Gerber Generation Baby Contest

Today and for the next 21 days I need everyone's help.  I entered Brynn into the Gerber Generations Baby Contest.  It's a chance to win a $10,000 life plan scholarship!! 

So, here's what you would need to do.  Click on the following link and "like" Gerber's page on Facebook, then "VOTE" for Brynn.  Her entry number is 378934 or you can search for her under the name Brynn from Newburgh, IN. 

You can vote once daily for the next 21 days!  Tell all your friends, sponsor her page on your facebook, or send an email out to your work.  :)  I would greatly appreciate any support or VOTE! 

Here is the following link to vote -Brynn Elizabeth's Gerber Entry

Skinny Gal....  Somewhere. 

Blue Ombre Eyeshadow

Give me credit gang.  This is my first video tutorial for make up and I am really awkward with it.  I think at the end I start talking about eyeshadow, but I actually meant to say that, "I use just any kind of mascara."

Here are the finished looks!

Enjoy!

Runner's "High"

I'm finally FEELING BETTER!  Holla! 

I thought this cold would be the end of me.  Life as I knew it.  I went for 8 days feeling horrible and just when I thought I needed to schedule an appointment with my Doctor, spend a ton of money that I don't want to spend, and get on antibiotics that I don't really want in my system...  I start to see the light!! 

Dramatic?  Slightly, but it's felt like an eternity since I came down with it.  My body has been hurting for a work out.  Seriously! 

On that note, I decided that I am going to be a dedicated dieter once again starting on Monday.  I am starting to second guess my decision with the C25K though.  I've never been a runner and it's never been something I have actually enjoyed, but I read about all my fellow bloggers who have had success with it.  All of them talk so highly with how good it feels and the runners "high".

I started to think about my own health/fitness with programs I have already done and enjoyed.  I enjoy kickboxing and dance, I enjoy going to the gym and working out on various cardio equipment, and I love weightlifting.  I actually get the "high" just from working out.  I know that when I did the TurboFire program I would get the "high" from completing the 60 min cardio class, which is equivalent to running 6-7 miles.

So, why do I need to run???  This was a question that I kept asking myself and the only conclusion I could come to was because it's a popular thing to do at the moment.  Five years ago you never heard anyone talking about 5K's, and now, it's the "it" fitness thing to do.

I am going to return my focus on at home workout programs.  I have 3 Jillian Michael's DVDs that need to be dusted off and used, and the full Zumba program.  With Jillian, I have the 30 Day Shred, which is what I am going to start with on Monday.  I also have 6 pack in 6 weeks and No More Trouble Zones. 

I've done one day of the Shred.  It's ideal for me, because it's an intense workout that lasts only 20 mins.  Who can't fit 20 mins into their daily routine???  I'm hoping with the craziness I have going on right now at home and work, I can fit those in EVERYDAY and document my progress. 

I can't let the thyroid situation keep me from my ultimate goal.  I HAVE to be a size 8 by my brother's wedding next year. 

Which, by the way is very bad timing for me.  My plan was to start trying for another kiddo next summer, so that I wouldn't be pregnant through the summer again.  Carrying 48 extra lbs in 100 degree weather is NOT something I want to do again!!  So, if it all works out well, I should be a couple months pregnant and NOT showing for his wedding in October.  It's kind of lame that I won't be able to drink and get crazy with his friends that we grew up with though.  O-well, I have to keep to my time frame on things and not move my schedule around his plans. 

If I could afford two babies in diapers, I would totally start trying now.  I want my kiddos to be within a couple years together so they can enjoy one another and play together too.  My step daughter is 7 years old and she plays with Brynn from time to time, but she gets too rough with her.  The older she gets the less she will want to be around her younger siblings anyways. 

Tomorrow I plan to have a make up tutorial uploaded for you all.  It's my first time with it and I am really awkward, but hopefully you will enjoy it.  :)      

Here are the first looks with the blue ombre eyeshadow look:

Dresses for Fall

Here lately I have started to get into dress more and more.  I guess it's partially due to the fact that I have lost weight and I feel better about my chubby legs. 

Here are some dresses that are on my wish list for the fall:

Ugh, my favorite one!  It's so country cute.  It would look so good with some natural (tan) colored boots/leather jewelry.

This one is still kind of summery, but I love black dresses and this would be really cute with some chunky high heals and black tights.

Another one that is slightly more geared for summer, but blue is my color and pops out my blue eyes.  This one would be cute for like New Year's Eve or a evening on the town.

Another out on the town type of dress that I love!  IT IS HOT!



I have had my eyes on this one for YEARS.  I have yet to buy it, but I loves it!

This one might be a little short for my taste, but with some tights I think it would be alright?  This one is another one of my favorites. 

I found all of these on Venus.

Which one is your favorite?  I can only afford one,,,,,, maybe two.  :)  It's not often that I treat myself, but I have NO fall clothes since I lost 40lbs.  Everything is too big, which is a good and sometimes bad thing when you don't have much money to buy new things for yourself.

Boo.

Boo is something we call my daughter most of the time.  It's usually Brynnie-Boo, Boo-boo, Boo, Brynners.  LOL  At least it's not "Pooter"...  That was was my nickname growing up.  My maiden name is "Potter" and for whatever reason, my older brother said that because I was the youngest in the family that I needed the degrading nickname.  Awesome, right? 

Anyways, I had a great weekend with Boo.  We are both still sick.  Her nose is still stuffed and I still feel like I have been hit by a mac truck.  I am now coughing on top of feeling all the congestion.  I'd really like to work out one of these days... 

Here are some good ones from yesterday.  She is just so stinkin' cute!!  It was hard for me to get some steady shots since she doesn't sit still anymore. 

Blurry, but so cute!

I love baby attack moments.  She's started coming up to me and giving me big ol' bear hugs...  I honestly don't think it could get any better than this! 

I had to show this one, only because she looks so much like her older half-sister in it. 

I had to show how long her hair is getting.  She has hair about 2" past her shoulders and we have already gave her a hair cut once.  Ignore the floor around the house.  That is an example of having an 11 month old and a 7 year old over the weekend.  I was too exhausted to do anything about it once Samantha went back to her mother's house last night. 

Knock, Knock....  She has a fascination with the garage door lately. 

She was following me around the kitchen this morning.  She's pretty much Mommy's little shadow. 

I'm putting a hold on the weight loss front.  I went to my doctor 2 months ago, because my thyroid meds felt off.  I can often tell when it is too high or too low. 

They told me my meds were too high, so they backed my dosage down. 

I went for my follow up a couple of weeks ago and the next dosage down was too low.  For whatever reason, my doctor has decided to leave it at the low dosage.  Meaning that I am in a Hypothyroid status until October.  When you are at a Hypo status, you are tired and your metabolism runs slower.  So, my choice is to struggle and try to lose weight being as strict as possible for the next couple months and maybe lose 5-10 lbs., or I can just try to maintain for a while and try to get back into it after October.  What would you choose? 

   

TGIF!

Thank goodness it's Friday!!

First off, I have to brag about my wonderful hubbers.  :)  He won another karaoke contest last night.  His winnings were $1000 in cash.  I wish that I could take that money and buy something really nice, but unfortunately we have bills to pay. 

Shawn and I have our ups and downs, just like every NORMAL relationship.  Without the "downs", you can not appreciate the "ups".  We never really fight, but we do bicker at times.  Relationships/people that say they never fight, argue, bicker are a LIE!  Kind of like the cake...  It's a lie too.

P.S. I want this shirt:

Anyways, it's times like last night that really make me proud to be his wife.  I'm thinking we need to move past the small town ordeal and head out to XFactor or The Voice.  He IS that good!  I have several videos that I need to post of him, I have just been very overwhelmed at home and I haven't had time to upload them to a computer.  I will post those soon.  Hopefully.

So, we went out to celebrate his winnings last night after the contest and it was a LATE nighter for this momma.  I need massive amounts of coffee today.....  As you can see, I took a picture of cup # 3.  Can I just get an IV of caffeine?   

So, my weight loss must be showing, because I not only got hit on by guys last night, but I was hit on by a very pretty girl who was with her boyfriend.  Kind of awkward for me.  I'm not really into girls, I prefer my sexy man meat.  LOL 

I don't even like my own business down there, so why would I want to look at another girls??? 

Plus, I am HEAVILY attracted to my hubby and I don't think anyone could sway me differently regardless of how much money they have, looks, gender, etc. 

ON A DIFFERENT NOTE:

I decided to eat Chinese yesterday, because I REALLY wanted to eat something bad for me.  I felt like I kind of deserved it, because I have done so well this year and this is only the second time I've had Chinese this year.  So, this is my plate: 

I didn't eat it all of course.  The springs rolls weren't that great, so I only had a bite of that and I didn't end up eating the orange sushi role thing, because I couldn't figure out what was in it. 

So, I often see this message: 



To hell with that message.  I am human and I do like to treat myself from time to time.  I don't go overboard, but I think you sometimes just NEED to feel like you are human and eat like a starved pig  NORMAL person instead of dieting all the time.  It's exhausting. 

I did get a very cool fortune in my cookie that I didn't eat.  I just like to read the fortune.  It was a reminder that I need to desperately workout as soon as I feel 100% again:

Have a great weekend!  XOXO



Search Lost and Found-Missing Blogger from the scene here!

I miss you all, and I will promise I will type something up soon!!!  Work has been CRAZY!

Weight loss:  I am down to 195!!  YAY-YAY!  I officially hit 40 lbs since Feb.  I can't say it's due to my hardcore exercise routine, because I haven't ran since last Wednesday.  I did run 3 days last week, but that was Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  Then I got super busy with work and home and the week was at a loss. 

I have gotten my daughter's cold this week.  I have had it since Monday and running isn't effective when you can't breath through it.  I did walk a mile this morning.  At least it's something.  My muscles are aching to just do a hardcore workout.  Hopefully, I can get some of those in this week. 

I have just been REALLY busy at work to the point where I can only get yogurt in for lunch.  I do eat, but it hasn't been as much lately. 

So, I did get a chance to get some shots of Brynnie this weekend.  Check this out.  I am IN LOVE with it!

 
So gorgeous!  Happy Hump Day!