February 20, 2009
I’ve decided to give up Word Press and use Blogger. It’s so much more user friendly and everyone uses it so I can easily bookmark and follow blogs that I like.
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http://sweetteadiaries.blogspot.com
or by clicking here!
Please visit me at my new site, update your Google readers and start following me if you too have a blog!
PS – I have entered several giveaways this week. If by some chance I am lucky enough to win (haha) then please contact me via my new blogger blog!
Thank you so much!
See you on Blogger 
February 20, 2009
Okay, so for the past week and a half or so I have been {CrAzY} busy. Like so busy that I get up at 7, go to work until 6 then usually head to the school to work on one of the many projects I have going on. I get home around 11, do homework for an online class and get to bed around 2. Then I wake up and do it all again. On Saturday (Valentine’s Day) I worked on a project up until I had to start getting ready for the evening. The next day I spent 6 hours with my group working on the same project. And again, on Monday I went to an early WI so I could meet with my group for the final time before the presentation Tuesday. I got home at midnight, took an online quiz and went to bed at 3. I woke up, went to work and then to class for 4 hours on Tuesday. So needless to say on Wednesday I was dead tired.
DBF and I had decided to go to the gym before eating dinner on Wednesday night. But when I got home, we decided to wait until after dinner to work out. We made a pizza on whole wheat dough with low fat mozzarella and turkey pepperoni. It was delicious and of course, after eating neither of us wanted to work out. At all. So we gave ourselves permission to wait until tonight to work out. After making that decision, I had the audacity to eat another slice of pizza. What?!? Yes, so last night I had 3 slices of pizza and a caramel turtle left over from Valentine’s Day before going to bed at 8:30 pm! I am such a loser! But I must have needed the sleep, right? Just like I *needed* that third slice of pizza.
Tonight, I’m back on the workout train. I’ve been off for 4 5 days now and my body is feeling it. I love the way I feel when I work out, but it’s just getting there that’s the problem.
February 19, 2009
The Bucket List. Place an ‘x’ by all the things you’ve done and remove the ‘X’ from the ones you have not.
( ) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school – ALL the time!
( ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico – high school senior trip, college spring break
(x) Been to Florida - i grew up in GA, my brother and his family live in Tampa
(x) Been to Hawaii – as a flight attendant, 14 hour layover
(x) Been on a plane – of course
(x) Been lost – physically, yes. mentally – yes.
(x) Gone to Washington, DC – love that place!
(x) Swam in the ocean – yes, but I don’t like it.
(x) Cried yourself to sleep – i’ve had my heart broken a time or two.
( ) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons
(x ) Sang Karaoke – i got a karaoke machine for Christmas one year, best year ever!
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only – i live in l.a. i never have real paper money.
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t – of course.
( ) Made prank phone calls
(x) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans – yes, fun times.
( ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue – i love snow!
( ) Danced in the rain-naked
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus – every year (yes, even last year when i was 24, but mainly as a joke).
(x) Been kissed under the mistletoe – even have a picture
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone – love this but hate getting up early so it’s usually because i’ve stayed up way too late.
(x) Blown bubbles – as a kid and again when i worked at a daycare.
(x) Gone ice-skating – yup.
(x) Gone to the movies – duh.
( ) Been deep sea fishing
(x) Driven across the United States – when i moved to california, my mom and i drove from georgia (3000+ miles).
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
(x) Lived in more than one country – us, saudi arabia, bosnia.
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets – i grew up in georgia, it’s what we do in the summer.
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish – yes!
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(x) Seen the Statue of Liberty – in 2007 i saw if from the empire state building.
( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(x) Been on a cruise – to Mexico, i was sea sick the entire time.
(x) Traveled by train – yes, in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic…
(x) Traveled by motorcycle – i hate them.
( ) Been horse back riding
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(x) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World – disney world more times than i can count and i’m going to disney land next month!
(x) Truly believe in the power of prayer – yes, i’ve seen it work.
( ) Been in a rain forest
(x) Seen whales in the ocean – yes.
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( ) Ridden on an elephant – no, but i’ve ridden on a camel a couple of times.
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
( ) Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing – i love skiing! especially in the swiss alps.
( ) Been to Westminster Abbey
(x) Been to the Louvre – yes, france is lame though.
(x) Swam in the Mediterranean – study abroad in spain, the best time of my life.
(x) Been to a Major League Baseball game – braves, dodgers, angels
(x) Been to a National Basketball Association game – hawks, clippers
What have you done lately and what do you still need to do??!?
February 17, 2009
Hello Love-lies!
I hope that everyone had a FANTASTIC Valentine’s Day! It’s hard being on WW with all that chocolate and stuff, huh? I definitely struggled this weekend when I bought my boyfriend cute chocolate stuff at Target, but he was so sweet and bought me a package of WW chocolates instead of something I would feel guilty eating. Those WW candies are so good! If you haven’t tried them, I highly recommend going and getting some. For only 1 point, they are quite satisfying.
Anyway, in anticipation of any Valentine’s splurges I might make, I stayed on plan for the entire week. I got in 3 good workouts through out the week and if you read my Valentine’s Day recap post, you know I worked out after my splurges on Saturday.
I was honestly expecting to lose 2 or 3 pounds this week. I felt so much lighter and when I went shopping Saturday morning, I bought clothes in much smaller sizes than I normally would 7 weeks ago. So I was very excited about WI tonight. I lost 1.4 pounds. Now, before anyone yells at me for complaining about how little I lost, just know that I’m not exactly complaining persay…I’m more just down because I thought it would be more. I’m sure you guys have felt that way at some point or another. Oh well, this week is a new week and I really want to try and get to the gym more than just 3 times. I want to start tracking consistently again (I’ve gotten a little slack).
So there you have it, Week 7’s results.
February 16, 2009
Okay, so it’s technically not Monday yet, but I am going to be so busy tomorrow that I won’t be online all day…
I thought I’d do a fun little survey!!
Mood: Overwhelmed, but hoping for a good week
____ makes me happy: Knowing that this week is my last business econ class…Yay!
Highlight of my weekend: Spending Valentine’s Day with my dbf, staying 95% on plan, and working out after my big V Day dinner
Weekly Goals: Stay on top of my last week of school work, reach my 10% weight loss, finish up my school work so I can hang out with my friends this weekend!
I’m lovin’ it (health related): Lean Pockets
I’m lovin’ it (non-health related): Emily from The Blog Fairy
Quote of the day: Just do it.
Just another manic Monday?: I’ll be at a work training seminar ALL day tomorrow, so I hope the day is planned out for me and leaves no room for mania.
On a side note, did anyone notice my new blog header? So cute, huh? I won a giveaway for a free header design from Emily of The Blog Fairy and she listened to EVERYTHING I said and came up with the cutest header! I highly recommend her if you are interested in re-doing your blogs
Keep your eyes peeled for a new background on my blog as well. Emily is working on something cool as we speak (or really, as I write)!
Have a great Monday everyone and I’ll see you for my Week 7: Weigh In Results!
February 15, 2009
Just a quick update before I’m off to a study group for Economics…
Last night, Troy and I had a great time eating at Paradise Cove. We’ve been waiting a long time to go, and it was worth every minute of waiting. First of all, Paradise Cove is right on the beach in Malibu so pretty much every seat in the restaurant has an ocean view. We had reservations for 5 pm so we got there a little early to enjoy a famous mojito. We were seated very quickly and had fun deciding what to eat. Even though I’m on WW, I was committed to enjoying myself and not being too hard on myself when choosing what to eat. It worked out perfectly because before deciding, Troy and I decided we would hit the gym upon returning from dinner. So I felt better about making a less healthy choice in the spirit of enjoying V Day.
I had parmesan crusted halibut with a naked baked potato while Troy had the hot sampler platter with calamari, ribs, shrimp, fries, etc. I did have 5 french fries, half a coconut shrimp and several fried calamari. My halibut was delicious, but I only had maybe 5 or 6 bites. I was busy talking and enjoying myself so I ate less than I normally would have. Plus I filled up pretty quickly.
We did work out afterwards, I ended up doing an hour on the eliptical and burned close to 800 calories. Also, I had a TON of water throughout the day and night so I’m thinking I didn’t damage my WI results too much as a result of the V Day splurge…
Some pics from the night:
I didn't eat that whole plate...it was already in the to go box!
Now a few pics of my animals, hating me because I dressed them up! It was cold…I thought they may need a sweater!
Moritz the Cat
YoYo, the Ragamuffin - I mean Dog
February 12, 2009
At work I’m known for being the girl that brings in all the baked goods…mostly cupcakes that I’m testing for potential clients and such, but for Valentine’s Day I decided to make cake mix sandwich cookies. There’s a very cool website called Bakerella that I frequent often for her cute ideas and recipes. I followed her basic recipe for the cookies, but made strawberry ones instead of red velvet. I also swapped the cream cheese frosting for vanilla buttercream and sprinkles!
Recipe for Cake Mix Cookies:
1 box strawberry cake mix*
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Using a small ice cream scoop, place dough on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes in 350 degree oven. Cool on wire racks.
*Any cake mix should work.
Recipe for Sprinkles Vanilla Buttercream:
1 cup butter, softened
1/8 teaspoon salt
3.5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon milk
Instructions:
Beat butter, powdered sugar and salt until creamy.
Add milk and extract and beat for 3-5 minutes until fluffy and smooth.
And Voila! Here’s my take on the sweet Valentine’s Day treat:
I made mint chocolate chip cupcakes with heart shaped York Peppermint Patties on top!
Also, my early Valentine’s day present to myself as mentioned in an earlier post:
and one more…
