I am totally obsessed with reality TV. Now, I do discriminate against certain shows. However, in general, I love them!

Last night I watched “The City” and was completely appalled at the way these girls acted. It’s totally highschool how they interact with eachother. They’re in their 20s and should be acting like grown adults.

I was completely thrilled when I found this post about the show and how it failed all women. I laughed out loud.

This is for the Shanster!

1. I will always pass over normal food in order to devour sugar.

2. I love cabbage.

3. I like the smell of old books and old basements.

4. I like the sound of nails on a chalkboard.

5. I think my feet smell like popcorn when I take off my shoes.

6. I love driving fast. So much so that I really don’t care if I get a ticket sometimes.

7. I want to go skydiving.

8. Sometimes I let myself become paralized by fear.

9. I worry about being a mother. I’m afraid that if I make one mistake by kid will turn out worse than I ever imagined.

10. I feel like I haven’t lived up to the expectations that were set up for me.

11. I never remember dreams.

12. I love my husband more than anything.

13. I like to clean.

14. I hate to wear shoes. Which is funny, because I have about 50 pairs of fabulous ones.

15. I feel like an old lady lately. I have really started to enjoy kniting and crocheting.

16. I always feel like I’m being judged.

17. I won’t tell Jason how much I weigh.

18. I like to wrap up in towels and sheets when they’re fresh out of the dryer. It’s so cozy and they smell so good!

19. I nap on a daily basis.

20. There are so many TV shows that I watch, that sometimes I feel like my life revolves around the boob tube.

21. I hate to pluck my eyebrows. I have to though, or I’d look like I was growing catepillars.

22. Sometimes I’m jealous of my sister and her fearlessness.

23. I know that I’m turning into my mother. And I think it’s fantastic.

24. I can’t tell people “no.”

25. I’m selfish and stingy.

Well, Jason and I took a huge step today. We purchased our very first home!
It is the cutest one that we have seen and it was just too awesome to let it go. I am in love with it!

I have been feeling the itch to work with my hands lately. Scrap-booking hasn’t been doing it for me, so I decided to take on a large crocheting project. I have decided to make my first afghan. I was a little bit discouraged at first. I have never tackled anything more than a scarf done in simple double crochet. But, I taught myself a new stitch and I am soldiering on. Hopefully I can actually find time to finish it before summer and be able to cuddle up with it. I will post a picture when I get a little bit more of it done.

Last weekend was so great. I finally got down to Tuscaloosa to see my friends. I really miss all of them very much.

Thankfully, Nicole and I partook in some wonderful retail therapy. Not to mention, she gave me two pairs of shoes! Since I’m on a break from shoe buying for a while, that was a real treat. I had almost forgotten how much I loved shopping with her.

As we were trying on clothes this weekend, I came to the realization that I had not even realized how big I’d gotten. Unless, my favorite stores started sizing things smaller. (Doubtful.) But, on the plus side, I’ve already lost 7 pounds since Christmas. Wahoo!

Despite all that I have been feeling really icky this week. I don’t really know what kind of funk I’ve gotten into, but I was ready to get out of it. So tonight when I got home I sat down for an hour or so and then I got to work.

I cleaned my entire apartment. It looks good, if I do say so myself. And now that my space around me is clean, I’m feeling very relieved. It’s amazing how much of a difference it makes.

Tomorrow night, I’m cleaning out the fridge and pantry. Soldier on!

I so want this one day.

So as a new year’s resolution, and really as a life resolution, I’ve decided that I wanted to get healthier, lose some weight, and really just quit being so down on myself. Feeling bad about yourself all the time is no way to live, I know I don’t want to. But anyway, I have started to consciously think about what I’m putting into my body. This week I have already made a few changes that have already made a difference, not only in how I look, but how I feel.

First I’ve cooked every dinner we’ve had this week. It forces me to know exactly what is in it and not load it down with sodium, fat, and preservatives. While doing that I’ve tried to add more vegetables and fresh ingredients. I’ve noticed that with using more veggies and lean proteins that it really does make you full with less food. And then whatever leftovers I have, I put in a tupperware container and take for lunch. It takes the rush out of my morning too, not having to pack a lunch.

Also, I’ve started trying to drink as much water as possible. I had gotten to a point where I was drinking like 4 diet sodas a day and about 3 cups of coffee every morning and maybe one glass of water. It was just so easy because at work we have a soda foutain and a coffee machine and you just walk straight past the water cooler to the delicious caffeinated soda. Yum! Now this is something that I’ve always heard works, but I’ve never tried it. Every time I feel just a little bit hungry, like I want a snack, I drink a glass of water. I always thought, “Load of Crap!” , there’s no way that works. It does. The plus side to all the water consumption is that my skin is already starting to look better and I’m not getting as many headaches as I used to. WooHoo!

I’m definately feeling very encouraged and excited. I just hope that in the long run these have become lifestyle changes and not just a means to an end.

So I’m back at work after the holiday break. It was so great to not have to worry about it for nearly two weeks! It did seem to go by really fast. Luckily, everyone seems to be in a pretty jolly mood after the holidays. Hopefully, it will stay that way. But knowing what I know, I don’t think so.

It’s so funny that as we’ve gotten older, and presumably more mature, the gossip and mud slinging only gets worse. I don’t really understand what it is about grown adults feeling the need to be mean at work. The thing is, you’re here for like 8, 9, or 10 hours out of the day. Some spend more time at work than at home. They will have to see these people and continue to work with them no matter what their feelings about them are. Then, why on earth do people trash colleagues and then wonder why they hate their job?

With all the Target gift cards we got for Christmas and had leftover from the wedding, we bought a new camera! The Cannon SX 110IS.
I was so excited that I took Bernice to the park to try it out.

I’m not a photographer by any means. I’m just excited to be able to capture pictures of our life, without them being blurry. But, the pictures turned out really well, I think. I was actually standing about 15 feet away from her when I took the picture. The zoom on it is great. Now, I can’t wait until we get the memory card we ordered. Then it will hold more than 6 pictures.

And… I (Jason really) redesigned my blog. It is a custom Jason Jendro design. Go hubby!

I love New Year’s day.  It’s such a quiet, lazy day.  There are so many football games.  I love it!  My favorite thing, by far, is the Rose Parade.  I don’t care how many times I watch it.  I’m always so amazed at how they are able to make the floats so beautiful using just flowers, seeds, leaves, moss and all those organic elements.  My favorite this year was “Entertaining Expedition.”   It looked like the float riders were going on a safari.   The trees on the float were absolutely beautiful.

The inevitable thing about every new year, is a resolution.  I don’t think that I’ve actually ever kept one.  Nonetheless, I do have a few this year.  1.  Pay at least 50% of my student loan off.  2.  Buy a house.  I’m very excited about this one because our downstairs neighbor is a fuddy duddy who complains when we play rock band!  3.  Lose weight.  I know that everyone says that they want to lose weight.  I just need to get back to it.  I was doing really well, and then the holidays hit.  Time to get back on the wagon!

I hope that this year is even better than last!