A Seriously Impulsvie Blog Swap-VLOG

  

Thanks again, Jennifer! My gifts are the cutest, and will of course be used!! I love them all! :)

 

Don't forget to linkup with Kelly & I for 'Make My Monday' next week. The question is going to be-What is your favorite for entertaining?  This could be anything from cocktails to dessert.

I'm always looking for great, new recipes, so I can't wait to see what you've got to show us!

Worst Fashion MISTAKE-Make My Monday Linkup

For those of you just tuning in, it's Make My Monday with myself and Kelly over at Just The Two Of Us. Every week, we will have a question posted to get to know our readers better! It's a fun way to start the week, because who really likes Mondays, anyway. What you need to do, is make sure you are following BOTH of our blogs, grab our cute little button and linkup with the question. Simple as that!

This week, the question was what is one fashion fad from your past that makes you cringe now when you see pictures? (hair, clothes, makeup)And show us the pictures :)

Ready? Go!

I have to tell you that I searched high and low for a particular picture of a certain trend I am going to share with you. I absolutely had no luck, BUT, I was able to google some pretty great pictures to to paint a pretty awesome image in your head. From the age of about 12-questionable, I had an amazing ghetto fabulous look going on. I worked hard everyday to wear the baggiest clothes I could find. The biggest, and baggiest shirts that were sold at men's XL stores. My guy friend's clothing became automatic possession of yours truly. To top it off, my hair was what I call, a ghetto fabulous A-line. It was a typical A-line haircut with a twist. It was shaved up in the back, instead of stacked. Yes, you read right. Shaved. I shaved my freaking hair!! Believe it or not, this was actually popular and I decided I needed to try it. This is one time I did NOT need to be with the current trend. You may be thinking this was a popular trend only in my head, so you are just going to have to go with it.

Look at the style and detail on the baby? That should win a hair trophy. Just beautiful, isn't it?! So that hair, paired with something a little like this......

Even though those are guys, I'm sure that is what I looked like. A tiny, petite thing, with clothes three times as big on my body that swallowed me whole. (Okay, don't worry. My clothes weren't literally that big. I still had a female side in me!) What tiny little chest I did have under there was hidden and blended in right with my sexy outfit. I mean, if this doesn't scream HOT, I don't know what does. It especially had a nice classy look when singing in choir class. If you're wondering how I ever had a boyfriend, this is what I attracted.

A dream of a guy that any mom would be so proud of.  Michael tells me that we would have for sure been friends, but he would have never dated my hot mess, self! Hopefully this creates the most incredible image ever in your head of what a hottie I used to by. I mean, I obviously won best dressed at school!

Okay, you're turn! Don't forget to follow us both and grab the button when you linkup! I can't wait to see what your worst fashion fad was :)

What I'll Be Eating This Week

Every once in a while, I get a few emails about our weekly menu that I've talked about before. Each Sunday, I make a menu for the entire week. This saves time, money, and wanting to eat out more. I love already knowing what we are going to have, and not standing in front of the pantry come dinner time. It's a life saver. Hopefully you can see my little menu up there. If you are interested in getting any of these recipes, I will be sure and email them to you. Also, these are all carb free and around 500 calories or less. Something your whole family can enjoy, too! :)

Do you make a menu for the week? What's your favorite recipe you have you are making this week?

Happy eating :)

A Hunting We Will Go!

Today is the day! The day I've been waiting for, for such a long time. We are house hunting in Houston, and I seriously can't tell you how excited I am. It's time to get this family settled and plant some roots, already. By the time this gets scheduled, I will be meeting our realtor to go on the journey and conquer this hunt! Since I knew I would be MIA this week, I thought I would show you a few favorites that I have saved. These are for sure homes that we are going to first. Have I mentioned that I can't wait??!! I've already looked into Soccer Tots, mother's day out, activites to do, mom groups, networking for business, spas....I could keep going. I think Houston will be a good thing. I've had a lot of time to mull over this, and I'm really looking forward to it. I know, strange. Very strange since this is going to be our third move in a year. But I'm ready. I'm always up for change, and like exploring new places. In my heart I know that this is what is best for Michael and his career, meaning it will be best for us and our family. And the positive side is we can finally settle somewhere. Phew!!!!!!!! I'm ready to start traditions as a family. Have Davis make new friends. Actually be able to throw a birthday party for him. Meet our neighbors, and go to block parties. Get involved. With anything and everything. Be committed to a church and have Davis go to Sunday School. (He LOVES church. It's so cute!)

Okay, so before I keep going on my ramble, here are a few of my favorites.....

DRUM ROLL!!!!

My style is a southern style home, but french country cottage on the inside. LOVE...LOVE....LOVE! Okay, so we have one day (the day you are reading this) to find a house. Please cross your fingers that we find something. I have a huge long list of where we are going, so I am praying that something works out in our favor.

I'll keep you updated, and show you pictures along the way! :)

I Done Did My Hair...From Pinterest

I recently posted about some of my hair LOVES on pinterest. I try to recreate them, but since I pretty much stink at hair, they look okay.....ish, but not the same. This happens to be my favorite of them all.

I think I've been trying to perfect a french braid for, well, my life. So, I still need a lot of work. But I still had to show you my improvement.

1. I didn't wash my hair today (yes, that's right, I didn't wash it) so it was particularly thin. I think I should have teased it more to have the part like her.
2. I'm laughing at myself in the first picture, because I am having to bend down to take a picture of myself (which is weird) since that mirror was positioned so low.
3. The third picture is the reason why I had to bend because of my wedges I was wearing. Which, by the way, are super comfy. They are like slippers on a wedge. Perfect for mommies!!
4. So, you can kind of see what it resulted in. I still wore it, but my whole braid thang needs some work. I'll get it by the time I'm 50!

Are you as addicted to pinterest as I am? What's your favorite thing to 'pin'?

I Have An Artist On My Hands

Yeah, I'll admit it, I have a really cute kid. But I'm his mom, so of course I think that! Davis is so smart, artistic, and his intelligence blows me away. This was last Sunday, a relaxing, cold, rainy day=finger painting day for Davis. He loved it just a little bit, and I love when he's a happy kid. Makes mama happy!

(I was told by several people that I must be crazy for allowing Davis to finger paint inside. Does no one do finger painting indoors??)

The New Planking-Mom Style

I'm sure we all know the fad of planking. Are people really that bored? How in the world do you come up with something like this? Maybe they were on the verge of passing out anyway, and decided to call it a trend to avoid being called on it. Besides, it's not a comfortable position. Don't ask me how I know that. Just letting you know.

Exhibit A

As you can see from Exhibit A, I think this is the perfect spot for her. At least she won't have a mess to clean up. Great plank by the way. Good form, arms in good position. All around, a 9.

And then we had owling. (Seriously! Owling?! All I can say is drugs are bad!)

My story for this is the person that started it, was actually caught in the woods about to use the bathroom. Instead they said, 'no, no, man. This is called owling! You haven't heard about this? It's the new planking! Idiot...you didn't know?'

I am jumping in on the trend, MOM STYLE! If you have ever had a day when your child is driving you crazy, you too, can join. If you have read some of my recent posts, then you know that my toddler is giving me the ride of my life, but I'm ready to hit the breaks. If you too, ever want to hide, run, scream, pull your hair out, or sell your child to the gypsies, then you too, can join. When the day seems to have no end, when there is no light in sight, and you're wanting an I.V. of coffee, my friend, this is for you. MOM STYLE. Now, if you are reading this, and you think I'm the devil for thinking my child is insane at times, not true. I am human and you must have super powers.

So, at the end of the day when you just want to relax with your own sippy cup, trust me fellow moms, I am right there with you. Together we can join in and win the battle that is toddler hood. MOM STYLE, UNITE! Meanwhile, on my next crazy day with my delightful little man, I will be invoking MOM STYLE, AKA, HIDING. Yup, you read right, hiding. Moms always joke about hiding in the closet to get away from their child, but this mom is not joking. I will bring my trusty friend Vino, and have some peace and quiet. Maybe bring a book or a magazine, I'm just not sure yet. Things could get crazy in there. Just me and Vino.

The next time you have a hectic day, just remember MOM STYLE and know you are not alone. There is actually someone out there, (ME!) that is actually crazy enough to go and do it :)

Happy hiding, everyone :)

**FYI, this post was intended to be humorous. I love my crazy little man to bits, and have only googled selling him to the gypsies twice. I also don't sit in my closet....on a daily basis.**