A Better Me in 2012

This year I have been trying to become a better me. Yes, it has been hard but I am slowly learning to deal with the changes and make sure that I am taking better care of myself.

So far in 2012, our family has given up fast food and we are still going strong. We have steered clear of those dangerous drive-thrus since 2011 and have no desire to return to them….EVER!

Another change I have made is to find a little more me time. Although it is not much and it doesn’t really happen until after all of the kids are asleep, I have started reading again every free chance I have.

I have also managed to cross a few other things of the list as well for not just me but the entire family. Last year, we enrolled in a new dental plan through Alex’s employer. The new plan offered us better dental insurance for just a little bit more money. Unfortunately right after we made the move and the plan became active all but one of the providers located near us dropped from the plan and the only provider that we could see was only at our local office 2 days a week with very short hours. Needless to say, we missed out on going to the dentist all of 2011 but we have all been taken care of so far this year!

Next on my to do list is to get into the eye doctor for a checkup and get some new glasses since I have been wearing the same pair for the last 2 years and desperately need a new pair.

After that I am going to work harder to keep losing weight and exercise more and continue to clean up my diet…..right now I have some bad addictions that I really need to kick to the curb.

What are you do to better yourself in 2012?

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Season 2 Now on DVD

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Ickis, Oblina and Krumm are back for a second season of spine-chilling, gut-busting adventures! Sit back and enjoy as these three young monsters take everything they’ve learned from The Gromble about scaring and put it to good use. That is, of course, unless they’re trapped by Simon, the most determined monster-hunter in town! A must-have for Nickelodeon fans, cartoon fanatics and DVD collectors alike

Starring the voice talents of Charlie Adler (The Super Hero Squad Show), Christine Cavanaugh (Rugrats), Gregg Berger (Transformers), Tim Curry (Clue) and James Belushi (Hoodwinked!), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters aired on Nickelodeon from 1994-2000 and returned in 2002 on the Nicktoons Network. In 2006, the show began airing on Nick Rewind. The show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in Outstanding Achievement in Animation.

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters has always been a favorite for my older kids and they love introducing Alexander to new shows. Of course, he is now hooked on this one as well. Although he did just inform me that the cover creeped him out!

You can find Aaahh!!! Real Monsters in stores nationwide as a 2 DVD set. SRP is $19.93.

Disclosure: We were provided with a promotional copy in exchange for our complete and honest review.

Just One Of My Kids

5 Months

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Can you believe that our little Ellie is already 5 months old?
I cannot believe how fast the last 5 months have gone by.
She is still nursing like a champ, is eating cereal once a day and still gets up at least once, if not twice during the night.
She is full of smiles and giggles every day and we are all still head over heels in love with her!

The Life of a Former Smoker

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It is true.
I was a smoker.
For 19 years of my life I was a smoker.
It is definitely NOT something I am proud of.
I started smoking when I was 13 (the age my oldest child is now) just so I could fit in.
I regret it.
After 19 years of smoking, I am paying for it.
When I quit smoking cold turkey on December 24th, 2010 I replaced my cravings for nicotine with food.
So, needless to say….I’ve gained *ahem* some weight
Another problem I have faced over the years in the dreaded smokers cough.
Although I don’t truly suffer from smokers cough or asthma anymore, I do have breathing problems from time to time and have been told that it is directly related to my having been a smoker for so long.
Over the past year since I quit, I can see the different and I don’t have as many breathing problems as I did but from time to time I do require the assistance of an inhaler.
I have always gone to the ER to be treated and requested a prescription for an inhaler but have recently learned that I can buy albuterol online without a prescription which for me is very handy! This is great because sometimes during certain seasons I require the use of my inhaler more than usual and find that it doesn’t last as long, this gives me the opportunity to purchase an inhaler before my insurance will allow a refill!

Getting Older

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Every day when I look at my children, I can’t help but be happy. I am truly amazed that I created these four beautiful people and the impact they have had on my life.
When I first became a mom, back in 1999 at the ripe old age of 20, I didn’t picture myself 13 years later with 4 children and a husband.
My oh my how things change.
Now as I get older I think about how awesome it has been to have these four beautiful creatures in my life and don’t know where I would be if they didn’t exist. Also, after spending the last 6 years with the Alex (5 of them married) I can’t picture my life without any of them.
I now have the opportunity to watch them grow and become amazing adults.
They get to watch me age as I learn about menopause and weight gain.
I get to watch them graduate, get married and become parents.
It’s amazing how life changes as we grow older.
Here I am, 33 years old, a mother of 4 and closer to menopause every day. Before I know it, I will be popping some natural menopause supplements, doing Yoga and learning how to oil paint.
Oh well, at least I will be that old lady in menopause with the hot ass younger husband!