Tiffany and I stripped today!

Cloth Diaper Inserts, that is!

It took a while, but we got it done and it seems to have really worked! 

The inserts are completely odorless!

But I’m pleased with the results from the boiling. 

Here’s what we did:

Brought the water to a rolling boil

Put the inserts in, and left them to boil for 10-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Some were put in wet, some were dry.  That didn’t seem to make a difference

The pot was full enough to stir the inserts, even when they were all puffy from the water.  but not overfull.  In the big pot. about 16-18.  In the small pot, about 10.

We did not change the water between loads.  We did two loads in each pot, and in the last pot, we topped it off with a gallon of fresh water and brought it to a boil.

No snaps melted during the process.

The smell of urine and ammonia was definitely there during boiling, but it was not very sudsy.  Also, the water was slightly discolored after boiling for a few minutes, but nothing too horrible.

I dried the pocket diapers separately, and it seems that they still smell.  So I’m going to track down the RLR and wash the diapers in it, since you can’t exactly boil PUL. 

 So Vikki fell in love and is moving to Denver with her new husband.    Good for her – not so good for me  

So, I am starting the search for someone to help watch my kids.

For those who don’t know me, here’s the scoop.  I have 2 boys (Zander, who turned 4 in Oct and Zevan, who turns 3 in April).  Zander attends preschool at Buena Vista Elementary 8:00-10:50 AM M-F.  Zevan will start preschool in the fall.

At the very minimum, looking for someone to cover Tuesdays and Fridays from 11:30-4:00, starting in April.  And possibly two full time days, 9:00-4:00, during Spring Break (last week of March).   The boys need to be fed lunch, and entertained without television.  It’s okay to bring an older child.  There are opportunities to earn extra money – Vikki has watched other West Side Kids at my house while she is here.

Starting in June, I would like 2 full days per week, 9:00-4:00 for the summer.  We hope to take 2 vacations, one in late June, the other in mid July.

I have another familiy that is open to nanny share with me if someone is looking for more full time hours.

I’d like someone to watch the kids, do some housecleaning and cook meals.

When school starts in the fall, they will both be in preschool, so I would go back to the 11:30 – 4:00 schedule.

I am going to check in with UCCS and the local high school.  Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

It’s a good thing I was under my calories most of the week because I nearly blew it last night.  A midnight snack of cheese, grapes and goldfish crackers.     I went over my calories by 452 yesterday, but I was under 850 for the week. 

I got on the scale today – I’m down .8 this week, down 3.2 overall.     That’s something after no change at all last week. 

Now I’m going to do a 5 minute pilates workout followed by some DDR. 

This year is the first year that the race will be run downtown.  Previously, it was run in Old Colorado City.  So, we’ll have a new course this year.  Should be just as flat and easy as previous years.

Today starts Week 1 of training!  Your goal:

Walk/run 2 times this week for 30 minutes.  Some guidelines depending on where you are starting from:

If you’ve got a running/jogging base already, here’s an example of my typical workout
1) 1 minute warm up
2) Run 4 minutes
3) Walk 1 minute
4) Repeat steps 2 & 3 for the duration of the workout
5) 1 minute cool down

That one minute walk break really helps me break up the workout and gives me a little rest.

Baby steps! 

Guess what I did today.  Jumped on a trampoline.  INSIDE May’s house.  That was super fun, except, I kept worrying a bit about my -ahem-  nearly 3 years post-partum incontinence issues, so I kept going to the bathroom just in case.  I didn’t pee in my pants (thank you kegels), I was just afraid I might, from all the jumping.   Is that TMI?

Anyhoo, that’s quite the workout!

I’m also going to get back on track (pun intended) with my running this week.  MUST run outside.  MUST run at least 4 miles at least twice.   

I dread getting on the scale tomorrow.  I have been under my calories most of the week, so it will be a big blow if I don’t lose any weight again.   

I’m going to do the long series of the Colorado Springs Grand Prix this year.  Here’s the schedule:

 The Grand Prix of Running consists of a Series of 4 races of various distances and held in different areas of our community. The first race is in March and the last scheduled race is in July.

I haven’t been training much this month due to weather and motivation problems, but am trying to get back into it for training.  Remember that last February I started running just 1 mile. – and somehow worked my way up to 13.1 miles by December.

So!  Pick a race for your goal and we can work on it together.  You don’t even have to run the entire distance.  We’ll start with a walk/run regimen to get you going.  If you need someone to walk/run with, I can fit running in most mornings between 8:30 – 10:00 AM.

Check out   Couch to 5k and Jeff Galloway 5/10k training

It’s 13 weeks until the St Patrick’s Day 5K if you start this week.  Just walk/run 15/20 minutes of walk/run 2-3 times this week.  You can do it!

Pregnant mamas can still walk at a comfortable pace, too.  15 minutes is good for you.

Helping others can help me get back on track.  I need help in the motivation dept.  I logged 82.81 miles in December, and so far this month, I’ve only run 17.41  miles.  I used to do that in a week!

Since Allison and Joy are doing it, I might try a few T-Tapp exercises for a week and see how it goes.  She has exercises for short torso body sculpting and a flat stomach that I might try for a few weeks and see if I want to further.

It’s nice to try before you buy.