Energy Clarity

First of all, before I get into this, can I just say that my little brother is coming home from his mission TOMORROW and I am SOOOO EXCITED!! I feel like a little kid at Christmastime, (and I miss that feeling)...counting down the days!!

Second, my wonderful friend Emily does something really incredible, and I have to share it. It has already really blessed my life. I won a session with her in a giveaway, and little did I know how much it would benefit me and my whole family. I wrote up a review for her to use, but I thought I'd post it here. Her website is HERE.

I was very fortunate to do a session of Energy Clarity with Emily about ten days ago. I know very little about it, but it didn't matter, it was still an awesome experience, and not only did I learn a lot, but I have felt so much better and a lot of really amazing things have happened since our session.

First off, the session was an hour long. It's done over the phone, which I kind of like, because I was able to be at home, in my pajamas and relaxing in bed. Emily can explain more of the details, but in a nutshell, she had me repeat certain statements, and then she was able to detect where my energy was not flowing properly. It was pretty fascinating to do this with her, because I would try my hardest to say things exactly the same, with the same amount of enthusiasm and voice inflection, and yet she was still able to determine where my energy wasn't flowing properly. Then she helps clear out those "blocks".

The skeptic might not think she is really able to do this, but I know for a fact she can. It happened over and over, but here's just one example: As she took me through the statements about "relationships" she told me she could tell there was some sort of energy block in that category. So she had me say the names of everyone in my family. Then she told me where the kink was (or with whom, I should say.) She was right. (And she didn't ask any questions or need to know any details.) I have been through a lot with this person in the last few years, and though we have made up and are close again, I know there are still feelings that are healing right now, on a very deep level. Emily had no prior knowledge about any of these things...and I (jokingly) told her that I felt like I was talking to a psychic. But it was pretty powerful. In addition, she helped me with specific things that I wanted to work on (like not being so negative and having more willpower; also, I had a food/weight issues that I needed help with.)

After an Energy Clarity session your life just.....gets better. I don't know how else to say it. I can't even explain how this all works, but please talk to Emily about it. Let me just share some of the good things that happened since our session.

1. I have lost 3 lbs. I am 6 months postpartum and still trying to lose the last of the baby weight. I had been stuck at a certain weight for over a month, but that's already started changing.

2. My husband is a Property Manager. I have been very negative about renters right now, because I thought the owners were not being very smart (keeping rent too high.) Previously, the last few months, he has only been able to rent out about ONE unit PER MONTH. In the last two weeks, he has RENTED OUT 5 (FIVE!!) UNITS. It's incredible to think about how my negativity was affecting our whole family and this whole property. He now gets an extra week of vacation, and we are probably going to be able to go to Hawaii next month. AND it looks like he will get to go free, and we just have to pay for me. (It's a long story...but still, just another good thing that popped into our life.)

3. I am getting on a better sleeping schedule, and I have FINALLY broken the habit of needing a nap every morning. I have more energy and feel happier. In fact, the morning after our session, I woke up with the strangest urge to clean my room. I don't like cleaning very much, and it's rare for me to WANT to do it. But I just felt so good, I wanted to get things DONE! And the day went on...cleaning, organizing, laundry...I got a lot done that day.

Now, I want to end by saying that this is not a "magic fix" for all your problems. HOWEVER...sine my session I have definitely had more ideas about how to solve problems, and WAY more discipline and willpower to do it. And if that wasn't enough, all kinds of random blessings keep pouring down on us.

I've also been thinking a lot about how this fits in with our Heavenly Father and the Gospel. I don't want to thank "The Universe" for sending me blessings, I know they came from Heavenly Father. I was wondering why these blessings didn't happen until now. I've been praying for them for awhile. I came to the conclusion that I was praying for these things, but without much faith. I was stuck in a negative cycle of thinking, and I was not able to receive these blessings with that mindset. I don't believe in coincidences, but even if you do, it's hard to discount how many good things have happened to us in the last 11 days.

I want to refer my friends and family to do this. It's not something you have to do regularly. Sometimes once is enough! Emily made me feel very comfortable, very at ease, she wasn't nosy or asking any questions about my business...but she was still able to make a very powerful impact on my life.
THANK YOU EMILY, AND I HOPE OTHERS WILL SHARE IN THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!!

You can read more and even schedule an appointment on her blog, again that's
Http://www.energyclarity.blogspot.com

Happy Happy Birthday Tara Dear!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SIS TARA! If you know Tara, then you know that she rocks! She is probably the most natural, gifted mother that I know. She has 2-year-old twin boys and the cutest little 9-month-old girl ever, and I can't believe how easy she makes it look to be a mom. I love that I get to see Tara so often (90 minutes away isn't too bad) and I love that Kalia has those twin boys to play with. They are her favorite friends.

Back when Annaliese was having a hard time, I spent a lot of time in St. George,. Tara was especially helpful to me. Even with 3 little kids of her own, she would take Annaliese from me to give me a break. Hop on over to her blog and tell her that she's awesome. Love you sis!

More Q & A

1. What is the quickest meal that you whip up when short on time?



2. What little food substitutions do you make in an attempt to be more healthy?



3. Do you take any vitamins/supplements, and if you do, what are they, do they help, and do you take them all at once or throughout the day?

KIDS SHOE SALE- SAT ONLY

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My favorite one...

Kalia was trying to get my attention: "Mom! Mom! Mommy! Mommy!" (I think I was on the computer.) She got smart and tried another approach: "Hon! Hon! Honey!"
It worked.

Kalia-isms

Thanks for all the GREAT tips on parenting/discipline...I'm trying several things out and they really are working! I really appreciate the input.

Kalia has been pretty good about climbing out of her crib.

1. About an hour after I'd put her to bed I heard the doorknob turning. I went to the door and picked her up to put her back in, and she said, "wejifp jsf skjssj anwne POOPY."
Sure enough, she'd pooped, which was not on schedule. In this case I was very happy that she'd climbed out to tell me, because we all know what kind of rash she would have had if she'd slept in it.

2. The next morning at 7 a.m. I hear the little pitter patter of bare feet on tile, and then a very exuberant little voice saying, "Hi! Hi! Hi Mommy! Hi Daddy! Hi! Hi! Hi!" as she ran to both sides of the bed. She was thrilled to be coming in to us instead of waiting on us to get her out. We are not thrilled to be getting up an hour earlier than usual, so the special doorknob has been put on, however, she didn't try to climb out this morning, she just waited for us.

3. Today I told her it was time for a nap, and before I knew it she had run to her room and climbed IN her crib. I didn't know she could do that, but I guess I'm not surprised. She is not putting up any sort of fight for nap time. I think she actually likes to nap...a girl after my own heart.

What this post is really about, is the funny things she's started to say lately. I'm glad I can join the club of "kids say the darndest things". I LOVE reading other people's blogs of the cute things their kids say. Here's a few from Kalia:

1. Samuel was grating cheese with an electric food processor. It was really loud. She runs over to the kitchen, takes one look at what he's doing, and very enthusiastically said, "WOW! AWESOME!" (We'd never heard her say wow or awesome before, which made it even funnier to us.)
2. One day I heard her grunting trying to open the fridge. She finally got it open for the first time ever and said, "Ta-da!" Now we hear "ta-da" all day long. It's usually a bad sign.
3. Every time she does anything all by herself she tells us, "I did it!" but she says it like this, "I deed it!"
4. Any time anyone chases her, and catches her, she says, "I gotchu!"
5. She found a tampon in a plastic wrapper, and she was so excited- she brought it to me and said, "CANDY!!!!" and I said, No, it's a tampon." Unfazed, she says with glee, "TAMPON!!!"

Easter 2009

Haha, these pictures say it all...Our life is a little chaotic right now, and these pictures captured it perfectly. These were the best shots (of the few we managed.) Just take my word for it. They looked cute. :)

I'm Frustrated...Please Help!

This beautiful little punk is giving me a RUN FOR MY MONEY!!! It seemed like overnight she has developed quite the DEFIANT ATTITUDE. She is into EVERYTHING, a lot of it is innocent, I know, (see picture below....CURSE THE DAY SHE LEARNED TO UNSCREW THINGS!)

but I guess I must be handling it all wrong, because the behaviors are increasing instead of decreasing. How do you discipline a toddler? (She is almost 20 months old). That's the question of the day. PLEASE TELL ME if you have any experience dealing with the following:

1. She throws her food, dishes included, as soon as she's done eating. The worst was yesterday, when her barbecue sauce painted the walls and floors. In the past we've tried a timeout in her room. This is the only thing that makes her cry, and she's always very penitent after her 1 minute imprisonment, but it hasn't really stopped the problem. So, for the last few days I've used a very stern voice and told her NO, that makes a MESS, Mommy is MAD! I repeat this over and over, then I get her down and direct her to clean it up (Love & Logic Style). She is fascinated with this "tough" side of me, and she seems to enjoy taking orders from me. Since trying this approach, the food dropping/splattering is happening at EVERY meal. The only thing I can think of next is to try the exact opposite approach and completely ignore the mess and the behavior entirely and clean it up myself later. When is she old enough to start to take responsibility for what she's done though?? To make matters worse, when it's time for bed, she's hungry and has a hard time falling asleep. I don't know what to do about this.

2. She has been capable of climbing out of her crib for over 8 months now. But it wasn't til tonight that she decided to do it. And she did it twice. And she opened the door (a new development as well, we are in the process of putting on the door-knob thingies) and came sauntering on out...but she was crying and wanted to eat. I was hoping to keep her in her crib as LONG AS POSSIBLE...and I plan to do handle this "getting out of bed" thing the Supernanny way again (I really like her style) and just keep putting her back in without talking, until she stays. However, I still have to decide when to actually transition to the toddler bed. Any thoughts on this particular problem?

3. Finally, I am SO tired of telling her NO. And that's me being pretty lax. I don't say no to her jumping on my bed. I don't say no to jumping off the coffee table (ANYTHING to get that energy out!) and I don't say no when she wants to draw on every paper in the house. Most the time I don't mind the general messes. But now they are turning into bigger problems, like trying to take off the toilet tank lid, opening the fridge, pulling out her food/drink of choice, and helping herself, and/or discovering the fingerpaints and painting herself while I am showering. It just seems like I spend the whole day saying, No, Stop, Don't do that, Give it to Me...yadda yadda yadda. Welcome to motherhood right? Please give me advice on surviving these terrible twos. I hope Crystal was right when she said the half-birthdays are a harder stage than the regular ones.

12:40 a.m.

What is wrong with my body? Or mind? Is this what they call INSOMNIA? Today I did everything you're supposed to- up early (8 a.m...but only 6 hours of sleep)...NO NAPPING (a new thing I'm trying) then I worked out hard for once, then I mopped my floors very INTENSELY and now it's almost 1 a.m. I still don't feel tired. I had a major tired "spell" at 5 p.m. but that's normal I'm sure....I do have a lot of excitement on my mind, but this has to stop. Eventually it's going to catch up to me, I know it. Tylenol PM works, but I can't keep using it as a last resort. Any advice is welcome. I'm pretty sure it's about getting my mind to slow down.

Sooooo...here's a pointless silly post. These are my latest CELEBRITY CRUSHES. Don't laugh...I know you have some too! Why don't you just confess them, eh? Most of you know Ryan Seacrest

And Carrie Underwood used to date this hottie, Chase Crawford from Gossip Girl

And THIS one is FRENCH (woohoo!) and I only found him when I stumbled upon Dancing with the Stars one night and HELLO. This man can DANCE!! He's soooooo good. And so cute. His name is Gilles Marini.

And this is Simon Baker from the Mentalist. We love this show, it's funny and clever and his character as Patrick Jane is fabulous. He sounds like he's American, but he's actually Australian (and he's got our accent down!)

Samuel just marched out of our bedroom to ask what I'm doing up...and he thinks this is a very stupid post. Hahaha.

Stay tuned for my next insomniac post...I may just tell you everyone I love from American Idol.

I wonder what would happen if our TV blew up or something. Maybe I could quit watching it.

5 Months Old

Today Annaliese is 5 months old. Sometimes it's hard for me to believe she's that old, Kalia was pulling to a stand at this age. Annaliese is a very content little thing, and is happy to just lay on her back (and roll over occasionally). I'm grateful for a baby who is much slower paced. She is just what I needed. Here's a few things to remember- 5 months old means:

She's found her toes

She grabs everything in sight, usually that's my hair

She's usually pretty quiet, but when she babbles, she really speaks up

Her hair is thinning out (and so is mine!) and she has a lovely mullet

She is fascinated with her big sister, and smiles at her often

She is the squishiest, cuddliest little thing and I can't stop kissing her

She is taking 3 long naps a day, and still sleeping 13 hours at night (and this one took a lot of work to achieve, so we don't take it for granted.)

She gets so excited when I go in after she's been asleep, she starts kicking her legs like crazy and it sure makes me feel loved

Sometimes I can't believe this is the same baby that cried all the time, that never let me put her down, and that wouldn't sleep anywhere but my arms. That seems like a million years ago! She is the complete opposite of Kalia in every way- I can't think of a single way that they are the same, except for their hair color and eye color will probably be the same...anyway, it's just so interesting to me that two little girls could be so different. I think it means they will be even more compatible later on, at least that's how it was with me and my older sis.

April Fools

This is a pregnancy test (a little strip that I got off ebay. They're cheap, only 50 cents each.) It has a single purple line down it. So it is NEGATIVE of course, but I showed it to Samuel and told him it meant POSITIVE and that we were having another baby. He totally believed me! I used my best acting skills to pretend I was really nervous to be having another one so soon.
Samuel and I have never played pranks on each other for April Fools, so maybe this is kinda mean (I haven't told him yet that it's a joke. I'll tell him before he goes to bed. I thought it would be more fun if he spent the day freaking out.) Anyway, I've enjoyed seeing what some of you guys have been doing for April Fools. It was my friend Emma's idea to tell her hubby that she was pregnant- thanks for the idea. :)

Here's two video clips from today- Kalia doing her favorite song and dance on the coffee table and Annaliese doing her water aerobics: