Guilt Free Bliss

If ya'll have visited my Instagram page (@xoxoleslieann) lately you probably have noticed that I've been doing a lot no wait...actually a TON of things to get back into shape and live a much healthier lifestyle. It's still a work in progress but I'm glad I finally took the challenge (yet again) to become healthier. When I was in high school I weighed over 200 pounds and wasn't healthy at all and I'm not even sure if I cared...in all honesty. It wasn't until senior year that I wanted to get healthy so I started losing weight and feeling so much better about myself, I loved it. Then college came around and my weight just took a stand still for a good while (although, I was super glad I didn't gain any of my weight back). No, I wasn't "skinny" by the world's standards, I didn't care though I was happy that I had lost a tremendous amount of weight and felt invincible. Fast forward a few years and I was still at the weight that I was...

As you know I worked for an after-school program for the past two school years. This year, in particular, I was able to use some of my "teacher skills." It wasn't bad, in fact, I learned a lot about myself and I've identified some of my teaching style which will help me, obviously in the long run, ha! I've been very grateful for this job and I love each of my kiddos and their families. But as of yesterday, its SWEET, SWEET, SUMMERTIME! If you don't know summer is one of my favorite seasons, I love the warm weather and being able to travel and do fun adventures with my friends and family. Some of you have contacted me and asked me to give suggestions on what to do with your children/loved ones this summer. Here are 20 items you can do for little or no cost: 1. Do your local library's summer reading program (this is geared more towards the children) 2. Finish an outdoor project 3.Catch lighting bugs (fireflies) in a jar 4. Visit a local...

Happy Mother's Day to ALL  of you FAB.U.LOUS mom's out there! I might not be a mother...yet but  I can tell you one thing I am so excited to become one when the timing is right. For as long as I can remember I've always wanted to be a mom (I even treated my baby dolls like real  babies when I was younger and would even dress them in real baby clothes) One time I somehow convinced my dad to buy me a real carseat for them because a doll carseat just wasn't good enough--haha! See, I told you I was excited! But I realize that there are people out there who are not able to have children on their own and to them I say NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give up hope. Our loving Heavenly Father is the one in charge not the doctors, He can make it happen and he will, remember that thing I said about timing...yeah you're time will come sweet girl. <3 To the moms who's children don't respect what they have done for them, I want to say to you: Thank You, for w...

Hello All! I hope everyone is doing fabulous. So many things are happening in my life and I'm so excited to share them with  you over the coming weeks! If you or someone you know would be interested in collaborating  with SLA contact me, I am open to any (appropriate) options! I am ready to move on to new adventures in the future so my lovely readers stay tuned! Until next time, Leslie Ann PS: I promise some interesting blogs are coming up soon!