Still Sick

Yup. Still frickin sick.

I am constantly blowing my nose. And coughing.

Yesterday I only got thru 30 minutes of Kenpo before I felt like I was gonna die from not being able to breathe before I turned it off. In that time though, the sweat flew.

K was sick yesterday so that meant UFO night got delayed until next Wed. So last night I went to Panera and picked her up some chicken noodle soup then stopped at the grocery store and got her some gatorade and jello.

I got onion soup in a bread bowl for me from Panera. Soup just sounded fantastic. And I know I probably shouldnt have had the bread bowl, but to hell with it. I am sick. And I didnt eat a whole lot yesterday so I dont feel too bad.

Last night I went to bed about 9:30. I medicated myself pretty heavily so I wasnt up coughing all night. Unfortunately though, I kept waking up when I would hear Xavier cough. SO I still didnt get a whole lot of sleep.

Tonights plan is to go to bed...Early. Like 7pm early.

Landry and I did take the road trip yesterday. It was a very good thing to do.

I had previously written this post explaining everything I am going thru right now and giving some background, but the fact of the matter is that the background doesnt matter.

Here is the fact.

We MAY be having to move AGAIN in the spring. UGH! My in-laws (wonderful though they are) want to list the house in the spring. And with our financial state right now, I doubt we could get a loan to buy it. The timing is pretty bad. And I am pretty stressed. No not pretty stressed...VERY stressed. Hence why I cant get rid of a simple DAMN cold!

I did apply at a gym yesterday to be a personal trainer intern. I will be interested to see if I get a call back. I also added that I am getting my zumba certification end of October and they said that they may need another zumba instructor. That would be good. Then I could have some income coming in to put down on a home loan application. I am trying here.

It would literally kill me to move out of Dexter. But sometimes life sucks. So I have been checking out surrounding areas for very inexpensive fix me up train wrecks of houses. The one yesterday wasnt horrible. Really. A new roof is needed. Ok. So it has some water damage from that. The unknown is the peeling of paint and plaster that is going on around the windows. It is a foreclosure so I am hoping it sits there thru the winter and we can go in with a REALLY low offer to the bank. OR have something pop up for sale here in Dexter so I dont have to move the kids away from their friends. There are a couple possibilities here but we cant do much to see if we qualify right now until Aarons "stuff" is all finalized.

Ok...moving on. Enough pitty party.

Today is a true rest day for me. P90X recovery week builds in two rest days. Today and Sunday. I was hoping to lift a bit tonight but I think that I may forgo that and just medicate and go to bed.

Landry's drop off today at pre-school was a big fat suck. He was crying even before I got him out of the car. Ugh. I told him if he didnt go play then he was going to go home and go to bed. Stinker wanted to come home and go to bed. Ugh again. The teachers want me to drop him off at the end of the line instead of the beginning. They think that will help. We will see. My thought is that if I have to bring him home for 20 min (between Xaviers drop off and his) then I might not get him back in the car. Ugh. I will talk to his speech therapist about it today. Honestly I havent paid the next payment for his pre-school yet until I see if this is going to work out or not.

So that is it for me today. And I didnt weigh myself today. I know the weight is up from the bread bowl so I dont want to get depressed over the number on the scale. Frankly I have WAY too many other things on my docket right now.

Things I am looking forward to-- Feta bread Friday! Yup. We are going to Aubreys tomorrow! Woot! I need it!

Have a great Thursday everyone!

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Wacky Wednesday

Hey all!

So yesterday I didnt get my walk in. K's parents came over for some help with some things and by the time she was done it was dark. Could I have done something else? Probably.

But I got my P90X Core workout in. Hey at least it is something!

I am back up to 175.5 though. Probably from the Subway sandwich I had last night for dinner. We all got subs and went to Xaviers school for a picnic with the teacher. I did good. A 6" turkey on wheat. No cheese. Spinach, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, jalepenos, lite mayo and mustard. I did have a Sprite which didnt help with weight gain. And I snagged a couple cheetos. Not near a whole snack size bag so that is good. And I did have the last slutty brownie yesterday. So those temptations are gone. LOL.  I should have just thrown the damn thing away but I have a big issue about wasting food. So instead of wasting, it went to my waist. Ugh.

Today is P90X Kenpo. I will do that when Landry and I get home from dropping Xavier off at school.

Then I think Landry and I might go on a little road trip. If not today, then I will go on one tomorrow after both the boys are at school. This pertains to the things going on in my life and I just feel like I need to check some things out. And tomorrow is a great day for that because it is a rest day for recovery week in P90X. So no need to rush home and work out.

Today is my UFO night (UnFinished Objects) night at K's house. I will be heading over to her place a bit earlier than the others- 6pm. To load in my stuff and help her set up. I am very excited to get these seats covered. I have 2 chairs completely done and painted, 2 chairs with one coat of paint, and one chair still with primer. I am hoping to get the second coat on the other two today and a first coat on the final chair.

Other than that, that is my schedule for today. Nothing too hectic for once. And it should be a lot of fun for tonight. Cant wait!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Tip of the Day: I know I posted this before, but I thought it would be good to post again with cold/flu season starting.

A bit of fun

Saw this and thought I would share it with you. I cracked up with it.

Have a great rest of the day...and dont be so serious!

A small loss

So a bit of good news.

Yesterday I did my P90X2 yoga. I am starting to love that video. I could tell I was still sore from the last time I did it.

Then last night K and I went for over a 2 mile walk. I was chatting with her about my down in the dumps reasons for life right now. I will probably be sharing with you soon what is going on...I even have my post written. It is just hard for me to push the publish button and expose our little secrets to the world.  Some of which you guys already know, some of which you dont.

This morning I had a half pound loss. I will take it for not doing major cardio. Down to 175.0. Today is P90X core and tonight is walking with K again. It feels good to walk and talk with her and just let things go. I have to trust that everything happens for a reason. This is just a really shitty spot I am in right now literally not knowing what spring is going to bring. And knowing there isnt much that I can plan for at the moment.

Anyways... I have been starting on a new project.

K's parents gave me 5 chairs for our kitchen island that need to get redone.

Here is what they looked like before.

I added two coats of primer and I got two coats of paint on one of the chairs.

Here is what it looks like now.

I still have to do the cushions for them and will do those tomorrow night at K's house at her UFO party.
One step at a time.

Then we have to go easy on them for about a month until they totally cure (according to the dude at Lowe's). I felt like telling him good luck with that with two little kids. LOL.

And I got my last painting done. It is currently hanging in our bedroom above our bed.

 

As you can see, I am trying to keep myself busy and not think about things too much. I need to trust that they are going to work themselves out.

Thats it for today folks. Have a great Tuesday!

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A not so fabulous weekend

This weekend was a not so fabulous weekend weight wise. Today I weighed in at 175.5. A 4 lb gain.

Oh well.

Too many carbs this weekend. Too many sweets this weekend. Live and learn and move on.

This week is my recovery week for P90X. So today I have Yoga on my schedule.

And as I looked at our weekly calendar, I realized I wont be making it to the gym Tuesday or Thurs this week. Damn. We have a school picnic Tuesday for Xavier. Thursday is a pizza night at the school for Aaron and Xavier called Watch DOGS. DOGS stands for Dads of Great Students. It is sort of an anti bully campaign and a way to get the dads involved. I love the concept and will give up a night at the gym for it.

So- Mon, Tues, and Thurs, K and I will be walking- weather permitting. If weather doesnt permit, then I will be doing zumba or going on the elliptical. Plus I will probably throw some weights in with it too. This is the type of week to fool the body and mix things up. Next week I know that change starts. Towards the end of month two was when my body REALLY started changing. So I am very excited to start Phase two next week.

Other than that, a pretty uneventful weekend.

Friday night the gals came over. We had a lot of fun. I had some wine and a vodka and sierra mist. And hummus and veggies and pita chips. Oh and a slutty brownie. Never should of had one. That was the end of my willpower with them the rest of the weekend.

Saturday I never did Kenpo. We went for a walk and I packed up the majority of the rest of the slutty brownies to hand out to the gals that were there Friday night. I dont want them in our house. I had a hard enough time not eating all the remaining ones that are here now. We ended up going for probably a mile or so walk. It was slow going with the boys though.

I made up a big pot of chili that day. Ground beef, onions, zucchini, corn, beans, jalepenos, peppers, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water and spices. Really yummy.

I only had a bit of it. Instead I made some fried green tomatoes. I used good stuff for them. Cornmeal, flaxseed, whole wheat flour, and my garlic and pepper grinder. Really yummy for a cold day. And I fried them in just a bit of olive oil. Nothing major. And somewhere in there I think I snuck in a slutty brownie- or two. Not sure because I broke small pieces off here and there.

That afternoon I took a full out, knock out nap on the couch. I mean for like 4 hours. I was exhausted. Still fighting this lingering cold.

That night I met my friend M at Macaroni Grill for dinner. I had their Lite Choice meal. Grilled shrimp, veggies and potatoes. Delicious and light. I had two glasses of wine and way too much bread. Carbs were my undoing this weekend- remember?

Sunday was a  veg out day in our house. That afternoon I had another nap. This cold does not want to go away.

Lunch was a hard boiled egg and an english muffin with PB. And some spinach dip (another fatty fav of mine) with some whole wheat crusty bread.

Dinner was some chili that I added EXTRA spice to, and a bit more spinach dip and crusty bread. Way too many carbs for me. Shame.

Sometimes though, when you are sick you want the comfort foods. For me, carbs are comfort. And it was what I wanted. Not a biggie. I can move on.

Last night I started priming some chairs that K's parents gave me for our kitchen island. I have 5 chairs and I got 2 primed. Today I am hoping to get the other 3 done. Then I can start painting them. Woo hoo!

Wednesday night K is having a UFO night at her house. An UnFinished Object night. So I am bringing the seat pads to recover. I need to iron on the clear vinyl to the fabric that bought to make it cleanable because of the kids. I will be sure to take pictures once I am done with them.

So that is the plan (so far) for the week.

What do you have going on?

Have a great Monday everyone!

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Low spot

Yesterday was just a plain bad day.

It was one thing after another.

I dropped Landry off at school. He cried.

Came home and did my yoga. That was a good thing.

Ran upstairs to take a quick shower so I could drink my smoothie before having to get Landry and guess what?

The cat puked all over Aaron's side of our bed.

GROSS!

So I had to quickly clean that up, run and start wash, run to take a shower, glup down a smoothie and go get Landry.

As I was slamming down my smoothie, I checked my phone messages and got a depressing text. Not getting into what it said right now, but it sent me down to a low, low, low point.

Did I binge?

No.

I stuck to my plan.

I did cry.

A lot.

Because I am beyond frustrated. I just dont know what to do with this. I feel like a tornado is hitting us all over again. There may be big news this spring. And for once, I dont want news. I dont want drama. I dont want all this.

Anyways...

As I said, I stuck to my eating plan. And I went to the gym. Got in a two mile walk, then Pump and RPM. I even upped my bicep weight in Pump. Calories burned at the gym: 1138 Always great to take frustrations out at the gym.

Then I picked up some sushi for me for dinner (California roll) and had a very small glass of red wine.

Today I am back down to 171.5. Woo hoo!

I still am not sure what I am going to do with our "problem" but I am trying not to think about it right now.
Today is a better day.

I have already done P90X legs back and abs today. Whew. I was sore when I woke up this morning and I am even MORE sore now!

Tonight is zumba. Woo Hoo!

Then I am having the ladies of Dexter here tonight. Penni was going to host but her husband isnt feeling well and doesnt want us to catch whatever he may have so I said I would have it instead.

I am making some slutty brownies for the gals tonight. Yummy. Some with rolos and some with peanut butter cups. Slutty brownies are chocolate chip cookie dough on the bottom, rolo or PB cup in the middle, and brownie batter on top. Cooked to perfection. Oh yummy!

So onward. I am not going to let this problem get me down. Nothing I can do about it until the spring anyways.

Have a great Friday everyone!

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What the?

So yesterday was a great day!

I did my P90X shoulders and arms.

I ate great all day (even though I felt funky).

And last night I did a modified version of ab ripper.

I didnt turn on the dvd, just did a bunch of their ab exercises as well as other ones that are favs.

This morning my abs are feeling it.

Then why, oh why, am I up a pound to 173? WTF!!

It seriously couldnt be from the couple of bites of ice cream I had at Xaviers social yesterday. Seriously. A couple bites. I finished up what Xavier didnt eat.

I didnt even have any Red Stag OR alcohol.

I am thinking that it is slight muscle bloat.

Yesterday I added 5 lbs to all of my bicep exercises.

GRRRR...

Lean and Mean.

Surprisingly enough I am not really sore today.

But on the docket for today is P90X2 Yoga, Body Pump and RPM.

Yummy!

And I cant wait. I love pump. And RPM.

Hoping to get back on track and lose the 1.5 lbs that I gained the past couple days.

Funny how I can have pizza twice on the weekend and lose 4 pounds but I stay on track with my eating and I gain 1. Too funny.

Anyways...

Xavier had a situation (couple of them) at school yesterday.

He came out of school wearing his fuzzy soft brown jacket and it was covered with straw.

Apparently a few girls tried to wrestle Xavier to the ground outside yesterday. Another little boy joined in and Xavier had to escape because he wanted to play on something else.

I think this is all innocent. I remember being a girl trying to catch the boys. But I dont like when my child comes out of school covered in straw.

Then we get to the car and he tells me that C punched him in the penis yesterday then punched his locker. Now I am friends (acquaintances) with C's mom. C and Xavier were in pre-k last year. So I know her and C seems like such a quiet child.

As I was packing his lunch up yesterday, Xavier was telling me that C smashed some of his tomatoes and pretzels from his lunch the day before. Not nice.

I am sure it is boys being boys. Xavier fixed it by not sitting next to C yesterday at lunch. And I asked him this morning if he and C were friends. He said yes.

BUT...yesterday as Xavier was telling me this, you can bet my ass I was typing out an email to his teacher. Now I dont want to be "that mom" but I think it is important that she knows what is going on with kids in class when she is maybe not around.

Know what I found out?

That she (the teacher) was out yesterday afternoon and that a sub was in instead. When she checked the subs notes, the sub said everything was fine and that it was a great day. LOL.

Today his teacher is going to be out as well. Still in the building, but out of the class for training. She said she appreciates knowing what is going on in the classroom and is glad the kids are at an age where they still tell parents what is going on. So I have the tattler.

And Landry has school today too. We will see if he has another tantrum when I drop him today. After I pick him up, Landry has speech therapy. Should be interesting. Cant wait to see how that goes.

Have a great Thursday everyone!

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