Showing posts with label Update. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

2015-2017 Update!!

WOW WOW WOW!

I fell OFF the blogging train. I haven't really updated anything in the last three years besides what ive put on my Youtube... LAZY!

Lets Begin.

*2015*
So we moved from our first home, decided we wanted to rent it out and buy a 2nd home. An investment for say.
We moved into my moms basement while we built up a down payment for our 2nd home.
About 8 months later, decided we just had to have our own place, and rented out an apartment.
That was a rough time for our family.
It wasn't a home. We were cramped. It was winter and we were inside a lot... It was a rough year but we stuck it out.

*2016*
In 2016 we bought our 2nd home and moved to SANTAQUIN Utah (yes... B.F.E. Middle of no where. 40 minutes from my family and jeffs job. But We loved it. At first.
it was cozy. it was safe. we loved the small town vibe.



(Yuba Lake)



(4th of July)
(Baiden's 4th Bday)

(Halloween)

It soon became depressing.
no one visited much. It was such a long drive to see my family and friends. It was a 10 min drive to just go to Walmart or the gym.
I began to feel trapped. Isolated. Lonely.
Like i had no one.

Then we got hit with the hardest time of our lives.
Our world was ROCKED with some news about our baby girl.
i won't get into too much detail but its a parents worst nightmare.
i just needed support and love. i was lost. i fell down hard.
Then to top it off... Jeff was hit with the news he would be losing 26k a year from his job.

We were hurting, we were scared, weren't sure how we would afford to live so far away spending so much in gas just to get to work and the grocery store.

So we made the hard decision to sell our home as well as our town home. we had only been there 6 months.
We sold our home, and our investment town home.
we sold it all.
we just picked up and moved back to where we belonged. 
with family and closer to his job.
we saved $300 a month just in GAS.
It was the hardest time in our life... and i just felt so alone and lost.

*2017*
Around the holidays of 2016, we went and lived at my moms while we sold both houses and looked for our temporary home while we got on our feet.
It was a very emotional time.
we were in 2 rooms of the upstairs on my moms.
had the stress of the holidays.
But it was so nice to be with my family.

Early 2017, we found a twin home.
Its not our dream home... but it will suffice till we get there haha.

2017 was CRAZY.
It was very emotional and hard... but I've never grown so much as a person.
(ill do a separate post on the matter. after all, this is MY blog).

I feel like i can't even post many pictures from 2017 cuz all the people in the pictures are no longer in my life.

It was a PURGE of toxic friendships to say the least.

I feel like i fell down in the mud in 2016, and just kinda stayed there.
rolled around in it.
And as the hard times kept coming, i was no longer just laying in the mud, i was being held down.
no matter how much i wanted to get up, i was stuck.
Not my proudest year.

Needless to say, 2017 was a trip.
But we made it through, and as we filtered out the bad... that welcomed some AMAZING people and new friendships in our life.

We broke through what had been holding us back in life. Let go of fears. Started getting the most out of life. Committed to a cruise! (we had never gone outside of the USA before, OR gone on a cruise.

( Cruise post HERE and HERE )

We ended the year great!
ill do a separate post on whats new in 2018 but this concludes my updated on our life for the last few years!

Im excited to get back into blogging!

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Hashimotos Hypothyroidism REALITY

It's hard to run a fitness account, a fitness blog, and health and fitness business, and just live eat BREATH health and fitness.....
 when you are NOT a good example. I can post pics when I'm going in the opposite direction.
I eat clean and do my nutritional cleansing system, see a personal trainer twice a week and workout on my own 1-2 more days... And yet I've gained ALL my weight back that I lost from my nutritional cleansing system (13 lbs). I am just being real. 

I've been depressed, defeated, losing my hair... It's been bad.

So I made a video talking about my struggle with Hashimotos Hypothyroidism good example. I can post pics when I'm going in the opposite direction.
I eat clean and do my nutritional cleansing system, see a personal trainer twice a week and workout on my own 1-2 more days... And yet I've gained ALL my weight back that I lost from my nutritional cleansing system (13 lbs). I am just being real. 
I've been depressed, defeated, losing my hair... It's been bad.
So I made a video talking about my struggle and what I've been 
dealing with.




-->Where i was 3.5 months ago :(




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Monday, March 2, 2015

Beginnings of Nutritional Cleansing System (9-10-14)

As mentioned in my last video, i started a new nutritional cleansing system.. and i documented how i was feeling BEFORE my new diet.. and the first day in :)
(sorry for the shaky video)








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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Baiden's 17 Month Update!

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Friday, December 13, 2013

1&2 Month Tummy Tuck Revision Update!







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IM STILL ALIVE!!

Ive been so MIA!
So i just wanted update and let you all know all is well!

Life has been super busy and crazy lately!

Ive been doing back to back photography sessions and editing 24/7 it feels like!
Then i applied for a job and had interviews (made sure to wear my lucky number 3! 3 bobby pins, 3 buttons, etc)…. GOT THE JOB….then had training days.
Its been 4 years since I've been in the working field!
I was a little worried about my lack of job references and experience but i knew i had a good chance working at Victorias Secret due my personality! 
I'm really easy going, out there, people person, and easy to talk to!
I've been wanting to work there for FOREVER! Its my favorite store and my dream job!
With my Boudoir shoots, the BIGGEST thing i get told is that i make my girls feel comfortable!
So the two go hand in hand and i couldn't be more stoked!

Being home with my kids has always been the ultimate goal!
Photography allowed me to work (edit) from home and it was great!
But it just became WAY too stressful.
Im still going to continue to do photography, but its just time to slow it down.

Photography was always meant to be a means of EXTRA income, not NEEDED.
Well due to some life changes, living off one income just isn't possible anymore.
We've DRAINED our savings.
Photography has been booming, don't get me wrong, but its just not cutting it.
I can't clock in, clock out with photography. i rely on my clients coming to me and it just became too much. Not to mention that the editing time makes it not so worth it.

Then i was told from a close friend about Victorias Secret's flexible schedules.
This was my answer.
To still be home with the kids and only work part time with some flex!
If I'm at work, Jeff is with the kids so we can avoid daycares (i have HUGE anxiety  with daycares). My family is going to help fill in any possible gaps with time lapses with our jobs.

I couldn't be more thankful for this opportunity!
(here come the tears!)
We were always making it by…. but now we can just financially BREATH!
im so so excited!





Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Lastest Tummy Tuck Updates!

Im 4 months Post op (21 weeks) and still battling swelling!
The bottom left pic is me laying down to show how swollen i am. My hips dont even stick out like they did before my surgery!

It can take 6 months up to a year for the swelling to go away.
Some cases are more severe then others, just depends on how much work was done.

I had major abdominal separation and my abs were repaired and thats where most the swelling is coming from. I also had 5 lbs of skin removed which my Plastic Surgeon was SHOCKED he got that much.

Im also battling my hypothyroidism as discussed in the first video. My thyroid was off and in 2 months i gained 10 lbs.

Tummy tuck is NOT an easy recovery and its very long! But i wouldn't change it for the world!
So worth it!

Im going to be trying a new supplement recommended to me by MANY to help with swelling so wish me luck!





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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Time Frames of a Tummy Tuck!

When preparing for a tummy tuck.. the BIGGEST things you need to know are the TIME FRAMES till you can get back into normal every day life!

So this video is just answering my most asked questions as far as anything that has to do with time frames!
How long will you need assistance?
How long till you can pick up your kids?
How long till you can stand straight?
How long till you can go back to work?
ETC ETC!
 Enjoy!



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Sunday, June 2, 2013

SWELL HELL! {6 Weeks PO Tummy Tuck}

Swelling is a very normal part of healing after surgery! The amount of swelling just depends on how invasive the surgery was, and how your individual body heals!

But there is a difference between FAT swelling, and FLUID swelling.

In this video, i explained WHY we swell, why IM swelling more than the average tummy tuck patient, & HOW to tell the difference between fat and fluid swelling!

Then i just wrapped up with how im doing at 6 weeks post op and showed you my tummy of course!



 i get poked with a syringe once a week to suck out fluid :(
 Fluid swelling
 Get even MORE swollen....


The swelling sucks but its just a part of healing!
All TOTALLY worth it!
Ill do more updates on the swelling and when it FINALLY starts to go away!
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