Holy Cow!! 95 Followers?! REALLY?! and Giveaways

Seriously, I'm surprised I haven't lost all of you over time.. Sometimes I wonder who I'm kidding (I think we all have a moment or two like this, I just have them a lot.. like when I can't seem to get this weight loss thing), and then I realize that I CAN DO THIS!  It's not supposed to be easy, and really, when has my life EVER been easy over the age of 15.. lol

This is an uphill battle right now.. and it will be for a while.. I'm so glad I have you all to leave me comments.. honestly, when I'm down, I come on here to read some of the uplifting stuff you all say.. :)

So thank you!  And to all the newer followers (aka if you started following within the past 3 months or so), please leave me a comment with your blog address in it, so I can return the favor.. As stalker-ish as this sounds, I love to follow my followers.. hehe.. plus, right now, I have nothing better to do than to catch up on new people..

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Like I said in an earlier post, I plan to do a giveaway when I reach 100 followers.. Right now, I'm thinking of how many things I can afford to giveaway (I'm thinking of 5 different things as of now..) and while I wish I had thought to do this for 50 followers, whoever the 100th follower is will win something too.. so 6 giveaways total.. and guess what?!  You only have to do one thing to win........

Post a comment on one of my entries this month.. that's it!  Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows I don't know what the hell I'm doing, so I really don't want anyone else to think the same thing.. lol.. and if you want to follow me on FB, more power to ya, but the ONLY requirement is to leave ONE comment on any of my March blog entries..

If you already have, then guess what?!  You are in!  One entry per person.. and of course, the winners will be chosen by random.. :)  So comment away.. I'll put up the prizes you can win by Thursday..

House Sitting..

Well, as I sit here in my clients house after a rough night's sleep, I really wish I could go back to sleep.. lol.. he has a tempurpedic bed, which I was excited to sleep on.. now, not so much.. I'm hoping it's just because my bed sucks in comparison.. but we'll see..

On a different note, a more TMI note, Aunt Flo has made an appearance.. ugh! and my face has decided that it wants to totally go crazy while "she" is here.. double ugh!  I'm hoping that is why I didn't show better numbers on Friday, but sadly I know this Friday is going to be worse.. so here's hoping that I can keep the water off.. :)

I'm off to work.. Hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday.. ;)

Oops, I Forgot Something..

My earlier entry had in the title something about Friend Makin Monday.. and I totally got caught up in the other stuff and forgot to do it.. so here I am!  Let's do this.. :)

 FMM: A Few More Gender-Friendly Questions

1) What is your favorite physical feature?  I'd have to say my smile.. I don't have a perfect smile, but it's mine and it's real (90% of the time).. :)

2) List three adjectives that describe you. forgetful, smart, romantic

3) How old were you when you had your first kiss? I was like 6, I think.. I remember it was with this boy Kenny.. We were hiding behind a pine tree.. and yes, I really do remember this.. :)

4) Do you believe in God? Yes.. I sure do..

5) How often do you watch the news? I try to stay away from the news, actually.. I hate all the bad stuff that it shows me.. I do look at the news online sometimes, or listen to the radio news.. and I read the newspaper when I have the chance (mostly on weekends)..

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Well, I got home and checked my email.. and found that I was beaten in this weeks round of March Madness.. :(  Seeing as I somehow only lost .4 lbs last week, I wasn't surprised at all.. lol.. but it was fun while it lasted, right?!  :)

March Madness and Friend Makin Monday!

Yesterday I forgot to make another entry about what I'd gotten on Saturday while I was gone.. ugh!  My invitation to my 10 year reunion came in the mail that day.. I say ugh because I'm NO WHERE near where I thought I'd be by now.. not just weight wise, but that's the highest on the list.. I'm still going, but only because I want to see some friends that are coming in for it.. 

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Today is the end of Week 2 of Katie's March Madness tournament.. I can't wait to figure out if I made it to the "Final Four".. :)  I'll post an update as soon as I know, but here's my weigh in for it..

221.2 lbs

Sadly, I have no recollection of what my weigh in was for last monday.. I'm hoping that Katie has an idea of what it was (she's good like that).. 

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Today is day 1 of my house sitting.. this should be fun.. I'll get to go to the gym during the day, instead of at night.. and since I'm not doing Zumba right now, I am definitely gonna go earlier.. :)

OH!  Did I mention that I've got 93 followers?!  93!  I'm shocked!  I figured once I reach 100 followers I'll have a giveaway.. I've been thinking of some things to give away.. so to get to those 100 followers, I'm gonna participate in Kenzie's Friend Making Mondays later today..

Well, I'm off to go eat breakfast.. Hope you all had a great weekend and have a great Monday!

Race Day Recap..

Well, I know you all have been chomping at the bit waiting for this post.. and I apologize for keeping ya waiting.. but I was SO exhausted after the race yesterday (and the drive back) that I just stayed in bed the rest of the day.. lol

Let's start from the beginning, shall we?!

In case you have no idea what race I'm talking about, I'll fill ya in.. I had found a 5k race for the Indiana University Chapter of Habitat for Humanity.. and I figured it'd be something that Katie and Blubeari might be interested in doing with me.. So I let them know, and they were in.. :)  It was in Bloomington, Indiana, which is about 90 miles north of where I'm at.. Katie drove over to me, then I drove us up to Bloomington.. 

I packed most of my stuff the night before, got my "outfit" ready (don't wanna forget anything important.. aka my sports bra) and made sure my iPod was charging.. I even made a special playlist to listen to.. I decided to take only my wallet and inhaler(instead of my whole purse).. wanna guess what I forgot??  Yeah, my iPod stayed in the charging dock.. and my debit card and license were in my purse.. SHIT!

Honestly, I thought that the race was supposed to start at 9am.. So Katie got here a little before 6:30am, and we left.. We stopped for gas/food/bathrooms pretty early, because it was 20 cents/gallon cheaper in Seymour.. that's when I realized I'd left my debit card at home.. after finding out that I was basically screwed, Katie loaned me the money (she's so sweet!).. So we got to Bloomington a few minutes after 8am.. We were worried that something was up when we saw that they were JUST putting up the signs when we got there.. and then I looked at the tickets and saw that it started at 10am, not 9am.. ugh!!

So Katie said something about the playground, and we drove over there to play a little.. :)  There was this HUGE jungle gym that we walked around in, this huge rope thing that Katie went up.. I was too chicken to try.. lol.. and then we swung a little, among a few other things.. 

This thing HAD to be 20 feet high..

So we started the race, and I honestly can't believe I lasted through a whole 5k with NO music.. but I did.. and while it was touch and go for a bit (the whole second mile was uphill, damn it!), I finished under the 45 minute goal I had set for myself..  I finished at 40:12.. and for my first 5k, I'm okay with that.. I have tons of races to improve with.. :)

Katie, thankfully, got a pic of me crossing the finish line.. :)

Me before the race.. with my brother's
hoodie on, you can't tell I've lost
any weight at all.. lol

Right before they fired the starting gun..

My race bib.. I'm gonna make a scrapbook
collage thingy to commemerate it.. :)

I had a blast, all in all.. my thighs were killing me, and I had to use my inhaler twice afterwards, but I didn't keel over, and my ankle wasn't hurting after.. yay!! 

Weigh In..

I was anticipating a gain.. honestly, I've only been counting calories for two days (today is three of course), and before that, I was kinda going nuts with the gummy candies.. but I was pleasantly suprised..

221.4 lbs

-0.4 lbs

While it's not much, I'll definitely take it.. It's a step in the right direction.. AND I'm still under 225, which has been a struggle for me in the past.. Looks like me and Hannah (from Biggest Loser) both broke through that damn wall!  WOOHOO!!

Today is a test for me.. I'm going up to my BFF's house, and I always end up eating poorly when I'm up there.. so I'm eating breakfast now, and I'm bringing some snacky food.. Not to mention the fact that I somehow was up for almost two hours earlier.. ugh!  My body, for the past two days, has decided that around 3:30am (after between 4 and 5 hours of sleep) that I'm good to go for the day.. yeah, not cool.. lol

Good Night and Good-Bye..

No, I'm not going anywhere.. but my bra is.. hehe

Thanks to Sabrina @ Sabrina Is On The Move!, I have gotten two new bras.. I blogged about them here.. one I wear everyday (and found out that Christina Aguilera wears the exact same one in Burlesque!), and the other I have been wearing to the gym.. Well, I have an older version of the one I wear to the gym.. which has finally bugged me WAY too much, and is now going into the trash.. It's lasted me about 1 1/2 years.. honestly, I love Victoria's Secret bras.. :)

Did I mention that it's too big anyways?

see the stitching that I did to keep it together?
I loved it THAT much.. lol

Yeah, it's warped.. lol

Good-bye, wonderful bra..
You worked SO well.. :)

Well, now that that is done.. I'm off to bed before I give in to my hunger.. Good night!  Oh, and did I mention tomorrow is my WI day?!  :)