The Whole Shebang!

My gym closed today. I’m pretty sad about it. I guess there just wasn’t enough people going there or something. I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to do yet, but I resolve not to quit. I don’t want to be a big fatty ever again! I did my final weigh in today. I’m pretty stoked because since January 1st Ive lost 27 pounds. That make 33 total since Christmas. Ive lost a few more inches too.
This whole organizing phase I’m in if fun now because Ive lost so much weight I’m getting rid of tons of huge and not so flattering clothes. YAY! I got a bunch of clear bins yesterday. Ive got some great Ideas to get lots of stuff more organized. I’m sorting out the China, Shoes, Clothes, and pretty much everything else too. Its fun and cleaner too.
My next big challenge is that Morgan and I each have 3 rubbermaids full of our little kid stuff. We want to keep memories, but not so much junk that we never go through it. Memories are important but stuff isn’t. I’m looking for creative ways to keep our memories. Some of my kid stuff isn’t displayable mostly because my taste has changed so much since I was eight. Who knew? I still don’t think I’m ready to “de-Star Wars-ify” myself yet. I think I’m ready to get rid of some of the misc crap that goes with my stuff, but not all of it. I’m still a geek to the core. I looked up on eBay how much my collection would be worth and I could pretty much get 50 bucks for the whole shebang. So not what I was imagining at 13 when I was the nerdiest nerd ever.

I Scream Like a Girl

I spent the last three days being all hardcore and redecorating and organizing everything in my house. I’m not sure but it might actually be messier than before I started. We took 2 truckloads to the dump and I have one whole truckload to take to the thrift store too. I feel like we are making real progress cleaning everything. Ive been getting some really good Ideas from Mission: Organization. I got a few good Ideas from Small Space Big Style, but those ideas would cost a small fortune. Since I don’t have even a tiny fortune, small is definitely out of the question. Its getting pretty fun now.
Today was the hardest day ever to kick my butt to go to the gym. I really, really didn’t want to go and even more than that, the whole time I was there I wanted to leave. It hasn’t ever been that hard before. I had to keep telling myself I wasn’t a quitter.I made it through, but barely. I’m hoping tomorrow will be better. Its frustrating not seeing results as fast anymore. I new that would happen eventually, but I was hoping to keep up the speed dropping.

Emily is sick today. She has a runny nose and is sooo grumpy. Poor little girl. I’m hoping she will sleep better tonight than last night. she was up a lot.
I got good and embarrassed today. At worship practice, Liam was following me into the drama room and he yelled and then I screamed like a girl. I don’t usually scream like a girl even tho I am one. It was pretty embarrassing, but really funny too. Ill get him back someday.

Hop off the “Ugly Train”

The hunt is on. I am a member or this sweet toy lending thing. You get to borrow toys and equipment. Its like a library for toys. The only problem is when you mix Emily’s toys with borrowed toys…well everything ends up one huge mess. Sooo I’m looking everywhere in our house for blocks, a horse, a zebra, and a few miscellaneous other things. What a pain in the butt.
This morning I made it to the gym. Yay me! I even lost a pound. I was pretty nervous because I didn’t eat so good last week, but It didn’t hurt that much. It made my workout a lot easier too. Its way easier to push hard when you see results.
I feel like quite the maid today. Pretty much all I’ve done all day is pick up stuff and do laundry and do dishes and then start all over again. My house is starting to get in order. What a hard thing to do with a baby.
Tonight is home group. I totally love it. I missed it last week because we were gone. My dad lent us the movie they watched last week. It was about this guy who used to be a Muslim and how he found Jesus. He was really funny and He spoke very well. I think it was a really good Testimony.
I was sorting through some old jewelry today. I used to wear some of the ugliest necklaces. Seriously. If this blog had a poll I’d used it to have people vote which of my old necklaces is the ugliest. I thought they were cool at the time, but I thought I was cool at the time too. Hooray for grade ten and stepping off the “Ugly Train” or at very least “Awkward Bus”. Its amazing what a couple of friends who needed an over sized Barbie doll (Me) can do to a dorky looking 15 year old.
Thats enough reminiscing. I hope I never get famous enough for someone to dig up those old pictures and show the world.

So Long “70’s” Washer and Dryer!

Today I worked my little heiny off. I started organizing and cleaning out the basement. Its a huge job, but I think I made good progress. I found a few things I hadn’t seen in a long time. It was kind of bittersweet. I found an old photo album and some of the framed pictures that used to hang in my room in High School. I found my box of treasures and was really sad because we had a flood in our last house so it wrecked a few things. I hadn’t had the heart to look until now.I’m one big step closer to getting our house organized. Morgan is going to Tivo some of those sweet “organize it” shows, like Mission:Organization on HGTV for me to watch and get ideas from. I watched a few last week at my in laws house and got a few good Ideas.
Tomorrow a friend is coming to help us move the extra washers and dryer from our basement. We got a sweet new front loading washer and dryer and so alas and alack we no longer have need of our “that 70’s Show” washer and dryer.
Sad really. We borrowed a truck and so are taking trips to the dump to de-garbage-ify. I’m really looking forward to being able to get by all the crap in the basement.
I’m back at the Gym first thing tomorrow. I’m pretty nervous to step on the scale. I’m hoping for no change or maybe, if I’m really lucky, a drop in a couple of pounds. I didn’t binge eat or something, but I also didn’t do amazing last week. If nothing else getting back to the gym will give me way more energy again. I feel like I miss it. Its good quiet time for me in the morning. Then I get to come home, shower and relax and get ready for my day. Such a nice change from just reacting to your day when you have a newborn.

T.V. Revolution

T.V. has changed. Its the best thing ever to have a Tivo. No more watching commercials and wasting, on average, 17 minutes an hour being influenced to buy shampoo. No more surfing for something to watch or staying up late to watch movies that would normally be an hour and a half, but take 3 hours because of commercials. It is the destiny of television to rid the waves of commercials for good. The only problem we have is that adding another box to the t.v. stand has made one more thing that Emily thinks is hers to play with.
I watched the sweetest music video today. Its Switchfoot’s “We are one”. The way its filmed and cut is super awesome check it out for sure.
As far as this whole healthy eating thing is going I’m having a rough time jumping back in after Valentines day. Crap food tastes too good. Grr. Ive resolved not to quit, but oh man It’d sure be easy to. Ive started today off good and so I think we are on the right track. I like the way my clothes look on me and the way I feel when I eat good and go to the gym. I think its harder this week because I couldn’t go to the gym. One long walk doesn’t cut it. I’m back at the gym bright and early Monday morning and that definitely makes it easier not to eat crap and undo my workout. No quitters here.