I'm Back!!!!

I know it has been a long time since I have posted anything.  Life and work seemed to take over.  Well, I am back.  I am going to change the direction of my blog a little bit.  Not too much though.  So a lot has happened since I was last here.  I now have 4 kids.  I finally got my girl!  Her name is Audrey Jane.  Her brothers think she is the best thing ever.  She will never do wrong in their eyes.  I had her September 20th.  After my leave with her was up, I decided to leave my full-time job to stay home with her and my 3 year old.  I work two part time jobs to help supplement the bills.  I also decided to join Jamberry as an Independent Consultant in February.  I love it!  I finally get to have pretty nails again and for much less then a manicure at a nail salon costs.  I would not have it any other way.   So that is part of the change.  I will blog about Jamberry.  The other change is that in January I was diagnosed with HBOC Syndrome and BRCA 2 +.  I will be sharing information about that and post about my process that I am going through.  It is a lot to take in and I may or may not still be in shock about it.  Not really sure.  I have handled it really well so far so that is why I am not sure if I am in shock or not.  I am glad I know about it and can do something about it than just find out one day I have cancer and could have stopped it.  This topic is very controversial and has a lot of opinions.  You are very welcome to give your opinions about the process, but I just ask that you are respectful.  I have made my decisions and no one is going to change them.  If you have questions feel free to ask.  This is going to be a very long and probably emotional at times journey.  So far everything has gone rather quickly.  Because I was waiting on test results and had a family history of HBOC, instead of having my tubes tied, they were completely removed.  That has added some time I have before I have to do anything else with my ovaries.  I have at least 4-5 years before I have to worry about that.  The step I am in now is for the breast part.  A week after my diagnosis, I was sent to a Breast Care Specialist, a Plastic Surgeon and a Genetic Counselor.  That was a lot to handle all at once.    Since I just had Audrey in September I had to wait until I had not been nursing for at least 6 months.  I hit my 6 months at the end of May.  Then the process will pick back up again.  At the end of May I have an MRI and a Mammogram scheduled.  Pending those results I will move on to the first surgery.  I will be having a Double Mastectomy with reconstruction and implants.  That will be the long process.  I will talk about my journey, share information, talk about books that I am reading etc.  I feel better when I write so this helps me and hopefully informs you.  Stay tuned!

Smiley360

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Check out this page.  I get to try out great products and tell you what I think.

Seventh Generation

I get to try out a few products from Seventh Generation for free through Smiley360. I have a sample of Mandarin Refreshing Facial Cleansing Cloths, Mandarin Nourishing Body Wash, Lavender Moisturizing Lotion, Baby Natural 4x Laundry detergent, Baby Lotion and Baby Shampoo & Wash. I just used the Mandarin Refreshing Facial Cleansing Cloths. It smells so good. At first after I used it, my face felt weird to touch. Kind of like there was something on it. Then, after a little while my face felt clean. Now it has been a couple of hrs and my face feels a little greasy. My skin is very sensitive, and I really do not like the feel of my skin, so I will probably not use this again. In my family, we use cloth diapers. I just so happened to have a load of diapers that needed to be washed. I used the Baby Natural 4x Laundry detergent for the first run. It seems to have done pretty well. I always use free and clear detergent. I will possible use this again. With cloth diapers sometimes you have a different smell even after you clean them. I did not seem to smell that smell far using this detergent. The real test will be when Levi wears these diapers. As long as he does not have a reaction to his skin, I will possibly change. For Levi's bath I used the Baby Shampoo & Wash. It smells ok, but not the sweet baby smell that I am used to from other shampoos. When I used it as the shampoo, I did not like how his hair felt. It did not feel very soft at all. I did not mind using it as a wash. It seemed to clean really well and so far, it has not irritated his skin. After his bath, I used the Baby Lotion on him. I like it. I still, prefer the smell of other baby lotions, but this one was not bad. I will wait to try the Mandarin Nourishing Body Wash and Lavender Moisturizing Lotion until next week. In case I have a reaction, it can not be this week.

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Advil Allergy & Congestion Relief

So I get to try samples from Smiley360 for free. Right now I am trying Advil Allergy & Congestion Relief. It is a new 1 Pill Dosage. It relieves sinus pressure, nasal swelling& congestion, sneezing, runny nose and headache. I will let you know more once I have used it a few days. I also have 9 $1 off coupons if anyone local is interested.

Bzz Agent Garnier BB Cream Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector

As a Bzz Agent, I get to try out new things for free and tell you how they are.  Right now, I get to try Garnier BB Cream Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector.  I will let you know how it is after I use it for a little while. 

Some specs:
                    Controls oil and shine
                    Naturally covers imperfections
                    Minimizes pores
                    Provides oil-free hydration
                    Protects with Broad Spectrum SPF 20 sunscreen against harmful effects of the sun.

Later, I will post a before and after picture. 
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3 days in

So far so good. I have been taking my supplements and detoxing for 3 days.  I am still tired but when you have sick kids, that will do that to you.  I do have to say that I have not had any stomach problems or insomnia in the last three days.  I also do not feel so irritable.  I feel a hint of happiness starting to peak out of wherever it has been hiding.  I just wish that eating the way I have to was not so expensive.  It also would probably help if I was not one of the pickiest eaters.  I have to say my boys come by it honestly.  I am not going to track my weight loss until I go to the Dr. on April 10th, so I am really interested to see how that works out.  Well that's all for now.  Aaron has pneumonia so that has pretty much wiped me out.

1 month Detox diet

So, far awhile now I have not felt very well. I always have stomach problems, headaches and I have had a hard time loosing weight. I decided to check out Progressive Medical. On my first visit I told them all of my symptoms.  They did a lot of blood work.  On my second visit, they told me my test results that were back in. I found out that I have a hormone imbalance, vitamin D defincicy, Tyroid problems, gut problems, and lots of delayed food allergies. I have mild delayed allergies to candida, cauliflower, corn, dill seed, green pepper, lemon, lentils, lobster, oregano, paprika, peach, pecan, peppermint, pineapple, polysorbate 80, raspberry, rye, spiraling, strawberry, sweet potato, tea, and whole wheat.  I have a moderate allergy to gluten and a sever allergy to tomato. All I can say is wow! So now I get to detox for a month. I am not allowed to eat anything with gluten and tomato. Even though I do not have an allergy to peanuts, the detox diet does not allow peanuts, peanut butter, caffeine, alcohol, anything that has cows milk. My daily med list consists of Foundation Gut Enhancement, Omega Pure 780, Iodine 12.5, Thyrestore, Vita B Complete, Prozyme Enzymes, Adrenall, Pro-Biotic Complete Sachets and Vita D3.  I hope this works.  I will track my progress until my next Dr appointment on April 10th.  Supposedly I will start to see some weight loss with this.  My starting weight today March 15th is 234.  We shall see if this works and if I start to feel better.  I really hope it does, because I am really tired of having a hard time losing weight and being tired, having headaches and having stomach problems.