Happy New Year....not looking back!

Happy New Year to all of you!

Last year was emotionally hard on me and I decided not to do a 2012 year in review post. Main reason being I just want/need to move forward.

Here's my vision board for 2013



This is the first day I've looked at it since I finished it! I must do better smh lol! I have made it the lock screen on my phone so now I see it multiple times a day!

At the start of last week my girl Ro kicked off her Fine in 50 challenge!! I rarely participate in challenges, even some that I've created 0_o!

But this time I thought I'd give it a go! Monday was great! I woke up early, got my workout done...and ate well all day! That evening my nose is runny but I think nothing of it kanyeshrugs here?

Tuesday comes and I wake up feeling awful. Now I got my flu shot in September so I'm thinking it's just a little cold and this to shall pass...WRONG! I left work midday feeling like I had been hit by a truck! Hot..cold..sweating...chills...everything associated with having the flu!

I had a complete loss of appetite and all I wanted to do was sleep! Not the way I had planned to jump start my weight loss again but hey..I'll take it!

I battled being sick all week long. My eating was off and on sporadic. For the most part I ate what I had a taste for once my appetite picked up a little. I drank lots of tea with honey instead of sugar. And I didn't have any fast food!

Since I'm feeling better I have weighed myself this morning and I am down 5 pounds since last Monday! It's back to business..I must get my body back to where I'm comfortable.

I'm moving in the right direction and that's the most important thing to me, all else will fall into place!

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Last weekend

My baby sister Chaz was in town last weekend for a short but necessary visit! She'll be in Seattle for the holidays so the girls and I won't see her until we venture to Dallas next month.

She accompanied me to my office holiday party New had to work (sad face here) and we had a blast!



After appetizers


The "official" party pic!



Last year I won a Target gift card AND an iPad! This year jewelry :)


I can't remember if this was taken before or after at the house??

I've been fooling around with lashes...something I said I'd NEVA do! Not those ugly batwings though O_0! Also I've been experimenting with different looks since I have a growing stock pile of makeup and tools, thanks to the man in my life! He forked over the $$$ for my birthday haul, and he never complains when I show him what else I've found i.e. purchased lol!

My sister had the bright idea to make a gingerbread house with the girls from scratch...another 0_o! We were already on a tight schedule from the outing she planned but she insisted!

We ended up coming home after the party and staying up until 2 am finishing this house sigh...










The house is monogrammed and all!! Happy holidays!

If you didn't see the girl's and my holiday shoot for 2012...take a look!
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Wordless Wednesday!

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Holiday Photo Shoot 2011..Texas Edition!

*******Pic heavy post*******

All photography by 7DSTUDIOZ...thank you SO much Daniel Davis!!

I'm sharing some of my FAV pictures from our holiday photo shoot! I'm not a "cookie cutter" type of chick and family holiday pics at the local Walmart just wouldn't do for me!

 It was SUPER windy when he started shooting and instead of being overly conscious (I was having a mini panic attack) about our hair and whatnot, I just left the outcome up to God! He NEVER fails me!

Here's a vlog of the wind!

 

The girls LOVE taking pictures and let me tell you they were ready!

This has been an amazing year for me and these pictures capture the happiness and joy that I am filled with!

The Christmas card shot!!

I can't share them all (unfortunately) but I am totally over the moon and pleased with how these photos turned out!

What you see in myself and my girls is love shining bright! After all of the bad thing I went through...

We're still standing!

*Discovery Green Park, Houston, Texas*

Holiday photo shoot 2011!

This weekend the girls and I did our 2nd annual photo shoot! I decided as of last year that I'm going to hire a photographer each year to do professional photographs of the girls and I. Last year we took them in the summer at home Seattle home :-). It's too damn hot in Houston summertime...just not feasible to do a summer shoot lol!






What I wore..pics from my camera, wait til you see the full length shots of my dress!!

Originally we were supposed to do this last Saturday but the photographer got sick AND it rained ALL day! Happy for the reschedule but it was super windy out! I kept thinking about my and the girls' hair, how was it going to turn out?


What the girls wore! My mom buys their Christmas dresses every year and this was the dress from 2010






This dress was thrifted! I believe it cost me $4.80!! STEAL of the year! I can't wait to post the photos the photographer took! I mean I totally love the way the dress photographed with the wind blowing!

Before we went to this shoot, my friends and I took pictures with our girls at JC Penney. It was a long day :-)



Christmas dresses from mom 2011!

All in all this weekend was all that and a bag of chips! I'm happy, and that is everything to me right now! Have a great week!!

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Thirty days of ME...Day 8!

Day Eight- Short term goals for this month and why

My main short term goal as it pertains to my weight loss is ringing in the New Year at my goal weight of 167! I'm SO close I can taste it!

The next goal is a seamless move out of my apartment at the end of the month.

The last goal for this month is to bring a smile to the faces of those that I love, especially my girls, and spread my holiday cheer!