Holy busy day, batman! I had a fitness class today called "Buns 'n' Bellies" that is a hardcore midsection workout. It's a class I signed up for through Calgary Parks and Rec and I'm loving it, even though it kicks my ass every time. There's something sick about enjoying that burning lactic acid in your muscles...

I also had an appointment with one of my clients, she's due October 31. I'm feeling some pressure to perform with this couple as her husband is a professional photographer and they picked me because of my portfolio. I am totally flattered, and take it as a HUGE compliment that a professional sees something in my amatuer work, but holy shit PRESSURE!! He told me that some people really nail it on the technical side, and others can see something that goes beyond that, something that really makes a picture special...that's what I have, he said. Wow. How cool is that?! I will have to take some pictures of my portfolio to show you some of my birth photos...I am really proud of them, but it's nice to be acknowledged by someone who does this photo thing for a living.

After my appointment I went grocery shopping...wheeeeee. Actually, I kind of enjoy grocery shopping...there is something methodical and comforting about buying food that nourishes my family's body and soul. Most people think I'm kinda crazy for liking a chore that is pretty detested by the general population, but ya gotta find joy in the simple, everyday things...right?

I had to chuckle at Jesse tonight. Bedtime is his job, one that he does a really awesome job at, actually. It usually goes smoother if I am not present, so I will typically go out and poke around a bookstore, or go workout or something for the 45min-1 hour it takes him to get both kids to sleep. Tonight I was only gone for about a half hour because the girls were really tired, so I figured they would be totally passed out that quickly. Imagine my surprise when I come home to find Nova in the hallway reading books quietly to herself while Jesse saws logs with Faeryn on our bed!! Bwahahahahaha! She told me that "Daddy fell asleep a loooong time ago after he danced Faeryn" (he dances the girls to sleep to techno music every night...usually Fatboy Slim or DJ Dara or the like...cute eh?). Man am I lucky to have a 3 year old who is typically pretty good about not getting into serious trouble when left alone! He's still passed right out with Faeryn, hasn't moved a muscle since I first checked on them an hour ago.

I'm trying hard these days to really get my priorities straight. Not that they were really off in the first place, but just to really focus on what needs to get done instead of wasting days and nights away on the computer with assinine stuff. I have a tendency to get sucked into the internet and just put off everything else. Shitty huh? So, I'm making a more concerted effort to not do that. I'm also trying to just simplify and not get stressed out by the stupid little things, like housework and the like. It's a lot easier not to get stressed out by those things when I'm not constantly procrastinating, that's for sure!

Doing pretty good on the sugar front. I've got 6 days down with minimal junk (had a piece of pumpkin pie and a piece of cherry pie last night at a late Thanksgiving dinner with friends). It's already feeling SO much easier to not get drawn into the binge eating now that I've stopped doing it for 6 days. Amazing how something so simple can seem so hard, yet feel so good after you've really stuck to it for a short period of time. Now I need to get back on my exercise wagon and make that good feeling go even farther!

Ok, that's all for tonight...thanks for reading :) ~~~