Procrastination Just made me VERY Happy

     So I procrastinate. I'm sure I'm not the only one guilty of it, and most times, I would say it's not the most desirable of traits, but there it is.I have to say though, today my procrastination saved me money, and just made my day. So As I was getting ready to go out this morning, and discovered, I need to wash my jeans...I do procrastinate Laundry ALL the time. I dug in my drawer and found a one size too small pair of jeans. Feeling depressed about the size I used to be I prepared myself to suck it in, and struggle as I pulled them up. Before I knew it, I was buttoning them up. SO I went into my closet where I had hid all my smaller sized jeans, and tried them on. YUP, they fit!

     So here is the deal. I had seen a difference on the scale, and I was pretty proud. But I hadn't really SEEN a difference in myself, but apparently it's there. I had a post a LONG time ago, about how I was losing weight, and I haven't really said more since. Since my starting point, I've lost, 15lbs now. I'm excited and have been paying a lot of attention to getting more healthy. The 15lbs, came off mostly from a change of diet. Concentrating on healthier options, and portion sizes, and I'm learning as I go. My exercise hasn't been tough, it's been really gentle yoga, to wake me up and help relax me, and for short periods of time. So I'll likely be stepping up exercise to keep this going.

Wanted to share my happy moment on a Monday :D

K, Love ya, Bye!

-Nancy

Christmas Progress Report #1

 

  A few days late but none the less here it is, my progress report. If you followed the Christmas blog right through to the end you know what this is. If not, here is a little info.

     My Christmas Blog series started in September, with a 100 day countdown. BUT I did stress that I do stuff through the year, and you would be seeing Christmas posts through the year. So here is what I got done for the month of January:

Food: No, nothing on the food front, way too early for that.

Gifts:
      I have pretty solid idea of a gift I'm giving next year, but it's also one I'm going to make, so I can watch for supplies.

Crafts: #1 priority is above here, but I have so many potential craft ideas it's insane

Planning: Nothing really there either, again, a bit early.

Organizing: For starters, I actually organized my pinterest boards, and ended up with like 3 Christmas boards, so I got more organized that way for sure. But my biggest accomplishment for the month of January was actually taking everything down and organizing it. My Christmas Stuff is more organized than EVER before, and it's going to make it easier for next year....until I find stuff through the year and make a big mess down there...not only possible, likely.

K, Love Ya, Bye!

-Nancy

Vlog #2

     Welcome to my second ever Vlog! Was kind of surprised when a few private messages from my last one was about my makeup. For starters if you were one of those people, thank you. I WAS going to devote this post to what makeup I used, but where I actually feel like skin care is more important, I decided to share what I'm using during these wintery months to take care of my skin. Some of it came out more lack lister than I expected, but none the less here is Vlog #2

K, love ya, bye!
-Nancy

Having to push a little harder

     I've been cutting back my caffeine, and I was eating, for the most part terribly all weekend. As a result I feel kind of like a slug right now sitting on my couch.

     I forced myself to cook, and to get dressed. I'm looking at my ottoman, with dishes from breakfast I said I would take out when I went...I've been in the kitchen about half a dozen times since.

     Considering I've mentioned in the past I'm trying to be a more positive person, the start of this post has really made it seem like I've gone back to the dark side. Actually, it's quite the opposite. I do feel like I have a lack of energy right now, but I'm cutting back on caffeine which is good. I also am aware of how badly I was treating my body over the weekend, and know I need to get back on track. I may have forced myself to cook, and get dressed, but I did it. Guess what I ate breakfast! That is actually HUGE for me, I have gotten REALLY bad for not eating breakfast.

     I'm sharing this with you because we are in the months of resting and having less energy, so I'm sure I'm not the only one who is having days like this. I'm having to push harder to make myself do stuff, but I'm pushing. Tonight maybe I'll go to bed at a decent time, and get up later tomorrow. This is actually normal for our bodies this time of year, because the nights are longer. So if you're feeling like a lump most days and don't want to move, just push yourself a little harder, and know this is completely normal

My Very First Vlog

     I DID IT! I Finally did it my very first Vlog ever! So basically all I did was kind of a video hello, and explaining what I plan to do with the blog and vlog going forward.

     My video is so very crude. My lighting is actually natural lighting, I am sitting in my kitchen at the bar I have that overlooks my living room, so the light is shining in my living room window. My camera/microphone is my iphone 6s, and I think it did a decent job. My tripod, was 2 cookbooks, a rubbermade container, and a jar candle. I had 0 editing, a list of things to cover beside me, and all in all the most basic thing ever. I hope to slowly improve the quality going forward, but as of now it is what it is. 

Ok, Love Ya, Bye!

-Nancy

Christmas Wrap up/Christmas Prep

     Did you hear about that Cold going around? Lasting way too long and when you get to the Doctor, they tell you "it's Viral" and they can do nothing for you? Guess who got it! Basically the beginning of it was my reason for writing my last post "How to fight a cold". My typical methods of fighting the common cold. But here I am, 10 days in still fighting this thing (yes I said 10). I am on the mend. I just have a little cough, and one ear blocked at this point.

     As a result of being sick, I've lost 15lbs...this is not a good thing. losing 15lbs, if I'd done it the healthy way would have been reason to celebrate, but this was because I couldn't eat anything because I couldn't swallow. So my whole thing I started in late November, early December, may be impacted by this when I get back on track here.

     The thing I'm most bothered by though, is I didn't really get the chance to guide you through a Holiday wrap up as promised. As a result, let's nutshell it shall we? Yesterday I woke up and decided I wanted to take the day and slowly pack away my stuff. I had no intention of getting it done, because I wanted to organize it, and I get kind of down when I take down the decorations, but I did. My husband got me the entire series of Mrs.Brown's Boys for Christmas, so I popped it on and away I went. I can't be down when I'm laughing that hard. I got it all organized, and packed...all the stuff on top of the totes there is stuff I realized after I'd missed and will get into a tote.

     So that's it right? No thinking of Christmas again until I start the Blog in September right? WRONG! Okay yeah you COULD, or you could give yourself even more of an edge, and start Saving, buying, and gathering ideas now. Through the year, I will make a blog post at the end of the month, and it will highlight my progress for next Christmas. I don't celebrate Christmas as one day on the Calendar, it's a special time of year, that comes every year, and I enjoy preparing for it. So keep posted, because I'll be working away at it all year long! 

Ok, Love ya, Bye!

-Nancy

Fighting A Cold

     Hello from Death's Door! Okay slightly dramatic, but the reality is this is how I feel. I thought this MAY have been coming on on New Years Eve, but actually pretty well everyone I came in contact with that night felt the same way, and I think many of us are sick now. While I'm at work, and sleeping I tend to medicate, so I can get through the shift and sleep through the night. But otherwise, I like to keep it all natural. This is the 3 blog I've ever run, and I'm pretty sure I've done this post on more than one occasion, but here it is, how to get through a cold.


    1. Rest, you're going to need a day off for this, so you can just chill and take the time to get better. If you can stay in bed, all the better.

    2. Hydrate, a LOT. So I have a timer set when I'm sick for 60 min. In that 60 min, I have to consume an entire beverage. I drink, Water, tea, Orange Juice, and if I happen to have some on hand (and I do right now) home made broth. I guess that's one lucky point, I still have so many turkey bones left making broth was simple. If you never saw my post about making broth check it out here.

       

    3. Get the grossness out! If your nose is congested, or it's all in your throat, there is mucus there. If you blow it out, or hack it up, get as much of it out of your body as possible.

     I'm not saying this will make you 100% better, but it sure does speed up the process!