Twilight Week

As most of you know this week is Twilight Week or at least that’s what I’m calling it!!! Yeah I know I’m getting a late start to these giveaways! This week The Book by Stephenie  Meyer “Twilight” was made into a Major Motion Picture and its being released out onto DVD As of Right now I don’t know the exact Date on the Release Cause this is a Draft

 

I started Reading “Twilight” this past Friday March 7th I was looking at an App on my iPod Touch Called Stanza and Found out If you have Ebooks like on your computer or whatever then you have the ability to Sync them to this app to read in your own timing!! I think that is just awesome to be able to carry hundreds of books with such a small device. I’ve read close to half of the book already and I am really liking it. I have the Whole Series and I’m giving away a Legit Copy in PDF to 5 Lucky winners if you are interested you have to do the following:

 

1. You have To leave a Comment with your email if you don’t leave your email then how can I get you your prize? This is the main rule if you don’t do this you don’t qualify

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5. Tell another book similar to “Twilight” you enjoyed or any other YA Book

6. For one another entry please tell me where you get your ebooks if you read ebooks that is?

 

*This is For The Whole Twilight Sage Books 1-4 plus a SURPRISE!!! Please Take Notice this is a EBOOK not the actual book itself. I’m not certain what devices it works on but,it Does work on the iPhone & iPod Touch and I’m sure it also works on The Sony Reader,The Amazon Kindle and well as other readers you may have on your phone or whatever so PLEASE Check to see if You can Read PDF files on your Device.

 

Tracy At BookRoomReviews is having a Week of Twilight Giveaways so please check her out as well.

I don’t have my list compiled yet but I’m going to have Tons of Online Contests Here so please check back for other TWILIGHT contests Going on This Next Week.

Making Progress

 

Tuesday March 10,2009-4:00 PM

Today I got my 1st Unemployment in the total of $65 Dollars. I’ve been having to repay where I got overpaid unemployment a few years ago and I had to repay it. So my check wasn’t as much as its suppose to be. Next week its suppose to be more so,I’m going to Use my check then to really do some stocking up on groceries,pay my internet & Cable bill and if I have much money left I’m wanting to go see the Doctor to make sure that I have nothing going on with me and even go try and get my thyroid medication so,I can start taking it again. Maybe then I will begin to start feeling better again. After cashing my little Check I went to Wal-Mart to get some things we where needing.Here is what I got.

• DAWN Foaming Dish Soap its supposedly Long Lasting I want to find something that is long lasting cause the regular dawn seems to loose its suds in no time at all. I have a family and I hate to washing dishes as it is and I hate washing dishes without some decent suds in my dishwater.
• Gummy Earphones They where fairly cheap actually the cheapest there. I had a pair before and I liked them alright but,my daughter got a hold of my old ones and tore them up. i don’t know what it is about earphones she like them and often I caught her putting them in her mouth and she has tore them up. I also wrap them around my iPod and I think it messes up the wires inside and messes up the earphones too so,I won’t totally blame them on Leah.
• Some Superbake casserole meal for Dinner Thursday Night.
• Drinks for tonights dinner. I got Mt. Dew for hubby and Dr. Pepper for me. Yeah,I have a Dr. Pepper Addiction. I know I need to quit but,sometimes Its just tastes so good! I’m trying to do better about drinking more water and I believe I drink more water the warmer the weather it is. Especially,Iced Water.
• Some Phone Cards for my Prepaid Phone I was nice and I got hubby one too.

After Leah & I went to Wal-Mart We went to visit with my mom. One of my New Years’ Resolutions was to spend more time with my Mom & Dad cause since getting married I hadn’t been doing that. I know that’s bad. They only live in town maybe 5-6 miles away from where I live but,I like when my husband goes with me too. But,He acts like it kills him to go visit with them but,yet he expects me to spend all day at his Aunts & Uncles. MEN! They expect but don’t do in return!!!! That is about the only thing that irritates me about my husband. Leah kept getting into everything there and she was being her typicial self. I ask mom if I was that mischievous or rambunctious She said no that I was actually pretty good. The only one that was like that was my brother. I told her I believed she had ADD or something…lol I know its not anything to kid about but,sometimes I wonder how I can keep up after her. She is always on the move and I just wonder if she will ever be better when she gets older. I thought about talking to the doctor about it cause I want to have her a check-up done so,I can make sure she is okay on her shots. But I enjoyed being able to spend time with mom. My dad was gone to his physical therapy he has an aneurism in the upper part of his leg and he has deep tissue damage and requires at least 3 days of Therapy. So please keep my dad in your prayers cause they are thinking if the therapy isn’t working that they will have to do surgery and It scares me with him having the aneurism and all. So please please keep him in your prayers. He & I have had a strained relationship the last couple years. That’s a long story but,he’s 76 years old and I know that he’s not getting any younger.

Oh to my main topic. I’ve repeatedly said how tired I am lately! I guess when your are so Fat you don’t feel like doing much of anything. I know that in the back of my mind if I just get off my butt and walk for just 30 minutes it will help me feel better and I would actually want to do more but,I’ve just been so tired lately and all I want to do is sleep. So today I set my mind in working out. Last Week I got a new iFit Card for my Treadmill and I Done Program 1 on it. There was a few times I had to manually lower the incline & speed but I know eventually I will be able to get to where I can Do with out doing so. The iFit Card I got last week is the Level 1 for Weight Loss it can be use on any ifit compatible equipment. So,if I ever get a bike or elliptical I would want to get an iFit one so I can use these on there as well. My legs are cramping me again today! Hopefully when I go to the doctor they can figure what’s going on with me and I won’t be hurting all the time. If I’d stop cramping so much I really believe that I would walk more. This is one step forward in this journey and I can proudly say I’m proud of myself. Well,its still fairly nice out it was in the upper 70’s today. Suppose to rain tonight and its suppose to be in the lower 40’s tomorrow so much for the nice weather! But,I know the pretty weather is just around the corner! Leah has Spring FEVER and wants to be outside all the time. She throws a tantrum if she has to come back in. So,I want to enjoy some time outside so I will catch ya in blogland another day take care

The Joy of Reading

If your reading this blog then you Probably enjoy reading just as much as me if not more! I read just about anything that I can get my hands on.

 

Here are a few of my favorite Authors

Danielle Steel 
Nicholas Sparks  
Patricia Cornwell
Nora Roberts
James Patterson

I would love to Eventually read all the works from all my favorite Authors but with a 2 year old running around sometimes thats just not possible.  I’m Currently reading “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer and “The Shack” by William P. Young . Yes,I know to completely different books. LOL a little good and a little evil   Anyways,I’ve not reading much since having a child 2 years ago but,trying to get back into it once again….

 

I wanted to tell all of you that keeps up with my blog(s) about a Great Program that you should really invest in especially if you enjoy reading as much as I do. Its called Stanza please click on the link to get more info. Its FREE app you Can get through the Apple iTunes App Store with the same name. There are various Sites I guess you can call them through the app you can go to to get Various Ebooks to read. If you love reading and don’t want to have to carry a book around with you then this is the App to get. Now don’t get me wrong the Kindle is on my wishlist and it would be great to have but,this is an alternative if you already carry an iPhone or iPod Touch around like I do!  There is over 100,000 books and periodicals you can read and if you get the Stanza program for the Mac or Windows you can sync even more books to your read list. I’ve found some great ebooks at GeturBooks that you can save to your computer and then you can open it with the Computer Stanza program where you can choose to Share it and then you sync it through your ipod or iphone. If you want more help just leave me a comment and I would be glad to help your further. If your into reading then this is the program for you and I HIGHLY recommend it! I’ve read the first Part of Twilight in a few mins time. Its highly addictive…I plan on using it more in the future so check it out today!!

Check-In for HYC,BLBE & 4th of July Challenge

I haven’t been feeling well for a few weeks now. Not sure what is going on?? It might just be the LACK of sleep! I’m actually about to take a nap! I’ve not been taking my Thyroid Meds in over 6 months now so,that could be the PROBLEM!! About a week ago hubby had it so hot during the night with the fireplace & Gas Heating that I was about to roast so that night I only got at most 3 hours of sleep!So,that could be my problem too!! I’m going to try and get in to see the doctor this next week to find out what is going on?!!? My sinuses are all messed up again so,thats came into play too.  I feel like crap and I feel disgusted at myself. I’ve had such a hard time this month with my TOM I never hurt so bad in my life! I cramp all the time it seems so,thought I would go get myself checked out. My husband wants to drop our insurance on me and the toddler and I’m furious about it!!! Am i Wrong in this? Anything could happen to either of us and if it did what would we do?

Anyhoo I’ve not worked out in over 2 weeks and I know that if I just get my butt in gear and just take a walk I would feel better. Its just doing it. When toddler naps I want to get some extra sleep in too!!! Just seems like the nights aren’t long enough lately! Why am I so friggin tired?  I weighed myself this morning and I came in at 259.8 which I believe is a little bit of a loss compared to last week! Maybe its cause I’m not feeling well though. I took vitamins this morning hoping to take them daily in hopes of maybe that will help! I don’t feel worthy of even being able to do these challenges because I feel like such a loser right now. Can you please slap me and make me get with the program? I can’t say that I’m trying really hard for these challenges and that I’m kicking some butt because I’ve not even been working out much at all or even eating right! I really hope next week is better. I guess right now what I need is a nap!

Cute As A Button Sale March 2-8

Last night Started the Cute As A Button Sale It opened at 6pm for Consignors and each consignor could bring along 1 Guest. I too my Neice Natasha Here is a picture of Natasha. She is 14 weeks pregnant. Congrats Tasha Love ya bunches!! She is thinking she is think she going to have a little girl which,I hope she does! I think little girls are just so cute!! Plus how can you NOT love to shop for them?? 

If you live in the Middle Tennessee area and you live in my Hometown of Sparta,TN then you must get to Cute As A Button Sale. With the way the Economy is going. In my area wherever I turn I hear about another factory or even store that has went out of business. Like yours truly! I got laid off back at the first of January but,Really I’ve not worked much since October. My sister works for the Company,Home Caregivers,INC. which was the company I worked for but,Let me tell you despite her being my sister I think they did me shitty umm…wrong! LOL So if you live close please check out this consignment I know I saved money just by adding some of Leah’s old clothes to the Sale. I get 80% of the sale plus I got a $50 voucher for being a consignor. They had the following Brands

• Gap
• Ralph Lauren
• Old Navy
• The Children’s Place (which is one of my fave)
• Tommy Hilfiger plus Many others….

 

 

Here is a Map of where the sale is located I hope that you will go. The sale opens up to the public tonight at 6pm. I gave a coupon to my neice for 1/2 off on Saturday I might see about going with her. Can’t beat Half off!!!!

 

Sparta National Guard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is What I got Leah at the consignment sale last night.

 

Shoes 1 pair of brown sandals with velcroe straps 1 pair of black flats for church 1 pair of black sandals/flipflops for summer-time 1 pair of pink tennis shoes with velcroe straps

Outfits Pink Capri Outfit Yellow Dress with Bubble-Bee & Flowers Pink Polo Sleeveless Dress Blue Jean Capri’s with Red Shirt Dora the Explorer Shirt with matching Capri’s Pink shirt with Flowers with a plaid skirt Gimme Gimme Kisses shirt with a Flowery Skirt A pink Polka Dot Dress Pink & White Shirt Purple Dress with flowers on the bottom Red Flowery Dress looks kind of like the old Red Work Quilts Pink Butterfly dress with Spaghetti straps with halter top Pink Sleeveless Dress Pants outfit-brown Couteroy (sp) pants with “World Wide Sweetie” shirt

 

This is how I feel right now! I woke up this morning feeling like a train ran over me!!!! Not sure why I feel like that

I can tell my sinuses are draining again along with a sinus headache. I could use a good   I had gotten the toddler to sleep earlier but,she only stayed asleep for 30 mins or even less then woke up and now she has her second wind. I’m afraid if she goes to sleep now that she won’t sleep tonight. My husband,Marty hates for her to get off schedule and believe me I do too! She seems to be the worst tornado possible today. Goes from room to room wanting to destroy things and I know I need to clean but,I just feel aweful!!!! I will try and do an update for HYC & BLBE tomorrow so please check back sometime after that for more…

Book Giveaway Carnival

I wanted to let everyone know That Tracy from Book Room Reviews is Hosting a Book Carnival Giveaway this week March 2-8 I'm planning on Putting a little Something Together myself. So Stick around and also check out my new book Blog Boo's Bookshelf I only have one small review on there but,hopefully as I get back into reading I will have more books there to see reviews. I will be posting this over there too. But,Go check out Tracys site this week for these awesome giveaways! I love reading so,I can't wait to put a little something together myself. Stay tuned this week for my giveaway!!

↑ ↑ ↑ And Away we Go!!

Saturdays are my Weigh-In Days now and I weighed in at 260.4 which is a .4 gain!!! UGH! I no its not alot but,I don't want to settle into a comfort zone and just give up this journey! I've not worked out since A week ago this past Tuesday which is going on 2 weeks and I need to get out of this slump. I got sick It was TOM I had one rough go with TOM this past month but,its been 4-5 months since TOM Visted too! I cramped so bad it made me sick. I've still actually been cramping too. I was so sick though to the point of actually throwing up well almost. But my back hurt like crazy,I had aweful headaches. I NEVER Had these PMS symptoms like I have since having a kid. Actually I never cramp before at all before having a kid. I guess its part of becoming a woman I guess. I am going to try and get in to see the doctor in the next few weeks to make sure nothing has been going on. My older doctor said about 2 years ago said he found some fibroids and that could explain the severe cramping but My OB/GYN claim that I was fine. But they also said I didn't have Post Partum Depression too and I know differently on that. I wonder how they every get things right??? But maybe TOM has made my weight a little off? I've still be cramping this past week and I've been off TOM for a week now. Last night I cramp enough to keep me irritated and not able to go to sleep. We use Wood heat as backup heat and hubby had it SO hot in the house that I felt like I was about to roast. He turned the air on.

My neices came over last night and Of Course Leah had a blast. Its cute how Leah says My Neice, Christinas Name. its more like Cneena. LOL :-) HER BF picked her up then we left to do our laundry and we just got back about an hour ago. I'm still not finished with all of our laundry but,I was ready to come home cook dinner and settle in for the night. Cause,I'm seriously going to crash early tonight! I'm Serious I guess I slept maybe 3 hours so This girl is ready for some ZZZZZ's

So My plan is to Rest tonight and maybe not go to church and Rest And be back in comission by Monday so that I can be back on plan!! I want to start journaling and keeping up with my points no matter how much the damage is. I know I'm on a tight budget but,I got to stick with the plan no matter the cost.

I found this background using the background app testing to see if it
shows up!

No Rest for The Wicked

Some call me wicked not sure if I need to believe that or not :p I decided to change my blog back to its orginal format. I had a few ppl trying to comment on blogs and didn't know how. I guess having a Cute Blog can be confusing. So wanted to have it where anyone could comment.

Yesterday I took a nap with the toddler and hubby got the toddler to sleep and I played on the computer for an hour so around 11pm i went to bed! I was in the middle of getting the 3 Column Layout to working not sure if it was just on my mind and bugging me that I couldn't figure it out or what but,I couldn't sleep. So today i plan on NOT Napping with the Toddler. I really Need To Workout and Get my Workout in. I've not worked out in over a week. I'm loosing,yes but,I want to continue working in the right direction.

I was about to give toddler a bath and Her little shampooing cup fell on my toe. Hurt like the dickens!! Its still sore.

I started a challenge well not started it doesn't Start Till March 1st--this weekend! But a Fellow HYC is doing it. Its something different everyday and I want to try and follow 5 of 7 days will try for 6 but,sometimes I'm not on target with that. I don't like working out on Sundays I really feel thats family time.

I will be so glad when the Cute As a Button Sale is Over so I can try and get everything organized here in my little home office. I hate things being in a mess. I still have books all over the place. I'm suppose to be getting a book shelf designed and painted by my husband for Our Anniversary but,he's still not finished it. I've been staying on him to try and get it finished by this weekend. I told him My office will be the way I want it by Sunday. Aren't I demanding? lol:-)

Not much going on in my world today. Planning on Watching Some Ally McBeal Online cause I am in this mood to watch older shows lately. I thought I would workout while toddler is napping,maybe clean some house and maybe continue to try and get some of these clothes tagged and ready to put in the sale

Pay It Forward!

Jenn From Just Jenn is doing this cute little Pay It Forward and I think its a Good Idea! Something that you can do for 3 random people through out the year so,I would like to do the same! Here are they details:

The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise!


There's a small catch though....Post this same thing on your
blog and then come back and leave a comment telling me
you're in. Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the
gift. *Don't forget to post this on your blog first,
then come back and leave a comment on this post!*



Ready....Set....Go!!!

A Quickie

I've redone my blog and I hope you like it! If you want to leave me a comment leave me a comment in the little CBox on the Right side of the Blog! Please leave your email or URL so I can respond back. Click on the Shout on the side so you can also see shout outs about stuff too. I will also be posting what I'm currently doing as well in the shouts area.

Been pretty busy today running errands for my husband. I'm also busy with doing the Semi-Annual Cute As a Button Consignment Sale. I'm trying my hardest to get as many things as I can to get the New $50 Credit Voucher they are offering this time. I really need it because I will have no money next week and I really want to buy Leah some new clothes she is growing so much and is close to growing out of everything. I will be making 80% of everything I sell but,Just in case I don't make much money the Voucher will come in handy anyways. I'm hoping to stock up on everything Leah needs for Spring/Summer plus getting rid of some of Leah's stuff as well that is taking up to much room in the storage.
I'm having to get everything cleaned and tagged by next Monday at 5PM I have all sorts of stuff all over my office. I also have a neice that is going to be trying to get the 100 items for the Voucher so she can get her some baby stuff too. She is having a baby and its due Oct 14th a day after Leah's Birthday and she is young the guy doesn't act like he wants to help and the baby will probably be mixed. I'm happy for her and I prayed she wouldn't have an abortion like last time or even give it up. She decided to keep it but,I know she will be okay. I know she won't be the first to go through this. I'm there for her she is my hubbies neice but,she was a friend way before that. She is my girl and Would help her with anything. I'd probably give the shirt off my back for her and I know she'd do the same. She's one of my best friends. I know how hard it is being a parent even with a husband and I know that it will be a rough road but,I really believe she made the right choice. umm.. can you tell I'm PRO LIFE!

I joined HYC-Healthy You Challenge this week. I really don't know much about it really? maybe I will learn as a I go if any of you are checking out my blog from HYC please feel free to give me info. I better go spend time with the family!

Please Stick with me here

Stick with me here while I redesign my blog. Can you tell I'm ALREADY bored with the new design or errr old one...hehe...I found this site called Blogskins that has ummm lets say DIFFERENT Layouts that are just so me I like being different so go check it out if you want some flare to your blog ohh and something cute!

Please Pray for Allen

I just got an email from one of the Girls I graduated High School with and I really wanted to share this with everyone. I've known Allen forever and went to school with him every since Elementary School and For the last few years he's Been going through one ordeal after another His cancer has spread and all I can ask of you is to PRAY! Here is the email I got from Charity:


Class Of 1998

Class,

Below is an email I recieved yesterday from Tim Allen Brown's wife. Please keep him and his family (wife and small children) in your thoughts and prayers for healing,strength and comfort. This is and has been a very long and ongoing battle for them.



"Thank you so much for sending the picture.I know Allen will appreciate it. He is in the hospital right now. He had a biopsy today and is not doing too well. His cancer has spread considerably in the last month or so. He now has tumors in both lungs as well as two tumors in his right hip and on in his third rib. He was scheduled to start a stem cell transplant but that has been postponed indefinitely because at this point they dont think it will help him. We are praying the doctors will be able to give him chemo to shrink the tumors and possibly give him a chance for the stem cell transplant before too long. Just wanted to update you on his cancer and thanks again for the picture it will really mean a lot to him."
Shannon Brown (Allen's wife)

Leah's Check-Up,Sickness & My workouts

I took Leah for a check-up yesterday. There seemed to be alot of other
children getting CheckUps too and was expecting a long wait. But
Luckily we where able to get in with about a 30 minute wait in the
waiting room. She weighed & got leah's height. She weighed 29.4 lbs.
and she 3ft 3/4 in tall. Her weight was in the 25-50 percentile for
her age bracket and she was in the 75-85 percentile for her height. So
she's pretty tall for her age which I suspected she has taken after
her daddy in that area. Hubby is 6 ft. 10 in tall. They asked how she
was eating which wasn't good when we lived DH's Family. But since
moving and now I cook what we want her eating has gotten better. But,
they really didn't like her eating whole grapes because the risk of
choking but what's the harm if we show her how to eat them safely?

omg you should check this site 4miche.com its a handbag that you can
change the outside shell to your own liking. I love carrying different
bags and I often get bored with a perfectly good handbag so this looks
like something that's right up my alley.

Last Wednesday I got a visitor thats not been around since November.
Yep,auntie Flo came for a visit. No, I'm not pregnant or anything. Not
sure whats going on with my body? I really need to have a check-up
myself. i've been cramping so bad its given me extremely bad
headaches,backaches,nausea to the point of wanting to throw up. I've
never cramped this bad ever since having a period. It seems like they
got worse after having a baby. Like I said I really need a checkup!!!

I've not workout since Monday had done day 1 of Week one of the C25K
but didn't have my Nike+ So, thought I would get a second workout so,
I could get some mileage in on the Nike+ but at around minute 11:00
DH's Nano just froze it wouldn't do anything I was mad cause I was
really motivated. Tuesday I didn't workout cause I got so sick that I
just had to break down & let some family babysit Leah & just get some
rest. I fell asleep around 4pm and didn't wake up till 10 mins till 8
pm when hubby called to say he was on his way home with dinner isn't
that so sweet!!! We stayed up till around 10 am I took more meds &
went back to bed. I felt much Better Wednesday but wanted to take the
day to fully recover. Today I've been at DH's Aunts house washing
Laundry which I hate. While living with them we gave them our washer
AND Dryer and lets not forget our stove too. We didn't give we let
them use as long as we lived there but now DH doesn't want to look bad
for getting the Washer & Dryer DH just wants to get new ones. So until
we have $$ for that we are coming over here to use them.I hate coming
over here especially by myself cause I'm beyond done with them. I've
been here since around 9 am & I'm still here and its almost 2:30 PM I
hate doing laundry especially when you have to do it somewhere else
besides your home.

I couldn't resist the scale so I weighed myself yesterday morning
259.0 so, yeah I've lost even more weight. Yah me so I guess my
walking/running is paying off. DH asked how the workouts where going I
told him I hadn't worked out in 2 days due to the fact of me being
sick. I told him i weighed and the scale is down. He told me he could
tell I've lost more weight. We where getting ready for bed and he put
his arounds around me and snuggled up close and said by the looks
where your loising it is your chest,lower stomache & your hips.I said
good thats where I need to loose it the most. It felt so good for my
husband to actually take notice what I've accomplished because lets be
honest most men don't take much notice in things. Well I'm going to go
I have 2 more loads of laundry to dry then I'm finished. Tonight
Grey's comes on I'm excited to see what happens with Izzie. I hope she
doesn't leave the show I love her. I would like to see her character
evolve more I think izzie deserves to be happy. She can be bitchy but,
she has been through more than they've told of her life. We'll see.
later peeps.
Sent from my iPod Touch

C25K restart

So I've decided to do the Couch 2 5K Program once again. If any of you listen to podcasts and would like music along with your Couch 2 5K Program do a search on C@%K Podcasts and I'm sure you will find something. I found a Hip-Hop one that really makes you want to groove and get on movin'. Plus there is a christian one too. I know my speed wasn't very fast today but,at least I am doing this!! The program is only 3 days a week so thats doable in any schedule.

I'm Currently trying to get my Office/Workout Room in Order. My husband has yet to finish a bookcase he promise to make me. Just getting everything in order at the new house and some other things have taken priority. Hopefully by this weekend it will be finished. The Toddler came in here yesterday and destroyed some of my books and papers that was yet to be put away. Ugh! I was trying to get my unemployment filed online. I found out yesterday that there is a way to look out how much you owe if you ever was paid too much benefits in the past. I should be able to get about a months worth of unemployment and my sister told me I could resign up for an additional 4 weeks. Once I do I want to stock up on everything we need for the house so things won't be so hard. So maybe,I will be able to stay home till after that. But,We will have to see how my husbands work is doing after that. If his hours don't pick up I'm afraid I will probably have to go back to work somewhere??? In this economy I have no idea where that will be. The last thing I want to do again is leave my daughter with Marty's Aunt & Uncle. I know how they treat little kids and I'm sorry but,I will do everything I can to prevent them from EVER babysitting my child again.

I guess I will get off here and try and make some lead way in my office/workout room. Its a disaster. Why does moving in take so long?

Working out with Nike+

Here is my run/walk from this morning. I am right at 260 now and hopefully by this next week I will have lost that to be under the 60's. It will be the first time since Giving birth to my 2 year old that I've been that small. So hopefully with the workouts I can accomplish that in the coming weeks. I have to make this quick cause I'm going over to hubbys aunts to wash our laundry. He's already there and has been there for over an hour or more. I wanted to straighten up the house a bit and I snuck in a workout...shhhh don't tell. He'd probably be mad that I took time out to workout instead of coming over there. Oh welll........I tried one of the built in workouts that my treadmill has and its sad to say I couldn't even do that. It had a incline of 6.0 and my speed was 4.0 I done it as long as I could but,I had to lower it cause I couldn't handle it anymore. My treadmill has these built in workouts for weight loss,aerobic,performance and endurance. Plus I can get ifit.com cards as well. I'm trying to do the weight loss thats built into my treadmill but,so far I can't do it up to its speed but,maybe eventually. I think my run/walk was faster yesterday but,for some reason the nike+ wasn't reading it yesterday??? So it didn't record it. Bummer :-( anyhoo I think it was faster yesterday and I think I got a mile in under 20 mins but,then again I was in control of the incline and speed yesterday. Well G2G Talk to you guys soon. Here is my Data From Todays Workout

Great Giveaways

The Dirty Shirt is Having alot of Great Giveaways going on so check her out!!! She has a Blush Topless Undershirt Giveaway So check out Blush if you want to go ahead and buy one cause we all know we don't want to be flashing anyone.

She's also giving away these Wett Giggles away here at this giveaway. They look so cute and if you have little ones I know they will probably love them.

One of my fellow Biggest Loser Blog Edition Teammates is giving away A Jillian Michaels 30 Day shred DVD Check out Rebecca's Giveaway here

My Weekend

How was everyone's Weekend? Mine Went Okay I guess. My husband had to work till noon on Saturday. I called my Sister,Crystal while he was at work and asked if she wanted to come on over to my house to hang out and even have dinner that I'd cook her dinner then It turned into inviting my parents and my brother too. My Neice,Christina Text me on my cell and wanted to know if she could spend the night. Then she texted me again an hour later & said she couldn't cause her mother was going clubbing. She has 5 kids and going Clubbing. Sorry but,maybe I'm wrong but,I feel like her place is at home with her kids. My mom made a comment about it and I guess one of my neices went back and told their mom. Anyhoo. Christina wasn't going to be able to because her mom was going to make her stay home and babysit the 2 youngest kids. Umm..something is wrong with that picture. So I told her all of them could stay the night cause there was plenty of room at our new place. But,Leah had a blast since she had someone to play with which is when I hate that she doesn't have a sibling close to her age. I would love to have another child but,At my weight I don't think its too wise. I have too many health issues that I need to resolve by loosing weight. Maybe in a few years. Leah is a handful as it is so right now I guess its best not to even consider it. Later Saturday night my Neice Beth texted me and wanted to know if she could come hang out and maybe play some cards. Our house was packed full of people. It felt good having company to come See us for once. My husband said that was a party sorry to say but,dinner turned into a party that wasn't intended. LOL oh well,it felt good having people to come see us. Beth and her dad stayed till midnight or so. We intended on playing cards but,we ended up playing the Wii instead and we where all yelling each other on. It was fun watching everyone play it.

Sunday my sister,Lori picked up her kids and she stuck around and talked for awhile. She asked leah if she wanted to go with her at the first part of her visit but,she just ignored her. Well,She was about to walk out the door and she ran and got her jacket and put it on??? I was soooooo Shocked!!! She has NEVER wanted to just go with someone like that. She is 2 years old and I'm over-protective cause of things that happened in my own childhood that I would never want to happen to her. She has only spent the night with marty's aunt,Diane and my sister,Lori which is the only person I trust with her. I have a hard time letting her spend the night with anyone else. It just surprised me her wanting to go like that but,I guess she didn't want me neices to go she wanted to spend more time with them. Lori said she had fun and she didn't even have a nap while she was gone with them. Which is what I was afraid of. She went to be at 11 which was sooner than I thought she'd go to sleep last night. They went to see my Nephew,Dewayne and the road they where on was curvy and hilly and the kids acted like she was on a roller coaster. My neice,Natasha took pictures of them. I will post a picture of it. We later went to mom and dads cause he was giving us some wood he had at his house since we are burning wood 75% of the time to cut down on the gas bill. I haven't gotten my treadmill Yet!! Hopefully soon. I can't wait. I expect I will get it by the end of the week but,its not scheduled to arrive till the 17th. I really can't wait. I'm so antious about getting it. I feel so tired and drugged down and I think alot of its cause I'm not doing anything much during the day besides cleaning the house and chasing after leah. I think there comes a point where it just makes you tired when you don't do anything much all day.

I took some over the counter medicine last night before going to sleep. My ears nor my throat is hurting. I plan on taking it again tonight and maybe it will completely knock this thing in the head.

I forgot to mention my Neice brought me a copy of "The Shack" I hear that its a good book. Beth told me its the first book in a long time she has read and she actually was able to get into it. I've heard alot of ppl talk about it.

I'm gonna find a notebook and start posting everything I eat in it during the day. I thought I would try and post a copy of it everyday. I just haven't been journaling what I eat and I really need to if I want to suceed at this. And somedays its hard to get online with my toddler running around and causing disaster....lol I better go get supper started. I'm also going to post a picture of Leah about a month ago we where on Marty's Aunts Porch and Leah was playing with an umbrella

Update on My Weight Loss

So most of you know I've moved and things have been pretty hectic with the move. I just weighed myself and I'm NOT happy!! I think I've gained 3 lbs since my Last Weigh-In from BLBE but,I won't let that stop me. I ordered a Treadmill and yesterday I got an email saying that it was shipped on Friday so "maybe" one day this week I will get it. I want to start walking/running at least 30 minutes a day maybe while My Toddler,Leah is Taking her nap during the day. I want to finally finish the C25K Program for once and stick with it for once. I've yet to get me a Wii-Fit and I'd really like to have one but,right now I just don't have the money for one. Sooo...maybe soon or maybe someone will give me one *hint*hint lol....

I've been sick on and off since October with this God Aweful Croup I have such a sore throat and my ears ache. I will get rid of it and then get it a few weeks later.I might have to break down and go see the Doctor because I'm just sick of being sick. We where living with my husbands family before moving here and His Aunt wasn't a cleaner by any means she made her beds during the day and washed dishes but thats all. I grew up with parents always expecting us to clean the house and My dad went to Military School in New Jersey and then onto Join the US Air Force. I can remember being about 4 and he was expecting company and we cleaned from top to bottom. I mean actually cleaning too not just a spit and swipe. I'm a firm believer in cleaning everything down and getting rid of all germs. Marty's aunt NEVER done that. I'm not saying I am better than her but,God Woman don't you ever clean. I know you can't always cut down on all the Germs but,I don't know I guess when it comes to Cleaning I have a little bit of OCD. I Made my Chicken Noodle Soup Tonight I will have to post a picture sometime tomorrow. Check out my Recipe Box Blog for The recipe I think you would enjoy it!! Yummo-O. I went to see my mom tonight and she showed me her new Pots. They are Rachael Ray. I love her! I want all her Pots & Pans they are so cute. Maybe I can get one at a time. They are pretty expensive. I currently use T-Fal & wouldn't use much else than that. I better get going. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

More Blogs within Blogs

Hey everyone. Today my Internet & Cable is SUPPOSE to be hooked up at the new place. We didn't stay at the new place again last night. It was just too cold to stay there and NOW our Gas HEating Unit isn't working right and it was just too cold to even stay there. Hopefully it gets straightened out soon. Ugh kinda makes me mad!! Anyhoo,I have been sitting around trying to think of better ways to organize the blog with my recipes,family stuff,reviews,giveaways,etc. So I made other blogs for that TOPIC so click on the above links and get more. Not much is here Yet But,there will be soon. I hope you all like what I've done and maybe I can get more on these other blogs soon.

Getting there

Hey everyone! We are still not completely moved in yet!! Hopefully tomorrow. Our Water line was busted and had to be completely redone today so Hopefully all will be finished tomorrow so we can get to move in. Our Cable & internet is suppose to be installed Wednesday so,hopefully I won't be without service for too long unless something unexpected happens. I had enough money after our taxes to get me a wii fit well,I've not gotten one yet but,hopefully within the next day or so. I'm so excited about it. I'm trying to get a new treadmill too but,we will have to see. I'm trying to get the Customer pick on HSN

Not too much has happened lately besides the moving I've been so busy with the move its been so crazy. I went Grocery Shopping for the House today and food healthy or not is expensive. Its so hard to eat healthy on a budget so if anyone of you read this feel free to give me tips in that area. I asked Roni on any ideas on grocery shopping within a budget. She said she has actually been thinking of it and will try and cover it in a future podcast if she does this will be the 2nd question she has answered of mine. I feel honored.

I wanted to let everyone know of a Major Giveaway going on in the next couple weeks at Wii Fit Mommies and its just not wii stuff thats being given away there are lots of other cool items up for grabs so please join in on all the fun!!

We've Moved

First off you will see a Nike Training Widget on the sidebar of my blog. If you are into getting fit check out Nike Women to Join in on The Nike Training Club. IF you have an iPhone you can add an iPhone App to your iPhone to use but,It DOESN'T work with the iPod Touch!! Which STINKS NIKE!!! You can even set up your own program as well as add buddies so if you join PLEASE add me at ezziriah@gmail.com

Yep we are almost finished with this move FINALLY!! I'm so so glad too. How many people do you know actually likes to move? Not me. We have our bed to move,some clothes,TV,Very few dishes,and some toys of Leah's. We should have everything finished Up by at least Tuesday. I'm going Monday to have all of Our Utilities turned on. Which is costing close to $1,000 to have turned on. I'm so excited to get this move over with. We've been having to live with Family for almost a year now since my husbands car Accident. I SO GLAD to finally have my own place and be comfortable and do whatever I choose to do. I'm hoping we can afford to get my internet connection. I have to have my internet I'm too addicted...lol

We filed our Taxes last night and let's just say I'm not happy about it at all! But,I guess I should look at it this way: It could have been less or we couldn't of gotten anything at all. We are getting back $3,888 and some odd change. I'm hoping with all the things we need to do I can do some Sweet Talking to the Hubbs and He'll buy me a Wii-Fit. Our Anniversary is in a few weeks actually 20 days from Today. We will be married for 5 years boy it doesn't seem like it? Where has the time gone?

I've not weighed myself for a week now. I need to find my scale to Turn in my BLBE weight into Lynn before I get moved cause there is NO Telling when I will get my internet turned on. I know they can be pretty slow about coming out to turn phone,internet,etc on so thought I would turn everything into Lynn to be safe.

I've been sick again for a few days now. I was hurting so bad last night that I couldn't even swallow a drink. Thats pretty bad. It felt like my throat was swelling up and my ears hurt so badly that I couldn't stand any noise. I know I might have to go to the doctor. Something is up that I keep getting this? I've had this at least 5 times since October. I've NEVER been this sick in my life. Maybe my immune system is down Maybe its cause I'm not eating healthy I know that has alot to do with it. Eating right & exercise has alot of Health benefits we take for granted. I guess buying a new treadmill will have to be put on hold for awhile. MAYBE once I actually start drawing an unemployment check I can buy one. I got laid off where I work and found out I won't be able to get one for awhile. About 5 years ago I was laid off and I had drawed $800 over the amount I was suppose to get and I just found out about it the other day!! UGH so till that's paid off they are taking my checks Its a good thing I have a hubby that works. So,it will be about a a month and a half before I can start drawing. Isn't that the pitts? I guess I should be happy that I'm getting anything at all.

So Goodbye to all of you till we get moved! I hope to see you again soon

If you want to get in touch with me you can always get in touch with me through my email ezziriah@gmail.com I always have my iPod Touch and can Check my emails daily.

A Food Scale Giveaway

Check out the scale giveaway on Roni’s Weight Loss Blog! I can win an Affordable Food Scale from Eat Smart and so can you! Click here for contest details!

ohh this is what i need. Even if I didn't win I really need to get me one of these to help me stay on track. is there anyone else that uses a food scale too? What IYO is the best food scale out there. I don't want something cheap cause I truly believe you get what you pay for

My Day and a Giveaway

My day started around 5am. I think I slept more when I was actually work than I do now that I'm laid off. Marty went back to work in September and it seems like leah is doing exactly what she used to do before his car accident. She'd get up before he went into work I guess to see him off...lol
I had to post office to keep all of my mail from where i live now and The new address cause,I am suppose to get on unemployment but have yet to see a check. Its been almost a month since I signed up and haven't got a check yet. ugh! I know they won't forward it to my new address and I'm afraid its going to be sent back and I won't get one at all :-( hopefully eventually it will get all straightened out.
DH wanted to drive my Jeep so he was going to leave his pick up truck with me but,what does he do yep,you guess it. He took not only my jeep keys but his keys as well. had planned on getting some more stuff moved today but,nope can't do it today. ugh! So irritating. I didn't even have the house keys. oh well,maybe tomorrow. is giving away a cute little personlized stationary set. So Cute!! Bloggy Giveaways is happening this week so check out the site to enter TONS of giveaways. There is over 700 and counting! So awesome and there are a few that I've noticed that's open to other countries as well so all my Canada Peeps can hit up those contests.

A Box Of Chocolate Giveaway

Mel over A Box Of Chocolates is giving away a 3 month subscription to Weight Watchers. I'm pretty certain that you can do it online or go to the regular meetings. Weight Watchers has helped me in the past so,maybe this is what I need. I would love to win. During these hard times and me being laid off at the time Its hard to be able to afford a Weight Watchers Membership so,Would love to win this. I've won 3 things in the last couple months so maybe I'll win {Crosses her Fingers}

Radom Facts Tag

Melissa From My Little World Tagged me so Thought I would Finally get around to Posting this. Sorry Its taken me awhile I have a few others I need to do its just been crazy the last few weeks. We are moving and we are trying to get everything packed and situated so we can get moved in the next week. Have I told you how excited I am!

I'm Suppose to list 7 Random things about myself and its gonna be hard. So this post will take a bit to post. I know some of you may not know much about me so Maybe I can Post something soon so you can get to know me better but here is some randomness for ya!

1. Boo Bear is a nickname given to me by a Sister of mine when I was little and mostly just my family knows it and I thought one day if I came up with a blog I'd want something catchy but,personal so I thought hey why not Boo's Place aka Boo Bear's Place.

2. I lived in NYC for 2 years and I LUUUUUVVVVEEEEDDDDDD It! I miss it alot but,not sure how well my little one would do and I married a Country Boy and I really don't think he could be away from his roots lol... I'm a City Girl but,My family is all in this area so after much pleading from my mother I moved Back.

3. I ♥ Strawberry Shortcake! No No! Not the cake the Cartoon Character. She's been my fave since I was little. American Greetings the Card Company came out with Strawberry Shortcake in 1979 and they where originally on Greeting Cards before they turned into a Cartoon. I collect everything SS. I have some of the older ones and they look completely different than the ones they have out now.

4. I come from a Yours,Mine & Ours Family--FYI I'm an Ours. My parents where married before and their previous spouses died and they met and got married. They both had children of their own and then had 2 more girls together Me and my sister Crystal. All together there are 16 of us kids. I really only talk to a few of them. Its hard to Get family together in one place.

5. I love to read just about everything I can get my hands on. I love Danielle Steel,Debbie Macomber,Nicholas Sparks,Patricia Cornwell to start off with.

6. I'm fascinated with anything Marine life. Anything from the Ocean to Killer Whales to Lighthouses. I've got everything in my bathroom in lighthouses and I do mean everything...lol

7. I get bored really easy. I think I might have ADD or something...lol. I read alot but,I will be watching a movie and read. Like I get bored so I will read then I get bored of that and play with my iPod Touch. We play cards and my brother in laws alot and I will read while playing cards it makes bro in law SO Mad! LOL :-)


Here are the 7 Peeps I've tagged

Jen From Just Jen she's on my Biggest Loser Blog Edition Team and she amazes me how well she's done!

Automatic Eater who is also on my BLBE Team! Woo Go team Lynn.

Good Girls Inc. Who has one Sexy blog and another team Lynn member...um do I see a chain here?

All About Cakes who has a blog about baking and Its a cute site although Lord knows I don't need any fattening foods! But nonetheless a great site.

Brandy Ellen from Writings from a WAHM who graciously Helped me with my blog awhile back. I was using Wordpress and I hated it but,I wanted pages or menus or whatever you call them. And she took time out to help me out.

Roni from Roni's Weigh who I'm sure is quite busy but I love love love her site! She doesn't know how much of a life saver she is to me.

Amy from Surfing or Spagetti who I've been reading her blog for a few months now.

Happy Sunday!

I hope all of you are having a Great Weekend! Its Sunday and Have yet to hold up to my New Year Resolution and Start going to Church Every Sunday. I Really feel bad about it and I know I need to go but,living with my husbands family my life seems so out of balance so,hopefully once we get moved things will be more in order.

Leah is sick yet again! She has this old crud AKA a Bad head cold. Every since she was little every time she gets sick her left eye waters like crazy and has thick icky green goo.. But,she has some antibiotics that she's on so maybe this will help that. So,now I've got it. Yesterday was my Moms Birthday. Happy Birthday mom! Dad was buying some cake and ice cream and was going to go but,I hated to get leah back out in this weather and get her even more sick. Plus after packing and putting things in the new house I just felt awful. We haven't got the utilities turned on yet and its so cold here and I was freezing' to death! It took most of the night to warm back up. How in the world does Homeless ppl survive in weather like this?

I tried doing my Unemployment over the phone this morning and the TIPS Line was BUSY! ugh so figures so thought I'd try it online and I put my info in and it said my account was frozen or something????? So now I'm going to have to go to the office in the morning which I'm thinking they'll be closed? I think tomorrow is MLK Day. I will have to look at the calendar. So I probably won't even get a check this week. So aggravating. Hopefully soon I can get this straightened out and get my checks coming in soon.

I wanted to blog about a Giveaway over at An Ordinary Life that ends Jan. 28th They are giving away a Guitar Hero which is my Husbands Favorite Video game and he doesn't even own it. He borrowed it when it came out on The PlayStation and he just loves this game. So who knows maybe I'll win and I can give it to him for an Anniversary Gift. Our Anniversary is a little over a month away. February 20Th.

I weighed in today at 264 even. My weigh ins this past week was off! I didn't weigh in last Sunday which is when I usually weigh myself so,I went ahead and weighed in on Wednesday. I'm really really wanting a treadmill so I can get my walking in and not worry about having to go out. Would make it so much easier. I'm a Stay @ Home mom and its too cold to have Leah out right now and Hubby gets up at 4:30am to get ready for work and he usually doesn't get home till around 7pm. So,Don't really have the option to have him watch her while I workout. So,maybe soon. we will get a Treadmill and I can just workout at home. So,maybe in a few weeks I will have one. I'm also aiming to get a Wii Fit. Maybe I can do these 2 activities and not have to leave the comfort of my own home. I thought I could do these while Leah is napping or at night after she goes to bed.

Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans

Some of you may have seen the movie with Richard Thomas called The Christmas Box or Timepeice which both was movies based on Richard Paul Evans books of the same name as the movies. I've not read those 2 books but,I know the movies where very heart- warmimg.
Finding Noel is about a man from Alabama that moves to a town and meet a young lady by the name of Macy and she helps him when he has car trouble. He is a man down on his luck. They become good friends and in this book he thinks she was sent to save him but sometimes there are people sent to us to save us so we might save them. Its really a heart-breaking story and its really hard to put this book down. You can easily sit down and easily read this book in a few hours or even a few days. It took awhile for me. Lately I've had such a hard time reading. But,I've been making a point of reading a book before bedtime for 10-15 mins. So maybe that will help me get into loving reading again. I would recommend any of Richard Paul Evans books and I think any of his books would be good to read during the Christmas Season. I finished this a week ago and I know its a Christmas book so,I was trying to finish it so I can do a review.

A loss is my Gain!

I've lose -2 lbs yah me!! I've not been getting on the Computer much since I've been having to chase after a Toddler :P See has just been very What's the word??? Feisty..LOL lately. Like I said the other day she's been biting and pushing. Urgh..Hopefully she will get broken from that soon. So,since I can't get online all the time I have this RSS Feed Reader to add my blog that I read on a regular basis. So,I decided to add all my Team mates on BLBE. I'm all caught up on them and as you post they will be loaded on to this app on my iPod Touch. So while I'm watching TV or something other random thing I can read them. If there is something I want to comment on and don't have the time I email that link to myself! So I will try my best to comment but,being a mother of a toddler that can be a task in itself. IF I get on the computer when Leah is awake it seems like she just gets unruly and goes crazy.

So,my weight loss how I lost it I'm unsure cause I've not been working out. I hate to keep Leah Cooped up in our Room and I've always been the type to not wanting Peeps watch me working out. I was going to the local YMCA and it was even a huge deal working out with people there. Anywhoo,I know I will feel better about the working out deal once we get into our own place. Its probably going to cost close to $2,000 for us to get moved but,to be one our own its worth it. I'm so antious. I wished there was a Way for us to file our taxes so we can get $ to do so even quicker. So,I've not been eating completely what I should. Last Night we had Vegetable soup which wasn't too bad. I've not had a Dr.Pepper in about a week. I've been drinking more water and Fruit Punch Crystal Light. So maybe drinking the water and the Crystal light helps some. The other day I calculated how many Mt. Dew's my husband had and he drank over 800 calories in one day! Alot of people don't think of the calories they are drinking up over half of their calories or even points. I found a Great App at the apple ipod store. Its called Lost it. Not sure If I've talked about it yet but,its a great app for counting calories and keeping up with exercise.

I've been trying to catch up on my Jillian Michaels Podcasts. I really like her podcasts and think they are very imformative and motivating. I've gotten all the older ones and am trying to listen to all of them and catch up. The other night on biggest loser they gave a great site right before a commercial. Never Say Diet. Also check out Exercise Tv or even youtube. Hubby got me a 25 ft. VGA cord for my computer that hooks into our tv which makes for great ways to watchs videos online which is mostly why we use the bigger tv for.


Its cold here in Tennessee and its been TRYING to snow but,its not stuck with us yet! I know some of you may smacck me but,I want some snow already!

Biggest Loser Night, My day & Disciplining Toddlers

So tonight is biggest loser night! Yah!! Let's Go Team Lynn!!!! Can you imagine getting that temptation? It would be so hard to pass up. I'm going to have to be more aware of the food I'm eating. I've been eating cr@p and haven't been working out either. I know I messed my knee up but I really want to try getting some exercise in. I kept saying I was going to workout yesterday but never did. Ugh!! I really need to get with the Program Already. You need to Push YOU. Any of you BLBE's want to hold me accountable more. Maybe be accountabilty partners? Talk about partners how great was the biggest losers tonight helping dan up that huge hill. Now that's what's it all about. Being there for your teammates no matter what it is that you face.

What about Bob?? I love him and I'd love a chance to train with for 1 day that's all. Why is it that some of these contestants could careless. I've never seen bob that mad. Whoohoo!

I had to watch my 10 year old neice Gina today. Her mom woke me up before 6 am. She said her girls where getting ready for school and her sisters flat iron fell on her foot and burned it. It looked pretty icky. I had this burn gel for bad sun burns and thought that might help her she took a nap after I put it on her. It has a cooling sensation to it. So keep my little neice in your prayers. After leah had her nap I loaded up the truck with another Load of boxes to take to the new place. I took leah's little kitchen set,some quilts that we aren't using right now. I'm big on making sure there is enough to put on the beds just in case it gets really cold. I brought some cleaning supplies as well as some pictures. Probably won't take anything else to the new house till this weekend.

I finished reading "Finding Noel" by Richard Paul Evans. I will try to do a review tomorrow. I can say it was a great read. I started reading "Anne of Avonlea" L.M.Montgomery I love all the "Anne" books. This will make the 2nd book in the series I've read.

I've about wanted to pull my hair out. I was a stay @ home mom till my husband had his car wreck and I had to return to work. It seems Leah has become so out of hand. Marty's Aunt watched her while I worked and Ive seen how she is with Little ones. She screams at them all the time ugh!! So gets on my nerves. Leah has been biting. Most of the time it's when she gets excited or frustrated and even when she isn't being the center of attention and now she has taken up pushing. I am at my witts end. She pushed the other little boy Diane baby sits and laughed about it. I hope she will be better behaved once she gets used to me being home with her again. Is my kid the only one that's like this? Any mothers want to give me tips on discipline??

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28 Small Changes & Winner of a Giveaway

First of all I want to five props to Weight Watchers I get emails from them and some of the things they send is really informative. So,I think ANYONE can adapt these methods into their lifestyle because this isn't a "DIET" this is a way of life!! So Feel free to take these and adapt them to your life.

1. Water, water, water, water. (Your skin will look great, too!)


2. Order half portions at restaurants, or share a full portion with somebody. Or ask for a "to-go" container when you order your food, and pack up half the portion before you even start eating.

3. Cut back on butter and mayo.

4. Limit fried foods to once or twice per week.
5. Use less or no sugar in your coffee or tea.

6. Replace ground beef with meatless products or ground turkey.

7. Try at least one new food every week. If you're bored with what you're eating, you're more likely to give up.

8. Eat fresh, raw veggies with sandwiches instead of chips.

9. Measure your portions until you're sure you know what a cup, a half-cup, and a tablespoon look like. This will help you practice portion control, an essential key to weight-loss success.

10. Try not to drink high-calorie beverages.

11. Dip your fork in a side of salad dressing before each bite instead of pouring it directly on your salad. You'll find that you are satisfied with much less than you usually put on.

12. Find healthy alternatives to all your favorite foods.

13. If you don't really love it, don't eat it.

14. Never eat out of a bag or box. Take out a measured/counted quantity of food and put it in a bowl. This way, you know exactly how much you're having.

15. Always eat something for breakfast.

16. Read food labels. Check serving sizes.

17. Add vegetables to everything.

18. Plan meals in advance; use that information to make out a complete shopping list.

19. Give food to guests to take home.

20. Write down everything you eat and drink, without fail.

21. Plan ahead for special occasions by accounting for higher-calorie foods before you eat them.

… About Small Exercise Changes

1. Take the stairs every single time they're an option. No more elevators or escalators.

2. Make exercise a priority, not an inconvenience.

3. Park far from your destination so you're forced to walk. This works at the supermarket, the mall, wherever. (This also helps you waste less time looking for a parking space!)

4. View tiring chores (shoveling snow, cleaning the house, weeding the garden, taking the garbage out, grocery shopping) as a chance to get in some activity.

5. Take the grocery cart back to the store when you're done loading your bags into your car.

6. If you take public transportation, get off one stop early.

7. Work out with a buddy.


I loaded up Marty's Truck this Morning in 20 degree weather! I'm antious to move but,it may be a few weeks before we Actually start Living there. We are wanting to get The House set up like we want before we actually start actually "LIVING" there. Most of our things are packed away in boxes since we are living with Marty's Family. I'm going through everything to see what I need to get for the new place and making a list. I didn't stay at the new place long enough to put some stuff in the kitchen the way I want it. I might go over There Wednesday and take some more boxes. Tomorrow I figure it would be way too cold to go through the boxes in the storage building. There is a 70% chance of Snow! So keep your fingers crossed. I want some snow!!! We rarely get much snow here in Tennessee we are usually on the border of Sleet or Rain ugh! So I'd love a nice Snow.

Leah Woke up early this morning and She even wanted to go work with Marty! It was so cute and sad at the same time. She cried After him when he left. She woke up around 5am so she went back to sleep by 7 but was up again at 7:30. She took her nap around 11 and I laid down with her. I really need to get on Thyroid Meds and maybe I'll feel better and won't be so so TIRED all the time!!! Seems like 75% of the time I'm taking naps with leah when she naps. I want to start using that time for ME time to get my Workouts in. I'm really Really Hoping our Taxes look good this year because I have my Eye on this treadmill and I really want one make it so much easier to get my walking/running in.

Going to look online for some videos of workouts? I'm planning on Working out after Oprah. I really can't wait to get moved. Alot is going to change. Its a new beginning for us all.

We Got The House!!!!

I'm so excited!!! {Dances around while singing} We got the House! We got the House! Can you tell I'm excited? Word cannot tell you how excited I am about getting out of my Husbands Aunt & Uncles house. I've been grateful that they let us stay here don't get me wrong but, I hate it here. They've really shown their true colors. Its really hard to live with another family. During my husbands Accident and his recovery I know we couldn't of lived on our own with my paycheck alone. My husband had to have 24 hrs/day care when he came home from the Hospitial and I needed to work and the Insurance sure wasn't gonna pay for nurses to come in. So that's the only thing I knew to do. Do you ever Watch Desperate Housewives? I watched the last weeks episode over the computer the other day and I really related to the Gaby & Carlos Characters. Her husband was blind and she pretty much had to do all the providing for the family. Its been hard and we've done without alot but,we've survived and made it through. Hopfully things will just get better. Just so excited to have our own place again and not worry how your dress. I can stay in my PJs all day if I want or cook what we want without SOMEONE having a cow cause you don't eat what they cook. There really is No Place Like Home and this defiantely isn't my home.

My husband got hurt at work the other day and sprained his hand or something? He was out of work for 2 days because of it being so swollen. He has been about to drive me nuts during the day....lol I can't seem to get anything done when he is around.

My knee is getting much better. For those of you don't know I fell off this huge 2-3 ft step thats in my hubbys aunts hallway. I was coming into my bedroom and as I walked down this step my knee gave out and went flying off the step. Its finally getting better. Still a little sore but,I think its okay. I am doing BLBE Challenge and I hear that if you don't get those numbers down they really get on ya so,I guess I should start doing some sort of workout this next week. I have a few of the firm videos. If anyone knows of any sites where you can play workout videos let me know. Cause I don't have the money right now to buy any? If anyone reading this see's that my numbers aren't going down please feel to give me a talking to. That's something I need for someone to lecture me and let me know that I won't see results if I don't do something about it. I know I can do better with my eating once we get moved and won't have to worry about ppl eating up all our food or worry that they would be offended cause I cooked my own food.

Can anyone give me any ideas on workouts to do in the Home??? I have a Toddler so its hard to go to the gym which right now I can't really afford. so things around the home... Going to Start doing the Two Hundred Sit-Up Challenge this week. I'm thinking of having my hubby buy me a Treadmill when we get our taxes. I could always go for a walk/run while the toddler is napping. I saw one on HSN that I really like. It had an ipod dock on it so that would come in handy. I'm planning on buying me the 2nd Gen iPod Touch. I already have the 1st Gen but want the new one with the new speakers so you don't even need headphones and the nike+ feature. This new place we are getting has this room that I'm making into my office/workout room. Its my room to do whatever I want and I can't wait! Thought of Putting a love seat or something for times when I want to just sit around and read.

Well I'm going to go we are gonna go to the new place for awhile. I'm gonna try working out everyday this week and doing the sit up challenge at least 3 days a week. If you want the info just message me.

Biggest Loser Blog Edition

I joined The Biggest Loser Blog Edition just in time for the new Season Of Biggest Losers. Last Time I was just a few hours short on the cut off and sadly I didn't get to join. I'm really hoping this is the motivation that I need to get this weight off. I really need to get some weight off and get healthy again. My husband is always saying how much he adores me and loves me for me but,just how can you love anyone if you don't love yourself. I'm very unhappy with myself right now and I think alot of it has to do with me being around 265 lbs. Not sure if any of you watch Oprah and I've heard alot of Bloggers talk about her saying why did she let herself get away??? I know she has tons of money and has all the resources at her fingertips. But,in reality she is no different than the rest of us when it come to loosing weight. We let life overcome us and let things get in the way of so much. Why do we let little things like our Weight get the best of us? Its easy for anyone to say "if I just can get this weight off me then I will never go back to that lifestyle again" I for one done this several times and vowed I'd never be the Fat woman that people look down on in Public as something to frown upon but,whose Fault is it? I guess its mine and I hate to give excuses about why I've let myself go so I won't but I do know that I can still pick up the pieces and move forward.

Being a Stay at Home Mother I don't have the $$MONEY$$ to be able to go to an awesome Gym but,I do have a few resources to still be able to workout in the comfort of my own home.
DVDs,treadmill,Wii

I'm thinking of Buying me a New Treadmill soon and maybe I can get some serious walking and maybe even running done. My husband has promised to get me a New Wii-Fit by the end of January if we can find one. Most of the stores have been sold out.

My Goal is to loose 10% by the end of the Challenge thats 26.4 lbs so that would make me at 237.6 not exactly where I want to be but hey we got to start somewhere,right?

I've not really got a Diet but,I do have alot Of Weight Watcher Recipes so Take a Gander at my recipes if you are interested.

January 08,2009-Food Journal

Day 1 in Week	Target	30
Food	Points	Count
Crystal Light-Fruit Punch	0	30
Chili	-6	24
Total:	6
Weekly points used: 5 - Remaining: 30 - Overall: Great Day! in Week

Table provided byRoni's Food Journal Generator.

A Southern Girl Giveaway

A Southern Girl in the City is having a giveaway for a cute bag and some earrings so check out her site to see details on how you could win!

Guilt Free Mashed Potatoes!

Guilt Free Mashed Potatoes!

Servings | 6
Estimated POINTS® value per serving | 2

Ingredients

4 Baking Potatoes
1/4 cup fat free sour cream
1/4 cup fat free plain yogurt
1/4 cup fat free milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Peel and dice potatoes
2. Place in boiling water until tender
3. Mash together cooked potatoes, yogurt, sour cream, and milk.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Diet Cupcakes

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Diet Cupcakes

servings | 24 estimated POINTS® values per serving | 3

Ingredients

Chocolate box-cake mix; 12 oz diet soda; 8 oz low fat cream cheese (room tempurature); 1/2 cup peanut butter (low fat)

Instructions

Combine cake mix and diet soda; follow baking instructions on the box. To make icing, combine cream cheese and peanut better until smooth. Let cupcakes cool and top with peanut butter icing.

Cool Whip Cookies

Cool Whip Cookies

servings | 36 estimated POINTS® values per serving | 1

Ingredients

1/4 cup powder sugar
(1) box dry chocolate cake mix
(1) 8oz tub regular cool whip***not lite or fat free***

Instructions

In a large bowl, slowly blend cake mix into cool whip until the consistency of taffy. If the mixture is too dry add water by the tsp until the correct consistency is obtained. Roll into balls by rounded TBSP , then roll into powdered sugar. Place on pam sprayed non-stick pan and bake 8-10 min @350F.
Add mini chocolate chips if desired but adjust points accordingly. Makes 36 cookies. This recipe was run through recipe builder. The recipe was given to me by a friend who stressed not using anything but regular cool whip or the cookies will not form correctly. Also 1 cookie= 1 point but 2 cookies =3 points so beware

Quick Mexican

Quick Mexican

servings | 1 estimated POINTS® values per serving | 4

Ingredients

2 tostada shells
1/4 cup FF Refried Beans
1/4 cup FF Cheddar
1 TBS FF Sour Cream

Instructions

Smear Beans between two shells, sprinkle cheese on top, bake until hot. Dip in sour cream.

chicken chili

Chicken Chili

servings | 6 estimated POINTS® values per serving | 3 course | Main Meals

Ingredients

3 oz chicken breast
1 can whole kernel corn(drained)
1 can chili beans (not drained)
1/2 seasoning packet of chili seasoning or to taste
16 oz of Pace Salsa
1 can chicken broth

Instructions

1. Boil the chicken with paprika, parsley flakes, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cook for about 30 minutes until done. Then let the chicken cool on a plate and then shred the chicken. You can either keep for homemade chicken stock or pour out the stock that you just boiled the chicken in.

2. Dump the remaining ingredients in the same pot boiled the chicken in, and then add shredded chicken and simmer for about 30 minutes. I added 1/4 cup of 2% shredded Kraft cheese, 15 baked tostitios and it only was 7 points all together. This is very filling even for one cup.

Chicken pot pie casserole

Chicken pot pie casserole

servings | 8 estimated POINTS® values per serving | 4

Ingredients

2 cups cooked diced chicken,1 onion(chopped)1 C.carrots(chopped)3medium potatoes(cubed)1(16 oz.size)pkg frozen mixed veggies,1 can fat free cream of chicken soup.2C fat free broth,salt and pepper to taste.1 can of reduced fat biscuits(10ct)

Instructions

put cut and chopped veggies in lg kettle add to this the broth ,frozen veggies and rest of ingredients.cook on medium heat till carrots are almost tender.pre heat oven to 325 .in deep casserole dish put chicken veggie mixture.open can biscuits and place on top of chicken mixture and bake for 35 to 45 min.makes 8 servings