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Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
328 Days!!!!!
I can't even believe it! I earned Mexico last week! Unreal...total God thing.
The trip is for next March, and Sean and I are taking K1 and K2 with us! It is an all exclusive resort, and something we wouldn't have been able to afford without Uppercase!
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
It is official...
I will never have another child.
About 6 months ago, I would have told you that I wanted one more. That was a short 6 months ago. And then, I prayed. I literally asked God to take the desire to have another child from me if he wanted. Basically I was giving up my desire to have another to replace my desire with whatever God's desire for our family is. I knew that if he wanted another child to bless our lives, he would stregnthen the desire in our lives. And I believed that he could take the desire away from us as well. And...he did.
I feel fully content with the fact that we will not have another child. And a new chapter has begun. And because I know that God is happy with this decision, I am having an easier time embracing this chapter.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
exhausted...but blown away
I had a great time in Tampa with my fellow Uppercase Living Leaders. But MAN! I am tired! I don't know what I can blame....the not sleeping, the jet lag, the excitement, the brain overload??? Who knows! :)
All I know is that this company never fails me. Once again I have been given more than I even wanted and have an AWESOME new mini catalog with tons of great celebration decor', a new fundraising program that will offer lots of profits for those organizations who choose to use it and a great new consistency program for my team! I am STOKED! This is going to be a great stretch! I can't wait for convention in July.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Sunny Side Saturday
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Three Things Thursday...ok I am a copycat
1. Words I am sure you never thought I would write...I am tired of working! I love UL, love our products, love my customers but I am tired. I have 14 parties to close this month and it seems that everyone in our house is having surgery. I actually have to work the night of one of those surgeries and I am rather heartbroken that I have a prior commitment.
2. I officially hate ISAT's. I think that schools put undue pressure on our children, teachers and quite frankly...us. I don't like being told that I "should make sure my kids have a good night of sleep", or "are well fed in the morning". Jeesh! DUH! Why is this week more important to their education than the other weeks?
3. If I had a day off this weekend I would be doing TONS of house stuff. Painting the rec room, planting my seedlings, re-arranging, cleaning...etc. I am actually bummed out that these things are being put on the back burner.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
An award...for me???? :)
-Answer the questions below.
-Pass it on to five people.
1. Where is your cell phone? To my left.
2. Your hair? is going grey more and more each day.
3. Your mother? a saint! Married to my dad with 5 crazy children! Seriously...a saint! and does NOT have more grey hair than me...jeesh.
4. Your father? has more grey hair than me, and is in the west for half of each month.
5. Your favorite food? mexican
6. Your dream last night? I don't remember my dreams too often
7. Your favorite drink? coffee
8. Your dream/goal? to be able to stand at the finish line and know that the words "well done" could be applied to my life.
9. What room are you in? living room
10. Your hobby? working...I serilously love my work.
11. Your fear? drowning
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? I want to have this house finished! And wow...6 years means the twins are 15 so...I guess I want to be sane still?
13. Where were you last night? out with a friend
14. Something that you aren't? calm
15. Muffins? banana
16. Wish list item? SPRING!!!!!!!!!
17. Where did you grow up? Canada until 4, Wheaton, Illinois until 7, Woodstock, Illinois until...now!
18. Last thing you did? went to the bathroom(AND THE PHONE DIDN'T RING!!!!)
19. What are you wearing? workout capri's and a tank top
20. Your TV? not a flat screen
21. Your Pets? 2 dogs, 7 guinea pigs, 6 fish
22. Friends? I LOVE MY FRIENDS!!!!!!
23. Your life? insane
24. Your mood? geting more and more amped up as I move furthur into my week and closer to another 5 day work stretch.
25. Missing Someone? my brothers. I don't see them often enough.
26. vehicle? mini-van
27. Something you're not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? JC Penney
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? last night
31. Last time you cried? at the dentist a week ago
32. Your best friend? Sean, April, Mom
33. One place that I go to over and over? to the coffee maker :)
34. Facebook? yep! LOVE IT!
35. Favorite place to eat? with the family
Here are my 5 blogs:
1. Our daily blessing.....Life!
2. Something to talk about
3. Sweat and Make Up
4. Chad and Nikki
5. A stirring life
Thanks again Erin!!!
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Almost a week wearing a bugg!
The process is based on:
Motion: The armband contains an accelerometer that measures motion from multiple perspectives.
Steps: The accelerometer counts steps by measuring the distinct patterns created by running or walking.
Galvanic skin response: When you sweat, your skin becomes more electrically conductive. This measurement helps the device understand how active you are.
Skin temperature: There’s an electronic thermometer inside your armband that monitors how hot you are.
Heat flux: When you move, your muscles produce heat. Your armband measures the heat that’s flowing from your body into the environment.
I have been thinking of buying one of these bugg's for over a year now. I have thought of it, forgot it, lost weight, gained weight, worked out, sat on my booty and overall...the yo-yo'ing that I am doing is taking a toll on my self esteem and health.
So, here I am...week 1. And I know...it could be that it is a "new" thing, but at the moment...I don't feel like I am on a diet at all.
I wear the bugg, enter my food for the day as I go(or at the end of the day...depending on the day). My target burn according to bodybugg is 2400. And my target calorie consumption is 1400. Neither of those have been hard at all. HOWEVER...the goal is to put 1000 calories between the consumption and burn. I have noticed that I am burning alot more on some days than others. On days that I hit the gym AND go to work, I have seen burns around 3400. On these days I could "technically" eat 1000 more calories without going off my program. The goal is to have a defecit of 7000 calories per week which is equal to 2 pounds. Make sense?
The bottom line for me is that I am not feeling "food guilt" which can de-rail all of my progress. If I want a snickers bar...I eat it and enter it into the program! I know that my goal is a 1000 calorie defecit for the day and as long as I get there I am "on program!"
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