Bossypants.

Soo busy. So we're going to make this snappy.

Reading this in between my soul searching books and LOVING it - laughing. out. loud. 

Eating these and feeling like even though there are 140 calories in 6, that they are good for me. DELISH.

And these... of course. (Yes, I had to take one bite before I took a picture. Judge.)

Still enjoying my flowers from my birthday EVEN if the "early crew" (anyone that gets to work on time) says it smells like rotten flowers when they get in in the morning. All I'm saying is it's cleared up quite nice once I get to work. :) 

Had the worst experience getting a pedicure in my life. I was video'ing this B. She BARELY looked at me and when she did it was to whisper an insult in a language I couldn't understand. Loving this color though - Rose Bowl by Essie. She took a phone call MID EYEBROW TWEEZE. COME ON! 

Annoyed that they advertise the elimination of back fat on a woman who wouldn't know what back fat was if it punched her in the face. 

Getting my haircut tonight and doing more laundry and trying to prep for my birthday getaway with the girls. 

Peace out!! 

Naples, I need you.

Whirlwind weekend, whirlwind monday, whirlwind LIFEEE.

Just an overhanging side note regarding work in general. It is INSANE right now. We are coordinating local client events to get a new product out there and it's eating up SO much of my time, it's unreal. On top of that I've got two sales guys at conferences, my boss at a golf tournament, DOM comes to work at 4:15 everyday and my "helper" has food poisoning...again. And nothing goes smoothly so on top of the crap load of work - we sprinkle in tons of troubleshooting fun issues to make things that much more difficult.

And BREAK!

Fridayyyy

Ok - Friday morning I helped a local school's Kindergarten class plant a vegetable garden, it was amazing! Such a rewarding experience; parents and teachers were all really involved and the kids were super excited. I hate getting dirty but it was worth it. 

Action shot.

Friday during the day was more of the first paragraph - chaos with coordinating client requests. 

So Friday night I went home and read and watched tv and ate leftovers. Went to bed early in preparation for getting up at 6:45 AM on a Saturday. Jigga whatttt.

Saturdayyyy

Woke up early to meet some people downtown for FANCY FLEA!! So excited, always heard about this event but never went. Basically vintage, arts & crafts and antique type items - but there were like thousands of booths. It was intense and amazing all at the same time. Just a little montage - I'll recap what I purchased another day but it was all for under $70 and I'm SO excited. Yes, we had a wagon. No, that isn't me. 

Met a girl from work for lunch and a tasty adult beverage to sooth my aching back and legs and then went home and CRASHED until JM came over for dinner. We went to Chili's and had some margaritas and then came home and CRASHED again. So fun, can't wait til the next one. My mom will LOVE IT!

Sundayyy

Woke up and hung out with JM for a little and then headed to Orlando to help a friend out that just moved with unpacking/organizing and such. She now lives 69.8 miles from me since we both moved :( . Orlando - so close yet so far. Anyways - after the haul we had an AMAZING brunch with double mimosas. Love those girls. (can't wait to get my hair cut on Thursday!)

Went back to Lauren's and got SOME work done, drank more mimosas and walked the streets with our solo cups hoping to have run-in's with new neighbors. 

All in all - great weekend, SORT of almost relaxing but tons of fun and pretty productive. Had to be up super early to be at a golf tournament to put out fires for WORKKK. :) 

Friday begins my 30th birthday trip to NAPLES for 4 nights - SO excited and I'm telling you, I need this relaxation and time away SO bad. It's coming at the perfect time. Can't wait!

The circus is in town.

I'm going to keep bragging on my good decisions while this circus is in town!

Yesterday at work was bananas and I worked until 6ish - at like 5:30 a coworker texted me to see if I wanted to go to Brass Tap. For those of you unfamiliar with my new SITCH, I can see the Brass Tap across the parking lot from my new apartment. MIGHTY convenient. 

I had already decided I was going home to cook and do some minor leg/arm workouts because I used LUNCH to do a brisk walk around the lake so I wasn't dying in front of my computer screen.

So when she texted I thought, damnit - now I have to go to Brass Tap, there goes my good decision for today. And then it hit me -- you don't HAVE to go to Brass Tap for a drink BECAUSE you were invited, you CAN say no. Foreign. Concept. 

So I said no.

I went home.

Cooked. 

Exercised.

Boom!

And now let me brag via pictures on the meal I made, it was SOO good!!

20 Minute Chicken with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta

Before I sat down to scarf it down, I prepared lunch for Thursday and another round of leftovers.

And then I enjoyed my amazingly delicious meal WITHOUT potatoes or bread (jigga what) alongside my favorite girls of Beverly Hills. 

Ok - I've got a ridiculous amount of work to do today so I can prepare to be at an elementary school tomorrow morning earlier than I got out of bed today to help the little ones plant vegetables. I'm such a good person. ;) 

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Birthday.

My birthday was nothing short of amazing, EVEN though I had to work. 

Tons of love from friends and family to start the day and TWO special deliveries at the office to get us started. The below pictures do neither any justice AT all!

Exhibit A - "30 for my 30th"

Exhibit B - "BEST FLOWERS EVER"

During the day I had an EMERGE P2P event at one of the local career academies. Let me just say that my obsession with these academies is creepy. I LOVE THEM, I asked 3294 questions and tried to get a job during the two hour span. I'm so inspired by the tangible results they see in kids who attend them and grateful for the opportunities that the county is providing for so many kids regardless of their demographic or status. LOVE! Ok done. 

When I got back to the office I got the ultimate sign that my 30's would be amazing. :)

After a hectic afternoon in the office JM met me at my place for dinner at "the birthday place" also known as Texas Cattle. It was by far the best experience I've ever had there. The food, and we're talking every bite (and there were a lot of them), was AMAZING!! Will have to workout for 6 weeks to make up for that meal but it was amazing. I wish I would have taken more pictures but I only got this one...

I also got two of the books I desperately wanted from my obsessive Super Soul Sunday watching.

The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

AND

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown who I am also obsessed with.

Can't wait to start reading and highlighting and underlining in these bad boys! 

Time to catch up on some serious to do items today at work. Peace out.

Every day is a winding roaddd...

(that title was just stuck in my head, love me some Sheryl Crow)

My last day as a 20-something.

- Woke up and stalked my phone and everything you all were doing at 7:30 in the morning when I should have been on my way to work.

- Called my mama and talked to her on the way in to work. Per usual. 

- Stopped at the 'ole double arches for an egg and cheese biscuit and a small diet coke, a habit I'm trying to kick in my 30th year. ha!

- Had a PRETTY successful morning in regards to tying up loose ends and getting some things checked off my list at work.

(in case you missed the list)

- Got some upcoming personal engagements/bill stuff in my personal planner and made a list of calls I need to make this week, including doctors and Brighthouse who couldn't get a bill right if you paid them to, oh wait - I do. hmmm.

- Ate salad for lunch. Like a good girl. Turned down Five Guys.

- Had a weird allergic reaction that I haven't had with this type of salad before. It wasn't severe, just confirmation that a doctor's appointment is needed. 

- Had a less productive afternoon but still accomplished some things, including Pinterest stalking for recipes and exercise routines to sprinkle into my evenings.

- Made 3.5 excuses about why I wouldn't be working out or getting any physical activity that night and also contemplated dinner choices. Including a reallll hankering for Publix chicken tenders drowned in honey mustard.

- JM called a little after 5 to let me know reservations had been made for my birthday dinner.

- Stayed a work a little longer and then left and headed to Publix for some shopping - light shopping. Was planning on making grilled chicken with sun dried tomatoes and feta with a side of broccoli. 

- Feeling like a bad ass for going to Publix and NOT buying a slice of cake OR chicken tenders and sticking to my healthier choices. 

- Texted Colleen to see if she wanted to walk the lake, she said SURE so now I'm accountable instead of executing the 3.5 item list of reasons why working out wasn't going to happen.

- Walked the lake with Colleen and then pushed her to talk about things she was uncomfortable talking about while we stretched - I really need to stop doing that.

- Came home and did my ARM workout. (Tone arms in 7 days from Pinterest).

- Planked.

- Started a load of laundry.

- Decided bagel bites were going to be drug of choice for the evening, it was already past 8 and I just didn't feel like COOKING or dealing with raw chicken.

- Hopped in the shower - started another load of laundry.

- Watched the Voice and started - Face your Fears and Do it Anyway book - actually pretty good reading. Thanks Ashley!

- Ate bagel bites .

- Folded laundry.

- Went to lay in bed with Conan on in the background and browsed Pinterest.

- Texted JM good night

- Realized how many good decisions I had made on my last day as a responsible 29 year old and thought I'd blog about it. :) 

30 will be amazing! :)

Bye bye 20's - hello freedom

I have no idea what that even means. But I felt the need to capture that today is my last day in my 20's and I'm not bothered by it in ANY way shape or form. There is a lot more I can say about that, but I'll probably wait.

Great weekend for the most part.

Fridayyy

My favorite place with JM - Patio850. AMAZING weather, deliciously cold and refreshing drinks, whipped goat cheese, live music, white lights on trees. YES YES YES!

Also - earlier in the day I texted my dad a picture of me guzzling water because he started chemo and I'm trying to encourage him to drink more water and help filter the POISON through his system. He hates water so it's a struggle. Cutest thing ever after I texted him he emailed me a picture he had taken of himself drinking (not water, but whatever). So cute!!

Saturdayyy

Burger 21 for lunch - THE HOST (such a weird movie), nappp and then Abuelo's happy hour for 3 hours. There are only so many margaritas one can have. Unfortunately bedtime came at like 10:30 - see, I really am getting old.

No pictures - I'm getting lamer.

Sundayyy

Easter with JM's family - ate too much. Came home and did my arm workout and squats and lunged and some tush exercises and then pinned the h out of some more on Pinterest! Holla!

All in all a great weekend, my last 20 something weekend, so glad I made the most of it.

I'll leave you with my challenge this week, I've broken it twice today so far. I might need to print it out and hang it on my board.

                                       Source: ilovefastereft.tumblr.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

Friday Fiveeeee

Friday 5 - sure why not?
(1)
So in reference to yesterday's post  - made my list. Please don't scrutinize how many things are actually checked off. One step at a time my little darlings. 

(2)
I had a hardcore workout last night (and then Chick fil A, shhh) and I'm super proud. Trying the interval training thing on the treadmill and incorporating SHORT bursts of running because I will never be a runner. Plus they say it's good for the metabolism and it helps me not get SO bored. Also did an arm workout, an ab workout and a leg workout. I should be WAY sorer than I am currently...hmmmm.

(3)
Looking forward to my dirty 30 Naples trip with Kelly and Lauren in a couple weeks!! Yuppppp, my dream is that I'll get ONE nap in after a few cocktails under the gentle rays of the sun with the sound of a fountain in the background. Dreammmssss.

(4)

I have more art supplies then an elementary school teacher and some of them are from that long ago. I take impeccable care of my markers. Finally have nephews to recycle them to, I just couldn't THROW them away and couldn't find somewhere to donate them when they'd been used. This has been taking up QUITE a lot of my thinking time. It's not normal. That bin is deeper than it looks.

(5)

I got a crock pot at Target for $5 this week and I feel like I won the lottery. It was tucked behind some clearance items and the girl said that if you purchase something online at Target and then return it to the store, it HAS to be marked at least 50% off. I see a Target scam in my near future. I don't have a picture of my new red crock pot. FAIL.

Happy Friday and Easter and Weekend. :)