She made me smile tonight when I saw her on stage with all the confidence in the world. She sang "Castle on a Cloud" from Les Miserables and I have heard her sing it many times before but tonight she really made her mama proud. Trinity did not win the title of "Little Miss Southington" but she did leave as a winner. She was able to get up on stage and perform, speak to the audience and answer some questions in front of a panel of judges. Now what 8 year old would feel confident to get up on stage and do that? My girl sure did and we love her dearly!
There is always next year :-)
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Time to put the AC units in the windows!
I liked the 60 degree weather better then this. I don't have a pool to cool off in!
Totally forgot to blog yesterday....my apologies! It was my day off from working out anyways! I just ate candy all day long. I'm so well behaved aren't I? 8 days to go and I'm treating my body badly. I did wake up this morning feeling really bloated.....sexy!
Lincoln had a Special Person's concert yesterday at 1:30 p.m. I hauled butt at work just so I can head out and see his show. They sang a bunch of songs and it was really cute. I actually got a bit teary-eyed too. I'm so hormonal!
Rushed back to work and finished things up to head home, grab Trinity and drive her to Little Miss Southington rehearsal. We had to be there at 6 p.m. in full dress. She did a wonderful job and even though I had to sit through over 2 hours of rehearsal it was great at the same time. Took her out to ice cream afterwards and then home. I couldn't wait to get to bed!
TODAY - Up with the kids @ 6 a.m. (actually slept like shit because the kids kept getting up) and out the door at 7:15 a.m. to ride with a friend at 7:30 a.m. We plugged in 35 miles in 2:09. Not bad! Now I just need to bike another 21 more miles on top of that and then run 13.1 miles. Giddy up! Came home to mow the lawn (Todd had taken the kids on a bike ride so I had a quiet house for 45 minutes), laundry, pack for VT, make lunch and get the kids down for nap. So far nobody is really napping well.....wonderful! Tonight should be interesting then.
Tonight is T's show so I need to get her to the school at 4:30 p.m and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. She is so confident on stage that she will have a great time singing. Can't wait to see it and see who wins.
I will be in VT leaving tomorrow morning until Wednesday afternoon. Don't panic if you don't hear from me. I'm not bringing my computer since I'm in the woods and there is no service around. It is our relax time with the kids just hanging out at the lake, fishing, boating and eating. I will bring my wetsuit and sneakers so I can swim in the lake and do some running. But I will not be working off the "white sheet" for the next few days. It's taper time anyways so I don't need to do much.
Talk to you in 4 days. Have a great long weekend.
Totally forgot to blog yesterday....my apologies! It was my day off from working out anyways! I just ate candy all day long. I'm so well behaved aren't I? 8 days to go and I'm treating my body badly. I did wake up this morning feeling really bloated.....sexy!
Lincoln had a Special Person's concert yesterday at 1:30 p.m. I hauled butt at work just so I can head out and see his show. They sang a bunch of songs and it was really cute. I actually got a bit teary-eyed too. I'm so hormonal!
Rushed back to work and finished things up to head home, grab Trinity and drive her to Little Miss Southington rehearsal. We had to be there at 6 p.m. in full dress. She did a wonderful job and even though I had to sit through over 2 hours of rehearsal it was great at the same time. Took her out to ice cream afterwards and then home. I couldn't wait to get to bed!
TODAY - Up with the kids @ 6 a.m. (actually slept like shit because the kids kept getting up) and out the door at 7:15 a.m. to ride with a friend at 7:30 a.m. We plugged in 35 miles in 2:09. Not bad! Now I just need to bike another 21 more miles on top of that and then run 13.1 miles. Giddy up! Came home to mow the lawn (Todd had taken the kids on a bike ride so I had a quiet house for 45 minutes), laundry, pack for VT, make lunch and get the kids down for nap. So far nobody is really napping well.....wonderful! Tonight should be interesting then.
Tonight is T's show so I need to get her to the school at 4:30 p.m and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. She is so confident on stage that she will have a great time singing. Can't wait to see it and see who wins.
I will be in VT leaving tomorrow morning until Wednesday afternoon. Don't panic if you don't hear from me. I'm not bringing my computer since I'm in the woods and there is no service around. It is our relax time with the kids just hanging out at the lake, fishing, boating and eating. I will bring my wetsuit and sneakers so I can swim in the lake and do some running. But I will not be working off the "white sheet" for the next few days. It's taper time anyways so I don't need to do much.
Talk to you in 4 days. Have a great long weekend.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Oh Lordy Me!
I'm so done being busy. I want to do NOTHING!
Up at 5:15 a.m. hitting the gym at 5:30 a.m. WOD - 10 X 200m run at 5K pace, 5-5-5-5-5 shoulder presses (30 pounds) and 500 yard swim. The run was okay, I love lifting so the shoulder presses were awesome and the swim sucked. The pool was full, tons of splashing and I could not get my breathing down. I was supposed to do 800 yard swim but I was running out of time. 500 yards was plenty.
Work day today and of course it's super busy here. That is TV for you on Thursday and Friday's. Took my pal Rouski out to lunch for her birthday. We hit Moe's in Southington. Great place but not what I had expected. I thought it was a sit down restaurant where you are being waited on. Good food though! I'm still full from lunch time.
Ass - It's reminding me that it's still around. Not bad though!
Kids - No idea because I have been away from them all day. I'm sure tonight will be chaos when I get home. It always is. But tonight I need to work a bit late just to get set up for tomorrow. I don't want to be pulling my hair out tomorrow :-)
Food - Tons of candy today...dammit! Had my shake, grapefruit and some pretzels, burrito and soda. In between all that I was devouring mini peppermint patties, PB cups and Kit Kat's. OMG! Granted it is pre-period week but maybe it's my nerves and all that happy horse shit.
Closing in on the big race June 5th. I received my race packet via e-mail and of course it made me want to poop! I've done this race before so it should be no big deal but I get like this before any race no matter how big or small. I just want to feel good. Oh boy!
Up at 5:15 a.m. hitting the gym at 5:30 a.m. WOD - 10 X 200m run at 5K pace, 5-5-5-5-5 shoulder presses (30 pounds) and 500 yard swim. The run was okay, I love lifting so the shoulder presses were awesome and the swim sucked. The pool was full, tons of splashing and I could not get my breathing down. I was supposed to do 800 yard swim but I was running out of time. 500 yards was plenty.
Work day today and of course it's super busy here. That is TV for you on Thursday and Friday's. Took my pal Rouski out to lunch for her birthday. We hit Moe's in Southington. Great place but not what I had expected. I thought it was a sit down restaurant where you are being waited on. Good food though! I'm still full from lunch time.
Ass - It's reminding me that it's still around. Not bad though!
Kids - No idea because I have been away from them all day. I'm sure tonight will be chaos when I get home. It always is. But tonight I need to work a bit late just to get set up for tomorrow. I don't want to be pulling my hair out tomorrow :-)
Food - Tons of candy today...dammit! Had my shake, grapefruit and some pretzels, burrito and soda. In between all that I was devouring mini peppermint patties, PB cups and Kit Kat's. OMG! Granted it is pre-period week but maybe it's my nerves and all that happy horse shit.
Closing in on the big race June 5th. I received my race packet via e-mail and of course it made me want to poop! I've done this race before so it should be no big deal but I get like this before any race no matter how big or small. I just want to feel good. Oh boy!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
I just had some threading done....what the hell is threading?????
I stopped at the Sahla Spa on RT 10 in Plainville (across from GE) to get my eyebrows waxed. This woman (totally hot/not Chinese/had good breath) worked on my eyebrows with thread. I was beside myself when she started. I have never heard of it, have no idea what the hell it is but it was great. My eyebrows look beautiful and I guess threading is much better then waxing because hair grows back much slower. It was $15 compared to the $8 wax that I usually get but well worth it.
Busy day today. Got T on the bus with Roxy in tow. We decided to do our workout from home because I needed to get Lincoln to a DR apt for 10 a.m.
WOD - 10 squats, 10 burpees, 10 situps and 4 miler for time = 33:38. I was pushing Roxy and myself and let me tell you how pumped I was on my time. I could not believe that I plugged in a sub 8:30 mile while pushing a sack of potatoes. Of course she asked a thousand questions while I was running and I could barely answer her I was so out of breathe. I really wanted to say "Shut the hell up girl! Mommy can't breathe therefore I cannot talk!"
I had time to stretch and take a quick shower before picking up Lincoln at school at 9:45 a.m. to head to his apt. Did not leave the DR's until 11 a.m. and drove L back to school. From there R and I headed to the gym for a Subway lunch followed by Mommy's 1/2 hour massage. I have become a massage whore! I just love them!
Grabbed R and headed back home for some TV time and nap! I wanted to roll over with Roxy but I forced my ass up to do some chores.
Swept and mopped the kitchen floor, did two loads of laundry and packed lunches for the kids tomorrow. By 3 p.m. when I got L off the bus I hit my brick wall and I never did get over it. It was awful! I played outside for a bit with the kids, fed the rabbits, prepped dinner and during all this I could barely keep my eyes open. I wanted to lay down so bad but I was off to the gym for WOD#2 which was class.
WOD#2 - Hour spin class (interval ride plugging in about 16 miles). Nothing fancy!
Got my eyebrows done (threading), shoveled down supper, read with the kids, dealt with L's chafed ass (didn't wipe so good) and T's itchy vagina and here I am. It's almost 9 p.m. and I still need to shower before I get my ass to bed. I really need to sleep NOW! Oh the joys!
Busy day today. Got T on the bus with Roxy in tow. We decided to do our workout from home because I needed to get Lincoln to a DR apt for 10 a.m.
WOD - 10 squats, 10 burpees, 10 situps and 4 miler for time = 33:38. I was pushing Roxy and myself and let me tell you how pumped I was on my time. I could not believe that I plugged in a sub 8:30 mile while pushing a sack of potatoes. Of course she asked a thousand questions while I was running and I could barely answer her I was so out of breathe. I really wanted to say "Shut the hell up girl! Mommy can't breathe therefore I cannot talk!"
I had time to stretch and take a quick shower before picking up Lincoln at school at 9:45 a.m. to head to his apt. Did not leave the DR's until 11 a.m. and drove L back to school. From there R and I headed to the gym for a Subway lunch followed by Mommy's 1/2 hour massage. I have become a massage whore! I just love them!
Grabbed R and headed back home for some TV time and nap! I wanted to roll over with Roxy but I forced my ass up to do some chores.
Swept and mopped the kitchen floor, did two loads of laundry and packed lunches for the kids tomorrow. By 3 p.m. when I got L off the bus I hit my brick wall and I never did get over it. It was awful! I played outside for a bit with the kids, fed the rabbits, prepped dinner and during all this I could barely keep my eyes open. I wanted to lay down so bad but I was off to the gym for WOD#2 which was class.
WOD#2 - Hour spin class (interval ride plugging in about 16 miles). Nothing fancy!
Got my eyebrows done (threading), shoveled down supper, read with the kids, dealt with L's chafed ass (didn't wipe so good) and T's itchy vagina and here I am. It's almost 9 p.m. and I still need to shower before I get my ass to bed. I really need to sleep NOW! Oh the joys!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Big Daddy Is Home!
And the bush is trimmed........ha ha ha ha! My FB friends should know it's not my actual "bush" but the ones in front of my house. That was great!
Another day in the neighborhood for the Cardillo clan. Father-in-law dropped by at 7 a.m. for a quick visit before school so I made him a cup of tea and some waffles. Love Aunt Jemima! Everybody got off to school with no problems and R and I went to the gym for class. Only taught an hour today because I had a 10:45 a.m. massage.
WOD - Did not follow workout plan because I'm so close to race day and I'm a bit scattered with my workouts etc. Therefore we climbed a hill for two songs, 50 squats, 20 pushups 3X's. I think our legs really got the point this morning.
10:45 a.m. was my massage. I had her work on my butt, hammies and calves. That weird pain in my left calf which I thought was because of my nerve issue is actually because my calf is so tight. She really worked on that puppy and made me squirm. I love massages!
Back home for a great lunch with Roxy on the back deck, some Dora Memory and then nap time. No arguing with her for nap today. That was a relief. She happily went to bed and snuggled up with me while I read a book. She even took a decent nap.
While R was napping I went outside and did a ton of pruning. Cut all my daffodils, trimmed bushes, trees and made the yard look nice. Now I just need to buy annuals for my flower pots and I'm done. Will I actually ever be done? Probably not!
After a nice visit with neighbors and their kids, I cooked dinner (meatloaf) and Daddy came home in time to join us. You might think the 5 days he was gone things may change but everything was back to normal as soon as he walked in the door: arguing with the kids at dinner, everybody talking at once and all that other happy horse shit.
T had a 6:30 p.m. rehearsal for her Little Miss Southington pageant that she is in on Saturday evening. Rehearsal took FOREVER! The whole family went and I was beside myself when we finally left at 8:30 p.m. Plus we promised the kids ice cream so of course we needed to pick up a quick DQ cone. It's 9:30 p.m. and the kids just got to bed. Oh boy! Tomorrow could be interesting!
Ass - doing really good! I don't want to jinx myself but I think it might be disappearing.
Food - Did good today with shake, salad, yogurt but messed up with ice cream. So what!
Kids - Still love them!
Race - 12 days before the big day.....HOLY SHIT!
Another day in the neighborhood for the Cardillo clan. Father-in-law dropped by at 7 a.m. for a quick visit before school so I made him a cup of tea and some waffles. Love Aunt Jemima! Everybody got off to school with no problems and R and I went to the gym for class. Only taught an hour today because I had a 10:45 a.m. massage.
WOD - Did not follow workout plan because I'm so close to race day and I'm a bit scattered with my workouts etc. Therefore we climbed a hill for two songs, 50 squats, 20 pushups 3X's. I think our legs really got the point this morning.
10:45 a.m. was my massage. I had her work on my butt, hammies and calves. That weird pain in my left calf which I thought was because of my nerve issue is actually because my calf is so tight. She really worked on that puppy and made me squirm. I love massages!
Back home for a great lunch with Roxy on the back deck, some Dora Memory and then nap time. No arguing with her for nap today. That was a relief. She happily went to bed and snuggled up with me while I read a book. She even took a decent nap.
While R was napping I went outside and did a ton of pruning. Cut all my daffodils, trimmed bushes, trees and made the yard look nice. Now I just need to buy annuals for my flower pots and I'm done. Will I actually ever be done? Probably not!
After a nice visit with neighbors and their kids, I cooked dinner (meatloaf) and Daddy came home in time to join us. You might think the 5 days he was gone things may change but everything was back to normal as soon as he walked in the door: arguing with the kids at dinner, everybody talking at once and all that other happy horse shit.
T had a 6:30 p.m. rehearsal for her Little Miss Southington pageant that she is in on Saturday evening. Rehearsal took FOREVER! The whole family went and I was beside myself when we finally left at 8:30 p.m. Plus we promised the kids ice cream so of course we needed to pick up a quick DQ cone. It's 9:30 p.m. and the kids just got to bed. Oh boy! Tomorrow could be interesting!
Ass - doing really good! I don't want to jinx myself but I think it might be disappearing.
Food - Did good today with shake, salad, yogurt but messed up with ice cream. So what!
Kids - Still love them!
Race - 12 days before the big day.....HOLY SHIT!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Killer Cats
My cats are attacking a mouse right by my feet as I type this.....sadly, I'm not going to save the mouse or even care that it's on the floor right next to me. What I don't like is the squeaking from the mouse. Just put it out of it's misery cat! This will be mouse #5 in two weeks. Apparently my house is loaded with them.
Oh Nyquil, I love you so much!
Can you get addicted to the stuff? I'm working on night #3 slugging out of the bottle. This very annoying, dry cough is killing me at night. Won't let me fall asleep and is giving me a massive headache. What the hay! Now I know what my kids go through when they have a bad cough. This is awful!
Happy Monday! Today was a "ME" day! I put Roxy in daycare for the day because I was supposed to work at T's school for her Field Day. Since they canceled it I decided to keep Roxy in school and enjoy the day alone. I got absolutely nothing done. By the time I dropped everybody off at school (missed Lincoln's bus...damn!) I went and got groceries. That was fabulous shopping all alone. But I did quickly notice that I completely forgot to eat breakfast. That is not like me at all but I was able to survive until I got home. After groceries I hit Verizon/AT&T to phone shop. I have a pay-as-you-go phone and I need to upgrade and be a big girl. I wanted to see what plans they had....Talk about $$$$$$$$
Drove home, unpacked groceries, cooked scrambled eggs/cheese with sprout bread, watched my Dancing with the Stars while I ate, finished the groceries, picked up around the house, hopped on the computer to send out e-mails/work then finally upstairs to clean the kids bathroom, T's room and the downstairs bathroom. By now it's 2:50 p.m. and I needed to get L off the bus. Where the hell did the day go? I really feel like I got nothing accomplished.
Then it was time to get T off the bus, homework, pork roast in the oven and off to pick up Roxy. At 5 p.m. my friend Jill Hogan came over for supper with her kids and we ate some yummy pork, sweet potatoes, broccoli and mini brownies/cinnamon buns for dessert. I'm one happy camper. The kids had a great time
playing with their friends and it was great to spend some "non-gym" time with Jill.
I'm now ready to go read since I took my swig of Nyquil and I'm slowly fading out. Love that shit!
Oh yes, WOD = Nada! Day off today and thank goodness I did because I have no idea when I would have fit it into my busy schedule :-)
Happy Monday! Today was a "ME" day! I put Roxy in daycare for the day because I was supposed to work at T's school for her Field Day. Since they canceled it I decided to keep Roxy in school and enjoy the day alone. I got absolutely nothing done. By the time I dropped everybody off at school (missed Lincoln's bus...damn!) I went and got groceries. That was fabulous shopping all alone. But I did quickly notice that I completely forgot to eat breakfast. That is not like me at all but I was able to survive until I got home. After groceries I hit Verizon/AT&T to phone shop. I have a pay-as-you-go phone and I need to upgrade and be a big girl. I wanted to see what plans they had....Talk about $$$$$$$$
Drove home, unpacked groceries, cooked scrambled eggs/cheese with sprout bread, watched my Dancing with the Stars while I ate, finished the groceries, picked up around the house, hopped on the computer to send out e-mails/work then finally upstairs to clean the kids bathroom, T's room and the downstairs bathroom. By now it's 2:50 p.m. and I needed to get L off the bus. Where the hell did the day go? I really feel like I got nothing accomplished.
Then it was time to get T off the bus, homework, pork roast in the oven and off to pick up Roxy. At 5 p.m. my friend Jill Hogan came over for supper with her kids and we ate some yummy pork, sweet potatoes, broccoli and mini brownies/cinnamon buns for dessert. I'm one happy camper. The kids had a great time
playing with their friends and it was great to spend some "non-gym" time with Jill.
I'm now ready to go read since I took my swig of Nyquil and I'm slowly fading out. Love that shit!
Oh yes, WOD = Nada! Day off today and thank goodness I did because I have no idea when I would have fit it into my busy schedule :-)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Oh My Word!
Where the hell did today go? And I'm still alive and my kids haven't been beaten! Today is a good day :-)
Last night was very very very ugly getting R to bed, thank goodness I did not blog after that whole episode. Somebody would have sent the cops to my house. It was AWFUL! But today is a new day.
Trinity wanted to sleep with me last night so I let her. By 12 a.m. she was talking in her sleep and got up to turn the light on. Woke me out of a deep sleep.....She quickly went back to bed but I of course could not fall asleep because of my nasty cough that comes to attack me every night. I can't stand a pain in the ass cough where it's dry and nothing comes up. Finally after an hour of this crap I ate a cough drop that did not work and I almost choked. I proceeded to the good shit.....Nyquil. I felt my toes tingle instantly and I was a happy camper within seconds. 6:20 a.m. wake up call from Roxy.
My nephew came to the house at 7:30 a.m. because I needed to be at the indoor triathlon by 8 a.m. With my truck packed with everything possible for the race, I left the house and had some nice alone time. He was going to drop them off later in the morning and the kids would sit in daycare at the gym until I could get them for the party after the race.
The race was nuts, I was super busy, squeaked in my WOD during the race which was a 1.25 mile swim. I needed to get the feel of that kind of distance for my race in 2 weeks. I wanted to know how my arms would feel and they felt FUCKING SPECTACULAR! Pays to do all these damn pushups. I was very happy. I just snuck in during the triathlon and swam along with the racers. They are machines!
The rest of the race was a whirlwind. I probably plugged in 5+ miles just walking around everywhere and keeping things in check. My feet are very tired! After some laughter, good conversations, food and of course desserts (I still have some left Miriam!) I brought the gang home for a kickball game, impossible nap with R (she finally fell asleep), pizza for supper and oh so needed baths. It is now AFV time with the kids and then bed......oh I love bed!
In the past two days I have hardly eaten a damn thing. If I keep up this beyond busy schedule being a solo parent I could probably lose some weight. It's amazing how my mind does not revolve around food when I have a zillion other things to do.
Ass situation is still doing good. I feel achy in the morning but I have not really had any major problems. Maybe something is working itself out! I hope in hell it just goes away FOREVER!
Good night everybody! Thank you for the great day and I just wanted to say that I am so very proud! I love my life even though I seem to bitch about it more and more :-)
Last night was very very very ugly getting R to bed, thank goodness I did not blog after that whole episode. Somebody would have sent the cops to my house. It was AWFUL! But today is a new day.
Trinity wanted to sleep with me last night so I let her. By 12 a.m. she was talking in her sleep and got up to turn the light on. Woke me out of a deep sleep.....She quickly went back to bed but I of course could not fall asleep because of my nasty cough that comes to attack me every night. I can't stand a pain in the ass cough where it's dry and nothing comes up. Finally after an hour of this crap I ate a cough drop that did not work and I almost choked. I proceeded to the good shit.....Nyquil. I felt my toes tingle instantly and I was a happy camper within seconds. 6:20 a.m. wake up call from Roxy.
My nephew came to the house at 7:30 a.m. because I needed to be at the indoor triathlon by 8 a.m. With my truck packed with everything possible for the race, I left the house and had some nice alone time. He was going to drop them off later in the morning and the kids would sit in daycare at the gym until I could get them for the party after the race.
The race was nuts, I was super busy, squeaked in my WOD during the race which was a 1.25 mile swim. I needed to get the feel of that kind of distance for my race in 2 weeks. I wanted to know how my arms would feel and they felt FUCKING SPECTACULAR! Pays to do all these damn pushups. I was very happy. I just snuck in during the triathlon and swam along with the racers. They are machines!
The rest of the race was a whirlwind. I probably plugged in 5+ miles just walking around everywhere and keeping things in check. My feet are very tired! After some laughter, good conversations, food and of course desserts (I still have some left Miriam!) I brought the gang home for a kickball game, impossible nap with R (she finally fell asleep), pizza for supper and oh so needed baths. It is now AFV time with the kids and then bed......oh I love bed!
In the past two days I have hardly eaten a damn thing. If I keep up this beyond busy schedule being a solo parent I could probably lose some weight. It's amazing how my mind does not revolve around food when I have a zillion other things to do.
Ass situation is still doing good. I feel achy in the morning but I have not really had any major problems. Maybe something is working itself out! I hope in hell it just goes away FOREVER!
Good night everybody! Thank you for the great day and I just wanted to say that I am so very proud! I love my life even though I seem to bitch about it more and more :-)
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Who needs a husband......
I can do it all and I have been. Work, kids, house work and I just mowed the lawn. I'm going to toot my own horn and say that "I ROCK!"
Blogging early because tonight I will have so many things to do before tomorrows race.
WOD - Taught two hours of spin class so I plugged in around 25+ miles. The first class we rode out of the saddle for 1 min, rest, 2 min, rest, 3 min, rest, 4 min, rest, 5 min, rest....50 squats....5 min, rest, 4 min, rest, 3 min, rest, 2 min, rest and 1 min. Phew! My ass and hamstrings got a really good workout. 2nd hour we rode in the saddle the whole time plugging in as many miles as possible. Talk about shot legs.
Home for lunch, R for nap (barely slept), chores and then shower everybody to hit a birthday party for 5 p.m. Can't wait to go to bed tonight :-)
Kids went to bed around 9 p.m. last night and of course everybody was up early. What the F!@#$. R was up at 1 a.m., 4 a.m. and then in my bed at 5:45 a.m. looking for Barney and breakfast. Hell no sista! I tried to fall back to sleep but then L showed up in bed excited about his friends party tonight. I was pissed! I wanted to sleep and they would not just lay there, watch TV and shut the hell up. By 7:15 a.m. I finally rolled out of bed to get food for everybody. Not like they are starving or anything like that. That is why tonight they are going to bed right after the party because they are cranky S.O.B's and they need their sleep.
T and L are already in their rooms for timeout (1hour) because they can't get along. God forbid if you guys see sunshine and play outside and have fun. Nope, you need to fight. I told the kids last night that I'm all business and no strikes. You don't listen, you screw around, you do something you shouldn't be doing, you are DONE! No 2nd chances.
Time to finish some yard work and take a shower! I stink!
Blogging early because tonight I will have so many things to do before tomorrows race.
WOD - Taught two hours of spin class so I plugged in around 25+ miles. The first class we rode out of the saddle for 1 min, rest, 2 min, rest, 3 min, rest, 4 min, rest, 5 min, rest....50 squats....5 min, rest, 4 min, rest, 3 min, rest, 2 min, rest and 1 min. Phew! My ass and hamstrings got a really good workout. 2nd hour we rode in the saddle the whole time plugging in as many miles as possible. Talk about shot legs.
Home for lunch, R for nap (barely slept), chores and then shower everybody to hit a birthday party for 5 p.m. Can't wait to go to bed tonight :-)
Kids went to bed around 9 p.m. last night and of course everybody was up early. What the F!@#$. R was up at 1 a.m., 4 a.m. and then in my bed at 5:45 a.m. looking for Barney and breakfast. Hell no sista! I tried to fall back to sleep but then L showed up in bed excited about his friends party tonight. I was pissed! I wanted to sleep and they would not just lay there, watch TV and shut the hell up. By 7:15 a.m. I finally rolled out of bed to get food for everybody. Not like they are starving or anything like that. That is why tonight they are going to bed right after the party because they are cranky S.O.B's and they need their sleep.
T and L are already in their rooms for timeout (1hour) because they can't get along. God forbid if you guys see sunshine and play outside and have fun. Nope, you need to fight. I told the kids last night that I'm all business and no strikes. You don't listen, you screw around, you do something you shouldn't be doing, you are DONE! No 2nd chances.
Time to finish some yard work and take a shower! I stink!
Friday, May 20, 2011
I'm Still Alive....
My morning went off without a hitch. I was up, dressed, teeth brushed, rabbits/cats fed, litter box cleaned, backpacks packed and off to drop off everybody at school and then off to work. We hit D&D this morning and each kid had a donut and carried it off to school. I felt like a comedy show throwing my kids out of the car, donut in hand and throwing their backpacks over their shoulder.
Bought myself a bagel this morning and a cup of tea. After I ate it I was beyond stuffed. I'm used to my shakes and some fruit. The bagel and tea really filled me up. I didn't even need to snack before my workout because I was still full. Of course I was ravenous afterwards and I just shoveled down my lunch. Back to being full again.
WOD - Row 500m, 50 kettleball swings (20lbs), row 500m, 40 kb swings, row 500m, 30 kb swings and row 500m for time = 15:19. Then a 900yd swim for time = 17:11. For a 32:30 minute workout I was very pooped. It was pretty much balls to the wall for that amount of time. Race #1 is 9 days away! Oh my word!
I have so much to do for this weekend so I took advantage of the rest of my lunch break and got everything done. I feel like a large weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now I don't have to worry about dragging the kids into the grocery store with me this weekend. Phew! (Now if I don't get fired for being gone so long)
Deciding what to do with the kids tonight. I need to pick everybody up from daycare and my neighbors house. I might take them out to supper or pick up a pizza to eat at home. I do have some leftovers in the house but I don't think they will want it. I'll probably decide last minute plus I'm too damn full to think about supper. The kids would love a movie tonight so I just might hit redbox and see what they have.
Work is work! My ass is my ass! Actually my ass feels really good. It felt great yesterday even sitting all day and today is good too. It has a mind of it's own so I have no idea why it's all of a sudden behaving when I sit. I just don't get it.
Okay, smoke break is done.... I need to get back to work.
Bought myself a bagel this morning and a cup of tea. After I ate it I was beyond stuffed. I'm used to my shakes and some fruit. The bagel and tea really filled me up. I didn't even need to snack before my workout because I was still full. Of course I was ravenous afterwards and I just shoveled down my lunch. Back to being full again.
WOD - Row 500m, 50 kettleball swings (20lbs), row 500m, 40 kb swings, row 500m, 30 kb swings and row 500m for time = 15:19. Then a 900yd swim for time = 17:11. For a 32:30 minute workout I was very pooped. It was pretty much balls to the wall for that amount of time. Race #1 is 9 days away! Oh my word!
I have so much to do for this weekend so I took advantage of the rest of my lunch break and got everything done. I feel like a large weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now I don't have to worry about dragging the kids into the grocery store with me this weekend. Phew! (Now if I don't get fired for being gone so long)
Deciding what to do with the kids tonight. I need to pick everybody up from daycare and my neighbors house. I might take them out to supper or pick up a pizza to eat at home. I do have some leftovers in the house but I don't think they will want it. I'll probably decide last minute plus I'm too damn full to think about supper. The kids would love a movie tonight so I just might hit redbox and see what they have.
Work is work! My ass is my ass! Actually my ass feels really good. It felt great yesterday even sitting all day and today is good too. It has a mind of it's own so I have no idea why it's all of a sudden behaving when I sit. I just don't get it.
Okay, smoke break is done.... I need to get back to work.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Single Parent Night #1
Yup, hubby left this afternoon on a business trip to CA. I'm flying solo until Tuesday night. Let's just pray I don't hurt my children :-)
I'll make my blog tonight very quick because I need to bathe the kids.
Work was work. My ass did not hurt today which I find very bizarre. I can't figure the damn thing out! Put my head down today and got alot done. It's a great feeling not having work hanging over my head making my Friday's even worse.
WOD - 21 burpees, 500m row, 15 burpees, 500m row, 9 burpees, 500m row followed by bike 3 miles, rest, bike 6 miles, rest, bike 9 miles, rest and bike 12 miles. Okay, part one was not hard but I was sweating like a dog already. The gym was like an armpit. Very sticky and gross. Thought of you today Grigs while my entire head was soaked with sweat. Part two was a different story; A. I did not have enough time to bike 30 miles on my lunch break, B. I was feeling it by 9 miles and C. My blood sugar levels started dropping and I really needed to get off and get back to eat lunch. I felt awful bailing out on my ride but I really needed to do it. Thank goodness my workout partner had a very old granola bar in his gym bag for me to eat. I did about 9.47 miles on the bike. My clothes were saturated so I felt as though it was a good workout. I'll just need to get in the miles I missed on Saturday during my class.
Food - Starving all day long. Had my shake, grapefruit and some pretzels.....Grigs I ate your pretzels from your desk. Then I had my salad for lunch, soda and of course candy from a candy dish. I could not get full today. No idea what was going on.
Picked up Roxy from daycare and came home to a crazy house. My father-in-law picked up the kids from the bus and hung out with them. His girlfriend brought Subway for supper, so I was able to eat right when I got in the house. While Roxy and I ate, Lincoln and Trinity played. Then Trinity had her voice lessons and now it's time to shower, bathe kids and hit the sack. Early night tonight.....this mamma is tired!
Tomorrow is another day and since I'm solo I need to get up early and get everything going. So esssssited!
I'll make my blog tonight very quick because I need to bathe the kids.
Work was work. My ass did not hurt today which I find very bizarre. I can't figure the damn thing out! Put my head down today and got alot done. It's a great feeling not having work hanging over my head making my Friday's even worse.
WOD - 21 burpees, 500m row, 15 burpees, 500m row, 9 burpees, 500m row followed by bike 3 miles, rest, bike 6 miles, rest, bike 9 miles, rest and bike 12 miles. Okay, part one was not hard but I was sweating like a dog already. The gym was like an armpit. Very sticky and gross. Thought of you today Grigs while my entire head was soaked with sweat. Part two was a different story; A. I did not have enough time to bike 30 miles on my lunch break, B. I was feeling it by 9 miles and C. My blood sugar levels started dropping and I really needed to get off and get back to eat lunch. I felt awful bailing out on my ride but I really needed to do it. Thank goodness my workout partner had a very old granola bar in his gym bag for me to eat. I did about 9.47 miles on the bike. My clothes were saturated so I felt as though it was a good workout. I'll just need to get in the miles I missed on Saturday during my class.
Food - Starving all day long. Had my shake, grapefruit and some pretzels.....Grigs I ate your pretzels from your desk. Then I had my salad for lunch, soda and of course candy from a candy dish. I could not get full today. No idea what was going on.
Picked up Roxy from daycare and came home to a crazy house. My father-in-law picked up the kids from the bus and hung out with them. His girlfriend brought Subway for supper, so I was able to eat right when I got in the house. While Roxy and I ate, Lincoln and Trinity played. Then Trinity had her voice lessons and now it's time to shower, bathe kids and hit the sack. Early night tonight.....this mamma is tired!
Tomorrow is another day and since I'm solo I need to get up early and get everything going. So esssssited!
I'm the best multi-tasker!!!!!
I was folding laundry while on the potty this morning. I needed to get both done so why not right?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Much Much Better!!!!!!
As I'm sitting here eating my supper at 8:15 p.m. (tomato soup and sprout bread toast) I realize that I had a decent day with my children. Thank goodness! I could not handle another day like yesterday. And I thank those of you who e-mailed me with similar stories and great encouragement. I am truly grateful to have such wonderful friends/family.
Everybody was up and out like normal this morning. No problems and everything went off without a hitch. Off to the gym for my WOD but my trap prevented me from doing all of it. I talk way too much!
WOD - 5 pullups, 10 pushups and 15 situps AMRAP in 20 minutes. I believe I did around 10 or 11. I was talking too much so I had to keep stopping and starting my watch, plus I lost count of my reps. This also prevented me from doing my last part of my WOD which was a 10K. It was raining so I did not want to do it on the treadmill, plus I did not have enough time to run 6 miles due to my 10 a.m. ass rub appointment. Therefore I thought I could squeak in 4 miles.....NOT! Talked too much so all I could do was run for 20 minutes and see how far I could go = 2.44 miles. I plugged in a 7.0 - 7.5 on the treadmill. I was a sweaty mess and did feel like I got a decent workout but it wasn't what was on the plan. I feel like I cheated myself. Back again tonight to teach class. 3 X 5K's at 60 RPM. I left a puddle on the floor and my legs felt great. Trying to stretch afterwards was funny. My hammy's are sooooooooo tight! I think I got enough exercise in today :-)
I had my IT/quads rubbed today during my massage. I was in pain but I really needed to loosen them up. I decided to skip my ass rubbing because my quads were being ignored....time to give them some attention. I felt great afterwards.
Drove over to my mother's house for a visit. Roxy and I brought a nice tossed salad with grilled chicken to share with everybody. I could at least feed my mother and her husband in exchange for leaving some patches that need to be sewn onto Trinity's Girl Scout vest. I always have an agenda when I visit. Roxy fell asleep on the way home, transferred her to bed and now quiet time for Mommy in front of the computer checking e-mails etc.
Baked some cookies with R and L after he got home from school. They played very well this afternoon while I was finishing up the cookies. By 4:30 p.m. I had to pack everybody up in the car to get Trinity from her Girl Scout meeting. By the time I got home I prepped everything for supper and when Todd arrived I bolted out to teach class. Now here I am typing for you!
Everybody was up and out like normal this morning. No problems and everything went off without a hitch. Off to the gym for my WOD but my trap prevented me from doing all of it. I talk way too much!
WOD - 5 pullups, 10 pushups and 15 situps AMRAP in 20 minutes. I believe I did around 10 or 11. I was talking too much so I had to keep stopping and starting my watch, plus I lost count of my reps. This also prevented me from doing my last part of my WOD which was a 10K. It was raining so I did not want to do it on the treadmill, plus I did not have enough time to run 6 miles due to my 10 a.m. ass rub appointment. Therefore I thought I could squeak in 4 miles.....NOT! Talked too much so all I could do was run for 20 minutes and see how far I could go = 2.44 miles. I plugged in a 7.0 - 7.5 on the treadmill. I was a sweaty mess and did feel like I got a decent workout but it wasn't what was on the plan. I feel like I cheated myself. Back again tonight to teach class. 3 X 5K's at 60 RPM. I left a puddle on the floor and my legs felt great. Trying to stretch afterwards was funny. My hammy's are sooooooooo tight! I think I got enough exercise in today :-)
I had my IT/quads rubbed today during my massage. I was in pain but I really needed to loosen them up. I decided to skip my ass rubbing because my quads were being ignored....time to give them some attention. I felt great afterwards.
Drove over to my mother's house for a visit. Roxy and I brought a nice tossed salad with grilled chicken to share with everybody. I could at least feed my mother and her husband in exchange for leaving some patches that need to be sewn onto Trinity's Girl Scout vest. I always have an agenda when I visit. Roxy fell asleep on the way home, transferred her to bed and now quiet time for Mommy in front of the computer checking e-mails etc.
Baked some cookies with R and L after he got home from school. They played very well this afternoon while I was finishing up the cookies. By 4:30 p.m. I had to pack everybody up in the car to get Trinity from her Girl Scout meeting. By the time I got home I prepped everything for supper and when Todd arrived I bolted out to teach class. Now here I am typing for you!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
I feel like a piece of shit.....
......I just smacked my daughter, Roxy, clear across the head because I was so pissed at her. I feel so awful you have no idea. Tough couple of days with the kids crying, not listening, acting wild and completely wearing me down. Bed time is always the worst and of course Roxy was not listening and just ignoring me while I'm asking her to get to bed. I totally blind sided her when I whacked her across the head with my head. Oh boy, did she jump up, cry and fly into bed. She finally listened and she is now quiet but I'm not too happy about what I did. Then I start thinking about how I treat my kids, punish them, talk to them and everything else. Will they grow up to be great kids? Because I've slapped them here and there will they hate me when they grow up? Am I parenting them correctly so that I have well behaved, respectful and loving children? Then I had an episode with Trinity this morning. She hurt her hand in school on Monday and she is in tears 10 minutes before the bus comes. There was no mention at all after school yesterday, at night or even first thing this morning. She now tells me this when we need to get our shit together and leave! Sorry child but I need to give you tough love and you just need to suck it up. She was crying so bad, making me feel like shit because "I don't listen to her" and I had to send her down to the bus in tears. Oh my word! I need SuperNanny!
WOD - Deadlifts 20X (1/2 body weight = 95lbs), 1000m row followed by 20K (12.4 mile) bike. Today was class day so I did the deadlifts and row before class, then we just kicked off class with the 20K ride followed by weights afterwards. I did sweat really hard on the bike....I was thinking of you Grigs! Had a scare with one member in class today. She was new and she felt very dizzy so I had to lie her down and make sure she did not pass out on me. Very scary thing to have happen in class. That is an instructors biggest fear; have somebody pass out in class.
With all the pouring rain I just came right home. I did nothing today other then a load of laundry, bake a berry bunt cake, computer work and feed bunnies. Yes, I ate some batter but it's not the kind of batter that you can just keep eating. Now if I were backing chocolate chip cookies that would be another thing.
Food - Not doing very well. Still drinking my shakes, having salads, turkey sandwiches with hummus/carrots and yogurt but I find myself snacking on things that I shouldn't. Found the 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that my husband hid on me. That is one bad thing, secondly with this rainy weather I just want to bake and let the yummy aroma smell up the house. And when I'm really tired and beat up, I look for comfort in my food (aka bad food).
Ass - Doing okay today. Very achy in the mornings but as I move around it goes away a bit. It's still there but I forget about it. Did call my chiropractor and asked him if it's best that I go back to him or get the shot in June. I no longer have the piriformis syndrome but a slipped disc in my back that is hitting my nerve. Hopefully DOC can help me out.
Less then 3 weeks for my big day. Holy shit! I need to get everything situated because the race will be here before you know it. Still training but at this point I cannot see gaining anymore strength. I think I'm at my peak and I just need to maintain.
TV time so I need to hurry up so I can head upstairs and read too.
WOD - Deadlifts 20X (1/2 body weight = 95lbs), 1000m row followed by 20K (12.4 mile) bike. Today was class day so I did the deadlifts and row before class, then we just kicked off class with the 20K ride followed by weights afterwards. I did sweat really hard on the bike....I was thinking of you Grigs! Had a scare with one member in class today. She was new and she felt very dizzy so I had to lie her down and make sure she did not pass out on me. Very scary thing to have happen in class. That is an instructors biggest fear; have somebody pass out in class.
With all the pouring rain I just came right home. I did nothing today other then a load of laundry, bake a berry bunt cake, computer work and feed bunnies. Yes, I ate some batter but it's not the kind of batter that you can just keep eating. Now if I were backing chocolate chip cookies that would be another thing.
Food - Not doing very well. Still drinking my shakes, having salads, turkey sandwiches with hummus/carrots and yogurt but I find myself snacking on things that I shouldn't. Found the 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that my husband hid on me. That is one bad thing, secondly with this rainy weather I just want to bake and let the yummy aroma smell up the house. And when I'm really tired and beat up, I look for comfort in my food (aka bad food).
Ass - Doing okay today. Very achy in the mornings but as I move around it goes away a bit. It's still there but I forget about it. Did call my chiropractor and asked him if it's best that I go back to him or get the shot in June. I no longer have the piriformis syndrome but a slipped disc in my back that is hitting my nerve. Hopefully DOC can help me out.
Less then 3 weeks for my big day. Holy shit! I need to get everything situated because the race will be here before you know it. Still training but at this point I cannot see gaining anymore strength. I think I'm at my peak and I just need to maintain.
TV time so I need to hurry up so I can head upstairs and read too.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Why must children be disrespectul and talk back to their parents?
My mother would have beat my ass with a wooden spoon if I argued back with her. And trust me, my ass got whipped several times growing up.
I think it's awesome that my children want to stand their ground and plead their case if I have wrongfully accused them of something but when do you draw the line? I'm talking, shut the hell up, don't talk back, listen to what I say and DO IT!!!!!!!! Now how hard is that.
I actually had a great day today. My kids just got on my nerves after school and into the evening. It's usually my cranky/tired time so they just annoy the piss out of me.
WOD - 21 kettleball swings (25lbs), 42 situps, 84 squats 2X's followed by 8 X 100yard swim. The workout was pretty damn easy and did not take long. The swim was the hard part. My arms were tired from god knows what and my breathing wasn't relaxed. When my breathing is not good I have an awful swim. I did do good enough to be satisfied with myself but I could have done better.
After the workout I had my 1/2 hour ass massage......HEAVENLY! Everybody should get a 1/2 hour massage at least twice a week. It's really worth it folks! After my long run on Saturday I really needed a tune up on the legs today.
Now off to my friend Jen's house (Hello Jen!) for a great luncheon with some YMCA girls to see Sarah Blake who just had baby #4 (bless her damn heart!). The kids played, we ate, talked and had a great time. It was wonderful to see Sarah and great to socialize with friends over lunch instead of in the pool, while lifting or huffing and puffing in class.
Came home to get absolutely nothing done. I was tired and chose not to lift a finger and do anything around the house. I had no time anyways because Lincoln was home immediately after I arrived and then I had to unpack back packs, take care of snacks, homework, prep supper, play a bit, computer work, punish my children and pray that I don't kill them.
Had some marinated/grilled chicken, sweet potatoes, corn with black beans and a bubbly soda for supper. Of course whatever I make the kids don't like it. That is another argument around the dinner table. Just eat your damn meal or starve. I'm not going to make anything special for them. Little shits!
Time to pick up the 5 pairs of flip flops that are scattered over the house, bey blades, crayons and miscellaneous shit that the kids like to throw around. Then I think I'll just sit and watch a show before I head up to read.
Boy do I sound bitter tonight! I guess I'm just beaten down by my children and I have no energy to fight back. I'm letting Daddy do that right now!
I think it's awesome that my children want to stand their ground and plead their case if I have wrongfully accused them of something but when do you draw the line? I'm talking, shut the hell up, don't talk back, listen to what I say and DO IT!!!!!!!! Now how hard is that.
I actually had a great day today. My kids just got on my nerves after school and into the evening. It's usually my cranky/tired time so they just annoy the piss out of me.
WOD - 21 kettleball swings (25lbs), 42 situps, 84 squats 2X's followed by 8 X 100yard swim. The workout was pretty damn easy and did not take long. The swim was the hard part. My arms were tired from god knows what and my breathing wasn't relaxed. When my breathing is not good I have an awful swim. I did do good enough to be satisfied with myself but I could have done better.
After the workout I had my 1/2 hour ass massage......HEAVENLY! Everybody should get a 1/2 hour massage at least twice a week. It's really worth it folks! After my long run on Saturday I really needed a tune up on the legs today.
Now off to my friend Jen's house (Hello Jen!) for a great luncheon with some YMCA girls to see Sarah Blake who just had baby #4 (bless her damn heart!). The kids played, we ate, talked and had a great time. It was wonderful to see Sarah and great to socialize with friends over lunch instead of in the pool, while lifting or huffing and puffing in class.
Came home to get absolutely nothing done. I was tired and chose not to lift a finger and do anything around the house. I had no time anyways because Lincoln was home immediately after I arrived and then I had to unpack back packs, take care of snacks, homework, prep supper, play a bit, computer work, punish my children and pray that I don't kill them.
Had some marinated/grilled chicken, sweet potatoes, corn with black beans and a bubbly soda for supper. Of course whatever I make the kids don't like it. That is another argument around the dinner table. Just eat your damn meal or starve. I'm not going to make anything special for them. Little shits!
Time to pick up the 5 pairs of flip flops that are scattered over the house, bey blades, crayons and miscellaneous shit that the kids like to throw around. Then I think I'll just sit and watch a show before I head up to read.
Boy do I sound bitter tonight! I guess I'm just beaten down by my children and I have no energy to fight back. I'm letting Daddy do that right now!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
My kids declare today as jammie day.....I love rainy days!
I think my husband and I are the only people who love rainy days. It forces us to chill out in the house with the kids, maybe get some house work done, play games, puzzles, laundry and play hide and seek.
Instead of popping right out of bed this morning the kids jumped into bed and we all had a tickle fest. Nothing like Mom's naked ass sticking out of the sheets while I'm wrestling with my kids. Very attractive! Then we declared today jammie day. Changed sheets on beds, 4 loads of laundry, cleaned out my closet, went through the kids books to weed out some old ones, looked at the paper and made a grocery list and finally got dressed to get groceries. It was a great morning!
WOD - Nothing! Tuesday is supposed to be my rest day but I'm taking it today. I tracked the run that Grigs and I did yesterday and our "pre" run was 9.27 miles plus the 5K (3.1 miles) gives us a total of 12.37 miles that we ran yesterday. The only thing sore today are my feet. I do have plantar fascitis in both feet so they were not happy this morning. Butt was cranky too but once I started working around the house it got better. I can't even imagine hitting the gym today. I'm just too damn happy being home.
We just got back from groceries and everybody is napping (except Daddy and I). Tonight is the season finale of Survivor and the kids love it. Therefore we are napping them so they can stay up late tonight. It's such a quiet house right now it's awesome. That is why I'm going to blog now before all hell breaks loose.
Sausage/peppers/onions for dinner tonight with a salad. Papa and Babchi are coming over so the kids will be happy to have company. Now I'll need to prep for supper and maybe chill out in front of the boob tube!
Instead of popping right out of bed this morning the kids jumped into bed and we all had a tickle fest. Nothing like Mom's naked ass sticking out of the sheets while I'm wrestling with my kids. Very attractive! Then we declared today jammie day. Changed sheets on beds, 4 loads of laundry, cleaned out my closet, went through the kids books to weed out some old ones, looked at the paper and made a grocery list and finally got dressed to get groceries. It was a great morning!
WOD - Nothing! Tuesday is supposed to be my rest day but I'm taking it today. I tracked the run that Grigs and I did yesterday and our "pre" run was 9.27 miles plus the 5K (3.1 miles) gives us a total of 12.37 miles that we ran yesterday. The only thing sore today are my feet. I do have plantar fascitis in both feet so they were not happy this morning. Butt was cranky too but once I started working around the house it got better. I can't even imagine hitting the gym today. I'm just too damn happy being home.
We just got back from groceries and everybody is napping (except Daddy and I). Tonight is the season finale of Survivor and the kids love it. Therefore we are napping them so they can stay up late tonight. It's such a quiet house right now it's awesome. That is why I'm going to blog now before all hell breaks loose.
Sausage/peppers/onions for dinner tonight with a salad. Papa and Babchi are coming over so the kids will be happy to have company. Now I'll need to prep for supper and maybe chill out in front of the boob tube!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
My dogs are barking...
I need a nice foot massage. I have been on my feet all day and I finally get a chance to sit down and rest them.
My day started off with a 4 a.m. wake up call from Roxy. I don't know what the hell she was doing but she barged right into our room. Back to bed wee one! Then the cats are like "humans are awake! time to eat!" Not! So they start clawing at the door looking for some interaction. Get back out of bed to get them out of the kids rooms because they wake the kids up. Finally I can get back to bed. 6:15 a.m. Roxy is up again looking for some TV time and breakfast. Here we go:
WOD - Met Grigs at 8 a.m. at the ESPN parking lot. ESPN put on a 5K race around campus this morning for employees and family. Free of charge but they were looking for donations to the Jimmy V Foundation. Since Grigs and I need to plug in one more long run before our June 5th race we decided to meet at 8 a.m. and run for about 8 - 9 miles then run in the 5K campus run immediately afterwards. Our first run was 1 hour and 25 minutes. Legs were crampy towards the end but we did good. Great conversations Grigs! Thank you so very much! Then the 5K was about 27 minutes therefore we ran for a total of 1 hour and 52 minutes today averaging about 11 - 12 miles.
Back home for some yard work; edging flower beds, weeding, mulching and playing with kids. Quick shower (even though I really didn't want to but I really needed to) and took the kids to Lake Compounce for opening day. Got there for 4:30 p.m. and the kids, Todd and I had a great time. They love LC! Grabbed a large pizza there and chowed down our supper and back on the rides we went. Great night with the kids.
8:11 p.m. on my computer clock and I have a bowl of ice cream sitting here waiting for me to devour it so I best be off. Time to elevate my feet and snuggle in my flannel pj's. I'm so essssited!
GRIGS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AN AWESOME RUN TODAY. YOU REALLY MOTIVATED ME DURING THE 5K WHICH WAS THE HARDEST PART OF THE RUN. YOU ROCK! I LOVE YOU!
My day started off with a 4 a.m. wake up call from Roxy. I don't know what the hell she was doing but she barged right into our room. Back to bed wee one! Then the cats are like "humans are awake! time to eat!" Not! So they start clawing at the door looking for some interaction. Get back out of bed to get them out of the kids rooms because they wake the kids up. Finally I can get back to bed. 6:15 a.m. Roxy is up again looking for some TV time and breakfast. Here we go:
WOD - Met Grigs at 8 a.m. at the ESPN parking lot. ESPN put on a 5K race around campus this morning for employees and family. Free of charge but they were looking for donations to the Jimmy V Foundation. Since Grigs and I need to plug in one more long run before our June 5th race we decided to meet at 8 a.m. and run for about 8 - 9 miles then run in the 5K campus run immediately afterwards. Our first run was 1 hour and 25 minutes. Legs were crampy towards the end but we did good. Great conversations Grigs! Thank you so very much! Then the 5K was about 27 minutes therefore we ran for a total of 1 hour and 52 minutes today averaging about 11 - 12 miles.
Back home for some yard work; edging flower beds, weeding, mulching and playing with kids. Quick shower (even though I really didn't want to but I really needed to) and took the kids to Lake Compounce for opening day. Got there for 4:30 p.m. and the kids, Todd and I had a great time. They love LC! Grabbed a large pizza there and chowed down our supper and back on the rides we went. Great night with the kids.
8:11 p.m. on my computer clock and I have a bowl of ice cream sitting here waiting for me to devour it so I best be off. Time to elevate my feet and snuggle in my flannel pj's. I'm so essssited!
GRIGS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AN AWESOME RUN TODAY. YOU REALLY MOTIVATED ME DURING THE 5K WHICH WAS THE HARDEST PART OF THE RUN. YOU ROCK! I LOVE YOU!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Holy shit!
It's about time the damn "Blogger" was up and running again. Now I can't remember where I left off.
First of all today is the most f-ed up day at work. I can't even begin to explain but right now I don't give a rats ass about anybody/anything so I'm taking my "blogging" break. So this is the scoop:
Thursday - Very stressful day at work and I was in meetings all morning which was screwing with my lunch workout. I did get away for my WOD - :20 of box jumps/:10 rest, :20 push ups/:10 rest, :20 lunges/:10 rest and :20 situps/:10 rest followed by a 1000 yard swim for time = 19:12. I have no idea if that is fast or not but I needed to get back to work ASAP so I tried to go as fast as I could. But I was super hungry and I had a pounding headache. Nothing like swimming with a headache. That is the worst!
Back to work and it was a mess! I needed to work until 6:30 p.m. and I still wasn't done with what I needed to do.
Home for dinner and bathe the kids. Can you say ring around the tub. My kids are beyond filthy it's disgusting. Black finger nails etc. What the hell do they do all day long.
Friday - Psychotic day #2 at work. It is ridiculous! The blessing is that I taught the 5:45 a.m. spin class so I was able to get my workout done first thing today. I was supposed to do 6 X 5K's at 60 RPM but I could only do 3 X 5K's in an hour class. That was killer enough. My legs were happy to be on the bike though.
Debated about sneaking out at lunch to run errands. I'd rather do them on my lunch break instead of sneaking away from the family this weekend or doing them next week with Roxy in tow. I just said F-It and took off. I was not gone long but I'm very happy that I got everything that I needed. Phew!
Now I just need to sit here and finish up my work. I hope I can get out on time at 6:30 p.m. but I might end up being here later. Shit! Not happy about that!
12 mile run tomorrow morning with Grigs. I'm making sure that pasta is on the menu for supper tonight
First of all today is the most f-ed up day at work. I can't even begin to explain but right now I don't give a rats ass about anybody/anything so I'm taking my "blogging" break. So this is the scoop:
Thursday - Very stressful day at work and I was in meetings all morning which was screwing with my lunch workout. I did get away for my WOD - :20 of box jumps/:10 rest, :20 push ups/:10 rest, :20 lunges/:10 rest and :20 situps/:10 rest followed by a 1000 yard swim for time = 19:12. I have no idea if that is fast or not but I needed to get back to work ASAP so I tried to go as fast as I could. But I was super hungry and I had a pounding headache. Nothing like swimming with a headache. That is the worst!
Back to work and it was a mess! I needed to work until 6:30 p.m. and I still wasn't done with what I needed to do.
Home for dinner and bathe the kids. Can you say ring around the tub. My kids are beyond filthy it's disgusting. Black finger nails etc. What the hell do they do all day long.
Friday - Psychotic day #2 at work. It is ridiculous! The blessing is that I taught the 5:45 a.m. spin class so I was able to get my workout done first thing today. I was supposed to do 6 X 5K's at 60 RPM but I could only do 3 X 5K's in an hour class. That was killer enough. My legs were happy to be on the bike though.
Debated about sneaking out at lunch to run errands. I'd rather do them on my lunch break instead of sneaking away from the family this weekend or doing them next week with Roxy in tow. I just said F-It and took off. I was not gone long but I'm very happy that I got everything that I needed. Phew!
Now I just need to sit here and finish up my work. I hope I can get out on time at 6:30 p.m. but I might end up being here later. Shit! Not happy about that!
12 mile run tomorrow morning with Grigs. I'm making sure that pasta is on the menu for supper tonight
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
I have become my mother.....SHIT!
I find myself thinking like how my mother must have when I was a kid. I guess this is what mothers just do. My questions are:
Why must kids always slam doors?
Why can't they turn their clothes right side out before hitting the laundry basket?
If they wear it for 5 minutes why is it right in the laundry basket to be washed?
Their lives revolve around SNACKS! Why can't they just eat their damn meal?
How comes kids never shut the hell up? The questions all day long are killing me!
Why can't they just keep their hands off each other? Why must they always wrestle?
Why do they always ask why? Because your mother said so that is why!
WOD today was 20 lunges, 10 burpees, 25 sit ups for time = 9:17 followed by a 5K run for time = 26:33. It was supposed to be a 15K run but I'll be plugging in 12 miles on Saturday so I opted to just do a 5K. I felt good the whole time but running on the treadmill just sucks.
I had another massage on my ass at 10 a.m. right after my workout. Of course it was heavenly and felt great! My butt is doing pretty good. A bit sore but not as bad. Maybe the massage is helping it out! Who knows.
Took Roxy to Fleet Feet with me afterwards to pick up some body glide for my race and scope out the store. I did buy some fun stuff for the raffle at our last tri.
Home for lunch, nap, sweep and mop the kitchen floor, vacuum the den, do a load of laundry and off to a DR apt. for 2:45 p.m. Thank you Mom for coming to watch the kids for me.
Looks like a disc in my back is crooked and rubbing against a nerve causing the pain in my ass. In time it will go away but they can give me a cortisone shot to numb the nerve for now. I have an apt on June 7th for the shot but I may opt not to have it. Right now I feel good (can change any minute) so I will decide after my 1st race if I need it or not. Tomorrow and Friday I will be sitting all day so it could get ugly.
Got a sub for class tonight because there was a Remembrance Service for lost loved ones from this past year. My stepmother was going and so wasn't my sister so I felt as though I should have been there as well for my Dad. Sorry for skipping class tonight guys! Tons of people there and the service was beautiful and of course it made me cry. Dammit! I did find one part funny, we were to light our candles from this one large candle at the front of the church while they were reading off every body's names. I got to the candle and went to light mine and the damn thing blew out. I had to laugh because all I could do is look up and say "Nice Dad!" He's not a church man so he was probably screwing with me. If you believe in that crazy kind of stuff.
Went to my sister's house afterwards and sat outside with her and my stepmother and had a class of wine. A good ending to the crazy day/night.
25 more days until the big race.......oh boy! I'm getting nervous!
Why must kids always slam doors?
Why can't they turn their clothes right side out before hitting the laundry basket?
If they wear it for 5 minutes why is it right in the laundry basket to be washed?
Their lives revolve around SNACKS! Why can't they just eat their damn meal?
How comes kids never shut the hell up? The questions all day long are killing me!
Why can't they just keep their hands off each other? Why must they always wrestle?
Why do they always ask why? Because your mother said so that is why!
WOD today was 20 lunges, 10 burpees, 25 sit ups for time = 9:17 followed by a 5K run for time = 26:33. It was supposed to be a 15K run but I'll be plugging in 12 miles on Saturday so I opted to just do a 5K. I felt good the whole time but running on the treadmill just sucks.
I had another massage on my ass at 10 a.m. right after my workout. Of course it was heavenly and felt great! My butt is doing pretty good. A bit sore but not as bad. Maybe the massage is helping it out! Who knows.
Took Roxy to Fleet Feet with me afterwards to pick up some body glide for my race and scope out the store. I did buy some fun stuff for the raffle at our last tri.
Home for lunch, nap, sweep and mop the kitchen floor, vacuum the den, do a load of laundry and off to a DR apt. for 2:45 p.m. Thank you Mom for coming to watch the kids for me.
Looks like a disc in my back is crooked and rubbing against a nerve causing the pain in my ass. In time it will go away but they can give me a cortisone shot to numb the nerve for now. I have an apt on June 7th for the shot but I may opt not to have it. Right now I feel good (can change any minute) so I will decide after my 1st race if I need it or not. Tomorrow and Friday I will be sitting all day so it could get ugly.
Got a sub for class tonight because there was a Remembrance Service for lost loved ones from this past year. My stepmother was going and so wasn't my sister so I felt as though I should have been there as well for my Dad. Sorry for skipping class tonight guys! Tons of people there and the service was beautiful and of course it made me cry. Dammit! I did find one part funny, we were to light our candles from this one large candle at the front of the church while they were reading off every body's names. I got to the candle and went to light mine and the damn thing blew out. I had to laugh because all I could do is look up and say "Nice Dad!" He's not a church man so he was probably screwing with me. If you believe in that crazy kind of stuff.
Went to my sister's house afterwards and sat outside with her and my stepmother and had a class of wine. A good ending to the crazy day/night.
25 more days until the big race.......oh boy! I'm getting nervous!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day! My Vagina Hurts!
I'll explain why in a bit......
My Mother's Day started off beautifully and ended beautifully. There are not too many days where I can say that!
Other then Lincoln hopping into my bed at 3 a.m. and keeping me up until 4 a.m., I was up at 5:45 a.m. getting ready for my buddy Grigs to pick me up at 6:30 a.m. Today was our 56 mile bike ride on the Rev3 course. Not a cloud in the sky and the day was looking promising. After some pre-ride potty breaks and bitching we took off at 7:15 a.m. The LONG bike ride started off a bit chilly but we quickly warmed up when we took a wrong turn right off the bat and went down this enormous hill that we needed to climb right back up to head in the correct direction. Bingo! I'm warm now. Shit that hill was a killer and the ride just started. The guy that watched us bolt down just chuckled when he watched us bike right back up.
The ride was wonderful. Last year I fell apart at one point but his year I actually kept it going. Legs felt good, Sue and I laughed an awful lot, ate our GU's/pb&j, drank all our water, took a pee break but my vagina was a mess! Oh my word. This is the 2nd time I've been on my road bike this year and the first time I only rode 13 miles. This was a huge reality slap for my crotch. I still can't wipe when I pee......I have to pat dry (Patty V Grigs!).
Our bike computers calculated 58.25 miles due to our mix up in the beginning. Started at 7:15 a.m. and ended at 12 p.m. Psych! After our ride we went and grabbed a grinder at Stop & Shop, sat down in their grass by the parking lot and chowed down like mad. I was so happy to eat solid foods. Sue dropped me off at 1:30 p.m. and my Mother's Day present was over. Nobody was home either so I had a couple of minutes to unpack my stuff before the family arrived.
We played all afternoon outside and had a great time. Kids were so happy to see their mommy and they made me some beautiful cards/poems. Todd cooked an awesome supper; ribeye steaks, sweet potatoes, green beans and corn. Loved the cookout! Then we ended our day with ice cream in front of the TV watching America's Funniest Home Videos.
A big THANK YOU to my family for letting me have my time alone this morning with Grigs. I thoroughly enjoyed my bike ride. Another big THANK YOU to Grigs for being the absolute best biking partner. I'm telling you Grigs, you might not want to race with my on the big day.....It could be dangerous!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO EVERYBODY!
My Mother's Day started off beautifully and ended beautifully. There are not too many days where I can say that!
Other then Lincoln hopping into my bed at 3 a.m. and keeping me up until 4 a.m., I was up at 5:45 a.m. getting ready for my buddy Grigs to pick me up at 6:30 a.m. Today was our 56 mile bike ride on the Rev3 course. Not a cloud in the sky and the day was looking promising. After some pre-ride potty breaks and bitching we took off at 7:15 a.m. The LONG bike ride started off a bit chilly but we quickly warmed up when we took a wrong turn right off the bat and went down this enormous hill that we needed to climb right back up to head in the correct direction. Bingo! I'm warm now. Shit that hill was a killer and the ride just started. The guy that watched us bolt down just chuckled when he watched us bike right back up.
The ride was wonderful. Last year I fell apart at one point but his year I actually kept it going. Legs felt good, Sue and I laughed an awful lot, ate our GU's/pb&j, drank all our water, took a pee break but my vagina was a mess! Oh my word. This is the 2nd time I've been on my road bike this year and the first time I only rode 13 miles. This was a huge reality slap for my crotch. I still can't wipe when I pee......I have to pat dry (Patty V Grigs!).
Our bike computers calculated 58.25 miles due to our mix up in the beginning. Started at 7:15 a.m. and ended at 12 p.m. Psych! After our ride we went and grabbed a grinder at Stop & Shop, sat down in their grass by the parking lot and chowed down like mad. I was so happy to eat solid foods. Sue dropped me off at 1:30 p.m. and my Mother's Day present was over. Nobody was home either so I had a couple of minutes to unpack my stuff before the family arrived.
We played all afternoon outside and had a great time. Kids were so happy to see their mommy and they made me some beautiful cards/poems. Todd cooked an awesome supper; ribeye steaks, sweet potatoes, green beans and corn. Loved the cookout! Then we ended our day with ice cream in front of the TV watching America's Funniest Home Videos.
A big THANK YOU to my family for letting me have my time alone this morning with Grigs. I thoroughly enjoyed my bike ride. Another big THANK YOU to Grigs for being the absolute best biking partner. I'm telling you Grigs, you might not want to race with my on the big day.....It could be dangerous!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO EVERYBODY!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Where in the world did today go?
It's 9 p.m. and I have no idea how the hell I got here. Oh now I remember!
7 a.m. - wake up....kids actually went downstairs and watched TV so Mommy and Daddy could continue to sleep. Amen!
7:30 a.m. - Feeding cats, scooping poop, prepping for Lincoln's party today, cleaning up and getting everybody dressed.
9:30 a.m. - In car to go to Lincoln's party at Rapid Raceway in Plainville
10 a.m. - Party starts (only 12 kids which was a great amount)
12:30 p.m. - Party is cleaned up and we are home to unpack the truck.
1:15 p.m. - Time to put Roxy down for nap (Kitchen is totally trashed with L's presents etc.)
1:30 p.m. - I get dressed and head to the gym for my WOD (by the way, kitchen is still trashed)
WOD - 21 situps, 200m sprint, 18 situps, 200m, 15 situp, 200m, 12 situp, 200m, 9 situp, 200m, 6 situps, 200m, 3 situps, 200m for time = 11:37. After that a 4 X 400yard swim at 80% effort. I only did 3 X 400 yards because I really needed to get home and get everything ready to head to my sisters house for MOM's Day BBQ. Each 400yard was about 7:37, 7:37 and 7:47. I felt really strong and great in the pool. I guess all the damn pushups that I do really do help. The entire time I was swimming I kept envisioning myself in Lake Quassapaug during my race THAT IS A MONTH AWAY.....HOLY SHIT! I can't wait to wear my wetsuit because it will make me feel much more buoyant and this momma needs that!
3:15 p.m. - Home, fixing hair, getting the truck packed and kids ready to head to my sisters house.
4:00 p.m. - Driving into Bristol/Burlington area.
4:20 p.m. - Arrive to her house for some food/drinks.
-the kids play, play and play.....while we play, play, play with the kids. Their damn cousins did not want much part of hanging out with the kids. They are 15 so it is a big difference. Moody shits! We eat, play, play, play some more, Lincoln gets hit on the head with the tree swing, I get yelled at by hubby for not being more cautious (I fucking hate that.....Like I did it on purpose), ice L's head, play, play, play some more and leave.
7:15 p.m. - In truck to head to my step-mothers house to drop off a plant for Mother's Day.
7:50 p.m. - Back in truck to head home. Roxy doesn't shut the hell up for one minute (over tired!)
8:05 p.m. - Home to give kids sponge baths (they were super pissed off because they are all so tired)
8:20 p.m. - Kids are in bed, I'm packing my things for my early bike ride tomorrow, getting my bike out of the garage and ready, making pb&j for the ride, filling water bottles and pulling out my clothes.
9 p.m. - Sit at computer to blog and check e-mails.......PHEW!
Now here I am and you know everything that happened today. Another busy Saturday at the Cardillo compound.
7 a.m. - wake up....kids actually went downstairs and watched TV so Mommy and Daddy could continue to sleep. Amen!
7:30 a.m. - Feeding cats, scooping poop, prepping for Lincoln's party today, cleaning up and getting everybody dressed.
9:30 a.m. - In car to go to Lincoln's party at Rapid Raceway in Plainville
10 a.m. - Party starts (only 12 kids which was a great amount)
12:30 p.m. - Party is cleaned up and we are home to unpack the truck.
1:15 p.m. - Time to put Roxy down for nap (Kitchen is totally trashed with L's presents etc.)
1:30 p.m. - I get dressed and head to the gym for my WOD (by the way, kitchen is still trashed)
WOD - 21 situps, 200m sprint, 18 situps, 200m, 15 situp, 200m, 12 situp, 200m, 9 situp, 200m, 6 situps, 200m, 3 situps, 200m for time = 11:37. After that a 4 X 400yard swim at 80% effort. I only did 3 X 400 yards because I really needed to get home and get everything ready to head to my sisters house for MOM's Day BBQ. Each 400yard was about 7:37, 7:37 and 7:47. I felt really strong and great in the pool. I guess all the damn pushups that I do really do help. The entire time I was swimming I kept envisioning myself in Lake Quassapaug during my race THAT IS A MONTH AWAY.....HOLY SHIT! I can't wait to wear my wetsuit because it will make me feel much more buoyant and this momma needs that!
3:15 p.m. - Home, fixing hair, getting the truck packed and kids ready to head to my sisters house.
4:00 p.m. - Driving into Bristol/Burlington area.
4:20 p.m. - Arrive to her house for some food/drinks.
-the kids play, play and play.....while we play, play, play with the kids. Their damn cousins did not want much part of hanging out with the kids. They are 15 so it is a big difference. Moody shits! We eat, play, play, play some more, Lincoln gets hit on the head with the tree swing, I get yelled at by hubby for not being more cautious (I fucking hate that.....Like I did it on purpose), ice L's head, play, play, play some more and leave.
7:15 p.m. - In truck to head to my step-mothers house to drop off a plant for Mother's Day.
7:50 p.m. - Back in truck to head home. Roxy doesn't shut the hell up for one minute (over tired!)
8:05 p.m. - Home to give kids sponge baths (they were super pissed off because they are all so tired)
8:20 p.m. - Kids are in bed, I'm packing my things for my early bike ride tomorrow, getting my bike out of the garage and ready, making pb&j for the ride, filling water bottles and pulling out my clothes.
9 p.m. - Sit at computer to blog and check e-mails.......PHEW!
Now here I am and you know everything that happened today. Another busy Saturday at the Cardillo compound.
Friday, May 6, 2011
You spin me right around baby right around........
.....like a record baby right around, round, round! Thank you Alvin and the Chipmunks for having this song stuck in my head the entire day. I know I should never have DVR'd that movie. The kids watch it EVERY DAY!
Another work day, sitting here busting my hump, ass is cranky and sore, so much to do and not enough time, ate lunch at 3 p.m. and had to sit through a funeral service this afternoon. Giddy up!
The morning went off with a hitch. Kids were all behaved and off to school. Granted, they did get up at 6 a.m. and I was still high from my Nyquil shot that I had last night. As soon as I woke up and jumped out of bed it was game on!
Work is really busy this week and since I needed to attend my friend's grandfather's memorial service at lunch time I could not work out. I decided to take a rest day today. Therefore WOD - NADA! So sue me!
Left for the service. Full church service with beautiful songs. When the family went up to tell stories that is when I started thinking of my Dad. Okay, out come some tears but nothing too bad. Enough that I needed a tissue. I don't like to really cry in front of people often but what the heck, church is a place where you can grieve properly. And I had a simple moment. I just don't like seeing grown men cry and that really hit home.
Flew back to work to chaos and constant "shit hitting the fan"! I'm taking my "smoke" break right now and typing my blog so I can just chill tonight.
Looking forward to some pizza tonight and maybe catching up on some shows. Tomorrow we are having Lincoln's b-day party at 10 a.m. so I'm going to try to hit the gym at 7 a.m. for a quick workout so I can get it in and feel good. Sunday is my Mother's Day ride with Sue. 56 miles baby! Ouch! My whoo-ha might not be happy after the ride. I know my ass won't be.
Another work day, sitting here busting my hump, ass is cranky and sore, so much to do and not enough time, ate lunch at 3 p.m. and had to sit through a funeral service this afternoon. Giddy up!
The morning went off with a hitch. Kids were all behaved and off to school. Granted, they did get up at 6 a.m. and I was still high from my Nyquil shot that I had last night. As soon as I woke up and jumped out of bed it was game on!
Work is really busy this week and since I needed to attend my friend's grandfather's memorial service at lunch time I could not work out. I decided to take a rest day today. Therefore WOD - NADA! So sue me!
Left for the service. Full church service with beautiful songs. When the family went up to tell stories that is when I started thinking of my Dad. Okay, out come some tears but nothing too bad. Enough that I needed a tissue. I don't like to really cry in front of people often but what the heck, church is a place where you can grieve properly. And I had a simple moment. I just don't like seeing grown men cry and that really hit home.
Flew back to work to chaos and constant "shit hitting the fan"! I'm taking my "smoke" break right now and typing my blog so I can just chill tonight.
Looking forward to some pizza tonight and maybe catching up on some shows. Tomorrow we are having Lincoln's b-day party at 10 a.m. so I'm going to try to hit the gym at 7 a.m. for a quick workout so I can get it in and feel good. Sunday is my Mother's Day ride with Sue. 56 miles baby! Ouch! My whoo-ha might not be happy after the ride. I know my ass won't be.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Is it bedtime yet?????????
I'm going to make this super quick because I'm heading out and I need to get to bed early tonight.
WOD - done at 5:30 a.m. Ran a 10K in 53:50. Very good time for me especially at a 8:30+ pace the whole time. By mile 3 I was ready to be done. My entire left leg was miserable but I pushed through. Very happy to get off the treadmill (didn't go outside this morning) to stretch. Legs are feeling it though. I may need to make out with my foam roller tonight.
MRI today at lunch time. We'll see what the DR has to say next week. Time to make another apt.
Been sitting a lot today but my ass is somewhat okay when I get up. I just squeeze my butt cheeks for a bit and it actually works. Quite silly!
I'll do better tomorrow with my log.
WOD - done at 5:30 a.m. Ran a 10K in 53:50. Very good time for me especially at a 8:30+ pace the whole time. By mile 3 I was ready to be done. My entire left leg was miserable but I pushed through. Very happy to get off the treadmill (didn't go outside this morning) to stretch. Legs are feeling it though. I may need to make out with my foam roller tonight.
MRI today at lunch time. We'll see what the DR has to say next week. Time to make another apt.
Been sitting a lot today but my ass is somewhat okay when I get up. I just squeeze my butt cheeks for a bit and it actually works. Quite silly!
I'll do better tomorrow with my log.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
I have so many bills to pay that we're going to go broke.....
For some reason they all come at exactly the same time and I have to sit down for about an hour writing out checks and posting them online. I'm so essssited! NOT!
WOD - 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats AMRAP in 20 minutes = 11 rounds in 20:48. Between all the damn pushups and burpees yesterday and another 110 pushups today, I'm shot. I hope to have the most firm ta-ta's ever. After that I jumped into the pool for a 500yard swim. That was the relaxing part. WOD2 was class this evening. Biked almost 18 miles and did tabata :20 sprint, :10 rest 32X's which is part of my workout later this week. I'm ready to pass out!
Another busy day today doing errands and getting "stuff" done. Had to hit Ocean State Job Lot for flower pots, soil and a million other things. I bought everything for my Mom for Mother's Day and of course I come home to a phone message from my sister "Hello! Spoke with Mom today and she does not want flowers! She does not want to maintain them this summer since she will be so busy!" Are you F!@#$% kidding me! I just dragged a very tired Roxy around the store to get everything (very heavy pots by the way) and lugged everything out of the truck and into my garage for NOTHING! I was NOT happy! For some reason Mother's Day with my family seems beyond complicated this year. Screw everybody! I'm going to stay home with my family and nobody will be getting anything from me!
While Roxy napped I sat my ass (bad idea) on the couch to catch up on e-mails and watch Desperate Housewives from 2 weeks ago. I'm behind on my shows! Let's just say it was very relaxing to not worry about cleaning my house etc (It is still a mess but I'll deal with it). But, when I did get up my ass was miserable and stayed miserable for most of the afternoon.
Going in for my 2nd MRI tomorrow on my lower back. When I have my apt next week with the Orthopedic DR I'm going to see what my options are if he finds anything. I just need to get this problem fixed because I don't have all the time in the world to make appointments. I have a job, a family and a husband to take care of. I can't be squeezing in these apt's and causing a commotion in my life. This is driving me nuts!
Food - yup, let's just say I'm not focusing right now on all that. I feel like a failure with my eating habits and eating problems. To date I'm around 8 - 10 pounds down which is better then nothing but I was hoping for more of a weight loss. Hell, I have been trying to lose weight since January 3rd with a goal of 30 pounds. I know muscle weighs more then fat but still. I'm okay with it though.
Kids - always in my way and wanting my attention at every minute. It's not about me (crap!). So playing games, pitching some balls outside, riding bikes, kickball and blowing bubbles comes first. Screw my yard, my house and my life. I'll have my time when I'm maybe 50 years old.
WOD - 5 pullups, 10 pushups, 15 squats AMRAP in 20 minutes = 11 rounds in 20:48. Between all the damn pushups and burpees yesterday and another 110 pushups today, I'm shot. I hope to have the most firm ta-ta's ever. After that I jumped into the pool for a 500yard swim. That was the relaxing part. WOD2 was class this evening. Biked almost 18 miles and did tabata :20 sprint, :10 rest 32X's which is part of my workout later this week. I'm ready to pass out!
Another busy day today doing errands and getting "stuff" done. Had to hit Ocean State Job Lot for flower pots, soil and a million other things. I bought everything for my Mom for Mother's Day and of course I come home to a phone message from my sister "Hello! Spoke with Mom today and she does not want flowers! She does not want to maintain them this summer since she will be so busy!" Are you F!@#$% kidding me! I just dragged a very tired Roxy around the store to get everything (very heavy pots by the way) and lugged everything out of the truck and into my garage for NOTHING! I was NOT happy! For some reason Mother's Day with my family seems beyond complicated this year. Screw everybody! I'm going to stay home with my family and nobody will be getting anything from me!
While Roxy napped I sat my ass (bad idea) on the couch to catch up on e-mails and watch Desperate Housewives from 2 weeks ago. I'm behind on my shows! Let's just say it was very relaxing to not worry about cleaning my house etc (It is still a mess but I'll deal with it). But, when I did get up my ass was miserable and stayed miserable for most of the afternoon.
Going in for my 2nd MRI tomorrow on my lower back. When I have my apt next week with the Orthopedic DR I'm going to see what my options are if he finds anything. I just need to get this problem fixed because I don't have all the time in the world to make appointments. I have a job, a family and a husband to take care of. I can't be squeezing in these apt's and causing a commotion in my life. This is driving me nuts!
Food - yup, let's just say I'm not focusing right now on all that. I feel like a failure with my eating habits and eating problems. To date I'm around 8 - 10 pounds down which is better then nothing but I was hoping for more of a weight loss. Hell, I have been trying to lose weight since January 3rd with a goal of 30 pounds. I know muscle weighs more then fat but still. I'm okay with it though.
Kids - always in my way and wanting my attention at every minute. It's not about me (crap!). So playing games, pitching some balls outside, riding bikes, kickball and blowing bubbles comes first. Screw my yard, my house and my life. I'll have my time when I'm maybe 50 years old.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Happy Birthday Lincoln!
My boy is now 6 years old. Is he 18 yet and in college???????
He woke up to a decorated kitchen with streamers, balloons and signs. We do this for the kids' birthday each year. The kids love it. It is also tradition that the child with the birthday gets to eat whatever they would like for breakfast. Today Lincoln wanted a chocolate chip muffin. There I am in slippers and jammies at the D&D drive thru. Priceless! He could have had anything he wanted and of course I had to run out and get it. Trinity always chooses ice cream.
WOD - Class today so I pulled a workout right off the training plan. 4 burpees, 8 pushups and 12 situps AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 20 min = 12 rounds. I did 144 pushups and 144 situps. Oh my word. After that was a 20K (12.4mile ) bike time trial. That means in the saddle and racing until 12.4 miles is done. I honestly don't remember my time but when I was done my body was yelling at me. My legs were very sore from yesterday's WOD which even though was 18 minutes long, still did a number on my legs.
Did a ton of computer work today for our final indoor triathlon and school stuff for the kids. The only chore that I was able to get done was a load of laundry and I put down my Grubex in the yard. I'm banking on some rain tomorrow. Very tired today but I was able to suck it up especially after R's nap and when the kids came home from school. We were outside playing all afternoon and the neighbors kids came over too. I love it when they play like that. The parents just sit out and chat while the kids play. I think that is one of the best things about my neighborhood. It rocks!
For Lincoln's birthday he wanted to go to Sliders for supper and then bowling with his friend Chase. We just about had a small party at Sliders. His buddy Chase showed up with his Dad and then we went across the street to bowl a game. The kids had a blast but by 8 p.m. they just started to finish up the game and the kids were falling apart. Trinity just kissed me goodnight and it's now 9:18 p.m. She is going to be so tired tomorrow. One more party for him on Saturday and then he's DONE.
Now I have wings, fries and some nachos in my belly and I'm ready to get my ass to bed. Cat has another mouse, 2nd one this week, and I'll have to make sure she doesn't hide it in my couch before I go to bed.
He woke up to a decorated kitchen with streamers, balloons and signs. We do this for the kids' birthday each year. The kids love it. It is also tradition that the child with the birthday gets to eat whatever they would like for breakfast. Today Lincoln wanted a chocolate chip muffin. There I am in slippers and jammies at the D&D drive thru. Priceless! He could have had anything he wanted and of course I had to run out and get it. Trinity always chooses ice cream.
WOD - Class today so I pulled a workout right off the training plan. 4 burpees, 8 pushups and 12 situps AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) in 20 min = 12 rounds. I did 144 pushups and 144 situps. Oh my word. After that was a 20K (12.4mile ) bike time trial. That means in the saddle and racing until 12.4 miles is done. I honestly don't remember my time but when I was done my body was yelling at me. My legs were very sore from yesterday's WOD which even though was 18 minutes long, still did a number on my legs.
Did a ton of computer work today for our final indoor triathlon and school stuff for the kids. The only chore that I was able to get done was a load of laundry and I put down my Grubex in the yard. I'm banking on some rain tomorrow. Very tired today but I was able to suck it up especially after R's nap and when the kids came home from school. We were outside playing all afternoon and the neighbors kids came over too. I love it when they play like that. The parents just sit out and chat while the kids play. I think that is one of the best things about my neighborhood. It rocks!
For Lincoln's birthday he wanted to go to Sliders for supper and then bowling with his friend Chase. We just about had a small party at Sliders. His buddy Chase showed up with his Dad and then we went across the street to bowl a game. The kids had a blast but by 8 p.m. they just started to finish up the game and the kids were falling apart. Trinity just kissed me goodnight and it's now 9:18 p.m. She is going to be so tired tomorrow. One more party for him on Saturday and then he's DONE.
Now I have wings, fries and some nachos in my belly and I'm ready to get my ass to bed. Cat has another mouse, 2nd one this week, and I'll have to make sure she doesn't hide it in my couch before I go to bed.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Holy shit! $90 to fill my gas tank.
Oh my word! I need to figure out a way how to get somewhere without driving. Or I'll have to be strategic about where I go and how far I go. Craziness!
So I woke up today realizing that I have a month left before race #1. I had a revelation this morning. I need to give myself one whole month to detox the body. Maybe "try" to lose 3 - 4 pounds. Treat the body like a temple, feed it really nutritional and healthy foods, sleep more, stretch/more massage therapy and stop eating like shit. But the funny thing is trying to do all this while PMS-ing. Might not be too easy.
WOD - 400m sprint followed by 50 squats 5X's for time = 18:50. I was supposed to row instead of squat but my ass does not like rowing. Therefore I substituted my own thing. Sprinting at 8.5 then 8.6 and finally 8.7. My body was NOT happy doing the sprinting. I felt like a sack of potato's.
The workout was quick because I had to get groceries. Came home after spending $232 at the grocery store, put everything away (so nice to have stocked shelves again), had lunch, played with Roxy, put her to bed, planted some dying tulips bulbs from Easter, laundry, computer work, DR apt, prepared dinner, took Trinity to her "Little Miss Southington" rehearsal, came home to eat, cleaned up, put the kids to bed, put the laundry away and here I am. Phew! Another minute to minute day! And again I did not get any of my housework done. Damn!
Ass problem - went to DR today for my cortisone shot consultation. Looks like I'm going back in for another MRI because he believes it could be a disc issue. I don't understand how that is but he's the DR. He did say that in most cases the piriformis syndrome is a false diagnosis and is actually caused by the sciatica pinching in the back. Okay dokey! We'll see what happens in a week.
Kids - Great day with them today but Lincoln was all over Trinity being a jack-ass. Typical picking on his sister and driving her crazy. If I were Trinity I would have decked him. I'd be pissed off too with the teasing.
Time for some down time in front of the boob tube and off to bed. No hanky panky tonight. I'm too damn tired!
So I woke up today realizing that I have a month left before race #1. I had a revelation this morning. I need to give myself one whole month to detox the body. Maybe "try" to lose 3 - 4 pounds. Treat the body like a temple, feed it really nutritional and healthy foods, sleep more, stretch/more massage therapy and stop eating like shit. But the funny thing is trying to do all this while PMS-ing. Might not be too easy.
WOD - 400m sprint followed by 50 squats 5X's for time = 18:50. I was supposed to row instead of squat but my ass does not like rowing. Therefore I substituted my own thing. Sprinting at 8.5 then 8.6 and finally 8.7. My body was NOT happy doing the sprinting. I felt like a sack of potato's.
The workout was quick because I had to get groceries. Came home after spending $232 at the grocery store, put everything away (so nice to have stocked shelves again), had lunch, played with Roxy, put her to bed, planted some dying tulips bulbs from Easter, laundry, computer work, DR apt, prepared dinner, took Trinity to her "Little Miss Southington" rehearsal, came home to eat, cleaned up, put the kids to bed, put the laundry away and here I am. Phew! Another minute to minute day! And again I did not get any of my housework done. Damn!
Ass problem - went to DR today for my cortisone shot consultation. Looks like I'm going back in for another MRI because he believes it could be a disc issue. I don't understand how that is but he's the DR. He did say that in most cases the piriformis syndrome is a false diagnosis and is actually caused by the sciatica pinching in the back. Okay dokey! We'll see what happens in a week.
Kids - Great day with them today but Lincoln was all over Trinity being a jack-ass. Typical picking on his sister and driving her crazy. If I were Trinity I would have decked him. I'd be pissed off too with the teasing.
Time for some down time in front of the boob tube and off to bed. No hanky panky tonight. I'm too damn tired!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
I have to hurry up and write my blog.......
...............so I can get some action tonight before my hubby falls asleep on me :-)
Sorry for not checking in with you all on Saturday. I had such a busy day doing God knows what that I couldn't get on my computer at all.
WOD - 5 burpees, 10 pushups, 500m row AMRAP (as many reps as possible) in 20 minutes. I think I got through 5 rounds. Ass was not happy rowing again. After that I needed to bike 1m, rest, 2m, rest, 3m rest, 4m, rest, 5m, rest and back down 5,4,3,2,1. I cheated. I only biked 1/2 of that. I did my 1,2,3,4,5 miles and quit. I didn't not have the time to go back down. I plugged in 17 miles but if I followed through the whole way it would have been over 30 miles. I can't imagine doing that on a stationary bike.
Came home to get chores done around the house and do some yard work. Let's just say by the time I got back home it was 11:30 a.m. Todd had just gotten back with Trinity (Fishing Derby). I made lunches and before you know it Todd and I were on the back deck putting together a canopy and new deck furniture. That took up the whole afternoon. My neighbors grandson came over and the kids played while we continued to work. I never did get my yard work done like I had wanted too.
By 4:15 p.m. I was showering, shaving and getting ready for my girls night out. Happily left the whole family and grabbed two Coors Lights out of the fridge, some cheese and crackers and headed to my sisters house to hang with my cousin and friend Kathy. After over an hour of drinking and talking about our vagina's we took off to the Jack & Jill we had bought tickets for. LOADS OF FUN! This J&J was for my friend, who was my 1st boyfriend, whom I have kept in touch with all these years. It was great to see the family and all the old friends.
Home by midnight with about 5 beers in my belly. Passed out cold with a smile on my face because I really needed that night out.
TODAY - Slept in until 7:30 a.m. (I know, I can't sleep in late). Family portraits taken this morning at Camp Sloper at 10:30 a.m. then off to Kathy's house for her daughters 1st communion party by 11:30 a.m. and stayed until 5:30 p.m. Drinking, eating and socializing all day. We had loads of fun and the kids had a great time playing with all their friends.
Ordered Chinese for dinner, threw the kids in the tub (of course with a few screams because they were so tired and did not want to bathe), chilled to some TV and here I am.
WOD - Nada......Was supposed to sprint today but I never did get it in.
Food - Ate like shit all weekend.....Giddy up!
Ass - Killing me!
Kids - They just ran around like Indians all weekend long. I would say they had a great weekend.
Cheerio!
Sorry for not checking in with you all on Saturday. I had such a busy day doing God knows what that I couldn't get on my computer at all.
WOD - 5 burpees, 10 pushups, 500m row AMRAP (as many reps as possible) in 20 minutes. I think I got through 5 rounds. Ass was not happy rowing again. After that I needed to bike 1m, rest, 2m, rest, 3m rest, 4m, rest, 5m, rest and back down 5,4,3,2,1. I cheated. I only biked 1/2 of that. I did my 1,2,3,4,5 miles and quit. I didn't not have the time to go back down. I plugged in 17 miles but if I followed through the whole way it would have been over 30 miles. I can't imagine doing that on a stationary bike.
Came home to get chores done around the house and do some yard work. Let's just say by the time I got back home it was 11:30 a.m. Todd had just gotten back with Trinity (Fishing Derby). I made lunches and before you know it Todd and I were on the back deck putting together a canopy and new deck furniture. That took up the whole afternoon. My neighbors grandson came over and the kids played while we continued to work. I never did get my yard work done like I had wanted too.
By 4:15 p.m. I was showering, shaving and getting ready for my girls night out. Happily left the whole family and grabbed two Coors Lights out of the fridge, some cheese and crackers and headed to my sisters house to hang with my cousin and friend Kathy. After over an hour of drinking and talking about our vagina's we took off to the Jack & Jill we had bought tickets for. LOADS OF FUN! This J&J was for my friend, who was my 1st boyfriend, whom I have kept in touch with all these years. It was great to see the family and all the old friends.
Home by midnight with about 5 beers in my belly. Passed out cold with a smile on my face because I really needed that night out.
TODAY - Slept in until 7:30 a.m. (I know, I can't sleep in late). Family portraits taken this morning at Camp Sloper at 10:30 a.m. then off to Kathy's house for her daughters 1st communion party by 11:30 a.m. and stayed until 5:30 p.m. Drinking, eating and socializing all day. We had loads of fun and the kids had a great time playing with all their friends.
Ordered Chinese for dinner, threw the kids in the tub (of course with a few screams because they were so tired and did not want to bathe), chilled to some TV and here I am.
WOD - Nada......Was supposed to sprint today but I never did get it in.
Food - Ate like shit all weekend.....Giddy up!
Ass - Killing me!
Kids - They just ran around like Indians all weekend long. I would say they had a great weekend.
Cheerio!
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