Awkward & Awesome Thursday - Day 1

I know a lot you guys follow The Daybook fashion blog and every Thursday she does "Awkward and Awesome Thursday" as do 500 or so of her followers...and now me too....

 

AWKWARD:

Trying to start this post and having no clue what to write! HA!

Finding out my best friends mom has Breast Cancer - this is just devastating, not awkward!


Learning that the house we really wanted was not going to happen and having to accept that it just wasn't in God's will for us to have that house


Eating a bag of Weight Watcher's Dijon Pretzels and trying to work/type as I have Dijon sprinkles all over my hands...I think I could make a meal out of the crumbs in my keyboard!  GROSS!!


Getting done with that bag of WW's Dijon Pretzels and being so sad that I put the bag up to my mouth and pour the crumbs into my mouth but mostly all over ME...as the people at work stare at me..EMBARRASSING!!!


Coming to work thinking that I'm going to be swamped because Joni is now on Maternity Leave and being SLOW...uhm, not what I want or was expecting...I am excited to be super busy!


My Honey asking me on our drive home from San Antonio "How many points do you think those two bags of Chex Mix were?"  Uhm, doesn't he know better...I'm on VACATION...points do not exist on vacation!  DUH!


The fact that 3 of my "Awkward" are about food...yeah, the diet is in struggle mode this week...and has been for about 2 weeks...


The amount of spelling errors found while spell checking this post...seriously, Heather!!

AWESOME:

Knowing that God has the power to heel Cathy, my best friends mom.


My Honey who was so positive and encouraging when we found out the house for us wasn't meant to be. 


My Honey telling me that he knows how much I want to lose weight so he's going to start working out with me every night and encouraging me to get fit.  Let's cross our fingers that this doesn't cause too many fights!  haha!  He won't accept my excuses like most people!


Looking at more houses online and seeing that there are still so many options out there.


Dreaming of all the ways I'll get to decorate my new home.


The hutch my mom found at an estate sale that was marked $200 and we got for $85!!  Not to mention the other great finds she got me!!  EEK...I just can't wait to start decorating!!!


Hobby Lobby...b/c it's Hobby Lobby and you can find just about anything you want 1/2 off every other
week! 


The BE-UTIFUL (yes, I know I spelled this wrong) weather we are experiencing here in Dallas today!  It's totally windows down weather and that is my favorite!!!





Daydreaming of...A Craft Room!

For all you crafters out there, I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about!  Who wouldn't love to have a room dedicated soley to crafting and making beautiful, fun, original works of art?!?!  I know I would!!  Especially when all I have right now is a "make-shift" crafting area...the dining room table!!  It takes a little bit of the joy out of crafting when you have to lug out everything...paper, scissors, die cuts, ribbon, the huge, not so light, Cricut Expression...and all the cartridges and what not that go with it!  THEN, when you're done, you get to put it all away just to drag it all back out a few days later!  Ugh...such a PAIN in the you know what...


So, as we're house hunting, I find myself selfishly leaning toward the houses with 4 bedrooms...just so I can turn one into my own little craft/office area!!  It's looking more and more like we'll be getting a 3 bedroom home and I guess I'm ok with that...I'll just have to choose, spare bedroom or craftroom...oh the decisions...and being somewhat practical I'll probably go with the spare bedroom. 


Until we make our final decision on a house and I know for sure if I'll be getting that desired craft room...I daydream and look at all the lovely craft room inspirations online!


Here's some deliciousness for you...

I'm loving the colors in this one...it seems so "clean" and sophisticated...LOVE that table too!

I like the hutch in this one and how cute is that desk?

 This "MAKE" sign is just fabulous

 OK...this one is just perfection!  From the arched hutch to the green work station!  I'm totally digging it!

Love the old mannquin too!! 

 Since I may never get a craft room, I liked this craft closet...the wire organizers (I bet from the Container Store) are perfect because you could just roll all your stuff in and out!  And I'm such a sucker for organization!  I get butterflies in my tummy just thinking about The Container Store!

 How fancy is this old kitchen table!  LOVING IT!  And it would make a nice big work area and even better I bet it would clean up easy!!

 I'm loving the middle work stationin here!!  If you're like me, I need a HUGE craft area because I tend to "blow up" when I'm getting creative!! :)

 Ahhhh...The room is just so "clean" and organized!  Totally loving it!  I like to have all my mess "hidden" in cute baskets or what not.

Oh my, how cute is the old window w/ the "I Make Things" decal...I could SO make this w/ my Cricut!!  Love the table too!!

Well, I hope this made you have butterflies like it did me!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!

Daydreamin of...Decorating a NEW Home!!

So, My Honey and I went house hunting this weekend...wow, what a stressful, yet exciting day!!  We found one house that we absolutely love and I think we may make an offer this week!!  We are SO excited and SO SCARED at the same time!!  Well, all this house hunting has got me daydreaming about how I will decorate my new home!  I am obsessed with all the decorator blogs and plan to get A LOT of ideas from them...I really don't know what my taste is yet...I love the "Cottage/Vintage/Country/Eclectic" look...however, I also like things to look "clean" and not cluttered.  Here are a few things I'm loving right now:

I LOVE the silhouette pictures!  You can see the whole before and after of this lovely dining room at Holly Mathis Interiors.  I'm not sure I'll have an actual dining room in my new home but if so, I would definitely like something like this!

These gray walls with the white plates just speak to me!!  I'm obsessed with gray walls right now...I don't know if I'll ever be brave enough to paint my walls gray or convince My Honey that it's a good idea.  He would, however, love the white antlers on the table! :)  You can see this wonderful look at The Nester

I have an antique bed that I've had since I was a little girl...I want to do a room similar to this one!  LOVES it!!

Well...that's it for now!!  I can't wait to start going to garage sales and estate sales to pick up some unique things!!  One thing I've learned from my momma...you can make almost anything look better with a little paint!!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!

Cricut Crafting-BFF's Birthday Card!

I was very anxious to make something with my new toy...and lucky for me, my best friend Casey's birthday is Saturday...so I started out simple and I made her card...

This is just about everything I used...inside that green box is just about every plain color card stock you can imagine!! And I actually ended up only using 2 of the papers here.

Up close of the cartridges and ribbon...I only ended using the purple sparkly ribbon...you can barely see it, it's on top of the Doodlecharms box. Also...note the tape to the left...that's "raised" tape...to make things look 3-D...I used those on the cupcake...see below.

TADA...finished product...and I think it's pretty cute.  :) It's actually cuter in person...I need a better camera...but for now mine will do!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!

New Obsession!

So, I consider myself pretty "crafty" and have been scrapbooking for several years...yet I just heard about the Cricut thanks to my Mom.  I had to learn more about this thing so, of course, I turned to the interenet!  To my surprise they start at like $250 and go up.  Being the thrifty shopper that I am, I was determined to find it cheaper.  I turned to Craigslist and sure enough I found a brand new...never used Cricut Expression for $200!!  SCORE!!  I picked it up today and I'm in love!! 

You can make so many cute things!!  I found an AWESOME blog...Everyday Cricut and wow...they are super creative and gave me so many ideas!

So get ready...The Curvy Life is going to start being the Crafty Life as well!!  I'm super excited to share my creations with you all!!!

First up...a picture my sister in law will be making for Zane's nursery!

Less Of Me, More of Blogging

Exactly 7.6 pounds less of me is writing tonight!!  I know, I know...it's been quite a long time since I've blogged...sorry about that I've been a slacker! But boy do I have lots to write about tonight!!  First of all, I've started working out on my lunch our.  I'm so blessed to work for a company that has a gym and it's only $15 a month!!  Can't beat that...oh and did I mention I can work w/ a personal trainer twice a week for FREE!!!!  Yeah...I know, amazing!!  Capital One ROCKS!!!  Since I'm going on my lunch break I don't have a whole lot of time so as of right now I'm focusing on cardio.  I've been doing the elliptical for about 10 minutes (don't judge--it's hard!) and the bike for 20 minutes.  So my first day on the bike I had a horrible image of myself pulling a "Bridget Jones" and falling flat on my face as soon as I got off the bike!!  To my surprise, I stayed upright but it was a struggle!!

After my first full week of working out (3 days really) I lost an astounding FOUR, yes 4 pounds at my next WW's meeting!!  I was torn between jumping over the counter and hugging the WW's lady or crying...I did neither, I just texted everyone in my phone and posted it on FB!  So, as much as I HATE to say it...if you're needing an extra boost in your weight loss...get some cardio in!!  You can make it fun...walk the dog or kiddo on a nice day, go bowling (yes, that's a workout), or get a fun app on your phone like Couch to 5K that will challenge you! 

NEXT...

I stumbled across a new favorite at the grocery store.  You may have already had these...Lean Cuisine Steamer Bags.  OH.MY.GOODNESS. They are divine!!!  First of all you feel like you're eating a ton of food...once put on a plate it takes up a whole, large, paper plate!  My two favs so far are the Chicken Alfredo and Garlic Chicken. 



Another tip to get even more food...add some broccoli or other veggies to the mix!!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!

Cold Weather Craft Day-Tissue Paper Pom-Pom's

I'm helping throw a baby shower for my sister in law in April...I've gotten all my ideas from several different blogs!!  One of the ideas I've seen repeatedly is the Tissue Paper Pom-Pom's from Martha Stewart's website.  I've been wanting to test out making one for a few weeks and today being a "Snow Day" presented the perfect opportunity...after all, I needed SOMETHING to keep my mind off wanting to bake cookies, chili, etc...So I made one...

Step 1

Take at least 7 pieces of tissue paper (I used 9) and fold accordion style, tie a piece of florist wire around the center (I didn't have any so used a ribbon...I think wire would be better!)

Step 2

Cut tissue on each end in a point or round (I did the point and definitely needed sharper scissors!)

Step 3

Fan out one end and begin to pull each piece of tissue out toward you...I recommend alternating pulling one piece toward you, one piece in the other direction...I realized this on the second section! :(

TADA...Finished Project

I took a piece of ribbon and folded it in half, looped it around the center of the pom-pom and tied a knot. 

A few tips I learned:

• Use thicker tissue paper...not cheap tissue paper from Dollar Tree like I did!
• Alternate the way you pull out each section, one toward you, one away from you
• Don't pull to hard or you'll rip the paper-like I did!

I think it turned out pretty good considering how THIN the paper I used was...and it took me about 10 minutes!!! 

Check out these awesome blogs for great crafting ideas for showers, birthday parties, etc.:

Bump Smitten

Hostess with the Mostess

OH! Baby Shower Decor

The Celebration Shoppe

There are so many more blogs out there...but these are a few of my favs!

Enjoy...The Curvy Life!