Taking a New Step

I have been incredibly unhappy with my health/weight lately.  I'm a stress eater.  The more stress I encounter, the more I eat, and the less I care about WHAT I eat...healthy or not.  My job has caused me to encounter more stress than I ever imagined, and as a result, I've gained...a "few" pounds since starting my job.  I've discovered that being unhappy with my weight is affecting my overall happiness with myself in general.  I've dieted before and typically have eaten healthy in the past few years, but it seems as much as I try to eat all healthy meals now, getting off work so late on most days and cooking for one, it's just easier most nights to pick up some Chick-fil-A than cook a meal...so I do.  On top of it, I hate working out.  I've never belonged to a gym, and even when I had access to one through my apartments and at college, I rarely EVER went to them.  But, I have to do something about my health.  I'm worried that I'm gonna kill myself, and I need to exercise in some form.  If not to get healthy, but to just let off some stress and steam at the end of the day.  Well, I have a YMCA directly across the street from my apartment...and by "directly" I mean I could walk there in 1 minute.  Even though I have a small gym at my apartment, I won't ever go.  So, I checked out the Y today.  It was NICE.  And I figure, maybe if I'm paying for a gym, maybe I'll have more "motivation" to go use it.  A few xxx dollars later, I am now a member of a gym.  I honestly don't know who I am!  Me?  Joining a GYM?  Nuts.  But, I feel at a loss.  I need to get in shape and get healthy, and I hope this is going to work.  I mean, I will see it every single day whenever I go outside of my apartment...talk about a reminder!  So, that's that...and I'm actually kind of excited about it.  Here's to getting fit and healthy.  Wish me luck!

What happens when I get off work "early"....

...I cook dinner!  Amazing!  Today I finished up before 5:00 (crazy!) so I decided that dinner was going to consist of something NOT fast food for a change!  On the menu?  Bourbon Salmon (ala Publix!) with a pineapple salad.  I mean, I could've made the marinade for the fish myself...but Publix had the salmon on sale, and I'd heard it was good, so I decided to at least be partly lazy  domestic.  

Oh, and talk about being domestic...guess what else I managed to do tonight??  Bake!  And not for myself either (HA!).  I actually baked Valentine Funfetti cookies for my kiddos at the school tomorrow!  We're doing a fun Valentine's Day activity (go me for doing some planning!) and I decided to make them cookies and popcorn (still tentative!) to eat while doing it.  I mean, it may slightly be a bribe to get my kids to like me better...but I also LOVE (no pun intended) Valentine's Day (and NOT for the romance factor!) so I enjoy doing activities for it.  I guess it's because my Momma always made Valentine's Day special for us as kids growing up.  It didn't matter that there was no "romance" involved in it...it was always celebrated every year and I felt loved by my Momma and Daddy.  Momma always had our spot at the kitchen table set with Valentine's surprises when we walked in for breakfast...and if I'm home around Valentine's Day to this day, she still does.  Holidays were always special in our household, and Valentine's Day...among many others...holds a special place in my heart (again...no pun intended...really)...filled with many wonderful memories.  Thank you Momma for instilling such wonderful, happy, special memories...I love you!

Under Construction...

Please pardon the mess...and the million changes to my blog every 2 seconds.  My site is under construction...I got bored with my background again!

Sooo....It's been AWHILE

"It's been awhile"...now that's an understatement if I've ever heard one!  5 months!  Seriously??  Have I really not blogged for 5 months?!  Wow.  Let's determine why:


1. I typically work L.A.T.E. and when I get home from work all I want to do is sit on the couch, eat some dinner, catch up on facebook (lame!...I know), and veg with some TV.
2. The effort of "thinking" of something to blog about seemed...well, like a lot of effort....so I just didn't blog...and then I kinda got out of the habit!
3. ....ummm...I think #1 and #2 covered it all.


So, upon conclusion, I need to be more dedicated to my blogging! (For all you...uhh 3??? readers out there).


What does my Saturday involve today?  Well, considering I wake up uncharacteristically early the rest of the week (4:30 AM people!), and I didn't leave work until 8:00 PM last night, I SLEPT. IN.!  YES!  11:15...I was surprised I could that long!  Last weekend, "sleeping in" consisted of 9:30...after waking up at 7 am and 8 am in a panic thinking I was late for work!  haha.  On the list for today?  Ohhh, a little of this a little of that...or not if I so please!  Need to do a little cleaning, but considering it's a gloomy day outside, and my girls are preoccupied today (one has her beaux in town, the other went to Atlanta for the day), I think I may just stay at home.  And that's QUITE alright with me : )


So, blog world...sorry about the dreadful "delay" in blog posts!  I shall TRY my hardest to be more "updated"!