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So, I’m headed out to BlogHer in San Diego first thing in the morning, and I’m supposed to be typing about all of the fabulous parties I’m going to, and what I’m going to wear, and how I got all these brand-new shoes. But I’m kind of blah about the whole thing.
We were on vacation in Vermont last week, and I was so nice and relaxed, and I barely got back home before having to leave again. I don’t want to pack, and I don’t want to deal with child and pet care. I haven’t shopped for anything new and I’m in no mood to be on a six hour flight.
But I know once I arrive, I’ll be happy to be there. While I certainly wasn’t invited to all of the cool kid private parties (and seriously, who is?), I’ve been invited to plenty and will be busy! It’ll be great.
I just have to get on that plane 
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I’ve talked about my miscarriage here before. But, this weekend, on the Parenting Connection Parenting Perspectives blog, I wrote about how it affected me.
I think too many moms feel that they shouldn’t talk about their miscarriages. But that makes it harder to heal, and the truth is, it’s a common occurrence. We should talk about it. I healed with the help of an online community of moms who went through the same thing. They were my lifeline, and I couldn’t have moved on without them.
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…. to knock your self esteem down a peg.
I’ve gained weight. I know I’ve gained weight. Surprisingly, I still fit in my clothes, but admittedly, I’ve been ignoring my weight for about a year now. And we all know that ignoring a problem doesn’t make it go away.
This summer, I signed our family up for a pool membership at our local fitness center. It came with two free personal training sessions, and my first one was today.
To start with, due to some scheduling snafu, the trainer I was assigned didn’t show up. Luckily, someone else was free – honestly, it didn’t matter to me because I don’t know any of them. First, he took my weight. That evil scale added pounds. Seriously, why do they do that? To get people to sign up for more personal training? He also weighed me with my shoes. All women know that the only way to get an accurate rate is first thing in the morning, naked, after fasting the day before. Preferably after a stomach flu.
Then he had me hold a steering wheel-like device that took my body fat %. Seriously? What about submerging me in water? Pinching the fat?
Turns out I’m overweight. Quite possibly obese.
He asked me what I do for exercise. Then, he observed me doing a few exercises.
I’m running wrong. I’m not monitoring my heart rate and probably not getting it up high enough (well, it certainly felt high enough for me).
My ankles are weak (probably from carrying so much excess weight, right?).
My arms are weak.
My hip flexors are tight, making the exercise I do someone ineffective in my inner thighs and glutes.
And, because my breasts are so dang big, I’m hunching over while squatting and lunging.
Oh, and I’m doing planks and push ups all wrong too.
Excuse me while I drown my sorrows in a pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
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The reasons for popularity among both kids and adults can be hard to pinpoint. Sometimes, there are very obvious reasons why someone is popular, but that’s not always the case.
My daughter, since entering kindergarten last fall, has always been surrounded by friends. Each and every day, she makes a new friend at camp, gymnastics, the pool, sports camp, etc. It amazes me, because while I can be outgoing, I was never quite that popular.
But I’ve watched her a lot this summer, and I know what attracts others to her…
She has fun.
She finds fun in every single little thing that she does. And others see her, and they want to have fun too. It’s addictive.
It’s such a great reminder to me to enjoy what I’m doing every day.
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Remember how I was going to lace up my shoes and start running the day after my last post? Well, I didn’t.
My site was down, and it took all morning to get it working again.
Then, the next day, I was busy.
And the next day too.
It took a week, but I’m back!
I started on my treadmill, just running a little over half a mile as a warmup before lifting weights. Then, I did the same thing the next day. I’m up to a mile now, and I’m remembering why I enjoyed running before. It’s such a great feeling of accomplishment that fuels my whole day.
Today’s a rest day, but I’m going to lace up again tomorrow. And, I have a personal training session in a week! I’m planning on doing 2 5Ks in September!
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Oh hi! If you are one of the five readers left reading this blog that I never seem to update, thanks for sticking around. I promise to update more often.
What a year. My daughter has just one and a half days left in kindergarten, and in general, it went well. One broken arm and two smashed (permanent) teeth later – we are about to start our summer. My poor little guy started out sad and lonely without his best friend/sister with him, and ended the year finding his own way.
I never found my groove with exercising. The mornings were too rushed, and I didn’t want to work out after drop off because I had such limited time. As a result, I feel awful. I need to get started again.
So, starting tomorrow, I’m lacing up my sneakers, powering up the Nike +, and running again. Please cheer me on, I need motivation because I have none.
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My poor puppy had surgery yesterday – she was spayed, and had a hernia repaired. She looks so pathetic here 
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It felt like just yesterday, when I was laying on my left side all day long, every day, on bed rest for 7 weeks. In reality, it was almost 7 years. But it really wasn’t that long ago.
This past weekend, I think my daughter aged 10 years. She started playing with our neighbor, a nice little girl who is three years older. But the difference between kindergarten and third grade is really pretty large.
They ran from house to house playing. They created a lemonade stand. They started a new “business”, mall pets, where they are going to “sell” small pets. They dragged me to the town forest so they could catch small animals like fish and turtles (they had success with fish, but no luck with turtles).
My little guy, although not purposely left out, felt left out. He told me that his sister doesn’t love him anymore.
I had a whole mommy and me day planned yesterday, but she wasn’t interested. She wanted to play with her new friend.
Another stage, I guess.
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Here are a few things I learned on my family road trip to Lake Placid…
- I really wish I had a cortisone-shot wielding dermatologist at my beck and call. My face just always seems to break out as I’m leaving on a trip.
- Rest areas offer a glimpse into Americana that I’m sometimes just not ready for.
- When using my car’s GPS to find a restaurant, I should be prepared that the closest restaurant will be in the food court at the crowded outlet mall. But, I won’t know that until I’m just a minute away.
- I can pack two computers, an iPad, and an iPhone and there will still be technology wars between my kids and my husband.
- There is a satellite radio station entirely dedicated to fantasy sports. I need to find out how to get Sirius to disable that station before our next road trip.
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We’re finishing up a trip in the Adirondacks, and yesterday, we went around Mirror Lake in a rowboat. As my husband paddled, I asked the kids, “What were your favorite parts of the vacation?”.
My daughter thought about it. “Mini Golf”, she said. “Swimming. Beading (we’d gone to a bead shop). Boating. But the best thing was spending time with my family”.
Awwwww…..
The truth is, that really is the best thing about vacation for me also. You really and truly get to enjoy your family, without the stress of chores, work, school, or the crazy running around from activity to activity. We always have a great time – the only problem is that I never want it to end, and I’m always ready to plan the next one.
Which is thankfully in just a few short weeks
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Photo credit: Jen DeCesari
