July

While I was attempting to fall asleep last night (a large diet coke and a 2 1/2 hour nap yesterday made it a little difficult), I starting thinking of things that I had done over the last month. Being out of work for so long, the days just blur together and I feel like all I really do is go online and search for jobs and watch TV. It's REALLY gotten old, FYI.

So, following is a list of things I've done in the last few weeks:

1) Watched the entire series (all 7 seasons) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. LOVE

2) Watched a number of movies: No Reservations (ugh), Run Fatboy Run (awesome), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (ha!), New in Town (Ugh x2), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (sigh), Strictly Ballroom, Happy-Go-Lucky, Night at the Museum, Yes Man, Confessions of a Shopaholic... I'm definitely getting my money's worth on Netflix.

3) Made a pillow

4) Seen Mama Mia (the movie) three times. Thanks HBO!

5) Played Burger Shop 2 all the way through and started playing it again

6) Went to two birthday parties (Aunt Sue and Jack)

7) Started the Couch to 5K program

8) Waited for the oven to be fixed by the landlord....for 5 weeks. It's still not working.

9) Had a phone interview (no word yet. Please stop asking)

10) Read Harry Potter 6, Harry Potter 7, Twilight, and started Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa puffs

And the sad part? I can't think of anything else. I really need a job. :) I'm definitely one of those people that gets a lot more done when I'm busy. I don't do well sitting at home all day...I'll end up watching movies, TV, and taking naps. :)

Fridge Friday, 7/24/09

Fridge, 7/24/09
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Yeah, I know. I only blog pictures of my fridge these days. But there you go. :)

Also? Mmmm...pudding.

Fridge Friday

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Originally uploaded by hak123

I've been wanting to do this since the first time that I saw Geggie's Fridge Friday and I've finally remembered to take pictures!

There's something about scoping out other people's fridges that I find so fascinating...it's kind of like checking out the medicine cabinet without the risk of finding creams that you don't need to know about.

Weekend

This past weekend Bob and I went to Jackson and Janna's wedding. The bride was beautiful and the groom was dashing and we had a fabulous time. :)

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day Mom! Thanks for always making me laugh and making me feel loved. You're the best.

Finally, finally, my internet is working again. oof. I rely on it too much.

So, the BL diet is over. I lost 2 pounds. Whatever. At least I have more food ideas. That never hurts.

Last weekend was a big Kentucky Derby party complete with fun hats!! (note...no pictures of me. The ones that exist kind of suck)

Dustin wins for best Derby hat:
Then, on Wednesday, I got to go on a Field Trip with my nephew. We got to take the Metra Train a few stops, go to a park, and have a picnic lunch. He's such a cutie and we had a great time. I even got a little sun! (yay for summer!!)Now it's back to job-searching. Le sigh.

BL Diet, Days 3, 4 & 5

So the weekend totally trashed the diet. We BBQ'd at a friends house on Friday, had breakfast at a diner on Saturday, and dinner at an Italian place on Sunday...there's no way I could follow the plan! So we took the weekend off. But...I started again on Monday!

At the beginning of this thing, I was following everything to the letter, making sure I followed meal plans as well as I could, but not, just a few days into it, I've realized that doing that it harder than it should be. I'm adjusting things for foods we don't like (or I don't want to make) and have all of these cross-reference notes all over the place (Swap lunch day 3 with lunch day 21! Swap protein of day 4 with protein of day 17, leaving veggies!) and it's just a pain. So now I go through the meal plans and just look for what I'm in the mood to eat and make. It's a little complicated since I need to make sure we have the ingredients for the recipes, but it's easier in terms of figuring out what's for dinner.

So things are going ok! I haven't weighed myself since the evil 3+ weight GAIN, but think I'll do that tomorrow and see how things are going. I don't feel any lighter, but I'm happy with my food choices, so there's that. :)

And here are some food reccomendations from the book:

1) Portobello Mushroom Pizzas. Essentially this is just using a portobello mushroom as the base, adding marinara sauce, lean turkey sausage (cooked & crumbled) and low-fat mozz cheese. Baked for 6-8 minutes. Really yummy and only 100 calories each!

2) I just ate a chinese cabbage salad with homemade dressing. It was must tastier than I thought! The dressing had a lot of ingredients, but it turned out well. I can see it being a pretty good marinade too.

3) I've decided that my favorite snack is either the apple and string cheese or the laughing cow cheese with a slice of whole-wheat bread. I like cheese.

4) the turkery burger was awesome. easy and tasty and totally didn't feel diet. It's the diet trifecta!!

Now it's time to figure out what's for dinner...