Friday, January 30, 2015

She Blinded me with Science!


Before I began blogging (and really after, too) I loved to plan parties. My friends and family know I love to entertain and create fun memories. I am a theme girl- everything needs a theme. It connects people and quite frankly drives the party poopers NUTS. ;) So for my sister's 30th, I knew I wanted to do something special for her. She is scientist so, why not THEME it "Mad Scientist?" And that'a what I did! We had a mad scientist pub crawl! It was fun to plan, but took a lot of work. We had it fairly small, if larger, I would recommend calling the bars ahead of time to make sure they can handle a party of your size/

I invited some of our closest friends and family. Asked them to dress as scientists. We had wigs, lab coats, googles, gloves- the works- so fun! We met at the train and had 3 stops. Each stop had it's own game or fun activity. Some were rewarded with a drink to the winner. We even made LOTS of friends along the way. The theme really drew people to us! Not one to complain- they all loved it!

For the ride down I created a special drink "The Mad scientist." It was a concoction made for the mad scientist herself and I put it in a special cup. My daughter and I designed her lab coat and brought her accessories- she had NO idea!


 This was a pub crawl, so we were drinking on this event. If you're not a drinker, you could do the same minus the liquor! The birthday girl had her own jello shot in her Biohazard bag! HAHAHA! Soooo, I also made shots and jello shots for the train ride. Each were made in new petri dish, as well as test tubes  from Amazon.

At each stop I had a game. The first stop we had a science experiment... Can you get the straw through the potato- using nothing but the potato and straw given. Winner was awarded a drink!




It was early enough that the bar was not too full, so we were able to get a few rounds of flippy cup in!


And then it was time to move on. We moved on to the second restaurant. But we needed to celebrate the birthday girl with some cake and singing!
And onto the next location!
Here everyone had to try to sink their mini marshmallow in water! Took quite awhile, again a drink was the prize!


Then on to our hometown to continue the party! SELFIE!!!!!!!!



Adult Mad Scientist party:
Invite guests to dress as Mad Scienists
Create an outfit for guest of honor
Supply drinks if inclined using petri dishes, test tubes and beakers.
Provide Science experiments along the way, create science themed activities
Be responsible. Especially if drinking! 

I hope you enjoyed this idea!
Kellyxxoo

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Love her- ChALeNe JohNsOn

So, I sit here with an ice pack on my back after Zumba tonight deciding what to write about- because as you know it was something I am committed to doing so. Hmmmm....

Well, I decided to write about one of my new favorite fitness/life things. Podcasts. Heard of them? They are like radio stations on itunes. My favorite is by my girl- Chalene Johnson. She is AH-MAZ-ING. She is a motivational speaker and fitness guru. I first 'met' Chalene doing her awesome Turbo Jam workout, then- at one point in my life I graduated up to Turbo Fire! I can no longer do TF with out feeling like I was going to die. Anyhow, she has a podcast called The Chalene Show. She touches on everything from health, wellness, motivation, just about anything you need as a pick me up. I listen to them any time I have time- getting ready, in the car (if I don't have the kids), before bed. I love them. She gives you tips and tricks to make life just that easier. She is down to Earth from Michigan- here in the Midwest. I just adore Chalene! You really should CHECK HER OUT!!! Here on: FacebookPodcastTwitter and Instagram.

Find her and love her too!
Kelly xxoo

Sunday, January 25, 2015

I'm back!

Ok peeps, the few friends who actually read this! Hopefully this year I can acquire some readers and commit to posting frequently.

My girlfriend has a blog and she is recommitting to her blog and has inspired me to, too. Here's her blog: http://wherestheskinnymama.blogspot.com/. As she writes, we have begun a group on Facebook, just a few of us, to commit to be healthy. Everyone is at different places in their life, different weight, different lifestyle. But we are the BEST of friends. We have committed to different things. Me, I committed to eating better and exercising daily. After a week, I lost 3lbs only to sprain my back and be out for 2 weeks. Although, nothing lost, nothing gained. So, not terrible. Headed to the doctor tomorrow. THE CHIRO! Never been, hopefully he can heal. I'm so sick of being in pain.


So, are you going to make a commitment this year to something- ANYTHING?! Tell me about it! Why tell me? Why not? I need some internet friends so I blow some shit up with my awesome posts to come! HA!

Kelly xxoo