SJLD: part deux

as some of you may recall, before my miami trip i was working with a trainer. 

 SJLD was no joke.  i was a psycho, not eating one extra almond without permission granted from fitness guru, sarah junk.  it was working but i fell off the wagon {obvs} . . . and it hurt.  so now i'm enrolling in sarah's new program.  This will be a slightly less intensive regimen, as I informed sarah that realistically i cannot give up the booze {apparently it has no nutritional value?} 

 so here it is- sarah's new plan, that you can do, too! 

 straight from her because another thing i can't do is use the word 'fierce'. haha.  seriously, that word is not coming out of my month.

here's a pic of my inspiration, jen.  i tried to channel her last year by buying her new perfume.  that didn't work {or smell very good.  womp}  so now it's up to junk. . . and me, i guess.

or maybe i'll just carry smart water around and no one will notice my less than rock hard abs.

oh and jen -hey, girl, hey.  let's grab a margie next time you're in town. 

no junk in the trunk

i have to blog about this in order to help with my follow-thru. for those that know me - i don't have to explain that 'exercise' is not exactly my forte.  but i'm really trying this time! and if any of you bump into me in the next couple weeks and you see me with a cocktail in my hand or any food without 'nutritional value', please feel free to smack me {and drink my cocktail}

i've enlisted the help of sarah junk, owner of body baby fitness, to help me get in shape for miami.  sarah is a REALLY good trainer, and the time has come to see if my tummy is capable of being seen without a tuck. if anyone can help me achieve this goal- it's sarah.  we have a plan!  {said plan will be revealed after the this training period.}  btw, for those of you that don't know sarah junk, she's pretty much the only person on the planet that could rock that name - she's a tiny- fit - strong - adorbs - pea- nut!

sarah is mad at me because she only agreed to this challenge if i promised to do what she told me.  and she told me NOT to drink or eat anything naughty, and then my fam came to town and the green smoothies weren't going to cut it when it came to celebrating the ash's engagement and wedding dress shopping.

today i will pay the price!

anyhoot, this made me smile.

as does this.

but this is what i'll be really staring at the next two + weeks.

stay tuned.  maybe i'll be channeling jen sooner than later.

birthday wishes. . .

so i must admit i've been taking this "birthday gift" concept to a new level this year. 

there's my infamous pillow project: during the process, i have fallen out of love with zimman's, in love with china seas unattainable fabrics, and in deep gratitude to the lovely julie of shelter.  will hopefully be able to share the finished project when i get home from vacay. . . we've hit a few bumps in the road but the delay will only make me appreciate them more.

i want and i cannot have. wah.

what else?  oh, so all of a sudden i'm hitting the half-way to 70 mark and i want to look 23 again.  so i splurged a bit at sephora.  i asked my beautiful friend jen what she uses and lept from there . . . 

hopefully i'll be giving rave reviews on these products in the near future but most likely i just wasted a ton of dough.  

do you all have any fave skincare products?

oh, and i had to buy the new jennifer aniston perfume because when you put it on it instantly transforms you into jen aniston.  {obvi}  

so you guys might not recognize me around town.  basically keep your eyes peeled for a younger version of jennifer aniston . . . with great pillows.

and what do you want for your birthday?  

and do you still want to read my blog after this totes obnosh and vain post?  

i do realize how very silly it sounds but this is what i asked for this year - inquiring minds wanted to know.

and if i could ask for another year blessed with my wonderful family and friends i would.  forreals.   i would trade all the beauty potions, fabrics, and pillows on the planet for another year with a healthy and happy fam.  corny? totes.  truth? God-honest.

so celebrate every day like it's your birthday and appreciate what you've got. . .  

and then when you're birthday gets really close, splurge on a few goodies.