Job hunting and waiting

I have been searching all over for a job... Job hunting can be such a frustrating process.  You find jobs that you think you would LOVE and apply for them and then you have to WAIT!!! Waiting is NOT one of my strengths.  I am not a patience person in fact I have learned NOT to pray for patience because God has a funny sense of humor and instead of giving you patience he gives you situations to "practice being patient".  I have applied all over the place and now I just have to trust that I have done my part and it's time to let God do his part.  There are a couple REALLY AWESOME positions that I would LOVE to have so I am waiting and seeing what will come my way.

I follow several blogs and one of them is Lil Blue Boo.  Ashley INSPIRES me daily with her posts and today she posted another amazing blog post and at the end was this quote.  I absolutely LOVE IT!! So I thought I would share.

 

So until the right job opens up I am enjoying life, doing things I have always wanted to accomplish, I have opened my boutique shop back up (here), promoting the Visalus 90 day challenge (here) and I am loving being there for my kids. 

 

BY THE WAY.... I am down another pound!!! YES!!! That means I am down a total of 6 lbs in like 2 weeks =) This dress BETTER fit!!! I haven't tried it on yet... Sort of scared! I will have to try it on Sunday since it needs to be shortened.  So we shall see. [fingers crossed]

Thankful for the little things like snow cones

Last night after everyone went to bed I had some quiet time.  I know what you are thinking, I am at home during the day what do I need quiet time at night for.  Well here's the thing =) during the day, yes, I have quiet time but it's different it's spent applying for jobs, cleaning, preforming surgery on stuffed animals - etc. So at night time when everyone is asleep it gives me time to think and just clear my head.  Last night I thought about where I am spiritually. It's funny because people often think because your husband is on that Pastoral staff that it makes you SUPER SPIRITUAL.  HA!!! I wish it was an automatic thing.  I have been raised in church and I know all that God can do.  I just think some times when you are going through things that you "forget" how big the God you serve is.

Last week I stressed, cried and tried to just figure it all out.  I told myself NO MORE!!! I am not going to do that anymore.  The last 4 of 5 weeks I would be practically cry on my way to work because of how mean my boss was and how bad I didn't want to go in and deal with her.  I told someone today it was almost like last night I had a check in my spirit.  Here God is giving me a chance to get away from all of that negativity and I am stressing over it???? I thought about everything that I have faced in life and decided I am going to really just focus on my family... focus on all of the things I have wanted to do and just haven't had time to, apply for those jobs that I would really LOVE to have and I am going to be thankful for every little moment that I have at home to take care of my kids the way I have always wanted to.  I am thankful for all of the little things.

Today after I picked up the girls it was SNOW CONE DAY!!!! The girls have been looking forward to this since last week =) So this morning the girls made sure I remembered when I picked them up that I PROMISED they could have a snow cone =)  We walked over and stood in line and it was as if I was giving them the world =) we started walking towards the house and the girls said I was the BEST mommy ever!! I know its because I gave them a snow cone but just let me soak it all in ok??? =)

I made a whole bunch of soccer accessories some headbands for my niece and just really enjoyed my day doing some things around the house.  All and all today was a great day =)

Ohhhhh and before I forget I will be opening up my shop tomorrow if you want to place an order.  =) you can go to www.classycreationsbykristy.weebly.com or click (here)

17 days.... what I have been up to... being a stay at home mom

17 days away from Jenn's wedding... WOW!!! You know that's going to be here before you know it.  I will be trying the dress on again this Thursday after my weigh in.  I am officially down another pound so that's 5lbs in 9 days.

So what have I been up to? Tomorrow will be a week since I was let go at work.. Last week I spent time looking for jobs. stressing and it seemed like someone just came up each day and I just had to get things done. 

This week I promised myself I would do what I have been wanting to do for a while and haven't had the time.... =)  I do have a question for my friends who are stay at home moms.... Why on earth do I feel like I start every day in the kitchen? It's funny because after I got back home from dropping the girls off I walked in the kitchen and thought Didn't I just clean here????

I have always wondered what I would do if I was a stay at home mom.... I would see moms walking the kids to school and then hanging out and "chatting" with the other moms and then going for long walks and working out first thing in the morning.  I use to think hmmmm.. I would totally do that!! lol  For the record I have yet to do that =). 

Today my day flew by and I feel like I didn't even accomplish as much as I wanted.  I was however able to clean the kitchen, apply for a handful of really cool jobs, pack David's suitcase for tomorrow, perform surgery to one of Ally's favorite stuffed animals that Bella decided to chew off the nose, get a few things from the grocery store, put a couch on craigslist, pay some bills, do a few loads of laundry, pick up the girls from school, help with homework, listen to both girls read, and make dinner all before David got home from work. =) I know I did other things just can't think of them at the moment.  I can't believe how fast the days go by.  I drop the girls off and think of ALL the things I want to accomplish and before you know it they are getting out of school..... Oh wait!!! How could I have forgotten =) I went to surprise the girls at lunch.  That of course was the highlight of my day.

I called the school to confirm the time of their lunch and got there a few minutes after Ry's class went in the lunch room.  I walked it and it was as if I had given her the world.  She was so happy to see me.  I walked over to where she was and her friends quickly made room for me to sit =).  It's amazing all the things you learn about other parents, other kids and how bad your heart hurts for those kids whose parents just don't take the time to make lunch for their kid or going one step further they just don't have anything to pack their child.  Really puts things in perspective.  So I sat with Ry for about 20 minutes.  Listen to her talk about her day thus far and of course I heard the phrase "I love you mommy" a gazillion times.  Riley was just about done with her lunch and Ally's class walked in.  I said my goodbyes to Ry and walked towards where Ally was.  She too was super excited to see me =) She wanted to introduce me to everyone... I listened to how her day was going, helped her put her straw in her juice box, and just tried to soak up every minute.  For a lot of moms this is something they could do everyday if they wanted.  For me? Not sure how long I am going to be a stay at home mom so I want to soak every minute I can.

When I was on my way to the school I thought about my blog and how one of the dear ladies at our church asked me last week if I was documenting all that God is doing for me and my family during this time.  The more and more I thought about it the more I felt as though it would be cool to share the many things that God has done and is doing.  So as I am updating you with my 90 day Visalus Challenge and my project fit into that bridal dress challenge. I will be adding my "Life as a wanna be stay at home mom" =)

19 days a little stress and 4 lbs later

So it's been a few days since my last blog... this week has been a bit of a challenge for me.  I was let go at work on Tuesday and it has been a little stressful to say the least.

I have 19 days until the wedding..... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! That will totally be here before you know it! I am happy to report that each day I got my two shakes in and I have been able to work out so which has been nice.  I started Saturday to get back on track with my eating and make sure I was getting my two shakes in and making sure that I was keeping track of the things I ate.  I am SO proud of myself.  I weighed in this morning and I am down 4 pounds!!! With the kind of week I have had I WILL TAKE IT!!!

24 days and down 2 lbs

So I weighed myself yesterday morning and I was pleased to see I lost a lb.  Then this morning I got back on the scale thinking the scale would tell me I was I gained that lb back =) Happy to report I was down again =).   YAY!!! I know weight can fluctuate so I will go back to weigh in on Thursdays.  Just needed to confirm that any and all sacrifices (aka - no soda and adding exercise) were helping with my - project fit into dress!!

This morning I woke up super late so there went my morning work out.  That's ok I kicked some booty when I got home from work (45 minutes of zumba, bike and treadmill).  I feel pretty good.  I actually like how I feel when I am in control of what I am eating.  Why do I left myself lose control? If I am honest with myself, I would have to say it's

1.  LAZINESS - it's so much easier to just eat whatever and not have to count calories
2.  For some reason when I get hurt (emotionally) I think it's ok to "allow" myself to have junk.  As if the junk food I am consuming is going to some how take the hurt away. 

So I have decided.......... I REFUSE to be lazy because laziness is NOT going to help me fit in that dress and I am NOT going to let someone dictate what food I eat based on emotion.  So there you have it! I am on track! Stuck with my calories, drank my 2 shakes, and eliminated the junk.  I am DETERMINED!!!  

25 days left.... I got this

Several months ago all the girls in my sister in laws wedding went and had our bridesmaid dress fitting.  I have mixed emotions about these kinds of things.  It's an exciting time for all of us girls to get together and see what we look like in these gorgeous dresses BUT we all know bridesmaid dresses for SOME reason seem to run small. So the size you would wear in "normal" clothes tends to be the wrong size.  Since I tend to be pretty stubborn (my husband would be the first to agree) I was NOT going to buy a dress bigger so I didn't! I knew that I was starting my 90 challenge soon and I would be able to rock this thing. 

So the dress has been sitting at my in laws house for a about a month.  I have not really wanted to try it on.  Friday I went to their house and tried it on... Drum roll please........................... it's still too small!!!  I know what you were thinking, I was going to say IT FIT!!! I have to say it fit better than it did when I bought it but we can't get it to zip up without forcing it.  I definitely don't want to do that... So I started to reflect on what I am doing and what I am not doing.  I realized I have spent SO much time trying to "promote" this 90 day challenge that I have not really been keeping up with my own challenge.  I haven't been keeping track of the calories like I should be.  It wasn't that I was really doing anything "wrong" per say it's that I haven't been giving it 100%.  That very moment I made a commitment that I was going to focus more of MY Challenge.  Of course I am still promoting the challenge and I am helping people with theirs but lets get real people.  I HAVE to fit in this dress... HAVE TOO!!! Like I told a lady at our church today it's not like I can say "hmmm maybe I will just wear something else".

So what to expect over the next 25 days? If you are one of my blog readers, you will get the inside scoop of how I am going to not only fit in that dress I am going to ROCK that dress!!! As my dad would say "You are Frank Molina's daughter! You are not a quitter!!! You can do it" =) if I was to talk to him about it I am almost positive that is what he would say =).

The best thing about the next 25 days is that I have an incredible tool that is going to help me with this.  VISALUS!!! I will be replacing two meals a day with my Visalus shakes, I was doing this before but over the last few weeks I have slacked in the dinner department. 

So there you have it friends! I hope to not only lose the inches I need to fit in the dress but to inspire someone to accomplish a goal you have set for yourself.  =)

Yesterday, I wasn't able to post a blog because blogger was being difficult.  I was very proud of my accomplishments.  I worked out for an hour in our home gym (thanks to my in laws) and then last night I did 20 minutes of Zumba dancing.  I did my 2 shakes and I am feeling good.  

Stay tuned more tomorrow =)