32 on 3/2 This Birthday is Epic!
Vic over at Freckles and Fudge and For the Love of Blogs inspired me to get my birthday dance on:
I made it another year…It’s a CELEBRATION!!!
First, I am delighted to announce I am now contributing over at Mami 2 Mommy on Mondays. I wasn’t able to blog yesterday so get your boot-ay over there and show your girl and Mami 2 Mommy some love. I’m really excited about the opportunity.
Second, I have noticed over the past week or two I have gained an influx of new followers. Not sure where you came from but I am ecstatic to have you. To all of you who come by to read..Thank you!
On to the good and not so good stuff.
Weekend went {kinda} great. Early Saturday evening, our family and my inlaws got together and headed over to Stone Mountain park for a picnic dinner. While the guys played the girls sat around and chatted.
After that I went and grabbed a pre-birthday cocktail with Niya
Sunday, I hooked up with Niya and another one of the besties and headed over to an event called Parent Palooza. The kids had a ball, and we got to hang out. That’s always a good time.
Hmmmm....
So after all of that. Sunday, I got home to sit down and go through the mail and I got a letter from my doctor. Awhile ago I mentioned that I was battling high blood pressure. I am currently on medication and with some changes to my diet I have managed to get it down to a decent 118/93. Bottom is still a little hight but baby steps. Okay? I went to the Dr. a few weeks go for a Blood pressure visit and they ran some tests and now the tests come back that my cholesterol is Off. THEE. Chain. *rolls eyes*
Sheesh, I mean extremely high..the bad one. She said if I can’t get it under control by my next visit on meds I go. I’m not happy about this. I try to watch what we eat, but I guess sometimes heredity trumps all. So now I am on a quest to find out how to lower cholesterol. I am one of those naturally thin people. I may weigh 135 soaking wet, but it looks like exercise is not an option.
Being a parent means taking care of ourselves, and I have to swallow that pill and understand that I am getting older and need to do a better job at taking care of myself if I am going to be here for my babies.
Any of you have high cholesterol? How do you manage it? How was your weekend?
Well another week has come to a close, and I must say it was rather uneventful. Productive you ask? Nope, I wouldn’t go that far but I did manage to get the laundry caught up…can I get a Woot Woot for that.
Last weekend, I went shopping for a few items for spring and did manage to find a few things that met all of my criteria: 1.) Must be on sale 2.) Must be “mommy” fly and 3.) must be cheap
Lil Man was out of school Monday and Tuesday. Yes, he talked us silly. Bless his heart he has so much to say. I love him! I took them to the park everyday since the weather here has been holding steady in the 70’s and let him run himself tired…because remember when his eyes shut so does his mouth.
Addison slept well this week, but for some reason or another I am still on her waking every 3 hour schedule. Not.a.good.look. I am setting a bedtime for myself next week. Midnight..no blogging, no tweeting, no reading only sleeping. I’ll let you know how that goes.
Part of the reason I wasn’t sleeping is because I was reading a book. Not on the iPad but an actual book. Couldn’t put it down, each page was begging to be turned and I obliged from 12a to 4a two nights last week. It was for a good cause, the book was excellent. The name of it was Little Bee by Chris Cleave. My goal is to read at least 1 book a month so I was hardpressed to get it in before the end of the month but it was an easy read. So I am pushing my luck to finish another before next week. I am now reading, Jump at the Sun by Kim McLarin. I vow to read this book and adhere to my new bedtime schedule..as stated before I’ll let you know how that goes. I’ve even added a little widget to your left that will keep you in the know on what I’m reading.
Speaking of reading, remember when I went on and on about how much I loved magazines and I traded in my frequent flier miles for magazine subscriptions? Well this week a whopping 4 glossy mags found their way into my mailbox. Sad thing is I haven’t read the other ten that came in December and January. I’mma get to them…juuuuuuust like I’mma get around to mopping that kitchen floor…one day.
Please note the 3 Cosmo's and 2 Marie Claires on the iPad *SMH*
Wait for it…Wait for it. Go Shorty it’s My Birfday..not today but on next Wednesday. On 3/2 I will be 32. I’m comfortable in my 30’s now, I just didn’t realize that my birthday was around the corner until everyone kept asking me what my plans were. I don’t know what I will be doing but I do know it will involve drinking and a short dress #dontjudgeme. Okay, I am exagerating, more like a glass of wine since I am still a nursing mama, but hold me to my word on that dress. Now, do I celebrate this weekend or next, or both. Don’t worry you’ll get all of the deets and non incriminating photos!
How was your week? Any big plans for the weekend?
