Week 2 - We broke the bed...

...and it wasn't even fun.  After tackling the master bedroom today, I made Mike help me move the furniture.  While attempting to move the bed, we busted the part where the headboard meets the side slats.  Mike rigged up a support, so hopefully it doesn't collapse in the middle of the night.  

I owe a big thank you to my hubby for helping rearrange the bedroom.

I am slightly embarrassed to show you pics of my bedroom, before I started today.  It is by far the most disastrous room in my house, essentially becoming a catch all for everything that doesn't have a home.  As I have mentioned before, we do not know how to use a hamper and laundry tends to accumulate in my house.  Consequently, the floor is generally pretty hard to find in our room.  

We are currently not in the master, because the master bath is under construction.  This is why our room is incredibly boring with nothing on the walls.  I cannot wait to move to the master and get a KING bed!

Before:

All the boxes and baskets were a result of the closet cleaning yesterday.  My husband wasn't happy that he couldn't get to bed last night.

The co-sleeper that Heath no longer sleeps in.

After:

Sorry Ladies...He's all mine!

On a less positive note, I didn't do so well on the better body quest today.  I made bad eating choices and snacked a lot.  I also didn't have the energy to work out (those things are probably related).  My thyroid is also messed up again, so I have been feeling a little out of sorts.

Tomorrow is a new day...

Week 2: The Mommy's New Clothes...

I tackled our closet today.  It doesn't seem like a big job, but if you look below you will see what a disaster it was.  I even found a few clothes that had been missing for a couple months.  

Most of the clothes and shoes in our closet belong to my husband, who has an unreasonable amount of clothing for a man.  I went through and got rid of some things he never wears, along with my left over maternity clothes and ended up with 4 bags of clothes to get rid of.

Before:

I had a mommie dearest moment here and started cursing the wire coat hangers.  They come on Mike's dry cleaning and he forbids me from taking the shirts off and putting them on plastic hangers.  He says they keep the shoulders neater.  It is annoying when they are all tangled up with the other hangers.

My vanity...

Is that hamper?  What is it for?

After:

I sent the suitcases to the basement and brought in the extra dressers that used to be in the girls' room.  Now I have a dresser for H's things and one for my purses and such.

Now we just have to figure out how to use a hamper.  It doesn't seem like a hard thing, but no one in my family seems to know how to use one.  The dirty clothes all end up on the bedroom floor.  

Week 2 - Progress Report

Pounds lost: 2.2 pounds (total of 7 pounds)  

Rooms cleaned/organized:

                cleaned my car

                sorted through books for church

                Sorted through bags of accumulated stuff!

              

Exercise:  4 out of 7 days

               120 minutes total on the elliptical

I feel pretty good about the week.  I wish I had gotten more cleaning done, but the holiday got in the way.  I am happy that I was able to lose a couple of pounds despite a huge Thanksgiving dinner!  I am trying to watch what I eat, but not restrict myself, because I know that is the only way I can stick to it.  

We had big plans to clean up the playroom and put up the Christmas decorations this weekend, but my dad had a medical emergency that got in the way.  After dropping my parents at the airport on Saturday, my dad suddenly went blind in one eye.  I turned around and picked them up, to take my dad to the ER.  It turns out he had a retinal tear and hemorrhaging, which they were able to do emergency laser surgery on today.  D was amazing and set with me in the emergency room waiting room for 3+ hours.  I am so thankful for wonderful friends (Andrea and family) and my mother-in-law and brother-in-law who were able to babysit M and H, so Mike could join me at the hospital.

Goals for next week:

- exercise at least 4 days

- continue to eat healthier, cut snacking, and eat smaller portions

- try to maintain the cleanliness of the rooms I have already organized

- tackle the playroom, my closet, Christmas decorations

Week 2: Turkey Day Success

I had a pretty successful day today.  I got up early and logged 30 minutes on the elliptical and managed to eat a pleasant, but not uncomfortable amount of food.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.  This has always been one of my favorite holidays;  I love a good turkey dinner with all the fixings and spending time with family.  This year it is even better because I don't have to worry about hosting and everything that goes with it.

I have a lot to be thankful for this year, so I will list a few:

- Three AMAZING children that are healthy and happy

- A loving and affectionate husband

- Great parents, without which I would not be able to survive 3 children 4 and under

- My minivan!!!!!

- A home, my husband's job, the health of my family, the motivation to get my life in order, friends

I also secretly love Black Friday ads.  Anyone who knows me knows that I am a bargain shopper through and through, so Black Friday gives me a little rush of joy.  I haven't been able to shop much on Black Friday since I had kids, but I love perusing the ads.


I am off to buy a newspaper and eat some turkey...

Week 2: Busy Busy Bee

I had a fairly productive day.  I spent the morning, while D was in school, running around looking for a pair of pjs for christmas pictures.  I was completely exhausted, but decided to work out instead of napping.  I did 30 minute on the elliptical while watching Punky Brewster with D.  I love sharing one of my favorite kid shows with her.  Although,  I don't think she appreciates it as much as I would like!

Today's Accomplishments:
30 min on elliptical
cleaned out my car (no pics, but it needed it badly)
sorted boxes and bags of "stuff" that had accumulated a

and....

Baked homemade banana nut bread.  I even toasted my own walnuts (I needed them for a recipe tonight anyway) and made my own buttermilk (milk and lemon juice).  It is the perfect treat for my family, because they love it; I don't.  I am not even tempted a little.  

Your thoughts...

I was watching a TV show and the woman was talking about how you are more productive and feel better about yourself when you get up and get dressed in the morning and get out of the house.  As one who regularly stays in my PJs on days when I don't have plans, I am not sure I agree with this.

What are your thougts?  Are you more productive when you get up and out and dressed?