February 2012
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January 2012
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How to Get Back in Control of My Life step one:...
I have to get back in control so I stop having mini and full on meltdowns. All of you were very helpful during my last one. So, thank you!
I’m going to look at this as a step by step process and my first step, like I said before, is declutter.
I’m surrounded by clutter. Surrounded! I wake up in the morning to a cluttered room. I go to work in a cluttered car. I work at a cluttered desk. I...
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Obvious Statement of the Day:
It’s amazing what physical activity and learning something new does for the mood.
Who knew?
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I doubt this will make any sense.
It probably will sound like a “poor, pitiful me” post, but I don’t mean for it to be. I don’t think I can hold all this inside anymore without having a total meltdown. Where better to get this off my chest than to the internet!
I feel like I’m on hold. Everything and everyone around me is still going, still passing by and I’m just on pause. Everyone is...
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Funny Thing, This New Weight Watchers or Watch Me...
Today, I did weight watchers for real.
Let me explain what I mean. All those times I said I was going to “do weight watchers,” “plug in everything I eat,” “blah blah,” “I’m totally doing it this time,” etc, I would be awesome until I got out of bed and skipped breakfast. Sleep is more important, you know this.
Other times, I’d do well...
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First Weigh In of 2012, Goals, and Realizations
My weigh in:
Beginning weight of 2012—229.6 (The result of indifference, kids!) First weigh in of 2012—227.4 Change since beginning of 2012—2.2
And now for the things I will pay attention to this week (also known as weekly goals):
Water—Remember that thing called water, Amelia? Yeah, you kind of need it in order to live and function.
Iron—remember that whole...
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Yesterday
Food:
I plugged everything I ate into weight watchers. Could I have eaten better? Yep. But this is a start.
Exercise:
I planned on doing something and I know that’s pretty vague. I worked until 7:30 and texted my brother on the way home while I had some sort of motivation left. I had finally talked myself out of it and decided to just stay home and watch Inglorious Basterds.
But...
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The newest plan...
All my holiday excuses are over now. You can be happy that you don’t have to read through any more of these lame excuses. I understand.
I realized something during the last two months of craziness; I just want to get some weight off.
That’s it.
All these races and running and mileage goals and so on are not for me. Well, not for me at this point anyway. They definitely will be...
And my holiday is now over.
But now I sleep.
I sleep at 7:00 p.m.
Get ready. The pounds will start dropping tomorrow.
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2011
Looking back on 2011, I don’t think it’s much to talk about. Not much to talk about that is positive anyway. A quick run down:
I completed a 5k (yay)
I was there when my niece came into the world
My parents got divorced
I had health issues
I had surgery
Work/business issues that I can’t elaborate on
I attempted to be a runner several times
I survived turning 28 with...
December 2011
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Things to do today:
Get my butt to work
Get work stuff done
Pick up Mr. Darcy from the vet and bury him with Billybob (yes, I had a dog named Billybob. Judge me, I don’t care).
Track everything that goes in my mouth
Do some sort of physical activity. Two months with nothing is just ridiculous, Amelia.
Sleep forever
Drag myself out of this annoying rut I’m in
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I didn't think this holiday could get any worse.
Saying it has been super stressful would be an understatement.
Today I took my dog, Mr. Darcy, to the vet because he wasn’t eating, drinking, or walking. The vet said he has kidney failure.
So there’s that.
I’ll get back to the health thing at some point in the near future when I’ve recovered from November and December.
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I was planning on cutting off all my hair.
And then I decided (for very lazy reasons) not to do it just yet. The fact that I couldn’t donate it to Locks of Love helped with my decision (they don’t take bleached hair! Boo!).
I finally got my bangs cut the way I’ve wanted them for a long time. How hard is it to cut bangs? Extremely difficult apparently. They look like this:
I like them. And then after I took this...
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Not feeling it.
I have not been feeling the weight loss and healthy things lately. This is probably because of several reasons:
I’m tired all the time
I never seem to get anything done
I run around like an idiot all day every day
I hate getting ready for Christmas
I could go on, but there’s no point. I’ve been eating whatever is there. I haven’t done anything in the form of...
xpltvdeleted asked: Okay, you've just won the lottery - but on the day you win, a new rule is introduced that states you cannot give any money to either charity or friends and family. What do you do with your first £1,000,000? Or should that be in dollars? Okay, what would you do with your first $1,560,000.
uh-oh-janellio asked: Questions! 1) Ryan Gosling or Bradley Cooper? 2) You like to cook...what are your favorite dishes to make? 3) What is the last book you've read?
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I have a long, tedious day in the office ahead of...
Distract me with a question or two?
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I don't feel like death today.
However, I did manage to get my brother sick. This is horrible because I had several mini-meltdowns because I was afraid I’d get my niece, Zoey, sick.
So now that I’m feeling well, the crazy Christmas party is over with, and the offices are kind of put back together I’m looking forward to getting back on my exercising routine.
I realize that there hasn’t really been any...
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Dear Body,
Please stop being a bitch. You need to get well so I can do the things I need to do.
I have to organize and office while running 2 other offices. I also have to calm down customers on the phone non-stop while trying to calm down the ones that come into the office at the same time.
This takes a lot of energy. I need you to step it up a bit.
I also don’t have time for your complaining...
amandaisabamf-deactivated201201 asked: What is your absolute favorite Christmas memory, and why??
abitofsilliness asked: It's Christmas Question Tuesday! (I just made it up! Now pass it on! Hooray!) When is the appropriate time to take down the Christmas decorations?
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My weekly attempt of getting my stuff together.
Just because my life is extremely busy/hectic/still stressful/my god will the stress ever go away?! it doesn’t mean I have to do everything in my power to be unhealthy.
I may not have time to get some exercise in this week because I will be at the office from 8 am to 10 pm cleaning up other people’s messes like I was last week (I’m not going there—I promise). But, if...
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I totally forgot
to pencil in sick days in my super fantastic exercise schedule.
I will win at some point, but geez! Why is it so hard!
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My store replaced my Irish cream coffee with...
My life is now over.
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Work
is killing my soul.
I have absolutely nothing to write about.
Just work. And that’s boring.
I guess this means I should do something worth writing about?
Silly blog, you. I know what you’re up to!
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Who listens to her cheesy music on her phone at...
(ABBA, Journey, Glee, show tunes, The Little Mermaid, etc.), throws her phone in her pocket, runs to the post office and bank, and then gets in the car wondering why she hears “Waterloo?”
I have no idea who does that…
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Things that don't happen every day but should,...
Having an employee tell you a customer’s son wants them to hook you up with him.
Because I’m a “hot pants” apparently.
How does one become a “hot pants” you ask? That’s easy:
Forget to wear your makeup
Be impatient
Feel like you’re being a bitch, try to stop being a bitch, eventually stop trying to stop and let the bitch run free.
Just...
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Tomorrow I get serious about running.
I was just messing around before.
It will be amazing.
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Where I am.
I’ve been staring at my screen attempting to write something for the last hour or so. I don’t even know where to start.
There is still some party mess I need to clean up.
I need to pick up the garbage my dogs dragged across the yard.
I need to start run/walking again.
I have to clean up the mess of an office someone left.
I have to get caught up at the other office.
I have to...
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uh-oh-janellio asked: So, hypothetically speaking, if someone was going to NOLA...would you be looking for a roomie? If not, would you know anyone else looking for a roomie?
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This time tomorrow,
I will finally be passed out in my bed with yet another Christmas party behind me.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
I can’t wait to get back to my schedule of not cooking, cleaning, and planning all day.
And, wait a second…didn’t I have some sort of half marathon thing to attempt?
Do you hear that December 5th? It’s on.
November 2011
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Tomorrow
I will be
slicing 60 pounds of beef brisket to vacuum seal until Friday
slicing 5 corned beefs to vacuum seal
slicing 18 pounds of turkey breast to vacuum seal
baking a peanut butter cake
baking an Italian cream cake
baking a dump cake
baking a chocolate cake
baking a rum cake
baking carrot cake cupcakes
making dressing
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