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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
... productivity ...
being a SAHM, a lot of days kinda roll into others and sometimes weeks go by like a blur. i find myself asking "what did you do all week?" and shrug to my reflection because sometimes i don't have an honest answer. i've had a stack of papers to go through since the beginning of august and it's already a week into september and that pile is still sitting there, taunting me. it's been on my "to-do" list everyday yet, it's not getting taken care of.
i think my hubby gives me more credit than i deserve sometimes. (did i just say that?) i know that the work is endless and there's always sometime to do... chasing 2 little girls around plus chauffeuring my son to and from school and practice. a lot of times it's a thankless job and a never ending one. on top of that, trying to start up 2 businesses from home. let me tell you, there's always something to be done. research for products and reading up on competitors, i can spend up to 1 hour at a time, several times a day. i know that i'm doing something productive but i don't feel like i was productive.
i need to be better at creating a punch list everyday. either creating it the night before or first thing in the morning. i think that would make me feel better about my days gone by and knowing exactly what i got done, instead of the days going by like a bullet train right before my eyes.
... and i need to get more organized. i can't find my camera and i NEED it!!
i think my hubby gives me more credit than i deserve sometimes. (did i just say that?) i know that the work is endless and there's always sometime to do... chasing 2 little girls around plus chauffeuring my son to and from school and practice. a lot of times it's a thankless job and a never ending one. on top of that, trying to start up 2 businesses from home. let me tell you, there's always something to be done. research for products and reading up on competitors, i can spend up to 1 hour at a time, several times a day. i know that i'm doing something productive but i don't feel like i was productive.
i need to be better at creating a punch list everyday. either creating it the night before or first thing in the morning. i think that would make me feel better about my days gone by and knowing exactly what i got done, instead of the days going by like a bullet train right before my eyes.
... and i need to get more organized. i can't find my camera and i NEED it!!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
... life is short ...
these past few weeks have flown by so quickly. with summer vacation ending and the school year starting, time feels like a whirlwind... sometimes i don't remember what i did the day before. this last week, especially, has been a difficult one. my hubby's grandmother passed away.
connie martinez. she was 81 years young. she had a long battle with diabetes, eventually having to get one of her legs amputated. and in her more recent history, had heart trouble. she aged gracefully and did not look 81 years young... more like 60. i met her almost 14 years ago and she has always been a loving, warm, kind, open-arms lady. she was genuine and wore her emotions on her sleeve. from stories that she would tell me and my hubby tells me, she was a hard worker, a strong woman, loving daughter/sister/mother/grandmother/great-grandmother/great-great grandmother. she took care of her family and would do anything in her power to make sure she did.
we had visited her last saturday at the hospital after finding out she had been admitted for having chest pains. doctor said that something was unusual about her heart and that they would need to put the dye in her veins to figure out if she had clots. if she did, they would insert stents to alleviate the clots. when we saw her, she looked herself... a little tired, but nothing more than that. she's had this procedure before several times, so hubby and i were confident that grandma would come out okay and we would invite her over for dinner next week. but things didn't turn out that way.
she lived a long full life. getting to see a great-great grandchild. she had a large family that loved her to no end. but it's still difficult to see someone you love, pass. knowing that you will not see them whenever you want to... that's the hard part. wishing you did more for them. wishing you visited more frequently.
i got to tell her that i loved her and kissed her when i saw her at the hospital. my older daughter got to kiss her goodbye as we were leaving from our visit. my only regret is that we didn't bring the boys with us so they could have seen her one last time.
i'm going to miss her stories, her laughter, her jokes, just her presence. she raised my hubby for a good chunk of his childhood. he misses her so much and loves and respects her so so much. words can't express the emotions he's going through.
we know that she's in heaven, re-united with her mother and father and sister and brother. we know she's at peace and comfortable. hopefully, she's laughing it up... her beautiful smile and laugh.
we miss you grandma. but we know that we'll meet again in heaven. we love you.
connie martinez. she was 81 years young. she had a long battle with diabetes, eventually having to get one of her legs amputated. and in her more recent history, had heart trouble. she aged gracefully and did not look 81 years young... more like 60. i met her almost 14 years ago and she has always been a loving, warm, kind, open-arms lady. she was genuine and wore her emotions on her sleeve. from stories that she would tell me and my hubby tells me, she was a hard worker, a strong woman, loving daughter/sister/mother/grandmother/great-grandmother/great-great grandmother. she took care of her family and would do anything in her power to make sure she did.
we had visited her last saturday at the hospital after finding out she had been admitted for having chest pains. doctor said that something was unusual about her heart and that they would need to put the dye in her veins to figure out if she had clots. if she did, they would insert stents to alleviate the clots. when we saw her, she looked herself... a little tired, but nothing more than that. she's had this procedure before several times, so hubby and i were confident that grandma would come out okay and we would invite her over for dinner next week. but things didn't turn out that way.
she lived a long full life. getting to see a great-great grandchild. she had a large family that loved her to no end. but it's still difficult to see someone you love, pass. knowing that you will not see them whenever you want to... that's the hard part. wishing you did more for them. wishing you visited more frequently.
i got to tell her that i loved her and kissed her when i saw her at the hospital. my older daughter got to kiss her goodbye as we were leaving from our visit. my only regret is that we didn't bring the boys with us so they could have seen her one last time.
i'm going to miss her stories, her laughter, her jokes, just her presence. she raised my hubby for a good chunk of his childhood. he misses her so much and loves and respects her so so much. words can't express the emotions he's going through.
we know that she's in heaven, re-united with her mother and father and sister and brother. we know she's at peace and comfortable. hopefully, she's laughing it up... her beautiful smile and laugh.
we miss you grandma. but we know that we'll meet again in heaven. we love you.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
... working out ...
i need to purchase a scale. now that i've lost a good amount of weight and am starting to feel good about how i look in clothes, i want to know how much i weigh and figure out how much more i need to lose. it's been about 3 months since i started making it part of my routine to work out but i'm still not where i want to be. i still have a pouch that needs to go and my arms need to be more toned and defined.
my girlfriend, GR, mentioned i should get a wii board because it has a scale on it and you can play wii games with it. i love that idea but haven't looked into cost and stuff. definitely on my list of things to do.
i think the hardest part of working out is just starting the workout. you can always find a spare 20 minutes to workout but actually getting up and doing it when you'd rather be doing something else is challenging. sometimes reluctantly i will get off my big butt and off the computer to get my workout in, but once i get through it, i feel so much better about myself.
i need to detox this week too. over the weekend, there was just too much eating going on. my body has become accustomed to eating healthier and so my body isn't happy with all the food (a lot of which may not have been healthy) that i ate.
we ran out of meat in the freezer... and i didn't have time to go to Costco to replenish our stockpile so i made a bowl of egg salad to make sandwiches. hubby decided that we'd get pizza for dinner and my first thought was "great, more cheese, grease and fat to consume". but i told myself that i wouldn't eat any and that i'd come back home and make myself a protein shake. i did just that! i was so freakin' proud of myself! and my body thanked me too. i can't imagine how my tummy would be feeling after a few slices of pizza. i'm hoping we go to Costco tomorrow or at least i'll make a run to the grocery store for one night's worth of dinner.
tomorrow morning, before the kiddies wake, i'll be getting my workout on and starting my day off on the right (and left) foot.
my girlfriend, GR, mentioned i should get a wii board because it has a scale on it and you can play wii games with it. i love that idea but haven't looked into cost and stuff. definitely on my list of things to do.
i think the hardest part of working out is just starting the workout. you can always find a spare 20 minutes to workout but actually getting up and doing it when you'd rather be doing something else is challenging. sometimes reluctantly i will get off my big butt and off the computer to get my workout in, but once i get through it, i feel so much better about myself.
i need to detox this week too. over the weekend, there was just too much eating going on. my body has become accustomed to eating healthier and so my body isn't happy with all the food (a lot of which may not have been healthy) that i ate.
we ran out of meat in the freezer... and i didn't have time to go to Costco to replenish our stockpile so i made a bowl of egg salad to make sandwiches. hubby decided that we'd get pizza for dinner and my first thought was "great, more cheese, grease and fat to consume". but i told myself that i wouldn't eat any and that i'd come back home and make myself a protein shake. i did just that! i was so freakin' proud of myself! and my body thanked me too. i can't imagine how my tummy would be feeling after a few slices of pizza. i'm hoping we go to Costco tomorrow or at least i'll make a run to the grocery store for one night's worth of dinner.
tomorrow morning, before the kiddies wake, i'll be getting my workout on and starting my day off on the right (and left) foot.
... blogging and research ...
so i think it's quite obvious that i'm not a very good blogger. it's been almost 3 months since my last post. i need to make it part of my habit to get on here and just write. i think it would time well spent, especially after putting the kiddies to bed.
i've been doing LOTS of research on baked goods... need to start coming up with a way to bring in some income to contribute to our household. since being home, i've been baking a lot and all the goodies i've made have been very well received. but who doesn't like a yummy home-baked goodie, really? there's so many great blogs out there that share tons of information with you on how to make this and that, how to package it to look pretty... sometimes it's information overload and before you know it, i only have 3 hours left to sleep before the baby will wake up for me to nurse her. so instead of just "researching", i need to start practicing baking these yummy goodies and building an arsenal of goodies that i'm going to potentially sell.
this is the week i start practicing baking sugar cookies. i've never baked sugar cookies from scratch... the whole rolling out, cutting out shapes and icing part has scared me. but "carpe diem"... "sieze the day" and i must overcome that fear. plus i need to practice so that i can justify the need to purchase some "tools" like: cookie cutters, pastry bags, etc. i LOVE shopping for kitchen tools and gadgets, but these would be write-offs once my business is up and running!
wish me luck and i'll post pictures depending on how well they turn out!
i've been doing LOTS of research on baked goods... need to start coming up with a way to bring in some income to contribute to our household. since being home, i've been baking a lot and all the goodies i've made have been very well received. but who doesn't like a yummy home-baked goodie, really? there's so many great blogs out there that share tons of information with you on how to make this and that, how to package it to look pretty... sometimes it's information overload and before you know it, i only have 3 hours left to sleep before the baby will wake up for me to nurse her. so instead of just "researching", i need to start practicing baking these yummy goodies and building an arsenal of goodies that i'm going to potentially sell.
this is the week i start practicing baking sugar cookies. i've never baked sugar cookies from scratch... the whole rolling out, cutting out shapes and icing part has scared me. but "carpe diem"... "sieze the day" and i must overcome that fear. plus i need to practice so that i can justify the need to purchase some "tools" like: cookie cutters, pastry bags, etc. i LOVE shopping for kitchen tools and gadgets, but these would be write-offs once my business is up and running!
wish me luck and i'll post pictures depending on how well they turn out!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
... working out ...
i started working out 2 weeks ago. after having the baby, i waited until after my 6 week postpartum appointment to start. i started with just basic stuff: jogging around the block a few times and doing squats and lunges at home. this past friday, i started easing my way into P90X again and on sunday, i started the 90 day program.
if it were up to me, i wouldn't work out. i am not someone who feels the need or gets excited about sweating or getting my adrenaline pumping from working out. however, my cousin is getting married on june 4th and imagining myself in lots of family pictures, i couldn't bear the thought of being frozen in time and remembered as chunky. so i'm on a mission... no one's going to give me the excuse of having a "thick" or "chunky" body because i had 3 babies. i want the opposite... i want people to say, "wow, you look great for having had 3 kids!" plus, i want a new dress and to look cute all dressed up. don't want a pretty dress with a muffin top showing or chunky fat hanging out up over a strapless dress.
today was day 3 - Shoulders & Arms of the 90 day program, although i only have 25 days until the wedding. so that means i really have to stick with it and eat healthy too. good thing there aren't any birthdays or holidays between now and then (except for Memorial day).
hoping that these posts will help me keep myself motivated to stick with it and keep track of my progress.
wish me luck!
if it were up to me, i wouldn't work out. i am not someone who feels the need or gets excited about sweating or getting my adrenaline pumping from working out. however, my cousin is getting married on june 4th and imagining myself in lots of family pictures, i couldn't bear the thought of being frozen in time and remembered as chunky. so i'm on a mission... no one's going to give me the excuse of having a "thick" or "chunky" body because i had 3 babies. i want the opposite... i want people to say, "wow, you look great for having had 3 kids!" plus, i want a new dress and to look cute all dressed up. don't want a pretty dress with a muffin top showing or chunky fat hanging out up over a strapless dress.
today was day 3 - Shoulders & Arms of the 90 day program, although i only have 25 days until the wedding. so that means i really have to stick with it and eat healthy too. good thing there aren't any birthdays or holidays between now and then (except for Memorial day).
hoping that these posts will help me keep myself motivated to stick with it and keep track of my progress.
wish me luck!
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