Duh. If I could blog at work, there would be many more ramblings! Just kidding taxpayers...mostly! ;-)
Anyway, today I started two new things that I am VERY VERY excited about. I am a coach for Girls on the Run (http://gotrcentralillinois.org/)! Today was our first practice, and I have to tell you, these girls rock right out loud. I love our head coach, Mary. She has the energy and the patience of a saint! We have 14 girls so far. RachieB is super sad that she didn't get to sign up at the school I'm coaching at. She and Hubby are watching JMan practice football right now, but she gets to decide if she wants to come with me on Tuesdays or try to sign up for RES on Monday's and Wednesday's.
The other thing is that my Crossfit gym has started a Paleo Challenge! I did the benchmark workout today, Helen, which is 3 x 400 m run, 21 KB swings, and 12 pullups. I used the 26# KB and the blue band for pullups. It took me 12:44. I think I cheated myself a bit and should have used 35#. I just wasn't sure I was up for it. I need to have more faith in myself. The link is here for anyone interested in checking it out. http://www.c3crossfit.com/capital-city-crossfit/2011/09/monday-september-5th-2011.html I have been following the Primal Blueprint for some time, but have fallen off the wagon hardcore. This will be an excellent chance to get back at it and have the support of my C3 Family!! I do usually consume dairy and copious amounts of coffee, so this will be hard.
I can't wait to keep you all posted. I know you're holding your breathe waiting for updates, lol.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Things I'm pondering...
Goals. Happiness. How to get there. What do I want? Big life stuff I'd guess, but due to my all or nothing nature, I need to break it down into smaller bits.
My head is positively SPINNING right now with all the vrap I need to get done and how I'm going to do it. I have got to get a handle on this ride, and soon. I desperately want to simplify my life.
I've been reading Simple Mom - a GREAT blog if you haven't checked it out, you should. I bought her book, Organized Simplicity. I'm chomping at the bit to do some of the amazing things in her book...when I find the time.
I've made some changes. New job, YES, and it's finally getting so that I just do that job, SUCH a relief AND I actually feel appreciated. My poor boss has listened to me rant so much that sometimes when he thanks me for, you know, doing my job, I'm a little embarrassed, lol.
I WANT simplicity. I need it, and we need to get there. I need to get myself and my family there. This summer is pretty much a loss (as far as the simplicity goal). I'm going to be gone nearly all of July, I have a ton of things going in August, and then BAM! School. And SOMEONE, actually two someones, brought it to my attention that there are only six months until Christmas. I nearly cried.
The Army makes my life hard, but it's a good part of what makes our life good too, so...agh!! It's freaking hard to get everything ready to leave my poor little Monkeyboo for 2 - 2.5 weeks. Plus, she wrote as her Christmas wish that she would give anything to have Mommy not be in the Army anymore. Much.Sadness.
Wow, this really is rambling. This is just a little glimpse inside my head folks, are you scared yet?!?!
I think I need to make a list of all the things I want to do to simplify our life and then start doing them one at a time. I need to look at it as I do my workouts sometimes...just do one more. One more. One more, oh, hey, we're done!
OK, list started:
1) garage sale
2) make own laundry detergent
OK, that list sucks. We'll keep working on it!
I need to list accomplishments too. I tend to take the positive for granted, and I need to stop that bizniz.
1) new job
2) laundry/dishes in the morning
3) sweep of house in the morning
4) make "bento" lunches
5) planted a garden - it's not doing great, but it's planted, and I'm excited.
6) cleaning with simpler things - vinegar and Method cleaners
2 & 3 are things are learned from Flylady. Seems ridiculous, but it makes a HUGE difference in my house. A load of laundry tossed into the washer/dryer in the morning, loading/unloading the dishwasher in the morning...huge. Plus, Mike comes home for lunch most days and is pretty accommodating of tossing the wash into the dryer. He doesn't have time to wait for it to dry, but a quick fluff in the evening or the next morning and we're good to go.
#4, well, they aren't really bentos in the true meaning of the word. My point in doing it is that B thinks that it's AWESOME that Mommy makes her lunch every day, and that I'm not cramming loads of junk food in her lunch. We're doing loads of veggies and fruits and almost NO prepackaged stuff. It's making a difference and I love it. Perhaps it adds to the morning crazy, but as with gardening, there is something crazy satisfying about making your child a healthy lunch.
My sister keeps joking about me retiring and watching her babies when she and J have them. 1 - I know she's not really joking that much and 2 - I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to do that. Maybe some of my simple life goals can work towards that, because seriously. I could do that and start up my cake decorating/party planning business. I think that would make my life rock. I really need to put some more thought and number crunching into that.
OK, I think that's enough rambling today. I'm fairly certain no one can make it through all that crazy. If you did, thanks for reading, and if you have any tips, I'll take them!! If not, eh, maybe next time.
My head is positively SPINNING right now with all the vrap I need to get done and how I'm going to do it. I have got to get a handle on this ride, and soon. I desperately want to simplify my life.
I've been reading Simple Mom - a GREAT blog if you haven't checked it out, you should. I bought her book, Organized Simplicity. I'm chomping at the bit to do some of the amazing things in her book...when I find the time.
I've made some changes. New job, YES, and it's finally getting so that I just do that job, SUCH a relief AND I actually feel appreciated. My poor boss has listened to me rant so much that sometimes when he thanks me for, you know, doing my job, I'm a little embarrassed, lol.
I WANT simplicity. I need it, and we need to get there. I need to get myself and my family there. This summer is pretty much a loss (as far as the simplicity goal). I'm going to be gone nearly all of July, I have a ton of things going in August, and then BAM! School. And SOMEONE, actually two someones, brought it to my attention that there are only six months until Christmas. I nearly cried.
The Army makes my life hard, but it's a good part of what makes our life good too, so...agh!! It's freaking hard to get everything ready to leave my poor little Monkeyboo for 2 - 2.5 weeks. Plus, she wrote as her Christmas wish that she would give anything to have Mommy not be in the Army anymore. Much.Sadness.
Wow, this really is rambling. This is just a little glimpse inside my head folks, are you scared yet?!?!
I think I need to make a list of all the things I want to do to simplify our life and then start doing them one at a time. I need to look at it as I do my workouts sometimes...just do one more. One more. One more, oh, hey, we're done!
OK, list started:
1) garage sale
2) make own laundry detergent
OK, that list sucks. We'll keep working on it!
I need to list accomplishments too. I tend to take the positive for granted, and I need to stop that bizniz.
1) new job
2) laundry/dishes in the morning
3) sweep of house in the morning
4) make "bento" lunches
5) planted a garden - it's not doing great, but it's planted, and I'm excited.
6) cleaning with simpler things - vinegar and Method cleaners
2 & 3 are things are learned from Flylady. Seems ridiculous, but it makes a HUGE difference in my house. A load of laundry tossed into the washer/dryer in the morning, loading/unloading the dishwasher in the morning...huge. Plus, Mike comes home for lunch most days and is pretty accommodating of tossing the wash into the dryer. He doesn't have time to wait for it to dry, but a quick fluff in the evening or the next morning and we're good to go.
#4, well, they aren't really bentos in the true meaning of the word. My point in doing it is that B thinks that it's AWESOME that Mommy makes her lunch every day, and that I'm not cramming loads of junk food in her lunch. We're doing loads of veggies and fruits and almost NO prepackaged stuff. It's making a difference and I love it. Perhaps it adds to the morning crazy, but as with gardening, there is something crazy satisfying about making your child a healthy lunch.
My sister keeps joking about me retiring and watching her babies when she and J have them. 1 - I know she's not really joking that much and 2 - I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to do that. Maybe some of my simple life goals can work towards that, because seriously. I could do that and start up my cake decorating/party planning business. I think that would make my life rock. I really need to put some more thought and number crunching into that.
OK, I think that's enough rambling today. I'm fairly certain no one can make it through all that crazy. If you did, thanks for reading, and if you have any tips, I'll take them!! If not, eh, maybe next time.
Back at it? Perhaps.
Well, I do clearly suck at blogging since it's been a year since I posted anything. It seems that I'm boring and rarely have anything witty to say...unless it's sarcasm, I'm fairly good with sarcasm, lol. My friend's blogs are so very cool. Feel free to check them out, they are far more interesting than I am!
We just got back from a week at Cocoa Beach with the kids. We had a lot of fun, but I am WORN OUT! I need a vacation from my vacation. The pics are here. The concept of staying at a condo with the kids is a good one. There was a small kitchen (which is important with super picky eaters), and it's just more home like, which is also the downfall. I think I did more laundry there than I have in months here. Towels every night, clothes, swimsuits... Plus we had to clean it when we left, which SUCKED, but it means we get our security deposit back. I hope they have good memories of the vacation. The whining seems stuck in my head, but I know they loved the beach. I did want to cause extreme bodily harm to the "pressure washer dude" next door. Every.stinking.morning he started in with the pressure washer at 0830 on the dot. Seriously. I wanted to kill him. Apparently, he's an ongoing problem.
Back to the real world. Bean starts Girl Scout Day Camp tomorrow. I'm pretty excited about that, probably more than she is! Camp Widji has many fun memories for me. I hope she feels the same.
ETA: I have to edit to let you know that Bean LOVES GS camp. YAY! Although she wants to go the rest of the summer now, lol. She is having a blast, learning so much, and I am so stinking proud of her I could just explode.
We just got back from a week at Cocoa Beach with the kids. We had a lot of fun, but I am WORN OUT! I need a vacation from my vacation. The pics are here. The concept of staying at a condo with the kids is a good one. There was a small kitchen (which is important with super picky eaters), and it's just more home like, which is also the downfall. I think I did more laundry there than I have in months here. Towels every night, clothes, swimsuits... Plus we had to clean it when we left, which SUCKED, but it means we get our security deposit back. I hope they have good memories of the vacation. The whining seems stuck in my head, but I know they loved the beach. I did want to cause extreme bodily harm to the "pressure washer dude" next door. Every.stinking.morning he started in with the pressure washer at 0830 on the dot. Seriously. I wanted to kill him. Apparently, he's an ongoing problem.
Back to the real world. Bean starts Girl Scout Day Camp tomorrow. I'm pretty excited about that, probably more than she is! Camp Widji has many fun memories for me. I hope she feels the same.
ETA: I have to edit to let you know that Bean LOVES GS camp. YAY! Although she wants to go the rest of the summer now, lol. She is having a blast, learning so much, and I am so stinking proud of her I could just explode.
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