Song of the day: Boyz in the Sink - Belly Button
Again, it's been a while since I wrote. Life has just gotten so busy and I haven't really had time to write! As far as weight loss goes, I haven't lost any. This week I'm focusing on making food at home. We have been ordering out, A LOT, and that definitely needs to stop. Kyle is home all week, so that will hopefully help me make food. It doesn't really make sense, because I make Elliot food, but Kyle and I end up deciding between Noodles and Pizza Hut.
We had a really great weekend! Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market and got breakfast there, then walked along State Street. I found a store that sells essential oils for a pretty good price, and I think I'm going to try my hand at soap making. I took a soap making class with my mom and Carrie while we were up north, and I think I could do it at home. I'm waiting to see if I still want to do this in a few weeks because the oils are really expensive so I don't want to buy them and have them sit here. We also went grocery shopping, and swimming as a family. Elliot loves going to the pool and as soon as he gets any hint of the plan he's standing at the door!
Sunday we spent the day getting our house in order. Since Kyle's home this week, we are finally all done living out of suit cases, for a while at least. We also rearranged our living room into every possible layout, just to give up and put it back how it was. We then realized if we moved one of the couches over three feet then we would get the feel we were looking for. If only we would have tried that first! I also made some salsa, and it was so good! Kyle and I ended up having tacos and salsa for both lunch and dinner.
In honor of making food at home, tonight I am making avocado pesto pasta with chicken! It looks really good, and we love pesto, and anything with avocado in it! I'm hoping it turns out well, and that my basil stays looking good all day! For breakfast this morning I'm going to try a glowing green smoothie. I have seen this made on the Today show a few times, and it looks really good, so I'm giving it a try! I am waiting until Elliot goes down for a nap though, because anytime I'm in the kitchen he thinks he's getting something. I also have to share if he's awake, lol.
I'm not really sure what we're going to do today. It's supposed to be in the 90's and sunny. We may head to the pool, but the problem with the pool is that it's heated. This was nice when it was only 75 degrees, but now that it's in the 90's it feels more like bath water than a refreshing pool. We may go to one of the aquatic centers, but I'm not really sure if I want to make the journey over there, and pay for 45 minutes (tops) of swimming. But we'll see, because there's not really anything else to do that doesn't involve being really hot outside.
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Monday, August 1, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Day 185 - Hot Town, Summer In The City
Song of the day: The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
I'm glad to report that this morning was much less eventful than yesterday morning! I don't know if it was the stress of the morning, or just me giving into temptation, but I ate pretty horribly yesterday. I just wanted to eat everything in sight! I had bought some Oreo's Monday night because I had a coupon, and there was a sale, and Kyle's been talking about wanting something sweet lately. Well, Kyle's gone, which leaves all the Oreo's in my hands. I ate 6. Good news is that I also drank a glass of milk, bad news is that I also dipped 2 of them in peanut butter (but it was all natural!), lol. That was the worse thing that I ate, but I also had yogurt, 3 hard boiled eggs, 4 pieces of watermelon, a cheese quesadilla, a lean cuisine, a green bell pepper, and one of those single serving bags of popcorn for a late night snack. Okay, I guess it just looks like more than it really was. Watermelon is pretty much nothing, and a green bell pepper is really good for you too. I think it looks like more in a list than it does in calories.
This morning I've kept the trend going. I had a piece of toast with peanut butter and a banana for breakfast, yogurt, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1 cup rice, and lots of szechuan sauce for lunch, and those Oreo's are trying to call my name. I've already decided that I'm not going to give into them today! We have a ton of fresh veggies, fruit, and salad items left since we had thought that Kyle's brother was coming here Thursday and Friday, and I didn't know that Kyle was out of town this week. So, food that was supposed to cover 2-3 people is now all supposed to be eaten by me before it goes bad. Good think it's healthy!
Elliot and I had a fun time at the pool yesterday. It was really busy and Elliot wasn't really sure what to think about all of the other kids. He was really interested in watching the older kids do cannon-balls into the pool. He really likes the water, and was ready for a nap after we were done. He's definitely getting back into his schedule, and that makes me happy :) Tomorrow we have to go to Children's Hospital for his 1 year post-NICU developmental appointment, and I'm feeling confident that everything will go great!
It's already in the 80's so we'll be heading back to the pool today! I'm also going through all of our stuff and getting rid of what we don't need, and cleaning everything else. I guess it's a little late for spring cleaning, but it needs to get done. We've been living out of suit cases for the last month with all of our traveling, so our house is just in disarray. Of course, we're traveling again this weekend so part of me doesn't see the point in cleaning, but it will be really nice to come home to everything in it's correct place!
I'm glad to report that this morning was much less eventful than yesterday morning! I don't know if it was the stress of the morning, or just me giving into temptation, but I ate pretty horribly yesterday. I just wanted to eat everything in sight! I had bought some Oreo's Monday night because I had a coupon, and there was a sale, and Kyle's been talking about wanting something sweet lately. Well, Kyle's gone, which leaves all the Oreo's in my hands. I ate 6. Good news is that I also drank a glass of milk, bad news is that I also dipped 2 of them in peanut butter (but it was all natural!), lol. That was the worse thing that I ate, but I also had yogurt, 3 hard boiled eggs, 4 pieces of watermelon, a cheese quesadilla, a lean cuisine, a green bell pepper, and one of those single serving bags of popcorn for a late night snack. Okay, I guess it just looks like more than it really was. Watermelon is pretty much nothing, and a green bell pepper is really good for you too. I think it looks like more in a list than it does in calories.
This morning I've kept the trend going. I had a piece of toast with peanut butter and a banana for breakfast, yogurt, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1 cup rice, and lots of szechuan sauce for lunch, and those Oreo's are trying to call my name. I've already decided that I'm not going to give into them today! We have a ton of fresh veggies, fruit, and salad items left since we had thought that Kyle's brother was coming here Thursday and Friday, and I didn't know that Kyle was out of town this week. So, food that was supposed to cover 2-3 people is now all supposed to be eaten by me before it goes bad. Good think it's healthy!
Elliot and I had a fun time at the pool yesterday. It was really busy and Elliot wasn't really sure what to think about all of the other kids. He was really interested in watching the older kids do cannon-balls into the pool. He really likes the water, and was ready for a nap after we were done. He's definitely getting back into his schedule, and that makes me happy :) Tomorrow we have to go to Children's Hospital for his 1 year post-NICU developmental appointment, and I'm feeling confident that everything will go great!
It's already in the 80's so we'll be heading back to the pool today! I'm also going through all of our stuff and getting rid of what we don't need, and cleaning everything else. I guess it's a little late for spring cleaning, but it needs to get done. We've been living out of suit cases for the last month with all of our traveling, so our house is just in disarray. Of course, we're traveling again this weekend so part of me doesn't see the point in cleaning, but it will be really nice to come home to everything in it's correct place!
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