Back On Track (sort of)
It was a weekend of “stuff to do”. I ate fairly well (grilled chicken and veggies, fruit, salad at one meal) and was pretty impressed that I managed to get to the gym Saturday morning. I did about 45 minutes on the treadmill at a speed of 4.0 and an incline of 5.5. Not too bad. Of course, my speed fluctuated a bit, but overall, it was pretty darn good for me! I also did a circuit on the machines. I can’t do as much as I would like due to my shoulder being a mess (hello second surgery sometime soon) due to breaking up a fight at my old high school. So while I’m struggling with the low weight on my left shoulder, my right feels like I’m doing nothing. But I’m persevering.
The oldest daughter is having her tonsils out Friday morning. Yuck! She’s less than pleased. She is terrified of doctors and needles and anything else medical related. So I’m anxiously awaiting the dose of “happy juice” that they will be giving her to relax. My son had his tonsils out about a month ago and the “happy juice” was a miracle. The boy had NO BONES! It was too funny! So, I’m trying to plan for healthy eating next weekend, but it will be tough since OD won’t want food other than chicken soup that Dad makes and maybe mac n cheese. Not exactly on my diet plan. My plan is to make her food and then make my meal. Sorta defeats the goal of teaching the kids to eat what I fix, but it has to happen this week.
On to family and friends, my best friend in the world is having true difficulties right now. She and her hubby are just hitting a rough patch and working through it will be tough. I’m trying to be supportive of both, as she said, I’m an equal opportunity a&% kicker. I tell her the hard stuff just as often as I do him. But sometimes, in the heat of the moment, you just can’t hear what the other person has to say. I didn’t say anything that was mean, but telling someone they are screwing up (and I did say this to my dear friend) is hard to hear. My heart goes out to both of them as well as their kids who know something is wrong and just want it to be fixed so they can get back to normal.
My DH and I had a fairly rough weekend. Neither of us did anything horrible, but lots of misunderstandings led to lots of stress and arguing. And, I admit (not proudly), that I get so frustrated that I just have to walk away. And if I don’t, I can get really angry and say things that I don’t mean. I know its something I need to work on, and I guess that is the first step. The stress of our friends is causing both of us to re-examine our relationship. We tend to take each other for granted because its just easy. So now we are trying to put more effort into our relationship and make time for us as a couple, not just as parents.
One of the things I remember most about having
my tonsils out at the age of 8 was that I got
to have “special” food that no one else could
have.
Congrats on some great cardio workouts! You’re
WAY ahead of me.
Cammy
April 22, 2008
Whew! Relationships can be tough, can’t they? I’m sorry you’re having a rough time.
Welcome to the HYC, though. Hopefully, you’ll find – as I have – a lovely group of famously supportive new friends.
Rebecca
April 23, 2008