FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!
I love them, but after half days last week...and 4 days off in a row, this mommy was waving them off this morning! Coffee in hand, Smile on this face...and they were off. Happy Happy Happy Me.
With that said, I'm off to get weighed. LOL..Lovely huh!
We'll see if the day keeps getting better.
XOXO
Christie
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things.....
I used to buy all the dvds. Then the hubby told me they'd have to come out of my allowance. Then I rediscovered Netflix. I do the 5 at a time plan so I'm always sending one back and getting a surprise in the mail. Love this.
Boggle. If you haven't played. Go spend the $11 and get the game. I'm telling you...we play so many games when the kids are in bed. It's just fun. I can't explain..you must play.
Aaaaahhhhh John Mayer. Continum is wonderful. I love his words. They speak to me and I can't get enough of it. Carly Simon's new CD is a compilation of old favorites. If you like her, you'll love this sweet simple yet masterful cd. Oh and the mini DVDrw disks. Ok..I haven't mastered the whole editing thing yet, but it's fabulous to be able to just pop a dvd in to record and then just pop it out and into the player to watch. Easy. Now to figure out how to do all the fun DVD things with Roxio.
Ava..of course, but this picture is of Mocha. He's just the yummiest most cuddly dog ever!
My Smut. It's fluff, fun and I have subscriptions. The anal money man couldn't bare to have me spend the money on them anymore, when we could get it for 1/4 of the newstand price. LOL. :)
It's what I've got for today. It's a little glimpse into me.
XOXO
Christie
Boggle. If you haven't played. Go spend the $11 and get the game. I'm telling you...we play so many games when the kids are in bed. It's just fun. I can't explain..you must play.
Aaaaahhhhh John Mayer. Continum is wonderful. I love his words. They speak to me and I can't get enough of it. Carly Simon's new CD is a compilation of old favorites. If you like her, you'll love this sweet simple yet masterful cd. Oh and the mini DVDrw disks. Ok..I haven't mastered the whole editing thing yet, but it's fabulous to be able to just pop a dvd in to record and then just pop it out and into the player to watch. Easy. Now to figure out how to do all the fun DVD things with Roxio.
Ava..of course, but this picture is of Mocha. He's just the yummiest most cuddly dog ever!
My Smut. It's fluff, fun and I have subscriptions. The anal money man couldn't bare to have me spend the money on them anymore, when we could get it for 1/4 of the newstand price. LOL. :)
It's what I've got for today. It's a little glimpse into me.
XOXO
Christie
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Getting Ready For The Sun!
I woke up feeling icky for eating salty snacks the night before. Could February be around the corner? Wow..! Then we know it's March, April...and Short Weather around the corner. It's tough for me to do the no carb thing these days. I've done it for so many years and I'm sorry...I like bread and some potatoes. I serve them to the kids. Not in huge amounts, but I make killer mashed potatoes. How can I not taste them, once in a while.
Ok, so I sucked it up, asked the hubby and called "Jenny!" They had an appointment an hour later. Ok, why not, I thought. I'd done Jenny Craig before. I even lost. It's really easy. The food is good, too. Plus you can add your own if you want to. Anyhoo, I already had a membership. I just wanted to lose the weight that was holding me back from really cute summer clothes. Yep...I admit it. Totally vain. It's just that if I'm walking and doing my 10,000 steps a day, life is good for me, and I've got the whole Dr. Feel Good thing going why not. I think the Zoloft has helped me put on 15 lbs. Instead of the Freshman 15...it's officially called the
Z-15!
Well there you have it...I was brought into the diet/lifestyle mode..again. I weigh every single day...and I knew if I got back to it that scale will be right back to where it should be. I'm not even feeling badly about myself. My counselor is actually one of the people who's lost with Jenny. I saw her befores and after. Wow...! Amazing. She's lost over 100 pounds. How does that even happen. She's amazing. A hundred pounds...she lost it...has kept it off...and totally clicks with me. Anyhoo...20 lbs or 100 pounds...it works.
Finally one more thing. I got my weight range. Did you know for someone 36 and 5/5" that the low end is 113! Holy Crap! I can't tell you the last time I weighed that. Even with cheer and dance..during my throw up years...all of it...never 113. Wow. Ok my lovelies...I'm off to eat my "Egg Scrambler!"
XOXO
Christie
Ok, so I sucked it up, asked the hubby and called "Jenny!" They had an appointment an hour later. Ok, why not, I thought. I'd done Jenny Craig before. I even lost. It's really easy. The food is good, too. Plus you can add your own if you want to. Anyhoo, I already had a membership. I just wanted to lose the weight that was holding me back from really cute summer clothes. Yep...I admit it. Totally vain. It's just that if I'm walking and doing my 10,000 steps a day, life is good for me, and I've got the whole Dr. Feel Good thing going why not. I think the Zoloft has helped me put on 15 lbs. Instead of the Freshman 15...it's officially called the
Z-15!
Well there you have it...I was brought into the diet/lifestyle mode..again. I weigh every single day...and I knew if I got back to it that scale will be right back to where it should be. I'm not even feeling badly about myself. My counselor is actually one of the people who's lost with Jenny. I saw her befores and after. Wow...! Amazing. She's lost over 100 pounds. How does that even happen. She's amazing. A hundred pounds...she lost it...has kept it off...and totally clicks with me. Anyhoo...20 lbs or 100 pounds...it works.
Finally one more thing. I got my weight range. Did you know for someone 36 and 5/5" that the low end is 113! Holy Crap! I can't tell you the last time I weighed that. Even with cheer and dance..during my throw up years...all of it...never 113. Wow. Ok my lovelies...I'm off to eat my "Egg Scrambler!"
XOXO
Christie
Friday, January 19, 2007
Friday...Things To Do
1...Get kids off to school. (Did it and let's just say the young ones almost had a knock down drag out about who was going to bring the dog in from his potty break. Lovely, I know.
2...Try not to worry about the no makeup on the eye look. They're looking a better just getting dried out now. (Check...Learning not to really give a crap.)
3...Visit my wonderful therapist, not Psychiatrist. I have both now..lol. (I've named my therapist Dr. Feel Good...lol. We're working on my anxiety and catastrophic worries. We're focussing on the "Feel Good Handbook." I'll let you know how it works. Yes..I know...I'm a serious handful.)
4. Go to Costco for Creamer and avoid splurges. (Well almost. I did buy a Carly Simon CD and didn't do the book thing.)
5. Starbucks! (Had a yummy sugar free cinnamon dolce latte..!)
Quick additions...
Bought Sushi for lunch. Had a few before blogging.
Send a few NetFlix dvds back so I can get some more next week!
Done.
As you can tell...I've accomplished quite a bit and it's not even noon yet. What an exciting life I have...don't you think? Sarcasm my friends...sarcasm.
XOXO
Christie
2...Try not to worry about the no makeup on the eye look. They're looking a better just getting dried out now. (Check...Learning not to really give a crap.)
3...Visit my wonderful therapist, not Psychiatrist. I have both now..lol. (I've named my therapist Dr. Feel Good...lol. We're working on my anxiety and catastrophic worries. We're focussing on the "Feel Good Handbook." I'll let you know how it works. Yes..I know...I'm a serious handful.)
4. Go to Costco for Creamer and avoid splurges. (Well almost. I did buy a Carly Simon CD and didn't do the book thing.)
5. Starbucks! (Had a yummy sugar free cinnamon dolce latte..!)
Quick additions...
Bought Sushi for lunch. Had a few before blogging.
Send a few NetFlix dvds back so I can get some more next week!
Done.
As you can tell...I've accomplished quite a bit and it's not even noon yet. What an exciting life I have...don't you think? Sarcasm my friends...sarcasm.
XOXO
Christie
Thursday, January 18, 2007
My Morning Cocktail!
This is my yummy morning cocktail....(except for the kids benadryl now..!)
This might be a deceiving picture. Am I sick? Hmmm..just in the head. The three little bottles keep me TRYING to stay on the happy end. The eye drops are because my eyes have been swollen as swollen can be. LOL. I took a picture, but holy crap if it isn't the ugliest picture I've ever seen of my eyes.
The lids are just swollen all the way around. It's not pink eye. Maybe makeup. It's all thrown out now. Hmmm. I'm not sure. The only new thing I've added to the mix was Estee Lauder mascara. No fucking clue what's wrong with my eyes.
Anywhoo, I chose to try some benadryl to take the swelling down. So, Dr. Christie with a degree from WEB MD for moms, I took took a swig out of the CHILDREN'S Benadryl bottle. Yummy Bubble Gum Flavor. How dangerous can that be? LET ME TELL YOU! That little swig of Children's Benadryl knocked me out for 3 hours! Holy crap. I woke up with the hung over drunk/Nyquil morning after feeling.
So note to Dr Me. No more Children's Benadryl. Hell I can handle the duo of anti-Ds I'm on, but a little child's over the counter and I'm down for the count!
Happy Cold Thursday My Friends...
XOXO
C
This might be a deceiving picture. Am I sick? Hmmm..just in the head. The three little bottles keep me TRYING to stay on the happy end. The eye drops are because my eyes have been swollen as swollen can be. LOL. I took a picture, but holy crap if it isn't the ugliest picture I've ever seen of my eyes.
The lids are just swollen all the way around. It's not pink eye. Maybe makeup. It's all thrown out now. Hmmm. I'm not sure. The only new thing I've added to the mix was Estee Lauder mascara. No fucking clue what's wrong with my eyes.
Anywhoo, I chose to try some benadryl to take the swelling down. So, Dr. Christie with a degree from WEB MD for moms, I took took a swig out of the CHILDREN'S Benadryl bottle. Yummy Bubble Gum Flavor. How dangerous can that be? LET ME TELL YOU! That little swig of Children's Benadryl knocked me out for 3 hours! Holy crap. I woke up with the hung over drunk/Nyquil morning after feeling.
So note to Dr Me. No more Children's Benadryl. Hell I can handle the duo of anti-Ds I'm on, but a little child's over the counter and I'm down for the count!
Happy Cold Thursday My Friends...
XOXO
C
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Color, Blooms...and Towels...
I've been contemplating paint.
I need a color in this house, but how to do it? The walls are white, but it's a structural thing. I have so many windows and the outside comes inside. All the lines and windows are magnified and made beautiful with the white. I just need some splashes here and there, though.
I'm loving...cranberry, brown, light slate blue...and pink.
Just a thought. Better than all the love, thinking and fingers holding in the tears thing from yesterday...:)!
My flowers are blooming outside..and yes you guessed it. We're only supposed to get to 38 today. I'm going to cover them with sheets or towels tonight to keep them warm. The hubby thinks I'm nuts, but hey..that's a given.
Happy Wednesday..
xoxo
C
I need a color in this house, but how to do it? The walls are white, but it's a structural thing. I have so many windows and the outside comes inside. All the lines and windows are magnified and made beautiful with the white. I just need some splashes here and there, though.
I'm loving...cranberry, brown, light slate blue...and pink.
Just a thought. Better than all the love, thinking and fingers holding in the tears thing from yesterday...:)!
My flowers are blooming outside..and yes you guessed it. We're only supposed to get to 38 today. I'm going to cover them with sheets or towels tonight to keep them warm. The hubby thinks I'm nuts, but hey..that's a given.
Happy Wednesday..
xoxo
C
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
A song can bring back a moment in enormous heartbeats.
The words hit my soul and linger until they are in me
Feeling, missing, loving, frienship, and longing...
Yes, I'm one of the lucky ones. I can go back to a moment and remember. Do I idealize some moments..probably. Serious thoughts let's me know that I what I feel is real, has been real...and feeling is amazing.
I have no idea where I'm going with this. My love is overflowing right now. My heart is so full of something that it's pushing my tears up to the brink. They are being held in by the moving of my fingers, I suppose.
They're holding onto the switch. If they stop I'm going to be in a puddle. Hmmm..Am I ready for the water? Not sure.
I choose to live.
I choose to feel.
I choose to love.
I choose to hurt.
I choose to remember.
I choose to miss.
I choose to type.
I choose to hold on to my tears.
They're mine.
I choose to cry.
They're ready to flow.
I'm fucking losing it...lol...what the fuck else is new.
I'm done.
Love you guys...
Oh and these drugs they have me on are really wild my friends...or strangers...or lurkers who never ever ever comment.
XOXO
C
The words hit my soul and linger until they are in me
Feeling, missing, loving, frienship, and longing...
Yes, I'm one of the lucky ones. I can go back to a moment and remember. Do I idealize some moments..probably. Serious thoughts let's me know that I what I feel is real, has been real...and feeling is amazing.
I have no idea where I'm going with this. My love is overflowing right now. My heart is so full of something that it's pushing my tears up to the brink. They are being held in by the moving of my fingers, I suppose.
They're holding onto the switch. If they stop I'm going to be in a puddle. Hmmm..Am I ready for the water? Not sure.
I choose to live.
I choose to feel.
I choose to love.
I choose to hurt.
I choose to remember.
I choose to miss.
I choose to type.
I choose to hold on to my tears.
They're mine.
I choose to cry.
They're ready to flow.
I'm fucking losing it...lol...what the fuck else is new.
I'm done.
Love you guys...
Oh and these drugs they have me on are really wild my friends...or strangers...or lurkers who never ever ever comment.
XOXO
C
Monday, January 15, 2007
Happy Happy Birthday Baby...
This is what 12 looks like!
We've been celebrating the birthday all weekend. With a long weekend she thinks she's just sooo special. Well...ok...she is.
Something cute from the boy today.
Boy.."Mommy where's the birthday cake?"
Me.."Buddy we had the cake for your sister's bday already."
Boy.."No mommy...It's Martin Luther King Jr's Bday..Duh!"
Well he told me, I guess. Note to self...Next year...Cake for MLK day.
XOXO
Christie
We've been celebrating the birthday all weekend. With a long weekend she thinks she's just sooo special. Well...ok...she is.
Something cute from the boy today.
Boy.."Mommy where's the birthday cake?"
Me.."Buddy we had the cake for your sister's bday already."
Boy.."No mommy...It's Martin Luther King Jr's Bday..Duh!"
Well he told me, I guess. Note to self...Next year...Cake for MLK day.
XOXO
Christie
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Aaaahhhh it's birthday time for my oldest. I still can't believe I am old enough to have a twelve year old. Not to hard for a rational person when one realizes that I am, yes, 36! LOL!
It's funny, she's a girly girl, but the clothes are surf, skater, ripped-ish kind of look. The more worn the jeans look...the better! I've given in. She's a straight A student, my sweet girl, rolls her eyes (but hell so did I), and so who cares.
This is not about money..lol...it's about deals and shopping! I love both!
I really love TJ Max, Ross (next door to one another), ULTA, and great sale racks. Then you're able to go buy one higher priced most wanted item. Just a tip from me to you.
Oh and tip of the day. I think I've mentioned it before, but Costcodoes have 7 Jeans for 39.00. If you know how you fit in jeans and can buy without trying them on, then you should go for it! They're really really cute.
Second tip of the day. I found amazing amazing Coach bags at TJ Max for about 59.99 (regularly 250.00.) They're really cute, too! Love them! Plus many many many more amazing Italian leather bags!
Ok, on to gifts for a 12 year old.
I'll start with the TJ Max stuff.
Girly Soft Cozy Jammies.
One Worn in looking Hoodie.
Oh and don't let me forget a mommy pair of great BASS shoes! Yep..shoes for 12.99 Leather, non Chunky...slim heel...little platform! Oh and did I mention COMFY! Oh enough.
FINALLY, the one gift that cost MORE than everything above. That's right it's a Hurley (surf) sweatshirt...yes with skull and crossbones in a darling turquoise. Go figure. LOL. She picked it out, but has no idea we bought it. :) Oh yeah...70.00. I know, but hell...according to K it's her GOLDEN BIRTHDAY. She's 12 on the 12th.
(Damn blogger won't let me post the picture!)
Here are her shoes from my mom, dad, and sister. Keds.
Enough..lol. I'm done. I didn't really have anything else, so I thought I'd share. :)
Love,
Christie
It's funny, she's a girly girl, but the clothes are surf, skater, ripped-ish kind of look. The more worn the jeans look...the better! I've given in. She's a straight A student, my sweet girl, rolls her eyes (but hell so did I), and so who cares.
This is not about money..lol...it's about deals and shopping! I love both!
I really love TJ Max, Ross (next door to one another), ULTA, and great sale racks. Then you're able to go buy one higher priced most wanted item. Just a tip from me to you.
Oh and tip of the day. I think I've mentioned it before, but Costcodoes have 7 Jeans for 39.00. If you know how you fit in jeans and can buy without trying them on, then you should go for it! They're really really cute.
Second tip of the day. I found amazing amazing Coach bags at TJ Max for about 59.99 (regularly 250.00.) They're really cute, too! Love them! Plus many many many more amazing Italian leather bags!
Ok, on to gifts for a 12 year old.
I'll start with the TJ Max stuff.
Girly Soft Cozy Jammies.
One Worn in looking Hoodie.
Oh and don't let me forget a mommy pair of great BASS shoes! Yep..shoes for 12.99 Leather, non Chunky...slim heel...little platform! Oh and did I mention COMFY! Oh enough.
FINALLY, the one gift that cost MORE than everything above. That's right it's a Hurley (surf) sweatshirt...yes with skull and crossbones in a darling turquoise. Go figure. LOL. She picked it out, but has no idea we bought it. :) Oh yeah...70.00. I know, but hell...according to K it's her GOLDEN BIRTHDAY. She's 12 on the 12th.
(Damn blogger won't let me post the picture!)
Here are her shoes from my mom, dad, and sister. Keds.
Enough..lol. I'm done. I didn't really have anything else, so I thought I'd share. :)
Love,
Christie
Monday, January 08, 2007
Things Are Crazy...
A Rainy Day In Lovely Virginia! Don't be shocked by the gray sky. It's always gray.
A look from the front.
Check out the blooms!
Here's a tree that's beginning to form Buds. There's even a fresh little nest.
Up Close you can see the nest and buds. (In the way background you'll see that's it trash day and yesterday was Costco day..LOL..so please excuse)
No Global Warming???? MY ASS!!!!!!!!!
I know it's cold and snowing in some places, but overall it's warm! It's January and I've been wearing my Reefs, capris, and T-shirts. My boy even had on his shorts yesterday. We went from cruise clothes on the ship to cruise clothes at home. I've never been in anything like this weather before.
My bulbs are sprouting way too early...what's going to happen after we have a freez? My poor little sproutlings...
Take a peek at my little piece of the world. It's about 70 with a light rain today.
CRAZY!!!!
XOXO
C
A look from the front.
Check out the blooms!
Here's a tree that's beginning to form Buds. There's even a fresh little nest.
Up Close you can see the nest and buds. (In the way background you'll see that's it trash day and yesterday was Costco day..LOL..so please excuse)
No Global Warming???? MY ASS!!!!!!!!!
I know it's cold and snowing in some places, but overall it's warm! It's January and I've been wearing my Reefs, capris, and T-shirts. My boy even had on his shorts yesterday. We went from cruise clothes on the ship to cruise clothes at home. I've never been in anything like this weather before.
My bulbs are sprouting way too early...what's going to happen after we have a freez? My poor little sproutlings...
Take a peek at my little piece of the world. It's about 70 with a light rain today.
CRAZY!!!!
XOXO
C
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Some thoughts....
I love the sun. I love the way so cal looks looks when the sun is rising and the fog is lifting. The wetness is slight...the coffee brewing drives me to get the paper and sit and cuddle. I miss my OC.
Reading quite a few books.
The Guy Not Taken...Jennifer Weiner/Love it.
Audacity of Hope....Barack Obama!!!!!/Get it, read it, and just think. Fabulous.
Are Men Necessary...Maureen Dowd/Love her! Illuminating, thought provoking and a book you'll pass on to your friends.
I started the elusive writing. I'm there in the moment. It's been there for so long. I can't worry about hurting feelings. I'm working the truth in somehow.
XOXO
Christie
Reading quite a few books.
The Guy Not Taken...Jennifer Weiner/Love it.
Audacity of Hope....Barack Obama!!!!!/Get it, read it, and just think. Fabulous.
Are Men Necessary...Maureen Dowd/Love her! Illuminating, thought provoking and a book you'll pass on to your friends.
I started the elusive writing. I'm there in the moment. It's been there for so long. I can't worry about hurting feelings. I'm working the truth in somehow.
XOXO
Christie
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