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Thursday, January 5, 2012

{First creation of 2012}

This is my newest creation for 2012. She is made entirely out of paperclay and was so much fun to make! most of my dolls are stuffed dolls that have a paperclay overlay but I wanted to try something new and different. I think she turned out great!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

{New Cut for the new ME!}

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Well it's not a new hair style but it is a new hair cut and different from what I had before and my hair feels so much lighter!! I am so happy with this new cut, it's exactly what I asked for and I am not upset in the least bit!

I am so glad I found a stylist who lives in the same city as me!!

Monday, January 2, 2012

{Weekly Weigh In starts again!}

This is my first weight related post of the new year. My goal for this year is to lose at least 50 pounds in 2012. I want to be healthier, happier and lose the weight in a fashion that will be a lifestyle change and not some fad pill or diet that won't help me in the long run.

My weekly weigh in posts will include what I have eaten, how I exercised and healthy tid-bits on how to make lifestyle changes.

I will be using My Fitness Pal to help me track what I eat every day. It's free and is extremely helpful.

I bought a weight watchers scale from costco 'cause I needed a new one that was more accurate and had a nice bright and was easy to read and plus I wanted it to photograph well because with each post I will include a photo of what my scale says.

My starting weight

My starting weight: 302.0 pounds

Where I want to be by the end of 2012: 252.0 pounds

Sunday, January 1, 2012

{New Year, New Color, New Goals}

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This year I decided to ring in the New Year with a new color, something darker and more deep then I normally do. It's not permanent which I like and you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find non-permeant hair color. I really like it and it suits who I am right at this moment.

It's not a bright shocking red but more subtle

I am going to work on some new goals for myself this year. Lets go over my goals for 2011 and see how I did.

1. Lose 42 lbs bringing my weight down to 234 lbs. I gained back everything I lost while pregnant with Myrna and gained more on top of that. Partly due to poor eating habits and stress eating and partly due to the fact that I was sick most of this past year.

2. Become more Domestic. I have become more domestic, fixing 75-80% of the meals for the family. The rest of the time they fend for themselves.

3. Do more crafts with the kids. I did more things with the kids but didn't do as many crafts as I would have liked.

4. Spend less time in front of the TV. I had the cable shut off in December of 2011 and since then have spent less time in front of the tv.

5. Take a photo a day. I did this for like a month or two and quit. I am hoping to do better in 2012.

6. Get all our debt paid off. We got most of our debt paid off but still have a few more things to clear up but we are well on our way!

7. Go to Reunion this year. This did not happen but we did spend a week on the oregon coast. visited family and friends.

8. Make a trip to see Family. This HAPPENED!! We saw everyone! and even some family we hadn't seen in YEARS!

9. Become my husbands "Girlfriend". This is still an on-going process but I am striving to do this more and more.

10. Be Happy. This is something I struggle with but for the most part this year I tried to be happy and enjoy the little things.

2012 goals

1. Lose a minimum of 50 lbs. This will bring my weight to 252 lbs. I want to lose more but I think that 50 lbs is something I can manage and maintain. I want to get healthy and be a good example to my children on safe weight loss.

2. Cook more from scratch. I want to move away from pre-packaged meals and make more home-cooked meals that are better for my family.

3. Pay off debt. This is an ongoing pursuit and I am hoping that by the end of the year we will only have our mortgage to worry about.

4. Photograph more. This means taking time to explore the area around me and seek out great places to photograph, bringing one or two of the kids with me while I do it so I can spend more one on one time with them too would be great!

5. Spend Quality time with the kids. this means doing things with them that not only interest me but them too and taking the time to be not only their mom but their friend too.

6. Be Happy. This means enjoying the little things and not letting the big things overwhelm me and try not to stress out so much.

{Ruth Turned SIX!!!}

I can't believe it! My little girl is now SIX!!! The day before I took down the tree and hung all the fairies above the table - got it all done before the whole family was hit with a case of food poisoning. But Ruth and everyone was feeling well enough to give her a good party the next day - thank goodness.

Ruth was super happy with the turnout but out of all the people we invited only one family showed up and so there were lots of tutu's, wands and wings with no one to wear them...

Ruth had a nice lunch set up for everyone - peanut butter and jelly flowers, yummy cookies and tea, peppermint coco or apple cider to drink followed by a pretty cake decorated by her and then crafting of fairies afterwards!

It turned out quite well and all the kids had tons of fun!! Ruth was sooo happy!!