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

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy, Carole, Jen, and Laurie!

This weekend went well, but went by too quickly! The highlight of the weekend was the zoo yesterday... The weather was good, the animals were active, and the kids learned quite a bit. It was fun!

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Walk

* Laundry

* Clean the garage

* Rewards Programs

My mini goals for the week:

1. Breakfast: 3/4

2. No eating after 9:00 p.m. : 3/4

3. Exercise : 4/4

Hope everyone has a great Monday! I will try and get to journals later on today....

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
Glad you made it to the zoo
Doesnt life feel better when the weathers good??
Well done for getting the walk in too
Hope your week turns out as good as your weekend

 

[kmp1191]

Hey Tracy!!
you just made me make plans for this weekend!
i'm thinking of taking the kids to the zoo on sunday!!

Have a great week!!
marie

 

[toystoryduo]

Good evening friends,

It's strange, but true. We had an earthquake in Northeast Ohio this evening. My DH and I went outside to start cleaning our garage. He opened the garage door, we heard a loud boom, and the ground shook for a few seconds. We immediately started calling everyone to see if they heard the noise and felt the shaking. I was talking to my dad and walking down the driveway when my neighbors started coming out of their houses, looking around and asking what happened. Nobody knew quite then that we had had an earthquake so we talked for a bit and then went on about our business. Awhile later, my DH's best friend called and said that there had been an earthquake with the epicenter about 25-30 miles from our house and that it was a 3.6 on the Richter scale. My DH told me and my daughters started asking tons of questions so we went to the library to get a book on earthquakes. It's quite the talk of the town here in the Cleveland area. No major damage has been reported (if any) and no one was hurt that we know of. What an evening!

Some things got done today; some didn't. As for my mini-goals, I'm claiming this one!

1. Breakfast: 4/5

2. No eating after 9:00 p.m. : 4/5 (I did finish my ice cream come at 9:04 p.m., but I had been on the phone with my brother for a half hour with some concerns about my mom prior to that, so I am giving myself credit even though I was four minutes late.)

3. Exercise: 5/5

Tomorrow, the girls and I will do some research on earthquakes for school. I will hopefully finish laundry and put it away, and we will hopefully get to that garage sometime tomorrow.

Finally, I would like to ask for your prayers for my mom tonight. She isn't doing as well as she has been lately. I am a bit worried about her, but my dad assures me he is going to contact her doctor. Prayers and good thoughts are much appreciated!

I will try and get to journals tomorrow... Have a great night and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!

 

[goldcupmom]

Glad you made it to the zoo, Tracy! It's one of my favorite places. DD & I are going over Spring Break!! And to the aquarium, but out aquarium is quite pitiful! I REALLY want to go to the aquarium in Atlanta! Sigh.......

Looks like you're doing really well on your exercise and food!

Hope you have a Wonderful Week!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, that is really scary and weird about your earthquake! Glad it was a mild one but still very unsettling I am sure.

I will definitely keep your mom in my prayers, I know what you are going through! Hopefully spring will bring some relief to both of our moms. Hang in there!

Well done with your mini goals, you are doing very well. Keep it up, don't let those all or nothing ways of your old self creep inside your mind again! And fiinishing that ice cream cone at 9:04 defintiely does not count against you!

May this week be a SUPER one for you!

 

[traceycooper]

Wow Tracy, glad it was only a small earthquake!!
Hope your mom is ok

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy, hope today was a good one for you Wish Sis and that your mom is doing better! Sending some good thoughts out to you !

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

Yesterday was a good day, but it was a long one! I started the day off by walking my hill. I was stressing out over somethings and the weather was just beautiful so I decided to go for it! I walked almost 3 miles with the hill walk. Came home and we decided to take the kids to the zoo again. (Gotta love a zoo membership!) Walked another 2-3 miles. Came home totally exhausted, but had to go to my MIL's house for dinner. Came home for the night, logged on to the computer for about 10 minutes, spent the rest of the night sick.

So, here I am today... it's raining like crazy and I am tired. I am hoping that it's going to be an easy day today.

Mini Goals:

1. Breakfast: 5/6
2. No eating after 9:00 p.m.: 5/6
3. Exercise: 6/6

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Research for DH

* Take it easy; not feeling 100%

I would appreciate your continued good thoughts/prayers for my mom. She has an appointment with her doctor on Friday and I am hoping that they will tweak her meds or do something. It's scary to see how just two weeks ago, she was feeling great and now, she is struggling just to get through the day. Thanks.

Have a wonderful water filled Wednesday!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracey, I will definitely keep your mom in my prayers. I know what you mean, its amazing how quickly things can change. Here's hoping they change quickly for the better PDQ! Hang in there and take care of you too!

I am sorry you are sick, nothing like a meal at the mil's to throw off your system I always say ! But that was great you got all that exercise in. Good for you! And it looks like you are doing very well with your mini goals as well. Is the breakfast helping with the rest of your day foodwise? I am a breakfast convert and its hard to start but once you do, it really makes a difference! Keep up your good work and feel better soon!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy!

Good morning WISH friends,

I'm still not feeling 100% this morning. I am going to try and take it slow and easy today, but I do have some things that need to get done.

Mini Goals:

1. Breakfast: 6/7= 86%

2. No eating after 9:00 p.m. : 6/7= 86%

3. Exercise: 7/7= 100%

For the next week, I am going to add one more mini goal. I will try and not eat any fast food for one week. If I do find myself in a position where that is my only option, I can choose a healthy meal (salad + chilli; veggie sub) and it will still count as a no cheat day. (I'm giving myself some leeway here because we may be going out of town next week.)

Today's Plan;

* Homeschool

* Laundry

* Taxes

* Work for DH

That's about all from here. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[eeyore25]

HI Tracy,

Sorry to hear about your mom. You're in my thoughts and prayers that the doctors can do something.

Wow, an earthquake.... that is pretty scary..I have never experienced something like that....but WOW!!!

You are doing great on your mini goals.....way to go on getting your walks in.

I hope you are feeling better soon.


Keep up the great work!

Have a wonderful day

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
I hope your mum feels better soon.
I hope your feeling better soon too! Take things easy for a while.
Your doing fantastic with your mini goals

 

[toystoryduo]

Good evening WISH friends,

I'd like to ask for your prayers for my mom. She has not been doing well so my dad took her to the emergency room today. They are still there over 6 hours later and a doctor has not been in to see her yet! My dad told us to stay home for the time being because all they are doing is waiting. This is very frustrating to me because this is an Emergency Room, not a we'll get around to you eventually room. She is there for a reason and I think this is unacceptable of the hopsital and staff to make her wait so long to see a doctor.

In any event, please send lots of prayers and good thoughts her way. I will update when I can....

~Tracy

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Tracy,

I am so sorry that you and your mom are waiting....how frustrating is that.

Keeping you and your mom in my thoughts.

Keep your head up.

Have a great day

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy, I am so sorry about your mom. I hope the doctors eventually found time to examine her and help her. That is so frustrating and not a bit surprising. Hopefully they figured some things out to get her better. In case, prayers to you and your family .

Hang in there, do the best you can and if you eat fastfood just make the healthiest choices you can. You have a lot going on right now so don't be too hard on yourself.

TAKE CARE!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
Hope your mom is doing ok.
In the UK a 6 hr wait in A&E is the norm, but i'm shocked that in the US when you have to pay sooo much for health care its no better!!
Take care

 

[Blueeyes101817]

O tracy- i hopoe you have gotten some news by now! it is so frustrating to wait! hang in there! i will keep your family in my prayers--keep us updated when you can

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks friends.

A quick update....

My mom got into her room at 1:30 a.m. on Friday morning! She was in the ER for almost 12 hours! Very, very frustrating.....

We went to see her today. She seems better today. She talked to her doctor and the doctor said that they may change her meds. I don't know how long she will be in the hopsital. I imagine she'll be there until she's stable. Please continue to keep her and my dad in your thoughts and prayers.

Mini Goals:

1. Breakfast: 1/2

2. No eating after 9:00 p.m.: 1/2

3. Exercise: 1/2

4. No fast food: 1/2

All of this flew out of the window yesterday. I was tempted to come here and post that I was going to postpone my goals for a week.... Then I talked myself out of that because that is the all or nothing thinking I am trying to get away from... (I messed up the first day I might as well give up type of thinking. )

Tomorrow's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Laundry

* Visit Mom

* Visit DH's Grandma

* Relax

* Taxes

I will try and stop in again this weekend.... Thanks everyone!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
Glad your mom has finally got settled at the hospital.
Hope she is doing ok
hope your doing ok too