Wake up and do this! Plus 2 Giveaways!

So, I am feeling like what is happening here 
is kind of a BIG DEAL!

I have planning a big giveaway on my facebook page, Mindy's Fitness Journey for when I get 5,000 likes. In the process of all of this I noticed that I am close to writing my 100th blog! That is big! I just started blogging in July, and I am really excited about that. I would love for you all to share my facebook page, Mindy's Fitness Journey with your friends. I am 300 away from the big giveaway. I am giving away a Polar Heart Rate Monitor. I also have 2 other exciting items, and few that are in the works. Thank you for always supporting me. You all make my life better! I mean that!

I appreciate that you all care enough to read my blog, page, twitter, instagram, tumblr and pinterest. I remember when I just had a personal facebook page. Life has definitely gotten busier, but I have gotten so much out of blogging. I have made friends, I have met so many new people and friends in the real world (not just the blogging world) I have had people lift me up when I am down, and you have allowed me to introduce Bryce to you. Thank you for that!

It also made me think that I need to get back to reporting in to you all about my workouts and my eating. I am doing a half marathon next month, and I need to run A LOT more than I already am. So I have decided that I am ready to share the good, the bad and the ugly with you. I am excited about the new ideas I have to improve my fitness and my nutrition. I will share as I go. I do share when things are  not going well, as you know, but I think I want to share more. I think I want you to see that I am someone on a journey. I am not perfect, and sometimes I have "food accidents!"

My goal is to lose 30 lbs. by Fit Bloggin' at the end of June.  I want to have an awesome before and "during" picture. It won't be an after yet because I need to lose more than 30. I am starting fresh today with my weight. As of today, I have lost no weight. I will weigh in every Sunday. At this point, I am too self-conscious to post my weight. Hopefully once I lose some, I will be more comfortable. I just know that there are haters who want me to fail and I don't want them to have ammunition. I hope you understand. (I am not referring to anyone in the fitness world, rather my own personal world)

What I have realized in the last few days is I have some emotional ties to food that I still have not conquered yet. I run to food when someone upsets me. Over the last month, I have caught myself making bad choices, and I know it's a result of people walking out of my life. I am hurt, but I also know that I need to move on and let go of the hurt, or it will consume me, or I will consume it... LOL... that was a joke!!! Anyways, I didn't realize it, but I fell back into an old pattern of turning to food for comfort. I have to break that habit! It is time to WAKE UP and DO THIS!
Here we go!

And the winner of the Limitless Bracelet is:

 Shannon L. Wehby

Enter here to win the Happy Band Headband
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One more thing:

The Mom Power Team will be having a twitter chat on Wed. Night at 9pm. Join us. We are chatting with Fashletics, http://www.fashletics.com/. It will be great!

Giveaways and The Container Store

The Container Store: Tampa... 
Grand Opening Saturday and Sunday!!!

A pantry organizer!
Yes Please!

I wish this is what Bryce's
closet looked like!

The Container Store is finally in Tampa! No other retailer offers the depth and breadth of storage solutions that The Container Store does including more than 120 food storage solutions, 700 organized office products, 45 types of laundry hampers, 350 products to organize and traveler and 80 styles of hangers! The list goes on and on!!!
Saturday is the Grand Opening of The Container Store. It is going to be so much fun! There will be prizes given away every hour on the hour throughout the Grand Opening Weekend including $1,000 elfa Space Makeovers on both Saturday and Sunday. They will also be giving away $10 Store More Cards for the first 100 Facebook Check-Ins.

Dear Santa... This is my favorite!!

I had the pleasure of getting to preview The Container Store in Tampa. I cannot tell how excited I was to see all of these cool ideas for organization. I swear I could rearrange my life in that store!!! And have a blast doing it.

A wall full of dish scrubbies!
Thank God I have a dishwasher!

The Container Store Night Life!  

Chicken and sushi... mmm!

I was also invited to the VIP Grand Opening party at The Container Store. I really had no idea what to expect. It was catered by Puff & Stuff. I have never been to an event catered by them, but they were amazing! There was a band and a giant dance floor. How fun!

This was the dessert area!

What amazed me the most was how the food was served. They were brilliant about having us walk all around the store to see the different items for sale. Each area of the store had different food choices. What I loved the most was that the food was served in different containers. It was incredible!

There was a huge crowd, and my dad and I enjoyed mingling among some great people. This event was also hosted by the Junior League.

The registers were the bars! Fun!

more desserts!

Another delicious food station!

 Make sure you drop in on The Container Store this weekend. The Tampa store is 25,000 square feet and is located across from International Plaza and features more than 10,000 multifunctional and innovative products. The hours are Monday thru Saturday 9 am to 9pm and Sunday from 11am to 6pm. For the Grand Opening, The Container Store has partnered with the Junior League of Tampa and will donate 10% of the weekend sales to this wonderful nonprofit that is such an important part of the local community.

You can learn more information about The Container Store at their blog: What We Stand For.


Disclosure: I was given a bag full of goodies at the blogger event, but all opinions are my own.

Don't forget that I have 2 giveaways going on right now!!! Enter below!!!

Limitless Bracelet

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Happy Bands Headband

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Get Happy with Happy Bands! 2 Giveaways!

Get Happy with Happy Bands!

When Cara and Darlena from Running Happy asked if I would be interested in reviewing and giving away one of their headbands, I couldn't resist! I am always looking for a good head band. 

First of all, I have to tell you how thoughtful these ladies are. I didn't choose which happy band I wanted. I told them to surprise me. THEY DID! In the best way too! Look at this sweet note that they sent me with my headbands.... (look below) That was really impressive. It showed how much they care about their customers! 

 

The most important thing about a headband, aside from is it cute, is WILL IT STAY PUT???? The answer is YES! Their regular Happy Band was perfect for me, but they also have a solution for people who struggle to keep the band on their head. It has an extra clip. They sent me one of those too, and IT WORKS! Those are called Super Happy Bands!

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Don't forget about my Limitless Bracelet Giveaway either!!!

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