getting off to a slow start.

okay, so i havent started exercising, yet. i promise ill get to it. i do intend on exercising, and ive already committed to doing so. but having a kid hinders me. and having a few thousands high than top, topper than high [remember that incorrect grammar from my first post? same thing applies to "topper"] priority.

like today, i cleaned the inside of my car for the first time in...uhm...well, since before i was pregnant, i think. or at some point during my pregnancy. i dont quite remember. its all a blur. but the point is i havent cleaned out the inside of my car in a really long time...and im a packrat. actually, im not a pack rat, im kinda lazy when it comes to cleaning. so it builds up. in this case, in my car. i still have to clean the outside. oh, and do all the windows. if you live in florida, or any southern state that gets a lot of rain or is RIGHT next to the ocean or some huge body of water [in florida, its both,] then you understand what its like to get into your car on the first sunny day after two weeks straight of rain in the middle of summer with water streaks down your windows. and you know how it is to non-chalantly [sp?] turn on your wipers, spray some of that blue wiper fluid [unless you get the pennzoil kind which is green...i dont get that kind. its expensive and scented. seriously. scented wiper fluid. go check it out! im not kidding. i thought they were, but theyre serious. and because its scented, i didnt get it. i dont support giving bugs a pretty citrus scent before dying. its like a sick joke at the bugs expense. plus its actually draws them to my window. i want bugs off my window thats why i got the stuff.............sorry, that was a tangent. CONTINUING:] spraying the wiper fluid onto the windshield while the wipers vigorously fly back and forth and feeling your heart sink when you realise dang, its INSIDE the car. and your heart sinks because its one more thing you gotta do, and because you will forget to do until the next time it rains or the next time your driving at twilight and its nearly impossible to see out the windshield because of water drips. and it sinks because, if youre like me, youre too lazy and its too dang hot outside to do it. so, i gotta clean my windows because of that...and because theres 60-pound dog snot all over the side windows.

so i cleaned my car today. and thank you to my very good friend amber who watched the kid while i cleaned my car. and thank you to my dad who not only saved me from killing the vacuum, but also paid for my brand spanking new car battery after it died because my car doesnt have the option of turning off the overhead light when you open the doors. [its a serious defect in my car, i love my car. but i really wish i could turn that light off.] and thank you to the guy from AAA who came out in the rain [very light rain, but rain nonetheless] to change my battery...which was a process...remove the bar, remove the fuse box, remove the nuts and bolts, jiggle the battery, remove the battery--repeat in opposite order. who designs cars these days, i mean, really? who does it? they should be fired. promptly.

as for tomorrow, i have to clean my room. remember what i said about that build up of stuff in my car because i hate cleaning? repeat that...in my room. im not sure how much i will get done, if any, but it needs to be done. hopefully amber will come, again, on thursday.

after my car windows are done, and after my room is cleaned [and baby-proofed, cant forget the baby-proofing!] THEN ill be able to start that exercise thing. and classes start then, too. [did i mention im in college? i think its in the about me. did you read that, yet? hope so. if not, im not kidding. its informative, though brief. in fact, youd get more information much faster by reading that as opposed to this.]

now, the REAL reason i wanted to post tonight is i came across an article from vocal point [okay, so they email me since im a member, so minimal effort on my part. but i did read it...and i was late in reading it because i dont check my email. oops.] now, this article talks about resolutions for your MIND. [oh...ah!] but seriously, some of the ideas are pretty decent.

one idea is keeping an affirmation journal. kinda cheesy and really seems a lil self-worshiping, but i try so hard to be perfect [except when it comes to cleaning. thats not included in this perfection conversation] in everything that i go really hard on myself and i tend to only look at the bad in myself. i dont think im alone in this, so its a good idea to me...you should do it, too. so, i think ill start putting some affirmations in each post. starting...now.

i cleaned my car. woohoo!

i didnt do many other things today. cleaning the car took most of my day...it was really THAT bad. but expect more affirmations from here on out.

get sunshine. okay, i admit...im paler than pale. i look like im from antarctica. but ive lived in florida my entire life. i hate the heat, thats my main reason for not going outside. but i should do it more. especially since i dont take vitamins and im allergic to milk. [shouldve started doing this a LONG time ago. oops.] so, im going to strive for 15 minutes of sun a day. ill record it in each post, right after affirmations. :)

take a class in a new subject. i think my college classes and learning how to do yoga via whatevers on demand counts in this category. so, thats taken care of. no daily updates needed.

i dont really have TIME to volunteer. but, ill try to pick up trash around my neighborhood...this also gives me an excuse to go on a walk [i cant walk aimlessly around the block, i feel stupid doing so. so, an excuse was needed.] plus itll help with getting that 15 minutes of sun. score! this is my idea of multi-tasking.

the d-word. okay, this means diet. they had to try to be catchy somehow. this is that how. it reminds me of that kathy somethings d-list...so its kinda a bad catchy. and they [by the way, this "they" im referring to is vocal point, the place i got the article from] say this about diet on this mind-resolution list: "Okay, these are mental health resolutions, so we shouldn’t talk dieting. We won’t say how to diet—we’ll just say this: processed, fatty foods contribute to dull moods and anxiety." ill buy it. whether or not i can stick to this one is up in the air since my dads gotta agree to the food we buy. and if its gonna be any healthier than stouffers entrees, im cooking. in which lies the up-in-the-air part...the catch. well, not so much a catch, yet, since its still up in the air, but you get the point: its gonna be difficult. but ill try. promise. i might do a post segment about daily food intake. might.

lastly, they talk about "brain boosting." which, being a student and a mom, im all for. so, i signed up with luminosity.com which was recommended by the article. ill start that tomorrow. and hopefully ill do it once a day. but that depends on how demanding school is for me this semester. :)

okay, until next time, im going to bed [and probably doing other things when i wake up...but right now im tired and im going to bed.] NIGHT!

introducion. [say it like youre french, its how i intended it to be.]

i figured id do an introduction [do not say that like youre french, say it like youre american, its how i intended it] because just jumping into a random post about whatever might confuse someone who is used to reading the very first post in blogs for fun. [hi! *wave*] plus, it just seemed appropriate...i, certainly, dont start reading a book in the middle of all the action, so why force you to do so by not including an introduction. however, if theres an introduction or prelude to a book, i typically dont read it...so, i guess you could stop reading here, if youd like...unless you enjoy reading first posts for fun [hello, again! *wave*] in any sense...

salutations! to all, this time. im lynn, in case you didnt read the profile [labeled "about me" in the upper right of the blog.] i like a lot of things dislike a lot of things, and one think i dislike is that facebook has no dislike button [i mean, come on!] i dont have any idea how often ill update this, i have a habit of starting blogs and never continuing them. but ill try on this one. really, i will. i have a purpose to, now!

you see, im starting this blog with many things in mind. one of which is i have about 30 pounds of excess yuck around my stomach [and other parts, too, but my stomach is more prominent] from when i was pregnant. [hi, i have a kid...really, read the "about me," its informative.] my daughters just under a year, but its all still hanging on...it has deep-seeded abandonment issues, and i have deep-seeded i-love-eating-junk-food issues. SO, since this is new years day...woohoo! happy new years! [im really not that jazzed, i dont see the big deal. continuing...] i figured id hop on the band wagon of new year resolutions that will never be fullfilled, and--more specifically--the lose-this-extra-flap-of-skin bandwagon and lose the weight. except i plan on actually losing it. because its not really a new year resolution because today was no different than yesterday except most of the world is, now, sleep deprived. :)

so, thats a reason to start this blog...i need some accountability. even if no one reads it. someone could happen upon it and i dont feel like explaining to a stranger why i committed to something, but didnt deliver. and thatd be an awkward conversation...unless your my mom [hi, mom!] who thinks i need to lose this "fat-ass" as she lovingly calls it. my moms english, so shes nice and wordy...you should hear my grandfather. oh, dear.

other reasons to create a blog are for sanity and ideas that have the potential of actually coming to fruition. but until then, its my keep-me-accountable-as-i-get-fit blog. welcome. :)

for general information in realation to getting fit, i plan on doing jillian michaels 30-day-shred [llli.org forums seem to love it for banishing baby-weight, and amazon has great reviews, too.] the first level is free on demand until january 24th, so ill do that until its no longer on there...then ill hope for level 2 to show up. :D if not, ill have to buy it. boohoo. really, im not sad. itd be nice to have it for my reference and its only 10 bucks or less on amazon...plus swagbucks [enter swidget on the right, its kinda cut-off some but ill figure out a way to fix that later bottom of the page] gives me free $5 amazon gift cards for just using their search engine instead of google. i say SCORE! [theres a link to sign up on the swidget, if you wanna sign up...you can get other stuff with swagbucks, too...not just amazon gift cards.] anyway, that means if i gotta buy it, its free. apart from that, i plan on doing some beginner yoga stuff and some of whatever else happens to be free on demand. [im cheap...i mean, FRUGAL. thats gonna be on LSSU's banished words list next year, i swear.] so, thats it. thats my blog introduction. wordy, long, and intro-y. i know thats not a word, but im a mom, i say poopie and...uhm...okay, so i talk to my kid in a normal voice saying words properly. so shoot me for being grammatically incorrect for a moment, it wont be the last time, im sure.

and ill end with: i tend to write novels for posts. youve been semi-forewarned. :)