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Hey there, I can only stop in for a second, I have a date with the Blood Center this am and don't want to be late! I have HSC due today and will probably have to modify a bit. This is the first time I will be giving blood since Logan has been born, but I used to give every six weeks with no problems so hopefully I will be okay today.

Can I just say that my daughter is perfect? I just had a conference with her teacher today and what was supposed to be ten minutes ended up being forty because her teacher is awesome! We talked about discipline, or the lack of it, in the school these days, about current p.c. parenting (or lack of) styles, really great talks about pop and fast food - I love this teacher! I could go on and on, but she is all about respect, responsibility, honesty, using your mind and not calculators and speed dial, and she believes that all great things must be earned and are never given to you (check out my sig!) I really love her. This is her last year and I am very sad because that means my sons won't have her. ;( I feel so lucky to have had such great teachers for my kids so far (only one has been disappointing). I am so pleased! Oh, and Mariah has strait A's, just like Layne! :7 :7 :7 I sit here and wonder how on Earth I got so lucky to have such amazing kids. They really are incredible, really amazing. Layne and Mariah really are such great kids and miracles in my life, I am the most lucky parent in the whole world!

Have a great day everyone! I will be back soon. :)

Missy
 
Hi Missy and all who follow--

I don't know what I'm doing today. I have sooo much running around to do. I've been swamped lately and next week, of course, will be hectic as well.

Missy, congratulations on how well your children are doing :) ;). I'm sure the devotion and dedication you put into parenting plays a huge part in their success! Great teachers are a gift, aren't they? Between our two families, my DH and I count about a dozen teachers. My own sister teaches 5th grade and often laments the lack of parental interest/involvment. Boy--does she have stories to tell! I think your children's teachers are probably thrilled to have you!

Michele
 
Hi Girls,

How is everyone do'in? Im just finishing up some house work and i am sweating already.:eek: I didn't know if I should workout or get this house cleaned so I started cleaning and continued on from there.I am off all day so I lots of time to workout:)

Missy- Thats great about your kids.Jayna does really well in school for the most part and when she doesn't do so well she knows that we are not going to be pleased.She tries to justify getting things wrong sometimes and it drives me nuts.I haven't had any problems with teachers yet.This one seems a little strict though.If you get one word wrong on a spelling test, you have to redo it.ALL OF IT! A bit to much if you ask me but I am assuming she knows what she is doing.She as been a teacher for years so I will stay out of it.

Michele- Its good to see you checking in again.

I think Wendy ditched us:-(

I shoudl go get some lunch ready.After that I will probably clean the kitchen and then workout.Not going to cook today either:7
Lori:)
 
Nah, I would never ditch you guys! ;)

I just haven't been in a "forum mood" lately. Surprising I know. Come on for a few and read but that's about it.

I'm not in good spirits the past couple of days either and have skipped a couple of work outs...I guess I need a little time to "re-charge" and get myself "back to normal"...whatever THAT is! lol

Anywho...I'll be posting like all get out again soon enough I am sure...
 
Awwww, Wendy,

What's going on? I tend to get a little down around the holidays. I miss my parents quite a bit this time of year. Of course, the cold, gray days don't help much either--LOL!!! I have to really make an effort to be upbeat. I haven't been faithful to my workouts either, but I have been running around like a crazy woman lately and I just can't do it ALL! I'm supposed to be out doing things today but I've kind of blown it off. I've been gone so much it feels kind of good to be home for a change.

Feel free to vent--I'm always happy to listen!

Michele
 
Oh, you didn't leave us? I know what you mean about not being in the forum mood sometimes.Like I said before, I liked checking into this thread but if it wasn't here I wouldn't look at much else.I didn't spend a whole lot of time on the forums last summer.I think we all need a kick in the rear sometimes and don't be to hard on yourself.Just look at all the good workout you have put in,how much weight you've lost since Joey and the big fact, that you are a mom now and that is demanding enough on its own.

I am half way through my workout.I have done CTX UB and now I am going to do the gaulant.I am in the mood to run b/c I have something on my mind but my knees hurt.
I will check back later,
Lori:)
 
Okay, I am not doing HSC today! I forgot how difficult it is to bend your arm after you have a thick needle stuck in it for five minutes!

Wendy, I am very happy to see you! don't worry about taking time off. I took a week off almost a month ago and I came back feeling better and stronger and I actually lost fat that did not return! Just take it easy and listen to your body. Has anything been going on? Anything you need help with? Need someone to listen? You can email me whenever you want to, I will be here. :)

Lori, when my kids miss one word they have to take the entire test over again, too, and I remember doing it in school so I don't think it is that uncommon. I think that it is good practice for them, personally as well.

Michele, how many languages can you speak? I used to be able to speak pretty good spanish and I could understand it almost perfectly, but over time being pregnant and breastfeeding (that sucks out all of your brain cells!) I have forgotten so much! I would love to take a class to learn again. I used to help transfer or exchange students from Mexico. Donde esta el bano? Cuando sale el bargo? Hace muy calor hoy!!! Quien le gusta Ricky Martin? Tengo hambre, dame una hamburguesa. Not bad, huh? I just don't know how to use the accentos or ~ over the n. I know a little bit of Italian. Lasagna. Alfredo. Marinara. Grazi. Prinsipesca (sp?) Ciao. And that is all for me! Food, princess, more food, food again and good bye. :7

Chat with you all laters!

Missy
 
Missy, good for you for donating blood!

How many languages do I speak? OMG, I just barely speak english:eek: ;( . I took Latin in high school but that was 35 years ago and I really don't remember much of it. Actually, I was kind of rowdy in HS and didn't pay attention in class like I should have. I'd be a much better student today! I just started taking Italian in September and I love it. I want to be fluent but, we'll see. It's a bit of a struggle learning to study all over again.

Lori--I posted yesterday but I don't think you saw it. How's the new business coming along? Will it be open in time to benefit from the Christmas season?

Michele
 
Finished my workout:) I need to go ut and do somethings but I don't want to.But I have to.

Michele-Everything is going good with the business.Should only be 12 more days and they will be in there.They will benefit from the christmas season forsure.It still doesn't seem real until they are in there.Thats when it will get exciting!:7

Lori:)
 
Thanks for the support, Ladies! :* :* :*

My deal is that I am frustrated...

I feel like I just don't have enough time to fit everything in yet being a SAHM I feel like I have no excuse because I should have plenty of time to get it all done! x(

I'm finding it hard to balance my time between everything I have to do or want to do so I let things go in order to fit other things in and then all of the sudden I am running around like a lunatic trying to get something done at the last minute or get sooo mad with a mess that I let pile up that I just don't have the patience to deal with it and so it sits another day and gets worse...

When I get like this I lose my drive to exercise as well as my drive to eat right. I have not exercised in 3 days and although that is not such an awful thing in reality, to ME it HORRIBLE!;( My diet has gone to "heck" lately as well! Either I am eating the wrong foods, not eating enough, eating too much...you name it, I have done it lately! I have sooo sabotaged my efforts!

Part of my problem, I think, is that I really don't have much of a "schedule". I mean, yeah, I have Joey on a schedule but **I** don't have one and I think I NEED one! The only "scheduled" thing in my life right now are my work outs which I have been doing when Joey goes down for his late morning naps. Other than that...things just happen as they happen and this can lead to lots of time-wasting on my part which leads to my running around like a lunatic which leads to my frustration, etc. etc. As you can see it is a viscious cycle that I can get myself into!:(

The question is...how on earth do I discpline myself to not only create but FOLLOW a schedule at least during the week? This SAHM thing has really thrown me for a loop in that way! I never expected this!:eek:

Any advice would be great but if ya don't have any...just knowing that you all were hear to lend an "ear" will make me feel better! Thanks sooo much for the concern! I really appreciate you all!:*
 
Wendy, don't be so hard on yourself. You've been doing really well for a long time and everybody needs a break from their routine. I don't think for a moment that you've sabotaged your progress just by taking a 3 day break from a good diet and exercise. In fact, wait until Monday then jump back in. ;)

I don't have children and even I have trouble scheduling my time and sticking to it. Things happen and we have to be flexible and go with the flow. Most of my friends are SAHM's and they're the busiest women I know. Their work is NEVER done!

It's going to be hard for you to establish a routine right now because Joey is at a point in his development where he is constantly changing and growing and his schedule will have to be modified all along the way. I think you should just step back, take a deep breath, and adjust your thinking a little bit. Plan for the chaos by figuring out what your priorities are and which activities/chores/duties can be set aside when you're in a crunch. Now for the hard part--forgive yourself for not being able to do everything!!!! You know why? It's because NOBODY can do it all. Wendy, these things take time. My goodness, you just barely gave birth and look how far you've come. I think you're amazing!!

HTH Wendy. Hang in there. God knows there's a ton of women on this forum hangin' with ya!;) :) . Please feel free to vent any ole time.

Take good care--Michele
 
Thanks for you input, Michele!:)

I'm going to try REALLY hard to get up the gumption to work out today(even though I'm working on about 5 hours of sleep right now. UGH!lol)...your suggestion to not work out until Monday sounds inviting though!}( My problem is that the longer I rest the more I lose motivation and that could be DISASTEROUS for me!!! :eek: Plus the fact that I think DH would want to basically KILL me if I quit working out as I have spent SOOOO much $$$ on dvd's alone in the past year! This ofcourse is due to my obsession with Cathe work outs!!! :+
 
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