Before I Get Productive

The sun is out, FINALLY, and has prompted me to write as I bask in it's semi-warmish glow.

Jordan told me this morning that today is the 6th sunny day of 2011. I'm not sure how she knows this...but I imagine she is charting it in one of her journals or something, so I am not going to question it!  Nor will I question why we get the tease of this one day of sun and then it's forecasted to go back to more of the same tomorrow.  I won't question why, on the day that I need to stay inside and clean my house for our upcoming Mother's Day picnic, the sun decides to shine.  I'm just going to sit in the semi-warmish glow for a few minutes and recharge!

So last week I decided to get serious about watching what I eat and got back on the treadmill. I'm doing a C25K program for the treadmill to get me used to running again. I'm not sure how, but I managed to fit in 4 workouts last week and am starting to feel motivated again.  A 3.4 lb loss on the scale this week is helping with the old motivation but I still have about a 14 lb hole I'd like to dig out of.  It's a start anyway. 

Thinking about lots of things lately.  Wish I would have written some of it down, but I can't live with regrets! Hopefully I won't get into a habit of only posting on sunny days in Western, PA...who KNOWS when you would see me again!

SUNSHINE!

This has been such a glorious week. The weather has been absolutely perfect. I was tempted to trot the girls off to the zoo yesterday...but then I thought of all the energy it would sap. Taking three kids to the zoo by myself at 7 months pregnant maybe wouldn't be a great idea. I envision Olivia running around like a nut in the monkey house and me falling over myself to grab her! Little devil.

We have hardly watched any TV this week which I LOVE. The kids have spent all their free time in the back yard! I am 4 days behind on my soap (I watch Day of Our Lives religiously) but I don't even care. I'm bored with it right now and we need some new stories. The DVR is waiting for me the next time it rains.

Even in the evening, after grubby feet and hands have been washed, noses kissed, and kids to bed I've been avoiding the boob tube. Instead, I've made a teeny bit of progress on the family scrap book. It's been slow going, but it is really relaxing work. I have an extra table set up in the dining room so that I can leave everything out (sort of). So far I just have the front and back of ONE page done, but I'm happy with that. It's more than I had last week!

The only thing I watched this week was a couple minutes of the Today Show in the morning and an episode of Modern Family--that show makes me laugh out loud. I'm a fan, although I didn't start watching it until recently. Let's just say every episode is a new one for me, but I am hooked. It makes me happy!

Nothing truly deep to ponder this morning, except to say that I am thankful. Thankful especially for my beautiful daughters. Without distractions, I've been able to enjoy them so much this week!

Keep bringing on that Sunshine!