Wanted: Bar Cart
It’s been awhile since I’ve had any home projects to work on. This weekend I decided I needed to fix that & decided to head over to Jason’s favorite store, Harbor Freight to pick up this guy: Steel...
View ArticleBar Cart Revealed
The universe was working against me getting this bar cart completed yesterday. First, one of the cans of spray paint I bought wouldn’t spray, so I ran out of paint in the middle of a severe storm...
View ArticleTies for the Guys
I just stumbled into an incredible deal on neckties for the groom & groomsmen to wear on our wedding day. I can’t remember whether or not I’ve mentioned our plans for the men’s attire yet, but they...
View ArticleProject Kitchen: Floors!
Hello! I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving & Black Friday (& Thursday)! I’m not going to lie, Jason & I went shopping on both Thursday (Target & Best Buy) and Friday (Target:...
View ArticleFlooring Revealed
There are no words for just how awesome my fiancé is. I bugged him all day yesterday & at 9:40pm last night he finally caved & agreed to work on the kitchen floors. By 12:20, he was done. He...
View ArticleWine Cart: Stocked
Our UPS guy must have sensed just how desperately I needed this delivery today, as he returned to my house for a second attempt at delivering a 30 pound package just now. What on earth did I order that...
View ArticleWedding Dress: Shipped!
I apologize for the lack of posts lately, I’ve been feeling pretty under the weather for the past week or so, plus like much of the country, it’s freaking cold here! We’re talking ice on the inside of...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Two (A Brief Update)
After one day of Advocaring, I am down three pounds and back to my “skinny” weight on Paleo. So the next 23 days are all going to count as “real” losses in my mind. I only got 5 hours and 45 minutes of...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Three
It took me all of 3 days of using Advocare to sign up as a distributor. It costs $79 + shipping to join, but you get a box of Slam and a box of Spark (the magical drink that I am obsessed with at this...
View ArticleFreakin’ Amazing
Words cannot express how pumped up I am right now. I just went to the gym for the first time in oh, a year, and had the best workout of my life. I literally have never felt that good during and after a...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Four
I’m down six pounds total as of today, which is awesome. I only feel slightly sore from yesterday’s workout — the good kind of sore that let’s you know you actually did something yesterday. I plan on...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Five
Day 5, still feeling great. Down 7 pounds in 5 days… Can’t complain about that! It’s hard to explain, but I feel tighter too, less jiggly overall. I’m 95% positive that my stomach is smaller… It feels...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Six
Sick of all these Advocare posts yet? I apologize! I want to remember how I feel each day though and the progress that I’m making, so the next 18 days will probably continue with this trend. I’ll try...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Ten (end of the cleanse phase!)
Today is day 10 of the Advocare 24 Day Challenge and the last day of the Cleanse phase. The scale finally started descending again today and I’m back to 237 pounds. As much as I am not a fan of the...
View ArticleAdvocare: Day Twenty
Day 20 and things are looking good. 236.8 pounds this morning after a 60 minute/603 calorie burning treadmill session last night. I celebrated by trying on my wedding dress, because that is a reward...
View ArticleChecking Things Off the List
I was reviewing The Knot’s wedding checklist and the items on my to-do list are dwindling down to nothing, which feels so damn good. After all this, long engagements for the win! Over the weekend I put...
View ArticlePainting for the Weekend
It’s 9:15pm and Jason just had to practically force me to stop painting. I am not someone who enjoys painting, despite the frequency in which I do decide that painting is necessary. After painting the...
View ArticleCotswald to the Rescue!
The difference that 1.5 cans of paint + 9 hours of painting can make in a house is absolutely incredible. After I first started painting for a bit on Thursday, Jason & I spent a romantic...
View Article100 Days!
Today I checked a wedding app on my phone and saw this: 100 days! OMG! Time is flying now. It wasn’t that long ago when it was 500 days away & I was complaining about how much long engagements...
View ArticleOperation Sephora: Bridal Makeover
Yesterday, I had an appointment at our local Sephora, set up by my friend/bridesmaid/wedding makeup guru through Sephora.com. Basically, so long as you commit to spending a minimum of $50 (which I...
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