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Small Changes, Big Results

December 28, 2022 by not your average mom 5 Comments

I kicked off 2022 weighing 184 pounds. It was the heaviest I had ever been outside of pregancy. I basically ate my way through the discomfort of 2021, and I had developed some solid (and really unhealthy) eating habits in the process. I used food to numb myself, and I did a good job! 😂 […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care Tagged With: before and after, free challenges 2023, transformations

My Back Porch Makeover

August 13, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I have two awesome decks off the back of my house. One is on the third floor and it’s connected to my bedroom. The other one is on the second floor and it’s right off the main living area and my office. Before I got married I lived in a super cute little condo and […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY Tagged With: back deck makeover, before and after, makeover on a budget, repurposing furniture

12 Week Weight Loss Progress Update

April 4, 2022 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I gained 25 pounds in 2021. I basically ate my way through the discomfort of the second half of the year. By December all of my clothes were too tight (and they are pretty much all elasticized) 😂 I decided to join a weight loss/healthy living program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s […]

Filed Under: Self Care Tagged With: before and after, transformations, weight loss

This is the last time I’m doing this.

January 18, 2022 by not your average mom 7 Comments

Nine years ago I was at my heaviest (non-pregnant) weight ever. I had given birth to five kids in six years, was overwhelmed, had no money, was in a fucked up marriage and was not taking care of myself. Life looked like this: And this: and this: and this: Nine years ago I was 43 […]

Filed Under: Self Care Tagged With: before and after, mental health, moderation, self care, SELF-CARE, sitting in discomfort, transformations, weight loss

Before

March 16, 2021 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

There are two rooms in my house that I have a couple things to do in, and I haven’t been able to make myself do them. Thus, the reason for today’s post. We’ve done quite a bit of work downstairs. When I moved in, it looked like this: Today it looks like this: And this: […]

Filed Under: Life at My House Tagged With: before and after, decluttering, home offices, organization, redecorating

My Awesome New Office

February 22, 2021 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Yesterday I shared some pictures of my new house with you. Something you may not know about me is that I love to decorate. I love remodeling and repurposing and redecorating and re….EVERYTHING. I’ve just never really had the time to do it, and our old house had so many problems that redecorating was pretty […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers Tagged With: before and after, home offices, knotty pine paneling, transformations

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