Did I mention I'm moving?

Across the country? In three days?

Yeah. I've been packing (kinda) and sorting (a little) and we took a bunch of stuff to the Salvation Army yesterday. I need to pack up a box of Bug's toys and my crafty stuff to mail down.  To Tennessee. Where I'm moving.

My husband, my son, myself and one of my cats are flying down on Monday.  The Bug and I will get settled and a few days later, my husband will fly back to Spokane to finish his last quarter of school.  Then in about 8 weeks, we'll fly back to Spokane for his graduation/senior project, pack up the rest of our things and drive down to Tennessee for good.

I've had this move in the back of my mind for a while now.  It's starting to make me a little nervous now that it's three days away.  I'll be fine flying down. I'll be fine the week while my husband is there with us.  The first few days without him will be a challenge though. We haven't spent a night apart in two years.  But I'll have my son to take care of and entertain. And my awesome mother-in-law will be there to hang out with.  And I'll have a house to rearrange as my own. And time to do my crafty things.

I'll keep you posted.

Yeeeeeaaaaaahhhh...I got some stuff to do

But I want to post first!

Yesterday was the final day of my Advocare 10 Day Cleanse.  I was feeling a little frustrated earlier in the week.  I had been down 5 lbs and when I weighed myself the other day I was back to my start weight.  Talk about a WTF?! moment. But as of yesterday, I'm back down 4 lbs.  Hubby and I went to an Advocare mixer last night and learned that it's better to count inches off/sizes down than it is pounds lost/gain.  So we came home and took measurements.  I'm down an inch in my waist, hips and arms! Hubby is down about the same but he's lost almost 2 inches around the middle! He looks slimmer too.  It's nice to see and actually feel some progress.

I officially opened my Etsy store.  I've only got one item listed, but I'll have more to add shortly.  I've got a couple of projects to finish and some pictures to take and then upload. I just have to remember to get something done around the house too.

*Clap,clap* Motivation...GO!

Ah, not so much.

I started the day off alright.  The baby let me sleep in til 9. We got up and I fixed him breakfast.  I had my Spark and Catalyst and did my morning Internets check. Then after Sesame Street I hooked my iPod up to the stereo and jammed out a little to Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream".  (I've gotta try that one at karaoke sometime.)

I got some of the dishes done.  Haven't finished them yet. Haven't started cleaning up the kitchen. Haven't picked up the living room or wiped down the bathroom.  Oh, and we have company coming over for dinner tonight. *facepalm*

Why am I so tired? I'm trying not to nap during the day because I end up not being able to sleep at night.  *shrug*

On the plus side, thanks to the diet I am now down 5lbs. Not bad for a week.  I'm not real excited about it yet though.  My weight tends to fluctuate about that much on a regular basis anyway.  Maybe 5 more pounds and I'll be happy.

On the crafty side, I made a short crocheted heart garland for over the fireplace.  I jazzed up the plain matting in the frame my marriage certificate lives in. I also made some glass marble magnets.  That last one is gonna need a little more attention though. Two of them are coming apart already.  Next on the list is finding pictures of numbers to crop and print.  I got three little 4"x4" frames and I want to put the date of my wedding in them. Not sure where they'll go yet though.  And I think I want to paint the frames but I haven't decided on a color. I also want to do a framed silhouette of Henry (and maybe Hubby and me too).  I've still got my afghan to work on and a whole bunch of bookmarked crochet patterns I'd like to tackle. *sigh*

But first I gotta get this house clean.  And probably take a shower. *sniff* Yeah. A shower.

Not Exactly a New Year's Resolution

Woohoo! Obligatory first post!

Alright, now that I've covered that part...

I meant to start a blog about being a new, first time mommy right after my son was born.  Yeah...that didn't happen.  Now I've decided to start a blog to document my progress on my new diet and maybe to toss in a few craft ideas or projects as I go.

Confession: I am a craft junkie. There should be a 12 step program for people like me. I'm surprised I'm not part owner of the Michael's craft store empire by now.  I have a tendency to see something in a store or a magazine and think "I could totally make that."  I don't really have a favorite medium.  I like to crochet, paint, make geeky video game icons with perler beads and bake.

So now comes the "resolution" part.  From high school til after I left college I was able to maintain a weight of about 150 lbs.  After that I managed to put on about 70 lbs in a little less than a year.  I think this happened because I wasn't walking all over a campus everyday and because I actually had time to eat regular meals (and snacks) that weren't so good for me. Plus, it's easy to eat a lot of fast food and other things that aren't so good for you when you're around friends who do the same.  (Not that I'm putting blame on anyone else, mind you.)  Then I found out I was pregnant. I actually did pretty well with pregnancy weight gain. In the first trimester my morning sickness was so awful that I actually lost 15 lbs.  In  my second trimester I gained that back plus another 30lbs.  It's been 18 months since my son was born and I weight 5lbs more than I did at full term pregnancy. *facepalm*

I admit it, I'm not an active person.  I hate running. If I'm going to exercise it has to be something fun in order to keep my interest. A few weeks after I had given birth I decided to try Zumba at home.  I had tried it in college and really enjoyed it. (I took a lot of dance classes then.)  I put in the 20 minute workout DVD and make through 8 minutes.  I never attempted it again after that.

So now here I am.  28 years old. 250 lbs. Size 20/22 pants.  The largest I've ever been in my life.  *sigh* I'm tired of looking in the mirror and trying to adjust my outfit to look slimmer.  I hate shopping because I have a hard time finding things that fit.  And the sad part is that I felt exactly this way when I weighed 150 lbs.  It took me an extra 100 lbs to realize that I was skinny then. Body image can really be a bitch.

Today is day one of my new diet program.  I found out about Advocare through a friend (who has had amazing results!).  My husband and I decided it was worth a shot.  I went to bed last night excited and pretty anxious about this morning's new routine.  I hate getting up early, but I wanted to help get my husband ready before school.  We start our 10 day cleanse today.

I got up, took my Spark energy drink and my Catalyst pills.  Within minutes I felt energized and ready to go.  Though I'm not sure if it was really the product or just my excitement over the whole thing. 30 minutes later I took my fiber drink.  I'm not gonna lie, it was not very tasty.  Kind of like a peach flavored blended cardboard drink.  It was a little gritty and kind of slimy going down.  But it was only 8 oz and I only have to do it once a day for a little while.  And if it helps me shed some of this weight than I think it's worth it. Post fiber drink was my breakfast meal replacement shake.  I had a chocolate one this morning.  They're definitely better than the Slim Fast shakes, I'll give you that.  Not the best tasting thing on the planet, but palatable.

And that's my day so far.  Granted it's only 8 in the morning and I have a lot of day left.  But I'll let you know how it went.