Crazy season is almost over (I hope!)

Well, I keep intending to post low-carb information here, and then something gets in my way. I think we are about done with all the extreme busy-ness here, so maybe things will get back to normal soon. School is almost out, and with that comes summer break and less "scheduled" activities, which I hope leaves me with a bit more time for posting.

The good news is that I'm currently doing well in the area of diet and health. I'm taking better care of myself, enjoying a little extra energy (and I'll take ALL I can get in that area), and losing weight.

OK, back to the grind.

I owe, I owe.. so I work too much

Hey gang. Things here have just been nuts, as seems to be the norm lately. I'm back trying to find that balance again. You probably remember the balance between life, work, family and myself time that I talk about here and there. I feel like I'm on a teeter-totter right now. I can't seem to keep the thing level!

Anyway, to help with rising costs of living, etc. I've taken a part time job. Thankfully it's with a company right next door to my house, so no commute or anything. And I'm right there if the kids need me. My oldest is at the age he can be in charge by for a couple of hours a day, so that helps. Grandma or Dad will be around during those times.

So now I'm working part time next door, working from home on my examiner column, working in photography when the opportunity arises, and home schooling my children. Then there is daily stuff, like laundry, housework, etc. And I'm still trying to maintain this blog and help out in other areas.

So my point is, life is a never-ending cycle of bills and I'm chasing my tail here. ;-) No, actually my point is that I haven't forgotten you all and I'm doing my best not to neglect the blog. But it might happen from time to time, and I apologize for that. So please forgive me if my posts are occasionally a link to my examiner column and a quick hello, or an update and nothing much else. Hopefully things will settle down again soon and I'll have my schedule all figured out.

The good news is that I've made sure I take care of myself though all this. First thing in the morning I've been getting on the treadmill - it's been a good start to my day. I feel so much better afterward. I'm also back to carefully watching my food intake, which I repeatedly seem to get sloppy with. So maybe all this work with a combination of my diligence will get things moving again.

Ok... off to work I go.

Tuesday Oct. 16th

This week will be really busy for me. We have several things going on, on top of all the daily stuff we have to do. I don't know if I'll be posting again this week or not, so I thought I take advantage of the few spare minutes I have right now. :0)

I decided that I have to get back into my exercise routine. I've been so busy that I haven't been doing anything in regards to physical activity. So I sat down and scheduled out my day, including 30 minutes on the treadmill. I may have to tweak and adjust the times as I go, but at least this is a start.

I hopped on the treadmill a while ago and burned 150 calories in about 30 minutes. Not bad considering I haven't really done any exercise in a long time.

My breakfast today was an EAS low-carb shake and I had string cheese for a snack. I'll get today's plan put into fitday and share it with you later. I'm trying to watch my eating very carefully.

I got a new scale yesterday because my old one is on the fritz. I didn't buy all the bells and whistles this time. Now that I know the body fat analyzer can be so far off (as much as 40%!!) it's not worth the extra money to me. I just bought a $20 Health-O-Meter. It does have a cool feature of remembering what your last weight was and telling you how much you've lost or gained. Not that I couldn't figure that out on my own.. but it's cool nonetheless.

DH has a job interview on Friday. We are praying this is the one. I'll let you know how it turns out.


Guess that's all the news for now. I'll try to check back in later. Have a great one!

Crazy Me! Crazy Life!

Sorry I've been MIA so much lately. I simply have not had the time to come up with a decent blog post.

This weekend will be no better. I have a church picnic tomorrow morning, then a wedding to photograph, which will take all afternoon and evening. And Sunday's I'm very busy with teaching Sunday School, music ministry, etc.

So I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I hope to see more of you, and you of me, next week!