today is mother's day. what a wonderful day. i was blessed to be able to spend mother's day with 4 great mothers. my grandma, my sister, my aunt. and of course the best mother of them all, MY mom! we had a delicious lunch. the men did men things. and the kids played outside for hours.
bray, nan, and bossy have taught me so much in just their few short years. they've taught me to not be selfish. they've taught me to care about others more than myself. they've taught me patience and time management. and of course they've taught me that the love you get from children is like no other. =)
it's hard for me to talk about my love for my children. not because i don't love them!!! but because i have so much love for them that it makes me emotional. and good grief, if i cry i start getting all snotty and that's just not a good look for me.
if i am half the mother that my mom is then my sweet beautiful children are doing well. i pray that Jesus gives me the wisdom to guide them the way He wants me to. and i praise God and thank Him daily for entrusting these precious children to my care.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
2012-05-03 juicing day 4 of 10
current fad: juicing! (a la fat, sick, and nearly dead movie) (i watched it on netflix)
mission: to only drink juice from organic fruits and veggies for 10 days.
starting weight 4/30/12: 137.4
day 3 weight: 132.8
fruits and veggies cost: $70.72
IF all the fruits and veggies were gone from being eaten (which they are not) that amount would come out to be about $17.68 dollars a day or $5.89-ish a meal based on 3 meals a day. however, i have plenty of fruits and veggies for tomorrow and saturday and probably sunday as well. so the daily average amount spent will go down drastically.
pros: i've lost 4.6 lbs! i've done 4 days of juicing and i'm not dead yet. raw mouth is almost gone so, i'm counting that as a pro. energy seems to be coming back. i rant 3 miles this morning. albeit slow. oh yes, and, i drank 5 juices today!!
cons: at dinner time each night i have seemed to go completely insane for food. the food cravings are taking over. also, i'm not for sure that the stress of fighting the cravings is worth all of this.
juice 1: (2 apples, 1 pear, ginger) taste like apple juice
juice 2: (strawberries, blueberries, banana, and almond milk )
juice 3: (tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, cuke, celery) I thought it would taste like salsa. But it didn't. Oh well! Down the hatch anyways
uh, well, not much has changed. i did good this morning and afternoon. it was this evening that i had a mini-breakdown. this seems to be a trend. i guess i am used to having my big meal in the evening and i really want to eat. i am finishing this out. but i'm not happy. when will the i've-got-energy-i-want-to-do-this-for-30-days-instead-of-just-10 come? i keep thinking, there are plenty of people that lose weight by doing WW or just watching their portions and eating healthier. what am i doing???!!! i'm torturing myself. i really am. will this be worth it in 10 days? i don't know?
mission: to only drink juice from organic fruits and veggies for 10 days.
starting weight 4/30/12: 137.4
day 3 weight: 132.8
fruits and veggies cost: $70.72
IF all the fruits and veggies were gone from being eaten (which they are not) that amount would come out to be about $17.68 dollars a day or $5.89-ish a meal based on 3 meals a day. however, i have plenty of fruits and veggies for tomorrow and saturday and probably sunday as well. so the daily average amount spent will go down drastically.
pros: i've lost 4.6 lbs! i've done 4 days of juicing and i'm not dead yet. raw mouth is almost gone so, i'm counting that as a pro. energy seems to be coming back. i rant 3 miles this morning. albeit slow. oh yes, and, i drank 5 juices today!!
cons: at dinner time each night i have seemed to go completely insane for food. the food cravings are taking over. also, i'm not for sure that the stress of fighting the cravings is worth all of this.
juice 1: (2 apples, 1 pear, ginger) taste like apple juice
juice 2: (strawberries, blueberries, banana, and almond milk )
juice 3: (tomato, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, cuke, celery) I thought it would taste like salsa. But it didn't. Oh well! Down the hatch anyways
juice 4: (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, banana, 4 leaves of kale, almond milk, 1/2 orange, tbsp almond butter) SO GOOD
juice 5: (5 carrots, 2 stalks of celery, ginger) very creamy.
uh, well, not much has changed. i did good this morning and afternoon. it was this evening that i had a mini-breakdown. this seems to be a trend. i guess i am used to having my big meal in the evening and i really want to eat. i am finishing this out. but i'm not happy. when will the i've-got-energy-i-want-to-do-this-for-30-days-instead-of-just-10 come? i keep thinking, there are plenty of people that lose weight by doing WW or just watching their portions and eating healthier. what am i doing???!!! i'm torturing myself. i really am. will this be worth it in 10 days? i don't know?
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
2012-05-02 juicing day 3 of 10
current fad: juicing! (a la fat, sick, and nearly dead movie) (i watched it on netflix)
mission: to only drink juice from organic fruits and veggies for 10 days.
starting weight 4/30/12: 137.4
day 3 weight: 133.6
fruits and veggies cost: $70.72
IF all the fruits and veggies were gone from being eaten (which they are not) that amount would come out to be about $23 dollars a day or $7.85-ish a meal based on 3 meals a day. however, i have plenty of fruits and veggies for tomorrow and friday and probably saturday as well. so the daily average amount spent will go down drastically.
pros: i've lost 4 lbs! i've done 3 days of juicing and i haven't gone insane yet.
cons: still have a raw mouth. kale is gross juiced. but i have 3 bunches of it and i'm determined to juice it. still have a lack of energy, couldn't even do 2 miles this morning. i'm such a loser and quit at 1.88 miles. i walked back home. come on energy, where are you?
other cons that could but are probably not related to juicing: upper back has been killing me. i really do think it's from the actual physical act of juicing not from drinking the juice.
juice 1: (1/4 cuke, 2 apples, 2 stalks of celery) taste like apple juice
juice 2: (tomato, celery, 1/2 cuke, lime) the lime separated from the tomato. i stirred and drank. it was good
juice 3: (2 apples, 4 kale leaves, 4 springs of parsley, 6 carrots)
it was at this point that i started dreaming about mexican food. really cheese chili relleno. rice. chips and salsa. my mouth was watering. i wanted to give up. i had decided at one point to quit tomorrow. i mean, three days is good right?! i have decided to eat out of with my husband on friday night. i can't wait.
juice 4: (4 kale leaves, 2 apple, 1 orange, some blueberries, banana)
i'm kinda over juice right now. i like the weight loss so i'm sticking with it. however, i am really over drinking the juice. i want to chew food. i want spaghetti. mexican food. bread. i thought the cravings would be gone by now but they are worse than ever. i am the type of person that puts things out on facebook because i know people see it and that's my way of being held accountable. so i know i will stick with this because i hate failing at things, especially when others know about it. but, i'm not gonna lie, THIS.IS.HARD.
mission: to only drink juice from organic fruits and veggies for 10 days.
starting weight 4/30/12: 137.4
day 3 weight: 133.6
fruits and veggies cost: $70.72
IF all the fruits and veggies were gone from being eaten (which they are not) that amount would come out to be about $23 dollars a day or $7.85-ish a meal based on 3 meals a day. however, i have plenty of fruits and veggies for tomorrow and friday and probably saturday as well. so the daily average amount spent will go down drastically.
pros: i've lost 4 lbs! i've done 3 days of juicing and i haven't gone insane yet.
cons: still have a raw mouth. kale is gross juiced. but i have 3 bunches of it and i'm determined to juice it. still have a lack of energy, couldn't even do 2 miles this morning. i'm such a loser and quit at 1.88 miles. i walked back home. come on energy, where are you?
other cons that could but are probably not related to juicing: upper back has been killing me. i really do think it's from the actual physical act of juicing not from drinking the juice.
juice 1: (1/4 cuke, 2 apples, 2 stalks of celery) taste like apple juice
juice 2: (tomato, celery, 1/2 cuke, lime) the lime separated from the tomato. i stirred and drank. it was good
juice 3: (2 apples, 4 kale leaves, 4 springs of parsley, 6 carrots)
it was at this point that i started dreaming about mexican food. really cheese chili relleno. rice. chips and salsa. my mouth was watering. i wanted to give up. i had decided at one point to quit tomorrow. i mean, three days is good right?! i have decided to eat out of with my husband on friday night. i can't wait.
juice 4: (4 kale leaves, 2 apple, 1 orange, some blueberries, banana)
i'm kinda over juice right now. i like the weight loss so i'm sticking with it. however, i am really over drinking the juice. i want to chew food. i want spaghetti. mexican food. bread. i thought the cravings would be gone by now but they are worse than ever. i am the type of person that puts things out on facebook because i know people see it and that's my way of being held accountable. so i know i will stick with this because i hate failing at things, especially when others know about it. but, i'm not gonna lie, THIS.IS.HARD.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
2012-05-01 juicing day 2 of 10
still working on getting the blog all in order. kept all my old stuff. just changed the title, address, and the look a little.
current fad: juicing! (a la fat, sick, and nearly dead movie) (i watched it on netflix)
mission: to only drink juice from organic fruits and veggies for 10 days.
starting weight (yesterday): 137.4
day 2 weight: 134.8
i am on day 2 of a 10 day juice feast =) this morning i juiced a head of romaine lettuce, lemon, 5 stalks of celery, 4 carrots, orange, apple, ginger, pineapple, and cucumber. it's actually pretty good. it taste mostly like orange juice with a lettuce after taste.
i can't really tell you if there are any "pros" yet. i guess i do feel a bit more focused? maybe...
cons or possible weird side affects: my tummy feels funny. i wouldn't describe it as hurting. maybe bloated? it gurgles a lot. i was super crabby by the end of the day yesterday. but feel much better today. i was super tired yesterday as well. at 6pm i was looking for ways to go to sleep for the night. (we all know that didn't happen. not with kiddos!) however, i woke up this morning feeling much better. although, the roof of my mouth is swollen on the left side. odd. i need to run. but i'm scared to run. i am worried that i won't have the energy. i've been told that around day 5 of the juice feast, i will get a burst of energy that will be awesome. i'm waiting.....
current fad: juicing! (a la fat, sick, and nearly dead movie) (i watched it on netflix)
mission: to only drink juice from organic fruits and veggies for 10 days.
starting weight (yesterday): 137.4
day 2 weight: 134.8
i am on day 2 of a 10 day juice feast =) this morning i juiced a head of romaine lettuce, lemon, 5 stalks of celery, 4 carrots, orange, apple, ginger, pineapple, and cucumber. it's actually pretty good. it taste mostly like orange juice with a lettuce after taste.
i can't really tell you if there are any "pros" yet. i guess i do feel a bit more focused? maybe...
cons or possible weird side affects: my tummy feels funny. i wouldn't describe it as hurting. maybe bloated? it gurgles a lot. i was super crabby by the end of the day yesterday. but feel much better today. i was super tired yesterday as well. at 6pm i was looking for ways to go to sleep for the night. (we all know that didn't happen. not with kiddos!) however, i woke up this morning feeling much better. although, the roof of my mouth is swollen on the left side. odd. i need to run. but i'm scared to run. i am worried that i won't have the energy. i've been told that around day 5 of the juice feast, i will get a burst of energy that will be awesome. i'm waiting.....
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
2012-01-04 time for a change
in a week or so i will be changing my blog up a bit. i will no longer be at sewholly.blogspot.com. to make things easier for myself since my life and hobbies are constangly changing, my new blog will be hollycarman.blogspot.com. it will not be active until i deactivate sewholly.blogspot.com. please take note. thank you and have a nice day =)
Monday, February 21, 2011
2011-02-21
you know me. i love starting new projects. now finishing them.....that's another story. i like this one alot though! it's called project life and it's awesome. i intend to do a photo a day but i won't punish myself if i don't. what i did to catch up to today was to just do some random photos from january and some random from february. i also added in pages for valentine's day, a snow day, bossy's bday, and the daddy/daughter dance. now i'm up to date and will start adding a picture/mini-story everyday.
by the way, i know that some of the pics are sideways. sorry. i don't feel like fixin' them right now. too much trouble!!!
by the way, i know that some of the pics are sideways. sorry. i don't feel like fixin' them right now. too much trouble!!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
2011-01-19
started this wreath last year and finished half of it. drug it out a couple of weekends ago and finally finished it today. i only wish it were bigger.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
2011-01-18
working on lots of stuff. making a shirt for spirit by holly. fixing a towel. making a quilt block and then making indyanna her daddy/daughter dance dress.
but for now, check this out! if you don't know about these two ladies and their crafty episodes....you need to!
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but for now, check this out! if you don't know about these two ladies and their crafty episodes....you need to!
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
2010-10-28
been making tons of spirit shirts. and alisha and i are gonna have a joint giveaway. so be sure to become a "fan" of spirit by holly or crandallation to have a chance to win.
but right now, i want to share these cute little pumpkin bags i made for bossy's class. after i took this picture i stuffed the bags with CANDY!!!
but right now, i want to share these cute little pumpkin bags i made for bossy's class. after i took this picture i stuffed the bags with CANDY!!!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
2010-10-10
so i KNOW my son is gonna hate me for this in a few years but i don't care! too cute not to share!
indyanna was playing "seamstress" and bossy was her client. (you can tell how much he liked it in the second to last pic)
indyanna was playing "seamstress" and bossy was her client. (you can tell how much he liked it in the second to last pic)
Monday, September 27, 2010
i have opened an etsy shop for my spirit shirts. check it out. not much in there right now, but i'm working on that!
couple of more shirts i have made!
couple of more shirts i have made!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
2010-09-15
i wanted to share my jalapeno plant! i am so proud of it. it's the first thing i've ever grown from seed. as a matter of fact, it's the first thing i've ever grown. =) check out all the jalapenos! and according to bray, they ARE hot! yesssss
and i made this spirit shirt for a friend's daughter. i must give props to kellie, my sewing mentor, for all the help she gave me today. she is truly a blessing in my life from God.
and i made this spirit shirt for a friend's daughter. i must give props to kellie, my sewing mentor, for all the help she gave me today. she is truly a blessing in my life from God.
Monday, August 23, 2010
2010-08-23
after i saw this wreath on my sister's bff, cerise's blog, i just knew i had to make one! the original tutorial comes from the moda bake shop. (love that site, btw)
i always feel the need to be productive when watching tv, so as i was watchinga very educational documentary Big Time Rush Movie, Jonas L.A., and Khloe and Kourtney Take Miami, i worked on the wreath. it took 2 1/2 jelly rolls and about 3 straight hours to do.
i just love how it accents my dirty door!
and of course today was the first day of school for my oldest two. a diva 1st grader and a very handsome 9th grader (that's HIGH SCHOOL people!).
i always feel the need to be productive when watching tv, so as i was watching
i just love how it accents my dirty door!
and of course today was the first day of school for my oldest two. a diva 1st grader and a very handsome 9th grader (that's HIGH SCHOOL people!).
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
2010-08-08
i made some play-dough for my babies. boston raided my cabinets and made a "dirty junk yard" (his words)
cute lil' number i made for nanny
this was SUPER easy. super fast. and FUN to make! the pattern is maya by modkids. i decided to upcycle a t-shirt for the top. if you can't tell it says, "future mrs. jonas"
cute lil' number i made for nanny
this was SUPER easy. super fast. and FUN to make! the pattern is maya by modkids. i decided to upcycle a t-shirt for the top. if you can't tell it says, "future mrs. jonas"
Sunday, June 27, 2010
2010-06-27
i finished the claire cami last night about about 2am. i love it!
the only thing i would do different next time is make a dart in the bust line. that is, if i knew how to do a dart in the bust line.....
the only thing i would do different next time is make a dart in the bust line. that is, if i knew how to do a dart in the bust line.....
Friday, June 25, 2010
2010-06-25
pillowcase dress for arella (our youth pastor's daughter)
this is a side-ish shot so you can see the cute bow...
this was such a simple pattern and it was fast. it turned out nice too. the only alteration i made was this: the pattern called for you to put the seam on the side and i chose to put it in the middle of the back.
this is a side-ish shot so you can see the cute bow...
this was such a simple pattern and it was fast. it turned out nice too. the only alteration i made was this: the pattern called for you to put the seam on the side and i chose to put it in the middle of the back.
Friday, June 18, 2010
2010-06-18
well, this wasn't on my list but i got an urge last night to make this lil' number for indyanna.
blue material was a tank top. grey material was a shirt that bray outgrew. white and black is new knit material.
blue material was a tank top. grey material was a shirt that bray outgrew. white and black is new knit material.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
2010-06-15
*adding to this list as needed*
summer to do list:
1.finish pillowcase dress for arella
2. make claire cami dress
3. make stella strip skirt
4. find a great pattern to make boy's button down shirts from and then make one for boston
5. make something absolutely adorable for indyanna out of some awesome tie-dye, batik looking fabric.
6.make curtains for my bedroom
7. make shower curtain for master bath
8. recover the car seats. (cut out)
9.ironing board cover
summer to do list:
1.
2. make claire cami dress
3. make stella strip skirt
4. find a great pattern to make boy's button down shirts from and then make one for boston
5. make something absolutely adorable for indyanna out of some awesome tie-dye, batik looking fabric.
6.
7. make shower curtain for master bath
8. recover the car seats. (cut out)
9.
Monday, April 26, 2010
2010-04-26
this past weekend, i headed on up to oklahoma with family members to have a sewing weekend of fun at cousin meagan's house! for lots more pictures of our weekend check out her blog. link in blue
i completed this dress for a dear friends' daughter. her birthday was earlier this month. better late than never?!
and then i made this one....
and here are a pair of wall hangings that my mom made using a tshirt from our girls' trip last year.
and, not to be out done by those sanger babes, here's grandma doing the YMCA......at babe's.......in sanger.
i completed this dress for a dear friends' daughter. her birthday was earlier this month. better late than never?!
and then i made this one....
and here are a pair of wall hangings that my mom made using a tshirt from our girls' trip last year.
and, not to be out done by those sanger babes, here's grandma doing the YMCA......at babe's.......in sanger.
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