Monday, August 2, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
Starting Over
Well, I had good intentions upon starting this blog. But as so many things do, it fell to the wayside as I attempt to keep my life in check. So today, I'm starting over. With everything.
1. Food
I went to the store today. And once again, I was reminded why I have never been successful with eating healthy in the past! The healthier the food, the more expensive it is! But I'm making a conscious effort this go-round, so I spent the money. One hundred twelve dollars of it, give or take. Now part of that was foundational items and items that I'll only need to purchase occasionally, but nonetheless, it's a LOT of money!
One of the nice things about having the long weekend this weekend (Praise God for all of our military men and women, especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for my freedom! May God bless all of our service men and women!!) is that today I have a chance to prepare a few things in advance for the week ahead. This is especially important since this will be my first week doing this. It will allow me to try out a few recipes and cook that ham that's been hanging out in my freezer since Christmas!
2. Cleaning
I spent the last two days trying to get some cleaning done. To the untrained eye, the place probably doesn't look any cleaner, but I've gone through quite a bit and have tossed a bunch of trash. I've got a load or two that needs to go upstairs, but once they do, I should be able to keep the place a bit cleaner.
3. Laundry
Everything except my clothes from this weekend are clean. Next step is to actually put it away! But that will come with cleaning my room, which has been reserved for next weekend.
So now, I'm going to work. Try to get the food that I need for this week made--
Ham
Cake (for work)
Breakfast casserole
Salads (washed and sorted)
Shakes/smoothies
We'll see how this all goes! Until next time!
1. Food
I went to the store today. And once again, I was reminded why I have never been successful with eating healthy in the past! The healthier the food, the more expensive it is! But I'm making a conscious effort this go-round, so I spent the money. One hundred twelve dollars of it, give or take. Now part of that was foundational items and items that I'll only need to purchase occasionally, but nonetheless, it's a LOT of money!
One of the nice things about having the long weekend this weekend (Praise God for all of our military men and women, especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for my freedom! May God bless all of our service men and women!!) is that today I have a chance to prepare a few things in advance for the week ahead. This is especially important since this will be my first week doing this. It will allow me to try out a few recipes and cook that ham that's been hanging out in my freezer since Christmas!
2. Cleaning
I spent the last two days trying to get some cleaning done. To the untrained eye, the place probably doesn't look any cleaner, but I've gone through quite a bit and have tossed a bunch of trash. I've got a load or two that needs to go upstairs, but once they do, I should be able to keep the place a bit cleaner.
3. Laundry
Everything except my clothes from this weekend are clean. Next step is to actually put it away! But that will come with cleaning my room, which has been reserved for next weekend.
So now, I'm going to work. Try to get the food that I need for this week made--
Ham
Cake (for work)
Breakfast casserole
Salads (washed and sorted)
Shakes/smoothies
We'll see how this all goes! Until next time!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Recovery
Wow! B's bachelorette party was last night... it was...interesting? But in a fun way. and a "fun" way. I'm not much of a party-er or club-er , but the two bars we went to were very fun. I think it helps that there were so many of us. I mean, going by yourself is not a ton of fun, but our group was big enough that a few could be dancing/singing but we didn't all have to be. I could even be convinced to go back to either or both bars with a few other people. For me, that's a big step, and I think it's one in the right direction. It was definitely a late night though. I don't think I've been out that late and been that awake since the last time I worked midnight bingo...
And I was reminded of why I hate shoe shopping. Because not only does nothing fit, when you find a pair you think you can handle, you end up rubbing blisters all over making it impossible to walk barefoot! so needless to say, I'm giving those shoes a few days before I put them on again. And when I get out of the shower, I'm going to clean, neosporin, and bandage my tootsies! Ow!
My Plans for today are: Shower and throw on lounge clothes. Do laundry so I have clothes to wear to work this week. Take out trash. Run the dishwasher (then unload and reload what needs to be). Maybe run to the grocery store for bread and lunch meat. clean air filter in my room so I might be able to sleep at night.
Should be a productive afternoon if I can ever make myself get out of bed. Guess I'll try! Have a great day!
And I was reminded of why I hate shoe shopping. Because not only does nothing fit, when you find a pair you think you can handle, you end up rubbing blisters all over making it impossible to walk barefoot! so needless to say, I'm giving those shoes a few days before I put them on again. And when I get out of the shower, I'm going to clean, neosporin, and bandage my tootsies! Ow!
My Plans for today are: Shower and throw on lounge clothes. Do laundry so I have clothes to wear to work this week. Take out trash. Run the dishwasher (then unload and reload what needs to be). Maybe run to the grocery store for bread and lunch meat. clean air filter in my room so I might be able to sleep at night.
Should be a productive afternoon if I can ever make myself get out of bed. Guess I'll try! Have a great day!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
What a great day!
Today has been a great day! I don't know why... it wasn't a particularly good day at work, but for some reason, I feel like it was great. I think that, in part, it's this beautiful weather. and the fact that I got free lunch courtesy of one of our agents helped. And I'm loving that I'm going home earlier now! So now I'm enjoying the weather while the dogs bark at the kids riding bikes down the street. And I'm supposed to be going shopping this evening with my roomie... not that I love to shop, but it should still be fun!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A Beginning
Howdy! I'm new to this whole "blog" thing, but I thought I'd give it a go. I'm trying to change some things about myself in the coming months, and this will be part of it. I hope to provide and interesting and insightful look into my life and the changes I and undertaking. I'll outline those changes as I go along. Meanwhile, poke around a bit and enjoy!
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