I am glad you are easing up on yourself. You are doing a great job! I work best when I have a small short term goal. The 21 day fix is 21 days bc that is supposed to be as long as it takes to make a habit. So I try to keep myself motivated in short term goals. Right now our county fair is coming up and I will be there all week with I am sure a lot of bad eating. So I am trying to get my 30 min workout in everyday and eat well until then so I don't come home from it a total disaster. The amount of walking I put in that week makes up for not working out. I bet I walk more that week then I do in a week at Disney.
Also, kuddos for running again. Every little bit over your usual routine will contribute to giving you a jump start. Have you ever tried plyometics? It might be a fun way to add something kind of like running to your workout. Maybe V could start walking/running with you to prep for the trip? I am more likely to walk when I have someone to keep me company.
Wow Allison is having an amazing trip. She is so lucky.
Watch that back! You have a Disney trip to be healthy for.
Thank you - I am trying.
It hasn't been easy - but it hasn't been too hard either. I totally understand the premise behind the 21 day fix and changing habits - it's a great segway into future life changes.
I am glad to hear that you've found something that works for you.
Good luck at the fair - I cannot imagine the amount of work and extra exercise you get in during that time!
Thanks... I have not tried plyometrics... I do get some of it with a few of my videos I do - but I have to be incredibly cautious, as I have bad knees.
So, typically when those parts come up - I have to do the less challenging parts. I also have to be very cautious when I am running, insuring that I am stepping properly and not jarring my knee - which also causes me to be a very slow runner. I do it simply because i enjoy it and for no other reason.
I've been trying to get V out to go walking with me, but ahhhh... no interest there - not even with Disney as bait. LOL I tried the same with Allison last year... And she started to pay for it on day 7, I believe?
They are young and resilient... Hopefully they can keep up with their mother. LOL
Yes - she is having a wonderful time... I am a bit jealous of her trip myself... Hoping she can push through these last several weeks.
Definitely - it's healing, and feeling better each day... I am just trying to be cautious with it - it's feeling much better this morning - which is a good sign.
Looks like your DD had a wonderful trip to Paris! She'll always have these memories and there will always be a bond with her Uncle, Aunt and family.
Sounds like you're back in a groove and moving forward! I remember pictures you've posted before your health journey began and you now look like a completely different person! I've been fighting my weight since I was in Jr. High but it's been so much easier this time around because I'm focusing on my health rather than just a scale number or size. You're going in the right direction - keep it up!
Yes - she had a wonderful time there... I am so thankful to them for making this whole trip possible for Allison and next year for V... It really is the opportunity of a lifetime.
I am trying - truly I am... It's been hard, and it's been hard looking at myself in the mirror and seeing too much of the person I was before, for my liking... I am trying not to let it overwhelm me though - or else I will lose focus on what I need to do to fix it again. I agree - it's a lot easier when a person does it to improve their health as their main goal - to me, it just seams like my health is so much more worth the sacrifice and it keeps my goals in perspective... Once my brain changes to more of the vanity angle - it seems that I have a harder time. Keep up that great work!!!!
I'm going to PM you a link to a wall calendar I love - I like my boxes big enough to write in and keep track of everything on our schedule and I've found a calendar that works great for that.
I may hear about the job today, it's been "a couple days" which is when the owner said he'd get in touch. This week is so busy and hectic, I've actually been able to keep my mind off of it which is good. We met my parents for dinner last night, they are headed out of town in opposite directions today. My mom to Virginia for a wedding shower and my dad to work overseas. After dinner we had Charlotte's pre-k orientation where they mentioned that the kids will be wearing uniforms 5 days a week starting on Monday. They provided the polo shirts for us, but I have to come up with khaki bottoms for 5 days a week by Monday. I hit oldnavy.com as soon as we got home last night and was able to find a few things that will get her through next week. The uniforms cost $45, I had to spend $22 for expedited shipping!!!! I am beyond annoyed at the school right now for the last minute notification. I had already bought Charlotte several back to school dresses that she won't be able to wear and I hate this last minute rush for something they've known about for awhile.
Peyton has her meet the teacher event tomorrow at noon. She got the teachers that she wanted and she already knows them both fairly well from extra curricular activities so that should make her transition easy.
I'm debating about taking Friday off for some one on one time with Charlotte. Peyton and I have an end of the year tradition where I pick her up on the last day of school and we go out for lunch and then get her pictures taken. I wanted to start doing something similar with Charlotte now that she's getting older so I thought back to school time would be good for her. Somehow the school year has snuck up on me and I only have a few days left to make this happen.
Ok, personal questions for you. What is your normal schedule for getting up and going to bed? Are you naturally an early riser? I am amazed at how much you are able to fit into your days, I need to do better so I will have the time to get back to working out.
Hope you have a great day!
Thanks for sending me that link yesterday - I have yet to go look at it, I will this morning though, after I am done writing here.
It sounds like life has been crazy for you this week! Safe travels (in opposite directions) to your parents - it sounds like both of them have nice plans.
And, I agree- that is terrible about the uniforms... They could have given so much more notice than that - BTS time is often financially difficult for many families - some consideration there could have gone a long way. I am glad you were able to get it sorted out for the time being, and hopefully you can add more to her wardrobe as time goes on.
Glad to hear that Peyton got the teachers she knows and wanted... That should make her year a bit easier.
What a great tradition you have started with your girls - how fun! I never really did anything like that with mine... Just Disney really... But I love it and I hope you are able to find a way to make it special for each of them! Great idea!
Hahaha... You can thank Allison for my "early riser ability"... When she was a baby, she would get up between 4am and 5am every morning - I did not enjoy it at all, as I was NOT an early riser. She was a ball of energy at that time of day though and I really needed to wake up fast and be focused on her... and she never really stopped being an early riser - until maybe about 2 years ago - and even then, 8 or 9am is her max. I'd gotten so used to it - that it's just natural for me to get up that early now. Typically - I am up around 5am, naturally... I do my coffee/FB/Dis until about 7am... I work out between 7 and 8... Breakfast at about 8:30... And I like to be upstairs to work, no later than 9am. I typically take lunch between 12:30 - 1pm, and I try hard to stick to that 30 minute meal time... If I go back up to work after lunch - then I usually work until about 3:30-4pm... Josh is off of work at 4, so I use that hour before he comes home to shower, get ready, clean up the house, make dinner - whatever needs to be done. Most days though - I have errands to run or appointments going on, so I go back up to work until I need to get ready to leave. Dinner is typically at 5:30 every night, and evenings are usually spent with the family - or not holed up in my sewing room - unless I have a big project going on, then I go back up to work for an hour or two in the evening - but I try very hard not to do this. Typically - most of my day is done by the time I take lunch at 12:30. LOL Oh and sometimes I try to take a little hour nap after lunch too... LOL Because I run my business from home - I try hard to stick to a good schedule - otherwise I'd never get anything done. I know what I have to get accomplished (work wise) every day - and I pretty much don't do anything else until that is done - that is my main focus. I often bribe myself with food - as in, I make certain mental benchmarks that I must meet in order to eat... So, I say to myself - this bag must be cut out and quilted before I can go take lunch - it just helps keep me on track, because I want to eat and I need to get my work done.
When I make my work schedule - I have to plan it a year in advance - all of my vacation time, or any trips that I take - I have to know year in advance, so I can build that into my schedule. Typically - I build 1 extra week off every 10 weeks, if I fall behind, I have somewhere I can catch back up, this has worked well for me over the years - but also, if something comes up, I am able to use that week to take a last minute trip or whatever. So, that's usually how my days go... I usually don't deviate from that too much.
Hope that helped?
I'm assuming you guys are stationed somewhere in Japan. My dad was stationed in Yokosuka when I was in high school from 1993-1997. We were able to go to Tokyo Disney several times while we were there, long before DisneySea existed.
I would think that would be the fun part about being stationed elsewhere... Just to be able to see other parts of the world.
As hard as it would be to be away from friends and family.
Frequent lurker, rare poster, but this was too good - This is what I saw when I went online just now to see the weekly specials at Publix.
You'll be saying this before you know it.
Cute! LOL Yes, it won't be long now... I think we are all ready for her to be home again - except maybe for V?
Sorry that Allison is so homesick. Her trip to Paris with Brian looks like fun. I', with her you can't go to paris without going to the top of the Eiffel Tower. It loos like such a beautiful city. What a wonderful surprise, going to go to Disneyland Paris. She looks like she had a great time there.
Not too much is going on here. We went up to Marblehead lighthouse on Sunday and wandered around Sandusky and no we didn't go to Cedar Point. We did take pictures from across the bay. It's a pretty little city. My daughter is on a quest to resee all the lighthouses around here.
We're getting ready for a remodel at work. They're basically flipping the store starting with the breakroom. Last week we had a cookout to celebrate 190 days accident free. Then we had three accidents. That's just the way things go a work.
Have a great day
Liz
She did have a great time... but she is definitely home sick. She will be so busy over the next several weeks - I really think she won't have too much time to miss us.
It sounds like you have been enjoying summer - and getting out to do fun things! I admire you for that! And how fun to be able to go along with your daughter as she adventures locally - that's cool!
I hope your remodel at work goes smoothly.
I hope you have a great day, as well!
How great that you had a great day on Monday
Looks like Allison had a great time in Paris. I'm glad to hear she liked Disneyland Paris.
I can't wait to see the surprise bag for V.
I hope your back is feeling better after yesterday's heavy lifting.
How great that you are getting more confident about your eating
My sister and her little family lives way too far from me, so I don't get to see my niece and nephew a lot. It's 1113 miles by car if you drive through Sweden and 1177 miles if you drive through Norway. They were here in Tromsø The same week Ulf and I went to Wales. So I got to meet them and I will see them again in Spain. They are not coming home for Christmas this year so I guess the next time I'll see them after Spain is next summer.
Ulf and I are planning on a road trip around Europe next Spring. We first talked about borrowing my parents caravan. But with the caravan and the car it will be difficult to stop and geocache a long the way. In Wales we met some geocaching friends from Germany who said that maybe we should try to camp in a tent instead of the caravan. The Germans said that now a days there are tents big enough so you can stand upright in them and there is air mattresses that are 19.7 inch high. Ulf and I talked about it some more on our way home and I have been searching the internet for the last couple of days for tents and air mattresses. Since we are not walking anywhere with the camping gear we don't need the tent and other camping stuff to be light weight. Ulf and I have now decided that I will sleep on a air mattress with my travel tempur mattress on top of it and I will have my tempur pillow that I use at home because nothing beats a tempure pillow. We have also decided to buy this tent.
Thanks Lillian - my back is getting better day by day... It's still sore - but better.
It's a bummer that your neice and nephew live so far away, it sounds like you will get to see them a few times over the course of the upcoming months though - that will be nice.
I love the idea that you and Ulf are going to tent - that sounds like so much fun! I don't tent, ever... I used to, but there's just too much wildlife here - and not my idea of fun! But I admire those that can do it and enjoy doing it.
It sounds like you have a great plan!
Chelsea's dance showcase got moved up a day, from Saturday, the 20th to Friday, the 19th. Why should anyone care? I added another day to our Disney trip since we can leave 1 day earlier. I had 5 day park hoppers, but were only going to be able to use one day in the evening. Now, we are getting there one day early, so we can have 5 full days in the parks, if we should choose to do so. Or more time to explore the DLH. And the Disney math kind of works out. So, the way I had it was Monday - Saturday (5 nights) at the DLH. Now, the Friday night was not 20% off like the other nights. So, I was paying almost $172 more for that 1 night. I called and moved those dates to Sunday - Friday (still 5 nights), but the Sunday night does have the 20% discount. Then I added a night at Camelot Inn (where we had planned to stay before the DLH) for $232 (includes the tax). So, it really only cost $60 to add a night. Considering cancelling my hotel in Williams, CA (travel day) and hitting up friends in CA to see if we can sleep on a floor in one of their houses. Then, I would be adding a day and the lodging savings would make up for the dining additions. Did I lose you? Anyway, we are now leaving in 10 days, not 11.
Exciting!!! I am so glad that you were able to extend your trip - it seems like it all worked out so perfectly!!!
For $60 - I'd definitely add another night!
And eeeep!!! It's so close!!! That's just as exciting! LOL You will have such a great trip!
That is an awesome tent, but I can tell you that the dome style tents are much easier to put up and take down - easy enough that one person can do it. Some of those are large enough to stand in also.
I wish I could offer advice here... LOL But I don't tent. Just wanted to say hi Tess.
Just wanted to stop in and say thank you for the prayers for dad. He is doing and looking much better. Unfortunately, he is very hot and humid here. I banded both my parents to stay inside in the A.C. I just can't handle another curve ball right now.
Have a wonderful evening!
I am glad to hear that your dad is doing and looking so much better... Oh yes - I agree there... I try to do that to my dad too - but it seems like he doesn't like to listen to me, ever. I hope they understood your reasoning and listened.
I completely understand your concern... and praying for no more curve balls coming your way.
Thank you - same to you!
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Ugh!!! Yesterday... I am just glad it's over.
I worked out right away in the morning... And I worked upstairs too, until lunch. And then V and I had errands to run.
Meanwhile... Allison was taking the train into Amsterdam to meet up with some friends of her's. Which was fine and encouraged - it's good that she is getting out and trying to meet people. She posted some pictures on FB and it looked like she had a good time.
Then - at about 3pm here, I texted her to make sure she made it home OK... That's when she told me that she kept getting on the wrong tram, and she was still trying to get home. Doing the time difference calculation - it was 10pm her time.
She was at a train station, a 45 minute walk from Amsterdam Central and still had to get back there, before she could board a train home... So, she still had a 2 hour minimum ride home - if all went well. You know - those scenes in Tangled, where Mother Gothel ages instantaneously?? That was me. There was my daughter - in a foreign country - who doesn't speak or read the native language... Trying to get home in the middle of the night. I had to use every skill I had not to panic and try to remain calm... but this kid... Geez... Essentially - she was trying to find her way on her own... and it was the middle of the night... Of course, I took matters into my own hands and sent Myrthe a message, because she had no idea what was going on - maybe she would listen to Myrthe if Myrthe offered the help? After all, it is her country and she knows how to get around. I love that my daughter is independently minded - but it's always good to ask for help when you need it.
Essentialy... She got on 2 trams, before she got on the right one. Then the train she got on, which was supposed to take her from AMS to her town shut down for the night for maintenance... So she had to get on a bus much earlier and much further away, to take her to the town where she could catch the smaller local bus that took her home. But in the end, she took the bus from the larger town, to the smaller town, then took a taxi home. She arrived home at 1am her time!
Like Myrthe told me last night - I should be PROUD of her for navigating a foreign transportation system - she did it exactly how Myrthe would have told her to do it... And I AM proud of her - truly I am... But next time - Allison - PLEASE do it during daylight hours. Thank you.
After she was home, safely tucked into bed - and I had aged 60 years in a matter of hours... I saw this message posted on FB... Broke my heart...
So, that was my night. I hope the rest of you had evenings that were much less adventurous.
Today... I am working out shortly... I wanted to run - but it's pouring rain. It should be a heavy lifting day for me - but I think I am going to let my back heal for one more day - so I'll heavy lift tomorrow instead.
Then I will work upstairs until lunch time. Again - V and I have errands to run this afternoon. Story of my life, these days. LOL
I hope you all have a great day!! Sending pixie dust out to all of you!
D~
I wonder if doing something familiar would help her with her homesickness? Maybe dedicate some time to her photography? If she could get the kids to cooperate, I'm sure Brian and Mytrhe would love some portraits of the kids - you know us moms can never have enough kid pictures.
