Who called my overies?

And told them it was okay to have a period again? I have not REALLY had a period since Kinsley was conceived. I've had something here and there but not a regular occurrence. When it happened last month i figured it was a fluke... now it's here again. WTH! Between breastfeeding and my IUD I thought I was golden. Then I stopped breastfeeding in November and I was still sitting pretty. Now, all of a sudden... is bAAACK. This is not good for many reasons
1. it makes me want to eat
2. it makes me want to be lazier then I already am
3. I WASN'T PREPARED!

just so you know... this blows.

Skinny Bitch

Yeah i bought the book Skinny Bitch; thought this would be a GREAT, tell me like it is book to get me back in shape and eating better. Um no. It's a great book for someone who is a vegan to spout off at the mouth about how we're not supposed to be carnivores because we don't chase down our "kill" and tear them to shreds with our bare hands like lions. Hmmmm, does anyone see a problem with that?

Now, I get organic, I would like to have more in our lives be organic. I like the idea of free range chickens, and purely grass fed cows. I like the idea of pesticide free veggies and hormone free milk. But stay away from cheese because it's not "natural" to eat what other animals produce (yes i know we make the cheese, but we use animals byproducts to do it, point is...)? hmmm, I just couldn't groove with that train of thought.

I mean, HELLO, y'all were all around for THE pregnancy. THE meat killing, i probably would have ran down a cow and killed it with my bear hands teen wolf style if i wouldn't have been able to stop at my local store and get a decent burger, pregnancy. I really want to be more in control of what goes into my family's mouths, but no meat or animal byproducts? no. quite simply, no.

So I'm returning the book, because i strongly believe that if I don't read the whole thing because it's not helpful to me and it doesn't look read then I should be allowed to return it. So I will... also because my Northern Cowboy wanted to know where I got the money to buy the book since my $20 was already spent this week... hmm good point, eh no biggy, i didn't like the book anyway.

My co-worker (after hearing my meat loving woes) has allowed me to borrow the book The Skinny: How to fit into your little black dress forever. I'll let you know how this one goes... as long as it leaves my delicious Bambi's momma alone (meaning, alone for me to eat, wha ha ha!) then i think we'll be okay.

I'm going to go and gnaw on some jerky now... kidding, it's 9am, i'm going to eat oatmeal... jerky is OBVIOUSLY lunch stuff!

I'm really here!

Promise, it's just been a bit crazy since I had training at work, then lots of Thirty-One things at home so no time to blog at lunch or in the evening... not to mention i was IN bed by 730pm on Monday night because I was so tired from Super Bowl Sunday! WOW. We also had a very busy weekend. Saturday we went to Little Gym, then straight to Baltimore to do Port Discovery Children's Museum with our neighbors.

After the museum we went to Hard Rock for lunch, some how kept the kids awake for the ride home and then took a nap while Kinsley napped. Woke up, picked up some, then just relaxed.

Sunday i woke up and made many batches of pizza dough before i finally figured out what i was doing wrong. We cleaned, grocery shopped, etc. Then went to our friend's house for the big game.

It was such a fun weekend!

But you know what fun equals in my book.... FAT. uh, that's a whole other blog post... coming soon!

Life pause

Do you ever want to take a break from life?

Do you know how men have this "fantasies"? Well i have them too... it involves me, wine, a hotel room, a spa, some movies, room service, and NO.ONE.ELSE! ahhhh

I have naughty little dreams where I take off on a Friday, check in to a luxurious hotel/spa. I put on a BIG puffy robe, order some room service and watch awesome girly movies until i fall asleep. Then I wake up, go to the spa ALL.DAY.LONG. After my multitude of relaxing treatments I get my hair and make-up done, meet my besties for dinner and drinks, laugh, tell stories, THEN fall into an enormous soft fluffy hotel bed, alone, and sleep until I wake up, at which point i would love to be cuddled by my husband and daughter and order French Toast for breakfast. That is my naughty dream. I mean what that's only going to set the hubs back a grand?

BUT the sheer bliss and state of awesomeness I'll be in afterwards? Priceless

Do you have a similar naughty dream?

Oh talk dirty to me Minivan!

You see that? THAT is a 2011 Honda Odyssey. THAT is something that I am CONSTANTLY drooling over. I know what you're thinking "But Erin, you haven't even had your Pilot for TWO years, how can you possibly want another car?!?!". Three words, Dog, Big Dog, Baby... okay so that's 4 words, i was going to go with dog, dog but thought that mentioning that the second dog is big was important, she's a lab, whose almost five, who thinks she's a puppy that is lap size, yea... that's like two kids right?

So add to the dogs and child all of the STUFF. I always have a stroller, travel highchair, and grocery bags in my car. I have a CD case full of kids movies. I have a center console full of toddler cereal bars and mini juice boxes. AND i have the sanity saving toys such as her wubanub, babydoll, blanket for naps, and misc other items that often come in helpful. Yeah, my car is often full. I have a third row of seats that rarely gets used because i need it for storage, but i often NEED that third row AND can you imagine when we add a second carseat, a double stroller, and baby stuff to the mix??? I mean we got our Pilot to be the family car. We got it because we didn't want to pay 40k for a Tahoe and didn't want to go the minivan route, because we were still young and cool...so what does this post mean (besides the fact that we're no longer cool)?

NOTHING, just a way for me to complain so that Northern Cowboy doesn't lose his lid thinking that i want a new car or really lose it when he finds out i want a minivan. OOOH Whoa is me.

But you know it's a lot easier to get the baby into the car when your hands are full of carseats and wine when you can just push a button. KIDDING people, i would NEVER drink and drive, now drink and ride? We're going to have to take into account what kind of day I'm having.

is it friday yet?

When did my baby become a toddler?

I mean you see it too right!?!?!

Wow, she's just taking my heart. I'm so proud of my little bit but i miss my baby. It's nice though that she's happy with Daddy now, until she sees me! WHA HA HA! She still makes the death dive out of Chris's arms to get into my arms! I need to find a new hobby because OH how i want another baby!

I've been doing REALLY good this week with my eating, so proud of myself. I didn't work out yesterday and today is starting to look like it might be the same... terrible i know. Maybe i can sneak out early, grab Kinsley and then we can go for a jog together.

Oh and PS, have I mentioned the new Thirty-One catalog is out??? Because it is... and it's AWESOME!

New Spring Catalog!

Wow y'all, I'm soooo excited about Thirty-one's new Spring Catalog! It's flippin awesome! Here's the specials, etc for February!

i mean do you see some of the super awesome new prints? LOVE! So if you want to order or have a party, contact me! My bestie had a catalog party (where her friends/co-workers just ordered online or from the catalog and she got $87 of FREE products, 3 products half price, and one hostess option gift ($45 Garment bag!) So PLEASE let me know ifyou're interested!