Work it out!

 

 

Every successful workout includes selfies, right?! Here's last weeks 1st work out.

 

 

 

 

9 things about me

 1. I love iced coffee...it's my new favorite thing.

2. I want to paint my kitchen teal.

3. I'm not sure what I'm going to cook for dinner tonight-probably should be figuring that out now instead of blogging.

4. My grandma had a tattoo on her face. Yep, it's true! It was just a tiny "beauty mark" on her cheek, but it sure is funny to say: A. My grandma had a tattoo. B. It's on her face!

5. I have 2 dogs- Pinto, a pocket beagle & Gidget- a mini pinscher

6. I am an La Leche League leader because I love babies & mamas, support breastfeeding and want people to know how amazing natural childbirth is.

7. I love, love, love my hubby and my son. They are the sunshine of my heart!

8. I got a good nights sleep last night & I am amazed at what a difference that can make. Sleep is good!

9. I want to become better...more organized, together, fit & healthy, happy, super mom, trophy wife, better blogger, home decor extraordinaire, gardener, always remember to say my prayers & work on my relationship with God,  laundry caught up all the time, etc etc....BUT, while some of these are necessary-  I need to learn to be content & happy with myself now. I am enough. This is hard for me to learn lately.

No More New Years' Resolutions!

Every year I come up with a whole list of new years resolutions. I'm sure there's an old blog on here with
a list of wonderful, ambitious things I want to do & change-but that's usually as far as it goes. A week or two in and I'm over it, I've forgotten my goals and I give up. That's one of biggest flaws-forgetting & giving up.
So, this year I am not setting new years resolutions. I'm just setting goals...goals can be started/stopped/re-started anytime. Granted, resolutions can too...but there's just something more "official" about resolutions.

My goal #1 is to lose weight & get healthy. This has been a goal for a few years now and yet I just keep GAINING weight. I am so disappointed and honestly amazed that I have let myself go this long. I have 40 lbs to lose. 40-FORTY! I am inching closer & closer to "obese" and that is scary. I had no idea I had let myself get "unhealthy".It's not just about how I look or feel. I have to lose this weight. 40lbs! That is such a huge number for me, but I just have to work a little at a time, day by day, and keep up with it. I usually start with some crazy work out & diet plan and then after a few days to a week it becomes unrealistic & overwhelming and surprise-I give up.
On Pinterest{-my favorite thing ever!}I found this:

The STARTER's exercise plan! It is so simple, but the point is just getting into the habit of exercising everyday. While I feel I should be starting off with a BANG I know this is something I can keep up with.  {AGAIN: I found this on Pinterest-I did not create it & certainly cannot take credit for it.}

Goal #2 is to learn to save & make it a habit. {Again with the habits, I know, I know!} We are planning to take Cyrus to Disney World this year. This is a great motivation to start saving. I am SO excited to take this vacation & see his face as we experience this as a family. I just can't wait. GALLOWAY FAMILY VACATION-HERE WE COME! Disney World or bust!

Learning to be healthy & happy

Once again, I am starting to buckle down on getting fit, healthy & happy. 
I've started down this road many many times over the past few years and I really want this time to stick! 
I have so much to gain & so little to lose- except physically!- I just gotta DO IT! 

A co-worker and I have decided to start keeping each other accountable. Staying motivated is the hardest part and hopefully if we keep each other on track we can achieve our goals. 
I am counting my "weight watchers points" & setting an exercise goal each week. 
This week my goal is at least 30 mins of exercise 3x a week. 


Wish me luck! 




What weight-loss, fitness, or work-out tips do you have? 

New Year-New You!

Well...it's a new year which

means it's time to start over with our 

New Year's Resolutions. 

What are your new years resolution? 

How did you do with last years? 

My resolutions are:

1. Get closer to God.

 I have let this 

relationship grow farther apart despite that

it should be one of the most important 

things in life. 

I work weekends so going to Church 

on Sundays unfortunately isn't an option right now. 

I have started a daily devotional bible reading plan. 

I am on day 4 today & I have really 

enjoying it. 

It's actually an app on my Kindle Fire{fabulous Christmas 

gift from the hubby!} It's through YouVersion, and 

has lots of options to choose from & was free! It even sends you reminders each day

so you don't forget your reading. Perfect for me!

I am reading-" Joyce Meyer:Promises for Your Everyday Life-daily devotional"

2. Get Fit & Healthy

This was also last years resolution & it didn't make priority in my life. 

This year, it's really important that I get back on track. 

I'm tired of not having any clothes that fit, worrying about what I look like, 

eating way too much junk and frankly feeling like "CRAPOLA" about myself. 

I have teamed up with some girls from work

to enter a weight-loss/healthy living program at Mission. 

Today is day 4, and I'm doing OK. 

Eating healthier & exercising need to become part

of my daily life. Not relying on food to make me happy

is going to be hard...I have become a emotional eater. 

BUT, I WILL change these behaviors & get healthy! 

3. Be Thankful & Enjoy my FAMILY 

Cyrus is growing up SO fast, and I don't want to take it for granted. 

My goal is to take time to enjoy my family, my blessings, and 

be the best MOM & WIFE I can. 

It's so easy to get caught up with life & miss moments that

could turn into memories. 

Great Things I Recommend...

One of my favorite things about reading other peoples' blogs-

Like the Pioneer Woman...

thepioneerwoman.com

& 

Mom And Wife

momandwife.com

is all their product reviews on things they've tried from make-up to vitamins. 

It's great to get real-life info from other women. 

Girl to Girl, you know?

So here are a few  of my favorite things...

I think this stuff came from heaven. Seriously, this is the BEST concealer I have ever tried. 

It's called "Erase Paste" from Benefit. 

I bought a small mini size kit of a few Benefit products. 

The reviews on  http://www.sephora.com/

 were all great, and I have to agree! 

It covers my purple-ish under eye circles perfectly & looks natural. 

I have the "medium No. 2" shade. 

I have to say-my husband thinks these are the ugliest shoes

BUT, I love them! 

They are Allegeria clogs. There are a zillion colors, patterns & styles. 

The mary-jane style is my favorite, but I love my clogs. 

Not only are they cute & funky....

They are RIDICULOUSLY comfy! 

I can wear these all day long, all through a 12hr work shift

and keep my feet happy. 

Looking for comfy shoes?

Check these out! 

http://www.alegriashoes.com/

Here's the website, but you can find them cheaper at 

scrub stores/catalogs or in discount shoe stores. 

Another FABULOUS make-up favorite is Bad gal lash mascara.

I get it from www.Sephora.com

My friend Sara bought this for me one year for my birthday, 

said it was one of the best mascara's & that I would love it. 

She was right! 

This mascara has a HUGE brush, and tends to be a little thicker.

It works best for me, covers all the lashes, curls & doesn't make all

the lashes stick together like some thinner brands do to me. 

One more genius idea is the Xbox Kinect. 

We have had an Xbox 360 for a few years, 

and it was mostly used by my hubby & his friends.

We tracked down the Kinect this X-mas thinking it would be 

fun for the family to use together & easier for our 4yr old 

to play. This thing is amazing. The technology of it is really cool. 

It mimics your motions on screen & gets you up and moving. 

We've had a blast playing it, and my son LOVES it. 

I'm looking forward to getting a fitness game & trying it out. 

These are just a few products I've been impressed with...

How about you? What are you amazed with? What make-up products are you in love with?

End of the Year...

Well, Christmas has come & gone...as well as New Year's Day.

My little munchkin-Christmas 2010

This holiday season seemed to fly by. 

It was a great time for myself & my family.

 I'm happy that we all got to spend time together. 

Another thing I am thankful for this Christmas is that I was 

for the 1st time I was able to buy Christmas presents without completely 

stressing out about paying the bills, buying presents, etc etc. 

I don't mean to sound materialistic; it's just an accomplishment 

and a blessing to finally be on the 

right track financially.

We've got a ways to go of course, 

but it was so nice to not have to worry so much. 

Know what I mean? 

Anyway...2011 is here...

And  I am determined to make it a FABULOUS year! 

I have some heavy new years resolutions, 

and I plan on stickin' to 'em! 

That in itself is a resolution. 

I'm not very good at staying on track...

I get bored, I forget, I come with something else,

and then get bored and forget about it too. 

I'm a little ADD, okay, maybe a lot ADD. 

BUT, that is a goal...

STICK WITH THINGS, FOLLOW THROUGH

FOCUS MARGAUX!! 

GOAL #1. 

Clean out the clutter! 

I am TERRIBLE about clutter, 

but I am sooo tired of it. 

SO, I am cleaning out my closet, 

I know I won't EVER 

be a size 0, hell,

 I won't be a size 3 ever again. 

So there is NO use keeping clothes I won't

ever wear! 

GOAL #2. 

GET FIT!! 

I have a gym membership, 

I have a shake weight

 (thanks Dad & April!!)

And I have a Kinect, 

which is a workout even without the fitness games!

So I have no reason 

to put off getting fit. 

The past 2 yrs I have put on so

much weight. And I don't like it, damnit! 

 I miss being cute & skinny, and

most of all 

I miss feeling good about myself! 

This is my motivation photo---THIS was AFTER

I had Cyrus sooo it IS possible!! 

Damn, what happened!?!? 

Goal #3. 

Scrapbook More! 

I love to scrapbook, I love my photos

of my family & friends. Yet, it has been 

over a year since I have scrapbooked. 

I've got plenty of stuff, plenty of photos, 

I just need to get them printed & get going! 

You gotta have a hobby, 

You gotta do what you love! 

Goal #4. 

Enjoy the last few "baby" months

before he goes to Kindergarten! 

Okay, so technically he hasn't been a baby for quite some

time, but it just seems like once he's actually in school...

real school, not preschool...that he will no longer be MY BABY! 

Any bit of lingering baby-ness will dissolve 

one he walks through those elementary school doors. 

This is a saddening thought for a mama. 

So my goal is to soak up as much time with him

having fun,  doing mommy & son things, 

things school kids can't do! 

This was then...

And this is now. 

And Goal #5. 

ENJOY EVERY DAY! 

I mean it, I want to enjoy every day. 

Life is precious, so fleeting, and so important. 

My goal is to quit worrying about the little stuff, 

& cherish each moment. 

Less griping with the husband over nonsense, 

less fussing at the kiddo for things that don't matter, 

less worrying over things that can't, won't or don't need to change

&& JUST BE HAPPY! 

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY 2011!!

2011 PHOTOS from Google Images