life instructions

i'm trying to get there...

courtesy of I Love Charts

tuesday motivation

"I hated training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - Muhammad Ali

or in my case, live the rest of your life with a "summer body" ... at least that's what i need to tell myself to get me in the gym... 4th day in a row!

Day 4

Day four: seven things that cross your mind a lot.

1. Cupcakes
2. My future body, which will involve a flat stomach and no love handles
3. My brother
4. Wondering what type of man my future husband will be
5. How many people I’ll invite to my wedding (no really, I’ve written up my guest list more than once)
6. How GREAT my life will be once I can sell my house
7. My dad

day 3

Eight ways to win your heart

1. Through my sweet tooth ... because i like sweets...
2. Through my family ... if they love you, i love you... it's that simple... and if YOU love THEM, even better!
3. By killing bugs ... nothing says lovin' like bug juice smeared across my wall... a man who will watch me struggle to kill anything is not the man for me
4. By fixing something ... i love handy men.... even if you don't know what you're doing - fake it 'till you make it...
5. By pumping my gas ... because i'm a lady, and it's the gentlemanly thing to do
6. By making me laugh ... the couple that laughs together stays together.. or something like that
7. Working out with me ... because a couple that works out together lives long, healthy lives together
8. If you just "get" me ... because sometimes i don't even get myself

sums things up nicely

I didn't know what I wanted to do,
but I always knew the woman I wanted to be.

-Diane Von Furstenberg

(shout-out to Jenee' for providing today's quote)

day 2

nine things about myself...

1. i am NOT a morning person. i struggle constantly to decide what do i need more that day: a shower, or 10 more minutes of sleep. Sadly, sleep often wins
2. i can't sleep with the TV on. And if my future husband has trouble understanding that, we may be one of those 2-bedroom household's
3. the quickest way to my heart is through my sweet tooth (but no brownies or donuts please!)
4. i love, love, LOVE weddings. Reading about them, attending them, watching them on TV, dreaming of what mine will be like once i can get out of atl and find a real man, etc.
5. my nightmare job would be to work for a diaper cleaning service (http://www.ecobabydiaperservice.com/)
6. i'm 5'9". Shortest person in my immediate family. Always wished I was 5'10"
7. i choose happiness over money any day!
8. i've been a vegetarian for 16 years. I decided one day on a school bus that i'd stop eating meat because it was "what the cool kids do!" ... and it suck
9. my favorite thing in the summer is a margarita and, a patio, and a live band... can't go wrong with that!

Day 1

ten things you want to say to ten different people right now... aaaaaand, GO:

1. i would much rather be single than to be stuck with an immature liar/cheater. i wish you felt the same - he deserved to learn a lesson the hard way.
2. people would be able to sympathize more with your health if you weren't such a bitch... bitch!
3. you seem like fun. lets hang out - in a platonic type of way - this weekend
4. you need to up your standards. that last boyfriend? i was embarrassed to be seen with him in public.
5. dear kroger lady: what.the.EFF.are.you?!?
6. thank you for being a friend (travel down the road and back again...)
7. i have a pretty serious crush on you.
8. dear les: i love you. i'm so proud of you. don't ever lose hope!
9. dear mom: i love you. i appreciate everything you do. and i don't know what i'd do without you
   
10. dear dad: i love you. i miss you. and i'm sorry if i ever hurt you

ten-day challenge

so completely, 100%, stole this from my home-skillet trent (http://trentsworld.tumblr.com/)... pretty cool little game... and i'll start playing... right... NOW

Day one: ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Day two: nine things about yourself.
Day three: eight ways to win your heart.
Day four: seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day five: six things you wish you’d never done.
Day six: five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day seven: four turn offs.
Day eight: three turn ons.
Day nine: two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day ten: one confession.

my heart...

i never believed in love at first sight until that day... my nephew is the most precious little person i've ever known... and i feel like a proud parent watching my brother all grown up and taking care of his child... couldn't be more pleased

sobrino

"Today was good. / Today was fun. / Tomorrow is another one." - Dr. Suess

my boss put in her notice a few weeks ago, and her last day was this week. so here i am: 4th week on the new job, still learning my role, now taking over for my boss. pretty cool situation to be in, but needless to say, very stressful. which is why i'm taking a much needed trip home to visit my familia and meet my new nephew!! and i'm coming home armed with this:

gotta start them off young...

love me...

courtesy of http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/

take two!

"Take me as I am, or watch me as I go" - Ani DiFranco

Remembering that I can only be me. Closed out another chapter of my life this past week. I start my new job on Tuesday. Wish me luck!

men are so...

...predictable! Ladies: when they say "I'm not ready for a relationship," it's because they've met somebody else. And they're not ready for a relationship with YOU.

Silly boys!

failed relationships...

...pretty much the story of my life. I've been trying to get myself out of this funk. Thought blogging may help. Listening to sad love songs is DEFINITELY not helping. Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor" was on repeat yesterday, and I cried no less than 3 times.

They say if you love something you've got to let it go... and if it comes back then it means so much more... but if it never does then at least you could know that it was something you had to go through to grow. - Heather Headley

if you own these shoes...

...please excuse me in advance for pointing and laughing... i'm just sayin!



Morocco-sin Booties
$159.99

i's a model now!

well, not really... but a few weeks ago my roommate and i did take some pictures w/ some aspiring photographers... pretty fun... my favorites are below... and you can see the rest of their pictures here...

TGIF...

This weekend couldn't have come fast enough!!! For all of you atliens, be sure to stop by the Dogwood festival. It's back in Piedmont Park. But I have to admit, I kinda thought the parking lot at Lenox was a better venue, if not just for the abundance of parking! But oh well, make sure you get out there on Saturday!

Also, the Atlanta Film Festival is starting!! I've never been, but it sounds exciting...

So, with that said, hope everyone has a fun (and safe!) weekend... It's Friday snitches!!!

story of my life...

my latest acquisitions...

...i guess i'm going through a flower phase...

i love him...

because it's easier said than done...

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost…
I am helpless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in the same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in…
It’s a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

I walk down another street.

it's beginning to look a lot like springtime...

... ok so that was a lie, I'm definitely sitting in my office looking at snow flurries... in the middle of spring... in HOTlanta! So even though the weather is pretty ridiculous this week, this dress gives me something to look forward to! So springy and precious – kind of like me! I’m not big for clothes shopping online, so I’ll need to see if I can find this at one of my boutiques – they all buy their clothes from the same place anyway.

TGIF

I really just want to report on my weight loss journey... since my first weigh-in (January 4th) I've lost 4 pounds! thank you, thank you..

carry on

Lean Cuisine...

... it's not half bad, as far as microwave food is concerned. but i can only vouch for the meatless pizzas, since that's all I've had the courage to try... and seeing as how it's now 2008, and I'm being the good girl that i am, i have set my new years resolution to eat healthy and exercise more... so i will be eating A LOT of lean cuisines (and smart ones, and healthy choice, and any other diet food that can nourish my body without forcing me to turn on the stove or wash a dish). i joined a weight loss group at work and set my goal for 17lbs (but really, i want to lose 27lbs by this summer, a plight in which I'm currently losing since i had already gained a pound by our second weigh-in). so stay tuned, folks... what we have here is a model in the making. please note the before (ignoring the underarm stubble of course):

oh, and needless to say, I'm back (no, but for real this time)

i drank apple juice yesterday...

...someone could've very easily peed in a jar and given it to me and i wouldn't have known the difference... no wonder i haven't drank that crap in years...

um, so yea... i'm back...