About Me

My name is Kami and this is my weight loss blog.

I started this blog to make myself accountable for my food intake and exercise. I figure if I post it publicly for the whole world to see (even though my viewers are probably just a few friends and family members), it would kick my butt into some action (and embarrass me when I take no action). My posts are usually pictures of what I ate throughout the day and a description of what I did for exercise. My goal now with my posts is to expand to share some of what is going on in my life as well as some thoughts about this journey of getting into better health.

My family is my hubby and our three miniature longhair dachshunds...

Here's a picture of my hubby, Andrew, and me a few year ago (and a few pounds less for me ago).

Here's one of my favorite wedding picture of us (which is also a few pounds ago).

This is Sebastion, my eight year old former AKC Finished Champion.

This is Benjamin who is a three year old which we got to keep Sebastion company.

This is Lilly, our three year old and newest addition. I wanted a girl, so I had to get her after seeing her picture online.

Another big part of my life is my job teaching music at an elementary school. My students range from kindergartners to fourth graders. I love working with this age of students, because they still have enthusiasm for learning and are willing to try just about anything without protesting. I also get to sing some really fun songs, teach recorders to my fourth graders, and get to be silly and move around once in a while too.

This is a picture of my classroom.

I also like to spend my spare time fixing up our first house together. It is a 1956 ranch with typical little quirks from that time such as built ins, shelves, etc. It also came with other not so nice quirks such as a shared closet from the master bedroom and a guest room and some ugly wallpaper and linoleum. We have been working hard in the yard and inside the house to update what we can with as little money spent as possible (that means a lot of painting). The house is really starting to turn around.

Guest bedroom before...

This is the same room after our hard work.

 

Our bathroom before picture- yuk!

 

The bathroom after + Benjamin.

Another obvious passion of mine is music. I started playing the flute when I was eleven years old and have been hooked on music ever since. My favorite type of music is classic rock. I also like oldies, grunge, alternative, and classical music. I even love playing music video games such as Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Singstar. My favorite groups of all are the Beatles, The Grateful Dead, and Nirvana.

I also love going to concerts and this is from the Paul McCartney concert at Wrigley Field on August 1, 2011. I've also seen Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Roger Waters, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Ravi Shankar, The Guess Who, Elvis Costello, and a few others.

My senior year of high school with my flute.

I hope that you have enjoyed learning a little more about me and also enjoy reading my blog. Here's to some serious weight loss and regained health!