True Confessions Tuesday

rolling right into another list:

• the weekend was pretty balanced between busy busy & relaxing
• the relaxing of course was spent on the couch
• Tim's back pain is better after a trip the chiro + reassuring trip the dr to rule out several webmd'd options by me :)
• I haven't been on the scale since Saturday & was pleasantly surprised to find I was holding steady w/o the treadmill :)
• I haven't been reallllllllllllly watching what I eat
• I quit taking my vitamins when I ran out & keep forgetting to buy more
• We haven't walked since Thursday-Tim's pain level was too high since he was pushing himself thru the days to be productive
• I mudded in 19 pepper plants & 9 tomatoes, 3 cukes & planted 9 cuke seeds on Saturday
• We had baaaad but OH so yummy deep fried trio w/supper last night-our choices: mac n cheese bites, corn nuggets & deep fried pickle spears YUMMMMM but baaaaad lol
• frappuccino for breakfast-come on Kim get real! (but they are still on sale + have coupon)
• I tried on 2 pr of shorts from my summer tote on Saturday, happy they fit .. hoping they get to fitting looser :)
• going to wash the rest of the summer clothes/suits today to get packing for the weekend

not alot bad, just lack of exercise, vits & food monitoring. not doing horrible just not GREAT.

OOPS!!!!

welllllll so we have had this appt for fasting blood draw @6pm for almost 2 weeks & did fine noon-3 then it was snack time & dummy me snacked on cheese & crackers every time I cruised by the table @ snack time!!!!!! THENNNNN the kicker is that it never dawned on me that I was doing something BAD until an hour later when Tim came in & found me cleaning the stairs & he asked if I was finding things to do to keep busy & not eat. WHAAAAAAT?! OH CRAP! so he got his testing done but I have to reschedule for next week *sigh* dumb dumb!

But I got some filing done while he was in his appt :) & the house is fine tuned-company ready. Which will come in handy tomorrow for my interview.

BUT I have taken 2 nights off the treadmill & last night was too rainy to even go out & walk BOO so must get back on the treadmill tonight!

21 day ACCOUNTABILITY: exercise (fail), vites (success), f/v (strawberriesx2 @ supper, the end of the scalloped potatoesx2 & ham for lunch, OH RATS.. just one serving short!)

so how's your 21 day challenge coming?

Happy Hump Day!

Look @ what I earned :) that's right I have shrunk 5# (& stayed @ or below that mark consistantly) since I got back on the treadmill! I am still holding steady from last week -tho my yo yo was 2 below one morning :)- So I know I can keep on this roll!! I had to skip the treadmill last night for tonight's blood draw for life insurance but we did go ahead & walk our mile :) I can't wait to get back on it, who would have thought I'd say that!!

21 days Accountability: I forgot my vites last night, I ran out of multi's so I guess I blew off the rest. oops! f/v:lets seeeee... scalloped potatoes & ham for supper -2 veg servings, ugh, I think that's all I got in yday! dang it! I only got 64oz in & the exercise I already mentioned.

Child Care: I have an interview for 2 new kids on Friday. Interviews always make me nervous-scrub the counters, cupboard doors & vac the corners nervous - so I will be fine tuning the cc today & tomorrow for that.

I want to touch up the upstairs in spurts today for the insurance lady-I know she's not here for inspection but I still want the floors swept & vac'd, counters wiped & catch-all stairs picked up. :)

Weekend.. wow it looks like this weekend is starting a run of busy ones... This Saturday I had a crop but it got cancelled due to lack of participation, & a graduation reception, then Sunday we are doing a deep cleaning/purge of the garage. Next Saturday is a wedding & reception in Chariton & Sunday brings a graduation reception in Grinnell. the following is Memorial weekend=camping! Then in June the local farmer's market opens, I am hosting a Tastefully Simple party, & camping! During the week we are planning a weekly field trip for child care providers & a Thursday night in the Park hosted by the local chapter IAEYC. July is of course the 4th-my favorite holiday, attending a freezer jam class in Woodward, a crop till you drop weekend & 2 weekends of camping. I don't even want to THINK about August!

ah... totally shouldn't have done that list LOL now to make a stickie of what I want to get done TODAY to keep me moving :) I think I've already heard thunder this morning so I should have plenty of inside time to get busy. Have a great day! is your summer as packed as mine?! eeks

Thursday 3 & others...

over @ the Sisterhood they have a weekly Thursday three... I have never participated .. I have no idea why.. but I am going to start.. today :) "when I look in the mirror I like my... " name 3... here's the kicker.... POSITIVES of yourself in the mirror. OYE! why did I pick today to start I am asking myself.... ok ok.. thinking.... OH 1. my skin that is Sooooooooo much healthier, tight & softer when I drink my 96 oz of water every day :) ok that's a good start kim... only 2 more... 2. how much more alert my eyes are when I remember my vitamins (even just 2 nights in a row has helped a ton) 3. my (sometimes overly) expressive expressions :) I am not one that could talk w/her hands tied down nor can I listen or talk w/o mirroring it all in my face. *whew* I made it!! :)

ALSO over @ the Sisterhood, they are challenging everyone to do a mile.. walk, run, jog, whatever your level is do a mile :) I can proudly say that I did one this morning w/the child care .. it was almost painful, as they were C.R.A.B.B.Y. before we even left the house but we were going no matter what :) & we did & they are all sleeping now *sigh* I also plan to jog a mile on the treadmill tonight while watching the rest of Monday night's Castle online hehe

21 days: I got 96oz in yesterday YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! but only 3 of 5 f/v & then I DID remember to take my vitamins!!!!! DOUBLE YAY!!!! I didn't get any exercise all day tho as we opted for back yard time instead of our mile walk in the AM, then I had a provider appreciation dinner in the PM.

woops it is all about the sisterhood today! Not a bad thing! :)

other updates:

• summer outings are coming together!
• planning a Thursday in the Park for the local IAEYC including as many other like minded organizations/preschools/child cares as possible.
• Totally loving the new fb group! keeping me motivated to get movin'

here's to a great rest of your Thursday!!!

HAPPY Hump Day!!!

I totally made up for not taking the kids on a walk yday... Tim & I were loading firewood for the weekend & discovered the garden was dry enough to till, so I thinned out the radishes, planted more green beans, counted 14 onions & some lettuce babies peeking thru!! then we planted 4 rows of 3 variations of sweet corn! When we got home I jumped on the treadmill for my .5 mile walk/jog (while I watched part of Monday night's Castle online) & then took Gus for our normal 1 mile walk! (Tim couldn't go as his foot is hurting & the tiller had given him a work out!) I didn't get my shoes off until 10 till 9 when I was getting in the shower but it was so worth it when I jumped on the scale this morning :))

Weigh in Wednesday: I am down one from Monday & down 3 from last Wednesday YEEEEEEEEEEE-frickin-HAAAAAAAAW!!! feels so good to see that scale move! :D

21 DAYS: soooooo that is my 30 minutes of exercise, I got my 5 f/v in AAAAAAANNNNDDDDD I remembered my vitamins!! OH & I got my 96 oz in too for the first time all week.

Today is going to be about getting the camping bedding freshened up, going on a walk, & maybe work on repairing my bench planter if I get some time. OH & working on setting up weekly summer activities for the child care homes in Osceola! Stacey, I am contacting you today! :) Tonight is a provider appreciation get together in Creston & I am hoping to be back in time to walk-maybe I should have taken Gus out on our route @ 5 this morning when he was restless.

Look @ all the things I am DOing :) yay for the power of One Little Word!!! What are you DOing? Do you have a word for the year? if you do please share!!

True Confessions Tuesday

its a little late in the day but better late than never right?

1. I was happy to get invited to join a new Facebook group
2. I am super excited about being asked to host healthy challenges on said facebook group
3. I haven't been on the treadmill since Thursday-going to try tonight!
4. I have been baking a sweet treat (cake, cookies, lemon bars, etc) on Sundays lately to tide us over for the following week- lemon bars FAIL this week
5. We skipped our walk last night since Tim had been running a shovel all day & I was just lazy
6. I didn't walk the kids this morning, instead turned them loose in the backyard but then itty bitty wouldn't let me be productive.. totally wish we had walked!
7. I bought 2 4 packs of frappuccinos on Friday @ the grocery store. I bargain shopped them, does that count? :) plus I have only had 2 of them since then!
8. 21 days- I haven't taken my vitamins once & here it is, the 4th of the month already! sheesh.
9. 21 days- I need to get more f/v in! I focused on it today & did much better!!
10. 21 days- 30 minutes of exercise --really? wow.. thinking I should rethink that one!

back on track!!

I have been playing around w/getting serious about losing this 'winter weight' & then some for a while. This is just the boost I need to quit playing & just DO it :) over @ the 'hood they issued this 21 day challenge again & we are to pick 3 things we need to make habits. Oh the list I could make!! but I will be good & just go w/3 :)



1. 30 minutes of exercise daily--the past 2 weeks I've been following in Tim's example & got back on the treadmill every day last week & saturday, missed Sunday & Monday, back on Tuesday, push mowed the back yard Wednesday & will do my best to get back on tonight.


2. 5 fruits & veggies every day--I do pretty good in spurts then I get lazy & don't pay attention.

3. Getting back on those vitamins!!


my water intake is good 90% of the time, I am making baby steps toward more exercise (.5 mile/day) & take the kids for a walk every morning that the weather is fit, & getting 7-8 hrs of sleep.


if you are ready to make some little changes, come on over!!

foggy wet Thursday morning

Wow we've gotten alot of rain in the past 18 or so hours! the sump pump has been working OT! (I am growing to love that sound knowing it means I have a dry basement!) *whew*

the neighbor's yard across the streetthe stream is from the drain in the back of the boat

the back yard:

I slept sooooooo good last night after working in my scrap room for an hour sorting thru piles that have collected this summer. EEK! I need to make a run to Home Depot & Target & return stuff that didn't get used in the bathroom remodel! I also have a box of murder mystery books I am no longer into that needs a new home! some hard & some paperbacks. if you want it LMK & we will make arrangements!!(its too big to ship sorry)

ACCOUNTABILITY: Yesterday I got in 80oz, 5f/v, 4dairy, no walk (unless you count 2 trips to the grocery store LOL) but did get back on track w/my vites!

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE that we have a house accommodating my business AND my hobby. I APPRECIATE the moisture we are receiving (even tho *I* think its too much too fast). I APPRECIATE the time I am getting to spend w/the littles in my care while the bigs are at school.

Scrap Pink update: I found last year's paperwork YAY! so I made copies of the challenge sheet YAY! also retyped the welcome letter! (it will just need to keep making adjustments as donations & such come in)DOUBLE YAY!!

I am off to make the most of the dreary day-a guarantee that at some point we will have the Wiggles music CD blasted! :)

Happy Hump Day!

a list from a tired mind:

• I am up the 3# I was down on Saturday. I was a bit bummed but now I am happy b/c atleast this is my high yoyo weight & not the low :) I'll take it! hopefully I'll see that low weight again this weekend
• yesterday I did 80oz, 7f/v, 4 dairy, but missed the walk & the vites. 3 out of 5. not bad.
• we are getting the days figured out w/o the bigs.
• monday one preschooler will be gone all day to class
• the tuesday after Labor Day 2 will start AM class & one will start PM.
• so I guess this is the lull b4 the storm :)
• speaking of. I hope it rains today! its super humid outside! bleck
• I should have started packing last night for the crop on Saturday but instead I sat here all night :(
• we have a busy weekend ahead. so busy I had to start thinning out the activities last night.
• I handed out 5 more fliers & a registration form last night
• did I report the 2 paid registrations that came in the mail yesterday? WOW THAT WAS EXCITING :)
• Val gave me a CD of her water cam pix from the tubing trip :) putting them on the computer now.

officially rambling now.. signing off!

first day

Tommy Started 3rd & Joey started KG yesterday.
there they go... off on their first day!

AND HERE THEY COME AFTER SCHOOL!!
Joey, Amber, Jessinda & Layne




new school clothes!! :)

while they were gone we....

• had a slow quiet morning
• took a walk @10
• did laundry
• had lunch
• welcomed Addie, Jo & Wyatt for nap time
• took a nap (well some slept the rest were too anxious to get them back to sleep)

Next Monday will be Jadi's first day back to preschool, the Tuesday after Labor day will be 3

I .....

• drank 64 oz
• got 4 dairies
• 4 f/v
• took 2 walks... one w/the kids then one after work to the garden & back
• while @ the garden I weeded everything, dug carrots (I think there are 6!), picked 2 cukes, rearranged their vines on the panel & picked 4 small tomatoes (Tim was mowing that yard)
• I remembered my vites! YAY!!!!

Hello there Friday!

I thought U'd never come! :) the last Friday of Summer Vacation. Hmmmmm I am ready & I think they are too.

This weekend will be full of cleaning! The upstairs is definately become a dumping ground w/all the time we've spent outside lately & since Tim's working Saturday morning I will have plenty of quiet time to put a dent in it :) I promised myself I wouldn't get overwhelmed & would even go 15 minutes at a time if I had to. Then I start volunteering @ the animal shelter on Sunday. I hear rumors it took the last family of 4, 4 hours to do the dog room. I am thinking 2 hrs tops. And since we also want to do the last day of the fair & Bass Pro Shops on Sunday, I will be up early to do the dogs.

SCRAP PINK: I am hoping to get out & hang fliers Saturday too. I have 15 guests down for RSVPing, 5 on Saturday only, 5 for the whole weekend & the other 5 have not chosen days. This is from Facebook only. I am meeting w/the owner of the new day spa in town tonight to explain SP to her & see what she wants to donate. EXCITING!!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 80oz, 1 dairy, 6! f/v, played @ the park & walked to the garden then worked more on the rock garden, & Vites!! The water & dairy could have been a bit better but can't be perfect every day! ;)

APPRECIATE: I APPRECIATE the garden produce & Farmer's Market SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much right now!!! yuummmmy I APPRECIATE that we had all these rocks laying around to make our vision come to light. I APPRECIATE the coming quiet time tomorrow morning :)

Here are some shots I captured last night.

ROCK GARDEN:(so far)

CUCUMBERS:

TOMATOES:

PEPPERS:

WOW Major Friday Post :) What are YOUR weekend plans??

Lets Hear it for Thursday!!

So we went to see G-FORCE yesterday! it was cute. but evidently not quite entertaining enough as I made 4 bathroom trips in groups of 3 or 4 (some went twice)

and some drifted off to nap :)

ACCOUNTABILITY: yesterday was a day of 60oz, 4 f/v, 4 dairy, instead of a walk I moved the rest of the retaining wall blocks & then we started a rock 'garden' in the front yard(my back & neck say ouch today), AND remembered my vites! YAY!!!

today we will have the 2 big bigs back & a new itty bitty will start his drop in status. so sticking close to home.

Happy Hump Day!

its the last Wednesday of Summer vacation! eeeeeeeeeeek we are sending Summer off w/a morning viewing of GForce @10 this morning.

ACCOUNTABILITY catch up- Sunday: 96oz, 2 dairy, 4 f/v, vites but no walk. Monday: 96oz, 3 dairy, 7!!! f/v, walk to the garden swapping soon-to-be-compost for fresh veggies, 22 Wii Fit minutes & vites. Tuesday: 90oz, 4dairy, 5 f/v, walk w/the kids to the school playground, pulled weeds & grass out of 3/4 of the front flower bed then helped Tim move 1/2 of the extra retaining wall blocks to a newly mown spot, & vites.

APPRECIATE-I APPRECIATE that he cares what our yard looks like. I APPRECIATE the ache I've felt that past 2 mornings -tells me I did something to work some muscles! I APPRECIATE my child care parents cooperating to let us do field trips.

2 of my past big kids are here today so they can go to the movie w/us. :) had them for 9 yrs then they outgrew me-it happens. but was facebooking w/one Tuesday evening & offered, then mom texted me yesterday to check & make sure it was ok. they are here! :) FUN!!

photos tomorrow!

just another list

it seems that lists are my thing this week so here we go :)

• I APPRECIATE THAT its friday!
• I APPRECIATE THAT its a nice day out -we plan to spend MOST OF IT out there!
• I APPRECIATE my helpers this summer-could NOT have done it w/o them
• ACCOUNTABILITY/21 day challenge: I managed my 64oz, 3 dairy, 4 f/v & all the playing @ the park I am counting as my daily walk
• I had another horrible night trying to sleep-sure wish there was a good reason for it!
• I am looking fwd to a day @ the fair!
• I have decided to donate part of my Sunday afternoons to cleaning the dog room @ the local animal shelter
• I am fighting w/my old laptop trying to get it print fliers to hang
• I will only have 9 kids today until noon then they will start to leave
• I am tired of fighting my d/w that's not getting all the dishes clean every time :(
• I am trying not to be too negative!!

ugh

• another rough night
• =another rough morning
• waiting on Suzanna & the trolley to take us away!
• not taking picnic today-coming back for lunch
• but taking photos of course
• even the frappuccino splurge this morning didn't help me much
• I did remember my vites, 3 dairy, 3 f/v & 96oz but no walk yesterday
• its finally hot here. what the heck?
• ISF first day is today! whohoo
• got another confirmation for SCRAP PINK
• sent out some more invites & registration packets this morning.
• need to get the old computer hooked to printer & get busy
• ok.. pick up time to get ready for the trolley!
• sorry so boring

HUMP DAY!

wow we've had a rough start today! yuck! I didn't sleep well -got my 96oz in so I was up 3x in the night, PLUS the time Gus needed out @2. guess maybe I should have kept my early bedtime of 8pm from the 2 previous nights. oh well. I think I'll crank some tunes & dance it out soon.

Right now, I am:

• frustrated b/c the collage I have posted as my header is so large I want is shrunk & would love to have more summer photos to fill the space but for some funked up reason my headers always go to the left NEVER ever center! grrrr suggestions??
• Happy that I did take my vites last night! got my 3 diary in, 3 f/v, considering the 2 hrs @ the park my walk for the day, & 96oz as previously reported. (21 day challenge)
• EX-CIT-ED for this Saturday's excursion to the Iowa State Fair! Tim &I are going early as always & meeting up w/the boating crew thru-out the day! FUN! the ISF may never be the same hehe.
• happy the Creative Memories order will be here this morning!
• tickled that Scrap Pink is coming along so well!
• both happy & sad that school starts in less than 2 weeks. ready for a new routine, but will miss my bigs.
• bummed I didn't get ANY organizing done this summer!
• anxious to hear back from the nurse consultant on our visit 2 weeks ago.
• looking fwd to spending the weekend in my scrap room next weekend while Tim's in the garage.
• enjoying listening to the kids playing cooperatively
• looking fwd to hearing all about my aunt & cousin's trip to Australia when they get back on Monday!
• looking fwd to a full morning in the back yard!
• making a list of phone calls that need made today.
• shocked @ how long I can make a list LOL

Have a Happy Hump Day!!

True Confessions Tuesday

1. have been good about getting to bed reasonably the past 2 nights
2. before 8 both nights
3. but I think its more to make up for the after midnights we saw Friday & Saturday
4. I only got 64oz yesterday(21 day challenge)
5. zero dairy(21 day challenge)
6. but 5 f/v(21 day challenge)
7. walked w/the kids for my daily walk (21 day challenge)
8. but forgot my vitamins (21 day challenge)
9. need to get better about eating breakfast
10. realized today that we have less than 2 weeks...

• until school starts
• until I am down 5 kids every day
• until I am on my own every day
• until everyone sleeps @ nap time
• until the Iowa State Fair is over
• until Summer feels more like its drawing to a close
• until our field trips stop
• until we all get on a much more strict schedule
• until I start obsessing about the preschool schedules
• until I kick into to Scrap Pink obsession mode

Have a GREAT day!!

YAY FOR FRIDAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

SO EXCITED for the weekend!! its a lake weekend :) reallllllllllly needing the tension to melt off!

AS THE overnights & mornings are cooler I am facing the reality that summer is coming to a close. *sigh* so NOT ready for it in some aspects & TOTALLY ready in others. We packed alot in the child care this summer. We did more socially outside of child care too. it just doesn't seem like it should be August already. but what can we do about it? Time moves on whether we are ready or not so may as well adjust attitude & GET ready :)

AUGUST is packed!! we had the tubing trip last weekend, Lake this, Iowa State Fair next, a toss up the following, school starts the 24th, housewarming & fundraiser the last weekend then we are into September!! yikes!!

SCRAP PINK is filling up! :) I am up to 10 in less than a week. to me that's huge! Also had a request to combine a vendor fair w/it. YIKES!! I think I better get in serious contact w/the lady for the bigger building YAY!!!

APPRECIATE: I am appreciating the garden that's finally producing. I appreciate the farmer's market for what I don't have the energy, know-how or means to produce. I appreciate our weekend get aways to the lake!

ACCOUNTABILITY: 80oz, 2 dairy, 4f/v, got my daily walk in (I forgot the compost bucket when we went to load firewood so I walked it back later after all the camping gear was loaded), AND I remembered my vites last night!!! ummm I will have to check but I think that's everything touched on my 21 days list!

CHILD CARE: to day is BIRTHDAY BASH FRIDAY!!! Suzanna is 16 TODAY & Bryce is 3! she is bringing treats & he brought the juice boxes. we will be sufficiently sugared up by 9am! good thing its friday!

I hope you have a great weekend!!

ALMOST FRIDAY!

not the best photo but the better of the 2 once I got it cropped... I have never ever in my entire life had a boob problem! but hello.. both shots my shirt was gaping open so I had to crop that lil bugger out!!





so here we are.. Kim McVey Romero, Julie Whitham Martin, Sarah Wiltamuth Snow, & me. We met up @ the Mexican Resturant last night & hung out for a while. Good time!! but much too short!! Kim, julie & I live or around Osceola, Sarah lives in AZ.





I am proud to say even after 2 KILLER margaritas last night I remembered to take my vitamins!! I have totally slacked on them all summer long & w/the new challenge over @ the Sisterhood, I am so on it!! My list of things to make habit are:

1. taking my vitamins


2. taking a daily walk (whether outside or on the treadmill)


3. getting my 3 dairy


4. getting my 64-80oz of water


5. getting my 5 f/v (even if it is mostly v8 juice sometimes)

In reality they should all be super easy but since they are so easy I think they are easy to skip over. Last night I started thinking lot about this & ate a cup of cantelope (from the farmers market of course) while I fixed supper!