Maryland Life

I did it. I drove 10 hours last Sunday from Augusta, GA to Bowie, MD. It took longer due to the Pregnancy stops. Stopping to pee, Stopping to stretch. But I finally made it to my new home. Our belongings arrived on Tuesday. Monday was football in Baltimore. USNA vs University of Maryland. I have to say I think their fans need to learn some respect. Yelling Navy you suck to young men who will be putting their lives on the line for others ability to live in freedom is beyond disgusting. The drive up was long, it got scenic once I hit Northern VA.

I have ventured out alone once. I went all the way to Greenbelt, MD for curtains. I even got on the beltway. I had mapquest directions to my destination, but failed to get the return directions. I took a couple of wrong turns but made it home in 30 minutes. Guess I have to learn sometime.

We are still in our unpacking phase. I think this will last awhile. It had better end soon. As of tomorrow I have 10 weeks until my due date. We are unpacking all of the boxes in the house first, then branching out to the mountain in the garage we rented. Our living room is mostly set up and functional. Our bedroom is set up and mostly functional, same goes for the master bath. The nursery is currently a storage space for boxes. We are getting there, LOL!!!!!! No I am not posting pics, I am embarassed by the clutter. Me being a neat freak and all. I am currently waiting on someone to come by and figure out why I have no hot water at all in my apt. Welcome to Apt living!!!!

I will post more as it comes

Happiness My butt

I thought when I met my husband that I had met the man of my dreams, and that we would have a happy life together. We would get married and have kids, and we would BOTH be so happy about everything. Man when did I fall into a naive childish state? We have been together for 4 years, married for 3 years. It has not been easy. I am married to a man who is 6 years younger than me and is in the Navy. I know that the Navy always comes first but it is getting a bit old. Right this second the thing that amazes me the most is the fact that he is a Naval Officer and cannot handle me yelling or fussing at him. He is in the military. He went to the Naval Academy where he was yelled at on a daily basis. But when I let him know that he hurt me, pissed me off, or let me down he cannot handle it. He goes nuts, goes off on me, cusses me out, he throws a tantrum like a child all the while spinning the tables on me blaming me. Then he accuses me of doing all the things that he is doing.
I am 4 1/2 months pregnant. I am stressed out as it is. I do not need my husband acting like a child, I'm 34 with 1 on the way. I have had to be mature, and start acting like a parent since the day we found out. But not him he gets to do whatever he wants and it's ok.
We have been fighting a lot since I found out I was pregnant. We fought quite a bit before but it's a lot worse. I think the most we go is 2 days without a fight. I cannot move to MD to be with him even if I wanted to. The biggest problem I have is that there is so much that needs to be done around our house and I am unable to do any of it due to being pregnant.  But every chance he gets he is off helping other people with their houses. Then complains to me bout calling him when he is busy. He is busy working on other people's houses instead of his own. He never stops to think how that makes me feel. Of course not.

So again happiness my butt

3 Months away, Man have I been Busy.

Well it has been a little over 3 months since my last post. No I did not give up on my goal to myself for the year. On April 1st I learned that I would be doing a new learning project to last me a lifetime. I even tried to make a cutesy post but decided against it. I found out that I was pregnant. I am now 16 going on 17 weeks. Officially in the 2nd Trimester. In a week I find out the sex of our baby. I have a gut feeling that it is a boy.

Rob did get the job at the Academy. He is now living in MD and I am living in FL.  It is what it is.

Nala the Golden pup demon had to be returned to the rescue. She was too much for a 34 yr old pregnant woman to handle. I cried the day I returned her, but honestly I do not miss all the extra work she gave me.
My 1st trimester was horrible, I started having just about every bad side effect of pregnancy you could possibly have. I am starting to do some better.
I felt the baby kick for the 1st time last week. If I lean back too far, he gives me a kick reminding me to sit up. LOL!!!!!
Well I am off to bed.  Just felt like updating my projects.

March Madness UPDATE*****

So still no word on if Rob got the Academy job or not. Patience is a virtue I hear, Not sure I have none. LOL!!

So my "To be read list" grew quite a bit in the past week. Last weekend was the annual Jacksonville Library book sale. I went 2 different days. On Saturday Rob and I walked out of there with 66 books for a total cost of 75 bucks. On Sunday it was fill a brown grocery bag for 10 bucks. Being the uber Navy Wife packer that I am, ( THANKS MOM!!!!!), I packed about 26 to 30 books in there. Yes Paperback and hardback. More hardbacks though. Not only were they selling old library books, but donated books as well. I got recently published hardbacks in awesome condition. Paperbacks were 50 cents, Fiction HB's were $1.00, and all other HB's were 2 bucks. Yes I will take a picture of my loot and post it. Man are our packers going to hate us when they come to pack us out. I will now have plenty to read for over the next year. There is no way I could read all of those books by December 31st. Well maybe if I did not have a job, and there was no internet. Hey if we move, reading more could be a possibility. I did read the Twilight series in a month. I also read some of the thicker Harry Potter books in a week. Let me clarify. it took me a week to read each one. I still need to read book 7. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  ADD kicking in again, LOL!!!!!!!!!!

In other updates, still no time to bond with my Wii Fit. My job really does get in the way of my own personal growth and development. LOL!!!!!! I have been walking the dogs on the really pretty days.
NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK BOTH AT THE SAME TIME ALONE!!!!!!!!!They are too much for 1 person to do alone. Especially little tiny me.

Well I am going to Savannah this Saturday, hopefully get to do some sightseeing. Maybe learn a little more about the city. I love Savannah. Next week Joy will be here and I know that we will go somewhere and learn something new.

March Madness of learning

Another month, time for new learning. I have not decided what new task to take on. Maybe I will work on multi tasking better. The past few months I have taken on too much. So I am not accomplishing much. I am going to keep plugging away on my to be read list. Less face book time, more reading. Now I do like to read fiction. Fiction and Literature is my fav!!!!!!!  At some point I will start working out again. My Wii fit has been lonely the past month. LOL!!!!!  I am still eating better. I feel better now that I am making such a huge effort to eat better. It is getting easier every day. I don't even think about it now. I do suggest reading "EAT THIS NOT THAT". Any of those books are a very helpful tool in eating better. Not only will you be eating better using those books but it could help you lose some pounds. Win WIN situation for all. My husband Rob has been using them and has lost a few pounds. It is wonderful to see him eating better. That makes me happy. Happy, Happy wife!!!!!
Tomorrow is the announcement of who got the job at the Naval Academy. But it could be Monday before Rob hears he got the job or not. So hey we might be moving to Maryland but then we might not.

1 Month of learning summed up

Well it is the beginning of March. A month ago I set out to tackle a new learning experience.
I chose to read "MOMMYWOOD" by Tori Spelling. It was a very interesting read. It really let you see a side of her that is NORMAL!!!!!!! She just wants to be a normal mom. It was very comical to read some of the hilarious things that happens to mothers. She did not know what to do when her son pooped in his diaper and it went in the pool. How does a Hollywood starlet handle that? How does a normal mom handle that? LOL!!!!!!!! I got somewhat of an insight into the horrible relationship between Tori and her mother. I really need to read her first book. Coming from an abusive, messed up home I can so relate to a crazy childhood.

My workout habit has still not gotten back on track. Let's move that to a task for March, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The coffee table is really heavy, I cannot move it by myself. I am finally feeling better. A month of fighting sinus crap and then food poisoning.

My "TO BE READ" list got 2 books removed from it. Whoo hoo. I accomplished something. I read my Mommywood book and I read a vampire book on my shelf. If I spent less time on Facebook and watching the olympics, I might actually have time to read more. I have read a Harry Potter book in a week.

Eating better - I am still learning about eating better. I have been eating better. I now read labels, compare, and I make it a point to buy healthy foods at the grocery store. I find myself starving though. I am eating better, but I need more calories. We all know I am not fat. Far from it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So what did you learn this month?

Brief Update

Well I am more than halfway through reading "MOMMYWOOD" by Tori Spelling. I know you're thinking oh another book saying poor little rich girl, right? Oh no, not the case. Well she does talk about her childhood. She is focused on being a good mom to her children as well as a good step mom to her husband's son. All our poor little socialite wants is to live in the suburbs, living the dream life with her family. Her first feat was a 4th of July Block party. It did not turn out as her fantasy but it was a great day for her and her family. I will discuss more on this book later.

Other Items on my list for this month:
I have started on my 'To be read pile" But I bought more books. I have a love affair with books. I cannot help it. But I have finished 1 that was on my list and have started on another.

Working out more- Yeah that still has not happened. I know I know no excuses. I need to prioritize a bit better to fit in some work out time.

Eating Better: I have been doing pretty well on this one. It is getting easier. I have days that I splurge, but it is getting easier as I go. Educating myself on what is good, what is bad, and what is never allowed to consume again. Goodbye Peanut butter chocolate shake from Coldstone. Over 2000 calories in 1 shake.

That is all on the homefront for now.

This Month's Projects--Learning for February

Well today I finally decided on what my project for February will be. For any new readers I have decided to learn something new each month this year. I am also pushing myself to accomplish more every month. Now there are some things that will continue through out the year. Like for example: eating better. I have made it a personal goal to eat better and exercise more.
This month my goals are:

1. Start on my "TO BE READ" Book list. It is piling up. Lots leftover from last year.

2. Work out more, took a break due to work, and fighting a cold.

3. Keep plugging away at my eating better habit, while maintaining a healthy weight for me.

4. I am going to learn about other people's lives. I have been feeling down lately and a friend suggested that I read someone's biography and learn about their life.

Those are my goals for this month. Start small and work my way up to big. Now I might throw something new into the mix along the way. You will have to stay tuned to find out. I am excited about #4, while doing that I will also be getting a start on #1. I am going to read about Kristen Chenoweth's life. She has an amazing voice.
I will also be reading Mommy wood by Tori Spelling. I will post blurbs from my books as I read them. Feel free to read along with me.

Slacking Already

Just a few weeks into my new venture and I am slacking. I have not worked out in over a week. I have been so busy with the house, work, and fighting a cold. I am getting better at managing my crazy life. It's just hard. I come home from work exhausted. But there is dinner, and all sorts of chores waiting on me that need my attention. Then I have to crate the puppy and get her to sleep before I can even think of crawling into bed. (Yes it's like having a child.) So then I look at the clock and most night's it's close to 11 PM or after. By the time I am settled in and asleep it's 6 AM and my alarm is going off. No wonder I am exhausted. No wonder I do not go out on weekends anymore. I am too tired from getting everything done that I do not accomplish on weeknights after work. My hubby is great, he does help with the cleaning and dinner sometimes. Not as much and to the level I would like. But I am grateful for the contribution he does make. I know that some men never lift a finger.

Well I am motiviating myself to get my project for February. I have already lost 2 days of the month. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Any suggestions? Not that anyone is reading this. LOL!!!!!!

Pain, Pain go away

I think that God is testing me. It has been a crazy week. The dryer died, my car battery died, Blackberry acting crazy, craziness at work, and my back is killing me. I feel overwhelmed. I am searching for a clue as to what I am supposed to be learning from all of the bodily pain and the craziness in my life. Hmmmmmmmmmm thoughts to ponder........

Status Report

I am taking a few days break from working out. Really sore. I also suffer from OCD house needs my attention. Will get back this weekend after I finish the laundry and cleaning the house. I have found some new recipes to try. I even made a new dish for dinner. It came out bland.

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

They always say that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Is it really true? Is this also true for humans? It's 2010, I'm 34 and I have decided to learn new things this year. I am going to try at least 1 new thing each month. Whether it be a new recipe, activity, or educational. I am taking life into my hands. No more feeling worthless, dumb, or inadequate around other people.
It's January 18th so I only have a few more weeks left for this months activity. This month's activity is working out. I am learning yoga. I have been doing it for a week. I started out having poor strength. According to Wii Fit When I started I was told that I had the Wii fit age of 45. Then I was told 65, and even 55. Some of the tests I did not quite get how to do. But today 1 week later, I got told I had the age of 34. Now to maintain the Wii fit age of 34. That is my goal for January. I will also be training via Wii Fit for the rest of the year. My hips are really sore. But my curved spine feels better. I can handle a 30 minute workout. As I go, I hope to increase my time. Maybe even add to my routine.
We shall see....................