Oh, the things that come out of a boring afternoon!
The way that kid is sleeping lately... man, it must be a growth spurt! I just know I'll go in there to get him from his nap, and inside will be a 6-foot tall man, hair all over his body, with long legs dangling up and over the side of the crib!!
Seriously though, he went down a little before 2 and it is almost 5. I managed to get in some major computer time AND a nap, and now I'm just bored and will probably go in there soon just so he doesn't sleep through the entire evening.
On a completely different note, I got my midterm grade back and only got 2 out of 50 wrong! When the teacher saw it, he couldn't believe his eyes and said he had never seen a grade that high on one of his midterms! YES! Unfortunately, it sounds like he won't be hiring any of us because he has enough on his plate right now without mentoring a new licensee. Oh well, I would rather work in Norton Shores anyways, if possible (his office is based in Montague - long drive, and I don't know the area at all). So I need to start setting up appointments with brokers to talk with them about adding me on once I take the state exam. It's so weird to think I could be selling houses by Christmas! That's not likely though, of course, because these things take time. Who wants to buy a house around Xmas time anyways?? Yuck.
Lately I've been trying to recommit to a healthy lifestyle. I put on about 3 pounds since the wedding, which is no big deal at all, but I don't want to get too lackadaisical about maintaining. In fact, if anything I would like to become even more in shape than I was for the wedding. I still had a few problem areas, and I know I will never be perfectly toned, but I enjoy improving myself on both the inside and the outside. I even began charting what I eat and what I burn off, really as more of a reminder that everything I put into my body counts... I mean, I've been snacking on goldfish crackers for months now for my nightime snack, and I just now realized I've been eating like 4 or 5 servings at a time! That's like 600 calories for one stupid snack! At like midnight, no less. That was a slap in the face. It's amazing how much you can eat without even being aware of its nutritional value, or lack thereof. Especially when you are just stuffing your face while watching a movie or something. I need to be more careful about portion control.
I have also decided to step up my workout regimen. To tell the truth, I haven't had much of one since the wedding and it is starting to show. I have been taking long walks with Carter alot, but I need more conditioning and cardio to improve my waistline. Ugh, I freaking hate my torso sometimes. I could be a linebacker with these damn broad shoulders and thick upper body. I want to be curvy, but not quite so...filled in...substantial...ummm...WIDE. Ahh, who am I kidding? I don't even know what a linebacker does or what they look like! I guess it just sounded good.
Well, now I just sound obsessive, which I try not to be. But it's hard not to think about things too much when I have all this time on my hands. For real, right now my life is all about just filling the days, finding anything to do to occupy Carter & I so that both of us don't die of boredom. I have already been cut off from shopping, though to be fair, the only reason so much money has been spent on clothes this year is because I've dropped from a 14 to a 7/8 and an XL to a M. I went through last years sweaters and only kept about 2 or 3 of them, gave the rest to Matt's mom. Also, about 90% of my clothes came from garage sales, which all my friends can attest to because every time they ask me where I got something ("Oh, that's so cute!"), I always have the same answer :o)
I wish I could go on that show What Not to Wear and get a $5000 shopping spree to actually go out and buy stuff that isn't used. And when I do go to the mall, I always feel insanely guilty if I buy something that didn't come of an 85% off clearance rack. It will be sweet to make some of my own money some day so that when I buy something Matt can't say "Oh great, that shirt was an hour of my life." That's my favorite one. Makes me want to go naked for the rest of my life.
Ok, gunna go wake up the boog, put some chicken breast in the oven, then do dishes and other random things to fill the void that is my lonely & pathetic life.
Bye!
Seriously though, he went down a little before 2 and it is almost 5. I managed to get in some major computer time AND a nap, and now I'm just bored and will probably go in there soon just so he doesn't sleep through the entire evening.
On a completely different note, I got my midterm grade back and only got 2 out of 50 wrong! When the teacher saw it, he couldn't believe his eyes and said he had never seen a grade that high on one of his midterms! YES! Unfortunately, it sounds like he won't be hiring any of us because he has enough on his plate right now without mentoring a new licensee. Oh well, I would rather work in Norton Shores anyways, if possible (his office is based in Montague - long drive, and I don't know the area at all). So I need to start setting up appointments with brokers to talk with them about adding me on once I take the state exam. It's so weird to think I could be selling houses by Christmas! That's not likely though, of course, because these things take time. Who wants to buy a house around Xmas time anyways?? Yuck.
Lately I've been trying to recommit to a healthy lifestyle. I put on about 3 pounds since the wedding, which is no big deal at all, but I don't want to get too lackadaisical about maintaining. In fact, if anything I would like to become even more in shape than I was for the wedding. I still had a few problem areas, and I know I will never be perfectly toned, but I enjoy improving myself on both the inside and the outside. I even began charting what I eat and what I burn off, really as more of a reminder that everything I put into my body counts... I mean, I've been snacking on goldfish crackers for months now for my nightime snack, and I just now realized I've been eating like 4 or 5 servings at a time! That's like 600 calories for one stupid snack! At like midnight, no less. That was a slap in the face. It's amazing how much you can eat without even being aware of its nutritional value, or lack thereof. Especially when you are just stuffing your face while watching a movie or something. I need to be more careful about portion control.
I have also decided to step up my workout regimen. To tell the truth, I haven't had much of one since the wedding and it is starting to show. I have been taking long walks with Carter alot, but I need more conditioning and cardio to improve my waistline. Ugh, I freaking hate my torso sometimes. I could be a linebacker with these damn broad shoulders and thick upper body. I want to be curvy, but not quite so...filled in...substantial...ummm...WIDE. Ahh, who am I kidding? I don't even know what a linebacker does or what they look like! I guess it just sounded good.
Well, now I just sound obsessive, which I try not to be. But it's hard not to think about things too much when I have all this time on my hands. For real, right now my life is all about just filling the days, finding anything to do to occupy Carter & I so that both of us don't die of boredom. I have already been cut off from shopping, though to be fair, the only reason so much money has been spent on clothes this year is because I've dropped from a 14 to a 7/8 and an XL to a M. I went through last years sweaters and only kept about 2 or 3 of them, gave the rest to Matt's mom. Also, about 90% of my clothes came from garage sales, which all my friends can attest to because every time they ask me where I got something ("Oh, that's so cute!"), I always have the same answer :o)
I wish I could go on that show What Not to Wear and get a $5000 shopping spree to actually go out and buy stuff that isn't used. And when I do go to the mall, I always feel insanely guilty if I buy something that didn't come of an 85% off clearance rack. It will be sweet to make some of my own money some day so that when I buy something Matt can't say "Oh great, that shirt was an hour of my life." That's my favorite one. Makes me want to go naked for the rest of my life.
Ok, gunna go wake up the boog, put some chicken breast in the oven, then do dishes and other random things to fill the void that is my lonely & pathetic life.
Bye!