Updates of all sorts!

"In life, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - a quote that my hubby insisted I start my new blog off with :-)

As much as I miss my old blog (mostly because of everyone I like to follow & all my old posts) this platform is so much better!

So, as I said before in A new season, a new me I will be making a few changes in my life to make for better living & a better me.  Very exciting stuff!  hehe...  And so far, so good!
I started eating better since yesterday.  I decided not to cut out starch completely, as Mom on the Run pointed out, that losing out on starch could make me moody & tired.  So instead I'm having much smaller portions & only have starch when I have to (not every single day! LOL).  I'm also drinking warm water & lemon juice in the mornings as well as having All-Bran.
I told hubby of this new plan of mine & he surprised me with a bottle of Herbex Slimmers drops - LOL.  Shamepies, I did ask for his support & I guess actions speak louder than words LOL.  But oh my, those drops are vile!  Enough to put you off eating period!  LOL  But I'm giving it a try so we'll see...
I got my skipping rope yesterday so tonight will be day one of working this lumpy bumpy body of mine.  Been a long time since I skipped so it's going to be interesting to see if I still can :-)
I also weighed myself so that I can keep track.  I just haven't measured - that's always tricky for me.  Do you measure above or below the hips?

Update on Lil D:
Friday night as promised we started sleep training (my way) in his own bed.  I was really prepared for the worst from the get-go.  A couple of months ago, Lil D's pead prescribed Vallergan (spelling?) to help him sleep.  I think we've only ever given it to him once or twice before when it was absolutely necessary & I know it really helped - knocked him out cold LOL.  But it's a schedule 5 medicine & I hate giving Lil D stuff to make him sleep so that's why it's still a full bottle.  Anyways, I figured that because Lil D was so out of his routine (going to bed after 9pm!) & then not sleeping through for so long, that I would give him a small dose of the meds on Friday night just to push him back into routine.  Well, needless to say he was passed out at 7:30pm.  I always freak out & keep checking his breathing especially because of the meds LOL.  But he was fine.  Put him in his bed & hoped for the best.  At 2am I heard the pitter patter of his feet coming into our room.  He wanted to climb into our bed but I picked him & took him back to his bed.  He still wanted to argue, but I said nothing, just laid him down.  I stood by his bed while he moaned & groaned for a few minutes & then it was choop-stil.  I waited till I heard "the sigh" (he always gives a sigh when he's in a deep sleep) which was literally 5 minutes later, & then I went back to bed.  Anticipating he would get up again, I didn't allow myself to fall into a deep.  Well, he only woke up at 6am & by then I felt like a zombie!  LOL  But the sun was up so I let him climb in with us & we dosed off till 8:30am.  Same thing happened on Saturday night except I didn't give him the meds.  And then he slept through on Sunday & last night!  Oh what bliss!!  He is such a champ!  I definately underestimated him & I'm so glad he proved me wrong with the dummy, bottle & now sleep :-) 

This was taken at Lunar's little princess (Layla's) birthday party :-)  My little biker boy xx

Anyways, I better get back to work.  Lots happening here but that's for another day, another post.

xxx