I used to laugh when my sister shared her family schedule with me. The idea of having kindergarteners in extra curriculars was comical. Now I am living the nightmare myself. I try to simplify my life when possible. I do my best to purge the unnecessary (my husband and I tend to disagree on what exactly is "unnecessary," but I win those battles) and keep a pretty basic schedule each week (by "basic," I mean, routine, boring). We generally don't schedule alot for the weekends, but do whatever floats our boat. Here I am, looking at my schedule for October and WHAM! We haven't a free weekend the entire month. It is insane. 2 birthday parties the same day, a visit to the Gartenshau with friends, a lunch/musical with my new BFF (that's what I tell her, but I think she may think I am crazy ;), family pictures and there we are--into Novermber. Seriously. Our weekday schedule is just as bad. We are gone all day, then run to ballet or swimming Monday through Thursday. It is madness! The worst part is that even though it is routine/boring, I can't simplify it anymore than it is. Let me clarify by also saying that ballet is their extra curricular activity in this case. Swimming in my opinion is a life skill--a must if you will. We're trying to keep them in lessons our entire time here or at least as long as they still love it. To top it off, Chris and I have been doing Insanity, which is simply INSANE. I hate that guy (the guy on the video--not Chris). Squeezing in our workouts has also been interesting. Chris wakes up at 4:30 am and I usually do it when I get home from the day's activities. I am finally feeling better and looking forward to shedding some pounds. That being said, who wants to plan some trips for us? or how about implant some photography knowledge into my head without teaching me? I really want to master the art, but I have no flippin' time! There is really no point to this entry, except that I am left wondering how our lives got so crazy busy all of a sudden. If they are this busy now with kids ages 3 and 5, what is that family schedule going to look like when they are 11 and 13 (don't even say it, Lisa!). It was a rhetorical question. I can't handle the truth.
Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...
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Love ya, j
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As for the dullness...that is why you need more kids now-so it lasts longer :)