Top 3 New Year's Resolutions-the worlds not mine

I looked up "Top 3 New Year's Resolutions" on Google and came to consensus that these are the top three things people resolve to change about themselves every year.

1. Lose weight/eat better/workout more etc.
2. Find a better job/make more money/save more etc
3.Spend more time with family/spouse/self

I totally get all these and at the beginning of 2012 I set these same goals for myself in one way or another. Due to life bringing some unexpected trials my goals changed but God kept these original goals in His plan for me.

You can read all about my first steps into Advocare here. As it says in that post we started or journey in May 2012. A journey I was neither looking for or expected to find and honestly didn't see the connection with my yearly 2012 goals until I started thinking about my 2013 plans and expectations (a new way I am saying goals and resolutions :)).

We have kept up with the Advocare lifestyle and that has obviously helped reach goal number 1, not just for myself but for my whole family. Since day 1 of our first 24 Day Challenge I have lost and maintained 20 lbs and went from a tight 8 jean to a loose size 4. I feel amazing!

This was me in May right before we started- my size 8 jeans too tight to sit down and the beginning of a double chin.

 

This was the latest picture of me (I'm always behind the camera). Size 4, no double chin!

 

 

 

On to number 2. Advocare has allowed me to increase our monthly income by several hundred dollars a month, and all through sharing and telling what I know and what I have seen. We were not looking for me to go back to work and we didn't need the money per say but the extra money has allowed us to save more than normal and enjoy some time as a family without the concern of money. Which brings me to the 3rd resolution.

 

Spending time with my children and my husband is a top priority for me. I was not giving my all to the kids or Jason because I was planning the next nap (for myself), I was grumpy and I loathed cooking (still not my favorite activity!). I am so grateful that I found the energy to stay ahead of the needs of my family and find joy in being healthy.

 

So while I am not a huge fan of the resolution idea I seemed to have stumbled upon a way to reach the top 3 goals of Americans... Advocare.

 

Advocare is not blind to these being the top resolutions in American either and that is why they have discounted, challenged and added to the 24 Day Challenge bundle starting January 1, 2013.

 

Here are some amazing new deals and products...

 

A workout DVD to add to the bundle to maximize the results the recommended and products are already going to give you.

 

No gym required-just you and 24 minutes!

 

A chance to win $1000- you must be a distributor (ask me how or go to my site). Check out www.CanYou24.com for contest rules and registration.

 

 

A discount on the 24 Day Challenge Bundle! January 1-15th!!!

 

And an answer to the "What do I do after the 24 day challenge?"- The new 24 Day Challenge and Beyond Bundle Includes: 24 Day Challenge (Trim) + 4 Boxes of Metabolic Nutrition System + 4 Boxes Meal Replacement Shakes + 4 Boxes Spark + 3 bottles of Catalyst + 1 Can You 24

DVD + 1 FREE bottle of Catalyst. 

WOW!!

What a great time to become a part of Advocare!

 

Our team is also hosting a team size challenge that you can take part in as well as the Transformation Challenge!!

 

I am so excited for all the people that are going to take advantage of these offers, make that investment in their health!! Let's do this!!!

 

 

 

 





 

USO Sesame Street Show

To honor and support the military community the USO and Sesame Street come together and tour military post sharing issues of our livestyles in a level children can appreciate. This year both children were old enough to enjoy the show. While Charlotte didn't understand the message she LOVED Elmo and the gang.

 Clayton looks thrilled! Not

 Much better

This year the show was on moving and how to stay in touch with friends we leave behind-I hope Clayton understood and can use what he learned because our move is just around the corner.

Pumpkin pie spice MRS

This is the first recipe in my new "meal replacement shake" shake up series! I get bored of the same breakfast so I thought why not make share my crazy MRS combos with others!

Ingredients:
1 vanilla advocare meal replacement shake

1/4 tsp of pumpkin pie spice

Shake, add some ice and enjoy!

Charlotte takes life one step at a time

Just a few weeks ago Charlotte started walking and now she is climbing stairs...time to get the baby gates out again. Life is never dull with kids learning new skills everyday!

Smart Start Soccer

Last spring Clayton seemed interested in sports so we gave Start Smart baseball a try! He really enjoyed so we gave soccer a try...

OK Manchester United here is your next big star!

Coconuts and piggy backs

This past weekend was pretty laid back. We hung out at home, steamed cleaned carpets, started a new small group bible study and explored coconuts.

Do your children watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates? They are always talking about coconuts so C wanted to see one and taste one and play 20 questions about one. We only had the bagged kind in the fridge but I let him have a little taste.

When I did my weekly shopping they had the coconuts marked down so I brought one home for C. I don't want him to be one of those children that think milk originates from a jug or whatever, I want him to see where our foods originally comes from.

 

Well this "easy open" coconut was not so easy to open!

J trying to figure out the process of opening this thing!

 C was waiting patiently

 Step one: drain the milk by puncturing the "eye"

 Step two: Drain the milk

Step three: Break open at crease...this is where J quit...until he decided to "go all monkey" on the coconut and took it outside to brake it open on the side walk. I missed this part because J grabbed to coconut and went outside before I had a chance to grab the camera...men!

 

Do you have those moments when your family is doing something and you know it will make a good blog entry or a good scrapbook page?

I was sitting at the computer which is in the dinning room (don't get me started on how much I can't wait to move to a bigger house!) and J comes through with this...

 

 

Apparently this is how an older brother gives his younger sister a piggy back ride when he isn't much bigger than her (there is only a 9 lb difference in them). They ran around and laughed for a good ten minutes!

 

O-M-G I love my little family!

Clayton's Early birthday weekend

Because Clayton and Charlotte's birthdays are so close together (2 weeks) and Easter usually falls into that time frame, birthday parties are tricky. Who gets the party, do they have a combined, do we go on a trip...This year we decided Clayton would get a trip and Charlotte would get the party since it was her 1st birthday. Easter weekend was a 4 day holiday for Jason so we chose that weekend for Clayton's trip.

Neither child are stoked about being in the car, Charlotte actually LOATHES the car so we wanted to go somewhere close but with lots of options. Legoland and Coronado Island are pretty close to each other and Coronado Island has a Navy base that we can stay at for super cheap and have access to a private beach...No Brainer!

We left Friday and did the Legoland Sealife Aquarium on the way to the Navy base. It wasn't the best aquarium I have ever been to but wasn't too overwhelming for the kids.

They had these cute little slides and climbing things periodically which was nice and let out some energy from having to walk behind the people that were really into the fish :)

All of the sea life Lego creatures were actually pretty cool.

Clayton and the giant crab!

The Aquarium closed before we ate dinner, which was probably best...you know how expensive those places can be!

The North Island Navy base.

The view from our room...I loved the fog!

Silly girl!

Sleepy boy

Another view from our room...Jason loved this!

That's Hotel Del Coronado in the background, it's haunted....

Day 2 of Lego land

While we waited for the 1 hour long line :(

Dino Charlotte

Clayton's first roller coaster

Snack time

On Clayton's actual birthday he opened his presents and had cake at home with just our little family.

I can't believe my little guy is 4!