The beginning

We all have to start somewhere right?

Well today is the day I start. No more what ifs, no more excuses.

I've started this blog for many reasons. Some are so that I have a way of tracking the ups and downs that we go through in my little family. Others are to keep myself on track with health, family, exercise.. everything really.

I am a 23 year old mum of one super special 22 month old little girl. She was the biggest and best surprise of my life and I would'n't change her for the world. We go to fortnightly hospital appointments for little A's heart conditions and are currently awaiting surgery but more about that later.

In order to start at the beginning I need to face up to all the little things I want to change,well not change but maybe improve on and take it step by step. So I have made a top 5 list to help me out.

1. More exercise needed - I currently exercise maybe once-twice a week "when I have time". I need to improve on this bigtime! No more excuses. It's time to make the time. I'm going to try to do 20 mins every day whether it be a work out dvd, my crosstrainer machine (yes I know I really have no excuses since I have machines in my home) or even a nice walk to the park with A.

2. Weight loss needed - I am currently looking to lose about 2 stone. I have joined ww within the last two weeks and up until Friday I was doing well and very impressed with myself. I got my first silver seven (7pd loss) after a week so I know I can do it, it is again just a matter of sticking to it and making the time for it

3. I am going to do more fun things with little A - We play most mornings, sometimes do baking and the sorts. Once a week we go to either a swimming pool or to a play centre type place for a mammy and toddler morning. I still feel like some of the time she is parked in front of the TV which I hate. I know sometimes it is an absolute godsend for 5 minutes peace but I would love to have the enthusiasm and the ideas to do something different. I am aiming to do something craftsy maybe twice a week until halloween so that we have some lovely homemade decoration to hang up.

4. The house - I remember a time when I was so house proud. When we first moved in I loved having the place spick and span. Little A wasnt even a month old then so when I look back it was quite easy to keep everywhere clean. Once she started moving though that was the end of that and now I look around and wonder what happened to that person that loved having a clean house. I'm not saying it's always going to be clean but I do love those 5 minutes you have when you've just finished cleaning, just before your toddler can come in and undo all your hardwork. My goal in this aspect is to do sporadic cleaning throughout the day and a good clean 3 times a week at night after little A is in bed or in the mornings before she wakes up.

5. Last but not least - Early to bed and early to rise - I used to be a brilliant early riser. Now sometimes when I hear little A mooching in her room in the mornings I do sometimes have to hope for another 5 minutes of just lying there half asleep. Sad eh? I also find that once little A is in bed instead of going to bed myself, I find myself staying up watching mind numbing tv. Well not anymore, the goal here is as said early to bed and early to rise. Hopefully if I can even get up half an hour before little A it means I can be showered, dressed and even finished my morning coffee before she even wakes. My, what a wonder that would be!

So that's it. My top 5 of things to change/improve on. Now that they are all written down they don't seem to bad but I know once life intervenes we'll have to see. Once I can say strong I know I can do it and this blog is going to be part of that.

Until tomorrow,

Nicola xoxo