Dream Wedding

Remember how I told you that I was going to be a best (wo)man later this year? Well, my friends Ricky and Clarisse are trying desprately pay for much of their wedding. As many of you know, even a simple wedding doesn't come cheap! They have entered a contest that would take care of all of this for them, so please click the link below daily to vote for them if you have the chance.

It does unfortunately require you to create an account to vote. However, you can click "no" to all the options to make sure you won't be spammed with mail, and that your information won't be shared. Heads up, once you sign up, it will send you a verification email before you can vote, and mine ended up in my spam folder. So check there if you don't see it. You can vote once per email per day so please help them have the wedding of their dreams!

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Tackle it Tuesday # 10: Bathroom Makeover

So I actually started this tackle a few months ago and never got around to posting it. It was at the same time I was realizing that our dream of owning a home was further away than anticipated, and we were going to have to make it work with our small apartment for at least another two years or so. As you may remember, this is when my craft room was created, to help me feel like I had more space to relax and do the things I enjoy doing.

Right around this time, I attended an antique fair with my friend Jessica. While there, I found this super cute little vintage light switch plate that inspired an entire bathroom makeover. I couldn't wait to get home and make it happen!

I took it home and spray painted it a glossy white. Unfortunately, the actual switch is gross almond colored and so dirt coated that no amount of elbow grease seems to clean it. I tried changing it out to a newer white one like I did with all the rest in my apartment, but the electrical box isn't secured to the studs as it should be, which makes changing it practically impossible without it disappearing into the wall. Perhaps someday I'll get some help from someone to get it changed out so I can complete the all white look. I also need to touch up some paint here.

The walls were painted gray and I installed a new towel rack with chrome/white finishes. I got new white bath towels to go with the monogram towels we got for our wedding as well a new shower curtain, hooks, and rod. 

As for the toilet paper holder down below, there is no stud directly behind it, so they had installed it by globbing about 5" of plaster into the wall to create a stud and literally glue it in. I had to literally chip the thing away with a flathead screwdriver and hammer....had I known how much work it was going to be I probably wouldn't have done it, but I so glad I did. It's all shiny, new, and pretty now. :)

Overall view of the sink area. I replaced this towel rack too.

This is an adorable little bird jewelry hanger that my sister in law gave me for christmas. Originally, it was gray, so I spray painted it white to coordinate with my bathroom.

I made these while experimenting with vinyl on my cricut. Nice little pop of white.

All in all, I'm really happy with how the bathroom is coming out. It is nowhere near finished, as I still need to clean up some of the trim work and paint the ceiling, but it is so much nicer than it was before!

Weight Rundown Week 5

No weight loss for me this week. I honestly wasn't trying very hard though. We went to Monterey Sunday/Monday where I was off my diet for 2 full days, and then we ate pizza for dinner another night. I have no idea how many points that was, but the difference between now and then is that I am only eating until I feel satisfied, rather than stuffed full. As a result, I didn't gain any weight, so I consider that a success. Overall, it helps me to feel more confident that when it comes time to enter into the maintenance phase, I'm better prepared to handle it.

In other news, I've been asked to be a best (wo)man by my friends Ricky and Clarisse. I've known Ricky since I was 12 years old, and I am honored that they want me to fulfill this role. I've been a maid of honor twice before, but the roll of best man will definitely be a new one for me. All in all, I’d say it’s a wise choice on their part having 2 women in the leading roles….girls are generally so much more organized than guys! Weight wise, it definitely gives me even more incentive to stay on plan. I plan to have lost the 25 lbs by this summer, and this will give me motivation to keep it off!

Even though I didn’t lose this week, I’m overall pretty proud about my 5.6 lbs lost. My next goal will be to have lost 10 lbs and I’m sure I’ll reach it within a few weeks. Go me!

Weight Rundown Week 4: 5 lbs lost!

I'm a bit late in posting this since I was in Monterey this past Monday, but better late than never! Monterey was a ton of fun! We drove down Sunday morning with 4 of our friends and stayed until late Monday afternoon. We stayed at a cute little hotel just a few blocks from the beach, and each of our rooms had king beds and fireplaces!

Needless to say, we used our fireplace every chance we got! The aquarium was fun, and I even got to see one of their newer seahorse exhibits I'd never seen before

As you can see, we also enjoyed the food the 2 days we were there. I'm not big on Seafood, but I enjoyed some fish and chips from Bubba Gumps, chicken fettuccine alfredo, and a grilled chicken sandwich from the Fish Hopper (we ate there twice). Definitely NOT on my diet!

Turns out, my body disliked the 3 fatty meals so much that I was sick as a dog the day after we returned. It felt like my digestive system stopped Sunday/Monday and then kicked into high gear on Tuesday to expel everything it had been storing up. I have a feeling that had it been a single meal, everything would have been fine. However, given that I don't like seafood, there really aren't many healthy options in Monterey, and the 3 full unhealthy meals threw my system right over the top.

I didn't weigh in until Wednesday this week, and I actually ended up dropping 1.4 lbs after the whole food expulsion debacle. This puts me at 5.6 lbs lost in the past 3 weeks! woot woot! Given that I weighed in so late, I'm not expecting to see another drop before next Monday, but that's OK. As long as I can maintain, I'm ok with it!

Tackle it Tuesday #9: Wedding Season

Want to know what I've been tackling lately?

80 of these

150 of these

300 of these

and 150 of these

Happy wedding season!

Wordless Wednesday #12: The Bridal Party

Tackle it Tuesday #8: Cricut!

I've been going Cricut crazy lately! It's late, blogger uploader is slow, and I'm too lazy to wait for all the photos to upload one by one, so here are just a few of the cards I've tackled lately:

Thank you card for my lovely mommers in law for getting me lots of fun craft stuff:

A valentine for my wonderful hubby:

Some cards for my dear mom to give to her valentines:

A going away card for friends: