Wednesday, April 21, 2010

today

I am all over the map today. I cry then I get mad, I feel all happy and at peace , then I get frustrated. In an hour.
I've been there before, I know I can handle it and keep my cool, but it doesn't make it any easier to take. Like knowing you can take the pain at the dentist doesn't make that an enjoyable trip, kwim?
So while I am battling a rare bout of temporary mental illness (totally joking, I am mentally sound... I think) The kids have been great. Well, good. Well, not breaking things. Much. OK, they have been difficult, but they've been worse, ok? Mason appears to have grown a bigger bladder and Someone-who-shall-not-be-named has been pissy when I ask him to contribute help.

I just erased a long winded Angry Wife rant. I just want it to be easier, dig? There is no reason this life of ours has to be so hard.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Avon Eternal Magic giveaway

I have been using the same perfume since I was 13. Not the same BOTTLE, mind you, but the same brand... if I use any at all. I've been feeling like trying out something new, but it's scary since so many scents I've tried give me a headache or make me sneeze. This one sounds so nice that I want to try it! A friend of mine is an Avon rep. and supplied the items for a giveaway on another friend's blog, My Kinda Rain. It's a great blog you should check it out. - Eternal Magic body wash, perfume and lotion.
I did finally figure out how to add a button though! Just for you, Lori.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Theme of the day is POOP

Both literal and figurative. I loved working out but frankly, for the past week I haven't cared enough to get off my big blubber butt and do anything. I feel all whiny and lazy and just icky enough to not feel the burn.
I'll do it tomorrow while the guys are asleep, maybe it'll get me back in the zone. Pray for me people.
This last week -
I've been threatened by an angry man with an ax handle while at home alone with my kids.
My dog has been playing too rough with the neighbor's dogs and since mine is stupid and gigantic and it wasn't his yard,guess who's to blame?
I would have put up a fence, but the same jackass waste of flesh that has effectively stolen my car also stole back the fencing we bought from him.
I've had a conversation or two this last week that made it clear my MIL's dislike of me at a core level, on principle - yeah, not so much grown out of as I believed. Any unhappiness, smart mouthing, swearing, consumption of alcohol, and religious indifference rests squarely on my shoulders. I am Da Debbil.
A repo agent knocked on my door, looked in my windows and garage and took pictures of the address to have proof she was here. That's always nice.
You know what I needed today? Poop. Yes, at least I got what I deserved ONE day this week. This morning my youngest, who always tells me when he has to poop, didn't have a word to say. I found him diaperless and disgustingly messed up in my room. For one shining moment I had a glimmer of hope that he had been in my bathroom for the use of the toilet.
Nope.
I went around the house twice trying to find it and had no luck. I washed him up and then washed all of the places I could see he had been. Two hours later, my middle son comes running up the stairs and in his charming way, wordlessly hiked a foot on to my lap as though I were a bar at a dance class. I was confused til the silent yet wild gesturing brought my attention to the poop allllll over his foot.
I gagged a lot and cleaned him up. I gag when dogs lick my toes as well, there is something about those two... hrack. OK, moving on... I followed the tracks down from my chair in the office to my bedroom, my bathroom, back out to the stairs, down to the living room, across the dining room to the kitchen. Where I found my clean dishtowel carefully laid over the site of the crime. Over that was a dining room chair.
That's not the end of my journey. The dog who can't be outside anymore has attached himself to my hip. He gets the worst gas. Disgusting stink. More gagging. Now that he can't go outside alone, I have to put him on a chain if I don't have the time to stand out there and watch him. Only problem is that he sees the chain the way some people see another person in a public bathroom - and it shuts it all down. He already has a tiny bladder and I let him out 8 times a day average. But now I let him out and in at least twice for every urge because he CAN'T GO when on the chain.
It doesn't make it any easier that I haven't felt well in days. I sometimes feel hungry but end of eating half of my meal before I'm done. My stomach feels heavy like a rock and all my food stays right up to the top of my neck.

Moral of the story? None. People suck. Poop is nasty. I have too much of both in my life right now. Save me.

Friday, April 2, 2010

I am beginning to see the light

I have known people who can't stop themselves, they HAVE to work out. Even more annoying than the great physique and the looks they give anyone eating fat in any form, they have to TALK about the gym or reps and call muscle groups by name.
I don't care about being tight, ripped, shredded or whatever painful euphamistically given name one wants to use. I just don't want to be FAT. And it's not even for my looks, (though that is a nice side effect) I am doing it for my health and for the future health and well being of my kids. If they learn to eat and sit like their parents, then we are dooming them to a short and medication filled life lacking in self esteem and youthful joy.
I have been making little changes, tiny steps for 2 years now. Learning about portion size, making healthier choices, then cutting out the really bad stuff for me and then adding daily exercise. Once I talked to the doctor, I had to scale back the intensity but up the duration. Instead of 20 minutes of hard stuff, now it's supposed to be 1 hour of slightly gentler workouts. I have been adding a few minutes here and there til today I hit 40 minutes. I still feel like Jello, so I think I'll be hovering there for a few days, but it's worth it.
My body is showing small improvements, little changes like the cellulite on my thighs starting to fade, my abs pulling in my stomach a bit, calves becoming less lumpy and more shapely. I dig it.
I am really loving my workouts now, I think I am even beginning to enjoy getting all hot and sweaty! more than anything, it's good to know that my efforts may not have made me slim and pretty yet, but they have made a big impact on my health. i am not in danger of diabetes :) thank you doc!