Just so you know…it is my birthday week! 

I had a great weekend and hope you did too!

Saturday morning my workout buddy and I volunteered at the Garage Games that Primal set up.   I have watched competitions on ESPN but I have never been to a live event and I will tell you what…it was pretty darn motivating.

Tina and I just helped switch the weights after each heat so we had a lot of down time to check out the competitors.

Here was where it all went down…bright and early before everyone started.

Then everyone crowded around to hear and see a demo of the standards.

And then some action….

We had a rain break so Tina and I hit up the food line.  We got something different so we could share.  Deardorff Cattle Co. was there with burgers, chicken and roast beef options. 

I bought a shirt from Unbroken but forgot to take a picture of how cool I look in it.  I will soon!  Tina also bought me a Junk headband as part of our challenge prize and part for my birthday.  I will try and post a picture later this week.

Pretty cool experience for sure.  Hopefully  next year I will be participating instead of watching!

Fathers Day=Amazing for me.  I got to spend time with both my dads, my father in law and my fabulous hubby!

Shaunna

I hope you all have a great weekend planned.  I have a busy weekend and will hopefully have a working phone (my phone is on the fritz) to take pictures and share it with you.  It should be pretty jazzy!

So I have a bad habit of waking up bright and early around 4:15 in the morning for my workout and then coming home, showering and going back to sleep.  I never actually fully fall asleep but I rest my eyes, as my mother used to say when I was little.  It is stupid…I get out of bed when Baby Belle hollers and then I scramble to get her and myself out the door in time.  Luckily my sister is a great help and Baby Belle is always very cooperative (well for the most part!).

Today I didn’t go back to sleep.  I was bound and determined to leave Kevin and Baby Belle with a decent meal tonight as they are on their own and I had these to make.

These are Coconut Creme Balls which were inspired by Courtney’s Coconut Creme Larabars.

I halved her recipe and added flax seed to the mix simply because I was milling around the cupboard and had a jar of it and thought…hey!  flax seed!

I made balls because they were easy to roll up and I was in a rush!  I have been making lots of balls lately and I hope to share some more recipes with you next week!

And they are good….oh so good!

So what should I make next Friday (my birthday!!!!!)

Creamy Honey Lime Popsicles

Magic Carrot Cake Bars

and these are coming back to the list…Sweet Potato Brownies

Vote this weekend.  I will have to have votes in by Tuesday!

Have a great weekend!

Shaunna

I feel super fit today.  I feel skinny!  I like it.  I took some updated pictures and then went through my phone and found some older pictures.  I think I am making some great progress and I wanted to show off.

The one on top was taken January 1st.  The one on the bottom was last night.  I know that I am not standing the same but you can tell a difference!

And a shot of my pythons for good measure.

I couldn’t get the other front photos to load to show you the difference

Now as far as my scalp…ugh…I complained that it was greasy after using my unpoo.  I work out a lot…for example Monday night I did this:

Yup.  I am sweaty and about to die.

Tuesday morning about 9 hours later I did this:

Sweaty and gross.

I started the whole unpoo experience with unwashed hair (it had been 2 days).

I had to wash it…but now I am starting over…maybe hoping with cleaner hair to have my transition not be so disgusting.  We will see.

So there you have it!

Shaunna

I totally bailed on Toddler Tuesday last week so I am happy to announce we had a little project to share.  Baby Belle is getting fond of our “projects” as we call them

Of course I found this idea on Pinterest so be sure to check out my page for lots of fun Toddler Activities.

Unfortunately when I went to get the stuff for this project I didn’t have a lot on hand.  We went forward with what was at the house.  I set her up with some newspaper, a cake pan full of baking soda and a couple colors of vinegar.  Sadly I didn’t have any eyedroppers so I ended up using syringes that came with her meds.

It took a while for her to figure out how to use the syringe….

Then finally…she got it!

Pretty big deal.  She did get excited sometimes when the bubbles would form but mostly she liked squirting the colored vinegar.  Once all of the colors were used we mixed it up with a spoon.

The creation kept fizzing so that kept it pretty fun for awhile.

Easy and fun. 

What projects have you been doing with your kiddos lately?

Shaunna

Hope you all had a great weekend.  I had a pretty nice one…all starting off with some chill. 

Saturday I woke Baby Belle and I up bright and early to walk down to the farmers market.  I forgot to turn on my GPS to get the exact mileage but I would say it is about 2-2.5 miles.  It was a nice refreshing walk.  We were meeting my dad and stepmom and then some family friends who were camping out at Saylorville Lake for the weekend.

I didn’t take any pics at the farmers market but it was a fun time.  They had some musicians who specialized in kids music and Baby Belle had a blast.  Worst mother ever…I didn’t take any pictures

My dad and stepmom took Baby Belle for me so my sister and I could attend a belay class at Climb Iowa.  I purchased a deal on Deal Chicken so that we basically paid half price for the intro class and all day pass, including gear rental.  We got on our jazzy shoes and waited in their waiting area for the class to start.

Then we got in our class.  There were only two other guys in the class…recent 8th grade graduates who were talking about a recent break up with one of their girlfriends….tragic.    To be young again!

We learned how to knot, do the calls, etc.  It took about an hour for us to test out.

Once we passed we were on our own to climb.  It was pretty high up there…the scariest part was letting yourself come down after you got up there.

Yeah..I took a picture basically up my nose so you could see what I meant….YIKES!

They had a rating system on the wall of easy to hard.  They had a whole bunch of different types of grips (not sure if that is the technical term or not!) and it was quite a workout!

I made it to the top on 3 different paths.  I felt pretty bad ass but there is no way I could have done another.  My arms were spent.

Champion!!!

We hit up Subway for lunch then my sister drove me out to the campground….again..horrible mama…I took no pictures.  It started raining shortly after I got there so we didn’t get to do too much.  I just snacked the whole time   Whoops!

Sunday morning I woke up and ate a duck egg my friend Maria sent me home with that she got at the Farmers Market.  It was so rich and delish.

Then I cleaned the house most of the day Sunday and made a batch of muffins, snack balls, and rice krispy treats! 

How was your weekend?

Shaunna

P.S.

I don’t know how much longer I can go with my Ke$ha shampoo.  My hair looks and feels disgusting!

Thank goodness it is Friday everyone!  I had a last minute party cancellation tonight and I am excited to get to chill.  I need chill.  I am very much a planner and a doer and I have over done myself…

which is why I didn’t make those Coconut Creme Larabars I was supposed to make.

I was too busy working on a project with Baby Belle for her Daddy.

Eating Culver’s custard was not our project…but we hit it up before we headed home.  I went to Primal and did awesome on my calorie tracking all week.  I deserved a treat. 

What I did whip together this morning was this…

Looks like pee…which is why I felt like Kesha.  Did you guys watch that documentary on MTV where she drinks her own pee?  It is weird but anyway.  This is not pee.  It is DIY honey shampoo that I found on Pinterest.  I got all the essential oils for it at Vitacost last week and they finally came in.  I had to make this right away.  Check out the recipe here.

I am a little worried because in the post you will notice it talks about a transition period.  I didn’t shower yesterday and I worked out both then and today.  My hair was pretty ick to begin with….we will see.  I suppose I will have greasy yucky hair for a bit until my scalp evens back out.  I will update you.  Here is how I look today.  I pulled it up because it felt so stringy.

Have an awesome weekend y’all.

Shaunna

Believe it or not…I didn’t slack on getting this posted.  My pen pal for last month was late on getting me my stuff so I just got it today!  What a great random surprise.  Adrienne had my name and went to a couple local coffee shops in Indiana to get my goodies.  I am currently sipping on a vanilla chai.    She was really cute and had a theme…chocolate and coffee…uh hello?  2 of my fave things

So here are the details on all these goodies.

From right to left..

Homemade granola from Main Street Coffee House.  I plan on topping my yogurt with this later today!

Next is a little bag of Irish Creme coffee from the South Bend Chocolate Company.  It is an official product of the University of Notre Dame! 

In the middle is Coffee Bark.  They look like little coffee/chocolate cookies.  Can’t wait.

Then the vanilla chai I am sipping on.  I added a scoop of unflavored protein powder too.

And last but not least…dark chocolate covered cherries…..to die for!

Thanks so much Adrienne…totally worth the wait!

Want to join the pen pal group….go here!

Shaunna

Do you drink coffee?  If so, what kind/flavor?

Hope you are all having a great week so far because I sure am!  It is amazing what  a positive attitude can do for you!

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So I have a lot of things I wish I could tell you.

I wish I could tell you that I have been enjoying plenty of fro yo….

but I have been eating healthy so far this week.  That is spinach mixed in with my whole wheat spaghetti

I wish I could tell you I wasn’t addicted to these Quest Bars….

but I am!  I have tried lots of flavors so far and haven’t found one I don’t like

I wish I could tell you I have caught up with all my tv shows….

but I have been too busy doing some walk/jogging.  My workout buddy and I hit up Gray’s Lake on Monday and forgot it was flooded.  We made it around 2 times despite the water.

I basically rock guys.  I know it is only Wednesday but I have made it to Primal every day so far and even pushed myself harder than usual, I have tracked my calories and done really well with my eating, and I feel like a champion!

Love,

Your Champion.

How is your week so far?

Hope you all had a happy weekend.  I took some pics…take a look.

A little lady in my house discovered how fashionable clip on earrings can be. 

She also discovered how fascinating bug watching can be.  I saw her hunched over several times this weekend watching bugs!  Cute

The hubs and I had an impromptu date night at Sam and Louie’s Pizza.  It was pretty good!  I was a very good girl and ate until I was full.  I am really proud of myself.

We went to Racoon River Park and met up with some of my old high school friends and Stella had a blast!

I ran yesterday and treated myself to this protein oatmeal.  It was a lot but I was craving it like no other.  It was a good treat!

Now….I mentioned that my workout buddy and myself were ready to get serious and buckle down.  I weighed myself in early April and came in at 146.  I got weighed again last Thursday and had only dropped 3 pounds.  It wasn’t that big of a shock as I have been pretty touch and go at Primal (sometimes only going in only 3 times a week) and I have been really confused about my eating (sorta like this girl) but it still stunk.

I like presents so I used this to come up with a plan with my buddy to make me get in gear.  Every week if I go to Primal 4 or more times my buddy will buy me a little gift costing no more than $5.  We are talking good for you gifts, like a protein bar or nail polish to celebrate.  Not a candy bar or trip to fro-yo.

I will buy myself one of these shirts if I do the following every week for a month.

1.  Go to Primal 4x a week.

2.  Count my calories every day.  I don’t like calorie counting but this is just for June…to give myself a reality check.  I don’t care if I go over my goal of 1200 calories…just as long as I am tracking.

3.  Run 3x a week.

I am pretty excited and already have 1 run and 1 WOD under my belt for this week.  Calories have been accounted for so far as well.  Wish me luck.

Shaunna

Do you give yourself “presents” for working out?

What motivates you?

So I did it!  I posted every day this week!  It has been awhile since I have been organized enough to do that so I am pretty pumped.  I also got my “Stuff to do or try ASAP” pick all baked up before today so I could share it with you on time.

Just in case you want to look back….

Stuff to do or try ASAP-1

Stuff to do or try ASAP-2 (didn’t title it this way because I was behind)

So I only had 1 vote and it was for these bars!

OMG!  So good!  I could have eaten the whole pan but I settled for 2.  Maybe I can eat the rest of the pan tonight for a snack?    Maybe I will take another picture of myself making this stupid face….

Thanks for being my only voter Kristin!

Now lets get some votes for next week.  What should I do?

Homemade Coconut Creme Larabars

Sweet Potato Brownies

I am putting this up as an option again….Super Power Chia Bread

Vote either in the comments below or on my facebook page.

Have a great weekend y’all!

Shaunna