Can't contain my excitement!!!

So the first of the week went well, started school and all...then Wednesday, this happens...

That's a creek at our house. My wonderful boyfriend put our BEAUTIFUL mustang into it. Now, I must explain that it was an accident. We forgot the trash to be put to the road for pickup so he noticed when he pulled off for work...then while he was getting it from behind the house, it popped out of gear and rolled down our road into the creek. It's mostly dried up, but there are a TON of rocks in it. Therefore, there is a pretty decent amount of damage on the bumpers. Mostly paint, but it buckled in the front at the bottom.

So then we took Nicolas to the baseball game that night before and Nicolas got two balls! But he got excited, threw one down the steps, stumbled and I had to grab his arm to keep him from breaking his face...okay, not breaking it, but getting hurt bad. And he ended up getting Nursemaids elbow...again. Basically this is a sprain to the elbow according to the docs. And he was playing that next night, and done it again after we were home from the ER. I popped it back in. But the doctor has concerns if it happens again that there maybe some developmental muscle issues.

Could our luck get any worse??

Not worse, but it did get better!!! I won a free portrait package from a studio. Worth $50. Great right?

BUT...the biggest thing of all...Brian's step-sister won tickets to see my all time fav. band, Avenged Sevenfold in DC...and she had 2 extra. And she is giving them to us!!! HOLY BEJEZZ can you believe it! I cannot contain my excitement. Brians dad is watching Nic for the night for us so we can go. I have been on pins and needles since I found out since I am so excited. :) YAY!!

So until next time, since I figured out how to post pics, a pic of my little man with his baseballs he got. He turns two in like 20 days...but that is another post all in itself. :)

Eyebrows...

I hate eyebrows.

Maybe I should say that I hate the upkeep of them.

I am one of those people who need to do something to them at least 2x a week.  And I have an avid hate for tweezers.  I hate to admit that I get them waxed and sometimes I just can't bring myself to mess with the horrid tweezers until the next time I get them waxed.

Insert embarrassment here! 

So I found a couple tips from friends that I am going to share and try myself. 

1)  Tweeze when you get OUT of the shower...not before.  I remember learning in one of my med classes when we were doing the skin chapters of text, that the pores open up with heat.  So if you do it when you are out of the shower, or use a hot rag on the area for a few, this should make it less painful to pull. 

2)  Use ice to numb the area.  I have been told to watch though, and not hurt by pulling the skin instead.  Ice can be a numbing agent, so sweep the ice on your brows for a minute and wipe the water off, and there ya go.

3) Pull in the direction of the hairgrowth.  This one, I have done and it definitely helps some.

Just don't overpluck...I know from experience, it can be a pretty ugly sight! 

If you have any tips or ideas, please let me know!  Maybe I can get myself into the habit of this and not be a big baby about it. :)  And let me know if you have tried any of them...I plan (just plan...not sure yet when!) to use these when I do mine again. 

Also, I apologize for not having any images. I am new to the blogging thing, and still am trying to figure things out. So if you have any tips for that, definitly let me know! =)

xoxo,
jen

Linking up!

Tuesday

So it's Tuesday if you couldn't tell by the title, and it has been pretty good so far.  I go up at 7 this morning, (well 6:45 if you count just laying there dreading to get up)  and got ready and hit the gym.  Did 400 calories on the eliptical...and it felt dang great!  So I just had to toot my horn a little bit for me saying that day 1 of my hopes in getting in early was a success.  But now, I must say that I am a little tired and trying to get through the morning.  This I know is due to staying up a little too late. 

The little man LOVES sports.  Pretty much any kind he has seen so far.  With the boyfriend liking sports too, (I think if he had his way, ESPN would be on ALL THE TIME!)  Nicolas well enough gets this from him.  I love sports too.  But I am a football girl.  Love it! With football season coming up, we love to watch the games, and I am getting really excited.  So anyways, we also keep up with baseball.  We took Nic to the minor league game the other week for the first time, and he LOVED it!  All we heard was ball! With Summer coming to an end, the local minors are doing a promotion with our paper where there was 1 free coupon per paper for a free ticket.  With our paper, and the neighbors who generously gave us their coupons, we are going tonight...for a grand total of .75!  (Which was the cost of the paper.)  How great is that?!?  So that is our plans for tonight.  A good family outing.  Pair that up with Kids Tuesdays at Firehouse subs, and we are going to get a game and a dinner for under $10! 

School started yesterday, and I had my first class, and it went pretty well.  It was my last first day of school.  At least until I decide that I really want to go back for my RN.  But that is another post. :)

Mondays...

I hate Mondays.  For several reasons.  I have Brian all to myself all weekend and its time for him to go to work for the week.  Yuck.  And today especially,  school started back.  For me.  It is my last semester and as excited as I am, all I have really done is read my syllabi and I am already overwhelmed.  I have class tonight and I already have those first day jitters.  But, at least everyone else is in the same boat. 

I should be organizing my school stuff, but procrastination has kicked in.  And it is the first day.  lol.  I have the house cleaned, 3 loads of laundry done and my computer just got a clean up.  haha. 

I have decided to go to the gym about 3-4 days a week.  If my dream schedule works out, I am hoping to go before the boyfriend wakes up and the little man.  I can go there during the day when they have child watch, but the way Nicolas throws a fit...I would kinda rather do it then.  I did it Saturday and it was great.  Hopefully I can keep it up.

I went and worked out the past 2 days, and took today off so I could get my school stuff organized(which is what I am going to work on soon!)  Each day I worked on the eliptical, and felt great.  I recently bought a mp3 player for when I worked out and I got it in the mail Sat and used it Sunday and went 11!! minutes straight.  This is a huge accomplishment for me.  I usually can't walk around the block without getting out of breath.  So I was really happy with myself.  Saturday I burnt 310 calories and yesterday I burnt 400.

When I started this blog, I was determined to be open with all my weight loss issues.  I weighed myself yesterday and weighed 268 lbs.  I am so embarrassed to say that.  But I am working on it.  Hopefully this number will grow stronger.  My goal is to lose 10 lbs.  I don't want to overshoot and say I want to lose 40 lbs, so 10 lbs is going to be my short term goal. :) 

So with that, off I go to finally get my stuff organized while the little man is occupied with his toys.

xoxo;

Jenn

Pretty Proud...

Here I sit again with the little man as we watch Spongebob, and can't help but to procrastinate cleaning.  So I will at least get one goal done and post this. :)

Went to the gym today and worked out...but leaving Nic wasn't as well as my workout was.  He cried...LOUD.  And took him 15 mins to calm down.  I always get nervous about leaving him anywhere.  Yes, even with Grandparents.  My mom is sick, and Brian's mom...well, we don't exactly...how should I say it...bond.  No, we clash.  She is always somehow slipping in insults to me.  Most of the time it is about the way I raise our child.  Or how we are waiting a couple years to have another.  We have been in a few tangles, and it's always been tension between us.  So I don't like for Nicolas to go over there.  He becomes a HELLION when he comes home because he doesn't get disciplined over there, and I don't agree with that.  So we don't let him go often, and often, I hear that I hover too much, or I need to let him get out.  HES 2! He needs discipline and schedule, which he doesn't get there, and why am I going to send him if not? So that is my rambling on for today. :)

So anyways, I rode the stationary bike for 3 miles, but only burned 70 calories.  Seriously?  That took me 12 minutes.  I do the elliptical and burn 100 calories in 10 minutes.  So I think I will stick to that.  I haven't been weighing myself yet but I plan to get a scale.  The one they have at the Y is one of the manual ones, and I really don't like those. :)  (I'd rather take the easy way and let the scale do the work for me...HA) 

So we (Nicolas, Brian, and myself) live with my mom in a 2 bedroom.  It is rather cramped.  So I have been determined to get the most of our space lately.  We plan to get our own place, but right now, it is just not practical.  We don't live here for free, I wouldn't do that.  But we definitly don't pay as much as we would with our own place.  Brian is the only one working, while I go to school and it works out really well that way.  I was working but it got to the point to where I would only see my family less time that I wanted.  They are too important for me to miss so much.  So that's our choice.  I can live with it and Nic can definitly live with having his MawMaw here everyday. :)

We have this awkward space in our bedroom, which we share with Nic, so we decided to make it a play corner for him.  Its like an extra cubby hole so to say.  It used to have storage totes with all of his older clothes, but we have put them into our closet and this makes it 10x better in the room.  I love it! 

School starts Monday, and it is my last semester!! Woo! I guess I am kinda dreading it though.  It takes a lot of time.  I am doing one class at school and 3 online.  It'll work out though.  :)

An Introduction...

So I originially started this blog for myself to document all of my son's first years, but never really got around to doing it.  I am determined to start. Now.  There is a lot of changes happening and hopefully...no, I will keep up with it. 

I want this blog to be about my whole life, not just my son.  Now, I could go all day about him, and would love to, but, I just have so much other stuff going on.

Let me tell you about myself.  I am a stay at home mommy, and a full-time student.  This is where all my time goes.  Nic is 23 mos. old, and a handfull.  He gets into everything.  We are introducing the potty to him for a few months now, and I think it may go into active training soon.  And he is still addicted to the pacifier.  Horrible, I know.  But we are working on it.  And I think we can get it gone soon.  I go to school full time and this is my last semester!! So I am so excited but I am dreading trying to find a job.  I have put in a few apps, but no word yet.  I kinda want to just stay home with him now, and focus.  This is where my amazing fiance comes in.  He works all that he can, and lets me stay at home.  Let me reword that.  He doesn't LET me, but he doesn't mind.  It makes more sense anyways.  For the cost of daycare would be all my checks would go to if I were working.  And it will be a trade off.  He is going back to school when I get done.  He wants to better himself and I am all for it.  We live with my mom and once we both get out of school, we will look into buying our own place.  It is just not practical right now. 

So now, to my most recent endevour...

I have recently started going to the Y and working out.  I have done it the past two days, but took a break off today, because I really am sore.  And...I think I am getting sick.  So I am just not feeling up to doing anything but laying here in bed.  I know I can't lay here all day, but I am going to lay here with the little man while he watches a movie.  But back to the gym.  I want to lose weight.  I want to be active with my son.  I am active for the most part, but I really am not in great heatlth.  I need to lose weight.  I am a big girl, and I am tired of it.  I look at it this way...even if I lose 5 pounds, that's 5 pounds less than before.  I am SO excited about this.  They have a child watch so I can take Nic there, and let him play with the TONS of toys they have and make new little friends, while I work out.  My problem is more in the eating area.  I don't like a lot of foods, and the foods that I do like, aren't very healthy.  And I am an emotional eater.  BIG time.  If I am stressed, I tend to eat.  Or sad, or mad.  I have gotten better at realizing this, but it still tends to be a problem.  I have always been the big girl, and I think that's why I am not "flipping" out about it, but it is time for a change.  Hopefully by documenting it, I will be more likely to stick to it. 

I love crafts, and organization.  So I will be posting about my adventures in those areas as well. 

So there is most about me...You will learn more I am sure, but for now, I must say goodbye and put that dreaded load of laundry up. :)