Saturday Random ... List Style

1. Got a nap in.... Felt great.
2. Total lazy day that I will regret tomorrow but absolutely enjoyed today.
3. Going to go see crabby Lil Man play soccer in the rain... Not high on the fun list. (See pic)
4. Day one of the squat challenge ... Done! Now I just need to do 29 more days.
5. Awesome = McHottie getting me a diet fountain Pepsi with a shot of vanilla.
6. Feel discouraged at the lack of houses in my desired area.
7. Craving pizza today.

Work In Progress

I've decided I'm just a work in progress and I am going to be ok with that. There are many things I am working on to improve, some things I am working on accepting, and things to truly let to of. This is my journey .... I'm gonna rock it! (most days).

Hugs,
m

Thankful...

It's easy to get caught up in the 'everything bad is happening to me I should just curl up in bed' thought process. Or at least it is easy for me. I know I've mentioned a time or 10 that I'm naturally a negative person so I really have to work at optimism (like its my 2nd job!).

Sometimes I just need to make a list (snort laugh) of all the things I'm thankful for today....
1. Shawn having a good job and an able body to work in a factory so he can support his fam.
2. Mason for putting in more volunteer hours today than his parents did.
3. Shawn again, for working all day then volunteer to help some family friends after a fire, then driving into Bloomington to help Bai with car problems.
4. A niece who wants to come spend the night at my house.
5. Tara going to Zumba with me AND making a HL run for me.
6. Networking and connecting on FB, in groups and in clubs.
7. Knowing and learning from such kind friends.
8. An able body... flab and all
9. The holes in tomorrows schedule are filled... Whew, missed that bullet because there were a LOT!

What are you thankful for?
Hugs
m

PS These peeps rock my world!

A Big Girls A-Ha Moment

It was seeing a picture of myself in which I first thought.... That CANNOT be how I look! Then realizing I really wouldn't know because I had been hiding from the camera. I did not feel confident, happy, or healthy. Did I have excuses as to why I ballooned? You bet! Did I have excuses to why I couldn't exercise? Absolutely! Did I lose weight and gain it back... again? Sigh, yes.

So this is what I did:
1. I changed my mindset.
2. Tried to get a bunch of girlies to encourage each other through the weight loss/healthy lifestyle change. There is power in numbers, right?
3. Began counting calories in and calories out. (I use the free MyFitnessPal app)
4. I made it a point to exercise above my normal living. Yes, I burn calories walking while on my feet at work and could add that into MFP, but that is what I had been doing and is my normal. To burn this fat I needed/need more. Also, I signed up for things to keep myself in the game... Survivor at HMC, The Warrior Dash, and I have my eye on a 5K.
5. I've tried to stop with the excuses. We all have busy lives, kiddos, jobs, hobbies... I know it's hot/cold out, something good is on TV, food tastes good, or I can start the diet next week. Don't get me wrong, I still try to give myself excuses but am more aware of why i am trying to justify what I am doing that needs an excuse. A buddy who is committed to the same goals can be a life saver!

So my icky pic and my Warrior pic. Which do you like?

Test Test Testing

Found a blogger app and giving it a whirl.

How about a more current picture?

I'm bringing blogging back....yeah!

So my friend Tara is blogging so I thought I'd try this blogging thing again. We shall see how long it lasts :-) Wonder if they make a blogger app. Much easier to blog phone my phone. Gonna check it!

Three in a row!

Yes, THREE POSTS IN A ROW!
I am on a roll :O)
Although tomorrow will be none because I am working a 12 hour shift in the ER.

Around here today:

1. Mason came home from spending the night at a friends house and asked me to stand up (I was reading a book on the couch). I stood up and an gave me the biggest hug and told me "I really, REALLY missed you mom!" He just held on. So totally sweet... especially when he is crossing into the teenage years.

2. Lisa came over this evening for a visit and a bloody mary.

3. I finished a scrapbook page, a couple of cards, an ATC card, and 2 layers on a page in my art journal. Wishing I had a decent scanner to scan stuff in, but I don't. Nor do I have the computer knowledge to deal with a scanner... I am doing good if I can work my laptop without it crashing :-) Until then, I will continue to take pictures and post them. Here is a picture of my scrapbook page. Very simple and sweet.

A little abstract picture with some oil pastels. Those things are amazing! Love, love, love how they blend and the bold colors. This picture really does not do the color justice. I will work on my photography skills also :O)Here are some cards that I have been working on. I splurged on the new Donna Downey 'SHE' stamps and love them out loud!! I must admit for some reason I am a bit timid about creating. There isn't one thing in particular that I can put my fingers on but I have been very timid with my creative play. Maybe too much product, too many things to work with, too many mediums... maybe I am stifled?

4. Shawn is on vacation this week. Love that he is around but hate that he is 'bored'. It isn't like there isn't anything to do because, believe me, I have a long list :O) I do hope this vacation rejuvenates him. Third shift has been rough on him and the family.

5. My favorite THREE.....

6. Storms keep blowing in around here. It seriously feels like it should be spring. I though spring was supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. Why is it that summer is feeling like spring? Weird.

7. Mason got his junior high class schedule yesterday. OMGoh!! Seriously, is my BABY going into junior high?? Shouldn't that make me old? I don't feel old... just shocked that I my lil' guy will no longer be in elementary school. Sigh.

Heading to bed, 5:30AM comes very early for this night owl.

Hugs and Happies.

m