Holy cow did you watch Grey's Anatomy last night... OMG... wait am I the only one who still watches it?? Sometimes I wonder. But oh my heavens it was heart wrenching. I mean I was ugly face crying over this episode. How do you kill McDreamy? I just don't get it. It really was very sad and just not a great ending for such a beloved character. But what I will say is that the last song was so perfect and sad for that moment. I love the group Sleeping at Last, and Chasing cars is one of my favorites. Anywho, I believe that I will be in mourning for at least a week over this one. But not to worry. My food game is on point and don't get me going on the greens and water! I'm pretty sure that I made the decision to do two weeks of Atkins induction phase to kick start my life. But oh the food... I'm also going to share and AMAZING desert that I made last night that is low carb that I will probably make some form of it for many weeks to come! Cheers y'all have a great weekend!

Did you watch The Fast and the Furious 7? Oh my, I loved it, and I cannot get over the end and the tribute. I love the song they used, it is a mixture of sad and happy and I just love it. I really hope that they do not make a Fast and Furious 8. I think it would ruin it. I think that it was perfect and a fitting end to the entire series. I really loved Paul Walker! Oh my.... In other non Paul Walker related news... my little buddy got his cast off last night. He was so happy!!! But let me tell you that his arm smelled so bad, it was disgusting. And just look at those dirty little fingers! Even after his shower his arm stunk. I ended up using a mixture of coconut oil, (Young Living) Purification, Peace and Calming, and Lavender (because it was bedtime) and rubbed on his arm. The smell went away and the boy went to sleep no problem. I even put a little on the bottom of my feet with socks and that combined with my Greens gave me an AMAZING nights sleep. I think I am completely hooked. I will be using the coconut oil mixture on my feet for the next week just to see but oh my. I honestly have had the best sleep of my life this last month. Greens and oils man! They are the way to go. And no I am not embarrassed to say I have become one of those people! Oh and remember my little war room idea for my boy? Well we had one crazy fit the other night and he asked to go to his war room. I put him in the space that I planned for this and played some worship music and brought in the diffuser with a calming mixture of oils in it and honestly it was amazing how he calmed down. I will definitely be utilizing this space again. I also noticed something this weekend. We had his best buddy over so that they could play and we went to the movies, and both boys got a Slurpie and a little candy. Later that afternoon the crash was ridiculous. He was a nightmare and I realized that he hadn't eaten lunch (he was with someone previously to coming home and I didn't realize that they hadn't fed him lunch and we were busy and I didn't ask) I was doing some reading on sugar and also how if you do not keep up on their food consumption they can have their blood sugar crash which can turn into a crazy fit, just like the one we had. I immediately fed him and holy moly the boy didn't even mention that he was hungry but he ate Mac n cheese, two fish sticks, yogurt, a baby bell cheese, and an apple sliced with some nutella. I'd say he was starving. BAD MOM! So I am really going to be trying to make sure that he is eating something every three hours. This makes a ton of sense to me. I also read that for some children when their blood sugar is low in the morning because it's been so long since they have eaten have terrible mornings. BEEN THERE! So they suggest a snack before bed and breakfast immediately upon waking. Done! I will be giving his a snack every night before bed (something healthy) and breakfast within ten minutes of him getting up. I am also going to make sure that even if he is buying lunch at school that he has a snack for recess so that there is less time between meals for him. Hey I am willing to try anything! I prefer my happy buddy as opposed to the monster that creeps out at times! I have not for probably the last 3 nights gone to bed before 9pm (sad face) but I am still a work in progress. I also must confess that I did get upset with buddy this weekend when he was having his meltdown. Hey I'm human. I struggle with this. But I will say that my eating was on point all weekend! So here are my goals this week: 1. Drink all the water!!! oh yes, chug chug!! 2. Bed by 9pm (except maybe Thursday night because Grey's Anatomy looks amazing) 3. Eat within my plan 4. Don't waste money!!! (I added that one because I need to save)(it doesn't help that I have received 4 parking tickets in the last two months! ahhh the joys of working in the city!)(I'll start parking in my space in my parking structure!) Get it together Heather! ha ha!!! Anyway, make it an AMAZING DAY! XOXOXOXOXO

Its a little crazy to have the time to blog... I'm not sure what I'm going to do with myself. Well I do know that I will probably be blogging at least 3 times a week goodie!! So I'm looking to do something that will help me make a little extra money. I'm exploring a few options, I'm trying the Young Living Oils, I'm trying out some IT Works products so we'll see. I would NEVER sell or try to get someone else to sell something that I personally don't believe in. So at this point I'm still looking. I can say that I LOVE the greens from IT Works!!! Best sleep of my life without Benadryl or a sleep aid! I also am really liking the oils so I'll keep using different products from these companies to see how I like them. Even if I don't sell them you should try greens!! They will change your life, if only your sleeping life. I look forward to going to bed at night now! BUT there is a caveat, you must find the right mixture or they taste awful! I use 8oz. of water, greens, and 1 whole packet of Crystal Light Peach Mango Green Tea and it tastes wonderful! I think it tastes a little like a Flinstone vitamin. Trust me you won't be sorry you tried it! Last night I made Cauliflower pizza for dinner. It was very yummy! Sam (who hates cauliflower) said I hit it out of the park! So that is a win! I don't feel like writing the recipe...I'm super lame right? Basically I put cauliflower in the food processor - microwaved after for 8 minutes - let it cool - added 1 egg, salt and pepper, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan cheese - squeezed together and mixed - pressed into a Pam sprayed pan - baked for about 15 minutes at 425 - added pizza sauce, cheese, turkey pepperoni, heirloom tomato's, mushrooms, olives, and fresh basil - put back in the oven and baked another 10 minutes - sliced and ate. There you have it! HA HA if you really want to know the exact deets let me know and I'll tell you. It was yummy! Try it today! Super easy! BTW I was in bed at 9pm last night! Yippee!!! Everything else went well. Working on keeping up the fight! Have a fab day my friends!!! Let's rock it together!! But first lets go get a green tea from Starbucks!! XOXO

I hate resolutions. I have every intention of keeping them I work really hard at them for about 4...hours and then I think maybe tomorrow. Needless to say, I have not lost the 10lbs. I wanted to for the last four years. I was not as crafty as I wanted to be, although I must say I did a couple kick butt things this year, and even surprised myself at how my vision for my cookie exchange desserts came out. Its really no fun to get halfway through the year and be discouraged because you didn't stick with your dumb resolutions. Last year my theme was "New". I did take this theme seriously. I got a "New" hair cut. A new job. I tried lots of new things. I thought my "New" theme worked out pretty well. A theme is much better than resolutions in my opinion. This year I would like to do something completely different. My theme for this year is "Inspire". I feel like there have been so many sad events over the last few months. People that I love are hurting and I feel at a loss in how to help them. I truly feel like God has put it on my heart to do something. Is this something new, no. I have felt this for about the last two years. But I have pushed it aside and not done anything about it. I think part of this years theme is that I want to inspire others, but also inspire myself. I still have a lot that I want to accomplish this year,and of course I'll list those things shortly but really I want this year to be about others. Hopefully I will look back at the end of 2013 and be pleased with this years theme. I don't have any details about how this theme will unfold, but I ask that you would please be patient and follow along and I am hopeful that it will be "inspiring"! Along with my whole inspire theme, I would really like to accomplish a few things. No these are not resolutions but they are things that I would be excited to get some of them done and checked off my list. It would make me happy! So here is my list of things I'd like to accomplish: 1. Hit my goal weight 2. Start and stick to a budget 3. Save money 4. Have more date nights with Little Joe 5. Do at least 2 large scale "craft like" projects that i have on my list 6. Couch to 5K (dang, I just put that in writing) 7. Do at least 2 bible studies 8. Really listen to what God is telling me 9. Blog more! 10. Be more positive in 2013 11. Have the bulk of my Christmas shopping done by October Each of these things can be accomplished. I just need to do it. What I plan on doing is a running list. This is the beginning with 11 things. As I check them off I'll add another. I may also add them as I think of them, but this is a start. I will try to hold myself accountable here :) I hope that you will follow along with my "inspire" theme. Let me know what you think. Anywho, two posts in two days. Already working on one of the things on my checklist! We'll see what happens tomorrow! xoxo

Happy Tuesday! This is gonna be a totally random post, but hey sometimes I'm all over there place. Such is my life! I went ahead and took the plunge... I created a sort of fan page for this blog (which really isn't a fan page, but its what works and the only thing I could figure out how to do). On this fan page I will keep track of everything that I eat. Everything good and bad. I will post pictures and ugggghhh my weight. I will also be doing longer recaps of what is hopefully to become my weight loss journey. I have no choice but to lose weight now. I've made it public. If for some reason you want to follow you can. Just search Extra Ordinary but Fabulous in the search bar on facebook then like the page. Or you can let me know you'd like to support my weightloss and some of the serious issues I have and I'll send the invite. Or...you can follow me on twitter which also links up to my facebook. I do have a disclaimer though as I state on my facebook page. I cannot promise that I will not be rude, crude, or gross but I will be honest! Sounds like fun huh!

On another note I have decided that I am going to start saying y'all. Not for any reason other than I want to. I'm random I know.

I went on a bike ride this weekend after Buddy told me that he didn't want a fat tummy like you mommy. Ouch. That was the end of it for me. I weigh 155lbs. and after today that will be no more. It is kind of scary how honest kids are but the scarier thing is that it is taking my sweet boy calling me fat to actually do something about it. I've known for a while that I needed to do it but have not been able to overcome my problem. I'm feeling really motivated right now lets hope it stays that way!

My 35th birthday is in a week and I'm not too sure how I feel about that. Other than I am a big fat mess. I know that it will come and go quietly without any fuss but it is still a feeling of hitting a benchmark. I'm half way to old. I better get on the stick and get some stuff done with myself.

This time change has been no bueno for me and buddy. I am so tired. I wore a pound of makeup today so that I wouldn't look as tired as I am. Poor buddy. He is just not adjusting well to this. Honestly, I don't like getting up in the dark. Its colder, its darker and it makes me tired.

I'm pretty sure that this week will be super busy. I'm working on a fun craft project I will share once its done as well as a lot of work. Softball for the girls, and a quick trip up to see mom and dad this weekend. So hopefully, I will post something in the midst of all of that craziness. I am going to make the time. Especially since I need to post about this whole weight loss stuff. I've decided that I have to choose to do it. So I will.

Anywho, all of my randomness doesn't usually lead anywhere. But sometimes its fun! Sometimes its not. It is what it is.

xoxo!
H.

I would say that my mantras for this time in my life are "Its a choice"...and "New". I really want to change focus this year. I want to be a better mom but also a better me. My shift has to be to make me happy. I think that a happier me means that I can spread more love and happiness to those around me. That is where the "New" comes in. I've felt like recently that I have been in a rut. In almost all areas of my life. I looked up the definition of rut here is what I found...a fixed usually boring routine. Hmmm sums it up doesn't it. I found that this rut not only encompassed my daily life as far as what I do and my "routine" but also my clothes, hair, and make up, what i do every day and night and everything in between. Its no wonder that I feel so blah....so I have decided to make changes. New doesn't mean that I'm going to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe or dramatically change my whole life, quit my job and move away...although sometimes that does sound appealing. Really to me, this "New" philosophy is mainly to focus on making small changes. Small changes can make a big impact further down the road. I want to react different. To my sweet boy and to everyone. I have found that I am a fast reactor, and sometimes these fast reactions can cause irreversible damage. I want to be joyful and peaceful. Does that sound stupid? I want to think about things before I say them and hold my tongue when my opinion isn't really needed. I want to be more positive and less negative! I am going to choose to be happy. So unlike everyone who resolved to a bunch of stuff on Jan 1st I am just choosing to make some changes that I'm hoping will make a lasting and positive impact on my life and the lives of those around me.

One thing that I am doing is "making old things new". I was lucky enough to have my very best friend visit me for a week with her husband and her two sweet girls this last December. We had a great time and it was great to catch up. I miss her so much living so far away. This has me thinking, I have really good "old" friends who live close by that I rarely ever connect with. These are people who helped shape my life and make me who I am. I miss them. So I plan on reconnecting with my old girlfriends and making them a priority in my life. I am going to choose to make special time for them. And while I cherish the friendships that I have now, there is really nothing like those friendships that you forged with girls that you really grew up with. I think that this is going to be a very big and important step for me and my "Newness". It makes me happy just thinking about it! In fact I've already made plans with one of these important girls!

I know that everyday I am faced with so many choices. And I really want to think about them before I make them. I really believe that most choices are also just a mindset... happiness isn't a destination, its something that we can choose to be. Its how we deal with our surroundings and situations that we find ourselves in. Hopefully, I can choose to eat how I know I should and I will see a result in that choice. I can choose to smile instead of frown and smiling really can make you feel happy. I can choose to think before I speak, and choose words that are helpful and not hurtful, or I can choose to not say anything at all. (imagine that :))

Maybe you'll notice a change.. maybe you won't. But regardless I think its gonna be a good thing!