Shifting Friendships

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 I had just turned 26 when we first decided 

to add a babe to the family. At that 

time we were the first people in our 

friends group to be married

 and nobody was even close to wanting

 children. Fast forward 4 years,

 everyone is married and we

 are the basically the last to have

 kids. In fact, some people have multiple 

children. Multiple. Needless to say, 

relationships begin to change once babes 

come into the mix. Coffee dates

 are harder to manage, a lunch date is 

nearly impossible. and when they are 

worked out, I often feel totally out of my 

league and seem to have very 

little to relate to. What was once shop talk,

 makeup talk, fashion finds and 

relationship woes have turned into 

breastfeeding and sick babe drama. 

I want to support my friends but I also want to 

feel like I'm contributing. 

Instead I'm really fucking bored.

Just Peachy

I'm LOVING all things peach. Maybe because the 

weather has been so beautiful and it feels like spring is just 

around the corner. Peach is just really tickling

 my fancy these days. I saw the

 most beautiful peach bouquet at the grocery 

store of all places and HAD to have them. I always 

try to have fresh flowers in our entry way.

 It's such a nice way to be greeted

 when I come home. I also grabbed a few

 peachy beauty products this week. One was

 the Tarte Lip Surgence Power Pigment 

 in the shade "Glisten". It is one of my

 new fave products. I also picked up 

the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in the

 shade "380, Peach of Cake".

Hobbies

I've been really taking the time and focusing some

 energy on my blog again. I love connecting with people 

in bloggerland but I also love the reflection

 aspect of things. Sometimes it takes writing things 

out for it all to make sense somehow. That being said, this 

blog doens't take much time and effort either. 

I don't spend countless hours writing things out 

and the thought of making and sort of video as part of this, 

makes me want to vomit. I have 

WAAAAY to much social anxiety for that. 

What I've decided is that I need something 

else to fill my time. I've been quite dedicated to making 

my turn around days fewer which means I have more 

empty days that I sit around by myself. I made a

 goal that I was going to get out of the house more... 

well that's a good and bad idea. Great in the

 sense that my overall mood is better. Bad 

in the sense that all I do is go shopping! I need job just to 

counteract my spending! I just wish that I had

 a babe to keep me busy. Although, I would 

have many more cute things to buy.

Sleep and Crave

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I lose 

all motivation during my week of work. Day one

 and two I usually feel more motivated than ever. 

It feels good to be back at work, and then

 the sleep disturbance catches up to me. All I'm left

 with is being tired. I struggle to get out of bed to do anything. 

Nightshift takes a toll on almost 

everyone that works them. Dark under eye circles, 

headaches, nausea, and weight gain are the major 

side effects but did you know that 

premature death, type II diabetes, increased risk of heart attack, 

and strokes are also KNOWN risks. Jeez. That's motivation

 enough to try to counteract the toll it takes. I need to get more

 prepared so that the carb cravings are under

 control so I can get this weight off for the babe!

Reward System

I was trying to think of ways to keep me 

 motivated, set some goals, and have rewards

 for staying on track with Weight Watchers. Since I've been

 totally into the makeup thing lately, I decided that it 

was the perfect set up for a reward system. 

Any weekly loss = $20 ish dollar makeup find 

{ a new lipstick, maybe a nail polish, new hand cream ect...}.

 The 5lb increments are a $40-$50 reward 

{a new blush or a new brush ?!?!?!}

 I'm hoping this is exactly what I need

 to stay focused. I'm so wanting the

 Becca x Jaclyn Hill collaboration highlighter...