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Just had a major epiphany

Did you ever have one of those moments in life when you realize you have been-gasp!-wrong?

I know its hard to believe, but, on occasion-not only do I figure out that I am wrong. But, I also admit it! Lol-others will probably disagree with the last statement!

Anyway- I just realized that I said that I didn't want my children to define me. Wow! That is a strong statement to make, don't ya think? The truth is that I DO want my children to be the definition of me-in every way possible! They are me-and a representation of me to the world. How they deal with life is a direct reflection of me as a parent(saying that as I struggle with Hayley's homework-aaaaargh!).

I can still be me and a mother-I just need to define what that means to me. Because there is no way I can see this and not cherish every minute of being a mom...

Silk-love at first bite?

So I got an invite to check out a product that has been around for a minute, but isn't one that has been anywhere near my shopping cart-EVER. I don't know if its the stigmata of- ewww! or what. But, its Silk tm- ya know-the soy milk? Anyway, I dutifully used my coupon sent by BzzAgent and put the "milk" in the fridge. Where it has been sitting for a few days...until just a few minutes ago.

I opened the carton, and took a sniffie-hmmm...
poured it over my cereal snack...and cautiously took the first spoonful.
All I can say is...WOW! I am super impressed by this product-very good! I think I can use this in place of regular milk! Especially since it has nothing but greatness all the way around! I am way too lazy right now to get the box and tell you the specs, but, trust me-its packed with AWESOME!!!

Another change that I can make to bring the "diva" on home.

Off to bed now, so I can get up bright and early-it takes a while to spackle,spandex and straighten.We are meeting friends for a fab day of St. Patty's parading(is that even a word?). By the time I get the warpaint on, the hair heated into submission, the cleavage hitched up, and the curves squeezed in- I will be ready for a beer!

I haven't "left the building"

Sheesh-where has the time gone! It seems like just yesterday I posted on this blog. Looking back to almost a year ago-wow has it been a year since I posted??? I suck!

Happy to report that I still haven't gained back all that weight, holding steady at 75 lbs lost. I am struggling daily to keep focused, and not ready to give up the fight. That's the important thing to me. I feel so much better without all that junk clogging me up, no extra baggage...

That being said, I wanted to give a shout out for those dang, dorky fitness shoes that all us "part time" fitness peeps seem to sport where ever we go. I LOVE these things! I have muscles in my calves-DID YOU HEAR THAT???? Seriously!!! Lookin kinda sexy back there-and no more butt bouncing in the car seat for me! That is a major accomplishment. Also loving those fabulous Vitalicious muffins and cakes. They are so good!
Divas, if you love chocolate, and think those tiny little "calorie packs" can take a flying leap-then these muffins are for you! Check em out-
Vitalicious
Xoxo

Journey Back

So, here is another update to my journey back into "diva licious". I started realizing that the "me" I see isn't the "me" as others see me-I hadn't wanted a picture taken of me in many moons. When I finally broke down and let the lens fly-boy was I shocked. Now, I understand that you must be saying-"huh, how could you not realize that a size 20 is a long way off from a size 5?"
I will try to explain- I still feel like a tiny gal and young on the inside. It doesn't occur to me very often- that a couple of kids and a couple of decades makes big changes to the outside. When it does occur is usually when I hop in the car and end up bouncing my (larger than I think it is) rear end off the back of the seat and catapulting the front end into the steering wheel. Hilarious! How did that thing get back there? I don't remember putting it there...anyway, I digress...
Well, the day came that I decided-enough is enough! I made an appointment with my Dr. and the rest was history. I flat out told him-I am done being fat! Help me... so this wonderful man did what no one else had, and here I am 5 months later-getting kinda skinny!! Can I get a whoop whoop?
I have lost over 60 lbs. and no longer care if the paparazzi stalks me day and night! Bring it on-I say! I feel positively awesome! Well-except for one thing-
I went into the store to get some new stuff and went directly to the side of the store that I usually shop in. After trying on every size in there, I whined-"Nothing fits,I don't know what to do..."
His response-"Duh, go over to the other side of the store!"
"Ya think?" yeah, I am not the brightest bulb sometimes.
So, over the "wall" I went-into sizes I haven't seen since Clinton was in administration...holy moly-they fit!
So, in honor of my first pair of "skinny" jeans I'd like to give a shout out to some great people that specialize in making us all look fabulous!
Check out these great jeans:
PZI Jeans

Where has my inner rockstar gone?

First off-Hi everyone! I'm Cat-36 year old mom of 4 amazing daughters.

Isn't it funny how we always introduce ourselves that way? I never used to say,"Hi- I'm Cat, a 20 year old hottie with the coolest new tattoo...wanna see?"
It's bizarre how things have changed. Flashback to my pre"mom" days-I would spend hours working on the perfect hair, the freshest makeup, the hottest clothes, and the sparkliest jewelry-just to check the mail.
Now- I am lucky to be able to fit into jeans that don't hit me just below the armpits, and hair that you can see underneath the everpresent ball cap or pony tail. Okay, maybe its not that bad most days! But, it is how I feel about the amount of time I get to put into me. When I do get the chance to "fix-er upper", I don't really feel like spending 15 minutes-let alone hours! So,on that note, enjoy the first panic driven entry into my quest for rediscovering me...

As I am standing waist deep in the cesspool of my bathroom,scrubbing the toilet for the millionth time-I have an epiphany this morning! Where the hell is my rock star??????

I know she is in there somewhere! This started with me finding my old high school senior book. I realized that I sounded so cool and hot-all at the same time! I was going places(yeah right to the bathroom to scrub the toilet, then on to the laundry to scrub the underwear-Can you say GLAMOROUS?)!!!!

I was sooo cute, and ready to take on the world and life! Cut to 18 years later, and I am taking on life one diaper change at a time!!! Even though I love my kids more than I thought it was possible to love another human being-I don't want them to define who I am! They will leave and never look back-until they have their own kids.

I want to be the hot chick-at least one more time in my life, I want people to look at me, and be surprised when I say that I have 4 kids! I want to be adored by millions!!!!! I want to feel like the rock star I know is in here somewhere!!!!

Well-that is enough self pity, back to reality! Gotta go break up the latest squabble, before there is bloodshed!!! But,for one more second...I wanna Rock!(insert air guitar solo here)