Why can't it be any easier?

Day 6 of my new healthy lifestyle, well, just plain ole' stinks! I feel like I've busted my butt watching what I eat, not eating a single thing that I shouldn't (literally nothing) and at this point I'd swear I've not lost a single pound!

I know I'm nuts. It's just my crazy self battling against the healthy food. LOL I've never in my life eaten this good. Truth is I've never set out on this journey to lose weight. I've always known I needed too but never tried. So my first try is SO SUPER HARD!

I miss sweets. Oh sweet love of my heart I miss chocolate! Reese cups, donuts (OMG DONUTS), cake, ice cream, cookies, chips, greasy burgers and fries! I know burgers & fries aren't sweets, but at this point they look mighty sweet!

I have surprised myself. I truly didn't know I had it in me to actually avoid all that bad stuff and eat right. I didn't know I had it in me to make time to exercise for at least 45 mins each day. I didn't know I had it in me to walk into a place that has my favorite food on the planet and come out with an apple and a water! I AM GOOD!! But, I'm not that good. Today is a low day for me. I'm struggling. Struggling only because I really feel that what I've done hasn't produced any results. I'm actually not struggling to say no to bad things. Like I said, I totally turned my cheek to my favorite food on the planet this morning. No, I'm struggling with the thoughts that as good as I'm being it will mean nothing when I step on that scale tomorrow.

UGH, why is our mind such a powerful thing? Maybe I'll step on the scale and will have lost 100 lbs by tomorrow. LOL Oh I crack myself up! Wouldn't that be the way to do it though? Honestly, I kinda think that's what I'm looking for. That's what my heart wants so bad and my mind is like "get over yourself that will take decades to lose."

I've got to get healthier. FOR ME - FOR MY DAUGHTER - FOR MY HUSBAND - FOR MY FAMILY!
It's just one of those rough days that I need to get through!

Tomorrow will be better!
unless the scale fails me that is hehe

Make a Teacher's Day!

Today continued Teacher Appreciation Week and it was bring an apple for teacher today. We did bring our apples but we also made this shirt for Girlie to wear! She was so excited to show it to Ms. Tawanna!



Once Ms. Tawanna read it this was her reaction!

She bawled and just hugged Girlie forever! She also kept saying "Thank you. I love you. You brighten my day. You've made my day!" It was so great to make her so happy and to make her day! I nearly cried too! I would have if I cried easily in public. So sweet!

Then the other kiddos weren't real sure what was matter with Ms. Tawanna so they came to check it out!

That's when this glorious God-loving teacher hugged them all and said "you are all my gifts from God. You're the reason I get up in the mornings! You are my gifts!" Ok, I cried then. So much for not being a public weeper!

We are just so blessed that we have Ms. Tawanna as her teacher. I will be so so sad when she moves up to the other class and has a different teacher. Ms. Tawanna is such an amazing, giving, loving, caring and spiritual teacher, it will be a loss! I sure am glad we made her day. It doesn't take much to make someone's day!!

(some of the kiddos had to get in on the photo op too! lol)

Make someone's day!

I <3 Faces Contest "Hats"

I recently found a wonderful blog I ♥ faces! I'm so addicted to this blog now and they have weekly photo contests. Well this weeks contest is HATS so this is my first entry and hopefully not my last! I don't think I'll win but I had to show off my girlie in her sweet hat!

Adult Entry, me and my sombrero

Kid Entry - my beautiful girlie

"Be sure to head on over to I ♥ faces to check out all of the beautiful face entries this week!"

But beware, an addiction will begin!

TEACHERS RULE!!

Yesterday started Teacher Appreciation Week and while I show appreciation to the teachers all year through I love this time. I love being able to show them just how much I appreciate all they do in her life!

Today was dress like a teacher day at school and I had no idea at first how to make this happen. However, the longer I thought about it I thought of something. The teachers at school wear khaki pants and white polos, so guess what she wore today?



She was so proud to run into school this morning and announce "Ms. Tawanna I'm dressed like you!" It was adorable!!! Poor shirt is too big as I had to buy a boy shirt (no girl polos) but doesn't she look so cute? I hope to get a picture of them together this afternoon. Ms. Tawanna wore blue pants today wouldn't you know (the other color they can wear) so she's not 100% matching but oh so fun!

I also took today to show appreciation to every teacher at Angels. I set up a little breakfast for them.

Complete with sausage balls, mini bagels w/cream cheese, muffins and fruit salad with orange juice too. I wish I could have eaten it! lol I really do appreciate all they do. Teachers are heroes and they never get the recognition they deserve. THANK YOU TEACHERS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO! THIS WORLD IS A MUCH BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU!

TEACHERS RULE!!!

Tomorrow is bring an apple to teacher day and I have a special shirt planned - stay tuned...

Becoming Devine in 2009!

Today is the day! That's right, today! Not tomorrow, not next week, not "oh I'll start that come June 1." TODAY!
Today I start a new lifestyle. One that will promote health and living! Today, I will begin the lovely journey of making myself healthier and happier. I will lose weight. I will exercise. I WILL LIKE IT!

We started a Biggest Loser contest at our office today. It's the 2nd round of TBL at work. I didn't participate in the first round, but I'm going to blow them away on the second!
Last "season" 7 coworkers played for 12 weeks and at the end they had lost a total of 123 lbs! That is so amazing! This "season" I'm going to be at the head of the class. I know I can do this. I know I can. But truthfully it's the first time I've ever really set out to do it. I hate exercising but I'm going to make myself do it and actually start enjoying it!

Eating better, moving more and staying inspired is my goal and I will accomplish! My first weigh in was today and I hope next Friday I can show that my hard work has paid off big time on those scales. I'm lucky to be surrounded by amazing people that are so motivating. In fact, this morning when I was a little anxious about everything and said I didn't know if I could do it, a very sweet and dear friend told me "Heck yea u can! Start out doing it for Girlie until you find it in yourself!" I cried. This is soooo what my motivation is. My baby girl and my husband! I'm doing this for them and eventually it will turn into something I'm doing for myself! But as always they are most important and it starts with them! So I said back to her "I can do this!"
Then that same wonderful amazing friend also said "Thatta girl! You have this... Pain is temporary quitting lasts forever and you're no quitter! :)"

She's right I WILL NOT QUIT! I'm in this! Knee deep for now, waist deep next, chin deep and then ALL IN!

Pray for me! I'll need it! My journey might be a great deal of my blogging in the near future!
Watch out world - here comes less of me!

Oh to be a kid again!

Girlie's school got this great new playset put up this weekend. It was a very generous gift from someone there ;) and the kiddos LOVE IT!

I brought my camera with me this morning to get a picture of it.

There's always a ton of kids playing on it each day and it's hard to get Girlie to come with me in the evenings now. She says "just one more minute on the new playset Momma" hehe. How can I say no to that?

I also used it as part of my Teacher Appreciate week project I'm doing for Girlie's teachers. I'm going to print, mat and frame the following to give to them! :) Hopefully they will like it and all the pictures came straight from their playground!

I need to get a few more things together for the teachers next week! They're so important to her and our family that I definitely have to show appreciation!

BUSY

Oh mercy sakes have things been busy around here. Work is unbelievable lately. We have our annual Manager's Meeting coming up this weekend. It will be held at the Opryland Hotel and it starts on Friday. We've been going around like mad preparing. So that's kept me very occupied.
Also, my little biz is doing well right now too. It just seemed to happen all at once, and at the most busy time at work too lol (when it rains it pours, but this is a great rain). People are ordering invitations left and right and I'm so happy to do them. Don't forget to check out my site at http://www.onnasdigitaldesign.com/!

Girlie and James are great. God love them for putting up with my craziness lately! I'm so lucky that they are so great! Girlie is just growing like a weed and doing so much lately. She amazes us daily with her phrases and that way she views things. My latest favorite is "Momma, how do pigs cry?" Why did she ask this? Oh she cracks me up!

Hope everyone is doing well! I'll be back with more updates after this crazy period ends - who knows when that will be!?