Progress .. It's early but I'm smiling

Ok ok .. So I have seen so many posts about a word of the year.  

I have no idea if I have a word of the year...

Most of the time I have no idea what time or what day it is - 

my brain can only hold so much information at once and I think that it's on overload.

I swear every time I learn something new, it feels like I have forgotten something else...

One day I fear that I will forget how to swallow (again - yes it has happened before)

I think that I would like to have a word of the year

I would most definitely love it to be honest

There are so many words swimming around in my mind

I will have to try to circle them around to come up with a word or phrase 

that fits my goals for the year

Stay tuned for that 'Revelation'

I would love to lose some weight and get fit and healthy again

I know that this is one of my goals for the year

I think that I have found a way to start me on my path.

The Kinect for the Xbox 360 is AWESOME!

I have exercised at least an hour - seriously at least an hour more like two - every day this week

It may seem lazy to some to call a video game exercise

but until you try it you have no idea how much exercise it really is.

Plus I did get a fitness game to go with the other games (sneaky)

The kids and I put in a game and play, play, play

It may look like fun on the tv commercials - and it is - but it is a big ole workout in disguise

Check out some YouTube videos if you don't wanna take my couch potato word for it :) 

I have been smiling, smiling, smiling that last few days

knowing that my kids and I have spent so much time together 

just playing and having fun

exercising without having to call it exercise

Now to work on drinking water rather than soda or sweet tea

that is going to be super duper super duper 

HARD

It is necessary though - a must above all other musts 

(ok except for maybe the exercising thing)

Not only will I feel better, I will stop taking in extra 'empty' calories

and I will stop dehydrating myself which leads

to my sinus issues acting up 

which leads to migraines

So WATER is on my list this year

To digress here - 

This morning my doggy went psycho (I swear it runs in my family) 

and bit my youngest on the face 

Yeah I said FACE
So said doggy is now in need of new home (I cannot send him to a shelter)

One ER visit later, I called in sick to work and spent the rest of today snuggled up to my baby 

indulging him in whatever his little heart desired

movies, candy, hot chocolate, board games, and books

we even spent some time playing with clay - 

me working on some new ideas for pendants,

he was creating something out of a science fiction movie

Getting him in the shower this evening was a BIG accomplishment.. let me tell ya

I spent time working on ideas for pendants.

Did I really say that? I believe that I did

I know that one of my goals for 2012 will be to focus on creating my own beads and focal pieces

I love love love using handmade to create handmade 

I will still be out there using handmade by other artists

but I KNOW that I want to learn new techniques 

that may not necessarily result in a finished piece of jewelry

So let's see what did I forget? - Oh yeah!!! 

Project Runway All-Stars started tonight,

but I won't be able to watch until tomorrow

So SHHH to those of ya'll already watching

And there is something else 

OH YEAH 

Sign Ups for the 

5TH Bead Soup Blog Party

start TOMORROW!! 

I hope hope hope that I win the 

beady lottery and get to participate again.

For more info head on over to 

Lori Anderson's blog 

Pretty Things

to get more info

Much love

Shell