Sunday, January 24, 2016

100 SAY WHAT!!

So crazy thing about blogging it just gets away from you.  As I have been working on some things since the beginning of the year I thought well I have alot to say maybe I'll build up a few posts then once I get pics ready to upload do them one at a time.  So thats still in the making. But here I am 100 posts since I began.  Wow our house sure looks a WHOLE lot different


Step One


To NOW!! before it was all covered in snow


House as been quite a journey, however thats not the only thing thats changed in our lives over the last 99 posts.
Chris has a new job where I work and we are both working hard and lots of OT to get stuff ready for summer projects and maybe a family vacation.  
I have started on some personal journeys, with my new years resolution. :P and I just completed the book The life changing magic of tidying up. Add that to this blog with my hopes of making our house into our prefect DREAM house.  I think these posts really have built me and this blog into what I want for my home!`


Sunday, January 10, 2016

Real Life resolutions

#1 resolution nation wide is to loose weight!
I'm a money person and just like dieting we all know what to do and how to do it. It is the doing it that is the problem.
Many who know me think of me as normal!!! (What the heck is that!!) I've always been normal height normal weight etc!
When I had my boys I made a goal to myself to never weigh over 150 lbs. dumb maybe, but I worried about it.
After kid one I had some serious un diagnosed post partum. 
Fast forward 5 years later and kid #2, needless to say postpartum was much worse this time around.
Needless to say when dealing with that personal health and weight are far down on the list.
I didn't own a scale but if I were to guess I was prob hovering around 100 lbs at that time. About 8 weeks after having my 2nd kid. I weight 149 lbs the day I delivered and he 6lbs and 3 oz.
I had the most amazing support system and made an awesome recovery. Here I am approx 3 yr later, and now ready to face anothe challenge head on. 
I know that where I am in the weight department isn't crazy, but to me, after growing up "normal" it sucks to have s physical and told you are overweight!!

I started a personal challenge to myself on January 1st!!! Yeah for stereotypes!!! 
I went about mine a little out of the ordinary! (FYI! I'm not ordinary!) 
I knew when I had surgery last year I had hovered around 150 lbs.  When I committed to myself I was gonna change, I bought a scale!!! (Euck) and reality sunk it. January 1. 158.6 lbs!!! Wtf where did those 8 lbs come from. 
Needless to say I was quite disappointed to find out that my challenge just oft harder. 
I started with a very obtainable goal, write down everything I eat. This is a well known weight loss help is to know what you are putting in your mouth. I didn't stop myself from eating anything, just had to write it down. I also started a bad habit that I'm going to try to stop. But it is to weigh myself each morning. The first week was awesome!!! I knew those 8 lbs had to be a combo of eating too much and holiday blagh!!! For a week straight I lost weight, and did nothing but keep track of what I ate. 
Today was a step backwards. Not really in a real way but in a way that kinda punched me back into reality. I like to live in the clouds!! ⛅️ 
I for the first time in a week when my up in weight. I know that is normal for people who exersise, however for me at this point, all I do is write down what I eat! And yesterday I ate the least amount of calories I had in a long time, but I know that's not good either.
I could have started today on step two, but why do that when you can have a donut at church and champagne while reading!
Tomorrow starts step two. I make very small steps!! I will try to keep the fat and sugar I put in my body to a minimum, an di will start doing the silly target 5 min work out from my app.
I did that work out last Monday and was stil sore on Wednesday. I did it again today and by the time I was done my body was on strike!! I'm hoping I'll be able to build up to do that daily and then once it gets warm again get out biking!

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Hibernation

I have decided rather then planning to post then not following through I need a Hibernation break! I love you all, but with the cold weather and busy tax season at work, posting is just not something that happens.
See you again when it is warm!
Image result for bear hibernation

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Ideas FLYING AROUND!

My brain is always full of fun and exciting ideas for our home. And even though its Christmas time it doesn't stop my imagination.
Sadly my most recent ideas are not sparked out of fun, they are out of  :( GRRR ARG necessity!

We have been super lucky so far in our house, no real issues just little things here and there... Until now :(
WE have a LEAK!! We've had some issues with the down spouts in  the past but NOW its hard core! IE Standing water in the window well, which leads to water in the basement.

Today is the day that something had to be done, with me sitting at work and TOTALLY useless I sit and plan out a mood board for our one day finished basement!
My poor hubby wife gets stressed and PLANS out rooms! :D

 AND 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Better...it's Christmas time!

I keep thinking I'm gonna get better at blogging then I don't!! 
So much has been going on I have a million things to blog about but it all seems so boring!! 
I'm putting myself to the fire and will try my best to get back into it!! I have been doing projects around the house and with Christmas just around the corner I want to share my home and ideas!!

This year "Santa" was not in the mood for Christmas. A great friend at work put up his usb Christmas tree the day after Halloween. I fought it for a day and then surrendered!!! I have a hard time getting into the spirt so thought the extra month with lights might help!!

I carried on and got my Christmas lists written and Amazon carts ready!! 

Now it is officially Christmas time and my shopping is done. The house is decorated, and now it's time to enjoy the season!!!

I try not to be too much of s trend follower, however I love having the elf come to visit and move around every night. He doesn't really go to the North Pole to report to Santa. He is just another spirt of Christmas in our home!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Boys room 5 (reveal)

So I took these photos before I painted the dresser so sorry it isn't a REAL reveal, it is only a kinda one! However I don't know when I will actually take up to date photos and I wanted to get it posted!

DRUM ROLLL!!!!
My big boys beds!!! 

The painting above Ewan's bed is one that I bought a few days after I found out I was gonna have Liam! 

 I have another Christ picture above Liam's dresser

 
Here are the beds side by side! 

FINAL
Before and AFTER


Here is the breakdown of the steps

 





 

AND one more TIME! 


  




Thursday, November 19, 2015

Boy room 4b!!

I got pain happy! I thought the handles looked blah! So I took them off and spray painted them to match Evans headboard!!