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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Derailed
Ugh, tonight after work I felt defeated. The gym that I have access to is CLOSED yet again, and won't be open until February 1st. I'm a realist, I don't want to go work out at the rinky dink gym that's free in my apartment complex. But what am I gonna do the next week when my access to cardio equipment is unavailable?
Seriously.
I have no willpower right now to turn on a workout DVD. Seriously, the biggest loser is on, that's basically like a workout, no?
So I'm keeping busy CLEANING! Since I'm getting home earlier the next few days, I'm planning on being active in more practical, everyday ways. Today was kitchen cleanup day! I cleaned the gunk that was stuck to the counters, cleaned the dishes left in the sink, scrubbed the stovetop, and cooked a super yummy chicken dish.
The fiance better be thankful, tomorrow I'm cleaning the bathroom. It's a date.
In other news, I filed my taxes recently and I've got about 1,000 buckeroos coming my way. I have this undeniable, unavoidable urge to SHOP! I want to buy this dress to wear to my rehearsal dinner!!!
It's very springy and fun (in my opinion). I'm probably gonna buy it no matter what, but what does everyone think?
Seriously.
I have no willpower right now to turn on a workout DVD. Seriously, the biggest loser is on, that's basically like a workout, no?
So I'm keeping busy CLEANING! Since I'm getting home earlier the next few days, I'm planning on being active in more practical, everyday ways. Today was kitchen cleanup day! I cleaned the gunk that was stuck to the counters, cleaned the dishes left in the sink, scrubbed the stovetop, and cooked a super yummy chicken dish.
The fiance better be thankful, tomorrow I'm cleaning the bathroom. It's a date.
In other news, I filed my taxes recently and I've got about 1,000 buckeroos coming my way. I have this undeniable, unavoidable urge to SHOP! I want to buy this dress to wear to my rehearsal dinner!!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Loooong time - no work out
I am currently on the longest non-working out streak I have been on in months! Thursday I had drinks with a coworker, Friday I went out to dinner with a former coworker and for both of those days I skipped my workout. Saturday and Sunday I was just plain lazy. And today? Well I had every intention to work out but the gym in my building was closed! GRRRR.... Hello early train home and Judge Judy on DVR!
Oh well, I am going to embrace this break. And go to the gym tomorrow!
Who's with me?
Oh well, I am going to embrace this break. And go to the gym tomorrow!
Who's with me?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Weekend Roundup
Whew! This weekend flew by... It's Sunday night and the fiance and I have had a long/tiring weekend.
The poor fiance had to work a "half" day on Saturday, which for him means from 8-3. By the time he came back I was bouncing off the walls to do something. I was practically begging him to go to the mall with me because I wanted him to get some new clothes and I felt that I needed to be there to supervise his purchase of jeans from anywhere but Wal-Mart. His rule of thought is to not spend more than $20 on jeans, I tell him that he'll spend $20 on a case of beer so why not splurge on some clothing that will last years?
We did not end up going shopping on Saturday, but I went to Target though and made flash cards for my new German vocab and some markers to make them pretty!
Do you like my airplane? Or my impressive use of space for the "to cover" verb. Klingeln is my new fave verb as it means "to ring a bell". Seems like an unnecessary verb for one starting out but I'm loving it.
So today, Sunday, the fiance and I went to Bed Bath and Beyond to register for gifts. Does anyone have fun doing this? Registering is harder than it seems like it should be... but there for sure was a distinct difference in our Target and BBB experience.
To illustrate the difference in service I'll first explain our Target registration:
"Here is your scanner - have at it"
For our BBB experience we had a much higher level of customer service, which you think I would love, right? Well it was actually quite annoying... The fiance and I come from Iowa, we're not exactly the epitome of class. Before even registering we decided that we don't need a china set that costs $100 or more, we want the practical every day use china. The woman that was "guiding" us through our registration was convinced that we needed high end stemware and china etc. In an effort to get her to leave us alone I gave in and said that her opinions of things we don't need were fine and to add them to the registry... so I'm going to have to delete some things from the registry right now.
The whole experience was way too involved, like this woman really doesn't need to be there to throw in her input for what she thinks looks good together... So anyways, we have a follow up appointment next weekend to "finish our registry".
This begs the question: If you knew someone was registered at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond, which store would you choose to purchase a gift for the couple? The fiance and I think we have our answer but I'd like your input.
We have less than 6 months til the big day! I am getting so excited! I should mention that this weekend was an epic fail in the health category, I haven't worked out since Wednesday, I've ate far too much ice cream and other "bad" foods. Oh well, just need to make better choices tomorrow, right!?
The poor fiance had to work a "half" day on Saturday, which for him means from 8-3. By the time he came back I was bouncing off the walls to do something. I was practically begging him to go to the mall with me because I wanted him to get some new clothes and I felt that I needed to be there to supervise his purchase of jeans from anywhere but Wal-Mart. His rule of thought is to not spend more than $20 on jeans, I tell him that he'll spend $20 on a case of beer so why not splurge on some clothing that will last years?
We did not end up going shopping on Saturday, but I went to Target though and made flash cards for my new German vocab and some markers to make them pretty!
So today, Sunday, the fiance and I went to Bed Bath and Beyond to register for gifts. Does anyone have fun doing this? Registering is harder than it seems like it should be... but there for sure was a distinct difference in our Target and BBB experience.
To illustrate the difference in service I'll first explain our Target registration:
"Here is your scanner - have at it"
For our BBB experience we had a much higher level of customer service, which you think I would love, right? Well it was actually quite annoying... The fiance and I come from Iowa, we're not exactly the epitome of class. Before even registering we decided that we don't need a china set that costs $100 or more, we want the practical every day use china. The woman that was "guiding" us through our registration was convinced that we needed high end stemware and china etc. In an effort to get her to leave us alone I gave in and said that her opinions of things we don't need were fine and to add them to the registry... so I'm going to have to delete some things from the registry right now.
The whole experience was way too involved, like this woman really doesn't need to be there to throw in her input for what she thinks looks good together... So anyways, we have a follow up appointment next weekend to "finish our registry".
This begs the question: If you knew someone was registered at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond, which store would you choose to purchase a gift for the couple? The fiance and I think we have our answer but I'd like your input.
We have less than 6 months til the big day! I am getting so excited! I should mention that this weekend was an epic fail in the health category, I haven't worked out since Wednesday, I've ate far too much ice cream and other "bad" foods. Oh well, just need to make better choices tomorrow, right!?
Saturday, January 22, 2011
This one's for you, Frau!
Ich lerne Deutsch!
One of my goals for 2011 (continued from 2010) is to learn German. Last year I purchased Rosetta Stone's 5 volume German set and I completed the first disk in about a month or two, but I've been stuck on the second disk for nearly 7-8 months... I blame my laziness and my lack of tools to learn. So this weekend with a gift certificate from my mom for my birthday (THANKS MOM) I purchased 2 German workbooks. One to help with vocab and the other to help me learn verbs and how to conjugate them.
Today I did self directed homework that mimics the Spanish homework I had in high school (Thanks for the excellent teaching, Señor!).
The above pictured are the first lessons worth of verbs (yikes) with 2 exercises worth of conjugation. My hand hurts! But I've already learned more basis about conjugating that I learned through Rosetta Stone!
What have you done this Saturday to get you closer to your goals?
One of my goals for 2011 (continued from 2010) is to learn German. Last year I purchased Rosetta Stone's 5 volume German set and I completed the first disk in about a month or two, but I've been stuck on the second disk for nearly 7-8 months... I blame my laziness and my lack of tools to learn. So this weekend with a gift certificate from my mom for my birthday (THANKS MOM) I purchased 2 German workbooks. One to help with vocab and the other to help me learn verbs and how to conjugate them.
Today I did self directed homework that mimics the Spanish homework I had in high school (Thanks for the excellent teaching, Señor!).
What have you done this Saturday to get you closer to your goals?
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