10 Things on Tuesday

Wow, it's been a minute since I have done one of these posts. I just recently got a new computer and I am waiting on my editing software to get here, so in the meantime, you get to enjoy me rambling and my phone photos!

1. I made the best pizza ever last night. I got the crust perfect and piled it with all my favorites like black olives, avocado, tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, and feta cheese. 

2. I am absolutely loving my new treadmill! That's all I can say... I love it! For all those people who have been asking me what brand it is, it is the Horizon T303. 

3. Did you see the series finale of Good Luck Charlie? Oh my goodness, I am so incredibly sad this show is over! It was like watching my own crazy little family on TV every week!

4. What about the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty? Did you see that too? It's probably one of the best movies I've seen in awhile. Go see it! The soundtrack is amazing too! 

5. Be on the lookout for more and more about health and fitness here on the blog. It is such a big part of my life and I actually enjoy working out and learning more and more every day about healthy eating. 

6.  Tomorrow I will probably spend the entire day doing laundry. You know you wanna be me!

7.  I am so ready for Spring! Yes, I know, you are probably tired of me saying that, but it just can't get here fast enough. I am ready to be outside all day and start our container garden for the year. Is it too early to start making out our Spring and Summer Bucket List?

8.  A new Bass Pro Shops just opened up near us. We're big time around here now! Does anyone else love to just walk the aisles of that place? You can leave with a gun and a canoe all in one trip!

9.  It's that time again! At least once a year I have the urge to purge! Get rid of all the things! I'm getting that feeling!

10.  I received my first Groove Book this past month and I am totally enjoying this service. $2.99 a month for 100 of your favorite phone photos? Yes, please! You definitely need to check it out!

                    

10 Things on Tuesday

1. What in the world was I thinking when I booked my schedule this week with 2 doctors appointments, 4 dentist appointments, 2 teacher conferences, and 2 afternoons of theater practice? Overwhelmed is an understatement.

2. I have had a headache for two days also. Those are always fun!

3. I enjoy the blog, Becoming Minimalist so much so that it is actually one of the first things I read every day. It's all about learning to love life with less. That's right up my alley! Clutter drives me insane!

4. Did I tell you the story about how Phoenix and Tyler used their bunk bed ladder to climb out the window the other morning while I was still in bed sleeping? Welcome to my life!

5. I'm anxiously waiting to read the book, One Thousand Gifts, but am currently on hold with my local library since they are all checked out at this time. In the meantime, I am rereading Blog Inc. Ironically, I just looked back in my planner and discovered that I first read it back in January. This year has flown by because it certainly doesn't feel like that long ago.

6. Speaking of planners... It's almost 2014 which means it will soon be time for a new yearly planner. Next year, I will finally be keeping up with my schedule in a fabulous Erin Condren planner! Choosing which one is the hard part.

7. After 7 months, we finally finished our first batch of homemade laundry soap. Talk about AWESOME, right?

8. Does anyone want the new Keurig Rivo besides me? Like why isn't it on my kitchen counter already?

9. Who wants to make a pair of crochet slippers as a birthday gift for me this month? Any volunteers? Bueller?

10. Would you like to reach stalker status with me? If so, then make sure you are following me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Bloglovin'. Be sure to leave your links in the comments and I will follow you too.


It's NaBloPoMo, which means I will be blogging every day in November. I do hope you will follow along here.

                    

10 Things on Tuesday

1. If I'm keeping it real here, then I should tell you that I have the world's worst dry scalp during the cooler months. I usually have to use Head and Shoulders shampoo to tame the itch and the "snowfall", starting around this time every year, and if I don't, I will scratch like a mangy dog.

2. As a birthday gift to her daughter, Crystalyn over at Flavor Pink is teaching her children about the USA and each of it's states, and came up with a genius idea. She is trying to find someone from each of the 50 states to write her daughter a letter so that as they are learning about each state, she has a letter from someone who lives there. What an awesome idea, and I got to be part of it. I sent off my letter this morning along with a couple other little goodies. Talk about the best birthday ever!

3. It is Infant Loss Awareness Day and I am lighting a candle for my sweet friend, Holly and her son Liam, today! Be sure to say an little prayer and light your own candle to honor those mothers (maybe even a beautiful woman you know) who have lost a child.

4. I hit 119 lbs. the other day on the scale and was so excited. The last time I weighed 119 lbs., I was a couple months pregnant with my oldest daughter, Mackenzie. She's 15.

5. Have you seen these Hootie Hoots that Katherine, the owner of Stitched Boutique, makes! Oh my, these guys (and gals) are adorable! I love handmade dolls and would love to add one of these cuties to my collection. Did I mention my birthday is next month?

6. I have a pile of laundry that I just can't seem to get through. Holy cow, I loathe doing laundry! I should probably be doing it right now!

7. Old Navy Rockstar jeans are the perfect fit on my body! I bought 3 pairs recently and love how great they wear and feel! I need 3 more STAT!

8. Amanda and I are working together to spread encouragement and random acts of kindness until the end of the year! Are you in?

9. I love Halloween, but it wouldn't be me if I didn't admit that I miss Summer. It's my favorite time of year and I love being outside. I can honestly say that some weeks we go days upon days without venturing outside during the colder days of Fall and Winter. I just don't like it!

10. Dunkin Donuts, you have won my heart! I am absolutely in love with the Apple Pie coffee this Fall. I originally went to get the Pumpkin Spice coffee, but when I saw it was out, I picked up the apple pie flavor instead and am so glad I did.

                    

10 things on tuesday

1. i watched the movie, people like us, yesterday and cried like a baby at the end. such a great movie! if you haven't seen it, you should!

2. right now i am playing single mom while jason is away from home doing some national guard training. he has been gone before, but for some reason, we really miss him the most this go round.

3. i have my first senior session lined up this month and i am super excited about it. i haven't used my camera nearly enough lately, so this will be good.

4. i have been so crafty lately, but sadly i don't really have any of it to share with you guys. i get so wrapped up in the actual activity that i don't even think about taking pics. so far i have painted another chalkboard, dip painted some baskets, made a polka dotted hair wrap, and animal topped canning jar lids.

5. father's day is coming up and i LOVE my dad! i have decided to find an old crate and fill it with lots of specialty foods and snacks from trader joe's and world market for my dad. he LOVES that sort of thing.

6. i have stepped up my workout game by adding in a video workout in the morning and running in the afternoon. i am feeling the best i have felt in a long time lately!

7. next week is phoenix's birthday and i have no idea what i am going to do for her yet. i am such a slacker mom. i am thinking i will bake cupcakes since i take pride in my cupcake making skills, and have a ice cream bar to go along with it. something simple.

8. two things i have been wanting terribly lately... a pool and a trampoline. my mom used to have an in ground pool at her old house and i was spoiled to that luxury. not a summer goes by that i don't think about that pool and all the fun we used to have there every summer. lately, i have really been missing it. AND, we used to have a trampoline but it got old and started to become unsafe and now i really want another one! (totally for the kids here!)

9. jason and i have discussed a serious move next year and i am already getting the itch to start the process. we have totally outgrown this house and our children need a bigger space. perhaps our new home can have a pool? that would be... AWESOME!

10. i would love to win $50 from shabby apple over at vintch. i have had the toe the line dress on my wishlist for awhile now and fell in love with the gondola dress too recently.

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10 things on tuesday

1. as of this morning i have lost 19 lbs. and i am so pumped about it! i has been a long hard couple of months but totally worth it now!

2. now that the walking dead has ended for the season, i haven't really watched too much tv. i have been watching the client list (currently in it's second season) and the new show bates motel.

3. i am in love with this amazing piece that crystal over at flavor pink painted for me. she is so amazingly talented!

4. it finally warmed up enough around here for me to take photos of my BFF amanda and her little family recently. it's back to cold again right now. *thumbs down!

5. i jumped back into couponing again. i was going strong a couple years ago but i got burned out because i was trying to go to every store in town to use my coupons. i am sticking to one store this time... CVS!

6. i just did our spring and summer bucket list for this year and am so excited to share it with you later this week.

7. have you ever been over to flylady? i am using some of the methods learned there and my house has never been so clean lately. a clean house puts me in the best mood!

8. this video had elijah laughing so hard, that i was laughing so hard, and i nearly peed my pants.

9. there are so many movies coming soon, between now and august, that i am anxious to see! it is going to be a great summer for movies for sure!

10. i started my container garden for the year and i just hope this cold weather doesn't kill my plants. this year we have tomatoes, serrano peppers, jalapeno peppers, cayenne peppers, cilantro, and basil. if i grew some onions we would have all we needed for salsa!

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10 things on tuesday

1. the walking dead was back this sunday. thank goodness! once the season ends, i will be looking forward to the new season of true blood. i really like how that works out. 

2. i have been mighty jealous of my florida and hawaii blog friends lately. all the photos i keep seeing on IG of the fun and sun. i need it to be spring before i lose my mind!

3. i weigh the most i have ever weighed in my life right now and it makes me sick. i started back on weight watchers again and i hope i can drop a few pounds and get back to running when the spring gets here. i had a lot of success with weight watchers before, but i absolutely hate counting points. we'll see how this goes!

4. i have an appointment with my GYN this thursday to discuss my mirena IUD. i have had it for almost 4 years, but lately i have been having more and more mood swings and bouts of depression, which is why i scheduled it. my thoughts are that maybe all the moodiness has to do with the mirena and perhaps even the reason i am having such a hard time losing weight.

5. we finally put our christmas boxes in storage. 'bout time!


the 5 senses:


6. smell - purex baby. i am seriously loving this detergent. it smells so good on my kids' clothes and it makes them so soft. i have 3 coupons for a free bottle i will give away to the first 3 people who go and like purex on facebook and twitter and then come back and leave a comment on this post.

7. taste - chai tea. i have been a little turned off by coffee lately, so i started drinking more tea instead.

8. see - does anyone else feel as overwhelmed by netflix as i do? i turn it on and start looking and just can't decide. especially when it comes to all the tv shows. there are so many on there i want to watch, but i obviously can't watch them all at one time. right now, i am slowly working my way through all of the seasons of supernatural.

9. touch - laundry, laundry, laundry. it never ends. we had a mountain of laundry that took me a week to get done and i finally got caught up.

10. hear - swedish house mafia: don't you worry child. love this song, but sadly the radio stations are determined to make sure it hits the list of "top overplayed songs", because it is always on.

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10 things on tuesday (including the borax winners!)

1. it snowed again this past friday. actually, it wasn't even snow, more like ice. an inch of ice everywhere. nc winters are really ridiculous!

2. i have been extremely tired lately. like, so tired that i slept almost all day saturday and sunday, which is not like me at all. then last night, i fell asleep on the couch and slept so hard i was dreaming. i have been known to fall asleep on the couch quite often, but to actually dream, no way! and, i really don't know why i would be so tired either.

3. i am trying to do a low-carb. diet, which is actually pretty easy, except that i am now starting to realize why i have gained so much weight... every damn thing i was eating is some form of pasta, bread, or rice. the meal below was a low-carb recipe from emeals.

4. on his way to work this morning, jason had a tire blowout! i am so glad he is okay, but i am even more glad it was him and not me. one of my biggest fears while driving is a blowout. not to mention, i have never changed a tire in my life.

5. the new vine app... yeah, i'm there! (@sixcherries) but honestly, i'm not that into it.

6. those christmas boxes that were still in my living room last week... still there!

7. did i mention jason joined the national guard? he left the marines in 2008, but decided he wanted to finish out his military career and retire. he still works for directv as well, but doesn't have many more years before he can retire from the military. what will he be doing? he will be in the CBRN defense unit.

8. do you love my new look? this is only about the 20th time i have changed it in the last few months. let's hope i keep this look for awhile, right?

9. some blogs i have really been enjoying lately are flavorpink, pillow thought, and breanna rose. you should definitely check them out, if you don't already!

10. the winners of the 20 mule team borax giveaway are: cori w., rachel g., and debbie w. winners should be on the lookout for an email from me. thanks to everyone who entered!

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10 things on tuesday

1. is it spring yet? holy cow, i am going insane being cooped up in the house. i even started taking vitamin D to help with any sort of cabin fever i might be developing.

2. i want to win the feather 4 arrow giveaway at brock paper scissors. tweet daily. ends: 1/29 AND, i want to win the erin condren planner giveaway at sunny with a chance of sprinkles too! tweet, facebook, and comment daily. ends: 1/28.

3. i started watching the show girls and i love it! loooove it! each episode is only 30 minutes, and i finished the entire first season in one day. now, i kinda wish i had jumped on board a little bit later on, only because now i am all caught up and i am dying for more. do you watch?

4. i am currently reading the book the happiness project. i literally just started. have you read it?

5. i still have my christmas boxes sitting in my living room. everything is packed up in the boxes, but we have yet to put the boxes in storage.

6. i haven't opened any of my christmas gifts yet either. they are unwrapped, just not out of the box. i got a kitchenaid mixer, zoku popsicle maker, a popcorn maker, a fondu kit, and a sodastream, and none of them are open yet.

7. i own a top of the line washer and dryer, but i considered taking my laundry to the laundromat this weekend. something about putting all the laundry in 5 washers at once and drying it all at once is very appealing.

8. do you ever go through a phase where you eat the same food over and over? right now, i can't get enough grapefruit. i hadn't eaten one in over a year and then suddenly, i had one and i haven't been able to stop.

9. i can't wait to finally meet gabriel this thursday! it's about time!

10. tyler was referred to a heart specialist for a heart murmur last thursday. i have tried to be positive about it but the dr. was very concerned because the murmur was in an atypical location. i am sure she is okay, but please pray for my baby girl.

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