Chocolate Puddle

Hola FTC'ers! San Antonio was insanely hot. Just when I thought I'd get some minor relief, I land here in a hotter, muggier Augusta! WTdamnHadesMan?!?! I'm a puddle of chocolate, I swear. `Cept nobody is licking me off a spoon or out of a huge mixing bowl. [Now fantasizing about actions in the last sentence actually coming true!]  The class was just ehh, but my social schedule was amazing & exhausting. This old gal stayed out until 11 or so each night I was there & my body certainly doesn't appreciate that. No fitness was done at all. Absolutely zero. Unless ya wanna count ab work from laughing heartily each day. Yes. Yes, let's count laughter as exercise. I've decided to jog during the month of July. I figure I can hit it 2-3x per week & walk or do the belly/waist workout the other days. I'll grocery shop for good-for-me foods tomorrow before going to see "Ted." Can I just say that I am super charged about that movie?!?! I love me some Matthew Mac, but I don't wanna be in the theater this weekend with all the lady's who have read 50 Shades of Grey & are sticky'ing up seats over male strippers on the big screen. So... TED it is! I think it's gonna be hilarious. Back to the original thought: I was reading about the benefits of black beans & will get some of those to add to rice & throw in some red bell pepper goodness. I'll get a different variety of fruits & some lemons. Apparently, one should keep lemons around at all times. Yall know I'm gonna highlight my hair with those suckers by Sunday, right?!?!  :-) And I may have blogged this before I left, but I plan on trying/going/doing 39 new things/places/stuff within the next year. I ate sushi for the first time this week. Decent. Very decent. I'm on my way to being a CultureNista! 


Celebrations:
♥  Annette's blog
♥  Free movie pass
♥  Hawaiian shortbread cookies
♥  Great birthday celebrations
♥  Being the sexiest chocolate puddle on the planet

Objectives:
♣  Groceries
♣  Maybe make my bed
♣  Remain the sexiest chocolate puddle on the planet
♣  Un-pack
♣  Send Thank You notes to everyone


Cheers Delights! Enjoy the weekend.

Miles-less Frequent Flyer!

Howdy Delights! As I prepare to hit the road (air) again tomorrow, I'm realizing I should definitely invest in some sort of frequent flyer program. What a dork I am for not doing this once I got this gig & was told I'd be gone ALL the freakin' time. Ay yi yi yikes! It's been a productive weekend. My seat cushions are reupholstered and covered. And I'm sorta kinda trying to teach myself how to use a power drill without messing up my entire project. Wish me luck, good eyesight, and a perfect screw! (Who couldn't use a perfect screw every now and again?!?!?) TAPS, I remember you mentioning that consuming sugar makes you grouchy. I think I finally get it! I'm not a pleasant person once the sugar high starts to fade. I'll continue to monitor my consumption and try to cut back as much as possible. Plus, my big ol' gut would welcome the break. This is just all sorts of wrong!

Celebrations:
= Having my chairs just about finished
= My wonderful neighbor & walking partner being so helpful in the chair process
= YouTube! You can learn anything from there.
= My super duper fabulous San Antonio Support System
= Target popcorn
= Healthy teeth

Objectives:
♣  Finish the chairs & possibly assemble my box spring
♣  Dust & vacuum my place
♣  Get a great night's rest so I can hit the ground wobbling tomorrow
♣  Smile & give thanks
♣  Maybe cut my nails
♣  33 other things

Enjoy your Sunday, Delights!

Productive? Ehh...Not so much.

Howdy Delights! Haven't completed a lot of the tasks on my list from yesterday, but ehh... I managed to do just about none of them. Wait. I shaved my legs. And I may start packing as I watch the crucial Game 5. **LET'S GO THUNDER!**  I had to celebrate finishing my online class. And celebrating usually involves me letting everything else go to the wayside. At least I did some fitness. Gals, I'm feeling content with all areas of my life right now. And that's a great thing. While I know I could be doing more, I am doing enough. I'm taking pretty good care of myself and I'm happy. I thank you all for being wonderful listeners and supporters.

Celebrations:
=  Scheduling a date w/ Guy 3 upon my return from San Tony
=  My box spring being delivered today
=  A very lax day at work
=  Not spending money today
=  Cereal for dinner

Objectives:
♣  Everything I didn't do over the past few days

Own the Night Delights!

Summer Sizzle... Comin' Up!

Delights! I love wine. Wine may eventually begin to love me. I also love Seinfeld & am pretty sure it sorta loves me back. Anyhoo, not sure if I shared with you all that the lab guy sorta disappeared for a while. He randomly called me today & has the blues. That's why I've not heard him for a while. I'll try to help him through the blues & we'll see if we can have a fantastic second date. Or date 1.2, since I'm not sure if the 1st one counted. Fitness is going well & I'm aiming to have a belly half-as-sexy as Magic's by the end of July. [whispering to myself repeatedly] "You can do this! You CAN do THIS!" I'm ready for a spa day. And a trip home. And the opportunity to make more money. And to maybe/sorta/possibly start school again. And my new mattress. And a great summer of good dates. My summer is gonna sizzle because I will it to! I will be 39-years-young soon & I want to do 39 new things before I turn 40. I'm putting ziplining on the list because ... well, because I can. I'm also adding online dating for the same reason. I've got 37 more adventures to go! I may be able to obtain this goal in less than 365 days. Wish me luck & the winning lotto numbers.

Celebrations:
=  Hearing from the lab guy
=  Finding a place to donate clothes
=  Being more than half-way finished w/ my online training
=  Chewing gum
=  Web surfing

Objectives for Manana & This Week:
=  Start working on re-upholstering my dining room chairs
=  Pack for San Tony
=  Schedule massage & search for a day spa
=  Re-begin the search for a grad program
=  Donate clothes
=  Shave my freakin' legs

Enjoy the Night Delights! Let's GO THUNDER!

Hi Gals! The date went well & we had a great time. He's definitely southern and definitely country. I had a hard time deciphering some of his words occasionally, but he's fun & funny. Perhaps Date Dos w/ Senor Willie will take place at some point this week. The weekend was productive & I accomplished quite a bit: laundry, a couple of dates, took in a movie, completed some of my online class, walked, ab work, arm work, did not spend excessively for once.  Wait wait wait... I take that back! I did buy a friend of mine a plane ticket. Ouch to the pocket book! So very worth it, though. "The 5 Year Engagement" is cute and funny. Check it out!

Anyhoo, I'm quite curious to know what's happening with all of you Delights. Babies are growing. Vacations are ending. Settling in to new places/spaces. Gimme the triple scoop.

Celebrations:
=  A productive weekend
=  MUSIC helping motivate me
=  Bowling
=  Learning better eating habits
=  Laughing a whole lot
=  Chatting w/ my dad & brothers today

Objectives: 
=  Mail photos to the family
=  Schedule a spa day
=  Ab work daily
=  Finish this online course
=  Be open to all new things

Happy Sunday!

Real Date # 3

Hola Delights! I'm about to prepare for my 3rd real date since being in Augusta & my first real date with a southern gent who goes by "Willie." Pasta eating and cosmic bowling are what's in store for me this evening. If it's a dandy time, I'll invite him to the movies tomorrow. I've done a good amount of fitness this past week and will start to focus on my bulging belly. Wanna be sexy as Ms. Magic over there/here/everywhere.  Personally, I want to focus on what I'll do next in life: Counsel? Profess? Hang glide? Who knows!?! Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend. Happy Father's Day to your partners y papas!

Objectives:
=  Get some more of my online class completed (YES, I've begun doing some at home)
=  Work on my belly
=  Enjoy my date tonight
=  Schedule another date w/ a different fella
=  Find a mentor

Celebrations:
=  A wonderful breakfast date w/ the Smokin' Puerto Rican!
=  Crazy hair
=  Mild weather
=  Taking a nap
=  Laughing a whole lot this week @ work

Cheers Delights!

Held Hostage By My Own Devices

Hey Gals! I'm sure I've mentioned before how I'm held hostage by the vast and great inter-web and by Scramble With Friends. I freakin' love this game, although I think I'm linked up with a slightly less than honest  opponent. Whatcanyado?!?! Anyhoo, between SWF and instant messaging potential suitors, I have fallen down on my maintenance duties. My apartment is sorta a mess & I need to be doing a bunch more fitness. Change begins now! Once I'm finished blogging, I'll dust & vacuum, do some ab & arm work, and walk if it's not blazing hot outside. Otherwise, I'll jump rope. The fellas have got to wait. :-) I gotta say that I'm enjoying the dating and date-setting-up process. I'll keep you all posted as the fella follies take place. ** I love the Wheat Thins commercials with Alec Trebek! **

Objectives for the Evening:
♣  Dust, vacuum, fitness
♣  Watch game 2 & cross my eyes that the Thunder win
♣  Don't get sucked in to the interweb or Facebook
♣  Relax

Celebrations:
♥ Courageously (or maybe it was just nuts) wearing a dress today despite having
not shaved my legs.  :-D
♥  Getting compliments on my outfit despite having not shaved my legs
♥  iHeart radio since I cannot get Pandora at work
♥  Maple & brown sugar oatmeal

Enjoy the night Gals!

Belly Blunder

Hola Delights! My belly definitely paid me back today for eating in a craptacular fashion. My stomach was messing with me so bad I left work. Felt like rubbish. (That's my word of the day) The plus side: I've been on my sofa all day, surfing the web, relaxing, and making weekend plans. I have a real date on Saturday night. Dinner and bowling. I'm considering it "real" because it's all taking place late in the evening. I warned the fella that I usually go to bed at old lady time & not to be offended if I yawn. He swears that he'll keep me entertained. :-)  I'll keep yall posted. As you may have gathered, I did NOT make the local news. I did not assault anyone in the Sprint store and THAT, gals, is how this Follow Through'er stayed off the news. Yahoo!
Additionally, I'm on my way to my new bed. The box spring was ordered today. And I can get my new mattress in a couple of weeks. YES!

Celebrations:
=  Not making the news
=  A working phone
=  Hot tea
=  Flexible leadership at work
=  Dating options

Goals for the Week:
♀  Get closer to completing the online training
♀  Not overeat junk food or any food
♀  Optimize my fitness regimen
♀  Finalize travel plans
♀  Release the Lumberjack

Super Gal

Evening Delights! Ziplining was an absolute BLAST! I will certainly partake in that activity again in the future. Made some wonderful friends-for-the-day and I may just connect with them again some time. Meanwhile, I'm a wee bit (read: A whole damn lot) frustrated with Sprint and my phone. I was having some issues with my phone yesterday so I took it in & paid $37 to replace it. I got a new (probably refurbished) phone which is now giving me the very same problems! kjkdfdfkflkew34klk@@##@#  I'm pisssssed! Channeling my inner [insert the name of the calmest person you know here] _____________. Please don't let me make the evening news.Pleasedontletmemaketheeveningnews.

Anyhoo, I went for a walk around the lake & wouldn't ya know there was a down pour of rain. All I could do is laugh as I was still just over a half-a-mile from my car. Chuckle and run and chuckle. I was drenched. Good times. The point is, I walked/ran at some point today. Hooray!

Objectives for the Week:
☼  More fitness. A lot fitness.
☼  Not make the evening news
☼  Finish the stuff on my Do It Now list
☼  NOT MAKE THE EVENING NEWS

Celebrations:
◙  Finding a bed that I like
◙  New pillows
◙  A relatively relaxing Sunday
◙  Good food company  ;-)
◙  Laughter
◙  Pandora!

Ms. Adventure

Good Morning FTC'ers! I'm up and about to prepare for my day of adventure. I'll be heading to Rock Hill, SC in a little while to have a FUNomenal day of zip lining! As much as I would love some company on this trip, I have a wonderful notion that going solo will give me some much needed peace. I'm also happy to report that I've been chipping away at my oh-so-lengthy Get It Done, NOW list. Oh yes, the list is never complete, but what I put on there earlier this week has quite a few scratched through tasks.  YAY me! Oh oh oh! And I may have two dates today/tonight upon my return from channeling my alter ego - Ms. Adventure. One is with an old college buddy who happens to be out this way. The other, with the lab tech whom with I initiated date/hang out one. I'll keep yall posted.

Confession:  I'm very well aware my occasionally unkempt hair drives my supervisor BONKERS! And that makes me smile.

Objectives:
Φ  Have a blast during my zip lining escapade
Φ  Find the energy to hang out post adventure
Φ  Re-work/re-crop the photos I printed for my dad
Φ  Enjoy the day fully

Celebrations:
±  Having a somewhat productive week
±  COFFEE
±  Being unafraid of going solo
±  A clean discount theater w/in walking distance
±  Toothpaste

Enjoy the day & weekend Delights!

Summer Confessions Series

Hola Delights! I've decided to embark on a "Confessions" mission. I'll try to confess to something daily or at least every other day. Today: I confess to highly disliking the misuse of the words "your" and "you're". Drives me bonkers! I also confess to not doing any fitness today but thoroughly enjoyed a single scoop of Jamoca Almond Fudge on a sugar cone from Baskin Robbins. :-)  I've earned this. Not for any particular reason, but I just feel like I did indeed earn this cone. I'll walk tomorrow. And I'll be workin' my milk shaker off at our graduation ceremony tomorrow. Yes. Yes. I've earned this cone. On a non-related note: The San Antonio Spurs are trying to give me a heart attack. Finito. On the plus side: my brother got a part time gig at the airport & I'll soon be flying about the country for free. Hoooooray me! And on to the regular....

Tomorrow's Objectives:
= Wear comfy clothes that will make it easy for me to
shake & shimmy all day
= Smile & be helpful
= Walk & do the hip/waist work out at some point
= Enjoy a nice sit down breakfast

Celebrations:
= Spurs basketball (yea, that statement makes me sound bipolar)
= Being able to laugh most of the day at work
= Having my ideas respected at work
= iHeart radio
= Ice cream

Enjoy the night Delights!

Sadist Stripper Lady

Howdy Delights! TAPS, happy anniversary to you and Ellison! Hope your day was as beautiful as the two of you. Gals, my body HURTS! Seriously! That sadist stripper chick with her hip hop waist work out is trying to do me in. Is it sad that I'm okay with that?!?!? I'm a sad case. Sad, masochistic case. I'll take a break from her until Thursday. And then schedule a massage for really, really soon. I'll need it after running around like a mad woman this week when we have a commencement ceremony. Oh, and I'm finally going zip lining this weekend. I won't let the indecisive me chicken out.** Joss Stone's voice is so so soulful. ** I have nothing exciting to blog except that having a green chile bagel this a.m. w/ butter made me miss home a wee bit. I can't wait to sit and stare at the Sandia's and Manazano's. Chomping a #9 burrito from Golden Pride and having some delicious java (not from G.Pride because their coffee blows chunks!). I'm trying to figure out when I'll squeeze this trip in between all my work travel. Yikes! I'm almost crazy enough to go in 2 weeks, come back home for 3 days & head to San Tony for work. Am I bonkers? Oh yes indeed! Anyhoo, I'm still feeling good about where I am currently and what I'm doing. I've just gotta force myself to not take on too much at once or much will not be accomplished.

Objectives:
=  Find a dentist
=  Mail some photos to my dad
=  Make sure I register to vote or renew my registration or whatever
=  Shop for various tickets to ABQ, Phoenix, and DC (this summer is already busy & it's not even officially begun!)

=  Do one thing at a time w/o being distracted

Celebrations:
♥  Ellison and TAPS! I remember your wedding day & all the fun very clearly
♦  Making some headway on my training today
♦  Giving a kick ass presentation to a unit of new Soldiers
♦  Great music
♦  Smiling

Cheers Delights!

Whoring, Interventions, & Boys

Hey Gals! I'm a Target Whore! For some reason, I just cannot stay outta that place and am always inclined to buy something once there. Anything. All things. Today I went in for window/sliding door locks & came out w/  a dress and a tee. No locks. I sauntered about looking for locks, found none, and finally settled on greenish gear. I so need an intervention that will keep me from shopping. Seriously. I've got a problem with shopping and junk food eating. Aye yi yi and oy vey! And I'm very well aware I've been saying this for over a year. I'm just the sap who pretends to be working on the issues and actually avoiding them. Or (more often than not) justifying my behavior. Phooey phooey! At some point this week, I'll make a healthy donation pile of clothes and possibly a pair of shoes or 3. I went on a breakfast date with a hottie patottie this morning. He's got darling dimples and a sexy Puerto Rican accent and a fabulous body and backside and is just super cute. We're going out again tomorrow. I'm on a Sadie Hawkins (http://www.lil-abner.com/sadiehawk.html) roll! I asked him out to breakfast and he gladly obliged. That's two for two on dates or pseudo dates this week for me. I'm feeling fancy as of late & my confidence is soaring. Oh...I think I forgot to mention that I finally contacted someone from whom to receive guidance about online teaching. I offered to be his Teaching/Grad Assistant for free just so I can get a feel for how it goes. Hopefully, I'll be helping him out beginning in August and have my own class by the Spring semester. I also have some sort of malady that prevents me from focusing on one task at a time. During the time I've been writing this blog, I've read Yahoo News, instant messaged the Hottie Puerto Rican, and played a round of Scramble With Friends! I.Will.Get.Through.This.Blog.Without.Distractions.!

Objectives:
♫  Not to take a nap
♫  Finish cleaning up my place & hang some pictures
♫  Buy my plane ticket to NM
♫  Figure out what I need to re-register my car in NM
♫  STAY AWAKE! Not succumb to my sleepiness

Celebrations:
♪  Two dates w/in 4 days
♪  Yummy turkey meatballs
♪  Getting in a couple of good walks this weekend
♪  A positive self image
♪  The fabulous video posted by Alisa

Enjoy your Sunday Delights!