“Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be a good wife, good mother, good looking, good tempered, well groomed and unaggressive” -Leslie McIntyre
Hey guys! I’ve been working my you know what off since Friday and there is still more to do. I had to take a break for a few minutes to get some bills done and figured I could stay at the computer a little longer.
This is what my old house looked like yesterday morning…
All that stuff was moved over to the hew house yesterday by 4:30. The guys made record time and barely stopped to eat lunch (pizza that I had delivered) and never complained once.
I had some serious sore muscles this morning when I woke up, but that couldn’t stop me. I have an entire house to unpack and organize by this weekend. Well – that’s my own personal goal. I HATE having my house be all messed up and unorganized. It’s my flaw…
Back to it!
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Walt Disney
Hey Guys! I kind of feel like today was the day that wouldn’t end. Ever have one of those days?? It’s 8:00 and there is still stuff I need to get done before going to bed, but I just don’t have the motivation at the moment.
So blogging comes first.
Another day – another bowl of over night oats. It is the breakfast of champions…I believe!
This one just had half of a banana and a scoop of chocolate peanut butter, but it was damn tasty!
As the girls and I were getting in the car to leave for the morning I hear from the backseat, “Mama! My Lunch!” Apparently getting from the house to the car requires at least one trip back into the house before we can officially say we’re ready.
We were rocking at Maria’s Deli and my dad was a huge help. I think we may have to put him on the payroll!! Don’t I look cute when I’m at work??
I’m all about getting in as many veggies at lunch as possible. A giant garden salad does the trick quite nicely. Served with a piece of toasted pumpernickel rye with melted pepper jack cheese makes it just that much better.
After work I needed to pound some pavement. A run was just what I needed.
before run…
I look all chipper and smiley.
after run…
I was hot, sweaty and out of breath! But it was well worth it. Despite my lead filled legs I managed to finish 3 miles in 32 minutes…WOOT!!
If my run wasn’t work out enough – I decided that going to Target BEFORE dinner with BOTH girls was a good idea. This is a “no one gets out alive” kind of situation. It called for the proper nutrition…
Let me tell you – with out this little baby ( a grande skinny hazelnut latte) one of those girls would have been left behind – ON PURPOSE!! Lucky for them I thought ahead.
I managed to get dinner cooked, on the table and in our tummies before 7:30. Some days that is a miracle in itself…like today. A meal of whole wheat linguine, roasted garlic parmesan sauce, broccoli and veg buffalo wings (regular nuggets for the girls) hit the spot.
Finished off by a small piece of homemade (not by me) carrot cake made everyone that much happier.
So there you have it…a day in the life of RealFitMama. Not too exciting, but trust me when I say – it takes a lot of work to do what I do and not be certifiably insane.
Any mother could perform the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease. ~ Lisa Alther
HEEEEEYYYYY!!! My MiFi card is fixed and I’m blogging from my couch. LOVE IT!
This morning I woke up and Linsey was already awake. It was 6:30! She just HAD to talk to Jason about what her science fair project should be since EVERY 4th grader has to do one. 6:30 in the morning people! This girl is a little OCD…
After a shower and quick walk for the dogs we gathered around the table for breakfast. Mine was a rerun from yesterday, but it was just as good and that’s all that matters.
Overnight oats with frozen dark cherries and chocolate peanut butter – cause THAT’S how I roll!
The girls enjoyed their breakfast too…amidst all the boxes.
Our house is in shambles and those girls (my girls!) are still all smiles. That’s what I love most about being their mother.
Got to work and had a busy day of chatting withcustomers, making salads, cleaning up messes and laughing with the hubs. All was good even if business was slower than we wanted. I sat down for a small yet tasty lunch (cup of potato soup & small caeser salad) about 1:30.
After work I went for a 4.5 mile power walk. My legs were super sore from yesterday’s motorcycle ride. I guess being terrified out of my mind and clenching with every ounce of my body to stay on that bike did a little number on me. The walk felt great though and since I had no music (my iPod died) I used that hour to think and talk to myself. It ended up being the perfect mishap!
Then I picked Regan up from school and we ran errands. We hit the bank to make a deposit, Target to pick up her prescription & vanilla almond milk, then came the Verizon Wireless store. The place was packed and our wait was long.
Regan was awful at first. She screamed and ran around and then my hero arrived…a Verizon employee showed her the cell phones. It was love at first sight…
Can you see the intensity in that kids eyes?? She told me she was “tesing Nana”…I believe that to mean “texting her Grandmother?”
Dinner was short and sweet. Bagel Breakfast sandwiches…
This was a multi grain bagel (from Bread Co) topped with 2 eggs (from a local, organic farmer that we know well) with muenster cheese, fresh spinach and sundried tomato cream cheese.
Jason and the girls are at their Tuesday night meeting and I’m finishing the laundry. I know. I know…too much excitement!
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. ~ Immanuel Kant
So I bribed the girls with overpriced peanut butter & jelly at Bread Co so I could get some work done. Just call me mother of the year!
I woke up this morning with one thing on my mind…BREAKFAST!
YEP! That would be my favorite version of overnight oats – with frozen dark cherries and chocolate peanut butter. HEAVENLY!!! On twitter I said it was a “breakfast orgasm”…
The deli was hoppin and poppin today. We broke $400 and that is great for a Monday. We were so busy that I worked straight thru lunch and my only sustenance was half of a chocolate chip cookie. Not very RealFitMama I know, but hey – a girls gotta do… To celebrate (not really cause this was already planned) a friend took me on a motorcycle ride.
It was a BMW 1300…in case you were wondering.
Ryan helped me get all my riding gear on properly.
Apparently there still are moments in an adults life when they need help getting dressed…this was one of those moments.
ALL DRESSED!!!!
THE bike.
ASS SHOT!!!!
Ready? Set?
GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And we drove rode off into the sunset…or rush hour traffic anyway. Not gonna lie – I was scared shitless. I held on to Ryan for dear life and may have even pushed my knees through his hips once or twice, but in the end (when the shaking subsiding) it was pretty awesome.
I think I need another ride…or twelve to feel more comfortable.
Now I’m safe and sound back on the ground and finishing up my dinner…
The Mediterranean Veggie. YUM!!!
See you tomorrow…hopefully. *****fingers crossed*****
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death. ~ Hunter Thompson
Last night Jason’s aunt Marilyn (who was in town from Atlanta on business) took the whole family out to dinner. Jason’s sister and father drove up from Springfield, MO to visit with us for the day.
After an afternoon of shopping till we dropped (Marilyn wanted to buy some jeans for the girls and we obliged her HEY – times are tough and kids clothes are expensive. If a nice family member wants to help us out a little I’m eternally grateful) dinner was sounding better and better.
So we hopped in two cars and headed to The Hill (a portion of St Louis that is mostly populated with Italian families, Italian restaurants, Italian shops etc) where we had 6:15 dinner reservations.
After a multitude of detours, turn arounds and getting stuck behind a train we made it – 15 minutes late.
The Hill is a charming little area of St Louis and we actually looked at living there when we first moved back to St Louis. It’s very cute, quaint and reminds me a lot of what I picture New Jersey to be like. You can walk everywhere and there are tons of restaurants, markets and people.
The restaurant, Lorenzo’s, was located on the corner of Edwards and Dagget.
Once inside we met the rest of the family who had been there on time. OOPS! The restaurant had the typical low lighting that makes picture taking next to impossible, but I managed to get a few shots of the menu…
my meal (hand made spinach gnocchi with pine nuts, truffle oil marinated tomatoes and mozzarella cheese)…
with a side dish of polenta (I was dying to have some).
and not much else. We were located at a long rectangular table so taking pictures of our group always meant that part of the family was in the “black spot” and couldn’t bee seen.
Our end of the table did share an order of canoli’s…and they were YUMMM!
Not gonna lie – the food was really amazing, but I felt so sick when I got home. Eating out has become less and less fun for me because I always feel so sick afterward. The foods too rich, the portions are too big and my stomach just can’t take it.
I would definitely go back to Lorenzo’s for a special occasion or something. It was kind of pricey for me, but I really loved that polenta though…
I had intended on getting up at 7:00 and going for a 4 mile run, but in my food enduced coma I forgot to set my alarm and ended up sleeping until 8:00. Linsey and Regan were already up and hungry so I made pancakes instead. We just finished breakfast. I made Bob’s pancakes and topped them with honey greek yogurt and homemade blueberry compote.
I also had one veggie maple sausage patty.
Plus a large hazelnut coffee from Bread Co.
We will be spending the rest of today cleaning, doing dishes and packing. Moving day is T – 3 days!!!
Maybe I can get my run in during Regan’s nap time…
Eating out has become less and less fun for me because I always feel so sick afterward. The foods too rich, the portions are too big and my stomach just can’t take it. 
