Vitaphenol Skin Care Win

Winter is harsh. In fact in Utah it's still here. We had snow last night AGAIN! The last time I looked at the calendar it said April 30th which to me means time to weed the yard, trim the rose bushes and plant. I guess I get to wait another weekend.....

... but winter also means being inside and dealing with heaters and stale air. I have dry skin, which sucks and it's gotten drier since I have gotten older. So just imagine my happy dance when I got an email this morning I won the Vitaphenol Skin Care Regimen from the blog 2 Kids and a Coupon. I won an entire set and my skin can't wait to try it. Kim from the site notified me right away so my regimen should be here soon. Take a second and go check out Kim's site and review of Vitaphenol:

http://www.twokidsandacoupon.com/2011/04/new-giveaway-win-vitaphenol-skin-care.html

Hoping everyone has a great day.... I'm going to go wait by my mail box :-)

Texas Tornado Watch

I was in Texas last week, specifically the Texoma area of north east Texas. While there I was treated to some amazing lightening shows and the occasional tornado warning/watch. I've lived in California most of my life and are used the earthquakes but this was something else. Although I did not experience an actual tornado (praise God), I did enjoy the unusual could formations and the skies all lit up with lightning.


My husband and I were out in a parking lot taking pictures of the cloud walls and most folks who were driving by probably thought "What a bunch of tourists." Here is a picture I took with my phone:

I tell you, it was something else!!!

2 lbs down... many to go

Started the whole weight loss journey again. I actually started over a month ago, but have been knocked out by a couple of nasty colds and now a "female" issue which is preventing me from hitting the gym. I've been eating right and including lots of fresh fruits and veggies. Unfortunatley, the doc diagnosed me with high blood pressure so now I'm on a low sodium diet. Oh. Joy. The second he told me that, I was craving Wendy's fries, lol.

There are lots of online resources for dieting out there but by far my two favorites are Dottie's Weight Loss Zone and Livestrong/MyPlate. I use both to track my food intake and to track calories/fat when I eat out. The links are:

http://www.dwlz.com/

http://www.livestrong.com/

I joined The Legacy Center Rec Center in my town and they offer lots of exercise options; weights, cardio, classes, an indoor track and an amazing aquatic center with an olympic sized lap pool. It's also less expensive then those 'big box' gyms too. The best part is it's not a pick-up gym many singles go to. There are families and it's a very relaxed environment.

So far, I've dropped 2 lbs!! WAHOO!!!!!