Mama's Starting Over

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...

Now that I have lost some weight, I get a lot of questions thrown my way.... "What are you doing?" "What diet are you doing?" "Is it hard?" I don't claim to be a pro. In fact, even though I have consistently lost weight for the past 2 months, there will always be ups and downs. You don't get fat making the right choices. There are days where it takes every ounce of willpower I have to eat a hard boiled egg over 3 Oreo's but I am not going back to that unhealthy state.  I will tell you what I have done and you can take it for what it's worth. I would love for you to leave me a note at the end and tell me what YOU are doing to make changes. Work Out! I work out a lot. It's no secret that movement helps weight loss. It doesn't matter if you walk, run, dance or whatever YOU MUST MOVE. Can you lose weight without working out? Sure you can, but at some point you are going to hit a plateau and you are going to have to MOVE. Give up t...

Just yesterday it was Jan. 1 and I was promising to write more, right? Oh wait....it's March?!? Well crap. Blogging has certainly taken a back stage to living life these days. Much has happened which has brought me to my knees and made me really think about what I am doing with my life. I was so tired about writing about divorce and growing pains, etc. but really....that is just where I am in life these days.  Let me bring you up to speed.... I lost my job in the beginning of December. It sucks. Good news is I have done some consulting work as well as some subbing to help make ends meet. Also? Thank god for my parents.  They probably thank their lucky stars every day they only had one child because in the last 5 years I have cost them as much as multiple children. Along with the bad you have to find the good right? In January, I THREW myself into working out. I maybe went a little overboard and was working out like 2 hours a day but I just needed to focus on something. I...