Friday Quickie...

It's Friday!  Can I get a "Hell Yeah!" ??

It's been a whirlwind of a week!  My Boss was back in the office this week (he moved out to his Phoenix house in October) so work was crazy busy with meetings, meetings and more meetings!

This week has been full of some exciting stuff...

Bean took her official first steps this past Sunday!  It was so cute and so funny!  She is starting to get a little braver as the week has gone by but still really will only walk from one "thing" to another that are only say five feet apart or so.

 

The same night Norah started steppin' it out...Jack started beating her up!  Jealous, much?  I think he suddenly felt threatened by her mobility.

 

 I made it to the Y on Monday and got my 5 miles in... I was pretty proud of myself.  Holly and I made a 5 mile lunch pact - someone didn't hold up their end of the deal, but I won't name names...

  

So my 30th birthday is just around the corner (next Friday) and The Husband is coming though big time... a treadmill and a new pair of running kicks!  Yay, me!  I just got the notice that the treadmill arrived at Walmart (Site to Store) and we are going to pick it up tomorrow!

 

Watch for the surprise at the end... This boy is outta control!  Just this morning he asked if he could watch the "Funny Movie" tonight (aka Pitch Perfect) and I was said "Maybe..."  He replied with, "Please, Momma! I love Fat Amy!  She is so funny, Momma!  I really like Fat Amy!"  Like what 3 year old knows who "Fat Amy" is?!  I about died!

 

 

I ombre'd my hair last Saturday and surprisingly I love it so far!  It's so subtle that I can still wear it straight without looking like a freak, but it's also definitely a noticeable change.  I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

 

Jack has been Polar Bear Hunting...

 

And Elephant Hunting this week!

 

And I went back to BANGS!  I'm still debating.  I kind of love them, kind of hate them.  I always love the look, but I hate messing with them and having to constantly have them trimmed.  Because eventually I end up trimming them myself and it all goes to hell!

 

They are actually a bit long and if I just give it like 2 weeks, they are cut perfect for a super cute scoop bang...we'll see.

 

Tomorrow night is my big ThreeZero birthday party!  It should be a good time.  If you want to watch me go from classy and sassy to drunk and dumb follow me on Instagram: @darci_spear.

 

Have a great weekend! xoxo

 

ps - the leopard scarf and sequins elbow patch top are both from Hazel and Olive Boutique! www.hazelandolive.com

I love EVERYTHING Taylor has at H&O!

ORB - Phase 1...

Hey! Hey!  In my original ORB post I split my journey up into 4 phases...well phase 1 is quickly approaching and I'm not too excited about my progress.  I wanted to lose 20 pounds from my starting weight before my 30th birthday...well I'm officially 10 days out from the big 3-0 and I still have like 11 pounds to lose!  Laughable, no?

Sure there are tons of excuses...the holidays, my epic NYE fall that nearly broke my left foot, work has been so busy ... blah, blah, friggin' blah.  I'm disappointed in myself because I know the real issue is my eating habits... grr...

So just for a little more motivation I received this email from a co-worker last week...

Darci,

Mark and I want to get a team together for the Mac Fitness Challenge that Trinity sent out yesterday.  We thought we’d ask you since I’ve seen you post things about working out etc. and you seem to have that competitive edge to commit.  Let me know if you think you would like to be on our team….

Wowza! Someone was asking me to be on their team for a Fit Challenge?  Holy smokes! So of course I said YES - I mean it's not like I have anything else to do, right?!  I'm excited because this is a new gym I don't belong to and I hear its amazing compared to the little 'ole YMCA.  It has a 24 hour gym, but then they also have awesome classes - anything from Yoga, Boxing, CrossFit, Cardio and Weight Training.  They even have agility classes for little kids starting at 4 years old.  It's a 12 week GET FIT Challenge - it is NOT a Biggest Loser competition, sure losing weight and body fat will get your team more points, but it's really focused on becoming healthier.  They will have team challenges, guest speakers on cooking healthy food, you get points for buying healthy foods or eating healthy when you eat out at restaurants - all kinds of stuff.  Yay!  The cool thing is, the challenge ends the week I leave for Cancun so it's another great push to get into those swimsuits!  :-)

Wish me luck!  Is anyone else doing any "organized" Fitness Challenges?

ORB - The Playlist...

I'm totally stealing this from Kassie!  Everyone loves to share the music that inspires them to push a little bit harder, a little bit farther!

Here is my current play list for the GYM:

• T.H.E - will.i.am
• Scream & Shout - will.i.am + Britney
• Girl on Fire (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Alicia Keys
• Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) - Maklemore + Ryan Lewis
• Beauty and a Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Justin Bieber
• Don't Stop the Party (feat. TJR) - Pitbull
• Pound the Alarm - Nicki Minaj
• Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj
• Suicide Eyes - A Thousand Horses
• Impacto (Remix) - Daddy Yankee
• Get Buck In Here - DJ Felli Fel
• Whistle - Flo Rida
• Wild Ones - Flo Rida
• Shake That Thing - Gwyneth Paltrow
• We Run the Night (feat. Pitbull) - Havana Brown
• On the Floor (feat. Pitbul) - Jennifer Lopez
• Shots - LMFAO
• Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
• How We Do (Party) - Rita Ora
• That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings
• Die Young - Ke$ha

Now don't be stingy!  Tell me your faves!  Have a great and sweaty weekend!

xoxo

Liebster Award - Part 1...

Over the past couple month I've been nominated 10 times, take that Hubby Jack, J_Hub or Whatever Ridiculous Name You Are Calling Yourself Today, for a Liebster Award by some very lovely blogger beauties... Thank You, Ladies - I deeply appreciate the attention because we all know I'm an attention whore and love to slut myself out for any good/bad/pretty/ugly reason!





Veronica @ VWatss Thoughts

Meg @ Staying Home with Scarlett

Ashley @ Living My Dash

Erin @ Happy Every After (And Then Some)

Chrissy @ Mama Chrissy's Chaos

Alexandra @ The Skinny Jean Pilgrimage

Ashlee @ A Step In The Right Direction

Meredith @ Is This Thing On

Megan @ This Is The Story Of A Girl

Mama B @ The -B- Broad

 

The Rules:
1. You must thank the person who nominated you for the award.
2. You must write eleven facts/things/tidbits about yourself.
3. You must answer eleven questions that were given to you from your nominator.
4. You must nominate eleven other bloggers who have 200 or less followers and tag them in your acceptance post.
5. You must create eleven new questions for your nominees to answer in their acceptance post.
6. You must notify your eleven nominees on their blog, so they can accept their award and pay it forward.
7. You must not nominate the person who nominated you.

 

I've decided that in order to save time on my end and your minds I'm going to do 5 Vlogs answering 2 sets of questions each time!  First Up Veronica and Meg's questions!  Love ya, Bitches!



 

 

 xoxo 



Unorganized...

I've been feeling very unorganized lately when it comes to my blog!  I have so much going on, but alot of it I don't feel is blog worthy - but then I read about someones horrible morning at home with the kids and think "Well, shit! I should have blogged about "x"..."!  My fear is that I'll post dumb shit and ya'll will be like WTF and never come back!  You wouldn't do that, right?  RIGHT?!

Anyway, I guess this is to let ya'll know I'm going to post more and it might not all be great, but at least I'm trying and I'm going to try to VLOG more because for some reason ya'll seem to like it and also it's easier and quicker than typing out a long ass story!

Just to give you a taste and leave you wanting more; here are a couple topics you can expect to see in the near future:

• A Bull, Not A Bowl
• ORB Updates - it ain't going so well... :-(
• Liebster Award Nomination Q&A - Answers via VLOG, just to keep it a little more interesting!
• Project Ombre Hair - Before and After (help me sweet baby Jesus)

OK!  So I'm going to get my first set of Liebster Questions answered today and posted - that's my goal so check back!

xoxo