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	<title>WIRL Project &#187; Heather</title>
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	<description>What It&#039;s Really Like.</description>
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		<title>What &#8220;Working Out&#8221; Means To Me&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 01:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Health/Fitness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jogging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I choose to stay active and eat healthy because that is what makes me feel good. It is NOT easy. It is very hard to get into this lifestyle, but trust me&#8230;.once you are in it, you won&#8217;t look back. Now, I haven&#8217;t ALWAYS been active and a healthy eater. I have 3 kids, so you can imagine how many times I had to restart my &#8220;Healthy Lifestyle&#8221;. Everyone is different, so what works for my body, may not work for yours. But, for my body, jogging helps me A LOT!! Like I said, I have 3 kids. If I don&#8217;t jog in the morning (and it HAS to be in the morning &#8211; it helps me start my day off right), then I am not normal. haha&#8230; Weird, I know. Just missing a day of jogging turns me into another person. I put on my choice of music, which is dance, techno, hip hop &#8212; yea, I am one of those people you see jogging, with the music blasting in their earbuds. Hey! It works for ME. I have to feel energized and that type of music just gets me going! Working out, gives me energy to chase around my 10 month old and wrestle with my 3 year old and run my 9 year old to swim practice and girl scouts. Now, I am not one of those marathon joggers. I jog slow and stop a lot. I also belong to the UFC Gym and do kickboxing and strength training. I think I like that a lot because it makes me feel like I belong to a team. Everyone encourages you and makes you feel good. They don&#8217;t try and be perfect or sugar coat crap. They are all there for one reason&#8230;to work out! You just go in, get your shit done, chit chat for a bit, and leave. Boom. Done. If I feel like people watching, I will go to the gym and do some cardio while watching other people that are supposed to be working out, chatting, or flirting with people. It is actually quite entertaining! You should try it some time! So, I work out for me! I don&#8217;t do it to impress anyone (other than my hubby) but ME!! It makes ME feel good, gives ME energy, and keeps ME in a good mood &#8212; and a little wine keeps me in an even better mood!   &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>9 Going on 16&#8230;.What It&#8217;s REALLY Like!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; My sweet, sweet little girl….yea right!!! Her teachers and other moms always tell me what a sweet girl she is. I just laugh. I laugh, but want to cry. She isn’t like that with me!! What the hell? It is like she is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One minute, she is sweet and nice to me (usually when she wants something), then when she realizes she isn&#8217;t going to get what she wants, she starts whining and her voice gets high pitch and I have no idea what the hell she is saying. Whatever that sound she makes, it hurts my ears and I just wish she would just go away. Disappear until she returns back to normal. I wish I had some magic powder to sprinkle on her to make her act normal and not so dramatic all the time. &#8220;But WHYYYY can&#8217;t  I go, mom?? WHYYYY?  I just HAAVE to go!&#8221; All of her words have to be drawn out and SO dramatic. The arguing, fighting, screaming, whining, and snotty attitude is draining!! I know you moms out there with girls feel the same way. I did it to my mom (payback is a bitch) and I am sure my daughter’s daughter will do it to her. It is like she has something against me. I know! It is because I am her MOM. I don’t have to do anything, except talk or breathe and she thinks I am wrong.  I am the one who carried you for 9 damn months and went through labor! I am the one that was up with you all those long nights when you were teething. Who do you come to when you are sick or hurt? YOUR MOM. I love how I try and give her advice about friendships or about anything and she continues to tell me how I don’t know what I am talking about. Really, girl?? I don’t know what I am talking about?? You are 9!! You have no idea, NO idea!! But, hey! If I want to know the truth about how I really look, she won’t hold back. She has NO problem telling me when I look fat, old, pale, or when my hair needs to be done. Let’s talk about mornings…. Trying to get her ready for school every single morning, is a struggle. I just LOVE starting my day off by arguing with my 9 year old over what she wants to eat for breakfast or what shoes she wants to wear that day. I just LOVE it…..NOT!! I think she secretly loves to make my life hard. I really think she loves to push my buttons. I have to say, she is brave, really brave, doing that before my coffee in the morning. I don&#8217;t dare take her around that Justice store anymore! I get a headache in that damn place. Glitter, glitter, sparkles, short shorts, crop tops. Sorry, my 9 year old shouldn&#8217;t blind people with her clothes. Plus, the quality of those clothes are horrible. And EVERYTHING is MY fault. Anything bad that happens to her &#8212; is MY fault. She blames ME for when SHE trips on her own shoes in the hallway. “Why didn’t you tell me to pick these up? It is your fault I tripped over them” “Why didn’t you get me up earlier to get ready for school? It is YOUR fault I am late.” MY fault, MY fault…It is ALL my freaking fault! Little BRAT &#8212; I tell ya! I think a demon lives inside her. But, it ONLY comes out when she is really tired or really hungry. Her voice gets really low and her eyes get this evil look. Right away, I know to grab food and make her eat it right away! “Calm the demon, calm the demon!” Basically, I am just screwed. Anything I say or do won’t ever be good enough for my daughter. She will always compare me to other moms and always argue with me. I just have to accept it and wait. Wait until the day she experiences her own life and after she has her own kids. Then, she will realize what I had to go through. And, payback is a bitch! &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Two&#8217;s Company, Three&#8217;s a Crowd? Or, Maybe NOT.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; So, while I was at a mommy meetup group today with my kids, one of the moms said she heard that having 3 kids is easier than having just 2. I almost spit my water out, after hearing this nonsense! I told her that was a lie. I have 3 and can tell you it isn&#8217;t easier. You are outnumbered! That means, one of you has 2 and the other has 1! Maybe when they get older, it gets easier? But I can tell you, it isn&#8217;t easier right now, while they are young. It is also a lot more expensive! You have to think about 3x&#8217;s that college tuition (I am hoping my kids all get scholarships! I can have hope, right??). Let&#8217;s rewind back to when my husband and I only had the 2 kids&#8230; I never imagined myself even having 3 kids. Never really gave it much thought. I just figured we would deal with the 2 we did have and get through that &#8212; until I got a little older and the thought was in the back of my head. I have to admit, I thought about having regrets as I got older. But, then I talked myself out of it and thought there was NO way I could have 3! It just wasn&#8217;t what I wanted. Then, BOOM! SURPRISE!! That little white stick read positive! To be honest, I was a little sad, scared, anxious, did I say scared?!! 3 kids. Wow. There were days when I broke down and cried from being so tired and thought, &#8220;How in the world can I handle one more kid?? I can&#8217;t even deal with these two right now!&#8221; I even began questioning my parenting skills and started to think maybe I wasn&#8217;t cut out to be a mom of more than 1 kid! (Keep in mind, all these thoughts were while I was pregnant&#8230;we all know how that goes). I was just scared period. Scared of the &#8220;unknown&#8221; lol. I was about to enter into the craziness. Or, as a good friend told me, &#8220;Shit just got real.&#8221; Now, my 3rd child is 9 months old and I couldn&#8217;t imagine my life any other way, nor would I have it any other way! Just when I thought my heart couldn&#8217;t hold anymore love, it does! My 3rd child has changed me for the best. Actually, ALL my children have, but my 3rd has made me really change my view on things. I don&#8217;t care so much about the little things, I am not afraid to speak up or say how I feel, I don&#8217;t spend time on the nonsense anymore, and I can honestly say, because of all this craziness in our house, I manage my time so much better than ever before. Maybe everyone, with 3 kids doesn&#8217;t feel this way, and that is ok. They don&#8217;t have to. That is them, this is me, this is MY story.]]></description>
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		<title>Whine Time = Wine Time</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/whine-time-wine-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably shouldn&#8217;t be reading this if you are against drinking or think that drinking a glass of wine around kids is bad parenting. By the way, if you do happen to feel this way, I highly disagree with you and think you probably need a glass of wine yourself.  And, if you don&#8217;t even have kids but have an opinion about this, then you won&#8217;t even be heard, because you have NO idea how it is.  Just for the record&#8230;I swear, I am not an alcoholic!! Ahhhh&#8230;a glass of wine&#8230;the wonders it does for parents. For instance, my 3 year old, 9 month old, and 8 year old were coming up on witching hour..usually around 4pm everyday is the time they start having tantrums and start with the whining. &#8220;Mommy, I am hungry&#8230;Mommy, I am bored&#8230;Mommy, he took my toy&#8230;Mommy, the baby is crying too loud&#8230;Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!!!&#8221; I look at the clock and think to myself, &#8220;It is 4pm and a glass of wine sure would taste so good right now&#8221; But then reality kicks in and unless I could grow a third arm, that just isn&#8217;t happening. I only have two hands and can barely keep up with these damn kids. How can I even pour some wine right now?? Or, run out of the house, without them knowing I am gone?? The whining drives me nuts! I know I am not the only one that craves for that delicious glass of wine. You see, when my kids start whining, my mind starts thinking about what people are doing that don&#8217;t have kids. They must be going to to happy hour after work, or maybe going to the nail salon or even going to the bathroom&#8211;ALONE!! I love my kids&#8211;A LOT, but damn!! What the heck did I do before they were born?? Oh, I know&#8230;I slept!! Whine time for the kids pushes me for my wine time later. I don&#8217;t remember liking wine so much with my first child. Maybe it just started to happen the more kids we had. Don&#8217;t feel guilty having a glass, or two of wine, because YOU deserve it!! Life is too short to worry about what everyone else thinks and worry about the little things &#8212; like the damn whining!!]]></description>
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		<title>I Know&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I am just going to be honest and put it out there, about motherhood/fatherhood&#8230; Just keeping it real!! First off, I feel like Facebook tends to not be &#8220;real&#8221; life.  I am sure If you went to my FB page right now, you would think, &#8220;her baby is so cute! Her kids seem so happy!&#8221; Too bad you can&#8217;t see ME, behind the camera. Bags under my eyes, frizzy hair in a bun (wanna be bun, my hair doesn&#8217;t do buns very well). Disclaimer: In NO way, am I complaining or wishing my life to be different. I just feel like other moms out there need to know they aren&#8217;t alone. Let&#8217;s face it! Being a mom is hard work!! Now, being a mom of 3, is very hard!! Not only do you have to give each kid your attention at the same time, you have to look at them at the same time, because if you don&#8217;t, they call you out on it.   Well, I for instance, have felt the need to let you moms and dads know that you are not alone! I know how hard it is to try and function on 2 hours a sleep a night, because your little one is fussy, sick, hungry, or just not tired. I know how it is when you are standing in line at the grocery store (in my case, Target) and the baby is crying and your 3 year old won&#8217;t stop running around and grabbing stuff off the shelves. You feel alone and like everyone in the store is glaring at you, judging you, whispering under their breath. Maybe they are?! But who cares! Maybe I would have cared before, but I don&#8217;t anymore. They don&#8217;t know me or my kids. I know how it is to crave sleep, like it is a drug. You can&#8217;t stop thinking about it, wanting it, needing it!!! I know how it is to feel like every minute, every hour of the day just seems like forever when the little ones are screaming and crying. I know how it is to feel like there will never be a time for this or that. There will be! Things will get better! There will be a day that you look back and laugh at all of the sleepless nights, tantrums in Target, spit up all over your shirts, and the times you drove like a Nascar driver to get home because your baby was screaming bloody murder all the way home!! Just breathe&#8230;it will be OK!!!]]></description>
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