Ok So I think I am going to attempt to post a weekly round up of how I did the previous week. Mainly for myself but also to get in the habit of doing more than just reading other people's blogs and maybe to start posting on my own. So this week was a great week in terms of eating and exercising. By Friday I had worked out every single day Sun-Thursday which for me is a huge step in the right direction. But then when I weighed myself for the week I had gained a half of pound, which of course made me angry. But I figured I just have to plug along and it iwll work out eventually. I do have to say that this weekend was tough. With baking for my son's valentines party and going to eat at other people's houses both Saturday and Sunday it makes me nervous for this upcoming week considering I haven't exercised this week yet do to committments. I hope to get back on track with working out tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday for my weight. So basically my weekly round up is this
Exercise 5-0 in favor of me , Weight 0-1 in favor of the scale

So I have become addicted to Phillippa Gregory books. This is the third one I have read and by far my favorite. As you all know I am a history teacher so historical fiction is very much a new favorite style of mine. What I liked most about this book is that it is from the prospective of Anne Boleyn's sister Mary. Who was also a mistress of Henry and who gave birth to two of his illegitimate children. I loved not only the interplay between the sisters and their constant competition both for their family's attention and the kings. Another aspect of the book that I was especially drawn to was the constant theme of women and women's roles in this time period. It was a great look into what was a woman's role and was she really in charge of anything. In the novel you see the main character grow up from a young girl of 14 when she begins her affair with the king (shockingly she is already married at this point) and then into her late twenties. As she ages in the book you see her change from a young girl who does exactly what her family says, including bedding the king to an adult woman who stands on her own and distances herself from her family just in time to escape being included in the tragic death of her sister Queen Anne and her brother. This was a great story not only of the sisters but also of the rise and fall of the famed Anne Boleyn.

For those of you who aren't my immediate friends and family that read this blog you might not know that we are experiencing a wicked January winter here in CT. We have had more snow days in January then the last two school years put together. Of course it is right in the middle of exams and the start of my second semester at school and I just can't manage to get into the swing of things. Although I love the days at home with the family...it does make it hard to gear up for school. Also, I have been finding if very hard to keep up with my food tracking and exercise. Not that I am gaining weight (in fact I lost 3 pounds in the last two weeks) but it just feel unfocused. I have been trying to just keep afloat with one eye on the weather trying to figure out what tomorrow will bring. So my goal today during my snow day I want to catch up on some book reviews I have been meaning to post. Update my good reads account. Write out my daughter's first birthday invites (so scary that she is going to be one in a few months) and try and do a lengthy workout down stairs. I am not going to lie the prospect of taking a nice afternoon nap is alsohighly appealing! I also thought I would post a few pics of the incredible snow we got here in CT (this is not including the foot of snow theninches of ice that are expected over the next few days). The photos are of my son and the pile of snow at the end of our driveway. The thing behind the snowpile is our shed, and the other pic isto show you perspective of D's swing set to show you how high the snow is.