Ewwww...

sickness is never fun. Big Mac and Faith have been sick this entire weekend, so I'm just glad to NOT be sick! Weight loss wise I had a gain this morning, but that just reiterates the need that I need to DO SOMETHING and not just cross my fingers that the weight is gonna fall off - ya know?

So, I found a workout buddy! She is across the world, but we can keep abreast of each other's workouts and stuff thru this cool thang called blogging - yayyyyy!

I did say in the intro to this whole thing that this would be "me being accountable"...so now I've got some buddies/readers to be accountable to - LOVES IT!

Expect a check in before the day is over - I really should have something accomplished while I'm at home being Nurse Mommy and Nurse Wife!

Sooooo yeah, about writing more...

I can't seem to update this thing! So, what I will do is have this keep me accountable with what I'm up to!

I'll be participating (walking) in my first half marathon this spring! I've been half doing my training schedule...but I've got to pick up the pace if I'm going to be ready in 7 weeks!!!

So - last night I met a friend and we walked around the parking lot while her daughter was in dance class. That rocked, so I have a guaranteed "buddy" for Tuesdays...who wants to walk with me on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays??? That's the thing, I shouldn't NEED anyone to keep me going, you know? No one helped me get out of shape! Ya feel me?

Change...

I like my new background, maybe it'll motivate me to post here more often!

I'm trying to make some changes for the new year - save money, move (again!), eat better, get creative with my hair, etc. One kinda cool thing is that I want to learn some domestic things that I either never knew before (how to cook) or haven't done in so long I forgot how (operate a sewing machine)...so I'll chronicle some of that here.

One step...

those seven letters have a lot of meaning right now :headnod:, for a few reasons...

As I step into this new year of 2010, I've got some goals I'd like to reach and check off my list before this year comes to a close.

- One step of many will be logged as I train for and complete my first half marathon in the coming months! As insignificant as one step may seem; one step can be the difference between finishing and being disqualified for time reasons, one wrong step could mean injury to myself or others around me, etc. I will definitely share my journey towards that "one step" across the finish line here - so stay tuned!

- "One step beyond our fears": Kevin spoke on this in last Sunday's sermon, and it really hit me that I'm living like that in A TON of areas of my life. I figured I should blog about it, but conveniently "never got around to it". Then in reading a post from the blog of a friend from elementary school I was reminded that there are wonderful things on the "other side of that door", but I'm stuck on this side wondering "what if?" So this year my only resolution is to "shake myself loose" and stop being paralyzed by fear of the unknown!

What's the name of this blog again? Oh yeah...2 Blessed 2 Be Bound, and I'm determined to walk that out this year! Life isn't worth living if I'm living it gripped in fear and bondage (if you can even call that living). So in this blessed year won't you join me?

Wooooow!

It's been a LOOOOOOONNNNGGGG time since I posted here, yikes! Ummm, quick recap of the last 16 months -

Found out we were expecting our first child!

Got (good) jobs!

Had aforementioned child!

Moved to a bigger apartment!

I think that's the basics, LOL!

Our little miracle is a 7 month old by the name of "Faith", she's MORE than we ever dreamed we'd be blessed with!

I've got to get back to blogging, getting out of debt, getting healthy...all that good stuff! It's a bit harder to do with a kidlet though, but as the title says I'm 2blessed 2 be bound!

WOW!

Oooookay, it's been a whole year since I've blogged, that's an awful long time! So much has happened, but ummmm, a quick recap is all that's necessary.

I'm writing from a new location - Birmingham, Alabama! Mac and I moved here just last week, hoping for new beginnings and all that God has for us! We just celebrated our 5 year anniversary and as much as we've learned and grown (too much) during this time, we believe that the next 5 years will be even better! I'm reminded of the song we chose to walk back up the aisle to at our wedding - Donald Lawrence and the Tri City Singers "The Best is Yet To Come". Even thought moving meant leaving all that was comfortable - what we knew and loved, our jobs, our family (Mac's side), our church family (shout out to POGM)...we stepped out on faith and have come this far (700+ miles)...sigh. We're looking forward to meeting new people, starting great jobs, finding a new church home and enjoying life!

As bored as I am waiting for call backs, I'll be posting more regularly. It's also pretty hot down here so we both hope to lose some pounds and get healthy...we're getting up there in age, LOL! Talk laterz...

And it's gone!!!

Yes, the huge picture of the Honda Civic is no longer here...why do you ask?

Because it's gone! Yayyyy! I traded it in for a 98 Nissan Maxima in mint condition! Hallelujah, no more lease! No more 12K miles a year!

Now on to bigger things...Mac and I had an appointment with a financial manager on last week! It was great! She and her partner (I think they are related, possibly brother and sister) are both Dave Ramsey followers and debt free! She's a retired CPA (she's good at numbers) and he's a real estate agent (very Dave like)! Vicki helped us with our budget, critiqued it and sent us on our merry way! I'll definitely keep y'all in the loop with updates!

Want to give a shout-out to my MTMMO (My Total Money Makover) buddies! I gotta add that "roll call" thing to my blog so those that mosey to my spot can also mosey to yours. Thanks for the encouragement and the suggestions for my blog!

Love y'all, gotta get ready for this upcoming work week! Smooches!!!