At the end of May everyone is buzzing in anticipation of summer especially the kids, of the approaching summer vacation. By June the excitement was in the air we would all get to sleep in..My kids were offered sleep away camp, teen tours etc. They opted to stay around. Joey did a 10 day medical residency in Boston which sealed his desire to become a doctor. Scott went to Orlando for 10 days with his AAU basketball team and Mikey and I did stuff in the late afternoon, fishing, pool, canoeing etc. That was summer it came and now is going….
Me? I don’t know… it was just another, day, week, month… except I had my kids around (which I love). Though they did some cool things here and there, I didn’t even know the summer was here. Being 49, I am no-longer a sun worshiper and find myself sitting in the shade outside reading a book. I have turned into the old biddy sitting under the tree…lol,
With the kids’ home, I found I was even more of a maid and short order cook, making at least three separate things for each for breakfast, and lunch. Scott wanted a turkey sandwich, Joe wanted a salad with “lump crab” and lemon pepper and Mikey, needs to be fed as he doesn’t ever care if he eats or not… This doesn’t include if their friends were here, which was most of the time. What I did like was when no-one else was here the three of them hung out together!!
My days of summer.. hmmmmm, get up, have coffee, do laundry, empty the dishwasher, WORK, cook, make beds, cook, do laundry, clean up after my pigs.. opps I mean boys… and cook and clean again…. Hmmm, relaxing? Summer like? I don’t think so. So when does my vacation begin? I would say this Thursday… yay.. Summer vacation is OVER…
This Thursday my boys go back to school. I know that by 8am my chores will be done and my kids will be out until 3:30.. That means from 8-3:30 I can work, and then maybe do something I couldn’t fit into MY SUMMMER…
Hi everyone! I am Leslie and I invented the isABelt! Yay me!! Not only did I invent the isABelt, but now am the luckiest person in the world to be in business with my best friends (my 2 sisters, Elise and Lori). What can be better! Elise, Lori and I are having a WILD ride building our isABelt business. Between the 3 of us there is a wealth of talent, personalities, and craziness. I LOVE everything I do for isABelt. Everything from the creative to the stress, to the tedium, I LOVE IT!!! More than anything else I LOVE that we created a product that everyone ADORES! So, you may ask, what’s the problem? Well, when Elise told me our BLOG was ready and that we all have to contribute, I panicked!! Being a perfectionist, an over thinker, I had great trepidation on what the heck I can blog about. For the past week I have read Elise and Lori’s adorable blogs. They were GREAT, light, friendly, and fun. Everytime after reading their new posts, I said to myself “YES! That seems easy. I can do this!” Then i’d sit down and………nothing:(. Everytime i started to write about something I stopped. Thinking “boring”, “stupid”, or “no one really gives a hoot that my son said my NEW red jumper made me look like a clown” (and I changed). However, EVERYDAY I had the wrath of Elise saying….”you have to write your blog” or “did you write your blog yet” or ”I wrote another blog, where’s yours”. OHHH the guilt! So here I am today….a Blog virgin…popping my cherry. It feels pretty good. I think the writing river may start to flow. All I can say is you’ll have to continue to tune into our blog to find out what kind of blog fiend i become.:)
Sat. Party Picture
My niece had a party this Saturday night, It was an outdoor BBQ… Food galore!! I ate and I thought I cheated a lot. I drank a beer and close to ¾ a bottle of wine (I know, wino)…. What did I eat? EVERYTHING, I had a pig in the blanket, Bagel Bite, Chop salad, BBQ chicken, coleslaw, bite of a cheese Burger, Desert ( little cannoli, bite of cheesecake, a blob of frosting etc) Everyone mocked me talking about “POINTS”… As my brother-in-Law walked passed me with a HUGE plate full of food and said “sister-in-law.. This is only 1 point…rude..
Well I have the last laugh…. Who would’ve thunk…..Yay, Yay and Yippeeeeee…..Without working out and 10 days later I have lost 6 real true pounds. I weighed in wearing my PJ’s and am tickled pink that the scale actually moved down 6 (SIX) lbs.. I would love to hear about your successes. It’s only a matter of time that I will actually be using the isABelt to hold my pants up. Yay me!!
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OK so I am telling the world… I started Weight Watchers…. Urggghh. I turned 49 on July 1st and am finally facing the fact that I have gained 10 lbs in a year.. YES….. 10 lbs. This is despite the fact that I run between 3.5 and 5 miles a day. Just doesn’t make sense right? Well if you consider my three boys snacking during the summer on ‘Five Guys”, “MacDonald’s” etc. You name it, they eat it. Why am I blaming that you ask? Well I am a picker. I ask, “Can I have a bite?” and I end up taking a bite of each and then French fries and before you know it I have picked a meal. But it never effected me before..
I wasn’t that conscious until I started Weight Watchers. I joined the online version because I don’t have the time to go to the meetings. I enter EVERYTHING that touches my lips in my tracker… Oy!. Weight Watchers has an article about BLT’s. Bites, Licks and Tastes, I think they had me in mind when they were writing about it. . Well after recording my BLT’s for the first day I was appalled at myself. I have to say I have done better than I thought I would. I have eaten out 5 out of the past 8 days I have been on it and have always stuck to or below my points.. I will report back in on Monday and let you know if it is working. That’s my first big weigh in. (Said I lost 2 pounds after four day but I’m not certain I buy it). Also I STOPPED working out for now because if I lose weight without running then my theory is once I start again… boy will I be thin… I am hoping I will get to use my isABelt to actually cinch and hold my pants in place. Yay root for me and I would love comments and suggestions
Shots-the sometimes sweet, quick way to a hangover are not for me , but give me a shooter, in other words, a meal in a glass– Now that’s what I’m talking about. For those of you who have never experienced a shooter, it consists of a piece of seafood (shrimp,oyster or clam), cocktail sauce, lemon and vodka (I prefer a peppered vodka) in a shot glass. Think about it. Protein (shellfish), fruit (lemon) vegetable(tomato and horseradish)and alcohol. What could be better?!
I know that back in grade school and high school rompers were all the rage. They were easy and comfortable to wear…What is a Romper you ask? Romper – is a one-piece garment worn by children and sometimes women (lol). Somewhat similar to a coverall, it is loose fitting and usually has shorter legs that may be gathered at the end. Rompers usually are meant as a combination of shorts and a shirt.
While celebrating my sister Lori’s birthday back in February, my mother Roberta, a fashion aficionado, bought Lori, among other things, a romper… We all thought it was a joke a first and had the laugh of our life. We all reminisced about how we wore the rompers and how they will never come back… Well eat my words again “they’re back” with a vengeance.
This being said, my mom just sent me four different rompers… I like them and they are comfortable and convenient…BUT….. My question is….. are they age appropriate? Are they meant for me? Again remember they were originally invented and still used for children. My nieces, ages 12-21 wear them, but me……?
To wear a romper or not to wear a romper???? – That is the question……
We at isABelt are so excited to share our life and ventures with you all. We are three late 40+ moms, wife’s, friends, and business owners. We have 15 kids between us ranging in age from 10 to 28. Two of us are on a second marriage and have blended families. I believe that in the course of our life we have “been there and done that”. We have dealt with life and death, happiness and tragedies’, well being and anxiety and happy and sad. In everything we have experienced we have found that we have always prevailed and we promote “family first”.
We are hoping that in addition to sharing with you …. you will share with us. We will relish your feedback and comments and look forward to answering questions and thoughts. We will also keep you up to date on all of our isABelt happenings. The isABelt, Clear and Virtually invisible Belt is the “MUST-HAVE” fashion fix-it accessory. It is a unique clear and virtually invisible elasticized belt that eliminates belt-bulk, back gap and that annoying slippage. I simple idea that WORKS!!!
Because of isABelt Ltd., We have had the opportunity for the three of us (Lori, Elise (me) and Leslie) to have so many experiences together , experiencing life like we did when we were young. isABelt has taken us on great adventures and enabled us to do things and meet folks that we never would have done otherwise.
We are excited and eager to continue on this venture and look forward to sharing with you all!! xoxoxxo
The isABelt girls welcome you to their new Blog! Check back often for news and updates about what the girls are up to.
At the end of May everyone is buzzing in anticipation of summer especially the kids, of the approaching summer vacation. By June the excitement was in the air we would all get to sleep in..My kids were offered sleep away camp, teen tours etc. They opted to stay around. Joey did a 10 day medical residency in Boston which sealed his desire to become a doctor. Scott went to Orlando for 10 days with his AAU basketball team and Mikey and I did stuff in the late afternoon, fishing, pool, canoeing etc. That was summer it came and now is going….
