Summer gone?

Once again life has slipped by and Ive missed mult days of blogging. 

All wells. Im really sad summer is over. I can feel fall in the air right now. I was chilly last night. 😢Sad day!

Im sure there are plenty of u cursing me, but im a warm blooded creature! 

I am excited for fall only cuz we have some trips in the works and Im looking forward to the holidays. 

My theme for the rest of the year is going to be simplfy, relax and enjoy friends and fam more. 

I hit a new milestone this week! Im in a new weight range that I havent seen in over ten years!!! Woo hoo!  But now that Im too that goal, Ive gotta set a new one now. Still thinking of next one. 

Ive officially been gluten free for four weeks. So far so good. Less bloating, gas, gut discomfort and much more. Im thinking im gonna stay this way. Were heading to iowa in a week, gonna try vacay gluten free. Wish me luck. 

Good bye high blood pressure!

So been few months of working out allready, Ive seen lil differences that Ive talked bout some. But, the other day was biggest difference yet...Im OFFICIALLY off blood pressure meds!!!  

Been on them for years now. They said bad genetics. Well, ha! I guess just needed to get healthier! I knew that was a factor. But I had allready lost over 50lbs, and bp didnt budge. So they chalked it up to genetics. Well, I just needed to continue working out and getti healthier. 

This feat, is HUGE for me!  With due time, Im excited to see the other ways my body is going to change and appreciate my hard work. 

Bye bye scale.

So again posting this late. Story of my life. 

Meant to post this on aug 16th. Im trying clean eating, wking out and no weighing for one month. 

Week one cleaner eating...bad idea pre period! I ate healthy followed by junk & binge emotional eating. On a positive note, I got sick a week later(not the pos note), had to go to drs and made me weigh. Down last 2 lbs of vaca weight. 

8/16 185#

8/23 183#. 

9/16 TBD. 

...I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. 

One year of blogging!!!

Well, this post is coming later than planned. Been a bit under the weather this week. 

Although I didnt stay to my intial goal of blogging each day or even each week, I still blogged for a year! 

What Ive  learned:

 Im very loved. Im blessed. Life is rough. Marriage is rough. Im a tough gal. I used to laugh more. Life isnt fair. Trials, tribulations and love are my theme for this past year. I greatly dislike drama. I dont communicate as well as I thought I did. My friends and family are amazing, wouldnt change for the world. I miss the ocean, warmer weather and culture. I luv food! I have control issues. I have a hubby who loves me to the moon and back. Im blessed. 

Hopes for year two of blogging: 

Laugh more. be more carefree. Dance more -- I miss dancing. Appreciate what I have more. Vacation more (ignoring all dirty looks). Be still more. Take more pictures. Simplify. Love lots. 

Best summary for this post provided by lucy ball -- 

“I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.” 

Crazy nurses

Hello all! So just got done with a 6 day work week. Been a lil slower tgan had been in awhile -- whih I am thankful for with a bum knee and im sure our providers appreciated since we like to abuse them at night sometimes. 

But slower times leads to goofy nurses while stocking. It also leads to us getting the munchies at night lol. Lets just say started all shifts except for yest, with workout and green "sludge" -- per coworkers titling -- and ended each shift with half a bag of lg bag of chips, spicy chicken sandwiches and cheeseburgers! 

Thankfully now Im in ulysses for ten days. Time for some r & r and bk to better food choices. 

Below are a few fun pics while stocking, outdates and recycling of products lol. 

Almost one year of blogging!

Wow on the 21st of this week, it will be one year since I have been blogging! Crazy!

I just re-read part of the original post, and had said that I started blogging 3 weeks before my bday, guess I couldn't count that night, it was 6 weeks prior to my 30th bday! :)

Well, here we are again, nearly 6 weeks from my bday...wow how fast a year has gone by.  And WOW, how much this year has been diff than I orginally thought it would be -- good and bad. 

So, these next six weeks hopefully, I'll actually take the time more to blog than I ahve this summer. I have slacked a bit. :)

I started this blog hoping to capture so much of this year, mostly thinking it would be full of good. Don't get me wrong, there has been alot of good...but def alot of life lessons.

So here is to six more weeks of blogging until I'm 31...yikes where did 31 years go! :)

Taylor Summer Vacation 2013

After I got back from Cali, I was in Ulysses for a week and then worked in Jetmore for 5 nights. The last morning I got off, I slept for five hours and met Ben at the airport in Garden and left for Vacay! :)

Ben and I went to Scottsdale, AZ Wed through Sat. Then on Sat am, drove to so Cali, stayed in Ontario and went to a good friend's wedding. We stayed in Ontario until Tuesday. 

In AZ, we swam, ate, I got a massage, worked out and just relaxed. In CA, we ate, went to Reba DeHoog's wedding where we danced and had an amazing time with friends! We also went to the beach, ate lots of in-n-out and laid out by the pool. 

It was REALLY nice to get away together. Life has been pretty bananas this year. It seemed just as we were starting to relax, we had to come back to reality. 

I am extremely thankful for the life that I have and the opportunities I have in life.  I've had a great summer, with lots of wonderful memories to cherish forever.  Sad, that it is coming to an end. :( Perhaps time to move to warmer climate!