I Love Just Dance 3!!

Well I love Just Dance 2 & 3!! I got 3 for Christmas though and been using it as part of my workouts. I been getting up sorta early (about 7 AM EST start working out by 7:30 AM EST) and doing about a hour of strength and then afterwards playing Just Dance for Wii for about a hour to hour and a half. Like I said I love that game some of my favorite songs I dance to (from Just Dance 3) are "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce, "Da Funk" by Daft Punk, and "She;s got me dancing" by Tommy Sparks.  I don't know how well this is working because I just started this Monday doing it this way. The strength workouts I been doing are geared towards toning my thighs, hips, abs, arms, and shoulders at the moment. but some the exercises target multiple muscle groups so it's a win win :D I am also using  2 5lb dumbbells for some the moves like the "Bench & Press" I learned from Jillian's 30 day shred or Lateral lifts :D 

I will be taking measurements next Wednesday (Since I decided to do measurements every other week and weigh ins every week) I promise to try and remember to come back and post that for those who wish to chart my progress. I know it might seem weird me doing this but if I don't make it public I will allow myself to fall behind or not push myself as hard as I will knowing other people are watching my progress with me : D Well I shall go ahead and log off for now. BBL


Audbal

I am in the Head and Shoulders for Women Fan of the week contest :D

Update: I won the Fan of the week deal Thank you all so much for voting on me :D

So go and vote for me

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=270155316370888&set=a.270155303037556.73871.111749762211445&type=1&theater

and thanks in advance to everyone who voted for me!!

Aud

Happy Holidays!!

I know it's sorta a little late but whatever I am saying it anyways : D I am so Happy I got some cool stuff for Christmas!! I got stuff that will help me towards my workout goals and use just out and about. I also got the Wii game Just Dance 3 that I really wanted :D. Also got some Frog stuffies and other cute things. I hope everyone liked the gifts they all got from us too!!


I worked out today to my new Game for a whole hour!! I am yucky and sweaty now and waiting for Hubby to get out the shower so I can jump in lol


I shall write more later,
Aud

Weight in and measurements : P

Well I did this yesterday I even typed all this out yesterday (Not word fr word) and accidentally erased it so how >< so I say whatever and decided I'd write it later. Well this morning is later so now I am writing this : D First off  I will list what I gained and lost yesterday. I gained 2 lbs but I think it might be from muscle because when i measured myself they were all the same as before except I lost a inch in my waist and a inch in my chest!! I am pretty happy about the inches part and because of that I figured the 2 lbs extra was because of muscle gain. I been using 5 lb weights when I do Jillian or any other workout dvd, I also went for a walk/jog for 3 miles yesterday and did it in 42 mins while using 3 lbs hand weights to do upper body moves. My BFF was with me we talked and we agreed that since she is already at a weight she likes, that she will be my trainer for me to lose weight and get fit. She feels she still needs to tone up some so she still plans to workout with me just wont be pushing herself as hard as she will be pushing me lol. I also at one point ran during the 3 miles and it was nice but I realized I don't have proper shoes for jogging/running. I want some pretty bad even have them in my amazon cart at the moment (I already found the two pairs I want : ) All I need is to either win them or wait til I have a little extra money to buy them. I want to add another Mini goal to my goals already so  as of right now the official goals I am working towards are to reach 130 lbs and to be able to jog a whole mile, the mile goal will be much harder to reach so I am looking into trying to find exercise moves I can do to help with that goal. Well better get going for now, my tummy is hurting a little and I feel a little sick and light headed. I think I need to go eat something.


Aud

weight in time : P

Well  Last week I got sick so i didn't workout or do a weight in but I did start back working out this week and my weight in for today is a lb lost :D I wished it was 2 lbs but hey what can you do. I want to try my goal at losing at least 1 lb a week but trying for 2 lbs a week. I am not going to measure myself today. I think I will do my thing like this. Weight in's every Wednesday and my measurements every other Wednesday. So today is just weight in day next Wednesday is the whole deal. I also decided I am going to do all different types of working out. Not Just Jillian's 30 Day shred but I also made a binder with a bunch of different workouts I know I can do (Some are advanced and require me to have a medicine ball and large workout ball. I think I have the large workout ball but I still need a few medicine balls at different weights. Like a 8/10, 12/14 , and a 15/16 lb medicine balls.) I also plan to add in there a 3 mile walk from time to time and hitting the Base Gym as well. I want to see if they have a rowing machine and I know they have a stair climbing looking machine there but I want the rowing machine the most : ) Anyways so I will be heading over to my BFF place today where we will be doing out first workout together in a long time. We kinda had a : P moment but we are good now and I hope it stays that way a while. We been BFF for over 22 years so I should say she is more like my sister then a best friend. One of those people who no matter what will always be in your life. So yeah Goal is 2 lbs a week but 1 lb at least. I also started a log yesterday of what I did and will do my best to keep it up to date and try to remember to post it on Wednesdays. Also keep in mind since I am re-starting this workout I might gain a few pounds due to gaining muscle but I guess that is where the taking measurements part will come in. Wish me Luck because my big goal is reach 115 - 118 lbs by July 28th. I picked that date because that is when we have our Cub Scout Pack party and I don't want to feel like I look like a whale there and so I wont be so self destructive on myself then. Plus it is only a matter of days off my Birthday so either way I should be at my goal weight by my birthday. I plan to give myself a couple of mini goals but I still have to work all of that out. When I do I shall post it :D


Aud

Restarting of my workout program

  Well a couple of months ago I hurt my Shoulder pretty bad, so much so I had to keep it in a sling for a little while and every time I moved it, it hurt like hell so I couldn't really workout much which i though would be ok for a few weeks because I was down to about 136 lbs which I was totally excited about because it's the lowest i have been since I been pregnant with my second son. Well between my shoulder getting better and the holidays I put on almost 10 lbs and I am TOTALLY PISSED at myself for it!! So I started Jillian Michael's 30 day shred again this Monday. I want to take measurements and weight-ins every Wednesday because I didn't on Monday and remembered to today so it's Wednesday. 


Today's weight-in and measurements


Weight: 147 lbs
Chest: 38"
Upper Arms: Left 11 3/4"  Right 12"
Waist: 31 1/2"
Hips: 43"
Thighs: Left 23 1/2" Right 23 1/2"


I came across my weight-in measurements from when I first started working out back in March of 2010. I don't think I really started trying trying til I found Jillian Michael's 30 Day shred because the videos I did before I sorta didn't understand what to do half the time. Anyways here is those results I found


March 16 2010:


Weight: 176 lbs
Chest: 40 1/2"
Waist: 35 1/2"
Hips: 47 3/4"
Upper Arms: Left 13" Right 12 3/4"
Thighs: Left 26" Right 25 3/4"


I know at the moment it may not seem like a lot just looking at the numbers but to put it a little into perspective I went from a size 16/18 pant size to a size 10/12 now as I write this. My goal weight is to reach between 115 to 120 lbs (for my height of 5'2" that is in the norm) But I don't want to just lose the weight I want to tone up. That's why I am going back to Jillian!! I love her!! I hope to reach my goals by swimsuit season if not then I better at least be there by my Birthday in which case I will be hoping my peeps get me gift cards to clothes shops (like Victoria Secrets for example) because if I reach my goals I will most def need a new wardrobe to go with my new body. I at the moment am not on any diet plans I am just working on watching what I eat and trying to eat more healthier choices :D This spring I will be starting another Veggie garden and hope i can grow some that will help with good eating habits. Like Spinach (Fresh spinach on sandwhich's ,salads anything is AWESOME!! I can't stand cooked spinach though : P cucumbers again of course, maybe a few other things. I still need to look into it and then see about getting the Hubby to make me some above ground roll able garden boxes or something lol Anyways I better get going I have to go grab the kids from school soon. Thanks for reading : )


Aud

Cub Scouts

I think I want to try and make a Cub Scout Dvd yearbook for my two sons Dens next year for Christmas. We just joined in Oct this year so it would be hard to put together a decent DVD yearbook for them so I figured it can range from December 2011 to December 2012. I have some DVD software I been wanting to use for a couple of months now and all I would really have to do it take tons of Photos (No problem there :) Make some covers for the DVD and buy cases and DVD cds for the project :D I really want to do it so I think I will make sure to keep this in mind for all cub scout events which there are a ton of coming up like Pinewood Derby, Ice skating, backyard Olympics, blue & gold banquet stuff like that not to mention the activities that each individual den will have as well. So I hope that I can make this happen I think it would be a really cool Christmas present tradition from the boys to their Den friends :D

On another not we went to see the Capitols tree as it passed through where we live the other day and it was pretty exciting to be a part of History!! We got to sign the banner, ride a horse and carriage, my oldest son who was there made a ornament and we all got a small prize. It was nice and not overly packed like I thought it would be.


Aud

November

Well there is so much going on this month!! My oldest son had a school play this past Thursday, we did Cub scouts Olympacks this morning, have a party tonight. Still working on Cub scout badges for both of the boys but I am happy to say my Youngest will be getting his Bobcat badge at our next pack meeting that he worked hard on earning!! We also have Thanksgiving right around the corner as well and we might be playing host to several people this year which is fine by me :D I love cooking and am very excited to be sharing my Turkey Dinner with my family!! Well I have to get going I have things I need to work on and plan for the boys and finish updating our cub scout blog we started as a family :D


In case I don't write before then Happy Turkey Day all!!


Aud

Been super busy

Sorry but this will be a short one, been pretty busy with cub scouts, yard sale and helping family out when I can so please forgive me for not writing as much as I would like to here. : ) I will do my best to keep up with it in the future :D


Aud

Fall is here and Halloween is around the corner...

Last year I went to my very first Halloween Haunted House and it was Awesome. I went with my husband and little Brother (one of four little brothers : P ) and we all had a good time. Their thing was shortest to tallest and guess who was shortest, (Yep this gal was) it was still fun and had me wanting to go to more in the future so I started looking already for the 2011 season. I found the following Halloween Haunted House/woods attractions I want to see about going and visiting.


First off Hallows Scream at Busch Gardens (in Williamsburg, VA) (DUH we has seasons passes so it's free aside from gas getting there lol)


Next on the list is Hunt's Club farm (in Virginia Beach, VA) where there is actually 3 creepy attractions to choose from or just go to all three. They got the haunted hay ride, Village of the dead and Field of screams. You can go to each for $22 a piece of buy the unlimited scream wrist band for $25 and see all as many times as you want from 7PM to closing : ) http://www.huntclubfarm.com/newhalloween/index.htm


Next we have Nightmare House (in Virginia Beach, VA) it's $7 per person for this one. there isn't much I can write about this one because there isn't a website for it. I know I have gotten mix reviews of it. Some people say it sucks others say it was better then they expected. Only one way to find out : )


Next is Creepy Hallow Hay ride that goes along with Scream Forest (both in Richmond, VA)
if you go with printable coupon from the website http://www.creepyhollowhayride.com/about.html
for Sept 30th and Oct 1st only if you pay for the hay ride you get to go to scream forest free -that's $15 for both per person : ) they also have a another coupon valid til Oct 31 where you get to go to both for $22 per person.


There is a place called "The Massacre" (in Emporia, VA)
http://www.virginiahauntedhouses.com/halloween/the-massacre-va.html the little bit of info I got on this one states that it's a 15 room maze of madness operates 7Pm to 11PM $10 adults $5 children October Days:2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31.


Midnight Manor (in Virginia Beach, VA)
1075 General Booth Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Inside Holiday Trav-L-Park
times 7PM to 10PM runs Oct 14,15,21,22,28,and 29.
http://www.midnightmanor.com/index.html
3 haunts one location at one price Not recommended for children under 8 years
$10 per person




Newport Manor (in Newport News, VA) if it comes back not sure the website http://newportmanor.com/default.html isn't updated so I have no idea but if it is here awesome : )


Then there is Pleasant Grove Terror http://www.pleasantgroveterror.com/index.htm


These are the ones so far that are within a hour or so drive of us that I want to try and go to. I know we wont be able to go to all of them but it would be nice to go to a few of them :) anyways well I need to jump off here I am starting to get a little sleepy and it's getting late.


Aud

I am so proud of myself

Well as you know I been working on trying to lose all my baby fat and tone up and what not I am proud to say I am only 17 lbs away from being at my goal weight and I am so excited. I can almost fit into my clothes I saved from before getting pregnant with my second child (I liked my body then so that is why I made that weight my goal weight : ) I got myself some new shirts both short sleeved and long and once I get to my goal weight I plan to buy some new bras and panties as well as pants, shorts and skirts for myself. My stuff I have now will either be too big or it's worn out so much it needs to be replaced. I know this might make me sound superficial or selfish and what not but I'm not. I have always put others before me and allowed it to go on so much so I lost myself somewhere along the way which caused me to go into a really bad depression. Now that I had enough and started working out I want to work on other parts of my life that I think need fixing now like my relationships with family and friends. I am so tired of being couped up in my own home I want to get out more, hang out with old and new friends. I don't want to feel trapped anymore by this stupid depression crap and I guess the best way to do so is to surround myself around great people so that's what I'm going to do. I have been unhappy with many things in my life and I am trying to fix them one at a time. I still have that 17 lbs to work off and I know it will be the hardest to work off but I am ready for it. I also still got that tone up part too and I plan to look it up after I write this to see what exercises I can do that will help me tone up the areas I want toned up (Basically my butt, thighs, tummy and waist) I posted pics above of me at my biggest and me at what I am as of today : ) So wish me luck as I journey to new adventures.

Aud

Crocheting

Well I recently started to teach myself how to crochet, started last week, and I think I am doing a ok job at it. I think I have mastered the Single crochet and double crochet now, still need more practice on the double crochet but I did just finish a 7" granny square mostly of just double crochet so I got some practice there and need to make oh say another 119 more squares for this black and red colored Afghan I am making my Brother for Christmas. I want to make a hanging table for him as well but have yet to find a pattern and like I said I need more practice so I will be working on making more Granny Squares for this afghan. I was also thinking that once the afghan is done about sewing on fabric on one side to make it more warmer for winter months and to seem more like a blanket I guess. If I can get this working if I don't do the table I want to see about trying to make two matching pillows with the blanket. But we will see. I posted a pic of my very first Granny square above. It's not the best in the world but I know I'll get better over time : ) Well better get going about to start on my second Granny Square 8 )

Aud

P.S. I joined a website called http://www.ravelry.com/ and there are a lot of amazing patterns you can find there. Just thought I'd share that tid bit lol

Toy Story themed party in the making

Today I bought a bunch of items to make some things such as the cute Alien goodie bag picture above and am currently working on making patterns and cutting out pieces now for it. I want to try and draw a bigger woody and make some star badges so the kids can pin the star on Woody the cowboy, and I am wanting to make two Mr. Potato heads and some parts and maybe give two ppl 30 secs to put as many of the parts in the right place and let winner choose between two chest or boxes of goodies as a prize and the other get from the other one, but for the most part each one will have about the same things. I plan to use some of the free printable I found online like at http://www.freeprintable.com/free-printables/buzz+and+woody, and http://family.go.com/disney/pkg-disney-character-fun/pkg-disney-pixar-toy-story/ and http://print-it.disneyinternational.com/characters/toy-story. I'll keep posted with pictures later : )


Aud

P.s. my garden is getting HUGE!!

(Above a watermelon baby)

(Above my watermelons going crazy : )

(Above my cucumbers)

So as you can see my fruits and veggie garden is going nuts!! It's been raining here just about most of July so far and the plants have been loving it!! I see tons of watermelon babies forming all over and flowers are blooming everywhere. I am so excited. I also started to grow some gourd birdhouse seeds and that are about a inch or so tall now and I planted them late last week. Well that is all about the garden for now.

A

Made a eye mask

For my oldest son the other day. I need to make another one for my other son now lol but at this exact moment I am making a bikini top or at least trying to see if I can. I wished I knew how to use my dang sewing machine >< but for now it's all hand sewn which takes twice as long to sew things lol. Anyways the mask is pretty cool, used the colors he asked me for. I think it turned out pretty awesome : ) My younger sons is going to be a little different because I had to adjust the pattern to his size. I want to try and make him a T-rex costume soon before his B-day so I can give it to him as a present because he wants to do toy story themed b-day party. I'll talk more about that in another post though lol. I have pictures of all these things but not on the computer yet so as soon as I get the eye mask pics I'll post them to this post : )


Aud

I want this summer to be great!!

I mean GREAT for everyone too! We are talking about going to amusement parks, pools, Beach's, camping, road trips, exploring places. I can't wait and I hope that we are able to do most of these. I been looking online for free things to do around my area but I want to start looking for areas near by as well for free things to do as well. I hate how last summer seemed to suck for everyone for the most part and I don't want that to happen again this summer. I am also looking into finding campgrounds in Virginia that allow you to drink alcohol as well, plus VA water holes and just whatever would keep kids entertained and us adults as sane as possible. Well gotta go later gators : )


Aud

What I have been growing

(above watermelon seedlings)
(Above my tomato plants)

(Above my cucumber seedlings)

Well a while back I bought some tomato plants and and some seeds of others like cucumbers and watermelons. I have at least 10 tomato's growing on my tomato plants now and my cucumbers and watermelon seeds are seedlings that are about 3" to 4" tall now and I just planted them directly into the ground yesterday. I am pretty happy with it so between trying to make summer better this year then ever, growing my own veggies and fruits, workingout and other things I have been a very busy girl : ) They look pretty don't they : )

Oh also I want to learn to crochet so bad it's not even funny. I bought a self teach book that I hope can help me but we shall see. If it doesn't I might ask my Husband's Aunt who knows how to crochet to teach me on like a weekend (or week long visit been thinking about taking a trip down there one week this summer since it isn't very far) SO I been looking for cool but easy patterns to use once I learn it. Well gotta go my family beckons.

Aud

The PAST will be the Past

"Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart and his friends can only read the title."

~ Virginia Woolf ~

Well I am as you can guess by the Quote you just read I am probably going to write something about my past. That would be a correct guess my friend although I don't plan to write what it is that I have been dwelling on the past few days just that it brings up a lot of different emotions in me and the past few days have been hard on me to go through it all. So I have been sleeping A LOT to try and forget those emotions or atleast get over them again and move on again. It is a very hard thing to do but in my case it has to be done. One reason being is when one memory comes back to me usually a flood of them come back and I don't always get to choose which ones come back so sometimes painful ones come back. Some remind me of the stupid choices I had made in my past (Some at which I regret deeply and wished with all my heart were different) and I just don't like thinking about those memories. Then there are some memories that bring a lot of joy to me but because I no longer talk to some the people in those memories hurts to think of just how much I miss those few people and wished I still had them in my life, still could call and talk to them, hang out with them, to just be a part of their lives. So I just wanted to say even if the people I am talking about NEVER ever read this.. I am deeply sorry to all the people in my life I have wronged in my past. Some of the things I did I wished I didn't or wished I did differently and I truely am sorry for the hurt, pain and anger I have caused in my past. I am not perfect nor will I ever be but I do want it known that the things I have done in the past that I see now as wrong (some things I knew were wrong then but I was being selfish) I regret them and so in order to move on with my future or atleast try to start moving I had to let you know I know I was wrong and I am sorry. That is all I feel like writing because now my mind is in a bad place again.

“One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”

#81 completed!! SWEET

Well I been in a bad mood this week. Got in a car accident on Monday and it's become one big mess and so blah!! Anyways I finished # 81 on my list "Create my top 101 Classic Rock Songs" and I did. Some of them were a little harder for me to find bc I didn't exactly know the name of some songs or what band sung the song so it tool a little time lol. Anyways here is the list, it's in no special order except the first one "take on me" by Aha is my favorite FAVORITE song of all time always has been always will be : )


1. “Take on me” Aha
2. “Hotel California” The Eagles
3. “All right now” Free
4. “Free Bird” Lynard Skynard
5. “War Pigs’ Black Sabbath
6. “Master of Puppets” Metallica
7. “Don’t stand so close to me” The Police
8. “Do you feel like we do” Peter Frampton
9. “Stuck in the middle with you” Stealers Wheels
10. “Magic Carpet Ride” Steppenwolf
11. “Take it Easy” The Eagles
12. “The Joker” Steve Miller Band
13. “Just what I needed” The Cars
14. “A horse with no name” America
15. “Bad Company” Bad Company
16. “Refugee” Tom Petty
17. “Kashmir” Led Zepplin
18. “Love is Alive” Gary Wright
19. “Dreams” Fleetwood Mac
20. “Paranoid” Black Sabbath
21. “Rockin’ down the highway” Doobie Brothers
22. “American Woman” The Guess Who
23. “Every little thing she does is magic” The Police
24. “Life in the fast lane” The Eagles
25. “For whom the bell tolls” Metallica
26. “(I can’t get no) Satisfaction” The rolling stones
27. “Pinball Wizard” The Who
28. “Free Fallen” Tom Petty and the heatbreakers
29. “Low Rider” War
30. “Dead or alive” Bon Jovi
31. Back in Black” AC/DC
32. “Rock & Roll” Led Zepplin
33. “More then a feeling” Boston
34. “Come as you are” Nirvana
35. “Enter the Sandman” Metallica
36. “Come Together” Aerosmith
37. “Paradise City” Guns N Roses
38. “Dancing in the Dark” Bruce Springsteen
39. “the Unforgiven” Metallica
40. “Ironman” Black Sabbath
41. “Peacful easy feeling” The Eagles
42. “Fly like an Eagle” Steve Miller band
43. “Simple Man” Lynard Skynard
44. “Feel Like making Love” Bad Company
45. “Gypsy” Fleetwood Mac
46. “Paint it Black” The rolling stones
47. “King of Pain” The Police
48. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” Tom Petty and the heartbreakers
49. “Black Dog” Led Zeppelin
50. “Don’t Look Back” Boston
51. “Why Can’t we be friends” War
52. “Rock N’ Me” Steve Miller Band
53. “Dream Weaver” Gary Wright
54. Message in a bottle” The Police
55. “You can’t always get what you want” The rolling stones
56. “Go your own way” Fleetwood Mac
57. “Dream On” Aerosmith
58. “Take a walk on the wild side” Lou Reed
59. “Black magic Woman” Santana
60. “One of these nights” The Eagles
61. “Black Water” The Doobie Brothers
62. “In bloom” Nirvana
63. “Rock the Casbah” The clash
64. “I ran so far away” Flock of seagulls
65. “Sweet Emotion” Aerosmith
66. “Hells Bells” AC/DC
67. “Jet Airliner” Steve Miller band
68. “Landslide” Fleetwood mac
69. “Rhiannon” Fleetwood Mac
70. “Miss You” The Rolling Stones
71. “Listen to the Music” The Doobie Brothers
72. “What a fool Believes” The Doobie Brothers
73. “Jesus is just alright” The Doobie Brothers
74. “The Cisco Kid” War
75. “You don’t know how it feels” Tom Petty, Heartbreakers
76. “I wont back down” Tom Petty, Heartbreakers
77. “Green eyed Lady” The guess who
78. “No Sugar Tonight” The Guess Who
79. “Stairway to Heaven” Led Zeppelin
80. “Whole Lotta Love” Led Zeppelin
81. “All of my Love” Led Zeppelin
82. “Immigrant Song” Led Zeppelin
83. “Fool in the Rain” Led Zeppelin
84. “Misty Mountain Hop” Led Zeppelin
85. “Over the hills and far away” Led Zeppelin
86. “Ramble On” Led Zeppelin
87. “rock n roll fantasy” Bad Company
88. “All right now” Bad Company
89. "Anyway you want it" Journey
90. “Peace of Mind” Boston
91. “Foreplay/long time” Boston
92. “Show me the way” Peter Frampton
93. “Baby I love your ways” Peter Frampton
94. “Another one Bites the dust” Queen
95. “Somebody to love” Queen
96. “You’re my best friend” Queen
97. “feels like the first time” Foreigner
98. “comfortably numb” Pink Floyd
99. “Wish you were here” Pink Floyd
100. “Who are you” The Who
101. “Teenage Waste land” The Who
102. “wont get fooled again” The Who

I'll switch out the current playlist I have on my blog with this one ;D So if you want to listen to them feel free to : ]

Aud

I read this on a magazine today

and wanted to share it with you seeing as Summer is right around the corner!! It is in the Good Housekeeping magazine June 2011 issue. It's called "A Grab-and-go Summer" on page 27.

I think the ideas for this are pretty awesome such as bring an empty makeup ba that will hold your wallet and cell phone, money whatever small MUST have items. Also the whole carabiner hook to hold your keys onto your beach bag. If you have the Issue I am talking about there are alto of other interesting reads in there but this one I thought had some cool ideas and wanted to share them with others : ) Go get it if you don't ^ ^

Aud

Finished # 28 today - Write down 100 things that make me Happy

Well today I finally finished coming up with 100 things that make me happy (even a few extras in case I accidently used one twice : P) Here is my list!!


100 Things that make me Happy (I added 3 more incase I repeat)

1. My Kids
2. My Husband
3. Smell of Fresh cut grass
4. My favorite song “Take on Me” by Aha
5. Hearing a song that brings back good memories
6. Being outdoors
7. Crafts I make
8. Photography
9. Smell of Vanilla
10. Chocolate
11. Hanging out with good friends
12. Comedy
13. Watching Movies
14. Collecting frogs
15. collecting shot glasses
16. Visiting Historical Places
17. Remembering awesome memories
18. Seeing my loved ones Happy
19. Exploring
20. Random nice comments
21. Feeling needed
22. Feeling wanted
23. Being treated special
24. reaching my goals
25. looking @ old photos of myself
26. Feeling accomplished
27. Doing a good deed
28. Driving around for no reason @ Sunset
29. Playing board Games or card games
30. Seeing new places/things
31. Having my own runway show in my run
32. Christmas Lights
33. Having inside jokes
34. Giving great gifts
35. Making special handmade items for ppl
36. Reading a good book
37. Listening to music
38. Being told I look better as I get older
39. Laughing
40. Being easily amuzed
41. being weird
42. being remembered by ppl
43. Being invited to things even if I don’t want to go
44. when I feel sexy
45. when I am inspired
46. when I lose weight towards my goal weight
47. when I get really excited for no reason at all
48. when I get better @ something
49. when I see the fruits of my labor
50. when I get my way
51. Making and eating cannoli’s
52. early Saturday mornings when no one else is up
53. creative ideas
54. when ppl think I am cool for naming my son after a Star wars character
55. Getting new clothes
56. New shoes
57. New purses
58. Getting a random letter or postcard
59. having a good hair day
60. really good sex
61. Perfect Days
62. When it rains but it is sunny as hell outside still
63. finding money
64. finding something I lost
65. Actually seeing plants I take care of grow
66. Being silly
67. seeing my body tone up
68. giving out really good advice
69. smell of fresh brewed coffee
70. sunsets
71. sunrises
72. getting a present I really really wanted
73. feeling like I am a part of something
74. playing paintball
75. when I make money
76. Autumn
77. Spring
78. Summer
79. paying down or off a debt
80. being organized
81. A happy coincidence
82. Vacations
83. writing a great poem
84. when I am surrounded by trees
85. finding small things that remind me of ppl I car about
86. very soft sheets
87. lots of pillows on my bed
88. learning something about something just by watching
89. being tanned just right
90. feeling appreciated
91. nice smelling candles
92. Just walking around
93. Flowers
94. smell of wood being cut
95. smell of leaves burning
96. feeling clean
97. feeling a little adrenaline
98. comfy P.J.’s
99. being me
100. being productive
101. watching the stars (makes me feel connected)
102. dreaming about the future
103. New experiences

: ) So there ya have it lol. I am getting close to # 81 as well but still have a little of it to finish. Well later going to go enjoy Mother's Day I have been getting some great things from my kids, husband and even my Mother in law today : )

Aud

# 89 Photography a animals life cycle

Well we had a House Finch family living in our pooper scooper since April 4th and there was 6 babies altogether. We got to witness as the female Finch laid one egg a day til there was 6 total. (The female lays clutches of eggs from February through August, two or more broods per year with 2 to 6 eggs per brood, most commonly 4 or 5.) So I tried to take photos of them as they grew up and today I helped them all get to freedom. They were trapped in my back porch and our Dog was trying to chase them (He doesn't know any better plus his breed is meant to chase birds) so I had to hand carry them to the back yard and they flew out of my hands. It was pretty awesome. So here I post some pics I been taken of them the past month.

For more info on House Finches or to know where I got my info from I went here:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Finch

Later gotta teach my youngest to ride without training wheels : ]

Aud

Two more spiders to the collection

Well I found two more spiders to add to my #63 : ] One is a black jumping spider and I am still looking up the other one. If you happen to know what the brown one is called please feel free to say something in the comments : ) But yeah so now I have 5 of 10 spiders photographed so far and sorry the jumping one isn't better it's b/c I am terrified of spiders and this one jumps so I didn't dare get closer and by time I got my other lens which would of allowed me much better photos from where I was standing the little sucker done ran down the wall and I got there just in time to watch him jump from the wall into my Mom's Day lillies >< so yeah I am gggrrrrr over that. I also came across a grey jumping spider but it has been hiding ever since so I haven't gotten a photo of that one yet but I will : D I don't think I will count it towards the count bc I already got a jumping spider on the list but I still want a photo of that one it was pretty cool looking lol Anyways got to get ready one my kids have a field trip today and I am wanting to go to it and get some photos if the rain doesn't mess things up : P

Aud

Tried some new recipes for Easter

I tried Three new Pie recipes for Easter Dinner this year (sweet!!) and they all turned out great!! I made a Lemon Pie (Not shown) and Tri-layer chocolate pie and a Apple Pie. Everyone loved the new recipes I tried and I can even count these 3 new recipes towards my #23 "Try 101 new Recipes" on my 101 in 1001 project :D I am pretty happy. I am also still working on my #10, # 25, #26, #39 (http://365project.org/audbal04/365) #56 (I am tying in #56 & #63 together) #63 <--- I almost got 2 more spiders yesterday but they both ran and hid. One was a gray Jumping Spider and I hope I can come across it again. I remember where it's web was so maybe I can find it later : P

Anyways so yeah I am working on a bunch of different ones at the same time but I been writing down stuff and taking pictures of things as I do them. I almost did # 82 "Go for a walk in the rain" yesterday bc I went walking in the park with my Sister and Mom and it sprinkled for a split second so I can't count that but it would of been neat as heck to be able to mark off my first thing lol oh well here soon one of them will be finished and I will be excited lol well gotta go kids need me : ]

Aud

101 things in 1001 days?

Well I came across this idea today and decided I want to try it : D I been making a list today of things I want to do, places I want to go and so on and so forth and will have to narrow it down to 101 things I guess rofl. I'll post the list at the bottom of my blog as soon as I figured out the things I want to for sure try and do. These are the ones I already know I want to add to the list.

1. Go on a Ghost Tour @ Night


2. Go Camping


3. Go to B&B with Hubby for a weekend


4. Do some Volunteer work


5. Give Blood


6. Go on 5 road trips


7. Get my belly Button Piereced


8. Make my own ice cream


9. collect 40 stuffed animal frogs


10. Make 1000 paper cranes and display them


11. Ride the HRT's Paddlewheel ferry 5 times


12. Have a Yard Sale


13. Have a picnic


14. Be on the Spirit of Norfolk for New Years


15. Go to the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival ( the Sand Castle Contest part anyways)


16. Go to a Halloween Party dressed up sexy


17. Learn how to shoot a gun


18. Learn how to drive a Manual Transmission


19. Learn how to play the guitar


20. Make my own holiday cards


21. Go snorkeling


22. Float down a river


23. Try 20 new recipes


24. Go see 20 movies in the movie theater


25. Reach my Goal Weight


26. Do "take steps" program and raise more money for it


27. Get out more (be more social)


28. write down 100 things that makes me happy


29. Take Photography classes


30. Go to another Music Concert


31. Go Canoe


32. Go Kayak


33. Grow Fruits and or Veggies


34. Go rock climbing


35. Go fishing or crabing


36. Visit a Winery

Will add more later as I add more to the list : D In the mean time I guess today is day one of this experiment : )

1,000 paper cranes project

Well after what happened in Japan it seems that a lot of people are making the "1,000 Paper Cranes" thing. My Son had told me about it a couple of weeks ago when his school decided they were going to make 1,000 paper cranes to send to Japan. (I am sure his is not the only school or company to decide to do this) So I started to look it up and they are beautiful!! I found some pictures of a few different ones I liked and not everyone hangs them up on some kind of mobile some put them in jars or tubes and I even found one where someone took a Display case designed for something else and put their cranes in it instead. The Photo's of some my Favorites are above this post :D So yeah I decided I want to make one. I wanted to do some kind of swap with my friends but I know they wont go for it so I will just make my own!! If I can I was even considering getting some pastel colored paper (Probably be computer paper I will have to cut down) and made one for my friend. She is having a baby shower in May and I posted maybe for coming so I figure if I do come I would like to be able to bring her a pretty pastel one for the baby or something...lol who knows though. So cont with what I was saying (I sorry I tend to get ahead of myself in my head and forget that no one else can read my mind lol) I took 40 pieces of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper I had (Paper that I would probably never use so why not use it for something else right :) and cut in into 4 squares per scrapbook page giving me 160 squares to start out with : D So I then went to youtube and found a video (there are so many of them that I liked (this video right here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbeij8OXELs ) and between this video and having the written version how to do it at hand I was able to figure out how to do it. Let me tell you the one fold she says is the hardest is really the hardest. I had to figure out how to fold it a different way but it still comes out looking the same : ) so yeah now as of right this second I now have 10 cranes made!! I am pretty excited about my project and I know it will take some time especially since it's not the only project I am working on. I am also currently sewing together a Anakin gone Darkside outfit for our Dog vader for this up coming walk thing to help raise money for animal shelters I am also working on a Friendship Anniversary present for my BFF Halls of 23 years now (This Sept) So here goes to finishing all my projects I have started!!

Aud

Made a twilight inspired book cover : D

I measured the twilight book I have (Hardcover) and added like a inch more to that measurements for the actual book cover and used black and red fleece. The pattern piece on the outside are two puzzle pieces, a red apple and a pawn in chess cut out of felt and hand sewn on to the black fleece. This particular one I cut out a piece of cardboard for the spine and sewn on another piece of black fleece over it. After this I took the red fleece cut the same size and sewn those two together. At this point I also sewn in a piece of sheer red ribbon in the center to be used as a bookmark. After that was sewn together I then sewn on the two side pockets that hold the book in place and sewn in the two handles and the cloth latch on the book. (I should have sewn on the button before sewing the black and red together but I wasn't thinking lol I am totally new at this) Then I sewn the button to the other side. Anyways blah blah blah there you go. It's not exactly "Twilight" but I made this for someone who I feel really needs some cheering up and she loves "Twilight" and so that's why I did it with that in mind. I hope she will love it!! I am going to make some more for some other friends ;D and of course I need to make one for me too he he :D

Aud

Made another Beanie baby Murloc

But this time it's up for a raffle!! I made it using the colors of my world of warcraft guild so it can help raise some money towards keeping our guild website up and running!! You don't have to be a guild member to try and win it either!! Interested in it? Check it out here : http://ancestralguardians.com/forum/m/1396893/viewthread/593443-murloc-wants-home-raffle-d/page/1

I plan to try and do things like this when I fit the time in. My next idea is to make hearthstone earring and bracelet set to be raffled off :D So I shall make sure to keep you posted if interested!!

Aud

My handmade Murloc Beanie Baby

Well it's not mine anymore I made it for my oldest son. He had asked for one for his birthday and I went ahead and gave it to him as soon as I got done with it. I want to note I took the idea of a pattern from another website (here: http://www.frogstore.com/frogbeanie.htm ) and changed it around to make this Murloc Beanie baby. (I say this because if you can make your own then It should be pretty simple to make one from the pattern in the link above.)I also filled the beanie up with rice and hand painted the black part of the eye. This whole project was hand sewn by me as well. I think if I did it all in one day it would take me a few hours each to make. I am going to start making a second one but it's two shades of pink and the same yellow eye like the one above. Let me know what you guys think of him.

Aud

Weightloss

Well since I started that ticker thing on my profile I have lost 10 lbs (YES!!!!) But over all since I started losing weight I have lost a grand total of 38 lbs. That is a freakin' lot of weight to be carrying around. I am so tired of being over weight and I use to ALWAYS be the smallest one in my group of friends. (serious just go ask them all) All my family and friends (that actually hang out with me anyways) say I look slim which I absolutely do and I am loving it. I was trying on some of my shorts from last summer and they are all too big so guess what I must do. (Well I will probably go to the thrift store or eBay and buy some shorts so I wont have to pay a lot of money because I am still slimming and losing weight here) I got a new Jullian DVD I want to try out and the past two days I danced my booty off playing Just Dance 2 for a hour. I love that game I want to get the first one. hmmm we just got paid time to go looking for me some Just Dance (1) Well later all I need to get ready for my morning.

Aud

My Lil' Bro's B-day Present finally done :D

I been working on this the past two weeks and it's finally done.This is a Druid in cat form a birthday present I made for my Brother. I used the lion pattern in a vogue pattern #7760 and changed things around and then added eyes a nose and painted him. His cuffs are wooden napkin ring holders :D I would put more details about how I made this but the computer is acting like a booty and I am tired and got a Murloc pattern to make, I found a free frog beanie pattern at this site called the frog store but I am changing things around on the pattern and adding addition pieces and what not. If I can make it work (I am still new to sewing please forgive me : P) I shall post photos of the Murloc baby and Hopefully how I made it.

Aud

Secret Project

Well sorta Secret it's a B-day present I am working on for my Brother and I have about 2 weeks to do it in. I Ordered the pattern, eyes and nose for the project (It's going to be a plushie : D) I am working on a Big Journal entry now that I am typing up as I do the steps for it and progress of the project because I am afraid to post too much info and My bro get wind of it know what I mean. I am just excited and hope to hell it turns out great!! I will take TONS of pics if it turns out ok and the huge Journal Entry that is being written over the course of this project. Wish me luck : D

Ciao,
Audbal

Clothes 8 ) *Happy Dance baby*

Well I went to the thrift store and found some awesome ass shirts I love and they look great on me too! I looked up my Body type and wrote down the things that look best on me I also went through my HUGE (I am being serious this bag comes up to my waist and is about 2 ft wide) bag of clothes I had saved when I was pregnant and starting to get too big to fit them and found some jeans/pants that can fit me now and did a happy dance. I took out the shirts I had in there too and went through the pants and jeans I had that didn't fit me and tossed what i wont wear now in a big baggie. I will probably see if someone else wants to go through them before I hold them in the shed til yard sale time woot woot. But I am sticking to darker bottoms and brighter tops now bc it will make me look a little taller (I am 5'2" so I need it : P) But I am absolutely happy I have slimmed down enough to fit in some my favorite clothes Items I choose to keep when I was pregnant and all the way up til this point. I know here soon I will need to go bra and panty shopping b/c my current stuff is getting loose on me now rofl.. anyways In a great mood and hope that my great mood can rub off on some of you as well (How ever little or many readers that read these things lol)

Aud

P.S. I plan to look into prices for some portraits done of me when I lose all this weight and look great!!

SWEET!!

Well My mom and I talked about it and decided we are going to make a ton of Jewelry and Pendants and then when it warms up get a booth at the local flee market and sell our stuff. I got a lot of work ahead of me because I will be the photographer (For websites or blogs or whatever) I am going to be making us some business cards for people who will want a custom design, looking up about how much we should be charging per item up there. I am pretty excited I made some more pendants too! I'll post some pictures of a few the recent ones I made. Anyways also I lost some more weight and took some pics at the begin of Jan and then yesterday and in just this past Month you can see the difference on my waist line and everything!! I am so happy I am already 20 lbs lighter then I was this time last year! I think I might actually make my goal weight this year then the next goal will be to KEEP it OFF ; ) But yeah my clothes are getting loose now so I am also getting excited about the idea of maybe getting to go clothes shopping when everything is all said and done. Then go through my closet and dump all my BIG t-shirts and crap that wont show off the new and sexier me he he So yeah busy busy but I am loving it!! Well gotta go got things to do, people to see and places to be.

Aud

I been making Necklace Pendants today!!

(Above: White & Pink Rock Teardrop Pendant)

(Above: Pink Cocoon Rock pendant)

(Above: Pink Flower Rock baby)

I been making some Rock Pendants today (The four I posted pics of above) and I love doing it. The last one (One on the bottom titled "Pink Flower rock baby" was the hardest and most painful to make out of them all so far but my favorite one as well. I had to use hot glue to glue the flower to the wire of the pendant and maybe some super glue when I find mine to re-inforce the flower. I hope that will work it would suck if it came off ><> http://audbal38.deviantart.com/ Maybe here soon we will actually sell some of these 8 P Well gotta get going need to look for some school supplies and maybe make another pendant or two woot.

A.J.