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Friday, November 06, 2009
Photo Friday: Softness
A towel fresh out of the dryer - soft and warm
~~Annette -- please excuse typos, sent from my phone.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
How I Really Spent Halloween
So, Halloween was not spent how I expected. As usual on a Saturday I was flippin' exhausted and napped. I had hoped to have enough energy to take Joy to a local church's Fall Festival instead of trick-or-treating (since she cleaned up at my office anyway). But instead, we ended up doing a little bathroom chemistry with my mom and watching Prince Caspian.
The Process
- Pour 1 cup baking soda into clogged drain. It's O.K. if it doesn't go all the way down
- Pour 3 cups of boiling water on top of the baking soda.
- Follow with 1 cup white vinegar
- Repeat as necessary until drain is clear.
Instead of using Drano, we used this process and we had all the items on hand (Costco-sized bag of baking soda helped) and it only took two repitions to clear my mom's drain. It took three on mine. Another bonus, instead of waiting 15 minutes per the Drano instructions, this took only as long as boiling 3 cups of water :-)
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I need a little help from my friends
So earlier this morning I threw out a question and got a ton of responses. But first, some background:
It's been almost a year since I publicly posted that I was ready to lose weight. And in that time I have managed to ... add "Eat to Live" to my wish list. I've also bought about 10 different books from Amazon but not that one (Lazy 1: Me 0) I've also gained 5-10 lbs depending on the time of the month (ladies, can I get an "Amen"?).
I know a HUGE contributing factor is that I am a desk jockey. When I ran a daycare we got out everyday, even during the rainy season (ok, maybe not, but I know I didn't keep 8 kids cooped up inside my house and I remember washing a lot of towels...) ... I digress, I started gaining weight like mad when I closed my daycare and started working a desk job again. I have a 90-120 minute commute everyday, I work 8-10 hours per day (yay for OT at the moment) and I like my sleep. I don't get enough as it is. My mother thinks I don't eat enough because basically I only eat lunch (which I work through). Too tired for dinner by the time I get home 3 days out of 5.
lisasonrisa: I'm waiting for the weather to cool down a little more - then I can go for lunchtime runs on the track. :)
about an hour ago
JenniferPriest: Normally late afternoon which is not ideal, but better than nothing.
about an hour ago
TankaBar_JasonD: most of the time, I want to get it back to having it a habit instead of working at it everyday.
about an hour ago
wildbill: I get four hours of exercise a day. It's called the GXP clutch push. Only exercises my left leg tho. :(
about an hour ago
lahondaknitter: whenever I can, even little things. I'm walking to a friend's today, she's 1/3 mi. away.
about 41 minutes ago
Conclusion - I either need more time management skills, less sleep, or I am just downright lazy.
So, the question is (since I don't want to face the fact that I am lazy) - how/when do I fit in some decent exercise? Time management gurus, I am asking for help.
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10/22 update
I hate scales. I really hate scales. If you want to join me on my saga I've started a tumblr at http://nanners-weight.tumblr.com/ - So far ... I'm starting out 10lbs heavier than I thought I was!
Thanks to @CTK1 who emailed me some info, that, if it isn't going to help me lose weight, has, in the last two days, helped my mood and focus. Which in turn is helping me to stay motivated past talking about it.
And to @Oakmonster for reminding me about stairs. There are 21 flights here. I think I will start with 4. On a day when I am not wearing heels and/or actually remember to bring my sneaks. Yesterday I did 4, all going down, but still better than taking the elevator, right?
I wish I could afford the gym again. Josh has been wanting to go and I would much rather zone out and get 30 minutes in on an elliptical (oh how I hate them - http://www.annetteholland.com/2005/11/im-sweating-my-hair-is-sweating-im.html) or treadmill on a regular basis than try to fit it in randomly throughout the week.
One day at a time, right?
Thanks to @CTK1 who emailed me some info, that, if it isn't going to help me lose weight, has, in the last two days, helped my mood and focus. Which in turn is helping me to stay motivated past talking about it.
And to @Oakmonster for reminding me about stairs. There are 21 flights here. I think I will start with 4. On a day when I am not wearing heels and/or actually remember to bring my sneaks. Yesterday I did 4, all going down, but still better than taking the elevator, right?
I wish I could afford the gym again. Josh has been wanting to go and I would much rather zone out and get 30 minutes in on an elliptical (oh how I hate them - http://www.annetteholland.com/2005/11/im-sweating-my-hair-is-sweating-im.html) or treadmill on a regular basis than try to fit it in randomly throughout the week.
One day at a time, right?
Friday, October 16, 2009
Photo Friday: In the Details
I took this at my friend Peter's wedding a few weeks ago. They never let go unless they had to. :)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Being Present
Here I am at my daughter's cheerleading clinic, without my camera. At least with my camera in my hands I am more likely to look through the viewfinder and pay attention to what's going on. I like to people watch, and take pictures. Especially of my daughter in action.
Instead of doing that though, I'm tweeting and generally giving off an anti-social vibe. I'm not comfortable around these parents - for a variety of reasons, number one being I don't know a living soul here. I have no IDEA where my kids get their out-going personalities from. It's not from me!
But I was thinking, "I'm tweeting, and looking up things for people online, and barely paying attention to what's going on in front of me. Why is it so hard to *be* present, in the present?"
I know part of the answer is that I get bored easily when sitting still. Did I mention that these bleachers are hard on the bum??? I'm not all that interested in cheerleading either, but my daughter is, and she keeps looking at me, so I figure I should pay some sort of attention.
Well, clinic will be over in an hour, let's see how much more attention I can pay.
With love and typos ...
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