So, it’s 2AM and I just thought I’d post a random post. Finally got this pic off my camera from August! I like it.

GOALS.
# get food under control and stick to it
# start up with consistent exercise again, even if just walking
# let my hair grow out! but keep it thinned down since mine gets SUPER THICK
# get outside more
# get up earlier
# take the time for religious study & prayer
# tackle the fear that is keeping me from practicing my driving skills

just some goals i wanna work on. guess i better get some sleep! zzZzzZz.

HIII. Just thought I’d drop in for another random post. Umm, I watched a few new (to me) movies! Watched Bridesmaids… pretty funny! Also, X-Men: First Class. I LOVED IT!!!!!!! So much that I got Brad to sit down and watch it with me (my 2nd time, lol).

Got some new music recently… from my fav bands! Well, have had Nickelback’s recent music for a while now but I constantly get hooked on “Lullaby” and “Trying Not To Love You” – both very awesome. I got the new Maroon 5, The Killers, Hoobastank, and 10 YEARS! 10 years is awesome. “Knives” is a new song of theirs that I really like. Currently stuck on The Killers “Runaways”… excellent.

First day of fall was yesterday! It was a bit warm yesterday. However, today? AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING. The bluest skies you’ve ever seen… and I walked over to hang out with Mom tonight and it was really COOL on the walk back. It reminded me of various times in my life.

Saturday we took the car to the car wash for a bath and then to vacuum it, plus spray it with scented spray lol. Then we were off to the mall so I get my eyebrows waxed. Ugh.. we both ate way too much haha. Yea, the last few weeks I have been terrible eating wise. I have done EXCELLENT TODAY. Just. GOTTA. KEEP. AT. IT…

We stayed up until 2AM watching the X-Men movie and I got up at 6:15AM and have been up alllllllllll day. We went to church, I came home to work on my college paper, and then as I mentioned – I walked over to Mom’s and now I’m eating my late dinner and my eyes burn a little. Gonna go to bed earlier tonight and get up earlier tomorrow.

I’m so blessed. Hope everyone had a good weekend!!! I’ll update whenever the urge comes, lol.

Well…… can say the last two days have been same ole. I probably won’t be posting as much, unless something real special happens haha. It was sooo pretty outside today, so I took Katie out for the long walk out to the nearest pond to see the turtles, ducks, and fishies! The Koi fishies were really active today! Usually you only see one or two but we saw atleast seven or so. Katie whined a bit on the way back and now she’s playing in her room. No nap today but I’m hoping to get her sleep situated again to where she is going to bed at an earlier hour.

We watched the BRAND NEW first episode of the new season of BONES last night!!!!!!!!! AHHH, I loved it. New FRINGE is coming a week from this Friday. I’m also REALLY, REALLY, REALLY excited because I watched a new trailer for the movie THE HOBBIT this morning and I can’t wait to show it to Brad because we both can’t wait to see that movie. Realllllllllllly makes me want to start playing Lord of the Rings Online again. I miss that game.

Still working on getting my diet under control. Will keep trying, as always. We didn’t go to the gym Monday evening, but we did go yesterday evening. Not sure if we’re going tonight. Brad’s ankle has been giving him trouble, so he can’t do much. Random: I’d really like a rotisarrie chicken from Whole Foods…. yum!

This concludes my randomness for today.

A pretty decent Sunday!!! We were a few minutes late for church, but otherwise alright. Katie did not listen very well the first hour. Told her to stop talking, stop turning around… ugh. She went off to her class after the first hour and then I went to help my class prepare to teach our lesson for some other kids! We only had 2 girls in our class, so that was easy. The last 15 min or so of the last hour was fun! I was the main one who taught the lesson and had help from our 2 girls and my teaching partner helped with the pictures and writing on the chalkboard. Of course time went by so quick! We taught about keeping the commandment to honor thy Father and Mother, which is found in Exodus 20:12. Before we knew it – church was over! I went to try to find the sister I was supposed to meet up with, only to later find out that she had left after the first hour because she had family come into town to visit. I ran around looking for her, asked a few sisters about her then came back to try to find Brad and Katie.

They were in the gym. UH OH. I already knew that was trouble because any time Katie is allowed to run around in there and then we have to leave – she has a big ole FIT. Sure enough. She would not come on, so we acted like we were gonna leave her and she flipped out, but just stood there and LOUDLY whined. Brad went and picked her up but she kept up the loudness. As soon as we left the gym and back into the church, I told Brad to put her down and she can WALK. She didn’t want to budge moving and I told her to MOVE HER BUTT. She whined loudly in church, outside, and in the car. She got a spanking for it too because she kept on and on and on and on. She was also super tired because she stayed up too late last night playing in her bed!!!!!!!!! *SIIIIIIGH* I told her she was not gonna get to watch Sesame Street, like she usually does on Sunday evenings and she was NOT gonna get to rock with Daddy before bed because she was NOT acting like a big girl today.

Anyway. We came home and she eventually went down for a nap. I completed my college quiz then went and piled up on the bed for a few hour NAP!!! It was NICE. I woke up, ate, got stuff ready then went to spend time with Mom! We had a really good time. Even got to talk for a bit with my Aunt too!

When I got home Brad pointed out that he made some muffins…. uh oh, lol. ;D Dawson Creek reruns here I come!!!!!! Wish I had an energy drink and some of those apple cinnamon straws. Even tho I do not need either! Have a great night.

HEY YA. I haven’t blogged the last two days because….. I really haven’t had much to say! I did get my computer all set after doing the hard delete and re-install. Umm, went shopping Friday as usual. We got to sleep late today, cleaned house, and Katie went to my neighbor’s since my Mom had a headache and did not feel like watching her. Brad and I have been meaning to go to a town close to ours & go to their mall (since we hadn’t been in a long while) so we did that today! We first stopped by an awesome pet store that we visit sometimes. I wanted a few of their TINY TINY hamsters and the rosy breasted cockatoo…soooo beautiful. I really, really want a bird again! Also, wanted one of the reptiles, lol. I miss having my own mini zoo sometimes. Headed to the mall and browsed, browsed. I got a smoothie from Smoothie King then later we had frozen yogurt – SO GOOD. We drove back to our town and went to Wal-Mart for a bit before coming back.

I feel pretty good right now! I’m trying so hard to get serious about going back on the no-grain, no fruit eating plan. I guess today was my first day!!! and it was a success. Since I have given into grains and such the last two weeks or so, I haven’t even been “craving” them as much as I just ate them anyway. My hungry has not been as much lately, which is good – I just need to listen and back off. Gonna make healthy fats my main energy source. I wish I would have done that in 2009, but yeah.

Alright. I’m ready to browse online, get a shower, get stuff ready for church tomorrow then settle down to watch more…….. Dawson’s Creek reruns!!! I’m now in Season FOUR! =)

Well, yesterday after Brad got home – my computer decided to give me an error. Y’know, the one where an error box opens up 1,000 times and then some things aren’t showing up? Yea. We just decided to leave it alone and went to the gym. After we got back & settled down Brad got started working on it. I’ve had issues with viruses a lot in the past few years and it seems like they never REALLY go away. So, last night we did what we thought was best – we completely wiped the whole computer, like moreso than just a usual “delete and re-install” this set everything to ZERO. We thought WOOHOO. Umm, not quite. When we got it loaded back up, it said the what used to be C drive was now E. That caused issues with trying to install, since we would have to change the drive every time we tried to install something. Brad tried to fix that, but it was super late and he had to go to bed. He said thought I could re-install AGAIN and see if that would set the C drive straight, so I stayed up after 3AM and yes, the re-install over the REALLY CLEAN delete and re-install worked…… C drive was back to C. I decided to go to bed after that.

However, I still had issues with the computer today and could not get the drivers installed right, plus other various things. I just decided to wait for Brad to get home. I did put away laundry, clean the rat’s cage, and talked to my neighbor! Brad came home and WE FINALLY GOT IT SET. Now I am working on getting everything back…….. but I lost my bookmarks! =( Gah, that really makes me sad. Ah well.

Anyway, not much to say tonight – other than I’m gonna mess with this some more then watch more Dawson’s Creek reruns!

“Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I recieve, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved” – 3 Nephi 9:22

I love the scriptures. I love sharing things of hope and faith with others! <3

How was your Monday? Once again I feel very happy and content!!! It’s awesome. Even though I’m still working on getting my food intake under control, I feel good. That’s incredible to me. Shows a big change in my body in the last year from where I was!!!!!!!! Time heals. After breakfast I turned in my college paper, started laundry, and then got in contact with all 3 of the women that are on my visiting teaching list – woohoo! That made me feel awesome too. After lunch and Katie went down for nap, I studied a bit of scripture, but got reallllllllly sleepy, so I took a nap then went to visit with my neighbor. Brad made it home later than usual and after he came home I took Katie to my neighbor’s because I thought we were gonna go to the gym. However, Brad did not feel like it since he had his college paper to work on. That was ok with me! We did stop by Wal-Mart to buy a few things… I am gonna experiment with other foods.. gulp. We both bought the cinnamon apple straws and we’ve been snacking on that, nom nom.

I did a few things at home then went to get Katie and Brad just put her down for the night. A lot of the bloggers I follow online have recently had babies and I love reading their posts! I will admit that it triggers my maternal side JUST A TINY, but I still do not want another. Anyway, I’m gonna go study more scripture then the usual – watching Dawson’s Creek reruns!! I’m so thankful, grateful, and blessed for EVERYTHING Heavenly Father has given me!

So… Brad and I were REALLY craving pizza last night. Yea, I know I really shouldn’t eat pizza. We were debating ordering online and having it delivered… or Brad thought he could just go to the store and buy our used-to-be favoriiiiite stuffed crust pizza. He decided to go buy it at the store! He left and I went to get a shower. He called to ask me about which one to get and I also made mention that cheesed stuffed crescents sounded awesome. He came home with the pizza, cheese, and crescent rolls. Ooooh my, it was all so awesome AND to my surprise my body did not respond badly to it! THIS IS HUGE. My healing methods are working, except that treat (and today’s treat…) are just that, a TREAT. If I keep eating things like that then I would surely only reverse what I have been working towards. I got my lesson and activities ready for the church kiddos then watched Dawson’s Creek reruns before bed last night.

TODAY! Wow… it was so pretty outside and cooler this morning! Gorgeous clouds, blue sky, bright sun. It was SO AWESOME. Church was super too and I know the kiddos in my class loved the two activities I put together for them to do today. We came home from church (weather still AWESOME) and I called Mom to see when we she wanted us to come over for her little birthday celebration and she said she was not sure when my Aunt and Cousin were gonna come, so she said to go ahead with the norm. I fed Katie and put her down for nap then got started on a bit of college reading. Brad and Katie were asleep pretty quick and I was sooooo tiiired I could barely keep my eyes open to focus and read. I thought about just taking a short nap to help me wake up like I did last night, but I went and piled up in bed and slept for a few hours instead lol. We finally got up and I fed Katie her snack then called Mom and she said we could come on over! We went over for a bit and got to give Mom her presents, which she loved!!! We also ate vanilla cake with cream cheese frosting + ice cream! I thought about not eating it, but decided to anyway. I’m alright so far, except all this overeating lately, coupled with these foods has made me retain lots of water weight and a bit of puffiness, plus I can feel the inflammation, but I knew that would happen. I’m gonna focus on getting back on track. I had “treats” last night and today and this week I’m gonna try to lose this water weight and stick to the food plan that I know works for me.

SO, we ate, hung out, and talked then had to come back so Brad and I could start working more on college papers. Katie watched Sesame Street then went to play in her room. I fed her a little bit of dinner later tonight, since she had cake and ice cream earlier. I let her stay up and play a bit longer than usual and then she went to bed. I just finished with my little college paper – WAAAAAHOOOOO. We opened up the patio glass door and have the A/C turned off & put the fan in the living room to draw in the fresh air. It’s nice!!!!!!

MORE DAWSON’S CREEK RERUNS – I really like this next episode! It’s the start of Pacey and Joey, where they go to the inn with their friends for the weekend and end up kissing!! <3

NEWWW-ish layout!!! I took one of my old layouts and used a new header and updated info and stufffff. Really love it. I was not tired last night, so I stayed up all night, lol. I didn’t go to sleep until almost 6AM and then we slept late! It rained a bit and we were trying to decide what to dooooooo.

Eventually dropped Katie off at Mom’s then went to Goodwill to browse, Wal-Mart for a few things, followed by Dollar Tree, since I wanted to get Mom some birthday items! Our last stop was Petsmart to look at all the animals, which of course included petting the kitties then finally getting bedding for our rat. We were trying to decide if we wanted to go out to eat somewhere, or just go back to Mom’s to get Katie. Well, we drove around a bit but couldn’t decide… went back to Mom’s to sit and talk for a bit! Now we’re home and Brad is getting Katie bathed and ready for bed. Trying to figure out what to eat!

It’s actually quite COOL outside! Prob gonna stay up late tonight, but of course not as late. Instead of watching DC reruns I got inspired to work on my website, so maybe tonight I will actually watch, lol. We’ll see. I got Mom’s birthday presents all put into birthday bags and we’re gonna go to her house tomorrow after church to celebrate her birthday, which is Monday!

That has been my Saturday. Hope you like the layout and hope you had a great evening. Stay positive!!

I am glad !!! ^_^ WOOHOO for Friday’s! I was thinking about just staying up this morning after Brad went to work….. but a bit of sleepiness (and only a few hours of sleep lol) was equal to me being drawn back to bed. Got up, did the usual routine then sat down to figure out our finances then worked on college and eventually Katie’s lunch + nap time. I took some time to pray and study my scriptures !!! I am making that time again. I also took a nap before it was time to get Katie up again. Ummmm, she played and we waited for DADDY to get home! Thankfully he was in a much better state/mood today than he was yesterday, haha.

After a bit we headed to drop Katie off at Mom’s then off to Whole Foods!! I’ve decided with my food plan to go back to what I was just doing recently – no fruit or grains, except for maybe some brown rice. I’ll see how I feel for the long term with that then possibly also go dairy free too. I was feeling excellent fruit and grain free for the…. 2 weeks? or so that I did that. The inflammation in my body went WAY down. I’m gonna focus on plenty of healthy fats to make up for the loss of carbs, but also get carbs through steamed veggies. We’ll see.. I know that my body does so much better anyway low carb, since that’s how I lost weight before, except I was ALSO low fat – and not even healthy fats, which I SHOULD have had. The last week or so that I ate lots of carbs and fruit, I’ve gained a chunk of weight really fast. UGH I HATE IT. I was actually starting to fit into my other pants! That’s how I know it was working then I decided to make a dumb decision and change it. *shakes head* Anyway, I bought almond butter (YUM), my fav plain greek yogurt, a clean whey protein powder WITH 1,000mg of L-Glutamine – which I heard is excellent for not only pre and post exercise, but also to help heal the gut and many other things! I’ve had the powder before, but wanted to get it again because my other one has a lot of processed stuff in it, but I seem to do OK with that one, but just wanted to take the cleaner choice. Ummm, bought sushi and my new fav soda sweetened with truvia for dinner!!! Cherry vanilla creme… it is SO AWESOME. Picked up some more coconut oil – awesome stuff. Tastes just like coconuts… that’s how you know it’s worth it. DO NOT buy the ones that don’t have a strong coconut taste. I looove my coconut scrambled eggs in the morning, with green beans. =) Went to Wal-Mart and went to Subway first, so Brad could get a sandwich and we could sit down and I could eat too. We went shopping for more foods, plus new PANTIES for Katie and bought her GoodNights instead of Pullups and we’re gonna try to train her to get up and go potty at night and before she takes a nap so we can get her all trained. More on that in a minute. Also, bought Mom some new WINDSHIELD WIPERS for her car, since Monday is her birthday and the wipers she had were soooooooo rusted and old, lol. Got her a CUUUUUUUTE singing kitty birthday card and her favorite bath salt. I might get a few more things tomorrow when we go out. Brad and I had fun just playing around at the store too. Love him lots!!!!!!! Came back to Mom’s and she was soooooo excited about her new wipers! I went outside with Brad to help hold the light, so he could put the new ones on. Took a good while, but we got it! Talked for a bit and came back home. I set Katie’s spongebob nightlight up, put her portable potty in the bedroom with a few wipes and told her if she needed to go to get up, go potty, wipe then go back to bed. Yea… we’ll see how that goes. Hopefully it’ll go smoothly.

Anyway, can ya guess what I’m gonna watch? DAWSON’S CREEK RERUNS!!!