I'm not referring to the classic Smokey Robinson song (later remade by Huey Lewis and Gweneth Paltrow in the movie "Duets" - and well done might I add). I'm referring to this weekend. I, along with a bunch of dance buddies, will be setting sail for a long awaited vacation to the highly sought after destination... Ensenada, Mexico!
We'll be leaving Sacramento on a 10:15 Southwest flight for LAX. We'll hustle (meaning scurry rather then dance) to Long Beach to board our cruise ship. Woohoo!! After that, there's no telling what will happen... Seeing as how I'll, 1) be on vacation and 2) be in international waters without cheap access to the internet, I won't be posting to my blog until Monday.
Well maybe tomorrow morning in all the traveling excitment... But if I'm grumpy because of the early morning hours, I'll spare you.
Promise.
But for now, enjoy a bit of my happiness. Pick your poison...
Classic Smokey version
- or -
Huey and Gweneth version
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Cupid Shuffle
So I know the Cupid shuffle isn't new - it's a few years old at least now - but I'm just discovering this awesome little line dance. At the New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance I catered with my sister, they were doing it. I watched them from the kitchen, completely devoting my attention to it rather then the meeting my sister was holding at the time (oops!). I quickly submit the steps to memory. Last night, when I downloaded the song, I was dancing it around my room. Stephanie suggested there were different moves to it so we watched it on youtube. The actual steps in the music video were a combination of what she knew and what I'd seen. So we learned the steps and put our own flava (oh yes I did!) to it. Here's the music video for your enjoyment:
Pictures from the catering to come in a later post. I brought my USB to upload pictures to my computer from my camera... but no camera.
Pictures from the catering to come in a later post. I brought my USB to upload pictures to my computer from my camera... but no camera.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
My Budget...
...is in need of a makeover. Does anyone know of a good budgeting program that will help me lower my debt? Obviously, I know that my mortgage payment isn't going anywhere for a LONG while but my credit cards and student loans need to go away. I'm doing my best but being a mid-20 something with a shopping addiction and a (hopefully only temporary) paycut from the Governator, I'm in need of an intervention.
Shopping urges + paycuts = No good!
Shopping urges + paycuts = No good!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Challenge Accepted!
The Challenge: Read 50 books by the end of the year
Motivation: My bookshelf full of unread book purchased with good intentions and the list of books that keep growing
I like challenges. I can do this!
Motivation: My bookshelf full of unread book purchased with good intentions and the list of books that keep growing
I like challenges. I can do this!
Secrets of a Former Fat Girl
Oh yes I did check out "Secrets of a Former Fat Girl - How to drop Two, Four (or More!) Dress Sizes - and Find Yourself Along the Way" from the library. And oh yes I am getting addicted to it. So far, it isn't anything I haven't already figured out on my own. I haven't learned anything new from the book. But it has reminded me just how far I've come. How this crazy weight loss journey is not an overnight thing. It took Lisa Delaney (the author) 5 years to lose her weight and find herself along the way. So far, I'm starting year 4. I think its just the reminder - and kick in the butt - I need to get me going again.
Today, I was looking at some old pictures and I can clearly see my transformation!
May 2006
November 2008
Today (Literally)
Not too shabby.
Today, I was looking at some old pictures and I can clearly see my transformation!
May 2006
November 2008
Today (Literally)
Not too shabby.
Genius moment!
This weekend, I bought some loose leaf tea. I don't own a tea infuser thing (note to self: get one!) but I really wanted my new Apple Lemon Pomegranate this morning. So I let the tea run loose in the bottom of my tea pot and I filled it with water to steep. In the meantime, I look around my office for anything that could be considered a strainer. I find an old box of tea bags (with tea still in them). Then a lightbulb turns on! I could empty the tea bag and open the filter paper and use it as a filter across the top of the cup while I pour the tea through it. It would catch all the little loose particles that get through the holes in my tea pot! Brillient!
Unfortunately, the filter is so dense that even the tea water won't go through very fast. It just sits on top of the filter and pours over the sides. So need less to say, my tea has bits in it. Mmmmm crunchy tea...
Unfortunately, the filter is so dense that even the tea water won't go through very fast. It just sits on top of the filter and pours over the sides. So need less to say, my tea has bits in it. Mmmmm crunchy tea...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Reflection and Resolutions
2009 was a pretty good year for me. Here are some highlights:
- Within the first 6 months, I'd dropped 30 pounds and a few dress sizes. Of course after that, I stayed the same weight and it completely frustrated me (which has continued into 2010 - but that will be another blog).
- I started running in the summer of this year and even though I haven't dropped any more weight, I feel pretty good about myself because I was one to finish a mile in 20 minutes in high school. Now I run 3 miles in 45 minutes or less. Go me!
- I was furloughed in February and while that sucks and isn't really a highlight, it did force me to get a roommate. So now I live with Stephanie and I consider that a highlight.
- Stephanie and I had our first and only party of 2009 over the summer. We learned to Bar-B-Que on one of my little hibachi grills. Unfortunately, nobody showed so we had leftovers for a week.
- This past Halloween was my first trip to Vegas and what a fun weekend! Well, what I remember of it... I did Vegas in true Vegas style!
- I started my blog. Something I plan on continuing well into 2010. I'm already absorbed into blogging world.
While there are many other great (and not so great) things that happened to me this year, those are some of the highlights.
On to the list...
I normally make the usual New Year's Resolutions (lose weight, get more sleep, save more money, etc...), I thought this year I'd be a little different. I'm not going to make a list. I'm not going to plan on changing anything this year. I'm simply going to make better decisions everyday. A friend recently told me that he doesn't make resolutions lists because its like setting yourself up to fail since most people don't follow through. Normally, I'd make a list and achieve all my goals just to prove him wrong. In all honestly, that would just add more stress to my life and at this point, I don't need that right now. So I'm not going to make a list either but not with the same outlook. I'm just staying away from my typical list and just make better decisions. I wonder how that will work out??
- Within the first 6 months, I'd dropped 30 pounds and a few dress sizes. Of course after that, I stayed the same weight and it completely frustrated me (which has continued into 2010 - but that will be another blog).
- I started running in the summer of this year and even though I haven't dropped any more weight, I feel pretty good about myself because I was one to finish a mile in 20 minutes in high school. Now I run 3 miles in 45 minutes or less. Go me!
- I was furloughed in February and while that sucks and isn't really a highlight, it did force me to get a roommate. So now I live with Stephanie and I consider that a highlight.
- Stephanie and I had our first and only party of 2009 over the summer. We learned to Bar-B-Que on one of my little hibachi grills. Unfortunately, nobody showed so we had leftovers for a week.
- This past Halloween was my first trip to Vegas and what a fun weekend! Well, what I remember of it... I did Vegas in true Vegas style!
- I started my blog. Something I plan on continuing well into 2010. I'm already absorbed into blogging world.
While there are many other great (and not so great) things that happened to me this year, those are some of the highlights.
On to the list...
I normally make the usual New Year's Resolutions (lose weight, get more sleep, save more money, etc...), I thought this year I'd be a little different. I'm not going to make a list. I'm not going to plan on changing anything this year. I'm simply going to make better decisions everyday. A friend recently told me that he doesn't make resolutions lists because its like setting yourself up to fail since most people don't follow through. Normally, I'd make a list and achieve all my goals just to prove him wrong. In all honestly, that would just add more stress to my life and at this point, I don't need that right now. So I'm not going to make a list either but not with the same outlook. I'm just staying away from my typical list and just make better decisions. I wonder how that will work out??
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