Short term goal.....Long haul

I have been doing weight watchers for awhile now.
Thank God for Januvia! Without out that hormone medicine I wouldn't even get to brag that I have lost weight at all. It didn't matter that I have watched what I have eaten or exercised on a regular bases. I thought I was going crazy.

Last week I lost another 3.2 pounds. Hopefully this week I will have done well too. My short term goal is get back into a size 14 by Easter. Which I think is going to be very likely to do!

Now my long term goal is going to be quite a haul. But it is very possible though! I mean in the last year I have lost almost forty pounds. Which anyone that has been around me knows that it has been a major uphill climb. Most definitely worth it though!

These pictures are my long term goal. I am trying to find more motivating pictures. But none that I can put up on here though! Lol. ;P

....this is pretty funny...or I think so anyway!

This is in honor of Superbowl commercials.

Herding Cats @ Yahoo! Video

.....Third Resolution........

.....My third resolution would be to have more patience with my husband. Sometimes I am so wrapped up in the day with the kids and how I either did or didn't get much done that day. That sometimes I just listen to my husband with a half-heart effort.

Michael goes through a lot on a regular basis. He is on the road a lot. And most of the time, not even in the same country. Sometimes I get wrapped up in why am I doing this? Can I do this much longer? I don't recall being a single parent! Which often times I do feel like. But I am being ungrateful. How many single parents get to stay at home? They don't have to work? So I am being a brat. I am THANKFUL that Michael has a job!

Just need to be more supportive of him. I do know for a fact that he misses the kids. He misses me, and he misses just being home! It gets old being on the road a lot.
One of both of our pet peeves is when we here people say, "It must be nice to not have to be home all the time." That drives me nuts.

....Second Resolution.....

This is a little late in coming, but my second resolution is reading to my children more. Sometimes life just comes at you fast. I know that my children get the brunt of my tiredness. I don't mean emotions either. I am talking about not spending enough time with them when they ask me to read with them, or play pretend tea.

Sometimes I spend too much time doing house chores and whatnot's and not enough time with them.

They get so much pleasure out of me reading to them! Sometimes I have to stop and tell them that they can only have a number of books. I think I could read to them all afternoon if they had their way.

I want to be able to look back and know that I did the best for my children. And that I am secure in knowing that I did that for them. Just spending time. My oldest is about to be in Kindergarten and that is just plain scary. There will come a day when she won't want me to read to her. She'll will just be too busy learning and having fun with life.

....Should have put a ring on it......

Wow! The confidence she has is amazing!!! This is a very provocative video, and I love the song. As far as I am concern, she is the only one that could pull this off!

Artist Site

More Videos

This a parody on SNL with Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Paul Rudd. Pretty funny. Unfortunately I couldn't find a clearer picture. NBC has yet to put a video up yet.






justin timberlake snl beyonce single ladies video

Resolutions, the first being.......

What are my resolutions for two-thousand and nine besides the obvious? You know, the obvious being loosing weight, loosing weight, and did I mention loosing weight? Well since I am already doing that, I can't really have that be my resolution right?

So I have been thinking about this for a week or so now. And came to the conclusion that there quite a few things I would like to change, or resolve. One being, to stay in better touch with friends that I have missed over the years. When we went up to Missouri for New Years, I made sure to see friends and love ones that I haven't seen in quite a few years.

It seems like when you have children, (or at least in my case anyway) you loose your sense of self. It was fantastic to catch up with high school friends that I have not seen literally since we graduated! Catch up with one of my dearest friends and her family. I hadn't seen her for two years and her husband for seven years. Their children are beautiful and I hope we will get to see more of them often. Had I not met her I would never have met my husband! And where would I be now, who knows. Scary to think about really.

I got to catch up with an old girlfriend from way back in the day. I am talking grade school days. Just to connect with people that have known me for so long, and to be genuinely happy to see them was just wonderful. It is great to see that everyone is doing so well.

I am going to stay in better touch. Of course having a Facebook, and Myspace account have really been a blessing. Sometime you loose touch with people that you had no intention of letting go. Life comes at you fast and you do all you can to catch up. To all of my friends that I was bless to see last week. Thank you for taking the time to visit with me and my family! It was a blessing.

Of course I love catching up with my family. It was great to see so many people at the Christmas dinner and of course New Year's Eve. It simply amazes me how we all are the same but not! The Elders are older and crazier, and the cousins! Well the difference with the cousins is that we all have kids now.

I will continue with my resolutions for the next couple of days. Melody has informed me that I need to be writing more and that is exactly what I plan to do.

Lipstick

What a true indicator! LOVE IT!!! I of course, am a huge fan of lipstick and have been wearing it for years!




Economic Indicator
The Lipstick Economy
by Claudine Zap

November 12, 2008 12:15:19 PM

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28 Votes

In this economy that's in the red, there may be one bright spot that comes in shades of pink, brown, and taupe: the lipstick index.

It's a financial indicator that's as true as that colorfast shade that stays on you, and doesn't get on your man. In bad times, lipstick sales soar while other sales sour. The term "Leading Lipstick Indicator" was coined by Leonard Lauder, chairman of makeup company Estée Lauder, after he noticed the trend during tough economic times. And what is indicated right now? All lips are pointing upwards.

After all, women don't need to think twice about plunking down eight bucks for a drugstore lipstick while passing on $800 Jimmy Choos.

History can be our guide here. As a Harvard professor explains: "The decade of the Great Depression, cosmetic sales increased 25 percent." After the downturn following Sept. 11, lipstick sales doubled.

Looks like we're on track for a similar lip-color craze with this latest economic funk. The New York Times notes that in the last few months, lipstick sales have shot up 40%, and even put out a list of favorites ranging in price from the budget-conscious $1.99 to the more pricey but still affordable $55. Preferred colors for this new economy? Red is out. Neutrals are in.

Maybe you can't put lipstick on a pig. But you sure can stock up on the stuff during rough financial times.