Monday, April 9, 2012

30 Days of Me {Days 8 & 9}

30 Days of Me {Days 8 & 9}
Monday, April 9, 2012
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Day 8: Short term goals for this month and why

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In no particular order:

Make great progress with reading Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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I've been slowly reading this book for months now and want to move on to book #2 and #3 and then see the Swedish movies and the American movie.

Complete all 30 days of this "30 Days of Me"

I know I will, but I just want to be accountable.

Take time for me

I usually do and my awesome Hubs lets me, so it's usually not an issue, but I just have to remind myself sometimes.

Start Hailey's 1 year scrapbook

This shouldn't be totally difficult as I'm not scrapping her entire first year and every little detail. Most of it is on this blog regarding her growing and learning and progressing. I'm sure I will do a post with pictures once I'm done to show it off.

Ride the bus to/from work at least 4x/week

Riding the bus has so many perks. The number one things is it's cheaper. There is a bus stop right by my house, so I usually drive to it and park. I hardly use any gas. But the other big reason is that is where I do my reading. I get about 25 minutes in the morning and 25 minutes in the evening to read. Which when you have a 9 month old is a lot of reading time.

Bring my lunch to work at least 4x/week

I've been trying to not eat out as much. Maybe be a little healthier with my choices. I'm still working on being consistent with this one, though.

Look into healthy dinner recipes for my family

With Wayne's lifestyle change and food intake, I want to explore more options for actual meals.

Sign us up for Susan G. Komen walk

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About a month ago Wayne said that he wanted to do a 5k. I know the Mother's Day Susan G. Komen 5K walk is coming up and it would be a perfect one to do as we can run/walk and we can have Hailey in the stroller, too!

Go on a walk around the block at least 2x/week

Wayne has already been doing this a lot during the day, but one night this week he waited until I got home from work and then we did it together as a family with our pups. We went around a few times cause we usually only take 2 dogs at a time.

Drink more water

Ever since Hailey was born, I have been not drinking as much water as I was when I was pregnant. So a goal of mine is to simply drink more.

That should about do it. What are your goals for the month?

Day 9: Something you're proud of in the past few days

We found out this past Thursday that after 15 weeks on this life changing diet he is down 101 lbs.To make it this far and be down by that much is just truly amazing. I couldn't be happier or more proud of him everyday that goes by.


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Saturday, April 7, 2012

30 Days of Me {Day 7}

30 Days of Me {Day 7}
Saturday, April 7, 2012
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Day 7: A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

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I just love this picture my Husband took last week of him and Hailey hanging out on our deck in our backyard. It moves me in so many ways. I love the serious pondering look on her face and in her eyes. Wayne is such a good Daddy and I am reminded of that on a daily basis. My daughter is lucky to have a Father that loves her more than anything and takes such good care of her.

To me this picture is perfect and worth a thousand words, yet it leaves me feeling full and speechless.


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Friday, April 6, 2012

30 Days of Me {Days 4, 5 & 6}

30 Days of Me {Days 4, 5 & 6}
Friday, April 6, 2012
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Day 4: A habit that you wish you didn’t have

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Procrastinate: to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay

I am so bad at this. Putting things off until they NEED to be done and I have to FORCE myself. I am trying to get better and get things done, though. I am working on it. I swear.

Day 5: A picture of somewhere you've been to

This picture represents my trip to Mountain Home, Arkansas that I took with Hailey, my Dad, Aunt Cindy and Grandma back in October 2011.

My Great-Great Grandma Delma got to meet Hailey for the first and only time.

GGG Delma has been in hospice care since mid February. Even though she has been deteriorating and is not with us mentally, she is still with us physically. I pray for her everyday.

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Day 6: Favorite superhero and why

Wolverine

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He's super ripped and strong.

He heals fast. Ages slowly.

He's mysterious.

He's tough, but has a soft side.



I love Hugh Jackman.

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I love all the movies with Wolverine in it.

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He's also apart of the X-Men series which I also love.

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What about you??


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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Currently {April 2012}

Currently {April 2012}
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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I am linking up with Jenn at Perfectly Imperfect

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current book (s)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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I started it awhile back, but I'm just really getting into the meat and potatoes of it. I have been taking the bus and reading, so that has helped me move along. I can't wait to watch the movies

current playlist (s)

The Wanted
Carly Rae Jepsen
Pit Bull
LMFAO

current color(s)

Hot Chilis by CND Shellac

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I absolutely love it!!

current food (s)

Cranberry Chicken Wrap:
chicken
spinach
almonds
dried cranberries and
poppyseed dressing in a wrap.

It's delish!!

current favorite show (s)

Game of Thrones on HBO. The Hubs and I are catching up on S1 so we can start S2.

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Fashion Star on NBC. I'm a Jessica Simpson fan and love the format of this show.

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New Girl. Still loving every episode. Also see current celebrity crush.

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Revenge starts new again 4/18.

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current needs

Mongos. I went to dinner there with a couple girlfriends last weekend and now that's all I can think about.
current triumph(s)

Riding the bus for the last 8 days straight and bringing my lunch all week this week.Hopefully I can keep this streak going!

current bane (s) of my existence

Having to go renew my license. It expires on Monday. I guess I better get on it.

current celebrity crush

Max Greenfield

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He plays Schmidt in New Girl and is hilarious!

current #1 blessing

My family. Obviously Hailey and the Hubs are #1, but my MIL watches Hailey in the afternoons for us, so we don't have to take her to daycare right now. So great for us and then Hailey gets 1 on 1 time with her Gramma Kim. Win, win!

current indulgence

Hershey's Cookies 'n' Cream

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current outfit


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Work attire...brown dress pants from Victoria Secret...coral top from Target

current excitement

Birthday work lunch tomorrow, low-key weekend, taking Hails to see Easter bunny at some point this weekend, Easter Sunday dinner at MIL's

current mood

happy

current favorite quote or verse

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current wishlist item

Keyboard for my iPad

current favorite products

Burts Bees Lip Balm

What are your current(s)?


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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Midweek Randoms {04.04.2012}

Midweek Randoms {04.04.2012}
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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Happy 15th Birthday to my younger sister, Amie, today. She is not only my sister, but Hailey's Aunt AND Godmother! I love you so much!!
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We are having her birthday dinner tonight at my parents house and then Amie has requested to watch the SERIES FINALE of One Tree Hill together. I can't believe after 9 seasons it's going to be over. Wah! And even thoughthe cast has changed over the years, it's still better than ever.
This is the original cast:
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The finale cast:
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Baptism Invites were done last week and went in the mail on Monday. I wanted to wait for people to see them before posting it. I did them myself and am so happy how they turned out.
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I know what I will be doing for food for the baptism, but I can't decide where I want to order Hailey's baptism cake from. I had a cake made for Adam's birthday party from the same bakery that did our wedding cake, but I don't know if I want to go with them again or try something different.
We decided to keep this gathering somewhat small (Immediate family, grandparents and sponsors), but we plan on going all out for her first birthday in June. Is it sad or normal that I'm already thinking of her first birthday? I already have somewhat a theme going. I think.

I turn 29 next week. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Right now I have no words.

My boss is hosting a lunch on Friday to celebrate my birthday. I'm excited for that. Yummy, free lunch from Cosi.

Last Friday, Hailey and I went to see The Wanted at the KDWB Skyroom.They are from the UK and are super dreamy. I'm obsessed with this song "Glad You Came" and have been for quite sometime now.



They performed this song "Lose My Mind" and now I'm loving this song, too.


Here are our pictures from the Skyroom. Here is Max (my fave) holding Hailey.
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Hailey Mommy flirting with the boys.
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Then Daddy stepped in.
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Us with the boys.
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So fun! This is their newest single "Lightning" that was released just this past Tuesday.


  Their album comes out on April 24th and I can't wait to get it!
Next Tuesday Hailey is going to be modeling some baby clothes on the Kare 11 Today show. It airs every morning at 11:00 am after the Today show. I'm hoping to get a copy the segment she will be on. I want to be able to share it. I am way more excited about it than I probably should be, but she gets to keep the clothes she models in. Yay! That's about all I know.
I got my most recent Norwex order this week. At Rachel's party on 3/17/2012, I ordered a few things. I haven't been able to really try the new stuff out yet, but I will let you know when I do.
Kitchen Scrub Cloth
I wanted this for the kitchen to scrub down the stove, refrigerator, sink, dishes or pots and pans. I decided I rather not use my Kitchen Cloths for that and with spring cleaning I thought it would be nice to have.
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White Netted Dish Cloth

This is a dish or pot/pan scrubber. It's supposed to replace your dish sponges. I'm hoping to get rid of our sponges and not have to buy anymore.Plus, do you know how much bacteria is in a used sponge? Gross!
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Kitchen Cloth Set - 3 pack

I already have this set, but wanted another set. I'm constantly wiping the counters, or Hailey's face, or her highchair tray, etc. Although I know I don't have to, I have been washing them probably about every other day.
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Sportzyme

I got this for our shoes mostly. Mine can get so stinky, as can Wayne's. This also works great on equipment bags or sporting equipment, etc.
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Hand Towel (for the bathroom)

I wanted to at least start getting bathroom products. I'm hoping to get some of the body towels, the bath mat and a few more body wash cloths at some point, too.

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Carpet Stain Buster

I am the most excited about this. With 4 dogs our carpet can get so bad and I know with this I am not spraying harmful chemicals on the floor for Hailey to soak in.
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If you don't know what Norwex is and want to learn more, read my post HERE
If you want to go look up any of the products go HERE!
They have a great search tool that you can look up anything!

Let me know if you have any questions.
Email me at leah.danielson@gmail.com
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