February Check In
So, you are wondering to yourself, how is Deana doing on her resolutions? Well, let me not leave you hanging. Today is February 28th, and I am 39 years, 2 months old. Let's see how I'm doing:
The Classic: Shed some weight.
I weigh in at 152 pounds on the morning of my 39th birthday.
And today, I was 148 pounds, which surprised me, since I've done almost nothing toward my goal of losing 12 pounds. Then I remembered that today is the 28th, and I spent the 26th ingesting 0 calories and puking out what seemed like 16,000 of them. Stomach bug. Excellent for weight loss, not so great for much of anything else.
To my credit, I have cut back on alcohol consumption and have been eating quite well, despite all of the damn food- and chocolate-related holidays that keep popping up. I have also been trying, with inconsistent success, to add something to my diet: a protein-rich breakfast of some sort. A boiled egg, a cup of yogurt, some oatmeal. I forget most mornings, but I'm trying. The real missing ingredient is exercise, which I have not managed. However, Spring is coming, and warmer weather. I may be more inspired to go outdoors and move my body.
The Old Woman: Pain management
Go to a chiropractor
Well, i haven't done that. I did get a wonderful massage that made things better for a little while. That was actually kind of encouraging. Maybe my pain is more related to the fact that I frequently find my shoulders hunched up around my ears. Maybe I can work on that. Or maybe I should still go to a chiropractor.
The Marriage-Saver
I intend to empty the disgusting, icky, and furthermore foul kitchen sink trap myself from this point forward.
I have done this on more than one occasion. Maybe even more than 5 occasions, but probably not as many as 10.
The Parent Trap(s)
Get Jack to go to sleep without a parent in the room and to stay in his bed all night. There will also be much work put into the process of potty training this year.
After a couple of torturous weeks when he was not at all interested in sleeping in his bed or anywhere else for that matter, Jack has settled down. He is doing better and almost making it through the night. Potty training is proceeding, albeit slowly and with many roadblocks related largely to our schedules and only having one bathroom.
The Socialist
A small dinner party once a month wherein we invite a couple of friends over for a meal.
I've had something that could be interpreted this way in both January and February, and I have plans for a more official version for March. Feeling good about that.
The Good Citizen
I would like to get back to being more aware of what's going on politically, environmentally, etc.
Here is where I have dropped the ball the most. Or failed to pick up the ball, to be more accurate. I blame my broken car radio antenna. How can I be well-informed if I can't listen to NPR for 2 hours a day?!?
The Classic: Shed some weight.
I weigh in at 152 pounds on the morning of my 39th birthday.
And today, I was 148 pounds, which surprised me, since I've done almost nothing toward my goal of losing 12 pounds. Then I remembered that today is the 28th, and I spent the 26th ingesting 0 calories and puking out what seemed like 16,000 of them. Stomach bug. Excellent for weight loss, not so great for much of anything else.
To my credit, I have cut back on alcohol consumption and have been eating quite well, despite all of the damn food- and chocolate-related holidays that keep popping up. I have also been trying, with inconsistent success, to add something to my diet: a protein-rich breakfast of some sort. A boiled egg, a cup of yogurt, some oatmeal. I forget most mornings, but I'm trying. The real missing ingredient is exercise, which I have not managed. However, Spring is coming, and warmer weather. I may be more inspired to go outdoors and move my body.
The Old Woman: Pain management
Go to a chiropractor
Well, i haven't done that. I did get a wonderful massage that made things better for a little while. That was actually kind of encouraging. Maybe my pain is more related to the fact that I frequently find my shoulders hunched up around my ears. Maybe I can work on that. Or maybe I should still go to a chiropractor.
The Marriage-Saver
I intend to empty the disgusting, icky, and furthermore foul kitchen sink trap myself from this point forward.
I have done this on more than one occasion. Maybe even more than 5 occasions, but probably not as many as 10.
The Parent Trap(s)
Get Jack to go to sleep without a parent in the room and to stay in his bed all night. There will also be much work put into the process of potty training this year.
After a couple of torturous weeks when he was not at all interested in sleeping in his bed or anywhere else for that matter, Jack has settled down. He is doing better and almost making it through the night. Potty training is proceeding, albeit slowly and with many roadblocks related largely to our schedules and only having one bathroom.
The Socialist
A small dinner party once a month wherein we invite a couple of friends over for a meal.
I've had something that could be interpreted this way in both January and February, and I have plans for a more official version for March. Feeling good about that.
The Good Citizen
I would like to get back to being more aware of what's going on politically, environmentally, etc.
Here is where I have dropped the ball the most. Or failed to pick up the ball, to be more accurate. I blame my broken car radio antenna. How can I be well-informed if I can't listen to NPR for 2 hours a day?!?