Things that I Am....

viewing | Sinbad and his Family Show
thinking | of all of the stuff I need to do this upcoming week
wearing | pajama pants and t-shirt
hoping | I will be able to fall asleep soon and Mark makes it home safely from his trip
imagining | getting a big hug from him when he comes back :) finishing up all my schoolwork on time
creating | my scrapbook pages in my Project Life Book/taking more pictures this week
planning | a baby shower for my niece and a wedding for myself
wondering | if it is going to be a success
listening | to Anthony Hamilton,Marvin Gaye and Anita Baker
anticipating | the final I have to take for my Business Law III class
wishing | this class was over already (Uggghh!!)
trying | to use some of my scrapbook stash so I will feel like I did not buy it all in vain!!
appreciating | My family, my fiance, my friends and life itself :)

Purrrrrrrr.......LOL

LOL trying out these new Sally Hansen Nails called Kitty,Kitty. They look easy to put on but I had such a hard time especially trying to put them on my right hand, although I do like how they turned out. Reminds me of my Mom (Cheetah Momma) Hee,hee..This is dedicated to you Mom

Saks 1st Trip to the Beach

So I took Saks with me to Apollo Beach to see how he would handle the sand and water. He was such a HAM!! HE was walking all over the place and trying to go up to everyone that walked by LOL..Julie and Karen took me to the beach so I could get an idea of how it would be around sunset for a wedding. It was so beautiful when the sun started going down and the wind was blowing from off of the water. Saks was just the topping on the cake when I saw how he reacted to the beach...My Little Man..I LOVE HIM!!!

Project Life

So I have been trying to keep up with the Project Life by Becky Higgins and so far I'm doing okay. I don't have all of my writing and stuff done, but I have most of the pictures in there of what I want. I love this book because you can put a whole year's worth of pictures in one album and be done. I still like doing my individual scrapbook pages, but this makes it alot simplier. Hopefully when I done with classes this semester, I will be able to catch up.

I'm Still Here

You know blogging involves being able to sit down and keep still and for the past couple of months I have NOT been able to do that. Have been trying to take care of my health, work full-time and go to school full-time and you know well LIFE is happening as well...OH AND THIS WONDERFUL MAN has come back into my life


He is so caring,loving, takes care of me while I am sick and did I mention wonderful?? LOL

So needless to say with so many things going on in my life currently I will be on and off of this blog for a little bit...SMOOCHES!!

I Miss You Blog...

I have been SO BUSY and you have been neglected once again. I think this is only my second post for this month and January is almost over!! I am taking two classes again this semester and I can already tell how it's going that you might be neglected just a little bit more. I will try and blog at least three to four times a week BUT there is no guarantee! Anywhoo, I have been wanting to get back into my scrapbooking again (It always seems like everytime I start a new class THEN I want to scrapbook all of a sudden LOLOL). But I purchased Project Life by Becky Higgins to help me with the process. It is so cool! I like the thought of creating a page a day for the whole year. Me actually accomplishing this is something totally different. I can't wait for it to arrive, I'm so excited!!

Currently....

Watching: How I Met Your Mother
Eating: Nothing (I try not to eat after 8pm)
Drinking: Ahhh!!! I left my water in the freezer!! Now it's Ice! LOL
Wearing: My Jammies
Feeling: Tired
Weather: Feels good outside nice and windy
Wanting: To finish cleaning my room
Needing: This headache to GO AWAY
Thinking: About my Dad, I love him SO MUCH
Enjoying: Organizing my pictures for a future scrapbook
Wondering: When will this week be over already?

What I've Been Up To Lately

Soooooo...for like the past 8 weeks or so I have been on a weightloss journey..I know a couple of months before this I had started the South Beach Diet and I was doing okay on it but I was CONSTANTLY tired from not having carbs. Now this is just my personal experience with SB I know alot of people who were very successful with the plan, but I couldn't take the draining feeling I was having after 4 weeks of it. Sooooo with that being said, an opportunity came up at my job for a 6 week weightloss program for a new product that will be coming out in January 2011. I have been wearing this product since November 1st and all I can tell you is that IT WORKS!!! I love it! So far I have lost 20lbs in 8 weeks and I am SO HAPPY! I have been watching my calories and also working out everyday which is something I never imagined myself doing, maybe 3-4 times a week but never wanting to do it daily. But with this product it is so motivating!! I wrote down on my calendar in my office everyday that I worked out and I am SO PROUD of myself! I want to continue until I reach my goal weight and I know that this will help me. YAY! GO ME!

This Has Been My Motto

...Or at least I have tried to for the past couple of days since I have been on my Winter Break from work. I actually want to get alot more accomplished this week and kinda relax next week before its time to go back. So hopefully you will see alot more posts from me now that I have a couple of days to do so...Smooches!!

I Miss you Blog!!!

Will be back tomorrow with some new posts!! And hopefully pictures to share as well :)

Ummm, Yeah It's Been a Minute...

Between work and school, I have not had time to even think about you my dear blog. I haven't even had time to do my passion (Scrapbooking =( )Oh well, I guess it will be like that sometimes..Soooooo what have I been up to lately you might be wondering??? Hmmm?? Well let's start off with pictures of my nieces and nephew from when they came over to my house two weeks ago because Auntie had a free weekend and she wanted to spend time with all of them (Although I couldn't fully enjoy them because I was sick, but that's another story) Anyway, here they are:


Please Sister don't kill me for posting my nephew with Sierra's shoes on, I just couldn't resist!! LOL Plus when he is a teenager, Auntie will have to show this to him ;)




Awww, my favorite with Lorin giving Tavia some lovin!! {HUGS}

Hee,hee even Saks had to get in on the photo session...

As you can see this picture was in color because I had to show you the color wig my niece was wearing..

Okay so I was craving something...

SWEET!! And felt a little something like this:


Well of course on South Beach you can only have a sweet treat that is 75 calories or less so look what I found:

Oh My Goodness Gracious! LOL..These things are so G Double O Good!! Especially the Caramel one which is my favorite! I'm so glad I found something to satisfy my sweet craving. Yay!

Interesting Project....

That I am starting...you guessed it..Making a Scrapbook using Paper Lunch Bags..I got the idea from a Scrapbooking show that I DVR (Most of the shows are REALLY old, but every now and then they will have a project that still seems cool). Anyway, what you have to do first is take the paper bags and paint them whatever colors you like (I chose brown, green and a mustard color) Next, you glue on scrapbook papers of your liking, and then after that you have to glue all of the bags together. And then you can add your pictures, embellishments, etc. So far I have gotten up to everything but adding the pictures and embellishments. I want to finish this project before the end of the month, but seeing how my classes are kicking my boo-twah, we will see...

Turbo Jam...

Mannnnn..that tape kicked my BUTT!! LOL..it was 45 minutes and I endured to the end! (Although I did punch myself in the chin when we had to do a spinning move like your hitting the boxing ball at the gym though LOL)So after almost knocking myself out and learning the moves, I think I actually like it! LOL..So now I'm doing South Beach and working out..Whoo Hoo! Hopefully I will have lost enough weight to buy me some new winter clothes in November ;)

Working On My Art Journal

So I picked up a Composition Book from Michaels awhile back (It was only a $1) and I decided since I have been on a paint kick with my scrapbooking that I would also start an Art Journal. You basically start with all white pages and paint them all different colors using watercolor crayons, pencils or paint. I love getting my hands dirty with the different color paints and using brushes, sponges, bubble wrap, etc. to create pages. Hopefully this won't go into the incomplete pile of projects that I have going on, because I really like this project...

Up Late Studying Again...

Started taking classes again for the Fall Semester. So ready to finish this degree already. The classes this semester are kinda hard, so I'm up late working on my assignments. Thankfully, they are only 8 weeks long instead of 16 weeks so I will be done soon! (Whoo! Wiping Forehead)...

Started South Beach Diet...

on Wednesday..It's actually not bad at all. This is what I had for dinner tonight. For breakfast I normally have some egg whites with mushroom and scallions, then for a snack a have a mozzarella cheestick, then for lunch I will have chicken with broccoli and sometimes the same thing for dinner with some Jello for dessert. Even though its only been 3 days I can already feel a difference in the way my pants feel. The book says you lose weight in your stomach area first (Whoo Hoo! Cuz that's where I need it LOL).

Anyway, I lost my exercise buddy, she moved out of state last week, so I'm by myself. It's okay though at first I lost my motivation last week, but then I realized I am strong by myself and that I have done it before and I can do it again. Which made me pick up the South Beach Diet book and start from scratch..

Currently....

Watching: Date Night the Movie
Eating: Had half a meatball sub from Subway
Drinking: Bottled Water
Wearing: My Jammies
Feeling: Tired
Weather: Just Finished Raining
Wanting: To finish reading my book
Needing: Some extra hours in the day
Thinking: I need to lose weight
Enjoying: Doing my mani and pedi
Wondering: When will this week be over already?

New Inspiration Blog..

Ever stumble across another blog while reading ANOTHER blog? Well that's what happened to me today while I was reading one scrapbooking blog, I ended up on about 20 other blogs just looking at all the different creations that people come up with about scrapbooking or just Art in general. Anywhoo, I am came across a blog called I Love to Create and it was using paint that looks just like spray paint but without the smell. They said you can purchase it at Michael's, Joann's or Hobby Lobby so I am going to have to go and check it out. Their video tutorials were amazing! It made me want to do a non traditional scrapage, so I took out my water color paints and markers and created this page

Not Feeling Well Today..

and I have homework and discussions and tests, etc and I feel terrible...So I'm laying in bed with my fuzzy slippers on in my jammies with my books and my laptop...Uggggghhhh...