Going to make this year a big year for me!

This year is going to be a great year for me. My daughter turns 2 - she is happy, healthy, and truly thriving. I graduate fro TCC May 13, 2011 - which happens to be a Friday. For some reason I find it completely appropriate :) . I am on a path to make my life healthy again and my hobbies seem to be thriving! I am truly blessed. I am trying to consolidate the things in my life to get rid of the "clutter" metaphorically speaking as well as realistically speaking. I have great friends who are supportive and if you aren't one of them - well ya know that clutter... I am talking about you ;o) .

I am getting ready for Audrey's 2nd birthday party! Saturday I got Audrey's birthday invites from Sutterfly! They are precious and what's even better is that they only cost me $6.48. How you ask? Well Pampers has reward points on ALL their product, so does Huggies, but Pampers also will just send out random points too, without having to buy anything at all. My daughter uses mostly Huggies products, but I still register the free points with Pampers. One of their rewards is 15 5x7 Photo Invites/ Cards for 900 points and since I have accumulated almost 2000 points, I thought this would be the absolute best time to use them. As I checked out at Shutterfly.com, my cart said total $6.48... you save $54! I am very happy with my purchase!

Friday I finally purchased Audrey's big gift!

I am so happy! I liked this one A LOT, but when I saw the price on Amazon.com for $390... it was just way too much for me. I chose another one but due to some recent unfortunate circumstances, the $300 was out of my league too. There were specific attributes I was looking for - Great price, play phone, doorbell, very open - so that she could get a cross breeze in it during our hot Texas summers, and cute! Thursday night I was going through my email deleting emails and I accidentally opened the Toys 'R' Us ad. Since it was a PFD file, I went ahead and looked through it, and on the 3rd page sat the house pictured above for $179.99 and the price was only good for 2 more days! I looked up the specifications online and it was all and more that I wanted for Audrey! So I am very thankful for my savvy and lucky shopping!

Loosing Weight:

The worst fear for a parent is the loss of their child, but if you are an unhealthy parent do you ever consider that because of your unhealthy habits you might be the one leaving your child? I am unhealthy to say the least. The thought of not being able to watch my daughter grow and learn saddens my heart, but it's worse to think that I might leave her earlier than I should all because I would not take the time to eat healthy and see food as sustinace and not pleasure. Well this past weekend I causally counted calories and did pretty well, but today I got serious... I have to decided to blog what I eat. Not only am I writing it down but I am writing it down for everyone to see. I will be trying out a 1500 - 1600 calorie diet right now. That's basically all I am doing, except the fact that I am cutting down on the sodas too.



Day 1: No weight loss

Breakfast:
Thomas Bagel Thin : 1 bagel - 110 calories
Philidelphia Cream Cheese (Low Fat) : 2 teaspoons - 70 calories
Water to drink

Total: 180 calories for Breakfast!

Lunch:
Sandwhich:
   White Wheat Bread: 2 slices: 150 calories
    2 1/2 oz of Turkey Breast: 75 calories
    2 tsp Miracle whip: 20 calories

25 Baby Swiss Cheez-Its: 150 calories

Coke (ForTheDay): 140 calories

Lunch total: 535 calories

Daily total so far: 653 calories - GO ME!

Classic Easter Videos on SALE @ Amazon.

Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail for $5.49!! Other Great Easter Videos on sale too! I got Audrey -Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail & The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town-!! Then because I am a member of Amazon Mom, I got free 2 day shipping, so she will have plenty of time to watch them! Just an FYI...