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4 weeks?!?! Crazy!

   Ok, it's officially now been 4 weeks of no smoking. 4 weeks, 28 days, 648 hours of no nicotine flowing through my body. It's kind of crazy to think that I don't do that anymore. It's actually weird to watch other people smoke and pass by them. The smell doesn't bother me as much as I thought that it would. Also the exercising has been going well except for the past couple days. I should say that it's not so much that I don't want to or i'm getting lazy, but there have been some other factors that have been conflicting with my exercise times. The last time of actual walk/jog was Tuesday, and p90 has been last week. I'm hoping to get back into it at least by Saturday or Sunday. It all depends on if I can work through the cramps of if they stop. So need to keep this up if I am ever to get to my goal. DETERMINATION!!!!

6 Days/iPhone?

Time: 6 Days/ 15 Hours/ 45 Minutes

   So things have been going great right?! RIGHT! Still nicotine free. Actually tried to explain to my youngest what mommy was trying to accomplish for the new year. She didn't really understand -- 

mommy: did you know that mommy stopped smoking?
baby girl: why?
mommy: because it wasn't good for mommy to smoke.
baby girl: yeah, you know why mommy? because you can't smoke at the store. You have to go home and smoke.
mommy: yes, you're right. and daddy stopped smoking too.
baby girl: mommy, did everybody stop smoking?
mommy: no, because they have to choose to stop smoking.
baby girl: why?
mommy: **stumped on what to say**
baby girl: mommy, mommy, mommy... remember when we went to the beach and had the slide?

  -- as you can see, trying to explain this to her was a little hard for me at first. Still don't think that she understood me. especially since she changed the subject pretty fast. But that's a four year old for you. I'm just hoping that all the my kids, when they try to remember their childhood, the most significant thing isn't mommy smoking. Really don't want to let that be an image for them. My oldest was more happier that I had quit smoking. I think that she's got it in her head that she wants grandma to quit. And grandma should. But i know for a fact that grandma isn't going to listen to her. Grandma doesn't listen to me either. I'm secretly wondering if I could get away with throwing away my mom's stash that she puts in the freezer and what her reaction would be.... HA! Yeah right! Our relationship may be better, but I know better not to do something like that.

   Alright, so all-in-all, things are progressing along just fine. The exercising is going along great as well. I did miss yesterday, but will make up for it today.

  

     
   Now on to the other subject. iPhone. For the past couple of months, we've both [or should I say me], been looking into changing our phone/phone company. Currently, i'm with mobi. He's with boost. Both have the no-contract plan that we both liked. But both did have problems.

 

 

mobi - would not receive phone calls    boost - would not receive phone calls
  - text messages would be delayed   - text messages would be delayed 
  - voice messages would be delayed    - no custom ring-tones/ purchase
  - convenience fee is not needed   only

   Being that these were the only way to get in contact with the both of us, it wasn't really right for us. I needed a phone that would allow the school to contact me if ever there was an emergency with any of my children. Not receiving phone calls just isn't right. Especially with my middle, being that she could have a seizure [so not wanting that]. Of course, this wasn't the only reason. But it was one of many. At first, I was going to switch to boost just to have the direct-connect. Youngest loves to bother daddy at work with that. I thought that it would be easier for me to have one just so she could do that. Then, it went in to the cosmetic aspect of all. Yes, i want a pretty phone =P So, i tried looking in to verizon, t-mobile, sprint, and at&t. It all came down to either having a Blackberry, which I was loving the Blackberry Storm for a while, or the iPhone. With my mom having a Blackberry of her own, I was able to try it out. I'm not sure that I like the qwerty keyboard with the keys so small. Or the middle scroll ball that it has. Using the internet on it was also confusing for me. Now for the fact that I own a iPod touch, to me the iPhone would be something that is easy for me to use. The only thing that I would have to get used to is the act of making a call and texting. Other than that, all the other features would be easy for me to use. So with it all figured out on which company and what phone, all that's left are the accessories. Or so one would think.

   So here we are, not even having the possession of said product, we're all obsessed with phone cases. The past 2 days a lot of time was spent on the internet looking and reviewing all the iPhone cases that there are out there. Seen so many top 5 videos that people had put on youtube and wondering if how they review a product is that influencing my opinion of a certain product. At first, I was wanting a silicone phone case being that I had thought that with a silicone case, it was going to be able to withstand a fall. But after seeing all the there was out there, minds were changing [sorry to him being that he was searching for silicone cases specifically for me] So here are our top choices, or at least it's what I think are our top choices.

 

   

   Yes, they're all black, except for the white one which he likes. I'm not really wanting a different color. But i'm sure that opinion will change in the future. I'm leaning more toward the first and the last one. The first one is the Incase slider and the last is the Speck Candy Shell. Loving the sleek design. Which is what I want. Don't need no bulkiness here. The Skull Candy is what I like for him. It suits him to a T. I'm just wondering what everyone else, who has an iPhone, what cases do they have. I think having an opnion from someone that i truly know other than listening to someone over the internet, is much better.

 

   And with all the other accessories out there, there's just so many to go through. Earpieces, arm bands, clips.... it's crazy! And to remind again... still don't own the product. So we shall see. Said product will hopefully be owned within the next few months and all this researching with be worth it. Does this mean that I will finally be caught up with everyone else and the new modern technology? Does it also mean that i'm just a follower wanting what a lot of other people have? I'm gonna say it... who cares? I don't. BAA!!

  
 
 

Day 6 [still going!]

Day 6
Current: 128 hours and 42 minutes

   Wow! I'm amazed that it's actually been this long and it really hasn't been that bad. Cravings are practically non existant. Sleep has improved a little bit. Lately, it's been humid and hot. I'm wondering if that's the reason why I haven't been able to sleep well. Headache is still there but that's due to the fact that yes, I have a cold. I finally try to quit smoking and I get sick. Irony. All in all, it hasn't been that bad. Surprised I didn't need a patch/gum/pill to help me kick this habit. Will and determination is what it takes. At least in my theory.

   The excercise situtation is also surprising me. Ever since the first day that he said that he wanted to go walking... we've done it every day since. He was always the one that said "I walk enough at work". And I would usually go by myself. But we've gone Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. And everytime it's been great. I've actually noticed that it isn't as hard to breathe now. I'm still breathing hard, but the pain in my lungs that I would usually get isn't there. Also, just the time out of the house, without the girls constant complaining ringing in my ears, is like heaven. I'm just hoping that we keep this up.

   So far, the new year is looking like a much better start than 09 had. I have a good feeling inside that this year.... is going to be a great year.

Day 3 of Resolution/gLee

Day 3
Current time: 64 hours 37 min

  Been nicotine free for 3 days so far. I'd like to say that I'm pretty proud of myself for making it this far. Granted, I may have thought about lighting one. At least I didn't go through with it. And even if I did think about it... I don't think that it matters that I thought about it. Blah. Can anyone sense the irritation behind that?? So not intentional.

  OK. Symptoms so far that I have been tired and constantly waking up. Irritation yes. Other than that, no cravings. Well, not a lot. I'm surprised that the withdrawal symptoms aren't more worse than I thought that it would be.

  Haven't really done the exercising part of my resolution. Then again, I haven't really constituted a resolution with exercise in it. But come Tuesday, no using the car to drop-off/pick-up the kids from school. And on the days that Kailee has school, at least to add a 30-45 min walk with that. So need to lose weight. Will set a goal, or at least a desired weight, by this week. Don't think that I will change my eating habits all that much. Maybe I will... not entirely sure yet.

  On to newer things, finished watching the first half of season 1 of Glee. Very surprised that I actually wanted to watch this [Thank you Chandi for letting me borrow!] Looks like i've found something new for me to occupy  my time with. And I do love the songs that they sing! =)

  So hopefully, every other day i will write down just to see how far i'm getting along with these things. Here's to hoping that I stay true to this!!

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Alright this is my first time doing this so bare with me :P Just finished watching "The Ugly Truth" with Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler [yay!] At first, I didn't think that this was going to be a movie that I would enjoy. Yes, I did see the previews for it and it didn't really take me in. Even when mom had told me that she bought it did that make me really want to watch. I guess it was the 'alright, I have nothing else to watch so I will watch it' mood that got me into it. And I'm glad that I did.

It was a surprisngly hilarious movie that had me laughing about 80% of the time. The ending wasn't the best. But yes, seeing the 'ugly truth' about men actually did make me giggle. I'm not sure if it was the fact that I did half agree to what he had said that men were interested in or just the way that he was trying to explain it to his viewers. Yes, I'm sure that men do think more with their 'third leg' than they do with their brain. But I will believe that most times [ or at least I hope so ] that they at least think things through. And Heigl's character is blatantly how most women are in this world. Having a checklist of who or how they want their soul-mate to be. I had that checklist. And a time or two, that checklist was revised. As does everyone else does. We all want the ultimate person to share our lives with and we always think that we have the right ideas as to who we want that person to be. Smart, Handsome/Beautiful, Charming, Funny, Romantic.... An all-around person. But like Mike said, if such a person exists, please show them to me! Now, I may not have found the perfect person, and although I don't think that I will ever find him, I have found my soul-mate. Perfect is not necessarily something that I would want. Perfection isn't real. A person with flaws is real. And being flawed is real life.
I know that I traveled a bit outside of how I started this off. But like I said in the beginning, this is a first for me. Not sure of how often I will do it, but I will be posting more that's for sure.

:)

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Alright this is my first time doing this so bare with me :P Just finished watching "The Ugly Truth" with Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler [yay!] At first, I didn't think that this was going to be a movie that I would enjoy. Yes, I did see the previews for it and it didn't really take me in. Even when mom had told me that she bought it did that make me really want to watch. I guess it was the 'alright, I have nothing else to watch so I will watch it' mood that got me into it. And I'm glad that I did.

It was a surprisngly hilarious movie that had me laughing about 80% of the time. The ending wasn't the best. But yes, seeing the 'ugly truth' about men actually did make me giggle. I'm not sure if it was the fact that I did half agree to what he had said that men were interested in or just the way that he was trying to explain it to his viewers. Yes, I'm sure that men do think more with their 'third leg' than they do with their brain. But I will believe that most times [ or at least I hope so ] that they at least think things through. And Heigl's character is blatantly how most women are in this world. Having a checklist of who or how they want their soul-mate to be. I had that checklist. And a time or two, that checklist was revised. As does everyone else does. We all want the ultimate person to share our lives with and we always think that we have the right ideas as to who we want that person to be. Smart, Handsome/Beautiful, Charming, Funny, Romantic.... An all-around person. But like Mike said, if such a person exists, please show them to me! Now, I may not have found the perfect person, and although I don't think that I will ever find him, I have found my soul-mate. Perfect is not necessarily something that I would want. Perfection isn't real. A person with flaws is real. And being flawed is real life.
I know that I traveled a bit outside of how I started this off. But like I said in the beginning, this is a first for me. Not sure of how often I will do it, but I will be posting more that's for sure.

:)