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our first baby Benjamin James 11 lbs 7 oz Born: 12/15 |
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pip got t-shirts to show off his site...they look awesome!! they are all black, with a stick figure holding two beer mugs with a little afro on it...and says "got pip?"...i like 'em :) he also has a brand new layout to go with those brand new shirts...so visit him. it'll be fun :)
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hectic day back at the office. but i got most of my work done, with the help of a very nice fellow at work. thanks :) so then i got motivated and after i worked out, i went and bought...dun dun dun...hair dye! i wanted to dye my hair brown...but after we did it...it is just my natural color, with a bit more gold/red tone. bleh. so after another month, i'm going a shade darker without the gold...so enjoy the pics while they last..this color is supposed to wash out in 28 shampoos...*sigh* at least it looks ok...i'm not unhappy with it...just gave me something new to try :) those that know me know that this is the first time i have ever dyed my hair. lookout! :)
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dammit. i got measured today. the measurements said i gained or stayed the same in everything but my thighs. but they were all up or down about 1/2 to 1/4 of an inch. so basically, i stayed the same. bleh. talk about motivation killer. i was hoping for a little bit of an improvement. but when i asked what i am doing wrong, the trainer suggested more cardio workouts, and only lift 3 days a week. so i added more cardio today, but i am still keeping to the alternating muscle groups. i like lifting weights every day. i like the extra time it takes to use the machines. anyway, on to week 5. i pray to god i see results at the end of week 8. or else i will be very very sad.
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aaahhh...sleeping in feels soooo good. i got home kinda early last night...everyone was partied out from thursday and friday, so last night was pretty low key. i slept in til about one today and then got up, watched two episodes of trading spaces on tlc...i love that show. :) then i cleaned our apartment...it's amazing how sleep can make me motivated...yesterday i didn't work out though. doh. i missed the last day of my one-month goal...but i think i still can count that as one month...instead of six days, i'll make it five-six days a week. does that sound fair? so tomorrow i get measured to see if all that working out made a difference. i know i still haven't lost any weight at all. and i know why: my eating habits. they suck. i hate eating plans though. i wish i could have a lifestyle where i could eat what i want when i want it. if i feel like thai food, i want to be able to go to the bangkok house...maybe it is because i don't usually want to cook my meals. i made a goal to make two good-for-you dinners a week...i don't know if it is better to start things like that slowly, or just jump in. every other time i did it drastically instead of gradually, i quit it because it was too hard and didn't really fit in my lifestyle. so it didn't work. this week i'm going to start writing down everything i eat (like jackie suggested) and see where it is that i am getting bad foods....hmmm...but now i am on to my two month goal of working out...look out! :)
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day two of my four day weekend...went to canada last night with my sister and her friends to celebrate someone's 19th birthday...man that was fun...but i am feeling it today...i hate hangovers. today is my sister's best friend's 21st birthday...i need a nap to prepare for tonight...at least i have sunday and monday to recover :) yay for four day weekends!! :)
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three and a half weeks done! today, tomorrow and saturday and i'll have reached one month :) the hot tub last night felt good...i wasn't as sore this morning...plus it made me tired earlier, so that i got a lot of sleep last night...monday is the big measurement day...hopefully there will be at least a little improvement...apparently the kitties are doing well at their temporary home...i keep catching myself calling them at my apartment, and then i'm sad when i remember why they aren't coming...couple more days...tomorrow is my vacation day...i have a four day weekend...aaahhh...that will feel nice...especially after being super busy at work...it's a nice change, but i forgot what it felt like to actually be doing work for 8 hours a day...i know, you're crying for me... :)
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the cats are safe for the time being...i get to bring them home monday night...i miss them already...i'm such a dork :) brought my suit with me to go into the hot tub tonight...aaahhh...i can't wait...i wish i was there right now...
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so this is the week of hide the kitties. yes, we are not supposed to have cats in our apartment. we were told it wouldn't be a big deal though, when we signed the lease...and that they were more concerned with dogs being in apartments. well, this week is pre-city inspection week...and there are two things i am worried about getting in trouble for. the cats, and painting our living room blue. we can hide the cats...but the living room...yeah...i just hope they like it as much as we do :) my sister is trying to work out hiding my cats at her place...but her landlord is supposed to be stopping by this week too...bleh. so for now they are hiding in my room...even though if they check our apartment, they'll check that room without a doubt...oh well...i'm not giving them up!! i'll move before that happens...:(
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i ran like crazy last night...it felt good...:) five days to go, and i'll have reached the one month goal...i got a paper shredder last night and started to get rid of all the junk i had collected in my file cabinet...i had receipts from 1997...i think one was even from 1996...i got so paranoid about throwing away receipts that i still keep most of mine...andrew had someone use his credit card number online, but since he still had the card, he knew someone had gotten his number somehow, probably off of a receipt somewhere...anyway, originally, that was going to be the one month goal reward...but paper shredders aren't rewards. so i decided it was time to replace the purse i have...it is held together with a big old safety pin...i like it...but i think it's time for a new one...not too expensive...i think it's a good one month reward...
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wooha. this weekend was fun. saw rat race, crazy/beautiful, and two simpsons episodes. hell yeah. i have a question though...does anyone watch the show "bernie mac"? i love that show, but i think bernie has a lazy left eye. you can only see it some of the time, when he's talking to the camera....and it drives me crazy! i have to take bailey to the vet tomorrow...he's been coughing/ sneezing/ wheezing a lot more...for a while, i just thought it was normal...but it's been more frequent lately, so a trip to the vet should make him feel better...online it looks like he might have feline asthma...which would suck cause that means he will be on medication forever...*sigh*...but i would rather have that than have a sick cat...got my tickets to see matt bodine on the 9th...price wasn't too bad, but i should have gotten them last week, when they were 20 dollars cheaper. doh. oh well, i'm still excited to go :) it's about time i took a trip somewhere. this week and next week are only four day weeks for me...i took friday and monday off for the hell of it...nice four day weekend to relax...how fun :)
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v-day was good. got some tasty dinner and watched "bubbleboy". it was funnier than i thought it would be :) got woken up at 3am by some crazy loud music though...that sucked. but i worked out last night, so if i do it again today and tomorrow..i will have made it through week three!! :) so far, i haven't noticed squat, except for me gaining 3 pounds. but i also haven't changed my diet at all.i thought i might see a little improvement without changing my eating habits...but i think that's wishful thinking. i also read that overtraining your muscles will actually slow your progress down, and even halt it. so by me switching to every other day on upper and lower body might help. i just hope it was in time for my measurements next week. at the end of the month, you get measured again to see your progress. if i have gained in some areas, i will be very sad. i won't give up, though! i am determined to get this right. i will just figure out what i did wrong, and try again. i'm not about to give up being in shape just because i didn't know what i was doing. if i do notice changes, my next goal will be to adjust what i eat. i don't eat super bad things...but i know those large taco salads from the deli, and the occasional arby beef and cheddars aren't the best :) but those are only a couple of times a month...so we'll see if i can't cut those down...i'm drinking more water every day...so that's at least a small improvement. i notice that i don't feel so dry and worn out in the morning if i drank a lot of water the day before...it's gotten to the point where in the morning, i crave water now instead of coffee to wake me up. :) yay me! this weekend will be a good one for sleeping in...i'm planning on a hot tub visit tomorrow afternoon...aaahhhh...week four, here i come :)
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happy valentine's day everyone. my plans include working out (upper body only!!) and going to jimmy john's with my roommate. mmmm. i love that place. never get tired of those 'turkey tom' subs...with lettuce...tomatoes...ok i better stop, i'm getting all hungry...
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i think i'm working out too much. since i procrastinate, i have been reading online about how long you are supposed to wait in between workouts...i have been doing 20 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes of total body lifting for 6 days a week. supposedly, i am supposed to be waiting 48 hours in between working the same muscles. oops. so tomorrow i am going to switch to working upper body, then on friday working lower body. we'll see how that goes. man, this stuff gets tricky...
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two and a half weeks...day 17 completed! i asked a trainer this morning if it was normal that i was gaining weight after working out for two weeks...i have gained about 3 pounds...and they said yes it was normal...and that i was gaining muscle...and i will eventually start to lose weight...so we'll see where i am after a month is done...hopefully i'll notice something!!
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fun! on clairol's site, you can upload a pic and play with hairstyles. i found the brown color i want to dye my hair...so go to "albums" on the right and click on "hair styles"...there are some good ones of jackie and i on there :) let me know what you think of that brown color for me...i think i like it!
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*whew*. as penalty for slacking at work last week when i should have been working, i spent a long night and an early morning getting a project ready to be launched. but i finished my part on time :) now i get to take a nap before i go to work out...i actually felt sore today! i asked my trainer if i was doing something wrong if i wasn't feeling my workout...she told me to increase all my workouts by one rep. that did it! :) now i feel better about my workout, and hopefully i will see the results in a week and a half! i haven't lost any weight yet...is that normal? another question for the trainer, i'm afraid...
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oh man, someone at work is evil :) they brought in paczki's and it isn't even fat tuesday yet. *sigh* i start week three today...one thing i noticed is that i haven't felt sore at all the next day. am i not working out hard enough? i feel it during the exercise, by about the third rep...but never the next day. could it be that since i do it every day, my muscles don't have time to feel sore? does that make sense? i'm going to ask the trainers there what they think...i am worried that if i up the weights, i will start building muscle instead of toning...and i'm already as big as i ever want to be...but i made it to week three...i'm half way to the one month goal!!
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well, i made it two weeks! yeeha! only two more weeks, and i'll have made it a month...the bad news at work: i might lose my job here shortly. it's not looking good...no one is sure about what is going to happen...but i am starting to look for other jobs...i found out friday, which is why our trip got canceled...i was really upset about it...i mean, i'm about to lose the job i love. i hate starting new jobs. the chances that i will find another place as cool as this one is slim to none. i love everyone i work with...how many jobs can you say that about? plus i was upset about having to cancel the trip to vegas...i got really excited after starting to plan it...and we were about ready to get the tickets when we found out. not the best time to go on an expensive vacation...i might take those days off anyway...just to use them up before i may be let go...*sigh* pretty bummed out...last night though i went out with my sister and that cheered me up a bit...we went to karaoke night at crunchy's...she is much braver than i am and actually got up and sang... :) today is laundry day...that's my big plans...hopefully everyone else had a good weekend...
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got my tax refund today :) i paid off my bedroom furniture...halleluia. don't worry matt, i'm still coming to visit you on the 9th :) i'm almost debt free...almost...except for those damn loans...bleh.
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kind of a sad day. no vacation for me to las vegas. got some sad news at work, and we had to cancel all our plans for the trip. i was really bummed about it earlier...now it's kind of just wait-and-see. maybe i'll just drive to florida and sleep in my car...or on the beach..that'd be nice... :)
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looks like i may be going to vegas here on the 21st of february...i've never been...but i don't know where to look for good deals...i've tried hotwire.com and expedia.com but they both seemed a little expensive...any ideas on good places to look for cheap hotels and flights?
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freakin a i am broke. my payments for one of my student loans went up for this month...and next month i have to start paying on my other student loan...*sigh*. i really wanted to go on a trip either next month or in april or may...may might be better...but if these payments keep increasing...i am going to be living paycheck to paycheck for a while...at least my bedroom furniture is almost paid off :) if i could just get those damn credit cards paid off too, my life would be easier...if you don't have a credit card, don't get one. they suck.
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whew! day nine and ten are done! i went this morning believe it or not, when they opened at 8am...and i did a ten minute bike ride (3.5 miles) and then lifted weights, etc...today is my day to try drinking a lot of water. i haven't been drinking enough at all....about one or two glasses a day...so i got a water bottle, and i'm gonna try to fill that a couple of times during the day...people are going to think i have a bathroom problem when i keep leaving :) but i am starting to feel stronger....and it's only been a week and a half. it's probably more mental than actual physical strength...but whatever...i'm still considering the brown hair...do brown hair and really fair skin go together well? i had bright red hair for my younger years...and i am one of those people who seem to glow in the summer for looking so white...does brown hair look ridiculous with skin like that? hmm...maybe i'll look that up at work today... :) my roommate is getting a printer soon...so i need some more suggestions for a one month goal...it's an important goal...if i can make it for one month, it will mean a lot...hmmm...
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man, yesterday's workout was tough. i thought the first week was supposed to be the toughest...yesterday beat them all...but i went...so today after work is day 9...tomorrow i have something to do after work, so i have to try and go before work in the morning. but they don't open until 8am...and i have to work at 9...hmmm...cutting it close...but my roommate and i have decided to make our three month goal reward a massage...aaahhh...so i have to do it...maybe i could make it a short one...like a 25-minute run or something...and then make up for it on thursday...i still don't know what to make my one month reward...maybe i should dye my hair brown or something...that would be kinda cool...not permanent...but a temporary color that would eventually fade out...that would be sweet...hmm :)
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work out night tonight. i promised my roommate that i would come home and work out with her for a bit...we both need to train for the race for the cure...although we found out it is the saturday before her sister's wedding shower...that makes for a busy weekend! but if anyone else is interested in going...it's on april 20th...you can sign up online for only $20. it's a 5k walk or run...we ran last year and there were people speedwalking...that made us feel better, cause then we could pass them :) we did it in 45 minutes...so our goal is to beat that...i think we can do it...i need to think of a reward for myself if i do beat it though...hmm...new tv for the living room? that's too extravagant...new printer? maybe too expensive...any ideas??
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woohoo! made it to day six!! i rock :) so i went to the mall and got a new necklace...my other one was a cheap silver, so since i wore it in the shower, a lot of the silver had worn off...time for a new one...i think my one-month reward will be a car-charger for my phone...that would be nice...something to shoot for :) tomorrow is my day off from working out...it's also super bowl sunday...i will be hanging out with a couple of friends and watch all the crazy commercials...should be a good time...i wish i didn't have to work on monday...maybe i'll take a vacation day soon since i am not going on spring break...i have five days left to use before may...and since florida became too expensive...i can't let them go to waste... :)
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day 5 complete! if i go tomorrow, i will have reached my goal of working out for six days in a row :) the hottub felt sooooo good...i wanted to crawl into bed and sleep when i got home...but i rented movies with my roommate...mostly my cheesy picks...but i made her get at least one movie that she wanted to see :) so after i workout tomorrow...i plan on maybe going to the mall to get a little something to reward myself....don't know what though... :)
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shout out to jeff! thanks for all the comments :) you don't lick goat balls, that's for sure :)
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i did not want to get out of bed this morning...it was way too comfortable. i worked out again last night...4 days in a row...so tonight after i workout, i am going in the hottub...mmmm....i can't wait :) i know i'll sleep good tonight after that...i just need to relax...and sleep in tomorrow...the cats will be happy that they don't need to be locked up for two days...hopefully our windows will come soon...then our apartment will get to normal levels of heat :)
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