Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Babysitting dilemma
You know what really irks me? Finding someone to baby sit my kids. I am always the go to person others call when they need a sitter. But when I need a sitter they are never willing to reciprocate. It really burns me that I give and give and give but when I would like an evening out with just my husband suddenly no one is available. Sure I have 3 boys but they are by far the best behaved little boys. And I'm not just saying that because I'm biased, they really are great kids. So if someone's reason for not wanting to watch them is because of their behavior then I don't want them to baby sit anyway because certainly they don't know my kids. And I hate having to split my kids up just so I can enjoy some me time. This usually happens when my oldest son plans on going to a friend's house to spend the night and I say "Hey, we're short one kid. Maybe now we can get a sitter since there's only two of them." This rarely works though and again we get nothing but excuses as to why they can't watch our kids. I have been told that if we only had one kid sure they'd watch him, but not all three. I ask how about two? Again the answer is no.
So it seems that majority of the time the reason no one will baby sit my kids is not because of their behavior but because I have more then one child. My question to them is how is it fair to dump your two children on me (when you certainly know I have three of my own) but won't take on at least two of mine. That is usually met with stuttering and "um"ing and a hurried excuse to get off the phone.
Now I know what you're going to say, "Hire a babysitter." Sure, I guess I could, if I wanted to pay $100 for some teenager I don't know or trust to come eat my food and get on my internet to ignore my children. I can get on my internet and ignore my children for free. There's no way I am going to pay a teenager more then minimum wage to feed, pajama and put my kids to bed. (And most of the time I feed my kids before the sitter gets here.) They are only doing at most 2 hours of work. After the kids are in bed they don't get up so the rest of the time it's filled with TV watching, pantry raiding and internet surfing - hardly worth whatever absurd dollar amount they asked for per hour. I would much rather pay a friend or family member a respectable amount to baby sit. I know them and I trust them. They only need to agree to watch my kids and stop making excuses as to why they can't.
So it seems that majority of the time the reason no one will baby sit my kids is not because of their behavior but because I have more then one child. My question to them is how is it fair to dump your two children on me (when you certainly know I have three of my own) but won't take on at least two of mine. That is usually met with stuttering and "um"ing and a hurried excuse to get off the phone.
Now I know what you're going to say, "Hire a babysitter." Sure, I guess I could, if I wanted to pay $100 for some teenager I don't know or trust to come eat my food and get on my internet to ignore my children. I can get on my internet and ignore my children for free. There's no way I am going to pay a teenager more then minimum wage to feed, pajama and put my kids to bed. (And most of the time I feed my kids before the sitter gets here.) They are only doing at most 2 hours of work. After the kids are in bed they don't get up so the rest of the time it's filled with TV watching, pantry raiding and internet surfing - hardly worth whatever absurd dollar amount they asked for per hour. I would much rather pay a friend or family member a respectable amount to baby sit. I know them and I trust them. They only need to agree to watch my kids and stop making excuses as to why they can't.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
My weight loss journey
I started my weight loss journey 3 weeks ago today. In this past 3 weeks I have seen quite a transformation already. First of all I am serious about losing weight. This is not the first time I've wanted to lose weight, but since Z was born this is the first time I've been this serious about it. I attempted Weight Watchers but I just couldn't grasp the idea of the whole points thing. It was just too much work to figure out those dang points. And they have changed their points system, again. I never did lose any weight doing their thing. But I have since doing my thing.
Three weeks ago I signed up on My Fitness Pal. I input my weight and height and everything else it needed and it helped me determine my daily calorie goal. I am not proud about this but in order to be honest with myself and help keep myself accountable I need to say it out loud. I weighed in at 206 pounds. My BMI is 33 which puts me in the obese category. This is not at all news to me. I've been having weight issues ever since getting pregnant with my oldest son who is now 6 1/2 years old. I am finally done with being overweight.
I have several motivators to keep me going. First, I am tired of looking this way. I used to weigh 110 pounds and wore a size zero. I don't want that again nor do I expect that, but I want to get down to 150. 150 is a healthy weight for my height. Second, I am tired all the time. I hate that when my kids want to go to the park I am too tired to take them. (And right now it's just too friggin' hot!) Third, we're done having babies which means I can focus on getting myself healthy and staying that way. Our goal was to be done by the time I was 30, well I am 29 and we have 3 handsome little boys. We are done! And last but not least, I want to get a job. I know, I could get a job now if I really wanted to. But here's the thing. With all of this added weight, my self confidence has taken a major nose dive. I don't feel pretty and I don't feel that I am what people are looking for, just because I am over weight. Add to it that I have not worked outside the home (let's face it, being a SAHM is a never-ending, thankless job that you don't get paid for) in over 7 years and I am totally freaking out about what to put on my resume'.
So, 3 weeks ago when I did my first weigh in I was 206 pounds. I started the 30 day challenge on Wii EA Active and stayed within my calorie goal guidelines.
Week 2, day 1 I weighed in at 205 pounds! 1 pound down, 55 pounds to go. But a loss is a loss and I will take it. Slow and steady is the only way to loose weight the healthy way and to keep it off.
Week 3, day 1 I weighed in at 204 pounds! Another 1 pound loss!! Again, I kept up with my daily workouts and stayed within my calorie goal.
Today is day 1 of week 4. I weighed in at 202.5 pounds! Whoo-hoo!! The only difference is all of the swimming I did this last week and weekend. Leisurely swimming burns an insane amount of calories!! And so does scrubbing your floors.
I plan on making this a weekly post on Tuesdays. I am hoping that not only does this help keep me motivated but I hope that one day it will help motivate someone else.
Three weeks ago I signed up on My Fitness Pal. I input my weight and height and everything else it needed and it helped me determine my daily calorie goal. I am not proud about this but in order to be honest with myself and help keep myself accountable I need to say it out loud. I weighed in at 206 pounds. My BMI is 33 which puts me in the obese category. This is not at all news to me. I've been having weight issues ever since getting pregnant with my oldest son who is now 6 1/2 years old. I am finally done with being overweight.
I have several motivators to keep me going. First, I am tired of looking this way. I used to weigh 110 pounds and wore a size zero. I don't want that again nor do I expect that, but I want to get down to 150. 150 is a healthy weight for my height. Second, I am tired all the time. I hate that when my kids want to go to the park I am too tired to take them. (And right now it's just too friggin' hot!) Third, we're done having babies which means I can focus on getting myself healthy and staying that way. Our goal was to be done by the time I was 30, well I am 29 and we have 3 handsome little boys. We are done! And last but not least, I want to get a job. I know, I could get a job now if I really wanted to. But here's the thing. With all of this added weight, my self confidence has taken a major nose dive. I don't feel pretty and I don't feel that I am what people are looking for, just because I am over weight. Add to it that I have not worked outside the home (let's face it, being a SAHM is a never-ending, thankless job that you don't get paid for) in over 7 years and I am totally freaking out about what to put on my resume'.
So, 3 weeks ago when I did my first weigh in I was 206 pounds. I started the 30 day challenge on Wii EA Active and stayed within my calorie goal guidelines.
Week 2, day 1 I weighed in at 205 pounds! 1 pound down, 55 pounds to go. But a loss is a loss and I will take it. Slow and steady is the only way to loose weight the healthy way and to keep it off.
Week 3, day 1 I weighed in at 204 pounds! Another 1 pound loss!! Again, I kept up with my daily workouts and stayed within my calorie goal.
Today is day 1 of week 4. I weighed in at 202.5 pounds! Whoo-hoo!! The only difference is all of the swimming I did this last week and weekend. Leisurely swimming burns an insane amount of calories!! And so does scrubbing your floors.
I plan on making this a weekly post on Tuesdays. I am hoping that not only does this help keep me motivated but I hope that one day it will help motivate someone else.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Second time around.
This is my second time trying out this blog thing. I deleted my last blog after letting it sit idle for a few months. My family and I had a lot happen during the last few months and I am seeing life in a different light and felt my old blog wasn't what I wanted it to be. So instead of revamping it I just deleted it. I only had a couple followers anyhow. I still don't know exactly what I want my blog to be, but I'll figure it out as I go along. I suppose I should warn you now that I am a stay at home of 3 rambunctious little boys. A lot of my stories will be about them. A few about my husband. I am interested in hobby photography. (I will never claim to be a professional.) I love to cook and reading. I am interested in re-learning how to sew. I have recently starting making my own cleaning products such as all purpose cleaner and laundry detergent. Oh, and I love fluff...cloth diaper fluff that is and I currently cloth diaper my 17 month old son. I am up for different ideas if you'd like to submit a few. This blog may ultimately end up being a hodgepodge of a lot of different things.
Enjoy!
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