Surgery and other little reflections

My tonsillectomy is less than two weeks away and I can't believe that I am excited about it. I am very likely going to be eating those words in a few weeks, but I am just so focused on all of the benefits that I am likely to receive from going through this ... #1 is easier breathing ... I just can't wait! Bring on the pain so that I can get to recovery fast!!

On another note, I love my daughter's Co-op preschool. It's just such a happy, social place full of cuteness (the things the kids do and say) and the other parents are just so awesome. Today I showed up at preschool to assist and I was unprepared to stand out in three feet of snow (I didn't know we were taking the kids out in the snow first thing) ... so I jokingly asked if anyone (the parents dropping kids off) wanted to trade me shoes for a few hours! I was joking, but someone readily volunteered their boots to me and we wore each others' footwear for a few hours while I worked in the class. How cool is that????

As far as my housekeeping goals, they are just a work in progress. I continue to aspire to being a more decluttered, picked-up type of mom. My laundry is in a "decent" place, although far from done, and the kids do have too many toys and too many clothes (my biggest laundry challenge). Other than that though, I am not too much of a clutter mongrel in general. I have been able to get through my own clothes, books, piles and doo-dads fairly quickly. I think keeping the kids involved in the pick ups will be a key to my sanity, as well as continuing to focus on decluttering toys the little ones no longer play with.

As for my eating and exercise goals, well, it's a daily challenge. I am learning my weak moments and I think as long as I don't let myself get unconcious about my eating ... and as long as I keep taking the actions I have listed here in my blog for the most part, I can stay with a better lifestyle than I was following before. I am only looking for better health, not perfection .... so, not a bad thing. I have found that I have an addiction to certain hard candies. I am considering giving up conversation hearts and root beer barrels more permanently. I find that I cannot stop eating these when they are in my house .... crazy huh?!

As for exercise, I cannot wait to walk outside as soon as Spring begins to show itself. That is my favorite cardio exercise. I admit that the treadmill bores me to tears even though I have learned how to read a magazine while walking on it. I do love the weight machines though at the health club. Weight training is my anchor exercise (what I do at least twice per week even if I don't do any other exercise). The exciting this is that I can tell that I am firmer and stronger. I have lost some weight. I am still overweight. But, the improvement is energizing. The challenge here will be when I have to stop the exercise for awhile to recover from my surgery ... it is a great thing that Spring is coming to remind me of my goals!