tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654153237010545862024-03-13T01:08:27.253-07:00TimeOut With Mama GJamexican's Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809411437039544605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865415323701054586.post-363763898417631682011-06-09T13:21:00.000-07:002011-06-09T13:31:26.457-07:00Project Motivate Me<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>"Everybody is staring at us!" "DUH, It's because we're beautiful" -Mama G to her little sister on the days she felt self conscious</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever started one of those Monday diets? You know the ones that turn into "oh I'll start tomorrow"? Yeah, that would be my favorite type of <span style="background-color: white; color: lime; font-size: large;">diet</span>... the ones that never actually start. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Earlier this week... after looking at some pictures that were taken over the weekend, (see my summer checklist <a href="http://timeoutwithmamag.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-rocks-my-world.html">{Project 1000}</a> ), I realized <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em>WOW</em></span> it really is time to get motivated and get my body back. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was talking to <strike>Jacques</strike> <span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">My Love</span>, and explaining that with all this extra weight I feel as though my personality is not shining as bright as it used to. I feel like people look at me and see my weight. They don't see my vibrant, fun outgoing, sometimes outlandish personality. So being the amazingly supportive wonderful person that he is he promised that we were going to start <strong><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">P90x,</span></strong> and STICK to it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So here in the midst of a summer full of goals, lists, and "Projects", I would like to say<span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: x-large;"> CHEERS</span> to one more.. Project Motivate Me, and CHEERS to living life to the fullest everyday in every way! :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>~Love Always Mama G~</em></span></div>Jamexican's Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809411437039544605noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865415323701054586.post-58861873579016599132011-06-07T11:15:00.000-07:002011-06-07T12:43:43.837-07:00If you give a mouse a cookie...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."<br />
- Napoleon Hill </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">After reviewing my <a href="http://timeoutwithmamag.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-rocks-my-world.html">Summer Check list</a> I realized there was something vital missing. Something I most likely <strike>forgot about </strike> have been dreading acknowledging! What on earth could a full time working mom, and wife need to work on? Oh yeah that's right<span style="font-size: x-large;">... <span style="font-size: small;">That would be</span></span> my seriously need to <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">DE-clutter</span> my house… meh… Or maybe my whole life. In the past I was always that overly organized boarder line OCD woman who everyone went to for help. Sometime after becoming a mom, and a full time worker it seems my time management/general organizational skills got misplaced. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Upon looking around my house I realized we, Jacques and I, had become complete pack rats! Where did all this come from? <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">WOOPSIE!!</span> I woke up this morning excited and determined to call out my inner OCD and get things back on track. No more "lets fix this tomorrow". </div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Being the research <strike>freak</strike> Fanatic that I am I searched the Internet for any and all resources, and came out the other side with some new exciting and fresh ideas. Today as the coffee set in I went on a massive cleaning frenzy, and hello <span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;">OCD, <span style="color: black; font-size: small;">like a slap in the face,</span></span> there you are again. Cleaning the bathroom sink lead to an all out bathroom showdown... I will say <span style="font-size: large;"><em>I WON!</em></span> But oh no if you clean the bathroom you must wipe down the door... and then the walls... and then clean out the hall closet, and let me tell you, if you clean out the hall closet you might as well clean them all! Throw out this... throw out that... put this in storage. Kitchen sink, check, under the sink, check. Oh snap... did you know your stove top lifts up, and the little window in your oven pops out. <span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: x-large;">Yikes</span> I must be the only one who did not know that(shh don't tell)!! Oh my house has never shined so bright! Now for the garage sale...Talk about if you give a mouse a cookie! :) </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Any and all <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DE</span>-clutter</span> tips and tricks are welcomed with love! </div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div>Jamexican's Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809411437039544605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865415323701054586.post-14880661881404668222011-06-02T12:00:00.000-07:002011-06-17T07:55:03.015-07:00Summer Rocks my World<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>"I smile because you are my sister, I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it!"<br />
-- Author Unknown</em></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The beautiful thing about coming from a large family is you will never <strong>NOT</strong> have someone to play with, look up to, and be inspired by! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Every year my youngest sister, <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Jen,</span> creates a list of things she wants to accomplish by the end of the summer(something like a Summer Time Bucket list), and every year her <strike>Obsessive Compulsive</strike> overly determined little self finishes every task. Well... except for last year<span style="font-size: large;">...</span> I failed to take her swimming and to Jimmy Johns(our summer tradition). This year,<span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><em> inspired</em></span> by Jen, I decided to create my own list. So <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">cheers</span> </span>to summer, being inspired by family, and blogging my way through Summer 11. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">! </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<ol><li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Go to Warped Tour with my sisters</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>. </em></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries swimming at least once a week<strike>(at least one time with Aunt Jenifer!)</strike></em></span></span></div></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strike>Take Aries fishing for the first time,</strike> and go at least once a week</span></em></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Go to Valley Fair at least once </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries to Duluth </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Go to the cabin at least once</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Finish my reading list</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Treat my self to Caribou(best coffee shop ever!) as often as possible! </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Go an entire week with no social media</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Go bowling at least 3x</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Buy a new wardrobe </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Bake a cake</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Project 1000… take at least 11 pictures a day until September</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em> Go to a concert with Jacques</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Spend a night out dancing </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Make a blog/vlog at least 3 days a week</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>finally put Aries 1st year scrap book together</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries to the zoo</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries to the children’s museum </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Harry Potter at Midnight</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries on his first boat ride</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries to Music in Plymouth</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Take Aries to the state fair... EEK </em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strike>Have a big Summer BBQ </strike></em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Enjoy being with people I love</em></span></div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">Get Organized and live Clutter Free</span></em> </div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;">GET FIT! <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>~Love Always Mama Garcia~</strong></span></em> </div></li>
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Jamexican's Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809411437039544605noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1865415323701054586.post-49213148943812546032011-05-25T09:11:00.000-07:002011-05-25T09:11:43.198-07:00Love and Life and Everything in Between<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>"Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections.”</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This saying is everything to me. In life, especially as a mother, there are many trials and tribulations. Nothing ever goes the way you plan, and stress can be quick to pile up. However, when you take a step back, and take a time out to look at the true beauty life has to offer it is easy to quickly forget the imperfections of life. A quirky smile for your little one or a sweet kiss on the forehead from your loved one can easily make life seem perfect. With this blog I hope to express, and reflect on love and life and everything in between. I hope you grab your favorite drink, and come take a timeout with me to enjoy everything life has to offer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Love always Mama Garcia~</div>Jamexican's Family Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809411437039544605noreply@blogger.com0