Perfectly Imperfect and Ok With That!

So now I'm a mom:) My beautiful Jessalyn was born 08/16 and is definately making her presence known! It's been interesting, tiring, but all in all, a great experience thus far! The end of my pregnancy brought my total weight gain to 37 lbs which, was lost by the 3rd week post pregnancy. Sounds great right? WRONG! What all those mamas I consulted with failed to tell me is that the weight is not the issue, the SHAPE is the issue. You'd think, hey, back to pre pregnancy weight, GREAT! Nope, can't say it is. I had a c-section which means a tough road for my abs but hey, I can't really complain when a miracle was made. There are sacrifices ya know? So here I sit, at 2am, wonderinig what I'll be doing to show my daughter that life is about balance. First lesson, I love to workout, but you've gotta listen to your body AND the doctor. I haven't been cleared to workout yet so I'm walking as much as possible. Im up to 40 minute stroller rides which is good car...

So apparently I'm about to be a mom in a few weeks...where..did..the..time..go?? I'll say this - its been FAST which everyone warned me about and it's been interesting to say the least. I had so many expecations and assumptions coming in and websites and books only make them worse - can I eat lunch meat? OMG I took a hot bath did I hurt the baby? Mozart or Snoop?;) Does it matter? Gender revelation - to do or not to do? Workout or don't workout? HOLY COW IM ABOUT TOBE A MOM! The latter came up more than most:) However, I can say that I feel that I've handled it about as well as can be expected and anyone thinking of joinng the mom journey, here are my top ten tips (to pregnancy anyway, being a mom is a new journey - I'll let you know:)) 10. Relax- Omg I wish I woud have done this a bit more. Im type A and naturally an organizational crazy person. I've had to scale back..slooowwwlly... 9. Listen to your body, not people (except your dr of course:)) - If I...

That's time I'm speaking of! So timeeeee is NOT on my side! NO IT ISNT!!:) Anyway, I thought that was clever. Anywho, wow! Over a MONTH since my last entry. I will say this, its all because I've been super involved and super busy not only learning how to become a mommy/interior decorator/better wife/gym instructor/Beachbody Coach, I still work my regular 40+ hr a job. Whew! No pity for me - I wouldn't have it any other way! I will say that I am a person who believes in God and I HAVE TO SAY that He's let me know on more than one occasion, and especially lately, that all things happen according to His will and His plan and THANK GOODNESS I don't have to know the way or the means! Back in January, as anxious and happy that I was to be on the way to becoming a mama, I was also terrified. More scared that I think I've ever been in the entirety of my life! But I pressed on, got certified to teach Hip Hop Hustle and then found a job teaching it! Then continued to ...

Hey there! Still sticking true to this! I had to make blogging more realistic for me so I've resolved to AT LEAST once a week. More a reflection unless I have the desire to post post post away more than that but I'll work on the once a week thing for now. So here I am, in 2011 and WOW! What a year 2010 was! I don't even remember it to be honest! There were so many changes, so many opportunities, so many rights, wrongs, whatever could and would go wrong or right did and so many firsts. I am still overwhelmed and embracing the firsts and loving my life more and more as I accept God's gifts. I say all of that to say, don't waste it. Did you like how 2010 ended for you? Are you making the same resolutions whether they be really applying for the dream job, getting back into dating, adjusting that diet, calling someone who you've wronged or who's wronged you? Well, STOP IT! JUST DO It and be able to look back and say 2011 is the year that I did it! You'll lov...