Mayhem and Moxie Cupcake Give Away

Mayhem and Moxie, a blog I have recently started following is offering a cupcake give away. In hopes of winning a fabulous prize I am going to shamefully tell my cake wreck story.

I strive to be the perfect mother (strive being the key word). So of course a "perfect" mother would make the cake for her child's first birthday party. I took one cake decorating class and I was a cake decorating expert.

Those of you who have children understand the pressure of birthday parties. The kid don't care, but the momma does. So Jordi's first birthday party was themed Under the Sea. I had made an octopus cheese ball, we had goldfish crackers, everything was served in sand buckets, you get the point. So of course we would need a fish shaped cake. Since I am a cake decorating expert, I knew I could whip this cake out in no time. I had purchased a football shaped cake pan for a previous cake I had attempted, and it would also work as the birthday fish. The baking of the cake went okay (I used a mix - I ain't totally crazy). But then I started decorating the cake. I put the icing on and it would not smooth out. So I added sprinkles. Sprinkles will fix anything. I kept on adding stuff and adding stuff in hopes that the fish would get more fishy. It looked like a football with sprinkles. Who would have thought? I was under so much stress with party planning that I totally flipped out when the cake did not turn out right. Thus the cake wreck. I got mad (and usually I am pretty patient) and slammed my fist right in the middle of the fish football cake. Needless to say I had to buy one that night since the party was the next day.

Getting to Know Me

I am a Mommy. I have a spirited (almost) four year old that keeps life very interesting. Jordi is feisty and stubborn, but very smart and loveable. I learn new things every day as I see the world through his huge, brown eyes. He is becoming a little boy rather than mommy's baby and that breaks my heart. But I also can't wait to go through his stages of life with him. He is my world.

I am a wife. I have been married to Kevin for ten years. He is a stay at home dad which to me is the most important job that he can do. I appreciate that he puts up with my OCD tendencies and tries to support all my crazy ideas. He is my best friend. Even though he doesn't listen as well as my girlfriends.

I am a daughter and sister. My family is my life.

I am a friend. I love my friends and wish we had more time together. Life happens, and sometimes it's hard to make time for those you love.

I am an employee. I work outside of the home. A dependable 9 to 5 job that provides food and shelter for my family. As well as great health insurance.

I am a Weight Watcher junkie. I am interested in weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. In the past two years I have lost over 100 pounds by doing Weight Watchers, and I still have a ways to go. So everyday you will find me counting points and complaining about how I don't want to work out. I am obsessed with food. If it is good. If it is bad.

I am a blogger. I usually this term loosely because I have a blog, but no readers. I do however enjoy writing on my blog even though I am the only person who reads it. And I LOVE reading the blogs of others.

More about me -

I hate cleaning house, but I care if my house is clean. This does not work in my favor.
I make lists and spreadsheets for everything (even trips to the grocery store).
I like to plan, plan, plan.
I like TV and I am ashamed to say that I like celebrity gossip. My husband can't understand why I talk about celebrities like I know them.
I am a day dreamer and night dreamer. Sometimes I live in a dream world.
I love the beach.
I love to read.
I love recipes and Food Network.
I like to fix people (or at least try).
I am not very flexible. And by that I mean I don't like a change of plans.
I try to have compassion and I try not to gossip, but sometimes I get caught up.
I can be a smarty pants and a know it all. I am always right.
My husband says I can be hard headed, but I don't agree.

So that's me in a nutshell or at least certain parts of me. If you read this blog then most likely you know this about me already. If you happen to stumble across this blog then maybe you will decide to come back and visit.

Adventures in Dial Screening

Last week Jordi went to his Pre-K dial screening which was an adventure. Jordi has never been in daycare and for the last six months he has stayed home with Kev. Thus we thought that attending Pre-K would be helpful. But here is what went down.

Me -- Jordi, we are going to go visit the school. You will go and play games with the teachers and momma and daddy will wait for you.

Jordi -- I'm stayin in the car.

Me -- But you will have fun. The teachers will be playing games with you.

Jordi -- I don't like teachers.

Me -- But Granny Kat is a teacher. And NeeNee is a teacher, and so is Cindy.

Jordi -- I don't like any teachers. I will kick them.

Me -- Jordi we don't kick and we don't talk like that.

After this conversation I knew the day would be interesting. While I try to fill out paperwork, Kev tries to convince Jordi to wear his name tag. Kev lost the fight. Kevin then joined me in the parents waiting area while the teachers took Jordi for assessment. Well, that lasted maybe five minutes when we started to hear loud screams of DADDY! DADDY! DADDY! coming down the hall. I knew those screams. So Kev had to dial screen with Jordi which is not how the process is supposed to work. He scored mostly "uncooperative", but I think he has a good chance of getting in.

Weekly Weigh In

I gained. I lost. Who really knows. As of Saturday I was down two pounds, but as of Sunday I had gained a pound. As of Monday, I had ate some ham, so I was swollen and bloated from salt retention, so who knows how much I gained (or lost). I have to stop with the obsessive weighing. I did work out four times last week and stayed within my points. So I am chalking it up to no progress in either direction.

Weekly Weigh In

I am VERY frustrated. I watched my points last week and exercised four days, but lost nothing. I weigh exactly the same as I did last week. Don't get me wrong - I am happy that I did not gain. But I feel like I worked really hard last week, and I did not get the results I expected. I guess I need to try and mix things up this week. Maybe eat different foods or do a different exercise routine. Who knows?

Feel the Burn

Last night I started the 30 Day Challenge on my EA Active. I have been doing the EA Active work out on the Wii since Christmas, but I was doing the customizable work out due to my hatred of squats. I can't seem to make them register. I think it is due to short legs and weak knees, but others have their doubts. Amy convinced me that we should start the 30 Day Challenge together - Yes, she has lost her mind. With a heavy heart and an even heavier body I decided I would take the Challenge. I could do this! I could do a squat!

I survived Day 1. Although just barely. Between Jordi tying the resistance band around my feet and the Wii trainer politely asking me if I watched the how to video, I was pretty worked up during my work out. But it was a good work out. I feel the burn. I feel the weakness in my legs (I guess that is good). Now to do it again tonight.

Weekly Weigh In

I had a loss this week - 4 pounds! Hooray! I tried hard to stick to my WW plan and it looks like it paid off. I did struggle over the weekend, but that is something I am trying to work on. As always, I am a work in progress. I did have great support from my WW buddies at work. They have helped keep me strong and on track during working hours. Plus we have a new rule about not eating at your desk which really cuts back on my snacking. Lets see what this week will bring.

Fast Food Detox?

I try to eat healthy for the most part. There are times that I break over and eat junk food, but I also eat a lot of veggies and lean meats. Where I really struggle is eating out. My family eats out entirely too much. I feel like the local fast food joints know us by name or at least by what we order. I know eating out is bad and we really need to try and break the habit. I read an alarming article yesterday that further justifies that my family should bypass the drive-thru. Did you know that a chicken McNugget has at least 27 ingredients. Alarming I know! The chicken alone has at least seven different ingredients. What all can you put in a piece of chicken? What scares me is that my son loves chicken nuggets and eats them often. I feel like I stress about everything morsel of food that goes into my body while I let him eat pure junk. How do you step back and change the eating habits that you have allowed for so long? Any ideas?

Weekly Weigh In

I gained. Enough said.

Well, I fell off the weight loss wagon this weekend and it run me over. I kept messing up last week (I will chalk it up to three little letters that visit monthly), so when the weekend came around I just gave in to temptation and ate what I wanted. What I wanted was pizza, cinammon rolls and Cadburry eggs (my peronal favorite). Hopefully this eating frenzy is out of my system. So far today I have done okay, so maybe I can have a good week. I did mess up on my way back to the office from lunch and got me a frozen coffee. I ordered low fat, but it tastes too good to be lowfat. You just don't know what you are eating/drinking unless you make it yourself.

Weekly Weigh In

I have not yet weighed this week. In my defense, I can't find my scale. I know that sounds crazy, but Jordi had in the kitchen playing with it and now I am not sure where it is. Those of you who know me also know that I HATE looking for things. And it was also a good excuse not to weigh.

I have been thinking about going back to the Weight Watcher meetings. I have yet to decide, but I feel like I am not accomplishing anything on my own. I have not gained, but I am still not losing. What to do? What to do?