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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Why doesn't the Sandman come to me?
I have debated this question for quite some time. Why does it seem everyone in this house can fall asleep on a dime and stay asleep without interruption? Except...Me. I realize my chronic nerve pain in my back doesn't help but, I should at least deserve at minimum 2-3 nights a Month to sleep well. Right?
This is a glimpse of how my night goes. I go to bed around 10:30 11:00pm. I stay asleep for about 2 hours. Wake up stiff take the pillow from between my knees move it to the side, remove the covers, flip over in one fail safe jumping move, reposition my pillow, put the covers back over me and go back to sleep. every hour to hour-half I repeat this process.
Last night I decided to make a joke about it and told Sunni to guess what letter in the alphabet would = to how many times I flipped. She said "S", Eric said "T". I woke up this morning and jostled Eric. He woke up in a half-sleep daze and said "So what letter did you get to?" ....."L" what does that mean? I tossed 12 times from 11pm-6am. Not as much as they guessed but more then I ever though.
We will play again tonight!
**I'm trying to find anti-medication ways to help my sleep. Down pillows? Down mattress cover? I have a memory foam on my mattress right now but it's not helping. I will be off to the store soon to find something to cure my insomnia. (The night before last I was forced to sleep for at least two hours in Sunni's bed. It was "that bad")
This is a glimpse of how my night goes. I go to bed around 10:30 11:00pm. I stay asleep for about 2 hours. Wake up stiff take the pillow from between my knees move it to the side, remove the covers, flip over in one fail safe jumping move, reposition my pillow, put the covers back over me and go back to sleep. every hour to hour-half I repeat this process.
Last night I decided to make a joke about it and told Sunni to guess what letter in the alphabet would = to how many times I flipped. She said "S", Eric said "T". I woke up this morning and jostled Eric. He woke up in a half-sleep daze and said "So what letter did you get to?" ....."L" what does that mean? I tossed 12 times from 11pm-6am. Not as much as they guessed but more then I ever though.
We will play again tonight!
**I'm trying to find anti-medication ways to help my sleep. Down pillows? Down mattress cover? I have a memory foam on my mattress right now but it's not helping. I will be off to the store soon to find something to cure my insomnia. (The night before last I was forced to sleep for at least two hours in Sunni's bed. It was "that bad")
Monday, July 6, 2009
Today is a new begining....
WELCOME!!! Today starts my....*gulp* weight-loss/healthy living.
I made my plan. My incentives. My goals. My "rules" And I plan on using this platform to write all about it. In the process to prepare I actually stumbled across an interesting book. After reading the Twilight Series (all four books) in record time.... Well, I needed to find something to read that would make me a little less obsessed? So I went to Target and looked for something that might catch my attention. My husband pointed out a few. I personally love memoirs, diaries, biographies. So anyway, I stumbled across this book and the words "Pretty Fat" jumped out at me. I picked it up and found my book for the next couple days..lol. No actually I'm going to take my time with this one. I have a 2-3 chapter max each day so I won't sail thru these. Okay so the book.. The whole title (and take a break if you need to) is : One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, Such A Pretty Fat Seriously, Another Memoirs or Why Pie Is Not The Answer By Jen Lancaster... Okay. A mouthful..lol.
As of today I am on Chapter 5 - Lookin' good and feelin' fine? Not so much
I am 95% like Jen. Only difference is:
- I don't drink
- I don't really cuss, or at least as much as her.
- And I have never really been narcissistic.
Narcissism describes the trait of excessive self-love based on self-image or ego, as well as lack of empathy for others.
But, other then those few things. I am pretty much a carbon copy of Jen Lancaster. As I am sure I am not alone. She has a few books so I don't want to jump the gun just yet.
Reading this book is opening my eyes to the way I act. Not sure if I really want to act that way I have decided to make a change. Hence, the healthy decision I have decided to map out and follow. My goals:
Realistic- 150-ish
I'm not going to cut my hair until I get there. And I am going to reward myself in other ways but those are kinda personal. Also, I plan to make it all the way this time. I went on Weight Watchers a few years ago. I did very well but got sick of going to those meetings. I know they have them online now but really. I want to do this on my own for once without outside help. I want to prove to myself that I am strong enough to pull through.
As of today I am on the right track. Another reason why I decided to do this no rather then later is the fact that by then end of this Month I am going to be taking College classes in prep to get my BHS (Bachelor of Human Services). It's going to take a total of 4 years to work on this degree. I am also in the final stages of getting a position at City Center. My schooling starts the end of this Month and if I get the position it should start a little after that.
What does this mean? Well, now I need to have a plan. I need more energy. And you know that just doesn't come out of thin air..So what should I do? Well, my first thought was, go with the flow. Energy will build up once I get used to the demand. Then I thought. "No, I need a different route". In the past I have been optimistic with a good foot forward. Just to have it all go down in flames. I am taking a different approach this time.
Like any athlete (although I wouldn't really put myself in the same category) but everyone prepares for their "big event". They stretch, workout, run, jog, prepare. So that's how I am looking at it. I am "preparing". For what? Well, number one on my list is fatigue, secondly I want to be able to keep up. I want to pull ahead. I want to....Win.
Enough ranting for today. I have given you the jest of it all. I'll type out my plan tomorrow. It's in my journal.
So far today I have done well. But doesn't everyone do well on the first day??
Back to my reading and planning.
I made my plan. My incentives. My goals. My "rules" And I plan on using this platform to write all about it. In the process to prepare I actually stumbled across an interesting book. After reading the Twilight Series (all four books) in record time.... Well, I needed to find something to read that would make me a little less obsessed? So I went to Target and looked for something that might catch my attention. My husband pointed out a few. I personally love memoirs, diaries, biographies. So anyway, I stumbled across this book and the words "Pretty Fat" jumped out at me. I picked it up and found my book for the next couple days..lol. No actually I'm going to take my time with this one. I have a 2-3 chapter max each day so I won't sail thru these. Okay so the book.. The whole title (and take a break if you need to) is : One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, Such A Pretty Fat Seriously, Another Memoirs or Why Pie Is Not The Answer By Jen Lancaster... Okay. A mouthful..lol.
As of today I am on Chapter 5 - Lookin' good and feelin' fine? Not so much
I am 95% like Jen. Only difference is:
- I don't drink
- I don't really cuss, or at least as much as her.
- And I have never really been narcissistic.
Narcissism describes the trait of excessive self-love based on self-image or ego, as well as lack of empathy for others.
But, other then those few things. I am pretty much a carbon copy of Jen Lancaster. As I am sure I am not alone. She has a few books so I don't want to jump the gun just yet.
Reading this book is opening my eyes to the way I act. Not sure if I really want to act that way I have decided to make a change. Hence, the healthy decision I have decided to map out and follow. My goals:
Realistic- 150-ish
I'm not going to cut my hair until I get there. And I am going to reward myself in other ways but those are kinda personal. Also, I plan to make it all the way this time. I went on Weight Watchers a few years ago. I did very well but got sick of going to those meetings. I know they have them online now but really. I want to do this on my own for once without outside help. I want to prove to myself that I am strong enough to pull through.
As of today I am on the right track. Another reason why I decided to do this no rather then later is the fact that by then end of this Month I am going to be taking College classes in prep to get my BHS (Bachelor of Human Services). It's going to take a total of 4 years to work on this degree. I am also in the final stages of getting a position at City Center. My schooling starts the end of this Month and if I get the position it should start a little after that.
What does this mean? Well, now I need to have a plan. I need more energy. And you know that just doesn't come out of thin air..So what should I do? Well, my first thought was, go with the flow. Energy will build up once I get used to the demand. Then I thought. "No, I need a different route". In the past I have been optimistic with a good foot forward. Just to have it all go down in flames. I am taking a different approach this time.
Like any athlete (although I wouldn't really put myself in the same category) but everyone prepares for their "big event". They stretch, workout, run, jog, prepare. So that's how I am looking at it. I am "preparing". For what? Well, number one on my list is fatigue, secondly I want to be able to keep up. I want to pull ahead. I want to....Win.
Enough ranting for today. I have given you the jest of it all. I'll type out my plan tomorrow. It's in my journal.
So far today I have done well. But doesn't everyone do well on the first day??
Back to my reading and planning.
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