30 Day Shred
I’ve been doing the 30 Day Shred for 8 days now. I made a decision at the beginning to take Sundays off. I saw on Vicky’s blog that she was going to be doing it and she was asking anyone else who wanted to do it to sign up, so I did. I feel so much better already, although I haven’t lost any weight yet. I am hoping to lose 20 pounds by the end of summer. Even though I am not losing any weight yet, I can tell that I am stronger. My muscles feel tighter and I have more energy since I started the dvd. The first couple of days were really hard, but now I am not sore and I can do all the excercises without taking any little breaks! If you are wanting to get fit and feel stronger you should totally do this workout:)
On another totally random note, I really want these three dresses, but there is no way I will pay $80 for a dress… ;)
Filed under News | Comment (0)Taylor’s Room
We finally have Taylor’s room finished with furniture and everything the way it will be until she moves into a twin bed! That may be sometime in the next year, but I wanted to finally post something with before and after shots.
When we first came to look at the house we took pictures, so we could remember and show the house to people when we talked about it. We really thought this was the one when we first saw it, so we were excited. However Kody was the one taking the pictures so he took more of some things than others… Taylor’s room to be only got this one shot. You can see that it has blue walls and cream trim. The closet door had a deadbolt instead of a doorknob. You can’t see the light, but it was an ugly rectangular flourescent fixture that probably belonged inside a shop more than a bedroom;) There was also a hole cut in the wall behind the door (presumably to get into the attic space), but it wasn’t finished and just sat there open leaking air and bugs.
Her room has been mostly finished for some time, but we just got her dresser and bookshelf last week so I didn’t want to post pictures of all her stuff sitting on the floor looking messy;) Her walls are now lavender with white trim (which she picked out). She has lovely silver doorknobs on the closet and door to the hall (curtousey of Grandpa). The light fixture is now a pretty silver one, which I don’t have in a photo here. The dresser, bookshelf and toy rack are all from Target. We’re thinking that by the time she gets a twin bed she might be done with the kitchen so that will give her more room there. She has my old desk from my aunt and uncle which I loved and Kristopher used, but is really too big for now. I still would like to change the color again, but we’ll see if I get time for that! Some other things you can see in her room are special to me and I hope that they will become special to her someday: cross stitched picture of ballerinas done by my grandmother for my mom when she was little; my mirror from when I was little, a box that I handpainted for her last summer with her name on it; a hat rack made for her when she was born, by my best friend:); a doll cradle given to me by my grandparents when I was young; and a Hairbow holder that I made for her (this morning) using one of our wedding frames.
I guess the room isn’t still totally finished;) Her mirror still needs to be hung. I have the fabric here to make her a twin sized quilt. It is from Moda’s Full Moon Forrest line. When I do that I will also be making white curtains with patchwork trim to match. I am really excited about those things and can’t wait to get started if I get a little time and a clean office to start in! I have enjoyed making her room into a beautiful place and I hope that she enjoys her own space for years to come. She has been spending a lot of time up there since we put her furniture in and got all her toys organized!
Have a great day everybody!
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I got a surprise when I went to the mailbox this morning. I had an envelope from National American Miss. The letter said I had been referred to them, so I am wondering if I really was or if they just send out letters to parents of girls. Taylor won’t actually be old enough this year to compete. The youngest they take is 4 by Jan 1 and she won’t be 4 until September.
As I looked at the information I had mixed feelings. On one side pageants are an excellent way to help your daughters attain skills they might not otherwise have. They are also ways to meet other young women and get scholarships for the future. However sometimes the wrong things are sought after too and I wouldn’t want that for my daughter. I have never been a pageant type person, but I could see myself going even just to one to try it out. I’m not sure that Taylor would have what they want, but it might be fun to try… Anyway, just wanted to share my thoughts on this. I guess we have a year to think about it! One thing I did like was the fact that they do not ALLOW the girls to wear makeup. I have no issues with makeup, but I would not put any on a four year old even for a pageant. They want the girls to be girls and that is good!
Hope everyone is having a HAPPY SATURDAY! It’s rainy and yucky here and soccer was canceled for the day, so we don’t have much left to do other than relax:)
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