it's official!

According to my cube, anyway! 

Like a boss!

i meant split ends!

I had a nice 25-minute wait outside this morning waiting for my train. The wind was constant, the snow slapped my face and I literally cannot feel my toes. So, when I got to work I was in a frenzy to get hot coffee and blast my space heater. While rushing to the coffee pot, my coworker stopped me and complimented my hair cut. I said, "Thanks! I didn't mean for it to be so short, but I told her to trim off all my sideburns," and made a hand gesture to above my ears. I MEANT TO SAY SPLIT ENDS!!! And to sarcastically gesture to how long my split ends were! Three other people had joined the covo by that point. 

Epic fail...

sober sally weekend!

Six days into lent, which means six days sans drinking and I feel fantastic! The only night I almost broke was Valentine's Day when Hunter was waving around his wonderful looking and smelling glass of red, red wine (it makes me feel so fine, keeps me rockin' all of the time:). And I'll admit, I decided I'd have just one glass since it was a special occasion. It was a weak moment! However, I'm thankful we had the world's worst waiter, because during the 15 minutes it took for him to come take our drink order, I talked myself out of caving. Phew. Thanks a ton to my "super supportive" husband for encouraging me to fail! :)

This weekend was so fulfilling. I just feel so confident and refreshed. And I feel like maybe I am making leeway in breaking a habit of drinking every weekend. Saturday I got my hair cut, tried out a new restaurant with my mom for lunch and did some serious rewarding of myself at Target. Hunter went out that night and I cleaned, ground some fresh coffee beans and drank warm coffee, ate ice cream and watched Dateline and SNL. Something I've been trying to do for years! It was fabulous. 

Sunday I woke up ready to hit the ground running. I decided the apartment needed a serious purge of excess "things," so I started with our room - pitching 1/2-full perfume bottles that I've had for years, ugly jewelry and duplicate makeup. My dresser looks phenomenal and I feel so organized!  I'm hoping this this turns into feeling more on top of things and ready to get my ass to the gym. Stay tuned!

Sunday night I even had time to make a craft I bought in September 2011 - a wooden "S" that I covered in different fabric patterns:

I had the day off today (YAY!!) so I started the day by heading over to my friend Mary Kate's to meet her ADORABLE God Daughter, Audrey. She was just waking up from a nap and was so precious in little strawberry PJs. Mary Kate is a complete natural and it was so much fun watching them play together. It made me really excited for all my friends to start having babies - needless to say that kept me skipping around the rest of the day!

After that I met my dad for lunch at the Onion Roll, ran errands and spent the afternoon watching court shows (my dirty secret). I love watching trashy daytime court shows. Mostly because I like to watch judges yell at ignorant people. 

My first weekend of lent was a massive success and I'm excited to see how next weekend goes!

valentine's day!

I absolutely love Valentine's Day. Not just the romantic part, but taking a few extra moments to send a card or a text to friends and family who are extra special. My plan of hand-making cards for everyone didn't quite make it off my pinterest board, but next year's the year! :)

Thursday was a great day, work flew by and I came home to a happy-go-lucky Hunter greeting me at the door. When I went to get ready for our dinner date, I found this waiting for me!

Two of my favorite things: gossip mags and chocolate! Oh yeah, and a sweet card:) 

I gave Hunter some candy and a back facial. Yeah I know, it's super weird, but he likes it when people rub and scratch his back so I thought he'd love this! We'll see! 

40 days and 40 nights?

Well almost! For lent this year, I - along with a few of my girl friends - have decided to give up boozing for lent. The past few years I've opted not to give up anything in protest of how selfish a lot of people's choices are. It's not about "lent," it's about a diet. I, too, am being a bit selfish in hopes that my body changes for the better - but I'm more focused on how much extra time I have to do good things for myself and those around me. I'm hoping I'll have more time to spend with family, friends and to redevelop the hobbies I once had. And I'm not going to lie, this is going to be some of the hardest 39 days (duh, can't skip St. Patrick's Day!) I've even lived, but also (I'm hoping) some of the most fulfilling. Hopefully this will make me a stronger person.

To say the least, I'm a little nervous...


I will be reporting weekly - if not daily - in hopes of keeping myself in check!

But for now, I'm drinking a Stella and eating dark chocolate and watching 30 Rock on Netflix. Don't judge. Wish me luck!

please watch this, a lot

Looking for something as sweet as can be? Check out the Panda Cam at the San Diego Zoo. You won't regret it!


www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/

so this happened at work this morning...

really... lady with the big, ugly hat?

You're going to cut in front of me every single morning to get onto the train first?