This is going to sound absolutely horrible and I will explain in more detail below. I have found the best motivation to exercise, which says a lot coming from an anti-exercise woman like me: a few hours each morning without my kids.

Explain, you say! Alright, I will.   I haven’t worked since I got pregnant with my daughter, about four years ago. I don’t have family around, and up until a few months ago I didn’t even have a babysitter for the occasional night out with my husband and friends.  So basically, I’ve been with my kids, almost 24-7, for the past three years. And now they are both TODDLERS!

I need the break.

So, I joined a gym. They have a wonderful nursery and great facilities. And the motivation to actually go there and exercise is the relaxation I feel, even while working up a sweat. I tried using the bowflex at home, but that motivation just wasn’t there.

I have lost 10 pounds in the past two month, due mostly to my exercising at the gym. Another thing I learned is that when I exercise regularly, I don’t really get as hungry. Odd, but refreshing.

I’m still working on the flattening the mommy-tummy. That’s going to take a little longer, but I have confidence that it will happen.

Check out this spot-on poem about the trails and tribulations of curly hair:

http://lorivelarde.blogspot.com/2008/07/to-my-curly-haired-comrades.html.

Had me actually lol-ing! Enjoy!

Here is a quick recipe I whipped up using what I had in my kitchen! It came out great, and can easily be the centerpiece of a meal instead of meat… If you like the taste of sour cream and onion potato chips and the taste of mushrooms, then you will probably like this recipe. It doesn’t look super appetizing in the picture, but I’m sure you can spice up the look if you so desire. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »

I am at a loss for fun activities I can do with my two toddlers. The older one is almost three, and the younger one is almost two.

We can’t go outside to play in the yard for the most part, because we don’t have a fence around the yard and I can’t keep two toddlers safe from running into traffic at the same time. So I’m looking for some indoor stuff to keep them entertained and also help them learn.

My biggest problem is that both I and my husband are the babies in our families and we have no practical experience with kids. We really have no idea what we are doing (don’t tell anyone…)!

If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them!

I just LOVED the Indiana Jones movies as a kid! It’s great to see it back again… click on the title to see a preview! Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, feel free to comment on just how absolutely adorable my daughter is… I just had to post these. If only she behaved as well as she is cute!

I have never been able to do crunches because they hurt my back and tailbone too much.

Well thanks to my Bowflex I have found an answer to my post-chilbirth tummy! I want to share it with you because I always thought it was just too hard to do crunches, but I have found that I was wrong. Hopefully this will help someone else too. Read the rest of this entry »

In addition to the recent recurring plane crash dream, in the past I have also had another recurring dream, one where I am in school and lost. I think these two dreams mean the same thing.

In my school dreams, I am a student in highschool, late for a class that I have never been to all year, and there is a big test for which I have not studied. I don’t know where the classroom is located, and I’m full of anxiety and guilt about the whole situation. Read the rest of this entry »

I have never used a crock pot. Until last week, that is.

I borrowed my mother’s crock pot so as not to waste too much money on one, until I decided if it was worth the money.

Have you ever had really dry turkey at Thanksgiving? I’ve cooked chicken in this slow cooker three times now, and my husband has given up on me. The chicken always turns out dry, dry, dry! Read the rest of this entry »

I have these recurring dreams of planes crashing. They don’t happen that often, but often enough to disturb me, and cause me to do a quick search on the internet about it. Read the rest of this entry »