Friday, February 13, 2015

The Long Weekend Ahead...

Gearing up for another BLIZZARD this weekend... Comical really; because there physically is no more room for snow. Our driveway resembles a large shoe box with the end cut off. The dog has no where to go in the back yard... The road out front is down to one lane... At least the roof is clear so I don't have that to worry and we are one day closer to SPRING...

My weekly sister workouts have been suspended for the foreseeable future. The snow and negative temperatures make running outside impossible. I miss it a lot - the workout and my sisters! I'm not a fan of weekend spin so I'm not sure what I will do for exercise. It's so hard to motivate myself to go to the gym... I really hate the cold so much! I wish I had a workout partner. I walk every weekday morning with my neighbor. If it weren't for her, I would probably stay in bed. I need a similar buddy for the gym... Funny how I can be accountable and responsible to someone else, but not to myself?

I'm grocery shopping tonight so I'll try and plan out an actual list... My teen eats horribly - much like her father. My youngest is actually more thoughtful about food, though I worry as she gets older... I buy healthy options (yogurt, veggies, fruit..) which they eat and then add to it with chips and crap the DH brings home... I don't know how to manage it... We are not on the same page and it's frustrating. Alas, I will not relent. I'll make healthy meals, I'll stick to my plan and continue to provide the food and the encouragement to eat healthy to my kids. As the teen matures, I hope she will see the light. As for the DH... I am not responsible for his choices and I have to work harder to not be so affected by them.

Life is a journey and we are learning every day how to navigate it. I have to remind myself daily. I love my dog and my kids and the DH for all their quirks regardless of how much I complain.


2 comments:

Wendy said...

Wow, that sounds so hard to me, a constant supply of crap food RIGHT IN YOUR HOUSE! And giving it to your kids! For me, wow, that is really teaching them the wrong habits. It is his right to parent as he sees fit, as their father, I'm not second guessing that, it's just SUCH a different value than mine (and yours, it sounds like), this would be SO HARD for me to deal with. I am proud of you for doing this every single day. If I had this food in my home every day? I could never do as well as I do.
I am sorry you have to deal with this. GREAT JOB on finding a path through.
Hope the snow this weekend is little to none. This is a rough winter!

Wendy said...

I'm thinking about you in this last snow. Clearing my drive was bad enough without having to get on (or worry about) the roof! Hope you did OK where you are.