Today is a special day. It is my babys birthday! He's three now so I guess technically he is not a baby anymore but he is my youngest so... you know how that goes. He is still in sleep mode from the oldest two's Christmas vacation so taking a nap at six p.m. is a habit I'm currently trying to break. Sigh. We had a great day today. We headed out early and ran errands, got lunch, went by my daughters school to drop off something for her basketball game (she cheers), and played outside for hours. That may also contribute to him crashing at this time of day too.

I met my girl from TA (my old job) at BK today and she hooked me up with her Weight Watchers books so I will read up tomorrow and start fresh this upcoming Monday. 
Only because the groceries are on minimum until this weekend and I need to prepare myself. 
Yeah, that may sound silly but for this whole past year the word healthy has not been in my vocabulary. I hadn't avoided it, I just never had it on my mind. It was more of a system of I knew when it was meal time and I ate what everyone else ate and to be honest, I can't do that. 
My body is just not set up to be able to eat like that without gaining weight. 

I realized in high school that I was going to have to get strict and impliment diet and exercise. I do have big women in my family and that will no longer be a justification to why I continue to yo-yo from a 14-20. I am beyond frustrated with the hard work I put in twice after pregnancy and with a consistant result of another pregnancy. I love my kids I just don't love what it did to my body.
Toxemia with my first child contributed to a 105 lb. weight gain. I lost eighty of that and got pregnant with my second which added 42 back and I only lost 30 of that before gaining that 30 back. Then came my youngest.... every woman has a pregnancy story, a weight gain story, a reason why they want to lose a few pounds or more.

I am going to set my goal for my birthday mid July and take a current photo next week. I'm excited! 
I hope to hook up with more people who use Weight Watchers to talk. I could use the support for sure.

J

A Little Intro

This is a blog just for me but it's really not because I am sharing this with whomever decides to read. I am a 34 year old mother of three. My oldest is a teenage girl (she's awesome even when she's moody) then I have a ten year old son and my youngest will be three tomorrow.
He is actively trying to take over my labtop to play Angry Birds... smh.. technology.

It's the beginning of 2015 so this also is a place I can track my progress for personal goals.
I started a business last February and becoming a business owner while managing home life has been quite the adventure. I have loved every minute.

I own an Internet Marketing business and the goal is to help business owners go online with their business. What is unique about Learn. Grow. Shine. is that we put the control of the programs (SEM, SMM, SEO, Website Design, Email Programs) in the business owner or company representatives hands once all programs are set up and in place. If the owner chooses too he/she can choose for us to manage the programs and we provide 24/7 Social Media Support.

My kids - they are the easy part of my life.
My daughter is perfectly perfect for me. She is a beautiful girl with an even brighter personality. I'm not quite sure what she would like to be in the future... so many ideas are exciting to her now - although I'm positive that being a cheerleader has made her happier than anything else so far in her school years. She's the best! (Duh, I'm her mom so ofcourse I will say that)
My oldest son is the one who looks most like me.
He is my gentle giant. He is about 5'3" and 145 lbs at ten years of age.... he plays football, enjoys  video games, riding bikes, and spending time with myself and his dad. I think he could do without his brother and sister most of the time.
My youngest... he is so special. He is our ten year anniversary gift :) I know that God really tested me from the beginning with him and continues to do so. He is so very smart, curious, busy, trusting, shy, and loving. He is his dads mini-me.

I also have to make time for my hunky hubby. I have been married for thirteen years... will be fourteen in April. I love him. He has made me smile 1,000 times more than ever made me cry. Yes, even in the happiest homes you go through times that are tough. It is all about how you move forward and we work hard every day on our marriage.

You'll find out more I'm sure. 
Till next time, 
Janet