Conditional Reward

Have you ever experienced that your husband or someone else will give you a reward if you will do the favor that they are asking from you? This is about a request that cannot be accomplished overnight.

I think most of you here know that I have a weight gaining problem, after the pregnancy of my daughter. My hubby is very supportive of me, and he helps encourage me when I try to lose weight. I know he wants me to be happy. He bought some exercise machines for me. But you know the disadvantage of having these in your house, you bury them in the dust and stack thing on them, and you never have the energy to dig them out and use them; you see them everyday, and you have the habit of saying, I will do it later.

Then one day, I asked him, if it’s ok that I will enroll in YMCA. He paid for a family membership; because he wanted me to be happy and involved with other people too. I did lose weight but not enough for me to get back to my original goal, but I am getting closer.

Ten months ago, I was on vacation in the Philippines and returned on July 2006. I was there for three (3) months; I spent all of my time with my family. So, most of the time, I was with my baby, and I did the cooking for the family. And I didn’t hire a helper to watch my daughter. Then I had a thought, if I will hire someone, then I would have time for myself also.

When I came back, I became lazy especially in going to the gym. So my hubby is worried, because he sees me all the time on the computer. He wants me to go back again and have an active life. He knows I regretted that I didn’t hire someone to baby sit with my daughter, while I was in the Philippines.

Last night, he asked me to go back to the gym or else he will cancel the membership. He gave me a condition, and I was interested in what he said. By the way, he knows my heart is still in the Philippines. So, he said that if I will lose 20 lbs, he will send me anytime, and I will also decide when to come back. Sounds good huh?!

This morning, I went swimming and did the cardio in the afternoon. I arrived home, and there was hubby laughing with me about the conditional reward. He said I am not doing it for myself but for the reward.

The Great Escape

Does the title sound familiar to you? It is the title of an old war movie filmed in 1963. But this time, there is a remake, starring my daughter.

When she was six months old, my husband and I decided to build a 2 feet wall around our bedroom, for her safety. We put a mattress on the floor to keep our daughter from falling out of the bed. We did not care where we slept as long as it was safe for her.

I would say, she is considered a toddler now. She gets all enthusiastic about climbing everything. She loves climbing whatever’s nearby: the chairs, tables, toys and everything she can climb on and with. No matter how many times I have tried to stop her, the more determined she is to climb. I think that she has been planning her Great Escape.

It’s been a week now since she’s been climbing over the wall. Suddenly, I was surprised and scared; because, someone grabbed my skirt! I was relieved to see that it was only my daughter. I saw how happy she was. I was pretty sure; no one had helped her to escape from behind the wall; but I had no evidence. At last, I caught her in the act! I took a photo of her last night. I think it was cute and funny, so I want to include some of the evidence of her Great Escape.