What up Friday!

Hey, yo, it's finally Friday. I say finally like Ive been waiting for it since Monday when it fact I have not. I've been off all week and it has been nothing short of glorious and now that Friday is here, it's just reminding me how it's the end of the week. The end of a nice long week away from the deep, dark abominable abyss that is work. Luckily for me {and Josh} we have Monday off so it will be a nice long 3 day weekend. Yay!

So in case you haven't noticed, the shop is currently on vacation right now.

Yep. Sad but true.

As it says in my vacation announcement, my computer that I had alllll of my original drawings/scans/work decided to just totally crap out on me. Luckily for me I have a man that is a nerd when it comes to computers and whose daily job revolves around computers, technology and fixing said things for people.

He built me a new computer {which im using right now} and luckily he will be able to retrive all of my files from the other computer. The hard drive was fine, he told me what happened with it but all that computer technical talk just really makes my brain feel all mushy and I can never remember later on, what he said exactly {is that bad?}.

So for the time being I have been creating some new prints and im also working on some other projects I have in the 'works' for the shop.

Other then that, not a whole lot going on. Let's see, we are nearing the end of week 6 of Turbo Fire and although my legs are still jiggly, their not as jiggly as when I first started. Week 1 they were a jiggly mess. Now their just a jiggly hot mess. HA, no but for reals, I see changes within myself. My waist is noticeably smaller, even Josh has commented over and over how my waist and in the love handle areas {oh my goodness, thank you Jesus!} has really shrunk.

Right now im pms-ing though and Ive just been craving greasy pizza from the local pizza joint but have I had any of said delicious pizza? Nope. I know it would be okay if I had just 1 slice and moved on, ya that wouldn't kill my hard work... but you see this pizza is addicting. It's easier for me to just not have any at all, to not have any in this house then it would be to only have 1 measly little slice and sit back and stare at the rest of the 7 slices in all their deliciousness. It's less torture for me.

We are currently planning a mid-July family BBQ. I am calling it a 'Luau' because I want to wear a coconut bra and a grass skirt and play hawaiian music while drinking a fruity colorful drink from a hurricane glass topped with a piece of pineapple and a colorful umbrella. Right now I am currently making invitations but because ive been without my Photoshops for so long {crapped out computer, remember?} it's like I am just having so much fun mixing colors and patterns and designs together and can't make up my mind on which designs I like. It's still fun though, none the less.

So tomorrow we are planning on going to the Gulfarium. They are re-opening today after renovating all winter. We shall see if we can get tickets tomorrow. Might possibly be crowded... Tomorrow night Josh is going to a friend/co-workers surprise BDay party so it'll just be J and I hanging out at home. I'm thinking movie night... Pizza would go perfectly but the sad reality is, is that I have the only kid on the planet that does not like pizza and well, we all already know where I stand on the Pizza issue. Boooo....

Sunday will be a trip to the Flea market and then Monday probly just hanging out at home by the pool.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone! :)

Family day out on a Tuesday

Did I mention how I am off work this week? Oh, well I am. It's glorious and the best part? Josh decided to take a few days off too {weeee}. So today on the agenda was the beach and a boat ride. Jayden has never been on a boat before so he was extra excited. Better yet Josh and I have lived here for over 10yrs and he has never been on a boat here and this was only my second time out!

I am however trying to talk him into us getting a boat hehehe.

One good thing about this place being all touristy and what not is that we don't have to travel far to see everything.

I also want to make note that the color of the water you see in these photos is in fact the real color of the water. I haven't adjusted the hue/saturation or any other colors of these photos. I know family from back home see my photos and they always think I alter them when in fact no, our ocean doesn't need to be photoshopped. 

The boat docked in the Marina. 

Heading out past the Jetties, out into the Gulf!

These peeps seemed to be intrigued about something in the water....

A Dolphin! :-D

Another reason to get a boat. Great relaxation and hello... Dolphins!

Hello Flipper!

I seriously wanted to just jump in the water and start swimming with the Dolphins. Although we saw a couple Bull Sharks swimming around too so that kind of changed my plans of jumping on in. 

We had a lot of fun, Jayden loved the boat ride. The weather was perfect, light breeze, lots of sun and a nice high 80 temps with low humidity. Perfect, perfect day!

Things I'm afraid to tell you

As I was going through my reader I noticed something going around called 'Things im afraid to tell you' ...

Here and Here for example.

Lately I have been thinking up of a way to just let it all out. All of it. Things that I want you, the reader to possibly know about me. Nothing really personal but things I just felt uncomfortable telling you and coming up with ways to try and be more comfortable to ... well, tell you.

Then I saw this topic floating around Blogland and thought 'wow, perfect timing'. 

• I feel like I have nothing in common with anyone. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing but I read all kinds of blogs of all different types and one of the main reasons why I hardly comment, isn't because I don't want to but because in the end, I just can't seem to come up with anything to say. Mainly because I just can't relate to the post or person posting it. Whether it has to do with crafting, DIYing, fashion... etc... I just can't relate. I never seem to have the time. I never have the time to craft. Heck our master bathroom has gone NOwhere because of lack of time and even though I like fashion and clothes and all that girly stuff... I never have anywhere to go to wear it. I work in an aircraft hangar with dirty, stinky military aircraft and even stinkier coworkers {all of which are men}. I wear blue jeans, steel toe boots and a work shirt with my hair pulled back. By the time I leave work my face is oily from being out in the heat, my clothes smell like fuel and my hands are typically covered in Hydraulic fluid and aircraft grease. No 'What I wore Wednesday' posts for me because no one will think what I wear is anything remotely close to cute. Now im not saying this is a bad thing, it's just a thing I guess. Like the Black Sheep of Blog land {lol}.

• I have no friends. You think im joking, but im not. When I left the Military 99% of my friends that I had moved away, whether it was them getting out and going back home or getting orders to another base. I was not only a newly made civilian, but I was friendless. And to go back to what I mentioned above, about the 'time' thing... I have no time to meet friends. I am always working and because im always working, once the weekends come we just want to spend time together as a family, before quickly going back into another busy work week. It's been 5yrs since I have been out on a 'Girls night'. 5yrs since Ive had coffee or lunch with a friend. 5yrs since a friend has come over and well you get the picture. It's been so long since I have interacted with anyone remotely close to being a friend that I feel weird now when meeting new people. Like I have lost my mo-jo. Like I am a hermit now and when im 75yrs old I will become one of those crazy cat ladies w/96 cats because those cats will be my friends. All 96 of them. 

• Lastly- Because of my job and it being a male dominant profession... I have picked up a nasty habit and lucky for you, it's not picking a wedgie or chewing dip or any other type of nasty man-habit, but it's another nasty one and im trying to work on it. I curse and I curse a lot. You might not know it from reading my blog and I might have slipped up a time or two here and there and said 'shit' but that's mild compared to my mouth at work. Luckily I am able to turn off the dirty mouth when im at home but at work it's bad. And to go along with the bad mouth I have bad humor. I don't let my humor out on this blog all that much because it will more then likely offend someone but I have really bad dirty humor. I'm not so ashamed of my sense of humor as I am of my trucker mouth, mainly because, well.... I think im funny {not to toot my own horn or anything}... You might say that maybe I don't have any friends because of my filthy mouth and dirty humor and maybe your right, but like I said, I have learned how to turn it off, it's just once I walk into work the switch gets turned on and it's game time. Hehe. 

So there you have it. My 3 major things that I have always wanted to tell you, but felt a bit uncomfortable tell you or letting the 'world' know. So for the future if you read along in one of my posts and come across the word 'shit'... Just say I didn't warn you ;-)

Mother's Day, Goodies and 11lbs

Happy Mother's day to all the Mama's out there ♥

First and foremost... I have lost 11lbs thus far {since starting 4 weeks ago}. I am super happy and even more motivated now!

Yesterday we went out for the day to do a little shopping.

It's been a long, very very long time since I have bought some stuff for myself.

First we headed to the shoe store. Josh needed some new shoes and since we were there he bought me some new workout shoes {the ones ive been using have gotten to the point where they make my feet hurt when I workout}.

I don't normally wear Nike but since im doing more HIIT training and not as much running then im 'ok' with Nike's {for running I prefer Asics}. Plus I liked the colors :0)

Next up we headed to the commons and Jayden and Daddy bought me something else ive had my eye on.

Some new makeup! I don't even know if I remember how to put on this stuff. It's been at least 3yrs! You see right after Jayden was born I had this recurring eye issue. My eyelid kept swelling up, happened about 4 times within a year. After multiple visits to the doctor with no relief, I was referred to an Ophthalmologist and he said it was {insert funky medical term here} infection. Gave me some new meds and I was good to go.  Downside? ALL of my M.A.C makeup that I had, I threw out. I didn't want to risk getting another eye infection.

I used to wear the covergirl or maybelline makeup but when I first tried M.A.C I was hooked. It lasted all day and stayed just as 'vibrant' at the end of the night as it was when I first put it on. It's not exactly cheap {$15.50 for an eyeshadow} but heck, first makeup bought in 3yrs? I think it's okay.

Next up we stopped at 'Coach'.

Now this was my treat to myself. I don't go through many purses because I keep them until they are falling apart. I have always admired the style and quality of a Coach bag and so, I took the plunge and treated myself to the Soho Signature hobo bag.

So there are my Mama's day treats from my boys {and the bag from myself}. It's been a really great weekend. Every weekend is awesome, just hangin out at home with my little family. Each new day is like Mother's Day and I couldn't ask for anything better :0)

Happy Mother's Day!!

Rashes, new neighbors and kicking butt!

Hello, hello!

Well life has been busy as always. Just wanted to pop in and say hi!

Last time I posted I mentioned how I had hives or something and was going to the doctor. Well she said I had hives, gave me a prescription steroid cream and they are gone. Now im itchy on my shins but it's not hives, more like dry skin of some sort, my dermatologist said I can use my steroid cream on it or any other itchy spots that pop up... I am beginning to think I have psoriasis or something {ugh} but this time of year always sucks. Between the heat and humidity and my lack of using moisturizer, I tend to get itchy. WELL Jayden now has a small bumpy looking rash on his belly. I am now convinced that on top of my normal 'It's that time of year where I get itchy skin', that there is some sort of plant in our yard. The reason I am thinking this is because we have so many plants and bushes in our backyard and it's hard to tell one from the other. We also have a ton of Virginia Creeper all over and although Virgina Creeper is typically not poisonous, I did read it carries the same oxalate crystals as does poison Ivy and if you fall into that small percentage that can react to it, then you can and will, in fact, develop an itchy rash from touch/rubbing Virgina Creeper. I am highly allergic to Poison ivy, oak, sumac... you name it. I look at it and I get itchy.... Looks like Jayden inherited my sensitive skin :-( -I also thought of 'Scabies' but if it were that then Josh would have gotten it a long time ago {ha!}.

Anyways, now that you know all about my itchy rashes {because your day cannot be complete without a break down of itchy rash talk}, in other news the both houses across the street from us that went up for sale, sold within a 2 week span. People moved into one house already and the other one, a guy has been coming by every weekend and sometimes throughout the week, cleaning the bushes in the yard up etc... I am trying to debate whether or not this person is going to move in or it's someone who bought the house and is going to flip it... That would be something if it were the same person/people that flipped our house before we bought it and if it were then I would tell them that I hope they do a better job on that house then they did on ours {for reals}.

SO I am in the middle of week 4 of Turbo Fire.

WEEK 4!!!

I haven't weighed myself yet but my pants are fitting loser, heck my workout pants are already getting baggy on me. Josh says my waist looks like it's getting smaller. Josh is also in week 4 of this with me. He is alternating between Turbo Fire and Insanity. Next week I am going to be adding in P90X on top of my Turbo Fire.

We have been eating super healthy and super clean. I haven't had not one processed thing in the past month and honestly, I feel so much better!

Last night I made these super tasty open-faced turkey breast flat bread sandwiches w/side salad. They were so delicious!

Breakfast for me has typically been some sort of smoothie. Using fresh fruits, flax seed {ground}, oats, protein, yogurt... etc. Today however I am home from work and decided to have myself a little Greek yogurt/blueberry/granola bowl. It was glorious!

I think I am really in the zone now and I so got this and when it's all said and done and Josh and I finally reach our goals we can take that much needed romantic getaway to either St Lucia or Hawaii! Oh yes, that in itself is motivating me because I could use a vacation away from here!

So that's pretty much all that's been going on. Start to see some changes around here. Not big changes, but changes as in posting recipes {I made these yummy protein bars, will share the recipe soon!} and other types of 'stuff' related to health and fitness. Not only do I enjoy sharing these things, but it helps keep me motivated and in check within my own health and fitness journey!

Happy Thursday friends! :0)