Work Out Wednesday





This has been my mind set lately until last week when I decided to get back at it.

I worked out so hard Monday and Tuesday at the gym and on Wednesday I got up and could barely move and thinking about having to sit on the toilet to pee terrified me because I knew I had that hurt coming. It was a good hurt because I know if I wasn't sore then I didn't put in the work. Lets face it I haven't been since February. Monday I did fasted cardio...Couch25k and I was just not getting it I wanted to quit it was hard and I didn't like it I couldn't get into my running and then all of a sudden I hear "You're love never fails, never gives up, never RUNS out on me" and then it was on. I was into it and getting it with ease. My mind set was set to BRING IT!

 

 

 

After that this ....so needless to say it was a good day

 

 

Tuesday was leg day and my arms were sore from Mondays arm day so I was in a mind set of here we go I'm back after a long time off I'm back.

 



Now back to Wednesday there was no way I could run my couch25k I could barely move. I thought maybe I came back a little to strong I should have remember I needed to go back to the beginning when heavy weights was something I couldn't do. I decided to not go to the gym but go bike riding with the kids on a gravel road which isn't easy. I thought that would work out my soreness I didn't want to not work it out and then suffer from stiffness. I also watched what I ate even though I didn't make it back to the gym the rest of the week. I am back at the gym and getting back into the groove. I know when school starts it will be easier due to the kids being in school and in a routine.

On a bright note I did loose 2.5 pounds. Hellz yeah Bishes!!!!  I'm sure its water weight but I will take it. I know that each week I will not loose this much so I'm making the choice not to get my hopes up.

Momma's got a new Man in her life his name is Louis

I've been wanting the Damier Azur neverfull for forever. I have the monogram neverfull and have been carrying it for 3 1/2 years now I thought it was perfect timing for an updated one. I'm in love with the tote style of the bag and the very thin straps make it a breeze to carry. I was hooked on LV way back in August 2003 while watching Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey on newly weds she carried a colorful bag that I loved and had to know more about it so I did a little digging on google and found it. We went to New Orleans that following December and I knew I had to get a speedy then from that the Galleria and now I'm stuck on Neverfulls.
I thought that while I was in New York in October I would get it then.
The Farmer has always said I'm going to get that for you for ....... (so many things) and he never did. Then he would laugh and say well I will get you that bag you want for you and never did. So I became a little of a joke when we would say something about the purse I would say yeah yea. There is this one pillow we have that we fight over every night. I have looked everywhere and cant find another one like it. But its my fault because if I wouldn't have ripped off the tags I would know what kind and could find one. So while we were fighting over this pillow he said I'm getting you that purse so I think its only fair for me to get the pillow, I then replied with my usual yeah yeah. Let me remind you that every time the Farmer wants his way he says that and laughs not with just the pillow but with everything so I never believe him but its been our joke and sometimes it works and sometimes it don't. This had been going on since 2 summers ago when I first wanted the purse. But little to my surprise I got home from Mauri's softball game the next day to find this....

I'm always ordering off the internet so I thought its one of my packages and he is making me think crazy. I did an eye roll and a quick NYC is only 3 months away it will be in my hands in 3 months. Then started to open the box thinking it was going to be my Erin Condren  stickers and desk pad. 







 

I noticed the box was already cut opened so I then looked and the name on the outside and it said Nicholas Herrington and then it was like the angels started to sing I was finally getting my bag he has said a trillion times he was getting me. I was actually in a state of shock it wasn't a joke anymore. 

 

 I'm in love with a new man again and his name is still Louie

 

Since I've got my Monogram neverfull they have added a little extra with it and I love it 

 

 Now all I need is somewhere to go so I can carry Louie with me.

Although I've toted him up and down the hall a few times just to make sure and like I knew he would be is Perfect. But what I come to realize that this isn't really about the bag, while I love love love the bag its about that my sweet man of mine thinks I'm worth it. He gets my love language.

With Daddy-O doing so well with his gift giving I thought that it was only fair that I repaid the favor so this is what he will be coming home to tonight.

Erin Condren Life Planner Review

As you know I have severe OCD when it comes to organization. I am an OCD planner. I even plan to plan. I make lists for everything. If I do something that isn’t on my list, I write it down just so I can cross it off my list. Planning or making lists helps me feel on top of things while being feeling in control of my life and confident that I haven’t forgotten something. That in turn makes me less stressed and better able to relax.

I have been wanting an a planner but the one I wanted was sold out and would not have any until next year and I need one now! I went to Pinterest and began to search for planners. I've begun to get desperate and bought some cheap planner but it was plain and not cute and I'm very visual so with a plain Jane planner I seemed to not use it like I needed and wanted to. I finally bit the bullet and ordered the Erin Condren Life Planner and decided I would make my own mind up if I liked it or not and if it would become a Yay or Nay. I was nervous about spending that much on a planer. But to my surprise the Life Planners were currently out of stock. Great another Out of Stock Planner I'm going to die then I saw that the July 2014-December 2015 Life Planners would be available for pre-sale in June. So maybe now I'm not going to die after all.

{If you set up your Erin Condren account through my link you will receive $10.00 off and if you make a purchase, then you will receive another $10 off so that's 20.00 of free products!}
I excitedly waited to get the email that it had shipped and then I couldn’t wait for it to arrive. On the day I knew it was going to arrive I watched the clock anxiously waiting on 2 o'clock. I couldn't even begin to rip open the box because it was almost to pretty to open.

 

Even the bottom of the box was all fancy.

With a box like this and package so fancy I knew I had hit the jackpot

 

It was all wrapped tight in mint tissue paper with an “Enjoy” sticker holding it neatly together. I knew right away that a company that takes this much care in shipping their product would definitely deliver in the Life Planner department.

Erin Condren offers personalized stationery, gift labels, photo cards, calendars, school & office supplies, invitations, t-shirts, teachers gifts and much more. Inside the Life Planner, there is a tab for special dates, each month of the year, notes, and contacts. There is a pocket to help contain loose papers and a pencil pouch. The Life Planner is securely held together with metal spiral binding. My favorite feature is the occasional motivational quote, just waiting for you to find it. You will also discover stickers in your Life Planner. These can be used to highlight important appointments, birthdays and so on. Some of the stickers have been prelabeled and others are left blank.

 

Also packaged are some freebies they send personalized.

They are so cute think I might buy some of the stickers and use them for gift labels.

 

How perfect is this?

Those that know me know my motto is: Go Big or Go Home

and when I open the first page of the life planner this is what I see PERFECTION!

This was so meant for me

The tabs marked with the months going down the sides.

They are strong and feels like they will last.

 

This is on the first few pages it shows the whole 18 months

 

Here is a look at a whole month

Love the quotes, each month is different

 

Then turning the page you have a week

It marked with 3 boxes going down and they are labeled: morning, day, & night

It also has a place on the left that reads Weekly Goals & Notes

On the bottom it reads: Meal Plans, Exercise, Daily Dos, Thoughts, Inspiration, & Lists

 

In the back there is a tab with Notes and you have lined blank pages

 

Sorry for the blurry photo but was to lazy to go get my camera out of the bag and retake this one.

It also has blank no lines pages also in notes section

 

 

It has 2 pages of label stickers and 2 pages of blank label stickers

A week later I ordered some personalized stickers and a desk pad calendar for the kids to do them a school calendar so they can put their stickers on it. They will be here Saturday and I can't wait.

 

 

 In the very back it has a 2016 and 2017 calendar

This planner ends December 2015 so if I need to look for advanced dates and I do all the time I don't have to Google them I have them here. I'm telling you I see this planner being my brain

 

 

This pocket fold is a great accessory in it to hold anything you need

Tucked in the folder is a perpetual calendar

On the back of the pocket folder is another pocket folder

So smart

 

Then the last thing is this zipper pouch

I can see me adding receipts or pens in this pocket

In the pocket is more personalized freebies



I also received a 10.00 off coupon with no expiration date and a 15.00 off with a September expiration date on it so I'm going to be using them on the things in my wish list on their site. Which came in handy being that in one month I have made 3 different orders.
I will do another post in about 3 months to show how I'm using it.

Pros:
all the above
Cons:
Wish I knew about this planner and Erin Condren sooner

In case you missed it at the beginning of this post, if you sign up as a new user you will receive 10.00 and when you make a purchase at Erin Condren through my link, you’ll receive another $10 off!

4th of July in Pictures

Every year the kids look forward to making Fireworks Cake which you can find pics on my IG.

This year I decided to change it up some and turn them into cupcakes.

The little kids were such a big help and loved making them.

I hope they continue to love cooking and being in the kitchen as much as I do.

This is where most of our memories are made.

 

Maci poured the batter but said she was way to Ratchet to take a picture

The joys of an almost teenager

 

Then we all took turns topping them.

Once they were finished Rhett was taking them out to the car and he dropped the whole cupcake carrier. They were all a mess but still tasted good.

 

After we ate a BBQ feast we than turned on some jams

 

did a lot of swimming

 

and more silliness and swimming

 

 even more

 

with some categories and pool baseball using the noodle

 

then once it was dark we did some fireworks and just enjoyed the whole day

 

Playing with my Camera in Manual mode for the fireworks and sparklers



Fergie told me to



Up in the Gym working on my Fitness

For the last school year I would workout faithfully and then get so discouraged when nothing would happen. Now that I know it was all my hormones that was off that was causing no results I'm now on the road to getting those back to normal so I have no excuses not to workout and eat healthy anymore. It was a losing cause and now that I don't have that excuse anymore I've got to get it together and get back in the gym faithfully and clean up my eating crap habits. Being summer and my gym doesn't have a place for kids I have to find someone to watch them and then drop them off. I've been also letting that be my excuse too even though I know my MIL and Mamaw will watch them no problem.



I feel so much better and productive after I exercise.

Before and during I HATE it but after is the best feeling.

As of today I'm fueling my motivation and starting to create my habit back.





When I see all these amazing women who have worked so hard and lost over 50-100lbs I'm always in amazement of these strong women. They inspire me more than they know. One of my very favorites who each day wows me is FabChickGetsFit. To see her changing body has been so inspiring and she also admits to the days she just isn't in it or the days she has ate something bad and then she always comes back with something like I've ate like crap today so what keep it moving and pick right up where she was the next day back working hard and shedding the pounds and her body is banging seeing her have hard days and mess up just proves to me that we all don't love this all the time but the results we will all love. If you are not following her you would benefit yourself by doing so.

 

I know that making the decision to stop making excuses and getting back on track is going to help my mentally and physically. I have decided not to make bug goals because they seem so far off that achieving them is impossible but I choose to start small and work my way up. I'm going to start in 5lbs increments. Once I reach those I will reward myself with some shopping money for NYC then move on to another 5lbs and so on. I'm going back to using my fitness pal and a water app to make sure I'm getting in my water needs. If  you have a myfitnesspal hit me up: herrington5

Hold me accountable I need a good kick start and I know this process isn't going to be easy but it will be worth it. There will be days I hate it and days I love it, days I cry, days I smile, days I'm lazy and don't want to and days that I'm on top of it. I've just got to be committed and keep at it.



I'm always in need of extra motivation or inspiration
Anyone have a diet bet going on or fixing to start?
Health or loosing it link ups?
Workout routines that have worked for you?

And I'm sorry but those wraps are just like lipo.... they come right back if you don't continue to do them. I've tried them both. I want something long term not temporary.
However I'm thinking about trying the hair, skin, and nails. Since I've had to cut off all my hair due to my Thyroids and Hormones damaging it and breaking off. I'm in a rush for it to grow. I've been taking Biotin for about 4 months and I really don't see anything.