Obsessive Compulsiveness

I worked from home yesterday because big N was sick. I love working from home because I save the 2 hour round trip commuting time, I can throw in a load of laundry and I typically eat a bit healthier when I'm at home. 

This was all true for yesterday with the exception of the McDonald's Sausage McMuffin in the morning. We are not going to talk about that though - not now anyway.

One problem when I work from home is my obsession with the scale. I will weigh myself each and every time I go to the bathroom. If I am drinking a lot of water (which I'm trying to do these days), I can be in there every 2 hours sometimes more often. That's a lot of times to stand up and down on the scale.  I hate this about me, but it's just something I do.

Am I the only freak out there?

This morning though the scale did move to a brand new value that I have not seen in awhile, it was very exciting. I'm not writing it down on the blog though, but I do have it in my little notebook here as motivation to keep going.

Also need to make a note to myself to buy a new set of batteries for the scale... for backup just in case !!

Squueeeee...

oh and the Sausage McMuff had me in the bathroom for a whole different reason yesterday... not doing that again anytime soon!

It's Anti Bullying Day

This day actually means a lot to me. Not because I was bullied as a child but because I was a bully. Not the type of bully that calls kids names and throws them in a heap of dog crap, but the type of bully that would whisper about a person behind their back, spread rumors and excludes.  Remember the movie Mean Girls? Well I wasn't really that mean, but I know I did some things that I did in elementary and high school that I would not do today if given the chance.

I have two boys. Both of my boys are popular, outgoing and seem to be well liked by their peers. One of the most important things to me when I had kids was that they be accepted by their peers, for the main reason that I didn't want anyone to treat my kids like I treated kids. 

I've always tried to encircle the boys around different types of people or at least give them the opportunities to meet kids that are challenged either mentally or physically and ensure that they treat these kids as they themselves would want to be treated. So far so good...

So today - wear your pink and encourage your kids to love one another. When my kids complain about others I tell them that they don't have to like everyone in the world, but they do need to respect everyone.

Love one another and wear PINK!

Smells a bit like spring to me

It's a nice bright (NON WET) day again in Vancouver. I'm sure this won't last but it is so nice to see. Makes it so much easier to get up and get moving in the morning. But still with the bright non wet morning, I have to say "God I hate Mondays!" 

I especially hate mondays when I spend most of sunday night staring at my ceiling. Why is that? I fall asleep any other day at any time, but come sunday night and I'm awake. Staring at the ceiling until 3am awake! Argh. Makes for a crappy monday afternoon cause I'll be beat whenI get home.

My weekend was boring, but it was just what the doctor ordered. I stayed indoors for most of the weekend only venturing out late yesterday to watch "Sugar's" game. I watched a lot of tv. Made a ton of lists of things to do in the house, did a buttload of laundry and baked. So all in all it was a productive weekend (minus the tv).

I vowed on Friday to drink 15 L of water this weekend and I think I did that. Especially on Saturday when I knew I was not leaving the house all day. I think I was still visiting the bathroom last night from the water intake on saturday. But it was good. My body needed it after missing a lot of water the 3 days of sniffles and naps.

As much as I hate Mondays, this monday I hate a little less than other Mondays. Why? Cause I was down 3 lbs this morning peeps! And that puts me at 197!!! Which is out of those bloody 200s and hopefully far enough out that when I hit TOM this week, I won't creep back up into them again.

I need to go set a new goal and fill up my water bottle!