Garage Sale Saturday

  Today is Saturday and the weather is absolutely gorgeous! Poor little Faith is dealing with Eczema and an allergic reaction to my sister's new Chihuahua puppy. The Eucerin Cream that I've been using is not giving any relief to the eczema rash so I've added a hydrocortisone to the mix and Children's Claritin. Praying for relief soon, the poor thing is miserable. If anyone knows of any natural remedies, please let me know. On another note, we went Garage Sale hopping this morning and found some very cute items. I felt like I'd won the lottery. Having four kids its not like I'm able to go shopping often like I use to. To be honest, I only picked up two items for myself today. Everything else was for Faith and my "Little Brownie." When given the chance to pick out her own toy she was so excited and has been walking around with the contraption like its the first toy she's ever got. If its going to be like this I'll be going Christmas shopping in the neighborhood this year! Take a look at my Garage Sale finds below, I only spent $13 total today.

Thursday Weigh In

  The other day I blurted out my weight hoping it would be motivation enough for me to do something about the extra pounds that are also wreaking havoc on my blood pressure. I think it worked!!! The bummer is my blood pressure is still high so I had to back to the Doctor today to get the dosage of my meds increased. I admit, I got a little carried away by the low blood pressure numbers. I went out and bought a shrimp platter one day, and then fried myself five pieces of "low sodium" bacon the next day. That caused my blood pressure to shoot up to 141/100...Not good! What possessed me to do that? I have no clue, but I've learned my lesson and won't do it again. I'd love to get off of the meds and I'd surely like to see my little "buggars" have some little "buggars" on day. In one weeks time I lost three pounds. I've been walking two miles a day at a brisk pace and I'm limiting my sodium intake. Weigh-in from this morning:

Random Pic Tuesday

She's mad about something, not too sure what.

My awesome lunch.

This was before the lunch.

This is what she does when I leave the room!

My sister's new Puppy, Faith isn't too fond of him.

 

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Being Nice feels great!

  I decided to got on the walking trail even though it's Sunday, I figured I may as well do something productive since I awoke early(Thanks to Faith). I started out with plenty of energy but before I could hit 1 mile, I was "dog tired". I figured I'd hang it up early and head over to Smoothie King. I got there at 10:20am and they open at 11:00am, so I decided to go to the grocery store. Once there they didn't have what I needed so I figured we'd  head over to another store, in fact the same store I visited on Friday. On Friday after inspecting my bags I noticed the 2 packs of paper plates, that I handed my son to hold were missing. I immediately called the store irritated that I had to go back. They told me to come in to get them, which I didn't do because it was too far to travel. So I guessed today would be a good day to go over and pick them up. After getting there it's brought to my attention that I really didn't purchase them and it was only my error...Opps I was so embarassed. While there I picked up a few other things and headed over to check out. In line I noticed an older couple trying to slide in and cut the line from the side. I looked back and the line was extremely long. The wife whispered to her husband that they'd entered the line from the wrong angle, the husband argued with her and they went back and forth. After a rough morning I just wanted to checkout and go home and the "line cutter" was about to aggravate me. I slowly moved my buggy forward, as in "back off Mister" he then moved forward too. My patience level was being tested, but then something in my head said "Are you really gonna get mad at this older couple?" Immediately I felt so bad and as I looked back at the line behind me, I motioned for them to go. The couple smiled as though they'd won a prize and I felt like I'd presented it. Some days I get caught in the moment and I'm tired from being a homemaker, mom and super women. Some days I'm as mean as heck but today I chose to just relax...sit back and be nice. Hope they enjoyed their cookies!

My Little Brownie

  Today my daughter and I attended her first Brownie(Girl Scouts) Meeting. Although I am excited about her new adventure, I am unsure if I'll be able to last through the hour and a half meetings. Any one who knows me knows that I have ADHD...like seriously. Put me in any situation past 45 minutes and I'm done! I lose focus, drift into "La-la Land", or start checking Facebook repeatedly. It's bad and I know it, so I try to avoid long events and meetings. Enough about me, back to the Brownie thingy. Seems like it will be very fun and a great opportunity for my very shy, seven year old. I'm looking forward to the events as long as we keep moving and don't stop to sit still for too long. What just so happen to be a disability for some turns out to be a bonus for my kids that never experience a dull moment. 

Chubby baby, Chubby Momma!

   Faith had her 1 year check-up today and is doing well! She has caught up on the growth chart and is in the the 75th percentile for her actual age, which is awesome. All is well besides her daily tantrums which we'll keep and eye on. Due to her prematurity, she could have sensory issues. I on the other hand...not so good. Blood pressure is still high, seems like with no intention on coming down without medication. So here I am 32 years old on Norvasc. That is not cool! Although I have been walking and trying to eat right, my frequent "sweet tooth" has gotten the best of me. My current weight is OMG, 178lbs. I have never been this size even while pregnant. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I chose to change it and move on. I intend on rewarding myself with each 5 pound lose. My goal weight by February is 160lbs. The PGX was not working out so it seems like I'll have to "wing it" and push away from the table. I truly believe once I have my weight under control then my blood pressure will decrease as well. I'll be weighing in every Thursday, so join me on my quest to find the old Crystal!