Running a Race

My mom always says "do you feel like your running a race all the time?" I would have to agree with her. I do feel like many days I'm running a race and the occasional day when there isn't much to do, I feel like sleeping! I haven't blogged for awhile! Nothing extra special has been happening but I've felt the stress of every day life creep up on me and find that I haven't had time to do the things I really enjoy doing.

I was looking at my girls and boy :) clothes a couple of weeks ago and they are stained and worn and getting small and decided I needed to go through all the summer clothing from last year and figure out what I need. My daughter Hailey mentioned to me that it would be fun to get a few cute things that weren't just plain old t-shirts (lol). She's getting older and very much aware of how she looks and is starting to get her own style. So, I guess now I have to be more aware of where I shop now...to some degree. All I have to say is I hate shopping, especially for clothes! Finding a good deal and something in the size I need and that will be good quality is so flippin hard! I love Old Navy, but sometimes their styles are weird and some things I get there last, and sometimes they don't. My girls always get holes in their jeans when I get them from Old Navy or from Target, so I get their jeans at Walmart, believe it or not and I save big time, too! I also love all their cute t's and their cheap too...so that's a great place to go. I've been getting a cute catalog from a clothing store called "Justice; a clothing store for girls". I decided to go and check it out. They had way cute stuff...a little on the pricey side of things but not as expensive as Gap but a little more than Old Navy. My SIL Traci went with me and helped me find some cute things. They have the cutest earrings and Hailey and Abby just went crazy when I brought them home a cute dress and a super cute shirt and a couple pairs of earrings! The rest of their spring stuff came from Walmart! I just don't see how people can spend so much money on clothing! I see girls wearing the cutest things, I'm sure found at places like Gymboree and other designer clothing stores and yes, they're cute and you can even find good deals from time to time, but there is just no way I can spend that kind of money on clothing for 4 kids! So, oddly, much of my time has been going through all the clothing in the house and getting rid of the stuff that doesn't fit and throwing out the stuff that isn't suitable to give away. It was a BIG job!

I'm meeting with a personal trainer on Friday at my gym. There are many trainers over there, many of them are guys or girls that are twigs and show off too much skin, but there is one trainer that isn't built super skinny and I've been watching her and I wanted to meet with her to see what she suggests. I'm one of those girls who is not a twig, number one, and it is so flippin hard for me to lose weight and trim down! I work out at least 6 times a week and many times I'll go in the evening with Dan as well, working out twice a day a couple of times a week. I love to exercise and feel good and strong doing so. I also would like to think that I eat well too, I've sworn off bad food, especially the sweet stuff for months at a time to not lose a pound. I've seen my doctor as well and all her suggestions didn't make a dent either...so I'm coming to terms that I'm just one of those bigger girls and maybe this trainer will help me turn it to some serious muscle that shows:) Hows that for vain (lol). We'll see.

I love this spring weather! I'm going to be out in my garden this next week getting it ready and planting peas. I'm so excited to get my hands in the dirt! I love working in the yard and growing my own veggies! It's so liberating and I feel like one of the pioneers...haha!

I had a super neat Enrichment night a couple of weeks ago and I really want to share it with you, but am waiting for my mom to em me the pics. I will give you details on that in my next post...it was really moving! Enjoy Easter!