TGIF!!!

ThtheI can finally say that I'm feeling a lot better..  Can you believe I've had another cold/sinus infection??  I swear I have been sick for 2 months!!  But I bought me 500 milligrams of vitamin C to start taking today..  Hopefully it will build up my immune system!  I refuse to be sick anymore!!

Well after 6 years, my Vera Bradley work bag has died..  R.I.P. my sweet bag..  But, happily, I have found a replacement for you on EBay...  Don't ya think my new pattern is pretty??  It's called Ribbons--and a portion of the sale went to breast cancer research..  

Just love it...  Tote and the turn lock wallet..  

 

Very pleased...

I'm also thinking of selling my IPad on eBay..  It's the first generation..  But something for it is better than nothing!!

I just love eBay.  Can you tell??

Some more exciting news---Mac got a job!!  He is going to be a Manny!!  He will be taking care of our friends triplets and 10 year old son after school..  No nights, no weekends or holidays...  He lucked up!!  Plus, they are very dear friends of ours...  Makes it even better for him!!

Well I think I have updated y'all on all the happenings..  Going to celebrate a friends birthday tomorrow night and watch some ALABAMA FOOTBALL...  Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

No Time For This!!!

Well August is here.  Going to be a very busy month for me.  Mac starts back to school---and driving there!  That will bring on a little bit of worry for sure.  This Friday I'm having a Thirty One Gifts party at my house---SO--that involves lots of cleaning on Thursday and Friday afternoon.  But I'm excited.  I love their bags and plan to grab a new lunch box and one of their cute little purses.  I even use them for my Pure Romance inventoy.  The large utility tote is AWESOME!!  I'll try and post a link to it from my home computer later. 

 I'm very excited that I've got three awesome Pure Romance parties this month!!  Make that FOUR---another one just comfirmed!!  Their World Conference is going on this week, which means NEW PRODUCTS!!  Can't wait to order the new catalogs...   So much fun at these parties I'm telling ya!!

The only crappy thing that seems to be creeping in is a damn chest cold!!  Can you please tell me where I have time for that this week??  But I sooooo feel it coming on.  All I want to eat is hot soup cause it feels so good on my throat.  Flashing sign right there... 

Well better get off this thing and do some work..  Hope everyone is doing awesome!!  By the way, Mac starts his journey back this Friday from California..  My "mommy break" is almost over....  But I'm ready to see my baby!!!

  

Best Summer Drink Ever!!

Did ya'll think I dropped off the internet??  NEVER!!  I've just been keeping busy with friends and family since Mac has been gone.   He is having a great time out in California with his dad.  They are doing so much sightseeing.   It's going to be a wonderful summer for him!   Although it is weird being on the "other" end of not getting to talk to him everyday like his dad goes through.   But I know he loves me to the moon and back, as I do him----so have a blast my sweet little man!!!

On another note, made a fresh batch of cucumber mint water this afternoon.  Huge thanks to my friend Christi Wilson for turning me on to this wonderful water..  Can I just tell you how refreshing this drink is!  I'm already getting funny looks from my local grocery store for the quantity of cucumbers I'm buying.   But I can't help it, I just love this veggie!!   If I didn't drink it so fast, it would last about 2-3 days.  But I can drink the entire pitcher in one day---and then some...   Give it a try, I promise you will likey!!!

New Gadget Lovein....

I'm really excited to use my new Nordic Ware Egg Muffin maker I bought recently.  I love anything that is fast and less mess.  And did I mention it's cheap?  Got it at Walmart...  So tomorrow after my workout or maybe before, I'm going to fix me a nice, low calorie egg white sandwich..  Yum!!  

I've started using the All Whites in the container.  There again, no mess and quick!  If you haven't tried them, well you should!!  I add peppers and black beans to mine---so tasty!!

Mac is heading out to the Spring Fling to finish up his community hours for school and I'm going to bust out cleaning this house!  Cranking up the music and turbo cleaning!  Mya is dying for a pretty day and a long walk after being inside for the past three days.  She is going with me tonight to my brothers so we can work on some of her training exercises.  That means I'm working on one of my goals of getting her "out" more around people.  How am I going to raise/train her to be a therapy dog if I don't get her out and around other people??  And it's really me not her.  I'm afraid she won't do good--BUT--I'm not even giving her a chance!!  Changing that this weekend!!!

What changes are you making this weekend??

New Favorite Things....

I just love finding new favorite things.  Two reasons, first is that it means that I branched out and tried something new!  Secondly---it means that if it's a "favorite thing" it is REALLY good!!  I'm in love with all things coconut right now and this thing is like a mound candy bar..  Awesome I'm telling ya!  It's got 190 calories and 9 grams of protein.  I don't think that's too bad.  The other day I had this and my favorite veggie right now, cucumber, and called it dinner.  I think Publix, our local grocery store, probably calls me "the cucumber lady" behind my back.  And yes, we could have so much fun with that--but this blog is PG--for today atleast...

My second favorite thing is Oikos Greek Yogurt Pomegranate.  I didn't try greek yogurt until this past year, but now I don't think I have bought regular yogurt since.  I also love this brand in blueberry.  This is normally my 4pm snack and then I try to dinner around 6:30ish to 7pm at the latest.  I find that I do better if I try to eat atleast every four hours.  Oranges and apples are also very good right now.  I try to have one of each everyday.  But the orange for sure...  I love sweet ones.  Back to the yogurt, TRY THIS!!  I promise you will like it.

What is your "favorite thing?"  I've learned in order to stick to my diet, I've got to branch out..  Variety is the key!!!

New Favorite Thing.....

If you have not had the opportunity to have one of these yet---SEARCH IT OUT!!   It is soooo good!!  I found mine at the Publix on Valleydale.  Just happened to run in there while Mac was at baseball practice.  It is very filling and taste awesome.  I had seen it advertised in several of my magazines, just never could find them at a store.   But for only 190 calories, 15g protein, 19g fiber and only 3g fat.  Whole grain too...

I'm loving this vacation lifestyle.  We had a wonderful weekend around the house.  Yesterday was a total Lifetime movie day for me.  And just slept like a stone last night...  But, now I have my workout clothes on and am about to a 10 minute workout to one of my FitSugar videos from Pinterest.  Then hit the treadmill for my couch to 5k workout....

Still trying to decide if I'm keeping the FitBit One...  Lets see how it does with this workout....