02.14.12
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I was a good day! I got my Valentines gift a little early.it was some Bombshell perfume from Victoria Secret. We do not go out for Valentine’s Day and this year it would not happen anyways because my husband had to have emergency surgery done this weekend on his tooth.
It was a good day at work..we got word that I will be able to purchase an iPhone 4s on March 1st!!!! I have been waiting forever for this news. I work for Verizon Wireless and they wanted to make sure that all the customers that wanted one could get theirs first.
I have my winner for the Dale and Thomas Popcorn. It was Shanna! Congratulations!
02.9.12
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Today was a day to spend with my husband..I took the day off to take care of some things with my daughter but she is still not home.and I decided to keep my day off work and relax. I did not get to do that when I had a week off early in January so today was nice (all things considered). My husband and I went shopping and then back home for me to cook my meals. My cooler is all packed and ready to go tomorrow. 8.5 hours of work tomorrow and then my weekend is HERE!!! Whoot!
On Wednesday I took at trip the the store before work for some items that were missing from my file cabinet “collection”
Several Mrs. Dash seasoning products and a new product I have not tried yet but I figured it might come in hand one of these days. I love having items with me at work that I can spice up or change any of my meals at a moments notice. I need some variety.
There was an odd story that I heard about on Cosmo radio the other day that I wanted to share with you. Did you hear about the Teacher who sprayed her student with Febreze after his fishy lunch? There area few people I would love to do this to.haha! I’m not saying that she was right.but, I can understand.
Don’t forget to check out my giveaway for Dale and Thomas Popcorn. It’s really good and here is your chance to not take my word for it.try it yourself and see.
02.6.12
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I got a surprise on my doorstep last week when I was sent Dale and Thomas Popcorn to review . I was sent a box of different flavors to review. I was a little reluctant to try it.I’m not big on popcorn but this is a cool concept. I tried the Peanut Butter & White Chocolate Drizzle Corn (really.anything with peanut butter is a plus in my book!) and all I could think was this would be awesome when “TOM” comes to visit me.the sweet and salty is a perfect combination. Oh the cravings we women can have.
I tried to get the best picture I could of the popcorn from the other night.it really does have drizzled peanut butter and white chocolate.
My husband said they are “addictive” and was impressed with how good they were..like I said I was reluctant to try it and so was he. He even agreed with me that this is a perfect gift idea and they have so many different flavors to choose from so you are sure to find one that will interest you. I was sent a significant amount of samples and even took some to work with me when we have a “movie” night and once again I got good feedback and there were so many flavors to choose from so I was able to make everyone happy with the choices presented.
I’m going to offer you a chance to get your own Dale and Thomas Popcorn to try out for yourself. I don’t do giveaways often so you should really take advantage of this offer. I decided to do this review because I would have never tried this popcorn if it did not show up on my doorstep and I’m glad it did.I want you to have the chance to try it also.
Go on over to Dale and Thomas Popcorn and let me know what flavors you would like to try. Leave me a comment with your blog link or email address and don’t be afraid to share this giveaway with others on Facebook or Twitter.
I will pick a winner on Sunday February 12, 2011 at 5:00 PM (EST)
***Please note that they can only ship to the contiguous United States so the winner cannot live in Hawaii or Alaska. Also, no shipments to P.O. Boxes.
02.5.12
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I guess I am a little late to hop on this bandwagon..however, I am going to start this program next week. That will give my time to look over the program and fully understand what I am getting into..prepare to succeed.that’s my motto!
I spent some time looking over the program and reading a few blogs that have completed or just started the program and it looks like a good program and should not be difficult to follow. The results I have seen so far look great and I’m not really following a plan and I like how it starts out a little slow. No cardio the first 4 weeks just weights (sounds perfect to me). The program is in three phases and its easy to get started..check it out here.
Jamie Eason has had some great feedback from the program that she put together and tested it with herself and her family before making it available and FREE to the public. I see a lot of people who are not following the program fully.they will do the workouts but not eat as suggested. I’m going to try to follow the program as it was laid out to really give it a chance to work like it was intended.
The program is geared toward workouts at the gym but there are also videos on how to workout if you are not able to make it to a gym. I’m sure I will have more to day about this as time goes on but for now I just wanted to make it known that I will be completing this program and would love to have you join me in this new adventure.
This week will be a week to prepare for the 12 week program and I will do my normal cardio/weigh training until I start next Monday. Let me know if you want to join in with me or let me know if you have already started to completed the program. I would love to hear your story.
01.28.12
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Happy Saturday! I hope you are getting a chance to enjoy this day. I’m not sure where you are but here in Maryland the sun is shining and it is almost 50 degrees out. I’m thinking about hitting the high school track to run some stairs in a little bit.
I love not working on the weekends anymore. It’s great to take my time getting up on Saturday and then taking my time at the gym.no rushing around. I hate to be rushed while I’m working out.
Over the last few days I did a small detox and it was good for me both mentally and physically. Weight this morning was positive and heading in the right direction.
I took a few min to get ready and on my way out the door and decided to make a stop at the Vitamin Shoppe for Greg.he needed something instead of me for a change..I did get a chance to buy something with my points from last year.
The small shaker bottle..not the figure fuel. I love those small bottles. I got my first one for 1.99 at Bodybuilding.com and I should have bought all I could at that price. This one was around $8.00 but I needed a new one. Then off to the gym to train upperbody. I’m not sure why I can’t open my eyes in this picture.it was taken between sets.
***On a side note I need to take more self portraits to share on here.I don’t have any pictures so how can I see progress??? Right!??!?!
When I got home I asked Greg to take my measurements for the week and I will have pictures done at some point this weekend. (Don’t expect to see those.)
Feelings today at the gym were very positive. It was the first time in about 6 months that I felt like myself again. I will get back to where I was and surpass it in no time. It’s a process I can work on at each mean and each day with my workouts and making a conscience decision on what I am eating. This week has been a positive one on the health side of things. In my personal life my daughter is still not home and I’m coming to terms with the fact that I may never see her again. It hurts but I can’t eat my feelings.that won’t help me at all.
Tell me a positive you had this week.
01.24.12
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If I was to ask you a general question tell me how you would answer this…forget that this is a health/fitness blog.
"take a picture of a guilty pleasure"
What would you take a picture of? What is your "guilty pleasure" and why? I slacked with my #Janphotoaday project that I was working on and decided to take part again today. Before I share with you my #Janphotoaday I would like to tell you my thoughts on this question.
First, I checked out twitter to see what other people were saying and there were more "food choices" vs "other" pictures. Kind of sad to think that as soon as people hear "guilty pleasure" the first thing that comes to mind is "bad" food choices. Everything in moderation is what they say..also, keep every choice you make in perspective. Mindless eating is not good but if you are aware of the choices you make than is that really a something to feel guilty about?
The term "guilty pleasure" makes me what to hide in a close while I eat something. Guilty to me means that I am being judged for my choices and that I feel ashamed for the choice I made. The would take me through a vicious cycle of bad things. I know that is what it would do to me.
Anyways, I guess my lecture time is over.here is my #Janphotoaday
Guilty Pleasure
I love sitting in my car listening to XM radio.my top stations Cosmo Radio and 90s hits.what a perfect way to start or end any day.
01.21.12
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Well, I could really say that it does not matter and I guess that would be true.it does not matter.as long as I am back on track now and have a good focus on what I want and how to get there then it is all ok. Over the last 6 months I have gained about 20lbs. How it happened.it was like this..
Surgery on my foot – gained around 5lbs
Stepson in hospital for weeks with unknown problem – gained another 5lbs
Holidays and daughter running away multiple times over the last month – add another 10lbs
In addition to all that stress add eating junk food, eating out a lot and going from working out 6 days a week to sporadic workouts over the last 6 months.
Wow.breaking it down like that.its easy to see why I gained 20lbs hu? Well, I posted my morning weight as a way to say “See.this is where I am at.and it will only get better from here.” I acknowledge what happened with my weight gain and it should be easy enough to correct.
I’m going pole dancing in the morning with an old friend of mine. I have not done that in about 3 years.this should be fun..I hope I don’t break anything.
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So, my idea of posting more often kinda got squashed early on.posting on this blog was one of the last things on my mind. If you have been reading here I am sure that you have seen the post about the problems I am going through with my daughter. I won’t spend a lot of time going over what has happened. I will tell you that my daughter has basically not been here since Xmas and I am not sure that I will ever see her again. She has been reported as a runaway. I had her with me 3 times since Xmas and all the times she has runaway within hours.
I am hurt beyond words by what is going on and the lies that both her and my family are telling. This is not something new for my family.they all have their own issues and even though I try my best to stay away from them all and not talk to any of them they have some special vengeance to take out on me.
I have been in contact with the police, the court system, in front of a judge and talked with several social workers and they all point me to someone else. My daughter has been to counseling but that did not get us anywhere…and before she left at Xmas time things were great at the house..really I was blindsided by the whole situation.
One positive thing that did happen from all this is that a lot of parents who are going through similar type issues with their kids have opened up to me and have shared what they are going through and have offered me support and that means more to me that I can put into words. I guess there is something to be said for being open about things on the internet.
To make another point..there are bad things that being open on the internet can pose and that is when my family bashed me on a local page on Facebook. I could have posted in response to what they were saying but that would have placed more fuel in the fire. It was not worth it to me.at the time my only concern was to make sure my daughter was ok even though there is such little care or concern from her about what I am going through. To be honest my family has been trying to take my daughter from me since she was 3 months old (she just turned 15 on Monday). This is nothing new..I’m kind of use to all the drama.I guess that is what they all live for.
Anyways, I wanted to just give a post to explain why I am not blogging as much as I would like and to let other parents out there know that I understand and I am going through a very difficult time with my teenager.and no.I don’t agree with the “oh, she is a teenager.this is “normal”.get over it bullshit” that is ridiculous and there is no reason for anyone to put up with this! Unfortunately the laws and the court system only give parents so much control and my family and my daughter are trying to work the system in their favor.
I have been stressed too long and I see that I need to take care of myself emotionally and physically and that is what I intend on doing.
01.14.12
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I know I have not posted all week and I have good reason. First, it was my vacation week off work. We did not go anywhere.just stayed home and had some plans to explore the state a little bit. That did not happen. Instead I spent the week going to my daughters school, meeting with social services (my daughter called them on me), running to the circuit court house, taking my ex-to court for violation of a court order over custody, went in front of a judge yesterday who told my daughter that just because she does not “like” rules she cannot pick and choose who she will live with. Before we even walked out of the court house I had to run her down. We got into a grabbing match outside and she ran away again.. Back to the police station and they opened a missing person report.all of this before her 15th birthday. I feel like I am losing my mind as well as all control over her.
I’m not even sure how this all happened. For Christmas we gave her a $250.00 visa gift card so she could buy items online or at the store with me. She swiped the card and I have not really seen her since. It’s been a stressful week and all I can really do not is wait to hear from the police. I am getting information about programs out there to help troubled teens but if you have any ideas I would love to hear it.
Anyways, with all this crap going on my eating has been about the same.crap! The saying that you need to focus on your health because there will always be difficult times in your life could not be a more true statement. Since August it has been one thing after another. I feel like crap and can’t seem to get a handle on things. My vacation is over.no more excuses. I need to get to the gym to clear my head of all the crap that is going on anyways. I am doing everything that I can to regain control of the situation but there are steps and processes that I need to go through.
So, that is a quick update on where I have been and what I have been doing..or not doing.
01.8.12
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Not much going on today but lots to talk about. I had some adjustments done to my blog today.some behind the scene things but I do have a a way for you to sign up for blog updates via email. It of course is a lazy football watching kinda day even though the Ravens don’t play until next week.
Friday night I made some lime flavored water with my Christmas gift from my stepson. I have been lusting after this Fruit Infusion Pitcher for several months and I got an Amazon gift card that allowed me to finally buy this. 
I have only used it once so far.my husband bought some limes for me to use and I was really pleased so far with the way it works. I think the next one I make will have apple slices in it.
Ok, If you read my post from earlier today you will see I joined a picture taking challenge this month. It looks like fun and a great way to use my camera more.
I spent some time today trying to move some things around in our bedroom and get rid of a few things. I’m happy with what I got accomplished in the cleaning department this afternoon.
Now that I am off on the weekends Greg has decided that he wants to cook a new food every Sunday with me. I love the idea don’t they say.”The family that cooks together stays together”? I don’t know.but, it sounds good to me. My husband is the one who usually does all the family cooking.yeah, I cook for myself but when we eat as a family he does the cooking.he likes it better that way. This week we decided to make baked ziti for dinner.something we have never tried before. We made it simple and will add things to it next time.
I was happy with how our first try at the dish turned out.plus it was a great way to do something together and spend some quiet time at home.
I would say it was a great end to a perfect day.
Have you tried the Fruit Infusion Pitcher?
What is your favorite way to flavor water?
Are you going to join the JANphotoaday challenge?
Do you cook with your family? Favorite meal to cook?
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Day #8 ~ Your Sky
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Catching up on my Google Reader this morning I came across a pretty cool challenge that I decided to take part in. I stumbled on Brittany’s blog post that had me move over to Chantelle’s blog challenge. Seeing that my husband has given me a lot of crap for not using the camera he bought me over a year ago I have decided to take part in this challenge. I am just going to jump in from today forward and if I feel like it I may go back and do the other 7 days I have missed thus far. My plan is to NOT use my phone camera and actually get some use out of the camera my husband bought me 
. He will be happy if he reads this post.
Let me know if you decide to join in on this challenge.I would love to follow you through this.
01.7.12
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01.6.12
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Guess who is cute 5’2 and going to the Arnold again this year? Yup.ME! I reserved my room and rented a car this year. Taking a plane is more expensive than driving and we will have more freedom and I won’t have to worry about the cab drivers trying to take me for everything I own.
I will be going with a very good friend this year and this will be her first time going. I’m excited to be able to share this trip with her and I know she will have a fun time. I think we both really need a female getaway. There were some things I would have liked to enjoy when I was there last year but the people I was with were not fully into the same things I wanted to see.
It should be a good time..will I see you there?
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