a new me

Today was the first day of my exercise regime! I awoke bright and early at 630a.m. to get my bottom to the gym early enough for, 1) hoping there would be no one there so I could work out privately, and 2) so I would be able to still have my entire Friday afterward to do my normal things like cleaning, baking and running errands.

Oh my gosh this was a horrid workout and I definitely discovered I am way more out of shape than I had already knew =( so... I stretched and decided to test out the stair master, I originally set the time for 20 minutes but after five and being completely out of breath and feeling as if I were going to keel over I made a decision to stop at the five minute mark and consider that my warm up! I headed over to the elliptical machine which seemed pretty easy at first with my music in my ears but after 10 minutes a girl was becoming extremely tired so I endured 10 more minutes for a full 20 minute elliptical ambush on my body. I finished off my work out with a 40 minute walk on the wild side at 3.5 m.p.h followed by my cool down and a few stretches.  I told my self I wouldn't push too hard the first week or two so I could build up strength to eventually have harder workouts in a short time. I am extremely proud of myself  however for sticking it out a full hour at something I wanted to end after the first five minutes.

If you are a close friend or my fiance you know that I definitely have a hard core outer shell,  a bitchy attitude that would lead anyone to believe I am cold blooded and could give two flying doves about what anyone may think of me, however deep down inside I am a super sensitive and have a very low confidence level when it comes to my looks. The purpose of starting the gym is to raise my confidence level so that I FEEL pretty and finally get that body I always admire on other ladies.

With all that said, I am thinking about purchasing a 'goal outfit' that I wouldn't normally purchase based on my body flaws and feeling uncomfortable in to motivate me that much more to continue on with my goals, I will purchase a size smaller then I am to encourage myself to get in it and feel amazing!

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I picked this dress because it is cream colored, has polka dots, is sleeveless and has a belt! I tend to stay away from white because it shows everything about your body, I also tend to stay away from anything BELT related because I have luscious child bearing hips that I desperately try to hide and setting a belt above them in my eyes probably wouldn't help! I absolutely adore this dress, for an evening dinner or for the executive job I might have one day...DREAM BIG RIGHT?

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I paired the dress with these teal blue strappy sandals that would add some color to my plain oriented dress. I love them, they have a little sass and I love the short heel so they should be easy to walk in.

I'll be working out again in the a.m. and I am looking forward to it and for my future results!

life goes on

Oh my goodness, I feel like I haven't blogged in ages! So much has been going on...

In my small town of Lebanon we are getting a new fast food eatery =) since we don't have much to choose from the whole town is pretty excited. Jack in the Box is coming....and oh how I do love their greasy very bad for you tacos at the unbelievable price of 2 for $1. WHOOO HOOOO

and...just a little over two weeks ago my handsome fiance was hired on to join the Jack in the box team as the Store Manager. =) I am very proud of him! With his new position he is now required to work very long hours at six days a week, so our three day weekends have been cut down to a very short one day visit on Sundays =( ohhhhh....what to do with all my extra time??

I have decided to join a gym and work on my fitness after all I am Axelicious! My goal is to lose 15 to 20lbs before my honeymoon in Hawaii! Another goal is to learn to enjoy working out so that it does not feel like a chore, but more of a daily routine just like brushing my teeth or showering =)

local gym in my town, leaning towards this very much!

I am also concentrating on crafting more cute details for my upcoming wedding and decorating my apartment one wall at a time. Currently, I am focusing on a picture wall full of my engagement photos and other cute finds like my huge wall clock found at World Market. I want the wall to look something similar to this photo below but with my clock and other item infused with it. =)

flats

I am on a hunt for adorable flats for my wedding. I am planning on going barefoot at my ceremony just because I LOVE being barefoot =) My wedding is inside so there is absolutely no reason why I shouldn't be comfy cozy. I have never been the kinda girl who was glam, who wore dresses and high heels and I don't feel the need to change who I am for my ceremony. I want to be the me I always am, natural and low maintenance. However, since I live in Oregon and my wedding is taking place during the rainy season it wouldn't hurt to have a sweet pair of flats just in case =P

Here are some shoes I am thinking about all found at the wonderful modern with vintage flare site- Ruche.com

l.o.v.e the deep purple of these to go perfect with my purple inspired wedding

love the simple design and the open toe

lace!!! LOVE lace and the sweet bow for a touch of innocence