Healthy Living (trying at least)

I think I’ve found a solution for my constant state of sleepiness. I’ve been working out. I’m now in my second week and have yet to feel tired. I’m still in disbelief. I keep waiting for my eyes to flutter while sitting in front of my computer at work. Nothing. Not one urge to hide under my desk with a sleeping bag.

For the first and second weeks I have decided to take it easy and limit the amount of time I work out. Instead of jumping into my normal routine, I have eliminated a half hour of cardio (I usually do an hour when I’m in shape) as well as the weights. I figured I should give my body enough time to get used to working out, lose a little bit of fat, and then begin to increase the cardio and add toning to my regimen. At least that’s what I think would be best. I’m no expert.

Next Thursday, I am going to meet with a nutritionist. Not sure how helpful that will be, but it’s at least a start to help educate myself on what foods I want to avoid and what to consume. Getting back to the healthier me is my “undeclared” resolution for this year. I just want to feel and look a little better. Plus, it’s getting awfully expensive to continually buy new clothes when I go up a size;)

Off the topic, I’ve made some appointments. One is to see a dermatologist….finally. The other is for my, you know, girly exam. When I called the other day I told the lady I spoke with that I could not remember when I was due for a checkup. She looked it up and said I was due for one last MARCH. I gasped. Usually I’m on top of that kind of thing. Apparentally my mind has been elsewhere for the last year.

That’s enough about that. So let’s see….I’ve got work, school, homework, workouts, and doctor’s appointments. Woo hoo! Aren’t you all jealous?!

Beauty is Nothing Without Brains

Hilarious.

Blah to Blogs

Ehh. Blogging is overrated. At least today it is.

Just go watch a movie or a television show here. I know, I know, I shouldn’t be condoning such behavior seeing that there are perhaps copyright issues involved. But hey! I didn’t make the site. I just visit it. *I’m so bad*

Lately, Jeff and I are on a Family Guy kick. The show is downright hilarious. We also watched Little Miss Sunshine recently (which was awesome btw). Yes, that site has movies also. SSSsssshhhh!

This isn’t Winter!!

Pic from last year…..when there was snow.

Tomorrow (Friday) I was suppose to have taken a vacation day because Jeff and I were going to leave for Blue Mountain Canada for our annual snowboarding trip. However, thanks to El Nino/global warming…..we had to cancel a week ago. This winter has not been very wintry as we all know. I’m so sad.

I’m going to miss snowboarding this year. I mean I just got the hang of it last year. Maybe Jeff and I will go here in Michigan if and when we get some of the white stuff. Does anyone else want it to snow? I want snow. I want lots of snow. I want work and school to be cancelled so I can just sit at home and watch all the snow pile up. I might even shovel the sidewalk every hour or two (gotta get our mail). I just want SOME freakin’ snow. It’s what winter is about, right?

So where is it?!! Where is the darn snow??!!!

OMG!

I came home from work with a message from my older sister, “call me when you get home!” So I did and what I heard broke my heart. A woman I used to work with at a Dearborn factory from 1999-2001, hasn’t been to work and her house suddenly burnt down. Apparently, she is missing and her husband whom I also knew from my old job, is suspect to have killed her.

If you knew Lezzie, you would have immediately loved her. She was always chipper and had one helluva personality. She really knew how to make people laugh. Roger (her husband) was kinda strange so I personally wouldn’t put it past him. They were indeed a strange couple (he was weird, she wasn’t) and apparently going through a divorce recently. The sad thing is, for the entire three years I worked at the factory, all I remember of them is that they were in love. Always laughing together, etc.

I just can’t believe it.

You can read more about this unraveling story here.

I do hope they find her. Please pray she just fled the area for safety.

*Update*

Click here.

Noah

Jeff told me to check this out. It’s crazy beautiful. The guy, Noah, took a picture of himself everyday for 6 years. Just think if someone did that for a lifetime.

Fake or Real Smile?

Can you tell whether someone is genuinely smiling? Could you tell a fake smile if you saw it? Well…..I thought I could until I took this online test. I only got 11 out of 20 right. Apparently, I need to pay more attention to certain muscles on the face.

Let me know how you do.

Body Exhibitions

We were interested in going to go see this today, when we realized it was not the “official” body exhibit which is here. Not to mention the exhibit at the Detroit Science Center hasn’t even opened yet.
I’m not interested in seeing any of the copycat exhibitions…just Body Worlds. Which leads me to ask, how come it hasn’t come to Detroit? It was in Chicago a year ago. Couldn’t they have hopped over to Detroit for a few months?

Some people are disturbed by the exhibition, but I find it quite fascinating and educational. I would love to walk through the entire exhibit, including the controversial pre-natal wing.

Maybe Jeff will jump on a plane with me and fly over to Dallas and then Boston for a weekend (where 2 of the exhibitions are currently showing). Yeah right.

Wah!

I haven’t been sick in sooooo long, yet here I am….getting sick. *achoo! sniffle sniffle*

Anthropologie

I just got done reading Dooce because it’s midnight and I am NOT in bed, when I saw that she got the very plates I was eyeing while shopping over the Christmas holidays. Anthropologie has become one of my favorite stores since growing up and realizing Urban Outfitter’s clothes make me look more like an adult having a midlife crisis. On the other hand, I can’t afford any of Anthropolgie’s cute grown up clothing. It doesn’t much matter though, because even if I could afford them….I would probably just end up looking like this. Cause I never know how to wear such cool clothing. That’s why I stick to Old Navy and Kohls.

While I couldn’t buy any of the clothing it didn’t stop me from buying myself two adorable Owl mugs and a brown and torquise retro owl apron. I later returned the apron because I somehow overlooked the price and found it ridiculous to pay such a high price for something that would just get dirty in the kitchen (what? I cook sometimes). I intended to return the baby owls too…..but after whining to Jeff about how sad it would be. How they had no mommy to take care of them, etc. He told me I could keep them. While returning the overpriced, but ohh so hard to let go of, cute, owl apron, I glanced over the counter at a recently returned item. It was the momma owl. I inquired about it and the salesperson told me it was the last one they had in stock, how it was JUST returned and would probably not be around for long. I of course fell in love with her and told Jeff we just couldn’t just abandon the baby owl’s mother. He looked at the momma owl and then at me as I stared longingly into owl momma’s eyes. He told me he would buy her for me and I jumped up and down with giddiness. I told him we could wrap it up and make it look like a surprise for Christmas. He laughed. I kissed him. The rest is history.

So even though I didn’t get the cute fish plates I kept walking past and eyeing, I did get my owls. I will forever cherish them. Cause we can’t afford anything else in that store.