Karma

You know...I really enjoy my new job. It's autonomous & yet supervised. It's a good blend for me. It doesn't pay much, but hey, I am happy doing it. Also I get to do another job & be nanny to my niece & nephew pretty soon. I am excited about that as well because I will get to bond with them even more & help out my family.

Damn I am a.d.d! I was posting about Karma. So my girl Melissa calls me with an early Christmas present. I won't go into too much detail because some of you don't know the background to this & it's way too much to talk about. BUT, an ex co-worker of mine got her upcomings & you know what? She deserves it. Good will always win in my opinion over evil. Now I know, I am not supposed to be all bitchy & hope for the worst for people, but sometimes there are just mean evil people who deserve the stuff they dish because they wouldn't know good if it hit them upside the head with a 2x4. So why bother? I just pop popcorn & watch it unravel. YES! This is me throwing a Fist Pump to the POWER of Karma. & THANK YOU Melissa for bearing early Christmas gifts. We need to hang out soon because I miss you! Anyway, I say get your Karmic energy in order & do unto others as you'd have done unto you. Life is what you make it so go get it!~!!!

Peace & Love,

Jen

Follow Through

So I want to apologize for starting & stopping different journeys to all my readers. It's not fair to tease you all in such a real manner. My intentions have never been to not follow through, it's just that something always happens. For years I have been really good at making up an excuse for whatever. For instance, last week I was going to replace all soft drinks with water. Sounds simple enough right?!?! Well here is what happened...

For the past two weeks, whenever I eat I get really ill. I feel like I am going to hurl & the only thing that helps with nausea is a soft drink. I don't know if it's the heavy bad for you syrup or if it's the carbonation that makes me feel better. Either way my intent went down the drain faster than drano. I just know in my heart of hearts that I want to just be healthy. I think when I have some $$$ saved up I am definitely going to a professional for nutrition. Why not?!?!? A little guidance never hurts. So I guess I just wanted to say sorry for not having a real adventure yet. It's more like Detour Land. lol!

I start my new job today & am a bit nervous. Even though High Schoolers can do it, I still am uncomfortable in my body & I think that translates into my every day interactions. We'll see how it goes!!!

Peace & Love!!!

How do you do it?

So I am going nuts because my husband left today for his tour of the world - in other words, his first business trip - & I am nervous. He will be gone for a month & I am not used to him being gone. He's my bff & we do everything together & have never spent more than 4 nights apart. I probably need to get over myself, but I can't sleep when he's not here.

If your significant other leaves for long bouts at a time, how do you cope? I really welcome your comments!

Peace & Love

Tag! You're it.

So my friend Tex has tagged me to rattle off 7 random little known facts about myself. In the spirit of cool things to do, here are mine:

1. I've never had a martini. I found out at a young age that I am allergic to alcohol. Ok, before y'all start thinking about calling cps on my parents, I meant when I was doing that kid thing in High School & figured out that the Al-k-haul is not for me. So therefore I have never had a martini.
2. I am insanely obsessed with Sting & The Police. I fell in love in jr. high & never looked back. As a matter of fact when my husband & I went to see The Police in concert, the first thing he did was hand over his wedding ring as a joke, well kind of, ok not really. Not to mention my friends have trained themselves to call me whenever they get a whiff of Sting being on a talk show or performing on t.v.
3. I think that flatulence is hysterical!!! I don't know why, but toots make me laugh so hard I almost pee my pants. Burps run a close second, but farts take the cake. Hahahaha!!!
4. My favorite junk food snack is to take a bite of a snickers bar, throw a handful of popcorn in my mouth at the same time. Crunch the chocolate with the salty & wash it down with Dr. Pepper. NOM NOM. I figured this out in college & not sure why. But I hearts it.
5. When I was four years old I broke my right hand just as I was learning to write. I was ambidextrious for a while.
6. I am a day dreamer. I day dream at all hours of the day - even when I am happy. I have a rather large imagination & if it were appropriate for an adult to truly act like a kid, I probably would.
7. I have hearing like a bat. It drives me crazy. I can hear people blink & when people tap their fingers all the way across a room. I wish I had cooler Spidey Senses, but I am stuck with ears that can hear 5 miles away & in a wind tunnel.

I am supposed to tag other bloggers, but I am not as rico suavey about doing thing with my blog. So if you are reading this, post your fun facts!!!

Peace out!!!

180

This is a nice round number. It's also the number that popped up on the scale this morning. I haven't weighed myself in a while. So I thought since I am embarking on the poor man's version of The Biggest Loser, I needed to weigh in. I am ok with this number. NormallyI'd feak out, but I know things are going to change. I feel like I have a heightened sense of awareness now - like reading labels & using real food to fuel my body.

This morning I got up and felt peaceful. No anxiety & no million miles an hour thoughts. So I drank a cup of organic coffee with organic half & half & blech splenda. But baby steps remember? Then I hopped on my treadmill for the duration of a dvr'd dr. oz show & wrote down my exercise. 2.5 mph:1.388miles:33:38 minutes.

Breakfast: 8 0z of Organic Greek yogurt, 1/4 cup of blueberries & 1/4 organic granola. Not too bad :) I am also trying my vice busting with the water. So far so good. When I kick the soft drink habit it's going to be awesome!!!!

Also, I know I've started & stopped a lot of things. But after reading Half Assed it reminded me that I just have to do it. Or as Nike says - Just Do It!!! It doesn't have to be completing an Iron Man Triathlon, just get it done! I am going to run errands & then when I get back I am going to workout again., Like I said, poor people's version of The Biggest Loser. Lol!!! So, great start to a Monday.

Peace out Peops!!!

All the Women Independent...Throw Your Hands up at Me!

Remember when Destiny's Child sang that song for Charlie's Angels? I REALLY Love it when chicks kick ass in movies. It makes me want to be just like them. I visualize me in my rock hard body whoopin' some ass! At one point in time I used the phrase 'Work hard / Play hard!' Which I actually did do. I completed a sprint triathlon & ran my first 5k. Quite honestly, I hate to run. Not a big fan at all. It hurts & then I don' get far. But I do remember feeling great for being able to run ok, jog the entire 5k. Really I realize that ya just need to move your body to feel great. Regardless what your MO is for doing it.

So I am reading this great book about busting your vices. I like the way she writes & guides you through some lifestyle changes. For instance, she pegs the top 3 vices that keep people from losing weight. You ready to hear them? Drum roll please.........1) Soft Drinks 2) Fast Food 3) t.v. I was like, damn, is this chick stalking me?!?! How does she know this? So she gets you to take out a vice one week at a time. I am going to try this as my MOJO is back! I am a better version of my old self, I just need to get my oustide to match my inside. My man is leaving for a month :( for a business trip & I am going to be all alone. I really look at it though to recalibrate my bad habits into good ones & get my arse moving. But I am still going to miss him. I know sleeping will be hard to do.....

Well all my independent Ladies, get out there & move yo body! One step at a time.

xxoo