Toystoryduo’s Journal: Baby Steps are the Key... Celebrate Each Victory!

[toystoryduo]

Good morning WISH friends,

The groundhog is predicting an early spring! Music to my ears..... Puxatowny Phil is never wrong.... Is he?

We are super busy today.... I've got a to do list a mile long... Mostly little stuff.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool (Disney Day)

* Work with DH

* Pay Bills

* Invoices for DH

* Shopping (lots of little errands here!)

* Straighten the house

* Laundry?

I'm sure there is a lot I am forgetting..... I will try and get to journals tonight or tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great Friday!

 

[Amy&Dan]

That groundhog had better be right or I am gonna find him and kill him! You are doing very well with your resolutions. It really helps to have a plan. What happened with the bill thing? Have you gotten your money yet? I hope you have a great weekend. Is the cleanse over yet? Keep up your hard work, you are really doing so well!

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Tracy! Just stopping in to WISH you a fabulous weekend! You have been in my thoughts and prayers this week and I am hoping you have a restful, family-time filled weekend!

 

[kmp1191]

Hey Tracy - hope you're having a great weekend!!!

The Science Fair project was due today, but we got 3 inches of snow, which means the city panics and schools were closed. I guess we'll see next week!

Later!
marie

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi Tracy,

Have a good weekend.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hi Tracy-
I hope you were able to get eeryone on your list done yesterday and RELAX today!!!!!

Thanks again for all the PMs this week--helped get me through :
have a great weekend!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good afternoon WISH friends,

Wow! It it cold outside! Temperatures are expected to be in the single digits as highs, below zero for lows, and the wind chill is expected to be in the minus 20-40 degree range.... Yikes!

Not much planned for the weekend other than cleaning, organzing, date night, and church tomorrow.

I did Ab Sculpt and Lower Body Sculpt 2 this morning.... Felt good to get a workout in!

Have a great weekend!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Date night sounds good! Have a great time. And good job getting a workout in early, before it gets hectic and you get too busy. We had your cold snap Thursday and Friday, so it may be something we passed to the midwest. If so, sorry to share! Stay warm and have a great weekend!

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope you're having a good weekend, Tracy! I don't think Puxatawny Phil's accuracy applies to NM as I don't think we have groundhogs here. (Wonder if roadrunners or prairie dogs count??) I sure hope he's right, though. I've had enough desert snow for awhile.

Glad you got a workout in. Stay warm!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good evening WISH friends,

Date night was okay..... We ended up doing a lot of running around so it didn't seem very datelike... We did have a nice time though.

The weather here has been horrible! 50+ mph winds, below zero temperatures and windchills, oh and did I mention that over 245 school districts have the day off tomorrow due to the arctic weather? I need a Florida fix!

The cleanse is almost over. It has been working too well the past couple of days... I'll be glad when it's over. I'm not sure how well it worked because I am still pretty tired and I don't have much energy yet. Could be the weather too.

I would appreciate your good thoughts/prayers for my DH.... He is having a hard time going to his third shift job. On Sunday afternoons (like clockwork), you can see his mood going way downhill. He took a nap before work tonight and woke up in a horrible mood. He also has to try and get a hold of the attorney tomorrow so that might be contributing to the problem. (My DH had to cancel his appt. with the attorney last week due to working OT and the attorney has not re-scheduled or returned his calls since then. ) In any event, prayers and good thoughts are appreciated.

Well, I am off for a hot bubble bath and a book... maybe Body Clutter by the Flylady or Disney War... Not sure which yet.

Have a great Monday!

 

[CaroleD]

I've been reading your posts and really like the way you set goals.They are reasonable goals. Baby steps is perfect.
I hope the Cleanse is almost done for you. You have more fortitude than I. I'm sure it will be worth it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Great job on the workout!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Carole!

Well WISH buddies,

It is almost 2:00 a.m. and I can't sleep.... First of all, I feel horrible... I guess the cleanse is finally getting to me. Second of all, I am feeling so disorganized and overweight it isn't funny.... I keep trying to fix these things as fast as possible, forgetting that baby steps are the key. My attitude has been one of "all or nothing". "If I ate a small cheeseburger for lunch, I've blown it for the day, so keep on eating. If I can't clean this house from top to bottom in one day, forget it." Why do I keep putting such unrealistic expectations on myself? I mean, it took me awhile to put this weight on... Do I really think it will melt off of me in a matter of a few days? Same thing goes for the house.... It took awhile for it to get this cluttered. (My kids and DH have helped! ) It's not going to get cleaned and organized overnight. I don't know why I push myself so hard when it comes to things like this. I have a tendency to cut others slack, why can't I do that for myself? I think I need to learn to accept myself the way that I am. It's hard though because I see a lot of room for improvement.

Thanks for letting me think this out here... I still have a lot more thinking to do though in the days and weeks to come......

Until tomorrow... It is tomorrow! Well, see ya later!

 

[wilderness01]

Hi WISH friends,

This has been a tough couple of days for many reasons.... One reason is that I found out on Saturday that a good friend passed away back in late September. It was very sudden and very unexpected. I was completely shocked and saddened by such tragic news ..... I'll miss you dear Beth!

I just found out that Beth passed away. I am completely shocked. I must not have seen your post from way back when. I am so, so sorry for Won and Katie. I am just so sad.......

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi WISH friends,

This has been a tough couple of days for many reasons.... One reason is that I found out on Saturday that a good friend passed away back in late September. It was very sudden and very unexpected. I was completely shocked and saddened by such tragic news ..... I'll miss you dear Beth!

I just found out that Beth passed away. I am completely shocked. I must not have seen your post from way back when. I am so, so sorry for Won and Katie. I am just so sad.......

wilderness~ I sent you a PM.

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
So sorry to hear about your friend

Hope your week gets better
Take care
Tracey

 

[toystoryduo]

Good afternoon WISH friends,

The cleanse has caught up with me. I am feeling yucky with a capital Y today.... I am taking it easy today and tomorrow until I start to feel better... Maybe some weight loss will be an added bonus.

The good news is that I have been getting caught up on Rewards Programs and a small amount of office paperwork. I am going to recruit my DH in a few minutes to help put together his work orders notebook...

Goals for the next two days:

* Finish laundry

* Finish DD6's portfolio for school

* Sort eBay stuff

* Keep up with rewards programs/ RP paperwork/ RP Binder

* Finish Disney budget

That's about all I can handle at this point. I am tired, but glad the cleanse is almost over.

Have a great day!

 

[hockeygirl]

HI Tracey--I was just reading through the last few pages of your journal, and I wanted to send some your way!!!! Think about how great you will feel after the cleanse is over! I don't think I could ever do that!

I hope all works out with the bill, and you and your DH get that cleared up really soon!!

Hang in there!!

 

[bekkiz]

Considering everything you've been going through, good job at staying positive. You are one strong woman!

I was catching up on your journal, I noticed one of your resolutions is to cook healthier. One board I read a lot, and get great, healthier ideas from is http://community.cookinglight.com .

Stay well, we're here for you!

 

[Amy&Dan]

So glad the cleanse is almost behind you. You have done so well, I am thinking the scale will show a nice loss for your efforts! I hope you are staying warm during your extreme cold snap!

And I so understand how you feel this all or nothing attitude with life in general. I struggle with that too, it is very hard to allow oneself to go it slow and gradual. We are all instant gratification junkies! Just realizing that this is an area you need to work on is very important. Remember your "Baby Steps are the Key" and live by it. You have made huge strides with your food and exercise and don't forget that! You are doing this and you can keep it up Tracy, don't give up!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks WISH friends!

Today looks to be a relaxing day again.... The last few days of the cleanse were kind of rough for me. I'm going to try and listen to my body and take it easy today. Here's the plan:

* Finish DD6's portfolio

* Finish Laundry

* Spend time doing rewards programs

* Disney Budget

* Work on DH's work orders binder

* Make dinner

* Read Disney War

* eBay

I know that looks like a lot, but most of it requires me to sit down.... That counts as relaxing right?

I will try and get to journals this evening! Have a great day and stay warm!

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Laurie~ Thanks for stopping by! I hope you feel better soon. Thanks for the .... We definitely can use it!

Becky~ Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the website. I will definitely check into it.

Amy~ Thanks WISH sis! You know I've heard the saying "Slow and steady wins the race" my entire life. I don't really think I understood what it meant until I started trying to lose weight!