January 29, 2012
This is a pretty calm week, though I am going to Portland for the day tomorrow. Besides that, I've got 5 days of work, I'll probably intern 4 days, hopefully that means 4 days of running. All in all, a little busy, but it should be pretty decent.
This Week:
- Workout 3 times
We're trying! I've gotta reengage in my workouts!
- Continue to search for a job
- Keep this blog fresh
I know you've been missing my daily posts.
- Make bread
- Set a real budget
- Make more pot holders
- Call Seattle Public Schools
Regarding a potential job
This Year:
- Weigh 165 pounds
- Run a 5k and half marathon
- Plan a freakin' wedding
January 28, 2012
The charging cord for my computer died this week, so it's been a bit of a hassle to blog. I fixed it yesterday, but I still feel bad for leaving you out in the cold most of the week!
This Week:
- Workout 3 times
How does 1 sound? Does that work for you?
- Continue to search for a job
My hours at work have increased and combined with interning and maintaining my apartment, it's been hard to find time.
- Clean the apartment
Yes, everything but the fiance's corner (where his computer is) is all tidy.
- Make bread
Blarg, I never got around to that. Shoot!
- Make the appointment to view a potential wedding site this weekend
I tried, but they didn't have time. This is ok, I think the fiance and I need to get on the same page about our wedding and what it'll be like. I'm approaching it in the way I think a lot of brides do--decorations, fancy dress, floral arrangements--and he is approaching it as an event with maybe a dozen people present; no need to go all-out for such a small event. So before trying to pick the location, I think we need to sort out our expectations.
This Month:
- Set a real budget
This is hard to wrap my head around, because my hours at work fluctuate unpredictably. But my hours have leveled out a bit, so it's time to face the facts about where my finances are.
- Make more pot holders
Working on it!
This Year:
- Weigh 165 pounds
- Run a 5k and half marathon
January 25, 2012
Dress, Isaac Mizrahi for Target; cardigan, Torrid; tights, GNW; shoes, Paul Green Muenchen
I didn't actually wear this today, but I can't remember when I did, so there it is. Travel time not included (and let me tell you there was a LOT of travel time), I worked for 11 hours today. So you'll have to forgive the spaciness. Regarding the dress, I was quite excited to wear it. Can't remember where I went in it, but I do know that I bought this for halloween. It was a little snug, on purpose, for a little sexiness. (Snug=sexy?) When I pulled it on this time, it fit perfectly! This is why we work to get fit! I can't see or feel the changes in my body, but a few people have commented on the changes they see and I've mentioned my clothes being a little big on here before. The payoff is already starting to come. Slowly, I'm going to get there!
January 24, 2012
So last week was kind of a wash in terms of productivity. I was very caught up in hating the snow. You'd think I'd get a lot done, being trapped indoors for what felt like a month of Sundays. Instead, I just watched a lot of "The Biggest Loser"
This Week:
- Workout 5 times
Nope, not even once. I have a special love for workout tapes, too, so not being able to run outside or at my internship isn't a good enough excuse.
- Continue to search for a job
I did do this! Though not with the intensity I should have had. I figured if I was snowed in, everybody else in Seattle probably was, too.
- Finish reading "Hole in my Life" by Jack Gantos
Didn't even pick it up.
- Clean the apartment
Sigh, I did a little tidying, but it seems that every time I got something done, a new mess turned up.
- Make bread
Yes! I did get this done! I also made a sourdough starter! I need to make bread again now, though.
This Month:
This Year:
January 17, 2012
The last time I posted about what I made while snowed in, it became my most popular post! That may be because I pimped it out to IFB, as well, but I like to think it's because people are intereted in my crafty endeavors!
This pot holder is made from some plain cotton fabric I embroidered. (Pattern here.) I then took 3 more layers of quilting fabric, sandwiched some batting in the middle and then machine-quilted some rectangles. Then I bound it up with more scrap fabric! Clearly this pot holder isn't squared or neatly put together, but for the first thing I've sewn in well over a year, I'm pretty happy with it!
January 16, 2012
Top, Old Navy (collar added by me); cardigan, Victoria's Secret; jeans, Old Navy; boots, Victoria's Secret; socks, Target
It's no secret that I hate snow. Out here in the Northwest it rarely ever snows and it sticks even less frequently. Because of that no one is ever prepared, so the roads aren't taken care of, buses stop running, stores close...it's BS. I do my part in that lack of preparedness--I don't own any water-proof shoes, which means whenever I try to brave the weather, my feet end up soaking wet. Pure hate. But look how well I fake being enthused about that snow ball!
January 15, 2012
On my Tumblr, I've tried to make it habit to make and track goals for myself. They can be little things (like make a point to see my friends) or big things (like get down to my goal weight) but I think that tracking and updating my goals once a week is a good motivation tool. So here we go:
This Week:
- Workout 5 times
- Continue to search for a job
- Finish reading "Hole in my Life" by Jack Gantos
- Clean the apartment
- Make bread
This Month:
- Set a real budget
- Make pot holders
This Year:
January 14, 2012
Cardigan, Old Navy; top, Old Navy; cami, Torrid; skirt, Torrid; tights, GNW; shoes, Torrid; necklace, Target
This is my corner du craftiness. It's no secret that I love anything pretty, it's inspiring to me! Picasso said "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." and I have tried to hold onto my artist throughout my life. These are the blogs I read for crafty inspiration:
Adventures in Dressmaking
Anna Maria Horner
Doe-C-Doe
Pickles
Design Seeds
January 13, 2012
Top, Old Navy; cardigan, Torrid; jeans, Torrid; boots, Victoria's Secret
I've been working out a lot in this new year. It wasn't so much a resolution as it was picking back up a training program two friends and I had started back in the summer of...2010. We started again in the summer of 2011 and now, in our third pass at it, I've set a more solid goal to keep me motivated: I want to run a half marathon by November. It's for the personal victory, I don't want anything to hold me back anymore--I want to know that if I needed to, I could run 13.1 miles.
The only bummer about sticking to my exercise regimen and seeing results is that some of my clothes are getting to be too big for me! All the things I'm wearing in this photo are baggier than I want them to be. Such is life, I guess, right? It's hard to explain to people that yes this is mostly about being fit, but that I really do care about my dress size. Not because of the number but because the brands I want to wear--Leifsdottir, Alice+Olivia, Elie Saab--don't go past a size 12. It's my goal to be able to wear the things I lust after in the magazines and hot damn, I'm going to make it happen!
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