Friday Confessional

I confess:

• I watched a super intense movie last night {also a waste of time movie} and so scared to go to sleep.


• I actually didn't sleep much because I didn't want to have nightmares...so just chose to stay up as long as possible.


• Not a good idea when you're a mommy and have to be up at 7am to feed kids breakfast.


• PS: The movie was called The Last 3 Days.


• I must be a mean mom since my daughter had a super huge meltdown in time out a couple days ago---NAKED. Ugh!
  
  


• Reason for the meltdown? I didn't have any clean dresses/skirts for her to wear.


• Really? It's not gonna kill you to wear pants for a day!


• Petey also has her first real birthday party to attend this morning and I still havent bought him a present. I should be out doing that right now.


• Astrid the bunny escaped last night...but we thanks to wonderful neighbors, she is back home safe.


• I may or may not have yelled at my bunny yesterday. She got out. Got out again {this time I saw how she was getting out of the yard}. Tried to get out 2 more times. She had dug a hole through the side of her cage so I put her under a laundry basket on the porch with some bricks on top...dont worry, I gave her lots of water and food. Boss will be building her a new home today...finally!!! We've been putting it off since we got her because he's been busy with school.


• But the true confession? Astrid escaped because we forgot to refill her water yesterday and we were gone all day. :(


• I would've gone crazy and found a way to escape too if I was left in the hot sun with no water.


• Horrible pet owners, we are.


• I'm sorry, Astrid!

And that's how Suze confesses.

Friday Confessional

I am in great need of confessing today.

• My family room really looked like this on Monday. I have since folded the laundry but havent done much else. I guess being sick from that time of the month and then actually getting sick make for a very lazy momma. Hopefully next week is better.

• I hate the fact that I've lost my voice.


• We were so excited about getting Wrex the turtle...and now we are exchanging him for Astrid the newborn bunny.


• Petey loves watching How to Train Your Dragon with her Papa...hence the name Astrid. We were gonna go with Toothless since the bunny is black but she chose Astrid.


• We are indecisive people.


• I REALLY hate the fact that I've lost my voice.


• My soon to be 3 yr old is driving me nuts.


• First, she took all of the stuffing out of her pillow last night.


• Then this morning, she colored with marker all over Boss' Japanese dictionary.


• I'm afraid to tell Boss when he gets home.


• Maybe I'll just wait and see if he reads my blog.


• Petey also acts like she cant hear me since I literally cant talk louder than a small whisper.


• So throw all obeying out the window today.


• I REALLY REALLY hate the fact that I've lost my voice.


• I am so excited for Easter with both families this weekend.


• I love that both families live close to us so we get to share holidays with them both.


• I wish that never had to change.


• I've really let my house go. Did I mention that already?


• Did I also mention how much I HATE that I've lost my voice? If anything is driving me nuts today, that's it.


• Instead of yelling or speaking sternly, I have made it a point to clap my hands and when Petey looks up from the thing she is doing, I shake my finger and head at her. It's actually worked a few times.


• Did I forget to mention that I hate having no voice?

And that's how Suze confesses.

Friday Confessional

I confess:

• That I made my hubby take Petey with him out to Queen Creek to pick up his brother because I wanted to take a nap while Spidey was still sleeping.


• I have eaten 4 eggo cinnamon toast waffles today---none during breakfast time.


• I got dressed for the day by putting on a clean pair of pajamas.


• I spend all of my "spending money" on my kids. Lately, I havent even included crafting into that...just my kids. Easter, birthdays, or just for fun.


• And I seem to want everything for them.


• I also spent some of my money on a birthday present for Boss since he will having a birthday next month. Then he came up to me yesterday and called the present I bought for him stupid [he has no idea that that is what I bought for him]. Great! It's already wrapped up and I have no receipt to return it. I'm so crappy at shopping for him apparently.


• Petey having pink eye cramped my style today. I wanted to take her to a museum with my friends and their kids but we couldnt go...and I, of course, would've felt stupid going with no kids [PS: Dont think I'm rude for not wanting to take my son. The activity was an Easter egg hunt @ said museum and he's just a bit too young for that still.]


• Apparently, I'm selfish because I just thought of myself when my poor child is sick. Sometimes I'm a crappy mom. I promise, I really do feel bad for her. We had such a great time snuggling and reading books on the couch today.


• I switched roles with Petey for a bit today...I cried in front of her [seriously, accidentally, since I dont like her seeing me that way] and she sat next to me and rubbed my back for a good 5 minutes. Then she buried her face in my should for a second and looked up at me and said, "Look, Mom, you're not crying anymore. I wiped all your tears away with my hair!" So what did I do? Cried harder...but these became happy cries and I realized just how blessed I am to have such a special girl in my life.


• The picture below is the reason I don't give my kids juice. They gulp it down and scream when I refuse to give them more. This screaming is not worth that one cup of juice. So they usually just dont drink it at all.

Well, that's all the confessing I have for today! See you again next week, my Friday Confessional followers [if there are any of you.]

And that's how Suze confesses!

Friday Confessional

I confess:

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  I watched way too many episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter before bed, therefore having a dream about bad people chasing me (Dog isnt bad, but one of the guys he caught was in my dream. ug)


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  And I probably didnt learn my lesson...Ill probably watch another couple episodes tonight.


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  I havent exercised or counted calories in 2 weeks. Awesome. I suck at this.


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  I bad mouthed Glitter toes when it gave me an ingrown toenail (on my already-had-surgery-toenail).


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  I bad mouthed it even more two days ago when the stupid glitter toe crap got stuck on the egde of our couch and ripped my ENTIRE baby toe nail off.


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  I wanted to make up a whole bunch of April Fool's confessionals but realized I had too much to actually confess about. Maybe next year...


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  I dont like carrying on a one sided conversation so if I'm telling my husband something and he "just listens" and doesnt respond at all, I get angry with him. Or with anybody else that does it. I like knowing you were listening but I also like to hear other's opinions, thoughts, ideas, etc [whatever goes along with what I'm saying].


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  Slurping, chewing with your mouth open, chomping really loudly [pretty much any noise that is involed with eating or drinking] grosses me out and makes me like a ticking bomb ready to explode.


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  I will try and be nice and ignore it but after a while, I get more and more grossed out, more and more impatient, etc. You get the idea.


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  Apparently, these last couple of confessions just show how easily I get angry. It's kinda true. I get hurt and angry really easily. Not proud of that.


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  But I am also mostly an open book. If I get hurt or angry, I tell you. Because I'd want you to do the same for me.


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  Good confession: My house has stayed fairly cleaned for a week now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that's how Suze confesses!

Friday Confessional

I confess:

• 2 days ago, I went to the allergist to find out what the heck is wrong with me and he gave me 3 prescriptions and an order for a blood test...and since then? Well, since then I have filled a single one of the prescriptions and I still havent done the blood test. And my eyes are puffy from sneezing right now...no bueno. I'm kind of an idiot. :)
• Almost a year ago, I wrote THIS post about keeping my Petey modest. And today she is in a halter top dress. I'm kind of a hypocrite. Or lazy. Or both.
• I gained 3 pounds at my weigh in last Sunday. So probably this week, I'll still only be down 12 pounds, which is still great since I've been dieting for less than 4 weeks.
• Sometimes, my son whimpers in the morning and if I wait a minute or two, he just goes back to sleep for another 20-30 minutes.

Well, that is all the confessing I have to do today. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I may or may not miss my "How Do I?" post again tomorrow due to my church calling and a funeral for a young girl at my church.

And that's how Suze sees it.

Friday Confessional

Is it Friday already?Actually, let me change that...Is it only Friday?The past 3 days have felt like an entire week. Not sure why, they just have. Maybe it's all this cleaning I've been doing.Or the dieting.Or the parenting of two crazy toddlers.

Anyway, I confess:

• I realized how much I baby my son today.
• 16 months old and he gets held with any little fuss.
• He has a hitting problem and today he hit his sister while he was on my lap.
• So I gently set him down to let him know that he wouldnt get to sit on my lap while he was making choices like that.
• He cried. A lot. But then he walked to his sister and hugged her.
• About 2 minutes ago (I stopped writing the above sentence when it happened), he hit his sister again.
• And I put him in time out for one minute.
• It seemed slightly ridiculous since he kept getting up and I kept setting him back down and he was laughing the whole time.
• But hey, you gotta start somewhere, right?
• I figure if he can start understanding and speaking sentences like, "I donno." "what dat?" "where dat?", etc, he can start learning about discipline too.
• Wish me loads of luck, please. He is just my sweet little baby and it's hard to take him seriously and discipline, even when he isnt making the best of choices.
• On another note, today was my cheat day on my diet. I hadnt planned on cheating at all (even though I'm allowed to) until I saw that we had a Totinos pizza in the freezer. I checked the calories...360 for half of the pizza...and I usually eat the whole thing.
• I honestly thought about it for over an hour and finally caved in.
• Now I feel slightly sick and have been drinking a Coke Zero to calm my stomach (not the best choice in drinks but it IS low sodium and 0 calories).
• I have so much guilt from that one small pizza...maybe because I almost never cheat. The faster the weight can come off, the better. But I do realize that if I want to have success, I do need to give myself an indulgence once in a while...maybe not a 720 calorie indulgence but an indulgence, nonetheless.
• I am down ten pounds now in two weeks. Huge accomplishment. So many people comment on how different I look already and it makes me realize how worth it this all is. I love myself but I need to be happier, healthier, and more in shape to fully love the person that I am.

And that's how Suze sees it.

Friday Confessional

I confess:

• Petey is potty trained...
• But mommy has been having a rough week...
• So Petey has been in diapers for 3 days.
• Mommy is a lot nicer when Petey doesnt pee on the floors.
• This only happens once in a while but Mom couldnt deal with it this week.
• Tonight is my "cheat meal" on my diet. Date night with the hubby to Cheesecake Factory or Texas Roadhouse or Macaroni Grill (still deciding) and I can eat whatever I want!
• I havent really cheated much on my diet and I really deserve tonight's meal.
• I saw Petey and a couple of other kids running toward the street at the park today and without thinking, just popped up and ran the speed of light to get to them...
• Not really the speed of light, but as I was running, I was wondering how the heck my feet were moving that fast.
• My friends and I laughed for a good 15 minutes after that because EVERYONE was surprised my body was moving that fast.
• The coolest part was, my body didnt hurt and I wasnt too out of breathe after running like that. I guess my working out faithfully is paying off! I love when I can actually feel my body getting healthier.
• A couple of weeks ago, I accidently shaved a bald spot into my son's head...like really badly...the hair dresser (my friend) says we would need to buzz it to fix it and since I'm a mean mom and cant live without his red, curly locks, I decided to just let the bald patch grow back and not buzz his hair. He can live with it for a month or two. :)

And that's how Suze confesses.

Friday Confessional

I confess:

• Most days of this week, I've felt like I'm running around like a chicken with it's head cut off.
• Today is my last day of watching G and then I'll only be "working" in the afternoons. This week was too crazy working some days morning and afternoon.
• On Wednesday, Petey shoved her brother onto the tile floor in our home---so I punished her by not giving her a bath. I know, I'm weird. But it was the only thing left we had to do for the day that she loves.
• Dont worry, I bathed my kids on Thursday.
• After making the awesome dinner I made last night, I called my mom to see if she had eaten [and she hadnt]. So I brought my dinner to her. It was too good not to share.
• I weighed myself on the scale today and it said I lost 10 pounds in 3 days...but since we're being honest, I never weighed myself in the beginning and the # 172 was just a guess since that's what I weighed a month ago. I don't really think I lost 10 pounds in 3 days. But still...the scale said I weighed 162 and that's lower than my weight when I GOT PREGNANT with Spidey so I'll take it!
• I am so excited to get out and take some awesome pictures of my kids with my awesome new camera today.

And that's how Suze confesses.

Friday Confessional

I confess:

• I watch Disney channel a lot...probably too much for a 23 year old mother of 2.
• And I secretly (not so secretly anymore) wish I looked like Miley Cyrus. Oh to have hair like that!
• My brother left on a campout tonight...sigh of relief...one less kid for the next 24 hours.
• I have been wearing the same pair of leggings for 3 days now. They are by far the comfiest pair of pants I own.
• I got upset when my husband said he'd be gone all morning with friends and then come home for an hour, only to be gone again til late at night...until I remembered that last week, I stayed out with friends until 3am and in two more weeks, I am having a 24 hour sleepover party with those same friends.
• I finally feel like I have real friends again. People I can trust with the things I say that will never go outside that circle. People who invite me to everything and care about how I am doing every day. People who also let me help them and care about them when they need me. I believe it's healthy in a friendship to help your friends and also let yourself be helped. I wish I could freeze life right now---except that I want my husband to be done with school.
• Wizards of Waverly Place is such a cheesy show---but I'm still watching it.
• I recently took a liking to the cooking channel---so far, it's taught me a lot of things---all of which I have never used in my own home. So why do I watch it?
• I dont have much more to confess. Wish I could think of something but my son is crying and although I havent decided whether to get him up from his nap (it's only been 30 min), I can't focus with his sweet little cry (or loud, piercing scream) in the background.

And that's how Suze confesses.

Friday Confessional

It's that time again...that confessing time again...that Friday confessional time again! :)

I confess:

• I have exercised 5 days this week and I feel crappier than I did before I started. It'll get better, right?
• I watched every episode available of Supernanny on Hulu this week.
• I have been tired...and with that, comes less patience. Sorry, hubby and kids!
• I snore sometimes and have been snoring the past couple of nights. Poor hubby has been sleeping on the couch as a result. I need to call an ENT.
• I taught my daughter to catch a ball so I thought maybe I'd try to teach her to ride her bike. It lasted 5 minutes, if that. I didn't have the patience and she's still slightly too short for the bike. :(
• I think it's really funny when my kids dog pile on their dad.
  

Happy Friday, everyone!

And that's how Suze confesses.

Friday Confessional

I confess:

• I don't shower as often as I should. Try 3 times a week...if that. Usually, it's every third day.
• I take my kids to the park so that I can have a break---them getting to play is just a bonus.
• Sometimes, I'm kind of mean and can't myself out of icky sticky messes I've created. I hope you've never known that side of me.
• I spend A LOT of my time on the computer and sometimes, I even play Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. Or maybe more than just sometimes. Shh!
• I care about what my daughter looks like and how she's dressed---probably too much.
• I cant sleep in pajamas...end of story.
• I probably shave my legs once a month during the winter season.
• I get motion sickness from watching my husband play our Xbox 360.
• Sometimes I covet people who have bigger houses, nicer cars and more money than me. And sometimes it takes a while to snap out of it and realize that my family means much more than those things.
• I am the most forgetful 23 year old you will ever meet. It's mostly always been this way but has gotten worse since having children. I keep a calendar because I wouldn't remember a single thing without. Sometimes I even forget to check my calendar and I STILL forget some things. It's ridiculous. I hate it. I wish I could remember more.
• I have OCD---not like crazy, scary OCD but nevertheless, OCD. I have to eat an even number of cereal pieces, I count poles and dashes in the road when driving, and I have trouble writing when things don't feel "even" to me. The last one is too hard to explain. But I have it. It doesnt really affect the way I live so it doesn't bother me much. But sometimes, my husband will walk in a room and I'm dotted around on a piece of paper trying to find my "even feeling touch" and he thinks I'm crazy. Cause I am.

Do you have a Friday Confessional (or a lot, like I do?)? Today, I am linking up to Mamarazzi and Glamazon.

And that's how Suze confesses it.