Now that is really going back in time....

Mom sent me this picture of my best childhood friend and me.

Alison and I have just reconnected after 30 years... it's been really fun, and so interesting. I have had a great time sharing stories with her.

I have been absent from blogging. I'm here, just really busy with life..

I am doing really well with my program to lose weight. I'm going to beat those winter blues weight gain that so many of us pick up over the long cold winter. And I'm not giving in to all the goodies over the holidays. I'm going to enjoy a few, here and there.. but that's all I need. :)

Work is steady. I am still grateful to get in my car each day and have such an incredible job to go to each day.

Speaking of.. I am soon going to begin working at Westminster Choir College in Princeton on Tuesdays. It will be a fun and new experience. I look forward it a lot. What a great opportunity my boss is giving me. I look forward to it :)

It's cold like the most frigid winter weather ever.. and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Time is passing so quickly... I can't believe it's almost 2009.

Happy Sunday.

Peace.

Friday Nov 7 (day 5)

Whew! It's FRIDAY!!!! YIPPIE!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

There was no question in my mind what day of the week it was this morning when I woke up! I couldn't wait to turn on the news to confirm that I wasn't just dreamin' that it's Friday! It sure is! Happy Happy Friday!

What a week! Whew! I KNOW for sure that I'm going to be incorportating Limoncello into my flex points this weekend. I'm allowed 35 floating points. I think there's a chance that they all may be coming from Limoncello! lol! Even though the week wasn't as stressful as I had expected, it was still different kind of stressful. I know, sometimes it's very hard to understand me. Imagine how I feel? lol!

What's on the agenda for the weekend. Hmmmmmmmmm well, first of all - my sweetie pie son is sick :(
I don't think it's anything serious. He's got a sore throat and cough. So, this morning I gave him some medicine and told him to go back to bed. I hope he's feeling better today. Maybe the rest in his comfy bed will help.

Brooke is off to a friends tonight. She's thinking about spending the night. I have mixed feelings. I don't know this family. And, although she's in 7th grade, and old enough to feel things out to see if she's comfortable in her environment, I worry about her. I decided that I would stop over at the friends house with some spending money for her. I have to at least feel things out. I don't want to shelter her as much as I sometimes do, but I worry so much......

Today is a light work day at the office. I am working on a HUGE project that's changing direction, so I'm at a dead end for now. I'm doing this mile long spread sheet, and now we've decided to put the whole thing into our program, Raiser's Edge. What I can't merge I'l have to manually do. SO, to make it easier, I'm not going to continue with the job until I know EXACTLY what "they" want (big bosses). UGH!!!!!! I have been working on this thing for over a month!

Any ideas for the weekend??? :)

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!

Oh... I have been 100% faithful to my plan this week. I'm aiming for another perfect day with my points. So far, so good!!!!!!!

The exercise has been good too.

Thursday Nov 6th (day 4)

I am doing this!

Day 4.

SO yeah.. this blog may get a little boring to those who have no idea how tough it is to take off a few pounds... But, to those who know the deal...you might find my posts a bit fun or amusing to read :)

I am on a roll baby! Nope... not a Cinnamon roll...or buttered roll! I'm on a roll with following the program!

I'm staying within my guidelines of the program, and I'm exercising.

You may think...well, it's the first week. Isn't the first week a breeze? NO. It's not. When your mind isn't set on doing it, it's never easy. Sometimes you even have to wait until something clicks to be able to take on the challenge.

It's clicked for me. I'm excited about it. I want this. For me. Not for anyone else.
I'm not setting a deadline, or an end date as to when I should reach my goal... too much pressure.

So, today is a rainy, dreary day. I could have stayed in bed all day! It would have been a perfect day to watch movies. Old movies even! I love black and white movies. Something that I have actually just grown to love over the past few years. They are so much more interesting sometimes than your every day modern movie! Such fun seeing what's in the background. Or the clothing they wear, cars they drive... just everything about them .. fun!!!!

Tomorrow is Friday! I am so happy! This week went by fast, but slow at the same time (make up your mind Erin).

I am so much looking forward to a nice, relaxing weekend!!!!

Ok...so that's about it for now. I have some stuff to catch up with today here at the office!

Blog more soon!

Wednesday - November 5th (day 3)

It's Hump Day! I know.. I have been a total slacker on my sexy and fun hump day pictures! Well, please understand this.. I work in an office now where it would be a total mess if my blog ever came to the surface with pictures on there like that! Believe me, I can't take the chance right now, or I'd be posting Hump Day pics like a wild woman!

So, here I am - Day 3. It's fine. Somtimes It's easy, sometimes it's hard. Just like anything in life that takes effort. Yesterday I was hungry. I learned really fast that Egg salad was not a good choice for the amount that would be on my sandwich. I was so hungry. Now, once I ate it... I felt Ok. BUT, I know for next time that tuna would sure go a lot further. And so, I know this for the future. :)

I felt less bloated when I woke up this morning. I hopped right out of bed! I feel SO much better when I'm eating right. If I could just always remember how it feels to have this much energy! I'd be in perfect shape!

What else?? Not a whole lot. My boss has been sick for 2 weeks now. SO, I have had about 50-75% less on my desk. I'm hoping she gets better soon. I really worry about her health. I have to say, she is the best boss I have ever had in all of my working years. She supports me and my ideas, and she really mentors me. I am so blessed to have her as my supervisor. :)

Speaking of work.. I think I'll get back to it.

1/2 way through the day.
So far, so good.....

Tuesday. Day 2!

I have successfully completed 2 days on the program!

Not only did I stick to the plan (I'm doing flex - not core)

I exercised! Yep! Mary and I went on a very huge walk! I have to say, it was a very good break for me. I think we're on to something here. I think I'm going to walk every day for at least 30 minutes during my work day. I felt so much better when I got back to my desk.

I know. This weight loss stuff is sorta boring to those who don't need to worry (or just don't care) about having to lose weight... BUT, it's all part of my Journey. It's part of my life, and who I am. I have always struggled with my weight. It's just been that way for me.

If you find my blog boring because it's about things like pretty fall leaves, or trying to lose weight, or a boring story about finding kittens.... (lol) Feel free to go. But, here's the deal. This is my life. And, I have real life, regular stuff going on - Just like you. I happen to want to document it. I enjoy sharing. Good, bad, happy, sad.... It's my life.

:)

P.S - I Rocked my Vote today!
Obama.

Good Morning, and Happy Tuesday!!!!!

Happy Election Day!

I have to say this, and it has nothing to do with today. :)
Yesterday when I was leaving work at 5:00 p.m. it was DARK out! I can't get over what a difference it makes when we change the clocks! I thought maybe it was about to rain (and all 5 of my umbrella's were in my car) and then I realized that it was just dark out because of the time change! Wow....

What else? Well, not too much.
I can talk about the past weekend, since I'm trying to catch up with my life.

Halloween. Hubby and I snuck away for the night. It was nice. It was a lot of fun! We enjoy getting away when we can. It's good for us. The weather was beautiful, and there's something about being away near the beach that always makes me feel really good. I love it.

Saturday. We went out for a nice Breakfast. After we checked out of our Hotel, we worked our way to Chrissy and Tom's house. They had invited us for Dinner and Bowling. What a fun time we all had! I love bowling, although I'm not great at it. It was silly fun. I am sometimes the QUEEN of silly, so it worked well for me! I took some pictures, visited with good friends, and enjoyed the game! Oh, and Tom made us his famous ribs for Dinner. They were delicious! YUM!!!!! I can't wait to have them again ( hint hint ).

Sunday.... (lol) Well, I have to say..once we picked the kids up from their cousin's house, we went back to Chrissy and Tom's for Dinner again! LOL Next step is moving in... :) Chrissy made Taco's. We had a nice time :) And the food (again) was yummy! What's next on the menu?!?!?! We didn't get the chance to visit too much though. Fred was busy installing a garbage disposal, and they had other company to entertain! But, it was fun! And, I look forward to the next visit! I think we owe them a home cooked meal or two!!!! :)

Today is good. I'm not as busy as usual because my Boss is out sick, and I have a whole lot less work coming at me. I hope she's feeling better soon. I actually haven't seen her in a week. BUT, there's still enough for me to do. I have a huge, neat pile on my desk that I've been chipping away at. I'll get to the bottom of it eventually!!!! :)

Well, that's about it for now. I should get back to what I'm supposed to be doing.

Oh, I have to mention this. I am having so much fun with Facebook. I have discovered more old friends on there than I would have ever imagined. It's so amazing how easy it is to find people on there. I even got back in touch with someone who I haven't seen since I was 7 years old. We're emailing every day, sharing little stories about our life. It's so awesome. I would encourage anyone who doesn't use FB to use it! It's a great way to be in touch!

:)

Happy Day!

Day One

I stuck to the plan 100%

Started back with healthy eating 101.

:)

Day one, complete.

ugh. Wednesdays will be weight loss results.

I must survive the Holidays.

First weigh in, next Wednesday!

Wish me luck, and strength!

It's November! Can you believe it?

I'm at work. It's November... and I can hardly imagine where the time has gone.

I feel like I just stared this job.
I feel like I'm still the "New" girl in this office suite..
Yet, I'm not.
Since I arrived in May, we've welcomed 2 new people to our department. I'm not the new girl at all...
I've been here for almost 6 months. Why does it seem like time passes so much faster as we grow older? It's scary if you think about it.

And so much is happening in my life right now.
I used to have little to nothing to report...
Now I find that there's so much going on, it would be way to time consuming for me to even imagine taking the time out of my busy schedule to document it all.

But, I want to. I don't want to lose track of what I'm doing. And where my life is heading... and how I got where I am..and how I'm feeling. Isn't that why I created this whole blog site to begin with? Of course it is.

So, I can share the story about the kittens. It's 2 weeks old now, but it's still something to share. It's part of my life.....

2 weeks ago yesterday I was going out to my car with Fred. It was a Sunday night.
We just arrived home from a weekend on Long Island with family. It was a family reunion. My brother was here visiting....
Anyway. There we were, heading to the car when all of the sudden I heard some screaming animal. I was so worried about it. Anyone who knows me knows that I worry to much. I worry about things all the time! Anyway.. I went towards the screaming. I was a little scared. I will admit, I was worried as to what I would find. Really I should have been more worried about what was about to find me. 2 tiny little kittens. Sitting on the curb, about to go into the street. They were precious. The absloute smallest kittens I have ever scooped up into my hands, ever.... So, what am I supposed to do? I took them inside. Of course.
Fred and I went to the store, bought baby bottles (special one's for kittens) and formula for kittens... and we bottle fed them for the next week and a half...until we weened them from the bottle. Yep. Dr and Mrs Doolitte to the rescue. Now, 2 weeks later and we're proud parents of 2 more animals. I am not kidding. What are we supposed to do? We can't seperate them. We can't give them up. They honestly think we're their parents. They adore us. It's sweet. It's actually pretty special.
Names? Who knows. I named one Tootsie. lol. It just came out one morning. Tootsie is a sweetie. Very loving, quiet, and so affectionate. It's nice. The other one. I have no idea. I'm hoping a name comes to mind for this one. She is a fluff ball. She's going to have very long hair. lol. Just what we needed..... lol

Okay... there's an "Erin Story"

I'm such a sap. I know it. I'm beginning to feel that it's "okay" to be exactly who I am. I'm getting more and more comfortable in my own skin as the days, months, years pass... :)

It's all good.

More tomorrow. :) I'm getting back on track.

Fun with friends! xoxoxxo