Everyday with Mama Green

New Blog - Everyday with Mama Green

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:07:00 +0000

Please hop on over to my new new URL! This is my new home, let's have a blog warming party!!

http://everydaywithmamagreen.blogspot.com/

This Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:11:00 +0000

Is less about my writing endeavor and more about my life in general. I'm finding that I'm more motivated to write about myself (who isn't) than about made up worlds with made up people. I think I'm better off writing about the things I know and that's my life. I've decided to start a new blog with a URL and title more fitting of the current theme, something more me. So here's to a revamp, a whole new blog (not really because the content will be the same). So if you follow my blog regularly please stay tuned and as soon as I create my new blog I will let you all know. So for now things are the same but things, they ara changin!! If you have any ideas or opinions about this new venture please let me know. I'm all about my readers and making you happy, one random blog post at a time. :)

Weight Watchers Update

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Wed, 18 May 2011 04:26:00 +0000

19.4 pounds - hold two 10 pound bags of potatoes and that's pretty much how much weight I've lost. When you feel how heavy those are, can you imagine carrying those around day in and down out, well apparently that's what my body has been doing for years. Yes, I still need to lose a lot more potatoes... uh pounds but this first 20 is a real eye opener.

I think this first 20 which I will officially hit... HOPEFULLY on Sunday, has really set in place my healthy lifestyle change. Yes it can still be hard but it's not as hard as those first few weeks of change. Now I know what my triggers are, now I know what food works for me and what doesn't, now I know what to do to stay on track and now I have the tools to do so. Everyday I have to be aware of what I'm eating, everyday I need to be accountable, everyday I need to remind myself that this is not a short term fix, this is for life.

So for all those on a healthy lifestyle journey (Diet is a dirty word on this blog) stay strong and remember everyday we get to start all over. We get to set new goals and we get to improve our lives just one spoonful and one pound at a time.

Guilt

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:45:00 +0000

I've been a little out of sorts lately, just kind of getting back into a routine. The last week was super busy, we weren't home till like 9 almost every night and that's been especially tough on my little one (Maria) and my big one (my hubby). Riley has an early morning schedule these days, which he hates because he's a night time fellow. So hopefully his hours will be changing soon for all of our sakes, (grumpy) sorry babe...wink, wink. So the main reason we've been so busy is because we bought a new/used truck on Tuesday night and we weren't done with paperwork till 9:30. It's a 2005 Nissan Titan, extended cab for a car seat. I love it!! It's my hubby's but I did most of the driving this weekend. Anyway, Maria was at my mom's and when we finally got done at the dealership she didn't want me to put her down. She kept saying "will you hold me mama, up me, up me!" Talk about guilt. And that's exactly what I want to discuss today, GUILT.

Why is it that as soon as we become mother's this guilt comes along with it? I'm so tired of questioning if I did a good job as a mama today. Sometimes on my drive home or right before falling to sleep I replay the day. I replay how I handled a situation with Maria, especially if she's being a typical terrible two's 2 year old, which I might add has become less and less over the last month or so. I feel guilty if I get her home late and we have to rush our bedtime routine. I feel guilty if I get her to school late because then she's like the last kiddo eating breakfast, I feel guilty for going to Zumba twice a week, I feel guilty for going to Weight Watcher's meetings on Sunday and I feel guilty for not keeping the house as clean as I should, I feel guilty for EVERYTHING!! Why is this, why do I make myself feel like crap for an otherwise job well done as a mama? Well I've sort of narrowed it down to this whole Super Mom complex and also growing up catholic...hehe just kidding about the Catholic comment. But seriously I think this Super Mom complex is the culprit.

We see mother's on TV doing everything just perfectly. They cook, clean, go to the gym, get their kids to school on time, they still manage to look gorgeous, all this while holding down a job. Mama's this is a falsehood, this is not what we're supposed to compare ourselves to, this is the problem. Society and media tells us we're supposed to do it all and do it all flawlessly. Nope not gonna happen, not in my house.

We can't let them win, me need to just keep doing the best we can and if we have happy, healthy, well adjusted kids, we're doing a great job as mama's.

Yesterday I told myself that I'm doing a great job as a mother if I can make my daughter laugh. Yes she's fed, she's clean, her hair is done up in pigtails everyday, I give her everything I can, everything of me. My time, my smiles, my hugs, my kisses, my love, and really what else does she need? She just needs me. I'm not perfect, I'm not super mom by society's standard, but to her I am super mom and that's the only standard I live by.

So today I'm not gonna feel guilty, today I'm just gonna do my best.

I can't be with her for 8+ hours of the day because I have to work, but of the hours I do have with my Maria tortilla, I will make them the most memorable and happy as I can.

No more guilt mama's, stop being self deprecating, stop judging yourself, just be the mama you know how to be.

Windy Wednesday in Albuquerque

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:57:00 +0000

Well it's another windy Wednesday in Albuquerque and I'm super fed up with it! I think the wind confused March with May, then those "April showers" will come in June and the "May flowers" will pop up in July, we're just all screwed up here in the southwest, I want my predictably unpredictable (you Native New Mexicans will understand this) weather back.

So I know NM can be a bit of a mysterious place to most, so this post is all about my home. Good ol' Nuevo Mexico! I've lived in Albuquerque since I was bout 5 so this is really all I know and I would like to share it with all of you.

Isn't it pretty and majestic!! You can see the Rio Grande River, the Bosque, Downtown Albuquerque, and of course the Sandia (watermelon) Mountains.

This is what Old Town looks like at Christmas Time. We have what's called the Luminaria Tour.

You can see hot air balloons in the sky almost all year round but come October it's Balloon Fiesta Time. Maria loves to look for these on our way to school every morning!

And the Mother Road runs right through the center of Albuquerque.

Albuquerque is one of a kind. It has delicious local cuisine, e.g., green and red chile and it's beautiful in every season.

So there's just a little, tiny, minuscule glimpse of my home.

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

Plus Size Mama Style - Steppin Out in White for Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:43:00 +0000

Nina from Momma Go Round is always inspiring me to try new things and that's exactly what I did on Mother's Day. I wore WHITE CAPRIS!! You see I never wear white pants, never and here are a couple of reasons why

I have a 2 year who loves for me to hold her "Up me Mama, up me!"

I can never keep a white shirt clean, let alone pants.

I'm afraid my undies will show through.

So here I am in all my white glory, let me know what you think. Hopefully I look better than this guy!

P.S. Let me know what you think of the entire outfit, I finally used my Fashion Bug credit card and made a pit stop at Payless.

Capris, top, cardi, bracelet - Fashion Bug
Shoes - Payless

I have a little ride up going on here!

The reason I'm a mama, my Maria tortilla!

Here's where I'm linking up, go visit Nina!

The Best Mother's Day Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:13:00 +0000

I received a sweet little invitation for a Mom and Me Tea Party from the cutest little girl in the world

So I went to the party and my little one gave me the sweetest Mother's Day Gifts

A Card

Can I cry now!!

& Flowers (They're sitting on my desk at work and they're super useful because they're pens!)

I'm such a proud and happy Mama!!

My Maria Tortilla!

Zumba Mamacita Cont.

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:11:00 +0000

Okay so remember how I was raving about Zumba yesterday, well today is gonna be a B!%$&FEST about ZUMBA. Okay so I got a great workout but it was not fun or at least not as fun as the last two times I went.

So let me give you a little recap. On Livingsocial.com they had a deal for 6 Zumba classes for 15 bucks, woohoo I'm gonna jump on that and I'm gonna buy one for my sister too.

Well I went to my first class last night at Salsa Baby Dance Studio and I was so unimpressed.

I walked in and there was this skinny, tiny, little thing, so skinny I could see pelvic bones and breast plate bones and the first thing she does is look me up and down like, like she's sizing me up (surely after seeing my size she backed up). Then the dance instructor was more like a Colombian Drill Instructor, I mean it was hard core, there was yelling, she would start the music over if we weren't all ready, and she would correct our moves. I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS!! Fifteen minutes in I was done, I was wasted but I stuck it out for the ENTIRE HOUR...props!

I tried to find something redeeming about the class, I looked around for other "REAL" women and there were none to be found. They all looked like they had been doing it for a while and there was no fear, no self consciousness in their faces, only mine. At one point the drill instructor came over to me and danced along side me to teach me the moves and I just looked at her, begging, pleading, please get away, please stop drawing attention to the biggest girl in the room...PLEASE!!!

So as soon as I walked out of the Salsa-Baby Dance studio, which was located right next to a strip club (putitas), I sated right then and there I would not be back until I was more prepared and met the minimum weight requirement. :(

P.S. I'm going back to the community center Zumba class, friendlier and more my pace.

The Zumba Mamacita!

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:22:00 +0000

So I've been MIA because I have a new addiction. It's taking time away from my family, I haven't seem my folks in days (I would usually see them at least 5 times a week) and the house is messier than usual, I'm just coo coo for ZUMBA!!

So my Zumba journey started last week on Thursday and I immediately fell head over heels. I loved the instructor, so energetic, so loving what she does. I loved all the dance moves, I loved that I sweated (is that a word?) buckets, but mostly what I loved was the results, the mental and physical. I left there with so much energy that I went home, made dinner, and went for a 20 minute walk with the fam. Plus I was just so happy and relaxed.

The next class I went to was on Tuesday night and that one was fun too but I missed the energy the first instructor had.

So then the cosmos aligned and there was a Living Social deal for ZUMBA in Albuquerque, WTH, how did they know!! So I spent 15 bucks for 6 classes at Salsa Baby Dance Studio and I also bought one for my sister too, she has to get in on this action.

Yes I've only been to two classes but sometimes just one try can make you an addict right??!! So the ultimate pay off was on Sunday when I went to weight in, I lost 3.6 pounds. Yes I'm following my WW plan pretty solidly but I think sweating buckets at Zumba on Thursday night really helped seal the deal.

So here's to my healthy new addiction.

Just call me The ZUMBA Mamacita!!

Craptastic Crafts - #1

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:34:00 +0000

Okay remember like 20 posts ago I was talking about doing crafts, well I finally completed my first craft. It took a totally different direction than originally planned but I'm uber happy with the turn out. So here it is. I've included a tutorial so that you can make the flowers yourself. Have fun doing this, I know I did and it was super cheap, seriously like 3 bucks cheap!

What you'll need:

Construction Paper (Dollar Tree)
Foam wreath (Dollar Tree)
Pins (I already had these)
Yarn (I found this in my closet)
Elmer's Glue or any glue for that matter (I used Maria's)
Stickers (Dollar Tree)
Paint (When they built our house, they left the extra)
Paint brush (Home builder's left this)

Draw a swirl on a sheet of construction paper, completely filling up the page:

I used a black pen for this tutorial only, I used a light colored pencil so the outline wouldn't show up.

Don't worry if your swirl isn't perfect, I discovered the more jagged and uneven the better the roses look!

After your swirl is completely cut out begin to roll it together:

After you're done swirling glue the circle at the end of your swirl at the bottom of your rose.

This is what your rose should look like:

This was my first rose so it looked like crap, but the more I did the better they looked.

Now here is where my craft changed. I was going to fill up my entire foam wreath with these cute little roses but after doing about 10 they weren't so cute anymore and I was just tired of making them. So I left my craft alone for about a month and while I was cleaning out my closet yesterday I found white yarn and suddenly I was inspired.

Wrap your foam wreath with yarn:

After you're done wrapping the wreath arrange your roses any way you like with pins.

I love the way the yellow pins look in the center of each rose.

I hung this on my door and again that's where my little craft continued onto my front door.

First I cleaned my door and then painted it with the original color and then I added these cute little stickers I found at the Dollar Tree.

And here is the finished product! I love my door!

Maria loved it!!

Here's where I'm linking up, check out these blogs, I get most of my inspiration here!!

Stress Seminar

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:06:00 +0000

So my workplace was offering a stress management presentation today that I had not planned on attending but my good buddy and coworker, Steph, talked me into it and boy was I happy she did. So we got a lot of good handouts but here are the most important items I took away from it:

10 tips for stress-less parenting (see photo)

And understanding the triple A approach (see photo)

So there you go, hope you find it helpful!!

Ghostly Happenings - Inspiration?

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:18:00 +0000

So I've been trying to think of things to inspire writing and I came up with this one. This is an email I sent to my BFF Morgan in Oregon, October of 2010. She was thoroughly freaked out and I was too upon reading it again this morning. So here you go, be prepared to squirm. Also, let me know if you would like this story to be hashed out, I could possibly run with this.

So my brother lives in this rental home in Santa Rosa that they only allow police officers to rent. He's been living there for almost a year and a half and nothing out of the ordinary has happened until just recently.

So let me preface this by saying Charles is a very logical individual, he tries to find a rational explanation for everything and so far he has not been able to.

So a few nights a ago, Charles and his roommates (a state police officer and his girlfriend) were in the livingroom watching TV when they heard a loud crash. They ran into the kitchen to find Veronica's sunglasses thrown across the room. She had set them down on the nook where they all put their sunglasses and keys. This could not be explained.

So another night Charles comes home to Veronica asking if he had tipped over the candle holder and he said "no if I did I would have picked it up," again no explanation.

Now here is where it starts getting scarier. Charles got home from his shift a little after 3am and was watching TV. He suddenly heard the screen door open and shut so he muted the TV and waited to hear anything else and that's when the door nob to the front door started turning and rattling and making noise like someone was coming in. Charles runs to his room, grabs his sidearm, and proceeds to turn on the hall light, the lights not working, what the hell, now he's really freaked out. He's yelling hey who's there, HEY!! All the while the doorknob is still turning and making noise. He turns on the bathroom light and everything goes quiet. The doorknob is still. He gets his flashlight checks the perimeter of the house, nothing. He goes back in and notices something very strange. He can't explain why it's strange but it is, something is out of place. He looks at the spice rack and notices three of the spice jars are pulled out slightly and the pepper grinder that sits next to the spice rack is balanced, almost elevated, onto the well positioned spices. He can't explain it, he's perplexed, he removes the pepper grinder and proceeds to try and replace it where it had been and it takes him forever to replicate what he saw. He shows his roommates the next morning, everyone is freaked out.

Now here is the worst part and it happened the night before last. Charles was asleep in his room, which he latches from the inside before he goes to sleep. He wakes up between 3 and 4am because he feels a sensation that someone is staring at him, he hears a noise, it's the latch, it's moving and making noise. He calls for his roommates, nothing. He gets up, the noise stops, he opens the door to hear the pitter patter of little feet running down the hallway to the kitchen, he chases it, nothing, looks around, and gives up. He's too tired to do this tonight. He goes back to his room, puts the latch back on and rests his head. He wakes in the morning to the same feeling of someone staring at him, he looks to his door, the latch is off and the door is cracked open. Holy crap I'm outta here. He packed his things and left, for now.

So now he is convinced there is something in the house that wants his attention, it feels like a child, a little one that is mischievous and playful. He said it sounds like when Maria runs down the hallway when he chases her, he felt like he was playing with a child.

So he finds out that he's not the only one, previous renters have experienced similar happenings.

The dispatcher that lived there with her husband said between 3 and 4 in the morning doors would slam, husband would check it out, no door was shut, all open and as it was when they went to bed. She said she also felt the presence was very childlike.

His Sargent lived there with his wife and their newborn and between 3 and 4 in the morning the faucet in the kitchen would turn on and a glass of water would be sitting by the sink.

Lorenzo, another police officer, was cleaning the house with his mom so that he could move in. While he was vacuuming it came unplugged and he couldn't figure out why because he hadn't pulled it tight so he plugged it back in and started to vacuum when he watched the cord lift off the ground, become tight, and pulled out of the wall. He and his mom gathered the stuff they had brought and he never went back, never moved in.

Oh Weight Watchers Please Keep Me Motivated!!

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:37:00 +0000

Happy Belated Easter Everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful day filled with family, love, and gratitude.

Here we are on Easter, we're pretty cute right...I think so!

Anyway... I've been really bad about tracking my food, sometimes I go a day or two and I haven't logged a single food item into my Weight Watchers tracker. On March 13th when I embarked on my life change I was diligent, obsessed, I didn't miss a single food and now my motivation is waning. I'm losing this battle but I will tell you this, I will not lose the war. Come my 30th birthday I will be in a bathing suit and looking like a whole lot of hotness!!

So the last two weigh ins I've gained weight and it stops now! I will not allow myself to backslide. I will allow myself to make mistakes but I will learn from them and I have but I need some help, I need some motivation, how do I keep tracking, how do I gain back the motivation? Help, I need words of encouragement, I need advice, help me get back on track!!

Sincerely,

what to do???

Lazy by Nature

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:14:00 +0000

Riley and I are pretty lazy people. We like to eat (mostly me), drink (mostly him), watch TV, and sit around playing with Maria. We're a couple of lumps on a log. Maybe it's because we work all day, nope not it, and I know this for a fact because even when Riley and I were unemployed, each at different times, we were still pretty lazy. Maybe because we just don't have the energy because of said eating and drinking, eh who knows but what I do know is I would like to change that.

I don't want my laundry to pile up anymore, I want to sort, wash, fold, and put away in one fail swoop, more like an afternoon. I would like our backyard to look the way it was when it was freshly landscaped and BWT I'm not really liking the way it's been done. I would like to paint my...crap I need to turn this into a bullet list, okay starting over.

My list of want TO DOs, but will I actually DO them?

Laundry: sort, wash, fold, and put away in a day.

Check out her blog, she's a Laundry Goddess!!

Spruce up the backyard.

This woman is totally inspirational, check out her backyard, Genius!

Paint my dining room table and chairs a dark mahogany color to match the rest of my furniture.
Clean out the garage.
Organize our little home office (possibly get a smaller desk).
Renovate each room. I would like to start with the front guest room and work my way to the back of the house.
I want to get a new front door, something with stained glass, panes, just something with windows to let the light in. I also need a screen door.
I want to paint every room in our house.
I would love to put in hardwood flooring in select rooms or entry ways.

So those are just a few things and my list is much longer, I can think of about 10 other things I would like to get done, but I'm just tired of typing at this point. I'm tired and feeling...LAZY!!

So I'm off to bed to dream about the projects I would love to do but probably will end up making a lame excuse not too. :(

Wait here's the solution!! Two of Me!!

P.S. I just read my blog to my hubby, which I do every night before I post, and he said in a serious but very encouraging voice, "baby you're too hard on yourself, if you use the same principles you use in dieting towards everything you want to do, you'll get it done, it's just baby steps!" Have I told you how much I love this man!!

The World and Its Inhabitants - How Strange We Are

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:52:00 +0000

Some funny/strange things have happened in the last few days:

A friend of a friend spent the night in jail for stealing a roast, huh?
Hubby took Maria (our 2 year old) with him to a job interview today, she did most of the talking and he scored the job, woohoo!
My hubby had a drug test on 4/20, nuff said.
Old neighbors who broke up and foreclosed on their home are back together and moving in next door again, (they have 4 kids together, glad their reconciling).
I saved a bunny, just in time for Easter, he was going to become human food (these are small chicken legs daddy)! Oh and his name is Steve, my dear husband named him.

So there you have it, we humans are a strange breed, we are fickle, we make bad decisions, we encounter the unexpected and then we do it all over again the next day, it's amazing we've survived this long.

Just trying out Photo Booth on my Mac

It's Official...

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:10:00 +0000

I am the worst dog mama ever!! Let me preface what I'm about to confess by saying, I thought Riley had already done it!!

So it's 9:00, I'm laying down with Maria so she can get to sleep when I don't hear it, the digging, his pan of food moving along the rocks, his tail hitting the house, his howling, his barking...OH CRAP!!

Yup Tommy, aka Tom Tom, was still in his crate. I don't even want to share with you the amount of hours he was in there but I feel terrible. I could have sworn Riley let him out this morning but it's my fault, I was home sick today and didn't even notice.

Maria finally fell asleep at 9:15, I run to the garage door and there he is standing in his crate, wondering what he did wrong. He looked so sad, so defeated and he was dancing, more like prancing because my poor boy had to pee. That's right he did not pee in his cage, he did not poop, he just held it, he just sat there waiting and waiting.

He'll be staying out tonight to enjoy the night air and I'll be calling the animal humane society on myself, no need to do it my loyal followers.

Signing off,

the worst dog mama ever

As a puppy

A Big Boy 2009 ( I don't even have a current picture of him, I suck!)

I don't understand...

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:27:00 +0000

Dear God,

There have been some terrible things happening in the world today but in my little corner of the universe a little boy was killed in the most gruesome and horrific way possible. I won't go into details because you already know what happened, in fact you "knew" what was going to happen to him, and therein lies my question, why?

Why did you allow this to happen?

Why did you give this little boy to these awful people?

I know that even if you could give me an answer, I would just have more questions.

I've always believed that things happen for a reason but I can't imagine any reason in the world why this would happen to an innocent child.

Lord, I have placed my faith in you and I know that this little boy is in your hands and being cared for the way he should have been in the first place but can you answer this one prayer; please don't let this happen again. Please help all the other children who are currently in violent homes, find peace and comfort. Every child should be loved, should be hugged, should be kissed and should be cuddled. The hands that hold them tonight should be kind, should be gentle, and should be trusted.

Love,

Rebecca

Dear Readers,

If you must know what happened, here is the link, be prepared to question, to cry, and for your heart to ache.

Love,

Becca

Dreamer

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:36:00 +0000

Everyone has something they're meant/destined to do with their lives and right now my goal is to find out what that something is. I think I'm pretty sure what I want/need to do but doing it is the key.

I'm happily married to a wonderful man, I have been blessed with a brilliant daughter but something is missing, oh wait I know, it's a career. It's not missing per se but it's not what I expected it would be and that's probably because I'm not doing something I love. I'm bored, I'm tired of the same old, I'm ready to do what I was destined to do. I'm going to write a book. I'm a dreamer by nature and it's time to make my dream happen.

So if you're in the same boat as I am, I think this might help. Today I listened to Todd's message from Sagebrush Community Church and it was exactly what I needed to hear at exactly the right time.

Dreamer Series Go to Dreamer Wk1

I'm not usually a church goer but Riley and I have been thinking about getting our butts into gear to make it to Sagebrush on Sunday mornings. This is the church we've been attending off and on since Maria was born and I think this message did the trick, not only to get us back into church but to start embarking on my dreams journey.

Real Mama, Real Style - The Plus Size Way: The Shoe Issue

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:17:00 +0000

Okay it's only one pair of shoes but I was complimented on them twice today so I thought I would share.

These are my burki's!

I didn't try as hard as I should have today but my feet did and compliments were the payoff!

In 4 short Years

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:28:00 +0000

I had to get my drivers license renewed today and I LOOK LIKE CRAP!!!

I showed it to my husband along with my old drivers license and he laughed and said this is what marriage and kids will do to you, it was mean but way too freaking funny to punish him for it. So here it is, laugh all you want, this is what 4 short years will do to your face!

2007

2011 (this is the temp ID so the official will be in color, I'll post it when I get it)

I would like to state in my defense that the woman was rushed and mean. She said, without taking a breath, "take off your glasses, stand in the yellow box, look at the camera, I'll meet you at the counter."

Craftard

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Remember that blog I wrote about a month ago, Craptastic, well I've finally started a craft. I started it Tuesday and I'm really happy with how it's coming out, it's uber crappy but that's the point right!? Actually it's not the point, I would like for it to look awesome, but this is me, the Craptastic Crafter, or the Craftard, I'm still working on my name...hehe!

So I haven't forgotten about my crafty endeavors, I will showcase it as soon as it's finished. I'm just super slow and I procrastinate like no other.

Let me tell you how bad I am about procrastination, I wait till we're starting to use paper towels or the baby wipes before I go buy toilet paper...I'm so bad!!

Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:21:00 +0000

It looks like the government is gonna force me to take an early vacation if they don't figure out this whole budget issue. I'm all for staying home, but without pay, no way. I did hear that we could possibly get backpay and if that's the case you'll find me at the park with Maria or on the couch watching Dora, either way I need the break.

If the crazies in Washington do get their heads together then I have already planned to take a vacation from May 25th through May 30th to...SAN DIEGO, CA!!!

I plan on spending most of our vaycay on the beach!

We're so excited and really looking forward to it. I've been looking up flights, hotels, and car rentals and so far I'm finding some fairly reasonable prices.

I'm really excited about this trip because I was born in San Diego but I have very little memory of my life there. I definitely remember the beach, I remember seeing dark foggy objects way off in the distant ocean and I remember my dad telling me they were navy ships. He knew this because he was the sole reason I was born there, he was a sailor. Another perk is my Godmother lives there, two birds with one stone!

So that's my blog tonight, nothing big, just excited to take a break, whether it's next week or in 2 months.

So how about you all, any vacations on the horizon?

Dear Weight Watchers,

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:25:00 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for making my lifestyle change a reality this time around. Thank you for creating a program that actually works. I'm not starving, I can almost eat anything I want depending on portion size, and the best part is that I can eat as many fruits and vegetables I need to stay satisfied.

So far I have lost a total of 12.6 pounds in less than a month. I started WW on March 13th, 2011 and come weigh in day on Sunday April 10th, 2011 I hope and pray I will lose another 2.4 pounds to round out my first month on WW with a grand total of 15 pounds lost. I will actually take any loss great or small but 2.4 is my magic number.

Thank you again WW for helping me change my life.

Dear Weight Watchers Members,

We can do this! Don't lose sight of your goals, don't consider this lifestyle change a DIEt (first three letters) because we're finally LIVING, we've finally found something doable, something long term, something fantastical. If you're on WW and you need a little motivation buddy up, find another lifestyle changer just like you and the possibilities are endless.

WW GIRLS UNITE!!!

Real Mama, Real Style - The Plus Size Way Numero Dos

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Happy Monday Everyone!
So I have a laundry issue, I do it last minute, or I wear everything I have until I've run out of clothes and this morning was one of those days. Good thing I just so happened to have my favorite dark wash JMS bootcut Jeans washed and this old shirt in the closet. I didn't think it was going to fit me but dropping 12.6 pounds helped with the fit. Yes that's right, I LOST 12.6 POUNDS!!! I went to Weight Watcher's yesterday for weigh in day and I dropped another 4.6 pounds! So here I am showing off the once snug shirt. Thank you Weight Watchers for the new and improved Points Plus plan, you've got a winner with this one.

Let me know what you think, I know it's not the most stylish outfit but it's comfy and still appropriate for work!

Double Standards

noreply@blogger.com (Becca) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:55:00 +0000

Why is it that when a woman has a strong opinion, she's labeled a control freak, but when a man does it, oh it's perfectly fine because that's what he's supposed to do.

GIVE ME A FREAKING BREAK!!

I'm so tired of being labeled as controlling. I'm just gonna let go of the reigns.

So here's to letting go!