Friday Favorites

I'm doing 2 post today. Get over it. I am way to OCD to combine blog post. 

My top Five Post of the week

Hubby Jack's post about cleansing. He makes me laugh making fun of all of us. Although I'm not doing the cleanse it is still hilarious. 

Lora's post about creepy silent killers. This girl makes me laugh so hard and I love her writing style.

This post isn't like her normal post. Usually she's crass and straight-forward. But I loved seeing the softer side of Lindsey. 


Meredith. I love all her post. She makes me laugh and is so relate-able  Perfect blogger :) 

Megan's post  about when "it hit her." I love when people have their "ah-ha" moments and I just love Megan's blog. She is awesome and so supportive. Plus she's a kick-ass mom of 2 kids with the most beautiful eye lashes. 

What are your favorite blog post this week?

P.S. Lora I love this link-up idea! :) 

Finish the Sentence Link-Up

I'm linking-up with Holly and Jake. I haven't had the chance to stalk Jake yet... But don't worry. I have a baby-free day full of no plans except sitting on my butt and trying not to move so that my back doesn't hurt. Sounds fun, no? NO. I am bored out of my mind and I want to go run. 

Finish the sentence:

People always tell me "you're really tall." Yeah. No crap. I'm 6'1. And I've been this tall since about 8th grade. 

In the movie based on my life, I wouldn't go watch it. I have the most perfect, boring life that is mostly drama free. It would have been more interesting in my college-days but I can't remember those days. 

Typically, I end up regretting eating half a pizza. Or sitting at home on a pretty day. 

I always ask to leave off the tomatoes. Those things are disgusting  Except petite-diced ones. 

Kim and Kanye really need to keep on keeping on. I love them and their crazy life. 

My parents always remind me that I'm not getting any younger and they want more grand-kids. 

Every single day I drink coffee twice a day. Once when I first wake up and another at 2.

This one time in college I was a beer pong champion. I played.. A LOT. Oh and I passed out on a curb in the parking lot. Keep it classy, always. 

My grossest habit biting my cuticles. 

My latest white lie was "I'm okay"

I know all the words to I like big butts and I cannot lie. 

When I grow up I want to be an owner of a bakery.

Sexy time is better the healthier we get.

I will never, ever be someone who gets their hair cut or "done" every 6 weeks. Or floss every day. Leave me alone. 

I think it's hilarious whenever Jennifer Lawrence has a profession interview. I love how normal she is. 

Liebster Award!

Hey ya'll! 

I'm back... I got nominated for another Liebster Award so I'm gonna answer the questions that Nicole asked me. Go check her out and THANK YOU for nominating me! You're so sweet :)

11 facts about me

1. I currently have a broken back. Sounds a lot more glamorous than it is... It's just a small bone and I can still walk (painfully)

2. I love to watch cooking shows (and recently found that Hazel loves to watch them too)

3. I love being a stay-at-home-mom.

4. Hazel has recently started showing interest in the way her hair looks and it makes me so happy. She loves when I blow dry it and I have straightened it a couple times. She says we're doing "beauty parlor" and thinks she is the biggest girl.

5. I love reading books. 

6. I am in a small group from my church and I love it! We are "ending" it soon and that makes me sad.

7. I love egg salad sandwiches

8. I love to cook

9. Hazel is officially a big girl. She eats real food, goes to the potty, can (kinda) dress herself, and sleeps in a big girl bed. Makes me so sad.

10. I love my miniature dachshund. She sleeps with us every night.

11. I could eat my weight in donuts. 

Questions from Nicole 

1. What’s the #1 most played song on your iPod?

I currently don't have any music on my iPod. I just got a new phone and just haven't added any so I listen to Pandora. (Pop fitness is a great station)

2. What is your favorite form of exercise?

Right now, RPM. But it changes a lot.

3. What sound do you love?

The sound of waves at the beach. Makes me so happy.

4. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?

Pay off student loans.

5. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?

I don't know if this question means like work wise or what but I really want to do a full triathlon. I did a "sprint" one and I loved it. I gotta get a real bike first. 

6. What’s the hardest thing you've ever done?

My pregnancy with Hazel. Not the actual pregnancy because I loved being pregnant but all the things that happened while I was pregnant were really, really hard. 

7. What is your first memory of being really excited?

When I was younger we went to Ruby Falls and I loved it there. I am a big nerd and love caves to this day so it was a really fun time. 

8. What is your favorite Season of the year?

Spring and fall. I love when it's not too hot but not too cold. 

9. What kind of music do you like?

I love like "indie" music. 

10. Are you a morning person or night owl?

Neither but I can rock 11 o'clock like no one's business.

11. What is the one thing you like the most about yourself?

I think I am a very relate-able person. I have been through a lot and I think I am friendly and understanding person. And it takes me a lot to get worked up. I'm really, really laid back. 

Thank you Nicole for nominating me :)

Weigh-In Wednesday Week 9

As many of you know I broke a bone in a my back on Sunday. 

I had just put Hazel in her bed to sleep and I grabbed a blanket, my nail polish remover, and nail polish and headed downstairs to give myself a manicure and possibly take a nap on my husband. I had those fuzzy socks that moisturize your feet and carpet stairs. I busted it, hard. I knew immediately when I fell that I had done something bad to my back and I burst into tears. Jonathan ran over and I was just sobbing. He was trying to get my to tell him WHAT I hurt but I couldn't form words. It was that much pain. Eventually I calmed down enough to say "my back." So he helped me to the sofa and I just couldn't get comfortable so I hobbled/ he carried me up the stairs into my bed. He got me some ice and some Lortab that he had left over from his burns. They didn't even touch the pain. I tried to sleep but couldn't because I was so uncomfortable. I thought I had just pulled a muscle and that it would feel better. Well Tuesday morning I woke up feeling the SAME pain as Sunday so I knew something was wrong. I went to the doctor and he took some X Rays and my Transverse Process bone is broken. It was clear as day on the X-ray. My heart sank. I knew what this meant.

No exercise. 

I'm not going to lie. I almost started crying in the room. 

He said that once the pain stops then I can walk on the treadmill. Walk... are you joking? Then in 6-8 weeks I have to go back and  "get cleared" before I can do any strenuous exercise.

 I am heartbroken. 

I have been working out 6 days a week for 2 months and now I'm not going to be able to WALK for at least another week, if not 2.

So I haven't been able to move other than go to the bathroom and go from the bed to the sofa since Sunday. Despite that I have been eating well. I met a new friend in Body Step (Hi Missy!) about a month ago and we just clicked. I love those kinds of friendships, that just are effortless. She has a 3 year old son who she stays home with so she gets me. Anyway, she brought us dinner last night and was thoughtful enough to make it a healthy meal. I am going to be burning very minimal calories and she is so thoughtful to make us a healthy and hearty meal that the whole family just loved. I am so thankful for her. 

Why is this always the case? Stupid brain. 

So, I'm supposed to be going to another doctor tomorrow to get pain medicine but I just called to see if there is anyway they can call me some in because I'm in so much pain and can hardly sleep. 

Now on to what you're all here for! 

Weigh in!

Starting Weight: 230.4

Last week: 214.4

Today: 214.6

+.2

I was SO surprised to see that. That's basically nothing. I literally haven't been able to move since Sunday AND it's shark week. I thought for sure I had gained at least 3 pounds. 

I am so happy.

The best snuggle bug. We're just two girls with broken backs :(

And yes, I'm going to continue with my weight-loss and weigh-ins. I am going to have to challenge myself to really limit my eating and eating super clean so that I don't gain 10 pounds during this process. Hopefully I can even manage to lose some? 

But all I gotta say is you girls better kick-butt on your exercises. You guys know I loved my exercise. I am going to be lost without. So every time you don't feel like working out, you better think of me and get your butt to the gym! I would be there if I could! 

Have a great week! 

I need some wine.

No changes

Since my fall around 2:30 on Sunday my back has not changed. Still pain in every move I make. Therefore, I'm biting the bullet and going to go to the Chiropractor. I went to one in high school a lot because I played basketball and had to "get adjusted" a lot and I always felt SO much better after I went. I hope this will be the case now. I can hardly sleep because every move I make wakes me up with breath taking pain.

I now feel like this isn't something that is just "going to go away" so I need help. I don't think a regular doctor could do anything as I know nothing is broken. 

I have an appointment at 3 so hopefully I can get some answers.

I am irritable. I am ill. I am miserable. 

My Not-So-Great Weekend.

I need this in my life. It's wine ice cream. 5% alcohol.

I'm going to be real honest on my blog. If you don't want to hear all my personal details then just stop reading now. 

This weekend was one of the worsts in my life. 

I'm gonna be real honest with ya'll. I thought I was pregnant. I was showing ALL the signs. Dizziness, exhaustion, nausea, and headaches. I woke up for 3 days with a headache. I got my hopes up. I was excited. I couldn't wait to tell the world. I went to the doctor on Friday and had to get antibiotics. I even told the doctor there could be a chance I was pregnant and she made me pee on a stick. It was negative... But I wasn't letting that get me down. I had all the signs (and shark week wasn't due for another week. So I thought it was too early to test) so I was still convinced. Saturday woke up, shark week was here. Womp Womp. So we went to the gym. I didn't want to, I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry and eat donuts. Instead I got my butt on that treadmill and ran. I did HIIT intervals for a 5K all while my left ovary felt like it was going to explode. It was torture. 

After the gym I felt better. I was more at peace. It's only been 4 months of trying (I counted wrong earlier and thought it as 5.) It's not the end of the world. We have an amazing daughter and when it's time we will have another baby. 

Let me just say though. The worst thing to say to someone who is trying to get pregnant is "you're worrying too much." Just don't say that. I don't care if it's true... It doesn't make me feel better. It doesn't help at all and just makes me more frustrated and worried. 

I was going to call my doctor today but I just don't know. I'm not against the doctor at all, I just don't think its necessary yet. 

Saturday night we had some friends over and I drank red wine. It was glorious. I haven't been drinking much lately because I didn't want to mess anything up with the "baby" if I was pregnant. But it was obvious on Saturday that I wasn't so I indulged. 

Sunday woke up like any other Sunday. We ate breakfast and got ready for church. After church we came home and ate lunch and then it's nap time for Hazel. I brought her upstairs and laid her down. On my way back down I grabbed my nail stuff and a blanket because I was going to give myself a manicure and possibly nap. I also had on those fuzzy socks that moisturize your feet. On my carpet stairs. You get it, I busted my butt. Well, actually my back.

Or steps

 I only fell down like 6 stairs but on the way down I did something to my back. I spent all afternoon laid up in bed and this morning I feel like I got hit by a truck. My whole back is sore. I think I pulled a muscle. 

So this week is going to be a challenge for me. I have been exercising 6 days a week. Now I can't even get up to go to the bathroom without gritting my teeth. My eating has got to be on point this week and that is where I struggle. This will be a big test for me. I am forced to sit on my butt all day so my eating needs to be as perfect as possible so I don't gain any weight this week.

This is what I'm going to look like by the end of this week.

Shark week + hurt back = week of torture. 

I LOVE exercise. It makes me happy. Usually when I go one day I get grumpy and snappy. I need exercise to be a good mom and a good wife. This week will be a challenge in that area too because I won't have my endorphin's covering up my bad mood. 

Change that to this week. 

This has nothing to do with this post but it made me LOL

Friday Woe's

Happy Friday!! 

Is it though? Mine hasn't started off too well. I got woken up by a silent creeper (haha Lora.. Hazel must have read your blog yesterday and got some ideas) hovering over my face whispering "mama, wake up! Mama, I coughing. Mama, where's daddy?" I, of course, thought it was a murderer and may or may not have jump and pushed her off of me. Thankfully onto the other side of the bed and NOT the floor. 

This was at 6 A.M. 

I am a stay-at-home-mom. I have NO plans this morning except sleeping in. 

Therefore, when my day starts 2 hours before normal it makes my day draggg by. I feel like it should be noon. It's 9:15. Not a great start to my Friday. Side note: Hazel has been an absolute angel this morning... full of kisses. It's just that I have felt like a zombie the past couple of days so getting less sleep is not what I need. 

It can only get better from here? Right?

Wrong.

I have a doctor appointment at 2. I have possible Staph in my finger (this is self-diagnosed). Don't know what Staph is? It's disgusting. It's incredibly painful and it's on my nail bed. Which is the most painful place ever. Imagine a hang nail times 10. Well I have had Staph before... in highschool I had it on a different nail. They had to drain it yuck and it was the most painful thing I have ever been through. I had an epidural with Hazel but no one tells you how badly recovering from a 9 pound 4 oz baby hurts. Well IT DOES... This pain from my Staph was way worst than that. So I am dreading this appointment. 

I'm hoping that I caught it early enough. See, last time I didn't know what Staph was, so I thought I had just busted my finger. So I didn't go to the doctor and instead let it get worse and worse until I finally couldn't sleep because it hurt so bad. 

I also have a mole on my back that I want to get checked out. I'm hoping it's nothing but prayers are appreciated. 

Thankfully Jonathan is coming home at 12 so that I can go to the appointment by myself so Hazel doesn't have to watch me cry while they drain my finger and that means after my appointment we will be able to start our weekend early!

And here is a picture that I spent way too long laughing at by myself.