a pound? Weirdness.
I plan to go to yoga today, but I'm off everything else for a couple of days until my system settles down and I get caught up on sleep.
Have a good day!
I am back at work today. Needless to say, I have a long day with a lot of catching up to do. Le sigh.
How can I get sick and gain a half a pound? Weirdness.
I plan to go to yoga today, but I'm off everything else for a couple of days until my system settles down and I get caught up on sleep.
Have a good day!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sick
I've been sick since Sunday - stomach & sinuses. Yuck. So I haven't been doing much of anything, including getting on the computer!
I'm feeling better today, still sort of headachy and not 100%, but better. I plan to take today off exercise and try to rest up - I can tell I need it.
Anyway, that's about it for now. Hope you have a good week!
Mich asked for details about yoga & kettlebells, I'll be posting that in the next day or so.
I've been sick since Sunday - stomach & sinuses. Yuck. So I haven't been doing much of anything, including getting on the computer!
I'm feeling better today, still sort of headachy and not 100%, but better. I plan to take today off exercise and try to rest up - I can tell I need it.
Anyway, that's about it for now. Hope you have a good week!
Mich asked for details about yoga & kettlebells, I'll be posting that in the next day or so.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
What I did
This morning I slept in later than usual. Since I have to get up and go to work during the week, on the weekends I try to let myself just sleep in and get whatever amount of rest I need. No problem, "sleeping in" for me means around 7:30, so still plenty of time to get going!
Anyway, I got up and got ready for yoga. Once I got the the Y, I realized that they were having a swim meet this morning - no laps for me today! The cardio room was fairly crowded and honestly the thought of the machines was NOT exciting, so I did yoga and then came home and did kettlebells - an excellent combo of cardio and weights. SO I got in 2 workouts and by doing weights today, I'll have a break before weights on Monday. Tomorrow I will either walk in the neighborhood (and take advantage of a relatively warm and sunny day) or go and swim. I will probably walk - the sunshine will do me good.
Anyway, just wanted to jot down what I did. Have a great weekend!
This morning I slept in later than usual. Since I have to get up and go to work during the week, on the weekends I try to let myself just sleep in and get whatever amount of rest I need. No problem, "sleeping in" for me means around 7:30, so still plenty of time to get going!
Anyway, I got up and got ready for yoga. Once I got the the Y, I realized that they were having a swim meet this morning - no laps for me today! The cardio room was fairly crowded and honestly the thought of the machines was NOT exciting, so I did yoga and then came home and did kettlebells - an excellent combo of cardio and weights. SO I got in 2 workouts and by doing weights today, I'll have a break before weights on Monday. Tomorrow I will either walk in the neighborhood (and take advantage of a relatively warm and sunny day) or go and swim. I will probably walk - the sunshine will do me good.
Anyway, just wanted to jot down what I did. Have a great weekend!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Good morning and welcome to Friday
I am in a good mood for someone who didn't want to come to work! You know how when you have a really big project getting started it feels a little like trying to eat an elephant? And that whole "the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time" analogy rings true, but you can't seem to take the first bite? That's a long way of saying I have this big project and it's so big that even laying out a roadmap in powerpoint seems HUGE, so I've been working on other stuff and avoiding it but now I pretty much HAVE to start on it and I don't wanna. Oh well, I haven't won the lottery so I guess I'll suck it up.
In other news I had a good workout last night. I went to the Y early and did a hard 30 minutes on the elliptical then quickly changed and went to water aerobics, where we did a very tough workout! I was panting. I would have been sweating but I don't think you can sweat under water. After that I sat in the hot tub with the ladies (and one gentleman) from class, then took a quick shower and off home for dinner.
With the boy out of town and plenty of leftovers in the fridge, I declared last night "forage for yourself night" - I had eggplant, spinach, and vegetable soup. Not like at lunch (which was kim chi ji gae) but a pasta e fagioli type flavor soup, but with no pasta. I had a late dinner and watched part of "Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock" - a while back we bought the first 6 Star Trek movies (based on the original series) in a boxed set, and when I get on a tear I watch all the movies in a series, so I'm sure by the end of the weekend I'll have finished the set!
Tomorrow morning yoga is at 8:45, which conflicts with spin and water aerobics, and the class after is "cardio sculpt" with the mistress of pain, so I don't think so! So not sure what I'm gonna do - I really want to go to yoga. I could use the elliptical or dreadmill (but I've done that 3 times this week), or maybe I could swim some laps. I haven't just swum laps in ages, and I find that very relaxing and it's a tough workout but not in a stressful way. So maybe I'll do that. ANyway, I'll let you know.
I hope you have an excellent weekend! It was 15 this morning, so I'm looking forward to the promised sunny, warmer weather. We'll be almost up to the normal temps for this time of year! At least for a couple of days. :-)
I am in a good mood for someone who didn't want to come to work! You know how when you have a really big project getting started it feels a little like trying to eat an elephant? And that whole "the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time" analogy rings true, but you can't seem to take the first bite? That's a long way of saying I have this big project and it's so big that even laying out a roadmap in powerpoint seems HUGE, so I've been working on other stuff and avoiding it but now I pretty much HAVE to start on it and I don't wanna. Oh well, I haven't won the lottery so I guess I'll suck it up.
In other news I had a good workout last night. I went to the Y early and did a hard 30 minutes on the elliptical then quickly changed and went to water aerobics, where we did a very tough workout! I was panting. I would have been sweating but I don't think you can sweat under water. After that I sat in the hot tub with the ladies (and one gentleman) from class, then took a quick shower and off home for dinner.
With the boy out of town and plenty of leftovers in the fridge, I declared last night "forage for yourself night" - I had eggplant, spinach, and vegetable soup. Not like at lunch (which was kim chi ji gae) but a pasta e fagioli type flavor soup, but with no pasta. I had a late dinner and watched part of "Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock" - a while back we bought the first 6 Star Trek movies (based on the original series) in a boxed set, and when I get on a tear I watch all the movies in a series, so I'm sure by the end of the weekend I'll have finished the set!
Tomorrow morning yoga is at 8:45, which conflicts with spin and water aerobics, and the class after is "cardio sculpt" with the mistress of pain, so I don't think so! So not sure what I'm gonna do - I really want to go to yoga. I could use the elliptical or dreadmill (but I've done that 3 times this week), or maybe I could swim some laps. I haven't just swum laps in ages, and I find that very relaxing and it's a tough workout but not in a stressful way. So maybe I'll do that. ANyway, I'll let you know.
I hope you have an excellent weekend! It was 15 this morning, so I'm looking forward to the promised sunny, warmer weather. We'll be almost up to the normal temps for this time of year! At least for a couple of days. :-)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
A couple of things:
I was down another pound this morning.
A schedule is coming together for exercise. Yoga was the first piece to fall into place, since classes are limited. So, Monday, Wednesday, and possibly Saturday are yoga days. Cardio came next, since it is based on my generally preferred classes. Tuesday, Thursday, and possibly Saturday are cardio days. I say possibly on Saturday since sometimes we are out of town or something and I can’t get to classes.
Weights were a little tougher for some reason. I find that odd since lifting has always been my favorite of the 3 activities. Monday and Wednesday will be lifting days as this fits well with my schedule – it won’t conflict with yoga and weights plus a hard cardio session is probably too much in the same day. The day for a third weight session is more challenging: Friday is my shopping day, so there isn’t much time or energy. Saturday is already pretty full. Sunday would work, but then I’m lifting 2 days in a row. I don’t view that as a disaster, but rest is good when possible. So I guess I’ll leave that day floating and see what happens. The nice thing is that there are enough classes at the Y and equipment both at work and at the Y, so that there is always room to adjust.
In thinking over the whole locker room challenge, I’ve realized that I enjoy the pool as well as the sauna and hot tub (especially this time of year!) enough that I will just muddle through the month of February using the other locker room.
Food today:
B: oatmeal
S: 2 clementines
L: vegetable soup
S: pb & prunes
D: leftovers
The boy is leaving for Florida this afternoon. I am jealous.
I hope you have a great day!
I was down another pound this morning.
A schedule is coming together for exercise. Yoga was the first piece to fall into place, since classes are limited. So, Monday, Wednesday, and possibly Saturday are yoga days. Cardio came next, since it is based on my generally preferred classes. Tuesday, Thursday, and possibly Saturday are cardio days. I say possibly on Saturday since sometimes we are out of town or something and I can’t get to classes.
Weights were a little tougher for some reason. I find that odd since lifting has always been my favorite of the 3 activities. Monday and Wednesday will be lifting days as this fits well with my schedule – it won’t conflict with yoga and weights plus a hard cardio session is probably too much in the same day. The day for a third weight session is more challenging: Friday is my shopping day, so there isn’t much time or energy. Saturday is already pretty full. Sunday would work, but then I’m lifting 2 days in a row. I don’t view that as a disaster, but rest is good when possible. So I guess I’ll leave that day floating and see what happens. The nice thing is that there are enough classes at the Y and equipment both at work and at the Y, so that there is always room to adjust.
In thinking over the whole locker room challenge, I’ve realized that I enjoy the pool as well as the sauna and hot tub (especially this time of year!) enough that I will just muddle through the month of February using the other locker room.
Food today:
B: oatmeal
S: 2 clementines
L: vegetable soup
S: pb & prunes
D: leftovers
The boy is leaving for Florida this afternoon. I am jealous.
I hope you have a great day!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The greatest thing
Yesterday I asked my husband to drive me to the Y to work out. My goal was to do 60 minutes on the elliptical and burn 600 calories. (I know those things aren't super accurate, but they at least give me an idea of how much I've worked.)
Anyway, you know what the greatest thing about that workout was? The fact that I finished it. Because the truth is that despite a new cardio coach, I really didn't want to finish. But I listened to the message (he is very encouraging) and finished the workout. After that I cooled off with a tepid shower, then relaxed in the hot tub & sauna, then took an actual wash shower. I got home feeling exhausted but proud of my accomplishment.
Right now I'm at home. There's a lot of ice on the road so my plan is to work from home a little while then head into the office in a half hour or so. I did a kettlebell workout first thing this morning. I think we'll probably have yoga at work today and I'll stay & do a few weights & cardio afterward.
Mom is packing up & heading home this afternoon. It's been fun, but it will be nice to have a less full house again. The boy has no school again today. Luckily, when I planned our vacation up north I booked the hotels on the assumption that they would need all the days tagged on to the end of the year in the event of snow.
Hope you have a good day!
Yesterday I asked my husband to drive me to the Y to work out. My goal was to do 60 minutes on the elliptical and burn 600 calories. (I know those things aren't super accurate, but they at least give me an idea of how much I've worked.)
Anyway, you know what the greatest thing about that workout was? The fact that I finished it. Because the truth is that despite a new cardio coach, I really didn't want to finish. But I listened to the message (he is very encouraging) and finished the workout. After that I cooled off with a tepid shower, then relaxed in the hot tub & sauna, then took an actual wash shower. I got home feeling exhausted but proud of my accomplishment.
Right now I'm at home. There's a lot of ice on the road so my plan is to work from home a little while then head into the office in a half hour or so. I did a kettlebell workout first thing this morning. I think we'll probably have yoga at work today and I'll stay & do a few weights & cardio afterward.
Mom is packing up & heading home this afternoon. It's been fun, but it will be nice to have a less full house again. The boy has no school again today. Luckily, when I planned our vacation up north I booked the hotels on the assumption that they would need all the days tagged on to the end of the year in the event of snow.
Hope you have a good day!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Okay, mostly iced in!
Hub and the boy went out for a little while in the Jeep (it's a 4 wheel drive Wrangler, so a real Jeep not a Jeep brand SUV). The roads are dodgy in some places, but passable. Definitely not good enough for mom to go home or me to go to work though!
Given that the Y is only about 4 miles from our house on pretty major roads, I am going to ask hub to drive me to the Y this afternoon so I can exercise. I think I'll feel better. I can't get out & walk obviously, and for cardio I really don't care for workout dvds. They are fine for weights and yoga, but I'm just not into them for cardio. I don't want to wait for evening classes (anyway, I called and they will likely close early), but I can ride in & use the elliptical or the dreadmill or something. So that is my plan for that.
Hope you have a good day!
Hub and the boy went out for a little while in the Jeep (it's a 4 wheel drive Wrangler, so a real Jeep not a Jeep brand SUV). The roads are dodgy in some places, but passable. Definitely not good enough for mom to go home or me to go to work though!
Given that the Y is only about 4 miles from our house on pretty major roads, I am going to ask hub to drive me to the Y this afternoon so I can exercise. I think I'll feel better. I can't get out & walk obviously, and for cardio I really don't care for workout dvds. They are fine for weights and yoga, but I'm just not into them for cardio. I don't want to wait for evening classes (anyway, I called and they will likely close early), but I can ride in & use the elliptical or the dreadmill or something. So that is my plan for that.
Hope you have a good day!
Iced in
Well, it started snowing fast and hard yesterday around 2:30. I planned ahead & got to work at butt crack (6:40) so I could leave, stop by the grocery, and come home. We didn't get a lot of snow - maybe a couple of inches. But then we started getting that southern staple - ice.
So now I am working from home. The boy, a friend from down the street, hub, my mom, and 7 dogs are piled in our house. Mom took the ornaments off the tree yesterday. Today I hope to get the decorations packed up and ready to be put away in the garage.
It's fun - a little like a holiday but without the pressure.
Well, it started snowing fast and hard yesterday around 2:30. I planned ahead & got to work at butt crack (6:40) so I could leave, stop by the grocery, and come home. We didn't get a lot of snow - maybe a couple of inches. But then we started getting that southern staple - ice.
So now I am working from home. The boy, a friend from down the street, hub, my mom, and 7 dogs are piled in our house. Mom took the ornaments off the tree yesterday. Today I hope to get the decorations packed up and ready to be put away in the garage.
It's fun - a little like a holiday but without the pressure.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Waiting
The snow/ice is supposed to start for us around mid-afternoon. My mom packed up herself and her pack of Lilliputian puppies last night & came on over. Her neighborhood is very heavily wooded and because it's older the power lines are all above ground - meaning when we get bad weather she frequently loses power. Since they are calling for ice, she figured it would be safer to come on over. (Our lines are all buried and we rarely lose power.)
After I finished my cooking yesterday I was pooped and opted to watch football and work on a puzzle rather than take down Christmas. Oh well, I'll have time to work on that once we get snowed in!
It was a nice weekend - hub was out of town Saturday (playing D&D, which he does one Saturday per month). The boy and I spent Saturday night watching "Major Payne" and working on a puzzle - a pic of Mt. Rushmore. He selected it not realizing it's a 750 piece puzzle, so it's taking a while!
Hub is quite put out with his mom (I am too). Last week she called him up & asked him to go to the store for her to buy a thing of milk. This woman was getting along just fine before she found out she had emphysema - now she's acting like an invalid. She told my mom she wasn't supposed to drive, even though the first thing she told my mom after she got out of her dr appt was that the dr. said she could drive. When mom reminded her of that she said "Oh, I guess I forgot." I call bs.
Two things hub's grandparents told him about his mother: 1. You can't believe a single word out of her mouth, about anything. 2. She will never stand on her own 2 feet. It is true, and she is using this diagnosis as a way to get attention and get people to do stuff for her. What a miserable existence hers must be. I do feel sorry for her, but she does make me angry.
Oh well. I was very happy to see Green Bay win yesterday! I am glad I can work from home so that I won't need to use vacation for the time I can't get in to the office. While I can't do everything, I have plenty to keep me busy for a couple of days!
I hope you stay warm & safe, whereever you are!
The snow/ice is supposed to start for us around mid-afternoon. My mom packed up herself and her pack of Lilliputian puppies last night & came on over. Her neighborhood is very heavily wooded and because it's older the power lines are all above ground - meaning when we get bad weather she frequently loses power. Since they are calling for ice, she figured it would be safer to come on over. (Our lines are all buried and we rarely lose power.)
After I finished my cooking yesterday I was pooped and opted to watch football and work on a puzzle rather than take down Christmas. Oh well, I'll have time to work on that once we get snowed in!
It was a nice weekend - hub was out of town Saturday (playing D&D, which he does one Saturday per month). The boy and I spent Saturday night watching "Major Payne" and working on a puzzle - a pic of Mt. Rushmore. He selected it not realizing it's a 750 piece puzzle, so it's taking a while!
Hub is quite put out with his mom (I am too). Last week she called him up & asked him to go to the store for her to buy a thing of milk. This woman was getting along just fine before she found out she had emphysema - now she's acting like an invalid. She told my mom she wasn't supposed to drive, even though the first thing she told my mom after she got out of her dr appt was that the dr. said she could drive. When mom reminded her of that she said "Oh, I guess I forgot." I call bs.
Two things hub's grandparents told him about his mother: 1. You can't believe a single word out of her mouth, about anything. 2. She will never stand on her own 2 feet. It is true, and she is using this diagnosis as a way to get attention and get people to do stuff for her. What a miserable existence hers must be. I do feel sorry for her, but she does make me angry.
Oh well. I was very happy to see Green Bay win yesterday! I am glad I can work from home so that I won't need to use vacation for the time I can't get in to the office. While I can't do everything, I have plenty to keep me busy for a couple of days!
I hope you stay warm & safe, whereever you are!
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Quickly
Just wanted to let you know I lost 2.4 pounds this week. Overall it's been good, despite some MIL stress. Do I sound like a broken record? LOL. Maybe I'll type about it later, right now I need to go & start on the food prep for the week. Busy day today since I took yesterday off chores to work on my doll house.
Have a good one!
Just wanted to let you know I lost 2.4 pounds this week. Overall it's been good, despite some MIL stress. Do I sound like a broken record? LOL. Maybe I'll type about it later, right now I need to go & start on the food prep for the week. Busy day today since I took yesterday off chores to work on my doll house.
Have a good one!
Friday, January 07, 2011
A little down today
Good morning. So, yesterday I lifted free weights and went to water aerobics. A couple of things are bothering me, in reverse order:
1) The women's locker room is going to be closed for a month for renovations. We do have Girl's locker rooms, and 1 I've-never-seen-it-used family changing room. What this means is that moms change their little boys in the girl's locker room. As the mom of a son who was once a little boy, I understand why. I have no problem with moms changing their kids in there, I have a problem with me changing in there in front of them. Maybe this isn't a big deal, but it makes me uncomfortable.
So I have to decide whether I want to forego using the pool, hot tub, and sauna for a month or just deal.
2) I told my husband last night how much it bothers me that he doesn't eat healthy, he won't exercise, and he's overweight and has high blood pressure. I know I can't make him do anything about any of this, but it bothers me and sometimes that comes out - it did last night. I'm not sure I handled it well, I told him it was because I was concerned & didn't want him to end up the way his grandparents and mom have. I feel upset, but sometimes it has to come out, you know? Argh.
I hopped on the scale this morning and I have maintained my 2 pound loss for the week, it would be nice if a friend joined those 2. I generally do not exercise on Fridays - it is my day off. I grocery shop which takes a lot of time and leaves me feeling pretty tired. I exercise 5-6 days a week (sometimes taking Sunday off if I'm feeling especially tired).
Anyway, I'll keep eating on plan. Hub is going out of town for the day tomorrow. Mom is coming over and we are going to work on my doll house and the 3 of us are going out to eat. No idea where, but I'll find something I can eat I'm sure.
I hope you have a nice weekend!
Good morning. So, yesterday I lifted free weights and went to water aerobics. A couple of things are bothering me, in reverse order:
1) The women's locker room is going to be closed for a month for renovations. We do have Girl's locker rooms, and 1 I've-never-seen-it-used family changing room. What this means is that moms change their little boys in the girl's locker room. As the mom of a son who was once a little boy, I understand why. I have no problem with moms changing their kids in there, I have a problem with me changing in there in front of them. Maybe this isn't a big deal, but it makes me uncomfortable.
So I have to decide whether I want to forego using the pool, hot tub, and sauna for a month or just deal.
2) I told my husband last night how much it bothers me that he doesn't eat healthy, he won't exercise, and he's overweight and has high blood pressure. I know I can't make him do anything about any of this, but it bothers me and sometimes that comes out - it did last night. I'm not sure I handled it well, I told him it was because I was concerned & didn't want him to end up the way his grandparents and mom have. I feel upset, but sometimes it has to come out, you know? Argh.
I hopped on the scale this morning and I have maintained my 2 pound loss for the week, it would be nice if a friend joined those 2. I generally do not exercise on Fridays - it is my day off. I grocery shop which takes a lot of time and leaves me feeling pretty tired. I exercise 5-6 days a week (sometimes taking Sunday off if I'm feeling especially tired).
Anyway, I'll keep eating on plan. Hub is going out of town for the day tomorrow. Mom is coming over and we are going to work on my doll house and the 3 of us are going out to eat. No idea where, but I'll find something I can eat I'm sure.
I hope you have a nice weekend!
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Wiped Out
Yesterday I did yoga at lunch, and then managed a moderately brisk 30 minutes at a mild incline on the treadmill after work. When I got home I was so tired it was all I could do to fix dinner without tears.
I have no idea why I was so tired, but I spent the evening on the sofa, cuddling my terrier and watching tv. (One thing has changed: there was no snacking involved!) I went to bed at 8:30 and after a good night of sleep, I am feeling much like my normal self today.
No idea why I was so tired, but I'm glad I took a night off even if I did miss Wednesday evening yoga!
Today I'm doing weights and probably water aerobics. That will give me time after dinner to work on the grocery list. The menu for next week is planned, I just need to finish the list since tomorrow is shopping day.
Hope you have a great day!
Yesterday I did yoga at lunch, and then managed a moderately brisk 30 minutes at a mild incline on the treadmill after work. When I got home I was so tired it was all I could do to fix dinner without tears.
I have no idea why I was so tired, but I spent the evening on the sofa, cuddling my terrier and watching tv. (One thing has changed: there was no snacking involved!) I went to bed at 8:30 and after a good night of sleep, I am feeling much like my normal self today.
No idea why I was so tired, but I'm glad I took a night off even if I did miss Wednesday evening yoga!
Today I'm doing weights and probably water aerobics. That will give me time after dinner to work on the grocery list. The menu for next week is planned, I just need to finish the list since tomorrow is shopping day.
Hope you have a great day!
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Happiness Is…. A Workout Routine
I am feeling fantastic this morning! There are a couple of reasons for this:
1 It feels good to be back into a routine.
2 I had an AMAZING workout last night. After I got home, I did kettlebells for a bit, then we all had an early supper. After that I headed to the gym. I had originally intended to go to spin class, but I’m planning to go to that Saturday morning, so I opted for the elliptical instead. I did cardio Coach #5, working for a total of 65 minutes. I pushed it hard and felt awesome afterward.
I met with Amy (the nutritionist at work) yesterday. It’s mostly for accountability – I find touching base with her for a few minutes every couple of weeks to be an additional support. Anyway, I told her how happy I am that I finally have developed a yoga practice. It makes me feel so good, and I consider it a key component to my fitness and weight loss –if for no other reason than the stress relief component it brings.
I spoke with the yoga instructor at lunch Monday (she also teaches the tone & sculpt classes). One reason the sculpt classes weren’t working for me is because my right knee is bothering me a bit and the squats and lunges just weren’t working for me. I needed something else I could do until I’ve lost some more weight and strengthened my leg muscles back up. So doing weights – either kettlebells or free weights on my own where I can do the exercises that work for me is better right now. I am doing step ups in place of lunges and using the squat machine only. Those are working well.
When I thought about it, I realized one reason I was feeling stressed last week was because the scale didn’t move for a few days. That happens to me – it doesn’t move every day, instead it will hold steady for 2 or 3 days then show a 2 pound drop. I don’t know why, but that’s just how it seems to go. Anyway, I was hopping on the scale every morning and it was making me feel edgy. I need to weight myself on my weigh day (Sunday) but not hop on the scale every single day. It just creates tension where there doesn’t need to be any. And it makes me too focused on the outcome rather than the behaviors that drive the outcomes. (I do tend to overthink things).
Having said that, I got on the scale (without thinking) this morning and I was down 2 pounds for the week. Sweet!
Hope you have a great day!
I am feeling fantastic this morning! There are a couple of reasons for this:
1 It feels good to be back into a routine.
2 I had an AMAZING workout last night. After I got home, I did kettlebells for a bit, then we all had an early supper. After that I headed to the gym. I had originally intended to go to spin class, but I’m planning to go to that Saturday morning, so I opted for the elliptical instead. I did cardio Coach #5, working for a total of 65 minutes. I pushed it hard and felt awesome afterward.
I met with Amy (the nutritionist at work) yesterday. It’s mostly for accountability – I find touching base with her for a few minutes every couple of weeks to be an additional support. Anyway, I told her how happy I am that I finally have developed a yoga practice. It makes me feel so good, and I consider it a key component to my fitness and weight loss –if for no other reason than the stress relief component it brings.
I spoke with the yoga instructor at lunch Monday (she also teaches the tone & sculpt classes). One reason the sculpt classes weren’t working for me is because my right knee is bothering me a bit and the squats and lunges just weren’t working for me. I needed something else I could do until I’ve lost some more weight and strengthened my leg muscles back up. So doing weights – either kettlebells or free weights on my own where I can do the exercises that work for me is better right now. I am doing step ups in place of lunges and using the squat machine only. Those are working well.
When I thought about it, I realized one reason I was feeling stressed last week was because the scale didn’t move for a few days. That happens to me – it doesn’t move every day, instead it will hold steady for 2 or 3 days then show a 2 pound drop. I don’t know why, but that’s just how it seems to go. Anyway, I was hopping on the scale every morning and it was making me feel edgy. I need to weight myself on my weigh day (Sunday) but not hop on the scale every single day. It just creates tension where there doesn’t need to be any. And it makes me too focused on the outcome rather than the behaviors that drive the outcomes. (I do tend to overthink things).
Having said that, I got on the scale (without thinking) this morning and I was down 2 pounds for the week. Sweet!
Hope you have a great day!
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Back to normal
Monday was back to normal - both in terms of schedule and mood. I enjoy the holidays, but I am someone who is happier when I have a routine, so its nice for things to be back into the usual routine.
I had lunchtime yoga here at work yesterday, and also went to Monday night yoga at the Y. It's funny - cardio classes (spin, and water aerobics) are on Tuesday & Thursday nights at the Y. A part of me thinks I should plan to stay home the other nights to take care of stuff. And yet yesterday I found myself hurrying home to finish my food prep so I could make yoga. Even though during class I sometimes feel impatient or even frustrated (I'm looking at you, half moon pose), I still miss it if I don't go!
My plan for today is to lift weights and go to spin.
Food was also back to normal yesterday, but I realized this morning that I'm out of sunflower seeds and nearly out of frozen berries. I'll have to go with a plan "B" breakfast for the remainder of the week. Not a problem - beans it is! It may sound weird, but they are a great source of protein and stay with you a long time - a heck of a lot better than cereal of even oatmeal IMO.
Tonight is lentil soup - I got it into the crockpot before I left the house this morning. That will make enough for 2 dinners, so I'll freeze the other half and have it in a couple of weeks. I am so glad the guys both consider soup a meal! It's economical, easy for me to toss into the crockpot for a quick meal, and this time of year it satifies my need for a "substantial" dinner while being kind to the waistline. A big salad on the side & we're all set.
Breakfast is 300 calories, morning snack is 2 clementines (70 calories), lunch is a salad (200 calories) plus a side veggie or beans (another 100 cal), afternoon snack is 2 prunes & pb (140 cal) and then of course dinner varies. Yesterday I had roasted brussel sprouts with my salad for lunch and they didn't really hold me very well. That was my plan "B" lunch this week and I forgot to bring a side from home. Oh well, it's not perfect but the cafeteria generally has a good salad bar and a good veggie selection.
Hope you have a good day!
Monday was back to normal - both in terms of schedule and mood. I enjoy the holidays, but I am someone who is happier when I have a routine, so its nice for things to be back into the usual routine.
I had lunchtime yoga here at work yesterday, and also went to Monday night yoga at the Y. It's funny - cardio classes (spin, and water aerobics) are on Tuesday & Thursday nights at the Y. A part of me thinks I should plan to stay home the other nights to take care of stuff. And yet yesterday I found myself hurrying home to finish my food prep so I could make yoga. Even though during class I sometimes feel impatient or even frustrated (I'm looking at you, half moon pose), I still miss it if I don't go!
My plan for today is to lift weights and go to spin.
Food was also back to normal yesterday, but I realized this morning that I'm out of sunflower seeds and nearly out of frozen berries. I'll have to go with a plan "B" breakfast for the remainder of the week. Not a problem - beans it is! It may sound weird, but they are a great source of protein and stay with you a long time - a heck of a lot better than cereal of even oatmeal IMO.
Tonight is lentil soup - I got it into the crockpot before I left the house this morning. That will make enough for 2 dinners, so I'll freeze the other half and have it in a couple of weeks. I am so glad the guys both consider soup a meal! It's economical, easy for me to toss into the crockpot for a quick meal, and this time of year it satifies my need for a "substantial" dinner while being kind to the waistline. A big salad on the side & we're all set.
Breakfast is 300 calories, morning snack is 2 clementines (70 calories), lunch is a salad (200 calories) plus a side veggie or beans (another 100 cal), afternoon snack is 2 prunes & pb (140 cal) and then of course dinner varies. Yesterday I had roasted brussel sprouts with my salad for lunch and they didn't really hold me very well. That was my plan "B" lunch this week and I forgot to bring a side from home. Oh well, it's not perfect but the cafeteria generally has a good salad bar and a good veggie selection.
Hope you have a good day!
Monday, January 03, 2011
Happy 2011
Hello there. I hope you had a nice weekend. I did not. There's no point in going in to all of it, some was MIl related, some was a disagreement with hub, and some was stress. Nothing major, just life stuff. Unfortunately, I allowed myself to get sucked into some overeating.
Well, I can't undo it. Just file it away, learn from my mistakes, and move on.
I nearly forgot to make the boy's breakfast this morning! I was a bit slower than normal, but I managed to get out of the house only about 15 minutes late, although I did forget my yoga mats! Oh well, they have loaners and at least I have my workout clothes! Classes start back at work today, and I have lunchtime yoga.
Tonight is leftovers and I may try to hit the evening yoga at the Y. I didn't do any food prep for the week yesterday (I was on strike), so I need to do a bit of catching up. I had my breakfast and packed a salad for lunch, so I got back on plan in spite of the "no cooking" yesterday.
I hope you have a good day!
Hello there. I hope you had a nice weekend. I did not. There's no point in going in to all of it, some was MIl related, some was a disagreement with hub, and some was stress. Nothing major, just life stuff. Unfortunately, I allowed myself to get sucked into some overeating.
Well, I can't undo it. Just file it away, learn from my mistakes, and move on.
I nearly forgot to make the boy's breakfast this morning! I was a bit slower than normal, but I managed to get out of the house only about 15 minutes late, although I did forget my yoga mats! Oh well, they have loaners and at least I have my workout clothes! Classes start back at work today, and I have lunchtime yoga.
Tonight is leftovers and I may try to hit the evening yoga at the Y. I didn't do any food prep for the week yesterday (I was on strike), so I need to do a bit of catching up. I had my breakfast and packed a salad for lunch, so I got back on plan in spite of the "no cooking" yesterday.
I hope you have a good day!
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