SAHM 12/21/09---12/27/09
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I survived the grocery store! It was so hard not to splurge on yummy looking things. I heard this devil in my head telling me to buy it. I'm worth it. It's Christmas. Just one cheat day. The pretzels were screaming bloody murder at me. I wanted them SO bad. It was painful to walk away from them. But I told the naughty little voice to shut the bleep up, and made it out of the store with what was on my shopping list. YES!
Now to put it all away.0 -
trish--you crack me up! i have that same struggle every trip to grocery and costco. and i'm super proud of myself every time i don't give in.
yesterday i went to the bank at the smith's and i thought i was totally awesome for not going in the store section and buying the cookie dough and other goodies. what a sad comment on my life---avoiding cookie dough is an accomplishment! :noway:
anyway, it's been a good day so far. boy is napping (hooray) and i'm gonna goof around. i like having everyone else away...0 -
I'm cozying up to warm fuzzies now that I've tucked away my 90th oz of water before dinner. I feel accomplished. Just wanted to share my warm fuzzies. It feels like a great cup of mudd.0
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I've been so bad today! We baked Santa's cookies this evening...enough said!
Tomorrow is Christmas morning for us because we're going to be with my husband's family for actual Christmas morning, and I am NOT hauling the play kitchen 80+ miles to their house just to haul it back! Thankfully Georgia is too little to know that tomorrow is only Christmas Eve. Days like today make me miss DH so much. I wish he would hurry up and come home already. Only 2 more months... :ohwell:
One perk from today: my church called and wanted to videotape my testimony for a sermon in January on God and the life changes that he brings. Pretty cool!0 -
Awesome!! That is quite an accomplishment!!! :drinker:I'm cozying up to warm fuzzies now that I've tucked away my 90th oz of water before dinner. I feel accomplished. Just wanted to share my warm fuzzies. It feels like a great cup of mudd.0 -
Hi everybody. Just peeking in real quick. I've been so good avoiding eating out with my sis here and eating pretty good otherwise. I will be so happy for all the sweets to be gone!
Stacey, I forgot your DH left with the girls and it's just you and the boy. I know that can be alot of work, but so fun. They really cherish that one on one time. I remember when I was working (my DS was 4) and I'd have a day off on the weekend when my DH would be at work. We'd call it a "mommy/Gavyn day" and just hang out doing whatever. Usually watch cartoons in our pjs till late, then go to the park/chuck e cheese, etc. and shopping. He actually enjoyed that back then. Had to take him shopping today while my DD napped with my sis. Was like pulling teeth. I still try to take one day a week without my DD to spend with him. Does anyone else try to do this if you have multiple kids? Do you find it hard to find the time?
Hopey, I forgot to introduce myself to you. Glad to have you here. I can only imagine how hard it is with your DH overseas. I go crazy after a couple weeks with my husband gone. I hope that you have a good support system of family and friends. It truly takes a village to raise a child.
Trish, you always amaze me with your low sodium and high water intake. You go girl!
Okay time to bathe kiddos and start bedtime routine. TTYL0 -
One perk from today: my church called and wanted to videotape my testimony for a sermon in January on God and the life changes that he brings. Pretty cool!
Hopey--that is awesome! Glad that you have a church to support you while hubby is gone. The time will fly and soon he will be home. Kiss those kidos & tell them stories about Jesus & have a great Christmas!
I have been working around here like a crazy woman. Got my Christmas cards out yesterday & then we finally got a date set for my DS's Eagle Court of Honor set. So then I get to basically repeat the process to get the invitations out today! Now I can relax a bit & think about Christmas! Yeah!
Haven't really worked out or anything since Mon but I am resisting the urge to inhale the cookies, candy etc on my kitchen counter. It really hasn't been too hard. I have indulged a little & that helps with the voice in my head that says EAT EAT EAT. I just tell it--you had your treat for this morning or whatever.
I am off to wrap presents & go to bed early.
Night!
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You gals are all doing great with all this baking & stuff! I would be hard pressed not to eat any raw cookie dough available.
Resisting homemade chips & salsa at Cocolitos (our Mexican restaurant haunt) was hard, but I did it (thanks for your good luck last night, Silver, it came in handy!). The waitress/owner always gives me funny looks when I ask for extra veggies with my chimichanga, but she throws on tons of lettuce & stuff for me. I eat it all clean. Just finished 120 oz of water a minute ago. I was chugging along & hubby asked "Are ya gonna come up for air?" I slammed down the empty 30 oz mug & grinned "Yup!"
I hope I can make it through tomorrow. Slim pickings during the day, so I can stay under for dinner. I thought I would treat Hubs with Panda Express. He loves it. He's been working so hard, too, he deserves a treat.
Did you know nuts, to a person who grew up detesting nuts, taste kinda like chicken nuggets?0 -
whew! lotsa talkin tonight. i love that! i am enjoying my time with just the boy, jr. it's soooo much quieter in the house which keeps me calmer and more patient.
right now he's watching a bug's life again--i was doin p90x and he was being a nuisance. i know that sounds rude--it's just sometimes i'm driven to get MY thing done.
so i did chest, shoulders and triceps. can i just tell you--i love how it all makes me feel! even tho i'm not strong enuf to even do certain moves, i feel powerful. i am way stronger than a year ago. and tony horton and crew usually make me laugh too. i am very grateful dh bought this pgm (even tho he didn't consult me first).
trish, i don't know how you drink that much water!! 8 glasses is max for me. good job on resisting the chips/salsa. that is a tough one!
kim--you certainly pack a lot into one day. congrats to your son on eagle scout. that's quite an accomplishment.
made it thru another day w/o baking goodies. yay me!
amy, it's nice to see you back up here. i haven't seen you around fb either. hope you have a merry xmas.
and hopey--extra hugs. i can't imagine what it's like not to have these special times together. again, thank you for your sacrifice. we are forever grateful.
well, that's all for tonight. see you in the am. :flowerforyou:0 -
Welcome, hopey--I wish you the best this season. I can't imagine having my husband gone for that long. You are a strong woman!
I have been giving in to that little voice that says eat eat and buy buy lately. My new goal is to not give in and ask if I really want it. I am off to clean house so my parents and brother can come for a christmas eve ham dinner. It'll be a lot of fun. I have not had them over for a very long time. I wish all of you a merry Christmas and happy healthy eating for the holiday.
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GM ALL! the am is off to a good start. healthy bf and have room for water. boy and i are off to gymboree for 2 classes. we have so many make ups :laugh: .
also, i might try to see our old puppy. the gymbo teacher's roommate is the one who took Cinnamon, so i'm gonna see if he has any time for me and boy to come visit. i'm wanting some puppy love and cuddles. :brokenheart: (still glad i don't have the full 24/7 responsibility for her, but still have that little hole in my heart. kwim?)
i hope all of you have a great day leading up to xmas eve and xmas. enjoy this wondrous time of year.
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Hopey, wow I can't imagine being away from someone for that long, I'm seeing a guy who's currently in the guard. He was supposed to go to Kosovo in March. But that got cancelled and he's not set to ship out again till 2014. So I'm fairly sure we won't be together when that time rolls around. So I'm sure I"m good. I know that sounded kind of mean, but it's true. He's always so back and forth, I never know what to expect from day to day.0
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Hopey, wow I can't imagine being away from someone for that long, I'm seeing a guy who's currently in the guard. He was supposed to go to Kosovo in March. But that got cancelled and he's not set to ship out again till 2014. So I'm fairly sure we won't be together when that time rolls around. So I'm sure I"m good. I know that sounded kind of mean, but it's true. He's always so back and forth, I never know what to expect from day to day.
i'm sorry to hear that you and your b/f are having trouble. But if he's not the right one for you, at least you're being realistic, right? Thank goodness he's not going to Kosovo, though. It's so hard being separated from the one you love. It's especially hard when you're already a stress eater and trying to lose weight. Wait...that's me...
I hope that he can change his ways and be the man you deserve. God works miracles.
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I doubt he'll change. My major debate these days is to see where it goes with Will or chalk it up to a loss and let my ex try to make up the ****ty stuff he did to me and go back out with him. It would put my family back together. Shar would have her dad. but I can't do it just for Shar, if I do it it has to be for me too.0
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I doubt he'll change. My major debate these days is to see where it goes with Will or chalk it up to a loss and let my ex try to make up the ****ty stuff he did to me and go back out with him. It would put my family back together. Shar would have her dad. but I can't do it just for Shar, if I do it it has to be for me too.
If you do go back to your ex, I hope he is not just talk. Hopefully he is actually changed and will be a better dad/SO for you. And yes, you do need to do it for you, not just for your daughter. She deserves a mommy and daddy who love not only her but eachother too. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.0 -
thanks, hopey. I want to see where things go with Will..first.0
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hahahahaha! I'm typing to you from my wii! Santa brought a wireless router. Nothing will get done now, this is just too cool!0
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ok....Hopey....I understand what you are going through being apart. My husband and I had to spend 9 months apart. It was really tough!
Trish...you totally crack me up! I just noticed you are so close to your first mini-goal! Keep it up girl!
Silver- men stuff....oh my...just go with the flow i guess....Whatever you do though, don't let them take advantage of you!
As for me...We did our Holly Jolly 5k and it was fun! Have a Merry Christmas everyone!0 -
Way cool, Trish!!! That's awesome!0
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yay nicolee! like the family shot!0
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Good night everyone, merry christmas!0
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Merry Christmas, SAHM sisters. Did you have a silent night? I didn't. Grace was up puking again. Do you think there might be something actually wrong like reflux or something? She goes for checkup on 15th of next month. Will bring it up with pediatrician. I'm concerned that this is the third separate day she's done this in a month.
Anyway, enjoy your time with your families & goodies! Hugs to all 0 -
trish, sorry to hear grace was sick. poor baby. it's a good idea to mention it to her dr. also, keep a log of when it happens--am, after dinner, in the middle of the night?? and a food log to see if there is any connection (something spicy? really fatty/greasy? etc) that way you'll have more info to give the dr to help figure out how to make grace feel better. hugs
my xmas eve turned out eventful, too. around 10 i felt something in my eye. so i rubbed and checked and splashed water into it, and put a warm compress, etc. nothing relieved the pain and feeling of something sharp in there. i went to bed hoping if i just closed my eyes it would go away. well at 1 am i was up again and it wasn't better. worse with greater pain. could barely open my eye w/o sharp pain and tearing. sooo called 911 and eventually took the ambulance to the hosp with the 3 y.o. ("mommy, i'm tired. go away mommy). the dr put some numbing drops in the eye, rooted around and came out with some random yellow speck on her qtip. problem solved but cornea remains scratched. eye still tender but will heal quickly. boy and i took a taxi home and by 3:45am he was back asleep--w/me in my bed.
i felt so foolish about it all--i know all my neighbors but didn't feel like i could go knock on their doors at 1+am. and i cdn't drive myself b/c i cdn't keep my eye shut or open and cdn't see to drive safely. i have a few friends, but again, it's the middle of the nt xmas eve. really who could i call??
this is the part that's really bothering me. i've been here 5 years and i don't have a network to count on in a situation like this? that seems ridiculous and pathetic at the same time.
as we go into the new year, one of my goals should be to put together a neighbor list for us all and make it clear that we can call on one another. we are not alone/random transplants but a street of people who care. maybe even have a (potluck?) get together over at our house to encourage that face to face contact.
your thoughts? is this a dumb idea? do you have any good suggestions??
merry xmas and may your day shine bright with love and peace. 0 -
trish, sorry to hear grace was sick. poor baby. it's a good idea to mention it to her dr. also, keep a log of when it happens--am, after dinner, in the middle of the night?? and a food log to see if there is any connection (something spicy? really fatty/greasy? etc) that way you'll have more info to give the dr to help figure out how to make grace feel better. hugs
my xmas eve turned out eventful, too. around 10 i felt something in my eye. so i rubbed and checked and splashed water into it, and put a warm compress, etc. nothing relieved the pain and feeling of something sharp in there. i went to bed hoping if i just closed my eyes it would go away. well at 1 am i was up again and it wasn't better. worse with greater pain. could barely open my eye w/o sharp pain and tearing. sooo called 911 and eventually took the ambulance to the hosp with the 3 y.o. ("mommy, i'm tired. go away mommy). the dr put some numbing drops in the eye, rooted around and came out with some random yellow speck on her qtip. problem solved but cornea remains scratched. eye still tender but will heal quickly. boy and i took a taxi home and by 3:45am he was back asleep--w/me in my bed.
i felt so foolish about it all--i know all my neighbors but didn't feel like i could go knock on their doors at 1+am. and i cdn't drive myself b/c i cdn't keep my eye shut or open and cdn't see to drive safely. i have a few friends, but again, it's the middle of the nt xmas eve. really who could i call??
this is the part that's really bothering me. i've been here 5 years and i don't have a network to count on in a situation like this? that seems ridiculous and pathetic at the same time.
as we go into the new year, one of my goals should be to put together a neighbor list for us all and make it clear that we can call on one another. we are not alone/random transplants but a street of people who care. maybe even have a (potluck?) get together over at our house to encourage that face to face contact.
your thoughts? is this a dumb idea? do you have any good suggestions??
merry xmas and may your day shine bright with love and peace.
I hope your eye recovers quickly. Networking is a great goal to have. Everyone could use more friends! I think the potluck sounds awesome. It would give people a chance to eat AND socialize; what could be better?! My sis and her husband hosted a bbq when they moved into their neighborhood, and now they all bbq a few times each summer.0 -
Stacey, that sounds like a really long night! I understand how you feel. I don't really have a network of people I can count on in the neighborhood. I live on a busy street--which I probably use as a major excuse to not socialize, we shut the windows and doors and close ourselves in. It sounds like you did the right thing, It sounds painful though. I like your goal for networking, if I wasn't planning on moving in the near future I would probably do something like that too.
Hope everyone had a happy holiday. :flowerforyou: Ours was nice and quiet, just the way I like it. :bigsmile:0 -
Good morning. Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was very busy and took a couple glasses of wine to get through time with the in-laws, but we did it! The kids were great, had way too many sweets. My 1 yo could care less about her presents, was playing with tree ornaments instead. LOL. My fave gift was the wii fit plus. Yea!
Stacey, have you thought about hosting a block party? This way no one has to actually come IN your home. You do everything in the streets (can contact local authorities about setting up roadblocks, and we even got firemen to come and let kids climb in the truck) Then certain neighbors bring out the grills, folding tables for food, etc. Then pass out flyers telling everyone to come, and bring a certain style of food or drink. Have a few carnival type games for kids to play (beanbag toss, horseshoes, inflatable bowling) It's a couple of hours of partying in the street and getting to know everyone. If you set it for spring that gives you couple months to plan, and warmer months will make the event more enjoyable. Sorry you had such a rough xmas eve. I'm lucky to have family close by for emergencies.
Trish, I hope the little one is feeling better. Just out of curiosity has she been sick with cold symptoms at all? My son threw up off and on for a couple months when he was 9mo. and had an occasional cough. Turned out to be asthma, and vomiting was the only way for him to clear his lungs. Hopefully dr will clear her and say she's fine.
Well, everyone, hope you all have a day of peace and relaxation for today. Enjoy!0 -
Sorry you spent the night in ER, Stacey. I hope you are doing better!
Jr, Grace coughs, but only as much as a normal person. It is pretty dry here in Utah. We should probably clean her humidifier & start running it at night again. She's had no cold symptoms. The random throwing up has me concerned. It only happens at night. I'm thinking it might be reflux related as she had problems with that as a baby. I have reflux & her pediatrician says it can sometimes be genetic.
I felt sorry for her on Christmas. She just laid on the couch, snuggling her new plush friends & watched us open her presents for her. She played with them a little, but was enormously cuddly all day. She is still pretty lackluster today. My poor little girl.
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thanks for the well wishes. my eye is TONS better. and thanks for the ideas/support. i'm gonna aim for something for valentine's day. gives me some time but not too much to lose my gumption and get lazy about it.
trish, sorry to hear that grace is still feeling poorly. wish i had something more useful for you. ((hugs))
it sounds like xmas was not just survived but enjoyed by most of you. that's GREAT.
let's enjoy the weekend--drink h2o, exercise/walk, sleep, eat good for us foods :flowerforyou:
then Monday--we hit this last week HARD!!0 -
thanks for the well wishes. my eye is TONS better. and thanks for the ideas/support. i'm gonna aim for something for valentine's day. gives me some time but not too much to lose my gumption and get lazy about it.
trish, sorry to hear that grace is still feeling poorly. wish i had something more useful for you. ((hugs))
it sounds like xmas was not just survived but enjoyed by most of you. that's GREAT.
let's enjoy the weekend--drink h2o, exercise/walk, sleep, eat good for us foods :flowerforyou:
then Monday--we hit this last week HARD!!
Well, I have to say Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were good for me, but really bad foodwise. I went ahead and ate whatever I wanted yesterday which included a big brunch and traditional Christmas dinner (but no lunch, just lots of fruits and popcorn as snacks in between) I did record everything, and boy is it an eye opener. 700 cals over, over in all categories esp. the sodium by like 1200. Yuck! I think I got bummed I didn't hit my Christmas weight goal, but after inputting those numbers this morning I felt awful. I'm trying to regain the focus of this is NOT about my weight, it's about my health. Back on the wagon today, even went to Olive Garden and DIDN'T have pasta or breadsticks!!!!! I had alot of salad to start off, and ate half of a chicken marsala plate (after doing my research, the marsala sauce is the healthiest sauce for you). And it was good.
Like you said.... Hit this last week HARD. And that is just what I'm going to do. In fact, my goal today and tomorrow is to burn a calorie deficit toward's Friday's calories (I know this leaves me at a bit of a calorie deficit these two days, but I will still be consuming more than 1200/day and 2 days shouldn't make me go into starvation mode). Hope it works. Well, off to play more Wii Fit with my kiddo.0 -
rest of clan came home today. and my stress eating went up up up! i even got a stress zit on my chin--y'know, one of those giant underground mosquito bites.
exercise for sure tomorrow and back to regular eating. no more crap for me!! like i said earlier. this is the week to finish strong so to start the new year ROCKIN'0
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