| Monday, August 15th, 2011 |
| 9:58 am |
Mondo Garden Project
Rob and I have been coming up with ideas for years for the small hillside in our backyard. We tried ground cover and it didn't take. We were thinking gravel. All sorts of stuff! Then Rob came up with a fantastic idea. We are going to turn the hillside into a garden! I have to preface this with him coming up with this idea because he keeps pushing me to buy chickens, and I kept telling him no because there is no place to put them! Well his idea is to turn the hillside into a three stepped garden. Can you imagine how much stuff this will produce?! The chickens (if the city of Santee allows it in their upcoming board meetings) will go in the fenced in area where we currently have a garden. We will remove the raised bed he built and when we re-do the paving stones in the backyard they will go to the fence to expand our usable patio area for the BBQ and patio furniture. He is already in the planning stage and pricing out the materials. It will take a good year to have it all built and done because we are using blocks to create the rows and will build 3 sets of stairs going down for access to the garden. Also, we are going to replace the fence up top with a metal fence and put in three gates for access to the stairs. The hope is to get one or two of the rows done so we can plant our winter garden. Yay! |
| Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 |
| 2:28 pm |
Admittedly, I get really jealous when I see celebrities or women in general in gorgeous wedding gowns because I wasn't able to do that for my wedding. |
| Monday, May 2nd, 2011 |
| 12:33 pm |
Summer!
While working on the yard and house this weekend, I realized I am sooooooooo excited for summer to come. We bought a cheap patio furniture set from Target so we have a table and umbrella on the upper level. We lost ours a couple years ago when santa ana winds pulled the table over and shattered it because we left the umbrella open. Since the chairs for the new set fold up, we're keeping them folded and off to the side to minimize any sun damage they might incur. Our old chairs have turned brittle and we've lost all but 1 of them. We moved the seating that we had upstairs to downstairs where it belongs. Rob bought a new cover for the gazebo. We took care of some weeding and cleaning up the pool. The spa cover has been ordered so the jacuzzi will be back in action as well! Rob back washed the pool filter and I vacuumed up as much as I could from the bottom of the pool. I think the filter is just majorly clogged and needs a complete breakdown because it's not clearing up anymore. Too much dead algae debris floating around in the pool. I'm hoping it'll be ready for Sunday. I want my family to be able to use the pool and for the kids to have a great time swimming. I'm hoping to throw at least one pool party and have friends over to kick back and relax and maybe bring out the fire pit when the sun sets. :-) |
| Monday, February 28th, 2011 |
| 7:38 pm |
Lessons learned while training
1. New shoes are worth the money! I've been running in 2 year old shoes which over the last two years probably have more mileage than they should for starting a new training program. 2. I suck at hydration. After I ran 5 miles on the treadmill and wanted to die, Rob asked me how much water I had. It wasn't enough, that's for sure! So I'm trying my best to drink water and cut diet pepsi (my biggest vice) out of my everyday consumption. And when I run over half and hour, which is from here on out, I need to have a water bottle with some G2 in it so I can replace electrolytes while hydrating. 3. Training is very mental. Rob is right. I focus so much on mileage and dreading running the longer runs each week that I set myself back. I have to get over that roadblock. I also need to find time to run OUTSIDE! On Wednesday I'm running 6 on a treadmill because I don't have time to run outside. 4. I can do this! I told Rob I plan on running during the cruise even if it means I have to run the track 50 times to reach my goal for the day. Plus, I'll need to run off the booze and 24 hour food service. |
| Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 |
| 10:32 am |
I've been feeling miserable the last couple days. And it's all about weight. I'm surrounded by skinny people at work. It's true. All the women who work here are thin and most of them VERY fit. It's disheartening. I need to lose weight and I need to do it fast. I don't know what to do anymore. |
| Friday, February 11th, 2011 |
| 3:08 pm |
Having that moment of, "If I look in a mirror right now I think I'm going to put my fist through it" |
| Thursday, February 10th, 2011 |
| 9:44 pm |
Loving life right now. That is all. |
| Friday, February 4th, 2011 |
| 12:51 pm |
Is it sad that I'm totally excited Rob bought blinds for the living room and spackle to patch the holes in the wall? And I'm REALLY excited to start painting tonight?! |
| Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 |
| 7:53 pm |
Ha! We were right! There are other leaks! So tomorrow beings demolition. They will rip out drywall in the bathroom plus drywall in the garage! I'm just hoping in the next couple days they get the re-route done and I'm REALLY hoping they cover a new vanity and mirror for the bathroom but we will wait and see. |
| Thursday, December 30th, 2010 |
| 3:08 pm |
There is a house in Lakeside near Drew's school that I REALLY REALLY want! It's 1000 square feet larger than our house and on half an acre of land *tear* |
| Friday, December 3rd, 2010 |
| 2:06 pm |
15 lbs. That is how much weight I have gained over the last year. I can't seem to stick to much. I want results NOW! I don't want anything drastic or too expensive because right now we can't afford it. I've stopped and started so many times I think my body is confused and revolting. I have to make a change! No more baby steps, just need to DO! 15 lbs! I've been putting tops on and the arms are tight! TIGHT!!! This is ridiculous. |
| Monday, November 15th, 2010 |
| 9:31 pm |
Seriously, I need to just throw away the fucking fork! bah! You would think the tighter pants would be enough. |
| Monday, November 8th, 2010 |
| 8:39 pm |
Siblings
One of my favorite shows on Sirius XM is Derek and Romaine. Derek was talking about how his older sister used to get into trouble all the time because she was one tough girl. He told the story about how his mom got a phone call from the principal saying her daughter got into a scuffle with another child and needed to be picked up. When she got to the school the teacher informed her that her daughter punched a boy in her school. His mom said she would talk to her about it. They got into the car and her mother goes, "Ok, so what happened?" She explained, "I heard a kid call Derek a 'Fag' so I punched him." Her mom said, "Oh, ok. Let's go get some ice cream." I hope that my kids do the same for each other. |
| 10:51 am |
All I want to do right now is go out for lunch then go shopping! |
| Saturday, July 31st, 2010 |
| 8:11 pm |
It was a fantastic day with the kids today. I was so worried but they both behaved beautifully at both parties. Now they are both in bed and I am enjoying the silence until I pass out :-) Life is good! |
| Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 |
| 6:05 pm |
I go back and forth between wanting to go to France and Italy. I LOVED the food in Italy, but I feel like we missed so much in Paris. The book "Lunch in Paris" isn't helping me either. I keep looking up plane ticket prices and figuring out how we could swing it haha |
| Sunday, July 11th, 2010 |
| 12:19 pm |
I love my family but I REALLY don't want my brother to come over with his son. Why can't I just have a day with my kids?! |
| 8:13 am |
Samara wrapped herself up in her blanket. Drew wrapped her up some more then says, "Burrito! Will you stop moving so I can eat you!" Through giggles haha I love my kids so much, I wouldn't trade this in for ANYTHING! Yes, there are hard times. But they are beautiful and bring so much light to my life. |
| Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 |
| 9:04 am |
I love my husband
Yesterday I just kept thinking "Will I ever be thin?" I wanted to ask Rob those words, but I didn't because he does have that thing of being WAY too honest haha. But I'm not giving up. I'm still working out and I'm still eating healthy. Then last night he said I look like I've lost weight. I really haven't lost weight, or at least more than maybe 1 or 2 lbs in the last 3 weeks, but I have been working out. So that was encouraging. Then I weighed myself this morning and I have dropped some weight since last week! So I'm on my way! |
| Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 |
| 2:16 pm |
The upcoming Vegas trip has given me renewed energy to get this whole exercise and diet thing right! I'm not expecting a miracle in 6 weeks, but hopefully a notable difference. I know if I did medifast for 6 weeks it'll be a HUGE improvement, but I'm just not willing to do that right now. Plus, a weekend in vegas would put most of that weight back on! hehe I'm entertaining the thought of trying out the 24 hour fitness deal of $129 for 3 50minute personal training sessions. I would like to sign up for 2 months worth of personal training but I don't know if I'm willing to plunk down the $1200! Because it's $1200 I don't have. So I have to figure that one out. What to do? |
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