Happy Birthday Charlie

Honestly, where has the time gone? I swear it was only just yesterday that I was writing a blog about Charlie being 1 year old. 

So Miss Charlotte is 2 today! She woke up to a happy birthday sung by her older brother, her Aunty, myself and her daddy who was on the phone as he was already at work. 

We the progressed down stairs where she was met by a pretty pink bike and a play kitchen (which M and I built late last night). I then made choc chip pancakes :) 

So that we weren't stuck inside we went to a shopping centre, had baby chinos and lunch at a Mexican restaurant. 

Her party is on Sunday so there is more fun to come! 

Where do I schedule room to breath?

So what do you really class as lazy? 

I have been working 3 days a week, with me getting up at 5am to get myself ready then the kids, to make sure that we are out of the house at 7.30am. 

When I come home I see my husband and kids, make dinner, which we eat when ready. Help with baths and bed with the kids. Then start studying. 

On the days I don't work I look after my kids, do the grocery shopping, clean, study and help my ill mother. 

But some how I can't work out where to fit in exercise. I really don't want to get up any earlier then 5am as I study until late. 

I feel like I need someone to come in and organise my life for me, so that I can fit in time to a relax period. 

I really do envy stay at home mums, I could have those 3 days without work, then I could spread the things I do on my days off over those days, so that I would have time to exercise.  

I have recently had a friend/fellow blogger (can't attach link as I am on my phone) who has lost a bit over 11kg in 12 weeks.  She is a stay at home mum of 3 boys under 3, and I just wish I could lose that kind of weight. 

1 step forward, 2 steps back

So even though it's been slow in the exercise department, but any progress is progress, which is good. The only probably is that yesterday I go a concussion, so I am out of action for a few days. 

It was really stupid. Yesterday I was looking in a cupbaord that was about nose height, and someone slammed it on my head. But because I have a blood condition I needed to have bloods and a ct scan done, plus neurological observations done. 

All in all I spent about 6 hours in emergency being fussed over, and ended up just having a concussion. The doctor told me to go home and rest, easier said and done when you have a 1 and 3 year year old. 

At the moment I still feel really groggy, have so swelling on the side of my head which should come down in the next few days and have a killer headache. I have been told the sings to watch for, just in case I have a stroke, but all in all I will be fine. 

It just puts things on the back burner in terms of my exercise. 

That crazy thing called exercise

So I tried this thing called exercising on Monday and wow, if you haven't done it in a while it's hard. 

So I decided I would try this 

Thinking that it would be a good workout and it would be relatively easy...but boy was I wrong. 

After one set I was huffing and puffy Amy shins killed, it felt like when I had shin splits.  

Anyway, I solidered on an and got through the two sets, feeling like I was dying. I laid on the floor not wanting to move, but I eventually sat up and did some stretching and then did some floor exercises so that I didn't feel like I did nothing. 

So today I am feeling incredibly sore and decided that I would take a day to rest and jump back on the horse tomorrow. 

Going in with a plan

So Aunt flow hung around a bit with constant spotting, but thankfully gone. So now I am thinking of exercises I can do. 

Every time I have gone into losing weight I have never gone in with a plan, well this time I am planning. 

As I haven't really done some real exercise for a while , other then walking to work, I really want to ease myself into it so I don't do an injury and then I am out for days or weeks. So I thought I will start on the treadmill, as some ab exercises and Yoga. 

I don't want to waste money on a gym if I can never get to one, due to looking after the kids, studying or working. So I guess that is another thing my schedule :-/

I want to be motivated. I want to do this for me. I want to lose weight. 

Motivating myself

So as I wait for Aunt Flow to leave I am building up motivation to get into my exercise. This morning I was only spotting so I might start some light exercise befor I get into on Sunday. 

I know some of you might be wondering why Aunt Flow is stopping me from exercise, well it's because of my blood conditions and I get extremely fatigued and dizzy and have to take it easy. 

With building up my motivation I am Googling fitness motivation imagines, looking at different images of transformations, reading lots of motivational quotes and getting lots of handy hits. I have also improving my water intake as I probably get only about 500mls-1 liter a day so that needs a big improvement. 

I have also asked M to help support and motivate me. For me the first 6 months will be the hardest, I think I will give up if I don't see results , and I know I will have to stop that thinking, and I know that thinking will go ones I feel better about myself. 

Time to think about reinventing

I feel like I am in limbo a bit with this blog. I have about 8 months until M and I try for bub number 3 (insert squeal here lol), and really that is what this blog was all about to begin with. But I constantly find myself looking at this blog and wanting to add a post in it, but I also hear myself saying "they don't want to hear about that".

So, I guess I think I am going to try and reinvent my blog a little. I am going to focus on my children still, and when the time comes trying to conceive bub 3, but my new focus with be on weight loss (which I so need) healthy family friendly meals that the whole family love and my study. I am still studying my Diploma and it is touching on some really great topics that I would love to share with everyone. 

So I guess that will get this blog going again :)