August 2012

August, you will be good to me.  I know you will.  I have high hopes and a hair cut scheduled, oh and shopping.  At any rate, today is cold-ish and it has been so hot lately that I am embracing the chance to wear jeans.

"Oh darling, let's be adventurers"

July 2012

July promises to be a month of HOT weather, longer runs and bike rides, more hours at work, good books and nights in with the man I love.  I cannot wait to conquer July.  I have a feeling it will need to be conquered, but I am happy to do it.  I have my knight in shining armor to help me when I need it.  

Since my quote for the month is about books I feel like I should mention what I plan to read this month...and that will be my next post.  Today is all about fun and purging last months ball of stress.  

July is about popsicles, or at least it should be. So wish me luck!!

P.S. sorry I am a lazy poster lately, hopefully I will get my groove back

June 2012

June, I have been waiting for you; for the sun, good books and blonde hair.  Oh, and movies.  I love summer movies.  Basically, I love June.  The weather isn't too hot, but it is warm enough to wear shorts (well after this week anyway lol).

June is always filled with promises of a great summer to come.  So that is what I am looking forward to.  The promise of fun and MAGIC and running and reading and watching movies.

May 2012

Oh May, how you have run me into the ground.  You have been so so busy and have made me have a horrible sinus infection...

but you will not win!  I will beat you.

At any rate, May promises to be a busy month full of big things at work.  I have been given a half promotion (or that's what I'm calling it anyway).  I get to learn more and work harder, but I am moving forward which is the amazing part. I have hope that I will be getting an even better promotion soonish.

Nick and I have been watching lots of TV in our sickness.  That's right, husband is sick too.  We are both getting better though.  We saw the Avengers a few days ago, and it was GREAT!!

April 2012

March is officially over.  Can you believe it?  I sure can't.  Despite my massive amount of goals and my crazy work schedule, it flew by.  Now it is time for April and it's rain, lol.

I am so excited for April this year.  It will be my second month jogging and my first month in a new role at work.  I am nervous about both but believe both will have amazing rewards.  April will also come with a few trials.  The insurance company has deemed my car a total loss...bummer!  We will spend this month finding new ways to save money so we can buy a new car for me.  In the meantime, we have duct taped Maurice together and hope he will survive the drive to and from work for a month or two.

Even though saving money is a challenge, I think Nick and I will be better for learning how to do it now.  Don't get me wrong, we can save, but we have also become accustomed to a certain lifestyle.  We eat out more than we should and see every movie as soon as it hits theaters.  I can't wait to cook more often and to get a chance to anticipate movies while we are waiting for them to hit the Frequent Movie Goer Club at our local theater.

Have a beautiful, rain showery month of April!!!!!

March 2012

It is the beginning of a new era.  March will be my transformation month.  I know that I said a similar thing a few weeks ago about having a new found motivation to change the things I want to change, but the motivation didn't result in a while lot of action lol. This month, I have confidence that I will.  Now, I am writing this while fighting off a terrible cold, sinus mess, which bums me out to no end.  


In preparation of my transformation month, I have purchased new running shoes and downloaded the iMapMyRun app for my iPhone.  That's right, I'm going to start working out and eating healthier as my first step.  I know that I have said these things before, that so many people have said this things before.  I don't know how to explain it, but it is different this time.  I will accomplish my goals this time.  


In high school, I was able to accomplish a lot through running.  I lost about 15 to 20 pounds and did an amazing job keeping up with a workout schedule and eating healthy.  Then I got mono and never really recovered to my full workout regime again, despite trying over and over again throughout the years.  


So my goal is to lose two to three pant sizes by the end of the summer, which I am calling July 31.  I don't work well counting in pounds but do much better in terms of clothing sizes.  It would be amazing to exceed this goal, but I have learned that more manageable goals are not only easier to attain that can help with set backs like this cold.  Besides, I am not looking for this ride to be one that ends at the end of July, I want it to be life changing.....no I NEED it to be life changing and in order to do that I need to take it slowly so I can enjoy it and not spiral down a path that ends with me being unhappy with myself for lack of progress.  


Having an attainable goal made public is the first step right? Well...it is my first step anyway.  So here is to the month of March being everything and just the beginning!

February

I mentioned that I was working on a calendar.  Well, I finished it a while ago.  Nick hung it up in our kitchen.  I LOVE it!