Post-It Notes From The Edge

Post-It notes are a great way of communicating at work, to family and to self. The following is what I refer to as "Post-It Notes From The Edge"

You Make Me Want To Shout!

Well..............
You know you make me want to SHOUT!
Pull my hair out and SHOUT!
Stomp my feet now and SHOUT!
Put a pillow over my mouth and SHOUT!
Come on now GET OUT!
Please quit sassing me with that mouth!
Don't tell me "NO" or I am going to SHOUT!

Got you singing didn't I? Not me...I am trying not to SHOUT!



It's a phase right? Tell me, swear to me, promise me, convince me this is a phase.

The sweet little girl with a sassy mouth is just a phase. I will repeat that to myself until I believe it. (Much like I have finally convinced myself that Reese's Cups are the perfect source for protein, iron and dairy)

Phases. Boy, we have seen a lot of them in this short 3 years and 10 months of raising two children.

• The strange eating phase. Brown foods only - peanut butter, chicken, etc. The love of pepperoni and peanut butter sandwiches. The no food can touch thing. Eating the dog food like it's gourmet (that one did my confidence some good) Drink only out of a green cup.
• I am a dog phase - Once again, eating dog food (At least they have shiny hair and a healthy digestive tract) panting, barking, scratching and the licking...eww, the licking. Did I mention the chihuahua like barking that was NON-STOP! Have I ever mentioned that Buzz has had a piece of twine hanging from the back of her panties for 4 months now? Yeah, I don't like to talk about it much.
  
• The clothing phases - Does anyone remember the pink dress incident from my old blog? (You can find it here)
• Random strangeness - The oldest won't sleep in her room for fear that the bunny who lives under the bed will nibble her toes off while she sleeps (Huh?) The youngest is obsessed with wearing panties on her head (and nothing else) WonderPets wonderment (What's it gonna take...TEAMWORK) Barney (Thank heaven we are over that one already) The youngest likes to hear the sound of herself gagging and does it frequently. The oldest must have two handfuls of toilet paper when doing "The Deed." One she uses for "Down Under" and the other is used to cover her nose. (I can appreciate that)

So, what phase just makes you want to SHOUT?

We are here to pump you up!

Okay, so here's the deets, peeps:

Starting today, Tuesday November 3rd and running till January 1 (Happy New Year!!), we will be supporting, encouraging, cheering on, and holding accountable everyone who signs up...everyone who's "in"!!

Tuesdays, we'll have the MckLinky Blog Hop...today's blog hop will be to post "why" you feel like you need to jump on board this crazy train, and by linking up today, you'll be saying, "I'm in!! I'm in!!" Doing it blog hop style will let us quickly visit one anothers sites to provide supportive, encouraging comments! We will be each others personal trainer and cheerleader!

There will also be a weekly fitness goal...Set by our own personal "Fitness Guru, Keely!!"

The firsts weeks goal will be to do at least 60 30 minutes of cardio 5 days this week, starting today. If a half hour seems too easy..feel free to do more..the more hours you log, the better! Make sure you log your hours..somewhere, anywhere, make sure you write them all down. So you should log at least 150 mins!!!

Walking, running, biking, hiking, exercise videos, gym, jumping rope..It all counts...Wanna know what doesn't count...chasing after the kiddos..that's what!

On each subsequent Tuesday, your Blog Hop will be about your progress, your downfalls, your achievements, or your weaknesses...rememeber, "keep it real!" The following Tuesdays are where you will "log" your excersise hours (don't forget to write them down!!)...tell us where you're at for "meeting the goal!!"
We're here for each other... so let's hear it all!!...No sugar coating allowed!!

Thursdays will be our "Tip Day"...Keely will be providing us with a "Fitness tip or Exercise" and Mama M. will be providing a "Health Tip!" You can look forward to get fit, healthy eating tips, and even health in geneeral tips! While we plan or "cordinating" this trip together, we will likely have completely different posts up...so, we plan on doing a lot of linking back and forth to one another! We need to make sure you'll get all of the fabulous tips you deserve!

And...(ha! As if it could get any better!!)...there will be a prize for someone at the end of this gig! Likely, the person who logs the most hours of exercise will win it! We still aren't quite sure what the prize will be...but it'll be awesome! Rest assured!

And, just 'cuz we want you to know where we stand...what follows below, is our own personal reasons for taking the "Hot and Healthy Thru the Holidays" plunge!

So...let's hear it! Who's in?

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So I am in. I know the initial concern was being pregnant and possible law suits due to jumping jacks...but we will all be OK.

What motivated me to do this was due to the fact that I am "Due" in late Dec; I am "Due" for a lifestyle change...just paying my dues. This being my 3rd pregnancy in 4 years, I have suffered a lot. My boobs are more like saddlebags down by my thighs. My thighs, which were saddlebags have, scooted around back giving me a melty playdough-like buttock area. I have a turkey gobbler neck and flying squirrel wings underneath my arms. This was all before I got pregnant this third time.
Something odd happened though. I got serious and started to lose weight. Not on a diet but through better life choices. I am healthier and thinner now than I was at the tender 4 weeks stage. I want to continue this change through the duration of the pregnancy (about 7 weeks left) so that I can maintain it postpartum and finally be the Hot Mom that I know is trapped screaming silent screams under the blubber.
I did my goal today of 30 min of cardio. My aunt is a big whoo-haw in the exercise industry and I have all of her tapes/DVDs. I found a low impact one that I think is meant for geriatrics, but it was enough to get the sweat going and heart pounding.
I look forward to the accountability during these last few weeks of holiday overindulgence (especially with the excuse of eating for two) and the energy loss that is bound to come.

So to all, good luck!!!!