I'm the kinda girl who...

…loves DIY projects (thanks pinterest!)

…wears jeans and a tee shirt everyday

…wears make-up only when completely necessary

…has over 20 pairs of high heels and boots

…likes to get dolled up and go out every once in a while

…jams out to music in the car and sings along to every song

…laughs at funny things that she remember long after they have happened

…hates shopping without coupons

…takes way to many pictures

…LOVES country music

…has a ton of inside jokes with my friends

…can speak with her eyes to her best friend or sister and they know what she is saying without speaking a word

…hates blow drying her hair

…hates lip stick but can’t leave the house with out chap stick

…snorts when she laugh really hard

…loves warm weather but loves fall attire

…is obsessed with picture frames

…Loves writing on her blog even if no one ever read it

…can’t wait to have her own kids

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My crazy week

Wow! Where do I start? These past few days have been VERY busy! And it will only continue this week! So if I am quiet for a little while you will know why!

Thursday was Valentines day and a I mentioned before it was mine and Jason's first Valentines day together. Jason made me a wonderful dinner.. His specialty (and possibly the only meal he knows how to cook) meatloaf, green bean casserole and mashed tators. Yum! He did a great job!

Jason didn't buy me any chocolates because he knew I would not want it, Instead of chocolate he got me flowers and a beautiful necklace :) I didn't want him to get me a whole box of chocolates but I did want some chocolate! Jason had a box of Ghiradelli brownie mix and I had been DYING to use my new Kitchenaide mixer that I got for Christmas! So we whipped up some brownies that were delicious!! 

We had a great time and didn't even have to leave his apartment!

Saturday, Sunday and Monday evening was dedicated to working on wedding stuff. My dad was up until 2am on Saturday printing my invites for me! Thanks dad! Your the best!

My mom addressed all the invites and I tied all the tiny bows and stuck them to the invitations along with stuffing the envelopes. I also worked on some of my DIY projects that I'll post about later! :)

Needless to say life has gotten busy! I have very good intentions to work out but life seems to get in the way. I'm hoping to fit it in whenever I can! But I'm counting down the days to the wedding (79 to be exact!) and my projects are piling up! Even though I am not able to workout as much as usual I am still eating healthy! That is half the battle! I am trying to stay focused on that and just pick up where I left off once some of this craziness go away!

Oh! And I'm going to Nashville this weekend! Yippee!!! I can't wait! My matron of honor and I are going down to get boots (what girl wouldn't drive 4.5 hours for shoes?!) the stores down there have great boots and they are buy 1 get 2 free!! Seeing as that my wedding is in a field and the reception is in a barn I thought it was necessary for all the girls to wear boots :) and well the boots are a great reason for us to take a girls weekend trip to Nashville! :) can you tell I'm excited! I can't wait to tell you all about the trip when I get back!! 

What did you do for valentines day? Do you have any fun plans for the weekend?

What I am loving Wednesday

This is my first link-up and I'm really excited! I am linking up with Jamie over at This Kind of Love.

I am loving Shakeology!
It taste delicious AND has a ton of nutritional benefits! Check out some of the recipes here


I'm loving this yummy new healthy recipe! Can't wait to try it!

Buffalo Turkey Burgers

I'm loving these pink Nike's. I NEED THESE!!

Via

I'm loving guilt-free indulgences!

Via

And of course I'm loving that tomorrow is Valentine's day and it will be Jason and I's first Valentines day together! :)

WILW

Baked Sweet Potato!!

A few weeks ago chef Devin Alexander (the author of all the biggest loser cookbooks) was on the Bigest Loser and showed the contestants a recipe for a Southwest Loaded Sweet Potato, all it takes is a baked sweet potato, ground turkey, salsa (she used a red salsa and a green salsa) and a dallop of Greek yogurt (a good substitute for sour cream).  Honestly, when I saw this I thought EWW!! I would never put those things together! But the contestants tried it and loved it!
The next day I got on Facebook to see that Amanda Tyson (a girl who tried out for biggest loser but didn't make it so she did it on her own!) had made her own version of it and loved it. She made hers with ground turkey, salsa, Greek yogurt and scallions.
I was really nervous but decided I'd try it. Well kinda, I made due with what I had. I put salsa, low fat sour cream and scallions on it. I made sure to have a drink of water to wash it down if I hated it! I didn't need it! It was delicious!! I am going to buy some ground turkey today to make meatballs for dinner tomorrow and I'm going to save a little bit to put on a sweet potato for lunch on Monday! I can't wait to try it with the ground turkey! It will make it a great hearty and healthy meal! This meal has so many potential alternatives to how you can make it! Let me know if you try it and what you put on yours!

I used the totinos all natural black bean and corn salsa with Low fat Daisy sour cream.

 

 

My favorite time to workout

I usually have 3 times a day available to workout. The first time is at 6 am this is an hour earlier than the time I usually wake up and it's just enough time to do insanity and shower, second is when the boys I nanny go to school and third is when I get off work. The boys go to school 3 days a week for 2  1/2 hours, this is usually enough time to go back to the house, workout, shower and grab a quick bite, but this is also the only time I get to watch the biggest loser on DVR! I can workout when I get home from work but sometimes it's close to 6 before I get home and I still have to eat dinner! 

All that being said my favorite time to workout is at 6am! I know! I can't even believe it! The reason I like working out in the morning is because I can get it over with and don't have to worry about it until the next day. Another thing I like about working out in the morning is that it wakes me up without drinking coffee, it also helps me to stay focused on what I'm eating that day. Think about it.. After you work out you are usually more concerned about what you eat, you just burned a ton of calories, you don't want to eat them all back!

I don't always workout in the morning, it usually depends on what I have going on that day and how much sleep I got :)

P.S. I am in no way a morning person! If I could sleep until at least 9 or 10 every day I would be happy. 

What is your favorite time to work out? Share it in the comments!

Yeah baby!!

Today started off a little rough, I set my alarm for 6am to wake up and do insanity before work, but I pushed snooze a few to many times so that didn't happen. After dropping off the boys that I nanny at school I went back to the house and changed then realized I left the insanity DVD at home, by this point I was just frustrated! But I was happy that I got to sit down and watch the biggest loser :) by now I had decided I would just do it when I got home. On my way home I ran into some traffic that I sat in for 30 minutes!! Oh, and to add to the excitement my gas light came on when I was less than 5 minutes from home so I got some gas so I wouldn't have to leave early in the morning. By the time I got home I was overwhelmed, hungry and tired! I did not want to work out!! :/ I decided to weigh myself  as soon as I got home.
May of last year I reached my lowest weight of 153. When I weighted myself today I was 152!!!!! Ahh!!! I have lost 9 pounds since I've started working out and eating healthy again! And according to my Wii fit I am 2.1 pounds away from being in the "normal" weight zone instead of overweight!!! After that I was sooo excited that I couldn't start my workout soon enough!! The workout was a little rough though because I was so hungry! But I pushed through! I'm so happy right now!! :) you can do it too! When you don't feel like working out just get up and do it!! I believe in you! Getting started is the hardest part! Get up and go!

I'm back!

A lot has happened in the time that I've been away! I got really busy with life in general and on top of that I went on a 10 day missions trip to the Republic of Panama and got engaged and have been planning a wedding!

Sadly I stopped working out as frequently and went back to my old eating habits. Yikes! Please, don't ever let this happen to you!! I started hating my body and being very self conscious again. It was like I was back to the old me. I knew I needed to change something or I was going to go right back to where I was before.  I recently went to the doctor and got weighted.. I had gained about 8 pounds back :( I was devastated! Shortly after that I decided to start working out on a more daily basis. It's been about 2 weeks and I'm still going strong!

I started insanity again and I am fully dedicated to doing the full 63 days!! My best friend and my sister are also working on their health and getting into shape after having babies! It's great to have friends who have similar goals and you can keep each other accountable! 

Have you started any new fitness regimens? Do you have a good support system to keep you motivated? Leave your answer in the comments!