Diet ~ Day 1

I decided to start today!  I'm hoping that it will help to tell people I'm doing this so I can be motivated to keep going.  So today is fruit day.  I'm having grapes, blueberries, lots of watermelon and maybe a few others if I can find some :) It recommended eating lots of melons because those are the lowest calorie fruits so you will lose the most weight that day if you eat them.  You can find the full diet here and I came across this video which really helped when cutting up the huge watermelon today!

p.s. I also went shopping today because I knew I would need some things for the rest of the week.  Overall, the last time I did this diet, I found it was fairly cheap because most of the stuff you already have at home.  I mainly just buy a lot of fruit and vegetables which don't add up to much.

A Few Things

Hey there everyone.  I know it's summer and I should be posting more (at least I think I should) but I really haven't.  I don't really have any reason to post everyday because my blog doesn't have a set "theme."  Anywhoo...just wanted people's thoughts about a diet I have tried before called the Eat Your Heart Out diet.  It's all explained in the link below but I tried it before my sister's wedding and got to about day 5.5 and stopped after losing about 5 pounds.  I know it works and this is the longest I've dieted believe it or not.  The great thing about it is the fast results and the straight -forwardness of it.  I'm thinking about doing it next week and if I do, I will try to post result and how I feel throughout the week!  Here's the diet:

Before and After: DIY Shorts

This is probably one of the easiest DIYs ever.  Simply grab a pair of your old pants that you don't like the style of anymore but still fit, and cut away! You can leave the hem as is or fold them up like I did here.  I also hand-sewed part of the sides so they wouldn't unfold on me.  So easy.  The whole thing took less than 10 minutes.

Before

After

...And the Results

Well I did both tutorials! But sadly enough only one turned out successfully so I will show you that one!

What do you think? I think it turned out quite well.  Leave your comments below.

2 Sewing Projects in One Day!

Here I go! Not one crafty thing in a long time and now 2 in a day! Both are free patterns I found online.

Found here

Accomplishing Things

I'm on summer vacation already!  Can you believe it?  I was officially done last Wednesday and now I don't know what to do with myself when I'm not working.  Well, I have a lot of stuff to do for my sister's wedding right now (making flower arrangements, boutonnieres, presents (hehe), invitations, and buying gifts and planning the bachelorette party) and I need to plan Nate's birthday but other than that..... I want to fill my summer with fun and useful things to do.  Like make crafts! So here are just a few things I want to do within the next few months or so:

Pinterest Wedding

My sister got engaged just about a week ago! She already asked me to be her maid of honor a while before and I could not be more excited! She always looks to me for crafty-creativeness and where further to look than Pinterest! I've been creating a board for her for a few months and we looked into more ideas last night. She is going for a rustic-chic theme because the ceremony and reception is going to be at her fiance's parents house which has an vast amount of land and an enormous red barn on the property. This kind of theme is all the rage right now so it is so much fun picking out little things for her to include on her special day! Here are just a few things that we would like to do and some more inspiration for your country/rustic wedding!