Pretty little tricks

My husband is coming home soon! Hooray!.....Oh crap! I spent the last month eating greasy salty foods and more desserts than I care to remember! I have been skipping my nightly face washing and moisturizing and even, I admit, I have gone to bed quite a bit lately without even brushing my teeth! Don't judge me! Anyways, I'm not exactly ready for my closeup. But I did find a few things that are very swiftly undoing my negligence. Secret trick #1 lemon and egg white mask It's just like it sounds lemon and egg white, on my face for 1/2 an hour twice a day. I use a cotton ball to apply first the lemon juice (fresh) and then my fingers to apply the egg white on top. The lemon juice helps to lighten dark spots or freckles, while also removing a few layers of skin to revel the new good stuff underneath. The egg white, helps tighten your pores and soothe any redness. After only two days, by blackheads have been banished, my skin is smooth, and my pores are all but invisible. Torture undone. DON'T FORGET TO MOISTURISE WELL AFTER THIS! Secret trick #2 drink my calories I am not so good at dieting lately, but for the last week I have been starting off with a protein shake in the morning, followed with a cup of coffee, a water bottle, another cup of coffee, another bottle of water, then a smoothie for lunch with lots of good antioxidants. A healthy snack, and then a measured out portion of whatever I made for dinner.its simple enough for me to follow, and since I'm stuffing my face with SOMETHING all day, I don't feel like I'm starving myself. I have been loosing 1/2 lb everyday even with all the extra water weight, so it's working. Trick #3 naturally bleaching teeth Baking powder. Yup, just brush my teeth with it and a bit of water everytime after I brush with my normal toothepaste. The results aren't amazing, but it's definitely working, and it's not causing my teeth to be unbearable sensitive, like they are after I use whiteners from the store. Tick #4 putting Yoga poses into my day I don't have time to do a full hour of yoga. But I DO have thirty seconds to hold a supper glute burning Yoga pose. I wasn't really expecting results, but golly gee, you should see my tush! Okay...well maybe not, but it's working anyways. I just keep looking for oportunities to get a bit of a burn, and am noticing there are plenty of opportunities. Do a squat everytime I pick up a toy. Skip a step when I go upstairs, use my stomach and back to hold myself upright all day instead of hunching. I know it sounds stupid, but if anyone else has minimum time to udo a lot of damage, This stuff is working for me. I was crying when I thought about all the stuff I needed to do to get in shape and confident for when hubby gets ome. Not even a week later I feel sexy. Anyways I'm giving up valuable Ab working time. Adios. Hope this helped someone.

The Last Leg!

Deployment is drawing to a close! Over 400 soldiers have already been reunited with their families. My turn is coming soon. You would think I would be overcome with joy and happiness, unable to control my bladder and jumping around frantically in public.
Alas, the stress of it all is getting to me. Before I go on, I would like to point out that my husband and I have a good relationship. I love him to death, I miss him, I want him to be home etc. What I am about to share is not abnormal and it is not because of a lack of love or a decaying marriage.
A few of the things I am feeling lately that you might not expect...

Scared
Upset
Frantic
Stressed
Mad
Uptight

The first and last month of separation is the worst. It is the transition. It is getting used to being alone. Getting used to taking care of everything alone. Getting used to a new routine.... and then I kind of just keep breathing for the next 10 months... until its time to transition again.

Now that I got used to this new life and I am finally comfortable with it, it changes. Now I get to worry about PTSD and all things that go along with it. I get to change my routine, and use trial and error to figure out what works for our family now. Error.. yup, I get to fail. I can't just "lose my internet connection" whenever hubby isn't being kind. I have to deal with all the issues we have been putting off this year. I get to divvy up chores between me and my husband. Too many responsibilities for him will apparently make him feel like I just want him around to help me with the house. Too little will apparently make him feel useless and that I don't need/want him. I get to inform him of the way I have been handling our kids this year, and take his criticism of my methods and argue... I mean DISCUSS how we will parent them from now on. Other changes have happened this year too, we have a new vehicle, more bills, more kids, a flabbier wife, a new diner "menu", even something simple like how I sort and go about doing laundry can be a cause for conflict and need to be changed.

So you see, even though I miss my husband terribly and want him home with me, the transition is incredibly stressful. On average it will take 6-12 months to normalize and get our routine going and be happy with our lives again (or so i've been told).... but guess what happens 12 months from now? Yup, another deployment.