It's Friday!!!!!!

Yes, I know I have been MIA for a couple days now. Shame on me. Just because I haven't been here doesn't mean that I have been slacking off. I finished the cover that I was working on and the next one has been started. The new cover that I am working on now won't be added to my "stock" though, a family friend is expecting a baby girl and I'm making it as a baby shower gift. I can count it as getting my name out there, right?

So here are some pictures of the cover that I finished. :o)

Here is the inside with the  pocket/clean-up cloth.

  

So there it is! The final product! I'm so proud of how it came out!

This weekend I probably wont get on here. It's my birthday tomorrow, the first one since my hubby and I started dating (7 years ago) that he is going to be home for it. So we are going to take our almost 1.5 year old to the pumpkin patch! It's supposed to be a beautiful, perfect fall weekend and I'm super excited! I am going to work on my new cover a little bit today and then on Sunday I hope to complete it.

My goals for today and this weekend

1. Work out

2. Get the new cover done!

3. Enjoy my weekend with my family!!! :o)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Until Monday...

Ciao!

Busy Little Bee

It has now been a week since I decide to make daily goals and I feel like it has gone fairly well so far. The first couple days were a little rough, but after making a small adjustment it is getting easier. I am proud of myself so far, and am looking forward to the future!

Yesterday my goals were to work out and to finish my nursing cover. I didn't get my nursing cover finished, but it is over half way done. Before I went any further I wanted to check into getting some clothing labels to sew in. Well, one thing led to another, and to another, and with a cranky child who has been cutting molars, by the end of the day I was asleep before she was. I did figure out where to get my clothing tags, and that I don't need to put everything on hold until they get here. I also designed my business cards and packaging stickers! yipee! I am so excited! Even though I didn't get the cover done, at least I did something for the greater good of the business, right?!

Today has started out quite busy. I actually woke up before my husband went to work, even though it was only 10 minutes before. I have already worked out, cleaned up, and started prepping the next step on my covers. So here are my goals for today:

1. Work out- done and feeling the burn!
2. FINISH the cover!
3. Start the next one.

Until later...

Ciao!

Oh Monday...

Good Morning! It's Monday, which means another LONG 5 days until the weekend is back. I love my weekends and having my family complete, but I guess it's a good thing my hubby goes to work or else I would never get anything done.
This weekend didn't go as planned. We ended up finding a really good deal on a vehicle for me and spent all day Saturday going to get it and bringing it back. Yesterday we did our weekly grocery shopping, started dismantling the motor in my new truck and went to bed early since our daughter was up all night with teething pain. I did manage to get some work done on my last cover over the weekend!! Yipee! It's almost finished!!

Friday I only set two goals and it went FANTASTIC!
1. work out to some Hip Hop Abs (done)
2. Clean my "work area" (done)

It felt so good to get my work area cleaned that I even pulled out my last cover and started getting the next area ready to be sewn. Also, on Friday I launched my FB page for Honey Bee Boutique! My next goal for Honey Bee Boutique is to get to a person, or 2, to be a tester for my covers! I already have a friend who has one and I have another baby shower coming up for another friend, but I would like it if someone who I've never met had one to give me an honest opinion. Keep you fingers crossed!!!!

Onto my goals for today. I'm keeping it short again, it seemed to work a lot better Friday.
1. Work out to some Hip Hop Abs
2. Finish the cover I am working on.
If I have time
3. Re-figure our budget.

I hope it was a good weekend for everyone else out there! I'll be back tomorrow to post pics of the cover and to of course set some new goals!

Ciao!

TGIF!

Thank goodness its Friday! I wait all week for today!

Day 3 of making change in my life has started and is off to the same start as yesterday. I think I'm making too many goals in a day. I still have my everyday chores that need to be done, like cooking, dishes, etc on top of my daily goals. For today I'm going to scale it back a bit so I don't feel so overwhelmed.

Here were my goals for yesterday
1. Get up early and make hubby lunch (fail)
2. Work out (40 minutes of hip hop abs kicked my butt, yay!)
3. Run errands (took WAY longer than I expected)
4. Do a load of laundry (fail)
5. Clean my work area (fail)

So as you can see I didn't clean my work area, again, and no laundry was done yesterday. This morning I wanted to get up early again with my husband before he went to work but he had to be out of the house by 5:15 am. I didn't even realize he was up until he came in to give me a kiss and let me know he was leaving. I even told him that if I didn't hear the alarm to wake me up anyways. I always feel so bad when i don't get up early with him. Oh well, the day has moved forward so i must do the same. 

My main goal today will be on Honey Bee Boutique. Even if that means pulling out the sling and putting bailee in there while I do what needs to be done. This weekend is the Fall Clean-up at our local disposal  and Recycle facility so I wont be doing much besides cleaning and organizing. We have a TON of junk laying around from renovation projects that needs to be taken in. So that will be my only goal for the weekend.

My goals for today:
1. Work out to some Hip Hop Abs
2. Organize my "work area"
3. Pull out my last cover and see where I'm at.

I will try to be back tomorrow with an update on how today goes. I usually don't get on much during the weekends so I'm not gonna make any promises. Its not like there is anyone reading anyways, right lol.

Ciao!

Rough Start

It's only day 2 of trying to make a change and find balance in my life and it's already off to a rough start. I thought about fudging a little bit about how well I did with my goals yesterday, because hey no one would know right? Well that would only be hurting myself, so I'm going to be honest.

Here were my goals:
1. Wake up early
2. Do some Hip Hop Abs
3. Do a load of laundry
4. Clean my "work area"
5. take my daughter for a walk

I didn't even come close to cleaning my work area yesterday and my daughter and I never went for a walk. I did however, manage to get TWO loads of laundry done. My dad came over right when I was pulling out the stroller, I totally forgot he was going to stop by to see Bailee and myself. Bailee LOVED it. She was being the biggest goofball and show off. I don't feel so bad about that, especially since she did get to go outside for a couple minutes and walk the sidewalk before we went to the grocery store.

As for today, it is already to a rough start as well. B was up every half-hour last night because of her molars coming in. to make a long story short, I didn't get up early to see my husband before work and make him a lunch like i had promised last night. There goes 1 of my goals. Let's see if I can make the rest....

Goals for today:
1. Get up early and make hubby lunch (fail)
2. Get my Hip Hop Abs workout on
3. Go run errands
4. Do ANOTHER load of laundry
5. Clean my work area AND pull out the last cover I was working on

In other news, I've been thinking of trying to make other items to offer at Honeybee Boutique. I would like to make bows, I already know how to make tutu's and plan on doing those, and I would love to make dryer balls. We'll see how everything goes in the next couple weeks. I first want to get some nursing covers done before anything else.

I'll be back tomorrow to report my progress!

Ciao!

I'm at it again!

So this blog is supposed to be following my "rise to fame" but I think this is also going to be a place where I can come and share other things that I'm going through.

I have been taking time to really think about what I want and the reality of getting to that point. As far as the business I'm trying to start, I'm keeping my expectations low but my dreams huge! Everything has been put on hold for the past month because of my daughters surgery. Our family went through a couple scary experiences while she was in the hospital. It made me realize how important family is and how I have been taking advantage of that precious time with them. The whole reason why I want to start this business is for my family, but I need to find a balance.

My plan to help find this balance? To set a few small goals everyday of what i would like to get accomplished before i go to bed. These goals wont be just what i want to get accomplished for my business but for everything in my life. Things like unfinished projects, unstarted projects, things I want to do with my family or for myself, etc.

So why not start today? I think today is a perfect day for change to happen! I woke up early so I was able to see my husband before he went to work, for the third day in a row I have worked out, I feel great, and my birthday is in 10 days, which is reminder that I'm not getting any younger.

My goals for today. (not in order that they need to be completed)
1. Get up before my hubby goes to work (done)
2. Do some Hip Hop Abs (done)
3. Dust off my sewing machine and clean my "work" area
4. Do a load of laundry
5. Take my daughter for a walk since we don't know when the next nice day will be.

I might figure out where I left off on my last cover, if I feel up to it after cleaning my work area (it's a disaster zone)

So there it is! My goals for today. Tomorrow I will be back to post my new goals and to reveal how well I did today with the remaining goals on my list.