Monday was pretty standard. The girls were off to my in-laws, we were off to work. Coming off of a limited work week last week, I knew I was in for one heck of a week at work. 5 days, an overflowing in-box and many e-mails to deal with. But, at least the week should go quickly. I finally called to schedule my MRI...I thought it would take some time to get in, but they had a few openings this week...Thursday is the big day. I don't really expect anything to come of it, but it's still pretty nerve-wracking. After work, it was a usual night...I got my workout in, made dinner, a little play time, baths and bed. Sticking with the meal plan I'm following, I attempted spaghetti squash for the second time. Again, it didn't go well - I REALLY wish I had the taste buds for healthy food - just have to keep working at it though.
BFF's!
Not much to report on for Tuesday. The girls were off to school, we were off to work. I had a million meetings today - I HATE days like that. Olivia spent most of the day in Pre-K - just a couple more weeks and she'll be there full time. Crazy! The highlight of my day was passing a stupid level on Candy Crush that I've been stuck on FOREVER. Seriously, way too obsessed with that game.
Wednesday started off on a pretty good note. I've been following my diet and exercise plan since last Monday (I know it's not long, but it's a start!), and I've feeling really good. I feel strong, I can already visibly see differences already, I'm subconsciously making better choices. I haven't had a Diet Dew/caffeine since I started, and I feel like I'm passed the addiction to it. I cheated, and I stepped on the scale today. I'm not recording the results, but they were VERY good, and definitely helped my motivation to keep on track. Very proud of myself today. It's been so hard to get myself back on track and find that motivation, so it feels really good. Other than that, nothing too exciting to report on. Our days were pretty normal. Olivia spent the day in Pre-K again. We had some dinner, I got my workout in and we spent the night relaxing together.
Thursday went well. It was MRI day for me. The scan wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I don't really have an issue with small spaces, so that didn't bother me. It was loud, but the earplugs helped enough. I just didn't like not being able to move (because you aren't supposed to, not because of the small space). It went faster than I expected though. Now we just wait. I don't know if I posted last week, but the blood-work I had done all came back normal...no Vitamin D deficiencies, no issues with my Thyroid. I haven't had any headaches this week, so maybe the diet changes are helping. We'll see. I stopped home after the appointment to get my workout in quick and relax for a few minutes before picking up the girls. They had another great week. The Preschool teachers said Amelia has been doing great in the new class, and has been playing more with the other kids lately, which is great news. It sounds like she did well with Olivia away at Pre-K so much this week, so that's good news too. I'm so glad they've become so adaptive. We spent some time playing outside when we got home. The girls picked me some "flowers" (dandelions) and played on the swing set for a while. We had some dinner while Christian cut the grass (yay, finally a break from the rain!) and fertilized. It was bedtime before we knew it!
Friday was kind of a long day. It was FINALLY Friday workwise, so that was great news. The weather was decent, and it's Friday before the Holiday, so it was pretty dead in the building. But, I got a ton done, so that's sometimes a welcomed relief. I did get my MRI results back mid-morning. The results aren't super great, but I'm holding off on discussing it publicly until we get more information. For now, I'm waiting for the the Radiologist to call me to schedule another scan, a CT scan this time. I'm guessing I'll be able to get in some time next week since it was pretty quick last time, so we'll see. Of course that was pretty much stuck on my mind on all day, but I pushed through and got through the day. The girls were with my mom today. They spent some time feeding the ducks at the lake, and roaming around the zoo (apparently many of the animals were sleeping and/or hiding, and they were NOT happy about that). They were still passed out when I got there, so my mom and I chatted for a while. Christian got off work a tad early...he and Lorenzo got to work on the garden (this was about the only decent day in our forecast this weekend, so they had to take advantage). We ended up tilling another plot to plant pumpkins and watermelons in - apparently they get pretty wild, so we wanted to keep them away from the rest of the stuff. In the original plot, we planted cantaloupe, strawberries, cucumbers and leeks. My friend from work is going to give us some big pots they don't need anymore, for the deck. We're going to use one for tomatoes, one for tomatillos and one for jalapenos and herbs. We'll hopefully get those planted on next Tuesday. We were all pretty exhausted by bedtime, but ready for a nice long weekend!
Today I got Lilac's instead - MUCH better!
Mr Goldfinch stops by once in a while...
Garden #1 - Strawberries, spinach, leeks, cantaloupe and cucumbers
Garden #2 - watermelon and pumpkins
Saturday was a busy day around the house. Christian didn't have to work, so I took advantage of his presence, and put him on dad duty. I quickly got the upstairs picked up and dishes done, then took to the downstairs. I haven't cleaned the basement in quite some time...the playroom, the spare room and the living room were just a disaster - two tiny tornadoes have just ripped it apart over the last couple months. So, I watched some Hulu (currently obsessed with "Scandal") and got my clean on. It took me pretty much all morning and afternoon, but everything looks great again. Now, we just need to be more diligent about making the girls clean up after themselves. Christian vacuumed the upstairs, scrubbed the stove, cleaned the entry and attempted to keep the girls under control. They were fighting ALL day today, which always makes for a nice, stressful day. Christian and Lorenzo were back to working on the garden when the girls went down for their naps. They laid down some fertilizer and built a fence for the original garden area - we have LOTS of bunnies around here, than I'm sure are already sniffing out the area. Once the watermelons and pumpkins start sprouting, they'll build a fence around that area as well. I'm excited to have everything going. Now, if we could just get some sunshine and decent weather, we might be good to go! So, while they did that, I took a break from cleaning the basement and hung out with the girls. We played, ate some dinner and watched a movie. I finally got the basement vacuumed (the final touch) and the girls were off to bed. Nothing too exciting.
Garden #1 Caged in and Ready to Grow!
Sunday was a pretty fun day. With our housecleaning yesterday, I didn't have too many "Sunday Chores" to do this week, which was nice. Since I'm off work tomorrow, I plan on doing laundry then, so we had a pretty low-key morning. I got my workout in and showered. We ate some lunch and Amelia went down for a nap. Olivia and I were off to see "Epic" with Bella and her mom, Sara. It was a pretty good movie, but a little hard and maybe a little too much action for 4 year old's, but they seemed to like it. Olivia and I split a popcorn and Icee - well, she hoarded most of it, and was very upset when it was gone. LOL. Christian and Mariano hung out while we were away. Amelia was still napping when we got home, so I made some cookies quick, and we were off and running again when she woke up. We mat Bella's family at Red Robin for dinner - we'd never been there before, it was actually really good. We'll definitely have to go back there. After dinner, we were off to their house to watch the soccer game and hang out for the night. We had some ice cream, the girls played the night away and we had lots of laughs. It was a very fun evening - a good distraction from everything else. We got home VERY late, and were all pretty much off to bed right away. Fingers crossed for a late wake-up call tomorrow!
With that, we're ready to tackle another week. We're both off work tomorrow, and Friday is my day off, so I'm pretty excited for the short week. And, I'll hopefully get in for the CT scan and get some more answers. Until next week!
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