I have sooooo missed Mommy blogging! This past Spring Semester has kept me busy and out of the house. Therefor you can imagine ALL the little and BIG projects I have to do over the summer! I have to give thanks where credit is due.... My Husband!! God bless him for keeping my house still standing, kids fed, laundry clean and ALL the animals alive. I am very thankful I have a husband who's attitude is "it's gotta get done"!!! It may not be done Mommies way but it is DONE!!! With the help of our Little's and myself, when I could, we managed to survive this semester of school. IF you don't remember I am in school to become a Nurse. So my time is consumed with my head in books, flash cards and lecture outlines.
With that said!!!! I am SOOOOO looking forward to the summer off and getting ALL these little and BIG projects taken care of before I hit the Nursing Blocks in Nursing school. Just wanted to take the time today to jump back online and blog to get myself back into the happiness that blogging brings me. Lots of blogging ideas are floating around in my head so I will have to be sure and make a list so I don't forget anything. Looking forward to sharing them ALL!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
It's just amazing....
How time flies when your having fun!!! I have sooo many posts that I want to get on here but hardly no time to post them. What brought this to my attention was; recently my DH recieved a nasty gram from the city folk (city ordinance) re: our storage area he has created on our car port. NOW I'm not one to say "I told you so" but man oh man I am sooo bitin' my tongue. To me this is a blessing in disguise BUT to my DH it is a thorn in his saddle. Now mind you this is the second notice he got after his first clean up.
So now he is gonna have to be more creative with his organizing, purging, and storing. Not sure where this is gonna take him but I will be sure to post before and after pictures as this process takes place. We just had a discussion about how we need to be more creative and may be let go of some stuff because our house is just NOT BIG enough for what we (mostly him, he is a second generation pack rat and that's putting it nicely) keep or store.
I'm sure I will here a lot of belly aching about how it would be nice if we had a garage OR a bigger storage shed. I will be gettin' an ear full and bitin' my tongue at the same time. Can't afford to make those kind of changes so we will have to be more creative. I know with our two heads we can work something out!!
So now he is gonna have to be more creative with his organizing, purging, and storing. Not sure where this is gonna take him but I will be sure to post before and after pictures as this process takes place. We just had a discussion about how we need to be more creative and may be let go of some stuff because our house is just NOT BIG enough for what we (mostly him, he is a second generation pack rat and that's putting it nicely) keep or store.
I'm sure I will here a lot of belly aching about how it would be nice if we had a garage OR a bigger storage shed. I will be gettin' an ear full and bitin' my tongue at the same time. Can't afford to make those kind of changes so we will have to be more creative. I know with our two heads we can work something out!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
2010 "Creating a New Me" Commitments:
~ Fine tune and utilize Family Bill Binder
~ Work with and keep DH up to date on paying bills
~ Fine tune and utilize Family Chore Binder
~ Fine tune Kid's Chore Board
~ Fine tune and utilize Kid's Activity Binder's
~ Upgrade and organize filing system in Family Cabinet
~ Reorganise Kids Homework Desk
~ Purge AS MUCH AS possible (our house is just not big enough)
~ Omit procrastination from my vocabulary
~ Work on ALL the things ($$ permitting) to the house that we have been planning
~ Keep on track with loosing more weight, getting fit, and eating right
~ Be a better parent to my children by teaching them life skills and lessons to help them grow into responsible, loving, well mannered and fearless adults
~ Keep DH motivated by setting an example
~ Keep open and honest communication with all my loved ones
~ Utilize my resources when needed, in other words don't be afraid to ask for help
~ Be a better Co-Worker to my peers and supervisor's
~ Focus on the end goal of ALL my schooling and the pay off in my near future, sacrifices are consequences of success
~ Be MORE financially responsible
I know this is a LOOOONG list and I may add more at a future date but remember these are all daily, weekly, monthly reminders of what I want to accomplish this YEAR. Plus blogging this keeps me accountable for my goals.
~ Work with and keep DH up to date on paying bills
~ Fine tune and utilize Family Chore Binder
~ Fine tune Kid's Chore Board
~ Fine tune and utilize Kid's Activity Binder's
~ Upgrade and organize filing system in Family Cabinet
~ Reorganise Kids Homework Desk
~ Purge AS MUCH AS possible (our house is just not big enough)
~ Omit procrastination from my vocabulary
~ Work on ALL the things ($$ permitting) to the house that we have been planning
~ Keep on track with loosing more weight, getting fit, and eating right
~ Be a better parent to my children by teaching them life skills and lessons to help them grow into responsible, loving, well mannered and fearless adults
~ Keep DH motivated by setting an example
~ Keep open and honest communication with all my loved ones
~ Utilize my resources when needed, in other words don't be afraid to ask for help
~ Be a better Co-Worker to my peers and supervisor's
~ Focus on the end goal of ALL my schooling and the pay off in my near future, sacrifices are consequences of success
~ Be MORE financially responsible
I know this is a LOOOONG list and I may add more at a future date but remember these are all daily, weekly, monthly reminders of what I want to accomplish this YEAR. Plus blogging this keeps me accountable for my goals.
New Year Brings New Goals....
I really try hard not to make resolutions only because it is a sure fire way for me to fail. So this year I have settled for "Making Of a New Me". I have blogged on my Sparkpeople.com webpage about how successfull I have been this past year with loosing weight and I even created a new blog called "Livin' in the Skinny". Click
here. I have lost a total of 35 lbs since 9-07-09. I am happy to say I have never felt better and can not "weight" til I get to my goal weight.
So this inspiration brought about the idea of the "Creating A New Me" idea. With that I have decided to resolve old habits and make new habits. After all any time you make changes you have to break the old habits to create new ones. I kicked the year off 35lbs lighter and plan on continuing this adventure. Along with that I am going to start utilizing ALL the organization tools I have created to make life easier on the home front.
For two reasons I NEED to do this; 1. I am, in the very near future, taking my last class to get my Associates Degree in Applied Science and will soon be entering the Nursing Program which will consume A LOT of time. IF I do not get these tools fine tuned and working the Nursing Program is going to be hell. 2. My Angel's are getting older and can definately contribute to the household chores and upkeep.
Some commitments I have made to myself first and foremost (now that I am older and wiser) was to take care of myself FIRST! It is so true what they say about how US Mom's NEED to take care of ourselves first so we can take better care of our loved ones. Hence my previous post about the "Biggest Loser". Us Mommies do need to take care of ourselves first. It is very important, crucial to our well being. THEN, I have created so many organization (Family binder for bills and chores, Kids binders for school and their activities, and other binders/filing systems) tools to keep me and my family afloat and I don't use one of them. AND Finally since the weight loss I really want to make a healthier, active lifestyle for my family. I don't want my kids growing up with my bad habits into their adult hood. I want them to see "IF MOM can do it.... I CAN do it" and that I did ALL of this mostly for me and for them.
So with these commitments I will also be sure to blog about what has worked, what has not and how I made changes to make our lives easier.
here. I have lost a total of 35 lbs since 9-07-09. I am happy to say I have never felt better and can not "weight" til I get to my goal weight.
So this inspiration brought about the idea of the "Creating A New Me" idea. With that I have decided to resolve old habits and make new habits. After all any time you make changes you have to break the old habits to create new ones. I kicked the year off 35lbs lighter and plan on continuing this adventure. Along with that I am going to start utilizing ALL the organization tools I have created to make life easier on the home front.
For two reasons I NEED to do this; 1. I am, in the very near future, taking my last class to get my Associates Degree in Applied Science and will soon be entering the Nursing Program which will consume A LOT of time. IF I do not get these tools fine tuned and working the Nursing Program is going to be hell. 2. My Angel's are getting older and can definately contribute to the household chores and upkeep.
Some commitments I have made to myself first and foremost (now that I am older and wiser) was to take care of myself FIRST! It is so true what they say about how US Mom's NEED to take care of ourselves first so we can take better care of our loved ones. Hence my previous post about the "Biggest Loser". Us Mommies do need to take care of ourselves first. It is very important, crucial to our well being. THEN, I have created so many organization (Family binder for bills and chores, Kids binders for school and their activities, and other binders/filing systems) tools to keep me and my family afloat and I don't use one of them. AND Finally since the weight loss I really want to make a healthier, active lifestyle for my family. I don't want my kids growing up with my bad habits into their adult hood. I want them to see "IF MOM can do it.... I CAN do it" and that I did ALL of this mostly for me and for them.
So with these commitments I will also be sure to blog about what has worked, what has not and how I made changes to make our lives easier.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Reflection for today....
After watching The Biggest Loser last night a lot of what Liz "Grandma" reflects on truly hits home for me and I am sure for a lot of Mommies out there. I too have struggled with emotional fat almost all of my life. There are very few memories of me being thin. IF I was thin it was not done in a healthy way.
After giving birth to my 3 beautiful children and the stress of raising a family, marraige, work, trying to find happiness in making everyone else happy I let go of myself. My real "Ah Ha" moment was when I went to the dentist for the first time in many years and I was blessed with 6 cavities and a mild case of gingivitis. Then my dentist recommended Sensodyne tooth paste as a remedy for my sensitivity. I always thought Sensodyne was Old People tooth paste. Well Momma you are 40 years old. Not getting younger just aging gracefully. Knew I was neglecting myself BUT never really knew how MUCH I was neglecting myself until this 6 cavity discovery. I guess it could have been worse, that's what the Dr told me. So I dreaded the next appointment which lead to getting multiple novacane shots. OMGosh!! I had the biggest anxiety attack EVER. Now I do suffer from mild anxiety so I expected some kind of reaction just not a full blown out hyper ventilating anxiety attack. After all was said and done I am cavity free.
To make a long story short: with my current successfull weight loss and cavity free mouth. I have made a change to finally take care of me first. With that I have managed to loose 32 lbs since 9-7-09 (under Dr's care), taken care of myself by eating healthy, buying healthier choices, manage my sleep better, MORE daytime and nighttime personal care, and trying to set a better example for my family.
Looking forward to a Fabulous 2010!!
After giving birth to my 3 beautiful children and the stress of raising a family, marraige, work, trying to find happiness in making everyone else happy I let go of myself. My real "Ah Ha" moment was when I went to the dentist for the first time in many years and I was blessed with 6 cavities and a mild case of gingivitis. Then my dentist recommended Sensodyne tooth paste as a remedy for my sensitivity. I always thought Sensodyne was Old People tooth paste. Well Momma you are 40 years old. Not getting younger just aging gracefully. Knew I was neglecting myself BUT never really knew how MUCH I was neglecting myself until this 6 cavity discovery. I guess it could have been worse, that's what the Dr told me. So I dreaded the next appointment which lead to getting multiple novacane shots. OMGosh!! I had the biggest anxiety attack EVER. Now I do suffer from mild anxiety so I expected some kind of reaction just not a full blown out hyper ventilating anxiety attack. After all was said and done I am cavity free.
To make a long story short: with my current successfull weight loss and cavity free mouth. I have made a change to finally take care of me first. With that I have managed to loose 32 lbs since 9-7-09 (under Dr's care), taken care of myself by eating healthy, buying healthier choices, manage my sleep better, MORE daytime and nighttime personal care, and trying to set a better example for my family.
Looking forward to a Fabulous 2010!!
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