It's My Life

Howdie all! I am a 29 year old mother of 4 with a 5th as my step son :) Their ages range from 15, 6,6,5,20 months. I work full time in an office and dont mind my work at all. In my spare time i read read and read some more, bake, cook, and play video games here and there and im taking a certificate accounting course. If you thought you were busy, think again!! LOL I am married to a wonderful man who is always there for me and whom i love very much :D Well yall, that's me wrapped up in a pretty bow :)

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After going on a small vacation with some family, a staycation actually, i have fallen off of the healthy wagon. I ate crap, drank beer, and stayed up way too late. I had a hard time getting back into the swing of things. It took two weeks to get back on track. Today i am cleansing to rid my body of the toxins that have built up while i was being bad. 

Cleanse and ionix for the win! Time to get back to me :)

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So my oldest son decided to have a party this past weekend...

So my teenage son decided that he was going to have a party with his friends. Not much was brought up about this party except his desire to have a party. As a parent I figured there would be some discussion so rules could be laid down and other details could be hashed out. 

There was no such discussion. For the following week the party was not mentioned again so i assumed that it was not going to happen. You know what they say about people who assume ... Ya ... made an A$$ out of me that’s for sure. 

The party was still happening. 

Now my son has had a party before with some of his closer friends and that was totally fine. I have met most of his inner circle and a few of them even spend copious amounts of time at my house hanging out and playing video games. That does not bother me so another small gathering is just another teenage experience for my boy.

The party happened.

This was no small get together. This was no inner circle of friends. This was not something to happen without discussion! There was an explosion of teenagers inside and outside of my house. They were swarming in like flies. There was chaos and excitement and a never ending stream of yells and squeals.

The party happened.

Come 8:30 pm there was no more patience left in me and my husband. It was cool being the fun parent who let the party happen even though it was not discussed and even though it had turned into quite the “open house” event but enough is enough. These teens were drinking and getting rowdie and inviting even MORE people over. NO WAY! Some started getting sick on my furniture, things were getting spilled, and some rude individuals were kicking over the garbage's outside when they were asked to leave. Everyone was kicked out! That was it!  Parents were called and teens were hauled off to deal with their own parents. I don’t think ill be the “cool parent” the next time my son has a friend over. 

The party ended.

How is it that i was a teenager only 10 years ago but forget what it’s like. I forget half of what i used to do or how i used to do the exact same thing to my mom. My mom always let me host the parties and let me have as many people over as i wanted as long as the neighbors didn't complain. How is it that she put up with it well into the night and i can’t even make it to 10 PM. When did i get so “old”?!? 

Needless to pay i don’t think i have the same parenting style as my mom nor do we have the same level of patience. I enjoy reading, playing games, and having quiet time. I don’t quite remember what my mom used to do while we just hung around the house because i was too wrapped up in myself as a teenager but now i wish i would have paid more attention because that could have helped shape me into a more patient person who could better deal with these teenage years. 

This is the first of my 5 kids to be a teenager so i know it is a learning experience for me too but who is to say what is the right an wrong of parenting? Doesn’t everyone have their own styles? Being the cool parent or the dictator or the over involved parent ... is there really a better choice if it works for you? How do you decide? Wouldn’t a combination work best?

So many questions. Through this experience i learned that being the cool parent is awesome to an extent. There needs to be more involvement for the cool parent to work as things can get out of hand quickly. So it seems a combination of parenting styles works best in a party situation.

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Truth!

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Book Magic

The feeling you get when your so overwhelmed with your own life that you just wish you could be somewhere else ... que the books! Being able to travel through time and space in my imagination is all i need at times like this. The feelings, the places, the people ... It makes everything ok again!

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After seeing some of the review of this book i cant wait to get my hands on it! I’ve heard nothing but good things!!

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Mommy and monster :)

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Need new people to follow

Reblog this if you are a booklr

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i do a little book/family/and fitness

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Kicked butt at the gym today!! Healthier lifestyle = Check!

Had my Isa AMPD Power and E+ shot to keep me focused, determined, and energized during my workout followed by an IsaPro shake! I love my Isa products!!

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How do you add posts to a page or How do you categorise posts on Tumblr?

It’s a commonly asked question by new tumblr users as it can be bit confusing and with less instructions available.

Note: Categorising can be done through the tagged words in your posts.

 Here’s how we do it:

You go to Customize Appearance

Go to Pages and Add a Page

Change the Page Type to Redirect from Standard Layout.

Choose a name for your page. For example: Wallphotos.

Type “ / Wallphotos” (or the name u choose) in the URL slot.

Go down to where it says “Redirect To” and  type “tagged/ Wallphotos”

Click on the “Show a link to this page”. And give your page a title and Create the page.

After this process, whenever you want any posts to be in “WallPhotos” page, just tag the posts with “Wallphotos” and It will show up in there. 

So this is how you will have separate pages with categorized posts as well.

Cheers!! :)

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This was a pain for me while learning. I hope this helps someone else who is new to the site!

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I was never a believer in shakes, and meal replacements because i LOVE to cook and bake and well EAT LOL but after having my 4th and last baby i could not get rid of the weight that clung to me. It was just there and in the was and made me feel like crap!

After feeling like i was wallowing in self pity over my weight and not fitting into any clothes and just being plain disgusted in myself i was willing to try anything! I saw some of my friends who were on the Isagenix program and who were looking FANTASTIC! I was always extremely small in high school and that is exactly how they looked....like i used to back then.

After getting information from my friend and signing up it only took a week, if that, for me to become a believer! I will stick to this program for as long as i can! Not only does it fuel my bods with nutrients and vitamins but makes me FEEL GOOD!

I have lost more inches than weight but that is totally fine with me as i didn't have too much weight i wanted to lose but the inches and the “mommy pouch” were my focus. 

For the first 10 weeks all i did was follow the have two shakes a day routine and 1-2 cleanse days. I otherwise ate whatever i wanted for snacks and supper just managed to watch my portions and add in more veggies into everything! It’s only the last two weeks that i started working out at home to help tighten the “pooch”

Now i am down to a size 4 pants for my work pants and 27 for jeans which i havent been able to get into for the last 20 months! I am over the moon with my progress. I feel sexy when my husband compliments me again and it makes it more fun in the bedroom when i feel good about myself too. I am also happier and playing with my kids more because of the energy that i have gained from my super foods.

All in all my progress up to date has brought me back to me. I still have a ways to go and will start at the gym today to really tighten and tone but thus far I am happy and in love with my Isagenix!!

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Kids and sleep

Why is it that kids go through all sorts of sleeping pattern changes?!? For the last 4 nights when i get up to make the baby a bottle i find 1-2 of my other kids in the living room playing video games!

Not only does this baffle me because im friggen exhausted but im talking between 12AM - 4AM. Who does that!?! Ive taken the gaming controllers down to my room at night as well as the ipad and wii u game pad but they still find something to do as those ungodly hours of the night.

How do you keep your kids in bed through the night?

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This is how i feel today after not getting a full nights sleep for 4 days because of the kids 

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Books are my best friends! All of them :)

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Books are like magic ...