2014 is a new year!

I have to admit, I've been a terrible blogger lately!! I have a good reason though :) I'm only 4 weeks away from welcoming my son into the world and needless to say, things have been crazy! Between that and the holidays, I've barely had any time to spend with just my hubby let alone extra time for the blog.

That being said, I'm going to officially take a break from blogging for a while. Being a first time mommy is a bit overwhelming so I want to settle into that role before I continue blogging. I appreciate all of you so much and I really do love this blog so I'm hoping to return to blogging in the fall of 2014. Until then, I will continue to check my email periodically and I will likely still be active on Pinterest so feel free to follow me there as well!

Thank you for your understanding and patience! I will post pictures of my little man so you can all meet him as well!

Instagram and other fun things

Man I am so behind!!! I just joined Instagram today...I feel so behind the curve! The truth is, I've been resisting it for whatever reason...

Anyways, the reason why I decided to break down and finally join Instagram was because of this awesome post by Chantelle from Fat Mum Slim!

You take a picture every day based on the inspiration that corresponds with the date! When you post your picture you put the hashtag of #photoadayjune and thats it! What a fun challenge!

If you want to follow me on instagram here is my name on instagram:

lauren_thewellcraftedhome

Woo Hoo!! Time to take some awesome pictures!

****Just a reminder that Google Friend Connect is going to be discontinued!! If you would like to continue following my blog, you can do so by joining BlogLovin! {It's awesome!} You can click here to find my blog****

Weekend Wellness! {#1}

So earlier this weekend I posted about my hubby and I getting healthy! {you can find that post here} I didn't go into much detail so I will share a little more about it right now.

We have been married for a year and in that year I have gained 30 pounds. It seems like a lot for just one year so I've decided to do something about it and my husband is going to join in on the fun!

This has been our plan so far: My husband usually works from 6-2pm and I work from 9-5pm so I get up when he leaves for work and I eat breakfast, spend about 10-15 minutes on the treadmill and then I do exercises for about 30 min. Then I get ready and go to work.

My husband does the same thing when he gets home from work but he likes to be on the treadmill for a little bit longer.

I have lost a few pounds already (probably water weight but at least its something!) and I think my husband has too.

I was having a complete lack of inspiration before I started this journey and I was slowly but steadily gaining weight. Once I posted a couple days ago, I figured I should take some "before" pictures so you guys could see my progress but wow...I was not expecting to see what I saw! haha

If I ever need inspiration again I will look at that picture! {I'm not comfortable enough to post it on here yet but I will soon!}

This is the workout that I'm going to try to accomplish every morning this week. If you want to join me let me know! The more the merrier!

**PLEASE pay attention to your body when doing this workout. Doing some of it is better than none of it so if you can't finish the whole thing that's fine :) **

I would like to do a "weigh in" on here every Friday and I would like for everyone to join in *if you want*!

MY CURRENT WEIGHT: 142

If your looking to lose weight for summer time, lets do it together!

Here is some inspiration for this week. This is a picture from our honeymoon!

I can't wait to see who is going to join us in our journey!

7 Questions #1

Through a fellow blogger (Jenny at Modern Modest Beauty), I have been introduced to another blogger - Gentri Lee! I know its a little bit confusing but thats OK because she has a super awesome link party every week that is all about getting to know eachother! It's called 7 Questions.

So I hope that you guys can learn a little bit about me as I participate in this weekly linky party! Here we go:

1. If you were to start your own business, what would it be?

Oh I am SO sure of this answer! It has been a passion of mine for years and I hope to be more involved in this career field soon. I would definitely start a bakery. Not only am I a complete chocoholic but I LOVE to bake and be creative! Doesn't that seem like its a natural fit? :)

2. You wake up on the wrong side of the bed, do you embrace your grumpiness or try to fight it?

If I wake up on the wrong side of the bed I'm sort of an emotional wreck that day. Luckily that doesn't happen too often but when it does I go through times when I completely embrace my grumpiness and then my hubby gently reminds me that I should try and fight it :)

3. What's the very first memory you have?

I always think I remember things but then it turns out I am only "remembering" it because I have heard my parents tell that story so many times! I think my first actual memory was when I was little *obviously* I don't remember the exact age though. I was sitting in front of the TV watching The Wonderful World of Richard Scarry and eating my afternoon snack of a spoon full of peanut butter :) good times!

4. the world is ending, what do you do? Allow yourself to die? Fight? Hide? Etc.

If it's a zombie attack, I won't have to do anything. My hubby is well prepared for that! :)

5. What is your favorite meal of the day?

Its a tie between lunch and dinner. I work for a catering company and they make lunch for everyone. I have to say it can be pretty delicious! Eric makes dinner a lot though too and I really enjoy his cooking! He is the cook and I'm the baker!

6. How do you best learn? Visual? Listening? Hands on?

I am a hands on/visual learner! I think thats why I love crafting so much :)

7. What is your favorite joke?

Ok everyone needs to be ready for a super cheezy joke! Here we go

Q: If a bird that flies over the sea is called a seagull, what is a bird that flies over the bay called?

Get ready for the cheeziness!

A: A Bay-gull (bagel...get it? hehe)

I would love to get to know some of you too so if you want to participate, click here!

Summer is coming and I'm unprepared...

Summer is almost here and I'm so excited for the beautiful weather, grilled food, and afternoons by the pool!! There is one thing I'm not so excited about though...

I know most women don't like to talk about their weight but I don't mind.

When I married my husband I weighed 113 pounds (I realize that this is not a normal weight for most women and by no means am I trying to get back down to this weight - I am just stating the facts). We have been married for a little over a year and since then I have gained about 30 pounds!!

I currently weigh 143 pounds and I have a small frame so its starting to be too noticeable. I'm still comfortable in my body but not as comfortable as I would like to be - especially when I will be in my bikini in less than two weeks... My goal weight is 125 pounds and I'm about to start working towards that goal! I want to do this in a healthy, natural way so my hubby and I will be eating healthy and working out!

My hubby is going to be working towards his goal as well and he is hoping to lose 30 pounds.

I will keep posting about this throughout the journey and I would love for you guys to join!

Leave me a comment below and let me know your goals!