walk it challenge

weight watchers is doing a walk it challenge this year on June 5th. it will be a 5k in provo somewhere, i don't have all the details yet but i'm really excited about it. i haven't been as motivated as i should be and i think this is just what i need. i just know a 5k is one of the goals i have had since joining weight watchers and this is an awesome opportunity to achieve it. :)
they gave us a booklet that has a schedule in it that we can use to train for it. we have to walk for 5 days and rest for 2 and each day is a little longer than the day before. i am already walking/jogging for 45 minutes to an hour so i know i can do this.
you don't have to be a runner to do this challenge. you can walk the whole way if you want or run/walk. i just know that whatever i decide to do, it will be for me. let the training begin... :)

so cool!

is this not the coolest thing to put on a wall?

ah. i love it.

it makes me happy.

2's

aren't these 2 just the cutest couple ever?!

i think so!

love her. love them as a couple. :)

this cute little girl turned 2 years old today. i can't believe that time goes by so fast, it seems like just yesterday when she was born. she is so much fun and so stinkin' cute.

love her.

Happy Birthday sweet lil' Abbi!

don't you hate it when.....

- you clean your contacts in the same case that you originally had them in, only to find out later that you don't have an extra case to put them back in afterwards.

- you buy a new sewing machine only to find out that it doesn't work properly, so you have to take it back and get a new one. :/

- you put something off for days that you have been meaning to get to, only to find yourself putting it off longer than anticipated.

- you go to a restraunt and have a wonderful dinner, only to find out later that your waitress misplaced your debit card.

..when it happens, it REALLY happens!!

S.P.R.I.N.G is coming!! :))

heavy heart - happy heart

my heart has been heavy the past couple of days. brittanys boyfriends brother Porter passed away in a tragic hiking accident on Friday March 5th. i can only imagine what they are going through. my heart hurts for them. losing your son, brother, cousin, grandson, nephew and friend so suddenly and so unexpected. i know they will get through this and i hope they feel comfort knowing the many fond memories that they will cherish forever about Porter. i hope they find the peace that they need in the days ahead. my thoughts and prayers are with them.

this is what makes my heart happy -

i bought this over the weekend

i think it is going to look great in my bedroom. :)

i also bought this

which makes my heart happier-

oh, the projects i am going to be able to make with my new sewing machine is

endless........

i can't wait! :)

hakuna matata....

...what a wonderful phrase

hakuna matata! ain't no passing craze

it means no worries for the rest of your days

its a problem-free philosophy

HAKUNA MATATA!

i cannot begin to tell you how excited i am to FINALLY get to see the lion king.

we were going to go to las vegas and see it, but instead...

its coming to salt lake city at the capitol theatre.

OH MAN, i hope august gets here fast!!

I.cannot. wait. :)

check out the video below

IT.IS.AMAZING.

not.for.me.

why do certain medications that you take for something have to mess with you in weird ways? i don't think that i can answer that, but i think i have experienced things that i don't want to anymore.
my regualar eye doctor as well as the retina specialist, have both requested that i get on vitamin A to slow down the progress of my RP. first of all, i questioned taking it and talked to alot of people to see what their input is about it. i know several people that have RP as well and they have both told me that vitamin A does not work. after thinking things over and realizing that i want to keep my vision as long as possible, i decided to give it a try.
the dosage amount that i need to take is pretty high. it is 15,000 UI. i think the highest is 25,000 UI but i could be wrong. you can buy it at the store over the counter, but with the dosage amount that i needed, it is really hard to find. i ended up looking online and buying it there for a good price.
when i talked to the retina specialist about it, i asked him about side effects just so i would be prepared on what to expect. he told me not to worry that it is safe with minimal effects. i started taking the vitamin around the first of January 2010.
during the first couple of weeks of February i started to feel extremely tired and very irritable. irratable as in everything bothered me that anyone was doing. not just certain people... but everyone!!
i got online to see if i could find something about the vitamin and its side effects. needless to say, i was feeling some of the effects that they had mentioned on several of the sites that i went to.

this is what i found out on WebMD:
Long-term use of large amounts of vitamin A might cause serious side effects including fatigue, irritability, mental changes, anorexia, stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting, mild fever, excessive sweating, and many other side effects. In women who have passed menopause, taking too much vitamin A can increase the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture.

There is growing concern that taking high doses of antioxidant supplements such as vitamin A might do more harm than good. Some research shows that taking high doses of vitamin A supplements might increase the chance of death from all causes and possibly other serious side effects

it is unfortunate that i am no longer taking the vitamin A. i did not like how i was feeling at all. i was seriously falling asleep at my desk at work on a busy day and just being very ornery and irritable for no reason at all. i didn't like it.

for now i see how fast or slow the RP progresses. hopefully its alot slower than fast. i will admit that it does scare me. i don't want to lose my vision, but in the long run i will take what i can get for now.

thanks for listening. :)