Interestingly enough

I had an interesting conversation last week with my two doors down friend. She and I were discussing being big and being healthy. Which, by the way she kept telling me, "but you aren't that big!" Isn't she sweet??? Can I also say she is a lot smaller than yours truly and four years younger?

Anyway, while she is trying to talk me down off my ledge of not seeing the scale budge for a couple weeks, she was reassuring me that while I am not seeing the results I want, I am doing the right thing by exercising, eating right and being healthier. She is right. BUT, I want to see the results on my digital scale, dammit!!!!!!! Ha!! I also told her that I wasn't okay being a size 14, but being "fit." Maybe I'm being contradictory to myself, but at least I'm being honest???? I want the extra weight off!

It is hard when the scale doesn't move to keep the motivation and the mad drive I have. I do know my ham hocks are getting smaller, but I would like to see the weight go down. I really really wish I would have kept measurements this time. I guess I was feeling overconfident in my ability to take this as it comes and as it happens. I surprised myself this time.

My two doors down friend also has a child two months younger than Ty. She and I used to get together in my driveway everyday after Ty and I got home. Since I've been busy keeping up my non-negotiable workout schedule, I've been trying to keep up with household duties as soon as Ty and I get home instead of letting the boys play together and having "Mommy's Sanity Hour." She runs at least 5 times a week and when I am done with my workout, she is usually starting hers for the day. I can see a light on at her house when I get done working out. I've been known to ask if she worked out or not on a particular day if there is no light. Ha!! How's that for trying to sleep in and thinking no one else will notice?

I am really fortunate to have found this friend. She and I are a lot alike and so different in so many ways. We get along like sisters and that, my friends, is very hard to come by with someone you have known for so little time. Positive and healthy relationship? I think so.

We also live next door to a wonderful family. The dad of the family is quite fond of Ty and we find that we are going to have to keep a close eye on Ty because he now knows where this family keeps all of their basketballs. They are really good to him. The mom is awesome. She and her daughter make us a plate of goodies every Christmas. I am so grateful for these as I am not a baker. I'm actually pretty bad at it. They also have two sons, one that is in college and he stops by when he is home to see how much Ty has grown. Ty still knows him by name even though he doesn't see him that often. The younger son is 17. I tutor him in Spanish and being with him reminds me SO MUCH of Brett. You know, the smart ass, slightly rebellious type? I laugh and sigh and thank God Brett has matured slightly from when he and I were 17. Ha! Positive and healthy relationships? I think so.

Again, I'm busy surrounding myself with awesome people all the time. We are fortunate to have such great neighbors and extensions to our family.

Family is such a relative term. No pun intended. Family does not mean blood related. The relation is that we all have blood running through our veins. How can you really go wrong by accepting someone as family into your house and heart? Until Ty is old enough to choose whom he surrounds himself, Brett and I do that for him. The more people that love him, the better. Is there something as being loved too much? I don't think so. He has tons of honorary aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents that he shouldn't have to go a single minute feeling unloved. We're busy surrounding him with positive and healthy relationships.

Ooh! I also subscribe to get the Dali Lama's status updates. Whether or not he is actually on his laptop everyday posting good stuff about relationships, life and staying positive, is still TBD. I still love the wisdom.

I've gotten off the beaten path once again. I think I veered off when I stopped talking about my ham hocks. Let's see, yes, the ham hocks are getting smaller. I have been getting up at 4:15 routinely to accommodate a full hour workout with a couple minutes extra for water refills and to switch out DVDs. This has been working really good. Because I'm able to get in a longer workout in the morning, I don't feel the push AS MUCH to workout in the evening for a second time. I am able to get to bed a little earlier if I don't workout a second time.

Speaking of which, I'm sitting here typing this and it is WAY past my bedtime. I need to sign off for now. To all of you near and far and to my two doors down friend making something out of canned chicken, until next time... :)