tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60975475950976080202024-02-19T08:47:50.072-08:00Wake Up SmilingA blog of life, love, and everything in betweenSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-3686808803993389622012-11-01T13:16:00.000-07:002012-11-01T13:16:47.290-07:00Happy Halloween!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday was Camdyn's first Halloween! She dressed up as a black kitty cat - too cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went over to my parent's house to sit in the front yard, eat pizza, and hand out candy. I made sure we left by 8ish so we could get Camdyn home for bed. Speaking of...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She has not been sleeping AT ALL at night lately. This makes for a very cranky me. I've always been a very light sleeper, so when she wakes up every two hours, I have just barely fallen asleep before she's up again. John's been <i>incredible</i>, though. He's been helping me get up with her at night even though he's been working a ton, and yesterday he surprised me with a card and some gift cards. Best husband ever :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sleep is a funny thing - you don't really "miss" it until it's gone. For those of you who don't have kids yet, take advantage of sleeping! If you feel like sleeping til noon on a Saturday, DO IT! I'm thinking sleeping in won't happen again until Camdyn's moved out, and by that point John and I will be old and probably getting up at 5am willingly, haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So since I haven't posted in awhile here are some more photos of what we've been up to (pictures explain it best, in my opinion):</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also baked a delicious apple pie the other day. It was my first one so I was kinda nervous, but it turned out amazing! I'll share the recipe soon :)</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now it's off to cleaning and working. I took on another freelance job (now I have THREE! Woo-hoo!) so that explains the lack of blog posts. Hope everyone's having a good day!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-38067079867907056502012-10-25T17:10:00.000-07:002012-10-25T17:10:52.035-07:00Life lately and my love language<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Things have been very busy around here! Cami and I have had errands to run every day this week, so between that and working I haven't had time to blog :( Trust me, I'm desperately trying to get into the habit of blogging 5-6 times per week. For those of you that are able to do that (plus work FT as I know most of you do)...I totally admire you! Blogging is so much fun, but it definitely takes time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">what i've been up to at work:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SheKnows.com: <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/974111/10-best-ski-resorts">10 Best ski resorts for the upcoming seaso</a>n</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/973745/holidays-and-breaking-bread-with-soleil-moon-frye">Holidays and breaking bread with Soleil Moon Frye</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/973609/how-to-be-a-successful-business-owner">How to be a successful business owner</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rant Finance: <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/24/the-cost-of-having-a-baby/">The cost of having a baby</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/22/halloween-on-a-budget/">Halloween on a budget</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/19/earn-money-from-home/">Earn money from home</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/16/is-a-joint-checking-account-for-you/">Is a joint checking account for you?</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing too interesting...cooking, cleaning, playing with Cami, etc. John and I got Mad Med season 5 in the mail through Netflix! So that's exciting. Mad Med is one of my all-time favorite shows. It's so witty and the characters are great. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John and I started reading "The 5 Languages of Love." Has anyone read that? It's great, and I recommend it for all couples even though we're only on chapter 3. You first take a quiz to determine what your "love language" is, and then the book goes over how to meet the needs of your spouse's love language, which ultimately leads to a happier, healthier marriage. My love language is quality time, which didn't surprise me in the least. Quality time to me, though, isn't watching a movie together, it's more about actually talking to each other and having his full attention (no sports allowed during quality time!!). Anyways, it's a great book and I'm excited to dive further in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And Camdyn is crying...so I leave you with some photos:</span><br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-15266575485176658442012-10-19T16:18:00.000-07:002012-10-19T16:18:25.163-07:00To my high school friends...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The weekend is here - boy, this week sure flew by. Tonight for dinner I'm making bread and pasta, and John and I will probably just watch a movie. Tomorrow, I'm going to a high school friends baby shower! She's having a little girl and I'm just so excited for her and her husband!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was thinking yesterday just how lucky I am to still be good friends with a great group of girls I went to high school with. Kendra is one of my besties - we met in 9th grade and have been best friends ever since (that's like 13 years...ay ay ay we're getting old!). I'm also MOH in her wedding! The other's in the group are Michelle, Megan, Vanessa, and Holly. Michelle, Megan and I all live close, so we try and hang out every now and then. Vanessa is the one who's baby shower I'm attending - she lives in California along with Holly and we want them back!! haha :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We always said in high school how we'd be friends for life. No matter where we ended up, our friendship would remain (we actually compared this to a rubber band stretching as far as we went, but never breaking, lol). It makes me cry thinking that this has remained true for us. Though we may not all see each other often (the group gets together about once a year), we are always there for each other. Knowing that God has blessed me with such amazing friendships makes me so thankful, and I hope these ladies know just how much they mean to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The obvious one is to communicate, but that's probably the most common answer (it's THAT important). My husband wants to meet my needs, and me his, but unless we tell each other what they are they most likely are not going to get met since neither of us are mind readers! Another good piece of advice is to always give each other your best. Husbands go all day giving their employees, coworkers, clients, friends, etc their best, and come home wiped out. Same for wives - we give our jobs or our kids our best all day and feel there's nothing left for our husbands. Don't do this!! When you were dating you always gave each other your best, so keep that up. Make a conscious decision to do this and you will have a MUCH better relationship - trust me!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To be best friends and have fun together. My husband and I do get into fights, but at the end of the day (or end of the fight which is sometimes more than a day haha) it boils down to us being each others absolute best friends. We like to go on walks every night and we catch up on each other's days, our goals, weekend plans, and just life in general. John is my best friend beyond a shadow of a doubt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would have to say cheating. That is the ultimate form of breaking your spouses' trust, and once that trust is gone it's extremely hard if not impossible to gain it back. Just don't do it!! We all have different definitions of "cheating" - emotional cheating? flirting? hanging out with opposite sex one on one? strip clubs? physical cheating only? - discuss these boundaries with your partner and be respectful to each other's wishes. *btw for me and John all of the above would not be ok!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That some days it's a LOT harder than I expected, but most days it's better than I ever could have imagined. I guess I never thought marriage could be so fun and loving. It's the little things - yesterday we got a chocolate dipped cone from McDonald's (as always), walked Camdyn around with my mom, and watched a movie - simple, yet loving and the best part of all of this was having John by my side. I can't imagine not sharing my life with him. Love you, John! *assuming you're reading this, haha :)</span></div>
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-24130447111391145822012-10-16T17:45:00.000-07:002012-10-16T17:45:16.846-07:00Big news, and some recipes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have some big news to share with everyone: My baby girl is eating. Specifically, she's eating sweet potatoes, and I have the pictures to prove it:</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a pretty tidy person - I hate germs and clean obsessively, actually - but Camdyn and the sweet potatoes win every time. I always thought I would never let my child eat messily and get food everywhere. HA! There's no such thing. She flails her arms like a crazy person and spits her food out more than she takes it in. Last time I fed her, I found sweet potatoes in her <i>hair</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In other news, John and I have been eating pretty good around here (in other words, I've actually been cooking). Easy recipes, of course. The crock pot is my new best friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last night, I made spicy mexican shredded chicken tacos. So simple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place in crock pot and cook on low for about 4 hours. Shred and continue cooking another hour (it will be a little watery looking from the Rotel but if you cook it more after shredding, the chicken will absorb most of this). Serve in soft or hard tacos with cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, salsa etc. I also made mexican rice from a box to go with this. </span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I LOVE making meals in the crock pot because it's so easy and always tastes so good. Plus, I'm never sure when John's going to be home so it's nice that we can eat a home-cooked meal whenever he arrives :)</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make pasta according to package. Rinse with cold water. Add in diced tomatoes, basil, some olive oil, cheese, and salt and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate a few hours. Delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love reading about other peoples' jobs on blogs, so I'd like to share some of the stuff I've been up to recently:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/">Rant Finance</a> Blog: <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/11/dining-out-versus-eating-in/">Dining out versus eating in</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/972367/in-a-pickle-what-to-do-with-overripe-bananas">In a pickle: What to do with overripe bananas</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so blessed to be able to work from home and share my work with my readers! I have a lot of fun with my job, and love that every day provides something different and challenges me in a different way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently interviewed Soleil Moon Frye. That article should be live soon, so I'll make sure to post the link once it's up! Soleil is SO sweet, and really loves her two daughters, Poet and Jagger. I was really nervous since I've never interviewed before, but am happy to have that under my belt. I've always been one to ask <i>way</i> too many questions, so interviewing is seriously right up my alley and I love it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of interviewing, guess who I get to do next?! Country singer Trisha Yearwood! I almost had a heart attack when I found that out. I'm a huge country fan and Trisha Yearwood has always been a favorite of mine (her song "She's in love with the boy" is my fave!). She has two cookbooks and a cooking show (new season premieres on Oct 20th on Food Network), so it'll be great to ask her about some of her cooking secrets!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope everyone is having a good Friday! The weekend is upon us - woo hoo! John and I are playing Bingo tomorrow and I'm super excited. We used to play all the time before having Cami, so we like to go every few months or so as a date night!</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-43488028823260879412012-10-10T16:32:00.000-07:002012-10-10T16:32:15.219-07:00Homemade bread... sort of<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow I'm interviewing Soleil Moon Frye, otherwise known as Punky Brewster! She also was on Sabrina the Teenage Witch for a few years and guest-starred on Friends (a favorite show of mine). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She's promoting Fleischmann's Simply Homemade No Knead Bread, so I figured I'd try this out tonight for dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've never made bread before, so I was excited to try this out. I made the Italian Herb flavor and it is amazing. I've already consumed almost half the loaf! *Don't worry John, I'm saving the rest for you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As an inexperienced bread maker, I did run into one problem: the directions say to place on a baking sheet, cover, and let rise for 25 minutes. They didn't say <i>what</i> to cover it with, though. I flipped the bowl I mixed everything in over and used that, haha. About halfway through it's "rising", a friend of mine texted me that normally you cover bread with a damp towel...oops! I quickly switched out the bowl for the towel, in hopes my error wouldn't ruin my bread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It didn't - the bread turned out perfectly! It's easy to make and at only $2.69 per box, it's cheaper than a regular loaf of bread. This is definitely something I'll be baking more often (tonight's dinner - bread and spicy sausage spaghetti). I'm a huge fan of any dinner items I can make quickly and, even better, in advance. I never know if Camdyn will be fussy when I cook, so I try and plan easy meals that I can make anytime during the day when she's napping (mostly crock pot meals lately).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously, mom's or anyone out there with no time to cook should give this a try. Another bonus is you just need the box and 1 cup of warm tap water. </span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-80466144896853579982012-10-09T11:45:00.000-07:002012-10-09T11:45:25.641-07:00I'm bad at blogging<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I officially suck as a blogger, haha. My "31 days of love and inspiration" came to a halt at day 4 and I haven't even posted anything since last week. Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging, and you know what? That's OK :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lately I've been working a LOT and doing a LOT of walking around with Camdyn. Add in cleaning the house and hanging out with John and my days have been flying by. It's good though. John is in a super-busy time at work (as am I) so we can play catch-up and save some money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So let's see...tomorrow is Camdyn's 5 month birthday! I seriously cannot believe I have a 5 month old. Time needs to slow down. She crawled backwards two nights ago...soo precious! I'm scared for when that kid's mobile, though! I will need to pretty much move upstairs during the day as downstairs is all hardwood and tile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope everyone's enjoying their Tuesday. I'm headed to do a little walking around outside - the weather finally permits open windows and enjoying the outdoors! Ya!</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-63473602090683595772012-10-04T15:22:00.000-07:002012-10-04T15:22:43.390-07:00Day 4 of love and inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This goes with the whole theme of my "31 Days" challenge - which is staying positive and focusing on the good. Life is good; my life is good; your life is good. Yes, things do go wrong and not everything goes our way, but overall we <i>all</i> have a <i>lot</i> to love and be thankful for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If I focus on that, I'll not only miss out on <i>today's</i> moments but also probably drag myself into a world of wanting more. My goal is to be happy with what I have, and to enjoy this life that God has given specifically to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a happy, beautiful baby who brings me joy each and every day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the ability to stay home with her while working part-time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the wonderful friends i've made through blogging - you guys have become my main form of socialization lol :)</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-28550673996198671032012-10-03T16:06:00.001-07:002012-10-03T16:06:41.147-07:00Day 3 of love and inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always tried to "live in the moment," but it's also important to do things today that will benefit your future. Whether it be staying late for work in hopes of getting that promotion, saving $50 extra per month instead of buying Starbucks everyday (speaking to myself here...though I don't see this happening anytime soon), or going for a jog each night so you can meet your goal weight next month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Along these lines, only a little backwards, I wrote a blog post for Rant Finance (the new job) entitled "<a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/03/advice-to-my-younger-self/">Advice to my younger self</a>." <b>Is there any advice (not just financial) that you would give to your younger self?</b> </span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-70759579919699656972012-10-03T08:57:00.001-07:002012-10-03T08:57:40.136-07:00New job! New job!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I applied to be a financial blogger for <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/">Rant Finance</a>. Basically, you start your own blog on the site and can blog about anything that's related to finance. I really wanted this job - as blogging about finance and money is (strangely) something I've always wanted to do. I considered making <i>this</i> blog about finance, but ultimately decided against it as I'd rather have it be a document of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sooo guess what?! I GOT IT!! You can find my blog <a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/category/bloggers/a-family-affair/">here</a>. It's titled "A Family Affair" since my theme is going to be family finance. You can read more about that in my first post, "<a href="http://www.rantfinance.com/2012/10/02/what-is-a-family-affair/">What is "A Family Affair?"</a>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The job's pretty flexible - I can post as little or as often as I'd like. I'm going to aim for 4 days per week, since I still have my <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/">SheKnows</a> work and of course Camdyn. I already have a ton of ideas and can't wait to get started!</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-1623944302605481632012-10-02T14:19:00.001-07:002012-10-02T14:19:59.795-07:00Day 2: Gary Allan-spiration<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of you know I'm a bit obsessed with Gary Allan. I actually just found out he's playing in Vegas for New Years Eve. Oh how I would LOVE to go!! Why do hotels have to be $300/night on New Years?! :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For today, my inspiration comes from his latest single, "Every Storm." All of his songs are incredible to me, but I just so happen to love songs with depressing and meaningful lyrics, haha. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">I saw you standing in the middle of the thunder and lightning</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">I know you're feeling like you just can't win, but you're trying</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">It's hard to keep on keepin' on, when you're being pushed around</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Don't even know which way is up, just keep spinning down, 'round, down…</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Every storm runs, runs out of rain</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Just like every dark night turns into day</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Every heartache will fade away</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain</span></b><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"><b>So hold your head up and tell yourself that there's something more</b></span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Walk out that door</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Go find a new rose, don't be afraid of the thorns</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">'Cause we all have thorns</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Just put your feet up to the edge, put your face in the wind</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">And when you fall back down, keep on rememberin'</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Every storm runs, runs out of rain</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Just like every dark night turns into day</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Every heartache will fade away</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain</span></b><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">It's gonna run out of pain</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">It's gonna run out of sting</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">It's gonna leave you alone</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">It's gonna set you free</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Set you free</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Every storm runs, runs out of rain</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Just like every dark night turns into day</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; border: 0px none; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #ccccdd; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;">Every heartache will fade away</span><br style="background-color: #ccccdd; 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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Listen to this song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_zwh6IqzLM">here</a>.</span></div>
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-1976205473658888862012-10-01T15:09:00.001-07:002012-10-01T15:09:56.806-07:0031 days of love and inspiration: Day 1<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm joining in on the "31 days" challenge hosted by <a href="http://www.thenester.com/">The Nester</a>. So far, there are over 800 bloggers joining in on this! How awesome! It looks like there are a lot of great topics out there. I'm looking forward to following along!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My topic is: <b>31 days of love and inspiration</b>. I wanted something simple that wouldn't take me forever to write a post on. My days just seem to <i>fly by</i> lately. I have been doing a lot of work from home (an exciting announcement to come soon!!) and of course taking care of Camdyn and trying to maintain a clean house! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How true is this? Things go wrong in life so we learn to recognize and appreciate the good. Life is <i>so short</i>, and I want mine to be wonderful. Expecting perfection will only lead to disappointment. Instead, learn to see the good in every situation and every person. Focus on that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm reading a book "Change your Words, Change your Life" by Joyce Meyer, and it's all about training your brain (with tons of references to the Bible, because God is the only one that can actually <i>change</i> us) to think positively. Thinking positively and speaking only <i>good</i> will force you to believe it. If you wake up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, chances are, you will. Wake up and decide that it's going to be a good day and find something positive in what lies ahead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here's to love and inspiration! Make sure to come back daily for more.</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-51981700994383317692012-09-29T10:08:00.001-07:002012-09-29T10:08:27.378-07:0031 Days<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Saturday, everyone!!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I saw on <a href="http://www.thenester.com/">The Nester</a> blog that she's hosting a "31 Days" blog series for the month of October. This is her 2nd year doing this - first year it was her and seven other bloggers; last year it was her and 700 other bloggers! Who knows how many it will be this year, but I'm going to be one of them :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basically, you choose a "mini-series" to blog about for 31 days (everyday in October). It can be anything...31 days of living by faith, 31 days of baking, 31 days of being a better blogger, 31 days of making your kids happier, 31 days to being more productive at work, etc. You want to choose a topic that's broad enough that you can write about it for 31 days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyone want to join me??! You have to create a blog button for this series, which is pretty easy. I used <a href="http://projectsaroundthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-make-blog-button-using-picmonkey.html">this</a> tutorial for mine, and I'm assuming you link up on Monday, which is Day 1!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking forward to this challenge. It's going to be a <i>very</i> busy weekend, to say the least.</span></div>
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-33332137739757356182012-09-28T10:41:00.000-07:002012-09-28T10:41:22.086-07:00Friday's Letters<center>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Dear Husband</b>, thank your for working so hard so I'm able to stay home with our crazy baby. <b>Dear <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/">SheKnows</a></b>, so happy to be working for you! You're a great company and I'm blessed to be able to bring in a little extra income from home. <b>Dear Fall</b>, I'm happy you're finally here, but AZ...please start cooling down! <b>Dear Scale</b>, I was very happy with the number you showed me this morning. I was scared you'd be a lot higher due to me eating an entire pumpkin cake in two days. <b>Dear Sister</b>, I'm currently waiting on you to finish getting ready so we can go to the mall. It's been well over an hour. Hurry up already!! <b>Dear Dad</b>, thanks for ordering a pizza for us for lunch while I wait! <b>Dear Weekend</b>, super excited for you! I get to see a bunch of awesome friends tomorrow for lunch, followed by wedding dress shopping with my bestie <a href="http://simplystated-kendra.blogspot.com/">Kendra</a>! </span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-42582024564468331482012-09-28T10:23:00.000-07:002012-09-28T10:23:03.810-07:00Simply Right Formula<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Camdyn had Simply Right gentle formula (pictured above) all day yesterday. If you recall, this was the formula that I found for $15.99 for 48 oz (or 87 4 oz bottles!) at the consignment store. I knew it was risky, but I figured it was worth it to see if she liked it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She loved it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">No fussiness, no problems drinking it, no spitting up (which is amazing since normally she <i>does</i> spit up), no gas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a huge blessing for John and I. Originally, we were spending $25 every 3-4 days on formula, then I found it discounted so it was $15 every 3-4 days. Now, it will be $15.99 every 8-10 days. HUGE savings here people!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course, it's only been one day so this could backfire, in which case I'll put her back on the Enfamil, but for now...we like it :)</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-58973441447778282572012-09-26T18:35:00.000-07:002012-09-26T18:35:53.192-07:00The Best Pumpkin Cake...Ever<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credit goes to <a href="http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2008/11/two-ingredients-pumpkin-cake-with-apple-cider-glaze/">big red kitchen</a> and my bestie, Christina</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-69716147489012543692012-09-25T16:07:00.000-07:002012-09-25T16:07:46.320-07:00Iced Caramel Vanilla Lattes and Iced Pumpkin Cookies<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fall is now in full-force. Everywhere except in Arizona, that is. Just because it's still 100 degrees out doesn't mean I'm not going to partake in my favorite fall activities - things like decorating, lighting pumpkin-scented candles, making stew (it's in the crock pot now), and wearing scarves and boots (ok...scratch that last one).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As most of you know, I'm obsessed with Starbucks. I go there every day, even though we're on a budget. I'm able to justify it in my mind since it's my breakfast <i>and</i> lunch (bad, I know). Normally I get an iced venti iced coffee sweetened with cream (yes, you do say "iced" twice), but today I tried something new. Something delicious. Something that blew my mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You read that right. It's even better than it sounds, if you can believe it. Credit goes to one of my besties, Shelley, over at <a href="http://www.courtepointeamour.com/">Courtepointe Amour</a>. This is now "my drink", even though it is a bit pricier than the iced coffee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am by no means a food photographer, so don't let this picture scare you. These cookies are more like a cake. They're soft, fluffly, pumpkin-y, and topped with a sweet, subtle glaze. I averaged about 5 per day until they were gone. </span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-17581594580561660242012-09-24T13:51:00.000-07:002012-09-24T13:51:52.547-07:00What I've learned about formula<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As most of you know, Camdyn is now a formula-only baby. I breastfed solely for the first two months, then slowly started incorporating formula. By 3 1/2 months, she was weaned from breast milk completely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Knowing what I know now, for our next baby I am going to try and breastfeed longer. Formula is SO expensive, and breast milk is so much better for the baby.</span><br />
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<li>Simply Right - $16 for 48 oz. Yup, that's right. This is half the price of the <i>discounted</i> Enfamil for double the amount. It's the Sam's Club brand of Enfamil, essentially. I compared ingredients and vitamins, and it looks exactly the same as Enfamil. I haven't tried this yet - but will definitely provide an update after a few days of her eating this. To me, it was worth the investment. If she loves it and reacts well to it, than I'm looking at hundreds of dollars being saved. If not? I'll take the loss and go back to Enfamil. No big deal.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday, everyone! Today John and I went to church for the first time in longer than I'd care to admit, and really enjoyed it. We had lunch at Jimmy John's, went to Home Goods, and are now spending the remainder of our day relaxing.</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16.78333282470703px; text-align: justify;">That I'm persistent about writing. I hope to meet people and grow my blog. I can't wait for my kids to look back at this - it's such a great way to document and cherish memories :)</span></center>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-34586548689539905802012-09-20T13:02:00.000-07:002012-09-20T13:02:46.755-07:00I Believe In...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.livinginyellow.com/">Erin</a> today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe in love, though I do <i>not</i> believe that love is perfect.</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-72894344705185287722012-09-19T15:24:00.000-07:002012-09-19T15:24:43.177-07:00Family Day<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a <i>very</i> long few days, I suggested we have a "Family Day" on Sunday. John agreed, as long as he could be home by one to watch football. Deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes in life you need to take a step back and just have some fun. Not everything needs to be serious and stressful, especially when we have a baby to raise and take care of. Though originally this "Family Day" was for her, it ended up being a great time for John and I. It was just what we needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I suggested the zoo. John vetoed immediately as it's 100 degrees out. Can't argue that. He then suggested walking around Cabella's and Westgate (Westgate is a huge shopping plaza where the Cardinal's stadium is). Agreed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We got to Cabella's around 10am and walked around for a good hour. For anyone who's never been, it's actually pretty fun (this coming from the girl who doesn't really like camping or the outdoors, haha). They have clothes, a restaurant, a fudge shop, a "zoo" area consisting of dead, stuffed animals, and of course hunting, fishing, bbq'ing, camping, and anything else "outdoorsy" you can think of. It's a great and free way to get out of the house!</span><br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-76191038050351377182012-09-16T14:48:00.003-07:002012-09-16T14:48:57.636-07:00Sunday Social<center>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Starbucks iced coffee, computer, makeup, diet coke, and diapers for Cami haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hmmm maybe 2010? My husband (then bf) and I had just moved in together and always had so much fun! Not that we don't now, but we always played Bingo, went out, etc. Just had less responsibilities haha :)</span></div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-86589316789579003222012-09-15T15:08:00.000-07:002012-09-15T15:08:26.616-07:00Scheduling<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These past few days I've been thinking a lot about my day to day schedule and how I want more of a "routine" in my life. As nice as it is to stay home with Camdyn, she's not really on a schedule yet and I'm fully to blame. Part of me doesn't really care since I am with her all the time, but it would be nice to get a little more sleep and have a set time for when I work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That being said, I went out and bought a cute day planner from Walmart to get my days in order. I started with work. I'm actually excited because I have something to do <i>every</i> day from this week forward, minus the weekends. I spend anywhere from 2 - 4 hours per day working. Ideally, I'd like Camdyn to start taking a morning nap (she usually just takes one in the afternoon) and an afternoon nap. I would love to be able to get my work done for the day in the morning to allow afternoons to be spent playing with her and running errands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cleaning schedule would be nice too. I tend to always keep the house "picked up" and the laundry and dishes in order. I'm also pretty good at cleaning our hardwood and tile everyday. Other than that, I don't really deep clean, like, ever. I wipe my hair off the shower wall when I'm in it...and throw the trash out of my car when my cup holder's can't hold my current drink. I'm going to try and come up with a "Daily Cleaning Schedule" in the next few days and will share once it's done :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, of course, a blogging schedule would be amazing as well. Originally, I planned on posting each night, except Friday and Saturdays. If you look at my posts for the month, that hasn't happened (and today's Saturday and I'm obviously blogging, haha). Nights sometimes get the best of me and I lose track of time and decide I'd rather watch TV than blog. I'm going to change this, I promise. I enjoy blogging so much and need to find the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you in a daily schedule/routine when it comes to working, cleaning, and blogging? Any tips greatly appreciated!</span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097547595097608020.post-26523620091767543792012-09-13T17:23:00.000-07:002012-09-13T17:23:51.606-07:00Camdyn 4 months<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Camdyn was officially 4 months old as of September 10th. Where has the time gone??! She has brought such joy and companionship to my life. I love this little girl more than anything :)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">weighs 15.8 lbs (76th percentile)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is 25 inches long (82nd percentile)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and her head is in the 93rd percentile lol</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">holds her head up all by herself all the time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is a pro at "tummy time"</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">can roll over, mostly tummy to back but sometimes back to tummy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">eats 4-6 oz of formula every 3-4 hours</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sometimes sleeps 8 hrs at a time, but mostly still wakes up every 3-4</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">takes a long afternoon nap!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">has tried both rice cereal and bananas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hates the bananas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the rice cereal is growing on her</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LOVES being held / attention of any sort</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">loves watching cartoons and screams at the television while doing so</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">has the biggest, most beautiful smile that lights up my life</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love you, Cami! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797935067074705329noreply@blogger.com3