Chick Flicks

Friday, August 30, 2013
     What's your fave chick flick? I have quite a list, but I think my two fave are Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Footloose...(total 80s child!)

 LOVE her in Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

 

 

Beats...

Thursday, August 29, 2013

     A quick post cause I am in the midst of making supper...
After about 5 months of walking sans music, I discovered iTunes...(I am way behind the times) and I now share the ipod with N....anyways, the earbuds that came with the ipod SUCKED for me...they wouldn't stay in my ears, and I spent a lot of my workout trying to stuff them back into my ears.. and then I found these...

                                                                             Beats by Dr. Dre

Now there are so many types of Beats (there is an actual one for sports that clips over your ear) but these ones are perfect for me! Yes, they were a little pricey, but I got them at walmart, and I was fine with the price I paid....gotta have great tunes and SOUND while i'm working out!

Pinspiration: Cooking

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
     I don't know about you guys, but I am obsessed with Pinterest! (please follow me!) I use it for work (soo many daycare craft ideas!) and outfit ideas, and of course- FOOD!!
     Here are a few of my fave recipes that Ive made...

                   
                         Cauliflower Pizza Crust  Courtesy of Fat Girl Trapped in a Skinny Body

                      

                                Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie! Courtesy of Mama Loves Food!

                                30 Minute Lemon Brown Sugar Chicken courtesy of A Cooks Quest

                                            Blueberry Crumb Bars courtesy of Sweet Remedy

And there ya have it! Just a tiny taste (pun intended) of my pinterest obsession! Enjoy! ( and again, if anyone has an idea how to fix the punctuation on my damn keyboard, please help! Thanks!)

Love and Other Drugs

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

I found a copy of Love and Other Drugs (starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway) the other day at Walmart in the $5 movie bin (told ya  I am cheap ;) )...I fell in love with Jake when I saw him in End of Watch last year...but really hadn't seen him in anything else. I am a sucker for a love story, so after reading the back of the movie, I figured it was a great story...and even if it sucked, well, at least I got some eye candy.

     It turned out to be rated R ( on the back of the box it says 13+) therefore a little racy, but super cute story line!  Boy is a player, boy meets girl, and they, um, play. Boy starts to fall for girl, but girl reveals she is sick. ...I wont tell too much, but it was indeed a love story! Annnddd ya get to see Jakes bare bum! Check out the trailer...

 

So, if youre looking for a movie to watch sometime soon, (even though Im a little behind on my movies - this one is from 2010 or something like that) I highly recommend this one...sans kiddies though! Enjoy! (oh and forgive the lack of punctuation today...my cat stepped on my keyboard and messed it up! My apostrophes look like this : è .....)

10 (random) things about me

Monday, August 26, 2013

10 things you don't know about me

1. I am super short (5 feet 2 inches!)...but my little sister is even shorter!
2. I am addicted to McDonalds...I can eat clean all week through, but every Thursday, N and I go for date night and eat McDs!
3. I am a huge Bieber fan...I have been since his debut...and I totally think he is hot! (yes, I am 33 years old...)
4. I am obsessed with collecting Lego Minifigures! N has a ton of them and I totally get excited when we open a new package :)
5. I am an early bird..I love getting up at 5 am ...on a weekend :)
6. I am cheap. I love shopping...but I am super cheap! I price match everything!
7. I am a cat person...I love my dog, don't get me wrong, but I love the quietness of cats ( I have 3)
8. I have been doing daycare for almost 13 years..way before my son was born.. I truly love my job, even though some days are harder than others!
9. I am a die hard romantic. I love watching gushy movies where the guy and girl are totally in love...I love the warm feeling I get from watching it!
10. I love the hot weather ( and living in Canada, we don't get much of it! :( ) So I take advantage of it whenever I can! Winter depresses me...

time of my life

Friday, August 23, 2013

     I've always been a deep thinker...an analyzer...and I've found in the past 10 years or so, I tend to think 'what if...' a lot... Not really in a regretful way, just a deep in thought sorta way where I wonder things like 'what if I had had good skin in highschool? ' (I was the definition of acne) Would I have at least gone on one frigging date? Would I have been popular? (not that I minded my group of friends...remember, I think these 'what ifs' in a way that isn't full of regret)... to things a little more deep, like,  ' What if I hadn't married S? Where would I be right now?' My wheels are always turning, thinking...perfectly fine with the Good Lord chose for me, but, always curious.
     Which leads me to this.... N and I went to the library last week for like, the first time in a year...I had let our card expire because I am terrible at bringing the books back on time...and late fees were getting a little annoying :s Anyways, I decided we'd try the library again, and I made myself  promise that'd I'd bring the books back on time...I even asked my MOM to send me a reminder when the time comes near...lol...So N and I went to the library (jeesh I'm terrible at getting off track..), he got his books and a wii game, and I took one last look at the books, and totally judged one book in particular by its cover...It has a girl on the front blowing a pile of snow from her hands...never heard of the author before, but I added it to my pile.....without reading anything that the book was about....
     Fast forward a few days, and I finally got a chance to sit and read it while the daycare kids were either sleeping or watching a movie...and holy crap it's about a woman, my age, who sits in her car one day, thinking 'what if' ...and wakes up the next morning 5 years in the past!...So I won't get into too much detail in case you want to read the book, but it's totally cool because she is now faced with the dilemma of does she want to change her future by changing the past, or will she choose the same paths so her life brings her back to where she left off? I am a little over half way through the book, but I am loving it! ...
    
     Annnddd now I ask myself THIS, and analyze THIS...WHY the hell did I pick THIS book, out the whole library? Coincidence? Fate? Irony laughing in my face? Whatever it is, it scares me...


Check it out at the book depository (they have free shipping!!)

http://www.bookdepository.com/Time-My-Life-Allison-Winn-Scotch/9780307408587

 

 

What's On Your Playlist?

Monday, August 19, 2013

    Music is what keeps me going during a workout (and by workout, I mean a super speed walk around the neighbourhood or an awesome 500 calorie burn on the treadmill)... Without the ipod, the workout is torture...and I miss it every second weekend when N takes it to his dad's house...nevertheless , I still do the workout, but it's brutal. My bf lent me his iphone once to listen to some music, and I honestly nearly fell asleep during the walk....I need fast paced music...and swoony country music just didn't work for this gal!
     What's on your playlist? Here's mine...and don't make fun of it! ;)

1. Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber
2. Pop by Nsync ...(this song motivates me the best of them all!)
3. Bop by Dan Seals
4. Let's Hear it for the Boy by....? (footloose soundtrack)
5.Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera (sp?)
6. Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake
7. Gonna Be Me by Nsync
8.Give Your Heart a Break by Demi Levato
9. Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
10. Never Say Never by JB
11.Step by Step by New Kids on the Block
12. Summertime by New Kids on the Block
13.We're Here for a Good Time by Terri Clark
14.Move This by Technotronic

...and there ya have it....the list that helped me lose 30 lbs ;)

A Little Trip Down Memory Lane

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

     I've always been a sucker for scent...I can smell a certain shampoo and be back in my shower when I was 18 and living on my own in a shitty little apartment; a cologne that belonged to certain people in my life along the way, ranging from my dad, whom I haven't seen since I was 12, to boys I had crushes on, ( notice I didn't say boys that I had dated....sadly, I didn't date in highschool. Boys were allergic to me , or something like that) to boys my FRIENDS had crushes on.
     Yesterday, I had a daycare mother bring a fresh pack of baby wipes for her daughter....Huggies Soft skin with Shea Butter to be exact...and it hit me almost right away...As I breathed in that smell, I was transported back to 2006, sitting in my then newborn son's room in our little 3 bedroom 106 year old home, his dad and I bathing baby N in his little tub, putting on a fresh diaper...working as a team. Things quickly went downhill from there for him and I, so why, I wonder, does the smell of these wipes make me feel so happy? I'm guessing it's simply remembering a wonderful time, being a new mother (aside from the postpartum anxiety...) and falling in love with this brand new little human.      My friend threw a diaper party baby shower for me, and I had received a few packages of these wipes, but the weirdest thing is I never ended up actually buying any once the packages were all gone. I guess, obviously, I didn't realize the effect they had on me at the time. I didn't favour these particular wipes over another kind, and quite honestly never even thought about the scent of them until yesterday. I have to admit, I'm a little nervous to open them (the smell is that strong that I can smell them through the pkg.) and be transported back in time for 184 diaper changes. I guess I'll deal with that later, right now I'm going to sit here (yes, I have the pkg right here beside me) and be thankful for the memories....

A food Hangover and a Bachelorette Withdrawl

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

     Well the party went off without a hitch...I made lots of food...LOTS. and ate lots of food...LOTS! As I sat there eating, I kept telling myself I would regret this is in the morning...and boy did I ever!
After the guests left, I did 30 mins at top speed on the treadmill...to ya know, get a jump start on the my metabolism...I woke up 3 pounds heavier!..and man I felt hung over...It was probably mostly exhaustion, but eek...I don't think I'll be eating like that for a while... The worst part about it was the guilt I felt yesterday...for eating so much dip...hot pepper jelly and cream cheese....zucchini cake...the list goes on. I don't like that I felt that way...isn't that how eating disorders start?? IS that an eating disorder?? Well, today I am feeling much better about it, and have gotten myself back on track again... that's not to say that I didn't crank the treadmill up a notch or two last night.....
     Now that we've tackled my hangover, let's talk withdrawl...Oh my land, how I have become so dependant on the Bachelor and Bachelorette for Monday night tv! I am , by no means, a tv junkie, but I love my Monday nights....I have a crapload of Amazing Races taped, but no desire to watch them...BTW, glad Des picked Chris and not Drew...even though Chris wasn't my top pick (go team Zak!) I am sure they will be very happy together! Now, to find something else to do Monday nights after N is in bed and I've finished the treadmill...Not that I am hurrying Summer and Fall up, but I think Juan Pablo will warm up my Monday nights just fine ;)

The upcoming party means ..FOOD!

Friday, August 9, 2013

So we're hosting a party this Sunday for my bf's daughter who is heading off to college in September...it's a surprise, so, if  you know her, don't pass it on ;)

Anyways, I LOVE food, and with my recent weight loss, I am terrified of hosting this thing...I have lots of great ideas of what I am going to serve (from pinterest of course), but I feel like I should be starving myself in these days leading up to Sunday...cause I know I'm going to lose all self control and indulge in the food...mainly the DIPS!

I'm serving this awesome looking dip that I found on pinterest:

http://www.shugarysweets.com/2013/01/reeses-peanut-butter-cookie-dough-dip

 

So right off the bat, I am drooling...and DOOMED! Who can resist this?! Peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie dough....*drool*

 

I'm also serving artichoke and asiago dip, which I could eat with a spoon :p, and spinach and pumpernickel...efff.....

Ah well, I never entertain, so I guess I'll shut up, cook and serve, and eat!

Have a great weekend!

Let's Talk About Weight, Baby...

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

     I've struggled with weight since my mid-twenties...I used to be able to eat a whole medium pizza at a time, and be fine... Right before I got pregnant with my son, I weighed in at 140 lbs at the fertility clinic (a whole other story) , yet at that point, I was ok with my body and my weight ( I am 5'2", so that was a lot of weight for me...) I was a size 6 and wore it nicely. I gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant (I was up to 164 lbs...I blame my gestational diabetes...and the fact that I was carrying around an almost 10 lb baby!), and was back down to 140  6 weeks post partum.
     After my son was born, I was on top of the world...I was instantly in love with HIM and in love with being a mom... I suffered from post partum anxiety, which was terrible, but I lived through it.
My marriage started to downward spiral not long after...I don't know exactly what went wrong, just that I wasn't happy anymore.  I was at my heaviest at that point; I don't even know how much...Sadly, we split up. He moved out, and I stayed in the house with N (my son, about 17 months old at the time...). The weight started falling off me almost instantly. I got down to a gross 106 lbs, and I looked deathly. At the time I thought I looked fine, but looking back now, I think I looked sick. That was in 2008. Fast forward to 2012 and I am back up to 139 lbs :( . That's the sucky part about getting comfortable in a relationship...with me anyway. I get too comfy and let my guard down, and I stop caring about what I look like :( .
      I was on my to becoming very sad with my life , everything in it except for my precious boy! He kept me going :)  It was a conversation on the phone that I had with my mom that changed everything around for me. She told me flat out I was getting fat. And with my diabetes history, that I was asking for it. She was brutally honest with me, saying that my appearance was probably the reason people weren't accepting my available daycare spot (I was interviewing for one vacant spot at the time). Yep, she was brutal. But I knew deep down inside she was RIGHT. So, that got my ball rolling. Lots of tears...I worked on it for a while just simply through eating (what I thought was ) better, and lost a bit. But then the holidays came, and a little crept  back on. It wasn't until April of 2013 that I really got a grip, started eating really clean (spinach and avocado, lots of fruit and veggies and almost no carbs), and doing exercise! I pushed 5 kids in a huge buggy around the neighbourhood every morning, and then took a powerwalk every evening after N went to bed. ...Fast forward to today, and I am 110 lbs, with nice muscle.. (ie I don't look sick!) I feel great! I have tonnes of energy, and it's so nice to fit into a size 1 again! Sometimes I fall off the wagon, and then feel like crap...but all in all, I totally plan to live this way for the rest of my life. I am glad my mom gave me the push I needed, and was probably looking for.

 

This was me June 2012 at N's Kindergarten grad

                                                        

                                                     And this is me last week...July 2013
                                                             30 lbs lighter (I love selfies!)

                                                        
                                               Here's a body shot, just to get the full effect
                                      Lots of veggies, fruit and water really do a body good!

I am a Bachelor/Bachelorette Addict....

    
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

     I've watched every season of the Bachelor/Bachelorette...except the first one. I turned it on one night, and thought , 'this is the dumbest thing ever...a hundred girls and one guy'...It wasn't until the second season was on (Aaron's season) that I really started to become obsessed... I think the fact that Aaron was smoking hot made me interested...(apparently Alex in the first season didn't do it for me...:s) Anyways, Mondays became Bachelor/Bachelorette night for me...
Fast forward to last night, watching Desiree try to deal with the 'problem' of having to 'choose' her guy. I wanted Zak to get the final rose...I thought he was brutal the first night, running around shirtless, but he grew on me. Unfortunately Des didn't feel the same way, and he was sent packing 2 weeks ago. :(  Back to last night-- Des really seemed to be into Drew, but I have to admit, I was getting a little embarrassed seeing the two of them in what seemed like a perma lip lock! eesh! I was almost ready to go to bed because the show was getting a little boring..ALMOST...and then Brooks decided he was going to leave, that he doesn't love her enough, blah blah blah..Well Des professed L-O-V-E for Brooks, basically telling him that he was going to be the last one standing....which got me thinking about her and Drew and their date/make out session that happened just before the commercial...I'm sure Des knows what she's doing, and I love her, don't get me wrong, but I am pretty sure Drew thinks he is THE one and only...that boy's gonna have one broken heart at the end if he isn't the one down on one knee :( 
     I used to be excellent at determining the one that the Bachelor/Bachelorette would choose in the end...the last few seasons, I've chosen the one opposite to the one they choose, and I get pretty heartbroken about it! I soo wanted Sean to choose Lindsay, Aly to choose Chris ( I even tried to find a way to set Chris up with my then single sister! I get way too involved....) and Des to choose Zak.
I guess we'll find out next week who she ends up choosing...Best of luck to her and whomever she ends up with! She's such a sweetheart...
    And then I will have to wait with baited breath until January, when Juan Pablo will make his Bachelor debut...*swoon*

Testing....testing...Is this thing on?

July 29, 2013

Hey all!
I am new to the blog world...I've only ever followed one blog religiously, and that was just about a month ago when I found Mama Laughlin on pinterest...and it led me to her blog. Well right off the bat, I loved her! She's hilarious, and honest! ...and I feel I can relate to her on a bunch of levels...she's a mom, and she is striving to make herself better through exercise and better eating...which is what I have struggled with...my weight...(more about that another day...)
Anyways, after reading her blog posts, I thought, 'hey, I wanna do this! I wanna write an online diary, to share with others...! (hopefully!)
So let me start by introducing myself... I am 33...I am a mom of a 6 year old boy...and I do home child care (going on 13 years...) I'm not really sure what else to say about myself...It's hard to describe yourself! I've always been a pretty happy person in general, but I've taken on a new motto...We're here for a good time...not a long time. And this is so true...a girl I went to school with/worked with at the Pizza Hut after school in high school and friended on facebook died a few years ago of a vicious form of cancer... and she chose THAT song to be played at the end of her funeral...I didn't attend the funeral, but her song choice affected me, and has made me want to see the world through different eyes...although it's hard with the things that have happened lately (train wrecks in Spain and Quebec, marathon bombings...) I am damn well gonna try!
Anyways, (I say that a lot...) nap time is just about over, soooo...so is break time!