Crazy Life as Mom

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

REBOOT

ok, so working full time and chasing after a 3 year old has taken over my life. Trying to manage a household (with a recent overflowed toilet for 2 hours) a close second. Trying to excercise has been a distant third. So i have put on a few pounds.. sue me.

I recently watched a movie "Fat, Sick, and nearly dead" on Netflix. I have been inspired and have recently joined the reboot! (www.jointhereboot.com).

Here is a review of my progress so far
Day 1
I opted for the baked apple dish to ease me into this whole juice fast. Very tasty. I made a few of the juices and really enjoyed them. I wasnt really hungry, but i had a killer headache from the lack of my morning coffee. OUCH.

Day 2
Down 2.6 pounds
I made the baked apple juice and a small spinach salad (spinach, jicama and tomato) with 2tsp of dressing on the recipe section. Pretty good. No headache! :)

Day 3
Down 3.4 pounds
Started the day with a "Green lemonade". Pretty tasty a bit to much lemon perhaps. had a small spinach salad like on day 2 to help with the need for chewing and a slight twinge of a headache. Its only early evening here, so we shall see what the rest of the night brings.

The website seems pretty easy to manage and navigate. I like the different topics that are covered, but I am preferring the facebook page "fat sick and nearly dead". There are alot of consumer tips and tricks.

Day 4
Down 4.8 pounds
I drank an apple, beet, cucumber,spinach drink this morning upon wakeup. YUM! I am really liking the whole juicing process. The drinks are SO good, and all the sluggishness that I previously had is gone. I was at a point with the sluggishness where I would fall asleep if I sat down more than 5 minutes. I actually had a doctors appointment scheduled for yesterday which I cancelled. I see tremendous changes in how I feel. I dont know if my energy level is up since I am taking allergy meds. We had a toilet overflow for TWO hours sunday and the water/mold abatement team has 5 fans and dehumidifiers running 24/7. The carpet is all pulled back, no linoleum in the little ones bathroom, and a huge hole in our ceiling taped up and running to a dehumidifier. Fun times. I guess this is a perfect time for a detox!! :)

Day 5
down 4.8 pounds (no change)
I think this may be due to not drinking enough juice or water today. Upping the juice and water today. We shall meet again tomorrow, same time, same place!

Day 6
Down 4.8 pounds (no change)
Hmm drank tons of water and and extra juice. Still no change. Our house is in turmoil but must get a workout in. I suppose I wll put toys and such on the couch to try to make room to do the 30 day shred with my gal Jillian Michaels.

Day 7
Down 6 pounds
Finished 6 days of juices and small salads. Today is day 1 of 5 of JUST juice. C'mon lean green... keep me full! :)

Day 8
Down 6 pounds
Today is day 2 of just juice. No cravings to speak of. Making cookies with my daughter and its been a temptation, but I have my eye on the bigger prize.

Day 9
Down 7.4 pounds (17.6 to go)
Drinking my green tea prior to juice. I am in love with the mean green. Added more ginger yesterday and wow.. that packed a punch!

Day 10
Down 7.4 pounds (no change)
Starting to LOVE decaf green tea with lemon. Its amazing how I am no longer hungry and my stomach never growls. Day 5 of strictly juice complete. I think I am going to do another couple days of just juice. I love the way I feel. I was falling asleep in the afternoons at 4, but now IM not. I almost had gone to the doctor to figure out what was wrong. DUH...Im not feeding my body what it needs!! THanks FS&ND!! Joe Cross, you are amazing.

Day 11
down 7.4 pounds (no change)
SUPER frustrated. Not sure why no change in 2 days.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Jillian Michaels 30 day shred

Today is day two. I have one word. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! Who knew one day with Jillian for 20 minutes could kick you in the rear so hard! I didnt even use weights yesterday. I added them today when I located them all dusty in my husbands trunk of the car.

I have a trip planned to Hawaii in 65 days. I have a 3 year old toddler, and I work full time. I go to the gym for 40 minutes on the treadmill (thank you kids klub) as often as I can. I suspect with the summer finally arriving here in Oregon the gym will happen less often. So this lack of time led me to Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. I might post pictures of before and after.. depending on the jaw dropping results. :) I have about 15 pounds I want to redistribute, so I am hopeful.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

cupcake tower

I have been searching for cupcake towers for my daughters birthday and found nothing I liked that wasnt $60 per tower. So after many sites of tutorials I decided to purchase things to make my own.

$11 at Goodwill. 4 silver type platters and 2 candlesticks

$11 at Joannes one can of primer and one can of white spray paint.

$3.99 for E-6000

Wash and dry the platters and candlestick removing any glue.

Spray 2 light layers of primer, flip and repeat. Make sure you are protected from any wind or it WILL overspray.

Once pieces are completely dry. measure and mark the center of the plates with a piece of tape. Apply glue to top of candlestick. this will go on the bottom of the top plate to provide more strength to the upper platter. The smaller (top) of the candlestick will be attached to the middle of the bottom platter. This will allow for more room on the bottom platter for cupcakes.

The cupcakes wont touch the actual stand and I will cut a liner to provide an extra layer of protection.

This post is now part of Get your Craft on Tuesdays at Todays Creative Blog.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Borrowed Adobe

While surfing ideas for inexpensive ideas to decorate our home I ran across this site. The Borrowed Adobe. I have to say I am quite impressed. We own our home, but am always looking for ideas to corral all the stuff and toys we have, while saving money on decorating our home inexpensively. This site had gads of ideas.

Here is our yard that we just sprayed and weeded. Needs major inspiration. No clue how to contain the massive beast that is the heat pump for the A/C. We have a 16x16 pavered back and a 3 year old. Enough said!

http://theborrowedabode.com/2011/04/ladies-grab-your-cameras/

Monday, April 4, 2011

silhouette SD

I saw this and immediately had to buy. The pictures and project ideas have been swirling in my head since I saw the machine. I entered to win a couple of them, but could NOT wait to see if I had won.

I got my silhouette SD and unboxed it excitedly. It was SUPER easy to set up and I had the software downloaded from the website prior to receiving the machine in anticipation.

The software takes some getting used to, but is fairly intuitive. After two weeks the green heavy media mat that came with it lost its stickiness and no longer was holding the cardstock to make clean cuts. I received another one and now the blade isnt cutting through the cardstock. I am hoping the company can resolve the issues as I have checked the settings (for cardstock and blade seated properly) and its still not cutting through.

Other than these two issues, i absolutely love the Silhouette SD! I have made a couple REALLY Cute Projects! Check them out here www.etsy.com/shop/IsabooCreations