Self-Improvement: Over the weekend I took advantage of Pete being around and went for a run both on Saturday and Sunday. I love this alone time so much and I don't know why I don't push myself to do it more often. I've been really wanting to lose the rest of my pregnancy weight (yes, Gracie's 15 months old but I'm still calling it pregnancy weight!) and am finally feeling motivated/capable/sick of the way I look enough to do it! I started counting points again thanks to weight watchers. I am starting to be "active" again. And lastly I've decided I'm going to work hard at cutting out the "bad" things I do too often (alcohol, dessert, watch tv, not drink enough water) and lets just hope that this is the beginning of a good thing! We'll see...maybe since I wrote it here I'll feel more accountable for it. Maybe I'll even get gutsy and take a "before" picture so I can post it next to my "after" picture soon :o)
Positive Attitude: I realized as I was out running along the pretty tree-lined streets in my neighborhood, how one of the things I love about exercising is how it provides me a quiet time to think. It is a rarity for me to have time that isn't interrupted. When I'm running (minus the running stroller) I find myself in a silent, peaceful situation that allows for some good thinking time. During this "me time" yesterday, I noticed how easily I allow myself to think negatively. Mostly of of things that I want to change about myself, my house, my habits, my parenting, my wifing. I find myself thinking of my "I wish I had this/I wish this was different/I wish I was better at" list. I think these lists are important and good for me but I realized how negative it can be if I am to focus all my thoughts on things I don't have or things I wish were different. It is important to me to be a positive person. If I'm consistently thinking negative thoughts about myself or other things in my life I'm not being the person that I want to be. Sometimes its easy to let this get away from us - especially during a particularly frustrating moment as a mommy, wife, homeowner, sister, daughter, friend...the list could go on. Let's be honest, life can throw us some lemons but all we can do is make is spectacular lemonade - at least that's type of person I want to be. It's not always easy to maintain that - but it's an ongoing goal of mine.
Sticking with my 30 Days of Thanks promise...Day #7 I'm thankful for Where I live.
Home Sweet Home: Moving to our cute little burb outside of boston has been one of the best decisions Pete and I have ever made. This town has... Great schools. Fun playgrounds. Good pizza. Pretty neighborhoods. Fun events in town (one of my fave's coming up soon: the tree lighting ceremony). A cute town center (that we can walk to! Pete likes to ask me if this is Stars Hollow enough for me? Any Gilmore Girls fans out there!?) And lastly, great neighbors. We're so lucky to live next to and near some pretty great people. I'm thankful for how easy life is thanks to our wonderful little place we call home. I can see us here years and years from now even happier than we are already. How lucky are we to be so in love with our cute little town?
For those of you craving cute pics of my little sweeties...
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| B did this whole alphabet puzzle by himself while we were at Gracie's 15 mo appointment |
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| She's a ham - posing for the paparazzi! |
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| Go Patriots! Love how cute they are in their matching jerseys! |
