Losing Weight

Okay, I know you are probably hoping I will have some great secret to lose weight but I too am trying to lose. I have no such secret although I wish I did. I have been tracking my progress on tranio and so far have lost ten pounds although it has taken way too long in my opinion. I broke my goals down into smaller chunks so they would be more managable. I need to lose six more pounds by January 17th to make my current goal. Then I will set a new one. I tried some weight loss pills but I just gained weight and they made me feel dizzy so I won't be doing that again. I guess I will have to do it the old fashioned way. Excercise and diet. Neither of which are very fun but until I find that secret that is what I will have to do. My kids got a basketball hoop for Christmas so my little ones are able to join the big kids while I work out in the garage. I don't let the little ones go out without me and I know they want to play too so that is some motivation to get out there. The main motivation though is what I see in the mirror. I have thought about doing Body for Life but am not sure I am up for the intensity. I will post again and let you know on the 17th if I made my goal.

A Bit About Me

I have six children ranging in age from two to ten. My oldest and youngest are girls with all the boys sandwiched in between. I live in Florida so even though it is Christmas today the weather is anything but white. It was probably about 80 degrees or so with plenty of rain and mosquitoes. I homeschool my oldest three officially. We are done for this year as we do school February through November. Next year my six year old will join us in first grade. I started school full time last August and it has been trying. I am going for a Graphics Technology degree at our local community college. Thankfully my husband works from home or it would never work. It has been good to be learning new things but I have been enjoying this time off before second semester starts. I will be driving quite a ways when it does start as my classes are not offered near my home. Home life got kind of crazy when I was in school but I think now that I know what the pitfalls can be it will be a little smoother, hopefully.

Humble Beginnings

My husband has been saying for probably over a year that I should start a blog. I have always said that I didn't know what I would write about, but now I guess I am willing to give it a shot. I have started reading other blogs like Spunkyhomeschooler and some others and discovered that they don't have grandious ideas to share either. They are just moms who write about their life in the hopes that they might inspire, help, or just make someone laugh. They write about what they like, difficulties in their life, and what they do. I figure I could probably do at least that much. Who knows maybe I'll even like it.