Happy Birthday, Lily!

My blog posts over the past couple of weeks have been lame makeup ones or exercise ones. It's about time for me to talk about something real, I think.

I should go to bed though.  But I'm not tired!  I'm probably messed up from the time change.


Oh and I took a nap today.  That felt nice!



This little nugget:

 

turned TWO yesterday.

She seems so young and so big at the same time.

I love my little best friend.


I couldn't decide what to do for her birthday this year.

My original plan was to invite everyone in her nursery class to the park for cupcakes. When we went around looking at parks, we couldn't find any that would work.  There is a really nice one down by the lake, but good luck finding a spot to sit down!  That park was so crowded!  There is a really crappy one near our house, but there isn't anywhere to sit down.  We couldn't find any other parks nearby, so that idea was out.

Our next plan was to take her to Magic Kingdom after Daddy got off work. We actually ended up going on this past Sunday, and we had a great time.  We feel like if we went in the evening on a weekday, we wouldn't have much time to do anything.

So, we ended up staying home.  I bought some cupcakes, and Lance bought a candle in the shape of a 2. We got her a few new toys, outfits and art supplies.  We went on a walk as a family around our complex.  It was a nice little evening together.  I logged in to work after she went to bed.

Lily is so much fun, she makes me excited to have more kids.  She's honestly my best friend. She's a good helper, and she makes my days fun and exciting.  And messy.  I love her so much.


I hate posting blogs when I can't really give you very many pictures.  All of our pictures from today and from our Disney visit on Sunday are on Lance's phone.


We had so much fun on Sunday.  We tried the new FastPass+ system, and got to ride Peter Pan. We haven't ridden that ride in forever!  We also went on Little Mermaid, Winnie the Pooh, the Carousel, the People Mover, Pirates, and Haunted Mansion. We also rode the Tea Cups. That was my first time on there.  I was afraid I'd get motion sickness, because I get that just by swinging on a swing set, but it really wasn't bad at all.

Lily likes to sing the song from the Pirates ride.  "Yo yo, yo yo, ah meee!" That translates to: Yo ho! Yo ho! A pirate's life for me."

We visited the dance party that they have in Tomorrowland, and Lily met Mr. Incredible.  She was afraid of him, but it was really cute. Lance got it on video so we can cherish it always. :-)

Right before we left the park we were able to see a little bit of the Electric Parade. We thought Lily would like all of the glowing lights, and she did, but it was about 11pm at this time, so we needed to get her to bed.


I can't wait to play with Lily and her new play dough, crayons, and bubbles tomorrow.

Focus T25 - Week 3

Day 15 - Monday | Total Body Circuit

I did not work out today. I took Lily on a walk to Ross and Burlington Coat Factory. We both got new shoes.

It's about a 20 minute walk to get there, and we were gone for an hour and half.  So I'm going to go ahead and say I went on an hour and a half walk and call it good.

Day 16 - Tuesday | Speed 1.0

Today was a busy day - I was home for maybe an hour total.  I got up at 6am to take Lance to work so I would have the car. I met Carrie, a friend from Utah who I work with, for lunch.

Day 17 - Wednesday | Lower Focus

I felt guilty for skipping two days in a row.  I did not do Lower Focus today, but I DID do Total Body Circuit AND Speed 1.0 (Monday and Tuesday's scheduled workouts).  Go me!

I did the modified moves the entire time on Total Body Circuit, and I did the regular moves for Speed 1.0. I feel awesome!  Doing the modified moves on Total Body Circuit gave me a better workout because I didn't have to stop. I kept moving, and I could tell that I actually worked harder because I wasn't wearing myself out.

Speed 1.0 is my favorite workout, and I do push myself harder because it's fun.

I really do feel great right now.  I've already had 40 oz of water today!  But I haven't eaten anything yet...

Day 18 - Thursday | Cardio

I did yesterday's scheduled workout, Lower Focus, today.  I was going to do both Lower Focus and Cardio, but decided against it after finishing Lower Focus.  I'm really exhausted, and Cardio sucks.

I did modified moves the entire time, and still took a few extra rests.  My legs are jelly, and I'm drenched in sweat.

For the 6 minutes of the video that I'm missing, I wrote down the moves to do, and I also wrote the number of reps I think I should do.  This actually might be better than following the video, because instead of doing a move halfway to keep up with the video, I do it to the best of my ability and go as slow as I need to, until I've completed the number of reps.

I think I will just skip Cardio this week.

Day 19 - Friday | Total Body Circuit & Ab Intervals

Ok, I didn't skip Cardio.  I did Cardio and Ab Intervals today.  I did Cardio because I hate it.  I hate Cardio because I'm bad at it. The only way to get better at it is to keep trying. So, yeah, I did Cardio because I hate it.

I did modified moves the entire time for both Cardio and Ab Intervals.

Ab Intervals - I pooped out five minutes into it.  I kept going, but it was so difficult and painful.

I wasn't as disappointed in how my abs felt as I punched them today. They're getting firmer!  Under the layer of flab, of course, but it's a start.

My planks are tons better. I can hold them a lot longer than I used to be able to. Both high and low.  It's actually harder on my shoulders and arms than it is on my abs.  Don't get me wrong, my abs are NOT strong, but my arms and shoulders are apparently worse.

Just kill me now. Thanks.

 Day 20 - STATurday

Whoops! I forgot to weigh myself today. I weighed myself Monday morning, and I'm up 1.4 lbs from my starting weight.

Day 21 - Sunday | Stretch

I didn't do the Stretch workout. I like the feeling I got after I did this workout two weeks ago, it's just hard for me to break away from my family on the one day where I get to spend the entire day with them.  We had a great evening together!  We actually went to the Magic Kingdom.  We got there at about 7:30pm, and tried the new FastPass+ system out, and we got to ride more rides than we have since we went back in September!  It was great! But that's a story for another day.

Ipsy March - Sneak Peeks

Sneak Peek #1:

Bare Minerals! I am really excited about this.  On the upper left we have Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lip gloss mini. I received a Moxie lip gloss mini with a bunch of free samples when I ordered a high end foundation from Ulta. I got the gloss in the color Rebel which is kind of a sheer light pink-mauve. I like to wear it over a coral lip pencil.  It smells like white chocolate and peppermint. It is amazing! 

On the lower right I'm assuming it's a Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lipstick.  Usually I prefer lipsticks to lip gloss, so really I'm going to be happy with whichever item I receive!

Sneak Peek #2:

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On the left looks like an NYX Love In Rio palette. There are several that have similar colors as the one in the picture, so I'm not sure which one it will be.  I'm excited about this because I almost bought one of these palettes a little while back when I was on a hunt for some matte eyeshadows. I have never tried NYX eyeshadow, but I've heard it's decent.

On the right looks like Be A Bombshell eyeshadow quad in Bora Bora. Katie, my sister in law, would look fabulous in those colors!  Definitely good for gorgeous olive toned skin.  I think it'd be fun to play with that orangey shade in the spring time.  Coral eyeshadow looks are totally hot right now.

Sneak Peek #3:

Upper left looks like Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream. It has an SPF of 42. I want!

Right below that is a Chella pencil. It looks like it could be navy blue.  I'm not sure because on Chella's site the only pencils I see are eyebrow pencils.  I wouldn't mind getting a navy blue eyeliner. I also wouldn't mind getting an eyebrow pencil, but hopefully not in navy blue. ;-)

To the right looks like a Nicole by OPI nail polish from their Roughles collection in the color On What Grounds? It's a textured nail polish, and those don't appeal to me. I could use a blue nail polish though...

Sneak Peek #4:

On the left is Pacifica Indian Coconut Nectar Body Butter. Past Ipsy bags have had Pacifica products in them, but I have not yet received one.  I hear they are really great. The body butters have so many good scents, I kind of wish a different scent were available for the Ipsy bags. Indian Coconut Nectar? Like, what is that, even?

Just to the right and slightly above the Pacifica is Klorane Soothing and Relaxing Patches for Tired Eyes. I like the sound of that!

To the right of the body butter is a Pixi product that could be their Mini Flawless Beauty Primer.  I love, love, love primer!  It does wonders for the look and longevity of my makeup. I also have large pores, and some primers do a good job of filling those in so my makeup can glide right over top and make my pores look smaller. Always happy to try a new primer!

On the right we have Vita Liberata Phenomenal Lotion. A sunless tanner!  And a really high quality one that that!


Sneak Peek #5:

This bag is adorable!  I'm loving it.  How cool is it that it was designed by a local artist?


Our bags will contain:

One of the following:

• Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lip gloss mini

• Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lipstick mini

One of the following:

• NYX Love in rio palette

• Be a Bombshell eyeshadow quad

One of the following:

• Misha M BB cream

• Chella eye pencil

• OPI Nicole nail polish 

One of the following:

• Pacifica Body Butter

• Pixi Primer

• Vita Liberata sunless tanner 

Interested in trying Ipsy?  I'd love it if you used my link!  http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-hh1dhitczm8r4e9

 

Do I Need This?

Urban Decay's new Electric palette.  Look at the neon!  Look at the jewel tones!  Just, just look!  The type four in me is freaking out right now!



However, it's going to be about $50, and that just, no.  Maybe when it goes on sale... But, it's not even out yet!  They just did the press release.  So, it'll probably be about 6 months to a year until this will be on sale enough for me to buy it.  We will see if I still want it then.


But look!


Honestly, I probably would use it like... once a month, or less.


I do want to do this tutorial though.

Focus T25 - Week 2

Day 8 - Monday | Cardio

I'm beginning to hate this workout. This is my third time doing it.  I can get four minutes into it without modifications before I need to take it easy.

I pushed harder today, and didn't do modified moves until halfway through.

I have to stop each move early for a water break. Next time I'll do better, I hope.

I got a side ache about halfway through. I think that's a sign of dehydration.  I drank about 16 oz of water during the workout, however, I drank a lot of soda over the weekend, so that's probably the cause of the side ache.

Bye bye soda?  I'm not ready to say goodbye to soda yet!

Day 9 - Tuesday | Total Body Circuit

Me at the beginning of the workout: "Oh, I love this workout! This one is fun."

...8 minutes later...

"I hate life."

I started out doing the regular moves and not the modified ones.  9 minutes into the workout, I started taking tons of breaks, but still doing the regular moves.  I skipped a move every once in a while because I was catching my breath.

About 15 minutes into the workout I started doing the modified moves, but I still rested more than I should have.

I'm still really sweaty, and really tired.  But, I think I should just do the modified moves the whole way through until I can do that without stopping. Then I'll move to the regular moves.

At least that way I won't be resting so much.

No side ache today!  I drank about 50 oz of water yesterday.  Hoping to reach the recommended 64 ounces today.

Day 10 - Wednesday | Speed 1.0

I don't really want to write about my workout today, but I am for the sake of being able to see my progress.

This is my favorite workout. Shaun T talks in a rhythm and the moves go to the beat of the music, so I can just tell myself that I'm dancing and having fun. And it works!

This workout alternates between cardio moves, and after each move you stop suddenly and do a balance test, so to speak.  I really like it. It's easier than the other workouts for me.

The problem today was that about 15 minutes into it, I got a horrible pain in my lower abdomen. It is still there now.  This is not the first time I've felt this pain, the first time was back in August.  Back then it was so bad I honestly thought I was going to die.  It was worse than 19 hours of labor pains, mostly because it was sharp and it was constant for about an hour.  This time doesn't hurt as bad as that time, but it still is really bad. Since August, I've had this pain maybe three times.  I have no idea what causes it. Laying down and relaxing doesn't help. Moving around doesn't help.  Some people say it's gas pains, but I've had gas pains before, and they don't feel like this.

Last time I had this pain, I actually went out and bought a pregnancy test.  My periods have been irregular since July, I've been off birth control since November 2012... it was possible.  But the test was negative, and I have no real signs of pregnancy. It does make me a little uncomfortable that we've been trying for a baby for 15 months with no success. And then I have these random issues in what feels like my uterus area.  Maybe there is something really wrong.

So yeah. Today I stood there in pain, watching the remainder of the workout, hoping it would go away soon so I could finish it out.  But, no, it's still here.

Day 11 - Thursday |  Cardio

Why is my least favorite workout the one done most often?  This is my... fourth(?) time doing this workout.  I did better today.  I stopped here and there, but I didn't stop as much. I did most of the regular moves, and not the modified, however, for some moves I did something between the two difficulties.

I can tell that I'm getting stronger, and that I can run longer without dying.


I'm really sweaty.

It's colder outside today. Not sure how cold, but my A/C hasn't kicked on, and it's 74 in my house. (My A/C is set to 76).  My windows are open and my ceiling fan is on.  It feels goooood.

I think it's more humid today, and that is contributing to my sweatiness right now.


Day 12 - Friday | Lower Focus & Ab Intervals

My legs are jelly and my abs are flabby.

There is something wrong with my copy of Lower Focus. It skips back the the beginning of the workout, then later it skips about 6 minutes in the middle.  I had to go online and find a video of someone doing this workout to get the moves for the 6 minutes I'm missing. So, I'm probably not getting the full benefit of this workout.  It is still really hard though.

I hate Ab Intervals because several times throughout the video Shaun tells us to feel our abs, or punch our abs and I don't like that. All I feel is skin and flab and squish.  It makes me want to work harder but it also makes me self conscious.

Day 13 - STATurday

I am up 1.2 pounds from my starting weight.

Day 14 - Sunday | Stretch

I skipped working out today. I watched The Oscars instead.

I'll be honest though. Trying to improve your fitness level with zero support isn't easy.  You work your butt off and all you have to show for it is a hunger level that helps you eat everything in sight and a pound of weight gained.

My husband doesn't care if I weigh 300lbs. My friends don't work out with me (just kidding, you know I don't have friends!).

We'll see if I can get out of my bad mood in time to work out tomorrow. Or next week at all.