A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

Jamberry Nail Giveaway (consultant Niki)

2012-01-20T10:00:00.002-07:00

I am really excited for the Giveaway today!

Do you like my toe nails?

I am in love

well guess what?

Jamberry nails is the Giveaway that I have been so excited to share with you

Have you heard of this company?

They are nail shields

I got some a while back on groupdealz

and went crazy over them (see here)

They have Over 90 different choices

I know right?

They have everything you can think of

They even have cute holiday themes

I have tried two different sheets that I just love

I have also had the black and white checkers

By the way the girls that run this company are adorable

I have loved getting to know them through email

Look at those adorable little Maddux feet

Oh wait this is about MY cute nails

but aren't those so cute?

I couldn't resist

I love me some Little M feet

They are scrumptious

I have gotten sooo many compliments on my toes since I have had these on

People would ask me if I did nails for a living,

where I got them done

and how much they were

And I am so excited every time to share this website with them

I have referred so many strangers and it makes me giddy

These shields are so easy

They take maybe 15 minutes with no mess

They don't chip and last forever

The website says on fingers they last 2 weeks and toes 6

But I had my checker ones on my toes for almost 8 weeks and they looked as good

as when I first put them on

Can you believe that!

They are also a really good price and are sometimes

on groupdealz so watch for them

cuz then they are only $7.50

But even their regular price of $15 is AMAZING

for how long they last and how fun they look

I am now up to 437 followers so to celebrate and to thank you all for reading
My dear friend Niki is going to be giving away one Jamberry shield sheet of your choice
She is a new individual consultant for the company
and wants to get the word out on this amazing product
She is in the Layton area make sure to contact her HERE if you
would like to book a party
Your girl friends would love it food, nails and girl talk
Now back to the fun giveaway of one FREE sheet of your choice

Here's how you ENTER:

(Leave a separate comment for each item you complete)

Also make sure to leave your email in each comment so I can contact you when you win

1. Mandatory- Like Niki's Jamberry consultant facebook page HERE
tell her I sent you and then come back here leaving a comment
telling me you did so

Want some more chances to win?

2. Follow my Blog A Mommy's Life...with a touch of YELLOW Publicly and leave a comment saying so. You can tell me how much you love me too if you would like ;)(make sure to see if you follow me on google friend so your entry counts)

3. Visit Jamberry Nails Website and come back here telling me what shield you are hoping to win

4. Follow Me on twitter, facebook, or RSS feed! (up to 3 different entries)

(You can follow all three of these on the top right of my blog)

5. Blog, Facebook, and/ or Tweet about this giveaway and then leave a link for it here

(up to three entries)

GIVEAWAY closes on January 28th at Midnight!

WINNER will be announced January 29th 2012

Now...READY...SET...ENTER

Thank you for your support and for reading

Loves!

Motivate Me Monday-Motivation Board

2012-01-16T15:46:00.003-07:00

I am so so excited for today's Motivate Me Monday

It is such a good motivator for me and hopefully

I am helping and motivating you as well

Link up and tell us what is going on in your fitness journey

even if it isn't this weeks challenge we want to hear what is on your mind

about your health and fitness

we want to see your accomplishments

or help you through your challenges

Thank you thank you ladies

for linking up last week

and for sharing your very inspirational new years resolutions

You all really motivate me to want to do better
I am so excited we got 15 link ups last week
that is our biggest so far and it is so fun to hear from all of you

We are going to start to do more contests and giveaways on MMM!!

YAY!

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Today's Challenge/ Topic is:
Last week we asked you to make a Inspiration pinboard like this one

from Pink Persistence

But to Add what motivates you
and to get creative with it
I can't wait to see what you came up with

Here is my Motivation Board

I cut out words, pictures, recipes and exercise ideas from my
Fitness Magazines I get (I have a subscription and totally recommend getting some
sort of exercise magazine they have such good ideas and help to motivate me so much)
That will help to motivate me throughout this year

I just glued them onto a small poster board
That way I can move it around to where ever I want it to be

Right now I have in on my fridge
That way I can see it everyday
I might move it to my bathroom or bedroom so it is the first thing I
see in the morning but we will see for
now I am liking it on the fridge because I see it multiple times a day

I love love love my board and am excited to see it everyday
and to have it up in my home to remind me
to be the healthiest me

My Goals This Next Week:

1. Drink at least 8 cups of water a day

(I know I put this every week but I want to continue

to drink enough water)

3. eat more fruits and veggies each day

4. workout at least 3 times this week

Next weeks topic/Challenge
try maxing out this week.

Bench, squats or whatever you want

Write it down and share with us next Monday

Now Link up and share your creation
I am so excited to see what you came up with
REMEMBER the best one gets an OXYGEN magazine this week!!

To join the Motivate Me Monday link up Please
Follow along with A Mommy's life with a touch of YELLOW (see sidebar)
and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!
grab the Motivate Me Monday button
or link back in some way

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

It seems I have fallen off the face of the blog world

2012-01-14T22:54:00.001-07:00

I know it seems as though I have disappeared since the holidays hit

And I am so sorry and a little sad about it

It all started in December when my hubby was out for a 3 week break

We had family in town, had a blast with no responsibility

and was getting ready for Christmas

It was amazing and I loved all of the time with family

Now it is Jan 14 and I have done a total of 4 posts this whole month

I am a slacker but it isn't because I don't want to blog

or because I cant think of things to share with you

It is because I am busy but not just any kind of busy

or not just a oh the day slipped away from me type of busy

I started my student teaching this month

And for all of you teachers or those of you who have done student teaching

know how crazy, stressful and busy it really is

And I am also a mom so it is like I am a working mom right now

I don't know how all you working moms do it

I just started and I am already counting down the days to April 20th

when I am done and back at being a SAHM to my little Maddux

I still plan on blogging I just did my first week

at student teaching so it is just still new to me and it will

take some time to get used to managing my time a different way

I do not handle change or leaving my baby all day very well

but I know I just need to get this last little step in my education complete

So I can officially be done and have all those

years of college worth it

Am I excited to student teach? honestly no

I am terrified

It is out of my comfort zone, not because of the kids

but because of the mentor teachers watching my every move

I hate that I am leaving Maddux throughout the day

I miss being a SAHM and I totally took advantage of it

I don't feel qualified

I don't feel confident

I don't know if I can really do it

But I am I am going to do it even if the stress and fear kill me

I am going to get through these next three months

Do I plan on teaching right away?

No I love being a stay at home mom

Love it and it is what I want to do

Yes I did get a degree and yes it is important to me to finish

but that is more for a just in case if I NEED to get a job I will have a

degree in something that I can

it is also so when my kids are in school if I want to work then

I will just work when they are in school and will have all the days off they have

including the summers

What I am student teaching in?

My degree is in Physical Education

and Health in my major

so I am student teaching in both subjects

I will be teaching 3 classes of each, have two different mentor teachers

and am at Murray High School

Another reason why I am terrified is I did not major in PE

because I played every sport in high school

in fact I was just a gymnast and ran track

I am a PE major because being healthy and exercising is very important to me

So when I found out I was student teaching in sports skills

instead of fit for life like I thought I just about died

so out of my comfort zone

But I will get through it and if I can teach sports skills

then the rest should be a breeze.

This week all I did was observe

but I am stressing about if I will be ready when the

time comes I am teaching on my own

Next week I will be co-teaching which is good but also

a bit awkward when do I talk? did I talk enough?

you know stuff like that

Then after I co-teach for a whole unit which is just a few weeks

I will be teaching and planning lessons on my own

Also while I am student teaching I have to be working on a HUGE 20

page paper work sample that I will be turning into SUU at the end of my student teaching

Yeah I hope I make it through all of this

April 20th please come fast and please be worth it all

So now I just need to tell myself I can do this

I can do hard things

There is no reason why I should be stressing so much I am making myself sick

Yes it is out my my comfort zone but when I am done

and have earned that teaching license it will mean more to me

that I did it and it was hard than if I just breezed through it all

I need to believe in myself

I need to make some mistakes and learn from them

I need to really listen and learn from my mentor teachers

I need to prepare

I need to relax

I need confidence

I need to suck it up

HERE is to student teaching, being awesome and gettin her done!

I do have to mention how lucky I feel that

even though I have to leave Maddux and give up

being a SAHM for a few months he is so many great hands while I am gone

On Mondays and Tuesdays Ty only has one class so he

plays with Maddux most of the day

and my amazing mom drives 45 minutes to my house to watch M

while Ty and I are both gone on Mondays

Wednesdays Ty's amazing grandparents are watching him all day

On Thursday Ty's aunt is watching him and he gets to play with his little

friend Carson and on Fridays my mother in law

switched around her whole work schedule to take Maddux

Seriously all these people have saved our lives

they are amazing and Maddux will have a blast with them all

Now I need to think of a really awesome thank you gift for them all

when I am done. Ideas are appreciated :)

I will be getting back to blogging and yes even

before April 20th I will find time to

why? because I really love it and

I love to have a creative outlet so if I find some time to craft

I want to share it with you all

Thank you to my readers

I hope you understand

I hope you check back often

and I hope you stick around and continue reading

Also all you teachers out there

Any advice for student teaching?

What are your stories?

what worked?

what didn't?

what helped you through it?

Motivate Me Monday-New Years Resolutions

2012-01-09T22:00:00.000-07:00

I am so so excited for today's Motivate Me Monday

It is such a good motivator for me and hopefully

I am helping and motivating you as well

Link up and tell us what is going on in your fitness journey

even if it isn't this weeks challenge we want to hear what is on your mind

about your health and fitness

we want to see your accomplishments

or help you through your challenges

Thank you thank you ladies

for linking up last week

and for sharing how you did over the Christmas break

You all really motivate me to want to do better

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Today's Challenge/ Topic is:

we challenged you to think of some new years resolutions

Make some realistic goals and tell us how you are going to maintain

those goals throughout the new year

You can share all of your new years resolutions

but make sure to include some health and exercise in there as well

I can't wait to read your goals

and help to get me motivated for the new year

My 2012 Resolutions

Spiritual

1. Read the Scriptures and pray with Ty regularly

2. Hold Family Home evening every other week

3. Go to the temple once a month

Educational

4. Get through my student teaching

5. Pass my Praxis PLT test

6. Earn my teaching license

Health/Fitness

7. Workout at least 3 times a week

8. Run 2 organized races

9. Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day

10. Eat at least one fruit and vegetable a day

11. If we are preggers by this year (which I hope so)
I want to continue to workout and have a very fit pregnancy

Personal

12. Share and show how I am feeling

13. Do something out of my comfort zone

14. Believe in myself

15. Participate in a service project

16. Regular date night at least twice a month without the Maddux

17. Cherish and enjoy my time with Maddux and Ty

My Goals This Next Week:

1. Drink at least 8 cups of water a day

(I know I put this every week but I want to continue

to drink enough water)

3. eat more fruits and veggies each day

4. workout at least 3 times this week

Next weeks topic/Challenge

I want you to make something like this Inspiration pinboard from Pink Persistence. If you have magazines you can cut up GREAT! If you want to make one on the computer using picnik or something similar GREAT!!!
I am excited to see what you come up with! GET CREATIVE GIRLIES!!! THERE WILL BE A GIFT FOR THE WINNER OF THE BEST INSPIRATION PINBOARD!!! oxygen magazine...maybe :)

Now Link up and share your 2012 Resolutions

Grab the button and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

Maddux's Workbench tutorial

2012-01-05T17:10:00.035-07:00

So on evening a few months ago I was getting my pinterest fix

and found this lovely idea

I was so excited and thought Maddux was at the perfect age to Make him

his own workbench for Christmas

Well it was harder to find the perfect nightstand than I thought

I searched and searched and had no luck

I had almost given up and decided we would just keep looking

and make it for his birthday (in April) instead

but just a few weeks before Christmas while I was out running

errands with Maddux I decided to go and check the DI one more time

I found 3 different nightstands that would have worked all for about $15

I was so excited so as I was sending pictures to Ty to have him help me decided

I found this perfect cabinet for only $5

it was the perfect width and the perfect height for Maddux

it seriously was meant to be

I bought it right then and there

and it made me so excited to bring this all together

The materials I used/the break down:

-cabinet (DI) $5

-MDF board (Home Depot) $11.50 we used about $5 worth of the board

-Peg board (Lowes) $5 we used about $2.50 worth of the sheet

-Kilz primer (Walmart) $7 used about 1/2 the can

-Krylon Red paint can (Walmart) $7 used about 1/2 the can

-chalkboard paint (Home Depot) $5 used about 1/3 the can
-storage pegs and hooks (homedepot) $7

-sandpaper

-electronic sander

-Screws

-drill
-Sponge paint roller

***The whole project cost about $30-$40 depending on what materials you already have

What I did:

Once Ty was done with Finals we started

First we took off all the hardware and the doors

Then came the disaster

We sanded it primed it and painted it all outside in the garage and it looked horrible

I pretty new to the whole painting furniture thing and

didn't realize that when it is freezing outside the paint does not dry the right way

it was so blotchy and runny I was so upset

but Ty calmed me down we decided to

get a huge drop cloth and work on it inside

so while Ty was out with a friend one day

I re sanded it getting off all the paint and brought it inside

primed it with the kilz primer using a sponge roller and let it dry with the fireplace on

It was already looking better

so I was getting excited for it again

you live and you learn right?!

Love when things work out

It took 5 coats of the red paint to completely cover the cabinet and look professional

Yes you heard that right 5 coats

When I redo furniture I am used to using 2 coats of paint and it looking

fabulous but warning if you want to paint something

red just know it takes a lot more paint and coats to cover the piece of furniture

but once you get to that 5th coat it looks amazing

We finally got the whole thing painted and finished by Christmas eve

we did a coat a day letting it dry between coats and lightly sanding it

before doing another coat

Read more about painting furniture HERE

While we were working on painting the base

and letting it dry between coats

we started working on the other parts of it

So I measured the top of the cabinet

and My amazing hubby cut the MDF board to fit it and go on top

with a 2 inch overlay on each side

Then Ty and My father in law Drilled three holes on each side of the overlay

so that Maddux can hammer in his nails or screws or store some of

his tools in them

Once it was cut to the right size and the holes were drilled it was time to get started on the

top which is the actual work surface of the piece of furniture

First I did two coats of primer

(MDF kinda soaks it in more than real wood so that is why I did two coats)

Once that was all dry

I got my chalkboard spray paint and painted away

It was so easy I just did even strokes back and forth the whole thing until it was covered

then it was dry with in minutes

I did a second coat within 20 minutes of it drying

and it looked amazing

Once your chalkboard paint has been dry for 24 hours it is time to prepare it
so that it can be used as a chalkboard
you just take a piece of chalk and cover the whole thing with the chalk and
then take a dry cloth and wipe it all off
and it is ready for your little one to color away
I am so excited for the top to be chalkboard paint

so that it can not only be a work surface but a place to color

and what toddler doesn't like to color?!

The peg board was the next important piece
We found this at Lowes it was the perfect sized holes, the perfect thickness
and we loved the color it made it look like a real grown up
workbench so we left it alone
all we did was measure the length of the cabinet
and cut the peg board that same length
then we just found the height we wanted it to be and cut it

This next step is optional

I decided I wanted to put a clear protective coat on them
so once the 5th coat of the red paint was dry on the cabinet and the doors

I used the Minwax Polycrylic water based spray paint

and did 2 coats letting it dry completing between each coat

On Christmas Eve it was finally all dry

and ready to put together

so when the kids went to bed Santa and his elves (me, Ty, Dan and Dave)

made it perfect

First all the hardware and the doors were all put back on

Second the chalkboard MDF board was wood glued onto the top of the cabinet

leaving a 2 inch overlay on each side

Third we attached the peg board to it all with screws

and lastly we got all the storage hardware and hooks onto the pegboard

all ready to store all his tools he got on Christmas morning

And it was done just in TIME!

Ty was such a trooper thanks babe for helping soooo much!

The inside has a ton of storage

he stores his new tool box, some tools, his hard hat

and his tool belt in there

The holes that were drilled to hammer his nails into

His tools all in there place and ready to use

another look at the before and after

before

After

Perfect and ready for a crazy toddler to enjoy

Maddux loves it
It is the first thing he runs to in the morning and after his naps
he loves the tools, he loves to pretend he is fixing things,
he loves us to fix things
and he loves to color on the top
oh and he loves to get all his tools down from there pegs
and mommy and daddy love that all the hard work was worth it
and love his smile every time he is playing with it
so much better than the plastic ones that break in five seconds and cheaper!

If you have any questions never hesitate to email or comment

I hope I have given you the tools and confidence

to be able to make one of your own workbenches for your little man

Mix up the color, the cabinet and just have fun with it

It really is so much fun and your little one will love it when you are done

Maddux's Workbench is linked up here

and here

Thank you for all of your support, comments and for following

Make sure to link up your fun projects to the show and share party Next Week
And make sure to come check out Motivate me Monday for
health and fitness support and ideas

Motivate Me Monday- Did you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year

2012-01-02T09:00:00.002-07:00

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Two weeks ago we challenged you
to have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Did you?
I did

It all started when the hubby took his last final it was a party
Not really but we were so happy and totally needed the break
It is nice to have my hubby home with me
He has been home all day with me and Maddux for two weeks and
He still has one more week of his break left
I will be sad when it is over
Ty will be going back to school on Monday Jan 9th
and I don't know if you know this but I will finally be finishing on teaching license
and will be working on my student teaching starting Monday January 9th
until Friday April 20th
I have to be honest I am not very excited
I know it is only a few months and then I will be back at being a stay
at home mom but I am dreading not being home with Maddux
I am probably going to cry everyday but I just need to get through
until April and I will be done
and can just stay home but will at least be all the way done
and have my teaching degree for if one day I need to or want to work
but for now I just want to get it done and be home with my little Maddux
So here is to hoping that the time goes by really fast

Anyway back to Christmas the first week of his break was spent
shopping and busy getting ready for the BIG day (Christmas)
Ty did all his shopping on Tuesday I did most mine on Wednesday
and we worked on Maddux's tool bench all week together
It was just so nice to spend so much time together

Then on Christmas Eve we spent then night playing games, wrapping presents,
eating, playing Santa, the kids doing a nativity, PJs, talking and laughing with the Ulrich Family
We even slept over at Ty's parents so Maddux could be with his cousins
on Christmas morning
I did not eat so well, I had it all even some yummy pure sugar yams
oops

Christmas morning was of course a blast! We watched Maddux open presents
opened our presents, played with all our new stuff, Ate a delicious Christmas Breakfast
and went to church.
I do not feel guilty about the Christmas breakfast because although I did eat
too much and it was not healthy I feel like I deserve it on Christmas
We got home from church laid Maddux down, opened more presents
and then headed to my grandparents house for a while
Then the rest of the night was spent at my parents house
playing games, opening more presents, and snacks
We spent the night at my parents on Christmas and the next night
Went to the temple square lights on Monday and just hung out with the family.

Oh and I forgot to mention my amazing hubby got me
New Nike (super light for running) Running shoes, running pants
and a Nike plus for Christmas!
I am so spoiled and so excited for it all

The rest of the second week has just be spent hanging out together
totally relaxing and doing whatever we want including a little shopping
girls sushi lunch with my friends
and a fun game night with our friends Marcus and Maria

New Years eve was so much fun and was just spent the three of us together
it was quiet, simple and just what I wanted...PERFECT
We started the night with eating at in and out, did a little shopping,
laid Maddux down for the night
and then watched a movie together all snuggled up
ending the night with a new years kiss

New years day did not start out so happy
I have been sick so that wasn't fun I spent most of the day on my bed
sleeping or on the couch

The rest of this week we don't have big plans
Just want to get our bums in gear and start going to the gym again
and spending the whole week together as a family
enjoying every minute of it
I am going to have a hard time when we have to go back to reality
I like spending every day with my hubby!

This Week
So when it comes to food I didn't do horrible on the during the 2 week break so far
except on the actual days of Christmas eve, Christmas and New Years Eve
I didn't do so well
For eating I give myself a B-

Now exercise on the other hand was completely horrible
I haven't done anything except walking around the mall and stores
since Dec 12th. Yup you counted right that means
I have not exercised in 3 weeks
I know horrible right
I feel guilty enough already
but I am planning on going tomorrow
and so is hubby and we are ready to start the new year out right
I am excited to try out my new running pants, running shoes, tank top and nike plus
I give my self a F for exercising
Also I have no idea if I have gained weigh over the holidays because
I have been avoiding the scale but I always do this time of year
Good thing January will work it all off if I did

My Goals This Next Week

1. Drink at least 8 cups of water a day
(I know I put this every week but I want to continue
to drink enough water)

3. eat more fruits and veggies each day
4. workout 4 times this week
5. Run 4 miles at least once this week

Next Weeks Topic/Challenge

I want you to think of some new years resolutions
Make some realistic goals and tell us how you are going to maintain
those goals throughout the new year
You can share all of your new years resolutions
but make sure to include some health and exercise in there as well
I can't wait to read your goals
and help to get me motivated for the new year

Now Link up and share how you did during the holiday season

Grab the button and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

My Favorite Things 2011

2012-01-01T15:35:00.000-07:00

320 Sycamore had a fun "favorite things" Link party!

I participated last year HERE

It was so much fun and

it got me thinking of my favorite things of 2011
so since today is the first day of 2012
I thought it was a perfect day to reflect on last year

Here they are in no particular order...

1. Sewing Machine

I got a sewing machine from my cute hubby and baby for my birthday this year

I have only had it two months

but have already started whipping out a bunch of projects

I have never owed a sewing machine before

so it is so fun teaching myself and doing all sorts of fun things

So far I have made pillows, earwarmers

and am currently working on a comforter that is a little Like THIS

I am excited to use it more in 2012 and many more years to come

1. Benefit Play Stick Foundation

Love Love Love this foundation

I couldn't say anything bad about it except that it is a little pricey

I haven't ever gotten anything but drug store makeup

and still get most of it there

but foundation is for sure the one piece of makeup

that is worth getting at a department store

I get this bad boy at Sephora for about $34

And because I am pretty fair I get Spin the Bottle

Also to make it last longer I love this Primer

3. Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Flat iron 1"

I LOVE my straightener seriously I don't want to ever

use anything else when it dies (if it ever does) I will replace it with the same one

I have had it for about 4 years and recommend it to everyone

My friend,Niki, that does hair told me about it so of course I got it

I don't know where she got it because she got it for me with her discount

but you can find the exact same one I have HERE

Then my adorable hair dresser and Friend now

(she is amazing...let me know if you need someone I think she is moving to Salt Lake soon)

uses the same one in her salon and for her hair and loves it so much too

She told me it is much better than the chi which is saying a lot!

It is totally worth the money because it has a 2 year warranty and it lasts FOREVER

I haven't had any problems with it

4. Norwex Cleaning Cloths

This is my favorite cleaning tool! These microfiber cloths are amazing

They only require water and the silver thread in the cloths create their magic

My house has never looked or been cleaner

and the best part is it is safe for you and your baby because there are no chemical

The ones I use the most are the enviro cloth and the window cloth

they also have face cleaning cloths which are amazing, dusting mitt, bathtub mitt

and so much more

to learn more about Norwex cleaning products read my post here

5. Insanity Workout DVDs

Love love love this workout system

seriously it was worth every penny

I was also able to find it on the ksl classifieds and got it for only $40

It is a 60 day workout and it kicks your butt

I felt amazing after

I felt so much stronger, flexible and was toned

It is mostly plyometrics and no weights are needed

It is hard I would be lying if I said it was easy

but it is worth all the pain

I did it May-July and just felt so energized during and after each workout

My brother is borrowing it right now but if you would like to try it out

Let me know

My goal is to do it at least once in 2012
To read more about my Insanity experience go HERE

6. Disneyland

Ok so Disneyland is a place not a thing

But it is still one of my favorite things this year

My hubby, me and my little Maddux all went to D-land

on a fun family vacation this last summer

with some friends of ours, The Yockeys,and it was a blast

Maddux loved it, he was so happy and it seriously just melted my heart

seeing him have so much fun

I can't wait to go again
To read more about our d-land trip go HERE and HERE

7. Dove body wash

This is the only body wash I use

I get it at Sams Club or Costco in a 3 pack

and it is amazing

My skin feels oh so soft like I just put lotion on

And of course the pomegranate is my fav

8. Droid Incredible 2 phone

I got this sucker in July and I have to say I am addicted to smart phones

I am not sure how I ever did without one

I love this phone it is so simple to use and has tons and tons of apps

I use it for facebook, music, workout ideas,

calendars, Internet, blogging, pictures, videos,

email, pinterest, and my fav it the GPS system

9. Sponge paint rollers

I know this is kinda a funny favorite things

But these suckers are what made redoing my dressers (post coming soon),

my nightstands, Maddux's dresser, Maddux's changing table, and

Maddux's New tool bench from Santa (tutorial coming soon)

possible

I love spray paint but for huge furniture projects I am much more

of a roll the paint on type of person

It creates a smooth look with no runs or streaks,

and looks professional plus there is a much bigger selection of paint colors

than spray paint colors out there

Try them out and I bet you will love them too

10. Parenthood

Have you seen this show?

Well I hadn't either until this year

and can I say it is amazing!!!!

We have been watching the past seasons on Netflix to catch up

and we are so addicted we try to watch at least one every night sometimes two

It is such a moving, inspirational and emotional show

you just feel like you can empathize and relate to them

I strongly recommend it

11. Scentsy

I absolutely love my scentsy stuff

My adorable friend got me a warmer, and a ton

of different bars for my birthday

and then I got a scentsy pak for free

and I love them

They last forever and then make my whole house smell delicious

My favorite bar so far is the "My Dear Watson"

It reminds me of my hubby cologne

and my favorite scentsy pak is the "Newborn Nursery"

I have one in Maddux's room and it it so lovely

12. My planet Fitness Membership

I cannot even tell you how much I love this gym

I love how it is only 2 minutes away from my house

I love how much equipment they have

I love the variety of equipment they have

I love their huge locker rooms

I love all there TVs

I love that they have free personal training seasons

I love that it is only $10 a month and there is no contract

And I love the people that work there

I will see you Monday Planet Fitness

ready to start the new year out right

and I can't wait!!!

13. Silhouette Machine

I got this amazing machine for a good deal back in February

I love it! I need to take a class on it though

cuz it does so many amazing things that I am not sure how to do yet

But I love everything you can do with it

Stenciling, cards, scrapbooking, vinyl, cut fabric,

make T-shirts, make little paper favors and so much more

I entered to win the new Silhouette Cameo

It would be pretty sweet if I won but if not I have my SD so I

would still be a happy girl :)

Because after all it is one of my favorite things

14. Redken Anti-Snap Haircream

Love this stuff

It seriously saved my hair

If you have damaged hair from straightening,

blow drying or coloring

This product is your best friend and will

save your hairs life

I promise you will be amazed and love it as much as I do

Plus the bottle lasts FOREVER

15. Toms

We LOVE toms

Me and Maddux both have a pair of the Grey

They are so comfy

they are adorable

and they are for a good cause

Get some toms!

I want another color

maybe in 2012 :)

16. My Family

The thing I am most grateful for and that is my favorite of all time
is my sweet little family
Ty is the most amazing husband and is always putting up with
my craziness. I love him more everyday and am thankful that he loves me back
He treats me better than I deserve and is such a good example to me in so many ways
He is my soul mate and I am so glad I fell in love with HIM!
Maddux, oh man where do I start, he is perfect
I couldn't imagine our lives without him right now
it is really hard for me to remember what is was like before he was a part of our home
He has been so much fun this year and has grown and learned and done so much
He went from 8 months to 20 months
I can't believe how big he is getting
He is so much fun and I seriously get emotional every time
he looks at me with his perfect eyes and smiles at me
There is nothing better than being a mother

Happy NEW YEAR!!!!!!

What are your favorite things?

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2011-12-25T21:32:00.000-07:00

Wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Ulrich family

Hope you all had a beautiful, fun filled day

with the people you love

Maddux was so fun this year

Christmas is so much better when

you are a parent and get to play Santa

I feel so blessed to have TWO amazing families that

made our Christmas perfect

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Motivate Me Monday-Healthy Holiday Snack

2011-12-19T00:40:00.004-07:00

I am so so excited for today's Motivate Me Monday

It is such a good motivator for me and hopefully

I am helping and motivating you as well

Link up and tell us what is going on in your fitness journey

even if it isn't this weeks challenge we want to hear what is on your mind

about your health and fitness

we want to see your accomplishments

or help you through your challenges

Thank you thank you ladies

for linking up last week

and for sharing your fitness and health goals/tips and tricks

You all really motivate me to want to do better

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Today's Challenge/ Topic is:

share how you are doing staying away from Christmas treat temptations
and maybe share a healthy version of a Christmas treat
that we can make and not feel so guilty!!!

so I haven't been doing horrible when it comes to
eating this Christmas season
Not any worse then the rest of the year
but not really any better either

But I would be lying if I said I haven't had a delicious treat here and there
my weakness this holiday season so far has been peppermint ice cream and the
sour cream and onion Ritz chips
seriously amazing!

I think the reason though that it hasn't been that bad yet is
because we missed our ward Christmas party
which would have had a ton of treats at
and we missed our friend party
because me and Maddux were sick
and because I was sick I haven't eaten as many treats and normal
so I wouldn't really credit myself for eating well by choice
unfortunately it is more because we have missed
Christmas parties and not feeling well

I wish I could say it is because I am awesome
and wonderful and eat perfect but that is not the case
In fact I am more worried about this weekend
and New years eve weekend
so I am going to challenge myself to
eat smaller portions of the treats
eat more of the veggie tray and
use some of the yummy healthy recipes you link up today

So the recipe I am going to link up today
is really exciting it is a healthier version of a ranch dip

Ingredients:
4 tsp of dry buttermilk ranch dressing
1 cup low fat cottage cheese
2-4 tbs of water (add more for thinner dressing)
and if you wanted you could also add some dill

Directions
Put your cottage cheese and your water in a blender
until smooth
this will smooth out the cottage cheese so there aren't
those curds in it
Then once it is smooth add the dried dressing
and chill for several hours

and you could dip veggies in it
or low fat wheat thins
Makes 4 servings

Now are you ready for the Ranch comparisons?

Serving size for veggie dip 1/4 cup:

Regular Kraft Ranch: 300 cal, fat 32g, protein 0g, carbs 2g
Light Kraft Ranch: 154 cal, fat 14g, protein 0g, carbs 6g

Cottage cheese ranch: 50 cal, fat 0g, protein 7g, carbs 1g

Amazing huh!
Seriously you have to try it out
It is a perfect snack for the holidays
while you are watching a movie, chatting
or playing games

This WEEK:
ok so I really don't want to share with you my week
but I have to because other wise I feel
like I am lying to you all
Well I am human and have struggles
and one of my struggles is working out
while the hubby is in finals
I know I am such a stress case
and the working out would actually help that
but I just feel like I don't have the time
when he is gone all day studying
but I was going to be good and was planning on going to
the gym at least Thursday, Friday and Saturday
but of course Thursday rolls around and I am sick
My stomach hurt, I had ache muscles, and just
felt bleh
then I found out my little one had a double ear infection
so lets just say it was a bad week AGAIN!
and I am so glad it is over
I am glad hubby is now on his Christmas break
and that I am feeling better
HERE is to a better week
Moving forward
Just keep swimming swimming swimming
:)

My Goals This Next Week:
1. Drink at least 8 cups of water a day
(I know I put this every week but I want to continue
to drink enough water)

3. eat more fruits and veggies each day
4. workout 4 times this week
5. Run 5 miles at least once this week
6. Make the yummy dip

Next weeks topic/Challenge

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Now Link up and share our healthier Christmas snack/treat

Grab the button and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

A Christmas Tradition

2011-12-15T10:00:00.005-07:00

Today I want to share with you a Christmas Tradition in my family!
My mom's family, Bargar, is from German ancestry
and this fun tradition that I am sharing today goes back to her roots in Germany
It is the Tradition of the German Pickle

Let me give you a little background about it first:

John Lower, a German man, was born in Bavaria in 1842.
He left Germany with his family and emigrated to the United States
While fighting in the American Civil War,
John Lower was captured and sent to a prison in Andersonville, Georgia
He soon fell to poor health given the poor conditions of the prison
Starving, he begged of a guard for just one pickle before resigning to his death
The guard, taking pity on him, found and gave John Lower a pickle
Lower family lore yields John's testimony that the pickle, by the grace of God,
gave him the mental and physical strength to live on
After being reunited with his family he began the tradition of hiding a pickle on the Christmas tree
Hence, the first person who found the pickle on Christmas morning would be blessed with a year of good fortune... and a special gift, just as John Lower had experienced!

According to German tradition,
the pickle brings good luck and was the last ornament placed on the Christmas tree
On Christmas morning the first child to find the pickle was rewarded
with an extra little gift left by St. Nicholas.
This German tradition encouraged the children to appreciate

all the ornaments on the Christmas tree,

rather than hurrying to see what St. Nick had left for them

So For Our Family the tradition goes a little like this:

The pickle is placed on the tree just like any other ornament

on the same day, normally Dec1st, that we decorate the tree

Then on Christmas Eve, after we all went to bed

Mom and Dad hide the pickle ornament deep within the trees branches

Then on Christmas Morning

The kids get to try to find the pickle ornament

in the tree when mom and dad say go

It is like a little hunt and a race to see who finds the pickle first

It is not as easy as it sounds

since the pickle and the tree are both green it actually takes a while

and we get kinda vicious and competitive about it especially when we got older

The child who finds the Pickle first and gets it out of the tree

wins an extra present and in our family that is a nutcracker

My mom has a whole collection of nut crackers

and each year my mom gets new one

for the winner who gets to keep it and take it with them in adulthood

The nutcrackers in the picture above are mine
They are the ones I had won and now use as Christmas Decor

Back in the day we used to just use a real dried out pickle to hide

but then we were able to find the glass ornament and have used that ever since

My cute friend Ashley knew about this tradition that we did

and thought it was so funny

anyway when Ty and I got married for our wedding present

she gave us a pickle ornament of our own

so that we could continue on the tradition in our own little family

Thank you Ashley It really did mean a lot even though it is kinda funny

We are really excited to start this tradition with our little man

Thank you for letting me share one of my family traditions with you todayI hope you enjoyed it
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Show and Share #18 and Features

2011-12-14T06:00:00.004-07:00

with

A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

Welcome back to Show and Share #18

It has been my absolute pleasure

going through, reading, saving, and pinning

all the fun entries that are linked up each time

thank you to those of you who

came to my blog and started following

thank you for the comments

and thank you for coming back to link up again!

Here are 6 of my favorites this week

What is not to love about this Christmas Frame Mantel

by Forever Decorating

I love the frames it is so unique and looks amazing
not to mention the beautiful bold bright colors and
the ornaments
so beautiful
It makes me really excited to have a mantel of my own one day

It is incredible what you can do with frames

This is just the funnest idea for the little ones a

Play Felt Tree and Ornaments
They can play with the tree and decorate it themselves
Maddux would love this I will have to make him one next year
Thank you Johnny in a Dress for the super cute idea
I really really have to remember this!

And they lived Family Ever After

gave us some came up with some amazing
Ugly Sweater Party Tips

Seriously haven't you ever wanted to go to or host an ugly sweater party?
Well I have!
I have never been to one
so maybe next year I will follow these tips
and have a rockin ugly sweater party of my own
complete with a photo booth
hola! Who wants to come?
Yup that is going on the list for next year as well

I absolutely love how unique and beautiful this

Beady Christmas Wreath
is by The Brilliant Crafty Type

The color scheme is amazing
The red and blue so pretty together
and I feel like the blue brings in the wintery side of
the Christmas season
Also love the texture that the bead bring
it just makes it pop
so so fun!

Ok I have been seeing these frames everywhere
but they are so expensive on the etsy shops
so the lovely Amelia Bedelia
shared a

Organic Bloom Knockoff Frames

tutorial for all of us
i am super excited to make some of my own
in my own colors and for a much better price
Check it out you will not be sorry!

What a great Idea

Dresser to TV stand by Our DIY Diaries

Why didn't I think of this?
It is perfect
paint it any color
and there is places for your TV, your DVR, Wii, and DVD/BlueRay player
and still plenty of drawers to store all your movies
I love it
and as soon as I find the perfect dresser for a amazing price
I am doing it
Thank you for the inspiration
I am excited

Good job ladies I was seriously so impressed

and know a lot of hard work and creativity went into all of

these fun projects
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Motivate Me Monday- Pushups

2011-12-12T11:40:00.004-07:00

I am so so excited for today's Motivate Me Monday

It is such a good motivator for me and hopefully

I am helping and motivating you as well

Link up and tell us what is going on in your fitness journey

even if it isn't this weeks challenge we want to hear what is on your mind

about your health and fitness

we want to see your accomplishments

or help you through your challenges

Thank you thank you ladies

for linking up last week

and for sharing your fitness and health goals/tips and tricks

You all really motivate me to want to do better

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Today's Challenge/ Topic is:

see how many pushups you can do at one time

So how did I do?
I got up to doing 40 consecutive pushups this week
Normal I don't do them consecutively
I will do 5 sets of 10 pushups in between
my arms exercises
but this week I wanted to see how many I could do in a row
and I totally got up to 40!

Now lets make sure we all know how to do a proper pushup
How to do a proper pushup:
1. Place your toes and hands on the floor,
making sure your back and arms are straight.
Keep your hands slightly more than shoulder-width apart
and tighten your abdominal muscles

2. Inhale as you lower yourself to the floor,
stopping as your elbows reach a 90-degree bend.
Keep your body from touching the floor
3. Exhale and push yourself away from the floor
Don't lock your elbows, and don't bend your back
4. Repeat several sets

Second, lets talk about the benefits of pushups:

Pushups offer the advantages of stretching,
weightlifiting and cradiovascular
all in one exercise

Pushups help to get more toned
shoulders, trunk, butt
upper and lower body

Pushups increase abdominal and hip stability

A workout program with Pushups work on

large numbers of muscle groups

and helps to retain whole body fitness

Pushups actively work the chest, tricepts
and deltoids together with stretching of
back and the biceps

Pushups are a great exercise for the abdominals
and lower back muscles
and also works for the quadriceps

Third, There are so many different forms and types of pushups
all variations of the military pushup

Diamond pushups

Clap/plyometric pushups

Incline pushups

Decline pushups

Handstand pushups

a good variation on the handstand push up
is a mountain push up

Stability pushups

Under/over pushups

Spiderman Pushups

T-pushups

Tip: put something close to the ground under your nose
and touch your nose to it each time you go down
to make sure you are going low enough with each rep

If you're serious about increasing your strength,
follow this six week training program and you'll soon be on
your way to completing 100 consecutive push ups!
Think there's no way you could do this? I think you can!
All you need is a good plan, plenty of discipline
and about 30 minutes a week to achive this goal!
Check it out at hundredpushups.com
I challenge you to do this challenge with me

Don't you love when Babies start doing the baby pushup right before they start to crawl
adorable
we were meant to push up!

This WEEK:
I only worked out 1 days this week
Seriously horrible right
My hubby has two weeks of law school finals
last week was his first week
And I kinda feel like finals affect our whole family
I just never seemed to find the time to go
I wanted TY to study, not have to watch Maddux while I worked out
I know I know I should have worked out at home
and I was planing on it
but then on Thursday I hurt my stinkin knee again
I fell with Maddux in my arms
and put my knee down so I wouldn't fall on him
and it was a straight on blow to the cement basement floor
so I had to give my knee a break for a few days
Because it was killing me!
But I am planning on going today with full force
with a better week in mind
I am only looking forward!

Monday: Run 5 miles, arms, legs and abs
I am happy about running 5 miles and
I did it in 43 minutes
on a 7.0 mile an hour speed

My Goals This Next Week:
1. Drink at least 8 cups of water a day
(I know I put this every week but I want to continue
to drink enough water)

3. eat more fruits and veggies each day
4. do at least 25 push ups a day
5. workout 4 times this week
6. Run 5 miles at least twice this week

Next weeks Challenge/ Topic
share how they are doing staying away from Christmas treat temptations and maybe share a healthy version of a Christmas treat that we can make and not feel so guilty!!!

Now Link up and share how you did on the pushup challenge
what are your goals? how are you doing?

Grab the button and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

Share anything you want! Or ask us questions and we'll help find an answer!

This Weeks Pinterest Loves #18

2011-12-11T20:30:00.000-07:00

I know Today is Sunday and not Friday when I normally do these
But I missed Friday from a busy day
but really wanted to share these with you this weekend

I LOVE weekends

because it is time for

This Weeks Pinterest LOVES

so get comfy and enjoy!

Yup those Christmas Trees are totally made with Sequins
Aren't they beautiful they bring out the shine and reflection of a room
All you need is a styrofoam tree, sequins and pins
Go check out her tutorial
I am so making these next year

Source: Hi Sugarplum

Pinned HERE

First off don't you love these colors together
Unique and so beautiful
I feel like it brings out the Christmas and Wintery colors together
Second I love that print
and its FREE

Source: A Spoonful of Sugar

Pinned HERE

Love love love these colors
Brown, Green and white
So natural and woodsy
But those trees are my favorite
I love how they are all different but they coordinate with each other so well
Plus that plaque is amazing right?!
I am a sucker for cute mantels
I can't wait until I have one of my own to decorate

Source: Todays Fabulous Finds

Pinned HERE

That skirt is so cute right
The best part is that there is a great tutorial on how to make it
and it isn't that hard
I think even I could make it
and I am pretty sure I am going to try to after the holidays

Source: Welcome to the Good Life

Pinned HERE

Check out this link for Shape magazines
Top ten inner thigh exercises
I have done these and LOVE them
If you are like me inner thighs are a must to work out
They give you pictures and good descriptions
for each exercise

Source: Shape

Pinned HERE

Seriously so in love with beadboard
Anything you can make with it I love
My cute friend Lindsay over at Southern Lovely
made this tray for her dinner table center piece
Go and check out how she made it and
what she did with it
I am so copying this
Thank you Lindsay for sharing your creativity with us all
Source: Southern Lovely

Pinned HERE

Such a cute way to announce a pregnancy
It is so fun to look at all the creative way people
come up with to announce to everyone
Pictures are my favorite

Source: Unknown

Pinned HERE

Are you all loving the belted shirts trend?
Well I do but I never really knew how to wear them
or what to wear them with
so I was super excited when I found this site that
shows you four different knots and
what type of belts to do each knot with
and how to do each one

Source: The Style Mentors

Pinned HERE

Easy Felt Super hero capes
Yes please
You could make one for every super hero
for only $2 a piece
Awesome right?!
Check it out so easy and your kids would love them

Source: Jolly Mom

Pinned HERE

I want to learn how to Crochet just so I can
Make this football helmet beanie
Isn't it adorable
But we would put a big Y instead of the star
Who can crochet that wants to teach me
or would make this for me?

Source: Laura Betty

Pinned HERE

Remember: If you see something you love
don't hesitate

PIN IT!

And Remember if you have a fun project, tip, or recipe you would

love to share don't forget to link it up to my

party Show and Share

and my Motivate Me Monday Link up every Monday

Hope you had a fun Weekend!

This weekend I got to hang out with hubby,
went to a fun Mamma Mia dance party,
went shopping and to lunch with my bestie,
went on a family dinner date,
and am spending Sunday dinner and the evening with my family
while watching the Amazing Race Finale!

Family Pictures- Ciara Richardson Photography

2011-12-08T08:00:00.002-07:00

Remember back in June when I entered a photo contest with
Ciara Richardson Photography
and I begged and pleaded for you to go and like my picture
on facebook
to vote so I could win this amazing session?
Well I totally won

All my hard work, time and effort rallying up some votes

totally paid off

Lets just say when I want something bad my competitive natures come out

full force

I was beyond ecstatic

I mean come on She is incredible

I would look at her blog all the time

at all the beautiful pictures she created

and I wanted my family to have that experience so bad

We had our session on July 19th

And it was a beautiful day

It rained for a sec but it made for amazing lighting

We did two different outfits a vintage dressy look and a

bright colored fun casual look

And the only thing I bought was Ty's blue shirt and my necklace

Here they are:

Maddux will always rub his eyes when he is sleepy

It is adorable

I am so glad she was able to capture real moments like this

Love

There is never a dull moment since Maddux entered our lives

Doesn't this just make your heart go to goo?!

Vintage Outfits

Me: Shirt-thrifted, Skirt-Target, shoes-payless years and years ago, necklace- Forever 21, earrings-gifted

Ty: Mission suit LOVE the Brown

Maddux: shirt, pants and suspenders-Baby's R Us

This little stinker was not an easy one to photograph but

Ciara got a ton of adorable ones

and also captured moments like this

that really brought out his personality

He is such a stud...watch your daughters :)

I really really LOVE him

Sure why not I'll run around with no shirt haha

Peek a Boo

He completely melts my heart

I would do anything for him

Casual

Me: jeans and shirt-target, undershirt-downeast, cardigan-thrifted, shoes-payless, necklace-Charloette Russe, earrings-Target

Ty: Shirt, shorts and watch-Target

Maddux: shorts-target, Shirt-can't remember but probably Carters, Shoes-Tiny Toms

Can you tell we like target in this poor family :)

Don't you just love her style

she just really captures the real candid moments

Check out more of Ciara's fabulous work on her Blog

and go and like her Facebook page

I posted way too many I am sure but I just love them all

and couldn't decide on my favorites

Now I just need to pick a few to print and display in my home

I just wanted to thank you all that helped me win

Cuz they are amazing I mean just look at them

I really owe you

I feel so lucky

Thank you for all of your support, comments and for following

Make sure to link up your fun projects to the show and share party HERE

And make sure to come check out Motivate me Monday for

health and fitness support and ideas

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Show and Share #17 and Features

2011-12-07T08:00:00.002-07:00

with

A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

Welcome back to Show and Share #17

It has been my absolute pleasure

going through, reading, saving, and pinning

all the fun entries that are linked up each time

thank you to those of you who

came to my blog and started following

thank you for the comments

and thank you for coming back to link up again!

Here is the most clicked on link and 5 more of my favorites this week

The most viewed link this week was this gorgeous
ornament wreath made by Embracing Messy
She has a great tutorial with a supplies list
and step by step instructions for you
to make your very own
Go check it out

I am totally crushing on these feather Christmas trees
and I love that she even made her own tree forms
Thrifty and beautiful I love that
Made by the lovely It's Overflowing
Make sure to go and see her tutorial
You will not be sad you did
I bet you will make some of your own
I am going to
And they would even be pretty for January Wintery decor

I love this advent calendar and even though
it is too late to do this for this year
I am so pinning it and making it next year
I love the look of it on the natural wood
I love how each day is celebrated by a
mix of ‘giving’ tasks and ‘fun family time’ tasks
to count down to Christmas time
What a great way to celebrate and get in the spirit
Thank you Holy Craft for this great idea!

Cheese garter turned earring holder by Rustic Living
Seriously this is genius and I love the shabby look
It would be perfect for my room
So now I am on the hunt for a old vintage looking
cheese grater. Holla if you find one for me :)

Love the swiffer dusters but don't like throwing them away
and constantly buying more
well DIY home sweet home shows you how to make
your own DIY swiffer duster that is washable and reusable
I am loving this idea
Especially because microfiber clothes are amazing
and the dust clings right to them
See how to make one to make your cleaning easier and cheaper

Isn't this Baby Name sign adorable
Seriously I am so in love
The Brown Eyes Have it made this amazing sign
for super cheap
but you would never know it
its looks like something you would buy for tons of money
out of a pottery barn catalog
go and see how she made it

Good job ladies I was seriously so impressed

and know a lot of hard work and creativity went into all of

these fun projects
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Fleece Earwarmers Plus Free Patterns

2011-12-06T08:00:00.001-07:00

I love my earwarmers and I wanted more

Mine is knit so I decided to make some

out of Fleece after seeing these adorable ones over

at Delia Creates she is totally my inspiration
for these

I decided to make my own

and share not only the tutorial with you but

also some patterns that you can print off

from your computer

cut out and use for yourself

For FREE

I haven't seen any other patterns floating around yet

so I am excited to share these with you.

Once you have the measurements and

patterns everything else is easy peasy

so save them, print them, cut them and get to work

What you will need:

-patterns provided by A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

-1/8 yard of Fleece (1/4 does about 3)

so if you want to make them as gifts get more fleece
-pins

-1 button

-fabric scissors

-Needle

-Thread to match fleece color

-sewing machine

-glue gun and glue

There are four patterns above
The first two are for adults and teens
and the last two are for children

You are going to want to save and print the size you want

cut them out and tape the two ends together

use this as your main part of the earwarmer

trace it onto your fleece or pin it and

cut it out

You get to skip this step
Cuz I did it for you but I just wanted to show you how I got the pattern

I took a standard adult size earwarmer

and traced it

I really like the shape of this one

It fits my head perfectly and is flattering

Here is what I did:

1. Print all the patterns

2. Cut the patterns

3. Next you are going to pick out your fleece color

pin your pattern to it

and cut it out with your fabric scissors

And it will look like this

4. Then you are going to want to pin your fabric on each side

you will want about a 1/4 inch seam allowance

5. Then sew with color coordinated thread
Don't forget to back stitch :)
You don't have to sew it
fleece does not fray but if you want more of a clean finished look
sewing is the way to go
It looks a little more professional and less handmade

BTW while we are talking about sewing

I am not a pro or anything

in fact I am just starting out

My only training is 7th grade TLC sewing class

so I am currently practicing and teaching myself with

the help of my mom and mother in law

(they answer all my questions as I go)

I also learn a lot from trial and error

but its fun

and I hope I get really good

Anyway for my birthday back in October

My adorable, sweet awesome hunky hubby

got me this machine for my birthday

and I am in love

I love it

and totally recommend it to anyone

Back to the earwarmers

This is what your fleece will look like after the cutting, pinning and sewing

6. Next is cutting the button hole

because it is fleece

you don't have to actually sew a fancy button hole

cuz it won't fray or rip

I just took my exacto knife and cut a slit about 3/4 an inch from the edge

and you want the slit to be about a 1/2 inch long

But to make sure it is in the right spot for your sized head

wrap it around your head to how tight or loose you want it to fit

and make a dot with a marker where the button and hole need to go

on each end

7. on the other end you will want to sew the button on

about a 1/4 inch in from the edge

again make sure to measure it to fit your head

Now you have your basic earwarmer complete

Easy Peasy right

8. Lastly you are going to want to embellish it

with whatever your cute little heart desires

I am going to give you a couple patterns

for some of the ideas I like

Circle Flower, double flower, big bow,
and star flowers

CIRCLE FLOWER

I decided it would be fun to do every other circle

burlap and red fleece

so I did all the odd burlap

and the even red fleece

1. cut out the pattern, trace it onto your fabric and cut them

Next to give it a worn look

I used a lighter and burned the edges

on the burlap it gave it the dark edges

and on the fleece it curled it up

2. then you are going to layer them big circle to small circle

put a cute button in the middle

and hand stitch it all together

3. Then to find the right place to put it

I wrapped the earwarmer on my head

and found where I wanted the flower to lay

held it there

made a mark where I wanted it to go

and then hand stitched it onto the fleece

through the button holes

and viola

Isn't it cute!

I love it

and I picked these colors for Christmas

but you can do any colors

and Since it is a more unique green

it doesn't have to be just for Christmas

but can be worn all winter season

BIG BOW

Next I wanted to share with you the easy big bow pattern

1. again print, cut, pin to your fabric and cut again

I did the bow in a cotton patterned fabric and the middle in fleece

I also made a couple other bows with just fleece it works

the same no matter the fabric you choose

to embellish with

2. You are going to take your first strip
take one end and fold it to the middle

secure it in place with a dot of hot glue

3. then fold the other edge over gluing it together

making the seam in the back

4. do the same thing with the smaller strip

5. Then layer them on top of each other with the smallest one on top

6. then you are going to fold them like so

This is what is going to give it the bow look

7. lastly take your fleece smallest strip and place it in the middle

and glue it so it is snug around the fabric

making it look like a bow

And here is what it will look like when you are done

cute right?!

You will do the same exact steps with the all fleece bows

again super easy

I am all about easy

just remember to slow down a little when it comes to the gluing

Why is it I always have to burn myself with every project haha

Red with striped cotton bow

Yellow and fleece bow

Grey and fleece bow

Isn't the bow so stinkin cute on

I think it is my fav

especially the grey because it goes with everything

I was a little nervous of how my earwarmers would look with my

super short hair but I think I like it

and I feel like with short hair you really do need the extra warmth

from the fleece earwarmers cuz there is no hair to cover them anymore

here is a side view with the short hair

so all you short haired sisters out there

you can pull these off too

and your ears will love you

2 LAYERED FLOWERS and
STAR FLOWERS

The three flowers on top are for the 2 layered flowered earwarmer

and the star flower on the bottom is for the star all over earwarmer

For the 2 layered flowers

1. Print, cut, trace and cut again

2. For the large flower you are going to cut out 2 big flowers

and 2 medium flowers

then layer them and hand stitch them together

3. for the small flower you are going to cut 2 more medium flowers

and 2 small flowers

layer them and hand stitch them together

4. Then remember to put the earwarmer around your head to

see where you want to place the flowers

hold them there, mark it, then stitch them to the main fleece piece

For the star flowers

1. cut, trace and cut again

(I cut 15)

2. Place them where you want them

(you can use my picture as a guide)

3. pin them in place

4. hand stitch each star on

(I used a fun yellow thread to make it pop)

Here is what the back looked like with all the stitching

and knotting

And here is what she looks like all done

This is one of my favorites on

I also did another super easy idea

1. take a strap piece of fleece in any color you would like

(You want it to be long and skinny)

2. tie a knot at the end

3. and use the twist, fold and glue technique I used here

to complete your flower

4. then tack it in place with some thread underneath the folds so you don't see it

Cute and simple

Here are all of the ones I have made so far

These are really addicting

One you make your first one

You will be able to whip these babies out like crazy

and super fast too

Plus you have the patterns so

it will take you no time

They are fun, easy and fast to make

Plus you will be so excited to wear them and show them off

Remember you can totally make these
and the holidays are coming up
so these would make awesome and unique gifts
seriously your mom, sisters, friends, or daughters would love these
Plus they are super de duperty cheap to make

If you have any questions never hesitate to email or comment

I hope I have given you the tools and confidence

to be able to make these fun earwarmers

Mix up the color, the embellishments and just have fun with it

It really is so much fun and you will love them when you are done

My Earwarmers and patterns are linked up here

and here

Thank you for all of your support, comments and for following

Make sure to link up your fun projects to the show and share party Tomorrow
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Motivate Me Monday- Why Run?

2011-12-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

I am so so excited for today's Motivate Me Monday

It is such a good motivator for me and hopefully

I am helping and motivating you as well

Link up and tell us what is going on in your fitness journey

even if it isn't this weeks challenge we want to hear what is on your mind

about your health and fitness

we want to see your accomplishments

or help you through your challenges

Thank you thank you ladies

for linking up last week

and for sharing and giving us some ideas

on eating healthy and controlling yourself during the holidays

it is important to make it a lifestyle choice

You all really motivate me to want to do better
especially in the eating area

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Today's Challenge/ Topic is:

This week is an open week!

You can post about anything health or fitness related that you want

I am excited to see what you all decide to share with us

Your story, tips, goals, how you are doing, etc.

I am going to talk to you today about Running
I am pretty passionate about running
I don't know everything about it
I am learning more and more benefits everyday
I haven't always liked it
I am not a professional
but I have learned to LOVE it
I feel so much better when I run
It is the best full body workout I have ever done
And I feel like anybody can do it
I mean come on if a 400 lb man on Biggest Loser can Run
So can YOU

Running is inexpensive in fact it can be as cheap as FREE
You can run whenever you want, wherever you want
to whatever you want
All you need is a good pair of running shoes
and you can head out your door to go for a run
From city sidewalks to wooded trails, there are plenty of places for runners to explore
at no cost
If you travel a lot, it's easy to pack your running shoes and run while you're on the road

Running is one of the most effective ways to lose weight
As one of the most vigorous exercises out there,
running is an extremely efficient way to burn calories and lose weight
If you're already at a healthy weight, running can help you maintain it

Running improves your health
-Running is an excellent way to strengthen the heart
and ensure the efficient flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body,
which helps decrease your risk of a heart attack
-its one of the best ways to naturally reduce your blood pressure if it's above normal
If you have high cholesterol, running can also help keep it in check
-Running also improves your immune system,
so your body functions are more effective and efficient at fighting off germs
-Running and other weight-bearing exercises increase bone density,
which can fend off osteoporosis

Running also fights off diseases
Runners have lower risks of cancers, strokes and heart attacks
It uses parts of the lungs that you don’t normally use,
and this is very helpful in improving resistance

Running improves your energy levels

When you're feeling sluggish or tired,

running is a great way to boost your energy

Runners who run in the morning report that they have improved energy levels during the day

Running will help you feel good about yourself
It gives you a sense of accomplishment
It can increase confidence and self-esteem

Running can help with stress relief
emotional strain and even mild depression
Research has shown that healthy adults who exercise regularly
are generally happier than those who don't
This is also known as the runners high

I have gone through stages of running outside
and running on treadmills
Currently I have been running on a treadmill at my gym
I love it because not only can I do my consistency long runs
but I can also change up to the speed
or incline for some interval runs

Interval runs are very important!
When you are getting more comfortable with running
but are maybe starting to feel bored
you can start doing interval runs by

Changing up your speed like in this example
It is bursts of increase in speed with a short recovery time
but the recovery times are not stopping they are just at a lower speed so
you are still working out sweating and tired
Interval runs can actually make you work harder than a constant speed
because you are going up and down and your body has no time to
get used to it
I actually really like it
It challenges me and pushes me

You can also change up speed and incline or just incline
like the example above
changing the incline is an amazing leg and bum workout
you will be feeling it the next day that is for sure

Interval running can result in less boredom, increase muscle mass
and is actually very beneficial in losing that belly fat
I have just started interval training and can't wait to see the results from it

Next time around I will be doing this when I am pregnant
Why not run?
Even if you hate it learn to love it
I promise you will
and the health benefits are worth it
You will start to enjoy the you time and thinking time

This WEEK:
I only worked out 3 days this week
which I am not happy with but for a busy week
I just have to tell myself at least you worked out 3 days
and not zero right?!

Monday: Run 15 min, elliptical 15 min, bike 10 min, arms, abs
Tuesday:
Friday: Run 15 min, elliptical 15 min, bike 10 min, arms and abs

My Goals This Next Week:
1. Drink at least 8 cups of water a day
(I know I put this every week but I want to continue
to drink enough water)

3. eat more fruits and veggies each day
4. Consume more protein right after my workout
5. workout 4-5 times this week

Next weeks Challenge/ Topic
How many push ups you can do at one time?
Then let us know how you did, how you felt and how you improved through out
the week.

Now Link up and share whatever you want about health and fitness
what are your goals? how are you doing? Why are you passionate
about fitness?

Grab the button and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

Share anything you want! Or ask us questions and we'll help find an answer!

Show and Share #16 and Features

2011-11-30T00:30:00.003-07:00

First off I am guest Posting over

at Talented Terrace Girls today

So make sure to go and check it out

and take a look around their fun blog as well

with

A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

Welcome back to Show and Share #16

It has been my absolute pleasure

going through, reading, saving, and pinning

all the fun entries that are linked up each time

thank you to those of you who

came to my blog and started following

thank you for the comments

and thank you for coming back to link up again!

Here is the most clicked on link and 5 more of my favorites this week

The most viewed link this week was this adorable
Tween Bedroom Reveal by DIY by Design
You have got to check it out
So so cute

I am in love with this christmas tree pillow
created by the darling Kaysi over at Keeping it Simple
This girl is amazing
There is nothing she can't do
make sure to go see her tutorial on how to make your own
for this holiday season
I need to be brave and try out the fabric interfacing
cuz it is sooooo amazing
Thanks for teaching me girl

Ok confession time I love the Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies
I know they are horrible for you and pure sugar but they are amazing
But everything is better homemade and
The House of Bledsoe
did just that and is sharing her homemade oatmeal cream pies
recipe with us all
I am so excited to try these out

Banners are so in
And this Snowflake banner is so elegant, beautiful and fun
and the best part way more simple than it looks
Space 46 shows us all just how to make one
for our own homes
I promise you you will get compliments on it

Do you need some stocking stuffer ideas?
I know I do I am always looking for some
especially for hubby
Boys are the hardest
Anyway over at Organizing Homelife
she gives you tons of ideas for kids, women, teens, men,
top stuffers, practical stuffers, free stuffers and stuffers for anybody
You have to go and see what she has come up with
You will be so glad you did

I am kinda in love with the sliding barn doors
I want some so so so bad when I have a home
Timber and Lace shows us how to make our very own
and they look amazing
I will be pinning this tutorial for sure

Good job ladies I was seriously so impressed

and know a lot of hard work and creativity went into all of

these fun projects
If you were featured please grab my feature button
and put it up on your blog

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-Link something you've done in the last month

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-Visit and comment on at least TWO other links posted

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Motivate Me Monday- Thanksgiving Week

2011-11-28T13:35:00.001-07:00

Link up and tell us what is going on in your fitness journey

even if it isn't this weeks challenge we want to hear what is on your mind

about your health and fitness

we want to see your accomplishments

or help you through your challenges

Thank you thank you ladies

for linking up last week

and for sharing your tips and tricks on drinking more water

I love to read what you do and your stories

with ME, Ashley and Amanda

Today's Challenge/ Topic is:

lets challenge you to stay healthy this Thanksgiving
Only eating a reasonable amount
and getting plenty of exercise to make up for those extra calories
Let us know your techniques on portion control
and how you felt this week

Let me start out by saying I didn't do horrible on thanksgiving

I did pretty good BUT the next three days after thanksgiving

were not the best I am not so proud of those days

It makes me nervous for Christmas week

We had family in town from a couple hours away

it was a lot of fun

a lot of time was spent visiting, playing games which brought on the snacking

Then we went to a movie, ate lots of popcorn with extra butter on the top

and I went to a family members mission homecoming and

hate way to many desserts

I had no control from Thur-Sun

eeekkkk

I really wanted to do better this week but I kinda forgot it was thanksgiving

I would love to hear your tips and tricks

on staying healthy during the

holiday season with all this delish food surrounding us

Please and thank you!

Here are a few tips I found on portion control
This is more up my alley for during the holidays or anytime really
I love food
It is much more attainable for me to just have good portions of food
rather than cut them out completely

Just keep them in mind

Portion control can make a huge difference

Especially when there is are feats

during the holiday season

Have hat yummy food

But just have a little

This WEEK:
Again not the best week in the world
But not horrible I was still able to squeeze in 4 workouts
during the week
even with all the family stuff going on
which I am pretty proud of since
I really would have rather just spent more time
hanging out haha
Monday: Run 4 miles, Legs, abs
Tuesday: Run 4 miles, Arms, abs
Wednesday: Run 4 miles, Legs, abs, arms
Friday: Run 4 miles , stretch
I upped my millage to 4
and on Wednesday and Friday I got up to running my 4 miles
at 7.0 speed the whole time
I got to 34 min and 28 seconds

My Goals This Next Week:
1. Work out at 4-5 days this week

2. Run 4 miles at 7.0 speed at least once this week

3. Stretch before and after every workout

4. Drink 8 cups of water a day

5. Eat more fruits and Veggies

Next weeks Challenge/ Topic
This week is an open week!

You can post about anything health or fitness related that you want

I am excited to see what you all decide to share with us

Your story, tips, goals, how you are doing, etc.

Now Link up and share how you did on your thanksgiving
portion control, your holiday week workouts
and how you are doing on your journey to being healthy

Grab the button and follow along with Ashley and Amanda!

Our goal is to help motivate each other! So let's have fun and get motivated!

Share anything you want! Or ask us questions and we'll help find an answer!

Thankful

2011-11-24T17:15:00.001-07:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I have so much to be thankful for I feel so blessed

Me and the hubby have been writing down what

we are thankful for everyday so far this month
on a leaf

and Maddux colors a leaf

and we put it up on our thankful tree

it is fun to look at, read, and display as thanksgiving decor

Thankful TREE

Day 1: I am thankful for my amazing Hubby. He is my best friend in the whole world. And I love him more than anything. I feel so blessed to have him in my life.
Day 2: I am grateful for my sweet growing adorable baby Maddux. I am grateful that he is healthy as can be and perfect in everything way. I can't even express in words how much I love that little guy
Day 3: I am thankful for a nice cheap place to live. I am thankful Ty's grandma is letting us live in her basement apartment while hubby is finishing law school. And I am grateful we live so close to the school.
Day 4: I am thankful for my amazing mom and dad and for everything they have done and still currently do for me an y saints. I don't know what I would do without the truth, comfort and the spirit it brings to me and my family.
Day 5: I am thankful for family date time. Tonight was a blast.
Day 6: I am grateful for the gospel in my life. I am grateful to be a member of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. I don't know what I would do without the truth, comfort and the spirit it brings to me and my family.

Day 7: I am thankful for my gym membership. I am thankful it is only ten dollars a month and about a minute and a half away. Awesome. I love planet fitness and the people who work there are so nice
Day 8: I am thankful for two cars that I love that get us from place to place. It is so nice to be able to both have a car with Ty at school and me not having to be stranded at home all day. I am thankful to have at least one car with 4wheel drive for the winter It makes me feel so much more safe. No more spinning out on the freeway for us this year. I am also thankful that the Montero is paid off and that the Acura will be paid off in January. Yay for no more car payments. Such a blessing when you are living off loans and in grad school.
Day 9: I am thankful for all my brothers and sisters. Traci, Chris, Adam, Amanda, Emilee, Zach and Ammon They mean so much to me in different ways and I love them all.
Day 10: I am grateful for my friends. Thank you for everything you have done for me. For the support. For the advice. For the hangouts. And to have playdates to get me out of the house. It all means so much to me.
Day 11: Today I am thankful for doctors and modern medicine. I am thankful for Maddux's Dr. Bentley and his nurses they are so great. I am also grateful for them because I got to make a call to them today with a nasty question. We were picking up leaves today (there are like 500 million in Ty's grandmas back yard) and Maddux found a dead rat and decided to pick it up in his bare hands and bring it to Ty saying ewww! um yeah ew. I was horrified. Ty washed his hands right away and I called the doctor to make sure he wasn't gonna get something from it. Rats are so diseased you never know. Luckily he said here in Utah there isn't very many diseases that are transferred from rats to humans so just to wash his hands really good and give him a warm soapy bath. I am so grossed out I could die. But at least Maddux is ok.
Day 12a: I am so thankful for my mother in law and father in law. And for everything they do for me, Ty and Maddux. I feel so blessed to be born into an amazing family and to marry into an amazing family. There is nothing better than that. :)
12b. I am thankful for Food. I know thats sounds funny but I am. Yay for yummy food. For yummy recipes I find on pinterest and Try and for getting better at cooking. Plus we kinda need it to survive :)
Day 13: I am thankful for my education from suu in physical education and health. Wish me luck on student teaching high schoolers this January. Eek I'm nervous
Day14: I am thankful for my calling in nursery. And the sweet little ones I get to hang out with each week.
Day 15: I am thankful for modern technology. Seriously it helps so much in education, medicine, and so much more. I am thankful I have a blog as a creative outlet.
Day 16: I am so thankful for my sibling in laws. I am so lucky to have such amazing brother in laws and sister in laws. Thank you for all you do for me, for all your help, for being so awesome, and treating me so awesome. I love you guys.
Day 17: I am so thankful for date nights with my hunky hubby! He makes me feel so special
Day 18: I am thankful I am a mother. It is the hugest blessing. I loved being pregnant with maddux I loved him from the second I knew he was there. I love him more and more everyday. I love staying home with him. I love watching him learn. I love playing with him. I am so thankful to be a mom :)
Day 19: I am thankful for warm clothes and coats and boots to keep my family warm and comfy during the winter.
Day 20: I am so thankful for the temples. I love the temple. And I love going with my Hubby. Better go again soon.
Day 21: I am thankful for the opportunity and my assignment to student teach. Now I am hoping to get maddux situated, get everything I need ready and my nerves calmed by jan 9th
Day 22: I am thankful for indoor plumbing and for my nice hot showers, for laundry machines, running water, flushing toilets, dish washing machines I am thankful for it all. It makes my life so much nicer and cleaner.
Day 23: I am thankful for my sewing machine. Seriously I love love love it. I am slowly getting better I hope I am a pro one day.
Day 24: I am so so thankful for my whole entire family. My birth family and my married family. They mean the world to me. I love the holidays I love to spend so much time with them.

I hope you all have a beautiful, fun, happy Thanksgiving

full of family, laughter, football for the hubbys, love, games and delicious food

Show and Share #15 and Features

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A mommy's life...with a touch of YELLOW

Welcome back to Show and Share #15

It has been my absolute pleasure

going through, reading, saving, and pinning

all the fun entries that are linked up each time

thank you to those of you who

came to my blog and started following

thank you for the comments

and thank you for coming back to link up again!

Here is the most clicked on link and 5 more of my favorites this week

The lovely The Small Things Blog
got the most viewed link this week with her
Braided Bun tutorial and video
She has the best hair styles people
you have got to check her out, follow her,
bookmark her or whatever but she is darling

I love love love this cardigan tutorial
it is sooooo easy and darling
seriously she said she made it in ten minutes
wore it that night and got a ton of compliments on it
I know I will be trying this out
from The Brown Abode

Homemade Caramels are amazing
and seem to be thee neighbor giving treat this time of year
which I love since they are like my favorites
Chef in training has an amazing recipe
she is kind enough to share with us all
thank you
I know I will be using it this holiday season

These beautiful Barnwood shutters are DIY handmade
by Blooming Homestead
and she gives a fab tutorial that just about
anyone can follow
don't they look amazing on top of that amazing buffet table?!
LOVE white furniture lately
I am actually in the process of redoing our oak dressers in white
I am loving them and almost done yay!

I have been wanting an infinity scarf in forever
but have had a hard time finding one at a reasonable price
well the amazing VixenMade
Shows us all how to make our own
No Sew Infinity Scarf from an old T-shirt
The color possibilities are endless
I can't wait to try this out
It is the perfect winter accessory that everyone will be complimenting

The is such a beautiful laundry room revamp
by Keeping up with the Manns
I love love love the green
the back splash, the floor, the table, cabinets
It is amazing
make she to go and check it out

Good job ladies I was seriously so impressed

and know a lot of hard work and creativity went into all of

these fun projects

Make sure to go and check Southern Lovely HERE

to see if she featured you as well

After you are done checking out the fun features make sure to come

back and Party with us because today is....

Show and Share #15

Here are a reminder of the rules:

-Link to a specific post--not your home page, no giveaways, or no etsy shops

-Link something you've done in the last month

-Post my button on your blog (and follow me , Lindsay and Marie and Jennifer!)

-Visit and comment on at least TWO other links posted

-Come back to see if you've been featured!

Now lets get this Party started!

and don't forget to grab my button

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