Let’s talk about weight loss and workouts again some more, shall we? I’ve made your ears bleed before droning on about the different options to weight loss out there.  I’ve even explored some of the options like shakes, lap bands and other stuff a little more in depth too.

I’ve made it no secret that I’ve been working to lose weight.  It is still a constant struggle for me because I never seem to have enough time to devote to working out {it isn’t like I can get up any earlier than I already do for work!} and I am terrible with food temptations.  Seriously…terrible…like eat an entire box of Girl Scout Cookies in one night type of terrible.  Obviously, that is bad and should NEVER happen.  But, if I’m going to skip being a rabbit and eating nothing but spinach, I’m going to end up indulging from time to time.
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I have a bunch of blogs I visit daily {sometimes more than once a day if I am being totally honest}.  I was over at Apartment Therapy today checking out the standings for the

and I literally almost passed out! 
In the the Best DIY Blog Nominations, there are my ususual go-to “big” bloggers like Bower Power.  But, way down towards the bottom, I spied

Do you see it?  Yep, that is Just Us Four there on the nomination list! 
A BIG (HUGE, GINORMOUS, MASSIVE) THANK YOU to whoever nominated me.  I, of couse, had my friend vote (hence the screen shot) so that 1 votes on the right should be a changing to 2.

So, a favor from you dear readers:  If you have a moment, please click on over to Apartment Therapy and vote for Just Us Four. 
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Voting ends at midnight (ET) tomorrow, March 2nd!
And, thank you for being such fabulous readers!  I wouldn’t be on that list if it weren’t for you all.

Back in January, I shared with you the Imagine the Impossibilities challenge that I was participating in.  My blog friend, Karah, started the Imagine the Impossibilities challenge and made an awesome gallery wall with only one hole in her wall.  I bought fabric.  If you remember way back to January, I had planned to make drapes even though I don’t sew at all as my challenge!  In case you were wondering what happened to that whole challenge, I thought I would provide an update {sort of}.
Instead of making drapes for my bedroom and bathroom, I was hanging out with a rock star instead.  Jealous?  You should be!  Want to meet her?

Don’t mind her attire there…it was an off day.

I haven’t talked much about what has been happening in my personal life recently but I’ve spent a lot of time trying to support and cheer on the two people who’ve always been my biggest supporters.

At the end of the month, we had a pretty tragic event occur in our family that had me imagining the impossibilities in a much different way.  It also left me wanting to do everything I could do help out my mom and dad get back to normalcy in any way I could.  I hate the tragedy occurred but I have been treasuring each and every minute it has given me to spend with my mom helping her.

So, no drapes for now but I’ve gotten something so much better!

It is no secret that I am a HUGE fan of womens sweaters.  I wear them almost everyday whether it is work or out to dinner.  Most of the sweaters I have are solid colors in a bunch of different fabrics.  Because they are such a staple part of my wardrobe, I am always looking for ways to change them up a little.
One of my favorite items, especially during the winter, is scarves.  I can pair a brightly color scarf with a plain colored sweater for a fun look.  The scarves also help keep me a little warmer during cold winter months which I love.

Now that it is getting warmer, I am switching from scarves to camisoles.  They camisoles come in so many awesome colors.  I have also found some lace camisoles where the lace is on the bottom which are perfect for short sweaters.  Just a little bit of the lace shows from the out of the bottom of the sweater.

There are also a lot of  bib style necklaces and other jewelry pieces that I have been using to give variety to my sweaters.  I am really into the bright colors and bold designs on the styles that are out for spring.

Back in January, I was all about organization! I think it was because it was a new year and I wanted to start it with everything in the “right” place.  This month has been more about cleaning!  I’ve been visiting my parents a lot an helping them work to get their house cleaned up and back in tip top shape.

During the 4 hour drive back today, I realized that I needed to focus my cleaning efforts on some of my own items too.  Judging from the looks of things, I really needed to start with my car and the car floor mats.

No. that isn’t my car or my floor mats but, sometimes, I feel like they might look at that.  So, let’s talk about ways to clean the car.
1.  Dashboard cleaning – I am all about Armour all for dashboard cleaning.  I don’t like the super shiny stuff but I like the way it picks up the dust and leaves a smell that isn’t overpowering.
2.  Windows – I always clean the interior windows with Windex.  For the exterior, I tend to just use the stuff at the gas station when I get gas.  I know Mathlete puts Rain-X on them too though.
3.  Seats – These I tend to just vacuum unless there are some stains.  If there are stains, I use my spot bot to get them out.
4.  Car Floor Mats – This is another job for my vacuum.  If they are really dirty, I will break out the resolve and clean them up.  Thankfully, that rarely happens because I am lazy.

So, how do you clean your car?  Do you it do it on a regular basis or just when you feel like you need it?

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