I keep writing blog posts in my head today but know from past experience that I will never remember them long enough to flesh them out. So I'm sorry this is a total jumble but I've just got to get it out. My thoughts organize themselves once I write them down, but that doesn't mean they will necessarily sound organized to anyone brave enough to read this... sorry.
Here's what's on my mind and in varying measures on my heart.
Eating. I put that big post on here about eating raw, but don't be fooled into thinking that I have it all figured out. Or am anywhere close to it. I am blessed to have friends like Lola and Missy who motivate me... even from afar... to pursue healthy eating goals. But I am not beyond having fully organic, healthy-as-it-gets meals for breakfast and lunch and gorging on a quart of ice cream after dinner. Right now I would have to say that like Missy, I am doing some things right but feeling discouraged and demotivated about the crazy amount of effort required to figure out how to eat well without it requiring all of our money and my time.
Exercise. I'm learning. I'm starting. I hate it, but I'm doing it. I think I spent most of my twenties trying to convince my body that I can eat whatever I want and not exercise and somehow be healthy. I'm finally beginning to admit that's not true. So I'm starting to get out more. My husband blessed me with an amazing stroller last year - showing that he had confidence in me even when I didn't - and I have finally been spring feverish enough in the last few months to get out with it more. I wish I could say it was every day, but at least once a week or so I have been taking a healthy trip down the mountain, along the river, and back up the mountain. I did it again today. It's only four miles or so and I am not even close to running any of it, but it's a start. And I feel great every time I do it.
Sleeping. Abraham ends up in our bed every night at some point between 11 pm and 1 am. I have been holding out on fighting this arrangement until his first birthday, convinced that he will do like Rilla did and transform into suddenly sleeping through the night once he hits a year old, but he is awfully attached to being close to me all night and I am beginning to doubt. I'm actually not getting horrible sleep for the most part but last night he rolled out of bed at one point (yes, to the floor - it's never happened before - fortunately, he was asleep enough that he hardly noticed) and then after nursing what seemed like all night, threw up on me. But the worst part is that he hogs most of the bed. I know it's getting bad because Keith finally announced that he is moving to the couch. I refuse to let that happen, and yet making a change just seems like so.much.more.work than just letting things slide a little longer. Sooo... yeah. Basically I am trying to work myself up to just rocking him back to sleep in his room every time he wakes up at night for oh, a week or two or three until he decides it's just worth it to roll over and go back to sleep on his own.
Winning. Okay, this probably falls under the healthy food note, but... I won some cod liver oil! And I'm so excited!! I have been really wanting some of the really good stuff but it's hard to justify these purchases in our current budget. And I'm posting this because those of you who know how healthy it is will be excited for me, and those of you who don't will just think I'm absolutely crazy. And the thought of receiving both reactions from different people just kind of cracks me up.
Working. After four months of being unemployed, Keith has found and decided upon a course of action. This is pretty exciting. I can't believe I haven't been blogging about it more because it has been the subject of most conversations and there have been all kinds of learning processes going on with this but anyway, Keith has work. I'll explain more soon with what will hopefully be a more fun post than this one but first, I will let you guess what his new job will be. Is he going to be...
a) a pesticide applicator
b) an ultrasound technician
c) a private school teacher
d) a truck driver
e) all of the above?
You WON!! I really need to start entering some of those giveaways. I've been reading a lot of articles about how good Cod liver is for us but also that more is not better. I was taking way to much which is good news because then it lasts way longer!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the exercise. I need to make it more of a habit.
Best of luck with the sleeping situation. Gretta has always loved her own bed all night but I remember Anna Kate and that transition.
And I'm going with B.
I would like to guess 'all of the above except c'. But that is not an option. So I will say 'D'. And if that is wrong, then I will guess 'E'.
ReplyDeleteHey Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your thoughts. I hear you about eating well without it taking up all of my energy and effort...but I guess it takes one small change at at time,doesn't it?
And I'll guess b too. :) Glad that the Lord is leading you in a new direction. And thanks for stopping by my blog today.