About Me ...

Some things you may, or may not, know about me.

I am a mom.

I love to dance...not dance it up in the club because I don't frequent those, but love to do choreographed dance. Sometimes I think I should have majored in dance and minored in nursing. Instead, I majored in Business Management and have a career in the mortgage biz.

When I love a song, I will replay that song over and over and over again. My kids hate when I do this. Seriously. They will yell, "AGAIN" at me. Everytime. My youngest starts howling like a dog when I do this. It's quite amusing. And he's really good.

I have six sisters. This is one reason I am looking forward to "going back home." To be closer to some of those sisters.

I get major anxiety. I don't take medication. I know how to calm myself down. Thankfully.

I always get "great" ideas that turn out to be not so "great."

I love to volunteer. Need to do this more.

I am scared to death of snakes and tornadoes. Yet, I live in the Lone Star State!

I don't eat seafood. Any kind.

I fall asleep every single night with my tv on and one of two of the same movies playing every night. I reckon this will change soon though.

I like to travel but scared of flying. I do fly but I get ... anxiety. It is getting better, though.

I've only been to two different countries. I have a list of places I want to go.

I have never lived outside of Texas. I plan on this changing once my youngest graduates high school.

There's a little peek into me. There's still a lot left and I'm trying to figure myself out.

Have a good weekend!

~Tiffany

Ten Things Thursday

Hi and Happy Thursday!

I'm very happy we are one day closer to Friday and the weekend.

Today, I wanted to share 10 things I would love to do by 12/31/2016. Hard to believe we a little more than half way there. Crazy how time just flies by.

1. Deepen my relationship with the Lord.
2. Run .. Don't walk .. a 5k and 10k. I still want to run a full marathon ... sometime.
3. Obtain a fitness certification - this is already in the works and will be happening very soon.
4. Go on a weekend trip by myself. I am hoping I can tie this into a fitness certification.
5. Read 6 books. I wanted to read 12-15 this year but that has happened.
6. Take a cooking class.
7. Volunteer - I am hoping when we move I can do something and include my boys. I have an idea and I think it will be awesome!
8. Blog more and be consistent.
9. I want, okay Need .. to lose about 40 pounds.
10. Run/Walk 15 miles/week. - of course this is prepping me for that 5k/10k .. right?!
11. Take my boys somewhere cool ..

**I added 11 since #10 was tied to #2. :)

Hope everyone has a great rest of your day!

Weekend and Weekly Workouts

Happy Sunday to ya folks!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and a nice Sunday.

Prayers for Orlando. When will the violence end? So senseless, tragic, and just sad.

My boys were with their dad and I got some time to clean out, pack some stuff up, and sell some things! It was, overall, an accomplished weekend. I feel like the boys will be shocked when they come home to no dining room table, no shelves, and no dishes. Paper plates it is for the next few weeks.

I wanted to share my workout goals for the week. I'm not going to be too ambitious because when that happens...I fail. Or I hurt myself.

So with that being said .. here are my workout plans for the week:

Monday: Barre Code and Brawl (similar to a kickboxing .. you know.. jab, cross, jab, knee)
Tuesday: Barre Code
Wednesday: TBC (similar to a bootcamp with a little HIIT mixed in) and my personal trainer.
Thursday: Barre Code and Zumba (haven't done Zumba in a minute .. okay .. like thousands of minutes.
Friday: Barre Code and Turbo Kick (cannot wait for this.)

My new favorite class, High Fitness, won't be back in action until 6/21. This is a wonderful, fun, high energy cardio class.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!!

~Tiffany

A Little Taste

Happy Memorial Day to You!

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend and we all remembered what the real celebration is for.

We had a good weekend.

Friday my boys wanted to go to a little "Friday Night Live" at the school so I dropped them off. I thought only one was going but they both ended up going. I then went to a girlfriend's house and got to spend time with her, her hubs, and both of her boys. One of which is a 13 month old flirt. He is too cute and I loved watching him smile and laugh. The cutest. I really love babies smiles when they only have a few teeth. It is the cutest thing.

I did the most fun workout on Saturday. I didn't die, thought I might, but I didn't. It was lots of high intensity and fun music. I will definitely be going back. :) After that, we headed to my parents for the night and stayed the night. I took the boys fishing (which was a fail) and then we went to dinner. We went to one place and my parents went to a different one.

Sunday, my mom made the best breakfast .. French toast .. and bacon .. lots and lots of bacon. We had a late lunch/early dinner and headed home for family movie night. "My Girl" it was. My boys liked it..I cried. Typical.

Today, I woke up to a scary text from one of my closest friends. She had to have emergency surgery and thankfully she is back home now and on the mend. But man, I was a mess. I love her like a sister. We then rushed back to meet some friends for a movie only to pull in and find out it was Sold Out. Fail!! We then came home and swam and laid by the pool. Pretty chill afternoon. I like it!

I hope everyone had wonderful weekend and got some rest and is ready for the week!

I have an appointment with my trainer Wednesday morning ... not sure what I'll fit in tomorrow...We have plans tomorrow evening. Can't wait to spend time with my ex-Stepson...though to me, he will always be my "son."

~Tiffany

Currently ...

Currently ...

Feeling .... sad. We were supposed to make a trip to see my bestie and she is unfortunately, under the weather .. waaaaay under the weather. Her health is way more important so we will definitely be rescheduling.

Reading ... nothing ... I suck...I want to read more...It's always loud here. Dang boys..:) Wouldn't have it any other way. And by the time it's nighty night time ... well, duh, it's eyes shut!

Watching ... "How to be Single." I rented this the other night and have literally watched it 4 times. My rental is up in 3 hours. Boo.

Wanting ... a Massage! I have three free ones to use my June 5 .. pretty sure that isn't happening.

Working on ... blog posts .. thinking about what all I want to blog about until the adventures at the parentals begins.

Loving ... that there is only 3 1/2 more days of school. That is only 4 more lunches to make. YES!!

Hope everyone is having a great week. One more day. You got this!!

~Tiffany

I'm Going Home

Wow .. once again it's been a while.

At the end of February, man, I got some pretty unexpected news. It rocked my world. All is well and back to normal and for that I am so thankful and grateful!! I've done a lot of soul searching the last few months.

Who am I?
What do I like and love to do?
What do I want to do?
How can I make a difference? Make a change?
What will make me happy?
Will I ever love myself?

I have put a lot of trust and faith in Him. I have not once questioned why things happen or happened. They just did. He knows why. He trusted that I would handle it. And, I did.

What now?

Well, like I said .. I've done a lot of looking at myself on the inside. I have made the decision to move back home. With my parents. For a few months. Max .. a year. There is a lot I want to accomplish in this time frame. I have a goal. A time limit. Nothing more.

My kids are excited. They think Gemms will be cooking them a huge breakfast every morning. Let's just be real .. all Grandmothers can cook, right?! And my mama's breakfast is no exception. None of her meals are. She is an uh-mazing cook!!! I keep telling her she needs to open up her own catering biz. She won't.

And guess what .. you guys (well, whoever reads) are coming along on this journey with me.

I will be posting about our move, how life is living with your folks is, workouts, what I'm doing back in the hometown, etc. I am excited. Nervous. The fear of the unknown is a scary thing. I really think this will be a good thing, a new beginning. Moving an hour away from a completely different city will be a change for us, especially my boys. They've always lived in the 'burbs. Now, it's more like a town. A small town. About 35k people. So, this move really will be a new beginning.

We will be moving in the next couple of months. We will slowly move things a little at a time.

Here's to next time. And I promise it won't be three months!

~Tiffany

Happiness

Happy Sunday to You!

This post will be nothing about losing weight or eating healthy or working out. Instead, it's going to be more of a therapeutic outlet for me today. I would absolutely love feedback and suggestions...if anyone reads this...lol. And PS: it will probably be all over the place.

Since my divorce I have said, manytimes, "I don't even know who I am anymore." Fast forward almost 19 months later ... and that is still true today.

For a long time I had thought about making a list of all the things I want to do or would like to try. Call it my "divorce bucket list." I never have. Well...actually I did a couple months after but I wanted to do another one since time has past and well, let's be honest, I have done not one thing on that list.

I have been angy, sad, depressed these last few months. I told a girlfriend of mine, last week, that I have accepted that I am going to be single forever and I am okay with that. She told me something that really resonated with me. She said, "you just have to really love yourself before you will find love again." Boom...she nailed it. And that got me thinking, how do I love myself. What do I even want to do or enjoy doing or love doing? What makes me, me? What do people love about me? So I pondered over that the rest of the weekend.

Then ... last Sunday (Valentine's Day) me and my sister went to see How to be Single. I freaking loved that movie. It was the perfect movie at the perfect time for me. I laughed, I cried, and it taught me to look at being single different. It taught me to embrace singlehood and take this time to rediscover myself, who I am, and what I want out of this life. I knew I wanted to see it again.

And first, I wanted to write all of it down. And I did just that. It is a continuous list, as I think of something I want to do or try or learn. There is no time limit on my list.

Not only am I a single woman but I am also a single mom. And as a single mom, this presents me with .... challenges, per say. It is challenging to fit in workouts and me time between working a full time job and shuttling boys around to practices and games and birthday parties and wherever else they need to be.

Thankfully, they are with their father on his weekends so that gives me time to do what I need to do which is clean the house, do laundry, games, grocery store, and then rest from the week prior. What single mom has time to actually enjoy time for her? Well, this one. I am going to make me a priority from now on.

I want to learn to play tennis...I want to take a cooking class...I want to teach Cize...I want to smile more...I want to be happy everyday...and most importanlty, I want to love myself.