March Reflection

March was a busy month for my family!

Let's see how I did on my list:

1. Get laundry completely done for at least one day! Fell short on this one again this month. I've gotten close though!

2. Have the sweetest time ever in Madison with my hubs. We had more fun than I imagined! It was definitely memorable!

3. Give my hubs and awesome an awesome bday! Considering we were in Madison for his birthday, I would have to say that his birthday was awesome!

4. Have a relaxing birthday for myself. I wouldn't say it was relaxing, considering that I was working on projects, but I did have a great day!

5. Throw a killer birthday for my son, John. Well, it would have been better if he had given out his invitations at school like I asked him to, but we still had an amazing time!

6. Get at least a B in my accelerated class. I did even better with an A =D

7. Drop 5 pounds or more. Blah. I only dropped 2. Oh well, it's still progress!

8. Decorate for St. Patty's Day for the first time ever! Done

9. Find sunblock that doesn't stink. Nope, still searching.

10. Begin my island transformation. Grrr...no. The weather hasn't been cooperating. It's finally nice out, but I'm just waiting on my taxes to get back for a little bit of "play" money.

 

Tomorrow I will work on my to-do's for April!

We Have A Winner!

Whew! I was losing wind there at the end! That was a long contest!

I know this series wasn't my usual fun home improvement projects that everyone comes here for, but I hope that everyone read most of them. Some days were about simple changes to make you more healthy. Some days were about remembering to have fun.

The one thing I hope everyone took out of this series is that it's important to take care of yourself before you take care of your home.

Anyways, I bet you want to know who the winner is!

The winner was picked by random.org. I wrote each name, each day, numbering as I went.

The winner is...

Ali from Day 12!

I hope everybody had fun!

Day 31: Be True to Yourself

This doesn't have anything about being healthy. Really, the main goal in life is to be happy, even in our mistakes.

The biggest way to remain happy is to be true to yourself.

Hate your job? Then maybe it's just not your type of career.

I'm only a sales associate right now, but I love my job. One of the main reasons is because I love working with and helping people. That's also why I'm training to become an RN.

I guess I'm writing this because I have been teased numerous times over the past years about not being "a girl."

Why?

Maybe I'm not obsessed with pink, nail polish, chocolate, scrapbooks, expensive jewelry.

LaDeDa.

And I'm not saying that's bad! Don't get me wrong, all those things probably rock!

It's just not for me. It's not who I am.

I would rather stuff myself in a workshop all day long than get a manicure.

I would rather shop at Menards rather than Victoria's Secret (though that's the only place I go for bras!)

I would rather read a woodworking book rather than a trashy romance novel.

But I also clean up pretty decent in a pair of 5 inch heels ;)

That's me. Because I'm true to myself.

 

Are you being true to yourself? Tell me about your personality, your likes or dislikes, what your perfect day would be. Anything.

You will be put into a drawing for all this free stuff:

2 Elizabeth Arden lipsticks, an Elizabeth Arden makeup clutch, and a cute deep red tote.

The giveaway ends at midnight tonight! Hurry up and leave a comment!

5 Years of Love

I've loved you since the day you were born.

I can't believe you're already 5!

Love, Mom

 

Day 30: Listen to Your Body

Your body sends you signals tons of times a day.

You get pangs in your stomach when you're hungry.

You get heavy eyelids when you're sleepy.

It's important not to ignore anything your body is trying to tell you.

Today, as soon as I woke up, I was running around like a mad woman. Get all kids bathed, dressed, wrap presents, pick up a cake, go grocery shopping, make lunch, clean the car....

Then coral a bunch of kiddos for a bowling birthday party.

It was quite the day.

I got home a little before 7pm, and thought,

"Hey, it's only 7! I can get a lot done before bed still!"

I got out my miter box and hand saw.

I stared at it.

Nope.

I couldn't bring myself to do any more labor today.

So I'm in the middle of playing video games with my husband instead =D.

Both my mind and body were exhausted today. My body was telling me to give me a break, already!

And I listened...