April 10, 2012
April 9, 2012
Easter 2012 in Pictures
Other than when I broke my toe, we had a BLAST this weekend! Saturday we went to an Easter festival, then to see the lacrosse team that Scott's dad coaches play, and then paid the Easter Bunny a visit. Sunday morning (Easter) I broke my toe, Angelica opened her Easter basket, we did an Easter Egg hunt at home, then another one at church, and then I went to the ER. I'll let these photos tell the story.
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| Easter Festival -- hunting for eggs |
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| Watching the lacrosse game (Bentley College vs University of New Haven) |
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| She found flowers and put them in her hair |
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| She found a football field to run on |
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| The saddest Easter Bunny ever. |
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| Making Easter Eggs |
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| Our eggs! |
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| Opening her Easter basket |
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| Right before this, she said, "The Easter Bunny must love me!" |
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| Hunting for Easter Eggs at home |
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| Easter Egg hunt at church |
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| She helped decorate the egg tree in the background |
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| Checking out her eggs, which were very elegantly decoupaged by our minister |
Monday Moment of Truth - Week 2
This past week was incredible...right up until Sunday (Easter) morning.
I was getting a little frustrated by the lack of consistency in my exercise routine, so last Tuesday Scott and I had a discussion and worked out a really doable plan to make sure I could get on a regular exercise schedule. And wouldn't you believe it, I was able to do it. And stuck to it. And by Friday, I had lost two pounds, which was my goal for the week!
Saturday went great because we were mostly out of the house, running around and doing Easter related kids stuff, but I didn't step on the scale to see if I had lost any more weight because I wanted today to be a surprise. And then...yesterday morning...it all came crashing down.
Or, should I say...I came crashing down...right down the stairs.
I'm not even kidding.
I am probably one of the clumsiest people in the world, and since we moved into this place (end of January, mind you) I have fallen down the stairs four times. So yesterday when I fell down again I kind of rolled my eyes at myself and thought, "Ugh, not this again."
How did it happen? I can't say for sure. I never can. All I know is one second I was running down the stairs to watch Angelica open her Easter basket, and the next thing I knew I was flopping down the stairs on my ass. When I popped up, my foot was kind of sore, but nothing unusual for someone who had just fallen down stairs, so I hobbled over to the couch to watch her open her Easter basket.
And a half hour later when she was done and I went to get up, I immediately knew something was very wrong. As soon as I put pressure on my big toe, I had to use every ounce of willpower not to yell out words that would have been inappropriate to say in front of a three year old.
Angelica was very, very excited about the Easter Egg hunt our church was having, so, much to Scott's dismay, I insisted we go to church, and then right after services and the egg hunt were over, we went to the ER. Where I got an X-Ray.
Sure enough, I have a broken big toe.
My first thought was...but what about the race I'm already signed up to run in July? How can I keep training for it? Will I have to drop out? How can I exercise? What am I going to do?
(My next thought was, "Damn it, Scott's going out of town on a business trip on Tuesday, but that's more irrelevant to this story, though it is much more of an inconvenience.)
I went to an orthopedic doctor for a follow-up this afternoon, and he confirmed that yes, it's broken, but it's a minor break and I should be back up and running in 3-4 weeks. Much sooner than the 6 weeks the ER doctor had told me. So, I'm not officially "out" for July. I'll still have plenty of time to get back to training.
Until then, though, I can't put enough weight on my foot to stand on the scale, so I have no idea where i really stand right now. (No pun intended.) I guess this means I just have to ramp up my healthy eating efforts, and maybe do some upper body exercise.
So, that's my no-good, very bad weekend. I'm determined to push through and still reach the finish line, though. This is just a minor blip on the radar as I progress toward my better, healthier life.
I was getting a little frustrated by the lack of consistency in my exercise routine, so last Tuesday Scott and I had a discussion and worked out a really doable plan to make sure I could get on a regular exercise schedule. And wouldn't you believe it, I was able to do it. And stuck to it. And by Friday, I had lost two pounds, which was my goal for the week!
Saturday went great because we were mostly out of the house, running around and doing Easter related kids stuff, but I didn't step on the scale to see if I had lost any more weight because I wanted today to be a surprise. And then...yesterday morning...it all came crashing down.
Or, should I say...I came crashing down...right down the stairs.
I'm not even kidding.
I am probably one of the clumsiest people in the world, and since we moved into this place (end of January, mind you) I have fallen down the stairs four times. So yesterday when I fell down again I kind of rolled my eyes at myself and thought, "Ugh, not this again."
How did it happen? I can't say for sure. I never can. All I know is one second I was running down the stairs to watch Angelica open her Easter basket, and the next thing I knew I was flopping down the stairs on my ass. When I popped up, my foot was kind of sore, but nothing unusual for someone who had just fallen down stairs, so I hobbled over to the couch to watch her open her Easter basket.
And a half hour later when she was done and I went to get up, I immediately knew something was very wrong. As soon as I put pressure on my big toe, I had to use every ounce of willpower not to yell out words that would have been inappropriate to say in front of a three year old.
Angelica was very, very excited about the Easter Egg hunt our church was having, so, much to Scott's dismay, I insisted we go to church, and then right after services and the egg hunt were over, we went to the ER. Where I got an X-Ray.
Sure enough, I have a broken big toe.
My first thought was...but what about the race I'm already signed up to run in July? How can I keep training for it? Will I have to drop out? How can I exercise? What am I going to do?
(My next thought was, "Damn it, Scott's going out of town on a business trip on Tuesday, but that's more irrelevant to this story, though it is much more of an inconvenience.)
I went to an orthopedic doctor for a follow-up this afternoon, and he confirmed that yes, it's broken, but it's a minor break and I should be back up and running in 3-4 weeks. Much sooner than the 6 weeks the ER doctor had told me. So, I'm not officially "out" for July. I'll still have plenty of time to get back to training.
Until then, though, I can't put enough weight on my foot to stand on the scale, so I have no idea where i really stand right now. (No pun intended.) I guess this means I just have to ramp up my healthy eating efforts, and maybe do some upper body exercise.
So, that's my no-good, very bad weekend. I'm determined to push through and still reach the finish line, though. This is just a minor blip on the radar as I progress toward my better, healthier life.
April 5, 2012
Five Question Friday - 4/6/12
Happy Easter everyone! Okay, so it's not Easter yet, but I won't be blogging before then so let that serve as your Easter greeting. We've got a fun weekend planned, full of Easter egg hunts and Easter bunny visits. We're really looking forward to it!
It's also Five Question Friday -- so here we go!
1. Would you prefer having people over for dinner or going to their house?
I love, love, love to entertain. I wish I could do it more! So I guess I prefer having people over. Plus, it makes it easier for me to get Angelica to bed on time :)
2. Favorite Bible verse and why?
I preface this by saying -- we are Unitarian Universalists, not Christians, and I subscribe more to the athiest/humanist side of spirituality and reject the idea of heaven vs. hell. But I am a big, big fan of Matthew 5-7, otherwise known as the Sermon on the Mount. The "kingdom of heaven" parts aside, I think the generalized sentiment of the verse, which I interpret as "doing good is its own reward" is a good one. I see so many selfish, judgmental people who think only about what's best for them and not best for everyone, or what they can do to look good in the eyes of others and that makes me sad.
3. What was the first concert you ever attended, and the most recent one?
Collective Soul at Sea World, in 1994, right before I turned 14. Most recent? I think Better Than Ezra at House of Blues about 2 years ago.
4. The year is 2025. What are you doing, and what have you done?
Hopefully advanced to a management or director level in my career, have one child about to graduate high school and potentially another ready to enter high school (said child is not yet conceived...hence the "potentially").
5. What's your favorite Easter treat?
Robin's Eggs and Cadbury Caramel Eggs. YUM!
It's also Five Question Friday -- so here we go!
1. Would you prefer having people over for dinner or going to their house?
I love, love, love to entertain. I wish I could do it more! So I guess I prefer having people over. Plus, it makes it easier for me to get Angelica to bed on time :)
2. Favorite Bible verse and why?
I preface this by saying -- we are Unitarian Universalists, not Christians, and I subscribe more to the athiest/humanist side of spirituality and reject the idea of heaven vs. hell. But I am a big, big fan of Matthew 5-7, otherwise known as the Sermon on the Mount. The "kingdom of heaven" parts aside, I think the generalized sentiment of the verse, which I interpret as "doing good is its own reward" is a good one. I see so many selfish, judgmental people who think only about what's best for them and not best for everyone, or what they can do to look good in the eyes of others and that makes me sad.
3. What was the first concert you ever attended, and the most recent one?
Collective Soul at Sea World, in 1994, right before I turned 14. Most recent? I think Better Than Ezra at House of Blues about 2 years ago.
4. The year is 2025. What are you doing, and what have you done?
Hopefully advanced to a management or director level in my career, have one child about to graduate high school and potentially another ready to enter high school (said child is not yet conceived...hence the "potentially").
5. What's your favorite Easter treat?
Robin's Eggs and Cadbury Caramel Eggs. YUM!
April 3, 2012
April 2, 2012
Monday Moment of Truth - Week 1
Well, I did it! Last week I said I wanted my weight to drop below 270, and it did. It was 269.2. I think it was either 270.4 or 270.6 so that's a pound gone. It doesn't seem like much, but I'll take anything at this point, as long as the needle is moving in the right direction.
I am honestly a little disappointed, though. Mostly in myself. I was in a funk most of last week -- between having a few days of disrupted sleep and some nasty allergies, I slacked off on the exercise and had a day where I ate way too much junk food. I guess if I had been more diligent, I would be seeing an even smaller number this week.
On the plus side, I've been weaning myself off of diet soda for awhile. I try to avoid artificial sweeteners and diet soda was my last guilty pleasure. One day last week I was craving a Diet Pepsi, so I bought one, and it tasted awful. I'm taking that as a good thing. I crave water these days, which is a lot healthier!
I'm a little overwhelmed with scheduling, too. It seems like I'll hit a good stride and then as soon as any interruption comes along, it completely derails me and it takes me forever to get back on track. So, I suppose that's my goal for the week...to get back on track again, and keep that needle moving in the right direction.
I registered this morning to run on my company's team for the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge on July 12th, though. It's slightly longer than a 5k (it's 3.5 miles) so I better get training!
Apologies if this post is a bit out of sorts. Last night was one of those "interrupted sleep" nights...Angelica had a stomach bug and came in my room at 3AM to snuggle because she didn't feel good.
I am honestly a little disappointed, though. Mostly in myself. I was in a funk most of last week -- between having a few days of disrupted sleep and some nasty allergies, I slacked off on the exercise and had a day where I ate way too much junk food. I guess if I had been more diligent, I would be seeing an even smaller number this week.
On the plus side, I've been weaning myself off of diet soda for awhile. I try to avoid artificial sweeteners and diet soda was my last guilty pleasure. One day last week I was craving a Diet Pepsi, so I bought one, and it tasted awful. I'm taking that as a good thing. I crave water these days, which is a lot healthier!
I'm a little overwhelmed with scheduling, too. It seems like I'll hit a good stride and then as soon as any interruption comes along, it completely derails me and it takes me forever to get back on track. So, I suppose that's my goal for the week...to get back on track again, and keep that needle moving in the right direction.
I registered this morning to run on my company's team for the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge on July 12th, though. It's slightly longer than a 5k (it's 3.5 miles) so I better get training!
Apologies if this post is a bit out of sorts. Last night was one of those "interrupted sleep" nights...Angelica had a stomach bug and came in my room at 3AM to snuggle because she didn't feel good.
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