2014 Goals

2014 Goals:

 

1. Live a healthier lifestyle when it comes to food. Each year I say loose pounds and it never works due to my eating habits so this year I want to change my eating habits because they hold me back from reach my weight loss goals.



 

 

2.  Be more creative and work on some Pinterest projects



3. Get together and book a trip to New York for September or October. Put back money each money for some New York shopping





 

4. Last year I canned a few peaches and made jelly, this year I would like to can more than just peaches. I would like to can Bread & Butter Pickles, more strawberry jelly, more peach jelly, more sliced peaches.

5. Drink more! I'm not a drinker and so I could go on 20oz of water all day and not bother me but it makes my skin dull and dry, my body dehydrated and I know it isn't healthy but the only time I drink is when I eat so I need to make a conscious effort and drink more.

 



6. Use my DSLR Canon Camera more instead of always using my iPhone and not downloading them and then deleting them. When I got my phone my camera went on the back burner and I never take it anymore so I need to put that baby back to use.

 

7. Schedule Family pictures for May and have them done in the pasture or around the farm. We haven't had family professional pictures since ...I'm so ashamed to say this but since 2008. Yikes that's bad.

8. Be finished with all my Christmas Shopping November 1st. I want to start in August/September and be completely finished November 1st so I can sit back and enjoy the holidays without worrying if I forgot something and what all I need to get done.

9. Try and be better about going out to the Farm and helping and also taking pictures.



10. Last but not least BLOG MORE! Last year was a complete blog fail so this year I want to take more time for blogging. Maybe even have a domain, you know spruce it up a little bit. I just need to be a better blog and also better on my blog reading.


Cheers to January 2015 when I can come back and hopefully check all these off my list. What is on your 2014 list of Goals or things to do? Have you made one before and if so have you completed it or how many did you complete it?

I think I need a Bonus Goal, I always did love those in school. So my BONUS goal is to finish a 5k
 

Happy New Years peeps!

Five on Friday

 

One:

 

 

MAC Candy Yum Yum

I found this in my Stocking and while the hubs just got it because of the name I am a huge fan.

I slathered it on my lips and it stayed on all day. Its so pretty and fun and I am sure this is going to be my go to lipstick for the 2014 Spring and Summer



 

TWO:

 

 

Houdini Electric Corkscrew

I am in love with the easiness and quickness I can get into my wine.

They have them in different colors mine is silver and black instead of Red

 

 

 

Three:

 JoTotes Missy Mint Camera Bag
This bag is perfect due to the fact that it is cute, who wants to carry an ugly black plain camera bag not this Chicka. Also it is great because it has different sections for all my lens and pockets for my wallet and camera so I can carry just 1 bag








 

Four:

 I posted my cute and handy casserole carrier on instagram and now I am sharing with you.
Over the holidays we go from house to house and I am all about looks so I cant walk in with just an ordinary carrier so I love how cute this one is. I found it on one of my favorite site Etsy and I love that it has 2 compartments

 

Five:

Finally last but not least and I saved the best for last: This blog post
Who Gives a Quack
I couldn't have said it better, #Amengirl #Preach #Truth

 

Eat, Drink and be Ugly

We helped host a Tacky Sweater party with some of our friends.

 We had a meeting about a month before and planned everything out and who would make and bring what. At the meeting we discussed DJ or Band and we figured a DJ would be our best and cheapest way to go. I knew a good one so we called him and thankfully he was open so we booked him.

We sent out 100 invitations and now its time to par-tay!

 

 

We were down for chili since we had plenty of meat from the cow we just processed and deer in the freezer and with Nick just getting our elk meat back from the processor we decided we would make Elk Chili.

I went straight to my handy dandy Pinterest to look for ideas and decided to make a Christmas Tree sweater. While Nick decided he wanted to order one. After looking at a lot of them he finally decided and got a vest and picked up a turtle neck.

My SIL and I rocking our Tackiness

 

The Crazy Crew

They were cracking us up I should of video instead of pictures

 

What a hoot...

That beautiful blonde is my hair stylist, she works wonders.

Amanda never lost her hat all night even after being upside down on the zip line.

Clearly my friends are classy

I laugh so hard out loud just thinking back to this night and I cant wait to go see George Strait with this group of crazies. I just love them they are always a good time. I only wish I got more pictures

Vegas with the Kids

This year we decided to take the kids to Vegas for the NFR. We go every year but never take the kids so since we enjoy it so much we thought the kids would love it. We flew out of Shreveport due to it was a direct flight straight to Vegas to layovers.  The kids flew to Disney and did wonderful on the plane so I knew the flight would be fine. 
The first day we woke up and went to our usual and favorite breakfast place Mr Luckys 24/7 at the The Hard Rock

 

How awesome is this waffle stuffed with bacon, eggs, ham and cheese with a side of hash browns.

If you eat like a queen for breakfast you can go forever and not have to stop again for food. That means all day shopping for me.

 

Here we go starting the day now off to Cowboy Christmas

Starbucks is a must

 

Rhett at the Mandalay Bay doing a little roping

 

Headed to the MGM

Mauri loved being in Paris as she calls it lol

 

She loved eating ice cream in Paris too

 

In the Limo on the way to the Rodeo

 

After rodeo pic

 

We love the cowgirl chicks and we got to meet them again.

They are so sweet and Rhett just happened to be wearing his pink shirt and worked out so well.

 Sadie is a 2x breast cancer survivor.

 

Of course I had to go shop at one of my top boutiques Southern Jewlz 

I am all about teaching them while they are you about Cowboy chivalry. I want him to grow into a perfect gentleman and an even better husband so I teach him manners. Rhett my little bag holder.   

 

 If you have ever seen the movie 8 seconds then you would know Lane Frost.

This is his parents Mr Clyde & Mrs Elsie Frost

They are the sweetest people

 

Tuf Cooper who needs no introduction.

This was not his NFR but I know he will be bringing it all year long and ready for next year.

 That's how dedicated and hard working he is

 

Sweet Sisters headed to the Rodeo

 

We even found Santa

 

Shane Hanchey won the tie-down Gold Buckle and even though Tuf didn't win I couldn't be more proud of Shane he has worked hard and all 3 years we have been so has he. He is from Louisiana and couldn't be more proud of him representing our state.

It was a fun trip the kids were so tired and couldn't hang so I think we will wait a few more years before they go again.

Reality Check

I haven't been a very goof blogger this year. Even though I promised myself I was going to make an effort and thing would slow down but they didn't they only got crazier and more hectic.  The past year has flew by and I have been to busy cleaning my house, making sure everything was in order and on schedule, organizing, and going back over to see if I missed anything to realize YES I missed the whole 2013 year. I have been feeling overwhelmed and couldn't get out of my rut to realize life as I know it was passing me by. I called my mom and talked to her about how bad its gotten that my kids couldn't be kids and play in the house because it was clean and needed to stay that way in order for me to be happy. That isn't living and I knew it needed a wake up call. I have become a prisoner in my own home. We had a vacation coming up and I knew I needed a plane reader so I jumped on Amazon and was browsing the Mom, Wife, and family books and came across 52 Things Kids need from their Mom and it looked like it fit what I was needing so I downloaded it to my Kindle and couldn't wait for the next day so I could get started.

 



While reading this book I have been so heart heavy and realized while I wasn't having fun being a Mom my kids were not having fun having a Mom funless, stressed, and to busy. So I am making big changes in my life and going to enjoy it more. I am going to get my OCD in check and start really living.

A part that spoke to me:
Love those kids with al your heart, soul, and might. Love them through their mistakes. Love them in their changes. Love them when they are dorky. Love them when they are accomplished. Just open your heart and don't hold back....ever. Our children need one person on this Earth who will love them fiercely no matter what this life holds.

Another part was saying: Come to me messy, come when tired, and so on but when I saw messy and was like oh no don't come to me messy go clean yourself up. Just the word messy I immediately went their into my OCD space and quickly saw that I needed to keep reading this book because it was going to be life changing and it is, I know I am going to have to go to this book every day and remind myself but lucky for me I highlighted lots and made so many notes I thought there for a minute I was writing a book.
This book has been and eye opener and I wish I would have read it sooner but better late than never.