Beyond Friday...22 Days and Counting...

Phew...made it through the week...and with great success!  Maybe more about that in a later post...

I am kind of bummed I've been inside all weekend.  I'm not much of an outdoors person, but this weather has been beautiful.  So why was I not outside?  The dreaded "T" word...taxes...yes, spent the whole day Saturday working on taxes...got them done, filed and all of last year's tax stuff ready to be put into the box that's in line for rotation this year!  Ahhh...feels good to have it done.  Why, besides the good feeling of having it done and not dreading it for the next two months, did I do them so early this year?  Glad you asked...

...that would be the reason behind the title of this post...22 days and counting...until the 'official' due date of Baby Trindon...our first grandchild.  I chose this date to blog about this because it was 22 years ago (plus a few months) that our own precious bundle arrived.  I'm sure every new grandparent feels this way, but it seems like only yesterday we were finding out we were pregnant.  I remember calling my parents on the phone to tell them the good news; I remember the exact location I was when I felt the first movement; I remember the fear/joy/anticipation of being at the hospital waiting for that child to be born; I remember waiting to hear if it was a boy or girl (we were still in the dark ages...we chose not to know with the first one!)...and the first thing the doctor said was, "Look at all that red hair," followed by "It's a girl!"  The first cry, the first laugh, the first step, the first (of many!) words...where have all the years gone since my babies were babies?  So, with great anticipation, I'm counting down the days until I get to meet my precious grandson...Little T, you've already captured my heart...

It's Almost Friday

So...this is what my "almost Friday" looks like this week...I mentioned in my last (aka first and only) post that there are a few things I'm...well...obsessed with.  This week at the top of the list is Weight Watchers (WW)...more specifically the Friday Weigh-In.  For those of you who've known me for any or all of my life, it's a well-known fact that I struggle with my weight...that's an understatement.  Well, part of why I've decided to blog is to keep myself accountable in this area (as if getting on that scale wouldn't do it).  And therein lies my dilemma this week...it's been the roughest of the six weeks yet on WW.  Along with the desire to be extremely organized in my approach to WW, comes the irritating desire to be perfect.  And that, I have discovered, has been my downfall in my previous attempts to lose weight.  If I "mess up" or "fall off the wagon" or "cheat just a little," I feel like I've blown it or that I've failed, and I have to wait for the next week/month/year to begin the weight loss journey again.  I heard something in my meeting last week that has stuck with me all week...the only time you fail is when you don't track what you are eating.  Now I know there are lots of weight-watching folks out there who already understand this.  I didn't...until this week.  I've tracked every single little itsy-bitsy bite that has gone into my mouth.  And I discovered something...I didn't blow it...I didn't fail.  And the reading on the scale tomorrow morning will not be the only indication that this week was a success.

Yes...yet another blog to keep up with...

I know...everyone has a blog these days, huh?  Blah...blah...blah...  Well, I'm going to try not to be too Ordinary! 

Since this is my first post, a little about me.  I'm a not-quite middle-aged wife (well, I might live to be 100!) and mom of two terrific daughters and one super son-in-law.  I'm also a soon-to-be-first-time grandmother (MiMi is preferred)!  I'm also the favorite person of our adorable Jack Russell Terrier!  I also lay claim to three other young men as my "adopted" sons and two "adopted" daughters-in-law (and I guess I have to count all the dogs that belong to them too)!

What drives me?  What motivates me?  Hmmm...anything with organization to it!  I guess that would explain why I really like...okay...am almost obsessed with 1) Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University; 2) The Krazy Coupon Lady; 3) Weight Watchers; 4) The Fly Lady; and 5) anything in an Excel spreadsheet!

So that's a pretty good list to start a blog with....