~ I'm really working my ass off on the weight loss efforts. I enter all of my food into my calorie tracker (Lose It) and I enter my exercise in there every day as well. I have my own little 30 day program that includes crunches, squats, lunges and a bunch of other exercises. I will also start adding some cardio to that this week. Maybe something simple like my Just Dance games that I never use.
I am usually obsessed with the scale and weigh myself on almost a daily basis. I know it's not good but I can't help it. I ignored the scale last week and only weighed myself on my one designated day and I lost almost 2lbs so it's working so far. I took my measurements last week and will take them again monthly until I reach my goal, which, according to Lose It, is May.
~ I'm really hoping to have some good news to share with you all in regards to the home situation. We keep getting more and more positive news and we are hoping it stays that way!
~ I'm also really hoping to get on a better blogging routine. I so miss blogging and reading all of the blogs I follow. I really feel that I have made some great friends through blogging and I feel like I have really been slacking. I enjoy talking to all of the ladies I have met and I apologize for not being as present as usual. Here's hoping the new year brings a little more free time so that I can get back into a groove.
~ I have to mention this because it just annoys me. At the end of December, a local girl disappeared. We have been hearing all kinds of news about it and we were all just waiting for her to come home. They found a body a few days ago and just confirmed yesterday that it is the body of that poor girl.
You can read more about it HERE. She was so young. I didn't know her personally but I do know a few people who knew her. I feel horrible for this young girl and her family. I can't imagine losing their child in such a way.
The irritations I have with this is that our local news station posted an article about the identity of the body that was found and the first comment on the article was to scold the newspaper about a spelling error in the article. I mean how heartless can you be? This poor girl was killed, her family just found out she is gone and all you can talk about is a spelling error?
People say that I am cold and that I am a bitch but I'm not heartless. My heart immediately broke when I read the article and I just couldn't believe the nerve of this woman who commented about something so stupid and pointless.
Sorry...just had to get that off my chest!
~ On a more positive note, my husband and I had dinner with some friends the other night and let me tell you how amazing these people are. They are both deaf and are raising two little girls who are not deaf. They adopted one little girl because they didn't think they could get pregnant. A short while later, they were pregnant and now they have two beautiful little girls.
Not only are they deaf with one adopted child and one biological child, their adopted child is also Autistic. I don't know how they handle all of this but they do it so well. They are always so personable and always have smiles on their faces.
Our daughters played so well together the other night and they were all so cute. They also gave me a TON of clothing for Ashlyn. They have basically clothed her for the next five years. They gave me two packs of pull up diapers, a few pairs of shoes and some toys they didn't need anymore. I can't even begin to describe how amazed I am by their generosity.
What kind of life randoms do you have to share?
I am usually obsessed with the scale and weigh myself on almost a daily basis. I know it's not good but I can't help it. I ignored the scale last week and only weighed myself on my one designated day and I lost almost 2lbs so it's working so far. I took my measurements last week and will take them again monthly until I reach my goal, which, according to Lose It, is May.
~ I'm really hoping to have some good news to share with you all in regards to the home situation. We keep getting more and more positive news and we are hoping it stays that way!
~ I'm also really hoping to get on a better blogging routine. I so miss blogging and reading all of the blogs I follow. I really feel that I have made some great friends through blogging and I feel like I have really been slacking. I enjoy talking to all of the ladies I have met and I apologize for not being as present as usual. Here's hoping the new year brings a little more free time so that I can get back into a groove.
~ I have to mention this because it just annoys me. At the end of December, a local girl disappeared. We have been hearing all kinds of news about it and we were all just waiting for her to come home. They found a body a few days ago and just confirmed yesterday that it is the body of that poor girl.
You can read more about it HERE. She was so young. I didn't know her personally but I do know a few people who knew her. I feel horrible for this young girl and her family. I can't imagine losing their child in such a way.
The irritations I have with this is that our local news station posted an article about the identity of the body that was found and the first comment on the article was to scold the newspaper about a spelling error in the article. I mean how heartless can you be? This poor girl was killed, her family just found out she is gone and all you can talk about is a spelling error?
People say that I am cold and that I am a bitch but I'm not heartless. My heart immediately broke when I read the article and I just couldn't believe the nerve of this woman who commented about something so stupid and pointless.
Sorry...just had to get that off my chest!
~ On a more positive note, my husband and I had dinner with some friends the other night and let me tell you how amazing these people are. They are both deaf and are raising two little girls who are not deaf. They adopted one little girl because they didn't think they could get pregnant. A short while later, they were pregnant and now they have two beautiful little girls.
Not only are they deaf with one adopted child and one biological child, their adopted child is also Autistic. I don't know how they handle all of this but they do it so well. They are always so personable and always have smiles on their faces.
Our daughters played so well together the other night and they were all so cute. They also gave me a TON of clothing for Ashlyn. They have basically clothed her for the next five years. They gave me two packs of pull up diapers, a few pairs of shoes and some toys they didn't need anymore. I can't even begin to describe how amazed I am by their generosity.
What kind of life randoms do you have to share?
Well you know you piqued my interest with the deaf couple. Do they read lips? How did you communicate with them? If Alex doesn't qualify for CI's, that will be his life and I'm very interested to hear how the deaf develop relationships in a hearing world.
ReplyDeleteI am blogger slacker too! I miss my you and my blogging friends! It's so much harder with 2 kids! Well and when we aren't sleeping through the night and have newborns. :o)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely couple! I have a thing for people that adopt kids. I am definitely going to foster later this year in hopes to adopt in 2015. The murder of the missing girl is depressing. I cant read such tragedy because it will depress me beyond comprehension, and I am left feeling so helpless. I want to help everyone, save them all, and somehow get justice. Ugh. On another note (to distract myself before I fall too deep into the murder), WTF! JOEL WANTS TO MOVE OUT???????????? I am so upset.
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