Now to unpack.
A super huge thank you to Kristin, who came over to help me clean last night. Who the heck wants to clean bathrooms? But that's exactly what she did. Toilet brush in hand, blue ducky pjs, Kristin conquered the bathroom in record time. So... thanks. You rock!
Most of you know I do the flylady thing ( www.flylady.net ) but I do it my own way. One of the biggest issues I have is really silly. Things don't have a home. My mom figured out ( at the old place ) to use the microwave ( which was broken and of which we had two ) to store tupperware, sippy cups, etc. Duh. Why did I think of that? It drives me bonkers when the pantry is stuffed but I can't find anything because its all stacked on top of each other. I found two bottles of relish... waaaaaaaaaaay back. How'd I find them? By shoving a third bottle back there. ( Ooops! )
My goal now is to start organizing things so that people can find them even if they aren't 100% familiar with the house. Keep watching for baskets galore!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Meal Planning Monday
Monday -
Breakfast : Cereal
Lunch : 1/2 Tandoori Chicken Sandwich, Mini Salad
Dinner : Curry & Lentil Veggie Patty, Refried Beans, Rice, Broccoli with Cheese
Tuesday -
Breakfast : Cereal
Lunch : Hummus & Toast, Mini Salad
Dinner : Beef Soup with Sourdough
Wednesday -
Breakfast : Cereal
Lunch : 1/2 Tuna Sandwich, Tomato soup
Dinner : 4 perogies, broccoli with cheese, Salad
Thursday :
Breakfast : Pancakes
Lunch : Hummus & Toast, Salad with Turkey
Dinner : Probably Pizza
That's all... Alex isn't here so it's all super simple stuff.
Breakfast : Cereal
Lunch : 1/2 Tandoori Chicken Sandwich, Mini Salad
Dinner : Curry & Lentil Veggie Patty, Refried Beans, Rice, Broccoli with Cheese
Tuesday -
Breakfast : Cereal
Lunch : Hummus & Toast, Mini Salad
Dinner : Beef Soup with Sourdough
Wednesday -
Breakfast : Cereal
Lunch : 1/2 Tuna Sandwich, Tomato soup
Dinner : 4 perogies, broccoli with cheese, Salad
Thursday :
Breakfast : Pancakes
Lunch : Hummus & Toast, Salad with Turkey
Dinner : Probably Pizza
That's all... Alex isn't here so it's all super simple stuff.
Moooooooving!
Our official move date is May 29.
Alex is gone till May 28.
I'm mooooving, and the piles of stuff in the new apartment is growing exponentially. The coffee tables, the contents of the pantry, piles of fabric and toys... its already there. My goal is to have almost all the little stuff moved by the time Alex gets back so that we can *really* concentrate on moving the big stuff when Thursday rolls around. We've got a hydraulic dolly, which will make moving the TV a heck of a lot easier. I guess the biggest issue right now is the dresser. And that sucker is HEAVY. I hope the four of us ( Alex, myself, Boris, and Uncle Mikey ) can move it without damaging anything.
There is lots of stuff I *could* move, but that I probably won't : the dining room table ( because we won't have anything to eat on, the dining room chairs, the living room chair, the upstairs nightstands, robby's bed, pieces of M's crib, etc. Things I hope to move today : towels, clothes, extra dishes, closet contents, the remainer of the toys, plastic dressers. Possibilities : boxes from storage.
Mila seems to be eating a touch better on the Motilium. At least, she did for two days and the last two days, not so much. We'll take what we can get though and not complain. She still won't take her meds by mouth ( a requirement for being tubey free ) so we haven't made any progress there. She will eat cheese all by herself. She growls for granola bars, and likes spicy rice. Hummus is a lickable, as is ketchup. She will munch on turkey but its losing her interest now.
Robby is a huge help. I'll have to grab some pictures of him moving things. Oh, and he discovered a life size Aurora ( sleeping beauty ) disney doll and heck if he hasn't taken to callling it his wife. " Mommy, can my wife sleep in my bed? " Sure honey. " Mommy, can my wife help us move? " Um... I'm not sure her arms are made for that. She's a delicate thing. Why don't you lay her down for a rest? "Mom can I take my wife to the grocery store? " I think thats enough, Robby. Put the dolly down. " Mommy she is my WIFE and she goes where *I* go! "
I am so in for it now.
Alex is gone till May 28.
I'm mooooving, and the piles of stuff in the new apartment is growing exponentially. The coffee tables, the contents of the pantry, piles of fabric and toys... its already there. My goal is to have almost all the little stuff moved by the time Alex gets back so that we can *really* concentrate on moving the big stuff when Thursday rolls around. We've got a hydraulic dolly, which will make moving the TV a heck of a lot easier. I guess the biggest issue right now is the dresser. And that sucker is HEAVY. I hope the four of us ( Alex, myself, Boris, and Uncle Mikey ) can move it without damaging anything.
There is lots of stuff I *could* move, but that I probably won't : the dining room table ( because we won't have anything to eat on, the dining room chairs, the living room chair, the upstairs nightstands, robby's bed, pieces of M's crib, etc. Things I hope to move today : towels, clothes, extra dishes, closet contents, the remainer of the toys, plastic dressers. Possibilities : boxes from storage.
Mila seems to be eating a touch better on the Motilium. At least, she did for two days and the last two days, not so much. We'll take what we can get though and not complain. She still won't take her meds by mouth ( a requirement for being tubey free ) so we haven't made any progress there. She will eat cheese all by herself. She growls for granola bars, and likes spicy rice. Hummus is a lickable, as is ketchup. She will munch on turkey but its losing her interest now.
Robby is a huge help. I'll have to grab some pictures of him moving things. Oh, and he discovered a life size Aurora ( sleeping beauty ) disney doll and heck if he hasn't taken to callling it his wife. " Mommy, can my wife sleep in my bed? " Sure honey. " Mommy, can my wife help us move? " Um... I'm not sure her arms are made for that. She's a delicate thing. Why don't you lay her down for a rest? "Mom can I take my wife to the grocery store? " I think thats enough, Robby. Put the dolly down. " Mommy she is my WIFE and she goes where *I* go! "
I am so in for it now.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Oooh Baby!
This morning, the scale told me something. No, it didn't yell " GET OFF OF ME, YOU FAT LADY!"
It very quietly and demurely said 168 / 169. I am fairly sure that it said 168 when I was standing straight. Bent over, it said 169. Its not my " official weigh in " day, but its pretty darn exciting!
Obviously, as this was my goal by June 7, I will have to choose a new goal. My new goal is 165. To accomplish this, I am going to try to drop a point because I've dropped a weight class. Perfectly reasonable, I assure you. After June 7, my goal will be 158 ( 10% ) by July 1.
I am finding its not terribly hard right now to stick to my points... I gave myself 30 instead of 29, and I have an extra 35 points to sprinkle here and there as I see fit. I don't actually use them, but I do not kick myself for going a few points over for the day as I often do. I also would be earning active points, but I haven't used those either.
The kids are doing great. I won't go into details about the GI visit, but it went well.
It very quietly and demurely said 168 / 169. I am fairly sure that it said 168 when I was standing straight. Bent over, it said 169. Its not my " official weigh in " day, but its pretty darn exciting!
Obviously, as this was my goal by June 7, I will have to choose a new goal. My new goal is 165. To accomplish this, I am going to try to drop a point because I've dropped a weight class. Perfectly reasonable, I assure you. After June 7, my goal will be 158 ( 10% ) by July 1.
I am finding its not terribly hard right now to stick to my points... I gave myself 30 instead of 29, and I have an extra 35 points to sprinkle here and there as I see fit. I don't actually use them, but I do not kick myself for going a few points over for the day as I often do. I also would be earning active points, but I haven't used those either.
The kids are doing great. I won't go into details about the GI visit, but it went well.
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