Posh baby! :)

 I know... it's my mom's "gave birth to me day" ;) 

 

I also know it is "weigh-in Wednesday"

 

BUT I have something waaaaaaaaaaaay more important that just came to my attention in the blogging world that I seriously HAVE to put in first today.

 

So I was stalking reading Kaitlyn's blog (over at wifessionals) and you guys she has come up with the most brilliant idea ever....serious...EVER.

 

So I don't know how much you can tell by the scattered pics of Jaida dressed like my little mini in "adult style" clothes, but trust she is the most stylish baby that I know!! So anyway... Kaitlyn's new biz TWICE AS POSH is up and running on instagram! Here is what it is in her words:

 

Twice As Posh is a place for you to buy and sell fashionable kids clothing.

The cool thing is, is that it will be run completely through a central instagram account.

Anyone can buy from Twice As Posh!

If you want to sell items, all you have to do is email me to get approved. Once approved, you will have the password to the Instagram account.

The only requirements to buy or sell is that you must have your own personal instagram account and be able to use Paypal.

When you want to sell something, you just snap a picture, include your personal instagram handle (so we know who is selling), and you're all set!

Other mamas can comment when they want to buy something and then you deal with them directly. There is no catch, no fees and no middle man.

 

AHHHHH! I am so excited...maybe TOO excited. I love me some social media...I love me some Instagram AND I for sure love me some "posh" baby cuteness for cheaper than dirt prices! So I will for sure be hitting this up on the daily! (No hubs i did NOT say buy things daily.... but I may have thought it)

 

 



Weigh-in Wednesday #2

Alright people..... we are on week #2 of the 8 week challenge so that means it is time to weigh in!!

 

 

Well...there it is. Do you want the good news or the bad news.....

 

Ok, so the good news is I lost 2.2 el bees  (haha get is LBS) and the bad news is Im still in the 160s I totally slacked on the exercising this week AND the meal planning! Wow glad I joined a challenge and then really just didn't change anything except for take my supplements etc. all week. Kinda like the blog everyday in May challenge that I am also failing!!

 

Maybe I should stop taking on challenges...OR.....maybe just stick to them!

 

Also this week I have another dilemma, I want to wrap my tummy to tighten and firm it more BUT I also want to wrap my arms. So what do y'all say to wrappin the arms today and then wrappin the belly in 72hrs. Good? Ok, I'm down! ;)

 

oh ps...this is not me :)

 



Need to tighten up these arms! Don't worry people I will also do some free weights and push ups etc... I gotsta get on my grind sheesh!

 

Here goes week TWO!

 

 

Interview with myself

First of all... Happy Cinco De Mayo

 

Second of all..... did anyone notice I totally failed the "Blog everyday in May" thing that I started two days ago. I didn't blog yesterday because it was so nice that I spent a lot of time outside and by the time I remembered about blogging it was so late i figured it just wasn't worth it. Whoopsy. Forgive me?

 

Ok.... onto todays bloggy.

 

In celebration of Mother's Day next week, I am going to participate in this fun little 3 part link up

                                                   http://www.notyouraveragecrazy.com/

Part UNO ( see...cause it IS Cinco De Mayo and all)

An Interview With Myself

1. Before you ever even had children, how did you feel about being a mother?
Welllll.... Since I had my son when I was still a kid really I'm really not sure what I thought about it. I think I always wanted kids but seriously thought I would decide that later on in my life.... with my husband. I also went through lots of phases where I "was never going to get married" and I "never wanted kids" but deep down I really never gave it much thought.

2. Since becoming a mother, what is something that has happened that you never thought would?
Well there have been a lot of things happen that I honestly never thought would. With my son at least. Being naive at 18 I never thought that 10 years later my son wouldn't even know his dad anymore. I wish more teen moms REALLY understood the huge impact that will have on their child/children. Those statistics that mean nothing to them now will mean everything when they fall into those categories. WAIT for your husband.....WAIT for your future children!!

3. Is being a mother less difficult, more difficult or exactly how difficult you imagined?
It is by far MORE difficult than I imagined! I never realized how much work parenting is. I'm not even talking about the daily cooking, cleaning, yada yada. I mean the discipline, the patience, the fact that that child is another human with a completely separate brain than yours. The fact that you cannot control everything they do because they make their own decisions when you're not around. It feels like I am constantly thinking "welp, I could have done that better...." or " I wish I hadn't done it that way..."

4. What is your fondest memory of being a mother (so far)?
Singing "Twinkle Twinkle" with Jordon when he was about 8 months old and opening and closing my fists.... he started doing it too and I realized right that moment that I would never share this same moment with him again because everyday he was getting older. It may seem so silly but it really makes you realize you need to spend time with your kids because you won't have that day back ever again!

5. If your children only learn one life lesson from you, what do you hope it is?
I hope that both of my children follow hard after God! I hope that they learn that HE is the answer...and that NOTHING is too big for him!

LOVE these two!

This was today...in the pool..... their faces crack me up!

Now I'm off to watch Amazing Race!

 

I wanna play!!

    Sooooo...... I suck at these things. No you guys I am really, really bad. I have started a few times to do the photo a day challenge and I fail miserably every.single.time.   So wish me luck would ya!   I actually have a pretty jam packed blogging schedule set up for May, BUT I have a few days of nothingness and I decided I am up for this challenge! *side note* Is it weird that I only like link-ups with pretty buttons or ones that "match"my blog?   ....Anyway....   I already blogged today, about the amazingness that is my sons 10th birthday here, but he chose to stay the night with my parents, hubby is at work and the baby is fast asleep... so here I am ....back in blog- land.... my second home!   Here's the thing, I am not going to play "catch up" so I am starting here on day 3 with:   ::Things that make you uncomfortable::   LOL...what DOESN'T make me uncomfortable? I have an acute anxiety disorder so I live a lot of my life in discomfort. If you know me you would probably say I am "outgoing" and I would say that too, but after really thinking about this I've decided that I am just really good at faking being comfortable by using humor. Here are some of the main things that make me especially uncomfortable;   1.) Talking on the phone - Not to sound like everyone else who wrote this today but for real, talking on the phone is NOT my thing. Honestly unless you are my husband, mom, or sister I am probably slightly uncomfortable. Matter of fact I usually leave my phone on silent so that I don't have to lie if I miss a call.... because I WANT to miss calls, and then I will text when I notice I have missed your call instead of just calling you back. When I do have to make a phone call I usually put it off as long as possible and call right before I have to do something important that will force me to say "Oh hey, I just pulled into blah blah blah let me call you back" and then I will text later. maybe. If you really need me fast text or Facebook and I bet you will hear back purdy quick like.   2.) Going to events alone. You know when someone invites you to something and the only other person you will know is the host/hostess. I hate that! Usually unless I feel totally obligated or maybe if my kids will be there as well I won't be showing  up. I know the person who invited me will have to spend time with everyone which means a lot of time for me to sit facebooking on my phone to avoid...ummm people watching and eavesdropping....which looks really awkward to everyone else around.   3.) Attention- Ok if you know me, NO, this is not someone else writing my blog. It's true, I used to love to be the center of attention...and sometimes still do... but I hate when the attention is like someone is praising me in front of people, etc. I am great with quick compliments so please keep them coming HAHA but seriously a whole conversation about me is totally unnecessary!   that's all for today people I'm tired!  

             
     

My boy is TEN today!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOW....TEN....

 

I mean really ten whole years ago you came into this world Jordon Trey! I cannot even believe it has been that long! Even though I was a "teen mom" and your first 10 years of life may not have been what I would have wished for you I am so proud that you have become the little, dare I say it.... PRE TEEN that you have become! You are the most loving, caring young man and truly the BEST big brother in the world ( Jaida says so!)

 

I love that you have a heart of gold and your love for Jesus is amazing! Son, you are going to go far in this world and I cannot wait to see what the next ten years hold for you!

 

Thank you for playing a part in making me the mommy I am today. Although I am still not perfect we are doing this life together and that makes me super excited!!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JORDON

 

I Love you!

 

Ps.... Do you think we could celebrate by getting you a haircut tomorrow ;)

 

XOXO,



Living within your means

So.... This morning as I was doing my daily stalking reading through other blogs, I stumbled across a post that really spoke to me. Usually I am all over the baby trends, and lately all of the weight loss/diet posts, but today it was this post that caught my eye. If you read that post than I really don't need to repeat everything since that is EXACTLY how I feel.

I have always known that I wanted to be a stay at home mommy and after I had Jaida we made that happen! It's funny to me how many people stay in other peoples business too. You would be surprised how many people asked me personal questions about how much money my husband made to figure out HOW we would possibly make it work. Guess what friends, my husband is blessed with a wonderful job BUT he makes a lot less than you would ever imagine. Matter of fact if you look at what he makes VS. how we live and what we have you would be soooooo surprised! I have the answer to that though. GOD. The Lord provides for us even when we don't think it's possible. Seriously the numbers don't even add up.

I wrestle with this identity a lot more than my hubby does. I am a keep up with the Joneses, shop-a-holic type but in the end he is constantly reminding me to look at what we have been blessed with! You truly never know what goes on behind closed doors, and while I see that other people have nice things and vacations that we can't afford right now, they may be doing it all with credit cards. Now clearly not everyone lives this way but it is a LARGE part of the "average American lifestyle."

Secretly I am glad that thrifting has become "cool" and that people love my handmade gifts sometimes more than if I would have bought something.... and no, the coffee I brew at home doesn't always taste as good as a coffee from Starbucks would but if I struggle to spend $10.00 on a mascara that lasts for months, shouldn't I struggle a little harder to buy that $5.00 coffee that's gone in an hour?! Also, all those clothes that Jaida has were either hand me downs from her cousin or purchased from a consignment store (sometimes still with tags!) for only a couple bucks a piece.

My husband always tells me.... people are really not paying as much attention to you as you think! ( I still think they are....but it's ok because we still live well on a budget!)

I think I just found a new topic to blog about..... I will need to really wrap my head around how I want to set it up but give me a couple weeks and I will have a new "Thrifting Thursday", or maybe "Savings Saturday" blog topic up! FUN!!

Seriously people.... there is nothing wrong with hand me downs, and from this moment on i am REALLY going to work on making "living within our means" the cool thing to do! :)

Now I am off to thrift!

Weigh-In Wednesday

Weight loss Challenge time!!!

So my sister ..who also blogs (simplesassysweet.com) forced me to sign up for this Tone it Up challenge. At first I signed up...because its free.... but had no idea what I was signing up for. I went to the Tone it Up Site and read all about it and decided I was in. It's run by these beautiful ladies!

 

I mean seriously... maybe you can't tell here but they have killer bodies!

Total inspiration!!

 

They have a line of nutritional stuff too...like food and protein etc. But I figured that DUH, I am in the same industry so I will do their workout stuff ... (whatever it takes to look like that right?!).... BUT I am obviously using our products!!

 I am incorporating products from my itWorks business because they are AMAZE and I am in love with them and will never stop using them! Not to mention I love the fact that they are all natural!

 

So hubs and I went grocery shopping yesterday for whole, clean, natural foods and I am writing out a weekly menu, but I will go more into the nutrition part next week. Today I wanted to lay out the supplement side of my challenge!

Here is what I am taking everyday::

Over achiever...maybe. BUT I really don't think you can over achieve when going for a significant loss in 8 weeks!

So here's the breakdown:

(morning pre-workout)

Confianza.... cuts my stress WAY down.... love this stuff

Thermofit... revs metabolism, burns almost 300 cals doing nothing..burns more with workout

Greens... balances PH and alkalizes your body, not to mention 8 servings of fruits and veggies!!

(morning after workout)

ProFit..... making a shake with this helps build and maintain lean muscle mass after workout, and promotes healthy digestion!

(evening)

 

FatFighters.... taking 2 after any high fat/calorie meal. They will absorb 30-70% of the fat and carbs I have eaten. BOOM bye bye extra fat!

Defining gel... or LIQUID GOLD as I call it! I apply this everywhere to all my trouble areas to tighten and tone loose skin and get rid of cellulite..... so basically it is my whole body lotion LOL.

 

(weekly)

 

- Ultimate Body Applicator.... magic in a wrap anyone? I am going to wrap once a week over the next 8 weeks. I was going to do another 4 in a row BUT this challenge is 8 weeks and I want to wrap with it.

**I know it looks like a TON, but everything works together to help get the best results! Along with a healthy diet and exercise I really can't fail!! Also if you want to join me there are several kits that come with most of this stuff in them! Just check out my site....the link is on the left of this page!**

 

Soooo... I will be brave and tell y'all my weight

BARF

 

but it only goes DOWN from here!! 

 

Let me know if your joining me!!