Friday

Friday at last. I needed today to be Friday. This has been another busy, but successful week and I'm so glad to be onto the weekend already. Last night was Chiggie's "Thinking Day Festival" for Daisies. I unecessarily stressed over the whole thing and it ended up going great. All the girls had a wonderful time. They visited over 15 different booths that all respresented different countries. They bought food, drinks, and crafts from the booths. Our troop had Scotland and it was a blast. We sold Sporrans, tablet, and Ginger Ale. We also had a fishing game where the girls could try to catch the LochNess Monster. It was fun.

The King will be home this weekend and while I'm excited for that it's never long enough. This is a very strange work situation and I don't like it at all. I'm willing to continue because our choices are pretty limited, but I miss our normal. I'm going to do my best to just enjoy the weekend and not worry about next week. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Grumbling

I was up half the night attempting to hack up a lung. It doesn't help that the other half of the night was spent comforting Tea who joined in on my hacking chorus. It would be nice if we had the time to just lay around and recover, but no such luck. Instead we will spend the afternoon running errands to prepare for the Girl Scout Thinking Day Festival that we will all 5 be attending this evening. Tomorrow I have to do all the grocery shopping for the week and then this weekend will most certainly be spent cleaning. I wasn't exactly productive in that department this week. *Sigh*

Sweet Tea

In 2 3 4, Out 2 3 4

Sorry just had to remember and use my Lamaze breathing today at the tax place. No, it wasn't because I was nervous. We didn't owe or anything. It was the sheer amount of time we had to wait in their teeny tiny office. I called this afternoon just after I got the mail. We had received the last W-2 we needed and I was anxious to get the whole thing over with. Luckily they had a 1:00 appt available.

I ran around like a crazy person trying to get everyone in coats, hats, and boots. It was a snow day today so things were a little off. We got there just in time and took a seat to wait. And wait, and wait, and wait. After an hour of waiting I started to get perturbed. The girls were being good, but it was taking more energy then I had available to keep it that way. The room got more and more crowded as person after person showed up leaving standing room only. After an hour and a half of waiting I was very noticibly annoyed. The receptionist brought out coloring books and crayons for the girls. While this helped them, it made me even more crazy. Now I had to make sure they only colored in the books, didn't eat the crayons, etc.

Finally after two hours, yes two full hours passed our scheduled time, we were called back. I was literally shaking by this point and my muscles in my neck were sore both from tension and holding the baby for so long. The lady was apologetic and quick. Thirty more minutes and we were on our way home. I stopped at the gas station on the way home and bought myself a soda. It was diet and I figured that was better than swinging by the liquor store!

Weighing In

A week ago today I officially started going to the gym. I went 4 days last week and did 40 minutes of cardio each day. I plan to do the same thing again this week. Last Monday I weighed just to get an official "just started the gym" weight. I weighed again today and I lost 4lbs. I must admit that I was slightly disappointed. I don't know what I was hoping for but it just didn't seem like enough, considering the sacrifices I feel I've made. I've lost a total of 8lbs since beginning my diet. I know I have to just hang in there and every pound is another pound gone. It's just hard.

I really have to stay focused and just take it day by day. Summer is right around the corner and I know I'll regret it if I don't buckle down now while I still have a chance to see major improvements by then. The actual dieting isn't going so bad, I'm just not entirely used to limiting myself. I can do this.....

Here We go Again

• The house is dirty
• I'm tired
• The girls are tired and cranky
• Our to do list is lengthy

It's definitely Monday

Too Busy

We can't seem to find a happy medium around here. It's either feast or famine all of the time. Things are too busy right now. We have way too much going on, and not near enough time to enjoy it all. It really shows when I look around the house. I'm behind on everything. At night when I finally get a chance to get caught up I just don't have the energy. Nap times have been rearranged and even skipped alogether a few times this week. It throws everything out of whack and I find myself very frustrated.

There's really not a lot I can do about it right now. We have another busy week up ahead and none of it can be cancelled. This is a learning experience. In the future I am not going to overload myself so much. If I don't have the time, energy, or desire to participate in an activity I'm just going to say NO. The girls can't be involved in everything. We are going to have to prioritize. For the sake of my sanity!