Spandex & cut offs

FINALLY FORCED myself back into the gym today after lecture. I never take time to work out (or do ANYTHING for myself because I feel guilty for taking time away that I could be spending with Monk) but today I woke up wanting to love my body again.

Weights been a constant issue for me since I have birth to Monk five years ago. I was SO fit before getting pregnant. Cheer leading was my life, so I had no choice but to be fit. I weighed 115 pounds when I got pregnant with my son. I only gained 20 pounds throughout my pregnancy (another post about that) so the day before Monk arrived I was 135 & nothing but belly. My current weight is 144 pounds & I'm only 5 feet 5 inches.

I'm seeing all my friends work hard toward their goals of being fit & it's inspiring me to push harder. My problem is I have NO time. I know I can't work out every day. I say work out but I honestly mean run or some sort of cardio. I am in no means interested in lifting weights, but I do plan on FORCING myself to do cardio at least 3 times a week! I am currently doing the Body by Vi shakes but I'm not going to fully start them until Monday. I will post updates here, weigh in every Tuesday to keep myself held accountable.

Thankful I have a sweet friend from school who is going to be my running partner, we're using the c25k app that a friend suggested. We did the first day today.


Walked (4.0) 1 mile
Jogged (6.0) 1 mile

& of course no blog would be complete without a few pictures :)

... go to sleep part 2

This blogging world is a lot more confusing than I ever would have imagined. It's now 4:10AM & I'm still confused.

I find it refreshing that I've found a couple friends who blog ( I had NO idea )

The storm is still brewing but Monk seems safe and secure in Mommy & Daddy's bed. PLEASE tell me how a king bed isn't big enough for 3 people?

Go to sleep!

Why not? Why not start blogging?

It's not like I don't already have enough on my plate,

let's give blogging a try too!

I'm Salina.

Although that's my name

I honestly only see myself as a Mommy to my precious son

& a wife to my lovable husband.

Sometimes I find myself some much in love

with loving them, I may forget to love myself?

I'd rather give than receive.

I'm currently in DH (dental hygiene) school. Graduate May 2014!! WHOOOOP!

Maybe I'm doing this out of being delusional? 

I mean, it is 2:36am? Heck, why not?

We're having some rough storms in our area right now & my son woke up about an hour ago screaming "Mommy! Mommy!!" I rushed to his bedside to find that the storm (lighting & thunder) had woken & scared him. Monk (my son's name is Carter but I've always called him Monkey or Monk for short) said to me 

"mommy the storm is scaring me, let's pray about it!"

The amount of joy that flooded my heart when I heard him say that is unexplainable!

If there is one thing that I want to teach my child .. It's that

He's not walking through this nasty cruel world alone.

He has Jesus. He has everything he'll ever need.

Okay. Here's to my first blog post.

A little bit everywhere, but hey .. my life's a lot like that!

Until next time ;)