Plus-Sized Pin Up

It's been awhile. The internet really hasn't held any interest lately. I've been primarily working on cleaning my house, filling out job applications, and reading. LoL, I got through about 3-4 books in about 2 weeks! Yes, I am that nerdy!

I am still pounding away at the gym. It has been a little hard coming back after being so sick, but I've been able to rise to the challenge. My food intake kind of spiraled out of control after being so sick. I know I need to get back to eating correctly, but $$$ might not allow that. Since I don't have a job, $$$ has gotten really, really tight. We relied too much on a credit card to bail us out every month, and now we've maxed it. I feel so ashamed to even admit it, but it's the truth. *sigh* We might have to return to a diet of boxed macaroni. I'm hoping that we can actually sit down and start making a budget again. Hopefully things won't look quite so bleak.

In less serious news, I got called in for a job interview!!! I applied to work as a custodian at WyoTech, and I got a call back this morning! It is fully benefited and full-time. I've worked as a custodian before, so it isn't new territory. The draw back is the hours are 10pm - 6am. I've never worked a night shift. I figure I can sleep while hubby is at work and spend the evening w/ him before I head in at 10pm. *shrug* I don't know. Either way, I'm seriously thinking about taking the job on the spot -- if they want me that is. It pays nice and the benefits will cut some of our expenses and cover the $500+/mo payment on my student loans.

Angel and my brother have been here all weekend. Angel came to celebrate her birthday with us, so my brother drove up from Colorado. It was a lot of fun. My brother decided to leave around 11:30 last night. It looked as though it was going to start raining/snowing, so we wanted to go over the pass on 80 before anything hit. I guess he hit a bad patch for about 10 minutes. Aside from that, the drive was uneventful. Angel is leaving this afternoon. We're planning on heading out and renting a new Batman cartoon and chilling before she leaves. It was a freaking awesome weekend, but I'm glad to start back into normal life.

Prednisone took all of the swelling down pretty quickly. I'm not sure if the antibiotics are doing anything or it is just time passing. Unfortunately, my tongue is super sensitive and it hurts to eat certain foods. My mom assures me that it is normal. She says something about the skin coming back after being pretty swollen. *shrug* It feels pretty raw at times. I need to eat a lot slower and softer things. Sadly, hot food hurts :( I love hot food!\

On Monday, I'm starting back on my regular gym workout. I still need to go a little slow since this past week has been a bust. As funny as it sounds, I'm actually looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. The gym is like a constant. I can listen to the music I want to, zone out, think of things . . . Everything is free and just mine.

In rather strange news, I've been thinking this week about entering one of my short stories into a writing contest. I'm not sure whether I should send it into the never-been-published for $6000 or the annual fall contest. Getting back into the story is rather exciting! It was went over really well in my fiction workshop class. There are some things that need to be polished.

Angel is coming to visit me on the 22nd for her birthday! We're going to a friend's dance performance of Alive in Wonderland. He is the Cheshire Cat!! So happy!! I'm excited! LoL, I even motivated myself to finally start working on cleaning up the kitchen. The next biggest job will be the carpet. Juneau still has accidents if she is not watched pretty closely (*ahem* like when hubby has to watch her), so the carpet needs to be scrubbed. We clean up after her, but there is a point when it needs to really be cleaned. Hey, heehee, cardio ^_~

Anyways, I have a date with my book ^_^

It is amazing how much home feels like home.

On Friday, Angel drove down of a visit. We went to the rec center for some swimming and water slide fun. After that, I got out my stage make-up and turned her into a zombie for the premier of Resident Evil: Afterlife.

The next morning, we left for Greeley and left Juneau at his house. We promptly ran over to Fort Collins as fast as we could, shoveled food down our throat, went to get Angel's tattoo (her appointment was 20min late), and waited for my colour. After finally getting her new ink and touch-up done, I was able to get into Diego's chair. I mentioned some weird bumpy parts of the tattoo, he looked over it and decided that it was still healing. No colouring. I go back in a week or two. It was sad since the trip was planned around it. *shrug* Either way, our traditional gelato-after-tattoo wasn't an option due to an October Fest in old town. But we did find an awesome, homemade ice cream place. We finally got our asses in gear and got back to my brother's house to check on Juneau. His roomie had let her out to be around his dogs. They are big German Shepherds, so I was afraid she would freak out. His youngest bitch was very, very patient and gentle with her. It was the best weekend she ever had! She was so happy! When we go home, she kind of collapsed. She didn't even get up when the front door was opened!!!!

Even though this was another bad weekends food wise, when I tightened my belt, it was on the lowest hole and felt as though it could go tighter without an issue!! When I got the belt, I couldn't have it that low without a lot of smooshing! Every time I check my weight, it has been maintaining and my measurements appear to be the same. I am taking this as a sign! Even after stuffing myself on a Denver omelet before church, eating more than I should at On The Border, and grabbing a chiller and the Human Bean, my belt still could have gone tighter with room too spare! Booya!

While visiting bro, he introduced my to Bullshit with Pen and Teller. It was awesome! He was watching it streaming from Netflicks. I'm going to have to get on a find how many episodes they have available online.

Needless to say, it is good to be home. I wish Angel could have gotten more days off, but I'm happy to have the house to myself. It is hard to really feel at home when entertaining company. If you read this, Angel, I still love you visiting me, and I still wish you could have stayed longer!!!

Hubby is in bed early this evening. Either from lack of sleep or a bug, he isn't feeling well. I'm hoping it's lack of sleep, because I don't want to catch anything!

I'm wasted. The though of going into the rec center for a workout tomorrow really makes me feel . . . ug! I cannot give myself an excuse to get out of it. If I even do that once, I will get back into the habit of not going. This is not an option. A hot bath and a little extra sleep should help me shake this off.

No change on the weight front. I'm feeling a little sad about it. However, I'm not in this for the numbers on the scale. My goal is to become healthier, and I really think I'm getting there. My eating this week has not been the best, but I have kept up my physical activity. Haha, even though I am still a very sedate person, my energy level is going up after each session on the gym! I come in feeling exhausted and worn out, and I leave feeling energized, refreshed, and awake! All the scale is telling me is that I'm maintaining and not gaining. Plus, I know I am gaining muscle, so that will add weight. I also looked at my measurements. In my bust and hips area, it looks as though I lost of inches. However, I realized that I wasn't wearing my bra, and I was during the previous measurements. That doesn't work :P My waist line is saying I added a couple inches :( If I think about retaking them, I'll add the updated measurements sometime this afternoon.

Even though I didn't eat the best, I had a larger intake of water yesterday. For some reason, I haven't been feeling thirsty. When I feel hungry, it doesn't feel the same, so . . . *shrug*

Juneau killed hubby's computer the other night. She was chasing Dizzy all over the house and furniture. She jumped on hubby twice and scratched the hell out of his computer screen. The first time he might have been still able to work on it. But after the second time, there was no coming back. We have moved my computer, and he us using it in the evenings. My computer time is usually limited to the morning and afternoon, so it works out well. Although I realize that I just enabled him to continue playing instead of spending time together. *shrug* Can't win them all.

Ug, I need to clean my house! Angel is coming on the 10th, and this place is a pigsty! Hubby promised to do dishes since I was cooking all the time. The kitchen has yet to bear any fruit in that regard. The rest of the house is left up to me. He always freaks out when dealing with my stuff . . . Well, really, something not his own. I also need to get the guest bathroom cleaned up for Angel. Although I have claimed that one as my own. Since Juneau likes to dig through the cat box for snacks, it has been moved to the master bathroom. I cannot stand it! Even kept clean, there is more smell due to the humidity and the smaller space. Also, the guest bathroom has better lighting for make up and such. Needless to say, IT NEEDS CLEANING! I also need o try and organize my make up. For me, it isn't too terrible being all over the counter, but for guests it makes it hard for them to use the faucet and such.

Anyways, Hack/Slash is calling my name. I want to get some more reading done and then convince myself to get up and start working.

Goal for next week: Get back to menu planning, make better food choices, and continue shredding it at the gym.

Angel left this afternoon. In some ways I'm happy to get the house back to myself, but that means I need to stop avoiding things. My cookbooks are calling from the shelf telling me that I need to start menu planning. I'm still trying to get hubby to find out about the rec center and company. I need to start yoga and pilates again. It is kind of hard to work through with someone else in the house.

We watched Zombieland this morning. Angel had never seen it. In honour of it, she bought a box of Twinkies and Zingers. She decided to leave me half of what was left :P I might eat a few, but I don't need all that junk in my system. Even under normal conditions, I don't really eat that type of food. I might send it with my skinny hubby to work. I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate them.

Goofing off on the internet has heralded some neat things. I've found a couple of blogs devoted to low fat cooking. The recipes look awesome! It encourages me! Voicing my fears helped me to see that this lifestyle change is not about denying myself. It is about finding a balance. Hey, Coke once in awhile won't kill me. Occasionally going to one of our favorite restaurants is not something to avoid. Everything in moderation. I am fully convinced that God created food for us to enjoy. We just allow it to become a god and stronghold in our life. I'm tired of letting that rule my life.

Paying close attention to the people around me, I notice that I'm not that far off. I just need to rethink things. We only eat out for convenience, so making weekly menus will help. I'm already on the bandwagon of portion control. I won't have issues maintaining that.

I got a couple of graphic novels in the mail yesterday. My hubby's aunt gave me a large gift certificate to Amazon for my graduation gift. I completely splurged and got a couple of books, graphic novels, some new car seat covers (all pink skulls ^_~), and other things. Lol, more stuff to contribute to my rather sedate lifestyle :P

Tell me, is it bad to enjoy sitting and reading a book, playing a video game, watching a movie? I've always been rather stationary.

I put in for another job this past week. The City is hiring some office associate. The University is also hiring for the same type of position. I'm praying that God will bring something to me. For some reason I don't want to work a "you-want-fries-with-that" job after getting my degree.

A week ago, we all went to the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur Colorado. They had a booth selling awesome belly dancing silks. I would love to go back, buy some, and find a good belly dancing DVD. I'm all about doing things in the privacy of my own home *^_^*

Angel and I went up to Riverton to place her mother's grave stone. We sat around with the women folk and watched the men sweat and get dirty. It was fun just shooting the breeze with her family and friends. We had awesome tattoo conversation, which ended in a tattoo show-and-tell :)

After everything was said and done, her family and I had dinner at the local Italian restaurant. Those were some of the best calzones I have ever eaten. Yum! I had leftovers for breakfast and now my acid is flaring up again :(

We were planning on getting my chest piece done, but I never got a hold of the shop yesterday. The soonest they can get me in is Saturday @ 4pm. I really want Angel to come, but she has to head back to work tomorrow. But my hubby has never been with me to get ink, so it will be an interesting experience. I'm thinking that the spicy-ness (aka pain) might be a bit more than my full shoulder tattoo. Meh, I sat for my shoulder for 2.5hrs, so I can handle the chest piece. I'll post pictures when I get it done.

Off to forage for food.

"Danger, curves ahead!"

My bff, Angel, just said this to me. I thought it would make everyone laugh :) We are all beautiful, curvy women. We should be proud of that ^_~