316 - 1 = Avoid it like the plague or plaque!!

I'm on vacation!

Very much on vacation!

The last thing I want to do while I'm on vacation is go to the dentist!!! I know I need to get in there, but not while I am on vacation.

I managed to squeak out of my appointment, after much battling! I know that I need to go, it's just that I know there is so much work that needs to be done, that I would have ended up either in pain or with an empty wallet (and pain from being with an empty wallet).

I promise to go, once I move back!

Here's the goal-

~GET TO THE DENTIST!!!~

Off to go enjoy my vacation time!!!

~It's all out there in front of us.....

317 - 1 = Leaving on a jet plane

Well today is finally the day!!! What's today you ask? It's my last day of work....for spring break!! Thought I had ya there, didn't ya??

I have a week off for spring break, and you will never guess where I'm spending it.......ok maybe you will! I'm going to Florida!! Not to mention, my favorite place in the world, Walt Disney World!!

I'm very excited to have some actual time off! The last time I went down to Florida, was for movers to deliver my stuff and was a marathon trip- literally!! I ran around like crazy the whole time I was there, this trip will be a very relaxed opportunity for my babe and I to really enjoy ourselves!

I do have a dentist appointment, a hair appointment, have to work, have to organize my stuff that was moved down, and spend time with friends and family...but I know this will be a much more relaxed trip!

It's also going to finish with a really chilled out version of wdw! My babe decided to surprise me with an upgraded hotel for us to stay in! We usually try to save money (since we visit so frequently) by staying at a lower priced hotel. It's nothing special, but it's cheap and consistent. So he decided to get us set up at a place where we won't even have to get into the car! Everything is within walking distance! We will definitely have a very wonderful time together!

So this goal is one that I am really looking forward to!!!!

~RELAX!!!!

I can't wait until it's 9 when I'm on the plane, and all I can do is sit and relax!!! I have some knitting I need to catch up on, some movie watching to do, and just plain old chilling out!!

~It's all out there in front of us!!!

318 - 1 = Dont worry be happy

Well I didn't accomplish yesterday's goal- going for a run....

However, I did manage to have a wonderful dinner out at the diner with AB. We had so many laughs, I'm pretty sure (had I not just gone) I might have laughed until I peed my pants! I really am enjoying her company!

I guess it's ok that I didn't get my run in last night...there's always my Florida trip...where I can run pretty much whenever I want! So that's one small thing.

I started to organize my stuff to travel tomorrow, it's all laid out on my bed...and it's not a whole lot of stuff!! Could it be that I really have THAT much stuff there that I don't need to pack much?? That's another small thing.

I didn't have to be at work until later today (a last minute change given last night that I didn't totally mind), which gave me the opportunity to sleep in a bit and get organized. So I have figured out what the train schedule is and I now know that when I drive myself to the station that I need to leave a bit of time to find parking. Certain days, I have managed to find a spot right away, others it's taken me some time to find a spot...at least I know that there are 2 options of trains I can take that will get me to work on time. If I get that spot right away, I'll make the earlier train, giving me a few extra minutes to myself before walking into work. If I DON'T find a parking spot right away, I drive around the lots a bunch of times, watching people find spots before me! I still manage to get a spot, but I end up taking the second train. Oh well, another small thing.

So I'm sure you have noticed me mentioning all of these small things...it leads into my goal for today-

~DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF

This is a somewhat long term goal that I will be bringing into a bigger long term goal. I'm trying to not get so annoyed all the time, and I'm starting small stuff. Hey, it's a start!

Well, as I always say- No worries!

~It's all out there in front of us

319 - 1 = I dont do early...

This week has been a bit difficult for me because I've had to get up early for work.

I've always wanted to enjoy getting up early.....wait! Who am I kidding!?!? I love my bed so much, especially when it's toasty and warm!!!

I guess the benefit of going to work early is I get done early, and with it being so nice out here the past few days, I have been enjoying it. Perhaps this evening when I get home I'll accomplish a goal...

~GO FOR AN EVENING RUN

I'm going to get a few extra minutes of sleep here on the train.....Wake me when we're at Penn....

~It's all out there in front of us

320 - 1 = Bombshell??

As you may already know, I decided to go brunette for the winter season. I figured it would be a good opportunity to start over with my goldilocks hair that I once had.

My goldilocks hair I did have, was long- with dead ends...and the colors were all over the spectrum with blondes! It was kind of a mess!!

I have decided (with the help of my new hair fairy) that I will be setting a new goal:

~GO BACK TO BLONDE

It will be a somewhat long process, but I know once it will be done it will be amazing!

I go thru phases with my hair, like I'm sure many of us do! Short, long, layers, curly, straight, colored, and well like what happened to me- when the hair girl just keeps cutting! I was, at one point, very happy with my short hair, but then I went for a trim, and she cut too short of layers in my hair! They were uneven, and when you have curly hair, layers don't work right I they aren't cut right.

I went to my sisters "hair fairy" when I was in Florida last! He is WONDERFUL!! I went in to get a blow out, and he just happens to be (as he said himself) a little OCD with hair. A perfectionist of sorts!! Thank goodness for him!!

So he has me on the schedule for next Wednesday! Back to the blonde girl that everyone knows and loves! Boy will my granny be happy- she thinks my dark hair makes me look "tired"....what she doesn't realize is it's the lack of sun, and the fact that I work a lot that makes me look tired, NOT MY HAIR COLOR. She will be happy though...and that will make me happy.

Just like my scheduled hair appointment....

~It's all out there in front of us

322 - 2 = Birthday girls

The next few weeks are very special weeks, because they host the birthdays of two amazing ladies in my life!

They are both so special to me, and both so very different, but on the other hand, so incredibly similar!! The biggest thing that's the same is kindof selfish....they both make me incredibly happy and make me want to be a better person!! It's an incredible thing to have such a great core!! Love you both!!

So with it being birthday month for both of them, I had to get to shopping!! About 2 weeks ago I headed off to my favorite craft store. I had no idea what to get for them, but I knew just walking around I'd be able to think of something perfect for both of them! I wrote a goal down...

~FIND THE BEST GIFTS FOR THE BEST GIRLS

I got a box, I got some chatchkies, and then I found myself walking towards the glitter paper!! Man was that paper glittery!! I had to wrap everything on top of newspapers.

Now, I ended up doing some research and found out that my Deezie was quite the enjoyer of art. So for her, I ended up setting her up with brushes, paints, and canvases, and told her that we will be going to take an art class together!! Her birthday isn't for a few weeks, but I'll be away for the actual day...so I gave her everything this past weekend. She loved it!!

I mailed a box for my Marezy last week, hoping she would get it in time for her birthday, which is today! She is growing my little fairy babies, so it was hard for me to shop for just her, and not want to shop for the babes too! So I ended up basing her gifts somewhat around her being pregnant, but made sure they were special for her. She mentioned that she was looking for a dress that could be comfortable for her to grow into....and boy did I find one!!! She's worn it so much already!! There were a few other amazing things in there...but you can read all about them on her blog.
www.ciaomarezy.blogspot.com

I'm so happy that both of them loved their gifts, and that I have them in my life!! I love them both in their own ways!!!!

Thank you to both of you for always being there, and being (possibly) the only two people who read my blog ;-) I'm kidding, my babe reads it too. You both mean the world to me!!!

Happy Birthday Girlies!!!!

~ It's all out there in front of us

323 - 1 = a bonus on a Saturday!?!

So today is St. Patrick's day!

We were going to head into the city today to watch the parade, but decided that it would be too crazy! So here we sit in our little local place, preparing for our little local day! Should be so much fun!

We have all of our green on! Our goal for today was to

~DON'T GET PRICKED BY A LEPRECHAUN!!!

I think we accomplished that by wearing so much green!!!!

The luck of the Irish to ya!

~It's all out there in front of us....

324 - 1 = "Poop and corn"

I know the subject of this post sounds a little gross, but it was yet another challenge goal...

~WRITE ABOUT POOP AND CORN

I am actually happy to accept all challenge goals (yes, even ones like this). There are 2 that I know will be mentioned (as they have before by 2 men in my life, and I will work on them, perhaps in the latter end of the year, just not now, so don't go there). Bring on the challenges on what a goal of mine should be, and maybe you will see me write about it.

So with a week of blogging daily under my belt, I figured I'd go into the holiday weekend with some insight, and humor.

Wanna know what I miss, my little walks with my pup, including picking up her little poops! She is such a great little creature of habit...she knows to sleep in when it's time to sleep in, knows when I'm sad and to come snuggle with me, she also knows that I love and miss her! I've tried to video chat with her, she hears me and looks around, but I'm sure she's a little sad cause I'm not there. I get to see her next Saturday!! I can't wait to snuggle with her and take her for walks and pick up her little poops again for the week!!

I'm interested to see what our lives will be like when I move back! Will we have a nice yard? Will we have to go downstairs to go for our walks? Who knows what the future holds for us and our new lives in Florida!? All I know is that she and I will be there everyday, waiting for our babe to come home from work!!

So, hmmm, corn.
Ah ha!!

Something that I am looking forward to for this weekend is being CORNy with my Deezie!!! We have our corny cute outfits to go watch the corny parade!! We always tell corny jokes and laugh way too much!! I guess it's healthy!! I hope the weather is nice, warm, and permits us to wear our cute outfits without a WINTER COAT!! Oh how I long for warm weather all the time!!

So there!! I did it, I had a blog post with poop and corn in it!!! At least it wasn't what came.....oh wait, I'm a lady! I can't TOTALLY go there!!!

Hahahahahaha!!

~It's all out there in front of us!!

325 - 1 = Doing my taxes

Just a fast post for today, as I am trying to use today's time on the train to get my goal here accomplished!

~GET MY TAXES ORGANIZED!

So I must get back to it!!!

~It's all out there in front of us

329 - 3 = "blog about global warming"

So I know that opener seems a little silly, and TRUST me, it's source is completely that!! While standing on the train platform, I was texting with my silly Deezie and I asked her what I should blog about today...she said global warming, so here I go......

I've been trying to accomplish one of these goals, and I'm sure you are happy with the product!! The goal I'm speaking of is-

~BLOG EVERY WEEKDAY

Everyday I have a near hour commute into work, and a near hour commute home in the evening. I don't mind it all that much, I usually plug in my headphones and jam to my music (which needed desperately to be updated and added to) and I blog away. I ended up setting a goal for myself to help build my music library.

~DOWNLOAD MORE MUSIC

Music downloading can be quite expensive, and those free downloading sites don't seem all that reliable. So, I have found that every week or so iTunes offers $0.69 songs!!! So I have done a little bit of purchasing, and my music is getting better and better. Sometimes I am finding that some of my songs repeat too frequently, so the more music I have, the more variety I'll have to enjoy! If you have any good music choices to recommend, let me know!

Since I'm trying to blog daily, I've found that writing things down helps me get everything done a bit faster. The brainstorming happens a lot quicker when I jot things down and then blog from them...so the goal now is-

~DRAFT BLOGS ON PAPER IN MY PRINCESS NOTEBOOK

Yes I still use my princess notebook!! It's getting fuller and fuller! I'm excited to look back in a year and in the future into this book and see all of the crazy things I've written about, since NOT everything in the book makes it onto the blog!

Now on to more important things.....

"Scientists say because of global warming they expect the world's oceans will rise four and a half feet. The scientists say this can mean only one thing: Gary Coleman is going to drown." -Conan O'Brien

.......and that is why I think global warming is important.

~It's all out there in front of us

330 - 1 = Something to look forward to

Don't you hate when ya type something and it disappears!?! Well that just happened to me! Hahah!

So today is a very important day, I get to register for a second race (will be my 3rd for the year) to complete in the month of November. It is just one more thing I can add to my goal list!!

I don't have much longer here living in New York. It is just a mere 3 and a half months before I move back to sunny Florida. So I have started to get a little antsy, and decided that I need to set another goal-
~PLAN UPCOMING TRIPS

I needed to plan and book them, so I have something to look forward to.

I got to doing my research online about ticket prices, and have found out that these tickets aren't getting any cheaper! I, of course, am not able to travel on cheaper dates because I only get off when my job gives me time off...which happens to be some of the most expensive times to travel.

I am happy to say that I got a very good deal on my upcoming spring visit! I'll be in Florida for a week!! I get to hang at the beach and even get a bit of Disney time in (when do I not make time for Disney!?!)!

I also managed to book an upcoming trip for my babe as well! There aren't THAT many more opportunities for him to come up to visit me here, soon we will be coming up together, visiting family!! It's only a quick weekend trip, but at least I will get to see him in the month of April!

My next trip isn't quite booked yet, but it is planned out...my birthday trip for Memorial Day! Then the next trip booked will be my babe's to come up and MOVE ME BACK TO FLORIDA!!!!

Once I get back to Florida, I have a few trips already in the works. One is going to be a double whammy!! A small road trip to visit with my cousin, and certain lady that's growing my little fairy babies!!! I'm excited to spend some time with all of them!! I hope they are ready for my magic!

I've also got a race in September, in (where else) Disney! Then, as I mentioned earlier, another race in November!

I love having all of these trips planned and giving myself something to look forward to!!!!

~It's all out there in front of us~

332 - 2 = Nom Nom Nom

Just call me Piggy McPiggington...

So, after a full week of living with AB, I'm starting to see how my eating habits will change.

I wrote this goal down on my list a while ago...and it actually made it BACK on the list for a second time.

~EAT BETTER
~WORK HARDER AT EATING BETTER

What's great is, I don't really have a choice now that AB has all of it ready for me. She's helping me accomplish this goal, whether I like it or not. AB is so wonderful & wants to make sure I never leave the house empty or go to bed hungry.

I must say, I never really ate a full breakfast- unless of course it was a brunch eaten at anytime after 11am. When I was living in the city, I'd wake up, lay in bed for 30 minutes, get up, wash my face, get dressed, walked the pup, came back up and left the house....NO BREAKFAST YET. I lived with a famous DDonut shop on the corner, and I went there so regularly, that they knew my coffee order as soon as I walked in, and had it ready for me by the time I got to the register...STILL NO BREAKFAST YET. I'd then get on the train and proceed to drink my coffee for about an hour (drinking it slow and taking my time cause it was usually a HUGE one).

Now, I get up an hour earlier than I used to (not because of daylight savings either, that's a whole different post), lay in bed for 30 minutes waking up, go downstairs, and my breakfast is there waiting for me, and the coffee is sitting in the pot ready for me to pour into my mug sitting on the counter. It's pretty easy to eat right when there are bran flakes, fresh fruit, 1% milk, and whole wheat rolls, bagels, and English muffins at my disposal.

I would usually get to work still chugging on my coffee, now by the time I get to work it's almost time for me to eat lunch. Lunch is something that sometimes can be in the form of a snack off of whatever I'm cooking at work that day, or maybe a salad with chicken. However, more often than not, now I require it, as opposed to sometimes eating.

Last week I found out how late I'd be getting home regularly. If I have a normal night, I'm home by 8:30 and close to 11 on others and there's AB with my dinner waiting for me either way. It's been everything from fish, chicken soup, turkey meatballs, and pizza. Every meal has had either broccoli rabe, broccoli, or asparagus and usually a whole wheat roll. When I got home from work when I lived in the city I usually would have the diner on speed dial...and would only order when I was hungry.

I had poor eating habits. I didn't eat many vegetables, I didn't eat all of the right things...funny, cause I'm a "chef" for a very healthy eating family of 5. It just becomes very difficult to make things for 1 when I would get home, because I usually cook most of the day. Not to mention, I head to the market 3 times a week for work, the last thing I want to do when I get back home, is head back to the market.

This new "eating thing" (we'll call it that for now) will relate and transfer over To my new life living with my babe. We will both have good eating habits and I'll be happy to prepare meals for more than just me.

Almost lunchtime now....


~It's all out there in front of us...

343 - 10 = Playing catch up

So I had quite a bit of a headache with this post, and I know it's not going to look how I want it too, something tells me a new goal I have is to ~LEARN THE CODES FOR BLOGGING ON MY PHONE. I guess I'll start by telling you that this post was near completion and was awaiting a final edit upon my figuring out that it just plain old didn't save (or better yet was pure user error). I did, however, manage to somehow have the preview page up on my computer and was able to snap a few photos of what was typed!! I don't have internet at home yet, but somehow the page came up!! So in all it's "glory" here's what it said.

I'll begin this post with a goal right away, as it is written on my goal list 2 times.
~CATCH UP ON MY GOALS
~CATCH UP ON MY BLOGGING

I usually like to post on a Sunday.
It seems to be the day that I most enjoy, and that I seem to have the most time and energy to get a post up.
However, as you probably could figure out on your own, I haven't posted in about 2 weeks.
It's been a very hectic 2 weeks, to say the least.
So many things to catch up on that I know this will be a very long post.
And if this one isn't, there will be more to follow.
I ran my second half marathon on February 26th.
It was, of course, in Walt Disney World.
I barely did any training this season due to my inability to enjoy running in the cold. Thank goodness it was a perfect temperature the morning of the race.
I had a few goals leading up to this race that must be added!!
~COMPLETE THE HALF MARATHON
~GET MY BABE TO DO A RACE WITH ME
~LOAD UP AND PACK ALL OF MY GEAR FOR THE RACE
~FOCUS ON THE RUN, NOTHING CAN STOP ME BUT MYSELF

I completed the race, a minute worse than last years time! Imagine what it could have been if I trained hard! Once I get back to Florida full time I'll get on a nice running routine. I know it will be a challenge, but that goal will come when I get there.

I registered my babe and I for the 5k fun run to happens the day before the half marathon, however, as we were both geared up and ready to go for it the night before, I ended up waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and I fainted on the bathroom floor. Being that we had to be up early to get there, and that my REAL run was the next day, I decided to (was forced to) stay in bed. It was for my own good. There will be other opportunities for my babe and I to do a run together, it will have to be an easy one, cause he doesn't DO running...but we will definitely do one one of these days!

I am all set and registered for my next runDisney event... The Tower of Terror 10 miler. I'm excited to see how I do with a bit of training. That race is in September, and there is another that I plan on doing in November...leading into my crazy Goofy Challenge occurring in January.
This was another goal of mine
~REGISTER FOR A NEW RACE

While I was there in Disney I also had a little challenge set to
~FIND ALL THINGS FAIRY GODMOTHER
I didn't find anything this trip, but I did find HER during my race, and I took a picture with her!!!

I have officially moved out of my Sunnyside apartment. It was a long process and very bittersweet.
I managed to have movers help me transport my stuff to Florida, thank goodness for them, I'm not sure I'd be able to move all of that stuff on my own.
The other day, I loaded up the last few things into my car, handed over the apartment keys, and camped out at my friend D's place for the weekend. There were a few things that I didn't have the movers take, one being a dresser that didn't match my set and my tv (which I won't be needing once I move in with my tech smart babe).
D was in need of a bigger tv (or a magnifying glass to watch her old tiny tv with), so who better to give my tv to, as well as a place to put it on, her!!
So the goal for that day was
~MAKE IT UP 4 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS WITH A TV AND DRESSER
Talk about a workout!!
I'm happy they worked in her place and now she has an extra place for some clothes and can watch tv without squinting.

I'm thrilled that I have my time on the train to get done what I need to...especially catching up on my blogging. Please understand that I am not happy with the layout and how it all runs together, I will be perfecting this soon! At least I'm getting my words on the blog and can make it look good later!

~It's all out there in front of us~

A new way to post...333 -1

Not sure how well this will work for my editing and posting, but here is a new goal for me.... ~FIGURE OUT HOW TO BLOG FROM MY PHONEAs I have mentioned in previous posts, I have moved. Now not only have I moved where I live, but I currently don't have internet. So therefore, I have to become creative in my ways of delivering blog posts. I have internet on my phone, and as I spend this time on the train (there will be quite a bit of it commuting back and forth between work and home), I will have to rely on it for majority of my posting. Hopefully I can do a bit of research on how to get the most out of my mobile blogging.There doesn't seem to be an option to change up the margins, and I'm hoping it won't be difficult to get my formats right. I like to center my posts, as I'm sure you have seen in my previous posts. I also can't seem to figure out how to change the color of my font...this is going to be tricky. It's tricky to type on this tiny keyboard...it's also tricky to pull up my draft that I was already working on. I have a nice long post (heres hoping I didn't delete it by trying to open it on my phone here) that hopefully I can get up sooner rather than later.Here I sit, on the train....day 1 of 109 days remaining in New York. Better submit before I head under ground.It's all out there in front of us~