On April 7th I started my journey again with weight loss at 169 pounds! I weighed in just days before at 170 pounds!!! I know to some this might not seem like much, but I delivered both my boys at 171 pounds! I assure you I am NOT pregnant, which is why I was seriously FREAKED OUT!
I decided it was time for change, so I ordered the Advocare 24 day challenge. There is only about 5 people that know I was on Advocare, if it didn't work no one would know I failed! Yeah right, I kicked butt and I ate sushi! In 24 days I lost 7 pounds and 12.5 inches!!!!!! Holy crap it works!!!!
This morning I weighed in again and to my surprise (serious serious surprise) I weighed in at a 158 pounds!! Let me save you the math, that is 12 pounds in a little over a month! I am sold and can't wait to see my family on Father's Day to show off my weight loss. I haven't seen my parents since Easter and my brother's family since Christmas, so I'm praying that we are all together again!
I will update my Advocare journey weekly! I'm sold, I'm a believer, my prayers were answered with this system it works for me! I hope to update photos of food that I eat while on this and of course update my weight loss. Motivation from others is the best way to keep going even when the scale doesn't move!
Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Southern Gal Paper Crafts is Born
It is no secret that life can be hectic for anyone! However, after six years at home I needed a hobby!! I have always had this weird, borderline obsessive, love for paper. Seriously, no joke I had color coded notebook paper in college! I loved to scrapbook but just didn't have the desire to sit down and create album after album. Then came homeroom mom time, to my surprise I was fairly good at the crafting thing. I bought a die cutting machine in efforts to make a pirate banner for my son's party because I couldn't find one I liked, and then my new hobby was born!
Southern Gal isn't about the profits, it is about the chance for me to create something someone else will love and personable for their party. I make invitations, banners, centerpieces, cake toppers, cupcake toppers, door hangers, and pretty much anything you need for a party could be shipped to you! I've gained some following over the last couple of months and I'm pleased to say that it is exactly what I hoped it would be. Enough to keep my extra time a little busy and not busy enough that it takes away from my family or housework. I LOVE IT!! Here are some examples of what Southern Gal is all about! If you want to order visit my page on Facebook here or my Etsy shop.
Southern Gal isn't about the profits, it is about the chance for me to create something someone else will love and personable for their party. I make invitations, banners, centerpieces, cake toppers, cupcake toppers, door hangers, and pretty much anything you need for a party could be shipped to you! I've gained some following over the last couple of months and I'm pleased to say that it is exactly what I hoped it would be. Enough to keep my extra time a little busy and not busy enough that it takes away from my family or housework. I LOVE IT!! Here are some examples of what Southern Gal is all about! If you want to order visit my page on Facebook here or my Etsy shop.
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| Custom Order Safari Banner $20.00 |
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| Custom Order Monkey Banner $20.00 |
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| Mickey Mouse Banner $25.00 |
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| Fabric 'Rag' Dr. Seuss Banner $30.00 |
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| Pirate banner $25.00 |
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
WOW...It's Been A While!!
Hello to all!! I had taken a 'break' from blogging because I thought what is the use? I thought I didn't have readers, well apparently I DO! So I might give this blogging thing a whirl...again. So much has happened this year so here is a quick run down to get everyone caught up!
My son is almost done with kindergarten!!!!! Having a son with autism is tough, I can't tell you how blessed I am to have a high functioning son who loves school now! Yes, we did medicate, that is our choice and doesn't work for everyone. It was through much prayer that we felt the need that his mental well being was more important! Let's face it when your baby ask you if life would be easier without him, you know it is time!! He is so happy now and really is a completely different kid! I thank, no we all thank GOD everyday for the JOY he has brought our son!
My baby is still completely WILD...but I wouldn't have it any other way. Except maybe I shouldn't call him my baby anymore since he will be 4 this year!!
I survived homeroom mom!! I will create a post showing off all our projects!
I'm still losing weight and struggling at it! I have recently discovered Advocare!! It is changing my weight loss goals into something achievable. More on this to come too!!
Oh my the biggie!! I started my own business!!!!! Southern Gal Paper Crafts went from being a dream to a reality!! More on this to come as well!
Some things to look forward to on my blog resurfacing. Advocare and my journey in weight loss, homeroom mom projects, Southern Gal products and giveaways, house projects before and after, and most important my main purpose here. Being the most awesome, modest, strong, young (shhh...I'm not 31, yet!) housewife I can be!
NEVER FORGET~~WE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO GIVES US STRENGTH!!!!!
My son is almost done with kindergarten!!!!! Having a son with autism is tough, I can't tell you how blessed I am to have a high functioning son who loves school now! Yes, we did medicate, that is our choice and doesn't work for everyone. It was through much prayer that we felt the need that his mental well being was more important! Let's face it when your baby ask you if life would be easier without him, you know it is time!! He is so happy now and really is a completely different kid! I thank, no we all thank GOD everyday for the JOY he has brought our son!
My baby is still completely WILD...but I wouldn't have it any other way. Except maybe I shouldn't call him my baby anymore since he will be 4 this year!!
I survived homeroom mom!! I will create a post showing off all our projects!
I'm still losing weight and struggling at it! I have recently discovered Advocare!! It is changing my weight loss goals into something achievable. More on this to come too!!
Oh my the biggie!! I started my own business!!!!! Southern Gal Paper Crafts went from being a dream to a reality!! More on this to come as well!
Some things to look forward to on my blog resurfacing. Advocare and my journey in weight loss, homeroom mom projects, Southern Gal products and giveaways, house projects before and after, and most important my main purpose here. Being the most awesome, modest, strong, young (shhh...I'm not 31, yet!) housewife I can be!
NEVER FORGET~~WE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO GIVES US STRENGTH!!!!!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
30 is coming...
My 30th birthday is vastly approaching. Two months almost to the day and I'll have left my 20's! I'm not sure why but this scares the pants off me! I'm not going to lie it is terrifying, I wonder can I still call my mom crying when something goes wrong? I'm I too old now for certain things?
Life isn't what I dreamt of all those years ago. My husband doesn't look like a half naked cowboy with muscles for days like imagined, although he did buy his first cowboy hat the other day! I don't live out in the country with my seven kids either. Before the thought crosses your mind, no I didn't have a litter. God did bless me with two wonderful boys that are just as wild as seven little ones!
I've decided for me it is time to be a little selfish. I have to put forth the effort on some things that I have hidden in the depths of my soul that need to be laid to rest once and for all.
I can't go into my 30's with the bondage of my past haunting me at every turn. I have to live with it everyday and I have to learn that my past doesn't define me.
My husband put it best, God forgives me now I just have to forgive myself!
I've set some pretty clear goals for myself for the next couple of months!
~ Finish a much needed bible study
~ Finish the Insanity workout
~ Finish organizing some things around the house
~ Get more time in with my kiddos
~ Be a size 6 by my 30th birthday
~ Learn not to dwell on the past, I have to move on as hard as it may be!
The most important thing is, I want to turn 30 knowing I accomplished my biggest goal of all! I want to be proud of who I am and what HE has made me! I will turn 30 and feel the love of Christ before all others, and that has to be the most profound thing in my life to date.
Life isn't what I dreamt of all those years ago. My husband doesn't look like a half naked cowboy with muscles for days like imagined, although he did buy his first cowboy hat the other day! I don't live out in the country with my seven kids either. Before the thought crosses your mind, no I didn't have a litter. God did bless me with two wonderful boys that are just as wild as seven little ones!
I've decided for me it is time to be a little selfish. I have to put forth the effort on some things that I have hidden in the depths of my soul that need to be laid to rest once and for all.
I can't go into my 30's with the bondage of my past haunting me at every turn. I have to live with it everyday and I have to learn that my past doesn't define me.
My husband put it best, God forgives me now I just have to forgive myself!
I've set some pretty clear goals for myself for the next couple of months!
~ Finish a much needed bible study
~ Finish the Insanity workout
~ Finish organizing some things around the house
~ Get more time in with my kiddos
~ Be a size 6 by my 30th birthday
~ Learn not to dwell on the past, I have to move on as hard as it may be!
The most important thing is, I want to turn 30 knowing I accomplished my biggest goal of all! I want to be proud of who I am and what HE has made me! I will turn 30 and feel the love of Christ before all others, and that has to be the most profound thing in my life to date.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
My Approach to Homemaking
One can scour the Internet for days visiting blogs on homemaking! I think in an essence we are all in search of the same thing, 'how does she do it?' I'm guilty as charged, I love to see how others make the day go by, probably because I have this intense need to figure out a better way and maybe a little curiosity as to what someone elses world is like. (Does that contradict itself?, oh well you get what I mean!) I've taken the time to hone my homemaking skills, theoretically, but lacked in driving it into home every time! I simply fall short, I try this for a while and then that, but nothing seems to stick! Maybe it is a lack of desire or my impatient brain wanting everything done right away. Then when things don't get done, I'm blowing my top and give up! Maybe I just need more caffeine...hmmm, food for thought.
Any who, my approach to homemaking is simple, TREAT IT LIKE A J-O-B!! You know one of those things that sends out a paycheck from time to time. Most of our husbands have one, so why shouldn't we? My house is my job, my kids are my blessings! You can't get that confused, once you think of your kids as a job all sorts of things could go wrong.
Like any job one has a job title and responsibilities, right...
So what would a housewives job title be that isn't just plain housewife...you don't always want to get one those comments all the time. You know the, 'OH you stay HOME all Day!' comments. I like to think of myself as a Domestic Engineer! Has a nice ring to it huh?
Lets see job title, check! Now on to job responsibilities (insert chuckle here)! The amount of personal jobs we have is enormous and probably surpasses the hours we have to get them all done in a day. WRONG! Lets be honest none of us are perfect! We can't get it all done because we set our own expectations too high! We seek to be like the Proverbs 31 woman, but HELLO she is just an example. God knows we can't get this all done, literally. So lets make things a little more simple, then add in the extras when we get the time.
Simple Jobs of the Domestic Engineer:
1. Don't burn down the house, key factor can't be a housewife if you burn down the house!
2. Provide food for household members, no extras just the person you are married to and the kids!
3. Wash underwear and towels daily, bad things happen when your husband runs out of clean undies and doesn't have a towel to dry off with :-)
See simple...everything else you get done in the day is a bonus! I know what your thinking, 'OH LAWD her house is a mess!' Well today it is but usually it is not! I somehow manage to find the time to get a few other things done.
My point is don't focus on what you can't get done, focus on what you can!! We are our own worse enemies and the only person who is going to get upset the most if nothing gets done is us!
Now go be great domestic engineers!
Any who, my approach to homemaking is simple, TREAT IT LIKE A J-O-B!! You know one of those things that sends out a paycheck from time to time. Most of our husbands have one, so why shouldn't we? My house is my job, my kids are my blessings! You can't get that confused, once you think of your kids as a job all sorts of things could go wrong.
Like any job one has a job title and responsibilities, right...
So what would a housewives job title be that isn't just plain housewife...you don't always want to get one those comments all the time. You know the, 'OH you stay HOME all Day!' comments. I like to think of myself as a Domestic Engineer! Has a nice ring to it huh?
Lets see job title, check! Now on to job responsibilities (insert chuckle here)! The amount of personal jobs we have is enormous and probably surpasses the hours we have to get them all done in a day. WRONG! Lets be honest none of us are perfect! We can't get it all done because we set our own expectations too high! We seek to be like the Proverbs 31 woman, but HELLO she is just an example. God knows we can't get this all done, literally. So lets make things a little more simple, then add in the extras when we get the time.
Simple Jobs of the Domestic Engineer:
1. Don't burn down the house, key factor can't be a housewife if you burn down the house!
2. Provide food for household members, no extras just the person you are married to and the kids!
3. Wash underwear and towels daily, bad things happen when your husband runs out of clean undies and doesn't have a towel to dry off with :-)
See simple...everything else you get done in the day is a bonus! I know what your thinking, 'OH LAWD her house is a mess!' Well today it is but usually it is not! I somehow manage to find the time to get a few other things done.
My point is don't focus on what you can't get done, focus on what you can!! We are our own worse enemies and the only person who is going to get upset the most if nothing gets done is us!
Now go be great domestic engineers!
Friday, August 3, 2012
Confessions of a Sinner
I'm not perfect, but then again what Christian is?
I have sinned just like everyone else on this Earth! I am thankful that Jesus died on the cross for my sins! I am blessed by Him and the Father, able to be forgiven for my sins!! For the select few that might read this...these are a few things that I have to remind myself it is OKAY to mess up sometimes, as long as I come to Him in the most humble way possible and confess my sins!
I struggle with Christianity more than Vanity...sometimes my appearance to others is more important than my appearance to HIM!
My children don't have the mother they deserve...my anger catapults me to place no woman should be and the verbal garbage that spews from my mouth can be horrific.
My husband is left picking up the pieces all to often...he is my strength, he is hard to love, and he is my weakness all in one.
My home does not reflect the image I want people to perceive...in other words it is more of a mess than a hand reaching out and welcoming people.
My feet are dirty...I have stepped on others to achieve what I thought I deserved and not what HE thought I deserved.
I have a jealous heart...I constantly compare myself to others, and think 'why not me?'
I hold myself less accountable than I do others...I am the 'teapot calling the kettle black' as they say in the south.
My arms are very short at times...I don't reach out to help others as much as I should.
My cardboard confession would do something like this...
"I am stubborn, strong-willed, and bitter"
"by the Grace of God I am FORGIVEN!"
God has called me aside to focus on myself, and how I need to be disciplined to be a better person. No I don't feel like I'm in time out, I feel like I have been called to enjoy life more and He is sharing his wisdom with me to become more!
I have sinned just like everyone else on this Earth! I am thankful that Jesus died on the cross for my sins! I am blessed by Him and the Father, able to be forgiven for my sins!! For the select few that might read this...these are a few things that I have to remind myself it is OKAY to mess up sometimes, as long as I come to Him in the most humble way possible and confess my sins!
I struggle with Christianity more than Vanity...sometimes my appearance to others is more important than my appearance to HIM!
My children don't have the mother they deserve...my anger catapults me to place no woman should be and the verbal garbage that spews from my mouth can be horrific.
My husband is left picking up the pieces all to often...he is my strength, he is hard to love, and he is my weakness all in one.
My home does not reflect the image I want people to perceive...in other words it is more of a mess than a hand reaching out and welcoming people.
My feet are dirty...I have stepped on others to achieve what I thought I deserved and not what HE thought I deserved.
I have a jealous heart...I constantly compare myself to others, and think 'why not me?'
I hold myself less accountable than I do others...I am the 'teapot calling the kettle black' as they say in the south.
My arms are very short at times...I don't reach out to help others as much as I should.
My cardboard confession would do something like this...
"I am stubborn, strong-willed, and bitter"
"by the Grace of God I am FORGIVEN!"
God has called me aside to focus on myself, and how I need to be disciplined to be a better person. No I don't feel like I'm in time out, I feel like I have been called to enjoy life more and He is sharing his wisdom with me to become more!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Insanity workout day 2...plus free flowers!!
Insanity day 2 ate my lunch, lol! I have to say that Plyometric Cardio is the hardest day for me. I only got about 25 to 30 minutes of the workout done last night. Tonight I have Cardio Power and Resistance and if my memory serves me right it would be that bad. I'm only on day 3 but already I noticed my double chin is slimming!! The scale however IS NOT my friend!!! I'll keep working out and I'm sure I'll see the numbers NOT go down! I build muscle like crazy but gain weight too, it stinks because it makes me feel like I'm not losing any weight. Oh well, I'll know the difference in two weeks when it is time to measure myself and weigh in again. Until then I'm going to try my hardest not to fret and I'll share my results then!
On to better news!! Last night my brother and his family made a surprise visit! How awesome is that since I only see him once in a blue moon considering he lives three hours away. He dissappeared on us and I found him two houses down talking with my neighbor. He was complimenting her on her garden and she decided that she was going to split off her canna lillies and give both of us some! WOOHOO!!!!! Trust me this is a good thing. I recently found the urge to garden and bring new life to the outdoor spaces of my home. I feel like I need to go through the trials and tribulations of gardening to get me through some tuff personal stuff from my past. Anyways, I'm one step closer! I have accumulated cannas, aloe, and amarylsis.
You will have to forgive me if any of my spelling is frightful! For some reason or another I can't get spell check to work on blogger! Hmm...I'll work on it for a bit.
Until Tomorrow,
Lisa
On to better news!! Last night my brother and his family made a surprise visit! How awesome is that since I only see him once in a blue moon considering he lives three hours away. He dissappeared on us and I found him two houses down talking with my neighbor. He was complimenting her on her garden and she decided that she was going to split off her canna lillies and give both of us some! WOOHOO!!!!! Trust me this is a good thing. I recently found the urge to garden and bring new life to the outdoor spaces of my home. I feel like I need to go through the trials and tribulations of gardening to get me through some tuff personal stuff from my past. Anyways, I'm one step closer! I have accumulated cannas, aloe, and amarylsis.
You will have to forgive me if any of my spelling is frightful! For some reason or another I can't get spell check to work on blogger! Hmm...I'll work on it for a bit.
Until Tomorrow,
Lisa
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