Sneaky......

Do things every just sneak up on you?  They sneak up on me all the time.....school pictures, due dates for projects, birthday parties...the list goes on.  Usually when things sneak up on me it leaves me frazzled and racing around trying to do what I meant to get done before it happened. 

Just Monday we were getting ready for school and realized it was picture day.  Who schedules pictures on a Monday?  Certainly sending the kids home on Friday with a sticker that says "Picture Day tomorrow" is not enough to keep that fact in my head for the next 72 hours, no matter how bright pink it is.  Yet another week began in a rushed manner.

This is a very full time of year for me.  You see, my husband is an accountant. Leading up to April 15th he works 6 very late days a week.  That leaves my to get everyone where they need to be, and still get the things done I need to do.  Last week alone we had 4 soccer games, 3 baseball games, 3 soccer practices, 4 play rehersals, 1 acutal play performance, baseball pictures, and 2 birthday parties.  (Should I also mention that I had baseball hats, softball uniforms, soccer backpacks and birthday presents to finish embroidering for my at home business?) It is enough to make me crazy.  It is DEFINITELY enough for me to miss things that are sneaking up on me!

Today something else snuck up on me.  I had to take my oldest to the doctor this morning. Usually Tuesday is my Weight Watchers day. I weigh in, and then I stay for the meeting.  I need the motivation that this gives me to face another week.  Today I had her with me, so I couldn't stay for the meeting.

So, I took her to the doctor, and then on the way home I stopped by the church where the meetings are held, just to weigh in and leave.  I stepped on the scale and handed the lady my "monthly pass."  She looked at the scale, and then looked at the pass.  "Why are you still using that? Go ahead and cancel it.....you are back at your goal."

What????  How did I miss that happening?  Usually I am so anal retentive that I weigh myself every day.  Certainly I would have noticed.  Then I realized with everything else going on, the number on the scale just didn't seem as important.

What was important though, is that I have been planning meals, and making healthier choices.  I have been snacking on fruits and vegetables, and as a family we have been skipping the drive thrus.  Because of the changes in my diet, I have the energy to face all that the springtime activities throw upon me.  The kids are eating and snacking healthier, and have been asking for specific fruits when I go to the store.  This planning of meals and healthier way of eating has actually benefitted our hectic lifestyle.

Sunday after my daughter's soccer game I took her to Sonic for a drink.  I was hungry, and I actually ordered a BANANA off of their menu.  I knew I had a soccer game later, and anything else was going to make me sick to my stomach.  I have been listening to my body, and it actually likes healthier foods. I have created a habit of planning meals, and eating healthier.  And JUST IN TIME.

It looks like shorts weather just snuck up on me.