15 Marbles

You know how some days you just can’t be bothered doing anything and just want to settle down on the couch and do nothing? Well its one of those days for me today. Ms.An woke up at 7:45- that’s early for my holiday schedule.And she refused to snuggle up with me.All she wanted to do was wake up her sister! So,I did the one thing that would give me some peace and quiet,first thing in the morning- Switched the telly ON for her and let her eat her favourite snack for breakfast-A chocolate coated rice-cracker. As I said,I am too tired to fight the usual battles today. School holidays are tiring for us,mummies!
Here’s a pic of my rice cracker-loving gangsta-taken at 8 am this morning!

She loves her hat! Its like her security blanket! She hates it if I tie her hair.As soon as I tie her hair,she either pulls the rubber-band off or puts the hat on! Notice the Band-Aid? Well,this morning I got a grammar lesson from the little Miss.

MsAn- “Mummy,I got hurt!Put some Band-Aid on.
Me – OK I’ll get a Band-Aid.

Ms.An- No I want two.

Me- why do you want two Band-Aid?

Ms.An- Its two Band-Aids- Not Band-Aid!
Atleast now I know,she is listening when I automatically correct her. She is such a chatterbox and is soon going to beat her sister in ‘who-can-talk-the-most’ competition. Even her carers at the childcare have noticed,how much she is talking these days and how clear her speech and vocabulary is.At one point I remember talking to them about how worried I was that she wasn’t talking much or following instructions.

Ms.A also surprised me with this little nugget of knowledge yesterday-
Ms.A- Mum I have come to realise that Our brain is like a person and the body is like a dog.
Me- erm..how?
Ms.A – So your brain gives the order and the body follows.
Me-*jaw-on-the-floor* How do you know this?
Ms.A- Well,I did my own experiment- I said(thought) in my head,I want my leg to move.I didn’t do anything and it moved…on its own!
I am  pretty sure,I was quite clueless at her age. Now,I am going to hit publish before the lazy-bones me takes over 😀

Remember the mission,I wrote about in my last post? Well I did it. I signed up at the local gym. The last time I was member at a gym was when Ms.A was 2 yo. And I let most of my membership go to a waste.I couldn’t justify(to myself) spending money on child-minding,on top of the membership fees. I am not a morning person and by the time SP came home from work,I was too tired to workout.I know,I know!! I see them as excuses too,now..but what’s done is done.So the next time,I decided to get fit,I did it without the gym. Ms.An was a baby and it was easier to put her in a pram and walk,walk,walk! I exercised in front of the TV when she took her naps.I counted every single calorie that went into my mouth and lost 30 kilos.And then, life and excuses took over and I slipped back into my old ways and the weight crept up again.
I got back on the track late last year and lost some weight but with the move,holidays,and visitors,it was easy to just fall off the wagon.
Anyway,to keep on top of it,I signed up for the gym..my plan is to workout atleast 3 days a week to start with- I have even decided the days,instead of leaving it open,as I always do.
I have started counting calories again..and hopefully,this time,I will beat the weight,for good.
Why am I telling you this,you may wonder..Simply because putting it out there,makes me accountable.So,I had to write and seal my commitment.
Have a good weekend everyone 🙂

“I must write“,I tell myself. I must write,before the blogger’s block sets in again.I must write,its been a week since my last post. Blogging in your head doesn’t count..Put it in words,so you can read it later and smile- this is the internal dialogue that runs on repeat in my head,as soon as I sit in front of the laptop.
Our modem stopped working last Friday and when we did get a spanking new replacement,I was busy testing a pattern for a crochet designer. Both the girls have their own pair of fingerless mittens now and I want one too! More about that in my next post.
Other than that,we have met friends,every single day! Oh! the joys of summer holidays. Playdates galore.The girls are exhausted,as am I..but the week is nearly over. I have a mission to accomplish tomorrow..fingers crossed,I can do it.. you will hear about it here,one way or the other.
More soon..

This morning started out nice..Ms.An came to our bed and snuggled up 🙂 Ohh!I miss those snuggles. She loves having her own room,since we moved to this house.I remember having a hard time moving Ms.A out of our bed. I remember setting up her room,getting her all hyped about it only for her to come right back to our room 🙂
With Ms.An,it has been a breeze,so much so that I didn’t even realise it ,until the other night,when she said to me,”Mummy,I tired” and I started walking towards my bedroom and she tugged at my hand and said..”No my noom” awww my little heart loves her little noom room.
Anyway,as I was saying,she came to our bed and snuggled up..and I woke up smiling 🙂 And there were more hugs and all the excitement to go to kool(school) and everything went downhill from there. She wanted to wear her Spiderman Pjs to childcare today and I said no. We I compromised that she could wear her pajama t-shirt but would have to change the shorts to pants but all hell broke loose. She cried and screamed and finally SP managed to calm her down and brought her downstairs.Then,the next battle started-the hair combing one! She screamed and cried her eyes out again! Finally that was done,more cuddles and kisses later,she was ready to get in the car.
Drop off went smoothly,although she was a bit disappointed to not see her favourite carer Ms.M in the room. But she loves going there now and has formed bonds with all the lovely ladies there,so she did wave good bye happily.
Ms.A went along to drop her and chatted non-stop on our way back,till I had to tell her to stop, and not talk till I didn’t finish my coffee.
10:30 am- I took the first sip of my coffee and aaaah! bliss..just like that,all is well again 🙂
I feel human and can face the world..but..hang on! I hear Ms.A nagging in the background..hmmm..its going to be a L.O.N.G. day!!!