Things In My Belly

Things in my belly on this Fat Tuesday:

Breakfast:
Boiled Egg
Orange
(pretty reasonable right? Well, it's all downhill from here)

Lunch:
Multiple pieces of pre-lunch bread. Buttered, natch. (This is mostly my boss's fault because she made me wait until after 12 to eat)
Beef Tenderloin Salad from Saltgrass

"Snack"
THREE (yes, you read that right) pieces of bavarian creme king cake
1 piece of ice cream cake from Marble Slab
(Four pieces of cake this afternoon, what's wrong with me?? The kitchen at my office is where diets go to die.)

Dinner:
cheesy tortilla
pasta with cheese
pb&j saltines

Yep, it's Fat Tuesday alright.

Oh, in other news, I'm watching the Biggest Loser on TV right now. Irony, I love it.

File This Under Things I Don't Understand

Why do we need these new McDonalds "chicken nugget bites," or whatever they are called?  Are Americans really too lazy to eat two bites of a regular chicken nugget?? Which, by the way, is - by definition - already small.  It's a nugget.

I just don't get it.

WTF, Universe

So, it seems like everyone and their mom has been getting engaged lately. Seriously, I can think of four ladies off the top of my head who've had a ring put on it in the last 30 days.  Add to that the fact that my ex - who I dated on and off for 10 years - just got engaged to a girl he's been with for about five minutes (comparatively, that is), and it's sometimes hard for a single gal to keep her chin up.

Remember those games you played as a little girl? Like the one where you wiggle the tab of the coke can back and forth and recite the alphabet, and the letter it breaks off on is the name of the person you are going to marry? Or when you are listening to the radio and you tell yourself, "ok, the next song is going to be the precursor for the rest of my life." So, I decided to play one of those games tonight.

I was unwrapping one of life's greatest pleasures - a Dove dark chocolate piece (the kind with the little messages on the inside of the wrapper) - and I told myself that the message on the inside would determine my "love destiny." (I know, I'm awesome.)

Yep, you read that right - CELEBRATE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

What are you trying to tell me, universe???

***UPDATE - On further reflection, I realized this post may make me sounds like a bitter, negative Nancy.  It was mostly meant to be funny. But, I just want to make clear that I truly feel happy for all my lovely friends who've found their "person." I just also wouldn't mind finding mine :)

February Update

So, it's been a month since I've listed my resolutions. Here's an update.

1 - I have definitely been making healthier choice, with the occasional splurge of course. It helps that my coworkers have been trying to be healthier too. I'm drinking regular Green Monsters and just generally eating more fruits and veggies and less junk. And, I've had 2 random ladies (my dry cleaner lady and a lady in my neighborhood) tell me that I look like I've lost weight! Although the scales tells me that I have, in fact, not actually weight.

2 - I am VERY happy to report I drink 48 oz of water *almost* every day! I generally don't do as well on weekends, but overall I'm super psyched about my progress on this one.

3 - I am also doing better at keeping my house clean. Each weekend I've been picking an area to get--and keep--in order. That seems to be a good strategy for me.

4 - Haven't paid down any credit card debt, but I have cut back significantly on using my card. Yay.

5 - I've memorized three out of the five assignments in Ryan's Project Scripture. Woot!

Ok, so maybe I'll update on my resolutions again. But let's be honest, I probably won't. For now I'm trying to psych myself up for the weekend ahead! It's a busy one - coaching UH moot court team Saturday morning, helping to throw a wedding shower Saturday afternoon, and a bachelorette party Saturday night!  Then Sunday I have church, an interview with a family I may babysit for (yay for money) and a Superbowl party at my coworker's house back in Beaumont. I'm stressed about how busy it's going to be!! When am I going to be able to fit in what I like to call my "sitting around" time??

But we will be making these babies at the Superbowl party and I Can. Not. Wait. I've seriously been dreaming about them for 2 weeks.