http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/ This is a discussion forum to help address the needs of the body n spirit. We are predominantly a female forum, but males are more then welcome. We pride ourselves on being open, honest, and fun. Come Join the Fun. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:58:33 GMT vBulletin 720 http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/me-just-needing-vent-213/ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:49:14 GMT I have three stepchildren (all boys) with a Mother that never buys them a thing. I don't understand how she can be so selfish. They have no clothes to wear when they go to her house. I get frustrated because when I let them take clothes from our house they forget to bring them back.

Anyways, their lovely Mom takes them camping a couple of times a year. When they go they usually pack a bag from our house, so guess who the lucky person is who gets to wash all of their camping clothes when they return from camping with their Mom. Me!! But when I had them take the clothes to their Mom's after camping they all disappeared.

One year I wouldn't let them take anything from here but they went with basically what they wore from our house and wore that the entire time.

If that isn't enough this weekend while my husband and I were gone their Mother had the nerve to stop by our house and have the boys go in the garage to borrow a tent and heater for the tent. What nerve!!! I am so frustrated!! She loves conflict so every time I try to talk to her she blows up and has even threatened to come to my house and Kick my*#@%. I feel like I am dealing with a girl in high school. My husband gets along even worse with her than I do.

I am just so frustrated. I just needed to vent and get that out. ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/me-just-needing-vent-213/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/class-2008-137/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:14:34 GMT A few months ago I made the decision to go back to school. To even go further than that, about six months ago I was prompted to go back to school. ... A few months ago I made the decision to go back to school. To even go further than that, about six months ago I was prompted to go back to school. I, being the stubborn person that I am could not listen to these promptings and just kept sweeping the promptings aside. I was doing daycare 11 hours a day. There was my calling and all of my childrens activities in the evenings. How could I possibly go back to school?

Well the promptings were getting stronger and stronger until finally I put my full trust in the Lord and agreed to make plans to go back to school. I knew for this to be possible meant no more daycare for me. Where were we going to make up for the difference from the income we had from the daycare? How was I going to tell my Sister that I could no longer watch her two boys? It was a very challenging process to work out.

But it all fell in place. My Sister called me one day and somehow new I was done and started looking into other options. I proceeded to register for school at Salt Lake Community College and worked on getting financial aid. Well there was just one little glitch. I did qualify for financial aid which was great, but had forgotten one tiny little detail. I had not graduated from High School. To receive the financial aid you have to be a High School graduate. I got pregnant at an early age and as a result went to an Adult High School to finish school. I earned all of my credits but life was such that I had to leave school before putting all of my credits from both High Schools together to receive my diploma. The Community College told me to just take my transcripts over to the local Adult High in my area and get my diploma from them.

Well I did have enough credits, just not the right ones for this school district. I need one and a half credits to receive my diploma. This includes a new class that has been added called Teenage Finance. This class is teaching me how to write checks. He! He! I know I had already mastered that one. But truthfully I have loved the time away to sit in a quiet classroom to study.


So here I am back in High School. I am working as fast as I can to finish my last one and a half credit.

I am here to announce that on May 30th 2008, I will finally have a High School graduation. I even get to wear a cap and gown. I will be part of the class of 2008 and not 1994. I look forward to finally having my diploma in my hand.

Next month after I have earned my required credits I can take that to SLCC and receive the financial aid that I need to further my education. Here I go on to bigger and brighter things. Wish me Luck!!! ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/class-2008-137/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/groundhog-day-89/ Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:14:17 GMT Can anyone relate to how I have been feeling the last few weeks? I feel like I have jumped into the movie Groundhog Day and I am doing the same... Can anyone relate to how I have been feeling the last few weeks? I feel like I have jumped into the movie Groundhog Day and I am doing the same things day after day. I counted yesterday how many times I washed my kitchen table and it was six times. I emptied my dishwasher twice. I have done nineteen loads of laundry since Monday.

I have a difficult time with routine. I like to do different things every day. I have realized I have a need to get out of my house daily if possible but it is not happening.

I started watching my siblings children a year ago. I am so happy that I can help them out because I worked when two of my children were infants and it was so difficult for me to drop them off every day to a daycare and hand them off in the care of some strangers. I truly want to help them and watch their children but one is an infant and it is really difficult to work around nap schedules. Also taking four children under the age of five on outings is not easy. I just need to come up with a new plan for my life.

Even though my evenings are pretty full as well with my childrens activities I am trying really hard to think of a possible new hobby that would take me out of the house at least once a week that would involve some type of physical activity. I suggested four square dancing to my husband but that didn't go over very well. I really could do this as nerdy as it sounds. Maybe not the big dress but the dancing sounds fun.

I just really needed to vent and get this out. My soul has been aching for more in my life lately. I am going to start a new thread on hobbies and if anyone has any fun suggestions for a new hobby I could look into please share. ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/groundhog-day-89/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/i-love-my-space-58/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:17:45 GMT On Saturday we sold our tent trailer. It was to heavy to pull with our van and we wanted to look for a little newer one. The first couple that... On Saturday we sold our tent trailer. It was to heavy to pull with our van and we wanted to look for a little newer one. The first couple that looked at it was really snooty. They examined it for two hours. I couldn't believe it took them two hours to decide on buying it or not. I was so irritated after an hour and a half I didn't even want them to buy it. I even said a little prayer that they would decide not to buy it because I was afraid they would not enjoy it like we enjoyed it.

Sure enough they decided against buying it, thank goodness. We didn't want to show it again until after conference was over, so by the time we called other people who were interested, we couldn't get a hold of the next few people on the list. The fourth person on the list was so excited that we called him back. He drove his entire family from Eagle Mountain to purchase the trailer. He knew he wanted it before he even came out here to Tooele. A very sweet family with four children all came along to look at the trailer. They were so excited to buy the trailer for all of their future caming trips. My heart was so relieved that a family would love it as much as we loved it.

It reminded me of moving out of homes. I have always loved the space that I dwell in. I mean litteraly? loved it. I have said goodbye to rooms before I have moved away. I actually love the memories that took place in these rooms but to me it as if the memories are still being held in the walls. I always pray the next people to live in these rooms continue with new wonderful memories to add to mine.

Side Note: We forgot to give the cute family the keys to the trailer, so today I went to mail them at the post office. I guess I couldn't give them away that easily because I accidently put my car keys in the padded envelope and sent them on their way to Eagle Mountain. Luckily as I went back to my van, I couldn't start it with the Trailer keys so I had to go back and the Postal employee had to dig out the package to get my car keys. Everyone in line had a good laugh. ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/i-love-my-space-58/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/spring-cleaning-40/ Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:32:22 GMT I have been procrastinating for a couple of weeks with Spring Cleaning that I really have needed to do around the house. Today I finally ran out of... I have been procrastinating for a couple of weeks with Spring Cleaning that I really have needed to do around the house. Today I finally ran out of excuses and places I needed to go so I dug in and started my spring cleaning. Does anyone else hate cleaning the oven as much as I do? The stinky cleaner. The grease and grime. It's terrible. I also cleaned out my refridgerator today. Yes, I survived. We could of lived for a week on the taco meat left in the fridge. I don't know why I always make so much. I even cleaned blinds. Even though the process of spring cleaning is comparable to getting a tooth pulled, I always feel so good when it's over and for one day or realistically a few hours my house is clean.

Maybe in a few weeks, when I have run out of new excuses you might see my in the yard doing more spring clean up. I said maybe. At least spring is finally around the corner. Yeah!!!! I was wondering what others on the forum do for spring cleaning or do they keep up on it better than I do. Do you wait for spring to do the extra fun chores around the house? ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/spring-cleaning-40/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/how-eat-less-37/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:27:09 GMT In the last four years I have been the same weight (give or take 5 lbs.). This has been very frustrating day after day to see the same number on the... In the last four years I have been the same weight (give or take 5 lbs.). This has been very frustrating day after day to see the same number on the scale. I even bought a new scale thinking the old one was broken. It was not the scale. So it is obvious that my eating habits and the amount of calories I intake daily are not changing. My body has grown accustomed to the amounts I need because I do it day after day. I have tried to eat less but always feel hungry. I do however eat a pretty well balanced diet overall. I do like to have a sweet snack every now and then, but I eat good fruits and veggies as well. When I eat less I think I am starving. Which I am not but I feel like it.

I know if somebody twice my weight ate what I eat, they would probably feel hungry also. So I am wondering how do I get in the habit of eating less without feeling that I am starving. How do I get my mind and body to adjust to less food? I need this to be a permanent solution. I need this to be a life change. I need to not think of it as a diet. I just don't know how to get started.

I have been going faithfully to aerobics three times a week at our local church. I didn't think I would enjoy it, but I love it. I can take my kids to play with other kids while I exercise. I really needed a set time out of my week to exercise. I find myself making excuses if I don't have a set time to excercise and then I let the day go by with no excercise. So this has been great.

Now I just need to intake less calories. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get started please let me know. ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/how-eat-less-37/ http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/big-debate-7/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:16:06 GMT So I have had this big debate in my head on what kind of schedule to make for workouts. I also have been tossing around ideas about what type of... So I have had this big debate in my head on what kind of schedule to make for workouts. I also have been tossing around ideas about what type of exercising is best for me.

I gave it a lot of thought and have decided to join the gym. Before I had my last two children I had a gym membership for four years and loved it. I love getting away for a hour or two a few days a week. The weight machines make it so much easier for me than trying to do weights at home.

I know many people would disagree with me on going to the gym. But it works for me.

So yesterday I dusted off the old gym clothes. Really its the same attire as my p.j's which consist of sweats and old t-shirts and headed off to my first day at the local gym.

I loved it. I did a half hour of cardio on the elliptical machine and then worked on the weight machines. Not to much, as to not overdo it. It was great. I am going again today.

I borrowed my son's ipod to workout to. It was very helpful to have music. It made the workout go so much faster. I might just have to download the Rocky song Eye of the Tiger. That would really get me moving.

It really helped my day getting a workout in. ]]> LostnFound http://www.bodynspirit.net/forums/blogs/lostnfound/big-debate-7/