Another good Weekend and more thrifting!!

It was a cold but good weekend! Woke up bright and early on Saturday to get showered and ready to hit all the thrift stores! I wanted to find cardigans, sweaters and some black pants to wear with my boots. I then went and had lunch at the park with my babe. We made it into a small picnic. We ate pizzas and let the kids play at the park. It was so nice to spend time together as a family. I then went to Goodwill and I bought 1 sweater, 4 cardigans, shirts and a pair of black jeans. I am so glad I get to pull out all my winter boots and finally get to wear them. The last 3 days it was been 34 degrees in the mornings and 60 in the afternoon. The weather is so nice. I especially love finding all nice winter and fall clothing at the thrift stores. You can always look good and not have to spend alot!!1


Outfit I wore to go thrifting
Yellow Maurice's Long Sleeve Shirt- $1 Goodwill
J Crew Cardigan- $2.00 Goodwill
Jean Skirt- $2.00 Goodwill
Brown Bare Trap Boots- Gift from my mom for my birthday




Outfit I wore today to work
Butterfly Necklace- Made by my mom
Burgandy American Eagle Sweater- $2.00 Goodwill
Black Arizona Corduroy Pants- $2.50 Goodwill
Black Boots- Gift from my mom



Outer Wear
Black Coat- $10.00 Goodwill

Weekend thrifty shopping!

I went to Goodwill and Saver's over the weekend and both me and my babygirl got some nice things! I love going shopping with my 14 year old daughter and we can share shoes and shirts and jewelry. We have so much fun shopping and the amount of stuff you can buy for so little is the best part. I bought a pair of boot, a sweater and a really nice skirt. Abby bought a shirt, jeans and some boots.

Saver's Sweater- $3.50
Goodwill Skirt- $3.50
Goodwill Boots- $8.00
Saver's Sunglasses- $2.00
Total $17.00

 

You see you can look good and not break the bank!!

Love Thrifting!!

Love Thrifting!! I absolutely love thrifting! I love finding so many great items that are like hidden treasures! Everytime I go I find awesome items that I will never pay full price for anything anymore! I can get 10 things for the orice of 1 at a retail store at the mall. I know that the items I find are unique and most of the time I will not find 10 other people in my town wearing the same thing. Last thrifting trip I found a few great items I was in need of. Last winter I weighed 65 pounds more than this year. So all my winter items where too big on me. It feels great to get in shape and to have an awesome excuse to reward myself for all the hard work. One year down and my weighloss is going strong! I am going to contunie to enjoy this journey of eating healthy and excercising! We made it a lifestlye change, not a diet!!

$3.00 Sweater Dress from Goodwill

$1.25 Sweater from Goodwill

$1.50 Sheer Blouse with Butterfly Sleeves Goodwill

Finally Friday thank god!! I am looking to foward to a relaxing weekend. I am so mad I have to work Monday Memorial Day!! Everyone is off and we are not. Oh well! Now I just need this day to go by fast so I can start my weekend!

Overall it was a pretty good weekend. Friday I finally got to go on our mini date!! Since the restaurant is so close to home we decieded to walk to the restaurant for dinner. We ate at an Italian Restaurant called La Villa. We had a great dinner. It was so nice and the food was amazing!! We ate the pasta sampler and it was delicious. Since it was so late already we deceided to just head home. Mike got off work way to late and we where both tired. As we walked hoem we held hands and talked. It was so great I love him so much! On Saturday we took the kids to go swimming at Lake Dardanelle State Park. The day was so nice like 89 degrees. They had a good time. Then we took them to get frozen yogurt at Pile High. We paid a few bills , then went to Walmart to buy stuff for dinner. We had a bbq and watched some horror movies! Sunday cleaning day.....I spent most of the day reading a new book I had gotten in the mail called Chasing Daylight!! Loved it...its a really good book about a man that is given 3 months to live after he is diagnosed with cancer in his brain! It is a very powerful book and inspires you to just stop and enjoy life now. Enjoy every second without thinking about the future or another place you rather be. It was just so good I couldnt stop reading lol!! We went to Bona Dea to walk 2 miles headed home and Mike had spent all day smoking some pulled pork!!! Yummy we had dinner and then showers and off to bed!! Today I am tired...like I usually am on Mondays!! But, today I am thankful for having another day of life to enjoy my kids and my wonderful husband!!!

So been reading some blogs today and it seems to all be about weight loss! How it has been so difficult and how for x number of reasons they have not lost weight! I feel I am in the same situation. I feel I give it my all and barely see results. I have been doing the slim fast diet for almost a month now and have lost 12 pounds. But I wanted more! I see my husband who has lost 100 pounds and he still continues to loose! He works at it and gives it 200%. Never gives up ever! I want that motivation! I do not want to ever go back to my previous weight! I am determined to loose the weight and maintain the weight loss so I never see 235 pds again. So today will be I will take this weight loss challenge and hit it full force. So my today pics I will post and again in a month. The full body screen shot so I can see the difference. NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!

                                            05/16/12 at 188 pds

It's not until you see yourself in those full body pics that you realize how bad and unhealthy you look. Ok so here is to loosing at least another 12 pounds in one month!!

Had a nice mother's day. My mom invited us to her house for lunch. We got there and she had gifts for me. I had bought her a beautiful 3 piece candle holder that had sum clear jewels on it. It was so pretty for her coffee table. I was not expecting any gifts. I am not her mom, I am the one that is suppose to be giving her gifts. She gave me a beautiful plant, a necklace, an apron, a journal, and a receipe box with cards. It was a beautiful gift. We ate mexican enchilads with rice and beans . She had also made a cake called the impossible cake. It was very good. Ate a small piece just to try it put lol. After lunch she gave me and Abby about 20 pairs of sandals she had in her closet. We just sat around the table after lunch and we talked about everything. It was nice to have a nice relaxing lunch at my parents. I was reading a few blogs this morning about mother's day. One in particular really caught my attention. I remember as a kid, my mom was everything to me. When I was at school I thought about her and how important she was to me. I would worry that she would forget to pick me up or maybe something would happen to her. I loved her so much that I would wake up in the middle of the night just to check if she was breathing. I looked up to her. She was so beautiful and she was my mom. But, one day when I was about 10. She left with my dad and left us home, she was gone for what seem to me as forever. She had gone on a trip with my dad and was suppose to be back that afternoon and they had car problems and it got dark and she still wasn't home. I cried all day for her worried I would never see her again. I was so scared, it was very terrifying for a 10 year old. But, by the time they got home, I was at the neighbors house crying and so scared. She was embarrased and upset I had "made a scene" as she called it. I was grounded and she spanked me. I layed in my bed and asked myself " How could she be mad at me?" Does she not understand I just spend an entire day crying for her? Does she not relaize how terrified I was? I think that at that very moment I realized I was angry at her and nothing would be the same anymore. I changed I had to. I love my mom so very much but I know that I do not have the relationship I wished I had with her. She was always vey distant with me, when all I wanted was love and attention. I find myslef being jealous of the close relationship that my friends have with their parents. I swore I would not be that way with my kids. I find myself sometimes being that way with my daughter and it hurts me so much becuase I know what she is feeling! I just want her to love my kids, want to spend time with them the way she does with my sister's kids. I have spend my entire adulthood resenting her for the way she has treated me that the smallest signs of affection towards me, I absolutely cherished. Life is too short and I know tommorow is never promised. I need to learn to let go of the past and focus on a better future with my MOM!!! I thank god for giving my children and the oppurtunity to hold them and love them everyday! I am a strong women today because of my mom, I have learned to never depend on anyone for anything! My husband the love of my life is my best friend and the only one who understands what I have been through! Feels good to actually write down all the feeling I had bottled up all these years. As of today, I am letting go!!!!