Christina did this Meme today and it seemed fun--and challenging for me! I'm kind of wordy, always with an explanation. Answers have to be one word.
Where is your cell phone? desk
Where is your significant other? basketball
Your hair color? blonde
Your mother? flighty
Your father? bold
Your favorite thing? bed
Your dream last night? scary
Your dream/goal? happy
The room you’re in? office
Your hobby? reading
Your fear? crazy
Where do you want to be in 6 years? unsure
Where were you last night? basketball
What you’re not? shallow
One of your wish-list items? ipod
Where you grew up? nowhere
Last thing you did? bills
What are you wearing? dress
Your TV? old
Your pet? away
Your computer? white
Your mood? ambivalent
Missing someone? friends
Your car? black
Something you’re not wearing? pants
Favorite store? Target
Your summer? hot
Love someone? yes
Your favorite color? pink
When is the last time you laughed? today
Last time you cried? monday
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Postivitity Hodge Podge
(Let's get it out there-Sunday was a bad day. Rather than writing it all out here--which might be cathartic, but might end up just making things worse--I'm trying a new coping mechanism. I think it fits in with my efforts at having a positive outlook. )
Just the Good Stuff
*I finished Twilight on Saturday. I really liked it. I do NOT think it's better than Harry Potter, but I sure did run out to get New Moon on Saturday evening. I had to try two different stores, but finally found it. I'm two chapters in and can't wait to find out what happens next.
*A client brought cake in this morning. It had raspberry filling and lemon icing. So good.
*Birthday Presents: Baby Bjorn (I really wanted this and A LOVES it, I'm so happy with it), Two framed pictures of A (they surreptitiously took him for pictures and they turned out so cute), some money. I have one more present waiting at the post office.
*Short Week- I'm only working today and tomorrow. I was planning to work Wednesday too. Yesterday's bad day caused some problems with plans to visit with my family, so I'm going to spend the whole day with them Wednesday.
*My hair turned out cute. She cut it a little shorter than I expected, but it has a cute flip at the ends. The highlights turned out good too (I know, I will try to remember to post a picture)
*The Fast Food Ban is going well. I haven't had any since Friday. This morning my bad mood was trying to talk me into it, but I resisted.
*My neices and nephews are visiting (hence the Wednesday plan) and they are so cute!!
*My sister got to meet my son. He really likes her (and vice-versa, lol)
Just the Good Stuff
*I finished Twilight on Saturday. I really liked it. I do NOT think it's better than Harry Potter, but I sure did run out to get New Moon on Saturday evening. I had to try two different stores, but finally found it. I'm two chapters in and can't wait to find out what happens next.
*A client brought cake in this morning. It had raspberry filling and lemon icing. So good.
*Birthday Presents: Baby Bjorn (I really wanted this and A LOVES it, I'm so happy with it), Two framed pictures of A (they surreptitiously took him for pictures and they turned out so cute), some money. I have one more present waiting at the post office.
*Short Week- I'm only working today and tomorrow. I was planning to work Wednesday too. Yesterday's bad day caused some problems with plans to visit with my family, so I'm going to spend the whole day with them Wednesday.
*My hair turned out cute. She cut it a little shorter than I expected, but it has a cute flip at the ends. The highlights turned out good too (I know, I will try to remember to post a picture)
*The Fast Food Ban is going well. I haven't had any since Friday. This morning my bad mood was trying to talk me into it, but I resisted.
*My neices and nephews are visiting (hence the Wednesday plan) and they are so cute!!
*My sister got to meet my son. He really likes her (and vice-versa, lol)
Friday, November 21, 2008
Birthday Resolutions
T-Minus 11 hours and 10 minutes until my birthday. Time to get these Resolutions out there:
I resolve to. . .
*Become a healthier person, through diet and excerise-I'm getting back on Weight Watchers and I'm going to get my exercising done in the mornings. As an added challenge with this one-I've decided to give up fast food for YEAR. I really think I can do this. It's not even that good, you know? Just quick, easy, and there. (There is one exception: Grilled chicken salads. I figure if we are traveling or something and it is unavoidable getting a salad is the option.)
*Enjoy life more by being more agreeable, more laid back. Less quick to anger, less defensive-attitudes are contagious, I really believe this. I'm going to work on keeping my own attitude positive. It's so easy to take the bait and let other people bring me down. I'm tired of that. Optimism and looking for the positive-that's where it's at.
*Be a better employee, by trying to learn as much as possible and be more comfortable in this job-I don't dislike this job so much as I dislike it not coming naturally to me. It's WORK in every sense of the word. There are so many different things that we do-which is exactly what I wanted, less monotony. But that also means there are neverending things to figure out and learn. I want to learn those things, so that one day this becomes something I am good at, not something I'm struggling with.
*Help people in big ways and small-give blood, volunteer, food drive, donations, giving compliments, whatever I can think of. Helping people inherently makes you feel good. The world can sometimes be a crappy place and everybody needs a little help.
I was shooting for five, but I think these four cover it. Realistically, I have no idea what the coming year has in store for me. But, regardless, I want to make the best of it. Life is short. I want to spend mine having fun and being happy.
I resolve to. . .
*Become a healthier person, through diet and excerise-I'm getting back on Weight Watchers and I'm going to get my exercising done in the mornings. As an added challenge with this one-I've decided to give up fast food for YEAR. I really think I can do this. It's not even that good, you know? Just quick, easy, and there. (There is one exception: Grilled chicken salads. I figure if we are traveling or something and it is unavoidable getting a salad is the option.)
*Enjoy life more by being more agreeable, more laid back. Less quick to anger, less defensive-attitudes are contagious, I really believe this. I'm going to work on keeping my own attitude positive. It's so easy to take the bait and let other people bring me down. I'm tired of that. Optimism and looking for the positive-that's where it's at.
*Be a better employee, by trying to learn as much as possible and be more comfortable in this job-I don't dislike this job so much as I dislike it not coming naturally to me. It's WORK in every sense of the word. There are so many different things that we do-which is exactly what I wanted, less monotony. But that also means there are neverending things to figure out and learn. I want to learn those things, so that one day this becomes something I am good at, not something I'm struggling with.
*Help people in big ways and small-give blood, volunteer, food drive, donations, giving compliments, whatever I can think of. Helping people inherently makes you feel good. The world can sometimes be a crappy place and everybody needs a little help.
I was shooting for five, but I think these four cover it. Realistically, I have no idea what the coming year has in store for me. But, regardless, I want to make the best of it. Life is short. I want to spend mine having fun and being happy.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Early Birthday Present
Remember when I mentioned hating my hair?? Tomorrow I am doing something about it. I have an appointment for a cut and highlights.
This is the cut I like. It'll basically be a trim and some they'll have to thin it out. It amazes me how they do that. My hair is uber-thick though, so thinning it out is usually neccessary.
I want the highlights pretty heavy too. My hair has darkened up in the past year or so, so the highlights should be a nice touch. I can't wait!
This is the cut I like. It'll basically be a trim and some they'll have to thin it out. It amazes me how they do that. My hair is uber-thick though, so thinning it out is usually neccessary.
I want the highlights pretty heavy too. My hair has darkened up in the past year or so, so the highlights should be a nice touch. I can't wait!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Rose 2.0
I'm so excited about my Birthday Resolutions. I haven't nailed them all down yet, but I've been thinking them through. I haven't decided if I want to commit to a specific diet or just commit to healthy eating. You know-the overhaul the kitchen kind of healthy eating. That seems like the healthiest route and I want to make a commitment to healthier living in general. Shape up, slim down, but also be all-around healthy. Some fad diet won't do that. It's going to be tough though.
Whole wheat bread, lean meats, low fat cheese. I already do all those things. But I also do the whole burgers, sweets, fast food thing too. I've got to knock out all those bad habits. It's definately going to be a challenge, but if I succeed it will be so much better for me and my family. I know, for a fact, that if I eat healthier so will my husband.
Along with the Resolutions, I've decided to do something along the lines of "25 Things To Do While 25". I got the idea from Andrea's comment yesterday. My Resolutions are going to be serious "make myself a better person" type of things. The 25 things are going to be fun!
That idea reminded me of the 1001 things in 101 days that I wanted to do earlier this year (big shock: I started on the idea and never finished). In the spirit of becoming a person who does what she says she will do, I'm going to give that a go too. So my 25 things will be a jumping off point for that list. I'm so excited.
Something about this birthday seems different. Between becoming a mom and having a pretty crappy 24th year I just want to make positive changes in my life. I need an upgrade, Rose 2.0.
Whole wheat bread, lean meats, low fat cheese. I already do all those things. But I also do the whole burgers, sweets, fast food thing too. I've got to knock out all those bad habits. It's definately going to be a challenge, but if I succeed it will be so much better for me and my family. I know, for a fact, that if I eat healthier so will my husband.
Along with the Resolutions, I've decided to do something along the lines of "25 Things To Do While 25". I got the idea from Andrea's comment yesterday. My Resolutions are going to be serious "make myself a better person" type of things. The 25 things are going to be fun!
That idea reminded me of the 1001 things in 101 days that I wanted to do earlier this year (big shock: I started on the idea and never finished). In the spirit of becoming a person who does what she says she will do, I'm going to give that a go too. So my 25 things will be a jumping off point for that list. I'm so excited.
Something about this birthday seems different. Between becoming a mom and having a pretty crappy 24th year I just want to make positive changes in my life. I need an upgrade, Rose 2.0.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Hodge-Podge
*I kind of think the partners here think I am an idiot. In reality, maybe I just don't always dig accounting. Some days it's fine. Other days, I just think "what a waste of time."
*My birthday is Saturday. I'm looking forward to turning 25. 24, as a whole, was kind of a dark, crappy year. It shouldn't have been. I was pregnant for the bulk of it and my son was born. And that is great (and great is such an understatement). But the rest of the year can suck it.
*Each time I come here, to blog, I think "what happened, no one comments anymore." And it's not like "oh no, people think I'm boring." I just like the community of bloggers. Then I wake up and realize I haven't really been commenting much either.
*Today I'm in a funk. Not really a bad mood or a bad day. Just one of those can't shake it kind of clouds, I guess. It's better than an all out bad day, but it's irritating. I started this day thinking how bad my hair looked-perhaps these two things are connected? Do you ever have a day where nothing seems quite "right"? Everything is just somewhat off? It all started with the hair. (I just realized that I am sitting here making an incredibly sour face. Geez. I wish I had a sure fire mood lifter to do in this office.)
*I'm actually kind of hating my hair fully at this point. It's a weird length. Bangs cut weird that I'm trying to grow out. I hate putting it up, because I just look like a bum. But leaving it down is so much work. I just want it to be long and pretty, but I have ages until that happens. In the meantime I'm fighting the urge to go in and say "chop it all off" because I seriously hate it.
*You know how people do New Year's Resolutions? Yeah, I've never actually stuck to them. But I'm thinking of doing Birthday Resolutions. I'm quite tired of starting projects/diets/ideas and never finishing them. I'm sick of being halfway organized, halfway mess. I feel like I've failed at New Year's Resolutions so often, why not try something new? I've got between now and Saturday to come up with them. I'm so tempted to make a huge list. That is so me. Make a huge list and not follow through on any. I think I am going to make 5. Five that matter and stick to those.
*One of those resolution is going to be to lose weight. I am pretty unhappy with my weight/figure. I am still really proud of the progress I've made since giving birth. The scale is much lower. Lower than pre-pregnancy. But, I was overweight then anyway. It's higher than I want it to be. And pregnancy changed my shape. Even though I weigh a good 20 pounds less than I did before getting pregnant, I am still in the same size pants. Looking in the mirror is not fun my friends. Not fun at all.
*I want to LOVE my job. And I so want that to happen with my current job. So much of my hesitation with it is how much I still don't know. I'm tired of asking questions and feeling unsure. I just want to be confident.
*Good Lord, that could be the motto for my whole life at the moment "I just want to be confident."
*My birthday is Saturday. I'm looking forward to turning 25. 24, as a whole, was kind of a dark, crappy year. It shouldn't have been. I was pregnant for the bulk of it and my son was born. And that is great (and great is such an understatement). But the rest of the year can suck it.
*Each time I come here, to blog, I think "what happened, no one comments anymore." And it's not like "oh no, people think I'm boring." I just like the community of bloggers. Then I wake up and realize I haven't really been commenting much either.
*Today I'm in a funk. Not really a bad mood or a bad day. Just one of those can't shake it kind of clouds, I guess. It's better than an all out bad day, but it's irritating. I started this day thinking how bad my hair looked-perhaps these two things are connected? Do you ever have a day where nothing seems quite "right"? Everything is just somewhat off? It all started with the hair. (I just realized that I am sitting here making an incredibly sour face. Geez. I wish I had a sure fire mood lifter to do in this office.)
*I'm actually kind of hating my hair fully at this point. It's a weird length. Bangs cut weird that I'm trying to grow out. I hate putting it up, because I just look like a bum. But leaving it down is so much work. I just want it to be long and pretty, but I have ages until that happens. In the meantime I'm fighting the urge to go in and say "chop it all off" because I seriously hate it.
*You know how people do New Year's Resolutions? Yeah, I've never actually stuck to them. But I'm thinking of doing Birthday Resolutions. I'm quite tired of starting projects/diets/ideas and never finishing them. I'm sick of being halfway organized, halfway mess. I feel like I've failed at New Year's Resolutions so often, why not try something new? I've got between now and Saturday to come up with them. I'm so tempted to make a huge list. That is so me. Make a huge list and not follow through on any. I think I am going to make 5. Five that matter and stick to those.
*One of those resolution is going to be to lose weight. I am pretty unhappy with my weight/figure. I am still really proud of the progress I've made since giving birth. The scale is much lower. Lower than pre-pregnancy. But, I was overweight then anyway. It's higher than I want it to be. And pregnancy changed my shape. Even though I weigh a good 20 pounds less than I did before getting pregnant, I am still in the same size pants. Looking in the mirror is not fun my friends. Not fun at all.
*I want to LOVE my job. And I so want that to happen with my current job. So much of my hesitation with it is how much I still don't know. I'm tired of asking questions and feeling unsure. I just want to be confident.
*Good Lord, that could be the motto for my whole life at the moment "I just want to be confident."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election Day
Is it just me or is there excitement in the air?
This morning I dressed A up in a onsie that had red white and blue on it. He looks so cute! Later tonight I want to be sure and get his picture in front of the election coverage on tv. We took a picture of him in front of the Hurricane Ike coverage, so now he'll have another big news story for his baby book.
I just got back from voting. It was much quicker than I expected. This is only the second Presidential Election I've been eligible to vote in. For some reason I was much more excited today than I was for the first one.
Go Vote!!
This morning I dressed A up in a onsie that had red white and blue on it. He looks so cute! Later tonight I want to be sure and get his picture in front of the election coverage on tv. We took a picture of him in front of the Hurricane Ike coverage, so now he'll have another big news story for his baby book.
I just got back from voting. It was much quicker than I expected. This is only the second Presidential Election I've been eligible to vote in. For some reason I was much more excited today than I was for the first one.
Go Vote!!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Weekend Rundown
*I made chili this weekend! Finally! It was so, so good. We have a good bit left and I'm thinking about freezing it. How great will it be to just heat it back up next time we get a cold snap?
*I completely missed early voting. Tomorrow I'll have to brave the general voting. The problem is that the polling stations are by precinct and I'm not sure what precinct I live in. I hear it's on my voter registration card. . . which I will have to find. . .
*A was waking up many, many times in the night over the past week. The consensus from, oh everyone, was to give him some rice cereal. So I did. Do you know what it did? Nothing. He loved it, but he did not sleep better.
*Halloween was fun! We took some pictures of A in his costume, went to a Fall Festival, and saw a few trick or treaters (Spiderman and a Pirate were the cutest).
*NaBloPoMo. I was seriously going to do this. Then I realized "hey, today is November 3rd and I am just now making my first post of the months." So. . . hm. I could just make a goal of 30 posts TOTAL in November, and have two days with two posts. OR I could scrap the whole idea. Very unsure.
*Seriously, the chili was awesome.
*I completely missed early voting. Tomorrow I'll have to brave the general voting. The problem is that the polling stations are by precinct and I'm not sure what precinct I live in. I hear it's on my voter registration card. . . which I will have to find. . .
*A was waking up many, many times in the night over the past week. The consensus from, oh everyone, was to give him some rice cereal. So I did. Do you know what it did? Nothing. He loved it, but he did not sleep better.
*Halloween was fun! We took some pictures of A in his costume, went to a Fall Festival, and saw a few trick or treaters (Spiderman and a Pirate were the cutest).
*NaBloPoMo. I was seriously going to do this. Then I realized "hey, today is November 3rd and I am just now making my first post of the months." So. . . hm. I could just make a goal of 30 posts TOTAL in November, and have two days with two posts. OR I could scrap the whole idea. Very unsure.
*Seriously, the chili was awesome.
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