Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Looking Back and Moving Forward

August 15, 2021

I’m thinking it might be nice to do a weekly review for awhile. I’m also doing a weekly self reflection in my planner to kind of get my goals on if you will. As I’ve said before, I’m a great planner but putting things into action I’m not and I want to change that. So, hopefully these two things will help get me moving.

So, it was a rough week as far as healing from my tooth surgery. Eating has been limited to mushy foods but now I’m branching out to slightly chewier substances. It’s not easy and I’m trying to let that area of my mouth heal, but I’m worried I’m babying it more than I should. The pain has subsided though, and it’s getting easier every day to eat a little more normally.

I think I mentioned that I lost a couple pounds right away as well and that has kept up due to very low calorie eating days. I’m almost back down to where I was at the beginning of the year and so the plan is to get on track to keep that weight loss up. And that means eating properly. I need to get back to whole foods and eating three good meals to start.

I also thought about creating a personal wellness plan and I found an article about how to do that and it’s just like that Mom Operating Manual book – Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise, Water. The other part of it is to track and see where the problems are and get them to where they should be. I bought this book so I can keep track of problems as well as progress. That way I’ll have a clearer picture of how I’m doing and how to adjust.

In other news, the tree people came out and got the tree work done. There’s just a little finishing up to do and then I can get some people in here to start a maintenance plan to get the yards where I want them to be and also to plan how I’d like my outdoor space to be.

Speaking of outdoors, I looked out the bathroom skylight last night and saw the moon. That’s when I realized that I haven’t noticed it in months. That’s how crazy life has been this year. I really need to start spending some time outside or even just noticing the sunsets and sunrises and moon phases again. We had some general thunderstorms on Friday and it was really soothing. I live in an area of the country where wild weather is the norm, so this was a treat. All that to say it’s time to get back out in nature because when I do I’m better for it.

My youngest daughters started their senior year on Thursday as well. I have to say as much as I do miss them (not to mention the worry with this pandemic still raging), I’m enjoying the quiet in the house too. I even had a couple hours to myself one afternoon and that was nice. I relaxed a little and then did some financial stuff I needed to get done. What I need to do here is spend that time alone with more intention. Whether it’s reading, writing, exercising, just sitting outside, I need to stop the mindless things of tv and internet and focus on things I really want to do. I think that goes back to the planning and not doing thing I’m stuck in. It’s time to make some things happen.

Okay so that was last week and my planner is pretty blank this week except for kids’ work schedules so I need to take my own advice in the previous paragraph and get intentional about my goals and ideas and such. September is right around the corner and I like to use it as another new year – a new beginning. Hope you have some blank space in your calendar for doing either just what you like or for what you need to do. Let’s live life and not just move through each day like drones – we were made for more than that. Pax Christi.

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In Review

August 10, 2021

It was a busy and painful week last week. I ended up at the dentist office on Wednesday with a very hurty tooth and on Friday my two crappy teeth were taken out. I spent the weekend recuperating so the usual Library and Tea Party on Saturday was out and my long awaited Mom’s Day Out on Sunday as well. On the other hand I’ve lost 2 pounds since Friday because I can only eat mushy or liquid foods. Not sure if that’s really a thing to celebrate but I’ll take it.

On the other hand I made a lot of calls to try to get back on track with the house problems. Still waiting on getting the tree work done and not happy about that because it’s been a month and there are two major things that still need doing. It was a two day job and it’s taken over a month. UGH.

On the brighter side, I ordered several books from Thrift Books and so there were a lot of lovely packages rolling in. I also ordered some very basic clothing pieces from LL Bean. Not sure if I’d order from there again (they charge you $6.50 for returns unless you have their credit card) but I do like the clothes so we’ll see. Still trying for that capsule wardrobe.

Yesterday my daughters and I made a quick library trip and had the tea party anyway since the oldest one was off work. Also went to Ulta and bought a few things using my racked up points – at least I got that in (that was part of the Mom’s Day Out plan).

Today I’m feeling much better and will try to get some of the nagging housework things done. We’re also gearing up for back to school here and so my girls need to get their stuff ready for that. We bought all the school supplies last month on a very low key early morning when no one was in the store, so the girls just need to get everything ready to go. It is my twins’ senior year and it’s hard to believe that just like that *snaps fingers* we’re winding up this chapter in their lives. I didn’t think I’d make it through the we’re not homeschooling anymore years, but I did and it’s turned out to be mostly a very good thing for the kiddos. Can’t say I love the school and it’s politics but academically it’s not been bad.

Oh, I almost forgot! I actually made a one month meal plan at the beginning of August! And – drum roll please – I have been sticking with it! I’m proud of myself on this one and it makes every day so much easier knowing what we’re having for dinner. Now, the plan is, starting in September, to cook out of Nigella Lawson’s books and I think I’ll start with “Kitchen”. I’ve been watching the videos and most of the meals are quick and easy and look very good. It’s a long overdue dream of mine and it’s going to become reality.

Well, I’d better get rolling for the day as there’s plenty to do per usual. Have a great day everyone! Pax Christi.

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