Morning music and red hair!

I listen to Pandora a lot because it is easy and I bought the hubby a Pandora One subscription last year for fathers day so no commercials!! So first song this morning was 30 Seconds to Mars (my favorite living band of all time) The Kill which is my favorite song by them although Hurricane comes in at a very close second.
My coffee got really cold quickly this morning and now I need to either dump it or reheat it. I am busy making cookies and then bread later of course the bowl I need for my stand mixer has cookie dough in it so I will be in bake mode today plus cleaning up a storm my hubby will be back today and I am excited about that. He has been gone a week and I have missed him it has been quiet and lonely in bed without him, but the kids ahve been great.
I am getting the itchy I need to be outdoors and take pictures bug recently so I am have to make time while he is out on vacation to go hiking and take pictures. I might even go over the mountain and see my photography friend. I think he will love my new hair.
Yes I dyed my hair red it has been black/brown for several years which is a record for me thank you very much lol plus my hair is long another strange thing usually it is short and sometimes blond. I love changing my hair around it grows back so why not have fun with it. I have been blond, red, purple (not like bright purple but it was a black that was more plum than black), Black, and now red again. I've had short hair that was like an inch long to now where my hair is past my shoulders now the back has been cut shorter in December which gives me more of bob like Gina Carano this red is interesting it goes from the bright red of the box to fading into a dark black red since I still had black hair color on my hair. It is a cool effect. Of course red fades the quickest and needs more maintenance than black but it was nice to do a change. I am also a fan of the feathers or hair extensions that you can use crimp beads with these offer a fun temporary look that does little to damage your hair.
Well that is it for today got to go get some work done. Current book I am reading is "Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs" by Molly Harper when I am done I'll write a review.

Top of my hair right after dyeing you can see the red pretty good 

 After styling and putting on makeup I am having fun and I think it brings out my green eyes really well.  

weight loss

Well I have lost 21 lbs and it is steadly coming off my blood work is excellent other than being overweight and now for some reason when I have always had perfect or close to perfect Blood pressure it is high so I need to keep losing weight and reach my goal weight which my Doctor changed from 150 to 165 so I am even closer to my goal weight.
My mom got HBP in her 30's so it look like I might be the same but when I achieve my goal weight we will see if it is still high or not I do not want to go on medication unless it is necessary.
I am reading some manga right now but haven't picked up a book recently.
I am going to listen to an audio book called "Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs" by Molly Harper White we will see if it is as good as the title makes it seem.

Postive attitude

So I have noticed lately that I have been yelling at my children more than usual feel stressed out and not happy in general so today I am trying something different I am trying to speak with a softer tone even when I am made that my kids got into something or are doing something they know they are not suppose to do and try to tell them more gently what they are doing is wrong. I do not want my kids only remembering mommy being stressed and yelling at us all the time. I want them when they think back on their childhood that mommy had more smiles and laughs than yelling a punishing. This is hard when they tend to do something and it makes you angry but I am going to try and not react right away take a deep breath and then choose how and what I say carefully.
I am also going to be getting up earlier and working out and doing some yoga to help balance myself and feel more energized and not so crappy all the time. I have lost 16 lbs so far and I want to keep that up and lose more this isn't about being a small size it is about being healthy and happier with me and to be able to see my kids grow and be able to run after them and play and participate in their lives. I didn't make a new years resolution this year but I think this is going to be mine to be more positive to smile more and be angry less and achieve the goals I have set for myself.

another day

I have been keeping up with the exercise except on the weekend. I just sorted the laundry and have two baskets to put away and then try and keep up with the laundry I wash.

Day one

I know I know I keep saying I'll work out each day but damn it is hard to keep myself motivated, but I just got done working out so today is Day one and then tomorrow will be day to I just have to keep up with it and keep myself motivated and not let myself be lazy. The humidifers are going in the house and the kids dry skin seems to be getting better which is a relief. The snow came yesterday along with ice and Chris is trying to get the drive way clear he just went back out and hopefully he'll get the rest of it clear. That's all for now. hugs and love

Working

I am working this morning between the kids and my bad math skills I'll get this accomplished eventually. Thank goodness for friends. LOL Anyway I am trying to work up different package options for  portrait sessions with so many prints of this size or that size but I wanted to include the tax and shipping charges so I don't go over the specified amount.... and my kids are playing in the sink my son will climb on ANYTHING to reach the sink. I'm just glad the dishes are done and put away so it's empty.  I'm working up package plans and print options for my Photography clients and it's sort of a pain but once I get it done it will be less stressful. I want people to get a fair amount of prints or an awesome quality book but I still need to make a profit and have to pay those nasty taxes. LOL anyway I have to go to the grocery store today to get things for dinner and I still need to work out this morning and I've had 2 cups of coffee and I am going 20 miles a minute today. I hope you all have a great day. Sending out hugs and love

Weight and weightloss

So I am back on the Wii Fit track I just got done exercising 1/2 hour with Jillian Michael's I wish I could make myself remember how I feel after I get done with a work out. I feel more energized and better over all I may be slightly tired but it is refreshing so now I need to keep it up. I weighed in a 268 I lost a LB when I took off my shirt lol anyway so my goal is to lose 5 LBS in a month. I am also going to try and curb my intake of food. My  mom got on this juice plus kick and I've got a box of the stuff so I'm going to drink that for 2 of my three meals plus keep up with my water intake. At least that is the plan that stuff doesn't taste the best but it isn't that bad either. I hate being this overweight and with the two kids I NEED to get in shape so I'm around when they grow up. Here is the Juiceplus link if you want to know more about it. This is the Jillian Michael's game I am using on the wii Jillian Michaels 2009Alright so enough of my randomness.
Blessed Be