Why am I still awake?

I thought now might be a good time to start a blog. I always have too much to say, but now I have a spt all my own where I can rant about whatever foolish notion enters my sleep-deprived, addled brain. So here I go...

I got new hair. I think I like it. I really need to have some decent photos taken of me in my holiday dress with my hair and makeup done, but since I'm the photographer it may prove difficult. I have so little time lately for anything.

I'm really sad that I'm not doing my Christmas/Holiday card this year. I've been leaning more towards doing winter-themed New Year's cards over Christmas cards the past two years. This year I wanted to make a huge papier mache snowman and a bare tree made out of wire and have my son in pajamas interacting with the tree and snowman. I would have shot it one a royal blue backdrop. Unfortunately, my MGM spectacular cards take a lot of time and a lot of money, two things I'm short on this year. I hope that I can do it at some point just to have in my portfolio. I have so many ideas and so little time.

My mom is home from the hospital until after Christmas, and I'm glad, but I'm also worried. She seems to be much happier to be in her house with her dogs. She was scared tonight to watch my son alone even though she really wanted to. We left him for about 2 hours and I know she was really happy to have done it. I think everyone in my family depends on my son to lighten the loads we carry. Last night as I went to bed I found myself saying out loud his words-- he's not saying things perfectly yet and it's so endearing. He says "lellow" for yellow, "dia-saw" for dinosaur, "telepint" for elephant, "giwaffe" for giraffe, etc. etc. It's still amazing to me how much simple things like the way he says words or how he uses a fork like a pro make me feel so good. I've never felt this way before, and when I step back from how grueling and stressful being a mom can be, it's truly a blessing. I never thought I'd want children.

I'm having trouble staying with my healthy eating and exercise, and it's frustration. I've been getting heatburn again and I hate how my legs aren't as muscled as they were when I was walking so much. I know I need to start doing some weights and some pilates, but I'm having trouble getting started. I really have to tone up to get the results I want on top of losing the last 20 pounds. When I fall off the wagon like this, getting back on is much more difficult than if I'd stayed on in the first place.

I'm making an effort to stop dressing like a mom. When I was younger I was always dressed up-- I didn't even own a pair of jeans. Now that I'm starting to feel good about myself again, I'm realizing I want to go back to wearing skirts, dresses and fun, interesting clothing. It makes me feel good to look on the outside how I feel on the inside-- creative, quirky, and in love with pretty, interesting things.

And that is the news from the head of the Snooz. I think it's time for bed.

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Snoozan, I'm glad that you weren't able to sleep. What a heartwarming blog! I found myself smiling when you spoke about your son - children are such wonderful little beings and I take great delight when parents are able to identify the great gifts that they are able to claim as their own.
Thank you for sharing the domestic side of you life -it was enjoyable to read.

A need to share a tip with you because it isn't a commonly known fact when looking at diet etc. The wifey and I follow MaryAnn's "The Natural Way" - I won't bore you with the details unless you're interested, but it's basically a healthier way to approaching one's diet, a lifestyle of sorts which isn't a crash diet, there is no such thing as "cheating" and you are able to eat as much as you like.

Anywhoo one tip that we followed because I attended one of her lectures, I was sceptical and decided to put this tip to the test. Have a salad an hour before lunch and dinner if you are able to. Let it consist predominantly of green leafed vegetables as they're alkaline and rich in calcium (we use lettuce, parsley and baby spinach) and for your dressing, use a combination of freshly squeezed lemon juice, 3:6:9 essential fatty acid oil (ours is a combination of flaxseed, extra virgin coconut, pumpkinseed and grapeseed oils) and a dash of preservative free soy sauce (the sauce assists with the absorption of the essential fatty acids). In short.

Since the salad is calcium rich, and the body functions best with an alkaline PH level in the bloodstream, it means that the metabolism, hormones, immune system etc functions optimally.

Well, just from doing this, we were blown away by the results. Higher energy levels, the wifey lost 20 lbs in two weeks, the oils helps build up muscle mass so my muscles are growing including my getting a six pack and I don't even go to gym. Another thing that I noticed is that I am a fellow heartburn sufferer and since doing this, my heartburn has been a thing of the past.

I hope that there's something in this that may be of help to you.

Merry Christmas to you and your family and may the New Year ring in much happiness, love and prosperity!
 
I'm so glad you mum made it back safely from the hospital.

And me too -- I want to stop dressing so much like a mum. Because I work on the computer, I can get away with wearing my gym clothes all day -- that's even worse than jeans!!!! I need the Fashion Police in my house, to tell me, "Fashion, please!"

So, I'm gonna work on that too. ;-)

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Best wishes for the holidays.
 
Hooray for mum coming home!

I feel you on the diet. I need to shed 130 pounds. I'm already 40 down so just 90 more to go.

I love ya Snoozan.
 

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