Mom Evolving

Question of the Day

What did you do for your 16th birthday?

There was a random ice storm, and we didn't think it was going to go off.  Bbut I had a birthday party at a restaurant complete with custom cake with a huge pink telephone on it. The phone was so fitting because I was always on it as a teenager.

Question of the Day

Who would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Least like?

MacGyver (or my husband who is a modern day version of him) to help figure a creative way out of there. Least likely? Jabba the Hutt.

Question of the Day

What's your favorite road trip memory?

When I was a child we would take a lot of road trips out west when I would visit my father for the summers. My favorite memory was visiting Four Corners.  We pulled up well after 8 PM and I ran out and laid spread eagle, so my torso what in the middle and each limb was in a state.  The guard, or whoever he was that "manned" the area looked at me like I was stark raving crazy. Maybe I was, but I fulfilled my dream.

Question of the Day

If you could travel back in time and meet yourself as a teenager, what three things would you tell yourself?
Submitted by Digital Scrapbooking.

1. Trust your intuition and use this time to pursue your dreams.
2. Balance taking a risk and playing it safe.
3. Sometimes your parents are right, so listen even when they aren't talking.

Question of the Day

What's something you would splurge on this year to improve your future?

A babysitter to get some things done. Unless it is tied to an assignment or something immediately due for work, I have a hard time justifying getting one. That and education. There are a few classes in areas that I would like to develop which would be fantastic. Again need the time and freedom to get to them.

Question of the Day

What are things you can do today because of technology that you couldn't do five years ago?
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Didn't really text previously. Great way to disseminate short burst of information directly to my friends & family's phones.

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What are your fitness goals? What is helping or preventing you from accomplishing them?
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I would like to run another half marathon and generally be lighter.  Although I am running, to really train and improve running time usually takes dedication and consistency with the training process.  Right now I am lacking in both. Unless I run first thing in the morning, work and small people tend to interrupt the day and everything gets derailed.

Question of the Day

If you could go back in time and undo one mistake from your past, what mistake would you undo?
Submitted by Los Angeles Style Salope.

After seeing to the many details associated with an out of town wedding, I missed a critical one- NEVER DO ANYTHING EXPERIMENTAL THE DAY BEFORE YOUR WEDDING! The day before my wedding I went into the salon that would be doing my hair to get my eyebrows done.  They suggested that I get a facial treatment so that I was "truly beautiful" on that special day.  Who wouldn't want to be beautiful on their wedding day? So I was suckered into the up-sell and had made a really BIG mistake.  When I woke up the morning of my wedding, my face was covered with red welts. I felt like I was reliving the 16 Candles movie as I began doing shots of Benadryl in hopes that they might subside.  Needless to say, I was really glad I had splurged on a professional makeup artist!

Why do you love your body?

Why do you love your body?
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Do I love my body in its current state? Well, let's be honest here... no.  Am I in awe with what an amazing machine the body is? Absolutely.  Because really that is what I really think the body is. Perfectly balanced, your bones and muscles your framework working in unison with the brain, organs and body chemistry.  It is absolutely awe inspiring.  However, there is something about having had two kids and having aged that makes me less and less "in love," if I ever was, with my body. That all said, I am so very grateful that I am healthy and that I am able to do so much with this wonderful "machine."