A week and a half through my previous list and I am NOT dead (as I am sure you knew). We are very sore and tired though. We finished up the items on my previous list (and then some, we also painted our room and got new locks) This is my updated list for the week:
Continue to hide screwdrivers from Miss Independant, I swear she finds one EVERY DAY. And yet, she is still alive. Also supervise/stop the continual box climbing.
Unpack.
Chase people selling things off my doorstep. Yes I know the side of the house needs to be pressure washed and that we'll NEVER BE SAFE without ADT (sarcasm - see previous posts about burglaries - although we are in a much better area now). Maybe you haven't noticed the hundred boxes in my livingroom but I will not be thinking about that till LATER.
After payday I will then be prepared to buy my fire-extinguishers, transitions for the floor, shelf paper for the closet, shovel and rake and several other undetermined items for my yard. (Remember that beautiful YARD that I am pretty sure I've spent a grand total of 10 minutes in)
Thanks to Dad and Dede I can head out and do some curtain shopping this week. Thank you.
Hope that the HOA does not send me a list of "violations" for another month.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The last 10 pounds...again
Hello my name is Molly and I am a food-aholic.
More specifically, a chocoholic.
In 2004, I lost 30 pounds following weight watchers. I had only begun to realize my need to lose a little weight maybe... 15 months before I started weight watchers. I had been in college for three years (the freshman 15 is a myth. Nowadays you gain much more). While looking at some pictures of me with my roommate and other friends, I began to realize - huh, I'm bigger than I thought I was.
For about a year I did a little bit about it. I was getting married that summer, so my current roommate and I spent some time exercising. And rewarding ourselves for walking a mile by eating a cookie - we've all been there right? Just an FYI, walking one mile generally does not equal a cookie. I was a busy college student, getting a surprise root canal, planning a summer wedding, so, let's just say I never got very far.
After the wedding my back went out. After six weeks of (no) recovery I realized that it was time to get serious. We call this the last straw. I did things by myself for a while. My progress was excessively slow - so I joined Weight Watchers. The rest is history. 30 pounds of it.
Until I got pregnant.
I was actually about 10 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight after my daughter was born. This is not so bad. But several sleep deprived months later, after a battle with diminishing milk supply that ended in weaning I found that I had actually continued to gain weight and was only 6 pounds away from the weight I joined weight watchers at in the first place.
So I went into my leader and cried and kicked my butt into gear and lost 16 pounds in 4 or 5 months. Cool right? Now I am staring at my last 10 pounds (Only 2 to my pre-pregnancy weight, but 10 for myself). I've been staring at them since April. I could say I am the master of maintaining my weight.
But the truth is that they need to come off. So here, in the middle of a move, I've decided it's time to get into gear again. Food journal this week anyone?
More specifically, a chocoholic.
In 2004, I lost 30 pounds following weight watchers. I had only begun to realize my need to lose a little weight maybe... 15 months before I started weight watchers. I had been in college for three years (the freshman 15 is a myth. Nowadays you gain much more). While looking at some pictures of me with my roommate and other friends, I began to realize - huh, I'm bigger than I thought I was.
For about a year I did a little bit about it. I was getting married that summer, so my current roommate and I spent some time exercising. And rewarding ourselves for walking a mile by eating a cookie - we've all been there right? Just an FYI, walking one mile generally does not equal a cookie. I was a busy college student, getting a surprise root canal, planning a summer wedding, so, let's just say I never got very far.
After the wedding my back went out. After six weeks of (no) recovery I realized that it was time to get serious. We call this the last straw. I did things by myself for a while. My progress was excessively slow - so I joined Weight Watchers. The rest is history. 30 pounds of it.
Until I got pregnant.
I was actually about 10 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight after my daughter was born. This is not so bad. But several sleep deprived months later, after a battle with diminishing milk supply that ended in weaning I found that I had actually continued to gain weight and was only 6 pounds away from the weight I joined weight watchers at in the first place.
So I went into my leader and cried and kicked my butt into gear and lost 16 pounds in 4 or 5 months. Cool right? Now I am staring at my last 10 pounds (Only 2 to my pre-pregnancy weight, but 10 for myself). I've been staring at them since April. I could say I am the master of maintaining my weight.
But the truth is that they need to come off. So here, in the middle of a move, I've decided it's time to get into gear again. Food journal this week anyone?
Sunday, September 20, 2009
First Draft Moving Checklist
This is on my list for the week:
Finish packing apartment
Move everything on Saturday
And if I dont' fall down dead, this is my list for next week:
Clean now empty apartment
Turn in keys and get out of there - after dumping as much garbage as I can in the dumpster
Choose company for waste disposal at house
Hook up with shovel and rake to start having "fun" in my yard
Pick up curtains and rods
Unpack, unpack
Is that everything? Oh yes, keep track of my toddler (feeding and clothing and safety, you know)
Note to self: don't forget fire extinguishers, changing the batteries in the smoke alarm, caulk for the roof and....something else...what was the something else??!!
**ONE something else was calling the alarm company, because we can't flip one of the breakers on until we get them to turn that thing OFF!
Paint Miriam's room (primer, purple, closet, ceiling...the whole shebang)
Paint other bedroom (ah this one is just a new coat)
Turn on utilities (which means I really need to figure out which gas company to use)
Supervise installation of new fridge
Supervise installation of new carpet
Pick up and install laminate
Clean garage floor
Finish packing apartment
Move everything on Saturday
And if I dont' fall down dead, this is my list for next week:
Clean now empty apartment
Turn in keys and get out of there - after dumping as much garbage as I can in the dumpster
Choose company for waste disposal at house
Hook up with shovel and rake to start having "fun" in my yard
Pick up curtains and rods
Unpack, unpack
Is that everything? Oh yes, keep track of my toddler (feeding and clothing and safety, you know)
Note to self: don't forget fire extinguishers, changing the batteries in the smoke alarm, caulk for the roof and....something else...what was the something else??!!
**ONE something else was calling the alarm company, because we can't flip one of the breakers on until we get them to turn that thing OFF!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Lose-A-Palooza
Today is Lose-A-Palooza Day!
In case you didn't know, Weight Watchers is two weeks into their second annual Lose For Good campaign. During the first campaign, held for six weeks in 2008, WW members lost over 4 million pounds, donated 1.5 million pounds of food to local food pantries, and WW itself then donated 1 million dollars to Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger.
This year, we're picking it up again, for a seven week campaign. As WW members lose weight, Weight Watchers again will donate up to 1 million dollars to our charitable partners. Also more than 4000 food drives are being conducted in Weight Watchers meeting rooms around the country. Our goal is to double the amount of food donated last year (from 1.5 to 3 million pounds).
I've never used my blog to toot WW before, but it's a good sized chunk of my life. Especially right now, as I am the lead volunteer for the WW meeting I work at, meaning I organize and am the contact for our food drive. Our meeting set a goal to donate the amount of food that they lose during the Lose For Good campaign (77 pounds so far!). Not only that, but the church we meet in has taken up the challenge to match us item for item. Just by meeting their goal, and the church matching it, our meeting (a total of around 30-35 people) could donate as much as 600 pounds of food to our food pantry, Helping in His Name Ministries.
Today, September 15, is Lose-A-Palooza day. By blogging, spreading the word on Facebook, and Tweeting on Twitter, we can increase WW donation to Share our Strength and Action Against Hunger by as much as 25,000 dollars (see www.loseapalooza.com for details)!!
If you need some helping losing some pounds, now is the time to step into Weight Watchers. It is Free Registration, Free Month of Monthly Pass, and every pound you lose over the next 5 weeks will go toward helping someone else.
If not, you can still contribute by:
Dropping in a food donation to a WW meeting in your area
Volunteering at a Food Pantry near you
Thanks for sticking with this post. There is so much need right now and so much we can do to help one another!
Feel free to pass this on to others that might be interested.
Also see: www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood
In case you didn't know, Weight Watchers is two weeks into their second annual Lose For Good campaign. During the first campaign, held for six weeks in 2008, WW members lost over 4 million pounds, donated 1.5 million pounds of food to local food pantries, and WW itself then donated 1 million dollars to Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger.
This year, we're picking it up again, for a seven week campaign. As WW members lose weight, Weight Watchers again will donate up to 1 million dollars to our charitable partners. Also more than 4000 food drives are being conducted in Weight Watchers meeting rooms around the country. Our goal is to double the amount of food donated last year (from 1.5 to 3 million pounds).
I've never used my blog to toot WW before, but it's a good sized chunk of my life. Especially right now, as I am the lead volunteer for the WW meeting I work at, meaning I organize and am the contact for our food drive. Our meeting set a goal to donate the amount of food that they lose during the Lose For Good campaign (77 pounds so far!). Not only that, but the church we meet in has taken up the challenge to match us item for item. Just by meeting their goal, and the church matching it, our meeting (a total of around 30-35 people) could donate as much as 600 pounds of food to our food pantry, Helping in His Name Ministries.
Today, September 15, is Lose-A-Palooza day. By blogging, spreading the word on Facebook, and Tweeting on Twitter, we can increase WW donation to Share our Strength and Action Against Hunger by as much as 25,000 dollars (see www.loseapalooza.com for details)!!
If you need some helping losing some pounds, now is the time to step into Weight Watchers. It is Free Registration, Free Month of Monthly Pass, and every pound you lose over the next 5 weeks will go toward helping someone else.
If not, you can still contribute by:
Dropping in a food donation to a WW meeting in your area
Volunteering at a Food Pantry near you
Thanks for sticking with this post. There is so much need right now and so much we can do to help one another!
Feel free to pass this on to others that might be interested.
Also see: www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood
Friday, September 4, 2009
22 month update! A few days early **updated
Time for a 22 month development update for Miss Miriam:
Had a verbal explosion starting at the beginning of July. It felt that way to me anyway
Says cute things like "Daddys wort!" which means "Daddy is at work." which she tells me at least 5 times a day.
Can identify many letters on her alphabet puzzle by name, and can put pieces in the correct spots. The newest letter she learned is "W" for which she usually says "dooble"
Counts to 10 - well mostly. I started doing this as a way to keep her still during diaper changes. It only worked until she learned to count to 10. Her favorite number is 8. She usually skips 6 and 7 when we are counting and just says "eight, eight" until we get there. I thought she didn't know seven, but have caught her saying it when she counts to herself.
Loves loves loves her kitty.
Runs. This is another cute one. She now says "Ready, Set, Go!" and starts running down the hall or sidewalk and then cries "Runnin'!"
Has started saying "Nokay!" instead of just "No!" Some of the time. **All of the time
Had a verbal explosion starting at the beginning of July. It felt that way to me anyway
Says cute things like "Daddys wort!" which means "Daddy is at work." which she tells me at least 5 times a day.
Can identify many letters on her alphabet puzzle by name, and can put pieces in the correct spots. The newest letter she learned is "W" for which she usually says "dooble"
Counts to 10 - well mostly. I started doing this as a way to keep her still during diaper changes. It only worked until she learned to count to 10. Her favorite number is 8. She usually skips 6 and 7 when we are counting and just says "eight, eight" until we get there. I thought she didn't know seven, but have caught her saying it when she counts to herself.
Loves loves loves her kitty.
Runs. This is another cute one. She now says "Ready, Set, Go!" and starts running down the hall or sidewalk and then cries "Runnin'!"
Has started saying "Nokay!" instead of just "No!" Some of the time. **All of the time
**Has two speeds. Stop and Run.
**Doesn't like me putting bubbles in her hair to "wash" it, but will put bubbles on her head herself
Because I am posting this early, I'll probably think of more as the weekend elapses....
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Before I was the mom
Before I was the mom I thought I would like to have a cat. Remember kittens? How they were so cuddly and sweet how they sat on your lap and purred?
Now: If you didn't sneeze on me and puke on my floor and try and scratch my sofa - not to mention Miriams little leather chair that was a GIFT (that cat was 2 seconds from death) and meow at me and constantly sit on my lap AND if I wasn't the one who frequently cleans your catbox...maybe I would like you
Before I was the mom I thought a lot about types of bottles and sippy cups and the order of introducing foods. Not to mention other baby "details" like "oh poo -pun totally intended- nobody knows my secret about how I've never EVER changed a diaper before." And swaddling the Teddy Bear...no joke although our type of swaddle does require a certain amount of practice...
Now: Lets just say...I won't be spending a lot of time on that again.
Now: If you didn't sneeze on me and puke on my floor and try and scratch my sofa - not to mention Miriams little leather chair that was a GIFT (that cat was 2 seconds from death) and meow at me and constantly sit on my lap AND if I wasn't the one who frequently cleans your catbox...maybe I would like you
Before I was the mom I thought a lot about types of bottles and sippy cups and the order of introducing foods. Not to mention other baby "details" like "oh poo -pun totally intended- nobody knows my secret about how I've never EVER changed a diaper before." And swaddling the Teddy Bear...no joke although our type of swaddle does require a certain amount of practice...
Now: Lets just say...I won't be spending a lot of time on that again.
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