November Goals

Even though the month is nearly half over I forgot to share my goals for November. For October I did not reach my weight loss goal but I did lose inches I wasn't expecting. So time to move on from there. My goal for November was to lose 8 pounds and to continue my daily walking or running. I am getting bored with my DVD's so I also want to expand my horizons and try a new workout. I am thinking I will try something online first to see if I like it, and then go from there. Gotta love YouTube, right? No need to waste money!

With my lil one now crawling around I feel like I am getting a workout in itself between consistently chasing after her, and then sprinting when my 2 year old suddenly gets quiet. That's a scary moment right there ya know. Quiet toddlers are never a good sign. Unless they are sleeping. Then I embrace it. Especially if they both happen to take their nap at the same time, I go crazy! I usually don't know what to do with myself. It has been happening more often lately and I hope it doesn't change back! It's rather nice having time again just to myself. Even if it isn't for long, it's just amazing.

Busy Busy

It's been kind of chaiotic here lately. Last week I did really good with working out every day. My shortest walk/run was 3 miles and my longest was 5. I was very proud of myself. This week has been a different story. Monday it was storming and Tuesday I had to shadow someone at a prospective job. Yesterday Bella had her 6 month check up and today she was feverish and cranky. So needless to say I have not had any workouts outdoors this week. And I am going stir crazy! Don't get me wrong, DVD's are great, but I need to get out and so do the kiddos. Nico just goes crazy when he doesn't have that outside time.

Tomorrow I have an interview!! It is with the company I shadowed at on Tuesday. I am so so nervous. They perform behavioral event interviews and I have never had an interview like that before. I just hope I stay calm and don't let my nerves get the best of me. I would really REALLY like to get this job!!

Halloween was great. Nico was Buzz Lightyear and Bella was a Unicorn. They were just the cutest. I think Bella got just as much candy as Nico did and she didn't even have a bucket and was sleeping!! People just kept putting it on the stroller, like she can really eat a chocolate bar at 6 months?! lol Oh well, they were kind. Nico and the hubs enjoyed it for sure.

Here is Bella at 6 months! Showing her true personality...she would NOT smile for the camera at all.

And had to throw in a few Halloween pictures..

Grease be gone!

I came across Pinterest a while back and have been addicted since then! Every time I have a minute to get on the computer, or my phone, I immediately find myself going to Pinterest. It's horrible, and yet so beneficial. I find out how to do things that I have never even thought of. Often it's a no brainer and then I think to myself-why have I been doing this the hard way for so long!

Last week I came across a post on how to remove grease from appliances. And I was in love. I had to run out and get some Cream of Tarter just so I could try it myself and see if it actually worked. And it did!

I have a deep fryer that was in desperate need of a cleaning. My husband is the one that uses it and we all know how careless men are when they cook. It doesn't matter if its the simplest meal, there will be a mess somehow, someway.

Well, my fryer has been used about once every week or so and was really looking grungy. I tried to use cleaners (on the outside only of course), and just regular dish soap. Nothing was taking away the stick residue though. Then I found the answer here

Pure genius!

I will put my pride aside for one second and show you my before and after photos. Don't judge me! :)

No more self pitty.

I laid my son down for his afternoon nap.

I put my daughter in her bouncer and brought her into my room.

I started my workout DVD. (without putting a sport bra on first, and thought I would be okay.)

After the warmup I realized I wasn't okay, I needed the sports bra. So while I was jumping in place I put my bra on and ditched the shirt. I didn't wanna miss out on my workout, I was feeling pretty good.

Half way through the workout, while doing a plank, I glanced down and saw my stomach. I hated myself. And I had my first break down in a long time..

It was so ugly. Disgusting. And I hated the person I have become. I started thinking about how I got this way. Why did I let myself "go." Who am I?

I don't recognize the person I see in the mirror. I have a closet full of clothes I have not worn in years. And I just don't like who I am physically. I hate it.

Then I cried. And cried.

After that was done, I got up..back tracked on the DVD, and started with my planks again. If I don't like who I am, the only person that can fix it is ME. And tears are not going to get me anywhere.

I am the one that has to undo what I did to myself. I have to stay motivated. Eat the right food, and stop with the crap. And stay off my ass and keep working for what I want.

I know how to get back to where I was. I got there the first time, and I can do it again.

Typhoon Mania

So..having only been in Okinawa a few weeks I have been warned by many to be prepared for a typhoon. My first week after arriving here we experienced a small one, and that was enough to open my eyes. My son decided he wanted to drink an entire gallon of milk in two days leaving me pulling my hair and trying to come up with anything else he would drink. He is a cow. Literally.

So this weekend we are expected to have another amazing storm. It is headed towards us at a Cat 4 right now, and is supposed to be blessing us with its rain and winds on Saturday. Yay. Having learned my lesson from the last storm I think I went a teeny bit overboard this time. I went ahead and got 3 gallons of milk. Yes, 3. As well as 3 things of formula for my 4 month old daughter. Yes, 3. Can't say I'm not prepared this time! Let's just hope we don't loose power or anything special like that. Because I would hate for that much milk to just go to waste.

On to more exciting things. Izzy just turned 4 months old! Amazing how time flies. She is such a character too, with a big big attitude for such a small lil creature. Good Lord, help me when she learns to talk, or becomes a teen for that matter. Zanax please! I kid...I kid... Kind of.

Here are her pictures for the month, eat your heart out!

Isn't she just the cutest. She can roll over both ways now and is a beast with the food. She eats 6 oz every three to four hours. And that girl can devour some bananas. Healthy lil stinker.

Enough ramblings for today. And side note-I survived more than a week! Woop Woop!

Apparently blogging is the new hot thing. Or I have just been behind the curve ball for some time. I will go with the latter. I have tried the "old school" method of jotting down thoughts and workouts, but that never lasts longer than maybe a week. Maybe. So I will join the new era and try the online thing. Who knows, maybe I'll survive longer than a week. It seems to be faster, and create less hand cramps so we will see!

Today my kids had me looking like one of those crazy old women... And I mean this is all seriousness. My hair was a mess. I had on pj's and a robe with no bra at 9:30 still! I had one slipper on, and one flip flop. (I still have yet to find the matches for either pair) The people living around me must have thought I was murdering my son by the way he was screaming and hollering. And all I had to do was even look at him for this to occur. Gotta love big time changes. We have only been in Japan (Came from the East coast) for about a week, and the time difference has gotten the best of us all. Night time is day time and vice versa. I thought we were starting to get on a pretty decent schedule and begining to adjust. But after fighting to get him to sleep last night, and they way he was acting this morning I now realize I was greatly mistaken. My daughter is just going to adjust on her own time, and I'm fine with that. How much ruccous can a 3 month old cause? HaHa, I better stop there before I eat my own words. Anyhow, after about an hour of this nonsence he finally decided he wanted to lay down. And I was finally able to pull myself together and look semi-normal. (I don't think I'm ever quite "normal") Hopefully for my sake, and my neighbors, he gets over this soon. Terrible twos are not fun as it is!

On to my workout. Yes, I did still get one in today. Amazing..I know. I am only on day 2 of P90X, and feeling pretty good. Not great, but hey, I guess it's as good as it's gonna get starting to workout again after a year off. I did continue to work out while pregnant, but honestly not like I could have/should have. After getting here and seeing all of the freaking amazing/cute clothes they have...and then seeing how incredibly SMALL they are, I have decided to get my butt back into gear and get back on the workout train. It's been a while, and I still have a long way to go. So no more waiting. It starts now. I WILL get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. And by pre-pregnancy, I am referring to my first pregnancy. With that one I gained a whopping 100 lbs. Talk about fat kid status. I was there.. I lost about 50 lbs of that when I got pregnant with my daughter. Only gained 20 lbs with her (A miracle!) and lost that after 1 week of having her. So now, I still have 50 more to go! Let's get it.