It's ok to be proud of yourself every now and again

There are lots of times as a mother that you just can't help but be proud of your kid(s).

And there are less amount of times that I feel that same proudness of myself.


But this post is about one of those lesser times.


I will say it. I am proud of myself.


So, I entered a contest. An exercise contest.


And a few weeks ago I found out I was 1 of 9 semi-finalists out of 200 people

While, I did not win, I am still flattered that my essay was picked.


If you are interesed, you can read my essay here.


It talks about my journey of going from this:

Yes, it's ok for you to silently comment on the massiveness of my belly. Because well, it was...massive. I didn't really grasp how large I was at the time, but now I look back and man, I was big!

To this:

You should feel loved because I normally wouldn't post a picture like this. :)

There is still work to be done, but I just wanted to let you in on the accomplishments I have made so far. :)