Wii Can Golf Too!

Sankaty Head Golf Club Caddies
Originally uploaded by nha.library

OK, well I really can't golf in real life, but I'm not too bad on the Wii Fit Plus. The funny thing is that when I'm supposed to be concentrating on my shot, I'm replaying in my head a scene from "The Italia"n Job where Charlie and Left Ear go to visit Skinny Pete at the driving range and Charlie keeps telling Left Ear to stop staring. LOL. I know, how do I come up with random pop culture references when I'm supposed to be exercising? Maybe it's time for me to watch that movie again :)





I've taken a few days off in the last week or so from exercising mostly because I've been exhausted by the time I get home from work. You'd think that all this exercising would help me to sleep better, but so far it hasn't. So I either stay awake until 6 am or I fall asleep at 11:00 and wake up by 2:00am. Not fun. I'm sure my lack of sleep is affecting my ability to lose weight and my ability to function in general, so that is the next thing I'm going to have to work on. If I got even seven hours of solid sleep a night, I bet I would see a huge difference. Not sure how to start getting more sleep, but I guess I'll figure it out as I go.

Getting Organized, Baby Steps!

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Originally uploaded by Aunt Owwee

I've been focusing on the getting fit part of the blog lately, so today I thought we'd take a look at getting organized again. I must admit, I have a reason to get organized right now. I have to find the little one's birth certificate for kindergarten registration. I know it is somewhere in the paper clutter on my table, or around the table or just somewhere! So I have to declutter to find it!

We've been working on potty training our special needs daughter by using a timer. We set it for every half hour, and when it goes off, she knows she has to try to go potty. Well, what I've been trying to do is declutter for half an hour in one place and then take a break. The first day I did this, I had a garbage bag full of trash and another bag full of recycling! Where does this junk come from? Junk mail, newspapers, pieces of the kids' toys that they have left lying around, and just pure junk.

By working for half an hour in one spot, it helped to focus me on the task at hand and I knew it was going to end, so it wasn't too overwhelming. I have a long way to go, but there are some clear spots I can see now. I even cleaned around the hubby's chair, and he thanked me, saying that he had been overwhelmed and just didn't know where to start.

What I've learned is that you just have to dig in and start somewhere. Who knows how far you will go or who you will inspire?