Teeter Totter - Weeble Wobble

Good Morning Delights! I'm scheduled to begin the counseling program on the 3rd of December. A wave of "I don't wanna" has come over me as I realize that I REALLY don't wanna do that sort of school work again. Not now, anyway. Medical field is back on the radar & I think that'll be far more interesting and less time consuming. I'll be sure to keep you all posted on my [continuous] bi-polar career options. Back at my ranch: walking and fitness is going relatively well. I logged 2 3/4 miles this morning, did  some ab & arm work, and cleaned my apartment. Not that you'd be able to tell if you walked in right now, but it smells good. :-) My objectives for last week were also met: registered to vote, got a GA license (so sad), strolled, and used slightly less profanity. I'm sorta rockin' and rulin' over here.

The "Sons of Anarchy" actor's death was so bizarre. WTHades man?!?! I'm now reading a story about a street drug, "Smiles", that he may have been high on. Bonkers! Yall stay safe out there. http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/28/14141952-smiles-new-street-drug-tied-to-sons-of-anarchy-death?lite

By the by, my clothes are all looser. Hooray!

Celebrations:
+  The SNL skit w/ Seth MacFarlane teaching puppetry classes. Hilarious!
+  Clean living space
+  Cookie dough! YES... it's back in my ice box
+  Tilapia for breakfast
+  Music

Objectives:
♣  Mix up the fitness regimen a little
♣  Catch up with my family
♣  Not o/d on cookie dough :-)
♣  Make ABQ travel plans
♣  Stay optimistic

Have a wonderful week, ladies!

TV Replacing Facebook

Howd Gals!  Now that I have more tv channels, I'm lounging around just watching. Watching everything that comes in clear on the tube with the help of my rabbit ears. Ms. Awesome: SAVE ME! After NCIS, please. Good news? Ehh news? I begin classes for the counseling program on December 3rd. Why the hades classes are $2200 is beyond my comprehension. Let's just hope my GI Bill covers everything & I'm not stuck with a ton of out-of-pocket expenses. Maybe I should shop more reasonable programs? Thoughts? My walking has been pretty fabulous. Eating. Oh yea, I'm eating. Every freakin' thang! It's like pre-Maurice & Lumberjack syndrome is happening 2 weeks prior to their arrival instead of one. Ay yi yi. I'll have to steal some discipline from one of you gals just to maintain. Ms. Awesome & Magic, I'll be NM bound next month & will stay for about 2 weeks. We've gotta link up for some Duke City Shenanigans. Yall can help me twist my fro while we snack on something containing green chile! :-)

Celebrations:
*  Getting to go home on someone else's dime
*  The liberty to leave work early or come late for no good reason at all
*  Kroger-brand Wheat Thins
*  The 90's Pop station on iHeart radio
*  Still being stoked about watching Jeopardy every night

Objectives:
-  Not to skip my a.m. stroll
-  Break down and get a GA drivers license
-  Register to vote
-  Shop less pricey colleges
-  Use less profanity

Cheers Delights!

Destiny: Fabulous!

Hola Gorgeous Gals! I just arrived home from my first Toastmaster's Meeting. It was very different than what I imagined, but I think I'll be returning next week for a 2nd installment of random goodness. I'll keep you all posted on what happens and if I actually join this club. By the by, Ms. Awesome how'd all go with your sign language class and are you still pursuing that arena? Additionally, I've applied to a counseling program and hope to begin on December 3rd. Hopefully, I don't change my mind between now and then & just push forward to get my license. There's still a part of me that wants to pursue something in the medical field, but... that'll have to wait for a bit. I do really like my current gig and know I can really climb the promotion ladder quickly, and I just might. However, I know I'd like to counsel those who've experienced trauma - namely war trauma - and help them cope and heal. Plus, I'd be able to set my own hours and wear jeans. That's my motivation at the moment. :-)  Walking and fitness are still going pretty well. Even with the super large pizza & beer I had yesterday. I made sure I walked over 10k steps today & will try to do the same tomorrow.

Celebrations:
=  Finally attending the Toastmaster's meeting & connecting with new folks
=  Multiple chuckles throughout the day
=  Finally beating an (seemed to be) unbeatable opponent at Words With Friends
=  Tomorrow's Friday & I'm going to the dinner theater!

Objectives:
+  Tidy up my apartment. It's starting to look like Taz rolled through here
+  Finish my Goal Statement for grad school
+  Get b-day cards for my sister and dear friend
+  Turn off my alarm

Happy Friday's Eve Delights! Let's Get It!

Un-Containable Excitement

** FELIX CUMPLEANOS MS. AWESOME! **

Good Evening Glam Gals! Guess who's super charged about her new antenna being able to pick up CBS!!! Hint: I'm raising my hand. :-)  And ya wanna know why I'm excited to get CBS? Sure ya do. Because that's the flippin' network that airs Jeopardy! I absolutely have missed Jeopardy for nearly 2 years. Hmm hmm. I'm ready to put on the Pointer Sister's ditty and cut a rug or three. I'll save the rug slicing for another day as I'm watching The Voice right now. I won't spoil it for you, Ms. Awesome, but we need to discuss one particular "shuffler." I still wanna make out w/ Blake & Adam. At the same time? Maybe. For no real good reason, I didn't do any fitness today. And I ate some randomness - too much of it - for dinner. There was some pasta, chicken, w/ veggies and a heaping spoonful of peanut butter and a bowl of cereal. I may need to just go to bed and begin a healthier day manana. Yes. Oh yes. That's what I'll do.

G'nite Delights!

Celebrations:
=  Ms. Awesome's birthday & fabulous low weight
=  Having Alex Trebek back in my life
=  More channels
=  Cereal for dinner
=  The most wonderful girlfriends ever

Objectives:
*  Be better! Finito.

It's Not All THAT Bad, Is It?

Good Morning Delights! Welcome home again to Kim B. It was great to read your blog. Magic, how are you and your family healing? The next several lines will be random rants and rages that are taking place inside my noggin. Topped off with some celebrations. You know how I wobble: Not quite right. Here I go:

While yes indeed I am still giving myself a daily pep talk about "makin' it in the south", I also realize that this southwestern girl has just as much resiliency as a cactus & she/I will indeed make it as long as I want to. But hot damn, these folks get on my nerves sometimes. Wooosaaaah! Massages are really beneficial. Who knew that was all I needed/kneaded to help me complete a crossword puzzle that was giving me the blues just the day before. That little lady has some powerful hands & she worked out all the madness my back was holding. WTHades is up w/ Chris Brown's tattoo? If I were licensed, I'd offer him at least four free therapy sessions. Sheesh! That fella is special. I'm walking my toot toot off, Gals and it feels great. I know the multiple thousand steps per day are benefiting me fabulously even when I have a craptacular eating day. Yesterday was that day: I ate Burger King for breakfast (go ahead and puke now), an ice cream cone for lunch, and a sub par enchilada and taco for dinner. Yep. Friday fare at it's [un]finest. At least water was my beverage of choice all day. Yea...sure... that balances out all the crappy intake. Uh huh. Sometimes when I'm in the bathroom, I'll pull back the shower curtain really fast just to see if someone's hiding out in there. Now, what exactly I would do if someone was in there is what I don't know. Probably die like the dumb chicks in horror movies. Aye yi yi. Who's with me? Anybody? Somebody, I hope! This weekend I vow to add another adventure to my Try 39 list and do something/go some place I haven't before. Suggestions? I was supposed to be in Colorado Springs for a wedding but was constantly bumped off flights as I was standby status. So... what to do? What to do? I'm finally going to a murder mystery dinner theater show.

Celebrations:
@ Walking daily & throwing in some ab work, too.
@ Mozart's genius
@ Discovering what might be my theme song: Sweet Potato Pie. Give it a listen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTQoOjIvW0I

@ Freebies I find online
@ x-word puzzles
@ A clean apartment
@ Makin' it one more week in the south.  ;-)

Objectives:
*  Finally see The Avengers
*  Get SinnABurst rinsed off at the very least
*  Eat better than yesterday. And by better I mean healthier
*  Relax
*  Keep on makin' it!

Have a lovely weekend Delights! Cheers!

Choices

Good Morning Delights! After the craziness with my [less than] super boss last week, I've decided that I'll finish out my internship right here in Augusta. Hopefully, when my 2 years are up, I'll head to nicer, comfy'er, more open minded pastures. I certainly cannot control what comes outta that woman's mouth, but I'll choose to react to her spewing in a positive manner. I've worked pretty hard since day one on this gig & I'll continue to power through the ignorance. Finito.  Have I ever mentioned that the insects of the south are determined to eat my skin until it's in the most unattractive state? Yes. This is all true. At the moment, I've got a paste of lemon juice & baking soda on various parts of my epidermis. Wish me luck.

Celebrations:
=  Rockin' my walking routine. I've truly been hustlin.
=  Erykah Badu's creativity
=  Making some progress in revamping my bathroom
=  Turtle Pie dessert at the French Market Grille

=  Baking soda. I freakin' love all that you can do w/ this stuff!

Objectives:
+  Seriously clean off dining room table
+  Send Jog-A-Thon money to my goddaughter
+  Grab a couple of groceries
+  Not overeat
+  Straighten up my place
+  Chuckle!

Happy Sunday FTC'ers! Let's Get IT!

Mexican Soul

Howdy Awesome'ettes! Yesterday, my super-boss informed me that I'm really a Mexican woman. My whole soul and being and everything about me is Mexican. She told me that although my complexion is that of a Black person, I'm not really Black. Did yall know that? I had no idea that I was Mexican. A bit of background on her ignorant ass statement: Because I enunciate, am articulate, and not from a city or state that has a large Black population and that many of my friends happen to be Hispanic, this makes me Mexican. The kicker is that she doesn't even know any Mexicans. And I don't believe she's lived anywhere in the U.S. that's west of the Mighty Mississippi. So... after that ridiculous discussion, I came home and really thought about where I want to be. Not sure if I've ever mentioned this to you Delights, but everyday I give myself a pep talk about "making it" in the south. I know I'll be uncomfortable at various times in my life, but I'm pretty sure I do not wanna purposely live in a state (literally and figuratively) discomfort unnecessarily. Tomorrow, I may go in and have a chat about finishing my internship at another Education Center in another state. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks for listening/reading & your comments are definitely welcome.

Celebrations:
= Maurice came a week early but the Lumberjack wasn't as hungry as usual
= Another pound or 2 lost
= A super productive & busy week
= Walking every day
= MUSIC!

Objectives:
+  Send in absentee vote
+  Clean off dining table
+  Have a positive Friday and weekend
+  Make some folks laugh and smile
+   Not over eat

Happy Friday! Let's Get It!

Thinning Protective Layer

Good Morning Darlings! My abs are starting to be a little less shy and the layer that protects them is thinning. I can see and feel a wee bit of muscle forming there. Or maybe I was just having a good belly morning. I dunno, but they looked nice when I hit the floor to work on them after my walk. I'll keep yall updated on their progress and/or trickery. A friend of mine is sort of a fitness & healthy eating guru and has invited me to work out w/ her twice weekly. I'll need to rub Baby Buddha's belly quite often as we'll be working out in a gym. Not sure if I ever mentioned this to yall or not, but I absolutely detest the gym smell and feel like I'm full of all staph infections once I leave those places. One might say I have a mild (x infinity) case of germ-a-phobia! But... she needs to get back in the gym after being sidelined by an injury & I agreed to help out. I better have at least the "w" & "a" of washboard abs by December. Especially if I'm going to be staph-filled!

Celebrations:
=  Good belly morning
=  Walking nearly 6k steps by 7:45 this morning
=  Hotel shower curtain rod installed & the new shower space it gives me
=  The vast entertainment on the internet
=  iHeart radio, Pandora, and music!
=  Not having to turn on my alarm tonight in order to be up for work tomorrow

Objectives:
*  Catch up on my beau's show
*  Sorta do nada
*  Get the Country Fella some nail brushes (he's in DESPERATE need!)
*  Enjoy being lazy for the day
*  Spread cheer

Enjoy the Day Delights!