Wednesday Already

Where is the week going?

Yesterday I did not exercise. I am learning to listen to my body--truly listen. It wasn't that I didn't want to exercise, I did. I just felt in my gut I needed a rest day. It bothered me all day, but I followed my gut feeling. I'm doing things that I have never done before, and I need to go slow. No regrets. I woke up feeling great today. I think rest may be highly underrated. As my strength grows, so will my need for rest days--I think. My ultimate goal is to work out six times a week. It's not a race, I'll get there.

My rebounder will arrive Friday! Yay!

I made the chicken stroganoff recipe yesterday--none of us liked the Lipton Onion Soup Mix added in. It was great otherwise--I need to come up with seasonings to replace that soup mix, as it was so easy to throw it all in the crockpot and the consistency was great.

Spent $150 at the grocery store yesterday afternoon. I was floored, but we were out of everything. Hubby has had an upset tummy so I actually bought some Diet Sierra Mist. It sits unopened in the fridge. I never planned on giving up pop, but we sure did. (Except when we go out, I will still greatly enjoy one.) This still shocks me. I bought three new ice trays. I like lots of ice in my water. lol I'm regretting not getting a water/ice dispenser in our fridge when we bought it a few years back.

School is going very well this week. My son started a new medication. The old kept him up. The doctor wanted to give us meds that would turn off the old meds--I wasn't comfortable with that, so we got short-acting med. It is working well. The difference in his ability to focus is amazing. I regret not doing this a few years ago, but I was prejudiced against these meds.

I watched The Biggest Loser last night. Not nearly as offensive as the first week with the screaming obscenities. I still am not happy with the focus on huge losses. I still wonder how safe it is to do what they're doing. I was very thankful the gal who got sick wasn't working out like a fiend, yet ended up having a good loss. (Water weight?) And I would be thrilled with a 4-pound loss. I still think the show is sensationalism at its best. I can see how it's motivating, though. I sure won't be going out and buying those ZipLoc bags--good grief, buy some Gladware and reuse instead of a great-big baggie that will just be thrown away. Is this the product placement everyone complains about?

It has been a high-stress week regarding extended family. Ugh.

Last night I was in bed, just about to drift off at 10:30 when the phone rang. It was a good friend who was calling because she couldn't sleep. I was quite shocked she did that, to be honest. I would never call someone so late unless I knew they were up. The phone call woke up my husband and son. I ended up chatting with her for an hour, and the good part is I did not do the dishes last night (lazy butt!) so I did them while on the phone with her. Normally I don't do noisy things while on the phone, but I figured she woke up the whole family so she could deal with running water and clanking dishes.

And so it goes.