Friday Five

Woohoo!!  It's finally Friday.  Here are some my favorites from this week.

ONE I'm in full birthday planning mode.  Hallie's birthday party is in a couple of weeks.  The birthday girl wants a frozen party, so that's what she's getting.  I am so excited to have booked Anna and Elsa for a visit during the party.  I can't wait to see her face.  These lovely ladies are from Once Upon a Party NWA.

TWO And with the upcoming birthday means the binky fairy is coming for a visit.  We decided that 3 years old was our cutoff for the binky.  Hallie mainly uses it at night, nap time, and in the car (because driving is annoying enough without a crying, whiny toddler).  I'm praying that this will be an easy transition.  I did cold turkey with Bryson when he turned three.  He surprising did better than I thought he would.  But he is a lot more laid back than his stubborn, strong willed sister.

 

THREE Bryson and I have started a notebook where we write letters and questions to each other.  One of the questions I recently asked was what is the one thing you couldn't live without.  His response was God.  Melts my heart.  Some times I question my mothering skills and think of all the things I need to improve.  But it's moments like this that let me know I am doing something right.  Oh, and sister got a hold of the notebook and scribbled all over it. 

FOUR I have been wanting some new tennis shoes lately.  And quite frankly, I think I deserve them for all the hard work I've been putting in at the gym.  When Sheaffer posted these shoes, I knew they were "the ones".  I cannot wait to get them!!!

 FIVE I giggled when I saw this.  Yep, this is me.  Well, expect maybe I've owned over 2 million.

Happy Friday!!

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Wednesday Weigh In

Yay!!  I finally hit a new low record for my weight.  The last month I’ve just been gaining and losing the same 4 pounds.  Hopefully I’ve broken that cycle.  My current total weight loss is 21.6 pounds.  

Here’s a recap of my goals from last week and how I did.

100 ounces of water a day – I think I should get an A for effort.  I try so hard, but I usually only end up around 80-90 ounces.

Try protein pancakes – Fail.  I got cottage cheese at the store.  I already had everything else needed to make the pancakes.  I go to make them.  Check the date on the oatmeal in the pantry….December 2010.  Oops.  Oatmeal has been added to the grocery list for this week.  I wonder if I could use the single serve instant packages.  I have tons of those.

Workout at least 5 times – Done.  The spin and bootcamp classes have been AMAZING this past week.  I’ve burned over 500 calories in each 45 minute class.  My highest calorie counts were 532 and 515.  

Log all food in My Fitness Pal – Fail.  I did not log on the weekend.  Why are the weekends so hard?!?!?

Goals for the week

100 ounces of water a day

Try protein pancakes

Workout at least 5 times

Log all food in My Fitness Pal

Try a new workout 

I am participating in Skinny Meg’s challenge and I’m LOVIN it.  She had a challenge to see who could do the most burpees in 30 seconds.  I did 13.  I’m very happy with that non scale victory.  Right after I completed the challenge, I went to bootcamp class, and wouldn’t you know the instructor had us doing burpees.  Every minute we had to stop what we were doing and do 4 burpees.  By the end of class, we had done 120 burpees.  Oh so sore!!!!    

 

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Weekend Recap

Friday afternoon we headed to Chick-fil-a for dress like a cow day.  This has been something I have wanted to do for a while, but something always seemed to come up.  We each got a free meal for dressing like a cow, and Chick-fil-a made it easy by putting printables on their website.

 

 

Saturday morning Hallie and I headed to the park for a playdate with some other girls.  Hallie loves to swing and would be happy to do that the whole time.  We went to this particular park so that we could ride the train.  The train was supposed to start running at 11:00.  We ended up leaving after 12:00 when the train still hadn’t showed up.  Such a bummer. 

After the park, we headed to a friend’s house so that we could discuss a children’s clothing sale we are organizing.  While there, Hallie was running down the hall and fell on the tile.  Her teeth cut into the inside of her upper lip and her nose bruised.  Her nose was just getting better from falling outside the week before.  This child is always on the run.  We need to wrap her up in a plastic bubble.

I tried for some pics before church on Sunday, but sister wasn’t having it.  Thankfully she was in a better mood by the time we got to church.  I was able to get a decent pic in the church bathroom. 

After church, we went out for lunch.  We had fun taking some selfies while waiting for our food.  

At night time I picked up Bryson from his dad.  I headed to the grocery store with both kiddos.  I was quickly reminded why I prefer to go grocery shopping alone. 

Here’s to another week!!!

Friday Five

ONE I got a smoothing treatment a couple of weeks ago.  I am LOVIN it!!  It was a little pricey, but I think it was worth every single penny.  My hair is naturally curly and frizzy.  I straighten my hair nearly every day.  The picture on the left is my hair washed and blow dried before the treatment.  The picture on the right is my hair wash and blow dried after the treatment.  My hairdresser did not use a brush when she blow dried my hair.  She just used her fingers.  After the picture was taken, she went over it with a flat iron and it looked even better.  This is going to save me tons of time when I straighten my hair.  I’m also hoping that my hair will be healthier.  I only have to go over it once with a flat iron.  Whereas before, I would have to go over it a few times.  It supposed to last for 12 weeks.     

TWO My grandma recently passed away.  I got one of her rings.  I just adore this ring.  I love the vintage look.  But more than anything, I love that I have a special piece to remind me of her that I can pass along to Hallie. 

THREE Hallie started swim lessons this week.  David has been taking her since it’s during my work hours, but I’ve been getting a full report every day.  Some days she does good, and other days she doesn’t.  That pretty much goes along with her fickle nature.   

 

In this picture, she is telling the girl to stop splashing.  Not only is she fickle, but she's bossy too.  Oh, that finger!!

FOUR One of my goals for June was to read a book.  I’m happy to say I have already accomplished this goal.  I read Where’d You Go, Bernadette.  I enjoyed the book and would recommend it to others.  It’s a light humorous book.  Several times while reading the book, I thought…wow, this is a classic case of a communication breakdown.  I’m not quite sure that’s what the author intended for me to get out of it.  I normally read self-help books, so I guess I was looking for a lesson to learn.  

FIVE I came across this picture and busted up laughing.  Yep, this is me.  And no, I don’t drink that much coke.  My office keeps cokes in the frig.  Everybody saves their caps for me. 

 
Happy Friday!!

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Weight Loss Wednesday

I’ve been on this weight loss journey since the beginning of the year.  I started off counting calories without much success.  I only lost about 5 pounds in 2 and half months.  Then, I started a diet provided by my sister in law that used to be a professional body builder.  I lost 15 pounds in two months.  During those two months I learned so much about nutrition.  I’m not doing her diet anymore, but I am still following the same principals…lots of protein, low sugar, healthy carbs, etc.  Total I have lost 21 pounds, but over the last few weeks I have gained 3 pounds back.  This month my eating has not been on track due to vacation, a family death, and sickness.  It’s time to get back on track and knock those 3 pounds out plus more!!!

Goals for the week

100 ounces of water a day

Try protein pancakes

Workout at least 5 times

Log all food in My Fitness Pal

I am participating in Skinny Meg’s challenge and I’m LOVIN it.  She had a challenge to see who could do the most pushups (not on the knees).  I pumped out 45.  I did not win, but I was happy with my number considering I haven’t done much strength training lately due to the same reasons why I’ve been eating badly.

She also gave a challenge to burn 1500 calories over the 3 day holiday weekend.  I went to the gym on Friday to kick start the challenge.  I usually go to the gym at lunch time.  The gym is very close to my work.  So, to drive to the gym from my house on my holiday off was a pretty big deal.  I wasn’t able to complete the challenge due to family activities on Saturday, but I did get one workout in that I normally wouldn’t have.  It’s the little things.      

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