Troll Poll

Well the end of March is fast approaching and with it is supposed to bring the departure of the Trolls....

So the question is:

Will they actually move out for April 1st?

Not sure yet but I'm really hoping they get the ____ out of the house.

Oh, and I would really appreciate the $250 owed to us in utilities.

Weigh In #1

I did my very first weigh in on Sunday (after being on Weight Watchers for only 4 full days) and....

Lost 2.5 pounds.

Not bad!  Still have some work to do but it's a start!  I'll take it!

Actually, at first I thought it was pretty crappy considering the sacrifices I've had to make but then I ran to the fridge and pulled out a pound of butter.  I imagined that pound of butter plus two more plastered to my ass and then I felt MUCH better about the whole situation.

Regaining Control

I have been really bad at taking care of myself in recent months (years)?  Before becoming a mommy I used to run on a regular basis, prepare lots of healthy meals, pack my lunch and take care of myself.  Now?  Not so much.  My excuse has been that I'm too busy to do any of this.  And it's true.  But at the end f the day that is a crutch of an excuse to enable me to continue to stuff my trap with garbage convenience foods.  Add to the fact that we have been stressed with the Troll situation, etc, etc....and....well....I've gained about 10 pounds since moving into the apartment.

Add that to the 10 I've gained since getting married (and having two children) and there's a whopping 20 pounds I'm carrying around making me feel like shit.  Who needs that?

So after lamenting over my fat ass for weeks on end I'm going to finally do something.

Yesterday I signed up for Weight Watchers Online.  I had heard good things about the program and frankly I don't have time or money to devote to anything beyond an online tool so I went for it.

So.  For the record:

I am a stunted 5'2" in height
I weighed in yesterday at 140 pounds.  Not cool.

My Goal is to get back down to 120 pounds but realistically I will be more than happy to get to 125 pounds.

I've been a good girl and have tracked all my foods and points.  It's hard for me, I will admit.  I'm an absent-minded eater.  My downfall has been a few cookies here, a handfull of chips there.  Boy, does that add up fast!

Overall, I am impressed by the online tools they provide.  It's easy to use and apparently if i stay in my point range I will lose weight.  So I will check in weekly with my updated stats.  Weigh-in days are Sunday.

Man, I could murder a chocolate chip cookie right now.  Actually....I could polish off an entire bag.  Give me strength.....

Tah Da!

I did the nearly imposiible!  I actually FINISHED a project that has nothing to do with a) Work or b) The Kidlets.

Remember waaaaaay back in October (yes, like 5 months ago) I started a machine quilting class?  No?  well you can revisit the post here.

Anyway.....at long last I'm DONE.  Aaaaaannnnnd.....I'm pretty happy with the result.

Without further ado, here it is:

Progress?

I'm cautiously optimistic today.  I know I will not be holding my breath but I think that we are finally moving in the right direction on the Toll Front.

Mr. Landlord called to ask if he could stop in for a visit last week.  Admittedly, I was a little worried at first.  I thought:  Oh Damn....he's going to evict US now because he's so damn tired of my phone calls.  Now I know that doesn't make logical sense but I am a woman and a mom and I worry about things that I shouldn't whatever.

So he came over Friday evening.   Here's the skinny.

The Trolls have refused to sign the "N-11" form declaring that they will be voluntarily out of the house on a specified date.  Now there's a shocker.

Mr. Landlord have asked them to be out by the end of their lease (April).  As incentive he's giving them March (this month) to them rent-free....to use as a deposit for a new place.

After chatting for awhile I figured it was perfect timing to ask for a couple of things :) 

1)  Central Air
2) A dishwasher

Neither of which I can survive without for much longer.  We nearly died last summer during the heat wave.  It was BRUTAL.  I actually slept for a whole week with ICE PACKS.  I'm not joking.  As for the dishwasher?  I'm sick of washing dishes.  All.The.Time.  I'm not a princess....I just don't have time to waste on crap like that.

To my surprise - he actually AGREED!

So he's investigating options now and will get back to us.

Super Husband thinks I'm a crazy lady for asking but my opinion is that it's better to ask and get a no than not ask and wonder if you could have gotten a yes.

Really hoping Dirt Bag Trolls move out for April.........

We Did It!

Today marks the day that Super Husband and I can officially declare ourselves.....

Credit Card Debt Free!

Since selling our house last summer we have:

Paid $17,000 of credit card debt off
Closed my last student loan (OSAP)
Paid $2,000 off our Line of Credit
Paid $5,000 off our term loan

Next up: Paying off the car next month

I'm so proud of us. We still have a lot of debt to tackle (LOC and loan) but this makes a HUUUUGE difference to us.

We are finally at a point where our assets outweigh our liabilities

On the crappy side.....the Trolls are STILL happily residing in the basement.  AND to add insult to injury they've added ANOTHER Troll!  I think it's Mr. Trolls' MOTHER (yikes).  She's been for more than a week now.  At first I was optimistic that she arrived to help them leave but alas....they are still squatting downstairs and now there's three of them.

Well you can't win them all, right?