Mrs December: A little less to love

Mrs. December lost two whole pounds amidst the Holiday season (overachiever!) She was hoping for 20 but she is still chalking the two up as one of those big Christmas miracle! Will I be reaching my dream of seeing 135 on my bathroom scale by my birthday next month?? Not likely (unless I contract tape worms...just kidding;).....In any case  I will keep posting my a little less to love progress until  there is less of me to love :) 

But in the mean time Wynnie and I have some fashion advice for you lovelies. Mine is just when you think you put enough blush on, add some more! Just do it! And as in true Utah girl fashion Wynnie is clearly telling us to go big or go home in the bow department! Great advice Miss Wynn..HA

embracing the camera

On a way more personal note (as if sharing my weight isn't?) I am so guilty of saving my happiness I am done, I am sick of it and I refuse to do it anymore. It doesn't have a shelf life you can either use it or lose it sistas. Who is with me on spending happiness like it's cash! 
Before I went to high school I made a "freshman box" it was plum full of everything I needed to reach my ultimate goal of being "beautiful inside and out" you know the essentials like a shirt two sizes too small that matched the color of my eyes HA, mascara and tic tacks. And here I am nearly 10 years later waiting to be happy until I see a number I like on the scale or until I move, my hair gets longer, my children start sleeping at night (who am I kidding that one will make me happy;) or for the weekend ... So this is me deciding that I am going to spend my happiness like its hot!!..... Candi gave me a gift card for eyelash extensions for my Christmas present, she is so nice.....My first instinct was to "save" that holy grail of gift cards for a time that I deserved to feel attractive...she reminded me that you can feel attractive anytime! (such a relief I have been stressing that ombre hair and colored skinny jeans would be out of style before I reached my goal!) I finally realized giving myself permission now to stop "saving" my happiness will get me closer to my "ultimate goal" than I ever have been before. And this is coming from a glass half full type of gal! Who is a firm believer that true happiness comes from a genuine interest in other people happiness.
Here is me on my wedding with eye lash extensions....I have been missing them ever since. my eye lids were obviously tired from all the heavy lifting ;)

and now with 5 coats of mascara! This is my before if you will!

“We convince ourselves that life will get better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and think we will be more content when they are. After that we are frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his act together, when we get a nice car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire…the truth is, there is no better time to be happy than right now, if not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.” life as a Daymaker 

Do you allow yourself be fully happy now or are you saving a bit of it for better timing??
Does your happiness have contingencies?

mrs july+mrs august+mrs september+ mrs october