Facebook

Is deactivated. For awhile.

It's easier this way.

Twitter is changing and also, IG changed and the blog will be private starting tomorrow. I know a few of you want to keep reading from your emails, so I will add you to the list!!!!

Saying Goodbye

I am saying goodbye to this blog, as well as my personal Facebook page and my group page. I will miss all the people that I have connected with over the past few years. I will be starting a new one. If you want to continue to follow me with my new blog please let me know.


I have also changed my twitter handle. Please let me know if you would like my new twitter name.


Thank you everyone for such an amazing time!

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After MANY MANY EMAILS and messages....I have decided to go private for a bit instead of deleting.  Let me know if you want to be on the private list.

THANK YOU :)

Friends, Fun and Ice-cream {picture post}

This weekend is turning out to be full of fun and sun!!!!!!

Happy Memorial Day Everyone!!!!!!!

Day 21

Here is the "Day 21" photo!!!

25 Things About Me

25 Things!

I was tagged by Crystal for a little random 25 things....

1. I'm 26 years old.
2. I am an attachement parent!  I breastfed until A self weaned, I co-slept, I still wear her...and do not let her CIO...and I NEVER EVER thought I would be so "crunchy" as my friends call me.  NEVER EVER.
3. I love Carbs.  But with my new diet, I never get to eat them anymore...and cry...
4. I dislike bugs, but becuase I work with boys and have a daughter...I pretend to like them...and then shudder in fear when they are not looking.
5. I'm in school with only 3 1/2 classes left until I have my Masters in Education with a perfect gpa (or almost damn .2 points)!
6. I have never mowed the lawn at our new home *and don't think I ever will*!
7. I am not a neat freak...but my husband is...so I try to be!
8. I am a VERY punctual person!  I actually have my car set 5 minutes fast.  And if I am ever late I cry...lol...or text a million times!
9. I'm addicted to my iphone.  It's disgusting how much so!
10. I have a love for "Caramel Nut Crunch" iced coffee.
11. I wish that instead of buying a house here in New England we moved someplace completely different. 
12. I love the color yellow.  It is my favorite!
13. I hope to get a teaching job soon...but also want to have a baby soon so we are stuck in between a rock and a hard place.
14. Dave and I are 3 years apart in age.  This never mattered to us.  We met when we were young...and started dating young...got married young...and after almost 8 years are still happy (there are rough spots...but really...come'on if you're not married you don't get it...but you have to WORK at your marriage for it to last a lifetime).
15. I have a thing for really bad tv...like ABC family tv.
16. I swear like a trucker...unless I am around the boys or A...so if your ears bleed I'm sorry!
17. I would love to visit Paris sometime soon!  REAL SOON!
18. I secretly miss my blonde hair! <---Crystals but mine too!  I miss it a lot...but can't take the upkeep anymore!
19. I am going to learn a new language as soon as my M.Ed is over...for fun!
20. I suffered from PPD...and I am beating it!
21. I'm a very emotional person.  Too emotional.  And I care too much what people think about me.
22. I get motion sick in the car. <---Crystals but mine too...I need to stare out the front window or I will puke!
23. I have a love for reading.  I try to read atleast 4 books a week.
24. I have two dogs that I love
25. I used to dance West Coast Swing...and have started to get back into it after 8 years off.  I wish I could go more, but I am a mom...and don't want to take away from my time with A!

Well, there you have it. 

Congratulations for getting through the list...as you can see...I am a normal boring gal! :)

We're making a switch

We have decided to switch to DirectTv...yeah completely blog worthy information OR NOT and you don't care but I am excited so I will blog about it. 

Does anyone else have DTV?

A, Dave & Me (update)

A: is AMAZING.  She is saying words and sentences that I really didn't think she could or would be saying yet!  She is an eating machine!  With eating clean I was nervous that she wouldn't like some of the things that I was cooking but the girl surprised me with her amazing appetite and ate everything I put in front of her!  She is still such a peanut!  Only weighing 24lbs and still in 12-18 month clothes!  I can't believe in a few short months she will be two!

Dave:  Is starting the "ab" challenge with me!  (I will update on mine).  He is excited to help me stay motivated and will be a great support!  He is trying to change his position within his company...which might mean a schedule change.  One position is the same exact schedule, the other is a day schedule, which means we would have to work out a new schedule for A.  I am hoping that he will get one of the positions!  But we must stay positive!

Me:  I am still eating clean (I may have cheated once or twice...once with taco shells..I had two...they were amazing...once with whipped cream on my fruit).  It is super hard.  I have amazing self control...but I miss easy food.  And with eating clean I am having a hard time eating 1200 calories.  That is not a lot of calories...but I am realllllly having a hard time.  I have been drinking those "naked" drinks which are incredibly filling!  I love the Mango one!  It is delicious!  I had classes this weekend, and ate clean, but with the time and energy I did not do my ab workouts.  I have been missing a few days here or there, so now I feel really off track.  Dave will be doing the ab workouts with me to help me stay motivated...which is great...and helps "keep me accountable".   Also, I fell off the c25k wagon as well and am a week behind!  The last time I ran was a week ago!  I have to restart week 4.  So I will have done 2 1/2 weeks of week 4...but if I don't I know I will not be ready for week 5!

As a family we are doing great!  When it is family day we have a blast and don't want it to end!  Dave and I are getting along better than ever (THANK GOD)!  I think my new "happiness" and confidence about my body are helping my attitude and of course Dave just wants to see me happy!  He loves me for me...and when Momma is happy...everyone is happy!!! :)  Family vacation is right around the corner!  And we have something to look forward too!!

Everyone is asking when we will start trying to have another baby.  I know I posted about my insecurities about trying soon...and how I want to, but I am just so nervous about the "what ifs"...but I promise as soon as Dave and I decide that we will start trying, I will post it here!

Sorry for such a long post!  I will post a "picture dump" on Wordless Wednesday to empty my iphone of our newest pictures! I may even break the rules and post a video! :)

Market Madness

Now with eating clean I have to add in a lot of fruits and veggies that we usually buy but now it is more in bulk. Which means a little more time at the market with an impatient toddler.

And finding the ingredients for recipes that are clean that I can add to my families diet. These ingredients are new to me, so hard to find.

{I need to add recipes without them 100% noticing. <---advice needed here. Anyone want to share any?!?! Arabella eats everything and anything so it's the husband that is picky. Super picky.}

But the madness was when Bells decided that she wanted to eat everything I put into the cart. Everything. She saw her mozzarella sticks and tried to peel open the packages. She ate lunch before going, so I know she wasn't hungry. But she was eating the bread, the fruit and anything she could turn and grab. I tried to persuade her with the snacks from the diaper bag buttttt she wasn't into them.

So again I was the mom with the angry toddler getting "those" looks. I wonder if all our terrible two tantrums will be like this!?!?

Day 14 {picture comparison}

I may have skipped 2 days of my ab challenge because of my new diet and lack of caffeine {and basically exhausted after I put A to sleep}. I did run and I have been eating "clean" for a few days now!!!!!

But I wanted to post Day 14 anyways because it keeps me accountable.


If you are interested in the AB challenge go here: http://kayciesantics.blogspot.com/2012/03/300-ultimate-ab-and-core-challenge_22.html?m=1

Wordless Wednesday {picture dump}

Today

Today is Mothers Day. A day that for so many years I wished I could celebrate as a mommy.

So forever and always I am thankful for being her Mommy.

She has brought us so much joy.

Happy Mothers day to my Mommy friends and all my friends who wait patiently to become a Mommy I will never stop praying for you to get your wish!

XOXO,

Getting Fit...

Is hard...

And I'm not going to get discouraged. It is so easy to just stop.

I am running. I am doing ab workouts and I am counting my calories. I have pushed myself very far! I even get out the door when it's pouring out just to get my workout in!!!!

I need to feel good about myself and not worry about what the scale says. Which is hard to do! I need to like me for me.

I am sharing a photo to show how my workouts are paying off. I will be posting them to keep myself on target and accountable!

No mean comments please! It was hard to post!

XOXO,

Clean Eating and New Motivation

After stalking a friends FB page I stumbled into a conversation....and that led to having emails shared with Brooke.

She is a huge motivator! Just check out her blog! http://bohemiancoconut.com/

I've already been adding "clean" foods into my diet without knowing it, but this coming weekend (or as soon as I go shopping) we will be stocking up on "clean" foods.

I've decided that with working out and using my fitness pal (I'm doing well) I also need to stop eating so many processed foods.

So I'm adding my fitness challenge to my blog...choosing a deadline and amping up my workouts. Especially the ab challenge Shannon has been doing over at www.LifeAfterIdew.com.

I'm so lucky I have so many "web" friends to go to for advice about healthy eating and working out!!!!!

My not so little baby (plus pictures)

My baby isn't a baby anymore. I'm sad to say she's a full blown toddler.

She's speaking full sentences like "where are you", "what are you doing" and many more! And she is also asking for things with "please" and "thank yous".

She's begging to bring her babies outside and is forever carrying around one of her purses!

Here are some pictures from this weekend:

EveryMOMMY is working for the weekend

Today is Saturday...it has not been a very eventful Saturday and I thank goodness that it wasn't. 

I am plagued with studying for my license tests....and if I fail I will be very very very sad with myself.  I am not particularly fond of the math exam.  I passed my state already...but I need to pass my state and the state my school is located in....and I am really not looking forward to it. 

I just need to pass!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone knows of any great Math Study websites let me know!  I am already using BrainPop....but others are appreciated!

O Magazine anyone?!?!

Huge discount for the O magazine!!! Just wanted to share!!!!!!!

http://insiders.purex.com/omagazine?id_16927

Tighten and Tone

With running, stretching and extra ab workouts added to the daily mix...I gained weight. Not just any weight...but muscle. I technically have 10 pounds more to loose to be happy. But that is because I have gained more muscle.  My BMI is on point!  My goal is soooo close!!!

Here is me last summer at the beginning of July:

Here is me now:

I am 24lbs lighter.

My face is skinnier, but arms are skinnier, my legs are skinnier...and my middle has transformed.

I feel healthier. I am not as exhausted, my back and hips don't hurt as much. By the time July comes I hope to take another photo of our family to replace this one!

I hope to continue to work on my core, legs and arms.  I want to be lean!  And I want to be able to run a half mile without stopping!

Wish me luck...I give myself until July to see my new results and will be them then!