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Wednesday, August 10, 2005
I really am more cheerful than this entry would imply
Things I don't want to do today, but must:
- Catch up with laundry, again, before it gets to be too daunting a job
- Clean the kitchen. Ugh. One corner of one of our (admittedly generous, for the size of our kitchen) counters is completely taken over by T's clutter. Some of it is stuff that he sets down there and abandons. Most of it is stuff that he sets down somewhere else in the house, but I later corral in "his spot" so that he'll deal with it. Every few months, either I empty the corner into a box and put it in his garage, or he spends an evening going through the pile and putting everything away. Then, for a few days, it's actually worthwhile to clean the kitchen, because I can get it really clean. (Don't think I'm being critical of T here. He's way neater than I am by nature. And yes I've heard of Flylady, BTDT, the thing is that Flylady doesn't account for a beloved spouse whose things are not yours to throw away or mess with too much).
- Avoid eating everything in the house. (Yes, Rachel's on 1300 calories a day again. Rachel had a very unhappy scale moment when she got home from Morro Bay* and is determined to regain control. sigh.)
*Morro Bay was a wee bit of a disappointment this year. It was nice to see the family (which, let's face it, happens every week at home anyway), and to have T off work, and to have no projects or chores beckoning to us. And the food was, of course, really really good. But the sun never came out, and yet I managed to get one of the worst sunburns of my notably sunburn-ridden career. The campground was really noisy at night, and we were only there for three days/two nights. Worth going, but we're definitely hoping for better weather and stuff next time.
Things that have annoyed me so far this week:
- "Finding Nemo". The kids checked this out of the library and I was reminded yet again why we don't own it. Enough with the "kids know everything, so parents, shut up and quit trying to protect them" nonsense. Sheesh. Yeah, my five-year-old has madd decision-making skillz, doesn't yours?
- "Tom and Jerry: The Movie". Ditto with the checked out of the library thing. THEY TALK. Ugh.
- The way the National Weather Service keeps teasing us with slightly cooler temperatures, far away in the weekly forecast (ooh! next Tuesday the high temp in the local range is only supposed to be 99!) but then, as the days get closer, the numbers go up. It will be a hundred and five on Christmas, I am convinced of this.
- Working hard to help C clean her room so her friends could come over, while C kept getting sidetracked and playing/staring into space (definitely her mother's child, that one), only to have the room destroyed completely within five minutes of the friends' arrival
- I had several other things on this list when it was merely floating around in my head, but God has mercifully allowed me to forget them. Thank you.
Fortunately, life is still more than good. I've been carving out lots of time for reading (see above re: laundry). Our chapter summaries are done for tonight -- we did them yesterday like good boys and girls. My parents are coming over for supper before Bible study (see above re: cleaning the kitchen). I've been going for nice evening walks, and if I bribe C with a trip to the elementary-school playground, she'll come with me. Things are peachy-keen marriage-wise, like they almost always are, and we haven't had any disasters worse than a pile of books falling off LT's bed and landing on my foot (which is the sort of thing that I think only happens to me). So I can't complain, except sometimes I do anyway because I'm a dork.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd better get out of my jammies and wring something productive out of myself.
Comments
We're actually having a *whole week* with highs in the high 90s - normally I think we're noticeably hotter than you, so I'm enjoying it while it lasts. There are actual *clouds* up there.
On the other hand, a 1300 calorie diet sounds a bit low. I think they recommend not cutting calories by more than 500, so that *might* be all right if you normally eat 1800, but it still sounds ont he low side for someone who moves around most of the day.
Posted by: dichroic at August 10, 2005 02:21 PM
I read that a woman who is considered "obese" by "scientific" standards and wants to lose weight, she should eat no more than 1200 calories a day and then after the weight is off, she can keep it off with 1500 as long as she exercises. 1300 sounded high to me, (I wish I could eat that much)...However I think with your activity level it is perfect. I know men get to eat much more. Lucky sons of guns. What I don't get is how you are supposed to burn more calories than you consume to lose the weight in the first place. How can that be healthy? I know it works out somehow, but I just can't figure it out.
Posted by: jenn at August 10, 2005 10:58 PM
Man, that stinks about Morro Bay. I know you were so looking forward to it. :( Bleh.
Your point about Finding Nemo is true of so many movies made for children. It makes me ill.
Posted by: Kristen at August 17, 2005 05:30 AM
