I'm going to make it!

I have never once in my life worked out five days in one week.

This is, of course, discounting when I was a crazy dancer-type, but I'm talking about since I've become fat.

And I'm going to make it.

This whole getting up at the butt crack of dawn thing (5:10) kind of sucks.  But it is not killing me.  I mean I may be going to bed at 9:30, but who cares?  I've always been the old lady type anyway.

The eating fewer calories thing is going pretty well also.  I kind of bank up on the calories and then splurge a little bit.  I figure if I don't, I'll probably die.  Or crack.  Neither of which is a good thing. 

It's a good thing that I like vegetables.  They have negative calories or something.  

Well, celery does.

Lose It!

So...

I need to lose some weight.  

I really need to lose 20 pounds, but my goal is 50.  That would put me at the weight that I was when I was 14, and as I only grew two inches after eighth grade, I shouldn't weigh 50 pounds more.  

It's a long goal and a long way away, but I know I can do it.  The first step I made was to find something to track my food.  Apparently the best way to lose weight (besides adding exercise) is to track what you eat.  It seems that one is more honest this way.  Unfortunately for me, I hate writing/keeping journals/etc.  So I have this fancy iPod touch and I did a search-a-roo.  As weight watchers costs money, I found this app called "Lose It!"  which is also linked to a website of the same name.  It allows me to track my food as well as key in exercise.

As for exercise, that's why I've joined the YMCA.  Well, originally it was for ankle rehab.  But now I'm going to keep it up.  So that includes going five days a week and getting up in the morning to do it.  If I don't get up and go before work, I know that I won't go.  Because I'm pretty lazy after eight hours of work.  And then on the days of the week when I'm not scheduled to work in the morning or at all, I'm going to swim.

So, these are my plans.  

However, I also have some goals.  Because, let's be honest I like bribery.  It starts small like a water bottle that I've wanted for a while.  Then I get a little bigger with some shoes and such.

Here's to getting healthy. 

And as a side note...I really like wearing my hair in a braid right now.  And it's almost long enough to do so in public.

It's May Day!!

It's officially May.  Which means that it's May Day.  I feel like I need to make some of those little colored baskets.  I made stuff like that when I was little with my mom and brother.  And I also made some for the last round of door decs my second year as an SA (or RA, as they are known everywhere else in the world).

I thought that as we were entering the fifth month of the year, I should put together a little "status update" of my life.  And not just the dinky one liners that are found on Twitter.

The first thing that jumps to mind is how I only have 12 weeks of work left.  I know that it seems like I could just put three months, but it is all of May and June but only the first three weeks of July.  I'm quitting on the 22nd so that I can start to move some of my stuff back up to the 'Ville and I can hit up an awesome wedding in Marceline.  Which I am super excited about.  I'm also ready to quit.  The job just isn't what it used to be so quitting is something I'm looking forward to.

As most of my friends are going to graduate soon, I am excited about getting to see everyone.  And I really missed my friends so I'm glad that they are coming home.

Finally, I'm continuing my preparations for Medical School.  I might but some Anatomy and Physiology flash cards so that I can learn some more of the human body.  It will also help me to pass time at work.  I know I'm a big dork, but it's whatever.  I LOVE the human body.

And at that, I'm signing off.  Peace out!

I'm glad I didn't grow up in the 1970s...

So, I just went and saw The Runaways.  

It was pretty good, and even KStew kind of did a good job.  Although in the scene when she was supposed to be mad, there really wasn't much emotion.  Surprise surprise.  

DFan, however, did a pretty good job as a drug addict and alcoholic.

But for reals:

1.  The Hair.  Not so cool.  I know the rocked the mullets and stuff, but mullets, "Farrah Bangs" and extremely long straight hair = not so cool.  Well I guess it was at the time, but I don't think I could rock that look.

2.  The Clothes.  Really, no offense mom and dad, but what were people thinking?  (And in that end scene where KStew is wearing a hot pink jacket circa early 1980's, what's with the shoulderpads?)

3.  The Shoes.  They're sweet and all.  

But who would really wear six inch platforms?  

As I'm putting together this list, I think I just came to the conclusion that the 1970's were actually pretty cool.  But, go see the movie and decide for yourself.

Side Note:

This is what I've been doing with my spare time and I'm desperately going to miss this.  I mean having down time.  I've seen lots of movies and read several books.  And I feel that in medical school this will not happen.

  

My next step for my spare time is to work on my emotional life.  It's kind of all over the place here.  Hopefully something can be done about that.

And here's the real Runaways.  And they actually wore copies of these outfits in the movie.  Promise.

What happened to April?

It's almost May...AHH

Good Things.

Here are some things that are good right now.

I got to see my friends.  This is good.  I had a lot of fun in Kirksville this weekend and was probably the most college-like (in partying) this weekend then ever before.

I got to spend time with Whitney and hand-sew for her.  Whitney is cool.  The only thing that could have made it more cool was if Kaitlin was there as well.  And Whitney, you're welcome.  

Cardinal's baseball is going on right now.  WHICH IS AWESOME.

Even if we lost in our 20 inning game.  Trade 'em.  Lol...

Driving.  

Yup.  That's what I got.

The Benefits of Uncle Sam

Sometimes taking all the effort to fill out taxes has more benefits than just not going to jail.

I've wanted a Coach purse for a long time.  And last summer I bought a little pink wristlet.  But I wanted the real thing.  (See above picture)

I didn't really plan on buying one this early in the year, I figured I would just wait until my mother and I went down to the outlet in Osage Beach, because the Coach outlet tends to have sales.  Well, they always do, but really the purses are not that much cheaper.  

So anyways, today I went out to West County Mall with my mother.  We walked around some, played with the new iPad, which really isn't worth it, unless you want an eReader that does a little more...

So then we walked past the Coach Store and Mom was all like "you should go and look."  So I went, and didn't plan on actually spending any money.  But then, I fell in love with the one I bought.

I guess the conclusion here is that I must thank Uncle Sam.  And my accountants for doing such a nice job on my taxes.