Beehive Bazaar

Today was a fun day because I actually had something fun to do, and not boring (like laundry) hah! I decided to go check out the Beehive Bazaar down in Riverwoods. 
I met up with a friend and we had fun looking at all of the different booths vendors had set up. Everything was set up beautifully, and it was all so crafty and adorable. 
Some things were so simple yet I would never have thought to make it! 
I got a lot of cute decorating/crafting ideas and 
I purchased a couple of cute items that I want to share with y'all.

{i am going to do my best to mention everyone who 
crafted these items, to give credit where credit is due my friends!}

Item #1 is this cute little wooden iron-man, which I believe all the Avenger ones were strategically placed at toddler eye level for a reason ;-) hah but he really wanted it,  I usually don't give in to all the toys he wants, because he always wants toys whenever we are out and about, but this time I did. It was too cute to pass up. I would have liked to get all of the Avengers!

made by littlethingshappy instagram

IRONMAN aka "man man" as Grayson likes to say.

made by unknown, if you the crafter of this beautiful-ness
happens to read this blogpost, let me know! :)

Item #2 is this darling deer antler decoration (by which I can hang jewlery on... and anything else that needs hanging. Maybe my race medals! I am wanting it to be hung with all of my other girly items like my makeup and shoes and nail polish. :) aka #myhappyplace I have actually been wanting to craft something similar to this for a while now, one of my good Youtuber friends did a whole tutorial on something similar she had made, and it was so cute! So when I saw this I had to have it, because I know I probably wouldn't be making it any time soon, since I've been saying I'd make one ever since she put the video out. Which was a while ago....

Going to this shin dig made me realize all of the things I want to craft up, so I making a personal list of crafty projects I want to finish/DO.... feel free to ignore this haha
*paint thrifted bookcase, you bought it in JUNE....
*make a pretty bunting banner with fabric for my Youtube Videos.
*make a cute wooden sign.
*make a christmas tree like this whimisical one by noelledesigns instagram:

the green one with the pink pedestal is my fav <3

#tiredmommyselfie

I am including this lazy selfie of me, because I really liked my outfit today. I'm wearing a Lilly Pulitzer mermaid top and a mermaid necklace to match! Both of which were purchased on ebay and I got a really great deal on both items. #ilovelilly and #iloveebay

I feel very sleep deprived right now, even though last night was the first night in a while that I was able to sleep. Perhaps that's why. Do any of you function better on less sleep than you do with more? Or am I just extremely strange? I still need to work out too... I ran a mile this morning... and then I talked to MY SISTER, which may not seem like a big deal to most but she has been serving a mission for our Church in the Phillipines, and today was the first time i got to talk to her for 18 months. I am so happy she is home and I am so proud of her for serving for our Church. She's a good egg! <3 hah

Xoxo,
Brittany Marie Powell

Me Party Of One!

   Well, Grant went to the movies with a friend so I decided to have a ME party, as the Muppets Movie would say! Which really just consisted of having a sugar free Rita's Italian Ice...watching trashy girly reality TV shows and reading blogs. Livin' it up over here. ;-)

   We are on the bulk phase of Body Beast. I've really enjoyed Body Beast, and even though it is tough it is worth it to me because I can see and feel the changes. I can even see myself doing another round of this! I'm starting to enjoy lifting more. I still don't think I get quite the same endorphins/stress relief as I do with running. 

   

   Lately Grayson just thinks it is hilarious to cover himself (and mommy) in stickers. It's so funny to see what he thinks is funny. He's developed such the little personality. He's my boy<3 

   Tomorrow for dinner I am hoping to make a turkey meatloaf. The body beast nutrition guide came with a recipe book for one. I am also thinking of trying to make a key lime cheesecake or maybe a Carmel one or maybe a cookies and cream one. Or I might just get the church lazy's and not make a dessert haha we shall see. Church wears me out sometimes (my service is 3 hrs).

   

^ I like this quote a lot. For me personally, I think I let fear win when it comes to things I want to do. I think, I think I won't succeed and that scares me. But honestly I have come to the conclusion that I would rather try and fail at something, than to never have tried at all and spend my life wondering. Anyways that's my "deep" thought for the day haha getting sleepy now. Good night everyone! 

Xoxo,

Brittany 

   

   

#redhairdontcare

  So I have a not-so-secret secret! I am blog obsessed! I read a large variety of different blogs and I figure I should probably jump on the bandwagon. Even though most of the time I consider my life to be pretty boring haha. 

  Last night I made the decision to dye my hair red. It was somewhat of an impulse decision I was just getting so tired of my blonde roots, I needed a change! I do change up my hair color quite a bit but I think that the red will stick around for a while. I was excited to see if Grayson would have any reaction to my hair this morning but in typical boy fashion he could have cared less haha. I love that little boy. 

                                          

   I am happy to report I am finally over my cold. It wasn't the most horrible sickness I've had but it was pretty bad, and I'm still shocked that my child didn't contract it. Because of my being sick tho I've barely ran, and I seriously have anxiety over it. If it weren't for my race I would "let it go" but I'm stressing. Hopefully I will get in a good run later on today.

  I started swim lessons for Grayson this week. He loves it so far. He's taking them with his little friend and they have a lot of fun together. It's so cute to see little kids interact with one another. Last class he got brave and jumped to me in the pool, of course he had to witness his friend doing it first to reassure himself haha he's a little chicken! Which is just fine with me. I'm not sure how much he's learning but I do know he's having fun. 

   I'm currently being luxurious and giving my feet a 'foot mask'. I didn't know there was such a thing, but there is. And I need it. My feet are nasty. 😳 Just one of the many perks of my love for running. I'll let you guys know what I think of it! 

   Another reason I want to start blogging again is because I want someplace where I can write about my weightloss efforts, which lately are non-existant. I know I need to look forward and focus on what I've accomplished but I also don't want to not reach my goal weight when I've come this far. I'm only 10 lbs away and you'd think after losing 80 it would seem easy, but lately it's felt daunting. That's why I want to start writing. To keep myself sane and accountable. 

  Well, that's all for now. 

xoxo,

Brittany