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Ok, Ok, Ok, so I know that I'm all kinds of wrong for not updating this blog in ages. :( I SAWWWY.
Life has been really busy lately. We are closing on the house in 3 weeks, and ask me how many boxes I've packed........ 0! So I'm gonna get on that starting today. I also need to post my checklist for packing and moving to make sure that I don"t forget anything. I'm gonna do a full out baby update and house update tomorrow. I do my walk thru tomorrow so maybe I will take some pics of that, and I'll just do my regular baby update for tomorrow too.
Oh by the way this little GIRL is kicking the mess out of my cervix.
Yep you read that right we are having a girl, and we couldn't be more ecstatic.
We are throwing around names, but we are really leaning towards Isabella, which means consecrated to God. Her middle name is still up in the air.
I'm just really starting to feel her movements now. before I could feel her if i concentrate and have my hand on my belly where she was kicking at. Now I feel her randomly throughout the day. :)
Talk to ya tomorrow!

Im Back!

Whew! I feel like I have been gone from this blog forever!
I have alot going on, but I have a few specific things I want to blog about:
   God. I am definitely working on my relationship with God. But I have a long way to go. I'm not really gonna elaborate more on that, because that's more personal than I'm ready to get into yet.
   Shopping! I have been buying some really nice stuff for spring these last few months. I'm also going on a shopping trip at the end of this month, so I'm getting together my list of things I want to look for on that trip.
   Exercise. I fell off my exercise regimen after the show, but luckily I have another show coming up in June so I'm back to work getting ready for that.
   Getting my house in order. I think I have found my groove as far as my cooking schedule, but I'm still working on my cleaning, and I'm also gearing up to get my spring cleaning done and hopefully it will be easier to maintain after that.
   Finances. Much, much better! We have paid down some debt and consolidated some loans. Now we are just getting my hubby's student loans back on track and getting his credit score back up. Mine has improved alot, so now we are trying to get things in order so that we can buy a house next year.
   Relationship. Boy what can I say about that. We have had some rocky times in the last month and a half, but I think we are finally starting to come out of it, and have a better understanding of each others feelings and where we want our marriage to go. We are also trying to do date nights/ days on the weekends that he is not working, when we can squeeze in the time.

So that's it in a nutshell. I'm going to be elaborating on each of these in separate blog post. I don't want this one to be too long! I'm also going to make a conscious effort to blog more. I wont promise a post a day, but I will try to get in a few a week.

Happy December!

Hi everyone!
Yes, I know, I know. I haven't been on here in forever!
I've been sooooo busy preparing for the show and now, It's this Sunday! I'm excited and very nervous all at the same time. so here's my update:

• Still working at home. Still hating it. My plan is to find another job before the end of the year, but we will see what God has to say about that.
• I've lost about 6 pounds so far. which is really good for me seeing as how it's been about 6 weeks since i really started. I'm going to keep it up so that i can be where I want to be for our vacation next year
• Speaking of which, that's another reason I have to find another job, my current job has nooooo days available for vacation next year. Isn't that crazy! we are planning a trip to Orlando with another couple that we are friends with for a week.
• my hair is growing pretty well. I know i could get better growth out of it, if I took better care of it though. idk the last time i deep conditioned my hair, or baggied overnight. I've been wearing my wig sporadically and moisturizing when I think about it. lol. I'm gonna do better for December. lol
• I really want to dye my hair again. I want the bottom to be a chocolate brown and the top to be like a honey brown color or a copper color. something warm and rich.
• Finances ugh!.......well hubby is getting a bonus in a few weeks, so we will use that to pay off some stuff and get back on even ground.
• my house is a mess. I really wanted to decorate for Christmas, but hubby comes from a family that doesn't really make a big deal out of holidays, so he doesn't understand why I want to decorate for just the two of us. Maybe I will ease into it by just doing small decorations this year, and then a tree and lights outside next year. lol we'll see, I'll be posting about my Christmas ideas in another post.
• I'm also trying to decide what to get the hubby for Christmas and what I want for Christmas this year. I'm pretty sure I;m going to get him a massage and do the 12 days of Christmas for him (more about that in another post), and I'm still thinking of what to get other family members.
• what I really want for Christmas is to be pregnant, but umm I doubt that's gonna happen.
• I'm already planning our 5 year anniversary also. I want to go somewhere like Hawaii or someplace else we have never been. somewhere we have to fly to get to. I gotta start planning now, so we can start budgeting now.

this was really just a rambling random post, so I have a few more detailed posts coming up (maybe today), about Christmas decor, Christmas presents, vacations, and i need to document what I have going on for the rest of the week so I don't forget anything. see you soon!

weight loss

OK so in the last week and a half, I've held steady at a two pound weight loss. I've gone to the gym three times last week and twice so far this week. But I'm gonna kick it up a notch to see if I can try something new for a week. If it's not that hard I'm going to continue after the week. If it is, then I'm going to see how I can tweak it. I'm going to start out by doing a light colon cleanse over the weekend, go to the gym on Sunday or Monday, dance class on Tuesday, gym on Wednesday, and gym on Friday. I'm going to do my ab work everyday, and practice for dance class at least one day next week. I'm going to only drink water (I have 2 cheat meals for this), eat one hard boiled egg for breakfast, a salad and an orange for dinner, and a small portion of whatever dinner is. I'm also going to stretch daily to increase my flexibility. I know this sounds like alot, but I have to make a drastic change in order to lose weight I have to catch up with Mr. Man who has lost 8 pounds strictly by going to the gym a few times a week for the last two weeks. I don't like to think alot about what I'm eating so maybe routine is what I need. I will probably change up my breakfast after the first week and change it up every week to something else. If I can find something I like that's healthy enough I might eat one thing for dinner every night. Oh and I am allowing myself two cheat meals as far as drinking water, and one cheat meal as far as eating. I'm going to monitor everything. weight loss, inches loss, visual differences, differences in energy, differences in skin, etc.... I started taking vitamins last week and I swear I notice a difference, but we will see if it lasts or am I just imagining it. I'll update on Saturday with pictures, weight, inches, how my skin looks, the whole ugly nine. lol
I'm starting on Sunday because its the beginning of the week and I am going to get my food for the week on Saturday. I have to figure out what dinners are because somebody does not eat only salad as a meal. lol.

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I know I haven't been in here in a while, but there are a few things I wanted to jot down while I have time.

1. God- I'm a work in progress. I see some growth in myself, but nowhere near as much as I want. I have to buckle down and focus more and make God more of a priority.

2. Working from home-WHEW! this first day kicked my butt! I think I got a little better as the day went on. It's nothing like I thought it would be though. My work schedule is from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. so that takes some getting used to. I'm definately going to like not starting work until 10 though.

3. Exercise- I haven't done crap! but I have a new schedule and a new goal and new deadline. I have a show in december (dance), so I want to get in shape for that. So since I don't start work until 10 a.m. I'm going to go to the gym three times a week in the morning and go to dance class in the evening at least once a week.

4. Football season-also known as single married woman season. lol. oh well mabe I will plan a few football parties this year

5. Housekeeping- I have sucked at that too, but I have to revamp my scheule with my new working schedule. That's still a work in progress.

6. hair-it's growing! my fro is awesome now. My products that have been working well for me lately is my shea butter mix for my twistouts and conditioner and coconut oil for my wash n gos. I'm about to start my wig weaaring until December to speed up my growth. I've also been shedding. A LOT. like a puppy! so I've heard that garlic is good for shedding so I'm researching garlic shampoos and conditioners. pics to come soon.

7. New-Oh I got a new ring! it is beautiful. I call it THE ROCK. lol. I'll take a pic of it tomorrow

8. Finances-everthing is pretty level right now. I gotta revamp or budget, due to my slightly lower income, and I need to add in more couponing and we need to start contributing to our savings. I also need to quickly research Roth IRA's for my former emplyers pension money that they owe me.

9. Cooking-I'm going to start cooking 3 times a week (opposite of gym days) and going out to diner once a week. I really want to incorporate a new meal every week, cause we are getting tired of the same stuff, but we will see.

10. Everything else is pretty much the same. God is good, hubby is good, life is good.

I'll run back in later for more detail on my updates. Bye!

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sigh.........I'm soooooo tired. :(
I hopefully will have some news to share with you all by the beginning of the week.
that's all for now.....

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I know I owe you guys a Monday post and a Tuesday post, but I just have a brain dump that  I wanna get out.

I'm sleepy
I want to start my own business
I love God
I love my husband
I love my church
I need new contacts
I really need glasses, but can't find any I like
The last time I wore glasses was 14 years ago
I have no idea what I'm gonna cook for dinner
I need to do laundry
I am a sucker for reality shows
True Blood is awesome
I can't wait until my hair gets long enough to put into a bun
I need to lose weight, but have been too lazy to go to the gym. Maybe I should start with cutting carbs and portion control.
I want a baby. sigh........
I'm gonna jump my hubby when I get home....... giggle.
I'm really sleepy
I like the song 'Motivation', but I'm sick of hearing it on the radio
I want an i-phone
my phone contract is up in October, so I plan on making that a reality
I had chocolate ice cream for lunch, bad but so yummy
I'm ready for dance class to start back for the fall.