well, no change on my weight. which, on one hand is really good, but on the other, is frustrating. not that i was very good about making anything happen. i didn't even step foot in my workout room this week. i did watch what i ate, but not like i should have. this is why i typically don't set deadlines for my goals. i now have 8 weeks left to lose 11 pounds. impossible? no. doable? definitely...if i will get on the ball.
it's raining today - a lot. it's supposed to all day. it has rained every day this week, and we have seen no sunshine in several days. and, the sun is not supposed to shine for several more. i so need the sunshine. it makes me happy. this rain and clouds just makes me feel blah.
hannah has slept the past 2 nights all the way through!! yay for hannah! i think she must be like her daddy and love to sleep when it's storming. i thought for sure she would be up with all the thunder and lightning that has gone on the last 2 nights, but not so much. she doens't even budge when it's storming! i will definitely take what i can get!
i read a blog yesterday by a woman that i don't know, but admire her so much. she wrote about how we as women need to just love ourselves. love that we are strong and beautiful. i struggle a lot with how much pressure is put on women today to be the "perfect" everything, having to make all of the "right" decisions and do all the "right" things. why is everything always left up to us? even when we are lucky enough to have these wonderful husbands who help in so many ways, why are all the decisions still solely ours to make? i am working on my confidence in being a woman, a wife, a mother. there are days i definitely feel less than adequate, but i am trying to just embrace the fact that i don't have to be perfect. i just have to remember i am strong and i am beautiful, and perfectly imperfect. maybe turning 30 will help me to discover that!
First of all sweet Amber...You are so beautiful just the way you are! I can still see you as a baby, and how proud your parents were to have you. And, I'm sure even more proud today for the woman you've become. If you think you need to lose a few lbs., which I don't agree with, the South Beach has really worked for me. No carbs. No bread, no pasta, but it works. You don't have to make a drastic change, just cut the carbs.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I've come to believe that the reason we, as women, are making so many of the decisions is because either (1) our husbands have become complaisant, or (2) just plain lazy. I prefer to choose the first. They trust us with our decisions and choices. They love us enough to give us the freedom to make those decisions. If we make the wrong decision, we can always blame them for MAKING us be THE ONE!! Hehe...I feel very fortunate in my marriage to even be able to make a decision. You can always refuse and turn it over to him! And I often do. For instance, we recently bought all new family room furniture. I insisted he pick it out. We got it home and decided almost instantly that it was too light to have with 2 puppy dogs. I never said a word!! I let HIM be the one to SEE it and take full responsibility for it!! Of course, I still say it will be okay (but it was a bad choice)! And now I know that next time we buy furniture, I will pick it out!! We learn as we go, Amber. One of my favorite lines is "Live and learn". Life is a continuous learning process. Look forward to more "lessons learned". I sure do. I could wright a book!! So, relax and enjoy Sweet Amber. Youo will know when you have made the wrong decision, and you will learn from it! You can't go wrong! You are sooooo precious! Love, Aunt Debbie
P.S. I REALLY do know how to spell! I just failed to make my corrections! And now it's too late. HUGS to you and your family!
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