Update

I have posted on 2 of my 3 goals so far. I have waited on the last one because that is the trickiest one for me. Balance...I have tried to keep up with everything so far this school year and for a few weeks I did great. I set a schedule of my housework instead of doing it all on the weekend, I would get right to work on all things school that came through my email. I have worked on my plan time instead of visiting. I have also worked on my lunch break but now that we are 5 weeks into school, Dance has started, a week of testing is over, etc. I am back to cleaning on the weekends actually cleaning and working ALL day Sunday---the day of rest. Not for the weary I guess. I need to get back into my weekly routine and get things under control. I know I did feel less stressed that first few weeks of school when I was spreading out the work and not just letting it go until the weekend. Any tips from my readers (there are some readers, right??) to help me stay on track?

You want me to eat that?

Wow! I try and get on here to post and then LIFE happens. I am going to reveal some things in this blog that I am not really all that comfortable talking about but if I want to accept it and change it then I have to put it out there. My second goal on my list was about getting healthy. I had a very in-depth discussion with a friend of mine that lost about 210 lbs in a course of a year!! I know A-MA-ZING right!! well I don't need to get that drastic but I do need to get serious. Over the course of the 13 years I have lived in a town that prides themselves on anything that is FRIED, I have gained (no judgements here people) 70 lbs!! yes I know it is a lot. I always said about the people on tv that are like 500 lbs, "don't they know when they have put on 100 lbs. Why let it to be so much." Well after weighing myself the other day, I thought, you know to a normal sized person it would seem like you would notice but I WAS a normal sized person and I didn't notice the first 30 lbs hardly at all. My pants were tighter but I still wore the same size. Now that I am about 3 sizes bigger than when I moved here, I realize I really need to make some changes and not pretend like everything is fine when in fact this is the first time since a teenager that my weight has bothered me and I have been self conscious about it. So back to my plan. Like I stated before, my friend "K" told me to do a basal metabolic rate test.Here is the link (hopefully) http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif Then I could decide how I was going to eat my calories through out the day. He suggested doing a protein bar combo because it was less calories but kept you full longer. I have been doing this for two weeks now. I eat protein bar breakfast and lunch. Sometimes I have a mini protein bar in between if I am really hungry. I have to say I was skeptical at first, I thought I was going to be craving all kinds of goodies that the PTA usually brings but thankfully I have have be satisfied through out the day. Also I haven't got "bored" with it and I don't think about food ALL day long like I did before. I love it. I have lost 2.5 lbs doing this. For dinner mind you I pretty much have what I want but I do try and keep it healthy. I haven't been able to squeeze gym time into my schedule yet with all of the open house/ back to school night stuff that has been going on but I will get it in there. Hopefully this will help shed the pounds even faster. Wish me luck!!

getting organized?

hello peeps. It has been waaaaay longer than I had anticipated to get to this post. I have been super busy these last few weeks. We drove cross country, my mom was here for a few weeks helping me get my classroom in order. I have been and actually still am working on the finishing touches on said classroom. As I mentioned before I am a bit OCD. Seriously people this is not just an expression for me... Ok so back to my goals. Goal number one is to get organized. I stated that I hate worrying about home while at work and visa versa. One of the time management times I am trying is to schedule my household like a job. This may be a no brainer for the SAHM that have been doing this for years, I praise you for staying so organized. I always said I don't think I could be a SAHM for the simple fact that I am a procrastinator. BIG TIME. (is it possible to be OCD and a procrastinator, hmmm) If I was home every day I would be like oh I could do that tomorrow and tomorrow would turn into next week or month. OK OK back the matter at hand. I wrote down all of my chores I do around the house and split them into certain nights of the week. I have a few nights that I have the kids dance classes so I left those as the chore for that night. I have tried it this week and there were a few nights I tried to talk myself into just doing extra duty another night of the week but forced my rear off the couch. I have to say that I am very happy with how it is going so far. I do want to work in my gym schedule in there and they may but the "chore" days may have to be condensed a little. I am positive that this is going to work for me. I am hoping that this works tenfold for me as in I am so busy I don't think about eating as much which in turn will help with another goal of mine (to be discussed at a later date). I am learning how to use the apps on my phone to keep me going and keep me on track. Wish me luck:)

I gave birth to a fish

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stay tuned...

I know I said I was going to fill you in on how I was going to accomplish each one of my goals this year. I am leaving in the morning to travel back home to Oklahoma so I will post about them after the weekend. I am not looking forward to heading into 100+ heat when it has been a wonderfully sunny yet breezy 80ish degrees here in Upstate NY. Hope everyone has a safe and "cool" weekend.

I want to write about me??

Yes you read correctly, I want to write about me. I started this blog as a way for my family that lives 1350 miles away from me. I would post about my family, mostly just things about the kiddos to show their growth, creativity, humor, etc. I have been reading several blogs for about a year now and I really want to post more on here as an outlet for MY own growth, creativity, humor, etc. Sometimes (like right after I wrote that) I feel guilty for wanting something to be about me instead of about just my kids. I'm sure a lot of parents go through this dilemma. I am starting to understand that when I take time for me then it is making my children's life better.

Today, I want to tell you about three goals I have for myself:

1. Get more organized- I am really more OCD than I would like to admit but since the divorce I have been a more than a little slack in this area. Whether it be with my time for getting things done, cleaning (no we do not live in a barn), or just time management in general.

2. Get healthier- I say healthier because it is more than just the losing weight part that I am concerned with. I really want to be a runner and I have attempted to achieve this goal on several different stages in my life only to find something to keep me from accomplishing it. Again the divorce is a year and a half behind me and I am ready to move on with my life: acceptance, dating, etc. I am just ready to say I am single and feel good about it. I want to get healthy with my finances also which I believe all of the these issues come from the same place inside me. I need to make a change within me to grow with success.

3. Get more balance- I feel like I wear so many hats in this life; mother,teacher, and friend. (just to name a few) I want to stop feeling like my house is a mess because I needed to focus on my classroom or my classroom is so disorganized because I had a mess of laundry to do at my house. I hate being late (it gives me that fight or flight feeling) but I am ALWAYS late, it doesn't matter if I get up hours ahead of time, I am always late. I want to avoid that next year also.

Those a few of my goals for this school year. *note* I am a teacher so my new year's resolutions do not start on Jan 1 but in Aug LOL My year runs from Aug to July. You have heard the goals that I would like to accomplish. Tune in for my plan of actions for each of these goals. Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think. I could use all the encouragement that I can get here, folks =)

I gave birth to a fish!

We spent the day at my grandparents today, actually we have spent the last few days there and probably the next few since we are leaving the great state of NY on Friday. ((sigh)) I am ready to head home but not ready to leave. Ok back to my topic. My grandparents opened the pool late this year and we have been out swimming any chance we can before we head home. (wow! Sorry about the depression, yikes!) Like I said we were swimming the other day and my youngest niece was in the pool with out floaties. We were all in there just in case, but she was "swimming" and so excited about it. It got me thinking that Kaitlyn is such a good "swimmer" with her floaties that I should let her try it without anything keeping her above water. (well she can touch but still) Flash forward to today, we all got in the pool and I say,"Hey Kaitee, want to take these off (arm floaters)?" She couldn't wait!! We tore those suckers off and she was off like lightening!! OMFishy! She was swimming across the pool and I mean S W I M M I N G not "swimming". She was doing the head under mostly, kicking her way across the pool but she was swimming!!! I was so happy for her!! We stayed out in the pool for about 3 hours!! Not lying here people, I was 33 when I got in but looked 93 when I got out!! LOL She just kept telling me that she could almost touch her head on the bottom and that now she could dive for the rings. I didn't know I was holding her back folks!! I was afraid, I don't want anything bad to happen to her EVER!! I know now though that I WAS the bad for her by hold her back. By the end of the 3 hours she showed me how to do a front roll UNDER water and a back roll!! Good Gravy this girl was on fire! I have a video of it but it doesn't seem to want to load. I will post it later.