Yeah...

Friday started out as a fantastic day. We found a cute little house we liked (and when I say little I mean it lol) and is perfect for us, so we went ahead and started the offer process. Waiting to hear back now! Hate waiting.

Great day! Went to the store and got home.... bad day! Door was unlocked, house ransacked, stuff gone! Police called, report made, credit cards cancelled, checking account frozen, all passwords changed. I set my macbook to lock and leave a nasty message should it be used. It pinged the internet yesterday afternoon and locked up. I forwarded the info to the officer. Hoping to hear something soon.

Stress... so much of it, lots of fear too. Haven't been sleeping well, not eating much, no will to do anything. Lost a few pounds.

Today was actually better though. Still super upset, have the fireplace poker by my bed, dowels in every window. But I ate today. I had burritos for lunch, and didn't feel sick after, so I got the motivation to cook and actually had a healthy meal for dinner. Pork chops, salad and wild rice.

The exhaustion caught up to me this afternoon and I slept a few hours. So that probably helped quite a bit too!

My neighbor is awesome. She brought me chocolate cake that she made.

One of Tim's coworkers is awesome and is going to let us store stuff at his place until we get moved, and he came by tonight to get a bunch of Tim's work electronics to get them to a safer place. We know the likelihood of it happening again is low, but we just do not feel safe at the moment. And because of that, we are moving regardless of if we get this house or not. Though we are seriously hoping we do, because I cant take anymore negative right now.

I just need all this over with so I can move on. Should know tomorrow if we got the place or not. I will keep y'all updated!

For now, Im going back to being curled up in my chair.

Nighty night

Waiting...

We found a house we liked! Woo! Put in an offer, but they will not review them until the 24th, which sucks. But we really like it so we are willing to go into this bidding war swords drawn! Now we play the waiting game! I hate waiting!!!

We got to see some really amazing houses... not in good ways! One of them, was a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom farm house styled home, that I loved from the listing pictures. Yeah... place was a maze. It was quirky and random and I loved it. What turned us off? One, it needed a lot of work... everything in the place was painted white, even the floors, which were a mix of wood and concrete. Number two? You walk into the bathroom, and you are like ok... its a bathroom. Look to your left, wall and window, to your right... OH looky!! The kitchen!! While this wouldn't be so bad normally, THERE WAS NO DOOR!!!!!!! There wasn't even a place a door used to be! It was just an opening into the kitchen! Maybe it used to be a small room that was converted at some point and the place used to have an outhouse? But why NO DOOR????? Why wouldn't you put in a door? Bizarre!

I've managed to keep myself at 169.3 lbs the last two days! I'm super happy about that! Haven't been eating as much because I've been so busy and not at home, but what I was eating amounted to fast food and snacks. Today I tried to be a bit better, but I need to go shopping.

Not sure if that will happen or if I am going to have to try and leave dog home. We got up this morning and he had a nasty red mark on his belly. I thought maybe he bruised it or something. Well as the day went on, it faded down some and now it sort of looks like ringworm. Have a vet appointment in the morning. Sigh... Not what we need right now, extra expenses and him not able to go to day care! I seriously hope I'm being a hypochondriac about this! Also... I spelled that correctly on the first try! Woot! Go me!

Dinner is Madras Lentils over brown rice, with curried chicken and veggies! Mmm... cant wait! I know I am eating super late, but wasn't hungry till recently and then got distracted and forgot to start my rice to cooking!

All for now! Nighty night!

Days...

Been a few days now.  We did not get the Spanaway rental so instead we've been really busy with research of neighborhoods and houses and all that. Went and gor pre-approved for loan stuff, found a bunch of cute houses in Tacoma we liked until we actually got in to see them. Had a wonderful realtor lady show us a bunch this evening and we are meeting up with her again tomorrow evening to look at more in Puyallup. It is neat to see some of these houses.

Been a bit/lot stressed out over all this. I am super glad that I am not a stress eater!! Apparently though, I am stress OCD. I clean, my thing about wet hands has gotten worse the past few days, and I cannot go by the lumber yard down along the port road with out freaking out over the giant stacks of even at one end, uneven at the other, bundles of wood.

Havent had much time to walk, no idea what my true step counts are the last few days either.  And I've but not esten so well, but.....I have somehow managed to loose a few lbs! Im at 169.3!!! I'm so happy! I was so excited I had to take a pic of the numbers.  I am using my phone, so hopefully I can work out how to add a picture.

Thats all for now. I'm pooped!

Day 24- Waiting.......

No news yet... I hate waiting! Its one of those things, I just need to know! Did we or didn't we get the place? AHHHH!

Went to bed at like 3am as I had to be up at a decent time. Got up and took dog to daycare once we were ready, then I went off to the Gene Juarez Academy place for my appointment and got to be one of the students' models. She did a really good job on my hair, so Im happy. There was a teacher there to make sure nothing went wrong, and there was a lesson in the middle of it. My hair is all nice and soft and straight and pretty!

Usually when I get my hair cut, I am super self conscious looking at myself in the mirror, I feel that my face is too chubby and get embarrassed, but today, I didn't look like that so I felt really good! I got a bit of pampering as well, a nice scalp massage during a shampoo and conditioning.

Went to Costco and Winco, did some shopping for dinner, went and got the dog and stopped off to get lunch at the Teriyaki place. Was pretty tasty and instead of your whole thing being rice with the meat on top like most the others around here, it was a scoop of rice, salad and then the meat. I was happy.

Relaxed a bit then did some dishes and then Tim got home early! Woo! He's been working late almost every night the last two weeks, so that was nice!

Didnt get as many steps today unfortunately. My shoes rubbed my toes raw and blistered them, and from walking the dog park yesterday, the muscles in my rear and thighs are killing me! At this moment, Fitbit is counting 3995 steps, so better than I thought. I didnt think I had gone that far! Definately a bath tonight to soak achey muscles! I really need to get a bath pillow to use instead of my rolled up towels!

Dinner was a very tasty salad wrap and then just salad after. Should have gotten some fruit while I was out, but didnt think about it. Oh well!

Thats all for tonight! Continue keeping those fingers crossed and lucky vibes heading this way! Thanks!

Day 23- Hopeful

I dozed off in my chair last night... Yeah... I was awake until about 9 am after I woke up. *sigh* Got up near 3pm and had some wonderfully tasty toast, got some sweet wheat and oat bread from Fred Meyer and it is amazing! I need to learn to make similar bread!

Got dog ready and off we went! Got nearly to the park and the rain started, but that didn't stop us. Hardly anyone there, but it meant I got to walk a lot since Ozzy had no other dogs to really distract him! Todays step total is 5130. Not where I wanted, but pretty good!

I made lemon dill salmon with brown rice and sautéed/steamed baby bok choy. Was very tasty! Now Im relaxing in my chair. My legs hurt from being at the park, got cold and wet. Took some tylenol and they are a bit better. Might take a bath and soak em.

Tim got a call from the people who are renting the Spanaway house! We are in the top 3! We should know by tomorrow, Thursday at the latest! Keep your fingers crossed for us! Its not where we would like to be, but its a nice little house and it has plenty of room for us and a yard for Ozzy! It only adds like an extra 20 mins to my trip to my Mom's house, so thats not bad at all. Tim will have a bit more of a commute for work, but this will help keep us on the saving/paying off debt plan!

All for now!

Day 19, 20, 21 & 22 - Stress

The last few days have been rather stressful. On Friday, we found out that they are going to be raising our rent by nearly $200 and for the place with live in, thats just too much. While its a nice little apartment, it is just that, little. For the same price, we can find a small house with a yard to live in. Friday while annoyed, we were optimistic.

I took dog to the park and we walked all over, by end of day, I had 5654 steps! It was great! Saturday was as I expected, in the car for a while, sitting around chatting at the bbq we went to, but I did get some exercise in walking down to the creek and back up the hill. I have been so stuffed up that coming back up that hill, while not big, was enough to get my heart thumping and me gasping for air! When we got home, we really got into looking for places to move to!

That was when discouragement hit us! It is stupidly expensive to rent right now! In our area, there is hardly anything under $1500 a month, and if there is, it is something even smaller than we are in now! Its ridiculous! We are having to look way out of the area we want to be in.

Any one know of anyone renting a house, 2-3 bedrooms and 2 baths for around 13-1400 a month?

Oy, would be so much easier to give in and just try to get prequalified for a loan and buy, but we dont have the time for that either. Not when we have to be out by end of next month. It sucks.

Yesterday, we had found a few prospectives, and went and looked. We did put in an application on a place in Spanaway, but there were so many people there doing the same since it was an open house, we arent feeling very lucky, though I do wonder how many of them can boast $0 in credit cards?

Second place we stopped at we found out was a scam. Someone was using the dude who owned it's name and scamming people. It had been rented a few days prior, and the guy lives in China for work! Bunch of BS! People suck! So yeah, got home and did more looking, nothing much came up though.

I just have to keep going!

Today hasnt been that great. I have a horrible headache, cant see well but the bridge of my nose is so sore that I cant wear my glasses with out pain and making the headache worse. Im super tired too. Hopefully this sinus crap will end soon and I can go back to my walking with out feeling like Im about to pass out. Made it to the mailbox and back today and was exhausted!

Sorry for all the bitching today, but I just needed to get it out there and vent a little.

On a good note, I've lost a few pounds, and they are actually staying off. Nothing significant, just 2-3lbs, but enough to make me happy, and to show that progress is being made, if rather slowly. But progress is progress!

On that note, time to take more meds and maybe a nap!

Day 18- Steps!

Today was full of evil tree sex induced pain. I woke up seriously cranky, stuffy and sneezy with the beginnings of a sore throat and a nasty headache. I reluctantly got up and walked and fed Ozzy, then took meds and passed back out. Slept fitfully until 4pm. Not sleeping tonight it seems v.v

Headache was pretty much gone and I felt better, so I got up and dressed, nommed a snack and then put my shoes on and grabbed my light running jacket from the closet. I hadn't worn this thing in a few years, as the last time I had it on, it was too tight and uncomfortable. Figuring since I had lost weight since then, it would still be snug, but not as bad, I decided to try it. It HUNG from my body!!!! It both made me feel great and depressed. Great, as I had lost enough for it to hang like that, but depressed that I had an XXL jacket that was super tight on me at one point. I hadn't realized that I had been that big, that I had gained so much all those years back. Now I still have to wear XL tops because my chest wont allow any smaller, I am also in Medium (size 10) bottoms now! Its a great feeling to know I've come so far and makes me enthused to go even further.

So, with that newfound enthusiasm, I got the dog on his leash and off we went! It was gorgeous and warm so we walked for quite some time. I had planned to go even further, but he was getting warm and was panting. I need to make him some paw wax to help his feets as it gets warmer. By the time we got back, he was pooped and my feet hurt! Rubbed the backs raw on my shoes, I need to get some good bandaids or something to help with that. But, I am pleased! I had walked 4500 steps in that one walk! And as of right now, I've gone a total of 5042 steps for today! Super happy! Not sure what my goal for today was supposed to be, I got all mixed up lol but I will take the 4500 as my goal and aim for 5000 tomorrow!

Had a combo pizza for dinner, lots of veggies on it. Tim's been home late, so we've been eating late and I didn't want that today. Nate is coming to visit tomorrow, so Ill make something veggie like for us for dinners. Saturday I wont really have a good step count, as I will be in the car most the day again, and most of my steps will be false ones from the ride. Just means I will have to make up for it on Sunday instead!

I also cracked today and got me a diet Coke. I had no bubbly drinks at home (been drinking talking rain sparkling water), and you have to have bubbly drinks with pizza. Ill go back to bubbly water and plain water tomorrow after I go to the store.

I found some really good looking dinner salad recipes, and I cannot wait to try them. I've saved them in my Salads folder in Pinterest. They all were meat ones, so I have to find a vegetarian one for tomorrow night.

Well thats it for today, any suggestions on how to prevent rubbing on the backs of my heels is welcome!

Thanks for reading! Nighty night!

Day 15, 16 & 17- Stuff!

Monday I took Aya home, she had a melt down not wanting to go, but finally gave in when she was told she could play on my tablet. Had to stop for a potty run due to my tummy, and found she was playing a game she had been told she wasn't allowed to play numerous times, as it wasn't a kids game at all, and got it taken away from her. She threw a fit and was told that if she couldn't listen she wouldn't get to come back and she settled down again and was quiet the rest of the ride. Got her home again and then helped mom with making some labels then finally headed home.

Had a grand total of 4288 steps, but I am pretty sure most of those were false steps from being in the car for four hours, I know the 13 floors that my Fitbit thought I climbed definitely were!

Yesterday, Tuesday, I got up late, but thats ok, I needed the sleep! I spent my afternoon watching Merlin on Netflix while I folded all the laundry. Then Ozzy and I just chilled and I read for a while. Some how I managed to get 4173 steps in! I had given it up as a fail, but I was only a few hundred short of my goal, so its not as bad as I thought!

Couldn't sleep last night at all, so I was awake until Tim got up for work this morning. I was rudely awakened two hours later by hammering noises from the renovations upstairs. Today was new carpet day apparently in that apartment. I went back to sleep and then was up around 1pm v.v  I ate a piece of mochi while Ozzy had his lunch and then we hopped in the car and off to the park we went! We walked around the park fully twice, which was awesome, and started a third when he took off and I knew that was that. He found his little friend Bella and was done with the walking! It was play time then!

We got home and went and got the mail, then came in and I had lunch. Then it was dishes and a bit of tidying the kitchen and then I read for a while again. Didn't reach my goal at all though for steps, so Im a bit disappointed. Only managed to get in 3792. Oh well, tomorrow I will do better!

I think I need to get a new Fitbit, mine doesn't hold its charge as long any more, the sync dongle doesn't play nice and the Fitbit itself doesn't want to connect half the time anymore. Any suggestions and great step counter things?

Today we had a tasty dinner I just sort of threw together. Penne pasta with a light sauce made from the juice of diced tomatoes and a spoon of cream cheese, with chicken sautéed in olive oil and a bit of butter and seasoned with paprika, turmeric, garlic and Italian seasoning with a pinch of salt and pepper. It was super tasty! No greens, but I only have 20 left in my food budget so I was trying to just use what I had around. Tomorrow Ill get stuff for a big salad for dinner. Have some ideas I wanted to try! I will let you know how it turns out and if good, Ill post a link!

Took a lovely long and hot bath last night. Got myself some honey almond oatmeal soap, but didn't notice until after the bath it was full of sulfates... I was soooo itchy! Im sad now v.v It smelled wonderful. Tonight Ill shower and use the wonderful soap that my friend Sam makes instead! That stuff is the best ever!

For now, Im off to digest dinner a bit more, maybe have some orange sherbet, then to try and sleep, if not, Ill read some more!

Nighty night!

Day 13 & 14- Yay!

Much better!

Yesterday was so much better! I got over 6k steps but I am sure half of those was from being in the car on bumpy roads! I felt much better too! Yay! We went up and got my older niece, Aya, from my sister, visited with mom and everyone for a while and then headed back. Dog drove us crazy in the car whining the whole way, of course. But it was a beautiful day so the horrid Seattle traffic wasn't too bad to deal with cuz of it! We took Ozzy to the park when we got back and Aya loved all the dogs, but was a but grumpy cuz there wasn't anything for her to do, even though we told her its a place for dogs to play, not people.

Today was fun! Slept in a bit, got up and had left over mac and cheese for lunch, took Aya to the park where she played for over 2 hours! Here she is with the sand castle she built!

After that we went to the car wash and she loved it! She was afraid at first, but I made it fun and told her the brushes were like big toothbrushes, and had her put her hands on the window to feel it and she laughed and had fun. Then she complained cuz we had to go to the store, but she was fine once we got there! Then back here. She played minecraft on my computer, I played on the tv, then it was bbq for dinner, burgers for us, dogs for her. She took a bath and then I painted her toes. Tomorrow I take her home as its supposed to be icky and rainy. Its already raining out.

Today's step count is 5458, so I once again surpassed my goal, which was 3500 today. Since I missed two days I just picked up there. Woo! Im doing great! Not sure if I will meet tomorrow's goal or not for steps, but Ill try! Ill have to take dog to park or on a walk once Im back home again. He is going into daycare though and might be too pooped, so I might just walk on my own in the evening. 

Bout it for tonight! Gots to wrangle the child into her bed, shower and then try to get some sleep myself! Nighty night!!

Day 12- *sigh*

Today I visited Hell... it had to have been. Long story short, bad tummy issues kept me awake all night and into this morning, slept fitfully during this afternoon. I've been in pain all day and just not happy. Didn't move much, didn't even have my fitbit on so have no idea how many steps I took today.

Tim has been super awesome today, taking care of the dog, getting me things, even though he was working, and then going to the store twice this evening. We had chicken and mashed taters for dinner as I do not want a repeat.

Probably will not get my steps tomorrow either, going north to visit family and kidnap Aya for a few days.

That is all for now, hoping tomorrow is better and my tummy will start behaving properly.