DayDreaming Diva

So, my life has always been somewhat crazy but the past year to year and a half has been a real whirlwind. In August, before we got married I started attending Graduate School to become a School Psychologist. I was certain that this was the path that I needed to walk down. I loved what I was doing in the beginning, it was fun and exciting and I was getting to really help children. Late in the fall I started to feel overwhelmed. I started the semester working full time as a teacher, driving an hour and a half to school and back three times a week, and trying to be a newlywed. I cut back my hours at work so that I was working only part time thinking it would solve my problems but it didn't. I got sick that Christmas, like I normally do in the winter but somehow it seemed different than normal. The spring semester started off well, I attended a conference in Columbia for free, which was exciting. However, things quickly went downhill I became even more stressed juggling school, wo...

For a while now I have been wanting to publicly share my fitness journey but felt uncomfortable with putting it on Facebook. Now that I have a blog, I think it is the perfect time and place to share! I am so passionate about healthy eating and exercising and I tell people every chance I get everything I have learned on this journey. I have tried to make this as brief as possible but there is so much that I feel is important about my journey... Check out those scrawny legs! As a young girl I was always very skinny and taller than everyone else in my class. I was such a picky eater when I was little and my brother and I were always active. Sometime in my middle school days I stopped growing. Seriously, if I wanted to I could wear a girl's XL, I'm often tempted to buy girl's clothing because they have THE cutest stuff and it is so much cheaper than adult clothing! Anyway... I stopped growing but my appetite didn't! I ate all. of. the. time. I would eat breakfast- ...

Before I got pregnant, I heard women talk about the miserable-ness of it all but I also heard a lot about how wonderful it was. Yeah, those women that have nothing but wonderful experiences... I don't have anything nice to say to you. I am just kidding, I have to have some humor about all of this or I would literally go insane! I was talking with my lung doctor and after I picked him up off the floor from him laughing so much at my appearance (for some reason I am a really funny looking pregnant woman, everyone gets a kick out of it), he told me "You women that have children really are saints, us men could not do. We could get knocked out and punched around but have a baby, forget it!" Pregnancy really is all about endurance. There are so many changes that a woman's body goes through over the course of nine months and we literally just have to sit back and let it happen. It's all worth it for the end result but in the process it's not always fun. I am hon...

Week 487993 Finally, the home stretch!! Hallelujah! Sing His praises!  Before I got pregnant I remember thinking, "I hope I'm not one of those women that you can't ever tell that they're pregnant."...HAH!   Symptoms: Pain. Braxton Hicks. Nesting. Stretch marks. Itching. Nausea. Vomiting. Exhaustion. Forgetfulness. Did I miss anything? I am really feeling pregnant now. Weight: I'm just going to say it +70. I'm not proud of it but that's the number. Cravings: I have had this thing about milk lately, especially chocolate milk. Once again not really a "craving" just like "I could really go for a glass of milk" kind of thing. Aversions: NONE!! Gender: Sweet Boy Movement:  A whole lot of kicking, squirming, and dancing going on! Sleep:  What is sleep??? Favorite moment during these weeks: Baby showers! Questions:So the itching and the rash went away but then the itching came back but the rash didn't...

Week 32/33 Week 31/32 Week 33/34 I have really been slacking on pictures lately. For a few reasons, one I honestly keep forgetting! I know it's terrible but the end of the week comes and I think "Oh man, I haven't documented". There really isn't that much change from week to week now which is another reason why I haven't been so adamant about it. I also really don't enjoy taking pictures right now so it's not really fun for me like it used to be. Symptoms: pressure, pressure, pressure! I am now really wishing I would have continued working out because I am HEAVY and uncomfortable and I know that part of it is because I've gained so much weight and lost so much muscle. So. Much. Swelling. Everywhere. It's in my hands, feet, face, fingers, everywhere.  My skin is SO itchy, like everywhere, I just want to claw my skin all the time! Weight: let's not talk about it... Cravings: I always feel so weird because I have n...

Pumpkin is 26 Weeks  Pumpkin is 25 Weeks       Pumpkin is 27 Weeks Pumpkin is 28 Weeks Pumpkin is 29 Weeks  So, things have been really crazy these four weeks and nothing has changed in a major way for me from week to week so I am going to lump these weeks together to make it easier for me! Symptoms: Been having some pressure in my lower abdomen and pelvic area, nothing major, just annoying. Sometimes he moves or kicks me so low that he feels as if he is just going to come right on out! I asked my mom about this and she said it was completely normal, still so weird. I am really starting to swell, before now I would swell and could get the swelling to go down but now it pretty much stays Weight: let's not talk about it... Cravings: I'm not sure if it's in my mind or what but I am really craving fresh, healthy food. The problem is that it takes so much effort to prepare what I am craving that I usually just refer to jun...

Symptoms: My back hurts! I also am feeling more pressure in my stomach, so fun! In other news, I feel like my itchy skin and Rosacea are clearing up some!  Weight: +25, oh my! Cravings: I am still just hungry all the time! However, I am starting to crave more healthy, fresh food, which is good!  Aversions: Chicken, bacon, steak...unless it's chopped! Gender: Sweet Boy Movement: This guy moves a whole lot! Except for the one day I'm not feeling well and he gave us all a scare! Sleep: Still don't feel rested but I am sleeping! Favorite moment this week: This has been a very emotional week. A lifelong friend who was like family passed away unexpectedly this week. It has been really hard to process and being pregnant hasn't really helped with my emotions. It's hard to see her family hurting as well as my mom who was her best friend. I have tried to stay calm but there have been multiple times where I have just broken down. We are all just heartbr...