Wonderbar update

A few of you had asked for a Wonderbar update, so here goes.  I ordered the bigger bar.  Over the last few weeks, my stress levels have been through the roof and I've not been using my bar as you are supposed to.  I could instantly tell when I wasn't using it enough/properly.  Over all, I've been very happy with it!  Skin is definitely smoother, clearer (except for last week), and just better overall.  I'm really trying to sustain good habits with regard to diet, exercise, and taking care of me!  We'll see how long I'm able to keep it up! 

Sullivan and I took another stroll yesterday after work.  My neighborhood is very hilly, and getting my own body, much less a heavy stroller and Sullivan, up those hills is no easy task.  I was thinking about how much walking I did while pregnant on those hills- even up to the point when I my water had broken and I was having contractions.  It made me sad to realize I was in better shape then than now! I'm pre-pregnancy weight, but not pre-pregnancy fitness levels. GOT TO GET TO WORK!  Going to be much harder when it begins getting dark before I get home, but I'm determined to find a way!  So anyways, I'm trying to keep myself motivated.  The more stressful work and life get, the more important that I find a way to take care of me!  Fingers crossed!

I've been working on my knitting and stocking just about every evening lately.  I'm making great progress on both, although, I doubt I'll have the stocking finished by Sullivan's first birthday as I had hoped.  I suppose as long as I get it done before Christmas, I'll be doing good.  My 'spa cloth' is about halfway done.  I try to pick it up every few days, so I don't lose all I learned in my knitting class while I'm focused on the stocking.  It's definitely coming more easily and I look forward to sharing my progress with you all.  I'm going to be taking on a big/more complex project next, so we'll see how that goes! 

This weekend I believe we will head to the lake for a relaxing/work weekend out there.  I'm hoping to maybe sneak away to Tupelo by myself for a couple of hours.... we'll see if that happens.  It will be nice to spend a fall weekend away with Bebe and FredDaddy regardless.  Come on Friday!

So far, so good!

Week 1 of the Wonderbar as gone smoothly! Had some slight redness, very slight dryness around mouth, and very slight itchiness the first day or two, but nothing since. I've worn Covergirl Clean liquid foundation for sensitive skin 3 times with no adverse affects. I use CeraVe lotion on occasion after my Wonderbar treatment. I definitely think my skin has a much more even tone, pores are smaller, skin is softer. Here's hoping the benefits continue! I never thought I'd be comfortable going to work without foundation or powder during pms week, but here I am!

In other news, Sullivan finally said Dada yesterday! Daniel was giving him a bottle and when he finished, he looked up at Daniel with a milky, slobbery grin and said, "Da..da". After that first time, he said it several other times throughout the day. Needless to say, Daniel is extremely excited! I've been working with Sullivan on several words, sounds, motions, so I'm glad some of it is sticking!

Saturday we all drove to New Albany for my grandfather's 89th birthday! We had a great lunch at Vanissi's and then grabbed some cupcakes to go from next door at Sugarees! Yummy yummy! It was great to spend some time with Gigi and DaddyTim! Sullivan had a great time at the restaurant and at their house playing with old toys! Wood blocks and toy phones never go out of style; even if the phone is a rotary phone as opposed to the toy cell phone we have at our house!


I don't know why, but I'm suddenly feeling rather industrious. Soooo...I'm got several things I'm going to try and accomplish over the coming months. 1. finish Sullivan's Christmas stocking! 2. start playing my violin again 3. take knitting lessons at the new knitting store in Oxford. As with my violin, I'm a super beginner and would love to improve! I have no idea how I plan to accomplish these things other than replacing most of my reading time at night for a while. We'll see!

wonderbar, wonderbar, we're on our way...

So I started using the Wonderbar yesterday. Before you click the link to learn about it, let me start by saying, 1. I'm out of my regular cleanser/lotions, so was looking for something new 2. i'm gonna be mad if this tiny, expensive bar doesn't do something positive. Ok, you can go look up the wonderbar now. Back? Yeah it's stupid expensive for a tiny little bar. But if it truely does replace cleanser, toner, moisturizer, yada, yada, yada, then it's not that bad. The biggest headache so far as been that you can't use mineral foundation with this bar. I LOVE my bare minerals, so this was sad news for me. Fortunately, I had recently watched an episode of Dr. Oz where he talked about the fact that mineral makeups work so well because the particles are so tiny (the reason it interferes with wonderbar) that you can breathe them in and they can like stay in your lungs. Icky. Other drawbacks to the wonderbar, the mysterious 'healing crisis' where your skin gets rid of all the toxins and can cause dryness and breakouts temporarily. Also, they discourage the use of any makeup until after the healing crisis, so today, for the first time in a LONG time, I am without foundation/concealer/powder what have you while at work. I did wear eye makeup and lipstick to hopefully take the focus off the rest of my face. I need to remember to take a photo of this sort of before phase and then document how my skin reacts to it. I can already feel a sort of tightness to my skin and maybe some slight itchyness? I could just be totally paranoid. So, for anyone else interested in the wonderbar, I'll be posting my personal experiences with it here. My fingers are crossed that it will do at least some of what it promises! We'll see!

And now, some videos of Sullivan interacting with Bailey (dog) and Sophie (cat). The video with Bailey is not really the highlight of their playtime, but is better than nothing!





P.S. the title of this blog comes from the cartoon the wonderpets. all i watch these days are kids shows, and that one just fit and got stuck in my head.