I've been so incredibly busy that I'm finding myself on the treadmill at 10 - 11 P.M. Today I made it back to the gym.....are you ready????????? at 1 p.m. I knew I had monthly reports to write, boys to get ready for a civics camp, dinner to cook, shopping to do, yada, yada, yada.
Yesterday found me up at 7:00, making breakfast, getting everyone out into the freezing cold and off to basketball. S had a double-header, Perry took her. I coached J-Man's last game and then headed to S's game. She did great and then we all went to M's game. Arrived home just in time to quickly make a birthday card and head on out.
Perry decided at the last minute to stay home which meant a long day for me. It was nice to see my friend at the birthday party. Since Perry didn't come I stayed and helped out. We left around 5 p.m. to snow, snow and snow and grumpy kids. BUT, there was no time to be grumpy because we had stuff to do, things to accomplish and all that.
After a few hundred or so and lots of complaints and mumbling and grumbling by those who will remain nameless we had suits, shoes and new jeans for the older two. I decided (even though I didn't want to spend money on eating out) that we would eat out and see if we could improve moods.
Didn't work as well as I hoped but off to Target to get the two middle ones the game they were buying with their own money. Grumpiness prevailed. I, ahem, attempted to ignore said grumpiness.
By the time we arrived at the car one of my dear sons mentioned my patience and thanked me for it. I'm hear to tell you that while they may have only seen patience (I was attempting to set an example, after all) I was COMPLETELY OUT OF IT inside.
We arrived, still snowing and icy, at home around 8 p.m. I was exhausted and mentally worn out. I walked everyone inside, told Perry I was going to visit a friend and took off. I rarely do that but I was looking for something that didn't involve refereering or patience (which I didn't have any of).
Had a great time with friend and arrived home (still snowing) around 11:30.
Guess what I hadn't done?
Treadmill.
20 minutes later....I went to bed, after telling the kids I would wake up early and take them to church.
Yi, Yi, Yi.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Day I'm Not Sure/100
What a week and a half this has been. M brought home a nasty flu-like illness the same day Perry brought home a nasty cold. 2 days later I had both. It was awesome. Just kidding. It wasn't really.
However, after taking some medicine and before it wore off I stepped cautiously on the treadmill, walking for 20 minutes. I continued this for the next week, keeping with my 100 day streak.
I knew going in to this that the chance that I wouldn't get sick for 100 days was slim to none.
Once the illness lessened its grip on my lungs and joints I was ready to head back to the gym AND......it snowed. Being the ever-loving wife that I am I begged and pleaded with Perry to take the suburban. He has this little dinky car and it's a long way to work where the roads are either mountainous and curvy or the freeway. The kids and I have gladly stayed home for 3 days so Perry could wake at 5 in the morning and head out driving the suburban on the very icy roads.
The winter storm is supposed to be over and I'm hoping to make it back to the gym tomorrow or Sunday. If that doesn't work out I have the treadmill here.
However, after taking some medicine and before it wore off I stepped cautiously on the treadmill, walking for 20 minutes. I continued this for the next week, keeping with my 100 day streak.
I knew going in to this that the chance that I wouldn't get sick for 100 days was slim to none.
Once the illness lessened its grip on my lungs and joints I was ready to head back to the gym AND......it snowed. Being the ever-loving wife that I am I begged and pleaded with Perry to take the suburban. He has this little dinky car and it's a long way to work where the roads are either mountainous and curvy or the freeway. The kids and I have gladly stayed home for 3 days so Perry could wake at 5 in the morning and head out driving the suburban on the very icy roads.
The winter storm is supposed to be over and I'm hoping to make it back to the gym tomorrow or Sunday. If that doesn't work out I have the treadmill here.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Day 37/100
Still going strong. Yesterday brought a very sick Perry and an attempt to finish up our paperwork for the flood. While Perry napped, J-Man and I headed to the gym. I didn't want a repeat of the previous night which found me on the treadmill at 10 p.m. I was/am so proud of J-Man. I have shown him how to work the settings and how to figure out if he is on track for the 5K we are going to run as a family in May.
His job while at the gym is to walk/run/jog 1.6 miles in 30 minutes. He walked/ran/jogged, adjusting accordingly and even running at 5.6 when he realized he wasn't quite close enough.
I worked on the erg, ergging (I wonder if that's a word) 1000 m. It felt good. I'm going to add that to my work out.
I'm not sure what to say about my weight loss. I've lost all of 2.5 pounds. I would be completely discouraged if I hadn't gone down 1.5 sizes. I'm in the smallest clothes I own. I can run easily on the treadmill. It feels good. I would still like to see the scale actually go down though. A friend sent me a video about a girl who has gone from a 14 to a size 4 and only lost 15 pounds doing it. Good timing on her part!
I'm going to start adding in some weight training. So far I've mostly done cardio. I'm also going to attempt to go to a Zumba class offered in the morning hour since with basketball going on I haven't made it to an evening class in forever.
It has felt great to succeed in working out for 37 days straight.
His job while at the gym is to walk/run/jog 1.6 miles in 30 minutes. He walked/ran/jogged, adjusting accordingly and even running at 5.6 when he realized he wasn't quite close enough.
I worked on the erg, ergging (I wonder if that's a word) 1000 m. It felt good. I'm going to add that to my work out.
I'm not sure what to say about my weight loss. I've lost all of 2.5 pounds. I would be completely discouraged if I hadn't gone down 1.5 sizes. I'm in the smallest clothes I own. I can run easily on the treadmill. It feels good. I would still like to see the scale actually go down though. A friend sent me a video about a girl who has gone from a 14 to a size 4 and only lost 15 pounds doing it. Good timing on her part!
I'm going to start adding in some weight training. So far I've mostly done cardio. I'm also going to attempt to go to a Zumba class offered in the morning hour since with basketball going on I haven't made it to an evening class in forever.
It has felt great to succeed in working out for 37 days straight.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Still Exercising
I don't think there is a muscle in my body that doesn't hurt.
Yeah.
But, I'm still going. I knew it would get progressively harder as life interfered. I was right. Yesterday, Sunday, saw Perry having to, unexpectedly to me, go into work. About 15 minutes before that time he was having E drive the car up on the ramps and the whole front bumper came off.
Yeah. You read that right. The. Whole. Thing.
They tried to put it back on, but apparently were unsuccessful in getting it on correctly since the bumper fell off when Perry tried to drive to work. Sigh.
So, he took the suburban.
And.....he didn't get home until bedtime. Anticipating this, I had J get the treadmill set up and used it. The gym means we all get to workout in a decent amount of time. The treadmill means it lasts all day.
With Perry's unanticipated work it also meant the kids and I had to get the house ready for the stoopid inspection so we can cash the check to pay for the expenses incurred in October. Yeah. It was awesome. It's amazing how many little things still need to be done. I'm waiting for warmer weather where we can set up the equipment needed on the porch and not dodge raindrops.
Today, is S's birthday. She has told me since 12:15 A.M. that it is her birthday. I finally said after the twentieth time and 5:30 A.M., "S, I really, really need to sleep so I can do everything for your birthday tomorrow. Please, pretty please don't wake me up for 2 more hours."
She got up for the day at 8:30.
The kids are schooling and S is playing Kinect. No one in this house has to work or do school on their birthday. Well, except me.
I'm heading out to get decorations and sugar to make frosting. She wants a pink and putple basketball cake with a pillow pet design on it along with a bouquet of flowers. I think I can do the pink and purple basketball part. The rest. Not so much.
Tonight will see Hip Hop at 4 p.m. at 5 p.m. the inspection, then we have to go take S to Red Robin (her choice), be back for me to coach J-Man's basketball at 7 and take M to his bball practice from 8-9. Some time between now and then I'm going to exercise.
Yes. I am. Right after I fold the loads of laundry, sweep the floors for the gazillionth time and help J with his physical science.
Yeah.
But, I'm still going. I knew it would get progressively harder as life interfered. I was right. Yesterday, Sunday, saw Perry having to, unexpectedly to me, go into work. About 15 minutes before that time he was having E drive the car up on the ramps and the whole front bumper came off.
Yeah. You read that right. The. Whole. Thing.
They tried to put it back on, but apparently were unsuccessful in getting it on correctly since the bumper fell off when Perry tried to drive to work. Sigh.
So, he took the suburban.
And.....he didn't get home until bedtime. Anticipating this, I had J get the treadmill set up and used it. The gym means we all get to workout in a decent amount of time. The treadmill means it lasts all day.
With Perry's unanticipated work it also meant the kids and I had to get the house ready for the stoopid inspection so we can cash the check to pay for the expenses incurred in October. Yeah. It was awesome. It's amazing how many little things still need to be done. I'm waiting for warmer weather where we can set up the equipment needed on the porch and not dodge raindrops.
Today, is S's birthday. She has told me since 12:15 A.M. that it is her birthday. I finally said after the twentieth time and 5:30 A.M., "S, I really, really need to sleep so I can do everything for your birthday tomorrow. Please, pretty please don't wake me up for 2 more hours."
She got up for the day at 8:30.
The kids are schooling and S is playing Kinect. No one in this house has to work or do school on their birthday. Well, except me.
I'm heading out to get decorations and sugar to make frosting. She wants a pink and putple basketball cake with a pillow pet design on it along with a bouquet of flowers. I think I can do the pink and purple basketball part. The rest. Not so much.
Tonight will see Hip Hop at 4 p.m. at 5 p.m. the inspection, then we have to go take S to Red Robin (her choice), be back for me to coach J-Man's basketball at 7 and take M to his bball practice from 8-9. Some time between now and then I'm going to exercise.
Yes. I am. Right after I fold the loads of laundry, sweep the floors for the gazillionth time and help J with his physical science.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Up to Day 19
So far so good. I've decided that in Zumba I have to NOT think about how my body should move. It's been a long time since my body has moved that way and that fast. If I don't think about how the hands go, which are different from the shoulders, which are different from the hips and the feet the other way, it just works by watching the instructor. If I start thinking about each individual movement...............yi yi yi.
19 out of 100 days. The never-ending cold has made it a lot more difficult to do the high intensity cardio but I'm doing it anyway.
S totally rocked in her jazz recital. She completely nailed the move (that had troubled her in the rehearsal) where she has 6 seconds to get into position and then grabs onto her ankle and her leg goes above her head. When she was first given this I was surprised because she has never had any dance before and I wasn't even sure she could stand and still get her leg above her head. But, she did. And, she was solid for the time she needed to be and really the recital was her best performance ever.
M had to take over the lead for hip hop because the other dancer didn't show up. That was a surprise but he did a great job and I'm sure no one knew we were missing a dancer. J-man nailed a 5 second handstand in the dance. I didn't even know he could stay up for 5 seconds. I don't think he knew it either. It just worked.
My mom was able to come and see the recital, thanks to J and E staying with my brother. She rarely has been to any of the kids' events so it was a huge deal to the kids.
I'm hoping this cold doesn't completely kick my hiney. I'm committed. No matter what.
19 out of 100 days. The never-ending cold has made it a lot more difficult to do the high intensity cardio but I'm doing it anyway.
S totally rocked in her jazz recital. She completely nailed the move (that had troubled her in the rehearsal) where she has 6 seconds to get into position and then grabs onto her ankle and her leg goes above her head. When she was first given this I was surprised because she has never had any dance before and I wasn't even sure she could stand and still get her leg above her head. But, she did. And, she was solid for the time she needed to be and really the recital was her best performance ever.
M had to take over the lead for hip hop because the other dancer didn't show up. That was a surprise but he did a great job and I'm sure no one knew we were missing a dancer. J-man nailed a 5 second handstand in the dance. I didn't even know he could stay up for 5 seconds. I don't think he knew it either. It just worked.
My mom was able to come and see the recital, thanks to J and E staying with my brother. She rarely has been to any of the kids' events so it was a huge deal to the kids.
I'm hoping this cold doesn't completely kick my hiney. I'm committed. No matter what.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Day 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13
We have been chugging or should I say treading along quite nicely. Until today. I am the only man standing for the 100 continuous days. I knew it would be hard to keep up but thought we'd make it, at least, a month. There are always excuses but I'm not going to make any because I am still going. It's hard to fit into a busy, busy day like today. I got up with 5 sick kids to find Perry working from home. He wanted me to go to Costco but I was hesitant to do so because Little Miss is sick and would need to cuddle and HAD to go to her dance at 4 or she wouldn't be able to be in the recital tomorrow. So, he agreed to stay home and cuddle her and I took Joshua only.
I don't know what happened but I came home 5 minutes before I needed to leave with Little Miss to a not-happy-household. I didn't have time to sort it out but got Little Miss ready and took M with me. Dropped Little Miss off at dance and M and I went to the gym for a half hour work out.
Picked up Little Miss, took M to buy basketball shoes (Perry had called me from M's practice to say he needed new shoes), found said shoes and came home to E making dinner. After about two minutes into a conversation with E, as I started to help him, I found out he was in the middle of a math test when his dad asked him to make dinner. I told him to go finish the test and I would take over. I took over, getting Little Miss to help (she loves to make the shape of the tortillas), eventually J took over while I ate. I was absolutely starving by this point.
After dinner I sat down to figure out how to get the kids to their respective games tomorrow along with the recital. Also wrote a letter to the team I coach about a practice change. Then, it was finally time to pull the kids in and have them help get the horribly messy house cleaned.
I was less than happy to be gone for the whole day only to come home to a house that looked like a tornado had hit. It is now clean enough that I'm going to sit and hold Little Miss and think about an earlyish bedtime because tomorrow will be a long day.
So, even with all the above going on I still managed to make it to the gym. That has been my goal for this year.
I don't know what happened but I came home 5 minutes before I needed to leave with Little Miss to a not-happy-household. I didn't have time to sort it out but got Little Miss ready and took M with me. Dropped Little Miss off at dance and M and I went to the gym for a half hour work out.
Picked up Little Miss, took M to buy basketball shoes (Perry had called me from M's practice to say he needed new shoes), found said shoes and came home to E making dinner. After about two minutes into a conversation with E, as I started to help him, I found out he was in the middle of a math test when his dad asked him to make dinner. I told him to go finish the test and I would take over. I took over, getting Little Miss to help (she loves to make the shape of the tortillas), eventually J took over while I ate. I was absolutely starving by this point.
After dinner I sat down to figure out how to get the kids to their respective games tomorrow along with the recital. Also wrote a letter to the team I coach about a practice change. Then, it was finally time to pull the kids in and have them help get the horribly messy house cleaned.
I was less than happy to be gone for the whole day only to come home to a house that looked like a tornado had hit. It is now clean enough that I'm going to sit and hold Little Miss and think about an earlyish bedtime because tomorrow will be a long day.
So, even with all the above going on I still managed to make it to the gym. That has been my goal for this year.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day 7 and 8
It's time for us to wrangle to kids to bed but I wanted to make sure to post that we did it. This weekend found M and J-man joining us and the last 15 minutes we do weight lifting with them. Ummmmm...........M can lift more than I can. When did that happen?
Laundry is killing us here, just sayin'. Which has nothing to do with this post.
J and E took turns taking Little Miss out to eat and then to the arcade where they go through copious amounts of quarters, just so we can work out. It's totally worth it and I'm sure she is enjoying the brothertime.
Laundry is killing us here, just sayin'. Which has nothing to do with this post.
J and E took turns taking Little Miss out to eat and then to the arcade where they go through copious amounts of quarters, just so we can work out. It's totally worth it and I'm sure she is enjoying the brothertime.
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