Our scars do not define us

I am not sure how many of you have heard about this, but back in November the country singer ,Carrie Underwood, had a freak accident at her home when letting her dogs out.  She ended up having to get stitches on her face by her mouth.  She also broke her wrist.  She stayed away from the public eye for months after the accident embarrassed of how she will look different than before. 

She has now started coming out of her 'woah is me' shell again.  A few days ago I watched an interview with her and to no surprise she looks the EXACT same.  I see no scar.  I see nothing different about her face.  A part of me is thinking 'good for her,' but another part of me is thinking, 'what a drama queen.' 

Here is a recent picture of Mrs. Carrie Underwood:



Here is a close up of her scar on her upper lip area:



I am not seeing too much of a difference which is frustrating for someone like me as I have an extremely visible facial scar from when I was a little girl.

When I was young I was bit in the face by an Australian Shepherd named Paco.  I loved that dog.  He was my father's roommate's dog and whenever I went to visit him I looked forward to visiting with Paco as well.  It was fall and right before Halloween.  My Dad had ordered pizza for us for dinner and after we were finished eating we were going to carve pumpkins.  When I was finished eating I went over to Paco and gave him a hug.  It wasn't tight and it wasn't quick or aggressive.  Paco must have gotten scared and he attempted to bite me and missed and then tried one more time and succeeded.  I remember after it happened I wasn't fazed.  I didn't even realize that I actually had been bitten until my Dad told me.  I looked in the mirror and right below my right eye I had a gash that was bleeding pretty well.  My Dad brought me to the emergency room and I had to get stitches.  I can't remember how many, but there was a lot.  We were told by the doctor that I was lucky that Paco did not crack or break my Zygomatic or Maxilla bones.

Zygomatic and Maxilla Bones

  I ended up getting a really bad infection due to something in Paco's saliva.  My wound puffed up to twice its size and was red and inflamed until the medicine kicked in.  Some of the school kids would pick on me because my wound looked so disgusting .  Even if I would have wanted to hide I couldn't.

Shame on Carrie for hiding for so long for such a minimal scar.  Is she really that egotistical?  Does her importance revolve around her beauty and not her personality?  It's quite sad actually. 

My Husband and I - My scar is under my right eye

My scar does not define me.  My husband tells me on a regular basis that he loves my scar and that it is cute.  I would not go that far, but it is nice to know that he accepts me for me.  Beauty is not only skin deep.  I would rather have 1,000 scars on my face than have an ugly heart and soul.  I hope that Carrie will stop making such a huge deal about her scar.  She is not the only one that has a scar on her face.  I am living proof.

Until next time, 

K.C.  XOXO

First Meeting

Hello!

Lately, I have started to go to the gym again!  I am so excited!  I have been trying to go three times a week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays! My gym is the best FYI.  I pay $20 a month and it is a gym that has EVERYTHING...INCLUDING a swimming pool! WHAT?!?!  I have to drive 20 minutes to get there now that my Husband and I have gotten our own home in Elk River but, so be it! It's definitely worth the commute!!!!

I am full speed ahead on my weight loss journey.  I have decided to join Weight Watchers and I had my first meeting this morning.  There was a man there, the only man in the room, who inspired me so very much!  He received an award today for losing a percentage of his body weight.  He is down 45 pounds!  What he said resonated within me.

His secret for his weight loss?  "Don't worry about it."

He spoke about how he would weigh himself on Saturdays before the Weight Watchers meeting, but then he found himself also weighing himself at home during the middle of the week.  Then he thought to himself, "what the hell are you doing?  You are driving yourself crazy."  So I stopped!

Far too often we are losing weight and relying on the scale to tell us if we have succeeded or failed that week.  Weight Watchers is not about that.  They are about going beyond the scale.  Focusing on what really matters; your mental and physical health.

I am so excited to see where this takes me!!!!

The Beginning of a Weight Loss Journey

Tata for now! 

-XOXO  K.C.

Hello, hello, HELLO!!!!!

Hello, hello, HELLO!!!!  It has been such a loooong time since I have blogged last!  Shame. On. ME!  I don't know why I stopped because I honestly really enjoy it!  Lets play catch up shall we?

Mid August of this year I switched positions at work.  I am now the Academy Coordinator for a big retail chain that I have worked for for the past 8 years.  I absolutely love my job!!!  I love the people that I work with and I love my boss!  It is almost Christmas and so this week we are playing Secret Santa and having a pot luck on Friday!  Everyone REALLY feels like family to me.  I am so lucky to work for the Academy!!!

On August 27th, 2016 I married my best friend and one true love, Jacob!  We have been together for 7 years already!  Man how time flies!  It was such an amazing and special day!  More on the Wedding details later.

On September 27th, 2016 we closed on our very first home.  It is a townhouse in Elk River, MN and we love it!  My drive time to work is now 20 minutes instead of 5 minutes, but it's definitely worth it and I pass the time by listening to the Dave Ryan Show.

I am currently watching Netflix and the show that is on is "The Carrie Diaries."  It is about Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the Ciry, but it was when she was a teenager.  There's only 2 seasons, but so far it's pretty good.  Watching Carrie being a journalist on the show reminded me about how much I missed blogging myself.

So, I'M BAAAAAACK!!!!!!  More to come real soon!

Hugs and Kisses,

~*~K.C.~*~

We may be getting a house!!!

Hello guys!

So, super exciting news in the life of Jake and Kari!  We found a starter home that we absolutely LOVE and decided to make an offer on it.  After three days, we found out that they had accepted our offer!!!  The only downside is that it is a short sale which means the bank that 'owns' the property has the final say in the payment they want for the home.  We have to wait for the bank to get back to our realtor to know if they have accepted our offer.  It could take months...BUT, it's definitely going to be worth the wait if they accept and our inspection comes out positive!  Then, we would close and get our first home together!  I am super excited!!!!  It has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, 1.03 acres with a nice fenced in yard in the front, and THREE walk-in closets!  PLENTY of storage!  Oh, and I can't forget the HUGE deck in the backyard!  It would be perfect so we are crossing our fingers!  Wish us luck!

Tata for now!

- XOXO K.C.

Blogilates

So....Pinterest is my friend! I can find ANYTHING that I am interested in at the time. It's amazing!

At the beginning of April I am going on a Caribbean Cruise with my Fiancé and his Mom and Step Dad so I really need to be bikini ready. Within the last year I lost 35 pounds which is amazing and I feel so good already but I'd be lying if I felt like I have reached my goal.

I am trying a new thing called Blogilates people. My FAAAAAVORITE excercises are Pilates. I absolutely LOVE it!  This amazing woman made YouTube videos and a blog to go along with it.  Yep, I'm doing the beginner 30 day challenge!

Sure! It's 4am and I just got done with the first exercise but, so what! I feel damn good! I already wrote down all the exercises each day on my calendar and I WILL be following it! I am super pumped to start my journey towards a better me!
Thanks for reading!

XOXO K.C.

Meet my new addiction!

I was bored one day and decided to look up places online to purchase make up.  I was looking more for the high end brands like: Clinique, Bobbi Brown, Tarte, NARS, Makeup Forever, etc. and I was trying to find them at a discounted price as I do not have the extra money laying around to spend on those types of brands. 

Well,

I FOUND IT!  I found my go-to website for purchasing make-up.  It is called: 


All Cosmetics Wholesale! 

Seriously, it is the best!  I spent around $35 and got an array of brand new products that I absolutely LOVE!!!  If you are interested, click on the photo above and it will take you to the website!  They have a deal going on where you save 25% on any SALE item purchase!  I'm sure they constantly have deals going on.  I probably got at least $100 worth of products for pennies on the dollar!  I will definitely be shopping there again! 

Thank you for reading!  Until next time!

- XOXO K.C.