Jamie's Journal (comments welcome please!)

[ScoJo15]

Hello!

Glad to see some Disney planning going on!! You getting excited yet??

And nice job shrugging off your bad week and setting things up for a great week health wise for you! I like the positivity!!

Have a good day!

 

[CACruisin']

Jaime, glad this week will not be so hectic for you! Great job getting right back on track after last week.

Have fun with your disney planning - what fun! Maybe you can just spend some time hanging out by the pool or a fun meal/character meal on your day off?

Have a great week!!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Jamie, sorry things have been so hectic! I hope this week settles down some. And the wind has been fierce around here lately! Disney planning is so much fun, its what keeps me sane and going thats for sure. DTD is always a good bet for your first day. Or just hanging out at your resort is nice too. You're staying at Port Orleans aren't you? Lots of cool stuff there and of course the boatride to DTD is so nice. I hope you have a super week, thanks for visiting my journal and always being so supportive!

 

[eeyore25]

Good Morning,

I think I have finally gotten caught up with everyone jounals. I tried so hard to do it yesterday but I kept getting "server is busy" so I decided to wait and try again this morning!!!

Yesterday was a great day!!! I stayed on track and didn't lose sight of anything. Although, I really wanted cookies late last night...it was so bad. It was a good thing that I feel asleep on the couch and didn't wake until 9 or I would have had come cookies!!! Not sure what happened yesterday, after dinner I got so tired and I laid on the couch with my little man (furbaby ) and we both crashed. Haley was with her daddy sleeping too. DH was tired and feel asleep too. Maybe it was the heat! It was warm here yesterday. Who knows!

Not sure if I mentioned it or not, but we are going to WDW this year again with my inlaws. Not really sure what I was thinking, but we are!!! Don't get me wrong I love them to death and we get a long really well. It's just that my DMIL drives me nuts. This will be our 3rd time going and their 2nd. I have asked them over and over again to go out and look at the menus and find places that they want to try. I talked to DFIL last night and he told me that they went out to look and all they saw was McDonalds. WHAT!!! They must not have been looking in the right place. So I am going to call again today and tell them again to go look at the menus. My DMIL keeps saying that they don't need to as we can book ADR's when we get there. I keep trying to explain to her that at some places we can but at others we can't but she just does not seem to get it. She is driving me nuts!!!!!

Whew..okay sorry for that. I just needed to get that out!

Monday:
B @ 5:15 1/2 cup cereal with 1/2 milk
S @ 8:30 1 nature valley granola bar
L @ 11:45 1 turkey and cheese sandwich with mustard and 1/2 serving of goldfish with mustard (this is pretty darn good)
S @ 2:30 1 nature valley granola bar
D @ 5:30 2 corn tacos with ff cheese
Water was good....100 oz.
Exercise...didn't do any yesterday.

I forgot to add yesterday that I did make the May exercise challange. I meant to come and update but that didn't happen. I have not signed up for June's yet, but I think I will do that after I finish with journals.

On that note, I will check in later. Thanks again for stopping by!!!!

Have a great Tuesday!

 

[lovinaz]

Congrats on making the May challenge! And good for you signing up for the June Challenge!

The in-laws can drive you nuts, I know! My MIL is going to MI with us and I already know it will be aggravating. She is always complaining about something. You can get through it, don't worry!

I hope work is less busy this week.

 

[toystoryduo]

Congratulations on making your May challenge! That's great!

I hope everything works out with you and your in laws. I can tell you that I have been trying to make ADRs for my clients and some places are getting booked solid. As a matter of fact, I have one client who had to go down to choice #4 before they could get the restaurant they wanted. In any event, please be sure and tell them that the reservations are filling up fast! If push comes to shove, can you just schedule the ressies and they'll go with the flow?

I hope you have a wonderful week! Take care!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey Jamie...sorry I haven't stopped by in a while. You are doing GREAT!! I agree with some other posters that said how awesome it is that you can jump right back on the wagon after a not-so-good week. You realized what you were doing, and ended it. That is REALLY hard to do!!

Keep up the great work!!

When are you going to WDW?

 

[AmyBeth68]

Hey there Jamie!!! Super job getting back on track! A special congrats on making your May exercise challenge! WTG!!!!

I have to say that I understand what it's like travelling with people...it can be a bit stressful. I do hope that it all works out and you have the absolute BEST WDW vacation ever!!!!

Keep up the great work!!!

 

[CACruisin']

WTG getting right back on track and completing the May Exercise Challenge! You'll do great with June too!

to all of you that can travel with MIL. On the rare occasions when there has been no other choice, well, let's just say, it's not been pretty!

Have a great week!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Jamie, way to go making that May challenge! Your food looks great, you are doing so well! And tell your mil you HAVE to make those ADR's soon! Free dining and the dining plan in general are making it impossible to walk up or get same day ADR's. You don't want to lose out on table service opportunities because you can't find a place to use those credits! In laws are aggravating people sometimes, believe me I know all about that one! Keep up your good work, if nothing else with this heat right now we can sweat off the pounds huh?

 

[AmyBeth68]

Hey Jamie,

Just wondering how things are going? How are you doing this week?

 

[goldcupmom]

Hey, Jamie, how are things going?

I've been lurking and it seems you're doing pretty well.

Hope you're having a great weekend - out riding???? We had the wind, too, but the weather has been great lately.

Have a good week next week!!

 

[eeyore25]

Good Morning,

Wow, it has been a while since I logged in! Things have been so crazy busy in my life this past week that I didn't know if I was coming or going. It seems though that things have calmed down a bit now, hopefully and I can get back on track journalling and all!

Things at work are really busy, I was at a conference a week or so ago for a couple of days and when I got back crap hit the fan! Not with me, but with others in the department. One lady was fired because she made the wrong person mad, and then since my boss could not fire her, the CAO had to do it. It's really a long story, but I think because someone else had to do the firing they switched some of the mangers around. So we were also told that we would be getting a new manager for the department. I don't know if that is going to be good or bad though, but we will see. We don't actually make the switch until August 1 I really like the boss that I have now, but I don't think that he likes confrontation. He told the person that got fired five or six times what she was doing wrong, but never did he really do anything about it. Then because we fired this person, we have to fill her position. I hired a lady on Friday, she starts on July 10. The other supervisor is going to be really angry at me, but I was asked not to say anything to her regarding this, our manager wants to do it. So when she finds out I am sure that I will have a target on my back, She already does not like me, so this just tops the cake!

We have been really busy at home too...trying to keep the lawn green and just doing things with family. I found out from my mom that my sister was going to file for a legal separation from her jerk husband but a lawyer in NE told her to hold off. Not really sure why....but he did. The husband is in jail, but is suppose to get out sometime soon. But then the IRS wants him and they have already started that. So I don't really know what is going to happen..just as long as he stays away from my sister. He is very mad at her right now and I don't know what he would do....none of us do. My family had a renunion this weekend in NE and I really wanted to go, but it didn't work out that way. It was this weekend, and I don't have any time that I can take off until my vacation in Sept. so we had to pass. It would have been a really long drive to leave on Saturday and then come home on Sunday. So I told my mom to take tons of pictures! I hope she did!

My eating has been pretty good...I have stayed on track,but I have not been working out. I don't know what is wrong....I just can't seem to do it. I will though. I know I am not going to make my exercise goal for this month, but I am going to give it all that I can. I know I will come up short but that is okay. I am not going to beat myself up over it! I will do better next month.

Well we have finally made some ADR's for our trip...thank goodness. I told my DH that we were making them and if his parents didn't like what we decided on then tough! I know that sounds mean, but his mother just does not get it. But we have made some and that is great. Now we are trying to decide what to do on the last day. We don't have park tickets, so we were thinking of going to Sea World, but that may be a little expensive. We aren't renting a car so we would have to get a shuttle and all. So I don't know. I think we should go shopping at DTD and then do some mini golf....but who knows! Kim - we will be in FL Aug 27 - Sept 8!

Well I am off to other jounals, thanks to everyone for stopping by even though I have not been here.

Thanks again!!!

Happy Monday

 

[ScoJo15]

Jamie - good to hear from you! Hope the whole shakeup at the job pans out well for you..I know how stressful it can be sometimes I admire your determination to get back on plan...even though you know you probably won't make your original goal for June, you are still going to give it your best shot...that's awesome!! And congrats on making some ADR's!! Hope you got what you were wanting!

have a good day!

 

[traceycooper]

Jamie - congrats on making the ADR's, you must be so excited
Well done for staying on track with your eating & i hope everthing goes ok for your sister.
Thanks for stopping by my journal
Tracey

 

[lovinaz]

Wow, you have been under a lot of stress lately between your family and work! GOOD FOR YOU watching what you have been eating! I would have eaten Cheesecake Factory out of business by now...

You are already halfway to your exercise goal, you never know - you might surprise yourself and make it!

I bet you are getting so excited for your trip. Not much longer!

 

[CACruisin']

Hi Tracy,
Good to hear from you again. You certainly have been busy both at work and at home. So glad you are able to keep your food under control, and I hear ya on the exercise. Why is it so much harder in the summer? It should be easier! Take care and have a good week!

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Jamie,

It's good to hear from you! I hope that things work out for you at work.

That's great that you made your ADRs! Where will you be eating at?

Since you have been super busy with work and stuff at home this month, don't worry too much about making the exercise challenge goal. Just do the best you can.

Hope you have a great week!

 

[AmyBeth68]

Hi Jamie!!!

Just popping in to say "hi" and hoping that things at work are going okay for you!

And don't forget that working outside in the yard counts as exercise . Enjoy the nice weather!!!

 

[eeyore25]

Good Morning,

Whew another busy week....I wish it would all end!!! I enjoy being busy, but this is crazy! I don't have time to do much of anything. On some levels that is good...I won't eat out of control. On other levels that is not so good! It won't get any better either until after the holiday weekend! The good news though is that I have a four day weekend!!!! We originally had to work on Monday 07/03, but since so many people within the office were requesting the day off the CEO said that we would consider the 3rd and the 4th holidays! Not sure what I am going to do on Monday. DH has to work, so we can't really go anywhere for the weekend or anything. I was thinking that I will just relax at home, do some house work and get caught up on WISH. I am so sorry that I have been MIA in everyone's journal. It will get better after the weekend! I hired someone who starts on the 10th so I hope that will make things slow down for me. Plus things should slow down at home too!

I have been doing really well on eating. We did go out on Friday night after dinner and I got a Wendy's frosty! I was in the car on the way home and I had stopped at a light. The guy next to me pulled up and had a frosty...I so could have taken him for that thing! I thought I better not and I talked DH in to going with me to get one. It was soo good. It has been so long since I had a frosty that it was well worth calories! Other than that I have been doing really well. Last Wednesday was a tough day! I don't know what the issue was, but I was so glad when it was over. We usually have donuts on Wednesday and I told my self that I was not going to have any. But I could feel myself wanting to give in...but it worked out. We didn't have any donuts and I didn't have to worry about it!!!! Good for me!

Exercise has been good....despite being so busy. I still don't think that I will make my goal, but that is okay. I will make it next month! I am actually excited to start over on Saturday. I know that July is going to be a great month.

So I am going to start making more ADR's for my trip. My inlaws are just no help. I have told them over and over again that we need to get these booked and DMIL keeps saying that we can do it the day before. So I am just going to do it myself and if they don't like what I do then oh well! I know that sounds mean, but I don't want to run into the same issues that we had last time. Labor day weekend, we didn't get to eat at a table service place because we didn't have ADR's. Not happin this year! I am going to do that hopefully today! So far we are going to be eating at Le Cellier, Whispering Canyone, 50's Prime Time, the Plaza Restaurant, Liberty Tree Traven. I am sure that I will find more, but so far that is what we have planned. I know that we are going to eat at the restaurant at POR for breakfast some days too. So that will be nice. I am getting so excited to go....we leave in two months...in fact, if we left today, we would be at the airport right now....almost ready for take off!!!! I can't wait....each night is literally a struggle for me to go to sleep. I am just too excited to sleep and I still have two whole months. I don't know why this year I am more excited than in the past, but man, I am!!!!

Well I won't be on for the rest of the week most likely. I will try and get to journals today....if not, please know that I am so proud of everyone and you are all doing a great job! Keep up the good work! I will definitly be on this weekend, and on Monday as well.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by and giving all the great words of encouragement!

Have a great Tuesday!