weight-loss | stinkerbean

Let’s get this thing started. If you must know, I’ve actually been adding to the blog in my head but have not had a chance to actually involve the Internet in the technical aspects of publishing. Details.

We just returned from a short trip to see our dear friends the Cara, Bob, Kieran and Kelly B.

It’s always a blast to hang out with them and, in the end, makes me long for friends that actually live in the same city I do. It’s an amazing concept.

I’m in an interesting spot here in Jersey. I’m no longer a new mom, really. Well, I’m kinda new, but I don’t want to be tagged as a new mom. It just conjures images of a desperate woman crying in her maternity jeans with “way too big” mama undies peeking out of her elastic waist band. New moms haven’t brushed their teeth or combed their hair, and I want to note that I am well beyond that stage. So, I’m not that eager to jump into the “new moms” groups out here in the burbs. I’m done talking about my birth experience.

Those first few months really propelled me to reach out and meet people. I was setting up coffee groups, lunch dates, play groups, etc. I was busy and involved and it was exhasuting. I just can’t sustain that level of outgoing-ness. Now, I want to just sit back and enjoy the fruits of my social labor. I want to hang out with the people I already know but I’ve found myself a newbee in a new town having to make connections all over again. It’s tough moving 3 times in 6 years.

Where are the cool mom “match.com” services when you need them? Simply said, I need 3 new best friends within walking distance of my house that also have at least one child under one year of age.

The other stage I have found myself in is the “what did I do with my body stage.” At six months, I feel I have reached a certain stride with my mothering style. I’m back in my own groove, so to speak, but someone stole my body and replaced it with mush. I will tell you what, there is nothing to inspire some weight-loss more than a full color picture of yourself. Phew, I gotta lose some poundage. It’s time.