A better Monday

Okay, so sorry for such a downer post yesterday. I just decided that even though it was such a bad weekend., I am going to have a good day. I am going to try to get the apartment cleaned up, maybe go to my sewing class, do some cooking/baking for us. I am just not sure about the sewing class because I feel like having a quiet, restorative day to myself. But we will see. Maybe I need some positive social time with adults! So that's the very flexible plan of the day.

Having a Bad Day

Natalie is still having sleeping troubles and I am reading yet another baby sleep book. My main problem is that I haven't been able to follow through on any plan. This time I am going to write it out (with Sama) and we will figure out a plan of action that we can both live with and follow through for at least 7 days. I am just getting really concerned about her lack of good sleep and of course that part where I would love some more sleep too!

So there was that sleeping trouble. Apartment trouble where everything is just a mess and our garbage disposal broke for the 3rd time since we have been here. And I just didn't want to and didn't have the time to do anything about it. Part of the reason being that I was babysitting for my sister this weekend. It was an overnight thing. Four kids plus Natalie.

The good thing is that I did get some sleep this afternoon while Sama watched Natalie. And he was nice enough to do some cleaning around the apartment. So that is really helpful.

Overall things are still pretty much a mess. I hope it gets better.

Sewing

So I have continued to sew and am getting (slowly) better. I decided to try making some tote bags. I made some mini ones too. One for one of the little girls in our Sunbeams class because she didn't have one to carry her scriptures. And another for my niece. Actually I haven't made that one yet, but I will!

I am also still working on the quiet book for Natalie, but there isn't a lot to show on that yet. Just the page blanks so that is not too exciting. But I'll for sure post the pictures as I get more done!

Running and New Shoes

 So my sister started doing C25K, which stands for "couch to 5K" and I started doing it too! I actually started a couple weeks ago and made the mistake of doing too much too soon. I didn't really know not to go running/walking every day and even after I did, I still did sometimes because I got a running partner and sometimes our schedules weren't on track and I would still run two days in a row. So anyway, I ended up hurting my knee and was told by the nurse to stop running until it got better. So I have been walking, but am anxious to get started again! I have been worried because it hasn't really improved, but I finally gave in and got a knee brace and it has actually really helped! So maybe I can get back to it in a few days! There is a 5K on Thanksgiving and I am hoping to do it with my sister!

Yesterday Sama and I went to Adidas because we had a great discount through his company and I got some new supportive running shoes. I really like them! I am hoping they can keep me excited/motivated for the next few days until I get back into my routine. Wish me luck!

Little Green Cup

Of course Natalie has a LOT of toys! But her favorite the last couple days? A little green cup. Silly girl! But she is super cute with it. I was playing with her this morning and we were doing the hokey pokey together and the whole time she just held on to her little cup.