True to Form

 True to form. It seems like the only time I manage to find time to come here and update is while hubby is out of town. He’s on a long trip this time and is gone for ten days. We’re on day three and it already feels like it’s flying.  The kids are behaving which helps incredibly and we just kinda fall into a good flow and go with it. 

I’m in the middle of spring cleaning the house. It’s tiring! The whole upstairs is done aside from cleaning the carpets and I organized the garage last week when the weather was so nice. I’ve been cleaning the dining room and living room the past couple of days but I haven’t put my full focus on it since I don’t want to ignore the kids. I try to sneak in a few minutes here and there. I need to wash windows and condition the leather couch. I’m fearing the kitchen so I’m leaving that for last. Maybe when hubby gets back. We’ll see if I have enough in me to do the office and laundry area.

I worked through my 28 day sugar challenge. I did okay but I didn’t stay completely sugar free the whole time. On the upside, I think I made some positive changes to my snacking habits. Plus, I can do a pretty good job of passing treats up that just aren’t worth the calories. Like I turned down the ice cream my mom had and gave the kids when we visited today. 

Exercising is going well. I really have noticed a change in my strength and ability the past couple of months. I really can feel the muscle that I’ve managed to build. Now if I can only get rid of the layer of fat that is still covering them. Ugh! It’s so hard. I’m struggling with the current plateau although it looks like I may be finally conquering it. I’ll see what the next couple of weeks can bring. I find that I’m more interested in improving my fitness level than just watching the scale down. It would be nice but I’m really bent on making myself stronger these days. I can finally do real man push ups! Okay, not many but the fact that I can do the few right feels amazing. I even managed to get myself across the monkey bars today. 

The kids seem to be doing well in gymnastics. John has his flip outs which are so frustrating to watch. I hope one of us can eventually get through to him that it is okay not to get something perfect the first go at it. The freaking out and throwing himself to the floor is getting old. He has the ability to do things but he just needs to focus. He doesn’t have a desire at this point to go further which is fine. I mainly want him to have fun and have a physical outlet. I think having something that he needs to work on improving is a good thing. Maybe in a year or two, he’ll change his mind. It will be awhile before he’s good enough to even be invited on team anyway. The not wanting to isn’t heart breaking because I am freaking out at the expense it would be. Man, is it expensive! Plus, it is a tough schedule. Those kids are there six days a week. M-F is required and Saturday is optional but most of them come anyway because they want to. I’ll be curious to see what and where Lily goes with it. She’s strong and has managed to get some good control. I’m curious to talk to her coach and see where I need to place her once she turns 5. 

We’re taking things low key with school this week. The kids are on spring break around here and John needed a break with the workbooks and stuff. We’re just mainly doing experiments and crafts. 

Tomorrow will probably be our most low key day so far this week. We’ll just be heading over so I can exercise in the morning. I have some crafts planned and hopefully some cleaning. It will be good to have time to just relax and hang. In the end, I am just a homebody.