Where have I been?

Well, I've been up to no good in the blogging department lately.  And honestly I hate that I've let so much time go by since I last blogged.  Last week was a really yucky week for me with sick kiddos and an assortment of other things that put my in a bad mood.  I hate how easy it is for me to slip into a bad place mentally and just get stuck there.  I have so much to be thankful for and I guess some days life gets the best of me and I sink down into a pit and have a hard time finding my way back out.  Through it all, I'm just thankful for good friends and God (I totally posted that on my status on FB last week because it really summed things up for me) and the reminder that I'm not alone.

In the middle of my pity party last week, I started having second thoughts about my blog and if I should even be writing here anymore.  I know I've changed a lot of things over the summer and to be honest, I miss the way things used to be. I miss talking about my mommy adventures and baking and all that good stuff. Of course, I was the one who made those changes, so I have no one to blame but me on that one. I guess I just started the summer off in such a broken place, with just having lost the house and starting all over.  I didn't want to feel exposed anymore so I pulled back and really hard.  Changed things around but still felt like my blog has been missing the core of who I really am.  In both the good and the bad, there is still life to be shared and that's what I want to continue doing on here.

In the emotion of my week last week, I took things even further and decided I would just put my blog on private and leave it alone.  I know that was so dumb but again, I just thought it might be better off if I took a break from blogging.

Well, a sweet friend FB messaged me mentioning she'd noticed I'd put my blog on private.  At that moment, I totally forgot I'd done that and felt so silly.  Why I take things to extremes at time, I do not know! ;)

Anyhow...I'm gonna work on keeping this thing updated again in the way I always used to.  Or close to it anyway.

Today was the first meeting of the semester for MOPS!  We had a fun meeting this morning and I was so excited about seeing all the girls again.  We even had four new faces today which I am so happy about.  I love how our group is growing and how we get to do life together!  I'm really looking forward to this semester and would totally encourage you, if you don't already belong to a mommy group, to check out your local MOPS.  You can go HERE to find a group near you.

Another exciting thing I have to share is that I'm still going strong on my weight loss journey.  I'm still drinking only water, watching what I eat and exercising nearly every day and I have lost a total of 17 lbs in just this last month and a half.  I am SO excited because I'm really starting to see results and that is the greatest thing ever!

I posted this pic on FB last week that my Hubby took of me before a morning walk.

 It may be hard to see a major change since I haven't really posted many pics of myself on here these last few months but here's something to compare it to.  This was me with my nephew in June at his high school graduation party.

Notice the difference in my face?  I'm fitting into clothes I haven't fit into in a LONG time and that's an amazing feeling!