#ProjectMilf - Week 9 - Wild Card

This week's goal is to challenge ourselves with whatever we want to try and achieve towards our main goals this week.

I want to challenge myself to do at least 3-workouts between today and next week Thursday. Working out has been a challenge for me since having JOE because of my schedule. I get up at 4:30am to pump and then get ready for work. Oftentimes, I don't go to bed until well after 10pm/closer to 11pm so I am not getting enough sleep. This has me groggy most of the day. And since on most mornings, JOE is still sleeping when I leave for work, I want to spend as much time as I can with her after I get back home from work before she goes to bed.
All those things coupled with the fact that I am just outright tired after my workday is over means working out takes a backseat to everything else.

I have always loved working out though and I need to get back to doing this. We are supposed to have a good stretch of nice weather in the next few days so I am hoping that I can get some long walks in, do the Zumba Wii Fit and Zumba Wii Fitness core or Tae Bo to make up my 3-workouts. Wish me luck!

I'd love to see what everyone else is doing this week!

JOE Versus The Easter Bunny...

We had an awesome Easter especially because J didn't have class on Saturday. He is in grad school and has classes all day on Saturday. Thankfully, just 5-more Saturdays of that and then he'll be graduating. YAY!!! I for one am looking forward to getting my Saturdays back.

The plan was for us to have a photographer come to our home to take some pictures of us as a family, some of JOE and then of us in front of our home. Then we were going to jet off to the mall so JOE could get her picture taken with the Easter bunny.  Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans. 

On Saturday, we all hung out in bed for a bit and then went for a walk as a family. Or rather, J & I went for a walk while JOE slept in her stroller. After I got home, I changed and went to get my hair done. On my way home, I decided to get a dress for our pics. JOE slept shortly after I returned and I figured that was a good thing since we wanted her to be happy for the pics. I had to wake JOE up shortly before the photog got there to get her ready. I also fed her in hopes that that'll keep her happy. 

It was all downhill from there. JOE REFUSED to smile at the photographer. He tried EVERYTHING. Made faces, spoke in cartoon character voices. NOTHING. The photog has 2 daughters so he's accustomed to working with kids. But apparently, my little JOE was not having any of that. She just didn't want to be bothered. What was supposed to be a one hour session turned into a 2-hour session. 

By the time we were done, we went to the mall only to be told that even though the Easter bunny was there until 8pm, they took their last customer at 7pm. We got there at 7:10pm. So needless to say, JOE did not get to take a picture with the Easter bunny :-(. Oh well...she was sleeping anyways and I didn't feel like waking her up again to take pictures so perhaps it worked out for the best. So JOE 1, Easter Bunny 0.

I did manage to take some pics of JOE after we got home. You can't really see it but I put clips in her hair and yes, she was bib-less and binky-less for the photo shoot :-). 

Hope you had an awesome weekend!

Some-bunny had a birthday yesterday!

Yesterday was my honey bunny's birthday. We are now the same age!!! OK...I am 6-months older than him but still :-).

For his birthday, he got a couple of cupcakes from a local bakery called Crumbs. One from me and one from our little princess JOE. Then we went out to dinner at one of his favorite restaurants (Bertucci's). We even got a complimentary dessert there for his birthday.

We had a good time and JOE was extra happy yesterday. No doubt that was on occasion of his birthday.

Wishing him MANY MANY MANY more happy birthdays. He always says "I'd rather be celebrating a birthday than the alternative." I for one am VERY glad he is  celebrating a birthday.

Love him LOADS!

This pic is so funny because in the first picture I took, JOE had her pacifier in her mouth. When she noticed I was taking pictures, she quickly spit it out. She is getting more accustomed to the camera :-). She smiled but I couldn't catch it in time. Oh well...at least the celebrant is smiling.

A cake from me (his favorite...peanut butter) and one from JOE (raspberry lemon)

He made a wish and is blowing out his candle!

#ProjectMilf - Week 8 Review

This week's challenge is to do an honest review of where we've come since week 1.

#1 - Work on my relationship with J. My relationship with J is a work in progress. We are finally starting to hit our strides as far as being a family of 3. We try every day to ensure that we are both OK and we always pray for God's guidance in our marriage. Our 2-year anniversary is April 16th and we plan on going out as a family to enjoy time together.

#2 - Work on my body so I can get healthier. I am grossly failing in this area. I did manage to get in 2-workouts on Sunday and Monday but eating-wise, it has been difficult. I am constantly hungry. I think that's a side effect from pumping. I still need to work on that.

#3 - Work on my spiritual life. I am doing OK in this area. I continue to work in the Children's ministry at my church. J & I also pray together each night and we hope to get back to the couple's ministry when things settle down a bit for us.

Overall, on a scale of 1 - 10 with 10 meaning I am doing AWESOME, I'd say I am a solid 6. There's still room for improvement and I plan on working on that in the coming weeks.

And so it begins...making our house a home

This is the part I have been REALLY REALLY excited about! Our blinds were finally delivered last week and installed yesterday. We have had bed sheets covering all the windows since we moved in. Now that we have actual window coverings, I can take pictures around the house and begin the process of making our new home look more homey.

So here are the projects I plan on undertaking this Spring.

I'll be doing before and after pics to document what I have done.

Do feel free to offer up ideas. I'll consider good ones :-).

Project #1: Set up JOE's nursery. Theme colors are pink, green and chocolate brown. Since I am not brave enough to venture into the world of painting, I will be using wall decals in her room. I figured its a good way to ensure the room grows with her instead of painting again when she gets older.
I have been collecting ideas. I'll be using pink, brown and green polka dots cascading from one wall of her room around her room. Then putting up a window valence and also alphabet decals for her learning experience. I also plan on painting letters (her name) and using ribbons to secure them for her room door.
I'd like to do 3-D pics with some of the cards she received at her shower and also a couple since she's been born. I am still browsing around for ideas on that one.
Here are pics of some ideas.

Project #2: Set up morning room. We currently have a dining room buffet that we inherited from J's grandmother. I plan on putting it to good use. I will use the cabinets to store liquor. I will frame a mirror I currently have to use above the buffet and put some candles/candle holders on top as accents. Similar to this.

Project #3: Family room decor. Right now, its pretty bare so I'd like to tackle that room after the morning room and JOE's nursery. I am still browsing around for ideas.

Project #4: Begin work/collection process for the rain barrel. In an effort to save on our water bill, J & I are planning on doing this. We are going to order it sometime later in the spring. Now that we have a yard, it'll need to be watered and we plan on using the water collected to keep it up.