Update

Hi you guys!

Well...all I can really say is nothing is going the way it should. My current roommate and I are not living together next year because I had a friend who confronted her and said, "I have no one to live with." Well that's just great, isn't it? Because if I couldn't have found a roommate (this was said just about a week or so before everyone picked their housing, so they already had roommates), I would have been forced to pay a few thousand more for a single because of the selfishness of my friend, Britney. I can't confront her about how upset I am, because I just don't want to cause drama. But come on, really?!

My weight loss is going DOWN the drain. I lost 45 pounds and now have gained 11. ELEVEN pounds. I'm disgusted with myself to say the least, how could I do such a thing? Slowly, very slowly, I am getting back on track. I am learning when I get hungry the most, and am going to go shopping this weekend and bring back a ton of healthy food. That's what I am going to need, to be surrounded by healthy food because if I don't have it, I can't eat it. I also need more motivation to go to the gym, and am thinking of just casually riding the stationary bike when I get home for a while since I have nothing else to do.

I had a job interview two weeks ago tomorrow at a local camp. I am going to hear back this weekend! I am so excited!

I've also been obsessing over nail polish lately. I went out of my comfort zone and ordered four nail polishes by China Glaze. Three of them I placed with Sally's Beauty and they're at my house already (I ordered Tuesday), and one is a really good deal on a brand new bottle I got on Amazon that seems to be stuck in California and isn't to get here until next week. I'm an impatient person, especially for that color that is coming - it's the perfect mint green color! I didn't know I was going to be in the area of Sally's this weekend, and if I had, I would have picked it up there and saved me $6 in shipping.

I'll get around to changing the layout later.

Claps for the Holidays!

Now Playing: "Let it Snow" by Dean Martin

It's that time of year again! What is it about Thanksgiving and Christmastime that gives the air a calm feel, a happiness in a person's step, and a unification amongst people that usually would not speak? I love this time of year!

Thanksgiving was pretty much over for me by five pm today. I was so anxious for it to be tomorrow, Friday, so anything Christmas is more socially acceptable. But, I just couldn't wait. I've been around Christmas stuff since October at Pier 1, so it's about time that it actually makes sense! I came home, got out my new Holiday slippers (thanks Bath and Body Works!), changed my candle holder to one of a snowman/snowflake/Christmas tree combination, changed my iPhone backgrounds (who doesn't like the Tiffany & Co. tree?!), and am listening to Christmas music, courtesy of Pandora.

College is going well, I'm just waiting for the finals to come. These next two weeks or so are going to go by so slow. If I am correct, my last final is Thursday, December 15. Therefore, Christmas break starts in just a few weeks for me! I have plenty to keep me busy until then: an Ethics paper, a much-needed trip to Boston to see the lights, studying, Christmas movies to watch, a weekend of celebrating one of my best friend's birthday, and the Drake concert next weekend.

One thing I hate about with being away from home during this time, is I feel like I skip the whole Holiday season. I'm home until Sunday, then leave for three weeks, with a few Christmas carols to sing, peppermint hot chocolates to drink, some Christmas lights in my room to see, and a present exchange amongst friends. But when I am home, I have the tree, the house full of decorations, and the smell of Christmas in the air. I guess it's good that my laptop's background has changed for the first time in months...anything to get me in the spirit, huh?

Otherwise, I am still doing Weight Watchers. I have now brought my total weight loss to 39.5 pounds! I can't believe, honestly. My goal? To be on a Weight Watchers commercial! How cool would that be? I have plenty of weight to lose until then, but I figure, how could they turn down someone who has lost over 100 pounds on their program? My family and I were talking about my weight loss today. My grandma claims I am losing weight because she made a special prayer for me to lose weight. My other grandma doesn't believe that. But, I don't remember just waking up and saying, "I'm going to start losing weight today." I feel as if it was a more gradual change, like eating healthier and then starting to add exercise to my "diet." And then I added Weight Watchers.

I'm really thankful for Weight Watchers. I needed a really strict regimen, even though I don't feel as if I am missing out on anything. Today for Thanksgiving meal, I had a little bit of turkey, a little bit of gravy, half a sweet potato, carrots, and asparagus. I skipped the stuffing, the mashed potatoes, and the jello mold, and had a small slice of apple pie instead. I feel wicked proud of myself! I'm not letting the holidays distract me, especially when I have this amazing gym at school!

Wow...I don't think I have ever written a longer blog entry in my life. If you read all that, half of that, or even a quarter of that, thank you!

Happy Holidays to you all! Talk to you next month!

Weight Loss Blog? and Update

Now Playing: "Headlines" by Drake

So before I went to school (I think I may have mentioned this in my last blog post...way back in July), I joined Weight Watchers.

I want to start blogging more often about Weight Watchers and my so far 30.5 pound success on it, complain about my skinny friends who say they're fat, having a hard week, or whatever. But I don't know the appropriate place to do so. Do I just do it here, or create a whole blog? Let's be real here, I can barely keep up with one blog. Don't even know if two is possible for me.

Just a thought...now onto a real blog entry.

I'm a sucky blogger. A really sucky blogger. But here's what's been going on.

August: We had a hurricane with the rest of New England. It pushed back move in day (which made me sad!).

September: Classes are boring, except my Ethics and teacher class. Continue losing weight, ect.

October: Just brought the Jetta to school (I know!) and am already loving the freedom of coming home so early! I get home at 12:30 instead of 9:30 at night. I'm starting to jog on the treadmill at school and am praying that if I continue to do the elliptical, I might get a butt.

Ya'll would be so proud - I have limited my shopping so much! I never go shopping, or I go to the mall with friends and I don't buy anything. Just compared to last year, where in the first week at school I dropped $200 on a new Coach wrislet and Coach sneakers. And now I am working more often and have at least $400 in the bank.

Bath and Body Work's Creamy Pumpkin candle is literally the best creation on earth. I bought it today as apart of their 2 for $20 sale (they're originally $20 each!) and it is so much better than I expected. My room smells delicious!

I want to skip this month and have it be Thanksgiving. I love the holiday time (then again, who doesn't?!), the scents, the music, the decorations...Working at a Pier 1 as really influenced me! (We got Christmas decorations October 8th!)

Well I'm gonna go put this top coat on my nails and watch something decent on TV. Enjoy the next month without me...

P.S. I think I might change the layout to a more weather-appropriate one...

Can You Spare Some Change?

Now Playing: "Keep Your Head Up" by Andy Grammer

Whoops?! I don't know what to say. It's been a very busy month, working my two jobs, having one day off a week (or this week where I work 10 days in a row), and just trying to keep myself busy.

You'd think with me working so much, I'd have this bank account with hundreds of dollars that I could continue to use to save for bringing my car to school (the Jetta and I begin road trips in August!). At my job at Bass, I get a pay stub, $8.33 an hour, and about 12 hours a week. I average about $75.00 a week paycheck-wise. My second job at Pier 1, I do not get a pay stub, I make $8.50 an hour, and get about 12 hours a week. There, I average about $100.00 a week. Thank God I do not get a pay stub, so my checkbook is balanced to my Bass paychecks. And with gas prices rising, and Moose's semi-emergancy vet trip that cost me $100 (aka over a week's worth of work), I feel like I can't keep up. I use to shop all the time, now I don't. I got a few things for my dorm room, decorations and such, and spent under $30.00. That's my shopping spree for the month...I just get so frustrated with the lack of money in my account.

This summer I also learned something: my state sucks. All summer, all I have wanted to do was to be with my friends from school. To stop being so lonely all the time. I'm 19, the last thing I should be doing is sitting at home if I'm not working. I have been working on my weight, ten pounds lost so far, so I am hoping that by losing weight it will help me, I guess, "get out more." As cliched as that sounds...

I have so many pet peeves lately. All driving-related. First, tailgaters. My car does not have a bumper sticker that says, "please follow me as closely as you can." And just 'cause there's a couple hundred feet between you and I on the highway, doesn't give you a reason to go 85 to catch up with me. To relate to this, if you have to be on your breaks every two seconds, you might be following too closely. You just might. Second, get on your lane! I have learned to not try to pass a car or line up with one while the highway lanes are curving. Why? Because it seems like no one can see those little white dotted lines, which make me have to move over, and almost go to the other lane, if necessary. And my third pet peeve? All tractor trailers need to be off the road when I am driving. They definitely take up too much room, and just when I decide to attempt to pass them, they come too close for comfort. Secretly, I am nervous to drive to school. I haven't done it for a few months, so I will be rusty. But for some reason, I am never nervous to drive there, but get nervous driving thirty minutes away. Something's wrong there in that logic.

Other than that, this has been a pretty boring summer. And there's less than a month left before I am back studying my ass off all day and going out at night. But honestly, I can't wait. I finally found where I belong, my group of friends, and it's two hours away from where I grew up.

Have a good rest of the summer! I'm going to go look up the cost of books for first semester.

Glitter Nail Polish and PINK Duffle Bags

Now Playing: "In the Air" by Mac Miller

Hello there! Even though it's 3:30PM, I feel so accomplished with the day. I woke up at nine, fed Moose, ate breakfast, and worked out. Since we are going on our annual family vacation to the Cape this weekend and the dogs will be in a kennel, I wanted to bathe them. Moose is the only short-haired dog. I guess I was way over my head because I was used to having the whole process take about ten minutes and that he dries fast. Our other two dogs are Shelties, and with their long hair, they take longer to wash, rinse, brush, and dry. I don't even know, honestly, if I got all the shampoo out! But they look so clean and are really soft!

Today, my goal was to clean and pack. I haven't dusted my room in over a month. That's how busy I am. After working six days a week, the last thing I want to do when I come home is take an hour to clean my room. Because I don't do a basic cleaning. When I clean my room, I dust, Windex, reorganize, change my sheets, and wash my comforter. I am proud to say my room is very clean and so is my bathroom! There's something about being in a clean room, sleeping in clean sheets, and just the smell of cleaning products. I hate cleaning, but when I do it, I love the result.

I have been really into reading lately. So much that I even signed up for a Border's Rewards card. I am reading 400 page books in 3 days. But, it's either that I read so fast or I take forever for a book. But with an over three hour car ride to and back from vacation each way, down time by the pool, and trips to various parts of the Cape, I purchased three books: The Book of Tomorrow and Thanks For the Memories, both by Cecilia Ahern and The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra McVoy. I have never spent $45 at a bookstore.

As I mentioned, tomorrow we are going on vacation. Of course, I have to paint my nails for the occasion! A summer trip is not complete without a fresh coat of polish on your toe and fingernails. I have  Feelin' Hot-Hot-Hot! on and then added a coat of Pink Me I'm Good, both by OPI, on them. It's fun and fresh for summer! But now I need to stop buying nail polish...

I'm going to grab a load of laundry and enjoy my Island Nectar candle from Bath & Body Works. Have a good few weeks. I'll be back soon!

Sizzilin' Hot

Now Playing: "Someone Like You" by Adele

Hello ladies! Wow, it's been a while. I feel like that is something I always start a blog post off with.  But, this is two posts in the month of May - that's a start, right?

So at first, my summer was so boring. I only worked three days a week. I needed more, so I went with my friend Nikki and we decided to go job hunting. After 14 applications, I found a job at Pier One Imports in less than a week! So now, I am working six days a week and making some more money...at least that's the plan. Now, my summer won't be as boring. I'm the type of person that cannot just sit at home all day. I feel the need to be active at all times.

As a result of making all this money that I am predicting to, I am also saving. Today, I found the cutest shirt at Old Navy, and even though it was on sale, I put it back and walked out of the store. I feel like I'm living in the Confessions of a Shopaholic movie! :) I did purchase a few things but spent under $30 today so I feel really accomplished. Baby steps, right?

I don't know if I mentioned this, but I am in the process of redoing my room. In fact, I'm almost done! I need to just find the perfect comforter (the Damsak theme is my fave!) and curtains and I will be all set. But I can't find a colored one, just a black one or a baby pink (and that's the color of my walls). I've been hunting all over and just can't find one.

Today is Memorial Day and it is so hot outside! It is 87, but with the humidity, it feels more hot. It's one of those days where you sit in you room with the air conditioning because it is the coolest place in the house...that explains my day in a nutshell.

Well, it's off to going missing for a few more weeks. I'll talk to you all soon!

Summer 2011, Baby!

On Friday, I began summer vacation! It's nice to be on break. These past few weeks became so stressful, with lack of sleep and drama, that it's nice to be able now to relax for almost four months.

Reflecting on my college experience makes me realize how far I have come. I used to be that girl that would know you're talking about me, but never confront you. I'm not afraid to stand up for myself now. I have learned how to study and get really good grades (all A's and B's now!) and learn how to take advantage of the offers around me. And, that getting a tutor doesn't mean you're failing or dumb, but just want help.

At first, I hated my school. It's 2 hours away and I was homesick. Now, I have left with a solid group of friends, a handful of nicknames, and so many personal connections with various professors. I know now that I picked the right school for me as a person and learner, regardless of it's $44,000 a year price tag.

I have quite a few goals this summer for myself. First, I want to use the exercise bike we have more often that I do. I want to add things to my room (like this jewelry hanger for my Tiffany's and Pandora bracelets and necklace). I also need to keep myself busy by getting a second job. I want to read more and light my candle (candles are so soothing!) more often.

I'm going to have a restful week then go back to Massachusetts for taking an MTEL and then coming back and it's work and the job hunt! It's going to be a long summer. This is something I need.

Talk to you ladies soon!