Front Porch Spring Makeover : Work in Progress

Although I am not completely done sprucing up my front porch for spring, I made a nice size dent in it today and I am feeling accomplished.

I finished up my new wreath... which was a bit of a challenge for me.  I wanted a bright wreath but with a black base. I really wasn't quite sure what I was doing and kind of let it "blossom" on it's own.  I bought the blank wreath from the Dollar Tree... for a dollar! I spray painted it black and added a bow from the burlap "ribbon" I bought for 50% off.  I love a good deal.  The sunflowers came from a spring collection bushel and was also 40% off.  I added the violet accents which were left overs from my fall wreath a few years ago.  All together, the wreath cost me less than $10 to make.  I know I need to add a little more pizazz but I think it is definitely good for now.

I added a new "Welcome" decal to the front door also... it seemed so bare without it.  Not to mention, quite a few people commented on the lack of "decalage" (<-- just made that word up) on my door.  

I finally hung up the wooden sign I made from my awesome Goodwill sign.  I found the sign for only $3... but wait, it gets better... it was 50% off... so only $1.50!!

I sanded it down as best as I could... the hardest part of the entire project because the lettering did not want to come off.  Then I painted it black.

 

 I made the vinyl lettering using and adhered it to the board...

...and then sealed out so it can withhold to the outdoor elements.

I am really loving the final product of the sign and love seeing it hanging there when I walk up tot he house.  Sometimes the littlest things in life really can make us the happiest...

What I Do : SBA / WAHM

I have seen these "What I Do" posters all over the net this past week but haven't seen come across with a WAHM or that really fits me... so I made my own!

Yes... I think it fits me quite well!

{Faithfully Fit} My 1st 5k

One of my goals for my "new" {Faithfully Fit} life was to participate in my 1st 5k... however, it has been a LONG time goal of mine to do a 5k with my son, which is why being {Faithfully Fit} became so important to me.

This past Saturday (February 4th, 2012) I was able to cross that goal off of my list.  My son and I participated in the Step Up 5k... together.  Well, same run... he just finished WAY before me.

It was so nice to be greeted at the run by one of my favorite cheerleaders... Robin! She wasn't able to run but waited for me at the finish line. She rocks!

 (The two of us before the start)

Robin's husband Juan also ran and we got to all keep each other company before the start of the race.  When it got close to time to begin, Juan and Isaac got a good spot towards the front, while I headed towards the tail end with our friend Beth who was running with her son.  A few minutes after the race kicked off, I started to mess with my phone to get my music playing.  I looked up and Beth and her some were GONE! I spent the entire run trying to catch up with them... only to find out after it was over that I was ahead of them. 

When I was just past the 1st mile marker, Isaac was already on his way back (so near his 3rd mile marker).

As he ran past, I got to tell him, "Love you!" and he shot me a peace sign as he said, "Love you too!"  

 

Awesome Robin cheered us both on as we approached the finished line and grabbed a picture of both of us.

The two of us after the race!  I think it was a lot of fun... and now I have a time to work on beating.

PS... I am very proud to report that Isaac came in 20th of 251 in his age group with a time of 26 minutes.

{Faithfully Fit} The beginning...

There is a song by Lincoln Brewster, Today Is The Day, where one of the verses goes, "Today is the day You have made I will rejoice and be glad in it." I love that line and I have been working towards taking that same concept into every aspect of my life... even my body.  

This is my body, you (and I) have made, I will rejoice and be glad in it! 

Because I am small framed, most people do not think nor believe that I face body image and health / weight issues. But I do.  Many cannot tell by looking at me, but within the last year I have gained 4+ pant sizes.  I say 4+ because after growing out of that 4th size up, I decided to not buy any more jeans the next size up and instead to just keep my zipper unbuttoned and use a maternity Bella band.  Yup... that's me!

I made a choice to work towards making myself healthy again and give up the maternity clothing help... especially since my youngest will be 3 soon and I cannot use "baby fat" as an excuse anymore.  

Here I am, exposing my bodily truths to who knows who... maybe this will help me stay motivated.  Someone may actually be reading this and the change I make may just help them to make their own.  

I started a new Facebook page, Faithfully Fit, to kind of track my progress, allow others to post their own and to just add things that may help me (and you) with the much needed motivational side of staying fit.  After all, it is our responsibility:

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Are You Smarterer?

I recently found out about this site, Smarterer.com thanks to Bzzagent.com where you can test your knowledge of different social media and other social websites:

 

• Blogger test
• Facebook test
• Flickr test
• Twitter test
• WordPress test
• Tumblr Test
• And many more!

I thought I was going to ACE them all but I was so wrong.  I did however learn a lot since it lets you know the correct answers after getting them wrong.

Check it out and let me know how you did.