Looks like I'm not getting any work done today...

So, Jason is home "sick" today... I just think he's exhausted and needs a break, which I can totally understand. He goes 1000mph all of the time, whereas I take breaks throughout the day to watch my fave shows and nap with the pups. Slow and steady for this girl...

I've already made him TWO big cups of hot tea (the first one went south when he fell asleep instead of drinking it, so I made a replacement cup), a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and I've given him two doses of medicine (secretly hoping it knocks his ass out). Seriously, who needs kids?? All I hear coming out of the other room is his snoring and DVR'd episodes of Ghost Adventures and Duck Dynasty playing (which, by the way, I am in love with Jase from DD...).

Besides that, the weekend, as usual, went by too fast. I can't complain, though. I'm sitting here in my jams and glasses because I'm lucky enough to not have to go anywhere for work. But still. We had a great time on Saturday. We went to my cousin's AMAZINGLY large home in Lakewood for an early Christmas get together. With everyone's schedules and growing families, it's hard to connect. As always, too much food, great company & a nice kickoff to the holiday season.

P.S. I'm pretty sure my sister's man friend and my husband are secret lovers. They are SO similar, it's not even funny, and every time we have a family function, these two are off in the corner talking about God knows what or judging people (I'm assuming - I'm not allowed to listen lol).

Here are some photos of the fabulous event..........

The kitchen/food center

Yes, this is my cousin's basement... Complete with popcorn maker and a movie theater... My older nephew, Jake is in the front row all the way to the left with the blue striped shirt. UGH. Love him.

Here's what I'm talking about. My sister's boyfriend Tarek on the left, and my husband Jason on the right. Sharing an ottoman and whispering sweet nothings. After I took this, I promptly dismissed myself, as to not interrupt...

My awesome brother Ryan and his younger son, Josh

Another shot of my cousin's home (Tarek and Kelley are actually sitting together... for now...)

He's my squishy, and I love him.

Tarek and my sister, Kelley

Look at the movie theater ceiling... 

So that was that. A great time was had by all. OH!! I CANNOT forget the dessert I made. Holy shit. I got the recipe off Pinterest (I love that site), and it turned out AMAZING. Ready for this? 

Smoosh cookie dough on the bottom of a muffin pan. Take a Reece's peanut butter cup and place on top of the cookie dough. Make brownie batter and pour on top of it all to cover. Bake at 350* for 18 minutes. 

BOOM. It's the best thing I've ever eaten EVER. And it was SO easy!!

Sunday, we watched the Bears lose and cleaned the house. Nothing to report there. But all of my laundry is done, and the house is spotless, which is nice.

I've gotta say - sometimes I miss the hustle and bustle of being in an office. I miss taking extra long coffee breaks (which reminds me, I haven't had a cup yet... need to get on that), gossiping with my cube mates and dressing up. I feel like half the time, I get into the shower right before Jason comes home so I don't gross him out with my smelliness. Such is life. 

I'm going to try to get into a routine of getting up and hopping in the shower immediately. At least that way, when I look at the clock and see that it's already 2pm, I'm dressed and ready to go. We'll see. So far, it's 10:30am, and I'm blogging... sans shower.

Ok, well I'm going to get back to work. Mr. Sick Pants just got up and is walking around the kitchen... I hope he lays back down because I do have a lot of work to get done today. We'll see.

Happy Monday!

Pretty Nice Little 4 Month Break...

Well, it's been awhile... I'm going to try to get back into posting on here regularly for anyone who actually reads this thing :)

So - what's happened since I last wrote...? Hmm... I no longer work at Westwood "The Shittiest School Ever" College. I got laid off, and I'm telling you, things happen for a reason. That was literally one of the worst weeks of my life. I lost my job, and my wiener puppy, Gus, fell down the stairs & almost broke his back. I was a crying mess for weeks, but I now have a new, AWESOME, work from home career with Kaplan Test Prep, and Gus is running around like a bat out of hell, just like he used to. It makes me very happy.

Also since July, Jason and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary... It went by really fast. I'm not going to bullshit you, it was a somewhat hard year with the normal ups and downs of any relationship. We really didn't have a "newlywed" stage, just because we've lived together since 2009... it felt awesome to call him my husband finally, but other than that (and the giant bling on my finger), nothing changed. It's true what they say though... marriage is hard work. But I'd say the majority of the time (like 98%), I would rather snuggle Jason than strangle him. I like those odds.

Other than that, I'm pretty sure life is functioning as normal. Thanksgiving was good - ate too much, as per usual - and Christmas is right around the corner, which is always a fun time of year. And then it's the new year, which I always look forward to. It feels like the slate is clean, and you have a brand new year to make all new fuck ups... :)

In my new found career, some days are WAY slower than others (like watching ALL of the Judge Judy's in a row) or using Google maps to look at your house from an aerial shot... This was my day yesterday - As you can see, this must be pretty recent. My car is in the driveway because I'm most likely "busy working" at my desk:) Jason is not home, as he gets to drive from Romeoville to Addison everyday. Suck fest.

Peace out, bitches.

New Endeavor! Please support!!

I just recently started selling crafts that I make - I have a Facebook page for my things called Kristin's Krafts - Please spread the word and tell your friends about it!!


I want to use the money I make from this to help put myself through nursing school!! Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!


Thank you friends!!


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kristins-Krafts/507207552628179

Cha-cha-changesssss!

Lots of changes going on with my life... It's fun :) I registered for school last week, so I will be starting the end of August. I'm going to a bachelors to BSN program to get my nursing license! I'm nervous/excited/can't believe I actually pulled the trigger!


In other, minor, news, I'm getting my hair done tonight - going as dark as possible and getting some layers put in. Love it. And tomorrow after work, I'm treating myself to a pedi and a nail fill. I need some relaxing "me" time.


I also joined Weight Watchers today. I've done it before, and it worked great. I lost around 20-25lbs the last time I was on it (and I've maintained it pretty much), but I'm looking to drop another 10-15lbs and REALLY knock my husband's socks off! He loves me the way I am, of course, but I always want to look hotter for myself and for him. I'm only 29 - I'm going to dress in tight pencil skirts and figure flattering tops (and feel confident doing it)!


So wish me luck! I'm ready! My weigh in days are Thursdays (since I started today), which is good. It's not weighing myself right after the weekends, etc. I hope I see results by next week - I'm very impatient! The last time I was on WW, I dropped 6lbs my first week. Granted, I had more to lose then, but I'm still hoping to see the scale go down a bit and get some energy back!

So that's that! I'm declaring this "The Year of Kristin" and fuck people who get in my way!! Classy :)

By my 30th birthday next July 4th, I will be a sexy vixen who is almost done with her nursing degree. Mark my words, people!!!

Side note - I got my period today. Cramp city. Sucks.

This is gonna be a quick one.

So lately, I feel like karma hasn't been doing it's fucking job. I bend over backwards for people (mostly because I LOVE seeing people happy - not because I want anything out of it), and what do I get? SHIT ON. That's what. I got $120 speeding ticket on Sunday (plus I have to pay another $40 to take the fucking driving class to get the effin ticket off my record). Ugh.


So, I'm going to start to be selfish. I registered for the first of many nursing classes to get my BSN (already have my bachelors, so it won't take too long to become an RN) because I've been putting it off for way too long. It's time to focus on what Kristin wants.


Also, I'm feeling out of control fat. I am on a mission to lose 10lbs starting tomorrow (it's already 7:20pm and I'm done eating for today). 


Goals:


Become a nurse.
Get extra hot.
Make more money & enjoy my job.




Focker out.

Fox Valley Mall. BORING.

So, sitting back and looking at my current situation, I have to laugh. I have a bachelor's degree in Bio-Chemistry, and right now, I'm sitting in Fox Valley Mall at my work's store front. Every summer, the college I now work for (to remain nameless), sets up a store in the mall to apparently gain more traffic. Let me tell you something - it's a waste of money. I'd rather be at the office trying to salvage any student I can than here watching pre-teens shop for slut clothes.

Screaming kids are everywhere, and I have not gotten in touch with ONE PERSON who is interested in sitting down with me to go over their educational future. People are here to shop and spend money on fun things...

WHEW. Ok, now that that's out of my system, let's talk about something fun. Tomorrow is Friday!!! I'm going to Party City on my lunch break to get the last bit of decorations for the baby shower I'm throwing on Saturday. I love throwing parties, and if I could get paid to do it, I would switch careers in a heartbeat.

It should be a good time, as the mom-to-be is kick ass. We are all wearing sweatpants and t-shirts and stuffing our faces while opening gifts. Pictures will be sure to follow.

Sunday is my nephew's actual 4th birthday, so I'm going to try to pop over to my brother's house to see him and spend some much needed auntie/neph time together :)

And there's another weekend come and gone... This whole "working 40+ hours a week" is for the birds...

Have a great day, friends!

Monday but Thursday:)

So, it's Monday, but technically, I'm only working today and tomorrow, so it's like Thursday already! I like weeks like this. 


The weekend was BEYOND chaotic, but it was very fun, and now my friend is married :) It was pretty much tornado weather all day Friday, so that sucked for the bride. But when it cleared up, we got our asses outside for TONS of pictures. The humidity made for a stellar hair day for all of us, and the groomsmen were all set with wearing three layers of clothes. But like I said, it was a great time. The bride looked gorgeous, and the party bus was amazeballs. It was complete with karaoke, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't sing Lionel Richie. Boom.

The bride - 

The Party Bus - 

SOME of The Bridesmaids -

Not pictured - my ass sweat and melted makeup...


Saturday, I had to work in the morning (again, DUMB move on my part to volunteer for that...), and then I drove out to see my friend Bradalis and her new bundle of joy, Montgomery (Monty) James Sunich. ADORABLE. I still don't want one of my own, but he was so squishy :)

Finally, I capped off the weekend by celebrating my upcoming birthday with my family. My dad had us all out at his place for swimming/BBQ and ice cream cake from DQ. YUM. I can't believe I'm going to be 29 in a few days... The cake made it all worth it, though.

That's all I've got. We're heading to Kentucky tomorrow after I get home from work, so that will be fun. I get to be a hillbilly for 5 days :) 


Gettin' lucky in Kentucky!!

Busy Bee!!

So, I'm busy as SHIT this week... Working late tonight and tomorrow, and then Thursday/Friday start the wedding festivities for my friend Frances. It's bound to be a good time, but I need to get tons of stuff accomplished before then!


I'm picking up my bridesmaid dress today on lunch - I needed to get it hemmed. For some reason (maybe because I'm 5'10") I ordered extra length. I didn't need it... $120 later, the dress should fit perfectly now. Bah.


To get me through these next few days, I've decided to get back on the sauce. Diet Mountain Dew, that is... I found this deliciously gigantic can at Walgreens on my way into work this morning. As a comparison of how large it is, I put my hand next to it. 24oz of pure caffeine.I should be up all night.

So the wedding is Friday, and like an asshole, I volunteered to work 10-2 on Saturday. Idiot move on my part. Then at 4pm Saturday, I am headed to meet my friend's baby, Monty :) I've seen pictures, and he's super adorable and squishy. I can't wait to love him up! Oh, and seeing his mom will be nice, too :)


After this crazy weekend is over, the husband and I are packing up and driving to Kentucky to visit his Grandma and Grandpa Stiltner. We went a few years ago, and we had SO much fun. We'll be down there for July 4th (my 29th birthday)... I can't wait to just relax and enjoy ourselves!


I NEED to get this t-shirt before we go. I said I was going to last time, and I didn't. It's a must this year. I promise to not have this dumb fake smile look on my face though...

That's all I've got. I hope everyone is enjoying this "hot as balls" Tuesday afternoon!

Sweet Lady Friday

Thank you, baby Jesus - It's Friday! This week was crap, and I'm going to be happy to put it to rest. For once, I don't have a big event planned this weekend (showers, bday party, wedding, etc etc). So I'm going to welcome the much needed break & get things done around the Stiltner Estate. I do have to take the boys to the vet tomorrow morning, which will be a shit show at best. Sparky's not bad - you can do anything to that dog, and he'll thank you for it. Love my muppet.

Gus, however, is an entirely different story. He likes to be home laying in the sun or on mom's boobs. He's anti-social unless he gets to know you and determines that you are worth his time (kind of like his mother lol). He usually takes a hot shit the second we walk into the vet's office whether he's gone at home right before or not. It's just him saying "Fuck you, pick up my shit." And I'm sure he and I will not be on speaking terms the rest of the weekend. This is a huge ordeal for him, and since he's German, he'll hold a grudge for a solid month or so. Deal with it. I love him :)

Once that's over, all I'm planning on doing is straightening up the house, getting caught up on laundry and relaxing. Of course, my Christian Grey will be with me... FUCK I love those books. I'm almost done with book two, and I can't wait to see how everything pans out. I'm a loser. Deal with it.

Anyway, that's all I've got for today. I'm ready for it to be 5pm so I can go home and hold down the couch. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!


Another quote I like:


The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working when you get up in the morning, and doesn't stop until you get to the office.
~ Robert Frost ~

All is right with the world again...

OMG the internet has been down at work for two days. It's finally up and running, and I feel like I can survive a 9 hour day again. Having access to trash websites doesn't hinder my work day at all. In fact, I think it helps. I look up celeb gossip while I'm making dials and talking with students. It makes the day go by much faster, which is a good thing for everyone.


Another issue I would like to get on the table is diet pop. I NEVER drink pop unless I have a huge taste for it for some reason. Literally, I bet it's been 6 months or more since I have had a carbonated drink of any kind (other than LaCroix - I drink that shit like it's going out of style). This morning, for some reason, I want a Diet Mountain Dew. I know pop is "bad" for you with all of the unnatural sweeteners, etc. But Weight Watchers says it's 0 points. So what the fuck? What's your take on the situation? Yay or nay??


I bought one, and I've been staring at it for the last 20 minutes... I had fruit for breakfast, which is also 0 points, so I'm doing really well today. I get off work at 5, and I'm planning on getting a quick workout in before my weave snapping appointment at 7:45pm. So drinking this should be fine, right??? WHY CAN'T I JUST HAVE A FAST METABOLISM?!?!?!?!?!?


Such is life. 


So writing all that down just convinced me to start drinking the fucking pop... glad I got that worked out.


It's freezing in the office today, and my boss isn't in - he's working from another location - so I'm takin' er easy today. I've got a SOLID mix of music playing on my Spotify (currently "Jump" by Van Halen), and tomorrow is already Friday. Good news.


My 50 Shades of Grey obsession is becoming stronger now that I'm about halfway through book 2, 50 Shades Darker. I can't put these damn books down, and I'm frightened for book 3 to be over. What will I read after these that has as much passion and drama??? I shudder at the thought. 


Anyway, that's my boring life in a nutshell today. I'll leave here at 5, run home to workout and play with the boys and then get my hair done. I'll post a pic of it tomorrow, I'm sure.


Until then, I leave you with this:




I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.
~ Charles Lamb ~

I'm gonna make you girls a HUMP DAY treat!

This morning, I got up, peed, took the boys out, went back upstairs to get in the shower. But I found myself on the couch in our loft. Just laying there. I have no motivation today, and I was milliseconds away from calling in. I knew I would feel bad if I did though because I have a bunch of stuff coming up in the next few weeks that I need days off for...

So, I waited until the last possible second and got my ass in the shower... I figure, what else would I have done all day? Napped? Cuddled with the boys? Mentally unwound? Hmm. All that sounds nice right about now. Alas, I'm at work. I'm here until 8pm, and I have NO IDEA how I'm going to make it here that long. I'm obsessed with my day planner, so I went through that this morning and organized the rest of my year, practically. I'm also pretty sure I've Googled everything there is to Google. Now what? I have a meeting at 2pm, and then I guess I'll take a lunch.

 I need to take my bridesmaid dress into the cleaners and get it hemmed. The wedding is next Friday. Way to wait until the last minute, Kris.

But once I get that done, it should be smooth sailing until 8pm... hopefully.

Tomorrow, I'm getting my weave tightened and snapped after work (I need it BAD)... and Saturday, both boys are going to the vet. They didn't have two appointments together, so I have to take Gus at 9am and Sparky at 12pm... Which is good... it'll give them one on one time with mommy to hate me. I doubt we'll be on speaking terms until well into next week - until they get their grooming :)

Ok, I have a meeting. Let's get this over with................................ Hope everyone is having a good Wednesday xoxo

I am Magda.

So, my weekend was great... Busy, but great. Friday night, I went home and got to spend some much needed quality time with my pups and hubby. We relaxed, watched a movie and it was incredible.

Saturday, I was up and at em... Bachelorette Party day for one of my good friends, Frances. She decided she didn't want anything big, so we did an all day pool party/cookout/penis cake extravaganza. It was so fun to just hang out with the girls and get some sun! Beforehand, I had to run around like a lunatic to get any last minute stuff we needed, i.e. penis balloons, appetizers, princess crowns for the bride and her maids, etc. I got a call from the MOH right before I was approaching the house asking me to stop at a "straw store" and get straws. I pull into Speedway gas station with my princess crown on and grab a huge handful of straws and bolt out of there. I gave the cashier a look like "taking straws is the same thing as taking napkins... right?" I doubt it, but oh well.

I got away with snatching straws! hehehe... snatch :)

The party was great - the bride got a lot of gifts (naughty and nice), and we grilled a ton of food... Two weeks until the wedding!

Maid of Honor during the latter half of the day. She's hilarious, and I'm pretty sure she was schwasted.

Delicious penis cake - red velvet! YUM!

Then comes Sunday. As if I didn't get enough sun on Saturday, I asked my dad last week what he wanted to do for Father's Day, and he said "sit by your pool". So that's what we did. My mom, of course, had to come too--she refuses to miss a pool day. So she came over around 12pm to "set up camp" with me. My dad had gone to brunch in the city with my sister at 11:30, so he was meeting us later. Finally, my dad gets there at 2pm (mind you, Karen and I have been roasting for about two hours now) and cannonballs in the pool like a child. He loves it there. He proceeded to dunk me and my mother and splash us every chance he got. It was a great time, though. Finally, around 5:30pm, I noticed my skin bubbling (not literally, but it might has well have), so I asked if they were ready to wrap er up. By that time, everyone was hungry, so I took them to Chili's for dinner. My mom got a juicy ribeye, dad got a gigantic burger, and I had chicken tacos. We then split a huge brownie sundae. And that was that. Great day.

I am really burnt, and it hurt to shower this morning. This was last night as the burn was "settling in"... Enjoy.

30 Minute Countdown

So I haven't blogged in awhile... and I have 30 minutes of work left. Perfect timing!

So I was in Denver for work all last week. The days were long, and I missed my husband and fur kids SO MUCH... Ugh, it was torture. It was nice to be away for about a day, and then I wanted my own bed with my Frito-y dogs and snoring hubby. But I learned a lot and am better for the experience... blah blah blah. If I had to travel routinely for work, I would quit. The freaks at O'Hare Airport are some of the finest in the world, I'm sure.

What I DID enjoy about Denver is that everyone owns a dog. Not only that, they take said dog everywhere with them. I saw this one morning on our shuttle to training. SO CUTE. He looked at me:)

Anyway, Jason picked me up from the airport around 8:30 on Friday night, and when I got home, the boys were so happy to see mommy that they pissed all over our driveway:) I love it.

Over the weekend, we celebrated my brother's 35th birthday. My dad had us all over for a bbq and swimming. I can't believe Ryan is 35... that means I'm... never mind. I got to visit with my nephews. Here is my brother with squishy Joshua:)

 He's my squishy, and I love him.

Jake is too cool for school... and Auntie's camera. He had so much fun. I love these boys:)

This week, I'm back in the routine of working in the office and praying for Friday to come. This weekend should be fun... Saturday, I have a friend from high school's bachelorette party (not going out--we're doing a pool party ALL day with food and bevs galore... and naughty gifts). Sunday, being Father's Day, I will be spending the day with my dad. I invited him and my mom to come to our pool for the day. It's supposed to be in the 90's all weekend, so by Monday, I'll look like Magda from There's Something About Mary...

I can't wait.

BACK IN ILLINOIS, THANK THE LORD.

Don't get me wrong, Denver was gorgeous, but I was stuck in training M-F from 7:30am to 6pm... It sucked. I wish I would have had a chance to enjoy the scenery and weather a bit more. But at least I can now say "I've been to Colorado."

So, I'm back in MY office with MY excellent music playlist and the freedom to walk around whenever I please :) It's the little things in life, I'm tellin ya!

I also missed my husband and puppies to NO END. It was bad. I guess it's healthy to get away once in awhile, but if I had a job that required me to be away from my home on a regular basis, I would have to rethink it BIG TIME. 

This was in the car in the morning on the way to training. This is about as much scenery as I got to enjoy...

 Also, I LOVE the fact that EVERYONE has a dog there, and they bring them with everywhere they go. Another morning on the way to training... SO CUTE.

Anyway, I'm refreshed and ready to get back to my daily routine. Today, being Tuesday, I will be working until 7pm and hitting up LA Tan for their "all you can tan for $5" special. Pretty nice little Tuesday I've got going on.

Alrighty, back to work. Missed everyone here, and I'm glad to be back in Chicago!!

 

I'm an asshole.

I have good intentions at all times, but sometimes they don't pan out... Like today, for example... 

Last night, I finished Jennie's baby shower invitations (which are ADORABLE, if you ask me), so my plan was to go on lunch to the post office today and get them mailed out. Which is exactly what I did. HOWEVER, since I "modified" the invite by punching holes in it and putting curly blue ribbon on them, they cost more to mail out, which is fine. The PROBLEM is that they didn't have ANY cute stamps related to babies, puppies or anything else small that smells good. So, in order to add up stamps to $1.95, the "lady" behind the counter had to put together three different (all ugly in their own way) stamps. The whole cute look of the envelope is now ruined. I'm apologizing right now to all of Jennie's guests when they have to look at them. Here they are (it makes me want to cry):

Gross, right? The rest of the invites will hopefully make up for the disgusting stamps... :(

Other than that, today is going pretty well... I ran to Bed, Bath & Beyond on lunch (I had some time), and the Stage 5 Clinger was fired this morning. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't want to see anyone lose their job. But she didn't seem to care after they had given her numerous warnings of her poor performance. At least I don't have to worry about someone barging into my office uninvited anymore... unless they hire someone just like her. Great. 

This weekend, I fly out to Denver for a week of training for work, so I'm sure I'll be blogging a lot in my hotel room at night to stay busy... :)

Have a wonderful weekend, blogger friends, and I'll touch base soon!!!

In a good mood for having to work until 8pm :)

SHOCKINGLY, I'm in a super good mood today. I really have no reason to be (besides the obvious good job, awesome husband, beautiful home, Frito-y fur kids, etc) because I woke up with my period punching its way into the world, and I'm scheduled to work until 8pm tonight. But honestly, I'm happy today :)

I worked on Jennie Willis's baby shower invitations, and I'm hoping to get them out in the mail by Saturday, the latest. I have one more thing to do with them, and then I'll be putting puppy stamps on them and sending them on their way! I love throwing parties - if I could do it for a living, I TOTALLY would... I wonder how one gets a business like that started... Hmm. Maybe I'll take lots of pictures at the baby shower and start a portfolio? We'll see. All I know is that this shower is going to be boss. Sweatpants everywhere, "baby" cupcakes, Papa Joe's catering & awesome people. I'm stoked.

Here are the invites - Complete with where they're registered, a request to wear sweatpants and a map so nobody gets lost :)

As mentioned, per request of the mom-to-be, there will be puppy stamps (hopefully the post office has them!), as well :)

I will be making the CUTEST cupcakes:

And I have so many awesome decorating ideas, it's sick. I hope she likes it!! There will be a clothesline full of little boy outfits/sweatpants, etc.

I seriously want to leave work and head to Michael's to finish getting all of the decorations, and the shower isn't until the end of July....

In other news, it's raining today, which means two things: 1) My car is getting washed and 2) My plants are getting watered. Bitchin.

Also, I have a Stage 5 Clinger at work (a few of them, actually). But this one takes the cake. She just barged into my office AGAIN without knocking to bitch about how she thinks she's going to get fired. Really? Maybe you should be at your desk WORKING rather than walking around half the day and bothering those of us who actually DO like their job and enjoy getting work done. I'm sorry that you're probably going to get canned, lady, but here's hoping everyone else has increased productivity because they're not dealing with your Stage 5er self.

Ok, that's all I have to report. Hey, it's already 1:30pm... 6.5 hours to go!

I've never been so thankful to see a Friday...

It's FRIDAY! Thank the LORD. This has been one of the longest weeks on record. PLUS, it's a long weekend, which is an added bonus. The best part? We have ZERO plans this weekend. We've been bombarded with parties, showers, get togethers of all sorts and just tons of stuff to do the past few months, and it's finally time for a RELAXING weekend! 

Tonight after work, I might head over to Pier One in Joliet... I hear they're hiring, and a part time second job might not be a bad idea. We'll see... Jason has a softball game tonight, so I'll be a good wife and go watch that. Once I get home, the sweats will go on, make up will be washed off and glasses will be adorned. I will be a lazy sack of crap for the next few days - THAT I can guarantee you. 

Something like this: 

Only much lazier. 

The smelly dogs need baths, as I've put that task off, as well. I'm sure I'll get that in sometime this weekend. If not, whatevs. 

In other news, it's only 10:45am. What the EFF am I going to do to make it until 5pm today? This is going to be brutal.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend. Get some sun. Be lazy. I'll report back Monday.

Deuces.

Time to kill

I've got about 2 hours until I can go home for the day, so I figured I'd kill some time and blog a bit.

This week (even though it's only Tuesday) has been good so far... I've had lots of energy and have gotten lots done at work and around the house. Tonight's tasks after work include giving Gus a bath and cutting his nails (which are more like talons now). I used to take him to the groomer to get his nails cut, but it was SUCH an epic tragedy for him to go that it's easier if I just do it myself at home... Needless to say, after a bath AND nail trim, we won't be on speaking terms until the weekend, I'm sure.

I'll tackle the muppet another day. He's so laid back that he'll let me cut and style his mohawk no problem :)

In other news, I have been on Weight Watchers for about two weeks now, and I forgot how much I love this damn program. I was on Isagenix (don't ever get it, it sucks & is expensive), and I ended up gaining a pound and losing no inches. So I sent it all back and got a full refund, which is good. I've lost about 6.5lbs since being on Weight Watchers, and I'm hoping to continue the progress. I have a bridesmaid dress to fit into on June 29th. Like a moron, I ordered my dress a size smaller than I normally wear because "it will motivate me to lose weight." Yeah. I took this pic the day I picked up the dress. I've lost weight since here, but this is what I need to accomplish by the wedding:

Not THAT bad. I can do it... Side zippers are the devil, as well, but that's a whole other story in itself. The dress is beautiful, and I believe I WILL shorten it and wear it again sometime...

So that's that. I'm feeling good today, I'm losing weight, and I'm happy :)

Here's hoping the remainder of the week follows suit! XO

Freaking out, as usual.

So I'm blogging this morning because it will hopefully make me feel better to get things off my chest...

I'm officially obsessed with how I look, and it's becoming borderline ridiculous. All I want to do is lose 10-15lbs. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?? I really don't think so. I think about it day and night, and I do SO WELL during the day with my diet, but by the time I get home, I say "eff it" and eat garbage. I've been so tired lately, and I'm sure it's because of my poor eating habits.

So, I'm making a promise to MYSELF. I will eat healthy and exercise DAILY. I need to start being proactive in how I feel and take charge of my life. I can't continue to feel like this everyday. So today is Day 1 of my new lifestyle change. My boss is kind enough to be ordering us pizza for lunch. I'm going to plan out what I'm going to have BEFORE it gets here, so when I eat, I won't feel so bad. I'm giving myself (if they're square pieces) three pieces and that's it. I brought grapes in this morning, so I will have that as a snack later on today. For dinner, I will have a chicken breast and veggies. I have to keep telling myself it's OK to have pizza, etc. as long as I have it in moderation. I'm too hard on myself, I think.

SO here's my Day 1 picture. Yes, I'm in the bathroom at work. Don't judge me.

As of today, I weigh 168lbs (ugh I'm ashamed to admit that... but I'm 5'10") and I'm wearing a size 8 pants from NY&Co and a Medium shirt.

Here we go...

 

So that's that. HELP ME stay motivated... I'll be checking in over the weekend to update my progress (hopefully).

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day, and thanks for listening to me bitch. I'm sure there will be much more to come :)