Mar. 18, 2006
Healthy Habits
Well, I'm not trying to Low/No carb it anymore. I've actually lost 2
lbs since last month, just eating more fresh fruits and veggies. (Today
was a back slide day, but tomorrow I'll be right back on). Also this
week I've started Billy Blanks Boot camp. Oye! Its so hard! I'm a yoga
mama, lets just say, I'm never joining the military! I have allot of
respect for those that have gone through real boot camp. My wonderful DH
says that's what they do all day for 6 weeks... 1 hour a day is hard
enough for me.  So
I'm switching off each day the 1 hour video on day, and a 30 minute ab
video and 30 minutes on my treadmill. It about killed me trying to do
both, as out of shape as I am.  So My wonderful Dh Bought my Lizzy (3 yrs old) some phonics flash cards. She likes them. But I'm afraid to push her to hard. So being as she's only 3, when she starts getting fidgety and loses interest, I get her to do something else. We also got her some big toddler, "Go Fish" cards. 
She's so cute. She throws her arms in the air and yells "Let's Go
Fish!" I love it. She also love to play house. She's always "the mom",
and Dad's are "the honey" and kids are "the sweetie". My niece was over
last weekend, and asked my husband why he doesn't do dishes. My sweet
little Lizzy answered (laughing) "Dad's don't do dishes! Dad's go to
work. " (Such sweetness, huh?)I make it very clear to my relatives and friends that I'm not a feminist. And if they are to leave it at my front door, cause no one will come in my husbands home and disrespect him. I actually almost threw my niece's best friend out because of it, but lucky for her she corrected her attitude quickly. I do enjoy my MIL trying to give my husband chores though. Not because I want him put to work but because I love how she gets all worked up when he doesn't do it, lol. She tries to get him to get the kids ready (when I'm already doing it by the way, lol) and he tells her that I'm doing it (smiling quite wickedly I might add) and she practically froths at the mouth, lol. She's a major feminazi. lol. Its mean, but we think of it as slowly de-programing her, lol. Don't get me wrong! If I need help, knight in shinning armor that he is, he always comes to my rescue. 
But I don't like my husband having to come home from work and just
start working all over again. Its bad enough his school nights are on
work days. He really needs a break, and coming home to a clean, non
chaotic, place of rest and relaxation does his life wonders. So we will be married 2 year on the 31st this month.  I just can't wait to say we've been married 50 + years. He's so wonderful!! Love Amanda C. |
Feb. 3, 2006
Is Atkins a trap?
2 Days into this diet, and I'm so exhausted . Was I so dependant on caffine and carbs? Probably the caffine. lol. Well, it feels like the world is against me in this.  The first time I did this I got two weeks into this diet and on the last day I realized I couldn't move. But then I was eating like 5 carbs a day. lol. This time I'm stressing the low carb and carb free veggies. Thank godness for spinach and mushrooms.  Well, I have very little housework to do left. I'm hoping to go to bed early. Tonights dinner is cabbage and beef strip soup. (made it up) It smells really good. Luckily its Friday so cabbage is okay. DH is at school and doesn't have to eat it.  Oh well, this is going to be short. I'm tired and need to clean the kitchen  |
Jan. 25, 2006
so long sunshine...
Well, We crammed another walk in right before the sky opened up and poured all over Auburn Washington.  It was nice. It was a blue shy and beautiful sun shine for a few short hours.Well, my cleaning is still... well, endless.  Prairieteacher, thank you. I've added you too. Christina, http://www.flylady.net/ Its like a organize your cleaning, make a scheule kind of thing. Its nice, I like the journal, but I'm horrid about sticking to a rountine and/or list. I used to be great with lists, but now I have mom-nesia.  I forget things in the middle of doing them. Its so frustrating. The kids distract me for a minute and I see something else that needs doing, lol, so I start that. There's this forward email, lol,that talks this kind of thing. Maybe that's why my DH thinks I do nothing all day... So lately I've been feeling very... I don't know. Like everyone (including my DH) thinks I'm ignorant and/or lazy.  Oye. So I guess, down. Plus my DD3 is in a mood. She doesn't want to sleep at night, so she's throwing fits. DH thinks I'm being unfeeling cause I think she's crying for no good reason. She picks the parent that wasn't just in the room, and yells I want my mom or dad. Well, cause I'm not giving in to her pittiful crying fits to watch tv or that she's not tired....  I'm going to bed... Blessings&Love, ~Amanda C.~ |
Jan. 23, 2006
Surviving the after weekends...
Is it only my house that the weekends seem to destroy my home? Its like Monday is my "rescue" day. Sigh. I wish I was better at maintenance. I just can't seem to keep up. I don't know what to do, you know? I've tried different routines, and it seems no matter what I fall behind. Fly lady didn't work for me either and it was probably the simplest of things.  Anyone reading this, HOW DO YOU DO IT???? Please, let me in on the secret!  I'm thinking of going through the kids toy box again. Its literally over flowing with stuff and they don't play with all of it. I wish their birthdays weren't right before and right after Xmas. (Nov 18, Jan 18) I think I'm going to ask my In Laws that they buy books and clothes for birthdays and toys on Xmas, or vise verse. Maybe that will control the growing amount of toys. (You'd think that toys were like rabbits!) So here we go again. It seems to take me the whole week to get the house together and after the weekend I'm starting all over again. I have a small apartment with too much stuff in it. And no matter how much I organize or de-clutter, it grows back magically. I'm up for all and any suggestions. How do I better organize my time, and become more efficient in my cleaning and home keeping? 
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Jan. 20, 2006
My Husband is wonderful!!!
He
really is. My DH is the greatest guy I know or have ever know other
than my Grandpa!  My Honey is brilliant. He can cram endless information in his brain and always seem to find it just when he needs it. He's a financial genius, and he always has a plan. Because of him our family is never broke, we are never hurting for money and we have a savings account, something we didn't have before when I was "balancing" (and I use the term loosely) our checkbook.  My Love is gorgeous. I've never met a man I thought was so "easy on the eyes"! I get an uncontrollable smile when ever he flexes.  My Sweetheart is fun. We laugh together every night.  Something we hadn't been doing a year ago since
we dated. We have so much fun before bed, trying to push each other off
the bed, tickling or pillow fighting, fighting over the covers and
laughing about me telling him he keeps me awake with all my talking.  My Hubby is a fabulous father. My girls adore him and follow him everywhere. On most of his school nights they stay awake waiting for him to get home so they can see him before falling asleep. My oldest loves to cook for him with me and bring him things, and my youngest is always trying to climb in his lap and play on his laptop with him. (his baby geek.)  I really could just go on and on, but I have to go make dinner... so I'll stop. But my really is the most wonderful man in the world! 
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