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Meg, Contributor

Meg was married in July of 2005 to her self proclaimed geeky husband. Two months after getting married they adopted a golden retriever mutt who was a product of her paper certified, pure bred, golden retriever mom and the neighborhood mutt. Not long after Lucy the mutt came into the picture, Meg peed on a stick and from that moment on, everything changed. Almost 5 years later Meg’s life has morphed from her dream of bolting out Broadway ballads on stage to the more exciting, challenging, draining and wonderful life of a SAHM to two energetic little boys. Meg is pregnant with her third child who, according to the ultrasound technician, is definitely a girl! To keep sane she locks herself in her office and sews, she works in the yard, does DIY style home improvement projects, contributes to Mom Spark and blogs on her own site, www.thoughtsnstuff.com.

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How To: Microwave Heat Pack

this is a repeat, but still a good tutorial!

I have baby fever. I have it bad. Really bad.

I promised myself that before we could start trying for our third child, I would get in shape. I put on 40 lbs when I was pregnant with my 1st, M. I got pregnant with P, our 2nd, just 6 short months after M was born. Six months is not a lot of time to drop 40 lbs, even if you are not caring for a newborn.

P will be 2 in October. I have a lot of excuses as to why I am still carrying all the baby weight…. I will not bore you with them.

I will however share a secret with you.

My key to weight loss.

Yeah, diet and exercise works. Burn more calories than you take in and all that jazz. But for me, the key to weight loss is reward. The first jean size I dropped, I got a haircut. A real one. Not a 15 buck walk-in haircut, a real, make an appointment, get a scalp massage while you get your hair washed haircut.

My rewards lately have been scaled back a bit. We are on a budget and are doing some remodels (posts on that later) so money is tight. So now, I have a much more frugal reward. And let me tell you, it is almost as satisfying as a fancy haircut. My reward? You ask. I tell.

Homemade Heat Packs