04/14/2009 14:20
Another month gone!
I can't believe we are into April already! I've been a horrible blogger, but at least I keep coming back to it, eventually. I'm still plugging away at the diet and feel pretty good about it. So far I've lost a total of 24 lbs! I did blow it on Easter, but that's ok. I jumped back in the swing of it on Monday. I didn't even try to count calories on Sunday, just ate whatever I wanted and didn't feel guilty about it. I usually do (feel guilty that is) when I over indulge, but I knew it was just a holiday thing and that the next day would be back to normal. I didn't use it as an excuse to go completly off the diet. And I'm real good at using excuses. My excuse for not exercising so far has been because 1) I don't have time and 2) the weather has been crappy. Well, now that spring is here, I'm kinda out of the crappy weather excuse. I still don't have time (and I am lazy), but now I guess I'll have to find it. On the upside, because the weather is getting nicer, I can use the puppies to guilt me into taking walks at least.
Speaking of which, Puppy Day here at the office has been a hit! The boss hasn't complained at all, the buiding manager is turning a blind eye, and the employees love it! They are starting to push me to bring them twice a week (I get dirty looks when they are not here), but I just wouldn't get enough work done if I did that. It definately has improved my morale though. The girls are sweet and it keeps me grounded. Bring Your Child To Work Day is coming up, so my daughter is hoping I'll bring her and the puppies at the same time. That may be a bit much though. We'll see......
All in all, things are going well. In the last 10 months I've stopped smoking (been doing that for 25 years), opened communication with my husband (we had hit a real rough spot), gotten 2 puppies, and have lost weight. Hannah has become a Brownie and is doing great in school. Not so bad. Now if only the money issue would straighten up! We haven't had a family vacation in 3 years so maybe this summer we can at least take the camper out for a long weekend? We are not planning on putting Hannah in a summer camp this year to save money, so maybe we can use what we save to go somewhere. Both my husband and I work full time, but my mom has promised to care for her for 3 solid weeks. I can take off time to watch her or bring her into the office if I need to now and then. And perhaps I can pull some of the other grandparents into the gig. If each of them would watch her for a week, we'd be set! Oh well, it will work out.