On December 1, 2013 I had had enough. Enough of the bloating. Enough stomach pains. Enough of the wheat.

In Feb 2013 my husband bought us a gym membership. I went religiously 3x a week. I jumped out of bed at 4:30am. Was home by 6am to get Child A up for school.

I agree. It was early. But it's what worked for me and still does 13 months later.

What didn't work for me was working out and not eating right. Child A has been gluten free for 5 years and it worked for him. I had the knowledge of the benefits of eating gluten free but not the motivation.

But that changed on December 1, 2013.

I half heartedly took a picture for my own referencing. I'm glad I did because I wasn't seeing a physical differences until I snapped the second pic 2 weeks ago.

I was floored at the difference.

What you eat really does make the difference!

It has reenergized me to get out of bed at 4:30am at -5* on a cold Michigan morning and suck it up and hit the gym regardless.

I walk in the gym rubbing the sleep out my eyes (I'm not a pretty site, no makeup, no hair do) but I walk out awake, alive and ready for my day.

You could say I got started on my New Years goals a month early & I'm still plugging along as we head into March.

If you find that your New Years Goals have been thrown out. You failed the first week or the second. Pull yourself up by your boot straps and press reset!

It's a Pink Giraffe. And a diaper/tote bag!

And there's only!

So hop on over and grab it.

Since this is more geared towards a diaper bag look, it's not exclusive to The Trunk Shows!

I am really tickled to bits with the way it turned out!

Why?

~For one, it has a zipper.  This has been a number one request & I have heard your sweet requests & I have

~ Yep, I am using the faux leather for the bottom layer.  It's easy to wipe off!  I bought this for a steal at The Fabric Basment in Connecticut.

~I use at least 3 different fabrics per bag & make them triple cute & fun!

~On the inside is a coordinating fabric and it has 2 roomy pockets & of course the Made in Michigan label.

Are you in love with the bag yet?

These beauties will be exclusive to The Trunk Shows. They will only be available at the time of a show. Most will be one of a kinds, using limited fabric quantities that I have in stock.

I am now booking shows for April. Please email me if you would like to book a show.

Here's a sneak peek of "The Spring Collection" tote bags.

Here's what is new:

It has a zipper!

It has 3 types of coordinating fabrics.

And of course the fabrics fun + fabulous.

The Spring Collection Tote Bag can hold everything from what a busy Mom needs in the diaper bag to what a Mom needs to take to a meeting!

*stay tuned for listings in the shop in the upcoming week.

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After 3 additional day of Christmas Break, my kids went off to school today. It was 1*. I was secretly wishing I would get an early morning call telling me roads were bad and we had another day off.

But the call never came.

It was time for schedule and routine to show up again. We had enough long + lazy winter days. Having the Polar Vortex make an entrance + forcing people to empty the shelves of the local stores was more reason to have pajama days too.

But back to routine.

My routine was new after 8:00am today. Once the kids + hubby were kissed + wished a great day, I let out a big sigh!

Here it was.

That day that I have only dreamed about. That day where I'm my own boss. I don't have a mid day job to go to.

Uninterrupted amount of hours to focus + stay in task.

Several hours to finish cleaning + organizing my sewing space.

Being disciplined enough to leave my phone upstairs.

Listening to 3 episodes of Dave Ramsey.

Making a smoothie for breakfast + a salad for lunch. Because I planned ahead + I'm not in a rush running out the door.

Dreams do come true if there's a plan + that plan is attacked with action.