Introduction...

Since I have never blogged before I am excited to begin, and to get back to writing! No one may even read this, and I am fine with that; this may be personal at times and that's fine too. :)

So as this new journey in my life begins, there are a few things that I want to put out there since they are going to be main points in what I write about. First of all, my first child, Finn, and the love of my life is turning one on the 30th of April and it is so surreal! What is even more surreal, however, is the fact that I am having my second baby on May 11th (at 7:30AM to be precise)! It is stressful and wonderful and crazy and I am so very much looking forward to it. My family will be complete, and my husband and I could not be happier. Even though she was a surprise and it took quite awhile to get used to the idea, I now couldn't imagine it any other way.

Also, I have decided that I am going to switch from a Master's in Forensic Psychology to getting another Bachelor's degree in English with a focus on Fictional Writing. I am elated to begin the program, and to have another degree (along with my Bachelor's in Psychology of Child Development). I think I will be done with school then ;) Well, maybe. It's addicting to learn new things and I love going to school online!

And finally, another thing that will probably end up being the main point of this is, is that I am starting a weight loss journey starting May 10th. By documenting it, I think it will keep me on track and I refuse to be one of those that use Facebook to talk about it! Not that it's a bad thing, it's just not for me; it's a little TOO public quite honestly. I plan on low-carbing it, because that is how I lost the baby weight before getting pregnant again and it is actually really fun! Pinterest definitely plays a hand in the enjoyment - so many great ideas! My grand plan is to start off with eating 20 grams of carbs or less a day until I lose 20 pounds, then increase to 20-50 carbs daily until I lose another 50 pounds, and then increase to 50-100 carbs daily until I lose 30 more pounds. Yes, that equals 100 pounds and I am giving myself until May 1st of 2016 to lose it. I feel that this is an attainable goal! I will start exercising when I feel ready since I am having a c-section and I don't exactly know if I will have as speedy of a recovery as I did last time. I will mostly be increasing every so often to work in fruit and whole grains such as oatmeal; it isn't the best thing for your body to stay at 20 carbs or less for an extended period of time; Atkins and South Beach only say for 2 weeks, but I am extending it because I feel like I know what I am doing by now :) Being 30 years old and researching many different diets and ways of eating for over 10 years now I consider myself a nutritionist (since they're the ones that don't need a degree to be one!).

So now that I have completely bore anyone who is reading this, I believe my intro is complete! I may not write much before the 10th since I have much 'nesting' to attend to, but I may have a thought or two to share! 

~Namaste~