Starting with Skin

     For some reason, at the ripe old age of 31, I seem to be going through puberty again and breaking out! I am not sure what is going on these days. I haven't really changed my diet. Maybe its the heat of the summer. So on top of all my beautiful blemishes, I also know that I am at an age that I need to start taking better care of my skin.

     Up until now, I have had a pretty basic skin care plan. Wash my face at night with whatever cleaner I picked up at the store and then put on some face lotion. Nothing fancy, but I know that it is probably not enough. In comes my fabulous friend and neighbor who hosted a Roden and Fields home party. I did some research before and was amazed at the reviews I read of others who have posted on their blogs and the pictures I saw. My friend has been using the products for over a month and I can definitely tell a difference. They have four lines: Redefine, Unblemish, Smooth, and Reverse. I went ahead and bought the Unblemish line and some eye cream to help prevent those pesky eye wrinkles and dark under eye circles. I am not 100% sold on the product yet but I will let you know after 30 days. I did take a before picture, but I'm not quite ready to post it yet. (It isn't pretty!). :)

Figuring It All Out

I believe there comes a time in ones life that they need to reevaluate where they are at. Actually, I think there are probably several times throughout one's life that they need to take a look at where they are at and where they want to go. I already experienced this once right after college, when I was considered an 'adult'. I feel I am at that point again. This past year I have had a baby and lost my job. After I was layed off, my husband and I decided I should try staying at home and see how I like it. Surprisingly to both of us, I love it! I have been a SAHM for about 6months and am truly enjoying my time home with lil' man. Yet, I feel like there is something missing. I don't really know what that is at this point, so hence my new voyage to figuring it all out.

Having a new life that you are totally responsible for definitely changes ones thoughts on things. I am a self proclaimed junk food junkie. I love all things fast food-pizza, burgers, tacos, you name it. I am also all about convenient dinners (especially when I was working) so most of our meals are from a box or easy items that you can just throw into the oven. But now that lil' man has turned one and is starting to eat real food, it has me thinking of what exactly I want to be putting in his body, and mine for that matter. I know everything starts with the parents. So part of this journey I want to change the way I eat, the way I look at food. I have read and heard a lot about clean eating and am leaning toward that concept. I know that everyone has their own definition of what they consider clean eating, I just need to figure out mine. I know that we will never be a family that eats clean all the time, I just want to figure out how I can make it where we are most of the time.

I love my new job as a SAHM, but having worked since I was 16 and being a busy body by nature, I do struggle with it at times. I don't really want to go back to work but I feel like I need something to call my own. I am still working on what that might be. My sister told me once that it takes about a year to adjust to big changes in your life. I can't agree more. I feel that my husband and I have adjusted to the new life in our home, but I am still adjusting to me staying home. Who knows, maybe I am meant to go back to work. We will see where this journey takes me.

I guess, I hope to use this blog as a way to keep pushing me forward, to try new things, to make changes in my life instead of staying right where I am at, which I have been at since I decided to stay home. I can't wait to get started, so here we go!