Oh, boy! I am beat today. Last night was a late night. We had a meeting at church to discuss some new leadership roles for small groups in our congregation. It went from 7:00 until 9:30 and then we had to make the 30 minute drive home. Somehow it was after 11 by the time I hit the sack. The meeting discussed a lot of important issues. It was a reality check to how much more our church can do to help foster relationships among the members. I know I could not imagine my life without the friendships that started inside those four walls. I will be happy to serve however I can to extend that same support and community to others. Just as I love to share friendship and support with my fellow bloggers! Hi everybody! Are you making your day the best it can be? Only you have the power to do that ya know!

Today has been a good one around these parts. It did not go 100% as expected though. The reality check that started last night continued on throughout today. Despite my late night I still managed to wake up early enough to accomplish some tasks. I decided tackling my email folder was a good one for the early morning. Reality check = replying to emails is a huge time suck! My morning time flashed in the blink of an eye. Likely because I was replying to reader questions, which is something I truly enjoy doing. Remember? One of the best compliments in my mind is when someone trusts you enough to turn to you for help.

Another reality check came quickly after that. My body aches. The TurboJam Cardio Party DVD I did yesterday kicked my butt in a way that hasn’t happened in awhile. My shoulders, legs, and back are all sore. At first I thought this worked out perfectly because Thursdays are my rest days. Reality check. Today is only Wednesday.

I wonder if anyone ever called her “Hump Day”? Anyhoo. I spent the morning honing my coloring and dancing skills with Makenzie. I also took a quick break to send in a query for a women’s health site freelance writing job.  Yet another reality check. It doesn’t hurt to try. The only certain way to fail is not to try. I decided to give it a shot. I have no expectations (other than God is in control), but I can live freely knowing I took a step forward in something I love to do. A sad reality check came at the end of this 30 minutes. Makenzie’s favorite show ended…and Barney came on. Is that hideous purple dinosaur still on TV? Oh, heck no!!

Eventually, lunch rolled around. A veritable gold mines of reality checks. Including the following:

• As Heather says, sometimes a Lean Cuisine pizza is necessary.
• Eating such doesn’t mean you can’t have room for fresh produce. Cherries, strawberries, and fresh from the sis-in-law’s garden cucumber slices.
• Garden fresh is better!
• Cherries stain your fingertips purple.
• I just may have to disown my daughter. She HATED the mushroom lover’s veggie burger I gave her.

This veggie burger tops my list. It has so much delicious flavor and mushroom chunks. Mushrooms are on the top of my veggie (fungi?) list and it saddens me she does not feel the same. 

Then she went and did this. Took her consignment clothes I bought her out of the box and laid them out neatly.

So, she is my daughter. Whew. That was a close one!

My final reality check came mid-afternoon. My previous computer setup – chilling on the couch with the laptop – was not ideal. So I made the executive decision to turn one tiny corner of our living room into my “office” now that I have to spend time writing.

So amazing what a good chair and desk tv tray can do for the back! Now onto tonight’s reality check. Will stuffed peppers be as easy to tackle for this culinary fool as I think they are? I sure hope so!

• Do you believe you have the power to make your day the best it can possibly be?
• Where do you do your “computering” (as a friend calls it) from?
• Anything else you got for me…. 

I have been scoring in all sorts of ways today 😀 And no....not the dirty way....yet, at least 😉 Rawr!

If you couldn't tell already by my playful mood, I woke up feeling tons better this morning. Still not 100% by any means since I still have a bad headache that won't go away and I find I get fatigued way too easily. But not wanting to puke my guts out is a step in the right direction I say. SCORE!

I spent some time this morning catching up on my Google Reader, per the usual am routine. And I found out that I won a giveaway from my pal Julie at the great blog Julie Go Lean. I won a coupon to try out a Rudi's Organic Bakery product. Cool! Or should I say SCORE! 😉

Rudy's Organics Image from Julie's Blog

After getting some breakfast into the baby girl and I, we headed out to the consignment sale. I never realized so many people in the blog world were fans of these things! I guess bargains are hard to pass up, huh? These are a bit different than consignment shops though. It is one sale that lasts a weekend in a temporary location (fairgrounds, church, other public buildings) and is solely for children items. I actually don't go consignment shopping for myself since even all the consignment shops around where I live are for children items only. Good thing there are places like Kohls and TJMaxx closeby for my own bargain shopping 😉

Anyways, check out all the loot....

Four Dresses

Five Complete Outfits

Eleven Tops

Eleven Bottoms (one went unpictured)

Three Pairs of Shoes

Two Bikinis

and Eight Books

...and all of that for UNDER $100!!! SCORE!!!!! M could very well be set for spring and summer. But I know I'll end up buying more at some of the other sales I enjoy that are happening in upcoming weeks. It's too fun to shop for such a cutie pie!

Another awesome part of the day was the lovely weather. We even got to play outside.

It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood a'la Mr. Rogers

kick the ball

If you have kids, you know what a huge benefit that is. So that gets a SCORE!!! too. Ya sick of those yet? I'm not! After such a lousy week, I'm gonna be peppy. Ha!

And it might seem odd, but I was also pumped that I got to clean and feel caught up on everything. Laundry, sweeping/mopping, kitchen odds and ends, etc. Even scrubbing the stroller and cleaning my car. Ahhhhhhh... Oops. I meant....wait for it....SCORE!

Something else that made me smile = seeing new faces in the comments sections. I love making new bloggie friends. Score!

And tomorrow is Friday. I know you want to shout SCORE!! with me on that one. Yay for Fridays! And tomorrow will be extra good for me, since I get to meet up with Lindsey to make up for our snowed out date last week. I can't wait 🙂

• What are your plans for the weekend? Girl time lunch date tomorrow, visit with my family and seeing my little bro on Saturday, church and the usual on Sunday. It'll be a good one!
• What ways did you score today? I think you know my answer by now 😉
• What is the best bargain you have ever found? Mine would have to be M's furniture. We fully stocked her nursery with TWO dressers, a changing table, a crib, a crib mattress, and a glider for $150. Like 10% of what it would cost if we got it new.

ETA: Remember to ask me ANYTHING by clicking here!! I don't have any questions yet. Maybe that just means I am too open of a book? 😉