Survival Kit Essentials

I found this little gem from Bri at Simple Delights.  (The Blue text is her words, not my own. )     
What a neat question... and given my post about my sister and I's texting conversation.. how fitting. 

Picture this. A person we will name Todd (keepin’ it real)  comes into your house and tells you to grab 4 or 5 things and follow him. You have NO clue where you are going to go, what you are going to do, and how long you will be gone. We’ll call these your personal survival kit essentials.
What would you grab?
Now, don’t think too hard. Just 4 or 5 simple things you would quickly grab. No judgment. And obviously you would already have your clothes that you have on and shoes (so no need to grab an extra pair of shoes unless that is your thing. No shame if it is, dear friend!)

1. Easy, My cell phone.  When am I ever with out this thing. 

2. My 'emergency' bag in my purse.  It has all I need in one small cosmetic bag.

• Tylenol
• Make-up
• Cell phone charger
• Band aides
• Hair ties
• Lotion, sanitizer

3. A granola bar.  I get hungry often and suffer from hangry syndrome.

4. My car ( It never said that was against the rules.) What my mini hand bag emergency kit doesn't have, my car will. Plus, I always prefer to have my own car, I just feel better about it.  

5. A sweater.  I am never with out a sweater. . . EVER. 

Thursday's Thoughts

I'm following the lovely Jennifer at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom

(Obviously, this is a few days late... so busy around here.)

• Had my first actual work out session with my trainer.  It went great although I was sad to see how weak I have become.   He recommend one of the things I focus on is planks.   Seems easy, but when he asked me to do a 30 second plank... I made 12.5.   So disappointing.I found this 30 day challenge...I tried it once before but lost my motivation.  

 

• Got our 2nd Citrus Lane box. Love it, but still haven't decided if its worth the price. Last box, Andrew loved his wooden blocks, this time he threw everything back in the box and walked away... The box was a bit more geared towards Mommy than things he could play with.

UPDATE: He loved the bath toys it came with. May the box wasn't such a bust for him.

• I have spent the last three weeks desperately looking for something new to read and finding nothing... now, suddenly I have at least a dozen books I must read. Why is it always feast or famine? On my reading list now:

What I Know For Sure

Oprah Winfrey

My Name is Resolute

Nancy E. Turner

#Girlboss

Sophia Amoruso

The King’s Curse

Philippa Gregory

The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk

Dooms Day

Apperently, My sister and I are covered if things get real....

Thursday Thoughts

 

I'm following the lovely Jennifer at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom 

So many thoughts, such little time to organize them all...

·         I met with my personal trainer today. I am so excited! He is extremely knowledgeable and extremely kind. I feel he will be able to help me met my goals while keeping focused but not stressed. I can’t wait to see what the coming weeks bring and see the transformation. Although…I’m not going to lie, it was a bit intimidating to walk in to a gym with mostly men and all of which I’m sure could bench press as Mack truck… Even the two ladies that were in there were on their game.

 

·         I posted my first TBT (Throw Back Thursday) post on Facebook today.  It was crazy to see pictures of my little man when he was so little.   I am totally a momarazzi with him, but I don’t look back at the pictures as often.  I still think of him (now 21 Months) as being so little, but seeing those older photos… He was SO little!  

 

·         I just found out that my father is going to fly home for the weekend so we can go to a Martina McBride concert in November.   I am so excited I cannot breathe.  He has loved her for years. All through my teen years he was there with a Martina song to cheer me up or celebrate. For good times and bad, her voice and words have become my guiding light. Every time he comes home we try to make one of her shows…Timing is never on our side and so her concerts have made our bucket lists and its FINALLY happening!  

Work it, girl!

So I did it!  I gave up on losing the baby weight myself... I hired a personal trainer!! 

I'm so excited. I have spoken to my trainer and relentlessly looked up and read every review I could find.  He's seems super nice and extreamly knowledgeable.   But I still keep envisioning Jullian Michaels screaming at me while on the treadmill.  Yikes!  

I start Thursday.  Until then I am working in getting my eating habits under control. The candy box at work is officially the enemy and is in forbidden territory.  

Wish me luck and I'll post updates regularly.  

Here's to looking back at this in a year and thinking I was crazy for letting it get this far in the first place!