Random!!

• I'm looking forward to doing absolutely nothing this weekend.  Well, nothing except hanging out with the bestest best friend ever!!!
• I'm going to buy an article of clothing this weekend, not sure what, but something fabulous!!
• I ordered the dress that I'm going to wear to my sisters wedding, I'm HOPING that I'll need to have it altered, meaning I've lost enough weight!!
• My brother is frustrating, don't call me a couple of hours before you are having cake and ice cream for your daughters birthday, you knew all week.
• Seriously considering shacking up...we spend every night together anyway...
• Cheddar's in my town, is seriously a restaurant for black people...I've never been to another restaurant where 80% of the customers were black...
• I love shopping with my mom!!!  It doesn't matter where we go, or if I actually buy anything...
• I'm saying goodbye to my elliptical...
• I walked into one of my co-workes cubicles right after he must have passed gas, it was gross...
• I want a wig...Or some weekend hair, I bet I could get one and people wouldn't be able to tell if it was my hair or not!!!
• Couch to 5k is going well, I'm going to sign up for my first race this weekend, it isn't until June, but I'm hoping it will help keeping me focused!!
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Every Penny...

Although I'm working on getting out of debt, I can sometimes be a little frugal.  Well, maybe not frugal, but I try to find deals.  There's a Tar.get about 1 minute from my house, so I shop there somewhat regularly.  If you use your Tar.get card, you automatically save 5%.  Now, when I owed them money, I never really used my card, because I knew I wasn't really saving 5%.  You only save if you DON'T have to pay the interest.  Well, now that I've paid them off, whenever I shop there, I use my card, and once I'm done paying, I IMMEDIATELY walk over to customer service, and pay it off.  Initially, I would tell myself, oh, it's only 5%, it's not that much.  And it's not, but, it's 5%.  I'm saving 5% with very minimal effort.  And, every penny counts...

Week 13 Goals

Recap of last week:

1. Workout 5 times. - FAIL - I worked out 4 times.  I missed Thursday and Friday.  But, instead my typical, oh well I'm not going to make my goal, start over on Monday, I worked out as much as I could. 

I didn't really have any other goals from last week. 

Goals for this week:

1. Workout 5 times.  And, get my 3 weight lifting sessions in.  I've been doing both, but last week, I only lifted weights once.  I need all 3 sessions.

2. Drink 8 cups of water a day.

3. COOK.  I have been eating out WAY too much, time to get on track.  No eating out for dinner before the weekend.

4. No credit cards.  This will be a tight week, I cannot allow myself to turn to cc's for a break.  I have enough food at home to eat off of all week.  I don't need gas.  I have no excuse!

Week 12 Goals

Recap of last week:

1. Workout 5 times. - Pass!!!  My part time job isn't bad at all.  I'm not there as late as I thought I would be, so I have time to workout at night.  I even worked out in the morning a couple of times last week!!

2. Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night.  - FAIL - There were probably a few days of 7 hours or more, but I'm pretty sure they were on the weekend.

3.Take lunch two times a week. - FAIL - I did not take my lunch one day :-(. 

Goals for this week:


I waited entirely too late in the week to do this post.  So, I'm not going to post any goals for two reasons.  1, if I put a goal that I've pretty much already attained, I feel like it's cheating.  2, if I haven't attained it, I probably won't with it being Thursday.

I know I will get my 5 workouts in, I've worked out twice this week, and I plan on working out tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday (maybe Sunday, but we'll see). 


I am on week 4 of Couch to 5k, this week is tough.  Well, tough for me, the 5 minute runs are killing me, but I'm fighting through.  I've found a couple of 5k's that I can sign up for, but I'm leaning towards one on June 18th. It's about 13 weeks away, plenty of time to get a respectable 5k time, for me.  There are about 5 more weeks to complete couch to 5k, so that gives me some time to work on increasing my run time, work on my breathing, and whatever else I may need to do (I need to do some research maybe).  This will be my first ever race, so I'm looking to enjoy it!!  If anyone has any tips, I'm open!!!!

I had a very irresponsible weekend, I left my camera in my best friends car, I lost my ID, and a credit card (one that is paid off :-)).  I've ordered a new ID, that should be here within the next week, and reported my card lost.  Luckily I realized on Sunday before anyone could find and use my credit card.  I need to get it together.

Random....

• I've had my new license plate sticker for almost 2 weeks, I should probably put it on my car before the one on there expires...
• Sooooo ready for a vacation...
• Easter is late this year...
• Someone asked me why I picked up a part time job...O_o, I'll give you one guess...I want more money...
• Thinking I'm going to straighten my hair this weekend...
• Poetry's birthday is today (March 16th, in case I don't post this today)...
• I have almost 500 pictures on my camera, well, on the memory card, ALL of them are on my laptop, I think it's safe to start deleting...
• I need to shop more...Well, I typically go months without shopping, and then, all at once, I try to get all of the things I think I need, I need to shop like once a month or something, and pick up a couple things here and there...
• I want some really cute maxi dresses for the summer...
• I want a few blazers too...
• My sister has a NO.OK Color that she does not know how to use...guess who does EVERYTHING except read the books for her??????
• I want to paint my nails this weekend...
• I'm considering cutting my hair...I'm happy that it's getting long though...
• Week 2 of Couch to 5k is harder than I thought, I'm supposed to start week 3 today...I'm scurred, lol...
• I need to get a good workout in today...
• I want to go to Italy...
• This warm weather is making me want to shop for some reason...
• It's getting easier to make healthier decisions...I know I have a long way to go though...
• Twenty dollars here and there adds up...
• Is gas ever going to be reasonable again???
  

Careful What you Wish For...

So, about a month or so ago, my sister picked up a part time job at a place that cleans up office buildings.  Seems like the perfect part time job, just a couple of hours a night, can go in when it's convenient for her, can even have people help her if she wants to.  So, I said hey, sign me up.  I'm trying to get out of debt, I could use some extra money.  So, I went to the company's website, filled out an online application, and had my sister tell the lady that hires people that I was interested.  After a few weeks went by, and I didn't hear anything, I put the thought in the back of my mind.  Meanwhile, my sister was complaining about how she was tired of it, which made me think, I probably don't want to do it either.  It would be ok for a little while, and I would eventually tire of it as well.

Fast forward, to last week, I get a call from the woman that does the hiring.  She left a message, with the details of the job she has available.  I call her back, thinking I'm going to setup an interview, she has me meet her at the building where the job is located, she brings all the paperwork for a new employee, and basically tells me if I'm interested, it's mine.  So I say sure, I'll try it out.  I'm not too sure if it's going to workout though.  It's not nearly as flexible as my sisters.  I will be working with 2 other people that I don't know, so we work a set schedule.  It's EVERY day.  And, because I work with other people, I can't bring anyone in to help me.  

Needless to say, I'm not sure how long I'll be able to, or want to, work this job, but I'm going to give it a try.  If it doesn't work out, I'll just tell the woman that I'll do it until she can find someone to replace me.  I believe if nothing else, it will force me to be much more organized. 

WHY?????????

Just a few gems from the weekend...