My ‘goals’. Gosh, I don’t even know where to start. I have so many things that I would love to do, things I need to do, things I want to learn how to do, etc – yet here I am ready to make my list, and where have all my ideas gone?
So, I guess I’ll start with the obvious.
1. Lose weight. – 2 lbs per week, my first ‘mini’ goal for my weight loss is to lose 20 lbs by mid-March – which is when I’ll be going to the Scrapbook Weekend Event. To reach my ‘ideal’ weight, I need to lose 65 lbs, but I’ll be happy losing 45-50 lbs. I know that I’m not going to lose this weight overnight, but I also know that it is a commitment that I’m going to have to stick to. I’ve already lost and gained back about 10 lbs three times since Peyton has been born. It is so hard to lose the weight, but it is SO easy to gain it back. I’ll have to keep eating good and exercising if I can expect any of the weight to come off and stay off.
2. Enjoy Life – I need to make sure I take time to slow down and really enjoy this special time with Peyton and Eric. I don’t need to spend every extra second trying to keep the house clean, doing laundry, etc – nothing is as important as spending time with them. I only get to see Peyton for about 2 hours after work before he is in bed, so I’m going to plan on spending that time with him – and Eric, and not doing all the ‘stuff’ that needs to be done. I can do that after he goes to bed.
3. Enjoy Myself – I need to make time for me. Time to craft and scrapbook, take bubble baths, read and exercise. Take time to make me happy and so that I can feel good about myself.
4. Take better care of Jasmine (my dog) – I need to take a little time to love on her everyday. Even if it is just five minutes. She is so neglected right now. I also need to start back my bi-weekly bath routine and keep her ears clean (she has chronic ear infections). Right now, she has an ear infection and a yeast infection on her skin. I have the medicine to treat both, but too many days go by without me treating her. This sounds so horrible, but honestly, since Peyton was born, I don’t even think about her much. I need to bathe her at least 3x’s a week until the yeast infection is gone, and it will take about two weeks to heal, but if I don’t make it a priority, then it could spread and get worse – and I don’t want her to be in any pain.
Those are pretty much the jest of what I would like my goals for this year to be. I’m going to re-address my goals quarterly.
These are the things that I would LIKE to work on during the first quarter. I’m not stressing this list at all, if I don’t get around to them, they will just get pushed back to the next quarter.
- Lose 20 lbs
- Exercise a minimum of 3 times a week
- Organize all of my craft and scrapbook stuff
- Scrapbook at least 3 times a week after Peyton goes to bed – or do whatever makes me happy for an hour or more.
- Get involved at church again
- Finish my 'special' secret project
And these are things I would like to get done over the next year.
- Organize the garage
- Plant grass in the back yard
- Get shutters for our house
- Move Eric’s car (the one that isn’t driven) into the garage
- Learn how to knit
- Make the bonus room upstairs a play area for Peyton before his first birthday
- Organize the guest room, get the junk out of there, put the bedding ON the beds, hook up the tv and get the bathroom done (it needs a good cleaning, shower curtain, towels, hardware, etc.)
- Finish my china cabinet refinishing and move it into my scrap/craft room for storage
- Get a family picture done that we like
- Buy or make a bed
- Visit JR and Johnnie
- Visit Aunt Kat
- Make a few gifts for Christmas
Thursday, January 11, 2007
This week
This week.
- I've been sick since Saturday, and I'm finally feeling better - except at night when it is time to go to sleep - that is when I can't stop coughing. I use cough drops, throat spray, and vapor rub - nothing works.
- I've lost 4 pounds - maybe 5 since last Friday
- My SIL will be having a c-section tomorrow, so I'll be an aunt again.
- Peyton slept 12 hours for the first time EVER last night. He is such a good baby, I am so blessed.
- Last night I put all the Christmas photos into Peyton's Christmas Scrapbook. I posted pictures of the scrapbook here.
- I LOVE Scrapbookpictures.com - they are so fast and I love all the sizes they print the pictures in (for very reasonable prices).
- Peyton's first picture album is almost full - need to buy another one. Can't believe I've taken over 1000 pictures since he was born. (I haven't printed them all though - probably only about 300 of them)
- I have to go to the doctor today because we switched doctors, so this is the 'initial' visit. She is going to ask me a million questions, and then send me for bloodwork. Not fun. but maybe I can get a perscription to help me get over this stinkin cold
- I have been cooking really good meals for us this week, which is helping me lose weight, but it is also hopefully helping Eric with his cholesterol problem.
- I still need to set my goals for the year.
- And I cannot wait to do my taxes! I know that sounds weird, but we always get money back and honestly - they are NOT hard to do, so I can't wait to get all the documents so I can file.
- My sisters birthday is on Sunday, so I have to figure out what to do for her.
- I've been sick since Saturday, and I'm finally feeling better - except at night when it is time to go to sleep - that is when I can't stop coughing. I use cough drops, throat spray, and vapor rub - nothing works.
- I've lost 4 pounds - maybe 5 since last Friday
- My SIL will be having a c-section tomorrow, so I'll be an aunt again.
- Peyton slept 12 hours for the first time EVER last night. He is such a good baby, I am so blessed.
- Last night I put all the Christmas photos into Peyton's Christmas Scrapbook. I posted pictures of the scrapbook here.
- I LOVE Scrapbookpictures.com - they are so fast and I love all the sizes they print the pictures in (for very reasonable prices).
- Peyton's first picture album is almost full - need to buy another one. Can't believe I've taken over 1000 pictures since he was born. (I haven't printed them all though - probably only about 300 of them)
- I have to go to the doctor today because we switched doctors, so this is the 'initial' visit. She is going to ask me a million questions, and then send me for bloodwork. Not fun. but maybe I can get a perscription to help me get over this stinkin cold
- I have been cooking really good meals for us this week, which is helping me lose weight, but it is also hopefully helping Eric with his cholesterol problem.
- I still need to set my goals for the year.
- And I cannot wait to do my taxes! I know that sounds weird, but we always get money back and honestly - they are NOT hard to do, so I can't wait to get all the documents so I can file.
- My sisters birthday is on Sunday, so I have to figure out what to do for her.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Looking back some more
2007 Goals - I still need to get my thoughts out on paper along with a plan as to how to accomplish the goals. But first, I looked back on last years 'resolutions' and oh brother! Nothing was accomplished at all! Well, things were accomplished - just not the things that I said would get done.
This is last years list:
1. To completely organize my scrap/craft room.
2. Lose weight, even if it is just 5 lbs, and don't gain ANYMORE.
3. Start a scrapping club.
4. Finish all of my current furniture refinishing projects, and don't start anymore until they are finished!!!
5. Completely organize everything that we bring into the new house.
6. Work on my witnessing
7. Continue to pay down our debts, and DO NOT charge ANYTHING.
Let me elaborate a little. I actually did lose some weight last January, about 6 lbs if I remember correctly. Then I found out I was pregnant, and that goal changed to trying to not gain 100 lbs over the pregnancy. I only gained about 40 lbs, so I think I did pretty good. I half-way accomplished the furniture resolution...although I did not finish any existing projects (due to being preggo) but I didn't add any new ones except for painting Peyton's hutch. Being organized didn't exactly work either. Everything baby related is very organized and I did purge lots of stuff - I also completely organized the garage, but after a few months it looks like a pig stye again. I didn't work on my witnessing at all. In fact, I have been a horrible slacker since around last May and I'm very ashamed that I have let myself not only get out of the habit of going to church, but we no longer have any responsibilities at church - which was something that I enjoyed.
But what hurts the most is #7. Continue to pay down debts and to not use the credit cards. We failed misserably. And we failed before Eric lost his job. After that, everything went right out the window. I make enough money to pay the bills. That is about it. So we have been charging food, clothes, baby stuff, etc. We are constantly praying for Eric to get another job, and then we hope to really tackle the debt. The selling of the trees on our land will also help take care of this - but I have started to think that there is no way we will ever be out of debt. This isn't something that I stress anymore. It used to drive me crazy and I stressed it all the time. I now realize that it is something that most American's have, even if they don't admit it, and we can work on it - but by putting so much stress on ourselves to pay down the debts, we end up having to charge because we have made our budget too tight. One day, they will be paid off, but I'm not about to feel guilty and stress it all the time. The main goal is to not charge anymore - and once we get back on track we can hopefully accomplish this.
And the scrapping club and organizing my craft room slipped also. Mostly due to the fact that while I was pregnant most of my free time and energy went toward the baby room. Which is funny considering that Peyton has not even slept in his room once! But now that he is sleeping pretty much all night (7-5 the last 3 nights) it is time to start thinking about moving him. I did organize my scrap stuff, but if you looked in my office/craft room you wouldn't think that. And the scrap club is something that I still want to do, but that might be hard with Peyton being so young right now.
So, this post has been taken over by last years resolutions that didn't happen, tomorrow I shall post on my GOALS for 2007.
This is last years list:
1. To completely organize my scrap/craft room.
2. Lose weight, even if it is just 5 lbs, and don't gain ANYMORE.
3. Start a scrapping club.
4. Finish all of my current furniture refinishing projects, and don't start anymore until they are finished!!!
5. Completely organize everything that we bring into the new house.
6. Work on my witnessing
7. Continue to pay down our debts, and DO NOT charge ANYTHING.
Let me elaborate a little. I actually did lose some weight last January, about 6 lbs if I remember correctly. Then I found out I was pregnant, and that goal changed to trying to not gain 100 lbs over the pregnancy. I only gained about 40 lbs, so I think I did pretty good. I half-way accomplished the furniture resolution...although I did not finish any existing projects (due to being preggo) but I didn't add any new ones except for painting Peyton's hutch. Being organized didn't exactly work either. Everything baby related is very organized and I did purge lots of stuff - I also completely organized the garage, but after a few months it looks like a pig stye again. I didn't work on my witnessing at all. In fact, I have been a horrible slacker since around last May and I'm very ashamed that I have let myself not only get out of the habit of going to church, but we no longer have any responsibilities at church - which was something that I enjoyed.
But what hurts the most is #7. Continue to pay down debts and to not use the credit cards. We failed misserably. And we failed before Eric lost his job. After that, everything went right out the window. I make enough money to pay the bills. That is about it. So we have been charging food, clothes, baby stuff, etc. We are constantly praying for Eric to get another job, and then we hope to really tackle the debt. The selling of the trees on our land will also help take care of this - but I have started to think that there is no way we will ever be out of debt. This isn't something that I stress anymore. It used to drive me crazy and I stressed it all the time. I now realize that it is something that most American's have, even if they don't admit it, and we can work on it - but by putting so much stress on ourselves to pay down the debts, we end up having to charge because we have made our budget too tight. One day, they will be paid off, but I'm not about to feel guilty and stress it all the time. The main goal is to not charge anymore - and once we get back on track we can hopefully accomplish this.
And the scrapping club and organizing my craft room slipped also. Mostly due to the fact that while I was pregnant most of my free time and energy went toward the baby room. Which is funny considering that Peyton has not even slept in his room once! But now that he is sleeping pretty much all night (7-5 the last 3 nights) it is time to start thinking about moving him. I did organize my scrap stuff, but if you looked in my office/craft room you wouldn't think that. And the scrap club is something that I still want to do, but that might be hard with Peyton being so young right now.
So, this post has been taken over by last years resolutions that didn't happen, tomorrow I shall post on my GOALS for 2007.
Sick Mommy
The last few days have not been fun. I have been sick since Saturday night, and Sunday and Monday were really bad days for me.
Yesterday I took off because I really needed to rest and get better. I took Peyton to Ms. C's because so that I could hopefully sleep all day. Around 11ish, Ms. C called me and I could hear Peyton screaming in the background. Screaming! So, I go to get him. I was worried that he might have an ear infection because this is the 3rd time in the last week I have had to go get him early because he wouldn't stop crying, but then when we get home he is all happy - so I didn't know what to do. Yesterday was the last straw, I was taking him to the doctor. Maybe he was sick and just didn't seem sick around us. I didn't take him earlier b/c I really felt that I would know if my baby was sick, and he did not seem sick to me.
Well, he wasn't sick - so I guess my mother's intuition was right. He was just fine. He is now 14lbs 8ozs. At 3 months that seems huge! Just two weeks ago he was 13lbs. We had to wait about an hour to see the doctor, and then my poor little guy had to get his finger pricked so they could check his bloodwork. I'm glad that he is healthy and not sick - so I have to figure out what the problem is at Ms. C's. He has been fine the last month at her house, so how could everything change so much? I did realize that he hadn't been getting a morning nap - and I told her that he really needs his nap and that he might be getting cranky from being overtired. Today he seems to be fine again. I hope that was the problem, we shall see over the next few days.
And last night the Gators won! I'm not a huge Florida fan, but I am a fan of the SEC. However, last nights game was sad. This means another season is over, and we will have MONTHS of horrible TV on the weekends. We love football season, always a game on. At least we still have the NFL playoffs for a few weeks. The playoffs are my FAVORITE part of the season. Too bad the Falcon's aren't in the playoffs, but at least we have a new coach, which means next year will be exciting just for that reason. I don't know if we will have season tickets next year, but I have a feeling we will somehow make it work. Better start saving up the money now.
Yesterday I took off because I really needed to rest and get better. I took Peyton to Ms. C's because so that I could hopefully sleep all day. Around 11ish, Ms. C called me and I could hear Peyton screaming in the background. Screaming! So, I go to get him. I was worried that he might have an ear infection because this is the 3rd time in the last week I have had to go get him early because he wouldn't stop crying, but then when we get home he is all happy - so I didn't know what to do. Yesterday was the last straw, I was taking him to the doctor. Maybe he was sick and just didn't seem sick around us. I didn't take him earlier b/c I really felt that I would know if my baby was sick, and he did not seem sick to me.
Well, he wasn't sick - so I guess my mother's intuition was right. He was just fine. He is now 14lbs 8ozs. At 3 months that seems huge! Just two weeks ago he was 13lbs. We had to wait about an hour to see the doctor, and then my poor little guy had to get his finger pricked so they could check his bloodwork. I'm glad that he is healthy and not sick - so I have to figure out what the problem is at Ms. C's. He has been fine the last month at her house, so how could everything change so much? I did realize that he hadn't been getting a morning nap - and I told her that he really needs his nap and that he might be getting cranky from being overtired. Today he seems to be fine again. I hope that was the problem, we shall see over the next few days.
And last night the Gators won! I'm not a huge Florida fan, but I am a fan of the SEC. However, last nights game was sad. This means another season is over, and we will have MONTHS of horrible TV on the weekends. We love football season, always a game on. At least we still have the NFL playoffs for a few weeks. The playoffs are my FAVORITE part of the season. Too bad the Falcon's aren't in the playoffs, but at least we have a new coach, which means next year will be exciting just for that reason. I don't know if we will have season tickets next year, but I have a feeling we will somehow make it work. Better start saving up the money now.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Packed Away
I've already had to pack away a big box full of clothes. SAD!!! He is growing so fast. I'm guessing he is going to be in the 6-9 month clothes way before he is 6 months old.
What I've been up to
Over the long weekend, I finally got time to scrap. It was so nice. I'm trying to do a little bit everynight - and so far it is working. You can view my latest work here. This is my favorite layout so far, which I finished tonight in about 30 minutes. It looks kind of distorted, so click on the image to see the whole layout.
This is what the journaling says:
Peyton, I love all of the cute faces you make. These two pictures capture those faces pefectly. You were only one month old when I took these, so you weren't smiling yet - but you still made the sweetest facial expressions when Daddy talked to you. You can smile and 'baby talk back to us now, but I never want to forget those first few perfect baby faces you made for us during your first month. Love, Mom. Pictures 11-1-06, Journaling 1-5-07
This is what the journaling says:
Peyton, I love all of the cute faces you make. These two pictures capture those faces pefectly. You were only one month old when I took these, so you weren't smiling yet - but you still made the sweetest facial expressions when Daddy talked to you. You can smile and 'baby talk back to us now, but I never want to forget those first few perfect baby faces you made for us during your first month. Love, Mom. Pictures 11-1-06, Journaling 1-5-07
Goodbye Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell is my mom's dog, we got her when I was in 9th grade, so she is about 13 years old. When we first got married, she lived with us for about 2 years, but we had to give her back to my mom b/c she had potty problems really bad, and we had just built a new house and didn't want her ruining the carpet. We do still have Jasmine - which is her daughter.
Well, Tink has gotten sick alot over the last year, and has lost a ton of weight. She is constantly caughing up yuckiness and recently started coughing up blood. My mom should have taken her to the doctor a long time ago, but since no one that lives there cares about the dog, she has gotten really sick. So, my mom is putting her down today.
I feel guilty b/c I know if she would have stayed with us, we would have taken much better care of her and she would have been happier. But, at the same time I'm angry with my mom. Tink was NOT my dog. She never was until my sister started ignoring her and I took her with me when I got married mainly so that Jasmine wouldn't be lonely. I'm angry because no one has showed her any love for probably the last 2+ years.
I hope my mom feels guilty. She cares more about her new 'life' since getting divorced. She is never home with my brother (who is only 17) and hasn't been around on the weekends for the last 3 years or so. She lives with her fiance 30 minutes away from Friday-Monday which is the time that she really should be keeping a better eye on my brother. Corey has started getting into quite a bit of trouble lately, and I think that if she was around more, that he wouldn't be. Who knows?!? All she does is party and drink on the weekends. She never stays home anymore. It is sad. But of course, she did raise us and deserves to live her own life now, but she needs to finish raising my brother.
Urgh. This has totally turned into a mom vent instead of a 'remembering Tinkerbell' post...but everything that I said is true. Maybe once mom gets married in Feb her life will slow down again and she will act like our old mom.
Well, Tink has gotten sick alot over the last year, and has lost a ton of weight. She is constantly caughing up yuckiness and recently started coughing up blood. My mom should have taken her to the doctor a long time ago, but since no one that lives there cares about the dog, she has gotten really sick. So, my mom is putting her down today.
I feel guilty b/c I know if she would have stayed with us, we would have taken much better care of her and she would have been happier. But, at the same time I'm angry with my mom. Tink was NOT my dog. She never was until my sister started ignoring her and I took her with me when I got married mainly so that Jasmine wouldn't be lonely. I'm angry because no one has showed her any love for probably the last 2+ years.
I hope my mom feels guilty. She cares more about her new 'life' since getting divorced. She is never home with my brother (who is only 17) and hasn't been around on the weekends for the last 3 years or so. She lives with her fiance 30 minutes away from Friday-Monday which is the time that she really should be keeping a better eye on my brother. Corey has started getting into quite a bit of trouble lately, and I think that if she was around more, that he wouldn't be. Who knows?!? All she does is party and drink on the weekends. She never stays home anymore. It is sad. But of course, she did raise us and deserves to live her own life now, but she needs to finish raising my brother.
Urgh. This has totally turned into a mom vent instead of a 'remembering Tinkerbell' post...but everything that I said is true. Maybe once mom gets married in Feb her life will slow down again and she will act like our old mom.
Bad Cholesterol
Eric got back his bloodwork today, and he has VERY bad cholesterol. We are going to have to start a more strict eating plan and workout plan - which we have been trying to do for weeks, but it just hasn't taken off too well. Hope this will be the motivation we both need to get our butts in gear.
Three Months Old
Highlights from Peyton's third month:
- Peyton can hold his head up now
- He is sleeping around 6-8 hours each night - without waking up.
- He was sick for the first time (and second, and third)
- He weighted 12lbs 4 oz at his 2 month checkup and 13 lbs 1 oz at 2 1/2 months
- He can smile really big now and loves to smile for Daddy
- He has started 'talking'. He coos a lot, especially when he is excited
- He is playing with his toys now, he reaches for them, touches them and holds them
- He loves Baby Einstein, and watches the video so contently at least once a day
As for me, I'm LOVING the bedtime routine and his good sleeping. I put him down around 7ish, and he usually sleeps until sometime between 2-3:30, then I feed him again and he sleeps for another 4 hours or so. It is great. And he is sleeping in his playpen and hasn't slept with me in over 5-6 weeks. We are getting close to putting him in his room, but our monitor has interference for some reason. Both of them. So until we figure out that problem, he will stay in our room. He is also getting so vocal. I 'talk' with him all the way to work every morning. He just coos and makes sounds back and we carry on our little conversation.
- Peyton can hold his head up now
- He is sleeping around 6-8 hours each night - without waking up.
- He was sick for the first time (and second, and third)
- He weighted 12lbs 4 oz at his 2 month checkup and 13 lbs 1 oz at 2 1/2 months
- He can smile really big now and loves to smile for Daddy
- He has started 'talking'. He coos a lot, especially when he is excited
- He is playing with his toys now, he reaches for them, touches them and holds them
- He loves Baby Einstein, and watches the video so contently at least once a day
As for me, I'm LOVING the bedtime routine and his good sleeping. I put him down around 7ish, and he usually sleeps until sometime between 2-3:30, then I feed him again and he sleeps for another 4 hours or so. It is great. And he is sleeping in his playpen and hasn't slept with me in over 5-6 weeks. We are getting close to putting him in his room, but our monitor has interference for some reason. Both of them. So until we figure out that problem, he will stay in our room. He is also getting so vocal. I 'talk' with him all the way to work every morning. He just coos and makes sounds back and we carry on our little conversation.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
2006 Year in Review
2006 in a nutshell
- Found out we were pregnant in January
- Stacey came home in January and Dilyn started living with her again
- We finally moved into the house we were building for almost a year in February
- Found out we were having a boy May 3rd.
- Went on a camping trip with Eric in April - which got cut short because of rain
- Went to Orlando in May for 3 nights, and went to Animal Kingdom
- Two of my SIL's are pregnant, and due in Jan and Feb of 2007
- Gave birth to our first son on Oct 4th, 2006
- My grandma Stella turned 80
- My mom got engaged and she is getting married in March 2007
- My aunt Penny got married in August
- Stayed home from work for 2 months on maternity leave with Peyton
- Found out we were pregnant in January
- Stacey came home in January and Dilyn started living with her again
- We finally moved into the house we were building for almost a year in February
- Found out we were having a boy May 3rd.
- Went on a camping trip with Eric in April - which got cut short because of rain
- Went to Orlando in May for 3 nights, and went to Animal Kingdom
- Two of my SIL's are pregnant, and due in Jan and Feb of 2007
- Gave birth to our first son on Oct 4th, 2006
- My grandma Stella turned 80
- My mom got engaged and she is getting married in March 2007
- My aunt Penny got married in August
- Stayed home from work for 2 months on maternity leave with Peyton
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