Oooooh, forgot to post my goals update on Friday. Oops! Here it is.
1. SAVE MONEY, REDUCE DEBT: Doing pretty well so far. Continuing to make payments and not put money on my cards and still have automatic transfers each pay period into my bank account. One day at a time. If any of you have noticed, I added "pay off credit cards" to my 101 list, so there is an additional incentive to work on part of this goal.
2. GET BACK IN SHAPE: Still my best goal. I took a week off after the marathon to give my body a chance to recover. This past week I restarted some of the Jillian Michael's Shred workouts and I completed a 4 mile run this morning. I'm going to try to push myself to do the shred workouts more often during the week so I can refine some of the muscles I have (and get some ab workouts in)! With Hawaii coming up in October, I want to make sure that I am staying on track with this goal.
Eating wise, I'm getting better again. I'm back to eating what I was for breakfast and lunch and have started to really focus on my snacking. The one difficulty I am having is reducing the sweets (chocolate) I am eating. I need to get back to what I was doing when I first started, which was basically removing all unnatural sugar from my diet.
3. STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE: This one has sort of come to a standstill. I'm still pushing myself to get dressed up for work in the morning and try new things. But that's really about it. I'm hoping this one will pick up a bit in the second half of the year.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Shopping... Man, I love shopping
*This post is delayed because my brain is busy...
Last Friday, Melissa and I headed up to the mall to return some shoes we had purchased at the Nordstrom's sale the week before. While we were there, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try on a few of the dresses that I had seen the last time we were there.
In typical Nordstrom fashion, while I was gathering up my choices, a girl working there asked to start a fitting room for me. She seemed harmless enough, though I don't particularly like sales people that hover. Seriously... why is it that when you want them to leave you alone, they are all over you and when you need help, they are no where to be found? Anyways...
In typical fashion, I photographed some of my favorites. Not only does it help me text for additional opinions, but it helps in case I decide to go back at a later date and see if one of the dresses is still around.
I came out of the dressing room to show Melissa and Kayla 4 of the dozen dresses that I tried on. The first one was cute, but not one of my favorites.
Then I tried a dress on that I typically wouldn't try on. My hips/thighs are an area I'm always really conscious about so I try to avoid fitted dresses. I thought I would give it a shot. (I am actually holding it closed because Melissa had already unzipped it for me).
I actually really liked this dress but Melissa thought the top looked a little weird. When I came out with this dress on, the girl that had been helping (who was hanging around talking to Melissa and Kayla) asked me if I was going to wear spanx with it.
Not the best way to get a commission..... I was feeling great about that dress so I was a little put off by her comment. I simply responded NO and proceeded to ignore her.
After that, I didn't come out in a dress unless I was seriously considering buying it. There were the two I was torn between.
Melissa liked the red patterned one (and so did Kayla). A quick text message vote by my mom and Lauren and the decision was unanimous. The red one went home with me. :) I am calling it my date dress.... so, all I need is a date.
Have you had uncomfortable experiences with sales people?
Last Friday, Melissa and I headed up to the mall to return some shoes we had purchased at the Nordstrom's sale the week before. While we were there, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try on a few of the dresses that I had seen the last time we were there.
In typical Nordstrom fashion, while I was gathering up my choices, a girl working there asked to start a fitting room for me. She seemed harmless enough, though I don't particularly like sales people that hover. Seriously... why is it that when you want them to leave you alone, they are all over you and when you need help, they are no where to be found? Anyways...
In typical fashion, I photographed some of my favorites. Not only does it help me text for additional opinions, but it helps in case I decide to go back at a later date and see if one of the dresses is still around.
I came out of the dressing room to show Melissa and Kayla 4 of the dozen dresses that I tried on. The first one was cute, but not one of my favorites.
Then I tried a dress on that I typically wouldn't try on. My hips/thighs are an area I'm always really conscious about so I try to avoid fitted dresses. I thought I would give it a shot. (I am actually holding it closed because Melissa had already unzipped it for me).
I actually really liked this dress but Melissa thought the top looked a little weird. When I came out with this dress on, the girl that had been helping (who was hanging around talking to Melissa and Kayla) asked me if I was going to wear spanx with it.
Not the best way to get a commission..... I was feeling great about that dress so I was a little put off by her comment. I simply responded NO and proceeded to ignore her.
After that, I didn't come out in a dress unless I was seriously considering buying it. There were the two I was torn between.
Melissa liked the red patterned one (and so did Kayla). A quick text message vote by my mom and Lauren and the decision was unanimous. The red one went home with me. :) I am calling it my date dress.... so, all I need is a date.
Have you had uncomfortable experiences with sales people?
Friday Randomness
Here's my casual Friday outfit for today. Representing MU with my awesome golf polo.
Also, I tried something a little different with my hair. Leslie turned me on to (months ago) these simple style pins by Goody. I was fascinated that it would hold your hair in a bun without trying to use 10 bobby pins or twisting a rubber band around it.
I'm not really sure how long it will stay put since my hair is pretty fine. I probably should've put a bobby pin or two in for support, but oh well.
Here's a few other random thoughts for your Friday. In list format... because I love lists!
Also, I tried something a little different with my hair. Leslie turned me on to (months ago) these simple style pins by Goody. I was fascinated that it would hold your hair in a bun without trying to use 10 bobby pins or twisting a rubber band around it.
I'm not really sure how long it will stay put since my hair is pretty fine. I probably should've put a bobby pin or two in for support, but oh well.
Here's a few other random thoughts for your Friday. In list format... because I love lists!
- I had the craziest night of dreams EVER. I'm serious. Dreams last night included my ex, vampires (hot ones of course), college volleyball, and some of my old college friends I haven't seen in years. Seriously. I can't even recall all that happened but at one point I woke up and thought "it will be a miracle if I get any rest tonight".
- There are an awful lot of people in the DC area that are terrible runners. TERRIBLE. I have never seen so many people not use their arms when they run. How is it comfortable and easy to run with your arms virtually hanging down by your sides? Also, I just googled "not running with your arms" to see if a video popped up (no, darn) and I am amazed by some of the things that came up. People, seriously.
- Last night I was in one of those moods. You know the one. The one where you feel just blah. I was frustrated and down for not really any particular reason. I have a feeling and emotional rant may be coming to this blog soon. Consider yourself warned.
Happy Friday everyone!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Update: API Top 100 List
Thanks to those of you that commented on my first post narrowing down the list of 100 to 10 I have not seen yet; as mentioned on my 101 list.
I've officially narrowed it down to the 10 I will be watching. Let the movies begin!
I've officially narrowed it down to the 10 I will be watching. Let the movies begin!
1. CITIZEN KANE
2. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
3. SUNSET BLVD.
4. THE GRAPES OF WRATH
5. HIGH NOON
6. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
7. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
8. UNFORGIVEN
9. TOOTSIE
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Music Thursday
Among all the hip hop/pop/electronic music that makes the lyrics barely audible and even less important, it's really refreshing to find an artist that is strictly about the voice and lyrics. (Don't get me wrong. I love me some cheesy pop music.... it's called diversity.) :)
Almost everyone is aware of who Adele is. I heard a newer song from her on the radio yesterday on the way home that I hadn't heard before. So right away last night I downloaded the rest of the album I didn't already own. LOVE IT.
Trying to pull one song from the album was difficult, but I like the music and lyrics of this one best.
Almost everyone is aware of who Adele is. I heard a newer song from her on the radio yesterday on the way home that I hadn't heard before. So right away last night I downloaded the rest of the album I didn't already own. LOVE IT.
Trying to pull one song from the album was difficult, but I like the music and lyrics of this one best.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Pinspiration
I think I've made it very clear, my love for Pinterest.
If you need a reminder, you can read about it here and here and here. OH, and you can follow me by clicking on the link down the left side of the blog. Seriously. I love pinterest.
Which is why I was especially intrigued by a post I saw yesterday on two of my favorite blogs, Young House Love and Bower Power.
Katie (from Bower Power) came up with the idea to challenge themselves to create something they see on Pinterest, but give it a unique spin. They managed to wrangle two other big bloggers into this challenge... a seasonal challenge.
Watch the video they made to talk about the Challenge (it's hilarious).
Unfortunately, with the things I have going on right now in addition to the 101 list and my goals, I can't participate in this challenge right now. Boy, I sure would love to though! Maybe the winter one.
If you need a reminder, you can read about it here and here and here. OH, and you can follow me by clicking on the link down the left side of the blog. Seriously. I love pinterest.
Which is why I was especially intrigued by a post I saw yesterday on two of my favorite blogs, Young House Love and Bower Power.
Katie (from Bower Power) came up with the idea to challenge themselves to create something they see on Pinterest, but give it a unique spin. They managed to wrangle two other big bloggers into this challenge... a seasonal challenge.
Watch the video they made to talk about the Challenge (it's hilarious).
Unfortunately, with the things I have going on right now in addition to the 101 list and my goals, I can't participate in this challenge right now. Boy, I sure would love to though! Maybe the winter one.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sleep is good
It's amazing what happens when I get a decent night of sleep. Last night I was falling asleep on the couch at 7:30. I made it until after 8 before I gave up and went to bed.
TV off and asleep by 8:30. Amazing. Of course, I still woke up 2 times in the middle of the night. But that's an improvement. The last wake up was around 1am when I thought "oh crap, now I'm up for good...." Thankfully, I eventually fell back asleep and woke up feeling more rested than I had in a while.
Hopefully the positive mood I have this morning will carry into the remainder of the day.
Outfit of the day - a new outlet purchase (the shirt) from Jcrew. It's sooooo comfortable.
TV off and asleep by 8:30. Amazing. Of course, I still woke up 2 times in the middle of the night. But that's an improvement. The last wake up was around 1am when I thought "oh crap, now I'm up for good...." Thankfully, I eventually fell back asleep and woke up feeling more rested than I had in a while.
Hopefully the positive mood I have this morning will carry into the remainder of the day.
Outfit of the day - a new outlet purchase (the shirt) from Jcrew. It's sooooo comfortable.
*skirt & shirt - Jcrew, belt - target, shoes - Marc Fisher (old)
btw, I'm really starting to get the "I need a decent camera" vibe. These pictures (while good for a phone picture, leave much to be desired).
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