My Business Adventure

At the end of March I signed up with It Works and have become an independent distributor with the company. I had been telling Billy for a long time that I needed to find something to do and a way for me to personally bring in additional income. He kept telling me that I didn't have to and that it wasn't a big deal. Which I completely understand that I don't have to but I really want to contribute in some way. Actually finding a job outside the house seemed discouraging for the simple fact that by the time I was done paying a babysitter it would be more then the paycheck itself that I would end up making. I had been searching and going over the different home business ventures and this one kept coming back to "haunt" me so to say. 

My friend Nicole from Colorado had joined and was doing awesome not only getting people healthy but making good money. I had brushed it off for a while and was like this is a joke, there is no way that this actually works. (Yes I was skeptical like everyone else) She had given me a wrap before we left Colorado and it had taken me a while to get around to trying it out with moving and everything else. One day I had nothing else to do so I threw the wrap on and lounged on the couch while the girls napped. Right away I felt the strong tingling sensation that it creates. I would say its even almost a mild burning sensation (not painful) just there to let you know that you have it on and that its working. Each time I would take a drink of water the sensation would intensify and I found myself chuckling each time that I would. After my 45 minutes I went and did what everyone else does and check yourself out in the mirror. I was blown away I could tell a difference instantly, from that moment on I was hooked.

Fast forward a month or so later....

It was a Wednesday evening and I was discussing with Billy really taking a giant leap into this business. If I was going to do it I was going to put everything in it and have the goal to promote to the highest level possible. Granted I knew it was going to take a lot of hard work, time, dedication, and it wasn't going to happen overnight. 

Slowly but surely I am building my loyal customers and distributors. I'm turning none believers into believers and making the goals that I have set for myself to come true. Yesterday I received my first paycheck. We joked because it was only for $24 dollars but hey thats $24 dollars more then I had made by myself last month and then next month its going to be even more then this one. I have 5 loyal customers 1 distributor. I have 6 people that I'm wrapping this week including 1 party. I have 2 other potential parties and who knows what will come of those. I have my magnet on my car, blitz cards, and my business cards that I'm going to be placing at local laundry mats and other local places around here that I  can advertise.

I believe that I have the potential to do great things. Not to mention I have an awesome supportive husband who is cheering me on every step of the way.

But you know what else I have??? 

An honest product that truly works and people all over the world are becoming healthier, losing weight, tightening, toning, and firming their body.

Then there also those who are apart of the company and are making amazing money. I want to be one of those people.

So if you're like me and are searching for the solution to contribute to your family stop looking its staring directly at you. Now are you willing to believe and take a chance???

Or if you are looking to get your body to how it used to be, how you want it to be, or even improve how it already looks become a loyal customer, you won't regret the choice that you make.

I am 110% behind these products and I'm not one to sit there and try to sell something to someone if I don't completely support it. Shoot I have a hard enough time stepping out of my comfort zone to walk up to someone and tell them about it. But I am and its paying off...

I'm on the road to being debt free and contributing to making everything my family and I want in life possible.

"The first step to success is believing you can be successful."

-Danyelle

Lend Me Motivation

I really need to find the motivation to start cleaning. Everywhere I look I see something that needs to be picked up or cleaned off. I just have no desire to do any of it. I have been telling myself to start cleaning since 0830 this morning and I have only managed to put my sheets into the wash and put a couple of cups into the dishwasher. Not getting far at all. These are the days where I could just come hire someone to clean my house for the day and not even really clean but rather pick up and do all the monotonous things I have to do on a daily basis. Ugh and I have like 5 baskets of clean clothes to put away its all clean but honestly I HATE folding and putting it all away. :/ I usually do as each load is done but then I wasn't able to go up and downstairs and it started to pile up. I just hate cleaning especially since the girls constantly destroy everything they touch and the cycle starts all over again. Obviously if you can't tell I hate cleaning so very much but I think more then anything I just hate this house and cannot wait to move out of it. Hate it hate it hate it!

On the upside I did get my 1st mile run of the day in today and ran it in 10:50 thats 25 seconds off my time from Wednesday. I'm very proud of myself and will be running again before bed. I feel so good afterwards even though I'm dying during telling myself that I can't quit and that 11 minutes is very little time to be on the treadmill so just suck it up and get it over with. And then I'm done, I'm proud of myself and its just another step to losing weight and getting my body back to where I want it to be. I have 2 months and 1 day until Billy comes home and that is more then enough time to get my body back to where I want it to be. Tonight when I talk to my amazing husband I'm going to talk to him about buying the Insanity 60 day program. So doing that, running, then I have completely changed my diet. I have cut out all sweets, pops/energy drinks, processed food, and sticking to an extremely healthy diet. I will be 6 weeks post-op on Tuesday and thats when I'm "supposed" to be fully cleared but a few days early isn't going to do anything. I do have a "before picture" but I think I will hold off on showing it until I have my after picture as well. 62 days until the transformation will be revealed.

I got to talk to Billy for 15 minutes last night. He says it just sucks, that he is tired already and all they do is yell at them. This is the biggest class ever and they have to do some crazy stuff to accommodate them and instead of the barracks they should be in they are in a crappy one without the amenities they should have. (including internet) So for now its just using our phones to talk. I haven't heard from him at all today and he said it wouldn't be until 8-9pm or so. ( He is 2 hours ahead) I hope things start to get better for him and things smooth out. Apparently a lot of people have already failed just in the 1st day. He said the school has like a 50% pass/fail rate. I have all faith in the world in him and passing. I just wish there was a fast forward button because we are all ready for him to be home. Nevaeh keeps asking if its time for daddy to come home, and will he be home soon. She actually just asked me if we could call him on the computer (skype) but like I said with the lack of internet there its not possible. So she will just have to settle for talking to him on the phone later when he calls. I knew she was going to have a rough time with him being gone and she keeps asking how many more days (she usually says 5 more days until he is home?) so I guess that means we have to sit down and make another Daddy Chain to countdown to picking him up from the airport. Also to find activities to keep both the girls busy. Thankfully the weather is getting warmer again so we can go on walks and to the park. We will do that after dinner that way it passes time wears them out and they go straight into the bath then relax for a bit before they go to bed. Almost 3 days down...Trying to be optimistic but honestly its starting off extremely slow. I wish I had some type of days to look forward to. Usually about now I would say my birthday (Oct. 15) but it looks like its just going to be the girls and I this year. The last few years my parents have been amazing and come through and been there they actually haven't missed one in the last 3 years (thank you mom and dad) Billy on the other hand has only been around to celebrate my 23rd birthday. 22nd he was in Iraq, 24th he was in Texas doing a funeral, 25th Afghanistan, now 26th at drill school. Sigh the life of the Army but in all actuality I much rather him here for more important days anyway like the girls birthday, thanksgiving, christmas. Next year though its "my year" lol.
But as I was saying I don't have any significant events to countdown to make things go faster like I usually have with a deployment. So its just taking a day at a time and just making the most out of these 2 months.

I will get my motivation back (eventually) and at the same time the days will pass by. This never gets easier and honestly I think it gets harder but the girls keep me extremely busy and the motivation to workout and know that there is so much to look forward to when he does return is exciting.

I suppose I will stop procrastinating on here and at least throw my sheets into the dryer...

I'm Back!

Well its definitely been longer then planned for me to stay away from writing here. But, then again once in a while life gets in the way and there are other priorities that become far more important. And lets recap on those things...

1. Billy came home from Afghanistan (thank goodness)

2. Little Miss Lexie Carson was born (8/07/12)

So life has been extremely busy from us reconnecting as a family and then adding another member. It has been amazing (almost) 4 months. I'm not even sure how to put into words how fantastic its been. I felt complete and whole again with having Billy home and safe. The girls are (were) so very happy to have daddy home. I use past tense because unfortunately this morning we had to drop Billy off at the airport so he could head to drill school in South Carolina (Ft. Jackson). It sucks because it feels as though we just got him home for him to turn around and leave for 9 weeks. Its especially hard for me because my body is still getting back to normal as far as having Lexie so I'm still quite emotional and sensitive about a lot of things. And Lexie is only 5 weeks old (as of yesterday) so for her daddy to turn around and leave as such a early stage of her life really hits me hard. Now I get to do it all on my own again and this time its with 3 instead of 2. But like I was saying life is great we have had so much fun lately and both girls are growing like crazy. Everyday is something new with them. Billy and I are constantly on our toes and always laughing at their silly antics. I really don't know where to begin with them, I suppose I will have to really think about it and get back to them. The one thing that I do know is they are the sunshine to my life and bring complete happiness and joy. They are the best big sisters so loving, caring, and just plain excited about having Lexie in their lives. So very thankful that it was such an easy, smooth transition and we have had zero issues (except for the fact they may be a little to helpful in the picking her up department and we are working on trying to get them to understand that even though Lexie may be small like their dolls she can't be picked up and moved around like them).

We really have it good right now minus the fact that Billy is gone. But we just keep telling one another that its just the first step towards a new chapter in our family. We are extremely excited but to be honest hating the fact that he had to leave for so long already. The girls and I are very supportive and proud of him no matter what may happen along the way. We will be counting down until he is home thats for sure!

Lexie is the last puzzle piece in our family and she really does make us complete. She is such a good baby and so easy to take care of. Very thankful for that. She is such a combination of looks from all 4 of us really. Now to just watch her grow and see her personality take shape. Thank goodness she has to awesome big sisters to watch, learn, and grow with!

Our life is a constant ever changing journey. It has its ups, downs and in between moments. It is always harder when I have to do it all alone but with all the love and support from my husband (family & friends) it does make it a lot more easier. There are so many adventures, memories, and special moments ahead and I am looking forward to sharing more of our journey with everyone.

xo,

Danyelle

See ya for now

I think I will be taking a bit of a hiatus from posts.

Not as long as the ones in the past but for a good amount of time.

Thanks for keeping up with us and all my craziness lately.

-Danyelle

Oh joy

Why is it when I have a good day it's always followed by the worst possible night? It's like I am being punished for having a good day.

Right now I am going on 2 1/2 hours of sleep. Go to bed about 1130 just because my body is achy and I just can't fall asleep. Then to be woken up about 1230 fine no problem, I change the clocks just so its already done. 3 rolls around (2 b/c of the clock change) and one again woke up to screaming...up and down the stairs for the next 2 hours finally get Makenna back to sleep. I'm nice and comfortable snuggled about to fall back asleep, the cat races off the bed and I listen. Nevaeh decided she can't be upstaged by Makenna and has made we way upstairs. Literally 10 minutes ago I had tucked her back in and had gotten her comfortable. Now to tell her to go back to her room and listen to her start to cry in her own loud pitch voice and say. "but my blankeys", well you should have stayed in bed. So once again I am out of bed going downstairs to tuck Nevaeh in. Oh yes I totally forgot that she had also woken me up one other time around 1145 screaming because the bow on Hello Kitty had fallen on the floor...that should have been the sign off how this night was going to go.

It's now 520 and I am wide awake... 18 weeks pregnant and going on 2 1/2 hours of sleep. Welcome to my effing world it's such a fun place to be in.

Where you don't ever sleep. You're always alone. Constantly stressed and worried about everyone else. Have to manage and deal every single day all by yourself and just hope this will be the day that will be easy and you will get that message or here Skype start to ring. You can be told that you will hear from them but that doesn't necessarily mean it will happen. You want to vent scream and say you give up but really thats the last thing you want to do because you don't want that person to worry because they have far more important things to worry about...like staying alive. So my petty stupid annoying frustrating repetitive days really don't mean shit when you have that to compare to. And then it makes me mad here i am complaining and this is what they deal with daily. But I am the one who has to worry about that part as well and will be the one left alone forever to deal with this life alone raising soon to be 3 girls if the unimaginable were to happen. Funny to say unimaginable when it's something a question every single day.

Yep, I am most definitely going crazy. I'm tired of being stressed but it will never end. Now I have to find someone else to watch the cat and dog. Hopefully find someone to take us to the airport. Pack and make sure I don't forget anything. On top of still doing all my other daily crap I have to do.

I hate people looking in at my life and thinking that they have any idea what I deal with everyday. I have being told I am strong, I am not and don't tell me otherwise. Don't try to compare stories or you "understand"... Unless you have dealt with a situation like this you do not have a clue what it's like. Yet I do appreciate the support and love it means everything to me.

I just need some peace and normalcy. I need my husband home to help with the girls and everyday life. I need his support and love more then anything. I don't want to have to worry every second of the day. I want to just getaway with him for a little while and have all his attention on me and mine on him. Especially when for a really long time both our attention is focused elsewhere.

I will say this it's a whole new type of worry when you have one of the husbands who is out fighting almost every single day.

So for now I will get back into bed, try to get a little more sleep. Be thankful for everything and everyone who surrounds me and makes getting through these days possible. Think about how much I love my daughters and husband regardless of everything I have mentioned above. I will hope that I will hear and see the one person I love more then anything and can't live without.

Tomorrow is a new day where I continue to hope for the best and expect the worst. It will be nice when I can hope for the best and get the best in return. Until then... Well I'm not really sure. I'll just appreciate everything I have, I guess.

Good Day

I think I have finally reached the uncomfortable stage. I have been fine for the most part until today. Lexie is uncomfortable and she is definitely letting know. I must have been sitting one way for far to long now I am in pain. Eh oh well I know once I stretch out I'll be fine. I am also getting to the point where everything is getting compacted so breathing at time sucks. Not fun at all. But at least she is growing and I am just 2 weeks away from the half way point. Where has the time gone?? So happy that its going quick. Thank goodness hopefully the 2nd half will cruise on by as well.

The girls and I had a lot of fun today. We were dressed and ready to go early today but I was just exhausted so I made nap time 1030 this morning. We all slept 2 hours then woke up and went to Target. Nevaeh showed me the toys that she wants for her birthday and then we picked up a few groceries to get us through the next few days until we leave. The girls were disappointed because the Starbucks was out of cake pops. So we bought 2 bags of candy instead. :) We then went to Qdoba for lunch. YUMMY!! Came home and ate then went outside and ran around for a long time. They destroyed the basement once again so they will be picking that up in the morning. Currently they are in my bedroom watching the new Strawberry Shortcake movie Nevaeh got at the store today. (We are going to take it to Grandma's) I am going to go cuddle up with them in a few minutes and then they will be off to bed. So I can finally relax for a little while.

So I find that when I really want to plan something I get way too into it and then can never make a decision and it becomes exhausting. :/ Hopefully I'll get the motivation to figure everything out but as of now I just give up and don't know what to do. Blah frustrating trying to ALWAYS make decisions alone all day everyday. I think my head feels like its going to explode sometimes.

Positive note I found the nursery set that I want to do for Lexie's nursery! Its going to be monkeys! The colors are green, brown, and white. Pretty excited to order everything. Which once we are back from Michigan I am going to start doing that and getting everything in order because I don't want to be waiting until the last minute to get everything ready. Which includes getting rid of the spare bed so I can start getting her room ready and also looking for a toddler bed for Makenna. I think I want her to be sleeping in it before Lexie gets here so thats one last thing we will have to worry about.

So if you can't tell I just have to keep busy to keep my mind off other things. So trying to pile a million things into these next 2 months is a must. And I think I have that under control this far. Eh..why can't I just disappear and hibernate and forget the world for a little while? That would make things much more easy.

Thank goodness for my treadmill, music, and headphones.

Precious things come in 3's!

Lexie Carson Feldhahn

I just think Billy and I are so incredibly lucky. We are so lucky that we have had an easy time at conceiving some special little miracles. You can now make that 3 girls for us. Lexie Carson will be joining our hoard of little ladies and we couldn't be more thrilled. I am 17 weeks and 1 day today. I had a 3d/4d ultrasound done yesterday and was able to surprise my husband that evening with knowing what we were having. I think knowing this makes everything that much more real. Instead of "it" its she or Lexie. We can start planning her nursery and shopping for clothes (though we don't really need to buy anything..a few random odds and ends and of course she needs her "own" clothes versus just her sisters hand me downs) We are reaching the fun stage or preparing for her arrival even though we still have a while to wait. Soon everyone else will be able to feel her little kicks. Then before we know it she will be joining us...Such a wonderful time for us and I am thankful everyday for the blessings we have been given. Especially when knowing there are so many people who have such hard times at having kids and we are lucky to soon have 3.

Both big sisters are very excited about having a little sister. Makenna loves looking at the ultrasound pictures and saying "baby" she rubs my tummy and gives it kisses. Nevaeh has become very gentle and always asks where she is and makes sure if she is going to be rough its not anywhere near my stomach. She went crazy yesterday evening when we were looking at clothes for her sister. It was absolutely adorable and makes my heart melt because even though she has her moments she is the sweetest most kind little girl and cares deeply for her sisters, her mommy, daddy, grandma, grandpa, and gunky. She always thinks of everyone else and wants to do nice things for them, call them, and is constantly planning an extremely long list of adventures. She is without a doubt the one who is going to keep us very busy. Makenna is a little sweetheart too but lately has been having her shy moments and then will turn around a surprise you with her smile and laugh. (Or the random word she will throw out to catch you off guard)

I am thrilled that Billy will be home soon enough so he can really start enjoying all these moments. They are both at awesome ages to really be able to enjoy spending time with them. They are constantly cracking me up with their antics, Makenna's "no's", and Nevaeh's insanely hilarious comments. They keep things interesting and always changing. I'm thankful to have these little girls in my life and to keep my company while he is away. BUT I am thrilled their daddy will be home soon to be able to take them because they are a handful! I love being able to be a parent with him without him sucks. I love all the fun we have together and soon to be able to add another to the bunch of all of us sillies is going to be fantastic. I was watching the girls take a bath tonight and all I could think is "wow before I know it I am going to have 3 of them in the tub together"...Where ever we may move we will always need a large tub. haha

This is one of those amazingly happy moments that we get to share with everyone. And I am amazed by all the LOVE and supportive people in our lives. That everyone gets just as anxious as us to know what we are having and can't wait until she is here too. We are so lucky for that as well.