Monday, August 23, 2010
NO MORE DOORMATS
So I just wanted to offer a little support and words of advice. Just remember, standing up for yourself is NOT being selfish or rude. You have a right to say "No". Sometimes people don't realize how they take advantage of your or treat you until you bring it to their attention. If they love and respect you they will take it with a grain of salt and try to fix their behavior. So don't beat yourself down about it and don't be afraid of their reaction. It's not good to hold animosity inside all the time. Just be strong, speak your mind and stand your ground... you'll be glad you did in the end.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Honored, Sore, and Excited
Katie, thanks so much for the poem! It means so much to me. I have two sisters so I know just how much it means to have someone in your life that you can count on to be there for you. And even though we may not agree on everything, at the end of the day we love each other no matter what. You truly are like a sister to me. Love You!
On to the next business, Sorry!! I just totally forgot to tell you I was doing it. I knew you didn't want to come over and get sick, and I wanted to get started...so that's what happened. However, I am glad I did it by myself because there would have been no room for both of us. I'm going to have to re-arrange my living room so both of us can do it. I just got finished doing the shoulders & arms dvd. It wasn't as hard, it was a lot of weight lifting and no cardio. I learned that the more reps you do the more weight you lose, if you only do 8-10 reps you are building muscle size. Since I don't want to look like a gorilla, I did a lot of reps! I was super sick with a migraine yesterday so I skipped my workout, which means that I am going to do 2 work outs today! Agh! I already did one, so tonight I just have to do an hour and a half of Yoga. Woo Hoo!! I am not a big fan of Yoga so be prepared for my next blog, it might be a tad angry.
The next book in our book club is Charlie St.Cloud by Ben Sherwood. I have yet to open it but I think tonight is the night! I'm looking forward to it. It looks like a really interesting story. Has anyone read it before? If not, you should read with us. (don't you love how I talk like there are actual people reading this? lol). Katie, I was thinking that maybe we should make a reading schedule. Like 3-5 chapters a day? That way we can blog about the progress of the story. What do you think? Let me know before I start reading tonight.
Now, my readers, I'm off to take the kids to Polly's Pet Shop to look at all the animals we will not be buying. Bye!
ps. Katie, I want you to design Ella's b-day invitations. :)
On to the next business, Sorry!! I just totally forgot to tell you I was doing it. I knew you didn't want to come over and get sick, and I wanted to get started...so that's what happened. However, I am glad I did it by myself because there would have been no room for both of us. I'm going to have to re-arrange my living room so both of us can do it. I just got finished doing the shoulders & arms dvd. It wasn't as hard, it was a lot of weight lifting and no cardio. I learned that the more reps you do the more weight you lose, if you only do 8-10 reps you are building muscle size. Since I don't want to look like a gorilla, I did a lot of reps! I was super sick with a migraine yesterday so I skipped my workout, which means that I am going to do 2 work outs today! Agh! I already did one, so tonight I just have to do an hour and a half of Yoga. Woo Hoo!! I am not a big fan of Yoga so be prepared for my next blog, it might be a tad angry.
The next book in our book club is Charlie St.Cloud by Ben Sherwood. I have yet to open it but I think tonight is the night! I'm looking forward to it. It looks like a really interesting story. Has anyone read it before? If not, you should read with us. (don't you love how I talk like there are actual people reading this? lol). Katie, I was thinking that maybe we should make a reading schedule. Like 3-5 chapters a day? That way we can blog about the progress of the story. What do you think? Let me know before I start reading tonight.
Now, my readers, I'm off to take the kids to Polly's Pet Shop to look at all the animals we will not be buying. Bye!
ps. Katie, I want you to design Ella's b-day invitations. :)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
TO LOSE ONE AND GAIN ANOTHER. A BETTER.
Ok, so this is a very sensitive subject for me, but because I love Meghan so much I wanted to share a poem I wrote the other day. For those of you who don't know, my (other) best friend Heather was murdered in 2005. I was there the night they found her and it shook my whole world. My entire life has changed since that day.... for the worst at first and now over time I have healed (somewhat) and gained wisdom from my journey through all of it.
Writing poetry really helped me through the hard times. Most are just fragments of my mind and what sanity I had left. They aren't pretty frilly little poems that rhyme and make you feel good. They are harsh, disturbing and honest. It was the only way to expel the feelings I had inside that my body couldn't handle. I won't post any of them on here (unless you ask, nicely) but I got to thinking about what it means to have a best friend and how important it is to have someone in your life that you can rely on and lean on for support. To have someone who won't judge you no matter what you tell them or what you do. To have someone who loves you for you despite your flaws. I don't have a sister, so when Heather was alive she filled that void in my life. She was the closest thing to a sister I had then and when she was gone I felt that emptiness again. I distanced myself from everyone I knew, out of my own paranoia and for my own safety. I was very alone I didn't have that feeling satisfied until I met Meghan. Meghan and I had an instant bond, a special friendship that is rooted in love, our faith in God and so many other things that make us silly and quirky together. Ok. Enough with the sappy talk. Here is my poem for you BESTIE!
Writing poetry really helped me through the hard times. Most are just fragments of my mind and what sanity I had left. They aren't pretty frilly little poems that rhyme and make you feel good. They are harsh, disturbing and honest. It was the only way to expel the feelings I had inside that my body couldn't handle. I won't post any of them on here (unless you ask, nicely) but I got to thinking about what it means to have a best friend and how important it is to have someone in your life that you can rely on and lean on for support. To have someone who won't judge you no matter what you tell them or what you do. To have someone who loves you for you despite your flaws. I don't have a sister, so when Heather was alive she filled that void in my life. She was the closest thing to a sister I had then and when she was gone I felt that emptiness again. I distanced myself from everyone I knew, out of my own paranoia and for my own safety. I was very alone I didn't have that feeling satisfied until I met Meghan. Meghan and I had an instant bond, a special friendship that is rooted in love, our faith in God and so many other things that make us silly and quirky together. Ok. Enough with the sappy talk. Here is my poem for you BESTIE!
SISTERHEART
how could i have been so lucky?
to have someone like her, so genuine.
to lose one and to gain another seems a bit unfair to my heart.
It pains me, like i'm cheating or lesser of the survivor.
but this one is far different, greater than any other.
she passes no judgement, no bias
and loves me for me and all my imperfections.
my true sister at heart.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Banana Brutal!
Ok, so I know I said I would write something everyday but in my defense I was sick all weekend! I'm still sick but I went ahead and did the P90X yesterday. It. Was. Brutal. Most of the exercise yesterday was push-ups and lunges and this thing called Banana-Back. The Banana-Back is basically lying on your back with your feet and arms raised off the ground. Then the instructor would have me go from that position to rolling on my stomach with my feet and arms still raised off the ground and that was called the Superman (because you look like your flying!). I had to hold each pose for like 10 seconds and then switch back and forth, back and forth, back and forth! It was extremely hard and I suck at push-ups so it was a struggle for me to keep up. But I did my best and today I am definitely feeling the effects! I got all three kids to sleep at the same time so now I'm off to do the next DVD called Cardio X. We'll see how it goes!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
LET THE BLOGGING BEGIN!
So this Blog just started and I am so excited about the possibilities. There are so many things I could write about... so editing is going to be an issue for me I'm sure. Good thing I have my Best Friend Katie with me to keep me on track.
Woke up this morning at 7am by Ella who can always tell when Daddy is about to leave. What is that? Does she have some form of ESP already? Every morning about a minute before Chad walks out the door, Ella comes bounding out of her room rushing to give Chad a goodbye kiss. It boggles my mind. This morning, however, it was just annoying because trying to explain to a three year old that mommy needs more sleep because she was up all night with a sick baby just doesn't work. Oh well, just another day in the life. I wonder if Katie goes through similar situations with Cash and Phil?
Speaking of Katie...my P90X arrives today and we are scheduled for a workout tonight! I'm super excited! I am determined to go the full 90 days come hell or high water. It was not exactly cheap so my husband all but made me sign a contract saying I would do it...or else. I won't take away your innocence by telling you what the "or else" is. So this Blog is going to serve as my motivation! Because in my head I imagine that I have a million fans counting on my blog to get through their day, and they are counting on me!
That's it. You have now seen just a piece of the inner workings of my mind. Are you scared? I promise that I will write something everyday. I promise to misspell words and have a lot of grammatical errors. But most of all, I promise to be truthful and not to censor myself. So I hope you're ready. This is the start of a new Blog and a new me. Bring it!
p.s. I will literally kick you in the butt if you don't make the workout Katie! ;)
Woke up this morning at 7am by Ella who can always tell when Daddy is about to leave. What is that? Does she have some form of ESP already? Every morning about a minute before Chad walks out the door, Ella comes bounding out of her room rushing to give Chad a goodbye kiss. It boggles my mind. This morning, however, it was just annoying because trying to explain to a three year old that mommy needs more sleep because she was up all night with a sick baby just doesn't work. Oh well, just another day in the life. I wonder if Katie goes through similar situations with Cash and Phil?
Speaking of Katie...my P90X arrives today and we are scheduled for a workout tonight! I'm super excited! I am determined to go the full 90 days come hell or high water. It was not exactly cheap so my husband all but made me sign a contract saying I would do it...or else. I won't take away your innocence by telling you what the "or else" is. So this Blog is going to serve as my motivation! Because in my head I imagine that I have a million fans counting on my blog to get through their day, and they are counting on me!
That's it. You have now seen just a piece of the inner workings of my mind. Are you scared? I promise that I will write something everyday. I promise to misspell words and have a lot of grammatical errors. But most of all, I promise to be truthful and not to censor myself. So I hope you're ready. This is the start of a new Blog and a new me. Bring it!
p.s. I will literally kick you in the butt if you don't make the workout Katie! ;)
WALK..er, I mean... BLOG LIKE A ZOMBIE
Ok, Ok.... I don't know WHY I do this to myself... I stay up all night, afraid of over sleeping and missing work and then I'm a zombie by the time work comes around. It's that "point of no return" that gets me. And now... I DON'T have work after all, not until the afternoon. So all my efforts to stay away all night and all morning was for nothing. Hmmf!. Well, I'm off to take a power nap until my rescheduled shift this afternoon starts. I just hope I still have some steam left for our first p90x body beat-down session.... Meghan! Call and motivate me. I need that kick in the butt sometimes! KICK ME! Goodnight, er..good morning...? Zzzzzz
• KATIE
• KATIE
LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!
Well, this whole concept of a co-blog with my best friend is a new thing for me. I can't lie, I'm really excited about it! Granted, we talk almost daily in some sort of digital way whether it be on Facebook, texting or phone calls... anyway, I am thrilled with all the possibilities a blog like this will give us both!
Alright Meghan, I am officially dubbing this blog as our digital venting outlet, or "great debate" platform, our diary, our progress keeper and just another thing you and I share as best friends! I can't wait to see what's in store for us! Let the blogging commence!
• KATIE
p.s. P90x...bring it on!
Alright Meghan, I am officially dubbing this blog as our digital venting outlet, or "great debate" platform, our diary, our progress keeper and just another thing you and I share as best friends! I can't wait to see what's in store for us! Let the blogging commence!
• KATIE
p.s. P90x...bring it on!
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