Tonight I took T with her cousin to the roller skating rink and dropped them off. It honestly gives me the chills to think about it. My niece is 15 years old and has been going to the same skating rink I went to when I was a kid for a while now. When she invited T to come along tonight it sounded fun and I knew she would love it. They went from 7 PM to 11 PM so I agreed to give them a ride and my former brother-in-law is picking them up since Gab and Noah will be sound asleep by then.
As the girls were getting ready I started having memory flashbacks from my days of hanging out at the skating rink. I told T some stories and even shared with her that this was the same exact skating rink I met her father at 17 years ago. Of course then I followed up with all the rules of how she better not step foot out the door before her ride arrives to pick her up, not to talk to any boys (not sure how well that one will work out) and to just have a good time.
Driving up to the door of this place, being the one unloading kids and making sure they had everything they needed gave me the chills down my spin. It just felt weird, awkward, strange…. Where has almost 13 years gone? Am I sure I am ready for this? It sure seems like I don’t have much of a choice. The drive home was filled with memories, being teary eyed that my little girl has grown up and now reminds me more of myself. Reminds me of days I had almost forgotten.
Half way through the night she texts me ‘I’m having so much fun!‘ We continue to converse via text for a few minutes and she goes on about how great a time she is having with her cousin. Knowing that she took a quick break to let me know she was okay and to share her excitement with me, reminds me that I must be doing something right. That was all I needed to put a smile on my face. My baby girl is growing up, like it or not.
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For my birthday I bought myself the Wii Fit Plus. I already owned the Wii Fit and used to use it regularly. I have just got out of the habit of working out from home and knew I needed to start back up. Rachel told me at Mom 2.0 Summit how she had let her Wii Fit sit for nearly 8 months without playing and then bought the Plus and hadn’t stopped since. At the time she had already lost 15 pounds, which is great!
The girls and I participate in several 5Ks in the Spring and since the first one is coming up this month I thought it was about time I get into shape. Or maybe the better statement is start working towards getting into shape. Also I’d love to look better by mid April when we go on our Disney cruise. It’d be nice to tone up some.
Tonight was my 8th night doing the Wii Fit Plus. I am so sore I can hardly lift my arms. I haven’t done it every night since my birthday but most of them. The kids are enjoying it too. Matter of fact Noah just got done jogging which is so dang cute and Gabby did the Hula Hoop which is wonderful for her physical therapy. It truly helps her with coordination. We have done quite a bit of multiple-player mode games as a family. The chicken game is hilarious but fun. We spend most of the time laughing at one another while we are working out. The whole game system is so fun you forget you are actually burning calories. I must admit I love it and it is addicting. The obstacle course is my favorite although I have a hard time stopping to admit defeat. I keep pressing retry until I’m about to fall over, some nights. However I have almost mastered the advanced level now!
We are walking in the Make-a-Wish Foundation 5K on March 27th in Gabby’s honor. If you live local to the DFW area we would love for you to join our Team Gabby and walk with us.
Full Disclosure: I purchased the Wii, Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus with my own money. This is not a sponsored post and all opinions are 100% mine that I wanted to share.
Danielle Steel was on The View this week. She seemed so sweet and soft spoken. I have read some of her books years ago and always knew she had published quite a few. However I had no idea she published ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN Best-Seller books! Isn’t that amazing? I am struggling trying to make sure I have the perfect words to complete my ONE memoir. Also she is a mother of nine. She raised nine children while apparently writing non-stop. I admire her. When The View ladies asked her how she did it, Danielle just shrugged and said well I just mostly wrote at night and mothered during the day. Like ‘ehh no big deal’. [click to continue…]
Today I turned 28 years old. There are times I feel over 40 with how much I’ve lived already. However today was one of the best days I’ve had in a very long time. I woke up this morning to play Madagascar Kart Wii with Noah and all day I heard him sing to me. I finally recorded an Audio Boo of him singing so I can listen again. He was so cute I just couldn’t get enough! Before lunch I was pleasantly surprised by the best cake ever arriving at my front door in the form of flowers from my best friend Brandy. It is just gorgeous and even Noah loved the fact that although it was made of flowers, they still put candles on top. Such a cute idea! A few hours later I got a very nice flower arrangement from Elizabeth Irvine, whom I have the pleasure of working with.
After the girls got home from school we went out to dinner at Texas De Brazil with my good friend, Alan, my Dad and my niece, Deianeira, who just celebrated her 15th birthday last week. The seven of us had a great time and the food was excellent. Unfortunately my mom is very sick so couldn’t make it but she sent me the cutest Tinker Bell card that plays music. More for Gabby’s entertainment I’m sure but we all enjoyed it at the dinner table. Food was great, dessert was even better but the best part was the company of course!
I created a Whrrl story showing photos from my day. This was one of the best birthdays ever!
I also received a ton of emails, tweets and Facebook comments wishing me a wonderful birthday. I love all the support and best wishes!
Thank you to everyone for making this day great!
Tonight the kids and I went to Chuck E Cheese’s to meet up with some great long distance friends of ours. In 2007 when the Neurologist gave me the news they planned to do brain surgery on Gabby he told me about a little boy that was currently in the hospital undergoing the same surgery. Tonya and David were so kind to allow Gabby’s Neurologist to invite us down to meet them and their son, Chevy. I got the chance to visit with them, play with Chevy while he was in the hospital and even see how his head looked with the grids in. It gave a little peace of mind to at least meet someone else dealing with the same battle as us. [click to continue…]
I have all these great posts that I want to be writing right now. I’d love to share all about my experience at Blissdom and the amazing friends I made. I would love to write a whole post displaying all the photos from our snow days here in Texas. Believe it or not we got 12 inches of snow last week which is more snow than my kids and I have ever seen in our lives. I want to tell you about the Chevy Equinox I test drove for a week that not only I but the kids as well fell in love with. I also want to share my experiences with the Total Transformation program that I am working on with the kids.
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Our drive from Texas to Tennessee in the Equinox was great. I loved chatting with Erica and Lizzy the whole entire way. The vehicle was amazing and the company was awesome but the weather was rainy the whole twelve hours. We also stayed up a little too late I’d say. Wednesday night when Erica and Lizzy arrived at my house it was a little late and since it was our first time spending time together we, like most women do, chatted a little too long and before we knew it, we were climbing in bed at 1 AM. UGH! Then back up and on the road by 5:30. So of course after the long drive we arrived at the hotel and checked in around 6 PM.
The cocktail party last night at the Jack Daniels Saloon was amazing of course. Being given the chance to reconnect with friends I met last year and meeting some new ones is a blessing. Communicating with all these fabulous women daily and not being able to see them face to face makes trips like this even more special. Once the opening Blissdom cocktail party was over we headed to the Old Hickey Steak House to join in the Blissful Bites and Bubbles event. The networking continued and I got to meet even more amazing women. I also won an e.l.f. cosmetic set that was valued at over $50. I am so excited and can’t wait to try out the new makeup. I already used the facial cleansing wipes this morning and they worked well.
Breakfast was ate while chatting with Amy, Erica and Nikki and now we are listening to the opening speaker. My eyes are blood shot from lack of sleep but it is all very well worth it.
Until the next update… I’m off to learn!
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I have been recently looking for more work from home opportunities. A few of the assignments I had been working on ended and although my main focus is my writing here on my blog as well as my memoir {that I swear I plan to finish one day this year}, I still need something more. I have been applying like crazy for columnists opportunities as well as various article writing jobs. Of course my love for social media networking and my readiness to be a Virtual Assistant are two main assets in my favor once the opportunities arise. Finding them has been the challenge lately.
I have been branching out lately. Matter of fact I went to an interview on Monday for a position outside the home part time. *Gasp* I haven’t worked outside the home on a regular schedule in nearly four years. When I say a regular schedule I mean Monday through Friday. All last year I did workshops at local childcare centers but usually those lasted about an hour or two at a time. So Monday’s interview seemed to go well. I haven’t heard the result of it yet. Although I miss working in the corporate world at times, the main part of me does not want to go back. I am so nervous I will lose time for my real passions of writing and public speaking. I hope to finish my degree this year and would love to start working with teens again.
So until something comes along I am trying all little things. I remember when I was 18 I worked on the side as a mystery shopper. It was actually pretty fun. I would go shopping or out to eat and then take surveys. My husband and I enjoyed this because we basically got free date nights. Although I was paid to complete surveys on the experience I never did it full time as a job but more to just have fun. I am real big on customer service being top notch so to me paid surveys was a great idea. Sometimes we would even get samples sent to us in the mail and they wanted real opinions even if they were negative. Once we got to try a cereal for a week and was paid to answer questions honestly. I think this concept gives the company a chance to improve a product before releasing to the public. I haven’t done this in years but think I am going to start again.
If paper pushing in an office is what it will take to pay the bills then that’s what I’ll do. Every little bit helps right now but I am determined to not lose my focus where my real passion lies in public speaking for children, non-profits, social media and writing. That’s just who I am now.
I had been thinking about joining Scentsy for a while now. Last month I contacted my upline to find out what was required. After I decided to attend Blissdom again this year, my upline suggested it would be a great time to join and instead of promoting her as my sponsor I could promote my own Scentsy website. So I did!
I received my kit in the mail and it came with a sample jar of each scent. T and I immediately went through every scent sniffing them all. I love it! Last weekend during my Digiorno Pizza party I set out a display and already have my first party booked. I also gathered enough orders last week from friends and family that I was able to placed my first party order with hostess benefits. That was exciting and I should receive my package with new contents by Monday.
My favorite is the fact they are wickless therefore smoke-free and lead-free. Plus it is so simple to burn one scent and switch with ease if you want to smell something else, unlike waiting until a whole candle has burned down. I wanted to share with all my readers my new venture and would love to let any of you host an online party, catalog show or help you place an order. Even though most of my readers live in other states I would be more than willing to send you some catalogs and set up a party in your name online so you can host an online party or even collect orders from local friends or family and still receive all the hostess rewards.
Why should you host a Scentsy Party?
- Free Product – The hostess receives 10% of the total party sales in free product with party sales equaling $150-$399 and 15% if the party sales equal $400+
- 1/2 Price Items – Party Sales = $150-$249 the hostess receives one 1/2 price item, Party Sales = $250-$399 the hostess receives two 1/2 price items, Party Sales = $400-$999 the hostess receives three 1/2 price items.
- Plus with every party booked from yours, you receive yet another 1/2 price item.
- During the Month of February all items in the most recent catalog are 10% off and hostess receives double 1/2 price items
- *New Catalogs come out in March with Spring/Summer line
Ask me for more details, including the specials for the month. Interested in joining my team? Ask me how. I’d love to have you!
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