I did it again. I got on the treadmill and moved today. I mixed it up a bit and it felt really good. I ran for 1 minute intervals for the first mile then I upped the incline to three and slowed the pace for the next 1/2 mile then I ran again for another 1/2 mile. I kept looking out the window and feeling so grateful that we bought the treadmill in January. It is 100 degree outside and if I had to workout outside I would NEVER do it!
Well after the workout I spend some mindless time in front of the TV then it was time for a nap. Once I got that craziness out of my system I was able to shower and face the day. The day consists of not much in the way of productivity but enjoying the freedom of summer. I did read a little PTA stuff and head out with the fam for dinner. We are all home and off in our own little worlds again. I used to mind when we divided up throughout the house but I don't mind it so much any more. We are together enough and time apart is okay.
So the week ahead is big. I have to get ready for the PTA Summer Leadership Seminar in Austin Fri, Sat and Sun. I am excited to attend but am VERY nervous as well. This whole PTA President thing sounded easy at the start but there is so much to know and do. Thankfully I have a great team on the board but I need to find the balance of how much to expect, how much to do myself and how to manage and encourage others in their projects without taking it on myself. That is hard but I am getting better. Thankfully I have adopted the "less is more" mantra these last few years.
So I'm going to go read some news and try to come up with something a little deeper to write about tomorrow. Just updating the world on my life hardly seems blogworthy. Time to dig a little deeper!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
I'm shrinking.
Yep, I really am. From November to last month I had lost 13 pounds but of course my Dr. wants me to lose 10 more in the next three months. I knew that I had lost weight but had forgotten where I started on the scale so I did not know how much. I did know that none of my pants fit anymore unless I added a belt. I had not NEEDED to wear a belt in a VERY long time. I was happy about the belt except on days that I forgot it and had to hike my pants up all day. Now I am struggling because I want to wear clothes that fit but I think if I lose 10 more pounds that will be another size smaller. If I buy clothes that fit now they won't fit in the fall. I could be so lucky right? So I bought two new pairs of capris today at Kohl's . Both at just a smidge snug so if I keep at it I should be really comfortable in them in a week or two.
So the plan for losing 10 more pounds in to MOVE! Dr. wants 40 minutes every day! I'm going to give her 40 minutes 6 days a week. Today, Sunday, is supposed to be my day off but maybe, just maybe, I'll be compelled to hit the treadmill for 30 minutes. It sure beats nothin! Which is what I had been doing for the last three months. We bought the treadmill in January and I did pretty well with it in Feb and March but then we folded it up when company came and it took a long time to unfold it and then I was too busy. Well, Fred and I are both back at it. He is only walking/running every other day but again, it sure beats nothin!
So here is my dilemma. If I continue to eat as I always have, (read - not very well) but I exercise like I NEVER have before will I lose weight? Can I shrink if I eat what I want? I have yet to find a vegetable that I love besides corn and from what I read that hardly counts as a vegetable.
Okay, I'll keep y'all up to date with my progress. Hopefully it will keep going in the right direction and maybe I'll need to go down 2 pant sizes by this fall. Maybe?
So the plan for losing 10 more pounds in to MOVE! Dr. wants 40 minutes every day! I'm going to give her 40 minutes 6 days a week. Today, Sunday, is supposed to be my day off but maybe, just maybe, I'll be compelled to hit the treadmill for 30 minutes. It sure beats nothin! Which is what I had been doing for the last three months. We bought the treadmill in January and I did pretty well with it in Feb and March but then we folded it up when company came and it took a long time to unfold it and then I was too busy. Well, Fred and I are both back at it. He is only walking/running every other day but again, it sure beats nothin!
So here is my dilemma. If I continue to eat as I always have, (read - not very well) but I exercise like I NEVER have before will I lose weight? Can I shrink if I eat what I want? I have yet to find a vegetable that I love besides corn and from what I read that hardly counts as a vegetable.
Okay, I'll keep y'all up to date with my progress. Hopefully it will keep going in the right direction and maybe I'll need to go down 2 pant sizes by this fall. Maybe?
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Clean up mean INSPIRATION!
SO I am cleaning out my email inbox that has WAY too many emails in it and as I delete I keep soming across notices of comments on my blog. These notices are from 2007 and 2008, which just tells you how many emails I have in my inbox. Now I delete the "junk" but those comments I kept. No need really, they are here on my blog, but I did. Well, as I look back at the comments I am reminded that I received those comments because I USED to write regularly and share things that people took the time to comment on. I wrote about funny childhood memories, anecdotes of my beautiful children and about the "happening" life that I once lived.
It is time to be INSPIRED and get back to writing! I heard from a friend recently that you can call yourself a writer IF you write every day. I am hoping that by the end of the summer I can call myself a writer and a walker/exerciser. Just one step at a time and I should get there!
It is time to be INSPIRED and get back to writing! I heard from a friend recently that you can call yourself a writer IF you write every day. I am hoping that by the end of the summer I can call myself a writer and a walker/exerciser. Just one step at a time and I should get there!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
It's not over. Perhaps it's just begun.
Wow! It's been awhile. Sorry about that. I'm here now. I have some stuff to write about. Some goals, some direction, not a plan though. Do I need one of those?
Well, summer is upon us. Boys are sleeping later, staying up later and eating on a very WONKY schedule. Actually at this moment Will isn't home. He hasn't been here for 4 days! Perhaps the longest 4 day so my life so far. He has been attending the Lonestar Leadership Academy in DFW but it feels like he is a million miles away.
Nic has enjoyed being an only child for the week but I don't think anything special has happened because of this. I took him to lunch and to the library but I did the same with Will when Nic was in Houston a couple of weeks ago.
So the reason for getting back to blogging. Well, I guess I want to attempt again to document my journey through life. Things are racing by and I want to capture just a hint of it.
I'm on the cusp of 40. I am headed toward health and longevity. I am taking some steps toward physical health in the form of blood work, information, exercise, consults on hearing and the oft put off colonoscopy that is only 5 years overdue.
I am moving ahead as PTA President and Treasurer and am headed to Austin, TX next week to attend the Texas Summer Leadership Convention. I am learning and growing and changing and I'm happy. Really really happy. That is fun to say and I'm glad to be there.
The boys and I are departing on our first road trip for 2 solid weeks in 13 days. We are going to drive over 2500 miles and be in at least 8 states. It will be an adventure for sure and one I need to document.
In the past couple of years I have really let my scrapbooking lapse. I still buy stuff and create things occasionally but I need to put the memories and stories with the photos. Maybe getting back to the blog will help with the memories and stories part.
Okay, time to shuffle Nic off to bed and get my one more sleep before I get to see Will tomorrow. I miss my baby and having him away makes me so grateful for him and all that he adds to our family.
Well, summer is upon us. Boys are sleeping later, staying up later and eating on a very WONKY schedule. Actually at this moment Will isn't home. He hasn't been here for 4 days! Perhaps the longest 4 day so my life so far. He has been attending the Lonestar Leadership Academy in DFW but it feels like he is a million miles away.
So the reason for getting back to blogging. Well, I guess I want to attempt again to document my journey through life. Things are racing by and I want to capture just a hint of it.
I'm on the cusp of 40. I am headed toward health and longevity. I am taking some steps toward physical health in the form of blood work, information, exercise, consults on hearing and the oft put off colonoscopy that is only 5 years overdue.
I am moving ahead as PTA President and Treasurer and am headed to Austin, TX next week to attend the Texas Summer Leadership Convention. I am learning and growing and changing and I'm happy. Really really happy. That is fun to say and I'm glad to be there.
The boys and I are departing on our first road trip for 2 solid weeks in 13 days. We are going to drive over 2500 miles and be in at least 8 states. It will be an adventure for sure and one I need to document.
In the past couple of years I have really let my scrapbooking lapse. I still buy stuff and create things occasionally but I need to put the memories and stories with the photos. Maybe getting back to the blog will help with the memories and stories part.
Okay, time to shuffle Nic off to bed and get my one more sleep before I get to see Will tomorrow. I miss my baby and having him away makes me so grateful for him and all that he adds to our family.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
To be or not to be...
The president that is.
I have been approached by more than one person to consider the open position of PTA President. I am flattered and humbled and scared by this. While simultaneously I am excited, motivated and inspired to lead with GRACE. The humdinger is that this is an offer to consider the position on the Elementary PTA. The school where I will no longer have any children in attendance. I have been joking all year that I will be the presence at the school next year with no kids . I'll be helping with school pictures and not need to fix my own child's collar. No one seemed too bothered by this scenario but maybe that is because I am just a really well trained warm body and I am willing to do whatever is asked. So the fact that I don't drop a kid off there shouldn't really affect my job/volunteer performance.
So, is it weird? Are they just desperate? Can I add something to this organization to the positive? Will parents think it odd to be represented by a person who is not parenting a child at their school? I suppose as president I am really much more of an organizer than a representative really. I rally the troops. They carry out the tasks.
I have already agreed to being the PTA Treasurer at the Middle School next year. This is a job that scares me too but in very different ways. The treasurer has to submit paperwork to the State Comptroller and the US Treasury. That is SCARY to me. You see people on the news going to prison for messing with the Gov't. I would never intentionally defraud the government but the question is could I do it by accident and be held responsible? Gosh I hope not. It is an important job and one that I have gained much respect for this past year as I helped a friend work through the maze.
So back to the presidency position. Like I said, I am flattered that people see me as a leader. I guess all the leadership training is HS and the Marian College Student Council positions are being put to the test right here and now. I am looking upon the position as an opportunity to serve my community. We don't have strong ties to our church, and am not so inclined to become involved in the community of Frisco, I don't think I am ready for that jump yet. I don't have a full-time job and my kids are becoming increasingly independent. I find that PTA responsibilities certainly do impact our family time in the evenings but... by 7 many people in this house are ready for me to the leave for a bit so it kinda works out. I feel like if you are going to put time behind an organization and still want to be able to prioritize your FAMILY at the drop of a hat or say the spike of a fever then PTA should be a pretty forgiving organization to be involved in.
I adore the elementary school that is just 4 short blocks from my home. I see the kids from there constantly as they are my neighbors, we shop at the same grocery store and their mom's are my dear friends. I support the things they do and I want to remain a part of that. I can move forward with my boys. I can support them in middle school and still have this little elementary nugget that is mine. I will see my kinder friends who I bonded with last year, who are now first graders and will next year be second graders! I will have continued reason to interact with my buddies who call me Mrs. Bakery instead of Mrs. Baker. Or those special friends who slip and call me Miss Susan right in the middle of the hall!
I have spoken with Fred about the potential involvement and he, of course, thinks I am a little wonky for wanting to remain involved. However, he does support me in my habits and addictions and realizes that serving and volunteering is good for my soul. When we spoke at lunch time today he made a couple of very reasonable requests. He wants me to look at both PTA positions as jobs and plan a workday for each position. That is surely more easily said than done but may be a good way to carve out the time. He of course wants me to try to limit, within reason, the impact these positions have on our family and I totally get that. He asked for me to look into some technology upgrades that would keep the Treasurer info off my computer hard drive and with his AMAZING tech support that request is more than reasonable. I love that man because he loves me and now I don't have to think any more about buying the foreclosure down the street and moving in with all of the other PTA ladies who's husbands are going to put them out because they do too much. That is such a relief. Good luck girls! I'll be sure to come by when you host GNO.
I guess that I have just convinced myself to be.
I have been approached by more than one person to consider the open position of PTA President. I am flattered and humbled and scared by this. While simultaneously I am excited, motivated and inspired to lead with GRACE. The humdinger is that this is an offer to consider the position on the Elementary PTA. The school where I will no longer have any children in attendance. I have been joking all year that I will be the presence at the school next year with no kids . I'll be helping with school pictures and not need to fix my own child's collar. No one seemed too bothered by this scenario but maybe that is because I am just a really well trained warm body and I am willing to do whatever is asked. So the fact that I don't drop a kid off there shouldn't really affect my job/volunteer performance.
So, is it weird? Are they just desperate? Can I add something to this organization to the positive? Will parents think it odd to be represented by a person who is not parenting a child at their school? I suppose as president I am really much more of an organizer than a representative really. I rally the troops. They carry out the tasks.
I have already agreed to being the PTA Treasurer at the Middle School next year. This is a job that scares me too but in very different ways. The treasurer has to submit paperwork to the State Comptroller and the US Treasury. That is SCARY to me. You see people on the news going to prison for messing with the Gov't. I would never intentionally defraud the government but the question is could I do it by accident and be held responsible? Gosh I hope not. It is an important job and one that I have gained much respect for this past year as I helped a friend work through the maze.
So back to the presidency position. Like I said, I am flattered that people see me as a leader. I guess all the leadership training is HS and the Marian College Student Council positions are being put to the test right here and now. I am looking upon the position as an opportunity to serve my community. We don't have strong ties to our church, and am not so inclined to become involved in the community of Frisco, I don't think I am ready for that jump yet. I don't have a full-time job and my kids are becoming increasingly independent. I find that PTA responsibilities certainly do impact our family time in the evenings but... by 7 many people in this house are ready for me to the leave for a bit so it kinda works out. I feel like if you are going to put time behind an organization and still want to be able to prioritize your FAMILY at the drop of a hat or say the spike of a fever then PTA should be a pretty forgiving organization to be involved in.
I adore the elementary school that is just 4 short blocks from my home. I see the kids from there constantly as they are my neighbors, we shop at the same grocery store and their mom's are my dear friends. I support the things they do and I want to remain a part of that. I can move forward with my boys. I can support them in middle school and still have this little elementary nugget that is mine. I will see my kinder friends who I bonded with last year, who are now first graders and will next year be second graders! I will have continued reason to interact with my buddies who call me Mrs. Bakery instead of Mrs. Baker. Or those special friends who slip and call me Miss Susan right in the middle of the hall!
I have spoken with Fred about the potential involvement and he, of course, thinks I am a little wonky for wanting to remain involved. However, he does support me in my habits and addictions and realizes that serving and volunteering is good for my soul. When we spoke at lunch time today he made a couple of very reasonable requests. He wants me to look at both PTA positions as jobs and plan a workday for each position. That is surely more easily said than done but may be a good way to carve out the time. He of course wants me to try to limit, within reason, the impact these positions have on our family and I totally get that. He asked for me to look into some technology upgrades that would keep the Treasurer info off my computer hard drive and with his AMAZING tech support that request is more than reasonable. I love that man because he loves me and now I don't have to think any more about buying the foreclosure down the street and moving in with all of the other PTA ladies who's husbands are going to put them out because they do too much. That is such a relief. Good luck girls! I'll be sure to come by when you host GNO.
I guess that I have just convinced myself to be.
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