Five on Friday

Five of the most random things you will read today....

{ONE}
I forgot to add a goal to my New Year Resolution- I am going to take 2 more graduate classes so I can bump up a level on the pay scale at work (hey- working part time only pays so much).

{TWO}
My list of "wants" is endless these days... You wanna hear?...well really you have no choice, here I go- a new bed (ours is basically broken- oops), new couch for our family room (currently we are using these 4 "leather" chairs we had upstairs at our old house), TV mounted on the wall, my house painted (we're getting there...), some kind of curio cabinet for the dining room, new kitchen table, some kind of furniture for our "message center" in the kitchen, some kind of furniture for our nook in the entry way (not sure what to put there at all), another baby, a new wardrobe, and a money tree...ok, I'll stop there ;-)

{THREE}
Allie is hilarious these days!!! The connections she makes and the things she says. Every day is a new adventure.  This past week being home with her is totally SPOILING me!!  She has also asked lately that I cuddle with her and rock her before bed.  Which I gladly do, because she will only be this small for a little while.  Ok- not going to lie, she has THE WORST meltdowns...I mean flailing, kicking, screaming, falling down, can't catch her breath melt downs, and I tend to think they are pretty funny...but it makes her even more upset when I laugh :-/

{FOUR}
I went to The Nest today in Frontenac with some of my mommy friends, and it was so super cute!  I ordered a mocha latte for me, and french toast, a fruit skewer, and fresh pear/apple juice for Allie.  Allie loved her fruit skewer and juice- she didn't really care much for the french toast, but I thought it was awesome.  My mocha latte was YUMMY- tasted more like hot chocolate, and it wasn't very hot, but it was good.  The 3 story tree house sounds a little misleading.  It was 3 little houses, about 8 ft tall, that lead up to a SUPER fast slide.  Allie enjoyed it there, although the play areas were a little smaller than I expected, the decor was super cute, and they had a lady supervising the play areas.

{FIVE}
We celebrated Christmas with my family on Christmas Eve- I got some cute new clothes, a crock pot, a gel polish kit, and so much more.  Allie got 2 outfits, a tea-pot set, and ton of Bubble Guppies and Lalaloopsy toys (which is fitting because she has recently started asking for Umi Zoomi instead).  She LOVES her new vacuum and sweeper set- if only the vacuum really worked.  On Christmas Scott helped me take down more vertical blinds (the ones in the family room- the BIGGEST ones), and put up 3 wooden blinds instead.  They look AWESOME!!!! Santa brought us a new TV, and a new coffee pot :-)

Our house is slowly becoming a home, and I can't wait to take down all the Christmas decorations.  Well friends...until next time!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

I'm not going to lie. I have been so busy and lazy with some things lately, I just have to let it go.  Tomorrow we are celebrating Christmas with my immediate family, and then on Christmas day we will celebrate with my in-laws.  However I still have no gift for my mom.  For the past few months I kept thinking I was going to find the "perfect" gift.  But who am I kidding, I bought Oreos for "treat day" at work, and a bag of Gardetto's for a friends holiday party.  I feel like I have been working so much, and trying to get to a store and buy something that is a not a necessity is beyond me at this time.  Having a feisty 2 1/2 year old is all consuming, as well as updating a new house, and trying to having something edible in the house a few nights a week. 

I have 10000 blog ideas per day, and I just wish I had more than 5 minutes to throw some thoughts down.  I am excited to spend time with my family the next few days, and I will miss my family who I have not seen in a while (some of them years- which is silly because they all live here in StL). 

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas- enjoy the time spent with your family, and please don't be offended if I did or did not get you something extra awesome for Christmas.  Someday I will have my life back in order.

Oh yea!  Santa came early at my house!  Scott and I bought our very first TV!!! We had never bought one before.  We were using a 32 inch tube that he bought from a friend for like $75.  Now I officially feel like I have joined the 21st Century. We also bought a bigger coffee maker- I guess I like a little caffeine these days. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

New Years Resolution Time!

First a recap on how I did last year...

1) BE PRODUCTIVE...YET CALM - this is my number 1 goal for the year, take a deep breath because these moments will not happen again....

Ehhh...kind of...buying a new house, renting an old house, and having a 2 year old are all very tough. I could have done better...

2) continue to be healthy and loose more weight- this year I met my goal (one day before New Years).... But none the less I met it and surpassed it by .4 pounds :-) 

I lost 20 more pounds this year!

3) meal plan- really because I like it.....and dabble in freezer meals- instead of going to Time For Dinner

Did pretty well with this until the last few months..buying the new house and working a second part time job kind of wore me out! 

4) try a couple new gym classes- I was thinking 1/month, but that seems lofty as of now, considering I do 0. 

I did a few...Barre3, kettle bell, and swim boot camp...they were fun. But we cancelled our gym membership in September when we moved...

5) sell our house- can I make this a goal if I have NO control over it? 

We didn't sell...but we rented it in 1 week! Why didn't we do that years ago?! Would have saved so much stress!

6) talk hubs into adding to our family {am I allowed to say that?}

Ehh...not sure where we are on this...I'll just say. "Not much progress here"

Oh and I had a secret #7 goal...floss everyday! Seriously I thought it was gross and weird that I didn't already, but now I can not go a day without it! Sometimes I even floss a few times!

Now for next year!

1) loose that pesky last few pounds...typical right.

2) wear earrings more.

3) more dates with just me and DH.

4) look into running a half...there I said it....yea yea...they girl who "hates" running. It just seems like 13.1 miles is a BIG scary goal, so I should probably do it. 

5) buy less...in general.

6) do not feel guilty about choosing what makes me happy.

7) blog more.

The extent of my TV watching :-D

I have a 2 year old...so we have plenty of cartoons in our home. I wish we had less...but some times momma needs a break.  We cancelled our cable about 1 1/2 years ago, so I don't spend all my extra time watching DVR'd shows that rot my brain cells. In fact we don't have a DVR at all, so if I want to watch something it has to be on regular local TV, or Amazon Prime.  (Or the iPad- which is where I usually watch TV) 

I used to watch everything from The Kardashians, to The Little Couple, Sister Wives, and 19 Kids and Counting...as well as a ton of other silly shows. (Extreme Couponing, Hoarders, Real World). Ok, so you basically have an idea that I was totally obsessed with stupid reality TV. Well now I only watch 2 shows...Grey's Anatomy, and Switched at Birth.  They are both in between seasons now, and I have to wait until January for more Switched, and February for more Grey's...boo! I guess I will paint with my spare time....

Anyway...just to share with you the reason I watch Grey's and why you should watch too...

Yup...that's it....short and sweet blog today...I don't have the brain power to think of what else to write, and I am using my iPad to post this, so I can't do a super cool link up right now.  Enjoy the picture and don't say I never gave you anything good! 

Take 2...

I just wrote an entire blog post and decided not to post it...sometimes you just need to put your thoughts down and sort them out for yourself. 

Here's an idea of what I wrote about.

1) I love my friends and I had an awesome MUCH NEEDED weekend with so many of them. That needs to happen more often. 

2) I am learning what is most important to me, and what I want from my relationships with others.

3) I will buy and wear what I like and (try) not to care (too much) what others think.  Wearing pants that are 2-3 sizes too big everyday does not make me feel good anymore. 

4) I will stop saying "sorry" for silly little things. (Look it up, women say "sorry" too much). And I will say "No" when I do not want to, or can not do something.

5) I will not apologize for my taste in music, and I will dance how I want too- no matter how silly I look. (I'll spare you all in the singing department though ;-) ) 

6) I wish I could stop loving "social media"... But I'm pretty much addicted to it.  I feel like since I don't watch TV or read anything, social media is my outlet. (that totally makes sense right??!!) ok really though, I'll cool it on the selfies :-P 

7) I can't wait to be a "normal age"- I mean 30!!  

(Her shirt reads: "Most likely to change the world"- I have no doubt she will) 

FIVE on Friday!

Linking up again!!!!  (I just realized there are like 400 bloggers who link up each week for this!!)

{ONE}

I seriously do not know what I would do without my husband.  He pays the bills, is the landlord for our first house, deals with ALL the service people, and still has time to love on Allie and I each night. Here is a funny story- last night the water company messed up our payment (they are confused that someone can own 2 houses or something), so they turned our water off to the house we are living in!  I was working my other job (late) and he was home with the kiddo.  Instead of heading up to the store to grab a gallon of water- or even going through a drive thru to grab a couple bottles of water- he just melted ice for them to drink.  Good thing the water company turned us back on before 7pm.  RESOURCEFUL I SAY!!!  Just like a caveman :-P  SMH.

{TWO}

Remember how I've been saying we will just paint our house ourselves instead of hiring someone...yea, it's not that easy. I don't know how to "cut in" on the wall where it meets the ceiling.  And it takes SO LONG!!!  Also- we have a 2 1/2 year old, so time is at a premium.  We basically have to put her to bed, set up, paint, and clean up before we go to bed.  Then get up and do it all again the next night, and the next night, and the next night....you get the point.

{THREE}

We have 2 playdates this weekend...so I expect everyone's kiddos to make me feel better about Allie.  My family just keeps telling me how crazy/busy/sassy she is...not making me feel too great.  I tend to think she is on the sassy side, but not too CRAZY.  She is 2 1/2 ya know...

{FOUR}

I keep telling myself we will continue to work on the house forever to get it to look/feel how we want it.  But the other 1/2 of me REALLY wants things to be done NOW!  Paint, window treatments, new bed, new TV, new family room furniture, you get the point....

{FIVE}

I had a panic attack (self diagnosed) 2 days before we closed on our new house.  I was going to write a WHOLE post about it...but that seems extensive.  Lets just say we had ALL our ducks in a row to close on our new house, and when we did the final walk through there was water ALL OVER the master bath.  Good thing the floors had carpet- so it could SEEP into the floor.  (We are assuming the jacuzzi tub had not been used in YEARS, and when one of the inspectors turned it on something broke (gasket) and leaked water for a couple weeks) I had this idea that EVERYTHING was ruined! Who knew how much water damage there was- and it had been there long enough that mold was growing on the vanity.  I FREAKED OUT....then Scott told me we were going to buy the house and deal with whatever damage there was.  Good thing he is so reasonable (see melted ice above)- as soon as we closed we came "home" ripped up the carpet, and had the tub removed.  NO SERIOUS damage!  It was probably the best scenario ever!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! 

FIVE on Friday!!!

Another link up!  That must mean I am {avoiding} working right now!!! If you wanna join, click the image below copy the link and BLOG!!

{ONE}
Allie was so good for Halloween last night! We only got a couple pics- but it was raining, so we just went around and met a few of our new neighbors, and then drove up the street to 3 of our co-workers house.  Allie was pretty shy- even though we had been practicing "trick-or-treat" and "thank you" ALL WEEK!!  But once we got some sugar in her she loosened up!  Here is her pic from the Trunk or Treat at our Clubhouse last weekend.

{TWO}
I had the beginnings of a Christmas list in my head, and today I totally just went out and bought some of them myself.  I can't pass up a good deal!!!  Bath and Body Works has buy 3 get 3 free of their signature collection, and 5/$15 of their soaps!  I'm a sucker for a good deal!!  I am also OBSESSED with Twilight Woods scent right now.

{THREE}
My co-worker and I totally brought out kids shopping today and let them run around crazy like while we tried on clothes and smelled lotions.  It only resulted in a few tears- and Allie taste testing some of the new scents at B&BW...But we got some really cute tops, for a pretty good deal!!!!  Style & Co at Macy's!! I'm going to have to look more at their line of clothes.

{FOUR}
It is absolutly BEAUTIFUL outside!!!!

{FIVE}
Remember how I mentioned in "So What Wednesday" that we were going to pay for some one to paint our whole house?...well holy STICKER SHOCK!!!!  $5,500-$7,500 for 75% of the house painted....looks like I'll be picking up some of my own paint and doing it myself!!!  We will save THOUSANDS OF $$$$$  That's CRAY!!!(Yes- I said cray...cause I'm cool and lazy all at the same time.)