Donde esta mi morning belly?

Hola Gals! Where the heck did my nice, on-its-way-to-smaller morning belly go? Maybe I'm pms'ing and got the bloat to go along with it. Maurice & his lumberjack friends need to exercise themselves from my belly at once. I wonder if I look in a mirror while rubbing my belly and firmly state, "Go away lumberjack! Go away!" 35 times, my smaller morning belly will return. Just a thought. I've been doing pretty well with the walking, but overdoing it on fruit consumption. Could be why my belly aches. Hmm...

Celebrations:
= 10k steps or pretty darn close for the past 2 days
= Deciding to use my "guest" towels for myself. They feel so good.
= Completing day 2.5 of no spending
= The gift to make just about anybody laugh

Objectives:
+ Not overdo it on fruit consumption
+ Donate clothes tomorrow
+ Go to bed by 9'ish for the rest of the week
+ Be a rock star at the education fair tomorrow

Happy Almost Hump Day!

StankOnYa

Good Morning Delights! I am good and dang funky right now. I went on my morning stroll after 2 cups of spiked java & a bit of cleaning. Probably not the best idea, but at least I got out and walked today. While I have a ton of Objectives to conquer today, the first one has got to be bathing. Additionally, I'm entering another No Spending Week beginning today at ... let's say 4 pm. I won't spend any money until next Sunday. Not that I have much to spend after going cash crazy yesterday. Darn me and my no will power. I need help. A whole heap of it. No spending and regular, consistent  fitness for the week. Wish me luck.

Random List of things I'd like to accomplish soon:

+ Better time management
+ Find a financial planner
+ Really attend/join a Toast Master's meeting
+ Set long, short, shorter, and far future goals
+ Watch everything that's been hanging out in my Netflix queue
+ Dedicate at least 3 hours per week to professional development
+ Organize my closet
+ Take more day trips
+ Visit the aquarium in Atlanta
+ Build a piece of furniture
+ 3330 other things!  :-)

Celebrations:
=  Starting a new (inconvenient) savings account that would require me to physically go in to the bank to retrieve money. I also set up automatic allotments to be taken out of each paycheck. :-)
=  Recognizing the various areas of my life that need greater attention & vowing to do better
=  Almost being caught up on the Daily Show
=  Cooler temperatures
=  Not having the West Nile virus

Happy Sunday FTC'ers!

In-Communacdo, TGIF & other such madness

Hello Delights! So, I'm just eating all wildly lately and wanna stop myself, but uh... the post-Maurice Lumberjack has taken a liking to my appetite and belly. Doesn't matter that Mo has been away for over a week & the Lumberjack is really non-existent...I'm blaming them both. At least I can say I walked nearly 8k steps today & helped a lot of Soldiers & made a pile of strangers at TGIF's laugh. It was a good day. Queue the Ice Cube cd.

Celebrations:
** A whole bunch of'em & for that, I am thankful!

Objectives:
** Get back to fitness!

Check this out:
http://dailysavings.allyou.com/2012/08/21/healthy-habits/

Cheers Delights!

Does This Sofa Make My Butt Look Bigger?

Howdy Delights! I've been actively engaged with sofa sitting all weekend. Sorta cleaning things here and there, but mostly sitting around watching pseudo-randomness on Netflix. And reading magazines. And eating not-so-good for my body snacks. And chatting on the phone. My butt may be spreading like butter on toast, but ... I don't think I care at the moment. I'll walk later if it doesn't rain & will pick up fish oil while I'm out. I love Jason Statham. Finito. And at the moment, I like the texture of my fro. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

TAPS ~ We're so so so proud of you rockin' and rollin' and weight lossin' and jogging. You're such a studette! Inspired = moi. I will put on some sneakers and do some sort of fitness as the horrible acting Expendables expend all sorts of societal menaces.

Celebrations:
* A lazy weekend on the sofa
* Country Fella installing my massaging shower head
* Jason Statham (YUM)
* Ms. Awesome's profile pic
* Soft tresses

Objectives for the Week:
** A whole damn lot! To include:
     =  Open a new checking account
     =  Get as close to 10k steps each day
     =  Give it all I got at the big family event taking place on post (I'm the spokesperson for the Ed Center)
     =  Not overspend
     =  Make healthy choices
     =  Smile a whole lot!

Cheers Delights & remember:

Everything you want is on the other side of fear.  ~Jack Canfield

Travel Eating is Bad For the Soul

Hey Gals! I'm back from my half week in the Savannah (but really, not-so-close) area. I didn't make it down to the fried food eatery a.k.a Paula Deen's Restaurant. Nobody wanted to drive the 40 minutes. Canyabelievethat? Me, either. I'll be making another trip to Savannah sometime in the near'ish future. I'm not at all religious, but I can say this: I'm soooo grateful for being in Augusta and not in Hinesville, GA at that education center. I think we all get placed where we're supposed to for a reason or season, and I'm thrilled to pieces to be at my place. I really lucked out or somethin'. Something about me travelling means I'm going to eat in a craptacular fashion. CrApplebees was the closest restaurant to my hotel & I ate there twice. How can they manage NOT to have seasoning in pasta?!?! At least their dessert was good. Yes! I had dessert. A few times. I owe my body some water and walking. Repeat. Another thing I learned this week is that I'm good at networking & I can quickly move up the career ladder as an Army civilian if I put forth a wee bit of effort. There are some interesting places on my horizon, I think. It's been a few days since I've heard from Mr. Emotional. Might I be set free from the Too-In-To-Me Fella? I sorta hope so. We're not good for each other. Too strong = me. Too un-strong for me = him.

Celebrations:
= Great training at Ft. Stewart
= Music
= Good people (Thank Yall)

Objectives:
*  Keep a closer eye on what I put in my body
*  Search (again) for a dentist
*  Schedule a massage
*  Smile

Cheers!

Dabbling Here & There

Congrats to TAPS for rockin' through marathon training, WW meetings, and life in general. I'm also super jealous that you got to hang with the one and only Ms. Awesome! Ms. Awesome! Ms. Awesome! Please come over! :-)  Today, I will dabble in a little bit of everything. Movie. Packing. Sitting still. Rounding out the Olympics. Walking. Ab work. Examining my body for a staff infection (I'm such a hypochondriac, I SWEAR some flesh/bone/skin eating something is living in me!). Reading inspirational stories. Try not to overspend. Yesterday was the 1st day I spent money in 6 days and I did it up grande: A trip to Sams & Walmart, movies w/ popcorn, & took the Puerto Rican out to dinner. I'll rein it back in today & only get necessities. Speaking of necessities:

The three fellas in the dating rotation pool are maybe gonna spiral down the drain. The Country Fella (TAPS' choice due to the gold tooth) is the fun and funny and a wonderful southern gentleman. I just don't understand what he's saying a lot of the time. And he adds "ed" on words that already are spelled that way. "I likedEd the first one, so I'll see the second'un." Real statement from GT Guy. Hmm. Then Mr. Emotional is way too in to me way too soon. "Carmen, I miss seeing you."  Uh... You've seen me ONCE! How the hell can you miss me?!?!?! Puerto Rican Guy has a lot of personal stuff going on so he can be a little grouchy. I did get him to dance at the table (in his seat) last night, though. :-)  What oh what is a strong minded, witty tongued, modern gal to do in this dating pool?!?! Discuss amongst yourselves and let me know.

Celebrations:
=  Cool weather that promotes outdoor walking
=  The Campaign was pretty hilarious
=  Realizing that even a small popcorn was way too much & eating about 1/4 of the bag
=  Smoothly shaved legs
=  Sofa time

Objectives:
=  Pack for the week in (okay, near) Savannah
=  Swing by the office to finish some last minute stuff
=  Stroll & ab work
=  Eat plenty of fruit & salad today
=  Chuckle

Let's Get it!

Tubby Tastic

I had a HUGE morning belly today & decided it was gonna be one of those "fat" days for me. I had Mexican food for lunch (not a huge plate as I would've had in TX or NM) to go along with my fat day. I didn't do any fitness today, either. I kinda been rockin' all week & will be back on the wagon by tomorrow. TAPS, I'm not beating myself up either. It's easier to be nice to ourselves because everyone else will follow suit. Who has time for that? Not this chick. Otherwise, all is dandy. Busy as dam beavers at work, but I feel the respect of my leadership team as I get tons accomplished. If I can just get over the slow, non-progressive south, I might be able to stay here & have a great career. By the by, I head toward Savannah next week & certainly plan to eat at Paula Deen's restaurant. I know. I know. It's all heart failure on a plate dripped in butter, but a gal's gotta try it. :-) I'll be sure to report back once I un-clog my arteries.

Celebrations:
* Not cursing out the Sprint customer service reps
* Hearing AC/DC's "Back In Black" twice today
* Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
* Having someone buy me lunch
* Being okay with having a lazy, pudgy day

Tomorrow's Objectives:
=  Turn off the alarm for the weekend
=  10k steps
=  Eat healthier than what I ate today
=  Resist the temptation to spend money
=  Paint my own toenails. YIKES!
=  Smile a ton!

Cheers Delights!

Rockin' It!

TAPS ~ You are rockin' your half-marathon preparation. So thrilled for you. And you're right, our Olympians are freakin' awesome! I'm watching diving right now & these fellas' bodies are so damn svelte. I need that in my life. And I'm working my way to that svelte body by doing Jackie Warner (I have this dvd: http://www.jackiewarner.com/dvds/personal-training-with-jackie-power-circuit-training) workouts. She's no joke & very great! A decent body is on the way. And I think I'm doing pretty well with food choices, too. OH OH OH (I'm almost making an "OH face!") - I walked well beyond 10k steps today. Yahooooo!

Randomness: 
** I do not like to share my snacks. I'd rather give you all of them or buy you some.
** The Olympic commercials are waaaaay better than Super Bowl commercials.
** I can't figure out if I'm round or rectangle shape. I surely hope it's not a rectangle.

Celebrations:
=  A great 1st day back to work. After being gone for 2 weeks, I was able to rock through a lot of projects and help a few Soldiers.
=  Exceeding 10k steps today & wanting to do the same tomorrow.
=  The newly installed ceiling fan in my bedroom.
=  Day 1 of 5 of no spending
=  Soap & water

Objectives for Tomorrow:
@  Another 10k or more steps
@  Ab & arm work out
@  Productive work day
@  Catch up on the Daily Show
@  Be genuine!

Have a Fabulous Week Gals!

Phew & PeeeYewww!

Hola Gals! My current body odor lets me know that I've been relatively productive today. Walked over 6100 steps this morning, vacuumed out that floozie ride of mine, cleaned my vacuum, and uhm... that's all for now. But I smell like I did each of those tasks 3x over! And before I shower, I'll do some work on the ab ball. Maybe some arm work, too. I'm on a wobble, don't stop me! In the midst of my cleaning frenzy, I remove my socks and sneakers only to discover that the polish is missing from my right pinky toe. WTBuddha!?!?!? Just missing like a man gone fishing.

Donde estas mi polish verde?!?!?! Oh, I had a brunch date in Columbia, SC yesterday. Thursday night I was thinking of all sorts of reasons NOT to go. The guy is soooo serious, which is the polar opposite of my personality. And he's a little emotional about his past. Turns out, he's a nice fella. Doesn't have gold teeth. Has southern gentleman traits & speaks well. We'll see what happens on date dos.

Celebrations:
= A clean car
= A clean vacuum
= Soap & water
= Great friends who keep me laughing

Objectives for the Weekend:
+  Toss/donate some un-wanted cd's
+  Organize photos
+  Prepare for a week of no spending
+  Clean up my dining area/table

Cheers!

             Everything you want is on the other side of fear.  ~  Elizabeth Rider

What Am I Doing?!?!?

Hola Gals! I'm chillin' & staring at the heaps of stuff that needs to be unpacked and put away. Yep. I'm just chillin'. Listening to Earth, Wind, & Fire and being a little hungry. Have you ever sat next to Nervous Nelly on the plane who is anxious enough to nearly make you anxious about flying? NN was so anxious she was just talking about anything. And while she was jabbing away, she was sorta spitting on my arm. I had to just to settle myself on down & realize that I'm probably doing her a huge solid by listening. I'm sure her nerves stopped jumping a wee bit because I chose to listen. I even let her peak over my shoulder at the pseudo-erotica I was reading. I'm a great co-passenger damnit! Queen ME!

Guess what was in my local Kroger grocery store this morning. A little gem from home:

I didn't get any, but I sure am excited to know it's nearby. Alright Delights! I'm off to eat some cereal and unpack this dang suitcase. More important goals to come....

Cheers!