The Joys of a Boy

Gotta love when you're getting ready to snap a super cute picture of your baby girl 'primping' in front of her new mirror and instead your hyper little boy jumps in front of the camera.

Fired Up!

Yes, this blog is my way to capture our fabulous life and document all the memories we're making, but I decided I needed to share a little bit about something that has be all fired up.  Tastefully Simple!  After all, Tastefully Simple is a big part of our life.  :)

{If you don't know my TS story, you can click on the link at the top of the blog and read more.}

Right now, the National Conference {aka Party Palooza!} is taking place and just as the theme says, it has me and all my Taste Buds FIRED UP!  I so wish I could be at the conference, experiencing the magic firsthand, but I'm so lucky that they have a live stream for some of the sessions so that I can watch from my own kitchen.  And it was so hard to turn it off yesterday.  I had it on while the kids and I were busy, listening to the testimonials and trainings.  I eventually realized that I had to get in the shower before my small window of overlapping naps were over, but I was so drawn into the stories I was hearing, that I set up the laptop in the bathroom...

I had chills and tears in my eyes as I listened to how this amazing company has changed lived, and I was inspired to do even more with my business.  Jarrod got home last night and I rambled, and rambled, and rambled.  I couldn't stop telling him about these stories I'd listened to, the new products, new features, new incentives.  And of course, I couldn't sleep last night.  I laid there in bed thinking about how passionate I am about growing my business.  

This past year has been kind of slow for me.  Riley not taking a bottle made my party schedule really difficult, but we're weaning and I'm eager to get back to partying regularly.  And I've set my goals high.  For this next recognition year, I will earn my personal sales bonus each month, and I will promote twice, making us a Senior Team Manager team.  That involves a lot, but I know we can do it.  I'm excited to welcome new team members over the next year...to gain new hosts and meet new clients....to build even stronger relationships with my team and my clientele.  I'm thankful for my family, friends, hosts, clients, and team for supporting me, hosting parties, placing orders, joining our team, and cheering me on.  You're awesome, and you have me fired up!

{And if you want more info, you should watch this awesome video and then contact me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkFRZfSdH2M} 

Oh, and P.S.  There's an awesome new incentive where you could get start for FREE!  Are you ready???

Ball of Emotions

Geez...I've been an emotional mess lately.  Seriously, I'm always emotional, but it just seems to be worse the last couple of weeks.  Our baby girl turning one combined with the Olympics and then throw in the fact that I'm weaning Riley and my hormones are all screwed up means lots of tears!  

Earlier this week, I was driving, my mind wandering, just thinking about all the things I had to do this week.  As I was thinking about which days I had to have the kids up and ready to go early, Gavin and I started talking about how school starts back next month and I started thinking about how last year, Riley was awake every morning in time to go to preschool, but lately she's been sleeping later so I'll have to wake her up to get Gavin to school on M, W, and F.  And then it hit me.  Like a ton of bricks and tears filled my eyes.  I only have ONE YEAR left with Gavin home with me before he starts kindergarten.  ONE YEAR!!!  The year-round school that I want Gavin to go to started this week.  Seriously, this time next year, we'll be starting school.  I'm not sure how we got here so quickly, but all I know is that I want to spend the next year enjoying every single minute with my boy here with me.  It's going to be so weird to only have Riley home with me and have him be at school every day.  

And then...there are the Olympics.  They say that having kids changes everything, and it's funny to me how being a mom has even changed how I watch the Olympics.  The summer games are always more exciting to me than the winter ones.  I love watching swimming, diving, and gymnastics.  I can remember watching Kerri Strug's vault on a warm summer night in the family room (which was what back then, mom and dad?  The black and red room?  The futon room?  Lol.)  This year, I watch them with Gavin and listen to him chant, 'Go USA! Go USA!' and I love how he watches the leader board pop up and tells me what place the USA is in.  His GI Joe action figures and super heroes are all doing gymnastic routines around here and pretending to dive off the ottomans.  Last night, repeating what he'd heard one of the commentators say, he told Jarrod and I that one day, he'd be a star athlete and compete at the Olympics.  *love*  And then, there's the gymnastics, and how I watch them now and not only empathize for these young girls competing at an international level, but I imagine being their mom and the pride and anxiety I feel for them is crazy.  The other day, Facebook ruined the results for me....stupid spoilers.  Still, I DVR'd them and watched them with tears streaming down my face, already knowing they'd won the gold, but I just couldn't imagine my own little girl being there competing like that.  I was so proud of them!

Ok, off to wipe my tears away and play 'Olympic volleyball' with my future star athlete!

 

31 Days to Better Photos

I know this is super late notice, but I just decided today that I am going to work through AND FINISH this tutorial this month.  Anyone interested in doing it with me?  Anyone?  Tori?  Anyone else???  :)  http://my3boybarians.com/31-days-to-a-better-photo/

Comment or email me and let me know.  Let's work through it together....I'll be posting weekly updates here I think.  What do you think?

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