10/13/2011

Wow this week has been pretty lame. I read part of the book "Way to Be!" by Gordon B Hinckley. I'm about 1/2 way and I really have liked it so far. I'm having one of those off weeks like I have ZERO motivation...I havent worked out I can't study I try and it's just not sticking..not what I want happening the week before midterms and I work long shifts all weekend so that just makes it worse! I have felt awful all week and I think thats whats causing this slump but it needs to go away..and fast. I turned in my huge essay monday so that was a huge relief off my back. Hopefully next week will go better than this one!

About me A-Z

I saw this on another blog and thought it was so cute! I had to do it :)

{A} Age – 23.
{B} Bed size – Queen..its just not big enough!
{C} Chores you hate – All of them..mostly dishes though.
{D} Dogs – 2 Mini Schnauzers...Hunter and Gretchen
{E} Essential start to your day – Usually working out :)
{F} Favorite color – Orange, yellow, teal, gray...i pretty much like them all :)
{G} Gold or silver – Silver!
{H} Height – 5'8" or 5'9"
{I} Instruments you play – Piano its been a while though
{J} Job title – Retail :(
{K} Kids – None yet but someday
{L} Live – Idaho
{M} Mother’s name – Deloris
{N} Nickname – Brooklyn or pookie haha
{O} Overnight hospital stays – None yet and hopefully never
{P} Pet Peeves – People touching their eyes, tom picking his fingernails
{Q} Quote from a film – "Hi fives for the ladies..open mouth tongue kisses for the men" -Leonidas
{R} Right or left handed – Left
{S} Siblings – There is 5 of us. 1 Brother 3 Sisters
{T} Time you wake up – About 7
{U} Underwear- ALWAYS!
{V} Vegetable you hate- Peas they taste like poop!
{W} What makes you run late- Having to double check I unplugged things haha
{X} X-rays you’ve had- Broken wrist & MRI on my whole naked body AWKWARD!
{Y} Yummy food you make- I mostly like to bake
{Z} Zoo animal –Giraffe's

Running Challenge Week 1

So last week didnt go very well. It was raining so bad that it took days for us to be able to bring in my elliptical and I had a paper due today that I worked on all week so I only ran 3 miles last week so I really need to pick up my game this week. I only got 1 day in I did 1 1/2 miles in the afternoon and burned 354 calories and later that night I ran another 1 1/2 miles and burned 262 calories. This week I'm determined to do a lot more! :) This week and next week are mid terms and I'm a bit nervous but hope all goes well.

My workout challenge

So I heard of this exercise challenge a few months ago and I decided today I want to start it. The challenge is that in 3 months you run/walk 100 miles so my plan is hopefully tomorrow I will get Tom to bring in our elliptical and our spinning bike from the shed so I can start. It will be tough though that means at least every day I will have to run 1 mile at least and if I don't want to run everyday...which I don't (I like other workouts better) then I have to do more than 1 each day I do it...the most I ever went was 5 and I thought I was never going to be able to move my leg muscles again HAHA. So this is the plan...start October 2 and end January 2 :) talk about a good way to kick off the New Year! I will keep my miles posted! :)

Update and Thrifting finds!!

Wow my last 6 weeks have been so crazy. I have had so much going on between school and work and trying to finish painting my house (yes its still in progress)I almost completely finished today Im super proud of myself and I'm almost to my favorite part...DECORATING!! I have a huge paper due in like 10 days...slacker right here! Yesterday was honestly the first time since school started i went and did something fun.
Me and Tristyn went thrifting and we LOVE it..I found such cute stuff and I got it all for like $26. My favorite find was a necklace and it was so funny I had told Tristyn about this type of necklace I wanted and we were talking about it again while checking out....on our way out the door we decided to stop and look at what jewelry there was and OH MY GOSH it was just sitting there all cute just waiting for me to buy it. I am one happy girl now!
What I got:
~Mudd sweater/vest (Mustard yellow color) $7.99

So Im picturing this with either a short sleeve or long sleeve white shirt with some jeans and either a cute scarf or a hat.

~Eddie Bauer sweater/vest (Off white color) $5.99

This is made out of $55% lambs wool (SWEET!) and I am picturing wearing this with a long or short sleeve shirt underneath and some leggings (I really want some navy blue ones) and some boots!

~Dressbarn Skirt (Grey with specks of white) $5.99

This skirt is so cute the camera doesn't do it justice because my camera just plain sucks! But this would be so cute with one of my fitted white tops tucked in, a bulky black belt around the top of the skirt and some tall black boots!

~Brown braided belt $0.99

~Super cute watch/locket necklace $4.99

Locket closed (pictures are bad i know :( )

Locket opened


And just some other random pictures :)

Hi from the babies!! :) They are getting their haircut this week :)

9/6/2011

WOW! It's been a while I didn't realize how long it had been! Now I'm back in school starting my 3rd week already. I have pretty much done nothing but study this whole time other than work. We did paint a little on the house yesterday but only for a bit..I really want it done..I'm so sick of looking at half primed walls, it's not very attractive! Hopefully things will slow down a bit with school and I can have a little more free time to actually somewhat enjoy my days haha but so far it's just been super chaotic. My workouts slacked there for a few days..it was like 5 days without working out and that is just not normal for me at all. So my first workout again was like 2 nights ago and man I have been so sore it's crazy how fast your body starts reverting back into a lazy bum!

7/28/2011

Today has been a very busy day. I woke up and worked out pretty much immediately and today's workout just killed me I was completely exhausted. I got some painting in on the front room. I did a little yesterday and a little more today..now i just need Tom to get home and help me move some more furniture around to finish priming the other walls :). Chancey and I went to the park with her kids and had lunch while they played on the playground (I made us tuna sandwiches!). I love the fact that she is the most dependable friend I have ever had and she's always there no matter what. We will be friends the rest of our lives and I love that! I have been reading some interesting articles on how to make my diet better...my diet is really good most of the time. Some slip ups here and there but generally pretty good. I have wanted for a while now to teach myself how to make bread at home..then I would just make extra and freeze it till I need it. I found a ton of recipes here ---> http://www.breadexperience.com/healthy-bread-recipes.html and I think I will try some out soon. I also want to try eating green smoothies because I hear they are AMAZING for you. I already drink smoothies every morning but adding some greens will be so much better for me. Right now the pooches are sleeping right by my feet..they are so cute I just can't get enough of schnauzers and their cute little beards. I always tell Tom how I want a schnauzer farm and have tons of them running around haha ;)

Been a while :)

It has been a while since ive posted anything...Lately we have just been working a lot. Took a few week break from any house stuff but i did finish my curtains for the office and another cute little surprise...pics will be up soon! I have been on a health kick for a while now..prob a month now..im usually pretty good about eating good and working out but the last month ive been extra diligent and thats where most my focus has been...today i started painting the front room and i think its going to look so cute..we are using a light cream/tan color and are going to do white for the trim..keeping in neutral. I start school again in like 4 weeks and my classes this semester are not gonna be fun because they are at all random times on everyday of the week because i got registered late..NO FUN! oh well its only 4 months so im pretty sure i will survive haha. We had the funnest weekend. Toms mom and sister came up and we did so much fun stuff..we went frisbee golfing, miniature golfing,cooked a lot, took his sister for her first camping trip in the mountains and made her sleep in a tent...she wasnt to excited at first but the next morning she finally admitted she liked it! OH! and then we cant forget how tom locked our keys and phones in the car and we pretty much had to pry one of the doors open and poke a stick in and grab the keys..it was pretty ridiculous..i swear things that dumb only happen to us haha. The next day we went swimming ALL afternoon..i got so sunburnt i totally forgot to sunscreen my back. It was way fun!

SUMMER!

So glad now that summer school is out and the rest of the summer is FREE! I am loving it! My plans are to have my house paid off by the end of August, read TONS of books before fall semester, and of course finish my office...its slow coming haha :)

Rethinking whats Edible :) interesting article!

http://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-and-nutrition-pictures/rethinking-whats-edible.aspx

6/07/2011

So school is ALMOST out! It has been such a fast 4 weeks! I cant believe its June already its crazy. Finally I will be able to have fun and work on my house stuff again :) Oh and I got such a smokin deal on my bookshelf..$17 at Big Lots i couldnt believe it!

My little ones :)

 


Look how cute they are! We love them.

 

 

 

 

 

Finally finished painting everything and it looks so much different im LOVING it! <3 <3 <3 Oh and the first is the desk I bought that im refinishing at the moment!

Office Painting is Finally Done!!

FINALLY! The painting in the office is done. Well that is except for the desk but im still working on that...its so relieving that its done and i will get pictures up asap :) Its looking so amazing a totally different room :)

My office is getting closer! im almost finished painting the trim and the doors white today its looking so good :) im also gonna do a coat or two on my desk hopefully that will be done next week! As for everything else...school is going great im in the 2nd week of 6 and I got a 92% on my first test...pretty proud of myself! Also we have been hiking outside ALOT! I love it i wish it were summer all year!

How to Prime & Paint Paneling

So it took me a while to figure our how to do all this paneling the right way...multiple posts online said I had to sand the paneling first which I tried and kept on ending up with slivers and one day I got a bunch of sand in my eyes and it just plain sucked! And remember you have to wipe all the walls down before priming to get all particles and oil off the surface. So I went to the hardware store and they recomomended to use KILZ Latex Primer...so thats what I did. I just put on one coat of the primer (water base) of course...and then it should be dry to the touch within 30 minutes. I waited till the next day to paint. Then I painted on 2 coats of Color Place Interior Semi-Gloss paint in the color Worn & Weathered Tin from Walmart. It's a gray color and looks so amazing! It's the most affordable paint there is so go buy it :). I have boughten the paint foor the doors and trim. Its Color Place again from Walmart and its a Latex Interior Semi-Gloss Paint in White #5407. So that is one of my next projects...I still have to paint around the very edges of the room. I bought green Frog Tape to tape the edges...so that is coming soon as well! So I am on my way to one CUTE CUTE room!

So I know the before pic is bad haha but believe me the after is sooo cute! I will try to upload them asap :)

Office Update

So I finally finished painting the room I did it in a gray color called "Worn & Weathered Tin" and I got it at Walmart! It's way cute and makes the room so much better than the gross panelling! Now I just need to paint the doors and trim white. And I'm thinking of painting the desk I bought a yellow color...I know I'm gonna do black and white curtains for sure...here's a link to the picture I like...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ayearofmarriage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/michael-partenio-charcoal-walls-yellow-white-black-living-room.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ayearofmarriage.com/tag/decorating-ideas/&usg=__t7CkKynj1lzQ2bULGJotyE_JSk0=&h=477&w=364&sz=42&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=dEGaPYNHQ5EvqM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=116&ei=sibKTbTJC63YiAKgx421Bg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddecorating%2Bideas%2Bfor%2Bgray%2Bwalls%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D925%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=229&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:28,s:0&tx=70&ty=68



Hopefully in a couple weeks I will be totally done!

My boy learning to swim

 

 

I just love when you stumble across old pictures! I havent seen these pictures in probably 3 years!!

 

 

The Dress

 

LOVE THE NAILS!!

 

 

Old Engagement Pic

 

Starting School

So I don't have pictures up yet of my room...I'm so close to having the painting done and hope to be done by friday..but we will see :) And I did get the desk I wanted so I will have to paint that too...it seemed so easy at first to do all this painting and it's taking me FOREVER! And I decided at the last minute to sign up for summer classes so Im pretty excited but looking at all the classes I have to take is a little overwhelming but oh well what can you do! So class starts Monday. Anyway...hopefully pics will be up in a couple days.

The New Place

We just bought our FIRST PLACE!! We are so excited and I'm already coming up with a million ideas of how to fix it up and make it feel more like home. We are doing one room at a time starting with the office. Its almost all primed and I will get pictures up of all of our progress soon! And I may have found the perfect desk today on craigslist to re-paint and I think it would be really cute. I just hope no one buys it before I do!!