by mtns » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:10 pm
Thankyou Carroll for what you said. That meant a lot to me. I really needed to hear that. It is true about which life you want. I thought I wanted to work outside the home. But when I did it, I didn't like it and would have much rather have been home with my kids. For the most part I like being home with my kids, it is just latley that they are driving me crazy. I really need a break. My problem is that I usually don't balance things out well. I get so caught up in what I need to do that I don't take time out for myself, then I end up crashing like I am now. I remember doing this last year and I actually took a week off of school and let my older daughter homeschool and take over taking care of the kids. I still cooked as I like to cook. We did pay her well. It was nice to do what I wanted to do for a week. I felt rested and ready to go back to my regular stuff again. I spent time reading good books, going to the book store, going out to my favorite place to eat and ect. I would like to do that again, but my daughte works a lot now. I don't mean to complain, but sometimes my husband drives me crazy. I tell him, I am stressed out and need a break and I even asked him if he could take the kids to the science Saturday thing so I could have a break. He said that he had some stuff to get done. I don't ask for much, just a few hrs. to myself.
I need to look into a hobby or something I enjoy. The only thing I truly enjoy is nutrtion and healthy cooking. I wish there were some healthy cooking classes around here. If I could afford it I would love to go to one of the Mcdougall study weekends.
I have considered latley joining weight watchers. I just need to get my eating under control. I hate counting pts. and I have done it before and lost 20lbs. I quit and did things my own way, because I got tired of counting pts., but it got me started in watching how much I was eating.
E: 1 hr. step aerobics
B: oatmeal with the usual
S: 1/2 lara bar
L: veggie burger, 2 slices of ezekial bread, 1 veggie hot dog, salad
S: green smoothie
D: homemade fries, carrots