Hello all my friends,
Well is everyone starting to experience warmer temps where they live? We were in the 50's yesterday so I got outside with the kids to get some fresh air. They played in the sandbox and on the swingset. Mom caught up on some reading. I am really tired tonight...only got 4 1/2 hours of sleep before work tonight
so I'm feeling really out of it. Long story but the jist of it is my kids kept coming in and waking me up, flicking light on and off, opening and shutting door, and jumping on me. So DH plans to make it up to me today by letting me sleep all afternoon.
Talked to dad again yesterday (he called me) and he just wanted to tell me how much he enjoyed our visit the other day. He also said in addition to Deluxe membership kit for WW and food scale he is also buying me some new walking shoes for my birthday
My birthday is May 4 but it's coming early for me this year
So I've gotta get to the sporting goods store and find some really comfy shoes. Any good suggestions from anybody as to good shoes? He is being very generous. I'm very grateful. I was reading a book today called Life is a celebration..are you celebrating, just getting along, or suffering? There's a whole section on Taking charge of your life with some great info in there. I realized I've just been coasting along for the past year and a half. Unless I am willing to leave suffering and just getting along behind I will be unable to change. It's time to leave my regrets behind and enjoy small gains and keep on keeping on. I've allowed anxiety to overtake me but no longer. I'm learning a lot about myself these past couple weeks. Awareness for me right now is huge.
Jen- Thanks for emailing me those recipes. It is so inspiring to see your attitude be brighter the past couple days and the motivation returning. For those of you who don't know Jen and her daughter are visiting me not this coming week but the following week. So we'll probably check-in together. YOU CAN DO THIS JEN! You are a strong woman..
Dulcie- Thanks for the WW info...I'll pass it along to my dad so I can get it and start using it.
Allison- Way to go this week with your exercise and eating. I'm proud of you. Hope you'll be able to catch up on your schoolwork and not get too bogged down. Was my format for this post better for ya?
Susan and Maria-Where are you guys?
My depression continues to slowly lift. I did feel a bit today but I think that was more sleep deprivation than anything else
. Well that and my older daughter was really teasing her sister...that's so unlike her. I see my therapist on Tuesday this week and it has been awhile so I think that will be good for me. Then DH and I got in a fight before work
because he didn't do a damn thing to settle the kids down while I was trying to sleep before work and now due to hardly any sleep I'm at more risk for an IBS attack tonight. We talked it out and everything is find but it really pissed me off. Oh well I'll get over it.
My plan for this coming week is:
Do treadmill on Mon and Wed at 6am
Do treadmill on Tues and Thurs while kids at school
Weather permitting I will start walking kids to and from school...it's a good couple mile
walk
Work on upping water intake
Follow points on WW religiously (will have to go grocery shopping this weekend)
I thing that's it for now. Feel free to write if up early. I love to hear from people
Kara
Daily Check-in: Saturday April 5
Re: Daily Check-in: Saturday April 5
Too late... Just too many deadlines and too much work...I might have to approach them about someone part-time...
Today, K-Bug and I are going to an American Girl Fashion Show at 10am (even purchased a ticket for her doll and they have matching outfits), from 1:45 to 2:45 pm we have Mother Daughter Dance rehearsals for dance recital, and from 4 to 6 K-Bug has a birthday party at a hotel with a swimming pool. Which means we will have to stop home in between each to change our clothes as they are all very different in "dress attire" and none of these activities are in the town we live in!! A lot of driving around too! It's going to be exhausting!!! On top of all that, I never bought a birthday present for the latter and am hoping to find something at the AG fashion show that will do...yeah... I'm in dire need of a "real" vacation!!! 
Maria 
Re: Daily Check-in: Saturday April 5
Really gotta work on that. As far as the dress goes you know I took my camera with and had it in my purse and then totally forgot to take a before and after 
. The dress will be in by mid May so maybe I'll take a trip up to Eau Claire and have them take a pic of me in it. We'll see. Yeah I'm upbeat more these days and am glad my dad and I are mending fences. Despite everything I do love him and I know he loves me. Life is too short to hold grudges I think. I think that's funny you bought K Bug's doll a ticket
That totally sounds like something I would do. Anything for my girls. I definitely need to utilize my support system now more than ever before as this is gonna be one hell of an uphill battle with me kicking and screaming all the way 
. Have fun today with your daughter...you deserve it
Re: Daily Check-in: Saturday April 5
Somebody (Maria excluded cuz she already wrote me) write me please. The time is just inching along but it is nice to see the sun shining 
. Oh well at least I only have a couple more hours here and Beverly Hills 90210 starts in 20 minutes. Hooray for Soap net. What's everybody up to this morning??
I can't wait until April is over because I may be missing more days during the week but am working very hard to stay on course in April. I'm determined that I will end April at my weight goal! 
I won't take "maybe" as a possibility as summer is just around the corner - AND - I bought a lot of summer shorts on clearance at the end of last summer and want them to fit me this year!! 
