Meals for Today

Sooo tired today... Been having trouble getting to sleep, the boys have been waking up early, and Gabriel's waking up multiple times during the night to eat... Which means Mommy isn't getting much sleep!

Breakfast - banana
Lunch - usual, Ghirardelli square
Supper - 1/2 can peas w/butter, spiced pumpkin pancakes, chocolate chip cookie dough (eggless)

Desire Vs Time and Opportunity

I belong to an online Biggest Loser Challenge group. It's not a weight loss challenge but a points challenge. We get points for eating healthy, drinking water, exercising, checking in with/supporting our teammates etc. Each week we have a mini-challenge. This week as part of the mini-challenge we had to pick a cardio exercise and do it in intervals during the day totaling 10 minutes. To get the points for completing this part of the challenge, I have to do it 5 out of 7 days (Monday thru Sunday).

I decided I would do "low jacks." It's a low impact jumping jack - you always have one foot on the floor, and you alternate sides instead of doing both at once. I decided I would do 5 intervals of 2 minutes each Monday thru Friday, and use my weekend days as backups in case I couldn't do it one weekday. It should be a piece of cake to find 5 2-minute blocks during the day, right?! WRONG.

Yesterday wasn't too bad but it was definitely a challenge. Today was rough :-( At 8pm I had only gotten TWO intervals in! Over the next hour and a half I managed to get the rest in by squeezing them in while getting ready for bed. Neti pot, brush teeth, do a set. Feed birds, do a set. Etc.

I'm a bit discouraged now. I want to start working out SOOO badly! But if I can't find 5 2-minute segments, how in the world am I going to be able to find enough time to do a "real" workout?! The little bit of time I'm not holding Crankadoodle (Gabriel) lately, I'm washing dishes. Or something else absolutely necessary. In case you're wondering how I find so much time to blog, I do it either when I'm feeding/holding Gabriel, or laying down with the boys at night while they fall asleep. Yes, my blogs are typed on my phone. Using the numeric keypad (no keyboard) and T9.

So like I said in the title of this post, it's Desire - which I have plenty of - Vs Time and Opportunity - which I have next to zero of :-(

It's just so discouraging...

Hurricane

For the first time in 15 years, we have a June hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico :-( The winds are barely hurricane strength (75 mph sustained) but according to the pressure it should've been a hurricane way before now.

It's too early in the season for this. It does not bode well for the rest of the season...

As for my hurricane prep, well, I have a thorough list made but have only been able to get a couple things on it so far. Really need to try change that next paycheck!

What Could I Do?

Second day in a row of Jesse working almost constantly (don't ask how much he's slept the past couple days). Yet another day in a row of Gabriel being very fussy and needing to be held almost 24/7 (growth spurt?). At least two days worth of dirty dishes in the sink (because when have I been able to do them?!). And on all the counters (the few we have). Everything I needed to cook with needed to soak before it could be washed. No transportation (won't have the alternator till at least tomorrow, likely later). Suppertime! If I cooked, I'd have to load the dishwasher, get pots etc soaking, handwash what I needed after it soaked, then cook. Would've been waaaaay too late for me to eat by then. Uh... "Hello? Delivery please..." In all honesty, what I really wanted was a veggie burger from Chili's (and it wouldn't be a cheat). But I had no way to get there:( Anything delivery would be a cheat, but what could I do? And the kicker? It didn't even taste that good to me :(

Breakfast - banana, 1/2 cup coffee w/usual
Lunch - cod (grilled on the stovetop using oo Pam) w/Essence and lime juice, broccoli (w/butter), Ghirardelli square
Supper - mushroom swiss burger on white bun w/lettuce, tomato, mayo. garlic cheese bread. brownies (cheat meal)

George's Aloe Saves the Day!

It could've been a BAD situation... Tonight while cooking supper I had 2 burners of my small stove on. The front left one was on high (boiling water to cook pasta), back right one on medium. I was in a hurry to do something in the living room and I tripped over the stool Ethan had been using to "help" me cook. I was definitely going to land on the floor - NOT GOOD with my ankles and knees! Reflex made me grab something to keep from falling. Unfortunately what I reached back and grabbed was the stovetop :( I immediately stuck my hand in the freezer on something frozen. I held it there for a few seconds then grabbed the bottle of George's Aloe gel I keep in the kitchen for burns. I slathered a thick coat on the bottom half of my hand where I had touched the hot stove.

Tonight it's a bit sensitive, but looking at my hand you'd never know I had burned it! That stuff WORKS!!!

When I was about 13, I was at my grandma's and someone tripped carrying a hot cup of coffee and it spilled all down my back. She had a huge aloe plant outside so someone grabbed a big leaf and we put it on my back right away. Half an hour later the burn was gone! We always used aloe leaves for burns growing up but this gel is as good or better than the actual leaves! Not the cheapest stuff, but right now, as I sit here with my hand NOT hurting, I can say it's worth every penny...

Meals Today

I found out I can have Stevia with my fruit! Now I just need to make it to the store that has it when I get the car fixed :)

Breakfast - banana
Lunch - chicken breast cooked in oo seasoned w/Essence in salad (Romaine) w/homemade honey mustard (aka usual), Ghirardelli square
Before supper - few chips (Zapp's sea salt and cracked pepper)
Supper - pasta w/sundried tomatoes (still need to get the recipe posted), 1/2 avocado, brownies

Dead Car :(

But alive me! :D LOL My alternator went out today. Luckily I didn't end up stranded! It'll be a few days though before I can get a new one...

Breakfast - banana
Lunch - rotisserie chicken breast, Romaine salad, homemade honey mustard (getting closer to a recipe I'm satisfied with!)
Supper - waffles w/butter and cinnamon (batch was 1/2 Bisquick recipe, 1/2 whole wheat/oat)