I've been in Florida this past week. I should be soaking up the rays from the sun but the windy temps have kept me working away at my laptop in the confines of my hotel room. I've ventured out for meals and post-dinner exploring with H, but not much else. If it sounds like a drag it isn't. I'm reveling in the fact that I can get this much work done. I'm booked for trips through April now and I feel alive again. I feel like Vicky and not a drone. I've accomplished tasks and feel like my brain is no longer mush. On my jaunts out for lunch and dinner I've tasted some amazing food at local venues (quiche to die for and a chocolate cake that made me smile for almost an hour straight) and enjoyed the warmer temps and ability to wear wedge heels without chasing a tiny being around and … [Read more...]
Maybe Toothpicks Will Work?
There is a scene in 'The Way We Were' where K-k-k-katie finds Hubble asleep on a bar stool in the midst of a roaring party. I can relate. These days I seem to fall asleep no matter where I am or what I'm doing. For example:Maryland played Virginia Tech on Saturday. It was a tied game all the way through. I tweeted to other like-minded bloggers to my hearts content and was really into the game. It went into DOUBLE OVERTIME and just in the last minute. Well, I don't know what happened. The phone slipped from my hands as I lay down on the couch and just like that I missed the end of the game. I woke up minutes later to see the score on the screen. Maryland had won but I had missed it. All that excitement and I couldn't stay … [Read more...]
The Non-Drinkers Club
Last month I proposed a thirty day challenge of sorts. No sugar and no alcohol for the entire month of January. H was first on the bandwagon and then a few fine bloggers decided to join me on this crazy train. I wanted to see if eliminating sugar and drinking from my diet would improve my workouts, help me lose a few pounds and generally change the way I felt internally. Essentially it was a month long cleanse. H decided to go all balls to the wall insane though and throw in the "no fried food" thing too. Egads. What started out easy peasy with me just desiring sugar and even dreaming of it became a nightmare. I thought it would be hard to get rid of the alcohol, I mean what is bath time without wine? I cook with wine so why not pour a glass during the process too? Girls night … [Read more...]
Trying to Come Back
When I first found out I was pregnant with this newest addition to our clan I still felt fine. I vowed that I would keep running, I wouldn't slow down with my workout routines and I would do a 5k every few months to keep me motivated.I might be walking those 5k's now. Once I'm "with child" as H loves to call it, I become incredibly sick. Unless I'm asleep, I'm sick. I throw up a lot and I spontaneously gag whenever, wherever. It's really sexy. The idea that I would be "Super Prego!" with this third pregnancy suddenly became laughable. I get so sick that water gives me heartburn. I'm on medication just so I can act like a somewhat competent parent, take care of the kids, make their food and keep some of my own food down. Bagels are my … [Read more...]
Is There a Plan C?
A week or so ago I mentioned that I had some "stunning" news. That news would be that after the debacle that was Mirena and some malfunctions on Lifestyles part and Plan B, it has come to our notice that now we need a Plan C. I'm pregnant. This my friends, was not planned. We, well I, was done. No more pregnancies, no more babies and puking up my insides for months on end. No more ginormous boobs to contend with as well as puffiness, cankles, or pants that don't stay up. My breeding days were over. Ha! I feel like the Grand Pumpkin that comes to life in the Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors spoof. He is fed pumpking bread by Milhouse and then screams, "Revenge!" and sets out to eat all the little children at the Halloween party. Yes, Lifestyles and … [Read more...]