We went to a play date today. Oh, what's that have to do with anything, right? Wrong. In my world, a play date = a sweets feast. Yes, there were 2 kinds of blueberry bread, mini cinnamon rolls, fruit snacks, grapes, cheez its, pita chips, hummus and carrots, along with coffee and several creamer choices, juice and water. Eek!
Yes, there were healthy options, but let me tell you, it is so hard to sit at a table with yummy yum yums, knowing that you shouldn't eat it. Not only because its not good for your waistline, but also because its just poison to your body.
That being said, here' what I ate today:
Breakfast: Oatmeal (soaked overnight in water), with some peanut butter, apples and cinnamon
Lunch: spinach and artichoke hummus with carrots, coffee with "all natural" creamer
Dinner: Organic beef stew, ants on a log (celery with peanut butter and raisins), and some homemade whole wheat bread with a little peanut butter, herbal tea.
Holla! I didn't eat junk, besides the coffee! WooHoo! Okay, though, I messed up the order again. I know that my biggest meal should be lunch, but I just can't seem to get there. I'll try my hardest tomorrow. Usually, while I'm making dinner, I snack because my lunch wasn't big enough. Today though, dinner was in the crock pot, so I didn't have that problem.
Exercise: I took a zumba class this evening and did 1 burpee. 1 burpee? Why yes. My girlfriends and I are doing the 100 day burpee challenge. That means that you do 1 burpee on day 1, 2 on day 2, 3 on day 3...100 on day 100. If you miss a day, say day 10, you have to make it up on day 11 by doing day 11's 11 burpees plus all the ones you've done to date and the ones you missed. So, day 11, you would do 11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1. You get it. You don't want to miss a day.
I also signed up for the Dirty Girl 5K mud run on May 5 to motivate me to start giving my workouts more attention and direction. We'll see if it works, but I'm hoping so. I've already got a great team of ladies that are doing it with me, so hopefully we can keep each other motivated.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Adventures in Patching: Days 3 and 4
Day 3: Though hesitant, L put the patch on like a pro, and A was all excited about it. I think it made L feel better. An hour and a half into it, though, he was ready to take it off. We made it to 7 pm, but from about 4:30 on, it was a constant, "Mom, is it time yet?" Poor little man.
Day 4: Today, we forgot to put the patch on until nearly 4 pm, an hour late. Since bedtime is 7:30, it makes having 4 hours of the patch quite difficult. This is the first time that we had a problem with the patch folding along the sides and letting in light. As I ripped off the patch, every cheapskate bone in my body was screaming, "just put tape on it," but I figured that would probably upset L too much. I didn't cheap out and he got a new patch that served him better. Again, an hour and a half into it, the questioning began. I'm hoping that he's getting more accustomed to this process so that it doesn't bother him so much. I guess only time will tell.
Day 4: Today, we forgot to put the patch on until nearly 4 pm, an hour late. Since bedtime is 7:30, it makes having 4 hours of the patch quite difficult. This is the first time that we had a problem with the patch folding along the sides and letting in light. As I ripped off the patch, every cheapskate bone in my body was screaming, "just put tape on it," but I figured that would probably upset L too much. I didn't cheap out and he got a new patch that served him better. Again, an hour and a half into it, the questioning began. I'm hoping that he's getting more accustomed to this process so that it doesn't bother him so much. I guess only time will tell.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Fighting Fatty McFatFat: Days 2 & 3
Day 2: Well, let's see. I got not even 1 hour of sleep the night prior, so this day was a complete bust as far as working out goes. I did okay with my food though, but could have done better.
Breakfast: cheese and turkey roll
Lunch: portabello mushroom sandwich on 1/2 a kaiser roll with roasted red bell peppers and grilled onions from Cara Mia's...YUM
Snack: 1/2 turkey sandwich
Dinner: Salad with feta, cucumber and carrot
Day 3: Today was okay. I think I got about 1 1/2 of sleep last night. Got to the gym and did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and some core weight training, for just about 10 minutes because I was out of time. I spent some time talking with the owner of the gym about nutrition. P and I are going to take the nutrition course from him, I believe.
I'm also going to order some wheat berries and a grinder so that I can sprout my own wheat and make sprouted bread. I'll place the order tomorrow because I am beat.
Breakfast: SMALL bowl of granola
Lunch: Salad with carrots, walnuts, cucumbers, feta and peanut butter and jelly on a slice of homemade whole wheat bread
Snack: 50 calories worth of Trader Joe's ABC cookies, carrot
Dinner: Homemade Chicken Noodle soup and a smoothie
I must say that the kids loved the smoothie...and I mean loved it! Here's what I threw in the blender:
1/2 frozen overripe banana
1/4 c. (probably less) frozen organic blueberries
1 c. almond milk, unsweetened, vanilla
1 big handful of spinach
I think I've just been way to tired to do anything. I've got so much running through my head that I need to kind of figure out how to focus...and SLEEP!
Breakfast: cheese and turkey roll
Lunch: portabello mushroom sandwich on 1/2 a kaiser roll with roasted red bell peppers and grilled onions from Cara Mia's...YUM
Snack: 1/2 turkey sandwich
Dinner: Salad with feta, cucumber and carrot
Day 3: Today was okay. I think I got about 1 1/2 of sleep last night. Got to the gym and did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and some core weight training, for just about 10 minutes because I was out of time. I spent some time talking with the owner of the gym about nutrition. P and I are going to take the nutrition course from him, I believe.
I'm also going to order some wheat berries and a grinder so that I can sprout my own wheat and make sprouted bread. I'll place the order tomorrow because I am beat.
Breakfast: SMALL bowl of granola
Lunch: Salad with carrots, walnuts, cucumbers, feta and peanut butter and jelly on a slice of homemade whole wheat bread
Snack: 50 calories worth of Trader Joe's ABC cookies, carrot
Dinner: Homemade Chicken Noodle soup and a smoothie
I must say that the kids loved the smoothie...and I mean loved it! Here's what I threw in the blender:
1/2 frozen overripe banana
1/4 c. (probably less) frozen organic blueberries
1 c. almond milk, unsweetened, vanilla
1 big handful of spinach
I think I've just been way to tired to do anything. I've got so much running through my head that I need to kind of figure out how to focus...and SLEEP!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Adventures in Patching: Day 2
L was not very eager to patch today, preferring to put it off until later as opposed to getting it "over with". But, as always, the pull of the ever mighty video game was there to encourage patching sooner rather than later. No tears, whining or eye rubbing today. Instead, he served his time without complaint, only wincing during the removal. "It wasn't as bad today!"
Tomorrow will begin a more scheduled patching as school resumes. We will have the new challenge of getting homework done first thing so that we can get the 4 hours of patching in before bed. We will also have A here, another Kindergartener that I watch. I'm not so much concerned about A's reaction to it, as much as I am about L's reaction to having a non-family witness.
Guess we'll see!
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Fighting Fatty McFatFat: Day 1
I got up this morning, eager to begin this weight loss journey. Then, Q threw up all over me, my head started to hurt from sleep deprivation, and I just essentially lost all the motivation with which I started the day. In an effort to manufacture some additional motivation, I decided to take a drastic step. My girlfriend, Karen had mentioned that her husband took some before shots of her. I thought that was a great idea. Right? Who doesn't love to see absolutely hideous photos of themselves (well, to be honest, her before shots are my hopeful after shots, but we all have our goals, don't we?!), especially posted on the internet? She didn't post hers, but I'm thinking that its the only way to hold myself accountable for my gross negligence. Yep. Gross, disgusting and just plain right unacceptable negligence.
Karen turned me onto the Body for Life fitness plan. It looks great. I did a couple of days of toning with her, but not enough to make a dent in the damage I've done. I've gained 7 pounds since Q was born, all since the beginning of December. I can thank my lack of willpower and my love of sweets for that. So, I decided that I'm going to do the 12 week challenge, without the supplements because I'm nursing.
This morning, I attempted to do the cardiovascular workout. About 5 minutes into the run, I got bored. I really can't say that I couldn't do it because I don't believe I even gave it enough time. Its strange. Its like I gave up before it got too hard because it was getting a little hard and boring. Instead of doing the 20 minute prescribed workout, I ended up doing 25 minutes of my own little interval training. It was quite pathetic. I even had Forks over Knives playing, a documentary about the link between nutrition and poor health, and I still couldn't stay motivated.
I kind of had a mini emotional moment with P later, expressing my wishes to go back to my summer of 2010 life. That was me, at my thinnest, loving to workout with my girlfriends, and really focused on my diet and that of my family. If only there was a rewind button.
Yet, there isn't. Now, I've got a lot of work to get done and so many different ways to go about it. Here's my plan:
The next 3 weeks: The 21 Day Total Body Transformation
The 12 weeks after that: The Body for Life Challenge
Of course, none of this will work if I continue to consume garbage, so our diet is a primary focus. We will be reducing our meat consumption and focusing on a more plant-based diet. This doesn't mean that we are removing meat from our diets completely, but I'm going to be pushing for no more than 10% of our daily consumption to be from animals. Not to mention, we are going to be increasing our veggie and water intake. Sundays will become our free days, to keep the metabolism pumping.
Here's what I ate today: Ham and cheese sandwich with Dijon mustard, lots of water, coco pops with peanut butter and a little strawberry preserves, and a salad with feta, cucumbers, carrots and balsamic vinaigrette
Not the healthiest of days, as I should have increase my veggies and water, but okay given that I took a nap and didn't wake up until 5 (probably coming down with something again), absolutely starving.
Here are the pictures of my starting weight, at a whopping 189 pounds. Yikes!
Let me tell you. I am nervous as all get up to post these and let you in on my dirty little secret. My hope is that you can help to motivate me on this journey, and that I can possibly help to inspire you on yours because you'll know that if my chunky butt can do this, then you know you totally can!
Karen turned me onto the Body for Life fitness plan. It looks great. I did a couple of days of toning with her, but not enough to make a dent in the damage I've done. I've gained 7 pounds since Q was born, all since the beginning of December. I can thank my lack of willpower and my love of sweets for that. So, I decided that I'm going to do the 12 week challenge, without the supplements because I'm nursing.
This morning, I attempted to do the cardiovascular workout. About 5 minutes into the run, I got bored. I really can't say that I couldn't do it because I don't believe I even gave it enough time. Its strange. Its like I gave up before it got too hard because it was getting a little hard and boring. Instead of doing the 20 minute prescribed workout, I ended up doing 25 minutes of my own little interval training. It was quite pathetic. I even had Forks over Knives playing, a documentary about the link between nutrition and poor health, and I still couldn't stay motivated.
I kind of had a mini emotional moment with P later, expressing my wishes to go back to my summer of 2010 life. That was me, at my thinnest, loving to workout with my girlfriends, and really focused on my diet and that of my family. If only there was a rewind button.
The next 3 weeks: The 21 Day Total Body Transformation
The 12 weeks after that: The Body for Life Challenge
Of course, none of this will work if I continue to consume garbage, so our diet is a primary focus. We will be reducing our meat consumption and focusing on a more plant-based diet. This doesn't mean that we are removing meat from our diets completely, but I'm going to be pushing for no more than 10% of our daily consumption to be from animals. Not to mention, we are going to be increasing our veggie and water intake. Sundays will become our free days, to keep the metabolism pumping.
Here's what I ate today: Ham and cheese sandwich with Dijon mustard, lots of water, coco pops with peanut butter and a little strawberry preserves, and a salad with feta, cucumbers, carrots and balsamic vinaigrette
Not the healthiest of days, as I should have increase my veggies and water, but okay given that I took a nap and didn't wake up until 5 (probably coming down with something again), absolutely starving.
Here are the pictures of my starting weight, at a whopping 189 pounds. Yikes!
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| Okay, ignore the wet marks. This was immediately following my rendezvous with Q's vomit. |
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| Freaky! |
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| Okay, not horrible at the back, but whoah! Don't look at the purple! |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Adventures in Patching: Day 1
We decided to start patching today, so we can monitor L's reaction to the patch, in the event that it were to make him cranky or tired. Before we got started, I let him select 1 of 3 styles of patches. The lucky patch was white with flames on it.
The patches we purchased are of an adhesive variety, as I received several warnings against the ones that slip over the glasses. Apparently, they are more likely to allow light to the good eye, reducing the efficacy of patching.
After 2 attempts, I was finally able to fit the patch to his left eye, his good eye without any light coming through. I don't know why I didn't anticipate this, but putting the glasses back on was a little difficult because the patch didn't contour to his face, meaning that the glasses didn't sit on his face in a normal manner. Luckily though, L was as happy as a clam as he resumed video gaming with P. I was starting to think that this patching thing would be easy.
30 minutes into it, "mom, can I take this off yet?"
1 hour into it, "how much longer do I have?"
90 minutes "its itchy! I want to take it off." This was followed by constant rubbing of the patch. He even took his glasses off and went to bed, in an effort to avoid any more of a requirement to focus his right eye. It took about 20 minutes of bedtime whining to finally get him to agree to come downstairs so that we could go to pick up J from her sleepover and go to my parents' for New Year's dinner. I ended up having to carry him down the stairs because he just wouldn't cooperate. Then came the tears because he didn't want to leave the house with the eye patch on. Broke my heart.
The whole car 35 minutes or so in the car, he put his head down and closed his eyes. I know that that kind of defeated the purpose of wearing the patch, but I figure we can start slow.
3 hours after patching, we arrived at my parents' and L reluctantly went inside. I was tickled pink at everyone's reactions. My brothers, A and G, was there, along with my niece and nephew. They went on and on about how cool L looked, and bragged about how they have glasses, too. It really lifted his spirits. I didn't hear another complaint or word about the patch until we reminded him that it was time to take it off.
Not sure what tomorrow will bring, but I'm pretty sure it won't be smooth sailing.
After 2 attempts, I was finally able to fit the patch to his left eye, his good eye without any light coming through. I don't know why I didn't anticipate this, but putting the glasses back on was a little difficult because the patch didn't contour to his face, meaning that the glasses didn't sit on his face in a normal manner. Luckily though, L was as happy as a clam as he resumed video gaming with P. I was starting to think that this patching thing would be easy.
1 hour into it, "how much longer do I have?"
90 minutes "its itchy! I want to take it off." This was followed by constant rubbing of the patch. He even took his glasses off and went to bed, in an effort to avoid any more of a requirement to focus his right eye. It took about 20 minutes of bedtime whining to finally get him to agree to come downstairs so that we could go to pick up J from her sleepover and go to my parents' for New Year's dinner. I ended up having to carry him down the stairs because he just wouldn't cooperate. Then came the tears because he didn't want to leave the house with the eye patch on. Broke my heart.
The whole car 35 minutes or so in the car, he put his head down and closed his eyes. I know that that kind of defeated the purpose of wearing the patch, but I figure we can start slow.
3 hours after patching, we arrived at my parents' and L reluctantly went inside. I was tickled pink at everyone's reactions. My brothers, A and G, was there, along with my niece and nephew. They went on and on about how cool L looked, and bragged about how they have glasses, too. It really lifted his spirits. I didn't hear another complaint or word about the patch until we reminded him that it was time to take it off.
Not sure what tomorrow will bring, but I'm pretty sure it won't be smooth sailing.
Goals for 2012
2011 has come to an end. It was a trying year, but I wouldn't trade it for anything because I got the best gift anyone could ever receive, my Q!
This morning when I woke up, I said to C, "Happy New Year, honey," and she responded, "You got me a present?!" Guess I know what she considers holidays to be about, my little pistol.
A brief review of the year~
L started Kindergarten, got his 1st pair of glasses, tried out kung fu and joined basketball
J performed in her first dance recital and started a new pre-K and tap
C became her own little independent person, and turned from sugar to piss-n-vinegar
Q was welcomed into this crazy, crazy family, learned to roll and sit while becoming very vocal. She went from sleeping 9 hours at a time to barely sleeping at all.
P and I hit a rough patch, but have gotten back on track...having 4 kids will do that, especially when people are so quick to ask, "are they all yours?!" and make you feel like a leper for answering, "yes"
We have moved to eating more organic foods and have tried to remove corn from our diet because it is so prolific and has been so greatly modified from how God created it. We have also started purchasing fewer processed foods and making more of our own things, like bread.
I also switched from working out 5 days a week at the YMCA to 2-3 days a week at a local gym. Boo! Its been quite the adjustment, socially, mentally and physically. Yikes!
Just like last, this year is going to bring about a whole lot of new experiences for our family.
Q~of course this year will be monumental for her...crawling, standing, walking and eating non-baby food.
C~In February, we will learn whether or not she needs surgery to correct an anatomical defect which has resulted in grade 4 bilateral vesicoureteral reflux, causing her to need a daily antibiotic. In September, she will also begin her first year of preschool, hopefully at the school in our neighborhood.
J~this year will bring her first tap recital and the start of her elementary school career, and probably her first year in tee ball and soccer.
L~Patching and eye training will consume most of 2012 for my little man. Of course, he will also transition from K to 1st grade and move from tee ball to coach pitch.
With all of these changes, our family will need to make some adjustments in order to thrive, bringing about my personal and family goals for 2012.
1. I will drop 20-30 pounds. This is mostly baby weight, but I'll be honest, this year has brought about much stress-eating on my part. I know I can do it, now I simply need the motivation. I'm thinking that the fact that I don't fit any of my clothes may do the trick. I plan on blogging about this process, my strengths/weaknesses and my successes/failures.
2. I will find new ways to decrease our monthly expenditures and stick within some kind of a budget. Having 4 kids is difficult, especially when the cost of healthcare increases each year and paychecks don't. I plan on saving money by taking couponing more seriously and seek out coupons for items that my family uses, eating out less, and menu planning. I've dabbled in menu planning several times, but have found it cumbersome to keep up with. I plan on shopping for my menu, instead of cooking based on what I can find in the kitchen, hopefully reducing the excess and the waste.
3. I will decrease my family's footprint. We have 6 people in our brood which could create quite the footprint, but I plan on trying to keep it as low as possible by reducing our water, gas and electric consumption.
4. Have you heard of geo-caching? A fantastically interesting and wonderful woman and mother I know told me about it. Its like a treasure hunt meets modern day technology, where you use GPS locations and clues to locate a particular item that has been hidden. Sounds like so much fun and a way to get the family more active outdoors. A bonding moment, if you will. Well, this year, we are going to give it a try!
5. I will drive my car less. That means putting all my errands in as few days as possible, getting C into school in our neighborhood, and walking more. This should save on our footprint and save money and mileage.
6. We will grow a garden, only bigger and better than the one we had a year and a half ago. It'll be full of organic veggies (and hopefully fruits, too) that the kids and hubby will actually eat. That should save us some dough, reduce our footprint, reduce the dependence on our vehicle, and hopefully foster a sense of responsibility in the kids.
7. My house will be cleaner. hahahaha...That shouldn't be too difficult. I have found some great tools and I plan on using them to bring my chores to the forefront on my thought, with scheduling and delegating as key tools. We'll see how it goes. I'm just tired of all the mess.
8. I will get my baby into her own bed, sleeping through the night!
9. I will continue to focus on my marriage, and not just the kids, as I have found that being a better wife makes me a better mother, and P and better husband and father.
10. We will get some things accomplished around the house, including, but not limited to painting the walls and ceilings and staining the decks and doors.
11. In 2007, when my brother was killed, I made a goal: run the Marine Corps Marathon. Well, there was no way it was going to happen that year, as I gave birth in June. The next year, I was a blob, depressed, a shell of my former self, pregnant, and then I gave birth again in 2009. In 2010, I was in the best shape of my adult life, but ended up getting pregnant and giving birth for the final time in 2011. Fast forward to the blob I am now. Yuck! Well, this June, I will be participating in the Warrior Dash with my husband, and hopefully, either this October or next, I will be running in the USMC Marathon. I will run to honor the thousands that have died and the millions that have served our nation. I will run for my brother. I will run for healing. I will run for me. My ultimate goal is to run it this year, but I am not naive. I know that running in a marathon is a huge undertaking, mentally and physically, and that it requires a huge time commitment. If I am able to do so this year, I will tackle that goal, though it is probably more realistic to attempt it in 2013. This goal...up in the air. All I know is that I will accomplish it in my 30's.
I think that all of these goals really tie into the whole, be more self-sufficient and less wasteful approach that I'm trying to take, as well as being more environmentally and health conscious. Wish us luck because it should be quite the journey.
From the W family to yours: May 2012 bring you joy, happiness and good health. May we all learn that it is not what we have, but who we have in our lives that will bring us closer to achieving that goal.
This morning when I woke up, I said to C, "Happy New Year, honey," and she responded, "You got me a present?!" Guess I know what she considers holidays to be about, my little pistol.
A brief review of the year~
L started Kindergarten, got his 1st pair of glasses, tried out kung fu and joined basketball
J performed in her first dance recital and started a new pre-K and tap
C became her own little independent person, and turned from sugar to piss-n-vinegar
Q was welcomed into this crazy, crazy family, learned to roll and sit while becoming very vocal. She went from sleeping 9 hours at a time to barely sleeping at all.
P and I hit a rough patch, but have gotten back on track...having 4 kids will do that, especially when people are so quick to ask, "are they all yours?!" and make you feel like a leper for answering, "yes"
We have moved to eating more organic foods and have tried to remove corn from our diet because it is so prolific and has been so greatly modified from how God created it. We have also started purchasing fewer processed foods and making more of our own things, like bread.
I also switched from working out 5 days a week at the YMCA to 2-3 days a week at a local gym. Boo! Its been quite the adjustment, socially, mentally and physically. Yikes!
Just like last, this year is going to bring about a whole lot of new experiences for our family.
Q~of course this year will be monumental for her...crawling, standing, walking and eating non-baby food.
C~In February, we will learn whether or not she needs surgery to correct an anatomical defect which has resulted in grade 4 bilateral vesicoureteral reflux, causing her to need a daily antibiotic. In September, she will also begin her first year of preschool, hopefully at the school in our neighborhood.
J~this year will bring her first tap recital and the start of her elementary school career, and probably her first year in tee ball and soccer.
L~Patching and eye training will consume most of 2012 for my little man. Of course, he will also transition from K to 1st grade and move from tee ball to coach pitch.
With all of these changes, our family will need to make some adjustments in order to thrive, bringing about my personal and family goals for 2012.
1. I will drop 20-30 pounds. This is mostly baby weight, but I'll be honest, this year has brought about much stress-eating on my part. I know I can do it, now I simply need the motivation. I'm thinking that the fact that I don't fit any of my clothes may do the trick. I plan on blogging about this process, my strengths/weaknesses and my successes/failures.
2. I will find new ways to decrease our monthly expenditures and stick within some kind of a budget. Having 4 kids is difficult, especially when the cost of healthcare increases each year and paychecks don't. I plan on saving money by taking couponing more seriously and seek out coupons for items that my family uses, eating out less, and menu planning. I've dabbled in menu planning several times, but have found it cumbersome to keep up with. I plan on shopping for my menu, instead of cooking based on what I can find in the kitchen, hopefully reducing the excess and the waste.
3. I will decrease my family's footprint. We have 6 people in our brood which could create quite the footprint, but I plan on trying to keep it as low as possible by reducing our water, gas and electric consumption.
4. Have you heard of geo-caching? A fantastically interesting and wonderful woman and mother I know told me about it. Its like a treasure hunt meets modern day technology, where you use GPS locations and clues to locate a particular item that has been hidden. Sounds like so much fun and a way to get the family more active outdoors. A bonding moment, if you will. Well, this year, we are going to give it a try!
5. I will drive my car less. That means putting all my errands in as few days as possible, getting C into school in our neighborhood, and walking more. This should save on our footprint and save money and mileage.
6. We will grow a garden, only bigger and better than the one we had a year and a half ago. It'll be full of organic veggies (and hopefully fruits, too) that the kids and hubby will actually eat. That should save us some dough, reduce our footprint, reduce the dependence on our vehicle, and hopefully foster a sense of responsibility in the kids.
7. My house will be cleaner. hahahaha...That shouldn't be too difficult. I have found some great tools and I plan on using them to bring my chores to the forefront on my thought, with scheduling and delegating as key tools. We'll see how it goes. I'm just tired of all the mess.
8. I will get my baby into her own bed, sleeping through the night!
9. I will continue to focus on my marriage, and not just the kids, as I have found that being a better wife makes me a better mother, and P and better husband and father.
10. We will get some things accomplished around the house, including, but not limited to painting the walls and ceilings and staining the decks and doors.
11. In 2007, when my brother was killed, I made a goal: run the Marine Corps Marathon. Well, there was no way it was going to happen that year, as I gave birth in June. The next year, I was a blob, depressed, a shell of my former self, pregnant, and then I gave birth again in 2009. In 2010, I was in the best shape of my adult life, but ended up getting pregnant and giving birth for the final time in 2011. Fast forward to the blob I am now. Yuck! Well, this June, I will be participating in the Warrior Dash with my husband, and hopefully, either this October or next, I will be running in the USMC Marathon. I will run to honor the thousands that have died and the millions that have served our nation. I will run for my brother. I will run for healing. I will run for me. My ultimate goal is to run it this year, but I am not naive. I know that running in a marathon is a huge undertaking, mentally and physically, and that it requires a huge time commitment. If I am able to do so this year, I will tackle that goal, though it is probably more realistic to attempt it in 2013. This goal...up in the air. All I know is that I will accomplish it in my 30's.
I think that all of these goals really tie into the whole, be more self-sufficient and less wasteful approach that I'm trying to take, as well as being more environmentally and health conscious. Wish us luck because it should be quite the journey.
From the W family to yours: May 2012 bring you joy, happiness and good health. May we all learn that it is not what we have, but who we have in our lives that will bring us closer to achieving that goal.
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