- Dishes - not excited, but they need to be done.
- Sweeping, vacuuming, mopping - easy enough.
- Print out my list of what my cat/fish sitter needs to do.
- Bake banana bread - I have 6 frozen bananas in wait.
- Buy things - first aid kit, sunscreen, mini bottles for bath stuff, paper plates & cups, etc.
- Rearrange my bed - it's a little complicated to get to my 2nd tank as of right now.
- Water changes in both tanks.
- Pack!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Things To Do: Reunion
These are some things I'm planning to do before I leave with my boyfriend to the family reunion.
M.I.A.
Oh gosh it's been a LONG time since I've posted, especially since I have no excuse not to! I have an app on my phone for this site and I'm logged in all the time! LOL!
Anyway, today I wanted to share some exciting news for me. :) My grandma offered me the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday shift at my job and I accepted! Basically I'll be starting that shift next week, so I'm really happy! I can quit the temp service and CK, and even though I won't have as much money, I know I'll be a lot happier.
Honestly, I thought I was good at hiding my misery. As cliche as that sounds, I really did think I was doing a pretty good job hiding it with lies and smiles. But everyone noticed that I was miserable, so when I asked about what I should do with this opportunity, everyone was like, "TAKE IT!"
I didn't have this in my plans, but maybe this is how my life was meant to go. I wasn't supposed to be waiting for my boyfriend to propose so I could quit CK/the temp service. I wasn't supposed to work 7 days a week over the entire summer. And I wasn't supposed to work the weekend shift at CJP for the rest of my life. I don't really have too much say in my life's journey, I'm just living it and doing the best I can.
The only kink really put in by this new job (even though it's the same job, new days) is the family reunion. Oh, I was terrified once I thought about what I had done with the decision I made! Who was going to work for me? What day would I need that person to work for me? Am I even going to be able to go? How is this fair? Luckily, I called my mom and she happened to be at my grandma's house, so I talked with both of them and my grandma and I worked out a schedule that works me 16 days/nights at CJP, but gets me this reunion/vacation. Not complaining at all... I just really hope the new hire agrees to the plan as well.
My boyfriend is happy about it too! I asked his advice and he said right away that I should take this new offer at CJP. He even said he'd help me out with money if I needed it, which I'm not gonna lie, brought a tear to my eye. That was so sweet, and he didn't even hesitate when he said it. I love that guy! ;)
So that's what's been happening. Working 7 days a week will no longer be an excuse of mine to not clean and do dishes. Lordy, my house is a mess!
Anyway, today I wanted to share some exciting news for me. :) My grandma offered me the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday shift at my job and I accepted! Basically I'll be starting that shift next week, so I'm really happy! I can quit the temp service and CK, and even though I won't have as much money, I know I'll be a lot happier.
Honestly, I thought I was good at hiding my misery. As cliche as that sounds, I really did think I was doing a pretty good job hiding it with lies and smiles. But everyone noticed that I was miserable, so when I asked about what I should do with this opportunity, everyone was like, "TAKE IT!"
I didn't have this in my plans, but maybe this is how my life was meant to go. I wasn't supposed to be waiting for my boyfriend to propose so I could quit CK/the temp service. I wasn't supposed to work 7 days a week over the entire summer. And I wasn't supposed to work the weekend shift at CJP for the rest of my life. I don't really have too much say in my life's journey, I'm just living it and doing the best I can.
The only kink really put in by this new job (even though it's the same job, new days) is the family reunion. Oh, I was terrified once I thought about what I had done with the decision I made! Who was going to work for me? What day would I need that person to work for me? Am I even going to be able to go? How is this fair? Luckily, I called my mom and she happened to be at my grandma's house, so I talked with both of them and my grandma and I worked out a schedule that works me 16 days/nights at CJP, but gets me this reunion/vacation. Not complaining at all... I just really hope the new hire agrees to the plan as well.
My boyfriend is happy about it too! I asked his advice and he said right away that I should take this new offer at CJP. He even said he'd help me out with money if I needed it, which I'm not gonna lie, brought a tear to my eye. That was so sweet, and he didn't even hesitate when he said it. I love that guy! ;)
So that's what's been happening. Working 7 days a week will no longer be an excuse of mine to not clean and do dishes. Lordy, my house is a mess!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
C25K
I started the C25K a while ago - maybe 3 weeks ago. And recently I've been doing it with my best friend who started 2 weeks ago. Since we never get to spend time together (since I'm forever working) we decided to do this together in the mornings. So, I back tracked and she kept going so we're at the same pace/set of instructions. We were bad and skipped one day so we're on Week 2:Day 3. I have to say that I'm proud of our combined improvements.
She's hard to run with because I don't know how far I can push her. She has a heart condition so I'm scared to push her too hard for her health, but I don't want to let her slack because jogging will be good for her! She needs to lose weight as do I and jogging will make up healthier and sexier... As if it's really possible to be sexier... lol? :)
Overall though, she runs well. She tends to quit about 20-30 seconds before it's time, and I keep going. I told her I thought it'd be interesting to test her without a timer that she could see just to see how far she can go. Also we agreed it'd be easier for her to run longer if she wasn't pushing a baby stroller that veers to one side.
And even though she quits early, she still improved. She's now running the minute vs. 40 seconds from last week. So I'm proud. And I am running the whole 90 seconds for this week. I feel like dying at the last one, but I push and I'm proud of myself for doing that.
Honestly, I would totally recommend this app/workout plan if you're under 200 lbs. I think anyone can do it and they make it so easy. If you're over 200 lbs, I'd suggest working yourself up to this by walking at a moderate pace for 30 minutes until you feel good.
She's hard to run with because I don't know how far I can push her. She has a heart condition so I'm scared to push her too hard for her health, but I don't want to let her slack because jogging will be good for her! She needs to lose weight as do I and jogging will make up healthier and sexier... As if it's really possible to be sexier... lol? :)
Overall though, she runs well. She tends to quit about 20-30 seconds before it's time, and I keep going. I told her I thought it'd be interesting to test her without a timer that she could see just to see how far she can go. Also we agreed it'd be easier for her to run longer if she wasn't pushing a baby stroller that veers to one side.
And even though she quits early, she still improved. She's now running the minute vs. 40 seconds from last week. So I'm proud. And I am running the whole 90 seconds for this week. I feel like dying at the last one, but I push and I'm proud of myself for doing that.
Honestly, I would totally recommend this app/workout plan if you're under 200 lbs. I think anyone can do it and they make it so easy. If you're over 200 lbs, I'd suggest working yourself up to this by walking at a moderate pace for 30 minutes until you feel good.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Karma
I've been talking a lot recently about how I can't wait to get out of CK and today I got a call saying they don't need me to come in all week this week. Umm ok? Random since I've been there every week since February. I'm just hoping I still have a job there and that this is some mistake or misunderstanding or just a random week they don't need me.
I guess time will tell.
I guess time will tell.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
OOTD: Fashion is Controversial.
1st Things 1st
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I get that some people may not like the way I dress (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday as Tuesday through Friday I have a uniform) but especially someone like a boyfriend should be supportive. He decided it was a good idea to make fun of my yellow shoes saying they not only don't go with my dress, but that they make my feet look like bananas. Rude.
Reasons he is wrong: Navy blue is a neutral color when it comes to clothes. Besides the fact that it even looks black and white, it's still neutral and it still counts. I also have the shoes paired with a yellow bracelet that is almost identical to the shoe color, so I have coordinated my accessories to make the outfit work. But most importantly, fashion is a choice and I'm choosing to finally break out of my shell and express how I want to look in clothes I want to wear. Don't be such a downer, man.
2nd Things 2nd
My review on 10dollarmall.com goes as such. The 2 dresses and 2 pairs of shoes I ordered came really fast. They shipped the next day after ordering and arrived yesterday which equals about 3-4 days. Really fast! Both dresses and both pairs of shoes fit perfectly true to size. The dress in this picture and the shoes as well are very well made and comfortable. I found no problems with either of those items. The other dress I bought came to me with a tear in the fabric, although it's small and easily fixable. The orange flower sandals had one of the crystals glued on backwards. Seriously?! I mean, a tear is something accidental, but are their manufacturers that simple that ONE of the FOUR crystals is glued on backwards? It's easy enough for me to fix, but it's a very stupid mistake. Overall, out of the four items I received, I would give a 3/4 rating or 75%. The clothes are cheap, so what can you expect with a tear in a piece and a backwards crystal? But those are still issues that people need to be aware of when ordering from this site. If you're not crafty, I wouldn't bother with this site.
I'm also awaiting my Haute Look purchases to arrive, but those will take longer and I'm expecting them to. I'm really excited to see the dresses in person and try them on!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Guilty Pleasure: 1
I, like most people, have a few guilty pleasures in my life that I'm not exactly embarrassed about, but I'd much rather keep those things secret. One of those things is a TV show called Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family.
Now, I'm only writing this to get it off my chest. Not because I need anyone to agree or disagree with me. Simply, this is something on my mind, I'm going to watch it in about an hour, and I feel like I need to talk about the show.
This show, for anyone who has no idea what I'm talking about, is basically about one main girl, Amy, who got pregnant at 15 by her first time lover, Ricky. She has the baby and right now in this season (3? 4? I don't know..) Amy and Ricky are engaged to be married. Happy ending, right? Wrong.
Although the show follows other characters as well, and though those story lines had brief leading roles above Amy & Ricky, those two seem to be the entire focus of the show. Obviously. Here's a few things that bother me:
1. Amy is 17. Ricky is 18. They are already living together and engaged to be married. Sweet, but not realistic.
2. Amy is a teenager who still acts like a teenager even though her friends and other students are growing up and maturing. To me, it would make more sense that Amy would mature faster because she's a mother. Right?
3. Just Amy in general. It goes along with #2, but she got everything she wanted; Ricky as her bf, now her fiance... Living with him and their son as a family... A wedding she gets to plan and had been bitching about for a long time... And she's still acting like a spoiled brat! It's really frustrating that a mother of a child would act this way when her hubby-to-be is only a year older and acts like he's 30 (maturity-wise). Why would he stay with her? Okay, he loves her, but that much? Really?
4. The show's story line goes all over the place. You think soap operas are bad? Try watching this for an hour and we'll compare notes. This show started with a big issue that involved a lot of drama, so obviously it couldn't back out and just add little things. But come on! Another "main" character, Grace, has a deceased father (Season 1) who ended up having an affair in Africa but wait - it gets better. That affair ended with a son... Better... Who claims that his mother and both Grace and his father met first and that Grace's mom and her family were the actual affair. ...WHAT!? It's crazy and once you're into it, you're hooked.
5. I can't stop watching it. The stories don't make a whole lot of sense lately in realistic terms. Now they're expanding into the gay/lesbian/bi phase with Grace and Adrian (Grace's bff) but that's the most real part of the show right now. It seems like they have taken a serious situation (getting preggo at 15) and morphed a little dramatic bubble around it. It seems like you're in a realistic place, but when you step back and look at reality and how that works versus how the show makes it look like reality works, you realize how abstract and disillusion it really is.
This show makes for good entertainment if you have nothing to do for an hour. But it bugs me that they're taking reality and putting it on steroids.
Now, I'm only writing this to get it off my chest. Not because I need anyone to agree or disagree with me. Simply, this is something on my mind, I'm going to watch it in about an hour, and I feel like I need to talk about the show.
This show, for anyone who has no idea what I'm talking about, is basically about one main girl, Amy, who got pregnant at 15 by her first time lover, Ricky. She has the baby and right now in this season (3? 4? I don't know..) Amy and Ricky are engaged to be married. Happy ending, right? Wrong.
Although the show follows other characters as well, and though those story lines had brief leading roles above Amy & Ricky, those two seem to be the entire focus of the show. Obviously. Here's a few things that bother me:
1. Amy is 17. Ricky is 18. They are already living together and engaged to be married. Sweet, but not realistic.
2. Amy is a teenager who still acts like a teenager even though her friends and other students are growing up and maturing. To me, it would make more sense that Amy would mature faster because she's a mother. Right?
3. Just Amy in general. It goes along with #2, but she got everything she wanted; Ricky as her bf, now her fiance... Living with him and their son as a family... A wedding she gets to plan and had been bitching about for a long time... And she's still acting like a spoiled brat! It's really frustrating that a mother of a child would act this way when her hubby-to-be is only a year older and acts like he's 30 (maturity-wise). Why would he stay with her? Okay, he loves her, but that much? Really?
4. The show's story line goes all over the place. You think soap operas are bad? Try watching this for an hour and we'll compare notes. This show started with a big issue that involved a lot of drama, so obviously it couldn't back out and just add little things. But come on! Another "main" character, Grace, has a deceased father (Season 1) who ended up having an affair in Africa but wait - it gets better. That affair ended with a son... Better... Who claims that his mother and both Grace and his father met first and that Grace's mom and her family were the actual affair. ...WHAT!? It's crazy and once you're into it, you're hooked.
5. I can't stop watching it. The stories don't make a whole lot of sense lately in realistic terms. Now they're expanding into the gay/lesbian/bi phase with Grace and Adrian (Grace's bff) but that's the most real part of the show right now. It seems like they have taken a serious situation (getting preggo at 15) and morphed a little dramatic bubble around it. It seems like you're in a realistic place, but when you step back and look at reality and how that works versus how the show makes it look like reality works, you realize how abstract and disillusion it really is.
This show makes for good entertainment if you have nothing to do for an hour. But it bugs me that they're taking reality and putting it on steroids.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Summer Clothes!
I just made a first purchase from 2 sites. One that I've heard of and one I never had heard of. The first site was www.hautelook.com and I purchase 2 dresses at $20 each! The shipping was surprisingly steep at over $8 but hey, the dresses were an amazing deal at 71% off. Each dress was originally $70 and on sale at Haute Look for $20. Not bad!
The second site I came across from a google search. It's called www.10dollarmall.com and everything on that site is literally $10 or less! Pretty sweet! But I had never heard of it before and asked Boyfriend how to tell if a site is a scam or not. He says that as long as there are reviews on the products and reviews of the actual site, then it's not a scam. And if you google search "reviews of 10dollarmall.com" you will see there are a few. So I purchase 4 items; 2 dresses and 2 pairs of sandals. All of which equaled $40 and I even got 3% off just for "liking" their page on facebook, so another good deal! Oh, and the shipping had choices, and I chose 6-7 days (I think) which was $4.99.
I should get all my orders in by the next two weeks and I'm really happy. I am crossing my fingers that everything is of good quality and true to size and all that because I've never ordered from either site (or brand, in the case of Haute Look) so we will see how it turns out. And hey, at such good prices, I won't be TOO upset if things don't fit that well. Plus, with all the running I've been doing, I should definitely fit into everything if things run too small (which is what I'm concerned about).
I will update as soon as I get everything with pictures and all!
The second site I came across from a google search. It's called www.10dollarmall.com and everything on that site is literally $10 or less! Pretty sweet! But I had never heard of it before and asked Boyfriend how to tell if a site is a scam or not. He says that as long as there are reviews on the products and reviews of the actual site, then it's not a scam. And if you google search "reviews of 10dollarmall.com" you will see there are a few. So I purchase 4 items; 2 dresses and 2 pairs of sandals. All of which equaled $40 and I even got 3% off just for "liking" their page on facebook, so another good deal! Oh, and the shipping had choices, and I chose 6-7 days (I think) which was $4.99.
I should get all my orders in by the next two weeks and I'm really happy. I am crossing my fingers that everything is of good quality and true to size and all that because I've never ordered from either site (or brand, in the case of Haute Look) so we will see how it turns out. And hey, at such good prices, I won't be TOO upset if things don't fit that well. Plus, with all the running I've been doing, I should definitely fit into everything if things run too small (which is what I'm concerned about).
I will update as soon as I get everything with pictures and all!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Work it!
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life because you get out of it what you put into it."
I've finally gotten myself up and running (literally) to start the C25K plan! Yay!
For those who may not know what C25K is, it's short for Couch Potato to 5K. It's an exercise plan that gets you running, even if you're bad at it or have never done it before, up to 30 minutes in 9 weeks. The plan itself can be found at www.c25k.com or on any Android or iPhone. They are all free, just make sure they say free!!! The one I'm using is an app for my iPhone and it's just called C25K Free.
There are variations in the plan depending on where you find it. Some of the free apps for Android phones didn't go up all the way to 9 weeks, but the website is free to browse once you hit that point. Also, some of the plans are varying degrees of walking vs. running.
The one I've been using this past week started with 60 seconds of running to 90 seconds of walking. You also only have to do this one for 3 days a week. I'm up to 90 seconds of jogging to 2 minutes of walking when I start again on Tuesday. I decided I would do Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays as my workout days. That way, I wouldn't have to worry about my muscles being so sore.
The first day I did it, my legs felt fine. But then the next day came and I was in SO much pain. The next day after that was another workout day, and even though my calves hurt still, I did it anyway and you know what? Later that day I didn't hurt at all. And I still don't hurt and today is Saturday.
I get out by 7am because honestly, I'll sacrifice sleep if it means less people will see me trying to work out! I'm so embarrassed of working out in front of people in a public setting. I see a few people also running/walking and maybe a maximum of 5 cars go by throughout those 30 minutes... But it's all okay. Plus the app lets me listen to music as well so that helps.
Another cool thing about this app is that it does all the work for me as far as letting me know when it's time to jog, walk, at the halfway mark and even when I need to cool down. That's very handy for me and lets me concentrate on myself and my breathing.
Overall, I'm really excited to see what this brings. I feel motivated enough that I feel like I can do this.
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