spring forward, fall back

Earlier this year i was gung ho about my commitment to blogging once a week. well apparently that didnt work out,so now that two seasons have passed i thought i would attempt to do blog at least once more this year.also my sister has felt the need to bring it to my attention how much of a slacker i am, so i thought i would do one just to shut her up. jk:)

Blogging is one of those millions of things that i push to the bottom of my list when i dont have time to do everything i need to. Of course the same old story of the strong demand of ,work,school,and Emma (need i say more;) has forced me to put yet another thing on hold as i get caught up.

So i guess i should catch everyone up,for those who dont read my page daily ;),on my busy life.

School is really taking up a lot of my time right now. Next semester should be my last and i hope to graduate in May 2011,the same week i will turn 30. (thats a whole post by itself) i have gotten the last of my classes needed to graduate lined up for next semester,except one. i really am stressing over that. if i have to wait until the Fall to take it,i have to update my courses needed to finish,which will not be good at all.

Work is about the same. As the holidays approach,the influx of holiday haircuts and color will also.

Emma..... she keeps me busy even when i dont feel i can be any busier during the day. From potty training to meltdowns, I am fried by the end of the day.

although,im glad nathan has enjoyed coaching football,i am slightly excited about the end of the season.he coaches three nights a week,games on saturdays,and coaches meetings whenever,it will be nice to have some help at home again.

so now that i have caught everyone up,maybe my sister will be happy. i do hope to post sooner rather than later. until then maybe i can regain some of my time and energy back:)

"weigh" outta my league!!

so...... i am taking on a new journey or actually not so common journey to losing weight. for those of you who dont know,i just recently turned 29. ok i know it isnt 30 but it is close. i have thought about this for a while just like all of the other times i have wanted to lose weight.you clean out cabinets go to the store and buy nothing but healthy items,start working out and you are on your road to success....oh wait whats this? the weekend,lets go out to eat.then i think ill skip a day of exercising and then im right back to where is was. its a neverending road of sabotage. lose ten pounds and then gain it back at a holiday.so im starting again with a determination to keep at it this time. actally going to the gym and cooking healthier. im not doing this to gloat or to make others happy,i am doing this to make myslef feel better and to stay around as long as i can to see my daughter grow up and to set a good example for her. i want my thirties to be a lot healthier than my twenties were. the final "thats it" was when i realized that i had gained 100 pounds since i got married,that will certainly lower your self esteem. i want to feel better!! so i guess thats why ive decided to try really hard to hit my goals. when my scales said 275,that was all i could take,so now ive lost ten pounds in two weeks and feel a whole lot better. ive made myself believe that if i can blog once a week about my success than that would be the encouragement that i need. and i also have a photo album on facebook for a visual as i lose weight. if anyone has any thoughts or comments, i would love to hear them.

how do you balance?

it definitely has been a while since my last and first post. the excuse and reason for this post is the same. i am having trouble balancing different aspects of my life. i only work three days a week, which isn't bad because i get out of the house, but the days i am home i don't seem to get the house work and errands accomplished that i need to do. of course this is due to being a mom and tending to all of the responsibilities that come with that. and then there is school. i try to do that after Emma is in bed. this takes about three hours two to three nights a week. everything else consists of things Nathan needs me to do and finding time to spend with him. there is also the diet and exercise routine that we have been trying to do for a while now. with all of this that is going on i feel that i cant keep up and i am doing a mediocre job with a lot of things instead of a great job at a few things. how do you come up with a balance without getting stressed out? i have seen women who do a lot more and seem to have no trouble with keeping up with it all, how do they do it.

something for myself

I know that the title of my blog may seem a bit selfish, but with being a wife, mother, and having a part time job, all of my time is centered around other people or around the day to day routine. I love being a mom and wife and i have fun with my family, but im glad that i now have kind of an outlet where i can say anything at any time and vent if i need to. maybe this will help me not to take my frustrations out on my husband for one. those of us who are married,we all know that our significant other is the one that hears most of our frustrations and wining. now maybe he wont have to listen as much, now that i have all of you to vent to. venting is just one aspect of which i can use this to write. I would also like to write about other people and inspirations in my life, not just the drama. i hope that i can find the time to sit down once a week when everyone is in bed in a quiet house and blog about what ever is on my mind. so hopefully you will be curious enough to read what i write everyweek.