Its such a great day because we are getting our new toilet! No more trips to the creepy, dusty, basement toilet in the middle of the night. Its even sunny today! Plus the long weekend is practically here.
This week I weighed in at 157 lbs! That's a 4 lb loss in one week! Finally, all the craziness of this construction and the running around is paying off on the scale. I think only one other time I lost that much in a single week. WOW! I'm down a total of 29.4 lbs (slightly behind goal, I should be down 32 lbs but I ain't complaining at losing nearly 30 lbs). Another fantastic thing to celebrate is that I am a mere 2 lbs away from having a healthy BMI. I weighed myself in the locker room yesterday and I actually was 155 (completely unofficial) so I am really close.
Bathroom floor is installed. Potty will be in by the end of the day. Shower tiles are going up. I think I heard something about the ceiling being painted! Woo hoo!! It is coming along and I am so excited and desperate for all the construction to end. Pictures to come soon....
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Seeing Yard Progress
Endless Summer Hydrangea - so excited that these are thriving!!
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| 5/2/11 |
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| 5/23/11 |
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| First buds, will they be blue/purple or pink blooms?? |
Out with the old, In with someone else's
Things have been continuing to look up this week. I finally finished planting all the impatiens along my front walk. I purged my kitchen pantry a bit. Sunday was a nice visiting day with several cousins. My cousins are selling their house and in the midst of their own purging. Despite my quest to have less, I ended up coming home with a few things. I really love the vase and lantern I selected but I picked up some other things too. I know they will get used so I'm not going to fret over it -- gardening gloves, a sprinkler, garden medallion thing, a basketball.
I was feeling a little down today realizing that Memorial Day is this weekend. I was hoping to have lost a little more weight by now. This last 15 lbs is so annoying. I've been pretty good this week (I think). I noticed another sign of a good week -- I keep my vitamins in one of those days of the week containers (yes, like a bonafide senior citizen) and I have better weeks when I remember to take my vitamin every day. These days when I graze in the kitchen kill me though! I'm having that right now.
I was feeling a little down today realizing that Memorial Day is this weekend. I was hoping to have lost a little more weight by now. This last 15 lbs is so annoying. I've been pretty good this week (I think). I noticed another sign of a good week -- I keep my vitamins in one of those days of the week containers (yes, like a bonafide senior citizen) and I have better weeks when I remember to take my vitamin every day. These days when I graze in the kitchen kill me though! I'm having that right now.
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| A vase of many colors |
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| Very happy with how it looks on the mantle. Finally looking rather complete, not too crowded or too sparse. |
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| The blue lantern adds a little touch of color to the front steps. |
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Everyday Beauty 14 of 14
I have been admiring this rose for at least a week.
Even in the rain, its beautiful.
It just keeps opening and looking more and more beautiful each day.
I think its more special because its a rose bush we planted.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Miracles Happen
Finally got back to my WW meeting and I was up only 0.8lbs!! I've been eating everything in sight for weeks so I am really OK with this. I think I am turning a corner and ready to break through this plateau. I am so behind with my weight loss goal but I'm going to try really hard and hopefully get back on track. In case anyone is counting to be on target I should be down 31lbs and right now I'm at 25.8lbs. We'll see.
Another Funny Thing Happened at the YMCA Shower
Last night, I headed over to the YMCA for my shower alone. I actually called my husband at work and requested he leave early to come home and relieve me from my post as caretaker of our children. It was just a lot yesterday. Construction men were here through dinner time, the kids kept trying to go upstairs (where the bathroom is) and the kids kept asking things like, "Is the bathroom done yet?" or "Is it 4 o'clock yet?" (at 4 o'clock they get to watch TV so I can make dinner), just a really annoying situation. Did I mention it has been raining non stop for.... EVER!?
Alone at the YMCA means I can go to the Women's locker room (no kids allowed). Its so nice to have a real hairdryer at the ready next to the mirror and the sauna room, I love! I actually decided last night that if offered a sauna room for my house I would take that over a pool any day of the week. Headed up to the fitness room and worked out on the elliptical. I was on it 45 minutes and wishing I could've stayed on longer. Head to the Women's locker room for some sauna time and then shower.
Now, I know when in certain situations it should not be at all startling to see a naked person, for example in a locker room. I can not help it, I was startled to come out of the shower area (towel wrapped around me snuggly) and saw this old lady completely nude outside the sauna. Whoa! No, I didn't say that out loud. I quickly averted my eyes and went to my locker. Well, doesn't the nude old lady come out right behind me. Guess where her locker is? Right next to mine!!! There's like, oh, 200, no 300 empty lockers in the whole locker room! She is in the locker immediately next to me plus several others. What nerve to spread herself out like that! I am trying to quickly get dressed. The nude old lady actually went over to the scale and weighed herself and then went back to the sauna area. Hello!! Get a towel already! At this point, I am rushing because I want to get out of there before she comes back. A new person walks in to the locker room and I happened to look up right as she got to the doorway of the restroom/sauna area. New person stopped DEAD in her tracks! She was startled too!! ha! She looked back as if she was assessing whether to head back out of the locker room or do what ever she needed to do despite naked old lady. She opted to proceed despite naked old lady.
I was laughing telling my husband about this last night and then I realized I know this naked old lady!! There's an old lady who runs around our neighborhood in the warm weather wearing a house coat and sneakers. Whenever I see her I think, "Whoa! Did her kitchen just catch on fire?!" That's exactly what it looks like, a 70 year old lady running rather fast for an old lady in a house coat-moo moo dress. Anyway, going forward I will now refer to her as the naked old lady whose kitchen is on fire.
Alone at the YMCA means I can go to the Women's locker room (no kids allowed). Its so nice to have a real hairdryer at the ready next to the mirror and the sauna room, I love! I actually decided last night that if offered a sauna room for my house I would take that over a pool any day of the week. Headed up to the fitness room and worked out on the elliptical. I was on it 45 minutes and wishing I could've stayed on longer. Head to the Women's locker room for some sauna time and then shower.
Now, I know when in certain situations it should not be at all startling to see a naked person, for example in a locker room. I can not help it, I was startled to come out of the shower area (towel wrapped around me snuggly) and saw this old lady completely nude outside the sauna. Whoa! No, I didn't say that out loud. I quickly averted my eyes and went to my locker. Well, doesn't the nude old lady come out right behind me. Guess where her locker is? Right next to mine!!! There's like, oh, 200, no 300 empty lockers in the whole locker room! She is in the locker immediately next to me plus several others. What nerve to spread herself out like that! I am trying to quickly get dressed. The nude old lady actually went over to the scale and weighed herself and then went back to the sauna area. Hello!! Get a towel already! At this point, I am rushing because I want to get out of there before she comes back. A new person walks in to the locker room and I happened to look up right as she got to the doorway of the restroom/sauna area. New person stopped DEAD in her tracks! She was startled too!! ha! She looked back as if she was assessing whether to head back out of the locker room or do what ever she needed to do despite naked old lady. She opted to proceed despite naked old lady.
I was laughing telling my husband about this last night and then I realized I know this naked old lady!! There's an old lady who runs around our neighborhood in the warm weather wearing a house coat and sneakers. Whenever I see her I think, "Whoa! Did her kitchen just catch on fire?!" That's exactly what it looks like, a 70 year old lady running rather fast for an old lady in a house coat-moo moo dress. Anyway, going forward I will now refer to her as the naked old lady whose kitchen is on fire.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
A Funny Thing happened at the YMCA Shower
Due to the bathroom remodel, we are forced to bath elsewhere and the most convenient thing to do is head to the YMCA. My kids love taking showers at the YMCA. Its like the wall of showers looks like a water park to them. They have no inhibitions about standing around naked and saying "Hi" to every passerby. The showers are located between the locker room and the pool -- entire swim classes will walk through while my kids are hanging out in the shower. Lucky for me, just opposite the wall of showers are stalls with curtains for those of us a little more inhibited. After all FOUR of us are finished with the shower, we're walking back to the locker room where we run into some kid friends with their moms headed to swim class. Its really awesome running into acquaintances wearing nothing but a towel. The conversation went like this...
Acquaintance mom #1who is looking at me perplexed says, "Did you just go swimming?"
A smiling me who is thinking why is it any of your business responds, "No, just a shower. Our bathroom is getting remodeled and at the moment we have no shower." I actually like this mom so it really wasn't that big a deal that she was asking.
Acquaintance mom #2 pipes up, "Wow! Completely gutted? (I nod yes) Both at the same time!"
"I only have one bathroom in my house," I say.
Acquaintance mom #1who is looking at me perplexed says, "Did you just go swimming?"
A smiling me who is thinking why is it any of your business responds, "No, just a shower. Our bathroom is getting remodeled and at the moment we have no shower." I actually like this mom so it really wasn't that big a deal that she was asking.
Acquaintance mom #2 pipes up, "Wow! Completely gutted? (I nod yes) Both at the same time!"
"I only have one bathroom in my house," I say.
Help I'm trapped in my kitchen!!
Not sure if I've mentioned it before but we decided to remodel our bathroom. We have a small house which only has one bathroom plus a toilet in the basement. Living without a bathroom entails plenty of trips to the YMCA to shower and walking my children to the basement for a potty several times a day. This is my first time living through a remodel like this for my own house and its so much worse than I thought it would be. I feel completely trapped! I have already gained at least 5lbs possibly more.
We are only on Day 4 of construction but my feelings of being trapped started two weeks ago. I have had one sick child for the last 14 days. I suppose I should be thankful that only half the sick days were post bathroom removal. The pediatrician actually laughed out loud when I interrupted his instructions on sponge bathing my daughter due to her 105 degree fever to say "I have no tub or shower. It was ripped out today." When my kids are sick everything stops (including me getting out to exercise). When you have three kids resting yourself during the day is near impossible, especially when no one is going to school. It is rare for everyone to rest at the same time other than night and even then its a "good" (not typical) night if no one wakes up for something. I'm plain tired. With the bathroom construction just starting, I guess I'm lucky that my brood seems to have good bladders b/c there have not been too many requests for walks to the basement in the middle of the night but I'm waking up tired.
I've missed my WW meetings the last two Wednsdays, first because of Mother's Day at my son's school and then my daughter was sick. After the first week I weighed myself at the gym and was quite pleased with being the same or slightly down and then after a week and a half of no exercise, staying in with a sick child or just to be on call for the contractor, I was definitely up around 5lbs. Whoas me what will it be tomorrow when I go into face the music. I'm just hoping its less than a 5 lb gain.
We are only on Day 4 of construction but my feelings of being trapped started two weeks ago. I have had one sick child for the last 14 days. I suppose I should be thankful that only half the sick days were post bathroom removal. The pediatrician actually laughed out loud when I interrupted his instructions on sponge bathing my daughter due to her 105 degree fever to say "I have no tub or shower. It was ripped out today." When my kids are sick everything stops (including me getting out to exercise). When you have three kids resting yourself during the day is near impossible, especially when no one is going to school. It is rare for everyone to rest at the same time other than night and even then its a "good" (not typical) night if no one wakes up for something. I'm plain tired. With the bathroom construction just starting, I guess I'm lucky that my brood seems to have good bladders b/c there have not been too many requests for walks to the basement in the middle of the night but I'm waking up tired.
I've missed my WW meetings the last two Wednsdays, first because of Mother's Day at my son's school and then my daughter was sick. After the first week I weighed myself at the gym and was quite pleased with being the same or slightly down and then after a week and a half of no exercise, staying in with a sick child or just to be on call for the contractor, I was definitely up around 5lbs. Whoas me what will it be tomorrow when I go into face the music. I'm just hoping its less than a 5 lb gain.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Beauty Sleep Required
Today is a beautiful day and I am already feeling much better than yesterday. My son was all better from what ever little bug he had by 4pm yesterday (if you've got to get something, one that passes that fast, not so bad). I took a nap yesterday. I'm pretty sure I am a little sleep deprived. Sleep deprivation sneaks up on you sometimes and colors everything around before you realize that what you need is some rest. Today is swimming lessons for kids and just plain swimming for me. Very excited my friend is interested in doing a triathlon so perhaps we will take on this challenge and training together. Got lots of laundry done yesterday and it did make me feel (a little) accomplished. Planning on doing more gardening today and then bring the kids to the park.
On a side note, I tried to watch the news last night and was completely disturbed by what these cable news stations are talking about. Our military and government just did an amazing thing by tracking down a needle in a haystack, OBL. I am thrilled they got OBL and that no more Americans were hurt or killed doing it. I think all the Americans involved in the intelligence gathering to the actual boots on the ground deserve much more praise for all their painstaking work. These talking heads on television are doing a disservice to our entire country by making the conversation about torture or enhanced interrogation techniques, a photo of a dead person or even about Obama getting re-elected. Are they so far removed from the average american citizen or am I?
On a side note, I tried to watch the news last night and was completely disturbed by what these cable news stations are talking about. Our military and government just did an amazing thing by tracking down a needle in a haystack, OBL. I am thrilled they got OBL and that no more Americans were hurt or killed doing it. I think all the Americans involved in the intelligence gathering to the actual boots on the ground deserve much more praise for all their painstaking work. These talking heads on television are doing a disservice to our entire country by making the conversation about torture or enhanced interrogation techniques, a photo of a dead person or even about Obama getting re-elected. Are they so far removed from the average american citizen or am I?
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Another Case of the Blahs
I'm so bored with everything. All these little challenges I've set for myself lately do not excite me at all. I have not been journaling, nor taking pictures, not even purging. Its quite aggravating since I'm really trying to be proactive and seek out something.
I did some gardening yesterday and that worked out nicely since its raining yet again today. Thankfully, a friend came over for a working/play date. I worked on the yard while our kids played and she held my baby. Sometimes, you just have to hope that when you say thank you to someone that they really understand how much you appreciate them. I never would have gotten everything done if she wasn't there holding my baby. I would like to finish the yard, I have a few ideas in mind that I want to finish but the yard never quite feels finished.
Ran a five mile race on Sunday with the same friend. This was her "half marathon." She's been working towards the five mile race for some time and I'm so happy that she was able to accomplish it with a great time! This gave new meaning to "running at your leisure." I was running and enjoying it but not trying for any kind of personal best and it was nice.
I also did a breast cancer walk on Saturday in remembrance of my aunt. We've been doing it for a few years now and I always find it so moving. Its a celebration of life, regardless of how the cancer turned out. I celebrated my aunt, thinking of happy times. Its a good way to remember to focus on your health.
I've done all these things in the last few days and yet I still feel like the momentum is rather fleeting. Today its raining, maneuvering in the rain must burn extra calories, right? We had a crazy morning trying to get to school on time since it was a special Mothers' Day party at my son's school (we got there only 15 minutes late). We had an enjoyable time at the party. Another wonderfully nice mother walked my daughter with her own to their class, so I got to enjoy the party until the baby was too cranky. Got home with a sleeping baby in the car, got on my gym clothes, and just as I'm pulling out of the driveway got a call from my son's school. My poor boy was sick. I just went back to the school picked everyone up and came home. He's resting, the baby is crying, and my daughter is begging for birthday cake for lunch. How or what should I decide to do today to make sure I feel accomplished? Laundry, purging? Its all just too much excitement for me.
Oh and no WW meeting today since I have been otherwise occupied.
I did some gardening yesterday and that worked out nicely since its raining yet again today. Thankfully, a friend came over for a working/play date. I worked on the yard while our kids played and she held my baby. Sometimes, you just have to hope that when you say thank you to someone that they really understand how much you appreciate them. I never would have gotten everything done if she wasn't there holding my baby. I would like to finish the yard, I have a few ideas in mind that I want to finish but the yard never quite feels finished.
Ran a five mile race on Sunday with the same friend. This was her "half marathon." She's been working towards the five mile race for some time and I'm so happy that she was able to accomplish it with a great time! This gave new meaning to "running at your leisure." I was running and enjoying it but not trying for any kind of personal best and it was nice.
I also did a breast cancer walk on Saturday in remembrance of my aunt. We've been doing it for a few years now and I always find it so moving. Its a celebration of life, regardless of how the cancer turned out. I celebrated my aunt, thinking of happy times. Its a good way to remember to focus on your health.
I've done all these things in the last few days and yet I still feel like the momentum is rather fleeting. Today its raining, maneuvering in the rain must burn extra calories, right? We had a crazy morning trying to get to school on time since it was a special Mothers' Day party at my son's school (we got there only 15 minutes late). We had an enjoyable time at the party. Another wonderfully nice mother walked my daughter with her own to their class, so I got to enjoy the party until the baby was too cranky. Got home with a sleeping baby in the car, got on my gym clothes, and just as I'm pulling out of the driveway got a call from my son's school. My poor boy was sick. I just went back to the school picked everyone up and came home. He's resting, the baby is crying, and my daughter is begging for birthday cake for lunch. How or what should I decide to do today to make sure I feel accomplished? Laundry, purging? Its all just too much excitement for me.
Oh and no WW meeting today since I have been otherwise occupied.
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