TGIF, October 23: The Facts

[gitfiddle]

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Life's Little Instruction Calendar

You don't have to know everything about this woe to make it work. We learn as we go. You just need to get going. :)

Breakfast is a protein shake. Lunch will be sausage. Dinner is TBD, plus I have to pick up a snack for the party tonight. Last time I brought a fruit medley and that was popular.

What are your plans for today? For the weekend?

[Tyrone Bill]

Friday 10/23/09

I find myself going back to the book frequently to for answers to questions I don't know.

I forgot to mention yesterday, had my massage in the early afternoon. It helped a lot this week. I feel pretty good today.

1-1/2 hour workout this morning. 30 minutes lower body, 60 minutes upper body.


Breakfast- 1/2c cottage cheese, 7 breakfast sausage links, 47gms strawberries. 2c green tea.
40gms protein, 9gms carbs

Lunch- Salad, (2c roughly chopped romaine; 1/2 med avocado, cubed; 1/4c cubed cucumber; 1/8c chopped onion; 1 boiled egg, quartered lengthwise; 1 slice crumbled bacon; 5ozs shredded chicken breast; 2T bleu cheese dressing. 2c green tea. 43gms protein, 9gms carbs

Supper- 6oz grilled sirloin pork chop, 10 grilled asparagus spears, 1/2 med grilled peach, 2c green tea.
42gms protein, 8gms carbs.

[gitfiddle]

Friday 10/23/09 You're right. I came to that conclusion as soon as I sat down at my desk at work! :o

I find myself going back to the book frequently to for answers to questions I don't know. I do that all the time, plus I have my favorite blogs. I crosscheck everything!

I forgot to mention yesterday, had my massage in the early afternoon. It helped a lot this week. I feel pretty good today.That's great, Bill. It's difficult to stay motivated in anything when you hurt.

Have a good one! :)

[Spruce Goose]

B: Sausage/eggs w/ cheese
L: Atkins shakes & carbmaster yogurt (foget the string cheese again)
D: Bacon wrapped shrimp and twice baked fauxtatoes

[Artista]

I must say that my book is out almost all the time. In fact, my daughter asked me a question about this woe just this morning and I reached for the book just to make sure I got it right.

Yes, Carol, stupid busy is an off-shoot of crazy busy. It's when you're so busy and people are calling you all the time (like when you're in the bathroom, shower and car - to name but a few...) and you start losing brain cells to the point where you can't remember your name - that's stupid busy. Today is shaping up to be another one...!:peeved:

Breakfast was an omelet with cheese and honest-to-goodness I just don't know what lunch and dinner will be. I find that on stupid busy days, better to go with the quick and easy - so it will probably be protein shakes.

Kathee

[gitfiddle]

Breakfast was an omelet with cheese and honest-to-goodness I just don't know what lunch and dinner will be. I find that on stupid busy days, better to go with the quick and easy - so it will probably be protein shakes.
Good luck, Kathee. Do you get any relief on the weekends?

[Artista]

Good luck, Kathee. Do you get any relief on the weekends?


At this time of year with all the band reviews - the weekends are worse. Frankly, by the time the band reviews are over, we'll run smack into Thanksgiving. Then there's all the Christmas stuff...so, I'll finally get to breathe after New Year's - for about a month. Then there's winter competions, jazz competitions, and band fund raisers.:eek: The only thing keeping me from shaving my head and putting on orange robes is the knowledge that my son (the last child) is, at last, a senior and most of this insanity will end when he graduates.

I have been a high school band mom for 10 years. (Not counting all the jr. high years...) Quite honestly, it's probably a big reason that I find myself in this condition. In trying to get everything done, it was simply easier to ignore what I needed. I don't regret the time I spent being a band mom for a second. It kept me involved in their lives and they all grew up to be healthy, happy and drug free. I just wish I had learned to handle the stress better. But the good news is, I am learning how to take care of myself now. What a gift!

Kathee

[Tyrone Bill]

Kathlee, I feel for you. My wife and I went through some of the same things. We had two in the local high school band. And it definitely keeps you hopping.

[gitfiddle]

I have been a high school band mom for 10 years. (Not counting all the jr. high years...) ......I am learning how to take care of myself now. What a gift!
You have my respect, Kathee! ;) My sister worked in a music store for years. She was friends with all the area band directors, and a band camp counselor, so she was invited to all the events, even HS graduations. The band parents were essential to every aspect.

[Spruce Goose]

B: Sausage/eggs w/ cheese
L: Atkins shakes & carbmaster yogurt (foget the string cheese again)
D: Bacon wrapped shrimp and twice baked fauxtatoes
Ate as planned. We used the small shrimp for dinner so it took a lot to feel like I was eating something but the side did a great job filling me up.

[Artista]

Kathlee, I feel for you. My wife and I went through some of the same things. We had two in the local high school band. And it definitely keeps you hopping.

Bill, so you're a fellow band parent. Odd how it's so amazingly exciting and exhausting all at the same time. Congrats to you and your wife for all the hard work.

Kathee

[Artista]

You have my respect, Kathee! ;) My sister worked in a music store for years. She was friends with all the area band directors, and a band camp counselor, so she was invited to all the events, even HS graduations. The band parents were essential to every aspect.


So true, Carol. It just couldn't happen without the parents. Having had years where the help was sparse, it warms my heart when new parents step up to the challenge.

Kathee