Need new hair. STAT!

**Ok. Hi. I haven't been on here in about a month and I am so terribly sorry. I have the girls' February TWO picture but I don't have it edited because my computer was completely wiped due to the fact that it was just overcome with viruses.**

Every winter, for some reason, I see my hair and I just hate it. Absolutely hate it. I want a new cut, color, and style. The whole nine yards. And I feel like this now. And, thanks to the awesomeness that is Pinterest, find me on there here I have gathered many cut and color options.


I love this length. I love the subtle layers in it and everything. I want to keep my hair as long as it is right now, it just needs to be shaped and more layers added.

And now, for the color:









If you can't tell, I'm in love with red. I think I like the second color best. I'm afraid I'll have to have my hair bleached in order to get the red to stick because my hair is so dark. I don't know if I can make that sort of commitment just yet. Because it will be a lot of upkeep. I don't know if I could afford it either.

Hopefully I'll be able to do this just as soon as my schedule and wallet can afford it. Wish me luck!

2012 Life Improvements

Not resolutions...no one keeps them.

I've been thinking about some things I want to improve on in my life in 2012 and I figured I'd write them down so I'll be held accountable for them later on. To me, most of them seem attainable. I just need the motivation and drive to do them. Here goes:

-Become more organized, no laundry left in baskets, all clothes hung up or folded.

-Eliminate clutter. We just bought a house and I don't want to mess it up. Seriously, I'm such a pack rat that I have mail from our house in North Carolina.

-Dedicate more time to my studies and pass my college algebra class!! This is going to be the 4th time I'll be taking it because every other time, I've either failed or dropped it.

-Graduate with my associate's degree and start substitute teaching. I can't wait to do this. I've heard horror stories about the high school though, But it will give me the experience I need when I become a teacher.

-Train for and complete in the Tough Mudder Kentucky in October. This will be super difficult but I have to start somewhere.

-Eat better, less processed junk. Just simple homemade stuff, no vegan or organic, necessarily but things that I make so I know what's in them.

-Try to cut out pop.

-Get a new hairstyle and color.

-Incorporate dresses and cute things into my wardrobe...maybe more accessories.

-Wean Aurelia from breastfeeding.

-Host at least one adult party at our new house. With cocktails, appetizers, and delicious food.

-Shoot my rifle more. Jordan bought me a rifle a while back and I haven't had much experience with it. I really want to improve my rifle skills.

What do you think? Are they pretty attainable?
(also a post is coming soon with house pictures. I need to take some with our stuff in it)

Getting to Know You!! & my 400th post!

It's baaaaaaaacccckk!! Getting to know you Sunday is back! Check out the questions and link up at Mannland5.com


1. what inspires you?
My girls mainly. And my husband. To know that he has so much faith in me and will stand by me in whatever decision I make inspires me to do so much better.

2. what was the last thing you bought yourself?
Hair dye, a bath puff and a dress on clearance. Pretty fancy, right?

3. would you rather watch a movie in a theater or from the comfort of your own home?
I would rather watch in a theatre because of fountain drinks and fresh popped popcorn but I like having the option of rewinding movies and catching things I've missed.

4. household chore you don't mind doing?
laundry. But not folding

5. coffee or tea?
coffee. Except for Snapple peach tea. Yum

6. what could you eat every day and not get sick of??
Chocolate lol. Or chicken more realistically

7. what's the last book you read?
In the process of reading Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

8. do you think you look you "look" your age?
Yeah. I may look a little younger but I think I look almost 25.

Again with the sucking of the blogging

Well, I sincerely apologize for not updating more. It's "crunch time" so to speak in my classes so I've been dedicating a lot of time to those. Speaking of, I just had a test on Wednesday night and it took me 2 hours to complete!! And I'm pretty much positive I failed but oh well....so long as I get an overall passing grade, I'll be happy.

What to say, hmm... Rosslyn has been up at my in-laws for the past few days and it has been entirely too calm and serene around here. I haven't gotten much accomplished that I otherwise would have been to if she were here. Except a trip to walmart without having to say "sit down" every 5 seconds. Yes, sometimes I do put her in the main part of the cart but she loves it so that's ok. But I do miss her and I think it's good bonding time for her to spend with them.

On that note, let me tell you about the big blow-up I had with my mom because I let Rosslyn stay with them and never let the girls stay with her. Once she found that out, all hell broke loose. She was accusing me of being snooty and said that I couldn't see past dollar signs (what?!) and a whole bunch of stuff. Even had the nerve to bring up my dad and ask me how he would feel if he knew I was keeping the girls from her. Bottom line is I don't like how she's lived her life in the past and I'm ready to move on from that and I don't feel comfortable leaving my kids in an environment that I don't see fit for them. I don't want my kids to be raised thinking that their lifestyle is an acceptable way to live.

Anyway, moving on.... I got the cloth diapers I ordered for Aurelia on Monday and I am absolutely in love!! There isn't much bad I can say about them. I do have to double up in the inserts because with one, they leak. I love all the designs, I love her fluffy butt, she loves them and I just throw them in the wash with all our other clothes. I've been using Charlie's soap on everything so there is no residue on anything and the Charlie's soap has actually made some of our whites brighter. They were definitely a great investment. Jordan doesn't like putting them on her though lol. Oh well, mama can do it. And for when there's a poop diaper, I just shake off what I can in the toilet then go to the kitchen and use our sink sprayer to get off most everything else then clean out the sink with soap and water.

I bought a really cute dress last night at walmart and I may wear it to school on Monday. It's made to look like a t-shirt and a high-waisted skirt but my love handles stick out pretty bad. I can't wait till we get out of this cold snap (hello, barely above 50 for the past 4 days, boo) and I can go walking at the track with the girls. Or do something... I wish we could afford a treadmill. Or even had the room for one. But, we do have the Kinect and I just downloaded the Zumba demo so I'm gonna try that out.

Other than that, not much else has happened. My sister and her boyfriend came over tonight and I got him set up with his FAFSA and got him applied to the community college. That way both of them will be starting in the fall. Well, I'm going to go do some Zumba and Dance Central for a little bit because I have the motivation to right now. Let's see how long that lasts lol.

Because everyone's doing it.....

My new year's resolutions for 2011 are:
Take better care of myself.

Simple enough right? I wish so. I want to try to work out or use the kinect at least twice a week and when the weather gets nice, take the girls to the track to play and walk around. I also want to wear something besides sweats or pajamas more often. I want to straighten my hair and wear makeup more. I want to find a tooth whitening system and use it and be continuous with it. With being a mom of a 2 (almost 3) year old and a new baby, I've kind of lost myself in the blur of nursing, diapers, sippy's, juice, stories, bath time, dishes, supper, mopping, cleaning and diapers (there's a lot). And I know that if I care more about myself, I'll be willing to care more about my husband (not that I don't love him tremendously but lately we've become complacent and stale) and hopefully our relationship will continue to grow.

I know it sounds dumb but if I feel better about myself, I will take pride in other things I do and I think it will help my self esteem. I know it's kind of a circular way of thinking but it's hard for me to get out what I'm thinking in my head.

I would like to get to my pre-pregnancy weight but if I don't that's ok. I just want to feel better about myself. Starting tomorrow (January 1st, 2011) I will no longer drink pop and I will try to limit my fast food and sweets intake. The latter will be super hard because I love chocolate like nobody's business. It's just something I'll have to power through, or at least try to. I'm not going to beat myself up if I slip once in a while. If I have pop, it will be a sprite, no dark colas though.

I would like to say that I want to go vegetarian or vegan but I love chicken, I couldn't give that up. Steaks, I could. Hamburger? maybe. Pork? probably not. But given where we live and our limited access to vegan and good vegetarian foods and our budget, I'm just going to have to eat more sensible and control my portions. I know I'm in no way overweight but I just want to be happy with myself. On Christmas day, I weighed 137.7lbs. My pre-pregnancy weight was 125. If I can get there, I'll be happy. Any lower and I'd be thrilled. But I want to work out because after having 2 kids, I have a saggy stomach. It's not super bad but it grosses me out. And I will try running, sit-ups, whatever to try to tighten that back up. We'll have to see how tomorrow (and 2011) goes and we'll go from there.

Also I'll be doing the 30 day picture challenge tomorrow so keep a look out for that!!
Happy new year everyone and may God bless you and your family in the new year!!