A Case of the Blues

I've got the blues and I'm not sure why. I think some of it has to do with not being able to work out as much as I want to. I also think that stress is starting to get the better of me these days. My current state has even began to effect my sleep schedule....the last few days I've only been able to get 3 hours of sleep a night and it is also playing a part in my blues. Thank goodness for me I have the solution: starting tomorrow I am adding morning workouts to the schedule. I'm hoping that if I'm working out by 5:45 am that I'll be able to go to sleep by 10:00pm. Problem solved....morning workouts save the day!
Apart from that life is good and I can't complain :). I'm off to bed so I can get up in the A.M. and workout.
OPERATION Bikini Body begins NOW!

Thankful

I am thankful....thankful for the brave men and women who have served, are serving. And especially thankful to those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom. I have always been in awe of our military men and women and through my marriage to an Army soldier I have only grown to respect them more. Having experienced deployments (15-18 months at a time) I also have the upmost respect to the family members left behind to take care of things alone. Being a military spouse is work, but there is no person more proud than the spouse and parent.

So as we take time to enjoy this holiday I would like to encourage you to thank a soldier every time you get a chance!

I'm off to enjoy the breeze.

Happy Memorial Day!

It's been a minute...

since I've posted...shame on me!  It's been a busy couple of weeks!  Work, work, end of the school year activities with my kiddos (biological and students that participate in the Educational Talent Search program that I work so very hard for).    I'm glad that I've been so busy with school activities, softball practice, tball practice and life in general...it's been a nice destraction from thinking about not being able to work out and about how much ground I was losing by taking almost three weeks off! 

Yesterday I hit the gym for the first time in about theree weeks and boy did it hurt!  I tried to take it slow and drop down my normal weight so that I don't make my injuries worse, but it was hard not to get frustrated.  I was doing so well before the fall.  All that matters now is that I'm able to start back...it is time to get busy!  After the holiday weekend I am planning on hitting the gym hard, I NEED to see some major results....I have that goal to achieve in August.  I'm so scared of August...lol!

Until next time....

Impatient...

that would be me.  I am so bummed about my back/hip....I am ready to get back in the gym and I can't!  The smart side of me knows that I need to rest and recoup, but the chubby side of me is ready to get back to it! 

What's a girl to do?

I guess I'll wait until my appointment Wednesday and pray to be released to light activity.  I will promise to ease in slowly.  Really.

Moving on...

Today I came to the realization that it is an amazing feeling to be able to love without fear.  I am completely and hopelessly in LOVE with Rick (have been since 1997).  I know that relationships have their rhythm... ebb & flow...and right now our rhythm is GREAT.  I'm feeling extremely blessed and loved. 

And on that note....I'm off to watch the rest of the Rangers game with said Love of my life...

A little off track...

The fall has messed up my workout schedule! My goal date is still August 10th....I'm just going to have to work a little harder!
I'm also going to have to eat a little less! The last two days I have been in Houston for a SWASAP Bd meeting and man did we eat! I had a healthy lunch (- the cheesecake), then a small bite of German chocolate cake and a sip of bubbly and then there was dinner!!!!! It was family style dining at an amazing Italian place and it was lovely! Bread, oil, salad, salmon, stuffed mushrooms, pork medallions and an apple dessert! I can't continue to eat like this and not workout....and I'm not going to be able to workout for a while. I'm just praying that I will be able to workout soon....or at least eat better in the mean time.

Now if I can just get on my plane and get home. I love hanging out with my TRIO family, but it is time to get home to my family.

Now I'm off to find a snack....lol!

It was a good day...

Until I fell down my stairs! Yes, I somehow managed to fall and hit every stair before landing in a nice little pile at my husband's feet! All in the name of laundry....Jaylin and Hunter's laundry at that! That is how my Mother's day ended...

My morning began with getting the kiddos dressed and out of the house without waking Rick. Now that he is on the night shift at the PD ( they work on 4 month rotations) I spend my weekends keeping the kids quiet and out of the house...which makes for a stressful weekend for me....I really hate the night shift....and I really hate that he is on this shift in the summer - it is hard for the kids. We have so much going on in the summer and it is a challenge to take care of it all....I'm stubborn so it will get done.

I must admit that I was a little upset that he would be sleeping away most of Mother's day, but I also recognize that he can't pick his schedule. He did make an effort to be sweet....he stopped by at 2 am to bring me a treat - taffy! I heart taffy! He also took off a couple of hours early and made it home around 5 am so he could go to bed earlier and be up at a decent time to take me out for dinner. He's a good guy....I guess I'll keep him! :).

The kids and I take off to spend the day with my mom (she lives a little over 30 miles away). We had a great time - we cooked, ate, played outside and took a lot of pictures. We also watched the Mavs sweep the Lakers...whoo hoo! After the game we loaded up to head home to spend the rest of day with Rick.

5 minutes after getting in the door I decided to start Jaylin and Hunter's laundry. Bad idea! After grabbing both hampers I started down the stairs....after the first step I knew I was going down! I hit 10 out of the 11 steps. My head, back, hip and behind made the most contact. It really hurt....horribly! So no special dinner for me... I can't Stan, walk or sit....this is going to be fun!

Happy Mother's day...it's been a painful one!

Still counting my blessings!

What was I thinking?!?

Lord help me!  I have been shopping for bathing suits...and have discovered that I am going to have to get to work if I plan on wearing a bikini!!!!  I don't like any of the "sassy" one pieces and the two pieces are tiny!

This is what I like so far.....

We shall see.

Cinco de Mayo and Friends

It has been a wonderful day!  I had an early start with a trip to OKC for a board meeting (very productive - our President is efficient) and then a 3 hour drive back home for a small celebration of Cinco de Mayo with new friends.  Let me just say that I LOVE making new friends!  We had a really nice time - lots of laughing, margarita's and eating...GOOD Times.  :)

The only down side to my day was that I didn't work out...boooooo!!!!  If I keep this up I won't achieve my goal or be able to humilate myself by taking a photo in a bathing suit...and posting it!  Speaking of the upcomg humiliation - I have to move my "b" day back to my birthday...so on August 10th I will take a photo in a bathing suit and post it....Lord help me.  I realized that I have to miss a total of two weeks of workouts due to my job (summer camp - no time for the gym).

I need to shop for a cool bathing suit soon....guess I'll give Rick my candy bar that I bought tonight.....

I'm sick+

I. AM. SICK.  I do not feel well...and haven't for a couple of days now.  It is messing up my workout schedule....and it is making me crazy....really.  So crazy that I took a sick day, but have been sitting at my office for the last 2 hours and 45 minutes....I am going home.  I will try this (work) again tomorrow.

I am going home to pull the cover over my head and wait for this yuckiness to pass.

I'm hoping that I'll feel better this afternoon....I need to workout - isn't that sad?  I want to workout even when I feel so yucky?  I've got a goal....I am going to take a photo in a bathing suit in less than 2 months....I don't have the time to be sick. I missed my leg workout yesterday....and today is a super cardio day (+ legs...I can't just skip it).

OK. I'm done.

Lunch Break

It's been a few days since I've had the chance to update...and I haven't been THAT busy.  I guess I'm in a mood...one of those moods that you don't need to write a blog when you're in it mood!  Oh well...I'm over it now!  So on to a few workout/over all health updates.

I've turned in to a weight lifting junkie.  Yes, I am willing to admit it...I am the girl who now has a subscription to Muscle & Fitness Hers....I've decided to go big or go home.  I'm loving the magazine and secretly planning to have the body of the lovely lady on the cover for this month...it is an attainable goal.  So I'm doing it all at once...eating well, working out, getting as much sleep as I can, and taking vitamins and supplements!  I'm giving myself until July 1st to get in the best shape (since having children)...and to make sure that I don't slack...I am going to take a photo in a bathing suit....without a t-shirt on to cover up the goodness that is mine.  To some this might not be a big deal....but I NEVER walk around in just my bathing suit....much less take a photo without coverage....not even when I was in college and had the body that I would hurt someone for these days!    So this is a BIG deal!  And if I'm brave enough...I'll even post the picture.  I am scared to death (lol)!  

And to pull this off...I'm going stepping into running full force.  I am starting bag with sprint intervals on the treadmill (until my allergies chill out enough for me to go outside).  Now I just have to figure out how to keep up my workout schedule and keep up my work and  mommy schedule!?!  It can be done...I'm just going to have to get creative!  I am excited!  Two months and counting!  Let's see what things look like in July!

Now I'm off to finish my lunch - club sandwich and a pickle....not the best, but it's what's on the menu.

I can do this...