Long Time, No Blog!!

Holy no blog!!!  I feel like I am starting all over since the last time I posted was the beginning of October!!
I have NO idea how you bloggers that have kids have any time to blog!  I just have a husband and a dog and feel like I have no extra time at all!!!  Don't get me wrong...I am very happy that you do have time to blog (because I LOVE reading what everyone has been up to), I just don't know how you have the time!

So...here is what has been keeping me so busy lately:
*Work: I recently started a new job!  I am the new Office Manager at Apex Physical Therapy in Chester.  I LOVE IT!!!  It's not what I went to school for at all, but it's a job that is close to home.  I had to give up my job in Herrin (which is good and bad), but oh well.  I was really nervous because today was my first day totally by myself.  The last couple weeks, I have had someone training me, so I hadn't been on my own until today.  I'd say it went pretty well!  I don't think I screwed anything up too bad;)

*Weight Watchers: I know...this isn't really something that should keep me busy, but it does!  I have to weigh in every Wednesday and it takes me a lot longer at the grocery store because I am constantly adding up points.  I will say that I am really enjoying (if you could call it that) the program.  I am actually sticking with it and it is getting easier as the weeks go on.  Drumroll please......I am down 7 lbs!!!  I have been doing WW for about 4 weeks now and I am very happy with the results.

Those are the major things going on in my life right now, but I feel so much busier than that.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween!!

Weigh-In Wednesday {week 3}

It's Wednesday again, and you all know what that means...Weight Watchers meeting and a weigh-in.

Results: I am down 2.2 lbs!!!  I am so excited:)  I know it's not much, but it's a start, and that's all I need.  This last week has been hard.  My body is trying to get used to less food, I am trying to make smarter choices and just get used to the whole WW thing in general.  It's pretty easy once you get used to it, but it does take some getting used to.  I really do like it though!  I think this might actually work!

If anyone has any WW (or weight loss in general) secrets, please feel free to share!

Weigh-In Wednesday {week 2}

So...here we are...back at Wednesday again!  I just want to know....where does the time go???  This last week has been really hard (as far as dieting goes).  I didn't do the best:/  Since I was having such a hard time doing this on my own, I decided to join Weight Watchers.  There is a meeting in Sparta, so it is close.  My first meeting is tonight, so I am excited/interested to see how it all works!  I am hoping that WW gives me the push I need to loose this weight!!!!

So...here are the results of the first week.  My weight as of this morning is 195.5.  Same as last week!!  Oh well...at least I didn't gain anything I guess.

In honor of my starting WW tonight, I am putting this picture on here because it seems to sum up the struggle with weight loss.  I saw this on facebook today and thought it was great!

Weigh-In Wednesday

So....in order to hold myself accountable, I am going to start doing "Weigh-in Wednesday".  I feel like if I have to actually put my weight out there for all of blogger land to see, then it might motivate me to do better.  Kind of like Weight Watchers, but for free;)  I don't expect anyone else to join in, but feel free to if you would like!  I thought maybe we could all put in words of encouragement for each other (or those of us who are trying to loose weight, anyway).  Maybe share some tips of things that worked for you.  Don't worry....there will be no pictures being posted!  lol!!  

So....here goes nothing....

My weight (as of the morning of 9/20): 195.5

So there you have it!  Hopefully the number will be lower next week!  Good luck to all of my fellow dieters out there!

Boring Blogger

I know I haven't been blogging much lately.  I have a ton of pictures on my camera to show you, I just have to make myself upload them!  I haven't been working lately, so you would think I would have TONS of free time on my hands, but that is not the case.  For some reason, my days go by so much faster now.  I have just been playing the "perfect housewife" roll;)  lol  I feel like, by the time I do the laundry, clean the house, get groceries, and cook supper, the day is almost over.  I am not complaining one bit, because I like staying home (and getting to sleep in)!  It's just seems like it has been crazier around here than it was when I was working all the time.  Oh yeah...and about that test, well...I didn't pass...again!!!  Fail #3!!  And let me tell you...that made me feel like the most worthless person on the planet!!!  I let myself feel sad/mad/angry for one day, and then I told myself I had to move on.  I had to or I would just sit and cry and dwell on it all.day.long!!!  I have decided that I will take the test again, but this time I am going to wait a while before I do.  I want to spend my time being a wife and not studying ALL the time!!!

So...what's new, you might ask?  Well, not much really.  I have been trying my hand at some fall crafts (pictures to come) and am thinking about having a booth at a few craft fairs around the area.

Sorry for the boring/rambling post today!  Hope everyone is having a good Wednesday and maybe I will see some of you at Evansville Days this weekend:)

Motivation Monday

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.   ~Vince Lombardi


I thought this quote was appropriate since it is officially the start of football season.  However, this quote is more than just football.  If you really think about it, this quote sums up the challenges of life pretty good.

Motivation Monday

"If a man does his best, what else is there?"
          --General George S. Patton

I thought this quote was more than fitting for today (for me, anyway) because tomorrow is the day I take my ultrasound registry exam....for the THIRD time!!!  It is getting harder and harder to study for the darn thing and my patience with it all is next to nothing.  But...I just have to keep going and remember that all I can do is my best.  I know that so many people are struggling with much bigger things, but this is my struggle right now, and it is hard, but it will work itself out in the end.  It just may take a while!