So, this morning I woke up after a fairly rough night (hopefully the last of about a week of very little sleep). I got up and fed, bathed, and dressed Ethan. While I was doing that, I had started some apple butter in the crockpot that I had prepared the night before and started softening some pears on the stove for pear butter. Once Ethan was ready for the day, I turned my attention to myself. I fed, bathed, and dressed myself, put on my make up and did my hair and changed my clothes only twice (did I mention today was opening ceremonies day at EOU and it's time for me to be a professional now...). Then, I picked up the house and started some laundry and made our bed. I shut off the boiling pears, left the apple butter on high in the crockpot and had Ethan's lunch made and bagged packed and had him at Sarah's house by 8:15. Just in time for me to grab a cup of coffee and head to my 8:30 meeting. I sat in meeting at EOU from 8:30 until 12:30 or so, came home, collected my son from Sarah, put him down for his afternoon nap after some "mommy time" with a couple of books. I put my softened pears through the food mill and got my pear butter going in the other crockpot. I cleaned the kitchen, switched the laundry and here I sit with a few minutes to myself before I head up to teach at 3:30. I teach until 7:00 tonight after which I am supposed to go running for 30 minutes (straight through for the first time!). Then, I come home, eat dinner, spend some chatting time with my hubby, put the boy to bed and then sit down to veg out in front of the TV until we both fall asleep. I have to say, that is a successful day and it feels great!!!
Just wanted to put it down for the record. :)
Monday, September 18, 2006
Saturday, September 09, 2006
The important thing is to strive towards a goal which is not immediately visible. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Ok, so this will be a very motivating blog as I have just come from a very motivating run!! This is a picture of me running the "Basic 5" 5K race in Boise as a grad student. I was overweight at this point and had been working hard to get in shape. Not too long after this run, I proceeded to get into the best shape I had been in since high school in preparations for hiking the PCT. In fact, I remember a picture (that I couldn't find) of me at the ski trip the winter after this spring photo and I looked great! Even to me! :) So, I made a goal a while ago that I wanted to run this race again. It worked to get me focused on something then and it can work again.
My run tonight was awesome! Just like the last time I wrote, I overdid it and it didn't even feel like over doing it. :) I ran for 15 minutes, walked for 3 and ran another 12 minutes! I felt like I could run for longer! I am very happy that I am going along at this so quickly. I am scheduled to increase my running time on Monday to 10 minutes of running with 5 minutes of walking in between and do that twice, but I think I will see how I feel. Tonight felt fantastic!
I was a little bummed about our plans for the weekend. We were supposed to go camping and welcome in the next 30 years of Sam's life (instead of mourning the passing of the last 30) at Anthony Lakes this weekend. However, the fires have closed off most wilderness areas around us. So, we are staying home. Sam still went riding with Schwartzy (Eric Schwartz--a friend from college and choir/band teacher in Union) and they had a great time. Then, Sam came home and I went for an invigorating run! So...
That's all I have to say about anything! I want everyone who reads this post to go and do something for yourself after reading this. Go hike in the hills, play a game of touch football or soccer with friends, try a new sport like tennis, or just go for a walk out your front door and around a few blocks or so or your local track. You will feel better when you are done!
So, that's all for now folks...I will be running the Basic 5K in March if anyone wants to train and join me and there is also a 10K and walking races if that's more your thing. It'll be fun and I can't wait to run a full 30 minutes without stopping. From there, I just increase my running time! :) YEAH!
Ok, now I'm really done. have a great rest of the weekend rest of your life!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Ski trips are therapudic and everyone should have one!
This year will be the 10th annual Jacobson and friends ski trip! I can't believe we have been doing this that long! Looking back over the years, we have had some fun and crazy times! We started this because it was a cheap and fun way to get away in the winter season and get out and enjoy some skiing and for some of us that went two years ago, that's all the skiing that was done that winter. We didn't go last year. No one else planned it and I had a new baby and didn't have the energy to, so bummer! But, this year is going to be great! I just hope we get a lot of people to go. We have had such fun. Two years ago, our house had a built in wet bar, pool table, and fooseball downstairs. It was awesome. The theme of ski trips is always how cheap can it be? It's so much fun to cram lots of friends in a house and play games, listen to music and do some good skiing! This is the picture from 2 years ago. We had a blast! I was pregnant and so I couldn't ski or hot tub or drink for that matter, but I still had fun. Maggie brought her scrapbooking stuff and away we went and a bunch of us toured the mines on the second day while everyone skiied. It was a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to it this year. I would imagine that at some point, we might want to consider a summer trip to the lake instead or maybe even alternating every other year, but maybe not. We all love the winter so much and have a great time at the mountain.
I can't express how happy I am these days. I don't even really know why. I am just very very very blessed and I see the blessings every day in my life. I complain a lot. I complain too much. My house is never clean, my students never show up, my family is crazy, we never have enough money...etc. That's just silly. I have a wonderful house that's huge. I could be living in a small apartment somewhere or I could be not knowing how I am going to put a roof over my head. I have lots of students! I get paid whether they show up or not! Why complain...I'm just going to take a book and settle in next time! My family may be crazy, but who's isn't? Everyone's family is a little crazy and mine adds flavor to my life. :) No one ever has enough money and what is money in the bigger picture anyway? It's just silly. We do wonderful things! We have a nice home that we are fixing up, we went sailing this summer, we went to the amusement park and rode up the goldola to see the view. I am going on a scrapbook retreat in October. We are heading on a ski trip, we are not wanting. No, there will never be "enough" money, but like I said, what is that anyway?? I have been so blessed with a wonderful husband, an adorable and sweet little boy, a huge and wonderful family, a great home, great jobs, great town,...what more could a girl want? Oh,...and a cat.
Yes, we got a cat. Her name is Lucy and I found her in the paper. She's an adult cat. Her previous owners had her for 6 years and she was an adult cat when they got her so they aren't sure how old she is. She has long orange hair and it will get everywhere I have no doubt. :) She has been declawed which is great for Ethan and great for my furniture. She is very friendly and loves Ethan already. I have found the little one crouched down on the floor of my room looking under the bed pointing and saying "kitty" more times in the last day and a half! It's quite cute. He follows her around and is learning how to pet nice. She's a great cat. She was free and came with a litter box, big box of food, all assortment of sleeping and other can paraphenalia. I'm glad she's here. She'll be a great addition to our family.
Ok, so, that was kind of a weird and jumpy-all-over blog, but I wanted to write since the babe's asleep. Off I go to clean my house...again. :) But hey, I'm happy to do it. :)
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
A massage is a wonderful thing!
Well, the summer has officially come to a close. School is back in full swing as of today and I have been teaching through CSA for the past few days. So far, so good. :) I haven't blogged in a while and I don't really have too much to say right now. We spent Labor Day Weekend in Goldendale with Sam's parents and had a great time visiting with them. Their home is always so very inviting and I swear it's taken right from a Home and Garden's magazine. The hammock between the two huge trees, the beautiful garden and lawn and all the places one can find to nap or read. It's fabulous! I love going there and we hadn't been there in about a year, so I am really glad that we went.
Sam turned 30 on the 3rd! He's so funny, he's all obsessed about not getting old. He is on his mountain bike a lot lately and has been going running and such. He's a little paranoid about the whole thing. So, instead of having a party like we would on any other year, we are making this year special by heading out to go camping. We are going up to Anthony Lakes this weekend and will camp up there Saturday night. We are driving up on Saturday and will be hiking and biking and hopefully kayaking on the lake. We have lots of people come with us and it's sure to be a great time! So, that has been interested. If he's turning 30 this year, then I will be 28 next month! Crazy how time flies. We've already been married just over 7 years and have been together for 12!! It sure doesn't seem like it, but every year on our anniversary we (mostly at my urging) sit down and look through our scrapbooks over the years. We have done some really cool stuff. We have hiked mountain tops, backpacked for days on end into some beautiful country, skiied many a mountain. We have traveled to Ecuador, London, and Mexico, seen the most beautiful landscapes and slept in snow caves! We have had a lot of fun in life and I am glad that we continue to do so. Every time we got out to do something fun this summer, we kicked ourselves for not getting out more during the year. Not that one can do much with work and life and such getting in the way, but we vowed to get out more this year than we have in the past few years. It's just all about priority, and sometimes about having the time.
I can't believe how much we have done this summer. We had Anna here for 5 weeks, we remoldeled our bedroom, poured concrete in the shop, remodeled the kitchen, went sailing, attended a conference, went to Six Flags in Tacoma, went to a family reunion in Kellogg for a week, and sooooo much more! We logged a few hiking/biking miles, so that was good too!
Now, it's time to make money so we can have as much fun next summer. Sam wants to put in a waterfall and focus on the backyard next summer as our home renovation. So, I kind of like that idea. I hated the waterfall idea at first, but I am getting more and more used to it. We'll fix up the hot tub, put in the waterfall and landscape the back. This house could be sooooo cool! It's getting there. We have done a lot of work to it and I am glad that we have because it's getting to look pretty good. Now if I was just a better housekeeper....man, I suck at that.
Mollie stopped by yesterday...speaking of housekeeping (because my house was a mess!). It was great to see her and Mr. Ethan man misses her a great deal. He had to show her all his new toys and gave her lots of slobbery kisses. By the way, Mollie, if you read this, you left some lip stuff here from The Body Shop. It smells yummy! I'll leave it on the hutch.
The other super cool thing that happened yesterday was that I used my gift certificate that I got from Michael and got a massage! It was absolutely amazing! I loved every single minute of it. It was very relaxing. I have only ever had one other massage and while it, too, was wonderful, this one was amazing! She worked on a couple of pressure points. They are a little sore today like she said they would be, but she promises that tomorrow, I will notice a distinct difference! It was wonderful and something I should do more often!
I was also very happy with myself last night. I went on my run and it felt so good, that I could run forever! I have backed up with my timing so that I am running 7 minutes and walking for 3 because I hadn't been doing it for a while. That's still a long way from running for 1 minute and walking for 9 which is where I started! However, last night, my 7 minutes came up and I wasn't at all feeling like I needed to stop, so I decided I would bump it up to run 10 walk 5. Well, after 10, I was pumped up by my music and only a little tired, but still had a great breathing pattern and felt rejuvinated, so I kept going! I ran for 15 minutes straight before stopping. I walked for 3 minutes and finished up my 30 minutes by running some more! I felt great and I am not even that sore today! I am scheduled to run today too. I will probably stick to my 7 and 3 or maybe even go back to 10 and 5 (which is the most I have ever been at) today though so I don't push anything too hard. That's what has happened in the past. I get all excited and hit the track and can't run for 30 minutes and get disappointed. so, I have made up my own "couch to 5K" plan and will run the Basic 5K in Boise in March. I am pretty excited. I have lost some weight this summer and am continuing to lose, so that is good. I have a plan to purchase a cruise in October (along with my mom's that we kids are getting her for her 50th birthday). However, the actual cruise won't be until October 2007! That's plenty of time for me to hit the road and get to my goal. I am very excited! It's very motivating because if I don't hit my goal weight, my sister's can pay the extra $$ to have the ticket in their name and go in my stead...so, needless to say, I am into the running! :) Anyway, I was pretty excited about my run last night. :) Tonight will be good too!
I have been doing this really weird thing lately with my health stuff. I have chosen someone every day that I will live for that day. I can't wait for the response that I will get when I see people I haven't seen in a while after I am healthier. I love getting that feedback. So, it's a little weird because I am doing this for myself, but also for the ones that I care about. I want people who I haven't seen in a while to notice that I look better. I love that! I have lots of little goals. My birthday is coming up on October 11th. That's the day I had my first weigh-in last year. I want to be able to say I have lost ___ pounds this year on that day and I want it to be a little bigger number than it is now. So, I have 5 weeks to make it happen. After that comes Thanksgiving! My whole family will be here for Thanksgiving and I will not have seen them since the summer time. I want to look and feel different. Not to mention the dreaded "holiday dieting". Then Christman, then New Year's, then the annual ski trip! I want to be able to look and feel different at this year's ski trip. Last year we didn't have one and the year before that I was very pregnant. I want people to notice who haven't seen me in a while. Wow, I didn't quite mean to go off like that, but I am pretty excited about the whole thing and the baby's asleep. :)
Ok, I will stop chattering now. I have to go clean my house in case Mollie comes over today. :) :)
More later,
Jamie
Sam turned 30 on the 3rd! He's so funny, he's all obsessed about not getting old. He is on his mountain bike a lot lately and has been going running and such. He's a little paranoid about the whole thing. So, instead of having a party like we would on any other year, we are making this year special by heading out to go camping. We are going up to Anthony Lakes this weekend and will camp up there Saturday night. We are driving up on Saturday and will be hiking and biking and hopefully kayaking on the lake. We have lots of people come with us and it's sure to be a great time! So, that has been interested. If he's turning 30 this year, then I will be 28 next month! Crazy how time flies. We've already been married just over 7 years and have been together for 12!! It sure doesn't seem like it, but every year on our anniversary we (mostly at my urging) sit down and look through our scrapbooks over the years. We have done some really cool stuff. We have hiked mountain tops, backpacked for days on end into some beautiful country, skiied many a mountain. We have traveled to Ecuador, London, and Mexico, seen the most beautiful landscapes and slept in snow caves! We have had a lot of fun in life and I am glad that we continue to do so. Every time we got out to do something fun this summer, we kicked ourselves for not getting out more during the year. Not that one can do much with work and life and such getting in the way, but we vowed to get out more this year than we have in the past few years. It's just all about priority, and sometimes about having the time.
I can't believe how much we have done this summer. We had Anna here for 5 weeks, we remoldeled our bedroom, poured concrete in the shop, remodeled the kitchen, went sailing, attended a conference, went to Six Flags in Tacoma, went to a family reunion in Kellogg for a week, and sooooo much more! We logged a few hiking/biking miles, so that was good too!
Now, it's time to make money so we can have as much fun next summer. Sam wants to put in a waterfall and focus on the backyard next summer as our home renovation. So, I kind of like that idea. I hated the waterfall idea at first, but I am getting more and more used to it. We'll fix up the hot tub, put in the waterfall and landscape the back. This house could be sooooo cool! It's getting there. We have done a lot of work to it and I am glad that we have because it's getting to look pretty good. Now if I was just a better housekeeper....man, I suck at that.
Mollie stopped by yesterday...speaking of housekeeping (because my house was a mess!). It was great to see her and Mr. Ethan man misses her a great deal. He had to show her all his new toys and gave her lots of slobbery kisses. By the way, Mollie, if you read this, you left some lip stuff here from The Body Shop. It smells yummy! I'll leave it on the hutch.
The other super cool thing that happened yesterday was that I used my gift certificate that I got from Michael and got a massage! It was absolutely amazing! I loved every single minute of it. It was very relaxing. I have only ever had one other massage and while it, too, was wonderful, this one was amazing! She worked on a couple of pressure points. They are a little sore today like she said they would be, but she promises that tomorrow, I will notice a distinct difference! It was wonderful and something I should do more often!
I was also very happy with myself last night. I went on my run and it felt so good, that I could run forever! I have backed up with my timing so that I am running 7 minutes and walking for 3 because I hadn't been doing it for a while. That's still a long way from running for 1 minute and walking for 9 which is where I started! However, last night, my 7 minutes came up and I wasn't at all feeling like I needed to stop, so I decided I would bump it up to run 10 walk 5. Well, after 10, I was pumped up by my music and only a little tired, but still had a great breathing pattern and felt rejuvinated, so I kept going! I ran for 15 minutes straight before stopping. I walked for 3 minutes and finished up my 30 minutes by running some more! I felt great and I am not even that sore today! I am scheduled to run today too. I will probably stick to my 7 and 3 or maybe even go back to 10 and 5 (which is the most I have ever been at) today though so I don't push anything too hard. That's what has happened in the past. I get all excited and hit the track and can't run for 30 minutes and get disappointed. so, I have made up my own "couch to 5K" plan and will run the Basic 5K in Boise in March. I am pretty excited. I have lost some weight this summer and am continuing to lose, so that is good. I have a plan to purchase a cruise in October (along with my mom's that we kids are getting her for her 50th birthday). However, the actual cruise won't be until October 2007! That's plenty of time for me to hit the road and get to my goal. I am very excited! It's very motivating because if I don't hit my goal weight, my sister's can pay the extra $$ to have the ticket in their name and go in my stead...so, needless to say, I am into the running! :) Anyway, I was pretty excited about my run last night. :) Tonight will be good too!
I have been doing this really weird thing lately with my health stuff. I have chosen someone every day that I will live for that day. I can't wait for the response that I will get when I see people I haven't seen in a while after I am healthier. I love getting that feedback. So, it's a little weird because I am doing this for myself, but also for the ones that I care about. I want people who I haven't seen in a while to notice that I look better. I love that! I have lots of little goals. My birthday is coming up on October 11th. That's the day I had my first weigh-in last year. I want to be able to say I have lost ___ pounds this year on that day and I want it to be a little bigger number than it is now. So, I have 5 weeks to make it happen. After that comes Thanksgiving! My whole family will be here for Thanksgiving and I will not have seen them since the summer time. I want to look and feel different. Not to mention the dreaded "holiday dieting". Then Christman, then New Year's, then the annual ski trip! I want to be able to look and feel different at this year's ski trip. Last year we didn't have one and the year before that I was very pregnant. I want people to notice who haven't seen me in a while. Wow, I didn't quite mean to go off like that, but I am pretty excited about the whole thing and the baby's asleep. :)
Ok, I will stop chattering now. I have to go clean my house in case Mollie comes over today. :) :)
More later,
Jamie
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