Stay at Home Moms/Dads---4/20--4/26

:flowerforyou: good morning!
allyson, that was so kind of you to be with your friend. it's hard enuf to have surgery, but having people who care about you around can help. i pray for her speedy and complete recovery.

heather--my #2 is sick (AGAIN) too. low fever, stuffy nose, and cough. she took an advil and has an appetite. i dunno. she wants to go to speech lessons--ok. but i don't know if i should send her to pre-school. i'm sure that's where she keeps picking up these things anyway. but i feel guilty having my kid be the germie one. then again, i don't care to keep her home if she's ready for axn.
you'd think i could be more decisive! it's just that #1 was/is rarely sick so not much practice on this. it seems #2 is going to be the normal sickie one who gets sick often and throws up too. GREAT

enuf rambling--time to get on with the morning! later--

Just touching base. Hope all had a good Tuesday!
I got in exercise and got shopping and chores today, which was good. and i'm doing really well with my exercise.
BUT my eating still stinks! i'm trying to stay at 1400-1500 calories/day regardless of exercise. try that out for a month. but i still go over all the time--and not by eating apples, carrots, cucumbers, etc!
i'm not gonna go on and on, we all know what we have to do. just frustrated with myself on this point. :grumble:

i have made significant improvements overall, tho, and i can recognize that. i've increased my water intake, my cardio endurance is much better, i exercise consistently, teeny tiny bit stronger, have lost some inches and could fit into smaller shorts and pants. So i know i'm doing some things right. What's funny is that calories are what really matter and that's the one area i can't keep under control. :ohwell:
but when i look at the above, i can see that many habits have taken hold. it's just gonna be longer till i commit (heart and mind) to the rest of the program.

well, thanks for letting me write my book. it was helpful to me (tho tedious to you!).

have a great night folks!

. I feel a bit bad being an out of shape dance teacher. I can still do the moves, and I have the endurance, but my body doesn't look like it. I actually think I'm pretty fit as far as strength/endurance goes, but my body is definately out of shape. Gotta figure out something for that. Anyone in the same boat?

first of all you look great! secondly, you are cruisin' on down the scale. and thirdly, your baby isn't even a year old--it takes awhile to get the wt gone and even then your body will maybe be a diff shape. my body recovered after baby 1, baby 2 left me w/these extra pounds, and baby 3 re-shaped my belly completely--for the first time i have a true spare tire.
so, for you--just keep moving and eating right and you'll get there. i would think dancing wd help espec as it does all over cardio + strength and lengthening.
as far as the "out of shape" teacher--they come to you to learn. and the little ones are just so excited to be there, you could have 2 heads for all they care!
so enjoy your new work and all that your body can do right now!

gotta go!

heather---HUGS
i just read an article sorta about this. hubby compulsive neat freak and wife is a good enuf kinda cleaner. basically, they were to try to understand each other's expectations better and be sure to keep the snide comments and sarcasm out of it. also, maybe to agree on one area (or more) that's always clean (y'know like the living room or mstr bedrm).

my husband helps a lot, so i can't complain abt that. but i do know that he prefers i just give him a list of things to be done with a final (reasonable) deadline and then he'll do it when he wants. that's helped a lot. my list, our timetable.

another idea is to do it as a family thing: everyone picks out the chore for the week (from a jar, from a rotating plate thing, from "chore dice", or based on interest and skill). if it's only for a week, he may be more willing to step in knowing that EVERYONE is counting on him to get his ONE thing done that whole week. Plus, everyone else is doing their share too. (the commune model)

I hope these ideas are useful. And i hope dd feels all better soon. that stinks abt missing the testing, tho. what a pain!

ps--you're not alone with hubby fights. i can't begin to tell you how often jeff and i fight (b/c we're both controlling among other things). you've been together awhile and sometimes things are just ENUF. i can relate and empathize. more HUGS

Has anyone read marley and me I cried it was heartbreaking to read I had to put the book down I got myself so upset it resurfaces my grief from having my dog put down last aug.

nope, can't bring myself to read it for same reason. didn't see movie either.

vicky, i know what you mean. for some people it may even be cathartic. for me, it's still too raw even tho milo died 2 years ago. i still remember that last day. and i still remember him--walking with him, his breathing and stretching in his crate next to my bed, how he curled up in my legs when i would nap (pg with baby #1). he was really my first baby. and i miss him terribly. so i can't torture myself with a book like that, bittersweet as it is.:brokenheart:

can you tell i want another dog?we keep waiting--partly for baby 3 to get older and therefore less of a handful or even danger to the puppy. i know we could get a 1 or 2 year old, but but but
also, b/c we want to move back to salt lake and think it will be easier (ie, less hassle) to sell and move w/o dog. plus if we have to rent first in salt lake city, then having no dog will make that easier too. all rational, logical reasons.

doesn't eliminate the heartache. i'm sure you know what i mean.

now on to more pleasant tasks--packing lunch and getting ready to go to the gym. yay