Sick, Movie Stars, and Bottom Lines

We have been crazy busy (I know....who isn't, right?) and it's been a while since I last wrote anything. We've had our first run with stomach flu and kids, and I have to say it is a horrible combination. I'll skip the juicy (pun intended) details, and thankfully E didn't get it. Keith and K came down with it about 12 hours apart. I got something a week later, but I certainly wasn't as bad as the other two. Hopefully the house has been sterilized enough and all those nasty little germs are GONE! 

I went to work yesterday morning and met Charisma Carpenter....okay, not really, but she was there....and maybe saw me, maybe.  Apparently, the small town of Vineyard has been "discovered" and a movie is being filmed around town (and at other locations in the area). (Look at imdb.com - Gateway to Heaven.) Dean Cain (Superman), Joanna Cassidy, Connie Young (Single's Ward), and David Nibley (Best Two Years) are also in the movie. I understand they are hoping it will be a Hallmark movie maybe coming out for next Christmas season. I'm not in it, although I passed up the opportunity to be an extra (with kids work schedule and kids it just wasn't going to happen), but I'm pretty sure my car, my desk, and the office will be! Woohoo!

So, now to the real reporting - I AM DROWNING! I haven't been doing very good getting regular exercise. I just do NOT have very much time right now. The only things I've been able to fit in to my schedule are the exercises that Jennie posted earlier. (Thank you!!!) I know it helps to get up and do something, no matter what that something is, but I need to be more consistent with it. Mom and I were talking last night (I love our chats!) about the fact that people have to keep moving when they're younger if they want to be able to move when they're older. You can't live a relatively sedentary life and then expect to be fine when you're older. I don't believe that I live a sedentary life, but I certainly need to be more physically active. Yes, being active is great for weightloss, but my main motivation is my kids. I want to be able to play, keep up (as much as possible), and be physically active with my kids. We've started our family later in life for various reasons, and it's important to us to be able to play with them, not just watch them play. Wow, I make it sound like we are geriatric (and we aren't!), but you know what I mean. The bottom line is that I need to move more so that I can play when I'm older and improve my "bottom line" while I'm younger.  :)

Now, with that little tidbit out of the way, I am happy to report that I am about 10 lbs away from the pre baby weight. My first goal is to just get to where I was before. I'm really excited about it, but I know I have a lot of toning and reshaping to do. I know the last 10 can be the hardest, but here we go! This is me recommitting to getting up, moving, and improving that bottom line!