My brain is in perpetual blog mode. (It's okay if you just said, 'man, that's sad.' to yourself. I'm okay with it) I'm constantly writing a new entry in my head. It's just that... circa 10am I'm beat and just not feeling wordy or... type-y. Anyhoo... last night I went to bed thinking, 'Damn! This was just one of my happiest days ever! Ima blog about it!' and then.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Yesterday we had Lola's first birthday party. I just think I stumbled on one of the greatest ideas known to man. (Forget the wheel or computers...) Once I took one step onto the pavilion the Hubs and I rented, I told him 'I don't know how this is going to go, but I'll tell ya from here I'll never have another party at the house.' It was just gorgeous... it overlooked the fall colors and a little lake. And while I looked at all the gorgeous-ness I knew that in the cooking and baking process I had trashed our house beyond oblivion, but no one else would see it... bwah ha ha ha! (evil laugh.)
As each friend walked up I just wanted to pinch their cute cheeks and say, 'thank you! thank you!' Maybe I was on some weird you-can't-see-my-trashed-house-and-this-party-feels-awesome high, but each individual who was there was just so important to me and I was genuinely glad they had come. It was good to be with my gals and talk and mingle and be in the fresh air. All the food came out tasty (except the pumpkin seeds as my Sica pointed out...) and I was just really proud of our little moment.
Wouldn't you like to see pictures of the whole thing?? Me too!! I'm dyin over here. My bud took pictures of the whole thing and I've yet to see 'em! I'm freaking out. I want them! We all have proof here that I do not take good pictures. You can blame my lack o'talent, but ima blame my bad camera, mmkay? Anyway, the bud is a professional picture-taker and just the few pics he showed me blew me away. I'll share 'em with you peeps just as soon as I can. Oh, I get giddy just thinking of them!
So today is back to 'normal'... minus the fact that the Hubs decided to take a flying leap down our stairs yesterday while lugging a cooler. I am pretty awkward during serious moments. For some reason I kept picturing an Alvin and the Chipmunks from my childhood where Dave fell down the stairs because of a toy (our culprit? ...a tiny car). I wanted to giggle while he was writhing in agony... glad I kept that to myself. He's at the chiropractor presently and will probably be sore for the next few days. Always something, right? The house is still a bit trashy, but I'm feeling energized just from being around people and socializing yesterday (that sounds really sad too...). It's all coming around, but I want to just marinate in the holiday a little longer.
If you're following the whole lets-count-calories! thing... I have waaay too many cookies in the house this week and Ima pop em like potato chips. so... well, I'll get there.
Happy Halloween!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Fatty McFat Fat
The only way for me to get anything done on a permanent basis is to take it step by step. For instance... say, my weight makes me want to puke... well, not my weight per se, but this amazing baby pouch that does not flatter jeans... or yoga pants, or shirts, or sweaters, or sweatshirts, or skirts, or cargo pants, or...
So, knowing myself and the budget we're on and the fact that the kids won't sit around and eat salads with me and just a million other details that factor into anything I do... I've decided to change things (broad, but we're speaking broadly) one step at a time. About three weeks ago, suffering from daily headaches, I decided to take caffeine out of my diet. Yes, you are right, you normally get headaches when you are used to having caffeine... I had been drinking A LOT of it though. (No, I still had the very occasional Coke... are you crazy??) The headaches went away a bit, but I also chalked it up to hormones and girlie things. Anyway, it got me thinking... why don't I improve my world one weird thing at a time on a weekly basis? But minus pressure... I didn't want to proclaim, "I AM ON A DIET!" only to feel like crap once it didn't work out. The following week I began drinking more water. Guess what... headaches subsided. Mayhaps I had just been dehydrated... which makes me feel like a dumbass. Last week I decided to get back on to SparkPeople.com.
I had been counting calories there for a few months and guess what... it worked! duh. But this is where all the factors come into play. On our budget, we handmake a lot of stuff. (I say we. Isn't that cute? It's not we.) So instead of plugging "bread" into the calorie counter, I've gotta plug in the whole damn recipe. That sucks. BUT, isn't it worth it?? I truly believe in "calories in, calories out". It's all just science and math. I've got one life and I would rather not live it fat-ly. thank you.
So it's one more thing. I'm not gonna complain about it though. Yesterday, on our Sunday that I brag about where we don't do anything and just relax, I found myself bouncing off the walls with nothing to do. I made raisin bread. (it was freaking kick ass. if I could give you a sample through the computer, I totally would.) Anyway, what I mean is, I think I'd die if I had nothing to do... it would feel too weird. So, I'll plug calories into the computer and envision myself in a bikini by June. (Who am I kidding... moms of 4 don't necessarily obtain bikini bodies... even I shudder to think...)
So, in case for some reason you are fascinated by all of this, I think I'm going to give myself another week getting used to keeping up with calories. Next week: working out again. Egads.
So, knowing myself and the budget we're on and the fact that the kids won't sit around and eat salads with me and just a million other details that factor into anything I do... I've decided to change things (broad, but we're speaking broadly) one step at a time. About three weeks ago, suffering from daily headaches, I decided to take caffeine out of my diet. Yes, you are right, you normally get headaches when you are used to having caffeine... I had been drinking A LOT of it though. (No, I still had the very occasional Coke... are you crazy??) The headaches went away a bit, but I also chalked it up to hormones and girlie things. Anyway, it got me thinking... why don't I improve my world one weird thing at a time on a weekly basis? But minus pressure... I didn't want to proclaim, "I AM ON A DIET!" only to feel like crap once it didn't work out. The following week I began drinking more water. Guess what... headaches subsided. Mayhaps I had just been dehydrated... which makes me feel like a dumbass. Last week I decided to get back on to SparkPeople.com.
I had been counting calories there for a few months and guess what... it worked! duh. But this is where all the factors come into play. On our budget, we handmake a lot of stuff. (I say we. Isn't that cute? It's not we.) So instead of plugging "bread" into the calorie counter, I've gotta plug in the whole damn recipe. That sucks. BUT, isn't it worth it?? I truly believe in "calories in, calories out". It's all just science and math. I've got one life and I would rather not live it fat-ly. thank you.
So it's one more thing. I'm not gonna complain about it though. Yesterday, on our Sunday that I brag about where we don't do anything and just relax, I found myself bouncing off the walls with nothing to do. I made raisin bread. (it was freaking kick ass. if I could give you a sample through the computer, I totally would.) Anyway, what I mean is, I think I'd die if I had nothing to do... it would feel too weird. So, I'll plug calories into the computer and envision myself in a bikini by June. (Who am I kidding... moms of 4 don't necessarily obtain bikini bodies... even I shudder to think...)
So, in case for some reason you are fascinated by all of this, I think I'm going to give myself another week getting used to keeping up with calories. Next week: working out again. Egads.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Five for Friday
It's Friday, bitches. Here's the round-up:
1. We have decorated for Halloween. Because we are slightly freaky, we usually decorate more for Halloween than any other holiday. Here's why I love Halloween decorating: cobwebs. Fake ones, at least. Because fake ones mean I don't have to dust the real ones. (right??) They merely enhance the holiday decor, correct?? Here's something I don't get though. Every year we have the kids' decide which paper cut-out decoration they want on their bedroom door. Every damn year they choose the witch for MY door... why is this.... don't answer too quickly.
2. My sister came over Wednesday unannounced and uninvited. I liked it and it should happen more often. I think people always expect we're 'too busy with kids' to be social-able. This is not the case, please spread the word.
3. Pearl Jam 20 is going to be on PBS. I am both effing psyched and totally depressed. Pearl Jam on public television. That's a lot to swallow. The only music we listened to in the car when I was younger (besides polka... no really... polka... I know all of 'em) was oldies. I used to joke that one day NIN and the likes would be played on the local oldies station because in the future that would be our oldies. Hard to fathom as a kid, but with PJ coming to public TV.. I feel like the future is here. If you are a PJ geek like me, you must go HERE.
4. Happy Birthday to my best friend. Ten years ago today he had his last birthday. It's a downer, so I won't dwell, but it's taken me 10 years to get to a place where it doesn't hurt as bad. So... that's enough of that.
5. I live near Atlanta. It. is. freaking. cold. here. What is this??? I try to remind myself of summertime when it was too damn hot and I was begging for the cold. Not working. I do however love that it's fall and to some degree it feels like it. The trees are gettin purty. I'm hoping it still looks a bit like this for Lola's birthday in the park. I want some phenomenal pictures!
Well, I'm off to place holds on, literally, like 50 books for Coop's history studies. We're all about ancient Egyptians at the moment. I'm loving it, but I think he is still just 'so-so'. I'm hoping mummifying a chicken will help... doesn't that help nearly anything???....
Happy weekend. Be sure to don a scarf.
1. We have decorated for Halloween. Because we are slightly freaky, we usually decorate more for Halloween than any other holiday. Here's why I love Halloween decorating: cobwebs. Fake ones, at least. Because fake ones mean I don't have to dust the real ones. (right??) They merely enhance the holiday decor, correct?? Here's something I don't get though. Every year we have the kids' decide which paper cut-out decoration they want on their bedroom door. Every damn year they choose the witch for MY door... why is this.... don't answer too quickly.
2. My sister came over Wednesday unannounced and uninvited. I liked it and it should happen more often. I think people always expect we're 'too busy with kids' to be social-able. This is not the case, please spread the word.
3. Pearl Jam 20 is going to be on PBS. I am both effing psyched and totally depressed. Pearl Jam on public television. That's a lot to swallow. The only music we listened to in the car when I was younger (besides polka... no really... polka... I know all of 'em) was oldies. I used to joke that one day NIN and the likes would be played on the local oldies station because in the future that would be our oldies. Hard to fathom as a kid, but with PJ coming to public TV.. I feel like the future is here. If you are a PJ geek like me, you must go HERE.
4. Happy Birthday to my best friend. Ten years ago today he had his last birthday. It's a downer, so I won't dwell, but it's taken me 10 years to get to a place where it doesn't hurt as bad. So... that's enough of that.
5. I live near Atlanta. It. is. freaking. cold. here. What is this??? I try to remind myself of summertime when it was too damn hot and I was begging for the cold. Not working. I do however love that it's fall and to some degree it feels like it. The trees are gettin purty. I'm hoping it still looks a bit like this for Lola's birthday in the park. I want some phenomenal pictures!
Well, I'm off to place holds on, literally, like 50 books for Coop's history studies. We're all about ancient Egyptians at the moment. I'm loving it, but I think he is still just 'so-so'. I'm hoping mummifying a chicken will help... doesn't that help nearly anything???....
Happy weekend. Be sure to don a scarf.
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