2.27

 Jeans: JCP, Top: Express, Cardigan: NY&Co, Shoes: Famous Footwear, Necklace: Charlotte Russe

 Purse: NY&Co.  Sunglasses: Found when I moved

Tank: F21, Shorts: Dick's Sporting Goods, Jeans: Express, Shoes: Famous Footwear
I sure wore a lot of outfits.

I went to the endocrinologist in the morning (Outfits 1 and 2).   When I got home, Dave wanted me to go to Google so I changed into my brown boots (not pictured) and drove to google. I biked home. I was so dang hot I changed into shorts and a tank. On the way home I removed my cardigan.

I did go to Sprouts and Target. I did a lot of walking. It was hot. I meant to run which is why I had workout clothes on but that never happened.

We got Chinese food for dinner. I wasn't a big fan. I wish the chicken was all white meat.

On the episode of Freaks and Geeks I watched there was a basset hound. It sure was cute.

10.25

Tank: F21, Jeans: Express, Workout shorts: Dicks Sporting Goods, Blazer: NY&Co.

I did not sleep well at all.

I woke up and played on my computer in bed until 10am. (that means I played on it for 1.5 hours) Then I watched 1 episode of Psych on my iPad (while still in bed).

I finally got up and got dressed and headed to Trader Joe's to buy some bread to go with my leftover soup.  I was impressed by Trader Joe's bread selection. They have so much. Yet they don't have any regular bread. After I got back I immediately changed into my workout clothes. I sat at the table eating soup and watching Psych on my iPad. Then I sat on the couch to watch the rest of the episode. Poly climbed on my lap so I ended up watching 4 episodes. I couldn't even reach my computer.  I did reach Dave's and watch some of the CS101 lecture on Udacity. I could do that on his computer so that is what I did.  I did that for over an hour and then went back to watching Psych. Dave got home before I was done with the episode.

We watched 2 episodes of Community. I finally booted kitty off of me because I had to eat dinner. I was going to make something but I ended up just eating the rest of the baguette with butter then some pretzel crisps with pub cheese. I had an ice cream sandwich for dessert.  (Dave voted while we were watching TV.)

We watched NBC Nightly News, Rachel Maddow, and The Last Word. BTW Poly got on my lap again so I couldn't move so we ended up doing more CS101.  Finally at 8:25 Poly got up and I immediately said it was time to go to the gym AND I went.

I worked out a few minutes over an hour. I did 22 minutes on the elliptical. That is how long it took me to read 2 chapters.  Then I did weights for my upper body. Then I ran 1 mile. I was going to run a half mile but then figured what's another 4ish minutes. I started at 6.6 mph and increased the speed by .2 each minute. I ended at 8:13.

After working out, I updated my running file. There are many days worth not in there and I still didn't get caught up.  I showered, emailed,  watched Psych, and went to bed.

8.3

My day started slow and sluggish. Poly was asleep at the foot of the bed so I used my laptop in bed. I got up at 11 or so to get dressed. I went to lunch at Google.

Man was the cake amazing.  I had 3 over-sized portions.  Vanilla Cake + whip Cream + strawberries in a marsala glaze sauce. It was the best. The actual cake was even super amazing without the toppings. That's the 2nd cake with fruit I've liked. I can never say I don't like cake with fruit. I had to stop saying that on July 4 but now I really have to stop.

I got home and was slightly productive in all rooms of the house. I unpacked a few boxes from the office closet. I unpacked a box in the master bedroom. Best of all I found the JCP receipt so now we can return Dave shirts. I also cleaned up some crap in the kitchen. There is still a little shoe box of some stuff I don't know what to do it. It has some stuff that used to be in our junk drawer in the kitchen but we don't have the luxury of that drawer anymore. I moved the tool box in the master bedroom so now I can access my night stand drawers. I think some of the junk has been in there for 5 years.

I picked Dave up at Google and man security was tight. We headed to BJ's to meet some extended family for dinner.  Man that was fun. We were at dinner 2.5 hours.  It was only the 3rd time I met them or maybe the 2nd.  The other 2 days were in August 2009 2 days in a row. I was guessing August 16 but it was August 15. I just had to dig through some pictures to find out. It's funny I remembered August 16 which was the 2nd day in a row of us together but not pictures from that day but I didn't know which year.    I really enjoyed spending time with people.  I really need to meet people. Being alone all day and only socializing with Dave is no good.

As soon as we got home, I realized we forgot to go to JCP to return the shirts. We had dinner really close to JCP and I had the shirts in the car but then I forgot.

We watched Big Brother and some of the Olympics then it was time for bed.  I don't know how I feel about the coaches entering the game. I like that the teams are on more but I don't like it. Also I feel bad for Shane not really getting a real HoH so 2 wins for nothing.   I'm mad at Shane for going against Frank. I miss Big Brother 1.  I remember more about that season than any other season. I can't believe that was 12 years ago.

6.23

Necklace and Earrings: Lia Sophia

Tank and Jeans: Express

Kohl's: Purse

 I watched TV.  It's been too long to remember what else I did.

7.19

Tank: Express, Shorts: F21

Dave went into work earlier to use the gym prior to work. He was quicker getting ready and was either quieter or I was more tired because I didn't hear him.  So I got to sleep in until a little after 8. Poly was so cute with me that I grabbed my laptop and used that until she decided to get out of bed at 8:50.  My alarm did go off at 8:30 and Poly lifted up her head trying to determine if it was time to wake up. I petted her to let her know she could go back to sleep and she did.  Oh the life of joblessness.

Once Poly got up so did I. I started being productive right away.  I kept starting things and not finishing them. I felt like I was trying to finish many things on my to-do list and be super productive.  It was a good feeling. I feel like every other day I don't feel like accomplishing anything and on the opposite days I want to be productive. I haven't figured it out yet.  The stairs are closed again so I can't take my quick trips down to storage or to the car. I also have 2 bags of garbage to go down the trash chute but that is blocked off since it is right near the stairs. 

I did many things on my to do list at my computer and cleaned off my desk.  Finally it was lunch time and I got to eat at the table. I snacked at the table too. I did have to get up so the remote could work for each commercial.  I put laundry in.  I had on The Talk and was able to be productive without even realizing it.  The good part about this apartment is also the bad part; if you are in one room you can't hear anything from the other room.  This is good because TV or music in another room doesn't impact you but it is bad because you can't even shout to talk to someone in the other room.  It's nice if I'm unpacking in the living room because I can watch TV and it can go quickly but then when I'm anywhere else in the place, I can't hear the TV.

Before the end of The Talk, I walked over to Sprouts. I thought it'd be like McGuinnis sisters.  Maybe 75% of the store was vegetables.  There was a cheese section.  There were meats at a counter but not what I wanted.  There were some prepacked meats.  There were some aisles of normal stuff but there were equally as many aisles of vitamins.  It was a little weird.  Prices seemed to be good for the vegetables I looked at. I took my daily picture in the parking lot. I had the camera balanced on something first too low to the ground so then I moved to a light base. I put the camera there, set it up, and some guy parked right on the other side and sat his his car. He probably thought I was weird.  It was so bright out so I ended up taking another picture at the walkway in my apartment complex.  I took the elevator up because I thought the stairs were still closed but they seemed to be opened. I didn't take my trips to the car or storage because the guy sitting on the edge of the scaffolding half hanging off just scared me too much so I wanted to stay away from  him. 

I finally went through last LR box. Just going through one box seemed to help out with space in our current living room.  Granted I left a little pile sitting there that I was still determining where it should go.

Since our table was finally up, I could cook food that required a table which meant I could cook.  Well I turned on the oven to preheat and put on the water to boil. I just dropped the meat in a pan to cook and the smoke alarm went off.  That was INTERESTING to say the least.  The oven/stove was brand new so it probably had something to do with that.  I had turned off the gas and the oven. The smoke alarm was still going off. It says "Fire. Fire" every couple seconds. Not only that but I could hear out the window that other smoke alarms were going off too. I'm pretty sure mine started it but with boiling water and preheating the oven, it could have been someone else's that started it.   I opened the door for a couple seconds to get the breeze going to get the smoke alarm to shut up. You can't take batteries out of these apartment smoke detectors.  I'm not sure how long all that took but it was fairly quick. Since it was so loud and annoying and stressful it felt like forever. Then I had to find Poly. I shook her treats and looked everywhere for her. I tried to find her hiding spots but I don't know where they all are here.  I shook her treats for a good 5 minutes before she came out. I was worried she went out the front door in the 5 seconds that it was open. She almost gave me a heart attack.   Even after she got her treat she was still scared and hiding under things.

Then after I held her she went and hid again.  This time her tail was sticking out under the ottoman. I took her picture and when I did the flash went off. She was on to me and repositioned so her tail was no longer sticking out.

I didn't start cooking again until Dave got home.  When he got home, Poly didn't even come out of hiding. Once he got home, I started cooking again and this time the smoke detector did not go off. Dave snacked while I was cooking. Apparently he was starving and can't wait an additional 15 minutes! 

After dinner Dave and I went to the storage unit. We did some digging and I saw a box in the corner. I was looking for box 256. I stuck my arm in to use the camera phone and see if I could make out the number and it was 256! I found my missing jewelry.  We also found a family room box and better organized the unit so it wasn't like a ton of boxes were just thrown on top.

The storage place closes daily at 9pm. We got there at 20 til. At 5 til we still had a million things in the hall outside our unit.  At 8:57 someone came on the loudspeaker telling us we had 3 minutes until it closed.  We actually didn't leave until 9:15. I feel like we still need to go back and reorganize again.  Having 8 dining room chairs in there is a little awkward.

7.7

Necklace: Sears, Shirt: Express, Shorts: Gap, Shoes (shouldn't even count. they ruin the outfit): Amazon

 We got donuts and went to the park to eat them. Man are they good.

We found a Mexican Restaurant. We keep trying to find one like Campecino's. Places around here don't even seem to offer the chips with cheese (or nachos and cheese as Campecino's lists it).  Most have other junk.  Dave really liked this place.  I didn't like the salsa but it is the only time I've ever eaten my entire taco. I had a chicken taco.  The enchilada sauce is a bit different than Campecino's but it could grown on me. It was so spicy for me though but I still liked it. I'd go back.

We drilled holes in the back of the bookshelf so we could get to the outlet. Dave set up his computer and the cords and outlet hole worked out well.

All the empty boxes took up our entire dining room.  The other pictures just show the "progress" that isn't really progress at all.

That Refreshe pop was free. We got a 12 pack free when purchasing 2 packs of oreos that were also on sale. I've been told I need to quit saying pop around here. Well Dave told me that.

The top pictures (near the right) are of the storage unit in the basement here.

How long does it take you to unpack when you move?  Do you just do it all or do you need to take breaks or you'll go insane. I tend to take a lot of breaks. I work for 5 minutes then take a 20 minute break. :)  I also apply for jobs and that isn't quick.

6.29

Outfit 1: to run in (Kohl's and TJ Max)

Outfit 2: most of the day and to walk in (American Eagle Outfitters, Express I think. I have too many black tank tops to remember which one this is)

Outfit 3: going out in the evening after it got chilly  (Loft, Gap)

Poly jumped in the drawer I left open then crawled behind it. I ended up removing the drawer for her to crawl out.

The light Poly is trying to get at on the ceiling is the reflection off my iPad.

Dave showed me the sign he had to wear at the TGIF party and all the new employees wore the hats.

We went to Outback for dinner. They have the calorie count right on the menu. I ended up ordering something that was 400 calories. Later I told my mom about this. She said I needed more calories. I then told her our appetizer (not pictured) was 1300 calories.

1.16

Cardigan: NY&Co
Shirt: Express
Pants: Express (but I thought I put on my VS ones and I wondered why they felt so big
Shoes: Aldo
Necklace: Lia Sophia

I got to work early.  I was so busy all day it was insane. I feel so busy a lot lately so it was nothing out of the ordinary.  I wanted to go to Body Pump + run. I did neither and left work after Body Pump would have been over.

I came home and watched TV. I cleaned up a little. I watched more TV.  Then finally I used the exercise bike for 16 minutes. I only count it as cardio if I use it for 15 minutes. I prefer longer but for my workout goals I had to have a cutoff. I was doing the bare minimum.

I watched some popping videos that Dave was extremely grossed out about. {Dave would recommend that you do not click that link.}  Then we watched this other one that he said he needs to recover from.  He is traumatized. Now tell me it wouldn't be the coolest thing if someone you knew had a huge pimple/cyst and you got to pop it and go at it?

1.5

Shirt: Loft
Cardigan: NY&Co
Skirt: Express
Tights: Target
Shoes: Aldo
Necklace: Lia Sophia
Belt: Kohl's
Earrings: Target

I hit snooze again. I was exhausted.  This tooth ache is really cramping my sleeping style.

It took me far too long to get ready. Perhaps one reason is I remembered about the cookies and cream bark in the freezer that was only supposed to be in there 1 hour. So I was trying to break that. It really takes a long time when you are in a hurry. If you just do it when you watch TV it feels like it takes no time at all.

Leaving the house I put my hat on for the 2nd time and the ball fell off. :(

I finally called the dentist. I got an appointment on Monday, January 9.  They think it just needs sanded down a bit.  Who knows.  I talked to a coworker and she said I must grind my teeth and that's why the pain wakes me up in the middle of the night. I do grind my teeth. I ground through retainers back when I wore them so I know it's bad.  The orthodontist said she never saw a retainer get so bad so quickly like mine did.

At the end of the work day, I did a lot of talking. That's the opposite of productivity. Then I had to rush out to meet Dave at the gym. I was late. He already did cardio. He did cardio longer than he wanted so he didn't want to do weights. It was a big ordeal and annoying.  I ran 1.6 miles and left to pick up dinner at On the Border. He was already on the way home/home by the time of this. I had only run 4 minutes by the time he was done.

We watched some TV and I typed up the shopping list for everything we need for the party. (Poly tried to type too.  She's always helping.)  I didn't put it in order though.  I did separate it by store.  I cleaned up a little. I did some dishes. Then it was time for bed.  I feel like I should have had more time in the evening but the time just disappears.

10.20

I had to pack my clothes to get dressed at my mom's so I didn't want to wear something new and get there and have it not work. So I looked at my calendar site and scrolled until I found one I wanted to pack. This is what I picked.

Skirt and shirt: Express
Cardigan: NY&Co.
Belt: Kohl's
Shoes: Mudd

I woke up before my alarm but kept going back to sleep. I even hit snooze.   I got ready for work and would have left 15 minutes earlier but I kept talking to my mom (or she kept talking to me).

Auditing was even more tiring today.  I didn't even find any more findings.

I tried really hard to keep up with emails and have the emails from today be 0 in my inbox.  This lasted until 9:45. I made it longer than the day before.

My husband uses the "find friends" app

After work I was going to run but it got so cold I didn't have the proper attire packed with me. I want to know who made it 33 degrees!

I get this and a text "No one invited this animal up here"

So instead of running I picked up dinner at Adrian's. I got pizza for Dave and a hoagie.  If an unhealthy wasn't hoagie wasn't enough I also ate chips with dip, pumpkin roll, and pudding.

We watched The Office, How I Met your Mother, and The X Factor.

Then I watched the Biggest Loser. I was about to go to bed but wanted to crop some pictures since the rest of the post was ready.  Well that took some time because the pictures weren't uploading automatically so Poly had time to chill out on my buddy chair (also known as a guest chair or the 2nd chair in my room that I have in a good spot for when Dave has to help me with my computer.)
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Here are some random things I want to know

1. Why does Forever 21 jam pack their racks like they do? Don't they realize it is harder to shop that way.
2. Why do plenty of stores have a petite section but none of them have a tall girl section?
3. Why do I remember random dates of some things but then can't remember why I walked down a certain aisle in the store?  (The other day I was talking to Dave about when we made chicken noodle soup last year and I said I was guessing it was October 24, 2010 and then I check my blog and I was right.)
4. What can I do to stop getting so tired every time I drive? 

9.29 - 2 birds, 1 stone

Shoes: Nine West from Famous Footwear (Size 10)
Skirt: The Limited
Cardigan: The Limited
Shirt: Express
Necklace: Lia Sophia

I was going to swap out the belt for a different one but figured the first time I wore it, I would wear the belt that came with it as a baseline.  Next time I'll wear the skirt with a different shirt and vice versa. I'll get more creative.

Dave and I went to a Hibachi Steakhouse for dinner then I went back to work.

I worked for a bit and then went to the gym.  I had more work to do but needed to workout.  I didn't want to miss a workout but also had work that had to get done.  Instead of running 8 miles, I did a few things.  I started by running for 15 minutes. Then I used the elliptical for 60 minutes while reading RCAs for work.  It is hard to read for that long and workout but I did it. I went slower than normal to be able to read the entire time.  Then I went and ran some more. I wanted to run 8 so I tried to do a total of 8 with running and elliptical.  I did a little more in 90 minutes.  I killed 2 birds with one stone getting a workout in and also getting the stuff read for work.  I didn't get to run as much as I wanted but it was a start.  I would have ran outside a little first before the elliptical but it was just a couple minutes before dark when I left work to head to change my clothes so I didn't want to runin the dark for it all.

I didn't get home until after 9.  It was quite a long and exhausting day.

8.11

Shoes: Connie via Famous Footwear
Shirt, skirt, and cardigan: Express
Necklace: Lia Sophia
Necklace (short one): Gifted (this is the first time I've doubled up on necklaces. I want to layer necklaces more. It is really out of my comfort zone.
Bracelet: Target I think.

If I leave for work too late, it is too bright and the pictures are hard to get in my front yard.
I love this skirt, but also hate it. If I have to do a lot of walking it gets more annoying. I can't open my stride as much as I want in this skirt. Also if I walk while holding a bag, the skirt spins. Once it spun as much as 90 degrees.

Sorry it has been too long. I don't remember anything that went on besides work (happens all week days).

7.30

Jeans: Indi, Tank: Express, Shoes: Kohl's, Necklace: made by me 15 years ago.

I found the necklace in the basement when I was cleaning. I found a little container with some home made jewelry and a few other things and just happened to put it on.

Failed Jumping Attempts

I planned to wake up and run. I did not. I did eventually lift weights. I got a lot done though, but did not get my long run in.   I made Dave lift weights with me. After that, we spent an hour going through some boxes and organizing a little.  My parents then visited.  We watched my wedding video. It was the first time my parents have ever seen it. It was a bit long. We can't edit the video. It is the wrong format. I need to figure out what we can do. I'd like to create a 10 minute version that just has a few things + the toasts.