Wordless Wednesday

Yes, please!

    

I wish I had more time....

So the other day, I was thinking about some unfinished projects I have just sitting around.  I know we all have them, but this is an area I particularly hate.  I hate loose ends.  But with a new baby and family, day-to-day "stuff" we need to do just to get ready for the next day or to get through the current day, work, Mary Kay, I hardly have time to accomplish those things I have started but have somehow forgotten somewhere along the way.  That is something I'd like to change.  But when?  How? 


Below is just a small list of the little tasks just sitting around calling my name...


Returning emails - This one seems so easy, but yet, so difficult for me.  I have emails from friends who contacted me back when Aubrey was born that I have yet to return.  Laziness really is the reason for the delay, but come on...how long does it really take to type an email? 


Letters - I haven't written a letter in ages.  I know I owe my good pen pal, Chloe, one, and I certainly need to get my butt in gear and just write it. 


Thank you notes - I did so well right when Aubrey was born in getting these out.  Now I have about six just waiting to be written.  Again, like the letters, I just need to kick my butt in gear.  They'll be done before her first birthday, promise!


Engagement scrapbook - Would you believe I am just a few pages away from finishing this puppy?  I mean, come on...we only got engaged on July 4, 2009.  It's only a few years after that.  I mean, I'll get around to it someday...and then maybe, just maybe, I'll finish our wedding book, too. 


Wedding book - See above. 


Honeymoon photo album - See above.  Notice a trend here? 


My book - what book?  I was writing a book?  Wait, what happened to that?  I haven't opened that file in forever. I could look at the last date modified to see just how long it has been since I've done anything with it, but...yeah, I'm not going to do that.  I might have to hang my head and cry if I dared to do that. 


Reading a book - This is definitely something that is always on my list.  I would love to get back into reading.  Usually the only time I actually do read a book is when I go on a work trip just to have something to keep me entertained during a plane ride, but I don't have any trips coming up, so I have yet to really open a book this year, other than the few I have on babies and what to expect in the first year.  So maybe I should be more specific:  read a fiction book. 


This list seems daunting to me.  Perhaps it's not as bad as I think it is, but how do I even go about tackling it with day-to-day life being so crazy?  How do you other busy moms out there do it?  Seriously, suggestions are appreciated.  God knows I need them!


You know, this would have made an excellent Motivation Monday post....



   

Motivation Monday!

Another week!  In light of last week, I am starting this one with the feeling that it will be a good one.  Starting it off with a little motivation is a good start, right?  So, happy Motivation Monday, folks!  If you haven't participated before, it's super easy.  Just write a post about something that is motivating you this week.  It can be anything at all, even if it is getting up every morning.  (We all need motivation for that, right?)  Link up to my blog in your post, and then just leave a link to your Motivation Monday post in the comments here, and I'll link you up.  And if you can't participate on Monday, no worries...just do it whatever day works!



So, confession time....I fell off the wagon last week. I had reason, though...with the hand, foot and mouth disease and the sores and not being able to walk, I didn't exercise at all.  Not at all, unless you count exercising as shuffling from couch to bathroom and kitchen.  So I have a goal of exercising at least 4 times this week.  T and I have to rotate when we work out with Aubrey's schedule and all.  That involves one of us working out at 5:30 and the other doing that after work.  It's tough with the sleep deprivation but we have to do it.  I mean, I'm training for a 1/2 marathon and T's training for a full one, so that requires training.  So dedication, dedication, dedication!



Also, last week I fell of the diet.  Not proud of it, but there may have been some stress eating.  Chocolate may have been eaten a little more often than needed.  But there's no point in beating myself up about it...just time to move forward.  So my goal is to cut the carbs and sweets this week and focus on eating more veggies and fruits when I'm hungry and looking for a snack.  And stay away from that chocolate...or at least only in emergencies. 



I'm going to hold myself accountable this week and report back to all of you on how I do.  And hopefully no illnesses will take me off track.  So that's my motivation for this week....what's yours?

Lillian @ Thinking Out Loud

Can't wait to read them!





  

Happy weekend!

 Aubrey wants to say "Have a great weekend, everyone!" 

  

Crying uncle!

Yeah....I don't know what to blog about today.  I'm not going to lie.  This week has chewed me up, spat me out, and then taken seconds and chewed me up again, swished me around, gargled a little salt water, and then spit me out.  Into the mud.  And then stepped on me with steel-toed boots. 

 

 

Dramatic, much?  Probably.  But this week has just been that bad. 

 

 

I would go into the full details of exactly why it was that bad, but I can't.  Stuff I can't discuss on the blog, but it's been tough on a personal and professional level this week.  The shit has hit the fan in all aspects of my life. 

 

 

And then there was that damn hand, foot, mouth disease.  Oh yeah, that.  That?  Sucked.  If you haven't had it before, I pray to God that you don't.  And if you have...my deepest condolences.  I was covered in sores for days...well, still am covered in sores at least on my feet, but they were so painful I couldn't walk or hold anything.  I lucked out in that I missed the boat with the horrible sore throat thing...but I've had mono so I've paid my dues.  But it was bad.  I was working from home Monday through Wednesday, and really, only one day was I able to type because of the sores on my finger tips.  But the good news?  I can type again!  (Obviously, because of this post...but, still, it's pretty awesome....) 

 

 

I like to believe that next week will be the opposite of this week and will be absolutely awesome.  I'm going rouge on this one...I'm going to be optimistic.  It's a new thing for me, but maybe if I will it to be that way, it will actually be. 

 

 

It'll start by this weekend.  We're just laying low...spending time as a family, me, T and Aubrey.  I sure miss her during the week, and I love getting to spend time with her during the weekend.  And hopefully by this weekend, my feet will be okay enough for me to get back to the exercise and back to a Motivation Monday next week!  Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

Wordless Wednesday

Still at home recovering from my illness, so I thought I'd shre a little dose of cuteness this Wordless Wednesday:

   

  

Still alive

I am still alive...promise!  I am afraid this week has already chewed me up, spit me out and then kicked my ass.  Twice. But let's backtrack here...

 

 

So this last weekend, I celebrated my 31st birthday.  Thirty-one.  Really?  When did this happen?  Anyway, I spent my actual birthday, which was Saturday, with T and Aubrey.  We were going to go downtown and walk on the canal, but it was cold and rainy so we just sort of hung out and relaxed at home.  Got some good quality Aubrey time.   We went to Kohls so I could get some new shoes, and then T and I got to actually go on a real, bonafide date.  It was so much fun, and believe me, we needed it.  One of my best friends watched Aubrey for us so we could go to dinner at Buca di Beppo.  Love the food!  We had a small feast, enjoyed a bottle of Chianti, and finished it with some cannolis.  Perfect birthday. 

 

 

So I was hoping these good feelings would carry on into the week.  However, on Sunday I started noticing bug bite marks on my foot, and they itched like no one's business.  And they started to spread.  And by Monday morning, the itching spread to my hands.  Uh-oh.  Hand, foot and mouth disease had hit Aubrey's daycare last week, and we did notice a few spots on Aubrey's body but none on her feet or hands or mouth.  So I talked myself into believing it was a rash or allergic reaction.  I had to because I had a huge grant presentation at lunch time.  So I stopped by the CVS Minute Clinic and received the fun news that I had hand, foot and mouth disease.  And was highly contagious.  And shouldn't be around people at all.  That left me in tears in the CVS parking lot scrambling to contact my Board and resurrect this presentation.  It couldn't be postponed.  By the grace of God, everything worked out, and I was able to participate via conference call.  Whew.

 

 

I did go to my family doctor to confirm the diagnosis.  And it was confirmed.  As the afternoon progressed, the pain in my hands and feet got worse and worse.  I stayed home today, barely able to walk because of the sores on my feet and unable to do much because of the sores on my hands.  I'm still having a really tough time walking, but at least I can type.  The tough part is having to be careful around Aubrey.  I wear gloves when I help bathe or feed her.  The doctor seems to believe Aubrey had a very mild form of the virus that causes hand, foot and mouth, and I got it from her.  I hope that's the case so that she doesn't then get it from me.  Oh, daycare...

 

 

We'll see if I go to work tomorrow, as I'm not sure if walking is a viable option.  Suffice it to say...this hasn't been my week.  I'll do my Motivation Monday post next week because I have kind of fallen off that for this week.  No exercise at the very least!   Alas....here's hoping the rest of the week goes a little more my way!