Run.Chew.Sparkle

This little run streak of mine started off as I was going to do something for the month of May. I was going to run the whole month of May 2-3 miles a day. It was a way to keep me motivated during our second busiest time of the year. Then I got through the month of May and thought, huh, well I am going to just keep this going for a little bit and go until July 4th. Then after July 4th, I figured well I am going to go to my Birthday... And now I have hit 90 days!!!! 90 Days I have ran at least one mile a day!! . Even on the days I am extremely tired or broken a bit. Or the days when Aunt Flo was in town. I got out there and did my mile. Or the days when I just was not feeling it and the days when I just could not wait to get out and run. I am not going to lie, it has been tough. It has been really hard at times. Some nights I am so tired out of work but I wanted to sleep in, so I have to suck it up and get it done. Also the days off, I didn't turn on an alarm and had to g...

I love this meaning. I love the meaning behind stay positive and upbeat and handling every little thing that life can throw at you. Around this time last year, at my job we were notified that training managers were going to be able to go to the big sales meeting that they present 1 or 2 a year. I was not chosen to go because of my sales performance in my location. I was hurt, I was sad, I was mad and I literally cried. I lashed out and got really angry. My emotions rushed over me like something I had never experienced before and that was Jealousy. Pure jealousy. I hated the feeling. I didn't like that. I didn't want to be that person. I called my friend and vented, I mean I VENTED. I explained why I was so upset and hurt. I work so hard but someone else was going to be recognized. I got the idea of why they were recognizing those who performed better, it made 100% sense. Those who make it SHOULD be able to go, but I was being caddy. That lasted for a couple of hours. ...

Good Tuesday Morning Friends.... So confession time... Last week, I wrote my Top Ten Tuesday Post on T.V. Shows BUT it was suppose to be movies and this week was suppose to be T.V. Shows... Face Palm Emoji lol... So this week Nanci and See Jackie Run will be posting about Shows and I will be movies and next week, with the grace of God, I will be on the same track again haha. Okay so today is all about movies. Going to the movies, renting movies, streaming movies or pulling out a favorite from our collection is one of my favorite things to do with James for a date night. When I am sick and stuck in bed, I love getting lost in my favorite movie, or if I want to remember good times or people I loved, I will kick back and enjoy that flick. Movies take us away, just like books do, just a bit more visual. It was really hard to pick just 10 movies and I am sure I have missed a bunch, but in no particiular order, here they are.... 10. Forrest Gump I saw this movie...

It is Tuesday, which means I am linking up with Nanci , over at This Crazy Life of Mine and we are talking Top Ten T.V. shows this week! As you know I am a lover of television shows and I have binged quite a lot over the time. With the ability with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and any other streaming device it is hard not to watch some of your favorite shows that way. I love a good binging session for sure, James too. Some nights before we know it we are up past 2:00 am, it sucks in the morning but man you get sucked it.  So in no particular order here are some of my Top Ten T.V. show, this is current, all time and binge worthy all mixed into one. 10. Sons of Anarchy: I didn't want to like this show. I had no clue how much I would really love it. A show about a biker gang that kills and deals and everything in between, BUT this show is amazing. I was hooked after the first season and fell in love. The characters and the story lines and the lead character, Jax, wel...

So today is my Birthday!!! I turn a year old today, I turn the Big 31!!! Another year older, another year wiser, another year to be better than the year prior!! And I am spending my day, doing the things I love....had breakfast with my love, which is my absolute favorite thing to do in the world, then we went for coffee at Starbucks and got the new Iced Coconut Milk Mocha Machiatto. Super delicious! Then we went to Walmart for some grocery shopping and now I plan on spending the rest of the day relaxing, reading, napping and a run later. What a better birthday could I ask for. This weekend we had an amazing time. We went to the Dierks Bentley concert and it was a truly fantastic time. We had such a great, great time. We drank and danced and sang along to all the songs. Resulting in the next day, yesterday, I was severely hung over, like real bad haha. I am definitely getting older for the way I felt yesterday morning and all day to be exact. But it was worth every feel fo...

Happy 3rd Birthday to My Blog!!!! Wow, I can believe I started this little journey 3 years ago today... I remember being kind of nervous to put myself out there. What was I going to write about?  Would anyone want to read it? What could I make out of this blog? All I knew was I was going to be open and honest and grow along the way! I was going to write about the good, the bad and everything in between. I was going to write when I wanted and share a lot of details into my life, the struggles and the successes. I planned on writing about the fun things in my life and of course food. And I think I have done just that and then some. Am I a BLOGGER per say, maybe, maybe not. I know some pretty amazing bloggers and I hope to grow this as the time passes, specificialy this year. I hope to expand and dive more into my blog. I have gotten to go to some new places with this blog, test lots of cool products and I have met some really awesome people thro...

A funny thing happens as you get older... You start to really appreciate those around you, your friends, co-workers, your significant other and your family. The ones you want in your life, you make the time for them, you show up and put them first. But sometimes it is really hard to make time for the ones you love, you stop calling as much, showing up and things go a little off course.... For me.... its my relationship with my Mom. Seriously my whole life we have butted heads. She says right, I go left. I say the sky's blue she tells me it is black. We are the same but different. If that makes any sense whatsoever. We fight at least once a phone call.. even though I live 1300 miles away. We argue when we are around each other, even if its once a year. That is us!! But as much as we fight and argue, there is no one in this world I would rather have as my mother... She is funny, caring, sweet, Crazy, loopy, strong, curious, Determined, impatient, annoyed...

It is Tuesday again and linking up with Nanci for our fun Top Ten Tuesday Post.  This weeks Top Ten is on Instagram accounts. It is no secret I love Instagram. I love posting to my Instagram, following people and accounts and looking through hastags to find other accounts and more motivation, recipe, or just plain old humor.  Great tip is click on the hashtags and you can find so much more through the app. Okay here are my Top Ten in no particular order 10. AuntNanci  No shocker here it is my bestie and fellow Top Ten Linker. Funny thing is Nanci and I met through Instagram, through our posts of running and Weight Watchers and our first run together happened on this day two years ago, as we were both training for our marathons. I have a feeling though we would have found a way to each other :0) Check out her post today too on her Top Ten , she has some really awesome accounts. 9. MrBobbyBones - I love anything and everything to do with Bobby B...

Good Sunday Morning!! How about we go out for some coffee. Lets pull up a chair, order our favorite cup, just they way you like it. I would order a Large because we are going to be chatting for a bit, with skim milk and 3 Splenda. I would want to order the ooey gooey cinnamon roll, just I would settle for the item with the less amount of calories because #goals and save my calories for wine later. Yes wine would be happening later ;0) Okay, so we have our coffee, now lets get to talking, virtually If we were really sitting down for coffee, I would tell you how happy I am that we are finally are making time for this and how much I have missed you. Then I would tell you some of the current things I have been loving and going on with lately... Currently I am reading two books, All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, it is part of my book club online and I will tell you I have not been great at it. I have not made the time to sit down and really read, I have been distract...