It's been a while

Wow, a lot has happened since the last post back in February!
In March, we started looked at houses to buy.
In April, we found "our" house.
In May, we closed on our house...Finally!
In June, we were busy unpacking and turning our house into a happy home. (This is still a work in progress).
And in July, we just celebrated the Nation's birthday as well as my hubby's birthday!

Our New House

Homemade Laundry Detergent

About 6 months ago I joined Pinterest and have been addicted since day 1. A few months back I came across a pin for homemade laundry detergent. I followed the link to the blogger who made the homemade laundry detergent. (You can find her blog here).

About a month ago I bought all of the ingredients to make my own batch of laundry detergent. I spend $20.73 on the ingredients, and about $4 on a 2 gallon bucket at the hardware store to mix it all together and store in.

I mixed it all together about 2 weeks ago and have officially begun using the detergent on Thursday, February 23, 2012. I still had some liquid Gain detergent to use up. I did wash 2 loads of towels during the time I was still using the liquid Gain detergent. We are officially using the homemade laundry detergent now. So far, so good! The original blogger said it lasted her 9 months. So we'll see how long this lasts me.

Side Notes: I followed her exact recipe because this is the first time I tried this so I decided not to alter it at all. I thought a 2 gallon bucket would have been plenty big. I wish I had gotten the 5 gallon bucket. I certainly would be best. For the next batch I will definitely get a bigger bucket so I can snap the lid on the bucket and give it a really good shake.

A New Year

2012 will be a good year. I know it will be because I am using the Secret to make my life the way I want it to be. One of my resolutions is to have more fun!

I also plan to be more aware of what I'm using in and around my home and body. I will become more conscious of eating healthy. I will take back my health and take back my body. I'm not going on any crazy diets, but I am definitely going to put forth more effort into my health. The time is now. 

2011 ended with a night out at the casino for dinner and a little gambling. We then gathered at our friends house and toasted the new year. 

It's only January 1, 2012, but last night into this morning was low key but fun. And there's plenty more fun to had throughout this year. 

Wordless Wednesday

4th Anniversary

Having a ball during our first dance.

 It's been a few days since our anniversary, but it's hard to believe that on December 1st, we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. After the working day was over, we went out for a delicious dinner at Jameson's Charhouse and then went to see Breaking Dawn. I fall in love with my husband all over again whenever I am watching a love story and/or weddings. I was reminded what's important in our marriage while watching Bella & Edward exchange their vows.

Although I enjoyed the wedding scene of Breaking Dawn, the rest of the movie was just blah to me. I was really bored and contemplated leaving the theater. I kind of wish we had gone to see something else. Oh well. I'm sure the second part that is due out next November will be much better.

Do you want to know a secret?

Quite a few years ago (oh, about 4 years ago), The Secret was introduced to me. The principle of The Secret is said to work by using the laws of attraction to match thoughts and feelings to a person's life experiences, events, and situations.

That being said, one of my favorite things that I took away is "What you think about, you bring about". So if you have positive thoughts and feelings, your life will result in positive life changes. And vice versa.

Just last week I was out to dinner with some lovely ladies and one of them asked if I had The Secret App on my relatively new iPhone. To be honest, I haven't toyed around with many new apps. However, she is a believer in The Secret. So right then and there, right in the middle of dinner, I bought The Secret Daily Teachings app. This app is exactly what I needed. I've always  had The Secret in the back of my mind. But now it is front and center where it needs to be in my life.

What I love about this Daily Teachings App is that you can set a reminder of a daily teaching to alert you on your phone. I have it set to alert me at 9:15am every day. This is a great time of day. It is during the time I am on my morning break at work. So if the first 2 hours are a little trying, this is just a reminder of what's important.

Today's daily teaching was: You are like a human transmission tower, transmitting a frequency with your thoughts. If you want to change anything in your life, change the frequency by changing your thoughts.

If you are looking for something to read, need some guidance in your life, I recommend reading The Secret.

Write Now

Many years ago I used to put pen to paper. Pages were filled with my daily ramblings about my life, school, crushes, etc. I used to write poetry. I have no idea where these old journals are or where my poetry journals are either. I've been blogging on and off again since 2005. I've had multiple blogs. I've used Blogger, Xanga, Live Journal and Word Press. I want to get back into regular blogging. Even it is about our lives. So right here and now, I am vowing to get back into blogging more regularly.