This might be difficult

On today's agenda I am supposed to talk about something difficult in my life and how I'm working to overcome it. As of right now, I have no idea what to talk about. I'm not saying I don't have difficulties, but the only things I can think of are silly things and I'm not really working on them...ha ha.

Such as having a too expressive face. I tend to make faces without even knowing it. Needless to say I would not be very good at poker.

Or the fact that I probably laugh wayyyy to hard at some stuff that is funny but not that funny. But hey...like I've said several times before I love laughing so excuse me while I laugh so hard I start to cry.

Hmmm...crying...maybe that's my difficulty. I don't cry. I can watch the Notebook and Titanic and not shed a tear. Of course they are sad, but yet they never make me cry. I guess I'm just used to being the tough girl that doesn't show pain or sadness. Right now I can only recall 2 instances where I really cried...but I don't need to go into the details. Chipping away at the wall I have built will take time, but maybe one day I'll cry at the end of a movie...

What a Typical Work Day Looks Like

I showed you what a day off of work looks like...so now I will share what a day at work looks like...I gotta warn you it's not that glamorous. This time I'm gonna do it by the hour :)

 

6 am

wake up call, get dressed in roughly 13 mins then out the door to fight traffic

 

7 am

Breakfast with the girls aka the Breakfast Club...Plain oatmeal with a spoonful of White Chocolate Wonderful PB and a hot cup of Ginger Peach tea

 

8am

Time to catch up on google reader and run reports

 

9 am

2nd glass of tea...this time green tea...Tazo Zen. More work...

 

10 am

Snack time!!! Usually a banana, but sometimes not. Get up stretch out my legs then back to work

 

11 am

LUNCH!!!!!! Forgot to actually take a pic of my meal, so you get to look at my drink...an Arnold Palmer...ha ha.

 

12 pm

Got back from lunch early and took a stroll outside with a friend. Write a blog post or two and then back to work...

 

1 pm

Time for checks...gotta get that money to the bank!

 

2 pm

Time to file stuff away/contemplate cleaning out my file drawer. More work...

 

 

3 pm

Start making a grocery list for the weekend...then back to work

4 pm

Time to wash my morning dishes...I know I shouldn't let them sit all day, but oh well. Also time to start wrapping things up for the day

 

5 pm

FREEDOM!!! Fighting traffic home

6 pm

Pre-workout snack and some TV catch up...NCIS

 

7 pm

Gym time!

 

8 pm

Dinner and more TV catch up...Hart of Dixie!! Love it! That's cheese-less pizza with spinach, italian sausage and mushrooms...in case you were wondering 

 

9 pm

 

Dessert and my last TV catch up of the night...Law and Order: SVU plus New Girl

 

10 pm

Shower time/getting ready for bed!

 

 

11 pm

Goodnight world! See ya again tomorrow

 

 

 



9 Pictures of 10 Pieces of Happiness

Today's post is all about things that make you happy.

From left to right:

1. Puppies
2. Chocolate
3. Sparklers/Fireworks
4. The lake
5. & 6. Green sweat pants and that guy (this was taken several years ago before the beard)
7. Penguins
8. The beach
9. Nice weather for a baseball game
10. Dance

Class of 2013 and a Big Surprise!

This past weekend two of my favorite people in the world finally graduated from college, my baby brother and one of my oldest friends (more like a sister). I couldn't be happier for them. A few days before graduation my brother requested a graduation cake. So I gathered all my supplies and this is what I created...

It's white cake with white icing and white chocolate chips around the side. The middle also had white icing and mini m&ms. You may be wondering how I made the letters. I bought red candy melts from Hobby Lobby and black candy melts from Michaels to make maroon. It only took a few black ones so now I have a ton of black candy melts left over...ha ha. I printed out the aTm logo and put wax paper over it. After melting the chips, I poured the melted candy into a plastic baggie and snipped off one corner (very small snip). I traced the letters first and then went back and filled them. After everything hardened back up, I took a regular butter knife and a lighter and heated up the knife to make any corrections and cut out the hole for the "a". I would like to say this didn't take me very long, but I think the hole cake took me 3 hours with the longest portion spent on the letters. But of course my baby brother is worth it :)

On my way home from my brother's graduation, I got a phone call that my friend who graduated from UH the same day got a huge surprise after her ceremony. Her boyfriend of 8 years (maybe longer I lose track) proposed!! I'm so happy for her! Just the other day I was talking to a friend about who I thought would be next to walk down the aisle...well I guess I know now...ha ha. Here's a pic of the ring since we all love looking a shiny things! He did good.

My Apologies

To the people who think I look mean,
           Exactly what time is it? Is it before 9 am? If it is, then I'm not awake. If it's after 9am, what do
           you want from me? To be that crazy person smiling for no reason while walking down the
           hall? Either way, sorry you got that impression from me. I think I'm a pretty nice person :)


To the people who can't drive worth a crap,
           I try really hard to not honk my horn at each and every one of you, but it's getting old people.
           Use your blinker, look before you move over and for heaven's sake read signs!! Sometimes
           the light has a double turn lane therefore you can not turn to the outside lane when you are in
           the inside lane!!!! If I didn't honk at you, but you saw some other gestures I'm sorry. Next time
           I'll lay on the horn instead :)


To my boyfriend,
           Sorry for that one time I tried to grill you a hot dog that ended up still being cold in the middle.
           And sorry for topping your cold hot dog with chorizo that I swear looked just like chili. And
           sorry for trying to correct the chorizo mistake with dried out relish. But thank you for still
           eating everything else I make. I promise no more hot dogs.


To my friends,
           Sorry for tempting your sweet tooth every other week. My own sweet tooth gets the best of
           me, therefore y'all should indulge your cravings as well :) But really thanks for eating all the
           desserts I bring!


Ok...I think that's enough apologies for one day :)

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Don't get me wrong...my 20's have been pretty sweet, but when you think about what life was like as a kid you start to realize how much you took some things for granted. Below is a list of a few things I miss from my days as a carefree kid :)

The days when you were too young to have to pay bills.

The days when you wanted to carry a purse just for fun and not necessity.

The days when you were chauffeured everywhere.

The days when it was all about playing kickball while waiting for the bus.

The days when there were good boy bands...*nsync and backstreet boys.

The days when it was Justin Timberlake and not Justin Bieber.

The days when it was still the WB and not the CW.

The days when these things were all you needed for makeup (definitely rocked a scrunchi, glitter and dark lip stick)

I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. Let me know if I left any crucial memory from the 90's and early 2000's off this list!

10 words or less

Hmmm...today I am supposed to sell myself in 10 words or less. This is gonna be hard...

Independent.

Baker.

Crafter.

Chef.

Friend.

Daughter.

Sister.

Traveler.

Smart.

Leo.

Ok that last one is really because I couldn't leave off at only 9...ha ha. So did it work? Did I sell myself to you?? I hope that doesn't sound as weird to you as it does to me...ha ha. I don't even want to tell y'all how long it took me to think of that list...I guess I don't like talking about myself...which is weird because I'm a blogger...guess I'm a contradiction just like the Starburst commercials :)