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The End of It All

JudiFree.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:08:01 +0000

I thought having a baby would…

end my career
ruin my marriage
be full of tedious work
end of many friendships
end my social life
make me boring

Instead, having a baby has…

given me a new passion for my work
increased the joy in my marriage
shown me that tedious work for your own baby is actually fun
started and bloomed many new friendships
started a whole new social world
made me more alive with energy with new perspectives

We hear so many negative reasons why people don’t want to have kids. I’m here to tell you that if you have a good foundation and joy in your life, a baby will enhance everything you already have. Now…get to baby making!

What You Do Proves What You Believe

JudiFree.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:10:46 +0000

I heard this statement today while listening to this speech. I thought I was just going to listen to a speech about leadership – instead, I was challenged on what I BELIEVE. I guess that’s what good leaders do though. They challenge us and inspire us to believe…not to plan, but to believe.

As I was reflecting I tried to write down 100 things that I believe. I made it to number 31 before going blank. Even now, I stumble over ideas that my parents taught me or things I’ve heard in church – but when I look at my actions I have to second-guess some of my “beliefs”. For instance, I might have said “I believe the world is a beautiful place that we should protect”. However, my actions in no way support that “belief”.

How many beliefs do you have that need to be challenged or reflected by examining your actions. Go ahead – try to write down 100 things you believe. It’s harder than you think!

Beautiful Things

JudiFree.com — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:15:52 +0000

Last night, Mark and I had the opportunity to be inspired again. Inspiration is breath for your dreams. It’s the lifeblood of your hopes. The funny thing about inspiration though is that you must act upon it immediately for it to have any effect on your dreams or else it becomes a cold wind of despair and dried up bones…just a hope that cannot possibly become a reality. Inspiration can even become bitterness – “how can they be so successful at it and not me?”.

So, what am I going to do with this beautiful thing called inspiration? I’m going to hide it in my heart and make 3 changes today:

Pray more
Practice more
Love more

It sounds simple, but really, these are the things that I neglect everyday. I know that if I’m faithful to do these things, the Lord will direct my steps and my works to align with His will. Be inspired today and make a change now.

The rest of my life

JudiFree.com — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:05:46 +0000

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the rest of my life. Maybe it’s because I have a daughter, maybe I’m getting older, or maybe I’m becoming more mature.

However, I think this type of forward thinking is beneficial. My knees hurt because I’m out of shape at the age of 25 – so I think, “how will they feel at 40?” I struggle with my weight after just one child – how will I manage with two or three? We live paycheck to paycheck, and I wonder will we ever have a real savings account.

This type of thinking makes me want to change my life. Make it better now so my daughter can have the very best of me.

How do you feel when you think about the future?

The Thing About Blogs

JudiFree.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:23:56 +0000

Here’s the thing about blogs…you write it in hopes that someone will read it.

Only…when a certain someone tells you they have read your blog (which is what you want, right?), you immediately take a mental inventory of what’s on your blog to ensure there’s nothing too damaging or revealing on your blog.

Then, inevitably, the next blog post you write is tainted because you are trying to write for your readers and not for yourself.

This is why twitter wins sometimes.

A Contest To Win…

JudiFree.com — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:52:56 +0000

Do you ever notice that every magazine, every commercial, and every piece of mail has the claim for free giveaways. In all my life, I’ve never registered to win, and I’ve never heard of someone in my life who’s won something.

SO – I’m conducting an experiment. I will register to win for every opportunity I see to win a prize for a YEAR. It’s going to take a lot of time and dedication – but gosh darn it…I’M GOING TO WIN SOME STUFF!!!!

The Real Thing

JudiFree.com — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:14:56 +0000

I never truly understood the fullness of God’s love.

Until…

I had the love of my life – my daughter.

His love yearns for me
His love protects me
His love wants the best for me
His love wants me to accomplish great things
His love never fails

Now I know

HCG Diet – Day 7

JudiFree.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:52:35 +0000

OK folks – I’m a believer! In just 4 days (6 if you count the loading days), I dropped 10 lbs. It’s incredible. I haven’t been hungry at all because of the drops. The cravings are really intense, but they are starting to let up. It’s definitely a mental and emotional battle. For example, I thought June was sick on Saturday. I was so upset about it, that I ate 2 oreo cookies – talk about an emotional eater!

I’ll keep this updated with my weight loss. 50 more pounds to go…

HCG Diet – Day 2

JudiFree.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:22:53 +0000

June is now 4 months old, and I still haven’t lost ANY of my baby weight. The whole idea of the weight ”flying off” because of nursing didn’t really pan out for me. I’ve become increasingly self concious about my weight, so I decided to take the bull by the horns and do something about it!

I’ve started the HCG diet. I actually started on Monday with 2 days of “calorie loading” or “gorging”. It was pretty funny how unsatisfying it was to eat myself into a coma – I thought it was going to be a wonderful treat, but I just ended up feeling bloated and even worse about myself.

It’s now day 2 of eating very low calories and taking the HCG drops. I’ve lost 3 pounds after the first day and I’m so excited to weigh again tomorrow.

I’m writing this all down so I can look back for inspiration and encouragement. I can do it. I’ve done it before. I can do it again. I’m not quite ready to share my starting weight with the internet world, but I will tell you that I have 60 lbs to lose!!!!

Here’s to the new me!

Fun With The Internets

JudiFree.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:47:32 +0000

Since being a mommy, my whole Internet experience has changed. Here are some of the google terms I’ve used in the past 6 weeks:

Green poop
Mucous thick spit up
Eye goop
How much should a newborn sleep
How much should a newborn eat
Newborn bath
Hip newborn clothes
Gassy newborn

Ahhhh…motherhood!