Starting The Journey To Good Health

I made a big purchase today. I bought a Tread Climber. I had been wanting it for what feels like many many years and finally did it. (Truthfully it's only been a few years, but that seems a long time when you want something like that.) I really wanted a low impact cardio machine and that is what it is. They have a money back guarantee and I will do this and see if I feel it's doing what I am looking for. I know I will actually have to put in the effort and I am OK with that. I am just so excited.

I am planning on doing this in addition to continuing Yoga and Pilate's. I have started doing Yoga with Ella in the morning and she seems to enjoy it. It's so cute watching her do down dog! I just want to be in better health. I want to be a healthy role model to my child. To me that means showing her to take care of herself with nutrition and exercise. I am not planning on eliminating foods from my diet, but teach her about moderation of those foods that really don't do anything for our bodies, (but probably do wonders for our minds, wine and chocolate anyone?).

My goal isn't exactly a size or weight, although I do have a general idea in my mind. Mainly, I want to feel good and feel good about myself. I want to be able to just put on some clothes and not go, "umm, this doesn't look good". I do not want to be really thin, nor do I want to lose all my feminine curves. I feel like 150 is a good weight for me. The number doesn't matter to me so much, I'll know I am at the right weight when I feel great.

On Behalf Of Hair Stylists Everywhere...

OK, I am just going to put it out there, the truth. Every single hair stylist in the business would agree, even if they will not admit it to you. Here it goes I can no longer contain it. If you or your child has stayed home from school and/or work because you are sick, then you shouldn't be coming in and getting haircuts! There I said it and I am going to repeat it too. If you were too sick for work, you are too sick to get a haircut. If your child could not go to school because they were sick, then they should not be getting their haircut. This is truly the only thing I strongly dislike about my job, in fact I down right hate it and according to my brother-in-law, "You shouldn't hate anything." When it's a weekday, before 2:00 p.m. and you/ your child is in my chair, I will ask, "You didn't have school/work today?" The response I hate hearing? "Oh no, I am home sick today." (Honestly, I get this response more than I really should, in fact, I get it more than just a simple "Yup.")

Maybe I am just talking crazy here but if you stayed home because you are sick, why aren't you at home??? When you come in sick I can't tell you to leave but I sure want to, I actually can't even ask you why you aren't home. I will tell you, that the whole time you are with me, I will be thinking it and I am going to be really pissed off if I get sick because of you.  I am going to be even more ticked if my 18 month old ends up sick because I brought it home. Unless you are home sick because it's "morning sickness" and therefore not contagious that is the ONLY exception. Why? Well, because I know you can't catch a pregnancy. Here is some more truth for you, not only could you get me and my co-workers sick but other clients, and all of our families. That is a lot of people that could get sick because you wanted a haircut. I can not tell you how many times I have gotten sick within two days of having a sick person in my chair.

Remember friends, if you stayed home sick, STAY HOME!!!

Decisions, Decisions....

Nick and I need a new mattress, like three years ago. Our dilemma has been do we spend a lot of money on  a good one or do what we did before? We previously spent a little money on one and even though we were told it was a good mattress (darn salesman!) it hasn't held up. There is a permanent dip in the center to which both my husband and I roll into. (To say we spend part of the night trying to get some moving room is an understatement.) It is not the type of mattress you can flip either. I think we have learned our lesson about the cheaper ones but then you start getting into which one is really worth all this money?

There is also the issue of having a chunk of money lying around. So many things seem more important than what we sleep on, but I am starting to feel I can't put a price tag on sleeping well. So I am bringing out the big guns and we will get a new more expensive mattress, my only question is which one? I am looking at Sleep Number beds and I am looking at Tempur-pedic Cloud. I know people with both and they each love them. I'm just wondering which is a good fit for us. It's a lot of money to sleep on and I am nervous we wont make the right choice, for now I will just be reading reviews online and finally we will just have to go shopping and try them out. Won't that be fun? I seriously doubt it.

I know it will be worth it to wake up feeling refreshed and ready for my day instead of laying in there until Ella gets me up. Which I hate doing. I like being up before she is and getting myself set for the day but lately I am just so tired and I know it's from our crappy mattress. Sweet dreams to all and hopefully soon mine will be too.