NSV!

First things first... random number generator picked MandaPanda to get the mineral veil and lip gloss! Email me with your address!

Now onto my NSV...

Friday after work I was running some errands, and I decided to stop into Loehmann's to see if I could find some work clothes. I have mostly avoided this place because they don't have plus sizes. Why bother, right? Well, it's time to bother! I walked out with only one sweater, but that is not what I am so happy about. They have those "public" fitting rooms. You know... where there's a bunch of mirrors and benches and you just try on your clothes right there in a big room? When I first walked in, I had a deep urge to turn around and walk back out. Then I thought, hey, why not? So I tried on my sweaters and didn't miss a beat. I never would have done this even 20lbs ago!

Strangely enough, the scale is still barely moving, but I continue to get compliments and people asking if I've lost more weight. Things must be shifting around in there or something. I just wish I could say, 'Why yes, I've lost another 30 lbs!" Soon enough!

Rain, rain, go away!

It is raining cats and dogs here! I don't like the wind that came with it because it kept blowing my umbrella inside out, but I do like the sound of it on the roof. As long as there is no thunder to wake up my kiddos, I'm a happy camper.

This week has not been a great one. I'm facing a very difficult situation at work which will come to a head tomorrow. I have faith it will all be water under the bridge in a few weeks and we can all get on with life. Until then however, I'm going to have to call on all my communication/leadership skills to get my team through it. Thank God I just took a seminar in Cruci@l Convers@tions. I learned a lot and realized I already possessed some of these skills. I just didn't know I was doing it!

Also, my little guy is sick AGAIN, so I've been scrambling for babysitters all week because I just cannot afford to not be present at work with all the shenanigans going on. He seems to be doing better today, so now I'm just praying my tater tot doesn't catch it. I've been ruthless about them not sharing spoons/forks/sippy cups, etc, which is hard because I normally don't care. I swear he's cried more because I've taken a sippy away from him than anything else.

On the band front, I've been fluctuating in tightness. I'm OTR suddenly -- a couple days early than I was expecting. I haven't been very vigilant about food, though I can tell my volume is down, so I'm coming out fairly even. I still haven't visited the gym. I'm not trying to make excuses -- I know I could be staying on track even with the work stress and the sick kids. I feel I've sort of dropped back into planning mode, and I've got to kick myself back into action. I want to make November a big month!

If you've made it this far, here's a little fun. I was cleaning out my makeup stash and I found a couple things still sealed that I will never use. If you're interested, I have a Bare Escentu@ls Illuminating Miner@l Veil and lip gloss in Praline. Like I said, they are still sealed, never used. I hate to throw this stuff away, so let me know in the comments if you want them, and I'll pick a random number.

Metabolism - a poem

This poem is hanging up in our cardiac rehab office. I liked it, especially the last two lines, because it really is all about the tools we have been given and what we intend to do with them!

Metabolism

 

My metabolism fell asleep.

My system didn't know what to eat.

My body grew, my clothing shrunk,

My mind was in an awful funk.

I searched for answers off and on.

This is what I finally found...

A doctor wise beyond his years,

A nutritionist to allay my fears, and guide

my progress through the years.

They provided the tools for a smaller me,

And this is what I intend to be.

 

W. Vigneau

Home again

Well, I'm back from trip #2! We went to Virginia this past weekend for my cousin's wedding. It was insanely fun as I rarely get to a) hang with my VA cousins, b) have my far-flung family all in one place, and c) travel with my sister. Good times! The wedding was gorgeous, as was the bride. One of my cousins works for the hotel we stayed at, so we lucked into a junior suite for cheap. I so enjoyed sleeping in a king-size bed with no kid interruptions for two nights! My uncle chartered a bus to take the out-of-towners from hotel to church to reception and back to hotel again. Thank God because it got me out of being the DD in a strange place! All the roads are so twisty-turny around there... I'm used to my grid system here in metro Detroit!

Anyway, I am home this week, and then next Monday I'm off to a conference in St. Louis. Any BOOBs in the vicinity? Let me know!

My week thus far...

Oh, it has been pretty sucktastic around these parts. First my ailing hoo-ha, then my cat died on Tuesday, then I got stuck in class all day Wednesday (which I almost forgot about!). Last night, I had to get up at 2:30am to cover up my little guy because he was cold, and I couldn't get back to sleep after that, as usual. So I play some Lego Star W@rs for awhile and finally got a shower and went outside to load up the cars. This is where it gets really awesome: my keyfob for hubby's car suddenly quit working a few days ago. No biggie because I hadn't needed to drive it. Well, today, it was in the driveway, so I had to take it. I told hubs that I needed his keys, and he was all like, "hello, you can just stick the key in the lock 80s style." Ok genius, I'll give it a try. What happens? It set the damn car alarm off! At 5:30 in the morning! Right outside tater tot's room! Lord help me. And of course, it's dark in the driveway, so I can't find my house key to open the door and grab the other keys to shut it off. Seemed like it was honking for 5 minutes straight! 

Yesterday I indulged in a little retail therapy since I didn't want to binge over losing my Snicker-cat. I got a Sonia K@shuk sparkly eye quad, some deep wine nailpolish, and some of that Sally H@nsen design stuff -- it is black and silver sparkles. I think I will try to do it on the plane tomorrow. Better than a bag of candy corn, right?

One bright spot? My staff bought me fancy tea, Godiv@ chocolates, and orange roses for boss' day! I guess they do like me after all!