Right now I'm waiting for my iPod to charge so I can go run (or attempt to run). I thought I'd share my motivation! It's fun and good to groove to. The first half hour is for 5 mins of warm up and running. The last half hour is for weight training.
Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado 4:02
Figther, Christina Aguilera 4:10
Womanizer, Britney Spears 3:45
Single Again, Trina 3:45
Toxic, Britney Spears 3:19
It's Not Right But It's Ok, Whitney Houston 4:21
Mr. Brightside, The Killers 3:43
Do It Well, Jennifer Lopez 3:08
Maneater, Nelly Furtado 4:25
Won't Go Home Without You, Maroon 5 3:51
Shake Shake, Metro Station 3:02
Keeps Gettin' Better, Christina Aguilera 3:06
Live Your Life, Rihanna 4:03
Don't Trust Me, 3OH!3 3:17
Candyman, Christina Aguilera 3:14
Beeper, Count & Sinden 3:00
Now, I'm headed to the gym to "move it, move it!"
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Wanna Know A Secret?
Want me to tell? Huh? Huh? Huh?
So, part of the reason I've been so busy is that I've been working on a "project." Until it was official, I really couldn't say anything. Now that it's a done deal, I can totally blab!
On February 14th, 2009, I will be co-hosting the "Honey, I Just Forgot" Pub Crawl - Benefiting the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's has hit my family very hard in recent years and it's important to me to do whatever I can for research, education, and family and patient care.
The pub crawl will take place on Lower Greenville and have various after parties with live music. I'm totally excited and can't wait to work really hard to make this a successful fundraising event. As of right now, the Dallas Sport and Social Club is partnering with me to host this event. The Development Department of the Alz. Assoc. is totally behind us and are totally excited about this event.
This event is in the very early stages and as things progress I'll let you know. So... don't forget, you totally have a date for V-Day this year! Woo!
So, part of the reason I've been so busy is that I've been working on a "project." Until it was official, I really couldn't say anything. Now that it's a done deal, I can totally blab!
On February 14th, 2009, I will be co-hosting the "Honey, I Just Forgot" Pub Crawl - Benefiting the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's has hit my family very hard in recent years and it's important to me to do whatever I can for research, education, and family and patient care.
The pub crawl will take place on Lower Greenville and have various after parties with live music. I'm totally excited and can't wait to work really hard to make this a successful fundraising event. As of right now, the Dallas Sport and Social Club is partnering with me to host this event. The Development Department of the Alz. Assoc. is totally behind us and are totally excited about this event.
This event is in the very early stages and as things progress I'll let you know. So... don't forget, you totally have a date for V-Day this year! Woo!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Mexi-talian
I am not what you would call a "Suzy Homemaker" in the kitchen. I can never remember how to boil an egg, I burn microwave lasagna and I have lit my stove on fire. However, recently I have perfected black bean enchiladas and whole wheat pasta.
When scrounging together some dinner tonight, I found some left over black bean/onion/garlic combo from enchiladas, enchilada sauce, cheese and whole wheat penne pasta. I threw the pasta and black bean combo into a bowl, covered it in sauce and topped with cheese. After microwaving it for a few minutes I had the most delicious meal ever! Ever!
Who knew! It was amazing! No joke, I've been craving it ever since. Try it out sometime. It super east and cheap to make!
When scrounging together some dinner tonight, I found some left over black bean/onion/garlic combo from enchiladas, enchilada sauce, cheese and whole wheat penne pasta. I threw the pasta and black bean combo into a bowl, covered it in sauce and topped with cheese. After microwaving it for a few minutes I had the most delicious meal ever! Ever!
Who knew! It was amazing! No joke, I've been craving it ever since. Try it out sometime. It super east and cheap to make!
Turkey Time!
It's time for the Turkey Trot!!! Every year on Thanksgiving Day morning, Capital One bank sponsors the Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot. It is an 8 mile run with a 3 mile fun run/walk. The proceeds from registration fees support YMCA programs.
My sister is a nurse at a cancer hospital and apparently still has to help save lives during the holidays. (Stupid cancer. Take a vacation.) She usually works on Thanksgiving Day and then our whole family meets up on Friday. That leaves me in Dallas. With nothing to do. So... I had a genius idea!
You may recall, I am trying to fit into a certain dress in about a month. Training to run in the Turkey Trot 5K will give me great motivation to workout and something to do on Thanksgiving morning! Since I am the anti-runner (me+running=scary), this is going to be a rather difficult feat. Think Phoebe from "Friends" scary.
Luckily, I still have an old running book from a previous attempt at learning to job. It's by Hal Higdon, a senior writer for Runner's World magazine. His website has training plans for taking your first steps (not literally, but in a workout sense) to running a marathon. The 5K plan is 8 weeks long but I only had 6 weeks when I started. My first run was supposed to be 1.5 miles. So didn't happen. Last week was the 1.75 mile run week and I'm able to get through it with only 1 walk break for about a minute. Tomorrow is the first 2 mile run and I'm kinda excited. It should be interesting. It seems like I'm doing ok and I'll update you periodically on how it's going.
If you have plans to be in the Dallas area on turkey day, check out http://www.thetrot.com/ for more info.
My sister is a nurse at a cancer hospital and apparently still has to help save lives during the holidays. (Stupid cancer. Take a vacation.) She usually works on Thanksgiving Day and then our whole family meets up on Friday. That leaves me in Dallas. With nothing to do. So... I had a genius idea!
You may recall, I am trying to fit into a certain dress in about a month. Training to run in the Turkey Trot 5K will give me great motivation to workout and something to do on Thanksgiving morning! Since I am the anti-runner (me+running=scary), this is going to be a rather difficult feat. Think Phoebe from "Friends" scary.
Luckily, I still have an old running book from a previous attempt at learning to job. It's by Hal Higdon, a senior writer for Runner's World magazine. His website has training plans for taking your first steps (not literally, but in a workout sense) to running a marathon. The 5K plan is 8 weeks long but I only had 6 weeks when I started. My first run was supposed to be 1.5 miles. So didn't happen. Last week was the 1.75 mile run week and I'm able to get through it with only 1 walk break for about a minute. Tomorrow is the first 2 mile run and I'm kinda excited. It should be interesting. It seems like I'm doing ok and I'll update you periodically on how it's going.
If you have plans to be in the Dallas area on turkey day, check out http://www.thetrot.com/ for more info.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Did Someone Say "Weird"?
I am currently reading "Iodine," by Haven Kimmel.
Um... typically I understand flashback and dream sequences, but not in this book. However, I am thoroughly enjoying reading this book. I had to go on a hiatus, as well as everything else, but I'm back to it and I'm trying to pick up where I left off. At this point I'm a little short of half way through the book. According to several reviews everything should come together at the end.
Iodine, is the story of a girl that is abused as a child by her mother. To escape from the abuse she throws her attention and love on to her father; the attention then turns romantic.
So, this is my interpretation of the synopsis and what I've read thus far. To read a full description of the book, check out this site.
Um... typically I understand flashback and dream sequences, but not in this book. However, I am thoroughly enjoying reading this book. I had to go on a hiatus, as well as everything else, but I'm back to it and I'm trying to pick up where I left off. At this point I'm a little short of half way through the book. According to several reviews everything should come together at the end.
Iodine, is the story of a girl that is abused as a child by her mother. To escape from the abuse she throws her attention and love on to her father; the attention then turns romantic.
So, this is my interpretation of the synopsis and what I've read thus far. To read a full description of the book, check out this site.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I'm Stuck On BandAid
Actually, it's going to be a bandage dress stuck on me! Epic Apparel is a trendy boutique in the West Village that prides it's self on brand names and emerging designers alike. They carry a style of dress, the bandage dress, that has motivated me to drink less beer (not drink less, just less beer), eat better and to quit my "yo-yo" workout routine. These dresses are absolutely fabulous but they leave very little room for extras.
I'm thinking my goal is going to be the beginning of December. My best friend's birthday is then and we always go big. It would be the perfect time to debut the dress! We shall see. Here's a pic of the dress. Hopefully in a little over a month, I'll be updating this post with a pic of ME in this dress!
I'm thinking my goal is going to be the beginning of December. My best friend's birthday is then and we always go big. It would be the perfect time to debut the dress! We shall see. Here's a pic of the dress. Hopefully in a little over a month, I'll be updating this post with a pic of ME in this dress!
Epic Apparel - 214.522.3745 - www.shopepic.com
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Hello? Hello?
I'm still here, I promise! It has been trade show season with my work and so that translates to no time for "extracurriculars." How ever, things are winding down and I will be updating the blog more frequently. Way more frequently.
So here's a little preview, or a little snack, to tide you over til then!
So here's a little preview, or a little snack, to tide you over til then!
- My new favorite wine. For life. Wine. And sanity for all.
- MAYJAH diet and I'll show the dress, aka the reason for the diet.
- Recap my Indian Summer including a trip to the fair.
- New sign from Dave! (hopefully)
- Updated reading list.
And a heck of a lot more!
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