Tuesday, July 21, 2009

hey hey

so one of my friends did a post about doing something for ourselves. mom's don't do much for themselves. well, at least this mom doesn't. so i'm determined to live my life again. 

more music.
more photography.
less fat.

seriously. i deserve to take the time for myself to work out. my main problem is i'm a morning person. if i don't get it done in the morning, i probably won't get it done at all. and straight up honest, i hate working out with the girls there. i don't like running, which is about the only thing i can do with them. do my 2 ft. long legs look like a runners'? nope. i love working out. i love strength training, aerobics, swimming, sports, hiking, and i could see myself doing any of these things on a regular basis. 

but i really suck at finding babysitters. i hate asking people to watch my kids. i feel like it's the hugest burden ever. and i hate asking over and over. i'm already increasing my baby sitter asking with my photography and piano lessons (both of which are absolutely necessary seeing as how we're buying a house. we're ok w/o supplemental income, be we kinda go nutZo if we're not saving at least 10%, so i'm dedicated to helping us make that 10% to save... yada yada ... TMI)

babysitters. hate finding babysitters. hate asking for friends to babysit. everytime i do it it's seriously a nightmare. hate it. 

so that leaves me with running. or brisk walking i guess. so i guess that's what i need to do.

morning. walking. with the girls and an ipod. it's do-able. 

and yes, i'm still counting calories. but now i'm counting 1400 of them instead of 1000. today, i think i consumed all 1400 in frosted flakes alone ...

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

yep. babysitters is a hard thing because then you need to return the favor and then you use up your whole day on working out or watching someone else's kids and let's face it- who has that kind of time.

that is why i run too. i can strap the kids in or get er done when thomas is home. plus, it is a fail safe way to loose weight usually.

you could do workout dvds? yes, no? does this work for you? that's what i am hoping to do too so that i can do stuff at home when kids are occupied or napping or when i just dont feel like going out.

Matti said...

That's what I have found, baby sitting doesn't quite work out since it takes twice as long once you return the favor.

Anytime you want a walking buddy (as long as it isn't 5am...allthough Tex seems to be an early bird. But still isn't up before 6:30) let me know. I'd love to join you.

I think Dvd's are fun, even when the kids are up. Just get them to do them with you. Take a 5 minute break here and there if you need to help with something and get back into it. Eden loves watching me dance around like a goof ball. ;-)