Fourth Treats

I love creative holiday treats and this year I pinned a few I'd like to attempt that I thought I'd share. Here's the few I chose from last year from my link up party. Check out the quick 4th treat I made for a party I went to last year. And now for what's on my radar this year:

All of these can be found on my pin board: Holidays!

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Phantom Kicks

After a long day with Emily I was thrilled to take some time to myself relaxing in the bathtub. I had been sitting there for awhile and was feeling very relaxed. I was glancing down at my stomach when I swear to you I saw what looked like a baby kicking. I freaked out! I stared at my stomach for about 5 more minutes and saw a little movement but nothing like I had first saw. Was I hallucinating? Had it been that bad of a day? 

I reached for my phone and started googling what had happened. Some of my search terms were a little long, but I needed some answers STAT! "I can't be pregnant but I swear I just felt a baby kick" "Can a baby be felt kicking really early?" "Can a baby be felt kicking at 3 weeks?" I was getting no answers and I was starting to freak out more.

I sent the following text to a friend "There is no way in hell that you can feel a baby kick like UBER early is there? Please tell me no."  A pause and then I explained my situation. Her response "google phantom kicks"

I haven't found a lot out there on the matter. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on if they are gas or your uterus contracting and those opinions aren't just moms but each moms doctor manages to say something different. All that I needed to know is it was normal, I wasn't feeling a baby kicking & I was not pregnant (or at least I don't think I am).

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I Hate the Dentist

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I have had a series of unfortunate events take place when it comes to the dentist and I mean horror stories. So when I say I hate the Dentist I mean I hate them so bad that I get anxiety attacks just thinking about having to go.

I know your itching to know my horror stories now so without further ado I'll tell you just how much I love the dentist. The first memory I have of the dentist was in 2nd grade. My sister & I went to the same appointment. It's like she sense the dentist was a crazy lune because she lost it immediately. I thought she was such a wimp for crying especially as my older sister. I'm pretty sure I had like some 8 cavities filled. Can I just tell you that I think he just filled random teeth & pulled one over on my mom? He was out of practice not long after we visited.

The years blur together after that, but I recall waking up in the middle of the night screaming in pain & agony over a toothache that I swore could have killed me. The filling in my tooth (from the crazy dentist) was rotting out my tooth. SEVERE PAIN. We found a new dentist who fixed the pain but then I had to have the tooth removed. The oral surgeon, whom I love, removed the tooth. 

Time went on and I had to have a root canal. The dentist left particles in my gums during the procedure. My face was horribly swollen and I was in pain yet again. Had to have the tooth removed.

Oh and a dentist dropped a drill on my lip...not the side that was numbed. It was a nice little piercing I never really wanted. Never went back to him. 

After my last experience in high school I quit going to the dentist out of pure fear. By then I had to have three teeth removed, yes I have three holes in my mouth. I had experienced at least two root canals. Several fillings & caps. I honestly could have cared less if I had to have dentures by 21 because at least then I could visit my oral surgeon. 

My good friend, the oral surgeons son, didn't mind because he was in college & headed to dental school so he was happy to let his dad yank all my teeth so his education would be paid for.  All kidding aside, I knew if my close friend was a dentist I was going to have to go back to the dreaded dentist. He recommended a dentist to me so that I could go. I had my first cleaning and all was a success but then came a cavity...

The dentist was great & honestly I'd still go to him if my friend wasn't a dentist now. But what happened that day I'll never forget. It was my first time to have a procedure done and I knew I'd freak out. My friend had told me about a pill she would take when she went because she had anxiety attacks so I asked about it, but you can't drive yourself when you take it so they suggested the laughing gas which would be a first for me.

I sat in the chair and they started the gas. I started getting anxious when my limbs were getting numb so I started to sob. They turned it down but then I could feel my teeth so I started to cry more. Then they turned it up. Once I settled down I was in my happy place. But I remember so vividly them trying to calm me down as my heart was racing and the tears were running. I trusted them, but I couldn't stop the crying. Nothing in me had the power to stop the crying. 

So I just scheduled my first appointment with my friend. I've thought now that he's a dentist all my anxiety would go away. I've been having a toothache so I have to go and my teeth cleaning was due in November but with a new baby I've been putting things off. So I got up the courage and scheduled my appointment for next Thursday. As soon as I got off the phone I started crying. 

I don't want to be scared to go. I don't want to cry when my close friend goes to do work on my teeth. And Lord knows I don't want to starting sobbing uncontrollably infront of him. And I was really hoping I wouldn't need the gas, but from the looks of things I think I will. 

Anyone else have anxiety attacks when they visit the dentist?

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Old Navy Beach Bum Party

I love getting to do an #OldNavyStyleCouncil party! If you missed the Bundle Up Bash in December then be sure to check it out. We always manage to have fun at these events. 

And p.s. Crowdtap, you should some how allow us to tag other crowdtappers in our blog posts and write-ups because all 3 of these girls are also crowdtappers! (One newly recruited)

We decided to have a party where we brought the kids with us so we didn't get as many photos as we probably would have had we not had them with us, but darn they were cute trying on sunglasses with us. And my little one was sure a trooper to party with us during nap time.

Sara's beauties:

And my little beach bum:

 We had a blast picking out flip flops, sunglasses, beach towels and bags! Now if we could have just picked up a beach while we were there too because these 100 degree temps that have hit us this week has me longing for a day at the beach. 

Here's Corrie & I with our loot:

And then the four of us with our new flip flops on:

 If you are not already part of crowdtap then you need to join now! I love hosting parties like this with friends & who doesn't love some free stuff? Go here to join!

Coming soon...Grilling Party with Crowdtap & GrillMates! Mmm...

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We've Got a Sitter

Now I can introduce you to series #2 of the new blog revamp, Mommy Moments. How many of you mommys at some point in the day pause & think to yourself "this moment makes me love being a mommy". There are days that it's really tough to be a SAHM so when there is a moment in my day that I can really just love the moment it makes those tough times not seem so bad. I want to start keeping track of some of those moments.

The day before Emily's 6 month birthday she sat. I squealed out of excitement! It lasted all of 30 seconds and she toppled over. I've been really trying to help her become a better sitter for the past two weeks so we've done a lot of sitting between mommys legs & bumbo sitting too. We've practice sitting away from mommy & mommy has even let her fall all the way back without catching her. Yesterday it just clicked or something. She sits so well now! She sat and played with her toys for the longest time before she fell over & refused to sit back up.

 Helping her sit has in some odd way made me feel like a successful mommy. I know it's another milestone all babies reach but it makes me so proud of her. She can sit like a big girl. The only part I don't like is this means they are going to promote her to the next baby room at church and I am very very attached to the teachers in her current room. 

Anyone else feel a sense of accomplishment when your baby reaches a new milestone?

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Outdoors in Summertime

It's hot here in Texas, but sometimes you just need a little fresh air so we try to sneak outside from time to time. We've definitely been enjoying the pool, but don't have one easy to access. Hoping that next summer we will love somewhere where we have access to a neighborhood pool. And please enjoy Emily's funny new smile...

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 Do you have outdoor concerts in the park where you live? We went to our first one a couple of weeks ago. It was an unusually pretty night so we decided to go check it out. We didn't know how long we'd get to stay with it being Emily's bedtime, but went anyway. She had fun, but we didn't stay long because we took a blanket and the ground was SOAKING wet. Next time we will be sure to have chairs in the car just in case . We heard Me & My Monkey, a Beatles tribute band, which made it all the more worth sitting on a wet blanket!

 

Today it happened to be cool enough to spend a little time just relaxing under the tree catching the cool breeze. Honestly I was completely shocked we could actually be outside for that long, but I didn't get hot for a long time.

 

But most days we just spend a few minutes sitting on the porch watching cars go by & getting a break from the inside of our home...

 

What do you do to entertain your time outside in the heat of the summer?

I miss our daily walks, but I feel bad when I pull her out of her stroller & she's soaked from sweat.

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Choosing Diapers

When I registered for diapers I chose to register for Pampers Swaddlers. I can't say that I really had a reasoning behind this, but it's what I chose. I don't know about you but it tends to be that not everyone shops from your registry and often times either buys what they want or maybe perhaps prefer or even can afford. So after my first shower I ended up with a package of Luvs Diapers. I set them aside to return to Wal-Mart thinking that only Wal-Mart would carry this brand that I had a preconceived notion about.

My preconceived notion? They were cheap crappy diapers and I wanted nothing to do with them.

I was talking to my sister, the mom of 3, and mentioned the diapers saying, "aren't those like the cheap diapers that people only buy if they can't afford diapers?"  My sister, the much wiser one, replied with "no, they are actually kind of awesome. Keep the package and see if you end up liking them, you might be surprised." Since she is the wiser one I shoved them in the back of the closet behind all the classy Pampers. 

Emily came & the diaper usage began. Holy moly you fly through diapers! We started out on the Pampers Swaddlers. I loved them. They were so soft and they had a yellow line down the middle to let me know she was wet. I was in love & would never touch another diaper for the rest of my life. A few weeks in a friend called & asked how I was on diapers. I said I didn't really get many for showers so she decided she would send me some as her baby gift to me. The box showed up and as I opened it I saw the Luvs Diapers. I again thought "oh geez, how can I return these? Surely Wal-Mart will take them back even though they are from Amazon," tucking them back with the others. Soon my Pampers supply would disappear and I was faced with my packages of Luvs. I decided that if my sister and my friend both had good things to say then I'd give them a try.

Much to my surprise I ended up loving them, but was still highly attached to my Swaddlers.

The time came for us to start buying our own diapers. I grabbed all my coupons & started stalking My Dallas Mommy to find the best deal on diapers. I had heard about Amazon Mom from some other friends & we had signed up for it, but I hadn't put much thought into it. After reading her blog day after day seeking for a good price I discovered this would probably be the best way to go. So I went on looking for my Swaddlers. Upon pricing them I was a little disappointed in the price so I decided to check out Luvs since after all I did like them a lot. I could get my Luvs diapers through Amazon for $.16/diaper or I could pay nearly $.21/diapers to use Pampers. That ended up saving me over $10/box which maybe doesn't seem like a lot but when you are trying to be wise with your money that is HUGE. So I subscribed to Luvs & have been using them ever since. 

I recently ran across some Pampers in my closet & I absolutely love them still, but ultimately Luvs are just as good and so much cheaper. Now if someone were to send me a box of Pampers I would by no means reject them, but I prefer to buy Luvs and save our family the extra cash. And I realize there are other brands that may be cheaper than Luvs, but for me the Luvs are quality diapers and I don't have to worry about leaks or any of that jazz. I have seen what "cheap" diapers end up doing & gagged at the messes they've made. I have seen them work for some people too & people be completely satisfied with their purchase of a different brand. This is just my experience.

So perhaps you are like me and were attached to some brand of diapers, but are needing to save a little money and this could be the way you do it. I've switched several friends over to Luvs just by sharing with them how much I love them and we are all enjoying our savings!! 

This post is completely just my opinion. There was no compensation given to me by either Pampers or Luvs or any other company for that matter. I am just a mom giving my own perspective on diapers and what worked for me.

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Inspire

I have always been a writer whether good at it or not. I express myself best when put to pen & paper or in this case, keyboard & blog. Sometimes I get caught up in writing things that really have no meaning or perhaps really aren't worth writing in the first place. Most often times those get deleted before publishing anyway, but sometimes they don't. I want to commit myself to being more intentional about what I blog about which is one of the major reason this blog got a revamp.

This morning I woke up longing to be a better wife & mother. I've been doing a bible study with a group of girls online over Proverbs 31. I've been convicted to improve my life as a wife & mother, but what steps do I need to take? I talked to my sister last night about some of my sinful nature and things that are preventing me from being both a good wife & mother. These are things I need to work on, but I need direction. My sister is an amazing Godly woman & I would love to be like her. I however cannot call her every day longing to learn to be like her. I take her advice constantly & when I see she does something well I try to mirror that, but I need more. 

I've started two mommy devotionals lately, but failed to continue both. They are good but just not what I've been needing. So this morning when I woke up my mind drifted to an amazing wife & mother who blessed many lives during her time here on earth. I can remember a handful of conversations I had with her that were so inspiring. I wish I could talk to her now, now that I'm a mom but I don't have that opportunity any more because her life ended far too soon on December 26th, 2010. However, I do have the opportunity to journey through her life via her book Beauty out of Chaos, a book compiled from her blog, Beauty out of Chaos. My cousin gave me this book for Christmas & I had to put it on the shelf because I was reading too many books at the time trying to figure out my new baby. I honestly forgot I had this book until this morning when the longing in my heart came over me. I needed to be inspired by someone to be a better wife & mother.

 I did my first days devotion and then read through a few other posts. Each post had me yearning to be more like Brie, more like Christ. Had me yearning to truly cling to the cross & to the Father in all circumstances. There has to be something said about a girl who on her last day on earth wrote a blog post including the lyrics to the song, Forever Reign.

Oh, I'm running to your arms
I'm running to your arms
The riches of your love
Will always be enough
Nothing compares to your embrace
Light of the world forever reign

When I read her blog the night I found out she had been in a car crash my heart instantly knew she'd be going home soon. And when I heard she didn't make it my heart felt at peace knowing she had run home into His arms.  

So today I'm inspired to be a better wife & mother. And I'm inspired to be intentional with my blog. If my life came to an end like Brie's did could someone pull up my blog & be inspired? Or would my blog just lose itself in this virtual world. Could my blog be printed into a book to encourage women on their journey as both wife & mother?

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Six Months

Dear Emily,

You have now been in this world for a full six months which is half of a year. This can't be true. There have been so many changes in the past six months. You were so little & now you're so big. Everyday I love you a little more than the day before...

You decided to hit a big milestone the day before your six month birthday, that's right you are sitting up now. You are still a bit wobbly and unsure of yourself, but I am sure you will master it soon. I think you'd much rather be on your belly and working on that crawling business than messing with sitting. You have been pulling your legs up and trying to get into a crawl stance, but not there yet. However, that doesn't keep you from getting around. You manage to cover a large area of the floor when you are having floor time.

You had your first cold this month. I hated it for you, but you are a trooper. On top of the cold, you have been teething like crazy but those darn teeth still have yet to break through. I am enjoying the last of your toothless grin. You unlike many babies LOVE to chew on the teethers that you put in the freezer which is good because they bring you some relief. Wish there was more I could do to make this process easier. 

With summer here, we have been doing a lot of swimming. You love to swim especially when you can lounge in your float. However, you also love to get out of the float and try to swim. You kick your legs & splash your arms in the water. You don't like it when you splash yourself in the face though. As soon as you are sitting better I'll pull your baby pool back out so we can have swim time every day. 

I love your sweet smiles & coos. You are always making me laugh. I can't seem to kiss you enough which I'm sure you love. And everyone who meets you loves you and your sweet personality. I love that you make so many people happy with your infectious smile & personality. You light up our world baby girl!

We love you more today than yesterday and this will be true tomorrow and every day after that. You are the best thing that has ever happened to us.

Love,

Mommy

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The Final Features

This post is bittersweet for me. I have so enjoyed the past nearly two years of the glam party. I love to see the creativity each of you has from week to week. I will miss that, but will still be checking out your blogs to see what you are up to now. If you are on twitter follow me & let me know you are so that I can keep up with you. Also, please hang around and enjoy the changes coming to my blog. Pretty excited about some of the new series & blog posts that will be coming your way. 

The most viewed from this week was the Kitchen Island Transformation from I Should Be Mopping the Floor. This is a beauty!

Loving this cute stenciled doormat from delicateCONSTRUCTION. What a fun way to make your own doormat for your house!

The pinwheels from Meaningful Mama are way cute & would be super cute to make for a kids birthday party as party favors. 

Mmm, Chunky Avocado & Black Bean Salsa from Feeding My Temple. I want to eat this & a bag of tortilla chips stat!

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Can infant poop have mucus in it?

Welcome to my new series, "Oh the things I...GOOGLE"!

A couple of weeks ago I found myself laughing at the fact that I was googling "Can infant poop have mucus in it?" and then I was reminded of some of the funny things people have googled landing on my page. So I decided to start a series about the funny things I happen to google. Don't act like you haven't done it yourself, motherhood makes you curious about a lot of things.

Emily had her first cold two weeks ago and I was absolutely paranoid the entire time. My mother-n-law, a pediatric nurse, assured me that Emily had a viral cold & there was nothing I could do. She told me the things I needed to watch for before I took her to the doctor. I about had a heart attack when I went to change Emily's diaper and found it to be a little mucusy looking. I was kind of embarrassed to ask my mother-n-law about her poop so I googled it. I kind of figured it was possible but had to know if I needed to take her to the doctor or not.

I learned that mucus can be seen in infant poop especially if they are swallowing excess mucus like from a cold or teething. If however it is bloody or occurs when they are not teething or have a cold than there is something to be concerned about. Relief for this momma.

So it can be completely normal if your baby has mucus in their poop! :)

I enjoyed this article the most: Livestrongs Mucus in Infant Stool.

Oh and I did end up at the doctor being the paranoid new mommy that I am despite my mother-n-laws advice. It was viral & there was nothing I could do for her. But at least I could sleep assured knowing that she didn't have something worse.  

Doesn't she look so miserable? I hate head colds too baby girl.

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Manners

I hate crowds. I'm my fathers daughter. When I see a group of people gathered in an area I immediately get crotchety. I'm ready to stick up my elbows & fight the crowd. I'm ready to ram a cart or give someone my opinion. I'm also my mothers daughter.

Let me paint the scene.

I take it your probably very familiar with Target just like myself. I walk in the doors & immediately see the crowd of people looking at Father's Day cards. My first reaction is "oh crap is that next weekend?" Then I realize I should probably go ahead & grab a card before the holiday does actually sneak up & surprise me.

I start to approach the area but chicken out because of the crowd. I stay close & wait until it lessens. The crowd dissipates leaving a Grandma & her two grand kids. Perfect time to enter. Wrong.

The boy keeps wanting to look at more cards despite the fact that Grandma continues to tell him "no we have enough." I am at one end of the cards & they at the other. He keeps getting closer. Eventually he moves between me & my cart through the little space there is to get to the other side. I want to say "Really kid? Walk around me!" But I refrain. He was able to squeeze past without touching me since I was far enough out. Grandma doesn't even notice. He does it again. I begin to get more agitated. Grandma still oblivious & still telling him "stop looking." Obviously he's not listening to her. I move to the other side since they are now in the middle & I'm tired of having my space invaded. They are clearly done shopping since Grandma has now mentioned it at least 10 x's. I am closer to the cards this time with literally maybe a few inches between me & the cards. The little girl squeezes through bumping into both me & the cart. No apology. In fact it's as if she didn't even see me or the cart. I've had enough. "Excuse you". Grandma finally realizes what has taken place & as I'm saying "excuse me" tells the little girl to say excuse me which of course she doesn't. I refrain from telling Grandma how I really feel though I tell my mother about the situation loud enough that she can hear.

Seriously? It drives me nuts! By all means ram me with a cart but apologize. Ram me with a cart and don't apologize and I may just ram you back. It drives me bonkers. I swear people just don't have manners like they used to.  It is common courtesy to apologize in a situation like this.

When I say I hate crowds it's because of this. I don't hate them when they are polite crowds. I hate them when people don't realize they aren't the only people in existence. I hate when people can't take two seconds to apologize or say excuse me. It's funny how sometimes people even look at you weird if you do apologize yourself.

Most of all? I hate when I'm in a crowd where the kids are out of control & the parents are oblivious. Please watch your children. I have ran over so many kids with my stroller or shopping cart because they aren't watching where they are going. I feel bad but then at the same time maybe just maybe they will learn their lesson.

Oh and if your kid messes with my kid, momma bear is coming out and I will parent your kid and tell them what is appropriate and not appropriate.

A little boy approached my stroller with hands out. I knew he was going to touch her. NOT OKAY. Mom was oblivious of course. So I looked at the boy (at least 8) and said "No sir, it is not okay to touch other peoples babies. Please do not get so close. Okay walk away now." Mom finally realized her son was up in our space and told him to get away. She looked mad at me for telling him to go away, but seriously...if you can't control him I will!

Exiting soap box...

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Rocking Baby

 

I have rocked Emily to sleep since birth. I am pretty sure nearly every book says not to do this. I quickly learned that I hated what all the books said & I was writing my own. I heard what my friends had to say & loved hearing what worked for them, but in the end they all told me "Do what works for you & Emily." So I rocked...

  

There were days when I had to rock her for her entire nap which could sometimes be 2-3 hours. And sometimes on those days I hated rocking her. I hated that I had made her a "monster" that was so dependent on me. And then a much wiser woman told me, "enjoy every minute because one day she won't want to be rocked anymore." So I rocked...

Around 4 months she finally let me lay her down for naps, but I continued to rock her to sleep. So every day we rock her to sleep for every nap and for bedtime. I love that time. I love looking down at her sweet face and watching her doze off. I love leaning down & kissing her on the forehead. I love praying over her in those moments & telling her how madly in love with her I am. So we rock...

But lately...she seems to hate rocking.  I really hope it's just a phase but she's been putting up such a fight. I will rock & rock & rock but to no avail she will just scream & fight me. The last couple of days we've ended up letting her lay in her crib & cry for a bit. We will either try to rock her again or pat her back until she falls asleep. I surely hope this isn't to come for us. I hope she will let me rock her a little while longer. If not, I know that I cherished every rock I had with her because someone much wiser than me told me to enjoy it and that I did. 

Rocking won't ruin your child. I know that now. And I love it, I love rocking her!

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First Trip to the Zoo

Cody's work had a day at the zoo so we decided to go. I don't think we would have gone with her this early in her life had it not been a work event, but we had fun! It was kind of hot but not too bad. 

I always love checking out all of the animals and imagine what they are thinking. 

Love these two just hanging out & relaxing together. Love that they had this huge space & they were right next to each other.

 

 Love that this guy is just hanging out chowing down on his food behind this tree. You can tell he's the boss among the apes in this particular area.

 

I love this guy thinking about something. He's probably wishing everybody wasn't staring in at him.

I don't know what it is about Zebras but I think they are gorgeous!

 

And of course we had to visit the elephants since that is the theme of Emily's room. Hopefully she will end up loving them since we have bought so many. No worries, we got her an stuffed elephant from the zoo. One of the elephants names is Groucho so we named her stuffed elephant Groucho.

And this one is for me because I LOVE bears & always have. It looks like you could just crawl up in there and be the little spoon, but it would probably be a bad idea. 

 

What's your favorite animal to visit at the zoo??

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One Last Glam Party

I have been debating this change for nearly two months now & the time has come for me to say goodbye to the Glam Party. At the beginning of April my blog took a new direction in becoming a blog about faith, motherhood and everything in between. I feel as though the Glam Party does not fit into the direction I have taken for my blog so with that said, it is time for me to end the Glam Party. This week will be the last week to link up and I will still do the features the following week. 

I have so loved having each of you stop by each week and hope that you will continue to stop by. You are all so creative and continue to amaze me each week. Keep up the good work! If you host your own linky party please add it to my linky parties page.


And now onto the past two weeks features...
Most Viewed This Week, Barrister Bookshelf from Woven Home

Most Viewed Two Weeks Ago,50 Best Father's Day Gift Ideas & Free Printable from Craftionary

This Skinny Chicken Cordon Bleu from Feeding My Temple looks delish! I absolutely love Chicken Cordon Bleu and a healthy version is great especially since I'm trying to lose the baby weight.

Isn't this Mint Secretary's Desk from Rustic Living just gorgeous? I have no use for something like this but if I did or had the space this would be an excellent piece to own.

These etched milk bottles from Chasing Sunshine would be so great for a family or even a party. The guests could each take one home. Love it!!

Who doesn't love brownies? Check out these Knock You Naked Brownies from Life With The Hawley's. Don't really think I need to be naked if I'm consuming too many of these though ;)

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Here Again.

I keep saying I'm going to buckle down & lose the baby weight. However, I keep eating the same fatty foods & chugging down the Dr. Pepper. I was walking every day with Emily, but I got lazy. Once I got motivated to start walking again it started getting too hot for us to take the walks. It was bad for me but I always felt bad for Emily when we got home & she was always sweaty.

So my in-laws brought me their treadmill that they don't have room for. Neither do I really, but I need it. So it sits a bit in the way right as you walk in our front door. It's a little loud so I need to move it somewhere else. I fear I'm going to wake Emily up from her nap while I use it though I haven't yet. 

What is my goal?

Walk 30 minutes every week day & attempt on the weekends.

Eat healthier. More fruits & veggies. 

Less Eating Out. More cooking.

Less Dr. Pepper & then eventually no Dr. Pepper.

I will add more to my work out routine once I get the walking down. I am going to do the Couch 2 5K training and Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred.

 

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The Dumps & New Direction

I have been down in the dumps lately about my blog. I was really enjoying blogging there for awhile, but then suddenly I had no interest at all. I would pull up my blog to write a post and writer's block would hit me hard. Or I would write an entire post and then decide I just didn't want to post it. 

I started this blog as a crafty blog, but now that I am a mom I have moved away from that completely. I still have a link up, Glam Party, on Tuesdays that was part of the crafty side. I think the lack of rule following for the glam party has me completely ready to end it. At first I was sad because a lot of my readers participate in this & a good chunk of my traffic is because of it. 

Then I had to remember that my blog isn't about traffic. The blog is a place for me more than my readers. My blog is that...MY blog. I get to write about whatever I want to because it's mine. So with that said my blog is turning a new leaf. 

Giggles, Glitz & Glam is about faith, motherhood & everything in between. I had my blog redesigned for this and somewhere along the line I lost sight of what I had in mind and became caught up in the numbers. I may be writing just for me and have no readers & if that's the case then so be it. This is my blog after all, but I do hope you will stick around!

And now I leave you with this...

 My hidden talent. 

(No I didn't change my hair color, this picture is from a couple of years ago)

 

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