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Slim in 6 DVD Exercise/Fitness Program Giveaway (Ends 1/25)
January 11, 2010 – 8:25 am | 274 Comments

One lucky winner will have the chance to check out the Slim in 6 exercise/fitness program just like I am!  This set comes with 3 DVD workouts, several workbooks to help you plan and keep …

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Hello…My Name is Victoria Arya…but You Might Want to Call Me Bear
January 3, 2010 – 7:29 pm | 6 Comments
Hello…My Name is Victoria Arya…but You Might Want to Call Me Bear

I have officially turned into a bear.  Why?  I find that I am hibernating…and the couch is officially classified as my den.  In fact. I can identify to you the couch cushion that should have …

If You’re Looking for Bozo He’s Driving a State Department of Transportation Truck in Virginia
December 4, 2009 – 8:27 pm | 15 Comments
If You’re Looking for Bozo He’s Driving a State Department of Transportation Truck in Virginia

Alright, one of my pet peaves is when drivers leave their blinkers on when they are just cruising down the highway.  I get it, it’s easy to forget (maybe), but it is so fliipin’ annoying …

It Would Have Been Funny If It Happened to Someone NOT Me
December 2, 2009 – 2:53 pm | 37 Comments
It Would Have Been Funny If It Happened to Someone NOT Me

You know those things that happen to you that are SO NOT funny…but they would have been funny if they had happened to someone else?  Yeah I know you know what I am talking about.  …

It’s Turkey Day…and My Birthday!
November 26, 2009 – 1:36 am | 27 Comments

1It’s Thanksgiving today…which means I am going to be eating a ton of turkey and busting my gut with pie and whipped cream   I hope you are too.  Today also happens to be …

Musings of a Sleep Deprived and Somewhat Wacked Out “New” Mom
November 5, 2009 – 11:50 pm | 9 Comments

I fully admit that in the past week I have been less than coherent…I blame it on sleep deprivation and the fact that I either have a dislocated tailbone or ripped ligament in my spine.  …

Emmersyn’s Birth Story
October 30, 2009 – 6:31 pm | 14 Comments

Y’all know that I was scheduled to get induced on Monday the 26th…so I got up that morning at 5 AM and called the hospital and they said “Come on in!”…which was a good thing …

And Baby #3 Arrrives – Meet the Newest E
October 28, 2009 – 7:36 am | 71 Comments
And Baby #3 Arrrives – Meet the Newest E

Emmersyn Colleen Samantha

Born on: October 26th 2009
TOB: 7:34 PM EST
Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
Length: 20″
Emmy is doing great and it was a easy delivery (I will write out my birth story later).  I did have …

So What Do I Really Need in My Hospital Labor/Delivery Bag?
October 15, 2009 – 11:23 pm | 5 Comments

So…here’s my confession: I am 38+ weeks pregnant and don’t have my hospital bag put together yet…h*ll I don’t even have a toiletry set put together…man I don’t even know what toiletries I have and …

The Countdown: 18 More Day to Go…
October 7, 2009 – 11:46 pm | 9 Comments

I am getting induced with baby #3 on Oct. 26th.  And before you ask…no, there isn’t a medical reason, baby and I are fine, etc…so why am I getting induced?  Well mostly for convenience sake …

It’s Cute Now But In a Few Months I Know It Won’t Be…
October 6, 2009 – 9:44 pm | 2 Comments

Eve learned a new word this weekend…want to know what it is?
No
Yeah that’s right Eve, the kiddo who only says “mama”, “dada”, “go”, “wow”, “ball”, “book” and “OW” has added another word to her vocabulary …

Have I Mentioned I am in New York City?
September 30, 2009 – 4:49 pm | 5 Comments

I don’t know if I mentioned it recently, but I got invited to a cool event by Time to Play in NYC and of course I said yes!  As I am writing this I am …

Wait…I Thought It Was Suppose to be the Terrible Twos?!?! Ellie’s Three!
September 29, 2009 – 9:42 am | 8 Comments

Ever since Ellie was born I have been hearing stuff like “you just wait for the terrible twos” blah blah blah.  So I waited, and Ellie turned two and the months went by and she …

Happy Third Birthday Ellie!
September 26, 2009 – 12:13 am | 12 Comments

It’s hard to believe that 3 years ago I gave birth to my first child, a little girl who we graced with the long and rather hard to remember name of Elyse Callysta Sommerlyn; a …