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Ok, so I'm a day late to do a wrap up, but we had a play date yesterday and then I had to work a little in the evening. So I am just going to say that I was terrible at writing for 31 days straight. Even though my plan was to leave the topic vague I think my downfall is that I left it too vague. Next year I need to not choose something so vague but a more cohesive topic. I did like the topic I wrote about this year, but I got stuck often because I didn't know where else to head. I learned a lot about myself and what I need to do to make myself happier. I also like that I put things I want to do on a list so that way I can keep going back to add more things. It also will allow me to give everyone more details on when I do get to do the things on my bucket list. This whole experience has been wonderful and I am so grateful for those that have been following me along this journal. This whole process has invigorated my interest in blogging. I am hopefully that this ti...

Well my final post is going to be about something that I think can make anybody but especially me a better person. Sleep. I know everyone has been told a million times that sleep is the key to making you look and feel better but boy I didn't believe that until I became a mother. Let me tell you know I dream of a good night’s sleep especially early on or in my case when my daughter is a terribly sleeper. This week alone we've probably only sleep about 6 hours total maybe a little more but not much. Last night I was really feeling worn out and frustrated so I was hoping for at least a solid 4 hours of sleep. Nope it was more like 2 again. I'm going to stop complaining now and just talk about how I really truly believe that a good night’s sleep can make everything better. So the reasons I know this stuff is because I read - a lot. I read books as well as various articles about anything and everything. I like to learn about pretty much anything especially health related...

I've been very uninspired to write the last few days and didn't want to force something out. Over the weekend I got an email from Creative With Kids a blog I follow and her topic and prompt questions got me thinking. It was all about relaxing and how her focusing on getting things done robs her from relaxing. It got me thinking because I feel the same way most days. I don't always feel I get time to relax or even can enjoy the little things in like. For the most part I've been really good at keeping myself in the moment but the last few days I've felt rushed and like I was on a constant to-do list. Before I had Lexi relaxing for me was curling up with a good book, watching one of the shows I enjoy, and messing around on the Internet. I still get to do those things I just have to pick and choose, which ones are more important and make time for it. I used to watch a lot of TV and now I pick and choose, which shows are important to me to keep up with. I also DVR mos...

I finally got a night to start and even better finish crafting!!! Lexi is going to be a Bumblebee for Halloween and it came with this hat that has antennas on it. Well Lexi's head is way too big for it. So with the help of Pinterest I found a way to make my own from a blog I follow called Living Well Spending Less . She is amazing and has really great recipes, crafts, and tips. After stopping by Jo-Ann Fabrics to pick up my supplies this was very easy to make. Here is what you'll need to get started: Black Elastic Headband Pipe Cleaners Pom Poms Hot Glue Gun I couldn't find black elastic headband so I bought black elastic necklaces instead.  The first thing I did was make sure the black elastic fit her head. Once that was done I wrap one black pipe cleaner in half around the elastic headband. I did the same thing about 3 inches or so from the first one so I had two antennas. At the very top I folded the ends down so they stayed together. After that I took my hot ...

I've always said that I have no regrets in my life and for the most part I don't. At the time all the decisions I made were what I thought was best for me. Now looking back I don't think I have regrets but definitely places where I would have liked to do something different. There not many big changes but a few small ones that really changed the way my life was going. It's easy to say now that I would do things different because I see how that particular path turned out and obviously do not like how it turned out. I guess I just wish that I had more guidance in my life on certain areas so I know that what I am doing is the best decision. One are of my life that I wish I had more knowledge is money. Money as in bills, credit cards, etc. are things that parents do not seem to discuss with their children. This leads to making poor choices, which I definitely have in the past. I think we need to open this topic up for discussion at home to make sure our children do ...

I've been on a few interviews recently and have had a whole bunch of phone interviews along with them. Interviews freak me out. I am not one of those people that get excited or even remotely interested in talking about me especially since I have very little professional experience. Today's interview was rather strange for me though. I've had a group interview with other candidates but never an interview with three people from the company. I felt it was rather awkward and I still cannot figure out why they did it this way other than what they told me, which was it gave them three different perspectives. I was so nervous and completely out of my element just because the whole interview seemed very stiff and robotic almost. They had a packet of question and each asked one without any personality. To me that just make me feel like the company has no personality and is just stiff and boring.  Anyways my whole point for today is that I am trying to take the advice of two ...

Today has been an awesome day from start to finish!! Things just seem to falling in place and that makes me very happy as well as way less stressed. The best news of the day is that I lost more weight!!!! For those that were not aware I have been actively trying to lost weight since after I had Lexi. Well I lost the 25lbs of baby weight I gained in April, but wanted to lose more. So from that point on I started really focusing on losing weight. It already helped that I stopped having Starbucks multiple times a month and sometimes a week as well as pretty much stopped eating out. At home I focused more on healthier menu options as well as potion control. I also started tracking my food with MyFitnessPal . I truly believe those three things helped me continue losing weight because all I did for working out was walk. I would say around August/September was when I started adding more exercising into the mix. I focused on things I could do at home with the baby so it wouldn't ta...