Mama's Starting Over

I have learned over the past week how crazy stress can make you. I broke out in hives on my legs last week, mainly behind my knees. It has progressively gotten work. I am itching like a crazy person and nothing is really helping. I can tell you that the more stress I deal with the worse they get.  For example, the horrible, mean text that I got from the ex that was intended to go to his girlfriend about me? Yeah, within hours my entire legs were covered with them. Another good one.....worry about going to the Dr. since my insurance hasn't kicked in yet made my back break out in them.  Fun times I tell you! It has been fun to listen to all the advice people have given me..... Take an oatmeal bath! Did that....made the hives 20 times worse! Take Benadryl twice a day! Currently doing that which is helping but makes me walk around like a zombie. Put wet towels in the freezer and then put on the itch! This works when I am home but for the 10+ hours I am out of the house duri

I am just finishing Day 2 of this cleanse. It's no joke y'all. Yesterday was fine. I cut out coffee but did take an Excederine to help the headache. The rest of the day went well and I didn't find myself hungry hardly at all. Breakfast was much like making out with a lawnmower. A green smoothie with kale, dandelion greens, romaine, apple, ginger, cucumber. It was rough. I had to blend and re-blend. I added more water. I did anything I thought would help. It was still really bad but I sucked it down and only gagged a few times. Lunch was a gigantic salad which was great and dinner was some spaghetti squash with roasted tomatoes and basil. It was delish! During the day I snacked on celery and almond butter and handfuls of cashews. At the end of the day I felt accomplished and tired. I slept like a rock! Today wasn't as easy. Day 2 of no coffee so the headache was fierce. The food was just ok. The smoothie was made better by some pineapple. Everything else was pretty

Tomorrow I am embarking on a cleanse. It all started when Cristie and Amy banded together to get Amy healthier. I wanted in on the fun so Cristie and I talked about it, but then life happened and we never really connected. I started getting healthy on my own and things were going great. They still are but I have hit a little bit of a plateau now that I am back working. Last week Cristie told met that she was going to do a 2 week cleanse with some people, including Amy and did I want to join in? I jumped at the chance. Here I am on the day before the cleanse starts and I am FREAKING OUT! First, I am cutting out caffeine. I like to think that I am not addicted to my morning cup of coffee (or 2) but I am sure that I am. This one is going to be tough. I am not looking forward to it. Coffee has become a comfort for me in the morning so taking that away will be hard. I am going to replace coffee with some yum tea and hope that I can get comfort from that. Second, eating healthy is

I have been working out a lot these past few months right? I am a class girl. This means that I would much rather take a class than go run on a treadmill, etc. I am especially partial to dance classes since I spent most of my life dancing. It's no wonder that I love Zumba. I take Zumba several times a week and there are many things that I have learned in class. Let me impart my knowledge on you..... ***Just because you wear Zumba clothes, doesn't mean you can dance!!  I am pretty sure that women think if they buy the clothes and look the part, that they can dance.  It ain't happenin ladies so just stop. ***There are many kinds of people at Zumba....those that can dance, those that can't dance and those who totally think they can dance but totally can't. I, of course, can dance. haha! ***I am in love with the men who come to Zumba and shake their ass like there ain't no tomorrow even though they aren't fooling anyone. ***Even more so, I love the peo

Divorce humbles you. It is through this type of crisis that you find who your true friends are. The ones that turn their backs on you are always the ones that surprise you most. I could write several posts on this but I have let it go and moved past that. Being a single parent humbles you. The first time your child wakes up at 2 a.m. with a raging fever and you realize you are out of Motrin is horrific. Trying to decide if you should leave your child at home and run to the store or drag them out at that time sucks. Losing your job humbles you. Reaching the end of the month and trying to figure how to make the rest of your money last another week is scary. Not being able to take your kid to the book fair because a bill has to be paid is a shitty feeling. Asking for help humbles you. Asking for financial help is tough but asking for a hug when you feel so incredibly lonely and not sure you can keep moving forward is even more tough. Allowing a friend to wipe your tears fo

LG recently turned 7...how did she get so old?!? Her dad and I have sorta set a precedent of always having a birthday party which I have always loved. While we were married we always made a big deal out of each others birthdays so why would LG be an exception? This year, money was really tight and so I tried really hard to plan a party that wasn't going to break the bank. Auntie Robyn suggested a "Teddy Bear Tea Party." LG loved the idea and so did I! I will admit that a lot of my ideas came from Pinterest . If you aren't on there, you should be. Let me rephrase that....if you want one more thing to be obsessed about you should be there. If you want to see all the photos from the party, you can find them here . The best part of the party, in my opinion, was the thank you cards LG and created. I knew that all the girls were going to be dressed up in fancy clothes and I know that they love to have pictures so I decided to take a photo of LG with each of her friend