Bad day

Listen.  I'm having a bad day.  A bad day full of homemade muffins, as a matter of fact.  This folly is the result of my overzealous banana-buying last week and so today, when I saw those brown spots on the bananas, I decided to make banana muffins.  And then, when I accidentally sprayed an extra muffin pan with cooking spray, I decided to make another batch of muffins, this time blueberry.

All was well.  And then the kids started to drive me crazy.  (I am in desperate need of a break, but circumstances in our lives have prevented that for much too long.)  The repairman came again to look at the heat pump which continued to drain water three days after his first visit to fix that problem.  The house smells like mildew from the overflowing water which seeped into the carpet. 

My 4-year old won't stop SCREAMING.  The teenagers keep saying "whatEVER."  I didn't have time to eat lunch because I was doing laundry, battling mildew, baking muffins, screaming "STOP SCREAMING!", and then the phone rang and another mother asked if my kids were going to the pool and her kids wanted my kids to come and DRAT!  I didn't want to go, I had already said I wasn't going to go, but fine, okay, I'll go.  So much for lunch.

Would you believe we got to the pool, realized we were missing a life-jacket and had to return home?  And would you believe that an indicator light came on in the van?  (Underinflated tire, I guess.) 

Well, I ate too many muffins and I can't even confess how many because I don't know.  More than three, let's just say that.  They were good.  I do know how to bake a tasty muffin.

In the early days of my diet, I never had these bad binges.  Last year, I was militant about my intake and if I binged, it would be on carrots or something reasonable.  Two years ago, this sort of thing would lead to a month-long frenzy.  I've already stopped and set the reset button.  I'm eating quinoa, cauliflower and chicken for dinner.  I'll exercise later.  All will be well.  But it was a bad day.

Oh, and as a final hoorah tonight, I was vacuuming with my brand-new vacuum (you know you're a grown-up when you are thrilled by a new vacuum) and I noticed the ceiling in the family room looked weird.  I stood on a child-sized rocking chair to touch the ceiling to see if it were wet . . . and my fingers punched a three inch hole in the wet ceiling.

This is not good.  But I know eating a muffin won't make it better.

We called our handy-man friend and he sent over his son to cut a hole in the ceiling to see what's going on.  The shower drain is dripping ("Don't use the shower," he said) and theoretically, our friend will fix it for us.

Everyone has days like these.  Muffins don't prevent or treat them.  You'd think I'd learn and maybe one day I will.  (I thought I learned that back here, but I guess I'm a slow learner!)

Comments

[Llama Momma]

Reeses peanut butter cups don't fix them either. (Hypothetically speaking, of course.)

[Cindy K]

Awww. I'm so sorry to hear about your day! Like you said, though, we all have them and muffins, Reeses, cookies, (fill in your no-no) neither make them better or prevent them.

Did you and the kids at least have some fun at the pool? We recently had dealt with a well pump that died the night before a big family party at our house (our little one turned 4). No water at our house (meaning no flushing toilets other than with buckets which were eventually filled from the swimming pool). Hubby replaced it the next day, but still... And, no, even though my homemade work of art cake tasted heavenly, it did not make it better.

I hope your week is better :)

[Nancy]

You are human. You had a very stressful day and you ate too many muffins. I don't know how many times we've all done the same thing. BUT you have "already stopped and set the reset button" when 2 years ago you would have been on an eating frenzy for a month. YOU ARE LEARNING - you just aren't perfect at it yet. You are still much further in the 'losing weight and changing your lifestyle' game than I am. I am still proud of you and I still mean all the nice things I said about you on my blog. :D

And gosh, I hope you can get everything fixed in your house. Now I don't feel so bad about the shape my house is in. LOL!

When it rains it pours... who knew it would be in your family room?!

[JanB]

Number one, three muffins does not make for a total failure. You can burn those puppies off. Just chalk it up to what would amount to most people taking a trank. It's not the best way to deal with stress, but it's over.

As for the ceiling, do you have homeowners insurance? They will cover things like that. We had a similar situation in our old house. I dread that now because our laundry is upstairs and if it ever leaks we are really in for it.

I hope that the day goes better for you today. When are the kids off to school? I need that like I need a million dollars. I really can't wait to empty this house out, I am so glad I do not homeschool, I need the break!

[Sarah S.]

GIRL!! I HATE those kinds of days. They make you want to eat nasty food, kick the dog, and curse like a sailor! I'm proud of you for throwing on the brakes on the eating. Because you don't need the guilt or irritation of blowing what you've worked so hard for on top of everything else.

One foot in front of the other. That's all you can do!

[Missie]

I too had a terrible day the other day and ate everything that was not nailed down. I have recognized and reset also, and that makes all the difference for us.

[Jen E]

Girl, what a day! As for the muffins, it wasn't a horrible slip, it's done, forget about it and move on. (But I know you know that). Here's hoping today is MUCH better.

[Beulah]

Thank you for this post. You give me hope.

[Kimberly VanderHorst]

I just had a bad four days. Finally hit the reset button. Got on the scale.

Ouch.

[Karen]

Thanks for your honesty. I am sure you are right back on track. Too bad about the ceiling and shower. Those are so stressful and MESSY to deal with. Hope is goes smoothly. You are our inspiration. Go Mel.

[Karen]

Yeah, tiramisu does not fix a bad day, either. I have been guilty of not eating breakfast the last two days because of school starting, and I ended up digging into the tiramisu yesterday. Back on track today!!! I am still losing weight this week, but I do not like losing control and eating something I know I should not. I know your pain Mel!!

[B]

I'm on a streak of bad days since Saturday. Help me!

[Sandy McCann]

Love that "reset button" concept...

....reaching....

....push....

....ahhh, reset!

[Debbie]

After the day you described, if all you did was eat 3 muffins, you're a saint. I hope things settle down.

[Christy Good]

If you have a good Blueberry Muffin Recipe. I would love to have it! I have a 3 year old who is a picky breakfast eater and likes muffins. However I can't find a good recipe. I don't want to resort to the box mixes with the high fructose corn syrup and dyes. Thanks!

[Paige]

I hope the rest of the week goes better. And muffins sound great. At least it was muffins and not mint chocolate chip cookies (I had two yesterday). I can't seem to resist the cookies. So, what do I do? Never make cookies for the family again just because I have no will power? Today we're snacking on grapes.

[breckgirl]

Excellent post - very real life. I love the part about how this would have (in the past) set off a month long frenzied binge. Totally. I went on vacation and am still on vacation food mode. Good thing I bought a bunch of fruit last night so as to encourage more juicing - that keeps me eating healthy. I think it was you who asked me how much I lost on that juice fast - it was about 8 pounds total, which is pretty good for 10 days but I think a few are back on my ass already what with the sandwiches and cokes and animal cookies. Oh well - hit reset and keep going, right? Again, great post.