the kindergarten lifestyle...
is killing me! The getting up at six a. m. is not too bad...I'm almost used to it now. I'm still having nightmares about forgetting to pick Logan up from school. I set my computer to pop up reminders, set my cell phone alarm and set a timer in the kitchen just to be sure I won't lose track of time. My body FORCES me to go to bed no later than 10:30 anymore. So between the early bedtime and all day clock watching not much of anything beside housekeeping and laundry is getting done. The business end of being a Kindergarten mom is not that fun, people. More than killing me, it's killing Lynn. I set a schedule into place the week that he had back-to-back-to-back travel and he is NOT catching on to it at all! I guess I need to write it up in agenda form or something because my frustration level is about to max out (as is his too, I'm sure).
Anyway, Logan is LOVING school and his teacher and his new friends. His only disappointment so far: they had to miss recess twice last week because it was TOO FREAKIN' HOT! When is it ever going to cool down around here? Caleb still misses Logan during the day and is usually ready to go pick up Logan around lunch time.
With the heat being what it is right now (upper eighties first thing in the morning, 100's throughout the day and into the late evening - nine, sometimes ten p. m.), about the only time we're ever outside is to quickly mow and edge the yard, walk down to the pool or to get into the car if it's not pulled into the garage. So that also means that no exercise is being had by me. Lynn mall walks on his lunch hour usually so at least he's getting some exercise. Caleb and I tried mall walking in the morning after we drop Logan off and I've decided that he has a deep seated desire to split his face open on the tile at the mall because he practically throws himself out of the stroller (while it's moving at quite a clip, no less) about half way through our trek each time we've gone. He wants to walk too; however, his little munchkin legs are no match for my mommy legs. I'm choosing my battles here. So in an effort to make exercising more feasible and (gasp!) maybe even enjoyable, Caleb and I visited a gym (with child care) this morning. I have to return a call to a salesperson, find out how much it's going to run us a month and then go from there. I've got to get healthy. I'm thirty-one years old and have to take blood pressure medication...it's a very, very small dose, but still, I have to take blood pressure medication! I'm hoping that with some regular exercise I will have more energy throughout the day and will be able to get more of what I WANT to get done done.
Anyway, Logan is LOVING school and his teacher and his new friends. His only disappointment so far: they had to miss recess twice last week because it was TOO FREAKIN' HOT! When is it ever going to cool down around here? Caleb still misses Logan during the day and is usually ready to go pick up Logan around lunch time.
With the heat being what it is right now (upper eighties first thing in the morning, 100's throughout the day and into the late evening - nine, sometimes ten p. m.), about the only time we're ever outside is to quickly mow and edge the yard, walk down to the pool or to get into the car if it's not pulled into the garage. So that also means that no exercise is being had by me. Lynn mall walks on his lunch hour usually so at least he's getting some exercise. Caleb and I tried mall walking in the morning after we drop Logan off and I've decided that he has a deep seated desire to split his face open on the tile at the mall because he practically throws himself out of the stroller (while it's moving at quite a clip, no less) about half way through our trek each time we've gone. He wants to walk too; however, his little munchkin legs are no match for my mommy legs. I'm choosing my battles here. So in an effort to make exercising more feasible and (gasp!) maybe even enjoyable, Caleb and I visited a gym (with child care) this morning. I have to return a call to a salesperson, find out how much it's going to run us a month and then go from there. I've got to get healthy. I'm thirty-one years old and have to take blood pressure medication...it's a very, very small dose, but still, I have to take blood pressure medication! I'm hoping that with some regular exercise I will have more energy throughout the day and will be able to get more of what I WANT to get done done.
posted by Amy at 12:06 PM
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