Toystoryduo's Journal....Moving Forward From Here

[traceycooper]

hope your having a great weekend Tracy

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Tracy, I am sorry you have been sick and had this budget issue. Hopefully that will be resolved very soon! I am keeping you and your family in my prayers, nothing stresses me out more than money issues so I know this has been beyond hard for you.

Congrats on the new baby in your family!

Just keep on keeping on sweetie. And I am sorry I haven't been around much lately, I am afraid I have been selfish and only worrying about myself the past few days! So forgive me and thanks for always being such a good friend to me!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thank you ladies.

We had a good weekend. Unfortunately, I ate a lot! I weighed myself this morning to see how much damage was done....236.2 Ugh! My plan for the week ahead is to get 3 days of exercise in and to drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. I had a lot of pizza and pasta this weekend so I am hoping that drinking the water will flush some of that out.

Please continue your good thoughts and prayers...My DH will call the lawyer today to see if the company has agreed to work with us or not. This has been beyond stressful, especially since we thought our former attorney had taken care of this. Thanks for your prayers!

Today's Plan:

* Clean the girls' rooms

* Workout

They have started construction (well, de-struction ) of our road. It's going to be a long 6+months....

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

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Amy and Lesli~ We're not re-decorating the girls' entire rooms yet. Basically, we're going to de-junk, reorganize, and re-arrange furniture. Then as the budget allows, we'll let them do small things here and there to re-decorate their rooms. They're pretty excited about it. (Well, not the cleaning part. )

Tracey~ Thanks WISH sis!

Amy~ No worries, my friend. We all have stuff going on right now. I am so thankful for your friendship. Our lives have paralleled each others since we met a few years ago and it's nice to have such a great friend to walk down the road with me. Thanks Amy!

 

[lovinaz]

I feel your pain on the road construction! They closed one of the intersections on my way to work on Jan 5, and it was supposed to be opened back up on Feb 5, then Feb 12, now it's Feb 26! Hopefully yours gets completed on schedule!

 

[Lesli54]

Hey, reorganizing is always a good thing. It is so amazing what you can get rid of.

Don't worry too much about the weekend. Just get yourself back on track, that is the most important thing. Have a great day!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy and Lesli.

Still no word yet...Hopefully tomorrow.

Food has been an absolute disaster today. I'm really struggling.

B: 3 Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts
L: 2 Huge Salads with lots of cheddar cheese and crutons
S: plate full of crutons, cheddar cheese, salad dressing
D: Spaghetti with Italian Sausage, meatballs, and Texas Toast

And ya know what? The day is not over yet. I can't figure out if I am stress eating (crunchy crutons= working out frustration) or if I am making up from the lack of eating I did last week when I was sick. In any event, I am stressed out (over several things), feeling really fat and yucky, and just plan blah. I did manage to drink my 64+ ounces of water today, but no exercise...Maybe later.

Thank God tomorrow is a brand new day.

 

[momof2minnies]

Yes tomorrow is a new day and that is how we have to think about it.We can't let one day defeat us!

Tomorrow just start over and forget today.

Linda

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Linda.

After I posted yesterday, my DH asked his mom to watch the kids so we could go to the gym. I haven't been to the gym since summer due to the problems with my heel and due to the run in with some old friends of mine. I was pretty nervous going in, but I knew that I needed to work out the stress and frustration. I have to say, I am glad we went! I did 20 minutes on the elliptical, 18 on the treadmill, and 22 on the bike. It felt good to be there and even better to workout!

Today's Plan:

* Homeschooling

* Research

* Work for DH

* SR

* Help the girls with their rooms

We're still waiting to hear from the attorney. I hope we get an answer today. I am ready to move on and get this stuff paid off!

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Lesli54]

Glad to hear that you managed to get in some time for yourself and workout. It really helps with the stress level. My guess, it's mainly the stress that has your eating off kilter.

WISHing you a stress free day!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Wish Sis,

I am so sorry things are just so cruddy right now. They will get better! In the meantime, be proud that you: posted what you ate, worked out and drank your water. I am proud on all fronts you went to the gym. I have some similar issues with some old friends (I use that term loosely) and that is one of the reasons I quit going to my gym. My bad! I had a membership at 24 Hour Fitness and all I had to do was pay $49 a year to keep that up. I let it go. So good for you for not doing an "Amy" with your gym. Don't let the wenches of your past affect your present and future!

I hope you get the stuff worked out with the attorney. Just keep doing the little steps, they all add up and get you to your final goal! Have a better day my friend!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lesli and Amy.

Today has been a good day so far. No word from the attorney yet and that is mildly frustrating, but I think that workout yesterday produced some good endorphins because although the situation has not changed, I do feel better today.

Hoping to head back to the gym later on or at least get a walk in....

Have a great evening!

 

[traceycooper]

yay for getting to the gym Tracy
Its a big step to go back after a break - & you did it
I'm so glad you felt better after going too
crossing my fingers on the attorney situation..

 

[momof2minnies]

Tracy,
That is great you got to the gym.I was a gym member for a long time then as most people do stopped going but kept that monthly payment thinking oh yeah I will go back.
I am a huge fan of spinning and used to do that 3 times per week. I really would like to do that again.Now I work out at home.I guess it does allow you more freedom to do it when you want to.

I am glad you are feeling better.Things will look up.And it is funny how things look different when we are feeling better about ourselves even though a situation did not change?

Keep up the great work,
Linda

 

[goldcupmom]

Congrats on making it back to the gym, Tracy!

Hopefully you will hear good things from that attorney soon. I'm praying!!!

Hang in there.. It seems frustration is everywhere lately!

Reclaiming & redoing the girls room sounds like fun. And it's always so nice when it's done.

Hope the rest of the week brings good things for you!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thank you so much ladies.

I'm not feeling very positive today. Maybe because I didn't work out yesterday? I don't know. We still haven't heard from the attorney yet. It's kind of holding things up ya know? Please continue to send good thoughts and prayers...

Today's Plan:

* Homeschooling

* Library

* SR

* Work from home stuff

I am hoping that this "fog" lifts as the day goes on. I felt positive yesterday and today I just don't.

Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!

 

[lovinaz]

Exercise does improve your mood!

I know it is extremely frustrating when someone doesn't get back to you, but don't let it get you down. You can't control the attorney, therefore you can't worry about it. Focus on the things you CAN control, and your stress level should go down.

Hang in there!

 

[Lesli54]

Still hoping that things work out soon with the attorney.

Sorry to hear that you are a bit down today. Maybe, you are right and it is partially the exercise. Try to see if you can get a few minutes in today to test your theory. Hoping the rest of your day gets better.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Tracy,

I really hope that atty. gets back to you. It is so frustrating when somebody doesn't return calls etc. Just hang in there, this will all work out very soon! In the meantime, I think you are on to something: exericse really helps your mood and spirits. So keep that up, even if its just a short walk! Hang in there, we are all pulling for you!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies.

Yesterday was a good day. We got a phone call from the attorney and she said that they are willing to work with us. Of course, to me it's not official until we receive the paperwork in the mail, but it is a step in the right direction. Thank you, Lord!

My DH and I are going to have a budget/finance meeting tonight. We want to brainstorm ways to make extra money and to pay debt off faster.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschooling

* Blog Work

* SR

* Laundry

* Workout

* Meeting

That's about all from here...Have a great Thursday everyone!

 

[Lesli54]

It's great to hear that you heard from the attorney and things are positive. In fact, you yourself sound more positive, which is very good.

Your goals for the day look great! I will be thinking of you as we both get in our exercise. Have a great day!