I'm mentally, physically and emotionally overfull...
I've spent the last two days frantically going through things, trying to get ready for a garage sale at my moms. We picked the date months ago... I should have been ready.
I swear we have every pair of soccer shoes we ever purchased, enough football cleats to fit the high school team, towels to support a carwash and quick survey of my book collection would lead you to believe I have educated myself on just about everything...
Bags and balls... shirts and coats...
Cameras- oh my goodness... cameras with film or full size VCR tapes... disposable cameras, digital cameras, broken cameras.
Coffee cups, tea pots, magnets and napkins....the list goes on and on.
Throw on top of the "stuff" the things that really matter, like pictures and videos...drawings and essays.
Where in the world did it all come from? Why do we still have it?
And, more importantly- what am I going to do with it?
The boys are gone now... Zach living a good life in Omaha with Katherine and Bear...
Sam living the hard life (at the moment), eating, sleeping and breathing football for a few more days until classes start.
My nest is empty and it's time to clean it out!
Unfortunately, almost everything within these walls means something to someone.
How in the world do I decide what to give away?
I've filled my car twice (you'd be AMAZED at what you can fit in a Prius!!) and I think I'm done...
Maybe over the winter, I'll box some things up, but for now there is comfort in the stuff that is still here. I think I might step a little closer to the line of maturity...maybe even crossing over for a moment to become more like my mom- creating a box for each of the boys- thoughtfully sorting life's treasures for them...giving them something to remember.
In the meantime, if you need any placemats or soccer balls...I've got you covered.
Day 9-8/17/16
4:00- Wake, dress and head out the door with a cup of coffee and a Siggis 0% blueberry yogurt
5:00 and 6:00- teach Kickboxing. 32 oz. water
7:30- 1 egg, 3 whites, 3 oz peaches, 1.5 oz. blueberries
9- Leave for Oskaloosa... swear next year, I'm going to have my s*+! together before Sam's school year starts. Starbucks- Tall Americano and 12 oz. water
10:30- 1/2 Rx Bar 16 oz. water
11:30- String cheese, 1 oz pistachios
12:30- Board of Educational Examiners- guy wasn't very nice....would have liked to tell him that, but decided to keep it to myself, just in case he had a good memory and happened to process Sam's teaching license in the future!
1:00- Drive to Marshalltown to pick something up for one of the stores. STARVING. 12 oz. water and three Breath Savers (I wasn't very prepared)
1:30- grilled chicken (no bun) ad apple slices from Wendy's. 16 oz. water
5:00- 3 oz. turkey breast, 1 oz. cheddar, 16 Crunchmaster crackers 16 oz. water
6:00- school board meeting. 16oz water
9:00- 4 oz. leftover fajita chicken, onions & peppers with 2 TBS. salsa and 1 TBS. Greek yogurt
9560 steps, 3 hours 10 minutes sleep (brain would not shut off- slept well from 10:30-1...solved the worlds problems until the alarm went off at 5!!), 1016 calories, 128 oz. water, 42% protein, 22% carbs, 36% fat
Day 10- 8/17/16
Wake 6:45- 10 oz. coffee, 24 oz. water
Garage sale madness begins
11:00- Protein shake. 4 oz. frozen cherries, 1 tsp. flax oil, 8 oz. almond milk, 1 scoop Growing Naturals Rice protein powder
12- teach. 16 oz. water
1:30- DELICIOUS chicken breast from my friend. Stuffed with spinach, tomatoes and feta. 3 oz. raw carrots on the side. 16 oz. water
3:15- Kind "strong" bar
3:30- Lift in PT room...squats, presses, walking lunges
4:30 & 5:30- Teach- 32 oz. water
7:30- 4 oz. leftover fajita chicken breast and onions sprinkled on 12 corn tortilla chips with 2 TBS. salsa and 1 oz. Greek yogurt (totally balanced and naughty tasting!)16 o. water
10002 steps, 8 hours sleep,1226 calories, 104 oz. water, 40% protein, 25% carbs, 35% fat
Day 11- 8/18/16
Wake 6:42- UGH! set alarm to go to Kick Boxing and slept right through. Too much to do today to go at a later time.
7:00- 10oz. coffee...get sucked into emails until 8:50
9:00- siggis whole milk yogurt (strawberry-rhubarb), 12 oz. water
11- run to pick up G/sale stuff from studio, 16 oz. water
1:00- STARVING!! Stop at Fareway after running errands- grab a few groceries, including a rotisserie chicken
1:20- Chicken leg (my favorite!), 4 oz. green grapes, 24 oz. water
4:00- Proto whey shake made with water
4:30 & 5:45- Teach. 24 oz. water
7:00- drop final load to Mom and Dad... pickup beautiful zucchini and tomatoes... too tired to do anything with them.
7:20- 1/2 bag Dole "Chopped" Bacon and Blue salad mix (no bacon, 2 tablespoons blue cheese vinaigrette), 4 oz. rotisserie chicken breast. 12 oz. water
9:00- string cheese, 12 crunchmaster crackers, 12 oz. water
8720 steps, 7 hours 53 minutes sleep, 100 oz. water, 46% protein, 19% carbs, 35% fat
Determined to get on track 100% tomorrow!
Busy weekend/week ahead and I need to be prepared if I'm going to keep things going in the right direction!
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