OOPS!!!  So, obviously weighing  in is NOT the first thing on my mind on Saturday mornings!!  lol  SOOO... we will make it official next week.  I didn't even think about the scale until I sat at the computer and saw my spaces icon on my favorites... OOPS!  Not normal for me... but I'm also not feeling super "with-it" today... lol I swear I could sleep ALL DAY!  Going to take it easy today and head to bed early.  If you know me, you know my head doesn't usually hit the pillow until around 2 am or so...  So, I may even be in bed before Brandon gets home from work at 11:30 tonight... we'll see though! 

~joi~

sooo... we figured out we are going to change out weigh-in day to Saturday mornings... it is no fun to have a sane day on a TUESDAY and with all the cookouts and family get togethers coming, they tend to fall on Saturdays, so at least we can weigh in BEFORE the insanity begins! lol

I don't know if we'll start this week , or carry it through until next week.. that is yet to be determined as we have technically had a weigh in this week.   We'll see... it might depend on what the scale tells me on Saturday... haha... that's fair, right?!? 

Sound like a good plan??

~joi~

So, I've decided anytime Brandon says he wants to cook out on the grill I'm going to protest! lol  YES... You can OBVIOUSLY make healthier food on said grill but nooo... we don't... hamburgers (sirloin even), hot dogs (ewww... yet I STILL eat them) and of course my stupid butt grabs chips at the store too!  WHY OH WHY!!!! lol  I was doing so good away from the evil lard fried potatoes... LOL   See, even calling them that doesn't help! 

I went up to 229.8 (still under 230) and Brandon went up 1 lb... I wasn't up too much considering all the sodium floating around in our systems...but WHY do we do this?!?! LOL  We couldn't have done it TODAY?  You know... AFTER our official weigh in... lol

Not letting it get me down, just kicking myself!  How did everyone else do??

~joi~

1. I sold a cleaning product door to door. TRUE... Believe it or not... LOL  It was free travel and accomidations at surprisngly nice hotels... LOL  The job itself sucked though... lol  Funny when a cop tells you he could arrest you for solicitation.  *Wow... I want the same arrest a prostitue would have!*  So, yes, I quit!  LOL
   
2. I got my first sewing machine at the age of 4 TRUE... I started hand sewing at an even earlier age, but mom gave me my first machine at tehe wee age of 4... and yes... Kaidence got her own for her 4th birthday, too! lol
   
3. I unknowingly went to a gang party. TRUE...Rachel and I were "cordially" invited to a party by "friends" that we didn't realize were in a gang... figured that out rather quickly.  Not a situation I EVER want to repeat! 
   
4. I worked in Yellowstone and my first night there, we walked through the Geyser Basin and almost every single one erupted as we approached. TRUE... Believe it or not... Rachel was there for this one too... The odds of this happening are insane, but that was our experience the first night there and it was AMAZING!!
   
5. I designed costumes for a show in NYC. TRUE... One of the most insanely cool experiences of my life... it was an off Broadway show... but STILL I was doing it in NYC!  The Fabric stores are phenominal there and the main one we shopped at is the same one they use on Project Runway... so it was cool getting glimpses of it again! :)
   
6. I went to Paris with my parents to teach  classes on puppet making. FALSE...  I have helped my Mom make puppets ever since I can remember but I didn't get to go to Paris with them the first time as funds wouldn't allow and the 2nd time she was supposed to go I was too far along in my pregnancy to travel. :(  BOOO!!  But I was supposed to go!
   
7. I drove cross-country (Las Vegas to Michigan) with only 4 hours of sleep the whole time. TRUE... Once again with Rachel... LOL  We had a VERY interesting drive full of coffee, caffeine pills, Officer Ticket Happy and exploding semi tires (right next to my window!)
   
8. I was a nanny. TRUE... I had jobs in NY, NJ and locally... some of those kids would make REALLY good birth control!! lol
   
9. I worked at a gay bar. TRUE... I worked the door at a gay bar in Sandusky, OH called the Winery...  At the time I thought it was pretty cool to be getting paid to take people's cover, gently advise tourist that it wasn't a straight bar and DRINK FOR FREE! lol  How different life is now... lol
   
10. I snuck into Cedar Point (an amusement park) in the middle of the night with a group of friends.TRUE... A group of friends and I decided we wanted to go play in the ballpits in the kiddie area... LOL  So somehow we managed to get in past the security booth without scanning our employee IDs and played... went to the beach at the hotel (which was also closed) and just had a wonderfully illegal time!  Until security confronted us at the beach... we managed to get away with it claiming we were guests that didn't realize it was closed... lol  We were all a wee tipsy... lol  Had they known we were employees we would have been in serious trouble for sure.
    

LAST CHANCE to guess my truths... :)

I will post the TRUTH later today.  I have to go register Kaidence for Pre-school  in a little while! how exciting and WEIRD!*

One last hint... you are ALL WRONG so far... lol  ;)

~joi~

Okay... I'm not big on "pushing my goods" here... but thought some of you might be interested! 

In case you didn't know... I design children's clothing and sell several places online.

I just listed an auction on eBay for 6 custom sets throughout the year *the Holidays/seasons that you choose*  with a LOW starting bid, NO reserve and FREE SHIPPING! 

Joi's list of Truths... 9 are true... 1 is not... you be the judge! Post your guesses and I'll reveal in a few days which one is NOT true! :)

1. I sold a cleaning product door to door.
2. I got my first sewing machine at the age of 4
3. I unknowingly went to a gang party.
4. I worked in Yellowstone and my first night there, we walked through the Geyser Basin and almost every single one erupted as we approached.
5. I designed costumes for a show in NYC.
6. I went to Paris with my parents to teach  classes on puppet making.
   
7. I drove cross-country (Las Vegas to Michigan) with only 4 hours of sleep the whole time.
8. I was a nanny.
9. I worked at a gay bar.
10. I snuck into Cedar Point (an amusement park) in the middle of the night with a group of friends.
    

So, plans changed and we aren't heading downstate for the weekend...  Pretty bummed about that. BUT that isn't my wah hoo moment though.  

BUT  I weighed myself this morning, have been daily as that seems to be the only way I can stay on top of my weight...  I was going to wait and post on Tuesday, in hopes it will be even lower but I HAVE to share!!!

228... my lowest yet!!!! :)  I'm back in charge of this body!!!!  YIPPEE!  So excited about that, what BETTER motivation is there??

Keep up the great work everyone and have a great weekend!  HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Dads out there! :)

~joi~

Hey all... We DID weigh in this week and post everything but I didn't have the time to write a blog... and here it is a few days later now... lol  SO here it is...

We are both getting a little annoyed that our weights are bouncing back and forth... not to the point we are going to stop, but COME ON! lol  We have to be more vigilant with exercise and avoiding trouble foods.  But overall we are doing pretty good about our choices.

I am heading out of town tomorrow to go to my niece's birthday party and will make sure I stick to my guns while around the family.  They are trouble I tell ya... lol

We've both been very busy with the house and work.  I've got lots of orders to fill, which I am VERY thankful for and extra excited about three of the dresses ordered *wink*...  I may also have a LARGE order for my pincushions which is very exciting! :)  By large, I mean 200-300! WOAH!  I should here if I've got the contract in the next week or so. 

Kaidence's head is healing WONDERFULLY!  She didn't even flinch when they took out her "sniples"  LOL  Yes, she kept calling them sniples, after a week of saying staples, I guess she got sick of the word.  LOL

Hope all is well for everyone else...  Big Hugs!

~joi~

soooooooooo... last weeks weigh in was 234.4   with a gain on Wed. for a  lovely weekly high of 235.4 *eek*  So...... anything i could manage today would be an improvement! 

I got back to 234... then back to 233.. then back up to  234 again... so I wasn't sure what to expect... I was crossing my fingers and legs and toes...  looked down... low and behold... 231.2  Woo Hoo!!!  It's coming back off!!!! :)

Brandon was down only a little bit but it wasn't a gain!!!! So woo hoo to him too!

Lots to work on today, so this is brief. More to come in the week... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

~joi~