well we just did 4.5 hours of errands...about 3 hours was walking and pushing DS (30+ lbs) in the stroller....lol plus the stroller is another 27 lbs
lol
We went to the mall, headed for Steve & Barry's for deals for tax free weekend. EVERYTHING in the store is $8.98 or less. OMG how great! too bad all their jeans/capris didnt fit me right...and they only had Venus court sneakers, needed something for running...their men's shoes had more variety. oh well.
then looked at Shoe Dept for sneakers, but again bad selection, esp for big feet
lol but on the way out i did find a cute pair of heeled shoes i can wear with skirts and dress up a bit. and managed to fit in a size NINE! OMG!!! wow! i usually wear a 10 or 11.
then went to old navy, my usual downfall! i LOVE that store, over half my wardrobe is from there. but i went for the baby sale. wanted to find capris there, but even the clearance ones were too high for me...i'm on a strict budget, since i cant use my credit cards, so had to only spend what i had in the checking acct. VERY hard when you LOVE a store this much
lol but only came out with $14 in shorts for Alex...it was SOOOOO tempting to look all around for other items, but managed to stick to what i planned to buy! BIG accomplishment for me
we looked at payless for sneakers, but they didnt have any running shoes...
so we went down the street to walmart. and spent more than planned, but got abigail her 2 hannah shirts, and got the hannah shirt for the neighbor's girl for her bday gift (and it was on sale, $3)
i got some running shoes from walmart for $19, so will see if they are as good as the nike and new balance that i'm used to...but they were more in my budget
i needed some more bottoms to have to wear to class, so a bit of school shopping for me (esp without 8.25% tax)...and i got a pair of shorts and a pair of denim capris..in a size SIX!!! OMG! amazed that the 8s i always wear were too baggy. and the 6s fit great. so i am siked that all my hard work has paid off!!! yippee!! so i've cut all the tags and need to wash all the new stuff so i have it for school next week.
trying to get the kids to nap so we can go to the playground ceremony our housign community center is having (i guess they've built a playground over there)...so we're gonna get there between 2-5pm while they're celebrating, and offering free food...
big triumph for me that made me proud...other than fitting back into a 6 (which i havent seen in forever)...the kids were basically good for the trip and i promised pretzels before coming home. we have an auntie annie's pretzel store in the front of that walmart...and i got them the pretzel stix to share...and as good as they smelled and as long as it's been since i've had a pretzel, i resisted the urge to buy myself one or share their stix. i kept thinking how hard i'd have to workout when i got home, so decided to wait till i got here and i could fix a healthy lunch and have a healthy snack afterwards. got some yoplait light yogurts and YoGo yogurts. so will focus on good eating today. need to workout and see if my new walmart running shoes do well for that new 5 mile WATP i got from netflix....
well better go get lunch.....and workout...
ladies! See, you didn't need me after all. 
) and then just hop back on. So, I'm proud that this is day 5 of being OP for me, and that I've surpassed my exercise goal for this week - from 0 to 3.5 hours and climbing!
