Single Mom-ing It...

...for 2 weeks.  It might as well be an eternity, for real.

Since we've moved to "the big city" Charlie has stepped up his game around the house...and frankly, I have started bowing out of the "homemaker" game BIG TIME.

Let me paint you a picture of how bad it is.

I haven't done laundry since we moved here.  Okay, ONCE I put a load in and then Charlie unloaded it because I did it wrong and rewashed it.  I don't do laundry anymore.

I found a FAB-O app that lets me make an awesome schedule and grocery list (my special talent..lists and organizing) and then it connects to Charlie's phone and HE does all the shopping now.  Like, ALL of it.

I don't really do that much cleaning....Charlie on his days off gets a lot of it done as well.  Plus he has started cooking.

So basically I am used to doing nothing but my computer-based job all day.

And now my star homemaker-man is going away for a mancation with my dad for 2 looong weeks.  I am pretty sure we will run out of clothes, groceries and clean dishes while he is gone.  Plus I am relatively certain my sanity will have a very short expiration date.

I'm trying to psych myself into it, you know?  Pinning stuff about how to handle life as a single parent, scheduling work and kids and household stuff while not dying of exhaustion and hopefully getting workouts in still?  Impossible?  Probably. 

I give it three days before I m in bed 24/7 watching full seasons of Pretty Little Liar and teaching my kids to order Pizza online.

Anyone else taking bets?

Admitting I have a problem...

...with updating my blog.  Geez, what were you expecting?

I'd like to start out by acknowledging that it has been a little while since I updated this blog.

Like maybe a year.

Or two.

Or three.

Whatever.  As I scan the titles of my previous posts I realize not that much has changed.....I still love designer purses, I still WANT to be a morning person and from time to time the wheels of my life STILL fall off.

On we go.

We are adjusting to our new big city life.  We have relocated temporarily - (I think) to the big city of Starbucksland - for real, they must have built a zillion since I moved away the first time.

Charlie has a new gig with more regular hours which actually kind of sucks ONLY because I got WAY more sleep when he did shift work...I mean seriously.  The snoring is seriously out of control here.  I'm headed in for custom ear plugs and he is headed into the dentist and I hav  a glimmer of hope that one of these days I might get to sleep through the night again.  Maybe.

The lack of sleep and constantly being woken up almost reminding me of having a new baby.

Actually, Charlie and I have been joking about that lately.  In a "how terrible would that be" kind of way.  In that same joking way we made him an appointment with a special man-doctor next week to make sure we aren't ever laughing all the way to the delivery room and starting from scratch again.  NOT funny.

I'm loving my job with Big Fat Fitness (not the real name) but still kind of awesome, yeah?  I'm getting my workouts in as I am preparing for a half marathon in Jauary with my bestie Mandy.  We are headed to California to run along the coast.  Fabulous.  You know you have the RIGHT best friend when she calls you and asks you if you want to run a race in California.  And then emails you a boarding pass an hour later.  She is fabulous.

Travel is something I get to do lots of - I'm off again tomorrow to a gorgeous little city to visit with some Big Fat Fitness coworkers.  The best part of my job are these mini-momcations (I mean business trips) where I visit with adults all day, workout as long as I want and then either get room service or takeout sushi into my super peaceful and clean hotel room and watch a movie or TV show I never can  squeeze in at home.

Rough life, I know. ;)

Well if anyone is still out there now that we're caught up we can get into the better stuff later - I'm watching Monsters U with my little people tonight (please tell me I'm not the only mother who HATES watching kids shows.....)

If you're looking for a blog written by a supermom who LOVES being a mom more than anything on earth and eats, breathes and sleeps her children you're IN THE WRONG PLACE.

If you're a mom who is in the throws of motherhood, barely keeping head above water let alone trying to balance nutrition and exercise...Welcome.  That's what this blog is about.If you like realism, feel free to join me as I'm rounding the corner to middle age with a house full of mini-people, a job, a serious sweet tooth and a SERIOUS ANXIETY about being a fat frumpy mom.

Don't Get Me Wrong

I'm not a fat frumpy mom.  Not even close.  I think I might even still be borderline sexy..but I think that's what a lot of older women think as they strut down the street dressed COMPLETELY inappropriately for their age thinking they're super hot.

I work out a lot.  Like crazy.  Being healthy and everything is awesome, but I'm not gonna lie - my MAIN motivation is to look good.  Not only good, even.  Just BETTER than everyone I hang out with.  Kinda rude?  Maybe.  Honest?  Yep.

This looks fun....

Anyone in for tomorrow morning?

Oh, Monday.

Let me just make this very clear.  Usually I LOVE Mondays.  Actually, it's my favorite day of the week. Fresh starts, back on schedule and routines and a day back to the gym after a (usually) very calorie filled Sunday.

Today *started* out okay.  Usual early morning gym sess...but then the wheels fell off.  This morning was CRAZY and behind schedule...I still can't figure out why! And right as we were running out the door already late for school my STUPID loaner piece of crap car BROKE.

I've been without a vehicle for over a month...a family member borrowed my vehicle and hit a deer and the insurance company wrote it off.  Since then we've been waiting for Charlie's mechanic to get another vehicle fixed up for me to use and while we wait he let us borrow one of his vehicles.  And then Charlie goes out of town for a week and now it breaks down.  Awesome.

I hate it when mornings are stressful.  Growing up in a house full of kids mornings were usually pretty chaotic.  I usually do everything I can to make sure that doesn't happen for my kids, but this morning was a write off and I've felt guilty about it all day long.

Luckily, things have turned around! :)  I went "into town" with my favorite person on earth - my Gram.  I got a ton of groceries and when I came home my uncle had fixed my vehicle. Phew.  A relief.  Now I can wait for my kids to get home with a house full of snacks and some Timbits for for dessert.  I can still make this happen! :)

Monday might have won this morning...but the rest of the day is MINE! :)

The BEST salad!

Yes, I took a picture of the menu...lame, I know, but I really wanted to try to make it again later.  It was FABULOUS!

I had an excellent weekend.  Granted, to most it wouldn't sound very fun, but I loved it!

J coming home was awesome...he was VERY different though.....mostly good different.  Hopefully he will loosen up a little bit in the coming weeks.

The rest of the weekend was spent with THIS GIRL.

Ray Ray.  We had a great time doing 1000 Calorie sessions at the gym, eating sushi and just relaxing around.  We also did a bit of shopping and she helped me pick out a super cute sweater that I never would have even THOUGHT about looking at and I LOVE IT!

Miss B. got to go to her cousin's birthday party and had a fabulous time.  I'm not gonna lie, I'm kind of jealous of what a great mom my SIL is sometimes....I don't think ONE of my kids got a birthday party this year.  Yah, I kind of suck.  Oh well...maybe 2012 will be my year. LOL!

I've been really using MY FITNESS PAL to count every calorie and track all of my workouts....I have a goal weight I want to be by my BIG milestone birthday.

It doesn't seem to be working.

But I'll keep going.  It's only been a couple of weeks.

I've learned over the years that my REALY WEAKNESS is these:

When I'm craving a treat, this is the only things that will really work....I will try lots of other things but I won't be satisfied until I get one of these.

With that said....I probably shouldn't have bought THREE BAGS of THESE:

Deadly. I love that I talk about salads and peanut butter cups in the same post.

Have a fabulous, FREEZING Sunday! :)