small steps

Some things I am trying to achieve in small steps....
is shed the baby weight. Honestly I lost weight during pregnancy due to something going on with that tummy (nausea loss of appettite) etc but my ass exploded thereafter. And my closest most cherished family never hesitate to tell me- "ua kele a lou goo" thanks...
 so number 1 is- EAT HEALTHY
like I said . Baby steps. Before running a marathon and going on a radical diet, Im trying to make more nutiritional less calorie choices...like instead of toast 2 tablespoons of butter and marmite (yum) I had a 1/4 esi for breaky...don't worry, it was a big esi

the hubby is almost 99% sure he has gluten intolerance/coeliacs..and is staying away from pasta flour wheat bread... so lots of really healthy stuff as you'd be amazed (or appalled!) at what has gluten in it...flour bread, batter, sauces, flavourings, BEER...you name it. He cant have it. So Im trying to be a supportive wife and avoid all those finger licking gluten laden foods too.....just as well Savaii doesnt have pasta...or choices for good pasta....

number 2 is - LESS FREAKEN TECHNOLOGY- and specifically- PHONE TIME.
if I had a dollar for every time I exclaimed that phones are driving people NUTS I'd be rich. Seriously. We are missing out on life because we are checking facebook on our phones. We are forgetting how to interact with people...thats all FINE for your merry loser introverted self, make that decision, but we also imposing it on our kids. Sometimes I feel like (and I am one of the ones that has fallen into this habbit) we are not even raising our kids...because "this is my me time" "im just reading a paper" etc...all our kids see is their parents staring at their phones and not talking to them. in 20 yrs time I am almost conviinced the studies will start rolling out- this behaviour is going to make our kids either stupid-er, introverted psychopaths or at least some radiation induced tumor will have been linked...they just dont have the data now because, we are the first generation living this kraze.

3. Be nicer to people. Not everyone understands what a shit day I might have just had, and like da momas are always telling us, that short fuse and quick tongue may one day come back to bite us- I need to remind myself that I also dont know what shit people have gone through prior to seeing me. Perhaps we have all had shit days but we needed to see each other and our days will get better as the result of our meet, but we bring the sack of shit that happened int he morning and let it affect the afternoon?? Anyways , you get my drift. This is a typical me on a wednesday when Ive rushed from the hospital not having a break (and not to mention the horrendous morning there) and people at the clinic raise their eyebrows and exclaim how long theyve been waiting...lord-help-me  but also help them, they had a boil the size of a breakfast plate on their ass so now I get why they were so eager to see me.....sorry

4. Get-to-church. Stop saying it and do it. Stop letting the moment pass because- it got to busy, they were sleeping and I didnt want to wake them, I need to help make lunch/toanai....etc etc. Just do it. For good ness sake ..(note to self)

5. Keep in touch with people...this whole no news is good news saying- its shit unless you are at war someone fighting. Keep in touch with people or regret it.


ok thats all for now. All the above in baby steps. Watch this space for the progress:)