P90X is kicking my butt...and i like it :-)

     Okay, so the hubby and I decided to try P90X to get ourselves in shape. We are in a state wherein we feel like we are really getting old and sedentary with our family and work life. If there is a chance that we are going to be able to be buffed and energized at the prime of our lives, this going to be that time.
     We are on day 3 now and Tony Horton, with this revolutionary workout he's doing to us, is definitely kicking our behinds. I have to say I am loving it. So far we have done the chest and back training, plyometrics, arms and shoulders, and the abripperX. Yes, we cheat on some of the routines...take a break longer than we should...but you know what, with my husband and I together, we will pull through this. I guess that's one of the reasons why I am loving this program. One, we are doing this together. Two, we are doing it at the comfort of our home, and three, there are no other people around to judge us. 
     I am slowly changing our diet too. Lesser carbs...lesser soda...a little more protein...vitamins and minerals...more water intake. That is hard to do for  hard core diet coke drinkers and rice eaters you know. I don't know if I should purchase the P90x nutritional supplements since they are quite expensive. Maybe I'll look around for some cheaper alternatives with the same nutritional value.
    Right now, muscles are aching but I already see some physical results as early as the third day. My husband's arms and shoulders are popping up. I love how my arm muscles are showing while I was working out today. Tomorrow...yoga!
    Oh yes, we took "before" pictures. They are not for public viewing for right now since they are really embarrassing. :-) Will keep you guys posted.

being a night shift nurse and a mom

I'm presently juggling three roles right now: mom, wife, and nurse. I have two very active daughters ages four and a-half, and 22 months. My husband works as a Bio-med technician in the daytime while I work as an ICU nurse during nights. We have a house in a very nice gated community and two cars. The only thing missing is a dog and then I guess you can already call us a family living the American dream. Life is good. Or is it? I guess if you talk about being blessed to have very beautiful and healthy kids and a loving husband, or if you talk about having one of the highest paid per/hr jobs in the land, I guess we are lucky. Thank you God for that! We are blessed. But that's looking at it in only one perspective.
Looking at my life microscopically will reveal that my life is HARD! Working nights isn't that great. Yes the pay is good but what do you get for it? Hardly any quality of life. Having to stay awake in the daytime is always a struggle especially if you have two little kids. I have no energy to cook, play, or pretty much do anything because my brain wants to sleep already. Many times I have fallen asleep while keeping watch over them. I sometimes wake up finding the house a complete disaster because one of the girls have flooded the bathroom floor because they were washing their hands or all the furniture and the floor completely sticky because one of them decided to clean up using a towel fully soaked with orange juice. Then the husband comes home (also tired from a whole day's work) seeing the disaster and asks me what have I done all day. Oh, and of course we have to order take-out because I had no energy to cook anymore.
Working days is not an option. Yes there's daycare, but I feel that we will just be working to pay for that thing. My husband said that he'd rather quit his job and he'll just take care of the kids since what he's making is almost the same as what we are going to pay the daycare center anyway. It is expensive as you guys may already know.
Please don't get me wrong. I've always loved being a nurse. There is satisfaction in taking care of people. I love teaching young nurses too. BUT working nights is taking it's toll in my home life. Some things have to change....