I will not be fixing any of the typos that happen today. I am literrally typing with gloves on. You see, my hands get so dry in the colder months that they crack and bleed. They hurt. A lot.
I’m going to the doctor tomorrow because I’m convinvced there is something she can do about it. Until then, I’ll be living in layers upon layers of lotion and gloves.
Tomorrow is my 36th birthday. I’m excited! I feel like I have finally reached a point in my life that I am starting to appreciate the value of making good choices for my body. I’m trying to eat better, exercises regularly and maintain a better mood. The mood part remains the most challenging area for me. In addition to managing the guilt I feel when I “violate” my routine!
The summer is going well despite the skin-melting heat we are enduring right now. The boys are enjoying the activities we do from time to time. I do not have them enrolled in many summer activities, and I still struggle with indecision and guilt regarding that being a good thing or bad. There are so many families that schedule daily activities for their kids, and I have chosen to “fly by the seat of our pants” instead. Does that make me lazy, cheap, or neglectful?
Next month the boys will begin swimming lessons, which in our opinion is a necessity. They must know how to swim. I sometimes feel guilty about the fact that they don’t know how to swim yet.
I’m noticing a theme here…why is there so much guilt associated with living life and raising our children? Where the hell does that come from? I’ll tell you: we compare ourselves to everyone else instead of feeling confident about making independent decisions without second guessing them.
And with that, I’m making a New Year’s resolution: STOP COMPARING MY FAMILY TO OTHER’S FAMILIES!! STOP FEELING GUILTY FOR DECISIONS I MAKE! I HAVE THE FREE WILL TO MAKE WHATEVER DECISION I WANT!!
“It’s not New Year’s”, you say!
No shit!
There have been and continue to be times in my life when I have made less than stellar food choices. I realize this is not an offense limited to only me.
I’m going to share one of bad choices, right here, right now. As of this point I only recently told my good friend Heather and my sister Candice about this bed behavior relating to food. So here goes…deep breath…
Many times when I am cleaning up after dinner and putting away the leftovers, I try to pick the smallest container to squeeze the stuff into. The food that didn’t fit? I ate it. Yes, folks, I said it, I ate the freaking food that could not be squeezed into the goddamn Tupperware container. Sometimes it was “just” a small handful of pasta. Other times it might be a few pieces of extra broccoli. But most of the time, it was more than “just” a handful, and it wasn’t usually broccoli.
WTF??? I wasn’t sure why I chose the smallest possible container, I think I was always wanting to “save” the bigger containers for something “more important” or I thought I was “saving space” in the fridge!! And now I realize I was probably subconsciously setting myself up for some binge eating!!
But tonight, I grabbed the biggest container I could and very consciously put away every last piece of the macaroni and cheese that I normally would have gorged on!
In an attempt to catch you up and help me keep track of all of the things I want to blog about…I’m doing bullet points here…some other bloggers I know have done this as well recently, so I’m following their lead!
And I will save my money so I can buy those too!!Apparently the subject of Neti Pots is something many of us have been thinking about a lot. As for myself, ever since seeing the story done on the Oprah show, I’ve been extremely curious about the benefits.
We all know how crappy it is when it feels like someone stuffed three sweaters and a blanket up each nostril. And of course the flip of that is waking up with a long stream of snot flowing freely from the nose. Please tell me I’m not the only who has ever turned over in their sleep only to discover the mucus river pouring forth from the nasal area…PLEASE?!?!?
Anyway, I gave in today and made the very small investment ($15.00) to purchase one of these Oprah endorsed products. I’ve since used it once and the relief was definitely there. However, I’m thinking when first used this tool is a symptom reliever only!! The congestion in the upper sinuses is still present.
My thought is, if used over a period of time, this Neti Pot might help to keep the body from experiencing as many sinus-related problems. The instructions recommend daily use…like teeth brushing…wait!…who brushes their teeth daily? Isn’t that a bit overkill?
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this little pot.
*Oh wait, one more thing…is it just me or does the tip of the Neti Pot spout look a little, uh…, phallic?!?!?
