A Day Off

So, I have decided that I kind of like my new schedule.  I work 3 days a week and get my "need to be productive" out of my system, and then I get to spend the rest of the week at home with my little sidekick and my beautiful Mariah.  Today has been really laid back.  I have pretty much just been hanging out with the girls.  I am thinking that tomorrow I should actually plan to get something done, but for today, I am going to do the bare minimum since Mariah got her shots yesterday and she is a little sad today.  Tell you one thing though...the tylenol I have given her has really helped her with an afternoon nap.  It has been kind of nice!  

Another Day, Another Dollar

So, today we had our first hiccup with me working.  Kenny had an excursion and an F-150 that he needed to get detailed for some anesthesiologist, and I needed to be at work.  I went into work and was about 20 minutes late because Brooklyn was extra slow getting ready this morning.  I told Kenny that I would try and come home early.  I got caught up in this project that I was doing and so by the time that I got home at about noon, he didn't really have time to get those 2 cars detailed by the time that he needed to be working his other job.  It kind of helps, though, that the 2 cars that he needed to detail are both at his dealership, so he picked up his bro and his cousin to help him out.  Needless to say, he was pissed at me, and I was a little bugged...it wasn't as if I was out shopping, or doing something stupid.  I was making a paycheck too...although it was probably about $40 less an hour than he would me detailing.  I hate when things like this come up because then it makes me second guess going back to work.

On a brighter note.  I took Mariah into the doctor today for her 6 month check up...although she is already over 7 months.  (we were lacking the insurance until this month.)  Anyways, she weighs in at 19 lbs. 1 oz.  and was 26 1/4 inches long.  She is 85% in both weight and head circumference, and 50% in height.  So essentially they are telling me that she is short and fat!  But hey, anyone that has seen her or held her could attest to that.  

I also have not made it back to the gym yet.  Yesterday and today Mariah was either eating, or up and ready to eat when it was time to go.  I am still sore enough from Monday that maybe I can still count that I went.  HA.  I wish!!!  

The New Me!

So, today was my first day of work.  I decided that since I was starting something new, that I would really start to change how I am.  Everybody that knows me knows that I have about 50 lbs. from the girls that I still need to lose.  YUCK!  I was blessed with only gaining about a 3 lb total with Mariah, so I need to take advantage of that blessing and start losing the other 2 kids weight.  So, I figure, okay...I will wake up early and go to the gym with my mom, and then go to work.  Well, after finally getting Mariah asleep (for good) at about 12:30 am, and waking up with her about 2 different times during the night, I woke up at 5:00 am to go to the gym.  I hop on the treadmill because that was really one of the few machines that were open.  I start walking, and increase the incline.  Then I would increase the speed, and then the incline.  I got to point about 30 minutes into it that I was walking at 3.5 speed and 15 on the incline.  I was seriously holding on to the top of the treadmill with both hands.  I finished having walked almost 3 miles in about 50 minutes.  Anyways, I get home, showered, and wake Brooke up and she gets up and gets ready.  Since I had gone to the gym, I passed up the sugary cereal, and ate something healthy, and not all that great.  I got to work, and was so productive.  I got everything that 1st grade had for me done with an hour to spare.  I really missed working as an aide.  I just love hearing the teachers talk about that they are so lucky to have gotten me to come back and work with them.  I ended up getting all my stuff done, and didn't stop working the whole 5 hours...and was pretty much on my feet most of that time.  MY LEGS AND BUTT ARE KILLING ME!!!!!  I am dying!  And then to make it worse, someone at the gym that I had subbed on their volleyball team a couple of weeks ago, saw me and asked if I could help their team out tonight.  I said of course, since I wouldn't want to let a chance to play volleyball go to waste, and now I am thinking...OH CRAP!  How am I going to jump!  Hopefully my uphill treadmill work will at least help me shape the area that is my rear end.  I need something that will actually hold my pants up.  Anyways, all in all my morning was good.  But I ruined all the work I had done up until lunch, when I snacked on 3 or 4 chocolate chip cookies.  Shoot!  Guess I'll have to go back to the gym again tomorrow!  Dang it!