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care of my family and things around the house it s been really nice during my downtime i m realizing that i needed to make my health a priority and now is a great time to get serious about it since i don t have too much extra stuff going on i truly wish that i could tackle my weight with the same passion and dedication that i tackled our debt it was so much easier for me to say no to spending money and yes to savings debt reduction than it is for me to say no to food and essentially saying yes to weight gain poor health i ve tried thinking of my extra weight as extra debt and it was a great kick start but old habit eventually crept back up and the weight of course came back on what seems to work best which is truly common sense for me to lose weight is to eat whole foods exercise daily and have someone hold me accountable if you ve read my blog for a while you know that i m constantly recommitting myself to weight loss and if you haven t been following me you can simply do a search of weight see what comes up and see that it s been an on going struggle will this time be different i honestly don t know but i ve got the time to focus on it now and i have you guys to keep me accountable so what s my plan i m giving myself a challenge for the next 21 days i m challenging myself to follow an eating plan that my longtime ago personal trainer gave me in 2004 the thing i love about this meal plan is that is shows what types of foods i need to have at each meal along with how much i need to eat it s about 1450 calories a day for example breakfast consists on 1 fruit usually i would choose a banana grapes or blueberries 2 servings of milk yogurt 2 meats 2 egg whites and a string cheese and 1 fat a slice of bacon it ends up being a lot of food and a great way for me to start the day when i eat this way for breakfast i rarely need a snack before lunch will i do this perfectly no i know of a few social functions on the calendar where i ll want to eat something other than what s on the plan but my goal is to get right back on track after i have a fun night out along with my meal plan my goal is also to follow the running schedule that my marathon coach gave me back in 2003 i haven t been exercising much this year but the first 3 weeks of the running schedule are great for easing back into running do you notice anything back in 2003 2004 when my children were little i had a trainer at the gym and was part of a running team with a coach being healthy and having a healthy weight were so much more of a priority to me then i turned to exercise to relieve stress now i turn to food and wine not only to relieve stress but when i m happy when the weather s nice and when i need a special treat so 21 days 3 weeks to commit to a healthy diet and exercise plan of course i m hoping to lose some weight and in 21 days i ll be happy with the results and come up with a new challenge for the next 21 days if you have something you d like to challenge yourself to over the next 21 days let me know and we can support one another at may 21 2012 3 comments labels 21 day challenge eating healthy friday may 18 2012 wasting time i sat down to the computer to write a post and got side tracked jumping from one thing to another i m sure that never happens to anyone else essentially i m wasting time so instead of trying to think of what i want to write and where to begin in telling you what i ve been doing for the last 2 months i m going to jot down what i ought to be doing and then go do it i ve got basketball games to sit through this weekend so perhaps i ll write a bit in between games i m not sure if i can get all of this done today so we ll make it my weekend list 3 loads of laundry apply round up around fence line try and teach myself how to start and use the weed eater lay 20 bales of pine straw in flower beds water the front and back yards transplant fern from front porch to barrel under back porch tidy house mr steady and my fil are coming in tonight from las vegas make sure guest bedroom and bath are both clean and ready for fil change sheets on my bed write letter to a friend in my bible study group update expenditures on my log go to sam s take son to orthodontist appointment remember to get copy of contract at ortho for our insurance think about logistics for starting a summer bible study at my house purchase tickets for my boys to fly to texas in june remind oldest son to clean his bathroom and mow front yard remember to pick up my oldest from school since he s not riding bus today prepare snack bag for basketball tourney and figure out where we are going and what time we need to leave add to compost bin and turn it i feel like i m forgetting something but this will at least give me a visual on what i should be doing instead of playing on the computer y all have a good friday at may 18 2012 1 comment labels daily to do s monday may 14 2012 hello again i hope everyone had a great mother s day yesterday i have to admit that mine was bittersweet mother s day 2011 was the last time i saw my mom before she passed away in january and i m thrilled that i had the chance to share that weekend with her last year we went shopping together and i took her to lunch while my dad my hubby and my boys went to watch my youngest son play in a basketball tournament it was one of the nicest weekends i d spent with my mom in years yesterday was a day spent in introspect our minister subtly challenged us moms to be godly women who set good examples for our children i spent the day the day thinking about what i am doing and what i am not doing to set a good example for my boys and asking myself if i m being the kind of mom i want my boys to have all of these thoughts are going on in my mind while i m missing my own mom needless to say it was an emotional day and i was thrilled when it was time to go to bed and let the day end so today is a new day and i m ready to be back after a much needed break from blogging where i took a break from many organized and not so organized activities and took a fabulous trip to italy i have a fresh perspective on things and am happy to be back to my neglected steady plodding site at may 14 2012 3 comments labels mom friday march 2 2012 2 50 well spent we needed a touch of color on the back deck i think 2 50 is a small price to pay for some color that should last for several weeks and i love the way the yellow looks next to the blue chairs and then free from my garden what have you paid a small amount for or gotten for free lately that brought you a lot of joy at march 02 2012 8 comments thursday march 1 2012 february recap february was a bit crazier than i d expected i was feeling a bit overwhelmed and sad during the month still a lot of sadness with the death of my mom and overwhelmed just trying to do day to day stuff on top of the sadness i didn t complete my challenges that i d hoped to do with carla such good intentions and i hope to make them up in the future i did clean my craft closet and craft room though and will make a separate post about that in the future so all was not totally lost on that i didn t focus 100 on finances but did somehow meet our overall goal yea my main goal was to keep our expenses not including mortgage fill dirt pine straw and vacation expenses under 4117 and you know what 4073 60 is what we spent i m super excited because even though we spent more on food than i would have liked 300 over we bought 2 new mattresses for a very good friend in need 225 and we had to call a plumber to the house mr steady put half a pot down of spaghetti down the drain instead of in the trashcan 205 we spent less in other areas to make up the difference and that s what it s all about i think we had awesome one on one trips with our boys mr steady and my 10 year old went skiing in colorado and my 13 year old and i went to washington d c tons of fun and lots of great memories were made i ll do a post on d c in the next week or so now onto march i m wanting march to be a quiet month we leave for italy in about 6 weeks and i d like to kind of catch my breath and catch up on some things around the house i hate to make a list of march to do s because part of me thinks that would add stress but it may be more stressful for me not to have a list since i m such a list maker so i ll work on a list over the next couple of things of not so much what i want to accomplish in march but what i want to accomplish before we go to italy now then i m signing off for now and am going to go hem a pair of pants for my son and tidy up around the house since i cleaned on tuesday all i have to do is tidy and do a couple of loads of laundry at march 01 2012 3 comments wednesday february 29 2012 about 3 5 hours that s how long it took me to clean the house yesterday i pretty much got all the furniture dusted bathrooms clean carpets vacuumed floors swept vacation suitcases unpacked and everything put in its place laundry sorted and started didn t finish kitchen counters cleaned dishes done changed the sheets on all the beds and swept the back porch it seems like i m leaving something out but you get the picture basic cleaning stuff what did i not do any of the boys chores i cleaned my son s bathroom floor but saved the cleaning of the actual bathroom for him the dusting on the main floor is left for my youngest along with cleaning the bathroom down in the basement i tidied up the boys bedrooms when i changed the sheets on their beds but the actual cleaning is being left for them and then there s the laundry it really never is finished so it took less time to do everything that i expected it to and it was really nice getting it all done in a day i think i ll keep doing it this way as long as i have a day to devote to it it s nice knowing that except for general cleaning and laundry that i m done for the week maybe by friday i can sit and do some scrapbooking at february 29 2012 3 comments tuesday february 28 2012 how long does it take to clean your house and i mean really clean i really don t like cleaning my house and always dread it i usually do a little bit every day just to break it up but i m wondering if i just did it all in one day how long would it really take sometimes dreading a project is much worse than the actual project itself maybe if i just cleaned the entire house in a day and saw how long it took it would actually be better than cleaning the bathrooms one day doing laundry one day the floors another day etc so that is my project for today i m going to clean my house from top to bottom i ll truly get after it and not mess around on the computer or stop to watch good morning america i want to see how long it takes me and i ll let you know do you like cleaning do you clean all in a day or do a little bit each day at february 28 2012 4 comments sunday february 26 2012 sunday night chit chat hello everyone it s nice to be home from our vacation i m looking forward to getting back to my blog this week and think i ll start by joining carla in her sunday night chit chat feel free to join in the fun check out carla s blog for more details i m starting with a picture from the fire i built last night with my 13 year old i wish i would have moved my chair for the picture we love hanging out here what am i reading georgia master gardeners handbook chapters on communication leadership and vegetable gardening my class tomorrow is 65 miles away from my house yeck watching not watching anything at the moment but i watched these movies over the weekend while i scrapbooked listening to i m loving the genius on my ipod and love to see what sort of playlist it ll create for me cooking baking tonight we had a roast with carrots potatoes onions a salad and peaches delicious happy you accomplished this week besides completing having a great time in washington d c with my 13 year old i had a very nice weekend relaxing before mr steady and my 10 year old got home from their trip i was able to finish my 2010 scrapbook and complete the boys 3rd grade 5th grade scrapbook pages for their school days albums looking forward to next week a week of normalcy it s going to be busy but i m glad that 2 of our trips have been taken what was i thinking planning 3 vacations within 6 weeks of each other and i can just focus on normal things for a couple of weeks thankful for today to have everyone home and under the same roof i haven t seen mr steady or my youngest in 6 days i hope everyone has a great sunday night now if you d like to chat with us it s your turn just let us know what you re reading watching listening to cooking baking happy you accomplished this week looking forward to next week thankful for today at february 26 2012 3 comments labels sunday night chit chat wednesday february 22 2012 be back this weekend i m on vacation with my favorite 13 year old will be back this weekend at february 22 2012 2 comments thursday february 16 2012 i ve been tagged i ve been tagged by out my window and q and a debt and am ready to pass along the fun here are the rules 1 post these rules 2 answer the 11 questions from the person who tagged you 3 create 11 new questions for the people you tag 4 tag 11 people and link them to your post 5 let them know that you tagged them hmmmm i m changing rules 3 4 and 5 all of you are tagged feel free to play along and you can answer the same 11 questions that i m answering below so much for following rules 1 what one money lesson do you think all parents should teach their children to live within your means and not purchase anything on credit 2 what is your one indulgence getting my hair done often enough so no one ever sees my gray roots 3 is your spouse a saver or spender mr steady used to mostly a spender but has changed he and i are pretty similar in the belief that we save as much as we can and budget the rest if it s budgeted then we re free to spend 4 who is your favorite movie actor johnny depp 5 are you a left or right brain thinker i have the heart of a right brain and the thinker of a left brain 6 if applicable what college did you attend stephen f austin state university 7 next book you d like to read mockingjay 8 coupon clipper nor not not for groceries but i am for larger purchases 9 favorite genre of music depends on the time of day and my mood but i love listening to music and would take my ipod over a tv any day of the week i tell ya what i ll shuffle my ipod and see the first 10 artists groups that come up i promise not to skip over any the black crows kurtis blow robert earl keen lady antebellum scorpions van halen deana carter rod stewart josh gracin and nickelback 10 best money saving vacation i m going to washington d c next week and expect that to be fairly inexpensive also this past year my youngest and i took a trip to the mountains where we hiked just about the entire time we were gone the only expense was food and lodging if you enjoy camping that can be a huge money saving vacation 11 favorite 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