Feeling Challenged and Finding a Solution

Hey all!

I think most of you know that Jamie left on a an emergency visit to Singapore for three and a half weeks as his mother went into hospital. The good news is she has returned home and is doing well.

I have found things quite challenging in his absence. Doing his job on top of mine is time consuming and when you add in the fact that part of his job involves making breakfasts that are not very healthy it isn't easy. I don't make these breakfast regularly so between the overall lack of time and my desire to ensure everything tastes ok I am finding myself eating the breakfasts. This has to stop.

Today is the first day after labour day so summer is over...it has to stop now.

It doesn't look like the schedule is going to lighten up any so I have decided to spend a little money and make my life easier until he returns on the 25th.

I have called "Fuel Nutrition" which is a company that delivers healthy food to your door every morning and asked them to deliver food to me for the next 13 business days (they only deliver Monday to Friday). That will ensure I am eating really good food without having to think.

It is money I didn't really want to spend but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

I am trying to fight off a cold right now but don't think I am winning the battle. Feeling all congested this morning (which is why I am up at 4:30 in the morning).

To my friends at WW I am afraid I won't be there Wednesday night as I have to be home to check a guest in to the B&B.

If you are off track, it is time to get yourself back on track given that labour day has passed and the summer "season" is over. :-). Today is the day.

Be healthy!

Alan

Three and a half weeks of food

Ok I am now officially in charge of running a B&B for three and a half weeks.

Jamie's mom took ill in Singapore and he left on a flight this afternoon to go take care of her. She is still in hospital but she will be fine.

Obviously all that really matters is Jamie's Mom but the ripple effect is that the next three and a half weeks I will be running the B&B on top of doing my Real Estate job and September is always our busiest month of the year for the B&B. It is a pretty busy month for Real Estate too.

You can't get accommodation anywhere in Toronto in September because of things like the Toronto International Film Festival and Jamie likes to capitalize on it, so every September we give up our own bedroom, rent that out as well... and we sleep in the office.

So here I sit...in my office...where I will remain...because there are three guests in my bedroom right now.

If only that were as fun as it sounds :-)

So tomorrow I will be up at 6:00AM making stacked pancakes layered with fruits and almond slices and syrup...sounds yummy doesn't it? Only problem is I can't eat it.

That is the way it is going to be for the next three and half weeks...delicious food (well at least I hope it is delicious) right in front of me every morning and I can't have it.

Can you say "Challenge"?

Be healthy,

Alan