Quick update

I have been missing in action on my blog and writing lately! Quite frankly, I'm still trying to get settled into our house along with having two wonderful, busy kids!

I have crafts I want to share and always have fun kid stories to share, but there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day!

I'm hoping to make more time to write. However, I'm not making any promises because I need to be realistic. This blog is my hobby and I'll update it when I can.

I'll leave you with a picture of our Elf Sparkle Heart who made a delivery on Valentines Day. 

November: A Month Of Thankful from Tara's Corner

It's so hard to believe that we are already at the end of October! Before we know it, we will be ringing in 2014! 

For some of us, 2013 has been a wonderful year, for some it has been filled with stress and heartache, and for a few, just another year has passed. One thing I know for sure, is that even though not every day is good, there IS good in every day. That leads me to one of my favorite activities this time of year:

Every November, I do what I call 'A month of Thankful'.

Every day I post something on Facebook I am thankful for. It could be anything...something as significant as the wonderful people in your life (make sure you single them out, it can make someone's day to know they have helped make your day/life a good one), or as simple as that first cup of coffee you have in the silence of your home before the rest of the world wakes up and you have to start the day. Or how good your bed feels as you climb in and go to sleep at night. It's much easier to focus on our struggles and to forget all the wonderful things/moments/people we have in our lives. I myself have faced some struggles recently that make it hard to focus on the positive, and that makes me think it is even more crucial that I participate in the 'Thankful posts' this year. I think you will be surprised on how something so simple can change your outlook on the day. Please join me in sharing with your friends, loved ones, the world, everything that you're thankful for. Until next time, have a fun, safe Halloween and a wonderful holiday season!

-Tara

**Tara and I would both like to see you participate in this activity even if you don't post everyday. Feel free to friend request us on facebook so we can see your Thankful posts. -Angie

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Wacky Wednesday: Gum Happens on Eyebrows

I was in the kitchen doing dishes.  

I thought she was cleaning her room(that was what I asked her to do).

She comes to me with tears in her eyes and I see this sad face:  

Umm, Who gets gum on their eyebrows?!? My daughter apparently! While holding in my laughter I was trying to figure out what happened.

Here's her story: 

 Mom, the gum was sticking to my fingers when I was trying to put it in the garbage.  I tried to get my fingers unstuck and the gum just went on my eyebrows(hand gestures included).

The more questions I asked the more she stuck to her story, but gum just doesn't "accidentally" get in your eyebrows. 

And, for the record, she usually spits her gum in the garbage.

I thought this was hilarious, as I'm stifling my laughter, until I had to attempt to get the gum off those eyebrows!  As my brother said in a text, "Ya know, eyebrows are a catch all for everything, Lol."

1. I tried a warm washcloth hoping it would do something. No such luck, it only caused tears.  This is gum that we got at a parade months ago, it's cheap and it hardened real fast on her eyebrows

2.  I tried Adam's Peanut butter, no luck. If you haven't read my opinion about Adam's Peanut butter, please check it out: Not all Peanut Butters are created equal

3.  I was frantically texting my mom at this point.  She said a greasy peanut butter works best.  I found a peanut butter I only use to bake with and rubbed that on those gummy eyebrows.  Ahhh, success!  It still took some work but most of it was removed.

**She still has a tiny bit of gum left on 1 of her eyebrows.  I'd had enough tears and we just snuggled while watching a movie! It will eventually come off, but right now it just looks like a scab...

And, yes, I'm laughing about it now that the dramatic screaming is over.  I'm that mom who makes her daughter clean her room...such cruelty I know

 

What crazy gum stories do you have?  Please share, I need to know I'm not the only one!

It's been awhile...

I've obviously been taking a break from writing on here. Life has taken some turns and I'm taking time to soak it all in, grieve over loss, and prep for the next step in my family's life. I'll update you more later.

For those of you waiting to hear about the giveaway on this post: Local Flavor Swap, the winner is Catrina. Thank you for being such a huge supporter of my blog, you have become family to me and I want you to know how much I appreciate you!

Continue to stay tuned about the Fit Mom's 4 Life 6 week challenge.  Although I've postponed it for now, I will be doing that in the near future once life settles down.  My goal is to start it early next year after the holidays.

Friday Faves

Life has been a bit busy, but thought I'd try to get back into writing something:

Now, it's time for Friday Faves:

1. Dreaming about owning a home

2. Happy kiddos

3.  It's truly Friday, no rushing out the door tomorrow!!!

4. Finding a house where we want to live

5. Sunshine!

6. Coffee...need I say more...

Local Flavor Swap Reveal,Glitter notebook tutorial, and Giveaway

Chaotic Goddess Swaps

My swap box partner, Becca, is from Florida. You can find her over at: http://www.everydaylifes.com/ and here's the direct link to what I sent her: Every day life flavor swap

She had a rough week, which made the swap box journey a little bit difficult:

1. Shooting in her town, which meant businesses closed delaying the mailing of the awesome swap box

2. USPS delivered the box to the wrong zip code despite having the correct 1 on the box. This delayed the delivery of the box 2 extra days.

In response to that, Becca was so sweet and emailed me a gift card!  Yup, she's awesome just like the contents of the box!

Here are the contents of my awesome swap box:

All things Disney:  Disney along with coffee and lemonade(my 2 favorite drinks)!  All set to go for a movie night! 

Gator and FSU milk chocolate for college football, nail polish the colors of the local school, shells to represent her favorite beach, the Help because I like the movie, and of course Florida orange juice!

Seriously, you would think Becca was one of my best friends!  This box screams ME(and my daughter loved it too)!!

Thanks Becca for all the thought and effort you put into this box!

For the box I filled for Becca I made her a notebook, it originally looked like this:

and I turned it into something Glitterific

 (and yes, I've been playing a disney fairies game on the ipad way too much this week!)

I believe I found the printable states at: 50 states

1. Print it and cut out the state along with the heart

2. Paint it with Mod Podge 

3. Sprinkle with glitter

4. When dry spray with Clear Acrylic Sealer Gloss

5. Super glue heart where you want it to go on the state

6. Paint the back of the state with mod podge and put it on the notebook

There ya go, easy peasy!

For those of you who love giveaways, I've framed a glitter state similar to the notebook I made for Becca:

Here's what I've made for the giveaway, it's in a 5x7 frame:

How to enter the giveaway:

Leave a comment on this blog telling me what state you live in

and/or

Become my friend on facebook: Angie Youniquemom

Winner will be announced in 1 week.

Monday Makeover: Fit Moms for Life 6 week challenge, Will you join me?

Some new and exciting news for those of you who follow this blog closely, or for those of you who are new... welcome!

Here's a bit of background first:
Since becoming a stay at home mom health and fitness has become a major focus of mine.  So much so, that when Fit Moms for Life founder Dustin Maher asked to have 50 leaders start community groups focused on overall health and fitness I decided to consider it.

My degree is in social work and I've always enjoyed being in a position to help others.  My philosophy has always been focused on helping at least 1 person.  If I can make a difference in 1 person's life that is an accomplishment. 

I finally decided to watch the informational webinar, but was dragging my feet.  However, I stuck to it and became so excited!  But then I had to decide if I was going to follow through and commit or hold off.  I remember something my old boss, Steve, told me years ago, "Look back with no regrets."  I knew after thinking about this statement, I would regret it if I held off on this decision.

Looking to the future:  The week of September 23rd to be exact! Postponed for now, will update soon.
Now I'm committed to this 6 week challenge and am looking for people online and local to participate in it.  I will be a leader and participant. We can do anything for 6 weeks and I want YOU to join me!

So what exactly is this 6 week challenge? And who is it for?  This 6 week challenge is designed to awaken the importance of you taking care of you…. the whole you.  Physically, mentally and spiritually this program guides you through the challenges of making amazing transformations in your life by giving you the tools and the support network you need to become the most fit you’ve ever been. You don't have to be a mom to participate, in fact you just need to desire to participate in the program.

Those wishing to join me in this 6 week challenge can sign up online via my affiliate link: HERE. The cost for the program is $99 (plus s & h). Once you ave purchased the program, we will meet once a week for roughly 60-90 minutes.

The meeting with consist of:

• Sharing our “wins”  from the week.
• Working out together as a group (the online group might not be able to do this)
• Watching an educational video teaching various lessons with subjects such as Mindset, Nutrition, Environment, and knowledge to  carry this information into our everyday lives.
• Group discussion.
• Weekly goal setting.

In addition to the weekly class, members are encouraged to work out at home to 30-minute FM4L workout DVDs 2 or 3 other times per week; to follow the 6-week food plan of easy, healthy, fat-burning recipes; and to complete fast, fun “homework” exercises that will keep their energy level going up and their weight going down.

Feel free to check out the Fit Moms For life website: http://www.fitmomsforlife.com/
If you are interested in this program please email me or connect with me on facebook:
youniquemom@gmail.com
Angie Youniquemom