Somebody’s Loud Mouth Mama

Some of the girls are getting much needed outdoor time today!

Hats off to the hubs who told me to make this table my planting area.

It really be like that sometimes! 😂

Welp needless to say I’ve been MIA.

Both my mom-mom and pop-pop have been in the hospital. My mom-mom with a brain bleed and my pop-pop, I think they admitted him with high blood pressure but he also suffers from dementia. It’s been an up and down battle with both of them.

To top it off the flu has been traveling through our house. Avery, Aiden then Sean. As of today Aiden also has an ear infection.

Oh we also got a puppy last week.

So anyway, things have been hectic and mentally exhausting. So this weekend I threw myself into plants.

I’ve updated some of my plant pictures and added some new ones! I’m also already working on custom shelves throughout the house. My husbands DIY list is growing rapidly.

Show me your plant babies!!! I want to see what all everyone else is growing! Let’s talk propagating and sharing!

Happy Monday!

I’ve been mia because we were just busy doing life things and I had a bit of a cold over the weekend. It definitely stole all my energy

Tonight I’m back starting a workout I did years ago!

I talking like 10 years.

The Body Boss Method.

It’s designed of high intensity interval training workouts. And let me tell you, from experience, it works.

HIIT involves repeated bursts of brief, steady intense anaerobic exercise performed at maximum effort, alternated with short periods of recovery.

This program has a 4 week pre-training program for people who have had a baby in the last 12 months, haven’t exercised in over a year and a few other factors.

Then a 12 week program. I have yet to finish it all. So we’ll see how I do this time around.

I can tell you just from tonight’s workout, I’m going to be feeling it tomorrow.

Okay today was a little tougher for me. But my positive thing for today is my work started moving all the cubicles around to build a wall and door so I can have my own office.

Speaking of work, it’s been busy. Reviewing a bid the past two days that will finally go in tomorrow. I’m about over this one. So much missing info and unknown. On another positive note, we’re getting in more work and looking like it’s going to be a busy year which is great.

No realy workouts tonight. Took it easier and just did a little on my vibration plate. I have lost 5lbs in the last two weeks! So that’s something else to be proud of!

Today was a loooooooong day.

I’ve been working on this bid for a giant pain in the butt job. Thankfully it’s almost done. All day in the conference room going through it with the superintendent. Tomorrow morning I’m going over half of it with my boss first thing and more fine tuning it all day. Then another bid due Friday.

Today’s positive was I came home to a surprise PR Box from Catherine Cowles for her latest book coming out March 3rd! I just finished the advanced copy of the audiobook and I just can’t understand how her writing gets better and better. It’s taking some hardcore patience not to open it and wait until after work tomorrow to record an opening for tiktok. But I’m so thankful for all she’s given me and sharing all her stories with me.

I finished the night doing 20 minutes on the elliptical and another 70 reps on my ab machine. Showered and now I’m legit ready for bed.

I’ve decided to make sure I’m finding one positive thing to celebrate each day! Thats my new goal.

Pretty proud of myself tonight.

I did 20 minutes on the elliptical and 70….well 70 of whatever this thing does. Let’s call them crunches because it certainly makes my abs burn. And makes other areas hurt. And this is still on the slight incline. It gets steeper!

Sure TikTok shop got me on this purchase but I am telling you it was worth it. The machine is said to rid you of your mom pooch and it certainly targets that area.

As of 2/14 I’ve lost 3.4lbs! That’s something to be proud of so I’m celebrating myself today!

I have officially entered my plant mom era!

Thank you to my ladies Erin and Kayla for taking me plant shopping this weekend. They’ve been potted and placed. Now let’s see how long I can keep them alive!!!

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I had my heart broken tonight by my 7 year old…

I was in changing the baby getting him ready for bed and my oldest came running in crying saying “the house was breaking!” I came out to the living room he said he heard a noise in the corner of the living room. I’m fairly certain it was the heat turning on.

He struggles with anxiety that we are trying to pin point and understand. He always seems to think something terrible is going to happen. Maybe it was experiencing a tornado at 3 or 4, I don’t know.

I do know that I don’t understand where he’s coming from. I don’t understand why he gets so worked up about certain things.

Who understands?
Dad.

Dad’s not home tonight. He’s out of town for work tomorrow.

So when my son wanted him and only he could help him, it broke my heart. The things he said basically said I don’t think you’re capable of keeping me safe mommy only daddy can. And while I know that’s not what he was saying, it doesn’t stop the hurt I felt.

I felt like I’m not good enough.
He doesn’t trust me.
He doesn’t think I’ll keep him safe.
When all I would do is give my life to keep my boys safe.