Giving myself up to the page.

This is the year of writing. For the most part I'll be writing research papers for my Master's degree. I'll be studying to be a Special Education teacher. I love working for these kids, and helping them become more than anyone could imagine. I also want to write more in general. I used to write so much when I was younger. Now that I have a son and husband, and this busy life I've lost this art that once blessed me so much. Sometimes I think I have nothing to write, then I put my fingers on the keys or to a pen and I just start. Now I have to wake up my husband because were going to pick our son up at preschool. But I WILL be back!

Why can't I just be a mom!

My husband and I are trying desperately to keep me home with our son. And because of this, our finances are oh so grim. So, we've decided to do some things to boost our income, like join the navy reserves, use our gi bill, get on WIC and of course cut those coupons! So, ya I'm a housewife, stay-at-home-mom (SAHM), but what else...college student, substitute teacher, possibly navy reservists. Gone are the days of the living wage, eh! Wouldn't it be nice if one income was enough? I didn't feel as strongly about this before I had my son, but now I see how important it is to be the primary care-giver, nuturer, playmate, ever-present force of continuity, in my son's life. Feminists may say that we are past this "old way of thinking" and I should go out there and get a job! What? Wasn't the feminist movement supposed to give us a choice, rather than back us into a corner once again. I was in the navy for eight years, I've earned a Bachelor's degree, I've seen the world and sewn my oats...now I want to be a mom! Can't I just do that! Rantings, rantings.

I love my Wii Fit!

Over Christmas...of course I ate so much candy!!! But I also got a Wii Fit and DANG! I've lost 6 lbs already. I know some people don't think its a ligitimate work out, but let me tell you...I was sore the first few days and what I put into it, I get out. So there it is. I cancelled my Y membership because of money, so the Wii is my only workout right now.

In other news...may husband my re-join the navy. He's been out for 18 months. We see now how awesome the benefits are even though there are sacrifices we'll have to make, especially seperations. He's 10 years to retirement...meaning pay and benefits for him and his family for the rest of his dang life! Its really nothing to shake a stick at. So, we're meeting with a recruiter tomorrow.

Also, our son is 9 months! His wellness check up is tomorrow as well. I'm not looking forward to his shots at all, but I want to know that he is healthy and growing enough. He's so tiny...only about 16 or so lbs. at 9 months. I'm afraid he takes after me for now, but maybe he'll have a growth spurt!

My first blog post!

Welcome to Happyrubberband! I have been waiting patiently to begin blogging, and now I have arrived. There are so many things I want to write about, but I'm going to start with something I view as clique, and I never thought I'd be one of those women who gives a crap about losing weight, yet here I am. I'm short...no....I mean, really short. 58 inches, 4 feet, 10 inches. I love being short. It's who I am. And until recently, I haven't had to even think about my wieght. Then I had my dear son, and I gained 30 pounds...pretty good. I wasn't upset by it. But the last 20 pounds are just hanging around. So I thought, maybe if I finally start a blog, I'll feel more accountable to losing the weight if other people are watching. I currently weigh 130 pounds, and I want to weigh 110 pounds. I know you're thinking...130 isn't a lot! But for my height, its considered overweight. Crazy, huh. So right now I have a gym membership at the Y, and I'm trying to not eat sweets. That's as far as I've gotten. I don't want to "diet". I just want to exercise and eat right. I'll post my progress, and hopefully get some input!
I do want to make it clear that I will not only be posting about losing weight. I have strong opinions about politics, religion, and all those things polite society isn't supposed to talk about. So more to come on that.