snow day struggles

As of today, I've  had an entire extra week off of school.  Today's snow day (our 14th of the year) was actually pretty surprising since they made the call around 8:15 last night and I had no idea we even had accumulating snow.  I had already gotten my clothes out and packed my lunch too.  We are at the point now where we no longer have to make them up either - they are considered an "act of God", so our very last day is May 30th.  I can deal with that.Again, I'm not complaining about the extra time off.  But, let's be honest... I'm running out of things to occupy my time, as well as things to keep MacKenna entertained.  I actually shipped her off to her Grandpa's on Friday so I could get some stuff done around the house, and because I just couldn't think of anything else I could do to keep her busy.  It was a glorious day "off", spent drinking good coffee and deep cleaning our house, as well as getting some homework done.  Our house goes on the market on Friday, so it was a much needed day to get stuff done.

But, I think I am going a little house batty.  I always thought that I could do the stay at home mom thing, but I'm starting to realize that maybe I do need to at least be a work at home mom.  I just need to do... something.  I love my daughter, but keeping her entertained every single day is tough.

Being at home has also proven to be really bad for our budget.  It's been entirely too cold to spend any time outside (temps in the single digits - I am dying to run outside again), so there's not where else really to go except to the mall (bad) or to Target (really, really bad).  I had hit up the mall yet with Kenna Girl, but I have a feeling we will be spending some time there today, which thankfully, they also have a little play area as well.  Let's kill two birds with one stone please, but let's try to keep the spending to a minimum...Snow days have also been terrible for my waist line.  I stepped on the scale yesterday to see a number I haven't seen since I was pregnant with MacKenna.  And I'm starting to think it's really not my thyroid... it's me.  I absolutely hate admitting that, but my sweet tooth has been uncontrollable and my portion sizes have been huge.  I've also been helping myself to Kenna's snacks too, which I know has not helped.I did that 30-day challenge back in December that ended in complete and total failure.  I can blame it on the holidays, or I can be honest and blame it on the fact that my heart just wasn't in it.  I don't like to restrict myself from desserts - it's my favorite meal!  But, I do need to take a closer look at my portion sizes.  A cup of M&M's is 4 servings - not one.  That's almost an extra 1,000 calories I'm consuming before bedtime.  And I wonder why I can't get back to my fighting weight...

So, today will be another struggle.  A struggle with my eating, a struggle to stay busy, and a struggle not to spend more money on unnecessary things, especially when we are going to be buying a house once ours sells.  I think I just really need to get my mindset back into health mode.  Or it just needs to not be winter anymore so I can actually work and spend some time outside.  Right now, I'm thinking my spring break in a month isn't going to be too spring-like...