1st Thoughtful Thursday

 

 Hello y'all! 

The DeShazo has pressured me into resurrecting this old blog once again. By "pressured", I mean that she mentioned it many times with her most persuasive face.  So, I reckon that means we will share a blog topic once or twice a month, or something like that. A little background - this blog was started about 5 years ago (and Vic and The Deshazo did pressure me then!) to help keep me accountable for weight loss. It then just turned into something sort of fun.  

 

I'm not quite certain what happened to the Martin house in this last year. It's been full of so many changes and a whirlwind.  Things that haven't changed, however, are the obscene amounts of baked goods and candy corn that I can and have consumed.  I just cannot stop.  I've even started quizzing Liv on her spelling words before school and then rewarding her with candy corn at 7:30am so that I can grab an extra handful for myself as well.  I just want her to be fully awake at school, right? #noshame

I've found a new fall cake and Martinez and I are pretty obsessed with it. Bring on the pumpkin spice bundt cake.

And because I cannot stop baking things, Martinez's wishes were granted and the homemade cinnamon rolls I normally only make in the winter were prepared.

 

#nowyouseewhyineedfoodaccountability

 For our 1st "Thoughtful Thursday", The DeShazo and I are answering some questions from a journal prompt we found.  

 

1.  Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?- Definitely closed. All the doors everywhere should be closed.  

 

2.  Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels? -Only if it's high quality...but as a general rule...Nope.  That's just extra to unpack.

 

3.  Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? - Do people sleep with sheets tucked out????  Doesn't that defeat the purpose of "tucked"? Tuck those suckers in! 

 

4. Have you stolen a street sign before?- Nope

 

5.  Do you like to use post-it notes? - Heck, yes (at work)!  My boss, on more than one occasion, as advised me of the cost per post it note and has suggested I begin using other options.  It ain't happened yet. Grin.  I won't be grinning when he reads this though.  I'll probably come back to work with them all confiscated. But he doesn't know where I hide the backups.

 

6.  Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? - I used to do that.  

 

7.  Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? - Bear.  That story would make me sound so much interesting.

 

8.  Do you have freckles? -Not that eye can see. Hehehehe.  You got that right?  Eye....instead of "I". Anyone??

 

9.  Do you always smile for pictures? - Maybe?

 

10. What is your biggest pet peeve? - Lateness. Let's just be respectful and be on time.

 

11.  Do you ever count your steps when you walk? - Nope

 

12.  Have you peed in the woods? -Yep.  I lived in the country in Arkansas for 20 years. It's kind of a requirement in my mind. 

 

13.  Have you ever pooped in the woods? - I don't think so... but ya know.... I wouldn't say for no for sure.

 

14.  Do you ever dance even if there's no music playing? - Why yes, yes I do.  I have been trying to perfect my twerk for The DeShazo for years in our office.  There's rarely music when I make my attempts. 

 

15.  Do you chew your pens and pencils? - Yep

 

16.  What is your least favorite movie? - Probably a toss up between some Indian Jones movie with skulls spinning in circles that Kevin made me sit through at the theater years ago and any Matrix movie.  I just don't get them.

17.  What size is your bed?  -King

 

18.  What is your song of the week? - I've listened to Anthem Lights- 10,000 Reasons/What a Beautiful Name on repeat this week. Oh, and let's not forget that I listen to Deeper Than The Holler by Randy Travis pretty frequently.

19.  Is it ok for guys to wear pink? - Yep.  Why does anyone care?

 

20.  Do you still watch cartoons? - Yep....two little ones kinda force that on you.

 

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Also, if you need a cute sign or shirt, check out her new Etsy shop here.

 

See ya next time !

 

 

If A Genie Appeared....What Would You Wish For?

Hello !

People.....It's almost the weekend, right?

We are finally getting back in the swing of things from Christmas break.  I'm getting old.  Traveling wears me out. The packing- the unpacking- the organizing- the sleep deprivation.
Speaking of sleep deprivation....Is there some rule that when you hit 30 you can't sleep through the night anymore???  I've been struggling with this since the summer.
Anyone have any ideas of natural ways to help this??? I've tried the chamomile tea/honey stuff- and it doesn't work for me- and I hate the taste. And I'm not sure I'm willing to spend money on the essential oils ...but I'm not ruling it out either.
I've been desperate enough that I've taken Tylenol pm just to be able to sleep enough to function- but obviously that can't be a daily or really even a weekly remedy.  Martinez got me some zzzquil that is supposed to be non habit forming for me and it definitely helps- but I'm thinking it's habit forming.

Anyway, since the last post, we've been to AR and returned and started back to our weekly routines. Livi loved time with her cousins, grands and aunts and uncles.... Beckham cried a lot the first three days of the trip and then finally came around to realizing that he can in fact have fun, without being held....we visited...played fun games...and we were all glad to arrive home.  While we enjoyed seeing our people, it's fair to say that the weather sucked in AR that week and the warm sunshine the day we came home was just what these Martins needed.  When we got home, I had an overwhelming sense of happiness.  I'm not sure if it was the sunshine.... or knowing that I was going to be able to sleep in my own bed that night and that we had made it back safely...or if I'm just flat out certifiably crazy (which is probably the case)...but I just felt complete and happy.  Maybe after 9 and half years, I've accepted that Oklahoma is home.  It's about time.  Maybe in the next 9 and half years, I'll be able to drive around without getting lost. Probaby not.
I've made such awesome, lasting, friendships here- and found our church home of which we love and it makes all the difference.

I had told myself that I when we came home, I would slowly, over the next week, unpack gifts and take Christmas down.  Of course that didn't happen.  Please recall the certifiably crazy part of me.  Everything was done the day after we drove in....which also resulted in re-organizing the toys/purchasing toy storage/donating some toys/mopping/dusting/the works...and now I'm itching to get my hands on the attic. The entire time...I kept saying to myself, " just do a little a bit at a time"...but crazy Anna won!

A few photos from Christmas...

We started a tradition last year of thumbprint/handprint/footprint Christmas canvases. (I copied off Sheaffer Told Me To).

Here is ours from this Christmas...

Last year, we did a Christmas tree and snowmen.

To the folks that didn't want the snow a couple weeks ago, I'm sorry... I started praying for that early in the week and was so thankful for a snow day.  It was beautiful and perfect and we tried to make the most out of it. I was especially excited to have Livi home from school for an additional day.  I do feel bad for those who had to work. Sorry Martinez!

I just want to say that I didn't want the predicted ice storm last week (and thankfully nothing happened)- but again, I was excited to have Livi home an extra day.  We stayed in, played games, watched movies, painted- and Martinez and I even went on a date ! We totally have to start planning for those more.  We are both such home bodies though.

B can't be trusted with anything other than water on his brush.... don't judge me.

On to the Topic with The DeShazo...


If a genie appeared....what would you wish for?

There are no rules.  Where are the rules? Are there three wishes? Are they lasting wishes?  Are they personal wishes??????


1) I wish for freshly mopped floors, laundry completed, and dinner prepared DAILY before I return home each day.  (I realize this is three in one- but it's my wish, ok?)  Then, I can just play and talk to my kids and husband. Perfect.

2) I wish for beautiful, thick, and shiny hair.

3) I wish for coffee to magically appear in my cup each morning. (And thanks to my sister in law for sharing her portable french press at my inlaws...Martinez and I had an agreement that he would locate/fetch coffee for me each morning on the trip in exchange for me not packing my Keurig.  Brittany saved him a trip to the store and I am forever grateful for the coffee).

4) I wish for a Papa Angelo's to be put in Choctaw/Midwest City immediately.

5) I wish for my kids to always be happy and healthy. Always.

6) I wish for a singing voice.  You know, I'd like Steven Tyler to take me on tour.  It'd be great.

7) I wish for brownies, cookies and pizza to be calorie free.

8) I wish for my eyeliner to magically be tattood on.  I'm too chicken to actually do it.

9) I wish to be athletic.

10) I wish to be a nicer person.  My thoughts should be illegal. Maybe some of them are.

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A few photos from the week..

We LOVE to be outside !

Until Next Time.....

It's Christmas break !!!! WOO HOOO. But this also means that I am a nauseous ball of nerves thinking about packing and traveling.  I wish it would just go away.  The worry of a car accident or something else awful will just not leave my brain and it's making me insane.

Good news! My old neighbor and friend Dicheal came and gave me wrapping lessons ! I think I've turned things around !! Thanks Dicheal !

Photos from the week.....

At her school Polar Express Christmas Party

We went to see Moana!  Such a cute movie !

Brownies, please!

I have not been diligent in my photo taking of Evie this week...

She also had a car race and brought ingredients to make Christmas crunch...but I can't seem to remember what else at the moment... and I can tell you that I'm starting to run out of Pinterest low key options.

The DeShazo and I won't be blogging for a couple of weeks, so we thought it would be fun to take a couple's survey for this week and see how well we do!

What is something I say all the time?  " I need to log some steps on my fitbit" ... "We need to get some steps in "..."We sit in these chairs all day.  It's ridiculous how much we don't move"

What makes me happy?    Being alone, cookie cake, peanut m & m's

How tall am I?   5'3"- I know we measured one day in our office and it took a few tries... I hope this is right.

What is my favorite thing to do?     Be alone :)

What do I do when no one is around?  Sit silently and think up things...and then binge watch tv.

If I ever become famous, what will it be for?  Blogging?  I have several other thoughts in mind, but I know better than to put them in writing !

What is my favorite food?  bratz & burgers & queso & chips?

What is my favorite restaurant?     Ted's & Queso's

If I could go anywhere, where would it be? Home

What is my favorite movie? Elf

You get a call that I’m in trouble.  Who am I with?  Me, Duh!  Or Jason.

So how did I do DeShazo?

We also decided to make some goals for 2017. I've only followed through one other time - in 2012 when I vowed to never be over 200 pounds again and lose weight. So 2017- bring it on !

We made resolutions for ourselves and then one for each other.

GOALS

1) I want to lose 15 more pounds.  Let's be real- I need to lose another 30, but I'm not gonna work out to do it.  I'd rather clean toilets that don't belong to me than to do that.

2) Quit the skipping of church service. After I had B and was bf, it became a habit to leave church after SS so that I could pump.....but it stayed around.  That extra hour was so nice that we just sort of let it happen too much.  We've been trying to rectify the error of our ways, but we could get better.  There's no excuse. We know better.  I don't want to put a number on it....but I'm saying no more than 10 skips this year.  I can see some of ya'll's eyes  are popping out of your heads because you can't fathom how we can even miss that much.  Keep your judgments to yourselves! Vacations, sick days with kids- it can add up quickly.  This goal is to keep us from lazily skipping service.

3) Daily Bible Reading - The DeShazo and I are going to read Jesus Is Calling this year.  I've seen posts about how this is a bad devotional book- and I've seen posts raving about it. We shall see.

4) The DeShazo and I have talked for a few years about copying Mix and Match Mama's Holiday Party.  We are making that party happen December 2017.

5) I never remember in time to do Christmas cards.  I'll also confess that sometimes I just haven't wanted too- but 2017- I'm making the effort.

6) Spend less money on material things for my kids and more on experiences for them.

7) Manage my time a little more efficiently at home- which means phone time needs to cease.

8) Clean out the attic.  It's scary up there.

9) Potty train Beckham. I've been warned by many that the little fellas aren't as easy to potty train as girls- so I'm trying to prepare myself that I may not make it before age two like Livi- but I'm still going to make the effort.

10)  Work out 10 minutes a week.  This is from The Deshazo.  I tried to convince her to do 10 minutes a month- but I failed. She also advised that cleaning house didn't count- because we used to text each other early in the morning to get up and work out- and while she was exercising I was mopping floors.

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Until Next Time....