Showing posts with label great finds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great finds. Show all posts

Saturday, January 7, 2012

A New Year's....


I make at least one goal each year
and I usually don't do very well with it.
The last couple of years I didn't even bother.
Sound familiar?
This year I do have one goal I'm gonna totally follow through with.
I'm going to get healthy, no, not just lose some weight,
which would of course would be the added bonus,
but I want to feel good~most of the time.:)
Plus I have the dreaded high school reunion this summer.....
Enough said.
Right now we are obsessed with Smoothies!
Right before Thanksgiving I found out I have an ulcer.
Imagine that, after my crazy life during boutique season.  Shocking.
Doc said I needed to go on a 2 week no fat, no sugar, no white carb diet.
I thought I was going to die, not just from the ulcer but from
the lack of sugar, and I had to quit Dr. Pepper.

Surprisingly it wasn't that bad and I actually have felt
the best I have felt in a really long time.
I usually get really sick the  first part of December
when my body finally crashes.
I haven't gotten sick yet this year.
I was surprised when I did eat sugar again how sick I felt, immediately.
Of course for most of us it's totally ridiculous to be that strict but
we wanted to tell you guys about 2 sites that are inspiring us to get healthy.

Our sister-in-law from Texas has our whole family hooked.
Even our Mom who struggles with diabetes is doing amazing with it!

This lady is a local and my Mom and I have gone
to several of her classes, she is simply brilliant!
Her class on sprouts was amazing and we rushed right down and
got all of our sprouting necessities.
My daughter loves sprouts, begs me to grow them
and she gobbles them up!
Mary Ann also has classes on just about everything,
organizing your house to cooking from your car and food storage.
She is seriously hero-worthy!

To help us on our adventure with shakes
Candace picked up this cool gadget which was
on special today down at Costco.

It's the Magic Bullet!
It comes with 8 little easy to snap on cups that are single serving size.
They snap right into the base, and it's easy enough for little hands to do.
Add some fresh fruit, orange juice, ice and
you've got a smoothie that your kids will love!

Another recipe we love is to add vanilla Greek yogurt,
 cottage cheese, some frozen berries, banana and a little milk and ice cubes. 
 It's so creamy and good you won't want to share!

So far I've lost 20 lbs.
Nope I'm not doing a nasty before and after photo
although my daughter has done up a lovely one of me on the fat booth app....
So what are some of your New Year Goals?
How are you going to accomplish them!
Tell us, we need all the inspiration we can get!:)

Now....back to crafting!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Flash Back Friday!!!



Sometimes we get a little over zealous with our projects and
our excitement to share them with you all.
So here we are this week with a couple of projects not completely finished.....
but we hope you'll peek back this weekend for the glimpse at what we've been up to.
I'm afraid the only "creating" that was picture worthy were
the Extreme Elephant "mud pies" made by my daughter for the dung beetles to come devour.
Yes, we watch a little too much of the Discovery Channel in our home....

Plus yesterday we went shopping together and check out my score!!!

We love going to import home decor stores and getting inspired!
Especially by the price!  Lookey lookey!
Ahhhhhhhhh.  I don't know which I love more, the stuff I got or the price!
Do you have a favorite home decor store where you live?
Do tell!
SO
Today we are having Flashback Friday for one of our earlier projects!
Candace was the pioneer in learning how to upholster things in our crafty partnership.
On one of her visits she quickly got me addicted!
All I could do was scour, and I mean scour
the thrift stores for a wing back chair to tackle!
This one had been loved by a sharp clawed kitty but the bones where good!
I had some discount fabric my hubby picked out for pillows he wanted me to make.
Before
I carefully took it apart, removed the not so pleasant smelling spots, scrubbed the filthy thing as best I could.....labeled with a marker and meticulously documented with my camera
so I could actually put it back together.
After
When I was done I was almost as pleased as giving birth.:)  I said Almost.....
When we moved here I had to downsize quite a bit and my good friend bought it from me.
I must admit when I visit her family blog, I get goosebumps seeing it being loved in her home!

Thanks Linnea!
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