Hi all! I am having a crazy insane day at work today, so this is going to have to be short and sweet. Looking at my blog home page, it’s depressing to see that there are posts from November at the bottom. That says how little I’ve been blogging lately.
I did want to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day. I don’t get off work until 9 tonight, so my single ass will most likely be going home and enjoying a very large glass of wine all by myself. Yay excitement. Sad, I know. But it’s okay. I had a very [ ... ]
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Feb 2011
Hi all! I am having a crazy insane day at work today, so this is going to have to be short and sweet. Looking at my blog home page, it’s depressing to see that there are posts from November at the bottom. That says how little I’ve been blogging lately.
I did want to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day. I don’t get off work until 9 tonight, so my single ass will most likely be going home and enjoying a very large glass of wine all by myself. Yay excitement. Sad, I know. But it’s okay. I had a very [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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25
Jan 2011
Hi guys! Nope, this time, I’m not gonna look and see how long it’s been since I last posted. I know it’s been a while. Far too long. Far, far too long.
For some reason, I just haven’t been in the blogging sort of mood. Haven’t had much to say. Nothing inspiring, no crazy daily events to chronicle, no rants to go on…just kinda been ho-hum. Honestly, I think I needed a break. I’ve had this blog since January of 2008 and while I took an extended break at one point, that’s a looooong time.
Sadly, I can’t say I’m happy with [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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23
Dec 2010
Hola people! As you can see, I’m still alive and kicking, and honestly, have been meaning to write…but been afraid to come on here and see just how long it’s actually been since I did write. December 5th. These lapses in my writing are getting longer and longer and unfortunately are starting to mirror my lapses of last year.
My eating? Not so great. There’s been a TON going on in my life lately. I know I keep saying that and that really isn’t any excuse. People with much busier, much fuller lives are able to stick to this plan…and I [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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28
Nov 2010
I can’t believe how long it has been since I last posted. 12 days. Totally unacceptable. My only excuse is that things have been a little nuts in my world lately.
The last time I posted, it was called “Crazy Week.” And that did not turn out to be an exaggeration. But it was a good week overall.
I did see the midnight showing of Harry Potter and LOVED IT. Was very pleased (which is amazing considering how worried I was that it would be terrible – I’ve not been entirely happy with several of the others).
My mom’s surgery went well. She’s [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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16
Nov 2010
Hi all! I hope you’re doing well!
I am doing pretty good, however, exhausted and a bit stressed. I had a pretty good weekend. Spent Friday night watching a movie with some new friends. Took my mom to the airport on Saturday (she went to Florida). Spent Saturday night at a party at another friend’s house. Spent most of Sunday recuperating from said party (and from allergies). Then ran errands and did laundry, etc.
Unfortunately, I had to take my car into the shop yesterday morning to have the transmission checked out – and have not heard a word. Um, [ ... ]
08
Nov 2010
Hi people!
I know, I know….my blog writing has been kinda on the sketchy side lately. I apologize – not that I think you’re anxiously sitting at the edge of your seat just waiting for me to post something. I know better than that. But things have been a little nuts in my world lately.
First, a couple of comments regarding my Wordless Wednesday post of last week. The first pic was of my first taste of Indian food. I went with my friends who moved here to KC (who both love Indian and have tried it at various places [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Food, Life in General
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21
Oct 2010
Hi folks! I’m still here! Promise!
Life has just been very…..life lately.
I am loving my life right now (for the most part). Do you know when the last time was that I said that? Yeah, me either, but let me know if you remember.
Things have been a bit crazy. Been spending as much time as I can with friends – for example, went out for lunch with a couple of friends on Sunday, then went to dinner with another that night. Met another friend Tuesday night and am meeting another friend tonight. Have plans midday on Saturday with one [ ... ]
Category: Life in General, Weigh-Ins
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15
Oct 2010
You may remember that I have talked about Brené Brown’s work into shame research and authenticity quite often on my blog. I would say that I’m a huge fan of her, but “fan” isn’t quite the right word. I just really admire her work and what she does. There is so much truth behind it and I know that she is affecting people’s lives on a daily basis.
Plus, she’s just an incredible woman. I keep saying that I want to be her when “I grow up.”
You may also remember that I was lucky enough to meet [ ... ]
13
Oct 2010
All of my life I’ve had an image of my ideal life. The perfect dream that I would live every day. As I’ve grown and matured (which is debatable) , the dream image has grown and matured, as well. My life experiences shifted it a bit, but there were a few basic hopes that never disappeared, and the image remained always there.
Stuck behind glass.
Seemingly shatterproof, bulletproof, natural-disaster/nuclear war-surviving glass.
When I was really young, all I could do was stare through the glass in dreamlike fascination, as though I were watching a particularly entrancing snowglobe.
Throughout middle and high school, every [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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13
Oct 2010
As most all of you know, one of my biggest changes lately has been the recent (as of the 4th of October) shift in my work hours. I went from working from about 4pm until midnight M-F to 1pm-9pm on Mondays and 12pm-8pm the rest of the week.
It may not seem like that big of a change, but it has made a world of difference. Even though there are many nights that I still do the same ol’ same ol’ of heading straight home and vegging, it has had a huge effect on my attitude and how I feel. There [ ... ]
11
Oct 2010
I’m still working on my “emotional eating” blog post…okay, I really put it on hold. As I mentioned, it’s really long…and really, well, emotional. So I just needed to take a step back.
Instead, today, I’d like to chat about something I was thinking about yesterday. I’ve written over and over throughout the past few months about the changes I’ve been making. I know you’re all probably sick of hearing about it and are thinking….damn, is this girl ever gonna get back to the weight loss talk? Really, it all ties in together for me. Before, when I was losing all [ ... ]
07
Oct 2010
Hi folks! I know I haven’t been writing much lately. Have been meaning to, but have just been trying to get settled into my new routine and such. Thank you so much to those of you who left comments and sent messages checking on me. You all are the best and I truly am amazed every day at the compassion and caring in the world. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that there are good people out there and you all remind me darn near every day.
So far, I think my friends are getting settled in okay. Spent a lot of [ ... ]
29
Sep 2010
Every time I think of the title of this post, I hear Julia Roberts saying “Big mistake. Big. Huge” from this scene in Pretty Woman:
Hopefully this Big Change (Big, Huge) won’t turn out to be a Big, Huge Mistake.
For the past almost eight years (omg. eight. years!! – on 10/7), I’ve worked second shift – from about 4pm until midnight. I know, pretty sucky hours, right?
Overall, it actually hasn’t been too bad. There are definitely some benefits to the hours which I’ll explain in more detail later. I started working these hours four months before my brother died, and either [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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27
Sep 2010
This is going to be another one of my little bit of everything posts, and it’s going to be a bit long, so you might just want to skim through and see if anything catches your eye that you’d like to read further. I know I’ve been a bit M.I.A. lately, and hopefully I will be able to change that soon! I’ve been a regular on Twitter, so you can always catch me there – the randomness that I post there knows no limits.
Though I’ve been feeling that I need to take a step back from even Twitter for [ ... ]
21
Sep 2010
So I’m up another 1.2 pounds this week. I was actually quite a bit surprised that it wasn’t more considering we ate out practically every meal over the weekend. Sadly, over the course of September, I have completely undone all of the work and progress that I made over the course of August (have gained more than 9 pounds in the last three weeks and September isn’t even over yet). I’m exactly where I was at the beginning of August. And thoroughly disgusted with myself on top of it.
I’ve written about these topics so many times in the past, so [ ... ]
