I am sitting on my favorite spot on the couch right now looking around my living room. There are veggies from Lilly's dinner in odd places, naked babies strewn about, pull-ups that were taken off by Lilly because she wanted to be naked, 2 baskets of laundry to be folded (and there is more in both the washer and the dryer), play food and dishes scattered around, and I cannot see them but I know that there are dirty dishes in the sink and cat litter to be changed.
My hubby is out at a Mets game and I was home by myself with Lilly tonight. She was having a really hard day. I think she was still recovering from our chaotic, crazy weekend as well as 2 vaccines this past week. I felt like I was cleaning all day. I mopped the kitchen floor, did a little food shopping, ran the dishwasher, put in several loads of laundry, gathered some of the garbage (hubby did 95% of that) and cleaned out my car.
So I guess I am wondering what I did all day that I still have so much to do at 11pm. I spent a lot of time putting out fires a.k.a. helping Lilly calm down after tantrums and part of this evening catching up on Parenthood on my dvr. But I did a lot even so. Oh well. I guess it is just the life of a mom.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Definition: Snuggle
The definition of snuggle is varied depending on who is using it and at what time.
1. A substitute for late night or nap time nursing. i.e. used by me: No, it is not time to nurse but we can snuggle. Used by Lilly: Snuggle Mommy, snuggle! said in screaming voice at 4am or nap time.
2. The act of laying down next to your child until either s/he falls asleep.
3. The act of laying down next to your child and not waking until your husband comes to find you 2 hours later or better yet your child uses a bike horn in your ear and/or pours her water all over you.
1. A substitute for late night or nap time nursing. i.e. used by me: No, it is not time to nurse but we can snuggle. Used by Lilly: Snuggle Mommy, snuggle! said in screaming voice at 4am or nap time.
2. The act of laying down next to your child until either s/he falls asleep.
3. The act of laying down next to your child and not waking until your husband comes to find you 2 hours later or better yet your child uses a bike horn in your ear and/or pours her water all over you.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
It's official...I have graduated!
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| At the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ. |
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| My friend Nicole, my rock, maybe the best thing I gained from grad school. |
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| Lilly tried on my cap. She loved the tassel. |
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| Vinnie, Lilly and I in front of the Izod Center. |
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Back in the proverbial saddle again
So, (imagine a long, drawn out version) I have not been to the gym in goodness knows how long. My diet off the wagon big time the last weeks and I was losing motivation to restart it all. I weighed myself today and I have gained a couple pounds. boo. I decided to re-commit myself to my eating plan. I stayed on track today. It would be so simple to not count/write down little treats here and there. Doughnuts call my name all freakin' day long!!! I would like to know how they even learned my name. heehee...
I worked out with my Wii Sports active and started a 30-day challenge today. I also really, really want to get back to the gym. I miss it. Hubby wants to see if we can cancel it but I want to see how I can rearrange my schedule so that I can get there. Oh and I drank tons of water today. More than my usual, that is.
I just have to stop lying to myself. I cannot eat candy and sweet treats like some other people can. I can and will do it this time! But I will eat some cake on my graduation day!!!!
As an aside, this is the scale I have. It is kind of annoying me because sometimes when I step on it I have drastically different weights from one minute to the next. For instance this morning my weight was the series:
1. x (x=weight)
2. x-4
3. x+.4
4. x-6
5. x
6. x
I know I should just let it go, but if I know it is that different I want to make sure I get the closest number possible. Today I picked the one that made the most sense and also came up the most. And it is a new scale. grrr.
I worked out with my Wii Sports active and started a 30-day challenge today. I also really, really want to get back to the gym. I miss it. Hubby wants to see if we can cancel it but I want to see how I can rearrange my schedule so that I can get there. Oh and I drank tons of water today. More than my usual, that is.
I just have to stop lying to myself. I cannot eat candy and sweet treats like some other people can. I can and will do it this time! But I will eat some cake on my graduation day!!!!
As an aside, this is the scale I have. It is kind of annoying me because sometimes when I step on it I have drastically different weights from one minute to the next. For instance this morning my weight was the series:
1. x (x=weight)
2. x-4
3. x+.4
4. x-6
5. x
6. x
I know I should just let it go, but if I know it is that different I want to make sure I get the closest number possible. Today I picked the one that made the most sense and also came up the most. And it is a new scale. grrr.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
tiredness
I am really tired. Like bone-tired, can't think of how I will survive without good, solid sleep tired. I am not sure what happened. I think part of it, a good part, is that I am emotionally tired. Another large part is that I think the last time I got several consecutive nights of good, solid sleep was about, um, 2.5 years ago. Basically from the beginning of pregnancy onward it has been a struggle to get great sleep. Now, I survive pretty well on less sleep than most people. However I believe my limit has been reached. I need Lilly to sleep tonight and I need to go to bed NOW!
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