Fluttering

Us FLYbabies call it fluttering when we're striving to keep up our routines, however imperfectly! I think that's pretty accurate for what I'm accomplishing. My dishes are done. My kitchen is (mostly) clean, I took out the trash and cleaned the bathroom. I dressed to my shoes. I made my bed. I took out everything that didn't belong in my bedroom. I'm fluttering, alright, but I'm not giving up! My living room, extra room, and Sarah's toy room are all disasters and Sarah threw all her books out of her bookcase in her bedroom. I guess three out of four rooms isn't too bad. And it's certainly an improvement from just 3 weeks ago. I'll keep fluttering as long as it takes until I'm FLYing! I want to establish a "house of order" for my family. That phrase comes to my mind often as I pray and study. Heavenly Father wants us to have the peace and ease of living in an orderly environment. I want to work on the 5 minute "room rescues" that Flylady suggests. Five minutes at a time is most certainly doable! That's my goal for tomorrow. Five minute room rescues in all the 4 rooms that are not in order. I'll report back tomorrow evening.

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Today was not a good day for Lent resolutions :) I woke up around 6:15 with Sarah to several inches of snow outside and it was still coming down. I knew we would not be driving to Fort Morgan to do our grocery shopping! I stayed in my pajamas til around 1 pm, didn't do my dishes or make my bed. I guess it wasn't a total loss. I DID put away the dishes I did last night, swept the snow off the front porch, got dressed to my shoes (even if it was a liiiiitle late), and washed some of Sarah's stuffed animals I was afraid of catching the plague from. Some of my habits were not broken. I think I need to give myself a little leeway on some things. Being pregnant means that no matter how well I treat my body, there will be days when I am sick or exhausted and pushing myself to do everything I planned will only make it worse. I'm beginning to realize this a little late in the pregnancy. "But, Sybil," you might ask, "weren't you pregnant once already? Didn't you know this?" Answer: No. With Sarah I was able to lay around all day without worrying about a two year old destroying the house. I could nap all day if I wanted. It's quite different this time around. I am glad for the challenge, though, because I'm also learning that I can always do SOME things, even if it's only 5 minutes at a time.

Flylady

I wrote about giving up procrastination in my last post. For the past two weeks I've been striving to keep my house clean. I try to keep my bathroom counters cleared and wiped down. I try to keep my dishes done and my kitchen sink shiny. I make my bed every day and try to get dressed to my shoes so I'm ready for any errands or emergencies that might come up. I've been doing my laundry consistently, even throwing in a load NOT on my "laundry day" and I can't believe the difference this makes! I love Flylady.net! Best program ever. It has taught me that I can do anything for 15 minutes and that small changes can make a big difference. I am going to try to keep adding routines and stick with the ones I've already established for the entire 40 days of Lent. I've been reading my scriptures and saying my prayers every day and that helps with ALL my other resolutions! Including being more patient with Sarah. I hope that I can keep up all the hard work!

Well, I might be dieting after all...

My doctor's office called today. I have to go in for a 3 hour blood glucose level test. Apparently, my numbers were a little high with the one hour test. If I have gestational diabetes I'll have to go on a diet! No sugar! We'll see. I am really hoping I don't have it. Wish me luck!

Random

This is a weird and random post, but I had no other outlet to post my new discovery on. Kate Moss has revealed her gray hair and I think she is beautiful. She has a kind of wise and weary delicacy that reminded me of a favorite graphic novel character from my youth. See for yourself.

Misery

It's official. I am now vomiting more than I am eating. I can barely hold down water before 6pm. It wasn't this bad with Sarah. I am going to go stay with my mom for 2 weeks and hope that's enough time for it to pass. My child has become feral and lives off anything she can reach from the refrigerator, so I figure she could use a visit to Grandma's as much as I can. I'm hoping it's twins so I don't have to do this again. I'm not sure why this pregnancy is so tough. It could be my weight or my advancing years. Either way, I'm determined to be in much better shape before I decide to get pregnant again.

Still haven't done my pregnancy workout video. But I have lost 10 pounds. Most of which is probably due to atrophy. I can really feel the loss of muscle tone in my back so I'm looking forward to being able to exercise. I might try just some simple yoga to strengthen my core so when my belly starts protruding my back won't kill me. I'm not just nauseated anymore, I've actually started throwing up, so that's always fun. We're having the missionaries over for dinner tonight. Wish me luck being able to clean the house and make dinner without throwing up 50 more times!