Today is my birthday. I am now 39 years old. To me, this means nearly 40. I don't guess it's so bad. I do, however, want to accomplish several things before I hit the big "four oh". I want to be in the best shape of my life by the time I hit 40. I want to also be at my goal weight by then. I am on my way to my goal weight - have I mentioned that I have lost 12 pounds since starting back with WW??? Yep. I went and weighed this evening. 12 pounds down - a bunch more to go.. but 12 pounds is A LOT.. I am proud of that.
I don't have to be done with school, but I do want to have at least applied to nursing school by the time I am 40. Wait - aren't most people supposed to decide what they want to be when they graduate high school? Yeah, right.. I have just done things backwards.
My birthday has been good. We went to dinner - chinese buffet. Went to see a movie with Britt and the kids. We went to see Ink Heart. It was good - but not as good as the book. I like Brenden Fraser, but I am not sure if I would have chosen him to play Mo.. But then again, I don't know who I would have chosen instead either.
Britt and Elijah are baking me a cake and it smells really good! No.. it's not a WW cake nor is it low fat or healthy in any way. It's my favorite - yellow cake with chocolate frosting. I am going to enjoy a large piece and a big glass of milk.. Afterall, it is my birthday and the last year of my thirties.. I am going to enjoy it.
Peace
Happy Birthday to Me!
25 Things
Several people have posted a random 25 things about me sort of thing on facebook recently. I have been thinking about this quite a bit. I don't know that I could come up with 25 things that I would really want to share with just anyone. Maybe my closest friends.. maybe Britt or my sister, but don't they know everything they need to know about me? Would any of my "25 things" come as a shock to them? Maybe to my sister.. but not to Britt.. I don't think.
1. When I read a book, I skip over words like if, and, but and the... I finish books really quickly.
2. I like to cook - but don't like the prep work or cleaning up.
3. I used to like to iron clothes. Now it's a pain in the rear.
4. I say the word "shit" way too much.
5. I am petrified of my car going off a bridge and landing in the river. I want one of those little tools that breaks glass out of the car so I can make a speedy escape.
6. I have very strange dreams nearly every night.
7. I want to be a nurse, but am petrified I won't be good at it.
8. I have a tattoo and would someday like to get another one.
9. I only have 9 things on this stupid list and am struggling trying to come up with more stuff.
10. I am a hypochondriac.
11. My husband makes me laugh everyday
12. Sometimes I really hate the fact that my daughter is so much like my exhusband
13. I hate hominy and english peas
14. If I could go anywhere in the world, I would want to go to Ireland.
15. I think it's neurotic that one day I think I need to be a tree hugging hippy and the next day I want to be a soccer mom and the day after that, I want to be a sports nut.. but the next day, I want to be a couch potato. I am just thankful I don't ever want to be a redneck again.
16. The first concert I went to without my mom was Adam Ant.
17. Sometimes I think I am really good at offering advice to other people
18. I used to want to be an English teacher.
19. I sleep with three pillows.. sometimes four if I can steal Britt's
20. I think my children are brilliant
21. I think my husband is brilliant
22. I think that if childhood cancer got half the support that breast cancer does, there would be more effective treatment and better chances for a cure. It makes me not want to buy anything "pink".
23. I wish I had more close friends
24. I used to collect unicorns.. ha ha ha
25. My dream car would be an old volvo, saab or mercedes..
Stress Week Coming Up...
Elijah has scans next week. It's always very stressful for us when he has scans. We don't really know what to expect. It could go either way at this point even though we expect his scans to be good. Cancer never really does what you expect it to, does it? His last scans were NORMAL.. First normal scan he has had since he was in Kindergarten. He has had another MIBG treatment since then too. We have several options for Elijah's continued treatment - we just don't know what option will be best until we get his test results. It feels really good to know we have options though.
I start my work week tomorrow - ugh. I wish I didn't work this weekend.. I have too many other things I would rather be doing!! ha ha. Working on weekends has it's advantages but it's beginning to get old. It is for the best right now though.. I know that for sure.
School starts back up for me on Monday. So.. next week, school, scans, appointments, etc.. Pray for me!
Disbelief
It's no secret that I have been battling with my weight for years. I have joined Weight Watchers a million and one times but still hold fast to the belief that it's the best program for me personally. It's the best program for me as long as I stick to it, that is! I once again took the plunge and joined WW last week with my friend C. I mean, my sister is getting married, Riverfest is coming up in a few short months, my knees are screaming at me on a daily basis to shed these excess pounds, and I really want to get in shape before I turn 40. This is the perfect time, right?
I went today for my first weekly weigh in after starting the program last Tuesday.
I wore the same pants I wore last week and a similar shirt.
I weighed at the same time I did last week.
I have stuck to the program with determination.
I stepped on the scale.
It said I lost 11 pounds.
11 pounds??? What the hell? Is that even possible to lose 11 pounds in one week? Is that healthy? I questioned the lady who weighed me.. She assured me that it was accurate and reminded me that my weight loss each week would not be as amazing as my astonishing 11 pounds. I will not expect it for sure.. I didn't expect it this week. I know that sometimes the first week on any program, you will lose more because you lose a lot of fluid you are retaining - but seriously!! Was I THAT bloated?
Wow.
I will say that it invigorated me - I will stick with this program in the hopes that my weigh in next week will show me still moving in the right direction. I will continue to drink lots of water, practice sensible portion control, and make good food choices.
Some of the girls I go to WW with joked that we will all be wearing leather pants by next New Years.. ha ha ha! I have never worn leather pants in my life, but this would be really funny..
Unsubscribe Me!
So this morning I spent a great amount of time going through my email inbox and unsubscribing to all the useless junkmail that I don't ever read. I love HGTV, but rarely read the emails they send me. Same goes for Victorias Secret and Lillian Vernon. I think I unsubscribed to at least 13 things. Hopefully my inbox will get much smaller and less active.
My husband gave me my birthday present last night. I am now a member of the elite "I have an iPhone club".. I am so excited! Our contract is up with our current carrier and we wanted to switch, so this was my excuse to get the phone.. (Can you see my grin????)
Hannah is on homecoming court for her school and the game is tonight. I will be up there today helping her get ready. I guess I will have to see if I can channel the old "dance recital mom" in me.. ha ha.
I pray next week is quiet. I would love to have a day where I don't have errands to run and appointments to get to.
Thoughts and Ideas
We are determined that 2009 is going to be the best ever for the Talley house. Ideas are running through my head like crazy on how to make it the best. I want to redo Elijah's bedroom so he will sleep in there. I want to do it super cool so he will be so proud of it and so comfortable in there too. He still has his love for sharks so I am thinking either a Sea Captain sort of thing with his shark stuff and ocean stuff - or a Surfer Dude kind of thing and incorporate the shark stuff through that.. Have his headboard be a "surfboard" with a shark bite out of it.. ha ha. I am also trying to think if Britt and I can make it with one vehicle. Two car payments is really not fun. Perhaps we could trade both of them in and get one car.. then save up to pay cash for another car in the near future. I think it might be doable if we could work the trade in of the two cars out.. hmmmmm..
We raked leaves today.. Man, did we ever rake leaves!!! I swear we have thirty bags piled up outside. The front yard looks much much better. I want some of the little lights that are solar powered for the flowerbed and I want some plants too - maybe plants that i could keep alive. ha ha.
I have made a list of home repairs that we need to do - large and small. My goal is to tackle at least one of the things on the list each month. I think that is doable. :)
We had some great friends over on New Years Eve and had a lovely evening. It was nice to ring in the Year of Hope with friends that have been through so much with us. That's what 2009 is for us.. The year of hope. :)
A few things I pray for for this year:
1. Elijah not to have to deal with cancer
2. Financial Peace - or closer to it
3. A real vacation - full of rest and family time
4. Health improvements for me and Britt