1.22.2005

I love sleep.

I really do. And thankfully, I've been actually getting some lately!

I took a few pointers from the book "Good Night, Sleep Tight" and incorporated some of my own maternal instincts, and Mia is excited about sleeping in her own bed and she even slept through the night last night. We went to bed at 10:30 and I didn't hear a peep until 8:30 this morning.

My baby's growing up...

Posted by Deir at 10:15 | |

1.18.2005

MIA MOVIE!!

Right click, "save target as", you know the drill.

TA-DAAAAAAAAAA!

Posted by Deir at 21:17 | |

She's definitely under intense scrutiny!

With the money politicians pay themselves and the major advancements in dental technology, how is it that Condi's teeth still look like that?

Posted by Deir at 15:03 | |

1.15.2005

The Sleep Lady Shuffle

Mia and I went to Barnes & Noble last night to pick up a few things. I got my planner for the year (50% off)...people that buy those before the first of the year are INSANE, by the way. I got a Cat Cartoons from The New Yorker planner. I always thought I was a dog person, but I'm really not. Cats are so much more cuddly and adorable. I'm embracing my inner cat-lady. Unfortunately Mom is so allergic to them, we have to wait until we move out to get Mia (ME) a cat. I'm already starting my kitten's names list!

We got Mia a book for good behavior. She got Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis. We both really enjoy it!

I also bought a book for myself, but for everyone's benefit. Mia may not recognize it right now, but it really would be in her best interest to be in her OWN bed. Plus with the approaching nuptials, it is becoming more important to get her out of my bed before she looks at it as Rus' fault. So, we blew up the air mattress and we will be co-sleeping in her room for 4 nights. Then she will be in her bed and I will be on the air mattress for 3 nights. The air mattress will be gone, and I will get further and further from her bed and all will be well in our world.

I also want to get Dr. Phil's Family First book. I thumbed through it at the store last night and it looks like it'd be a good read! It's on sale at amazon.com, too.

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I went to the gym today. The more and more I become interested in working out and getting in shape, the less the rec center seems like a good idea. There is a wait for every cardio machine (except the bikes and who wants to do those?) and you can only be signed up for 1 thing. So I signed up for an ellyptical at 11 this morning (I got there at 10) and in the meantime, I couldn't do anything else but weight train. And this IS a rec center. The $37/year fee does not include a personal trainer to tell me what to do or how many times or for how long. I don't like the idea of paying for a gym membership, but after April 22nd, at least I'll get a military discount. Bally's...I'll be there soon. Save some room for me!!

1.12.2005

From CNN.com

ROGERS, Arkansas (AP) -- There's another reason Mom is right when she says you should always have a fresh pair of underwear. A city attorney learned last week that they can attract rescue helicopters.

Ben Lipscomb found himself lost in the flooded backwoods this week while duck hunting with his Labrador retriever.

He only managed to make it out by tying his white briefs to the end of his gun barrel and waving them at an Arkansas State Police helicopter.

Decked out in full camouflage hunting gear, Lipscomb was practically invisible as the helicopter made several passes at dusk.

"They had passed over me a couple of times," he said after he was safe and sound back at his City Hall desk. "I knew I had to do something to get their attention."

Lipscomb had been in the flooded timberland near Hollowell Reservoir for about 12 hours when he was rescued. To survive, he drank dirty bayou water and ate a raw duck breast.

That last paragraph continues to baffle me.

The guy was lost for 12 HOURS and ate raw duck and drank dirty bayou water TO SURVIVE?? I'd have to be lost a little longer than HALF A DAY to even THINK about eating raw bird and drinking that much bacteria...blech!

1.10.2005

Thanks, Jessica.

Jessica Simpson actually inspired me, sort of. Really, an article about her "dramatic weight-loss" (from a size 4 to a size 2) made me realize what a lump I've been since Rus left. I've been SOOOOOOOOO busy working and taking care of Mia....

I know. I can't force myself to believe that either.

Mia is a best 2-year-old on the planet and my job gives me no stress past 2:30 in the afternoon.

Anyway, I was reading this article in my Us Weekly (that's Us Weekly, not U.S. Weekly featuring the Administration's latest pay-offs), and it featured celebrities that had lost a bit of weight recently. The cover sucked me in by promising to disclose their "secrets" inside: healthy eating and working out 5-6 times a week. Big secret. I was slightly discouraged and thought to myself, "Well if I had millions of dollars, I'd have the time for all that crap, too."

As it turns out, I don't need to be a millionaire. Mia is in daycare until 5. I get out of work at 2:30. I already have a pass to the rec center (from the last time I felt motivated to lose weight while Rus was gone). My workout starts tomorrow. The wedding dress of my dreams and the frightening reality of wearing a bikini in Jamaica will be my top motivators for working out.

All I need now is the motivation to get out of bed at 5am tomorrow instead of 5:15. I'm betting capri work-out pants don't look so hot on an amazon.

Nothing cuter.

Mia put her arms around me yesterday, rocked me back and forth, and said, "Bes fren."