Working hard to be healthy...

Yes, it's true, I'm really working at being healthy. Everyone knows I LOVE LOVE LOVE food, and that sometimes I don't have an "off-switch" when it comes to eating. So I'm working hard at making healthy choices -- dried fruit instead of crackers or sweets -- and portion control -- NO SECONDS!!! I also decided to try that new Coke Zero, since I love Coke and need the caffeine once in awhile but not the calories. It isn't bad, I mean I know it isn't the real thing, but it isn't bad.

When I told my hubby about this new committment to taking care of myself he was on board. We went to the store and bought a new Wii fitness program. This one is Jillian Michaels, the super tough trainer from The Biggest Loser. It's tough, but I've done 30 minutes two days in a row. I know it doesn't sound like much, but it is. I even got up at 6am today, that's a big deal to me when I feel like I don't get enough sleep as it is. Of course my calves, thighs and butt are killing me!!! Maybe I should have him take a picture of me now so I'll have something to compare against when I get to my target weight....I could do a cool scrapbook layout...hmmm.

Thanks for all the support I've gotten so far and for all the support I know everyone will give me when things get tough to stick with. I'll try to post some free papers on Friday, so keep watching!

Time to take care of myself.

Okay, so I've been lazy about my physical health for about 9 months now. I've got to do something. I'm constantly exhausted and I ache and of course I've gained some weight. I don't want to admit it, but I need to excersize every day. So how to go about this??

Well I've had patrons at the library tell me that it works really well to listen to books on CD while they use the treadmill. I can do this while I use my elliptical. I'll have to committ to getting up at 6am each day, but if I'm listening to a good book I'd otherwise never have time to read, maybe it will work.

I should also be careful of how I eat. Mills has taught me that cutting down on my portions can be a big help. I'll do that, and I'll eat things like carrots for snacks. I also need to be careful with fatty fast foods. I can't afford to buy Alli anymore so I can't rely on it anymore.

*sigh* This is going to be tough, but I'm going to do my best. Wish me luck!

More love for moms! Freebie!

Okay, here is the wordart I promised. I have included 5 wordarts and a 12x12 overlay. The overlay is "mother" in many different languages. I hope to do something similar for father's day next month.

Click on the "packaged" preview to download, or click here.

Please enjoy them and remember all the moms in your life. I mentioned my mom, mother-in-law, grandma and grandma-in-law in my last post but here are some other moms I've looked to for guidance and inspiration throughout my life:

My 2 older sisters

My best friend's mom Sue

My friend Paula

My friend Raynette

My coworkers at the library

Happy Mothers Day!

Mother's Day Freebie

Okay, so instead of reading the new Charlaine Harris Dead and Gone, which I was the first to get at our library (and not because I work there), I decided to post the Mother's Day freebie I've been working on for a while now. I scanned the card with the trees and mother poem and built the set around it. The papers are 12x12 300dpi using colors in the card and the ribbons are 12" long. I even scanned my mother & child pendant for this set...so precious! Please enjoy and remember to tell your mom how much you love her!

Oh, and watch for another freebie in the next day or two of word art with quotes about mothers, I love my mom, my grandma, my mother-in-law and my grandma-in-law a whole bunch and it makes me happy to spread the love....oh and I'm pretty sure those little girls of mine love me too.

Who's going treasure hunting? We're going treasure hunting!

I thought of a fun activity for the girls and I to share this summer. We call it treasure hunting. We look for anything that might be interesting while we are walking to the park or in the yard or out on walks. Today we found pieces of wood, pieces of rusted metal, pieces of plastic and feathers (they blew away before we got home.)

We decided to save them up over the summer and make a scrapbook page at the end of the year. As you may have guessed, I'm not really very rigid about the whole "acid-free" thing. I hope when it's done I can post a picture. It'll be really great with journalling about our treasure hunting adventures.