Cardio, Anyone?

I think I might actually be crazy.

But...
What more motivation could a girl need?

No more wasting time. Sh*t just got real.

Elation:

ela·tion noun \i-ˈlā-shən\

Definition

1: the quality or state of being elated
2: pathological euphoria

3: THE NAME OF THE CRUISE SHIP I'M TAKING TO COZUMEL THIS AUGUST.

And I am indeed elated! We're departing from Mobile on August 13th. We'll visit Progreso on Monday and Cozumel on Tuesday. I cannot wait!!!

I have so much to plan! My outfits! Our excursions! At least I have a couple months to get ready! Let the countdown begin!!!

Thrifty Thursday... On Friday

I don't imagine I'll have a thrift store post every week. Most of my trip to the Salvation Army are not as successful as the last two have been. But I'll do a post whenever I find something worth talking about.

If you didn't already know, I have a 1 year old cat named Penny. She and her "brother" Odie have destroyed my couch. So, I've been searching for a replacement. And last week... I found it!!!

Cute, right? And it has cute little wooden feet. I love it. It's wide enough that I can curl up and take a nap in it. I'm going to look for cute pillows for it soon.

Oh... and it was only $70! So thrifty.

The Cloud Atlas

I recently came to the conclusion that I need to read more often. Maybe a more accurate statement would be that I need to read period. I wanted a list of suggested books. A book bucket list, if you will. A friend of mine is a literature major working on his master's degree. He suggested the book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die to get me started. After shifting through the list I randomly chose titles to search at the library.

I ended up making a mistake and came home with a book that wasn't on the list. Cloud Atlas can easily be mistaken for The Cloud Atlas.

::sigh:: Lesson learned: Always make sure you have the correct author.

Anywho, I've decided to keep the book. Hopefully, I won't be disappointed.

You're Welcome.

Do You Like Apples?

Picnic in the park

Trip to the library

Good Will Hunting

How do you like them apples?

By The Numbers

2: The number of pounds I lost this week.
4: The size of the pants I'm wearing in the picture.

I feel amazing. Seeing those numbers brought me out of my slump. It's working.

It. Is. Working.

Easily Made, Easily Broken

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I truly wish I could tell you these were pictures of my home. Unfortunately, my home is an apartment that eerily resembles a college dorm room. My closet is chaos, my kitchen is scary, and my bathroom looks like one you might find in a truck stop somewhere south of here. As I've mentioned before, I am not the domestic goddess that I long to be. I ignore clutter and quickly let go of promises to get my homemaking act together.

But as every good homemaker knows, promises are like pie crusts...

Thrifty Thursday

I'm not normally a huge fan of digging through clothes at thrift stores. Most of my thrift store visits are spent in the shoe or accessory sections. However (comma) I found the most fantabulous thing on my last trip. I came out of the restroom and saw a long rack of gaudy, ugly dresses. So, I decided to shift through them for shiggles. Only, my shiggles came to a screeching hault when I found this...

At first I thought, "Wow. That's a cute dress." But as I looked closer, I saw a tag with the number six (my size) and a second tag that said "J.CREW." I grabbed the dress and looked around to make sure no one was preparing to snatch it from me. It fits and it's adorable.

See?

The One Hundred by Nina Garcia

I have 35 of the items on this list. Only 65 to go. I'll be sure to replace cape and caftan with things a little less ridiculous.

1. A-line dress
2. Animal print
3. Ankle bootie
4. Aviators
5. Ballet flat
6. Bangles
7. Belts
8. Bikini
9. Black berry
10. Black opaque tights
11. Blazer
12. Boyfriend cardigan
13. Brooch
14. Cable-knit sweater
15. Caftan
16. Camel coat
17. Cape
18. Cashmere sweater
19. Charm bracelet
20. Clutch
21. Cocktail ring
22. Converse
23. Cosmetics bag
24. Cowboy boots
25. Cuff
26. Denim jacket
27. Diamond studs
28. Driving shoe
29. Espadrilles
30. Evening gown
31. Exotic skin bag
32. Fishnets
33. Frye harness boot
34. Fur
35. Gentlemen's hat
36. Gloves
37. Havaianas
38. Hobo bag
39. Hoop earrings
40. Investment bag
41. iPod
42. Jeans
43. Jewelry pouches
44. Khakis
45. Knee boots
46. Leather pants
47. Lingerie
48. Little black dress
49. Little white dress
50. L.L. Bean tote
51. Luggage
52. Mad Money
53. Man's White Shirt
54. Mary Janes
55. Minnetonka Moccasin
56. Missoni Knit
57. Monogrammed stationery
58. Motorcycle jacket
59. Nail polish
60. Old concert t-shirt
61. One-piece swimsuit
62. Pajamas
63. Peacoat
64. Pearl necklace
65. Pencil skirt
66. Perfume
67. Plain white tee
68. Polo shirt
69. Pucci
70. Push-up bra
71. Quality champagne
72. Red lipstick
73. Robe
74. Safari jacket
75. Sandals
76. Sarong
77. Signet ring
78. Silk scarf
79. Slippers
80. Spanx
81. Statement necklace
82. Stilettos
83. Striped sailor shirt
84. Suit
85. Sunhat
86. Trench
87. Turquoise and coral jewelry
88. Tuxedo jacket
89. Umbrella
90. Underwear
91. Valid passport
92. Vans
93. Vintage
94. Watch
95. Wayfarers
96. Wellington boot
97. Wide-leg trousers
98. Wrap dress
99. Yoga gear
100. Zippered hoodie

Honesty is (not) the Best Policy

During the previous week:
1. I did not use salt instead of sugar in my coffee.

2. I absolutely did not read a motherhood/family blog (O My Family) from start to finish. That's right… we're talking three years of blog posts.

3. I did not CRY when I read part one and part two of AllisonO's beautiful birth story. **I find it hard to believe pushing a human through your body can be that… beautiful (Can't think of any other descriptor)

4. I could not even imagine spending the past few weeks reading natural birth stories on various "mommy blogs"

5. I definitely not insane enough to stand on the side of a mountain and watch an F5 tornado rip its way through the north part of my county.

6. I did not get up at 5 a.m. to watch the royal wedding… FIVE. A.M. Madness.

7. I did not give cupcakes to a class of 3 year olds at 9:30 Friday morning. **disclaimer: Not my fault. Snack is scheduled for 9:30. Someone's mom brought cupcakes for snack. Not. My. Fault.

8. I certainly did not have one of those (delicious) cupcakes for MY 9:30am snack

9. I am not guilty of leaving my GPS at home while trying to find the children I needed to babysit. Said children did not see me circling their neighborhood and certainly did not tell their mother.

10. I absolutely positively did not watch an encore presentation of the royal wedding as I made a draft of this post.