I am writing this post from my new home! (Last night).  It feels awesome! Thank you all for your excitement and sweet comments about our move.  Everything went great, actually everything went better than great! We were so lucky to have family who were so wonderful to help all day Saturday. They saved us!! It still doesn't seem like we actually live in our new house, it's more like we are house sitting or vacationing!
(pics and post to come).

I meant to take a picture of me in my kitchen with my two cans of my favorite beans….but I just didn't get to it.  We were SLAMMED all weekend long. I hope you can forgive the stock photo!!

Project Feed Me Week 6

Recommended food item week #6: 2 cans of Beans

I chose black beans because they are my very favorite. Until 2 years ago I had never even tried black beans. I thought they would taste disgusting. I can't believe what I had been missing out on my entire life! You can chose any type of beans, any size, any brand…go crazy!

FACT:
Beans are an excellent source of protein and fiber and will be very beneficial for families in need of food and good nutrition.  It makes me so happy to think about an entire family getting to enjoying my favorite beans.

Thank you all for your efforts!  I am so pleased with every one's willingness to help!  For those have sent me pictures..thank you, thank you, thank you! Your pictures bring to life the fact that there are 164 other people out there doing the exact same thing as me. I love all 164 of you!!

Project Feed Me Fun

Last week I told you about a GIVE AWAY for a chance to win a Sweet Time Watch and some Elf Make up!  The contest ended yesterday afternoon! I used a random selector to chose our lucky gal.

The Winner Is: Kelly from La Vida Vegga

Congratulations Kelly!  Please send me an email (nono2yoyo@gmail.com) letting me know your favorite watch band and face. Don't forget to include your address too! I'll get your watch and make up shipped right away!! YAY

Thanks again for all your efforts! Hope you all have a WONDERFUL DAY!!

This is my sister Courtney and her little girl Sophia. They live in Henderson, NV (get it Area-51…so clever I know)  They are so awesome and sent me a picture of their PFM stash!  I seriously LOVE getting these pictures. It makes me so happy to physically seeyour efforts and for those of you I don't know, its so fun to put a face with a name!!  Thanks Court and Soph for sending your picture!!  If you haven't already…PLEASE send me a picture!!!

Only the best product known to man!

Recommended Food Item Week 5: Peanut butter

I realize that peanut butter is a bit more expensive than some of the past items. I will leave up to you to decide if you would like to purchase 2 bottles of Peanut Butter or just one.  Anything is better than nothing, so take a look at your budget and if you can work in 2 bottles great, if not just buy one and don't sweat it! You can pick any brand, any size, any flavor…go to town!

I appreciate all of your efforts this week! There were so many bloggers out there who talked about PFM on their blogs and really got a lot of new people interested.  We obviously did not hit the goal of doubling the number of members, BUT we did increase in size, so that is all that matters! More people participating = more food for those in need!  AWESOME!

Most of you should have quite the pile of food building up now that we are on week 5. I'd love to see a picture of it! My sister told me she has a special place that she puts all of her PFM food and I'm sure you do too. Send me the pictures pretty pretty please!!

Thank you again for all of your efforts! Project Feed Me would not be possible with out YOU!

Project Feed Me Fun

I am so excited to tell you about the PFM fun for week #5.  I am doing my FIRST EVER GIVE AWAY! That's right! I am so EXCITED!

My beautiful sister Courtney has started the cutest, funnest online business.  It is called Sweet Time Watches.  She personally hand makes and customizes all of her pieces! They are so adorable and there TONS to choose from! I had a hard time picking which bands to show you….check out some of my favorites.

Each watch band is named after a dessert…how cute is that?  C U T E !

I will also be throwing in the following Make Up.  The make up is ELF. ELF used to be sold at Nordstrom but is currently only selling product online. These are a few of my favorites!!

To have your name entered into the give away,  you must complete the following

1. Visit Sweet Time Watches and check out the cute products and leave my cute sister a comment
(she is the best so show her some love)

2. Leave me a comment at www.nono2yoyo.com and tell me which band is your favorite

Exta Entries (Up to 4 additional)
1. Earn an extra entry by linking back to this giveway on your blog
(make sure to leave me a comment to let me know you did so)

2. Earn an extra entry by mentioning the giveaway on Twitter
(make sure to leave me a comment to let me know you did so)

3. Earn an extra entry by getting one new person to participate in Project Feed Me
(make sure to leave me a comment to let me know you did so)

4. Last but not least..for one more entry add her button to your blog!
(make sure to leave me a comment to let me know you did so)

The give away will close Sunday November 22^nd at 12:00pm MST. The winner will be chosen randomly and announced next Monday on Project Feed Me Week 6 post!!

I can't wait for one of you to win one of the cutest watches you'll ever own!!  GOOD LUCK!!
Thanks Sister!!

Check this out. If this isn't the cutest thing!!  Joy from Always a Joy sent me this adorable scary picture featuring the food she has gathered thus far for Project Feed Me and a scary Halloween mask! I LOVE IT!  Thanks so much Joy!  If any of you have ANY cute/fun/creative pictures PLEASE send them my way!! I'd love to post them!
(ps…she let me know that she is not going to let the monster eat any of it! lol)

(Octomom)

(Spock) 

 Hope you all had a fun, safe, Happy Halloween! I'm so excited to start week 4 of Project Feed Me.  I am overwhelmed by your love and support.  Your willingness to help and give back is so wonderful! I wish all the world could be more like you!  Thank you for taking the time and money to help those in need.  It is the most important thing we can do in our life and will make us become better, stronger, more loving people.  Giving service is a gift not just to the receiver.

Recommended Food Item Week #4:
2 Boxed Meals

These two boxes can be any box meal of your choice.  I tried to chose a meal that had the most protein.  Feel free to choose the boxed meals of your choice!

Project Feed Me continues to grow each week and its all thanks to you and your sweet efforts! I would like to share a message about service with you. This message was given by the Prophet of the LDS church. I listened to it on TV a month ago and loved it's message. I have been wanting to share it with the Project Feed Me Members ever since I heard it.  Giving of our service to others is the number one key to happiness in this life.  No matter what religion, faith, or beliefs you have, I challenge you read this message. 

The following is a song regarding service, read the words….

Have I done any good in the world today?
Have I helped anyone in need?
Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?
If not, I have failed indeed.
Has anyone’s burden been lighter today
Because I was willing to share?
Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?
When they needed my help was I there?

Project Feed Me Fun/Baby Steps to Body Love
There are currently 151 members of Project Feed Me. This week I challenge each of you to get one more person committed and registered to Project Feed Me.  If each of us takes this challenge to get one more person to participate, we can double the amount of participants in just one short week. Do not take this challenge light heatedly. Take some of your time and energy to help serve those in need. Not only will you be helping those in need, you will be giving someone else an opportunity to serve, which will enrich their life! What an amazing gift!
Thank you all for your love and support! Have a wonderful week!

QA:
Will you commit to get one more person involved?

Jac and Cheese!
I mean Mac and Cheese!

This is my beautiful sister Jacqueline aka Jac.  When I thought about what picture to post this week related to mac and cheese, I instantly rhymed (? not sure why) and thought of Jac…get it jac/mac, ya they rhyme! Jac is my favorite! She is sweet, kind, loving, giving and always there for me! She is so awesome and now you are all lucky enough to know her!  She was so sweet to agree to take these pictures.  She was hanging out with us last night watching a football game and was in her comfies no make up and without hesitation she agreed to let me take her picture!  She told me that she didn't care if she didn't have make up because "Make up is not what makes you beautiful!" You got that right sister!!  You can read more about the my cute sister here.

Recommended Food Item Week #3: Macaroni and Cheese
Notice anything CRAZY in the background of this picture? That is only the BEGINING of my  mom's crazy Halloween Decorations for our Party this Friday!

Ok back on subject: I bought these two items at Walmart. (sorry if you don't like Walmart, I do). 

I want to shed some light on a few things.  Project Feed Me now has 142 members.  Last week project feed me grew by 22 members!  Thanks to YOU!  These numbers will only continue to grow as you continue to get the word out and make sure people are following through!  We all know how easy the Project is which makes it all the better!

With the current 142 members we will be donating a minimum of 3000 meals.  My heart swells when I think about it.  Imagine your chili, tuna fish and mac and cheese being eaten by someone less fortunate who may not have eaten that day if it weren't for you.  The $2 (give or take) that you spend on your items will give hope to someone in need.

Thank you all for our continuing efforts and support!  Much Love!  Here's to week three!!

Project Feed Me Fun
Since this weekend is Halloween, I thought it was only appropriate to have the Project Feed Me Fun be Halloween related. I challenge all of you to write about your most memorable Halloween experience. It can be from any year of your life, just pick your favorite, post it for everyone…and somewhere in your post mention Project Feed Me and link your readers to this page.  It will be a fun post to read and a great way to get people aware of Project Feed Me!

Baby Steps Update
Last week I made a goal to take some time to pamper myself and take a long hot bath.  I did it! Here is my proof:
Candles, Toast, Juice and some reading material. It was very nice and relaxing. It felt great t0 follow through with my "baby steps goal" and show myself some love!
Did you accomplish your baby step this week?

Baby Step for this week:  Attend a Yoga class at the gym (I've never been to one at my gym)

QA:
Do you love Halloween or is it just my family that thinks it is SO FUN?
What are you being for Halloween?

Katherine from "A bit of fresh air" sent me this picture 4 days ago and I totally forgot to post it! Will you ever forgive me Katherine? Hope so!  Please don't let my forgetfulness stop YOU from sending me your Project Feed Me pictures from around the nation…and world!! I'd love to get some from Newfoundland!! Someone in Newfoundland has been crazy busy reruiting people for Project Feed Me! Way to go!!  Here is Katherine on a lovely fall day in British Columbia. 

Don't forget to continue to encourage everyone you know to take part in Project Feed Me!! The outcome will be amazing!!
There were 10 new members today ALONE!! YAYY!!!!

( I just made this collage for my desktop at work, I have NO pictures of Dave and I at my desk because they are all in storage.  This will have to do for now!)

Yikes! This workout was not for the faint of heart.  My arms, butt, stomach, legs, shoulders, calfs…and everything else is SO SORE!  It was kick butt!!

Here's what we did:

3 Rounds
200M (.13 miles) run holding medicine ball
Nat: 10lbs Dave: 20lbs
50 Air Squats
50 Push Ups
50 Sit-ups

Holy mother of America. My arms were burning so bad! The first set I did all 50 full push ups. The next set I did all 40 with 10 knee push ups and the last set I did 30 full and 20 knee push ups. I could barley walk because swinging my arms took too much effort!  WOOW EE!!  The workout took about 30 minutes.  We spent about 5 or 10 minutes after wards working on my running form. Dave gave me some pointers and watched me run for a bit. I think I'm getting it. Funny thing is I never knew I was running funny, I never remember learning how to run I just did it and thought I was doing it right. There is SO much about form that I never even thought about! I'm excited to continue to get better and see how and if it helps my back pain!  This week I'm going to run again and try it out! 

QA: Do you do the same workouts or routine every day/week/month.  How often do you switch up your workouts?

MEEOOWW!!!

Turtle asked if she could participate in Project Feed Me this week. Could you say no to this little face?  Me either!!

Recommended Food Item Week 2: Two can's of Tuna Fish (Meeow)

One can of this tuna fish cost me $1.06. I picked it up in a hurry this weekend so I wasn't able to shop out any sale prices. I'm pretty sure you can find this a lot cheaper. But still $1.06 is great! I decided to purchase quite a few of these since they were so inexpensive! Feel free to do what works best for you! You can chose any brand and any size!

Project Feed Me is spreading like wild fire and we are just starting week two!  There are now over 120 members in 28 different states and 3 different countries! WOO HOO!

I encourage you to keep talking to your friends and family and commit them to participating! It does not matter if we are in the second week or ninth week, every little bit helps! Feel free to send your pictures with your cans of food throughout the entire project. It doesn't have to just be pictures of  chili from week one! I think it will be fun to see pictures from people participating across the country!

Project Feed Me Fun

Jenny from Color Hungry started and AWESOME challenge that I am so excited to take part in.  Its called "baby steps to body love."  What's it all about? Take a look at this video clip.

Jenny is challenging her self and others to start loving our bodies, one baby step at a time.  The idea is to take baby steps each week to love yourself and your body. Set small goals for yourself each week and through those small goals and baby steps learn to love yourself inside and out. Last week Jenny challenged herself to attend a yoga class and also to entertain only positive thoughts about herself and her body while attending the class! AWESOME!

This week, I am going to treat myself to a long bath.  I love baths and love how relaxing they make me feel, but I never make time for them. This week I am going to show myself love by taking a long, hot bath!! I think that taking time for yourself and treating yourself right is super important part in loving yourself. It helps both mentally and physically.

What baby step will you take this week???

Nicole from Healthy Chow, sent me this picture tonight! Thanks Nicole!  There are 8 people from Massachusetts participating in Project Feed Me! Way to go MA!  Its so fun to get these pictures, I hope more come soon!  Don't worry if you don't get them to me this week…you can send them as the project continues!!!  Thanks again Nicole!!

Don't forget to check back Monday for Week 2 of Project Feed Me!  I just purchased my Items and am so excited to tell you about them!!  Use some free time this weekend to help others learn about Project Feed Me and get them participating!  Don't forget to talk to your church group or favorite organization!!  Thanks friends!