I'll try to stay more up to date. I kind of miss blogging.

I have been doing pretty well with my workouts and eating. I did Zumba again today and loved every second of it. In all honestly, an hour just isn't long enough. :) I will be doing it with Monday's and Thursdays or Tuesdays an Thursday's.

I FINALLY started on Dragon*Con costumes. I bought all the fabrics I need for Liam's Batman costume and purchased some of the stuff for my Katy Perry costume. I will try to post pics when I'm done. And unfortunately, I am on my phone and don't know how to post pics from my phone.

Well, that's really all I have to talk about lol.

Did ya miss me?

(Probably not.) Ha, well a lot has changed since I last wrote. Where to begin...

I have started my weight loss journey...again...with a vengeance! I am kickin ass and takin names! I have been running, well jogging/walking. And I recently started Zumba! It is my new favorite exercise! I have only been once and I've fallen in love. I will be doing it twice a week. And I wish it was more! I have been watching my calorie intake which is 1,800 calories daily. I record everything, my food, exercise, weight. Speaking of weight, I now weigh 185! Woohoo! Only 5 pounds but that is awesome!

Liam is almost 23 months old, which means he will be two soon and I can't even fathom it. He is developing a beautiful personality. He has such a sense of humor jut like his momma. And not to mention, he calls me mom. Not momma or mommy but mom. Ha.

I read 50 Shades of Grey. I know, I know. I had to see what all the hype was about. (Possible spoilers ahead.) I hated it. The writing was terrible. Just awful. That itself almost made me put the book down. But I didn't and I finished it. All I have to say is Christian Grey is psychotic and Anna is a dumbass.  But, I will probably read the next one. I heard it was a lot better so we will see.

Dragon*Con is 30 days away! Holy crap! I haven't even started on my costume. I think I finally decided what to be. I am going to be Kathy Beth Terry. If you don't recognize her name, she is played by Katy Perry in her music video Last Friday Night. Love! Liam is going to be batman.

We just got back from Gatlinburg. It was a blast. It is so much more fun in the summer than in February. We actually stayed in Pigeon Forge instead of Gatlinburg and it was really nice. We had a very nice condo. I was able to take Liam to the Disney store! Which I loved! The one at our mall closed down and I was so bummed! But Liam scored some awesome Toy Story stuff! 


I'm also still considering being a 31 consultant. I really need the money and I just love the company. Stay tuned to find out if I become one! 

Been thinkin...

I just want to clarify that I am not a writer. I never have been, probably never will be. I remember once telling my sophomore English teacher that I just couldn't write well. I mean, I could if I sat for hours thinking of a good way to word things but I really didn't want to do that. I know my blog probably sucks but I honestly don't care. I write it for myself (and my imaginary followers) because I want to remember things. There are so many things I never want to forget. So this blog may be written awfully but who gives a damn. :)

I have had a lot of things on my plate lately. Not necessarily bad things, just a lot of things. 

*My sister started babysitting her "boyfriend's boss's daughter" so Liam has had a play mate for a couple weeks now for about 7 hours a day. This little girl is so sweet and is great company for Liam and it lets me get stuff done because he's not attached to my hip. Well, my sister is going out of town this Thursday and I will be taking over babysitting from then on, which will be nice money wise. Not to mention, one of my "mom's teacher friend's son" is expecting a baby and long story short, the mother has no family here and needs a babysitter and wants me to babysit her newborn in February! I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am! So, I may have a little daycare on my hands haha.

*I got the new iPhone 4s, which I am so in love with! My HTC Inspire went to Android Heaven. I was very sad about it. A couple weeks ago, it started messing up after I had popped the case off of it and the battery fell out. Then it just started messing up and never recovered. 

*I don't even know where to start about my weight loss/running/healthy eating blah blah blah. I got sick a few weeks ago (tonsillitis possibly) and haven't been in the mood to do any working out of any sort. However, recently, I was watching a video on Youtube my dad showed me of a little girl from another country who sings very well. It got me thinking, "I wonder if my dad ever wishes my sister or I were that talented." I bet that little girl's father is so proud of her. And I wanted that. Badly. I wanted my dad and mom to be proud of me. I craved it! I'm not exactly the ideal daughter, hello single mother. But I want my mom and dad to be like, "That's MY daughter!" So I have changed some things. A lot of things really. I have approached things differently, taken better care of myself and Liam, etc. Also, I was driving one day and saw a mother jogging and her son, about 8 or 9 y/o, was jogging with her! That will be Liam! And myself! :D

*One thing, I have never really talked about on this blog is my "mouth journey". Basically, my whole mouth is screwed up. Missing teeth, under bite, braces x2, etc. We had been waiting to hear back from our insurance company to cover the surgery to fix my jaw and they denied it! What the HELL?! I cried, for realz. I wasn't expecting it to get denied so we have been looking at other options. Appealing, taking it to court, paying for it, we're getting desperate. It's been a long journey that I am ready to be over with.

*I'm ready to start running again. I feel like I go through running spurts where I'll run for months, then won't run at all. I'm letting myself down. I had so many plans of 5ks and races I wanted to do but haven't signed up for any at all. But Monday, I am making myself start training for a 5k. Hopefully the Firecracker 5k in July. :)

*I went to a mother's night out last night at a German restaurant and it was awesome. Let me say that the night consisted of lots of drinks, a tattoo parlor (though no one got anything!), walking around downtown at 1 am and playing pool with a bunch of college kids. I felt old. These were my peeps and they shunned us haha. Oh well, we had drunken fun!

One more thing, I know I have zero followers but maybe I do...and if you do read my blog, thank you. :) From the bottom of my heart. It's nice to get things down on paper and just to express myself but I really appreciate anyone who reads this (and enjoys it!) :)

Random Sunday

I made up Random Sunday because I have nothing specific to write about and today's Sunday. So here is my first Random Sunday. :)

* Liam's first trip to Lake Winnie was a success! At first, he was a little very hesitant about riding anything. I got onto a ride with him (little parachutes), and he wanted nothing to do with them. So we got off before the ride started. Next, I tried the flying Dumbo ride. I seriously forced him onto it. He screamed and cried. But by the time we were in the air, he was just quiet. I pointed out all the geese in the lake that is in the middle of the park and he calmed down some. But as soon as the elephants started going down, he freaked. But who can blame him when the ride makes this really loud noise as it's descending. Ha. He ended riding a bunch more rides. I think the antique cars were his favorite. We rode it like 4 times.

* Liam got sick last week for only about 6 hours. Throwing up everything, fever, crying. He was miserable. Well, I made the mistake of kissing him right on the lips the next day and ended getting sick myself for 2 days! And, my mom and dad got sick so it was an awful week for everyone. The day I got sick (which was 2 days after Liam), I didn't get sick until that night. Well, I decided to clean the filter above our stove with a homemade cleaner that I found on Pinterest. You basically boil a huge pot of water and put about half a cup of baking soda in it. Then you just let the filter sit and watch the grease literally melt off. The only awful thing about it was the smell. If you can ever imagine the smell of cooking metal, it is one of the worst smells in the entire world. Especially when you aren't feeling good. Well, the smell will forever be etched into my brain because everytime I even think about it, I am extremely grossed out. Never again will I clean that dang filter.

* I failed again. Well, more like quit. I haven't mentioned that I quit the shred, I haven't run in forever (until this morning) and I am so eating awful again! I hate myself sometimes for allowing this! I'm trying so hard to change but I can't seem to find that determination that I used to have. Where did it go? I need it! I talked with Michelle yesterday at Scarlet's birthday party-which was super adorable Yo Gabba Gabba themed-and I convinced her to run a 5k with me! Ya! I got off my lazy butt and actually went out and ran today. I decided I wasn't ready for the 5k in June so I won't be doing that one. But I am doing the one in July-the Firecracker 5k-and am super excited! I started the Couch to 5k this morning and it is so different than how I usually run. Usually, I run for as long as I can, then walk when I get tired and then run again. But doing it consistently is so different. I was sweating within 5 minutes! Ha, but tomorrow Michelle is gonna start training with me. :)

*Last night, I went to a friend's birthday party. We ate at North Shore Grille, then headed to Top of the Dock. I got a drink at North Shore and let me tell you, it felt good. I don't think I've had a drink since before I got pregnant with Liam. So, it was nice to let loose and be baby free for the night. We partied it up at Top of the Dock, which I am not a big fan of. It is seriously all middle aged guys looking to get some. We were the youngest ones there. Haha. But, we all had a blast. We danced and drank and our waitress was horrible. But we had fun. Some guys showed up that I graduated with. There were probably about 16 of us from our class and it felt like a mini high school reunion. So much fun! 

 (Oh, and if you can tell by the pictures, I FINALLY got my hair done with the ombre look! I love it! And, this is Ashley, it was her and Jessica's 23rd birthday earlier in the week.)

*I went to a Thirty One party 2 weeks ago. I love me some 31. Thirty One is a company that sells the most adorable bags, lunch boxes, totes, baskets, etc. The best part is, they are all embroidered with your name, initials, fave quotes. I have a bajillion of them. Liam has a few also but they are mainly for girls. Anyways, I talked with the consultant about becoming one myself. Since I am not planning on getting a job until after my dumb jaw surgery, I really need some sort of income. I am losing it here. All I have to do is pay $99 for my starter kit and I'm ready to go. I host parties, have friends host parties, sell items and I'm on my way to making some mula. And I'm excited about it!

 

Cute, right?! LOVE!

Well, that's all I got. Sorry, it's taken me so long to write. I'll try to keep up better. :)

Brooks, Bridges and Breathing

Ok, I tried out my Brooks today aaaannndddd.....I LOVE THEM!

 It was like running on a cloud. I haven't taken a rest day since last Saturday and it really caught up to me today. I just wasn't feeling it. Although running with the Brooks did make it a little better. Yesterday, I decided to get an official time for my 3.1 miles. As I kept checking the time, I forgot and didn't look until I was about 5.17 km and it was at 33 minutes. So I rounded it down to 31 minutes even and will try to PR from there. Today, I was so slow, I didn't even bother with trying to PR. In fact, I didn't go as far as I usually go and and got back to my car at 4.32 km. And it took me 47 minutes to do it. I do have to give myself leeway because yesterday I ran alone and today I ran with the jogging stroller and Liam. So I definitely am faster without the stroller.

Today, while picking up my shoes from the running store, I realized that the love of my life works there. Haha. It was the guy who fitted me for my shoes. He gave me a discount on the shoes. Uh, hello! Totally into me! Ha, I kid. Although I would totally be ok with that. ;)

I still haven't signed up for the 5k. I think I am super nervous about the course. I mean, it's super easy but the slant of the bridge is my biggest worry. I don't want to come in last because of the damn slant. Ha. If I'm lucky, the race will start on the opposite side and I will get to run down it. Fingers crossed!

Here is a picture of the course, sort of. The two bridges on the left is what we have to run across. Down one and up the other. Its a lot longer than it looks. Dreading it! Who knows, it may be a whole hell of a lot easier than I'm thinking. I hope so!

Today while running, I noticed how loudly I breathe. I mean, its loud. I never paid close attention because I always listen to the radio on my phone but dang. I need to get my breathing under control haha. 

Been thinkin...

I got my Brooks today! I can't wait to try them out later! I also got some sweat bands and a Gu. I have been hearing about them on other blogs and the guy at the running store said they were good, so hopefully I'll like them. :)

I did a little research on the run that I'll be doing in June and the course looks a little...not easy. It's actually a flat course because we are just running across 2 bridges downtown but one of them has a slight angle that is torture to just walk up. I haven't signed up for it yet because I'm not sure I want it to be my first one. I think I'm going to start training on these bridges to see if I can do it without walking. Hills are always the worst part for me when I run and I am trying to get better but I have to walk up them. Hopefully, the course will start at the top of the bridge and I can run down the slant. That would be a whole lot better haha. The race does have a 5k fun run but I want to get a time and everything so I can PR my next race.

I'll post later and let you know how my 1st run with my new Brooks go! :D

5K training fail

Ha. Ok, so every time I run, I go the same distance which is about 6.5 km but today I wanted to find out how long it would take me to do just 5 km. And then PR from there. So, as I was out, I decided to turn around at 2.5 km and head back. After doing so, I realized my distance wasn't measuring the same on the way back and it should take me longer to get back to my car. Well, it didn't help the fact that I took a little detour on the way back also. Completely forgetting what I was doing. So, I got back to my car at 4.32 km. I kept telling myself, "I'll just pass the car and turn back around." Nope, when I saw the car, I was done. Ha. So I will have to try again tomorrow. That's if I can walk tomorrow! I am so sore. I know I need to take a rest day but I feel like I'm flaking out. Oh well. :)

I also am really excited to be getting my Brooks on Friday! I can't wait to try them out! Oh and I almost forgot to mention I almost got attacked by geese! I kid. Although they were probably thinking about it. There is a part of my run where there is a ramp that leads down to the water and some grassy area around it. Well, the geese and their new goslings love to chill right here. I hate it, because they poop on the sidewalk and it drives me crazy. They always hang out on the sidewalk too, where I have to run and they always hiss at me when I pass them. Trust me, I am more scared of them than they are of me. Haha. 

Well, I am going to clean out the refrigerator even though it is 11 pm because Liam and I have been sleeping it till 10:30 am lately (bliss!)  and I don't want to do it tomorrow. :)