Saturday January 8th

Really missing Flutie today....very sad...three weeks today....

Back to work!

Today was the first day back to school since before the holidays.  The kids are kinda crazy- they are so used to doing and saying whatever they want whenever they want to so it's an adjustment just to get them back in the groove.  A few more days and we'll have them back!!
I've done pretty good eating -wise today.  In fact, it's almost 8:00 and I still have 5 points left!!  What to eat, what to eat???  I may have a few leftover sugar cookies with my coffee!!
Tomorrow is the big day.  In the morning, I'm having a bone density test and my mammo and then in the afternoon I'm going to Mercy Hospital for a stress echo test.  I'm really not looking forward to that one.  They give you something to speed up your heart while they observe it through a sonogram- or so that's what I've been told.  I'm not liking the idea of my heart racing while I lay on a table and they move that sensor around getting a view of my heart.  I know, I know.  it's not going to be that bad but......I'll let you know tomorrow.  Keep your fingers crossed they don't find anything out of the ordinary.

New Year's Day- more

Well, I spent the day eating everything in sight- under the guise of getting rid of it before tomorrow.  I watched Eat, Pray, Love by myself this morning.  Great movie- better book.  I finished my scarf and another dishcloth.  Then, I started a baby sweater for my godchild to give as a shower gift.  The pattern is Baby Sophisticate by Linden Heflin that I found on Rivelry.  I'm using Vanna's  Choice in Dusty Purple.  So far I'm liking it.  I finished the front up to the garter stitch for 7 rows and BO.  Tomorrow I'll start the sleeves.
The kids came over tonight to play a few games and, again, eat all the food in sight!!  We had a nice time.  Tomorrow morning, daughter #1 and I have our first official weight-in.  This is the only time I can remember being relaxed about weighing in!! Ha!!  Next week I'll be stressing!!

Happy New Year!!

If you're actually reading this- Wow!!  This is my first ever attempt at a blog.  My hope is that it will continue to inspire me to be a better person in this new year.  First of all, I'd like to lose at least 20 pounds.  I think that's pretty realistic.  I don't know when it happened, but I suddenly weigh as much as I did when I was eating for 2!  I don't like it at all- I look crummy, I feel crummy....So, I'm going to try my best to lose some of me.
Another resolution (I hate that word) maybe we should call it a New Year's Goal instead- is to live more frugally- cut and actually use coupons, make my own laundry soap and other cost cutting ideas.   Eating out less-which actually leads to another goal- eat better.  With my trusty favorite cookbook in hand, I'm going to choose bi-weekly meals, complete the grocery shopping list, use the coupons I cut out of the Sunday paper and head to the grocery store.  That shopping trip will happen on Friday nights- right after the Weight Watcher meeting daughter #1 and I will be attending weekly.  See, all my goals kinda tie in together.  I'm hoping that that will lead to success.  Time will tell.