Movement is MY Thing!

Howdy Divas!

 Sorry I missed yesterday. Good time in Houston. Seeing college & high school buddies was a grand time. I didn't eat a whole lot, but I also did no fitness activity. Tomorrow I'll resume greatness. Today, I'm tired! The only goal I really have for the day is dieting. If I somehow get my dishes washed, that'll be grand. 

Huge SHOUT OUTS to all of you for setting, planning, and achieving goals, building stronger relationships, and becoming even more wonderful women all around. Can't wait to chop it up over tasty spirits with you all.

Hope the day is treating you all in a royal manner! Cheers!

Counting Chicken Salad

Howdy Divas,
I didn't eat a traditional salad yesterday, but I did enjoy a chicken salad sandwich from Chic-Fil-A. I love me some Chic, lemme tell ya. I also didn't call the nurse like I said I would. Maybe today or tomorrow. TAPS, I saw that you suggested taking her food, but she's got like 5 kids. And the last time I saw her, she asked for diapers, so maybe I'll just stick with that. I feel bad that our staff didn't organize a baby shower for her, although Ms. Funky Middle said she would. I told her I wouldn't be around for the shower (it was supposed to take place when I was in ABQ) but would be happy to contribute. Turns out, nothing was done for this woman. Boo hiss to my team (I'm including myself)! I could go on and on about how my supervisor should've organized something, but she's working all the good nerves in my body so I'll just end the madness there & try to remain positive. +++++++++++++++ There ya go...all positives! And this is a good sign because we're not at a clinic getting a dreaded S.T.I. test. Indeed, there are times in our lives that we want to see the minus (-) sign.   :-)  My gal pal is gonna twist my `fro on Sunday if I don't wind up in Houston. And I walked, did ab work, and push ups.

Anyhoo, June has been challenging as far as maintaining healthy eating. Everyone wants to get together for a meal out & it's hard for me to decline a great dining experience. Especially if it's breakfast. Plus, it's my birth month & I go grande with eating out. STOP ME DIVAS! I'm still eating smaller portions most of the time and always leave food on my plate/in my bowl. I might actually have to jog a few times in the next couple of weeks. YIKES!  I'm sleepy. Can ya  tell? I've been getting only 6 hours of sleep per day for the last week. Makes Carmen's Chaos more extreme!

Today's Objectives:
♣  Some sort of fitness
♣  Schedule my massage. For real. I'm doing it today.
♣  Read more of my hilarious book
♣  Reserve tickets to see my nephew in the Shakespeare Festival next month
♣  DIET well

Enjoy the day and the weekend Delights!

Jazz Star!

Good Morning Delights!
Yesterday, I accomplished so much I feel like a jazz star. The accomplishments weren't too major, so rock star status will remain on the shelf for a bit. However, soon enough... You can call me Mrs. Lenny Kravitz! Or Mrs. Lenny if you're nasty. :)  Walked, mailed stuff, washed my dishes, kinda straightened my dining table, had a great lunch, organized my birthday party (yea, I did it!), and even bathed. I'm so Mrs. Boney James it ain't even funny! I'm even growing his same hairstyle...eventually.


Still trying to figure out how to tell the nurse with the funky middle that she needs to be checked out. She recently had surgery, somebody HAD to smell that & it should've been addressed. DamnitJim! I know I'd want someone to tell me, so I'll figure this out soon enough. By the by, I realized last week that I've not yet heard back from the social work program, which means I maybe didn't make the cut & I'm okay with that. I'm kinda in to this hanging out-go-with-the-flow thing. That brings me to...

Today's Objectives:
♣ Walk & ab work
♣ Call the nurse who recently had a baby & see if she needs anything
♣ Shop airline tickets AGAIN! Cross your fingers that I get a better deal.
♣ Eat a salad
♣ Find someone to braid or twist my `fro
♣ Stay jazzy!

Enjoy the day Divas!

Wobbling

Greetings Divas!
I actually didn't mind delivering M.O.W. yesterday. All of my folks seemed pretty nice and there was only one creepy fella. He just leaves his door cracked (I guess?) for folks to come in and drop off whatever. He kinda wheeled out of his (maybe?) bedroom to say, "Just put it right there [on his sofa]!" and smelled like every combination of nicotine-tar-tobacco-dirty shirt. I'm going to LOVE these deliveries! :)  Overall, the folks were thankful and at least 3-out-of-17 looked the opposite of unkempt. This was a much better experience than at the Fisher House, where I just organized groceries for 2 hours. Not really my thing. I mean, I know they need folks to do that sort of work, but it really ain't for me. I may just stick with M.O.W. and bequeath the shelving of canned goods to some other helpful soul.

TAPS, congrats on rockin' out yesterday. And thanks for re-introducing us to our priorities. Just what I needed to get my mind in motion with 3,336 thoughts of who I want to be. By the by, I think I'll be in your hood this October to catch a viewing of my beau's (J.Stew) show. Ms. Awesome, will you be upstate by then? I'd love to see you both & maybe Alisa & Gallant & Nichole. That's if I don't throw in the towel with this job & have to start over some place else. Okay, okay. I think I can hang in there until the end of the year or through the first quarter of 2012. I need to... for vacation day's sake. What am I talking about here??? Sorry gals. Onward to the day's goals:

♀  Not eat too many cherries. I think I just made myself sick by gobbling about 20 of them.
♀  Walk
♀  Mail off all the souvenirs and thank you notes
♀  Lunch with a friend. Yay MEXICAN food.
♀  Try to go to bed as close to my regular time as possible

Enjoy the day Divas!

We've Got The Funk!

Divas,
It appears that we're all in some sort of eating/fitness/blogging funk. Bring out the heavy duty body wash. We need to cleanse ourselves and get back to business. Yesterday, I did nada! I was just damned tired. No walking. No errands. Nada. And I didn't diet well, either. Maybe I'm a little nervous about starting Meals on Wheels today, which I'm sure will be fine once I get going. Aaagh. CALGON!!! Where art thou? Anyhoo, we all need to shimmy in to our rightful places and get back to moving, tracking, and following through. If I weren't using a gub-mint computer to blog this, I'd find us an appropriate YouTube video. Now, you have to just pretend that I found something fabulous for each of us & sing it all day long.

Today's Objectives:
♣ Walk a little
♣ Give it the best that I got as I deliver meals to those in need
♣ DIET

Own the day Divas!

Random Thoughts on the Loose!

Good Morning Divas!
It's my 1st night/morning back at work and it's dragging like old man ass. I fee like I've already done my eight hours and they need to release me to my sheets. STAT! I just finished reading one of the many Top 10 [fill in the blank] Yahoo articles (I always get sucked in to these). This one was about the best places to start over. While sauntering about Hawaii, I came to realize that I want to live somewhere slower-paced and a lot more relaxed and a tad smaller. Of the 10 places listed in the Yahoo piece, only two seemed do-able for me because I don't really like to be cold/cool most of the year. Little Rock is on the list & I've thought about that place off and on for nearly 2 decades. The other place was Scranton, PA. And that just seems appealing because of "The Office." But I bet it's cold/cool there most of the year. Back to Arkansas my mind returns. At least I know I'll be able to get my hair done if necessary. These are the things I have to consider when I think of relocating. Germany was rough on a sista. Good thing my friends knew how to do hair a wee bit. Although I will not be in a position to move for at least another year or 2, I may start researching and collecting information about Arkansas and other quaint places. I'll keep ya posted. Unless I forget to, which is highly likely.  :-)

In addition to the items on the list from yesterday, I also have 1.5 weeks of The Daily Show to watch; jobs to research; and 33 other things that I cannot think of at the moment. But the thought of thinking is making me tired. Four more hours to go! I can do this, right?!?! Sure. Why not? Ugh...I want to go home! Hope all is dandy for you all. And thanks for attempting to follow the chaos of my noggin. Yikes!

Enjoy the day!

Lopsided Choices

Good Morning Peeps!
Yesterday was pretty productive, I think. Maybe not. A whole lotta chit chatting over migas. Delightful and delicious. However, I did get my suitcase scrubbed & some laundry done & some other stuff I'm sure. I walked and did ab work. Yep. Sure did. This morning I returned to my regular stroll & then went grocery shopping. Unfortunately, I was a wee bit hungry when I was aisle strolling and this is where lopsided choices were made. Nestle Chocolate Chip & Walnut cookie dough (did yall know it says right on the package not to consume raw cookie dough??? Who the hell has time to bake them in this heat and all?) , a couple boxes of Cranberry Almond Crunch, fruit, veggies, bread, etc... I've already consumed 2 squares of the the goodness. I'm sleepy & don't want to do much else today.


My Objectives for the next couple of days:
= Get back to my normal sleep schedule
= Mail off souvenirs 
= Oil change & wash SinnABurst
= Shop for airline tickets to ABQ & DC
= Schedule a massage
= Do something to my mane. It's wild!


Own the day Divas!