A bottle (or two) of Fabuloso and a sexy CLEARANCE scale from Walgreen's!

:) All the kids are sleeping, and it was still earlier enough for me to do the Fat Belly workout video! (I love that Netflix has workout videos too! I get to change it up often.) I am still new to the workouts, and do not have weights yet. BUT, when all else fails - two bottles of Fabuloso will work just the same.

And when wasting time last week (or sometime) I found a digital scale for 10 bucks! I was pretty excited because I had been going back and forth trying to decide on a digital scale. And I do have to say, it is SLIM and SEXY! And Sunday, when I stepped on it, the scale read X minus 29.4 pounds! My little kitchen garden is growing so well!

The plants make me happy, and it is SO relaxing. I love being in the kitchen, and just adding the Green Stuff to my favorite room helps me forget about baking a cake and cookies - eating the dough and licking the batter from the spoon! And Malakai LOVES our garden. He gets up each morning to check on their growth.

I am so excited that Hungry Girl's 300 under 300 just came out. The recipes ROCK, and my friend, Samantha made HG cupcakes with applesauce and Sprite Zero! Frosted with sugar free/fat free pudding mix combined with fat free/sugar free cool-whip and they were 110 calories each and DELISH!!!!

I will leave you with a photo of my first born and our Herb Garden! Until next time! My BFF, Beckie Jo will be here Sunday! Can't wait!!! Happy Eating...

Working through some things...

Well, I believe this blog will be less about the weight loss and more about "STUFF." For those who follow, for the weight loss - it is stuck at 25 to 26. I am going to step it up a notch this upcoming week. Michael and I are going to start playing tennis and working out quite a bit. On to the stuff...

1. My little kitchen Herb garden is so exciting for me. It sprouts so quick, and that gives me such joy. I have read some Urban gardening books and blogs. Soon, I will be growing carrots in buckets, and tomatoes, etc. So much you can grow in tight spaces. And one day, when I have a big ol' backyard - I will have fruit trees, and veggies galore. But, reading about gardening, and my little window garden has helped me work through a lot of unexplainable feelings I have been experiencing.

2. My job, is one that I love intensely. Reading is my passion, and to constantly be surrounded by all types of books, it's heaven. But - with the BK and the more store closures, I just start to feel so bad for those who are losing their jobs. These people feel the same way I do. And technology is killing books. I have an E-Reader, but you better believe that it will in NO WAY replace my literature. The smell of a new book, the feel of a passed down, LOVED book - that just cannot be replaced with a file.

3. My little (or big) family of FIVE is my main focus. They are my everything. I have not had the most PICTURE PERFECT upbringing. My family was (is) not an emotional one. There were not hugs, parties or an abundance of "I LOVE YOU's." Well, in MY family - there is not a single day where a hug, kiss and an I LOVE YOU, is not exchanged. I believe that is what I have been missing. Do not get me wrong, my mom and dad love me, and I know this. It is just not the expressive type of emotion that I desire. My kids have notes in their lunch, and so does my hubby. They mean EVERYTHING to me. They are the reason I want to be healthier. I saw on the news today, a lady in Ohio (born in Mississippi) is celebrating her 119th birthday. That is amazing! Her Grandson is 60-something. I don't want to miss anything on behalf of poor choices that could have been avoided.

My kids are each other's best friends, and I am happily married to mine. :) (Cheesy, YES!)

4. Friends are important. BUT, something I have learned today - a friendship is NOT one-sided. I have seen SO many people walk out of my life because when my full effort was not being put forward, it wasn't worth it to them. I want you to know that people who I didn't expect to be so supportive, are. And those that I thought would be around FOREVER - aren't. Beckie and I stood (and are still standing) the test of BFF time. Her and I live a Bazillion miles away, and she is the BEST friend, sister, and godmother to my kids. NOTHING will hinder our friendship for each other. I love her to pieces. My family (Sarah, Lisa, Aunt Dawn) who constantly stay in touch. They are the ones who give me faith in the idea of family. And my new Mississippi family (Judy, Starlette, Stephanie, Samantha, Poppy,etc) these people have offered more of a helping hand and listening ear than anyone else that I know. I will say, that I have some Facebook friends who are my FAVORITE. Denice and Andrea are so motivating and positive, I feel blessed to know them, and call them friends. It is people like this that make the world a better place.

5. I know this has been a MUSHY GUSHY blog, but I am a truly blessed person, and I want it to be known that I am grateful. I am taking the time to admire the moon, smell the freshly cut grass, and love like I have never been hurt before. So, until next time - thank you for everything. I continue to strive to be a positive influence on my children, and on the rest of the people I encounter.



March...

March will be my month! My baby is offically ONE this month, and  I am back in jeans - not that final pair yet, but I am feeling better than ever. At X minus TWENTY-FIVE! Today marks the beginning of Lent, and my offical beginning of ZERO soda which should help the cause.

This past week has been an emotional overload. We lost a co-worker who has been with the store since the doors opened. A lot of different emotions surrounded that, but one thing is clear, Miss Alice will not be forgotten in our store. I am realizing that my emotions are beginning to get the best of me, and I am beginning to find healthy outlets, this is one of them. I am going to start a Kitchen Garden this upcoming week, and will post pictures and details along the way. Another one will be my walks. (Both in the form of 5k's and casual stroller walks) These last 15 pounds that I have to bid farewell to, are going to be fun for me to lose. I am loving finding NEW and IMPROVED ways to cook things. Maybe when time permits, I will share my fav's. Especially when I can begin using my kitchen-grown herbs in the meals I prepare. Until my next scatter-brained blog... Happy counting... :) \


PS- I am SUPER obsessed with Hungry Girl, and am going to meet her in Memphis in May! Yippee for me! (And Samantha)