Mindy's Non-Adventures

Just a few updates and thoughts to get you up to date in no particular order. So, I haven't said much on facebook about this because I have a terrible habit of starting a new thing, telling everyone how amazing that thing is, then completely burning out within a week or two. I always quit for excellent reasons, just to be clear. For example, the running thing. That started off well. Then we spent a good month and a half with someone being sick so I couldn't get out consistently. So that didn't end so well. I knew I needed to find a realistic fitness routine for myself because...well, I'm getting older. I don't want to have osteoporosis, and I don't want to look like I'm 60 when I'm 45. My problems: 1. I'm not so great at internal motivation. I'm just not. 2. I get bored with routine. This project person needs variety or I won't stick with it. 3. I don't want to take the time to go a gym. It would take a chunk of time out of my day. And...

ADD Wednesday goes like this: Wake up.  Check Facebook (Don't act like you don't do this too).  Spend 10 minutes trying to decide if I should exercise this morning or tonight. Or should I eat breakfast first? Or maybe a snack?  Go for a walk. Eat breakfast.  Let my friends know that I exercised and ate a healthy breakfast because it doesn't count if I don't tell anyone. Take a shower Go pick up child #2 from a sleepover.  Remember today is Wednesday, not Thursday, which means we have lots of places to go this afternoon. Come home and walk aimlessly through the house trying to decide where to start first. (Okay, here's my caveat. We have been focused on school and not eating out. In other words, my house has descended into the depths of disaster that bothers even me. Like, I wouldn't let Matthew's neighbor friend play in the house for the last two weeks because it was that embarrassing.) Tommy wants to add a pie chart to his project. Try to figu...