Bring on the Bourbon!

Hola! Howdy! How'do! Tomorrow, I board a couple of plans and will eventually land in Kentucky. I'll be there for three weeks; learning the in's and other in's and an occasional out of Army education. The nerdy chica in me is excited to learn about the policies, budgets, incentives, and technology used to make decisions on how I perform my daily gig. I've never been to Kentucky and figure if I get bored or lost with any of the processes, I could always find a great bourbon. How dang exciting is that?!?!? After being completely boozed up on bourbon, I'll head to San Antonio for a week of some other learning. [read: detox] So...uh...yea... while I'm not overly thrilled to be away from my own bed for 30 days, I know these two training opportunities will allow the big wigs to see me shine & realize my value to the organization. Bust out your shot glasses, mama's movin' on up! Now, to bring you all up to speed on everything else:

♪  Still rockin' along with the Country Fella, but told him he'll have to stop being so self-absorbed and do a few things for me on occasion.
♪  I've sorta picked up a side beau. He's hilarious & articulate & brings me good coffee.  :-)
♪  Fitness & eating go well most of the time. Mr. Lumberjack has taken up residency in my body for the last week, so my meals have been quite craptacular in nature.  :-\  I'm on the mend, though. I promise. I swear.

♪  My supervisor is not bothering me & I'm just moving along as if we both have good sense. It's easier that way.
♪  I ate at Paula Deen's place last week. It was goooood! Finito!
♪  Got bored watching "Life of Pi" and left the theater. The popcorn was good though.

Celebrations:
♣  Had my first visit from one of my dear San Tony gal pals
♣  PINK JELLYBEANS!
♣  24 hours away from tasty bourbon
♣  I have some abs starting to push through the layer of protective fat
♣  Being happy where I am right now

Objectives:
♠  Not adopt poor eating habits while in KY
♠  Grab some discounted pink jellybeans on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, etc...
♠  Stick with a five-day fitness plan
♠  Clean my place very well before my exodus
♠  Get my fro under countrol
♠  Keep rockin' this happiness!

Happy Easter Weekend, Delights! Go Get It!

Jillian Is No Joke

Good Morning Beautifuls! This morning I barely powered through my first workout with Jillian Michaels. It was a tough one, but I made it to the end. Well...almost. During the last bit of cool down, my elbow hit the "Stop" button on the remote & I tried to fast forward to that stopping place, but it was taking too long on my BluRay player. So, I just went on to the next video and did a mile walk. I took a few body shot photos prior to working out & will track my progress in about a week or two. Now, if I could only keep the Lumberjack at bay, all should be fine.

After spending a week down at another location, I gained a bigger appreciation for where I am and what I do not have to put up with. While everyone was pleasant & accommodating, they do not have the cohesiveness I have with my coworkers. I'll take that and my not-so-stressful workload any day. I'm challenging myself to try not to get so bothered by my supervisor's dumb comments and move on about my business. I know I can use her for great references as I excel in my career. Everything's gonna be alright. Right? Sure. That's really all I got. Besides this random thought: How come I always forget there are two m's in accommodating?!?!?

Celebrations:
♠  Common's station on Pandora
♠  Receiving a tax refund. YEEHAW!
♠  Two workouts in one morning
♠  Almond butter
♠  Not living in Hinesville, GA

Objectives:
♣  Grocery shop & make several meals for the week
♣  Deep condition my fro
♣  Conjure up the gnomes to help clean my apartment
♣  File some papers
♣  Dance!
♣  Catch up on The Daily Show

Happy Sunday & a Productive Week to All!

Waffles Make Things Wonderful

Hey Beauties! Happy Oscar Sunday to you all. You know how I was super angry about being a Thin Mint-eating-white woman last week? Well, some of that ire followed me in to the next work week. I got through the weekend fine, but once I hit the building, I was reminded of the stupid comments made by my supervisor. My co-worker noticed and said " you just don't seem like yourself." I told her a waffle would make me feel better, so off we went to the Huddle House (sorta like Waffle House). And by golly did I ever feel better after gobbling up that waffle. I also decided to comment "There's another one for me to jot down" every time my super says something asinine. It just might scare her in to silence. Cross your toes and eyes for me.

Meanwhile, things are better than average. There's a possibility that we (Department of Defense civilian workers) may be furloughed and have to work four days per week. That'll be a huge chunk of my income missing, but I'll still have an income. That's the upside, right? Yep. Sure. I gotta keep repeating that in order to prevent myself from rocking back & forth in the nearest corner. Things will work out. Even if that means each of you have to mail me a sandwich per week in order to keep me eating...things will work out. Meanwhile, I'll be looking for part-time work opportunities to help me get ahead of debt & stack the loot I need to have a fabulous vacation in June. Or someday. Think someone would pay me for Liking things on Pinterest? I'd be Oprah rich if so. I'm sorta sure that Jamie Foxx shouldn't make music anymore.

Celebrations:
♥  Having a job
♥  Not eating all of my GS cookies in one sitting
♥  Bringing my healthy snacks with me to Ft. Stewart. I'll be working down here all week.
♥  Being away from my office for one week!
♥  Olive oil & lemon juice moisturizing my scalp

Objectives:
♣  Work out every day this week. Last week met me with complete slacking!
♣  Drink tons of water
♣  Apply for at least 3 part time gigs
♣  Eat well
♣  Dance in my hotel room

Make this a superior week!

Thin Mint cookies = White Lady

Hello Delights! My less than brilliant supervisor is at it again. The other day she let me know that I am a white woman trapped in a black woman's body. Wanna know why? You'll love this!!! Because I ordered Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. Did you all know that only white women eat those? No? Neither did I. How can a person who has spent time travelling the world and has been around so many different folks make the MOST stupid comments ever?!?! She definitely makes my head hurt. But I really wanna make her head and face and knees and toes hurt. Ugh x 33! I've come to the realization that she really doesn't like me - that's fine - and she knows these personal digs are a way to get at me. Was I raging the hell out on in the inside when she said that? Yep. But all I could do was just stare at her, mumble out some nutty response & walk away. Cross all your body parts that she retires by the summer or else I could very well be charged with assault. Who wants that? Not me. Not you.

Meanwhile, I've cheated a little more on not eating sweets, but sorta holding steady with no alcoholic beverages. I've got one more week to go. Can I make it?!?! Highly unlikely, but I'll give it all I got. Keep crossing your body parts. Exercising is going well & probably the only thing that keeps me from going bat crap out here in the beautiful south. So...I've just decided to turn this posting around & make it positive. The south is pretty. I've met some great, smart folks. My boss doesn't have to like me for me to move onward, forward, and upward. All is freakin' spectacular! :-)

Celebrations:
♥  Finding some positives in all the chaos
♥  Relaxing Sunday's
♥  Having a reliable & trusty fella work on my car para gratis
♥  Country Fella (yea...I know)
♥  Being down a few pounds

Objections:
♣  Keep fighting through my supervisor's ridiculousness
♣  Not eating the White Lady Thin Mints until next Sunday
♣  Stick to my budget & stay focused to have my credit card paid off in 18 months
♣  Eat well
♣  Find a solution for my dry scalp

Enjoy the week!

I cheat a little...

Howdy Delights! I'm doing a 2-week challenge with a friend of mine. One where I'm not supposed to have unrefined sugars or candy bars or really anything craptacular! I'm not good at challenges. I've cheated a wee little bit each day. Handful of Reeses Pieces here. A square of Dove chocolate there. Small, salty french fries from Burger King. I'm tellin' ya... I'm a cheat and a thief! Maybe I should have a 5lb weight loss challenge next time. Help! As of late, I've been sorta freakin' out about my money and financial security. I am a terrible over-spender & know it. I try to rein myself in, but it just doesn't work out like it should. Suggestions from those who are great budget'ers are welcome.

Country Fella is still around. We've not had an in depth discussion about me paying for our entertainment, but I think we'll get to it soon. Hell, I need to have a talk with myself about paying for my entertainment! There's not even strippers or porn involved, so where the hades is all my cash going? Otherwise, things are mostly okay. I've decided not to get wrapped up in the ignorant comments made by my co-workers and supervisor about me being Mexican. Or stupid comments made by anyone, for that matter. I can't control what spews out of folks' mouths, but I can choose how I process the information. So...here's to better processing! I would toast your glasses, mugs, and cups but I'm off the booze for 2 weeks also. I'm tellin' ya... This challenge blows chunks! Who's going to see "Identity Thief" this weekend?

Celebrations:
♥  Getting the Valentine's cards & gifts in the mail for just about everyone
♥  Practicing acceptance of me & others
♥  Finding more items to donate
♥  Discounted movie tickets
♥  New magazines to read


Objectives:
♣  Curl up on the sofa & take a nap
♣  Catch up on The Daily Show
♣  File my taxes
♣  Clean my dining room table
♣  Upload & organize photos
♣  Drink more water

"Tomorrow" is not spelled with an A

Great Morning to you, Delights! Oh...let's see if there has been any major happenings over the past week. I'd like to go on record and say, "No. No, there have been no major happenings in my life over the past week." The most major thing I've done is finally donated my stereo to a thrift shop which supports a women's shelter. I'm thinking about letting Country Fella fade out of my life. I need yall's input here. I like the guy. He's nice. A hard worker. Fun. But he's broke (financially)! I mean, broke. I certainly do not mind paying for a meal or an outing, but I do have a problem paying EVERY TIME! I'm trying to figure out a way to discuss finances with him w/o hurting his pride. Recently, he asked to borrow a few hundred dollars. Uhm... HELL NO! Please. Thank you! It wouldn't have bothered me so much if A) he hadn't just bought the Insanity work out; B) he did not buy a fresh new jersey and hat for the San Francisco game last week, C) he made better spending choices. Needless to say, I did not give him any loot. While being broke is not a bad thing, you cannot be broke and make such irresponsible decisions and expect cash from moi! Also, I still do not understand a lot of what he says. Here's an example of one of our conversations:

     CF:  They say immaneeed tuhgooverthere antest. I'ownknowwhatallgonbe. Talked to my cousin anshesaytheynotfrennleeanyway sononeedmewurryin boutwhatdahmansay.

    Me:  Hold on. Slow down. I don't understand.

    CF:  Went.Over.There.Themansaidigotttaninnerview buthedinsaynothinboutnomoneysoooo Iownknow.

   Me:  [silence]

WTHades am I supposed to do with all of that?!?!? HELP ME GALS! Other than that madness, all is okay I suppose. Work is interesting as my cohorts have shotty work ethics and principals. But whatcanyado?!?! I'm looking forward to my month in Kentucky so that I can rub elbows and network with the true decision makers. Onward. Upward.

Celebrations:

♠  Finally donating my stereo & some other clothes

♠  Making a Mega To Do List but not pressing myself about the order of getting things done

♠  Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil Triscuits. They're soooo dang gooooood!

♠  Knowing I need to get back in to a more strenuous fitness routine

♠  Staying positive about most situations

Objectives:

♣  Complete 5 items on the Mega List (I think I've already done 3 this morning)

♣  Read 20 pages from Team of Rivals. I'm a few days behind

♣  Catch up on The Daily Show

♣  Watch a movie from my Netflix queue

♣  Remain positive about most situations

Cheers! Have a great week, Delights!

Not Really Following Through

Hello FTC'ers! Just wanted to let you all know that I am not going to continue in my counseling program. Not right now anyway. Or maybe never. I don't know if it's because I'm not really learning anything new or I just have too much going on inside my noggin, but I'm not feeling this program right now. Not at all. I do want to continue learning. Something. Anything. Everything. But I sorta don't want the pressure of writing soooo much and all that funky jazz. Ugh! Mulling that over was really giving me a headache for about a week. Serenity hit once I decided to forgo the program and just relax for a bit. Thanks for listening and encouraging me and everything else you all do.

For some reason, Maurice's lumberjack friend is loitering around my belly. I'm eating anything and for no good reason. However, working out is going relatively well. Bought some new running (okay, slow trot) shoes yesterday & I hope to give'em a whirl in the a.m. Wish me luck and lung-gevity!

Decided to make one super duper major goal for 2013. Wait, I forgot I've already set a goal to finish Team of Rivals this year. So the second super duper major goal for the year is to go see The Daily Show at least once. `Cause I'm pretty sure I've not told you all yet this year, but I freakin' LOVE this guy:

Celebrations:
= Have made it half-way through the month & have not paid for myself to eat out
= Enlightening & educational discussions about Django with several of my friends
= Reliable internet connections
= Being caught up on The Daily Show
= Rippling beginning to take place in my abs. YAHOO!

Objectives:
♠  Make sure my withdrawal from the counseling program is complete
♠  Get some order to my random fitness routine
♠  Stay engaged with my fitness routine :-)
♠  Evict the lumberjack
♠  Smile

Have a wonderful week, Delights! Own it!