Liebster Award!

Hey guys! Haven't been on a couple of days and for that I'm sorry!

I was trying to come up with a post for today when I saw that Nessaa had nominated me for this Liebster Award! So first of all a big shout out and thanks to her for that! :) So, here be my questions:

1. What is your must have accessory that you cannot leave your home without?
- Probably my phone. Or chapstick. I always need to have chapstick with me!

2. Any siblings? Introduce them with some pictures please!

Here are all of my sisters! In order we have me! Then it goes Rowan (16), Rhiannon (10), Shana (shay-na, 17), and Kaylee (15). We're all super close, and they're my best friends. I really don't need anyone else, besides my boyfriend :) 

3. Favourite season?

 Fall! I love the colors on the trees and the weather is perfect and it's just a great time of year! 

4. If you could visit/travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

 I've always wanted to go to Italy. I'm fascinated with the culture and I would kill to see all of the historical places there. I'm a big history person, and Italy has a ton of it. 

5. Must have summer wardrobe item?

 Hmm.. Flip flops. I loooove flip flops! 

6. Best day of your life thus far? 

 Well, this is probably cheating but because I only have limited days with him, any day that I get to physically spend with Dan is the best day ever :) 

7. Do you have any pets? If so, introduce them with some picture. If not, would you like a pet?

 Oh yes, I have two wonderful doggies! 

 

The first one is named Westie, and he's a West Highland Terrier. We think, anyway. He was a stray! The second one is Harley, and she's a Boxer/Jack Russell Terrier mix. 

8. What is your favorite weekend activity?

 Sleeping in. Hah, but really, I have a ton of favorite weekend activities. I like going to the mall, shopping, going to downtown Milwaukee and going to the lake front. If it's nice outside, just sitting outside reading a book is awesome too. On Sundays I like going to church and then coming home to have a big lunch of hot ham and rolls. I like spending my time with my family and friends. 

9. Can you speak another language?

 Sort of. I took two years of German in high school. While I'm not the best at speaking it anymore, I can understand it fairly well still. I know a few phrases in Greek thanks to my great-grandma from Greece. But I don't know if that counts :) 

10. What is currently your favourite song?

 Hmm.. I never have just one favorite song. Lately I've been jamming Phantom of the Opera songs. Otherwise I've been playing the Lorde CD and anything Lana del Rey and Ed Sheeran.. I just have too many! 

11. Why did you start blogging? 

 I wanted somewhere where I could get my thoughts out. Plus I've always been interested in it, I just finally decided to do it. I like connecting with other people, and sharing my stuff. I'm trying to get into this more and more and keep making a name for myself. 

That was fun! I know I have to come up with nominations, but I don't really follow too many smaller blogs yet, where they only have a couple hundred followers. But I'm going to give out a general challenge: Anyone who reads my blog, I want you to make up a post about who you are and things you love about yourself. There's so much negativity around in the world now, I want everyone to take a moment and express why you really love yourself. If you want an example, look at my post here. It can be a list of things, it could be a list of 11 things no one knows about you, it can be a whole long rant of why you love who you are. And then don't forget to come back and share your links so I can read them too! 

Another Very Delayed LDLW

Okay so technically it's Thursday, but we're just going to ignore that little fact and move it along with our LDR talk!

Today we're going to touch on a subject that's becoming a constant in my life. Ready?

As Dan is getting deeper and deeper into the semester, his work load is getting bigger and bigger so there are times where I can't talk to him for a while. At first I was looking at this in a bad way, thinking that it was the end of the world because we couldn't talk all day long. But then I realized that I actually have time to do things without constantly checking my phone for messages. And then I was able to look at the bright side. So if you're in this same predicament, where your SO is busy with other things during the day, listen up!

Here's just a short list of examples based off of my own life and experiences.

- Take a nap!

- Clean your room/house

- Go to the gym and get a good workout in

- Go out with the girls and have a good time! (or if there are any guys reading this, go out with the dudes)

- Go shopping

- Get outside and do something! (Take pictures, tan, go for a run, bike, garden, etc.)

- Run errands

- Take a nice hot bubble bath and pamper yourself

- Read a book

Like I said, that's just a short list of examples. Basically you can get a whole bunch of stuff done because you aren't constantly checking for messages and talking on the phone. And I really do understand the urge to be talking 24/7 with the person you love who is miles away, but things do get in the way. The best thing you can do is make the best of it, and be productive while you have free time! Hope any of this helps you and gives you a new perspective on not being able to talk all the time.

Have a great Thursday!

A (Delayed) Tough It Out Tuesday

A rough start to my week guys. Horrible, actually, and I'm not too pleased with myself. But everyone falls, it's whether or not you pick yourself back up that counts.

 

So this week I'm going to try something new. I've been struggling to put a schedule together for going to the gym, and I haven't been able to figure it out. Plus, I keep screwing up. Here's what I learned over the past two days:

 

1. I can't go home with the intent of going to the gym later that day. Before I do anything else, I have to go to the gym. Or I won't go at all.

 

2. Have meals planned. Because then things like yesterday happen where I had Starbucks and a donut for breakfast, Burger King for lunch and McDonald's for dinner. Not. Good.

 

Other than that, I still worked out yesterday. It was a proclaimed leg day, so today I guess I should do arms and stuff.

 

But what I really wanted to mention today was that I found something this morning that might help me. Well, I didn't really find it, my co-worker did. But I'm so very glad she emailed me the link. You can find the website here. The guy's name is Jay, and he breaks everything down so wonderfully I think I just have to follow his advice. I've spent the past three hours reading different blog posts and figuring out just what I have to do to get this weight loss thing right.

 

It's a very simple workout. Not even that, the whole basis of his thing is that it's really just a lifestyle change with some math involved. I know, I don't like math either. But this is simple math! But if anyone out there is looking for help and want the "easy fix" to losing weight, start here. From there, he has links posted that will take you to so many other posts it's not even funny. And the best part is, this guy is funny and sarcastic. And he calls people idiots a lot.

 

So I'm going to try and follow this general guide, because from what I've seen and the comments I've read, it works. And when you read it and go through it all, it's really the most simplest thing in the world. The hardest part is sticking to it.

 

Oh, and for the record, you know that pound I was so excited about losing? Yeah, we're not going to post the current weight right now because it went the wrong direction. Maybe next week. I'm just too embarrassed right now.

 

 

Weekly Wishes #...I Don't Know

Hey guys and happy Monday! I haven't been around as much, and for that I apologize. I don't really have a reason for not blogging, just haven't gotten around to it. But here we go for another round of weekly wishes!

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Last Weeks Wishes:

1. Get My Freaking Life In Order: Well, it's kind of hard to figure out my entire life in just a week. But I think it's coming along. I have a long way to go, but slowly but surely it'll happen. I can't get ahead of myself, I know that. I have some things figured out, and I'm starting to get a game plan together. So that's a start. 

2. Read A Book: Yes and no. I had started one, and I'm a good ways into it until I realized that I'm reading book number 3 in this series. So I had to put it down until I read the first two. 

3. Get A Schedule: Uhhh mehh. Sort of. I bought a pretty new planner that I plan on using, but I need to get my whole schedule in order. I have to figure out what I want my workout schedule to look like before I can go any farther. 

4. Go To The Gym Everyday: No, but I made it there one more day than I did last week! This week I'm aiming for absolutely no days skipped. 

5. Start Going Through Stuff To Pack: Yes, I did. I cleaned up my room and I'm getting things in order. Like number one, it's hard to get everything like that done at once but I have started and I am getting rid of thins and organizing others. 

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1. Work Out Everyday: I brushed on this one earlier, but I'm going to try and make it every single day this week. I have been getting better and better with this, so I just have to keep on keepin' on. 

2. Start Job Hunting: Now that I'm about 80% sure the girl at work is going to stay, I have to start looking for another job. I can't be working half days and live on that, especially if I'm planning to move to a new state. And now that I have a snazzy looking resume, I can get something done.

3. Get A Set Workout Schedule: It's going to be easier if I have a set plan for when I work out. 

4. Keep Going Through Stuff To Pack: I only have a couple months, and I'm pretty sure I could get rid of half the stuff all boxed up in my closet. So I have to keep working on that. 

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I shall leave it at that. I have a lot of stuff to do and get together, so I'm going to get on that right now. Have a great Monday!

Oh, Hello!

I've been a bad blogger, I know. I usually don't skip blogging during the week, but I didn't know what to write about the last two days. I didn't even have any ideas for LDLW. I do have something planned for next week though, so it'll be quite alright. But anyway, let's get going with these weeks pits and peaks!

 

Pits -

 

- As I said before, I didn't have any ideas to write about the last two days. And that made me sad.

 

- I'm so beyond stressed. I'm relying on my mom to find us a place by the end of June and I don't think it's going to happen. So I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to do it. I'm going to have to find a place for me, my mom and my sister to live. All while on a part time job.

 

- The part time job! So one of the girls had been on maternity, so I got a bunch of hours that was awesome. But she just came back, like, yesterday. Hello part time again. Booooooooooo.

 

- Dan's got a lot going on with school, so talking/skyping isn't very big right now. Bums me out, but it'll be okay. I get to see him in 27 days! Let the countdown begin!

 

- I had to make a cake for a co-workers birthday, and it turned into a complete disaster. I'm still too upset to talk about it, so we're going to leave it at that.

 

Peaks-

 

- Only 27 days to go until I see Dan! They can hurry up though. I want it to go faster.

 

- So far so good on getting to the gym. I only missed one day, which is better than last week. But we'll talk more about that on Tuesday.

 

- I sold my iPad to my sister, so she'll be getting me money for it slowly. She's only 17 and works on weekends so she doesn't have the means to slap down the money. But hey, that's all fine by me because I know she won't rip me off.

 

- I'm starting to see a little difference in my thighs from working out, which is making me really happy. Nothing too drastic, but just a little bit.

 

- I got paid today! That's pretty self explanatory.

 

- I found an extra $100 in my wallet last night, which is one of the best feelings ever! I thought I only had so much for my trip next month, but I went and counted it and found the extra money so WHOOP WHOOP!

 

That's all I can think of today. There's probably more, but I'm having a brain fart today. Anywho, let's move it along with #backthatazzup Friday!

 





 

Have a great Friday!!

 

 

 



Excuses

Happy Tuesday everyone! I am happy to report that I did work out yesterday! And I'm planning on going again after work today! I haven't weighed myself lately, or measured myself. Which is something I really need to do before I continue on this journey because I want to see the inches dropping along with the pounds. When I lost weight before, I didn't lose weight so much as I lost inches. I was gaining muscle, which was keeping the scale around the same area. I also need to take some pictures. But that's not what I wanted to talk about today. I was reading Allie's post this morning, and it got me thinking about myself and my own weight loss journey. 

I make too many excuses. And then I go and make excuses about making excuses! I need to start being honest with myself, as well as others. Because if I keep making excuses, nothing will get accomplished. In the end, whether I lose weight or not is completely dependent on myself. It won't be anyone's fault but my own. If I want to change, I can't rely on anyone else but myself. It's good to have outside motivation, but in the end, that won't make me thin. 

So today, I am going to make a promise to myself to stop giving excuses for not working out. Or for eating crappy food. I'm going to start being honest with myself and with everyone around me. If I want this bad enough, I have to do it. No excuses.

P.S. If you guys didn't know, today the best movie ever was released on DVD!! So if you haven't already, get your buns out there and buy it!! 

Weekly Wishes!

Good morning everyone, and Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you all had a great (and safe) weekend! Mine was pretty boring. On Saturday I worked, and then went by my mom's to help her start moving stuff. Then Sunday was a lazy day. I had planned to blog once, but that didn't happen. Today I'm back at it! So let's continue on with the weekly wishes for the week:

 

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Last Weeks Wishes:

 

Save Money: Yes and no. There really was no money to save, but the little bit I did, I haven't spent any. At least on anything frivolous. I had to buy food for lunches and stuff, and I have to get gas, so that's an exception. Now I just have to get to Friday. We'll see how well that goes.

 

 

Fix Up My Resume: With the help of my wonderful boyfriend, I got this done! I wrote down everything I wanted on it, gave it to him, and he put it all together and made it pretty :) So now I can start job hunting.

 

Contact People: No. I haven't gotten around to that yet. But now that I have a finished resume...

 

Networking: This is kind of a hard one to meet. Expanding a blog takes time, I'm learning. I'm still trying to figure out how to do it all.

 

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This Weeks Wishes:

 

1. Get My Freaking Life In Order: No but really this one is big. My life right now is one big "I don't know" and that's not very cool for someone who has to find a place to live in about 2.5 months. I don't know when I should plan on moving to Michigan, I don't know if I should stay here until he graduates or if I should start applying for jobs out there or if I should stay here and move in with my mom.. I don't know. And I need to get something figured out.

 

2. Read A Book: When did reading become a chore? Honestly, it's like getting me to read is a hassle now. I want to read, and I love reading, I just haven't read anything in a while.

 

3. Get A Schedule: I need to start micromanaging my life, down to what I'm doing at what time. I think it would really help me to have a schedule, because if I don't, I don't do anything and that's not good.

 

4. Go To The Gym Everyday: This one is getting easier. I only missed 2 days last week, but I didn't go over the weekend either. So I need to keep at it and make sure I get there every single day. Because I won't see results if I don't.

 

5. Start Going Through Stuff To Pack: It still doesn't seem real, that my dad is moving. But that's because no one is starting to pack yet. I have to start going through all of my stuff and see what I can get rid of and what I should pack up, because those 2.5 months are going to fly by now.

 

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I shouldn't make these lists so long, but there's so much I have to do and I tend to get a little overwhelmed if I don't have a list. But hopefully this will help me and give me a starting point. So, to wrap it up: I hope you all have a great Monday! And I know, I'm not wearing any green today. Please don't pinch me! I don't have any green in my closet, but I did look!

 

 







Can I Go Back To Bed?

Hapy Friday, peeps! Whether it's happy or not, I haven't decided yet. I still have to, ya know, live through today. Hah. So let's just jump right into the pits and the peaks of this week.

 

 

Pits -

 

- It's that time of the month! Which is probably way more info than any of you wanted to know,  but it's my blog so I will post what I want. Mwahah.

 

- I got my brand new chairs, with white seats, and they are absolutely gorgeous! That sounds like a peak right? Well, here's the pit. We had enchiladas for dinner last night, and my dumbass sister decided to eat them on one of my chairs. Thus resulting in dropping enchilada sauce on the brand new white fabric. Can you say FML?

 

- I pulled muscles in both of my legs so I don't think I'm going to go to the gym tonight. I'm really not feeling well (see pit #1) and I need to rest my legs so they heal. I managed a mile run on the elliptical yesterday, but my legs were screaming by then. I really was going to try for a 2.5 mile run but that didn't work. Maybe I'll do some ab work when I get home.

 

- Dan's on his spring break.. but he didn't get to leave. That's the week they decided they were going to have all of their interviews for the industry jobs. So GM and Ford and Chrysler and all those big car companies came in and were interviewing all the students. Just, you know, a little stressful for him. But that also means that we haven't been able to talk much. And I miss himmmmm!

 

- I have to work tomorrow. That's self explanatory.

 

Peaks -

 

- Going along with my pit about Dan being so busy this week, something good is coming out of it! GM requested his portfolio! And I think that's totally awesome! Hopefully he hears from someone who wants to offer him a job/internship. If you want to check out his work, go here.

 

- I made it to the gym 3 days in a row! Which is awesome for me, because sometimes I don't go everyday. But I'm going to take today off because I hurt. Everywhere.

 

- My table and chairs that I ordered arrived 2 days apart from each other, which is cool. But it's even cooler because when I ordered them, the estimated arrival date was next week Thursday. So I got them a week early!

 

- I'm really trying to not talk too much about weightloss stuff, but it's hard when it's pretty much the only thing going on in my life. But, I lost a pound! It's better than no pounds, right?

I'm really hoping next week will be better. But anywho, moving on down the list of linkups. It's time for #backthatazzup Friday!

 

 

 

Make it a great Friday!!

 



Project Self Love

Today I was going to write about the new table and chairs I ordered online and the struggle I had building them. But I came across something much more awesome today on Whitney's blog, I Wore Yoga Pants, that I want to talk about today instead.

This is such a great idea, and I think a link up should be make out of this because project self love could be a huge thing! I don't think I've ever taken a picture and not start instantly criticizing it. I always look at my flaws, my insecurities. I don't look at who I am, what kind of woman I am and all of the good things about me. Because once I put aside all of my flaws, I can actually pick out some things I like about myself. 

The sad thing is that in today's world, if you start acknowledging what you like about yourself, the things you feel confident about, you're seen as selfish and full of yourself. And how messed up is that? We should be loving ourselves, finding the good in ourselves and gaining confidence. So here is my picture:

I could talk about how I think my face looks fat, or how my teeth aren't white enough or that my hair looks horrible and that I have acne. But instead, I'm focusing on the good things.

Today I love myself because even though my body hurts, I went to the gym today and pushed through my workout. I love myself because I've been slowly but surely been settling into a healthy lifestyle. I really do like my eyes, even though my glasses are in the way. I think I have a nice smile. I stepped on the scale this morning and found out I've lost a pound! It's not much, but it's  better than nothing!

So here's to celebrating who you are, and learning to love yourself. Have a great day!

LDLW: A Song For Thought... And A Linkup! ...Sort of.

Happy Long Distance Loving Wednesday! So I want to make this a link up. Because it would be fun, and because I spent a better part of my day trying to find other blogs that talk about LDRs. Maybe not as their main focus, but I want to get a bit of a community together. So if I have any readers, and you know someone who's in a LDR, or another blogger in a LDR, please send them my way! I want to hear from them!

So while I'm getting that all set up, let's move onto what I wanted to talk about today. I was thinking all day about what I wanted to write about for today, when I was driving home and it hit me. I forgot which radio station it was on, but one of the songs I used to listen to when I was younger came on today.

And it got me thinking: I used to listen to this song and think that I wanted a relationship like that. I grew up watching Disney movies and reading fairy tales and dreaming about this kind of thing. I didn't want to be that girl that had upteen number of boyfriends growing up, I wanted it to be like in Cinderella. Where she finds her Prince Charming, and they live happily ever after. When I was growing up and talking to my dad about boys and who I liked, he told me that I wouldn't be the kind of girl to date just anyone that came my way. He told me that I probably wouldn't have many boyfriends in my life, but the ones I would have would be significant. 

I had to be about thirteen when I first heard this song, and I knew what "making love" was, but only by definition. But I wanted to know on a personal level what it was like to be with someone that you have something special with. My first "real" boyfriend was a childhood friend, and I put everything I had into that. Because I thought that he was going to be my "Prince Charming". Wrong. And I could kind of tell when we were together. I felt like I was putting in way more than I was getting back. 

And then I met Dan. And I knew right from the second we started talking that he was going to be a very important person in my life. I just had a gut feeling. Which might have been why I kept him at arm's length for so long - because I was nervous of giving all of myself to someone again. But I did, and I have not for one moment regretted it. The first time we slept together, I finally understood what making love really meant. It was damn near magical. Some call me lame for thinking this, because I haven't had much experience, but in my twenty years of life I've learned to never doubt your gut. And my gut is telling me to stick around.

That's probably what makes being in a long distance relationship so manageable. I can cope with the distance because I know I have my Prince Charming. I feel it so deeply that there are no doubts of "is he the one?" The lonely nights, the waiting and planning out Skype dates.. It's all worth it because I know that in the long run, when we close this distance, I'll have my fairy tale. It isn't easy, but that's what separates real life from Disney movies. But it's worth it. 

Not Too Comfortable Doing This

But it is time for me to post my weight goals. And to do that, I have to post up what I currently weigh. And I really don't want to, because I'm embarrassed by it. But at the same time, I'm making a lifestyle change, so these numbers should slowly but surely be changing. Right? Right.

Here goes nothing.

As uncomfortable as I am posting this stuff because of my own insecurities, I'm really glad that Allie does this every week. It only helps with motivation. And Lord knows I need all that I can get. 

Current Weight: 237lbs

Goal Weight: 135lbs

Pounds to Lose: 102lbs

I had originally thought that I had only gained ten pounds since starting my new job, but I also hadn't weighed myself in a while, and once I did the other day I realized that I had actually put on twenty pounds. So that only fueled my fire more and I'm starting to push myself into this healthy way of living. I'm trying to eat better, while not being a total health nut. But I'm paying more attention to food labels and such. 

And so I shall leave you with that. Have a great night and see y'all tomorrow for LDLW!

Oops! Weekly Wishes

I forgot to include my weekly wishes for this week on my last post! So I'm going to do it now.

 

So I missed last week, and my goals the week before.. they didn't get done. Because my motivation was dead. So we're going to start totally over and make a whole new list of things to get done! So here we go:

 

 

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• Save money! This one is becoming a big deal. I keep spending money. On pointless crap. I get caught at the damn $5 movie bin at WalMart and then there I go, buying a bunch of movies because hey, they're all $5! Except tha all adds up. And then I bought a table for an apartment I don't have yet, which was probably a dumb idea. And I made the mistake of discovering a new store where I bombed some money too. Then yesterday I decided I needed a new bra from Victoria's Secret to match the free pair of underwear I got and.. Dammit, I'm trying to move to Michigan!
• Fix up my resume: In order to move to Michigan, I need to get a job out there before I move. So I need to fix up my resume and make it all pretty so that maybe someone will want to hire someone who is currently living out of state looking to move.
• Start contacting people: Relating to the last wish, I need to start sending out emails and making phone calls, asking if anyone would be interested in hiring someone who's looking to move to their state to work.
• Networking: I want to start expanding my blog here, and maybe find a way to start getting more out of it. I want to make more friends here and have this start slowly become my life so I can be a crazy blogger lady :)

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So it's a short list, but I think it's enough to keep me busy. Have a good one!

 



Loop De Link

So here's a quick fun one for y'all today. Linking up with Laney and Harlynn for this coolio thing where I pick a topic and talk about it. The topics to pick from are:

• What you wanted to be when you grew up
• Current celeb crush
• Spring plans
• Explain your blog name
• A family recipe
• If I could be a professional at any sport...

It says I only need one, but I'm going to grace you with all six!

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•  When I was little I wanted to either be an Archaeologist or a spy for the CIA. I still think being an Archaeologist would be completely awesome, and if something like that comes along in the future, I hope I can take the opportunity.

• Current celeb crush.. Hmm.. Do girl crushes count? Ever since I watched Catching Fire on Friday, my girl crush on Jennifer Lawrence only refueled.

• Spring plans. Well, next month I'm going to visit Dan for his birthday! I only realized this after I planned the whole thing out, but I'm spending Easter there! His birthday is on the 17th, and Easter falls a couple days after that. So that'll be fun. Otherwise, I'm going to be packing up all my stuff to move.

• My blog name is pretty simple. My first name is Samantha, and my middle name is Skye. Self explanatory :)

• A family recipe. Well, I can't share those with just anyone. I come from a line of bakers, and I can't give out our secrets!

• If I could be a professional at any sport I think that would be awesome because I probably wouldn't be having a problem with my weight like I do now!

Hope you enjoyed! And y'all have a fantastic Monday!

Silent Sunday

Pits & Peaks Week 3

My favorite day of the week is here! Friday! Woo! Out of the couple link ups that I do, Fridays are my favorite. So, shall we begin?

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The Pits -

- Fitness stuffs. I'm going to touch more on this on Tuesday, but let's just say I need to work harder next week.

- I really need to come up with a budget. I need to start saving money, because I want to move. I need to find a good balance between saving money to move and buying stuff for when I move. Honestly, I'm going to pick up a kitchen table on Saturday that I don't have room for but I love it so I want it for when I go out on my own. It matches the kitchen theme I have in my head and.. Okay, stop it. Moving on.

- This literally just happened, I bought a cool new cup for at work yesterday. And I was in the back break room filling it up for the very first time aaaaannddd... I dropped it. It broke, and now I have no cup :(

That's all I could think of for the pits, so that's pretty awesome!

The Peaks -

- Relationship is going fantastically :) We just became "Facebook official" (cue the gasps and applause) and as stressful as it is for him right now with school, we're making it work.

- Like I said a few paragraphs ago, I'm getting a table on Saturday! It's black, it's from Ikea and it's beautiful! And it was super cheap, so duhh I'm in. Yeah, please keep me off of Craigslist.

- I'm slowly starting to get used to this healthy lifestyle. I find myself saying no to foods that are bad, and I'm getting closer to getting to the gym every day. Still haven't made it there everyday this week, but hopefully next week.

- I discovered the joy that is Big Lots. Really, how have I not been there ever before in my life? I had to stop myself from buying, like, everything.

- This one is huge. And anyone in the Midwest will be able to relate. It's going to get up to.. wait for it.. FORTY degrees today!! Celebrate! And then, by next week, it's going to be almost FIFTY! So happy!

- It's payday! Always a good feeling. Now I can pay my bills and not have anything extra. Yippie.

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And as always, I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! For a final thought, linking up with Whitney from IWYP for #backthatazzup Friday!


   

 

 

 

LDLW: A Personal Day

It's Wednesday! And if I have any readers in LDRs, it's our day today! Except it's my day today. Sorry y'all, I'm taking this Wednesday to talk about myself and my relationship. Sort of, just a quick blurb.

But really, I am falling asleep at work. I slept horribly, and I'm trying to stay awake by guzzling the coffee. Which is going to give me heartburn, but hey, we all have to make sacrifices.

So anyway, on to this week's LDLW.

Facebook. A place where people usually proclaim their love for their significant other? Yeah, not me. Surprisingly enough, not everyone supports LDRs (note the sarcasm). For instance, Dan's dad. Well, we aren't really sure if he does or not - he's ever really said. But for the entire time we've been long distance, we've been back and forth with his dad. Granted, we're both 20 and (going to be in a month) 21 now, but his dad is a large influence in Dan's life. Not that anything else should be expected, it's his dad.

Anywho, so his dad gets kind of weird when we've posted stuff on Facebook about us being together, so for a long time, we haven't had anything on there regarding our relationship. Granted, we just recently got back together for realsies but we didn't run to FB right away and start posting it up. But last night, this happened:

Eeeeee!! I'm a happy camper :) Yes, I will admit, I'm one of those people that needs to have everything on FB. More just keeping my profile updated than anything. If I move, gotta update; if I get into a relationship, gotta update; if I start a new job, gotta update, etc.

Since we've been on and off for the past couple of years, we have had 2 anniversary dates and we still haven't decided what this one is going to be. We want it to be something special, a significant kind of date that we can celebrate. So right now, there aren't going to be monthiversaries. Yes, I'm that weirdo too. The thing about this time, is that we're both in it for the long haul. I'm not going to dive into every little converstation we've had, but this time around, we're both confident in each other and in our future together. Huzzah!

On a related note: I'm thinking of starting up a linkup for this. The only problem: I have to branch out more and find more of a LDR community on here. Tumblr's community is huge and I'm sure Blogger has one too! If you're reading this, and you know of people in LDRs, send some links my way so I can check them out!

And of course, have a great Wednesday!

 

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I'm Committed

I was racking my brain all day trying to think of something to post up here today. And then I actually decided to check my feed and the other blogs I follow and I found this awesome link up that could be an awesome inspiration to me. Linkin' up with Allie from Tales of a Twenty Something!

Last week I told myself I was going to lose weight, and actually do it this time. Dan has been my absolute best supporter and without him I don't think I would be able to do this. It's only been a week, but I already feel better. About myself and what I look like. 

I've been wanting to go every day, but sometimes things get in the way. And I'm trying to tell myself that it's okay, but I'm having a hard time believing it. For example, today I didn't have much time to work out. I still went to the gym, though. Because otherwise I would have felt terrible. So Dan challenged me to see how fast I can run a mile. I ended up being about 9 minutes and 45 seconds. And for me, that's awesome! In grade school, it used to take me almost 16 minutes to get that mile in. And when I am able to spend time at the gym, I run for 30 minutes and usually get to about 2.5 miles. Which averages about 12 minutes a mile. Still not bad. But today, I shaved 2 minutes off of that time! It felt awesome!

After that, I went in for the 12 minute body enhancement session and I really cannot wait to see if this thing works or not. This was only my second time using it, so we'll see. What I really should do it post some pictures. The before pictures that everyone hates posting up. But it could be a push - I'm going to hate that people can see them, so that will only make me want to lose it faster. Right?! I think so.

I'm aiming to lose 10 pounds by the 17th next month - that's when I'm going to visit Dan for his birthday. I want to get back to the weight I had been when I started at my latest job. That's my first goal. And then from there, I want to keep going little by little until I get to where I want to be.

Hope you are all having a great Tuesday!

 

Oscars Thoughts

Short one today, I'm swamped at work. I just thought I would share with you the greatest moment in all of selfie history:

In case you haven't seen this yet, Ellen hosted the Oscars last night and OHMYGOD it was awesome! She ordered a pizza, Brad Pitt handed out paper plates and napkins, and a great time was had by all. And then she goes and does this awesome thing where she gets a bunch of celebs together and takes a selfie, for the intent of getting the most retweets ever. And I'm pretty sure it happened.

Allow me to nerd out, I felt so cool and interactive doing this. But really, Channing Tatum in the back there, very cute. And Angelina, what are you doing?

My other favorite moment (the one that didn't involve Ellen) was Idina Menzel's performance of Let It Go. I cried. Like a baby. Go on, judge me, but it was insanely beautiful.

 

 

I'm kind of upset that Gravity won so many freaking awards, because I think it looks kind of dumb. If anyone has seen this and believes otherwise, please feel free to correct me. I'm not usually one to judge a movie before I see it, but all I've seen so far is Sandra Bullock floating around in space making exaggerated sounds.

 

So that's it for today. I shall leave you with a bunch of gifs of Ellen from last night. Have a good Monday!