Halloween!!!

I have been avoiding talking about my weight because I have not lost any. None. Not a pound. So we are joining the family rec center near our house but not until rent is paid! So in the mean time.... Halloween is coming!! I love decorating for halloween. I have found some very cool decorations that I am going to make based on the dollar store!!! I will post them as I make them!

So my cousin is getting married and wants floating pearls in vases as her centerpiece. I think they are beautiful!

So I went to the craft store and found everything I needed to make them. Then I went to the dollar store and found they had the same things! But for a dollar!!

Pretty vase=1$

Aqua beads in a jar=1$

Beads=1$

Cool.

Once I got the elegant wedding centerpiece done, I had alot of stuff and nothing to do with it. So then I got creative. I decided to put these to use and make decorations for my house for halloween.

I went to the dollar store and picked up some skeletons and eye balls and this is what I ended up with!

The aqua beads are tricky to work with you have to find just the right amount of water vs aqua beads. However, my kids both think its cool with just the aqua beads or when the aqua beads start poking up ontop because they are getting dehydrated. It's also alot easier if you put the beads in and let them soak water for about half an hour then try to position your floating items!

Hello reality. I have been expecting you.

Me? Avoiding you? No No no reality you got it all wrong! I was not avoiding you.....I was going the long way around is all.

Okay yeah I have been avoiding the truth of my situation. I am, dare I say, over my weight limit. I have reached the cusp of my sexy and can go no further. I must recede the flood of fat that has overtaken my body and soul.  I meant to write the terms of my surrender but instead started picking on Disney and doing dollar store crafts. I'm not saying I am going to stop I'm just saying it was a good distraction!

I bought a pair of pants. I bought a pair of pants online and they don't fit. Return them you say? NO. I will not. I bought pants in a size I thought I would never wear and you know what? I still can't wear them but for all the wrong reasons!! My bootie is not so cutie.
So back to my original plan of action. Small changes. I must get back to the basics.
1. I will start drinking water instead of soda
2. I will wake up at 7am Tuesday thru Saturday and take the dog on a walk, someday a run.
3.No more brownies at midnight. Seriously I eat brownies at midnight and if there are any left over? I eat them for breakfast. It would be a shame to waste them after all.
4. I will try to limit my breads to one meal a day. I am a carb whore but I can be reborn again!

I begin, tomorrow. If not tomorrow the next day or the day after but someday and soon.
Just kidding I will start Friday. Okay okay I will start tomorrow, geez get off my back!

dollar store craft #1... magnets

SO I googled Dollar store crafts and I found a wealth of information! Needless to say I have been obsessed ever since. The possibilities are endless! Ouch. Brain Freeze. I saw this awesome post about making your own magnets from little toys the kids leave around the house! How freaking cool!I knew I had to do it! Of course, when my kids leave little toys around the house I just throw them away (don't tell the kids) so I had to go to the dollar store and buy some little toys! I saw some Toy Story toys and some little cars so I gave it a try! Pretty cute but they have a hard time holding on so I don't think they will be holding anything! I made these and thought of my nephew's birthday coming up and I think these will be in his gift! (don't tell) So many secrets, so little time! Enjoy!
Here is how I did it.

Totally cool right?

Lesson from Toy Story...

Here is what we learned today from Toy Story. Sometimes it's better to play dead and pretend you don't know what's going on.

We tried several different facial expressions to see how to blend in better. Let me know what you think!

This is our wide eyed, non blinking stare.

Our sleeping pose

Oops! Busted. Classic.

She got creative and thought it might look more authentic if she had a tag also

Got a little grumpy at the end but so cute.