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  • About Me

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    mperalta

    Female, 21
    Leesburg, VA, USA
    Member since September 14, 2007

    • About Me

      I am married to the best guy ever and im a stay at home mom for my biggest joy Carolyn my baby who was born december 7th 2007. i love cooking and creating (if its a craft i probably do it). i hope to one day open up my own restaurant and i want a big family. i am over ambitious but life is to short to be boring.

      I am married to the best guy ever and im a stay at home mom for my biggest joy Carolyn my baby who was born december 7th 2007. i love cooking and creating (if its a craft i probably do it). i hope to one day open up my own restaurant and i want a big family. i am over ambitious but life is to short to be boring.

    • Interests

      politics, (im not an opinion pusher) going green. crafts, cooking and teaching my daughter as much as i can Losing my baby weight. Knitting & Crocheting are my favorites. i love to read when i get time.

      politics, (im not an opinion pusher) going green. crafts, cooking and teaching my daughter as much as

  • Recent Activity

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  • Journal

    • bad luck

      Mood May 5, 2009 1:51am

      so this past weekend was horrible. on saturday my mom was sick so she couldent watch my daughter so i only could go to work for 4 hours (got in …

    • gay marriage!

      Mood November 13, 2008 1:09am

      look at the **Spending 22 million dollars to take away gay marriages in california.wow..Their reasoning."Top Ten reason's Gay marriage is …

    • yay im so happy

      Mood November 3, 2008 3:34am

      so we finally got our dog. my husband and i have been waiting patiently for 3 years and we finally live in a dog friendly house. we rescued a black …
    • my baby is getting soo big.

      Mood September 17, 2008 12:39pm

      so my daughter is 9 months old and started walking last night. i think it was my proudest moment ever. she was standing there i held out my …
    • ok so the eyelashes are NA

      Mood September 7, 2008 1:08am

      so i dont have eyelashes again! moving and everything has been very stressful but im still so fortunate because all of the other aspects of my life …

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  • Goals

    Progress

    25 %

    Goal End Date is Dec 20, 08 341 days ago.
    Calories
    1,200

    Progress

    0 %

    Goal End Date is Dec 20, 08 341 days ago.
    my pulls (hairs)
    0

    Progress

    0 %

    Goal End Date is Feb 1, 09 298 days ago.
    Goal Completed on Sep 7, 08
  • Support Groups

    • Close Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
      Type: Trichotillomania

      I have had trichotillomania for 12 years now. i suffered as a child because my family and i were not aware that i had an actual condition until i was 15. they thought i just did it out of habit like biting my nails. i would like to give support or advice to anyone who needs it. i have learned to live with what i have and am happy with myself and my life.

      Treatments

      Prozac Working / Worked
      the medicine made me feel like a zombie. i decided to live with what i have and be myself instead of being "cured" and being miserable.
    • Close Diets & Weight Maintenance

      i gained baby wait that i would LOVE to lose eating healthy is easy for me but going to the gym is impossible i have a baby and i am way to unmotivated to go.

      Treatments

      Counting Calories Not Working
      i HATE IT
      Eat Less Somewhat Helpful
      i always feel hungry. but its kinda working.
    • Open Breastfeeding

      my daughter is 7 months old and i have breastfed since day one. i dont pump or anything ive gotten mastitis twice which i think was worse than labor pains.

    • Open Interracial Relationships

      I am white and my husband is peruvian, no were not married for papers we really do love each other unconditionally. We have a 8 mo old daughter together and we are very happy.

    • Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

      I have ocd about organization, numbers, cleanliness and i am obsess about bad things happening.

    • Open Family Issues

      in my extended family everyone is always very sneaky and talking about everyone else. there always plotting and fighting. its ridiculous its gotten so bad that were not spending thanks giving or christmas as a family this year.

      Treatments

      Family Therapy Not Working
      one half of the problem refuses to show up
      Talking Not Working
      nobody listens to me
    • Open Parenting Toddlers (1-3)

      my daughter turned one dec. 6th 08 and im so stressed about this because its like just last week we would cuddle and sleep together and now shes trying to run not walk run and pushes me away.

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      i am extremely patient and never get frustrated, my daughter is now the same way. she is very quite and patient and very rarely gets upset.
      Positive Reinforcement Working / Worked
      my husband and i are always trying to enforce all of the good things she does. so far so good. she listens very well and doesn't flip out when we have to take something from her shes not supposed to have.
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