Monthly Archives: February 2010

Daily Update!

I have been working on my 10 Things I Hate About Myself list. Just a refresher, here is my list:

  1. I hate that I am not fit and healthy!!! – this is an ongoing process and I am walking a minimum of 3 miles every day, and my pants are getting baggy – so I know that with persistence and unrelenting determination, this will continue to improve
  2. I hate that my Christmas decorations are still out at the end of February!!! -as of this evening I have all of my Christmas stuff packed up!!! YEAH!! The boxes will be put into the garage tomorrow!
  3. I hate that I don’t have a comfy couch in my living room!!! – believe it or not I have purchased a couch, and my husband will be bringing it over tomorrow
  4. I hate that I don’t have an outlet for my creativity!!! – the action I have taken on this goal so far is that I had purchased a book on oil painting and I have finished reading it, so I am hoping to set up a place to do painting soon
  5. I hate that I am not a photographer!!!
  6. I hate that my bedroom is a cluttered mess!!! – I have made it a habit to put at least one thing away every day
  7. I hate that I am not brave enough to wear every item from my closet!!!
  8. I hate that my condo does not represent my true personality!!! – I am working on treating myself like my own interior design client, and I am making BIG steps to create a home that represents me!!
  9. I hate that I have never traveled to Paris!!!
  10. I hate that my marriage is not in a healthy, happy place!!! – my husband and I are doing great, it has given me hope that we really are going to be alright, it is just going to take more time, communication, and support

So I haven’t gotten to everything yet, but I am working as hard and as fast as I am able to! I am soooo determined to just love me enough to take care of me!! I can’t be having, doing, or being ANYTHING that I hate!! Life is just too damn short!!!

I will post pics of my living room as soon as I finish getting it decorated!!!
-Christina 😉

Daily Update!

I JUST WALKED MY FIRST 5 MILE WALK!!! YEAH!!! I am officially nearing the end of my 4th week of training for the 3-day 60 Mile walk, and I WALKED 5 MILES!!!!! AAAACK!!! If you would have asked me when I first started training a few weeks ago, I would have NEVER thought that I would be able to walk 5 miles in one go!!!! Whew!! That is such a GREAT feeling!!  Anyway, my goal for the week is to walk 17.5 miles by the end of tomorrow, my week starts over every Sunday, so far I think I have 15 miles down already, and with my planned 4 tomorrow – I should be good to go!!! YEAH!!!

In regards to my list that I created yesterday, “10 Things I Hate About Myself”, besides my healthy, which I have been working on – I am actively working on cleaning up my bedroom, and getting my Christmas decorations put away; I am also looking at couches at mentally planning how to to rearrange the main floor of my condo so that it better reflects the real me!! Busy! Busy! Busy!!
Onward!
~ Christina 😉

10 Things I Hate About Myself!!!

Ok, I just watched a new show called 10 Things I Hate About Myself! It was pretty good and inspired me to think about 10 things that I don’t like about myself and fix them one by one!!!

Here is my list:

  1. I hate that I am not fit and healthy!!!
  2. I hate that my Christmas decorations are still out at the end of February!!!
  3. I hate that I don’t have a comfy couch in my living room!!!
  4. I hate that I don’t have an outlet for my creativity!!!
  5. I hate that I am not a photographer!!!
  6. I hate that my bedroom is a cluttered mess!!!
  7. I hate that I am not brave enough to wear every item from my closet!!!
  8. I hate that my condo does not represent my true personality!!!
  9. I hate that I have never traveled to Paris!!!
  10. I hate that my marriage is not in a healthy, happy place!!!

Ok, so some of those things are big things, and some are just minor nuisances that I need to make a priority to just get them done! I will keep you posted of my progress!!! Wish me luck!!
Live, Laugh, Love,
~ Christina 😉

P.S.

My drag name, just in case you wanted to know is:
Charlamaine Courtisan

Go get your own drag name by going to this name generator.
Have fun! and let me know what your name is by posting it in my comments! Good Luck!!!

~Christina 😉

Daily Update!!

WHEW!!! Stop the world, I wanna get off!!! I am seriously burning my candle at both ends!! There is just so much to do and not enough of me to go around!! But, I have to tell you, even with all of what I am doing to try not to drown in a sea of chaos, I am pretty proud of myself that somehow I am managing to get it all done. I even had some time this evening before bed to sit and blog, read a little, and just BREATHE!!! I am getting pretty good at multitasking. For example, when cooking dinner, I don’t just make tonight’s dinner, but I try to make tomorrow’s lunch and tomorrow’s dinner!!! That seems to be working really well! Also, not procrastinating is the only way that I have been able to keep my place clean – there just seems to be soooo much to do, and it is almost never-ending!!! The only thing that I am having a really hard time doing is taking down my Christmas decorations. OH MY GOSH!!!! I can’t believe that it is Feb 9th and I still have a Christmas tree sparkling in the corner. It is beautiful, but come on now!! SHEESH!!

Ok, well I will just have to add it to the list!! ONWARD!!!
– Christina 😉

Daily Update!

Ok, so you know the best thing about making lasagna??? It is having lasagna on night #2. I am not sure what it is about lasagna, but it just seems to get tastier the next day!! YUM!!! Oh, and I finally found a perk to being single – you get to lick the plate and there is not a damn soul who can give you a hard time of it!! LOL!!! Sorry, sweetie, but it is true!!!

Anyway, my girlfriend and I walked 3.125 miles today!!! WHEW!!! I have to learn to wear appropriate shoes. The ones I wore today were a little too big, and my poor feet were slipping and sliding, and I was doing everything I could not to fall!!! Let me tell you that is not the best thing for someone who is gracefully-challenged!!! But all is good, and I feel GREAT that we are able to walk so far! My goal for this week is to walk 16 miles!!! So, I look to be right on track!! YEAH!!

Anyway, I am just doing some chores, but really don’t have much planned for tonight! I have night blindess, so I am pretty much stuck at the house, and you can only clean a house so many times, so after this load of laundry is done, I am bathing one of my girls and I am good to go!!!

Oh, I am looking for a FABULOUS recipe for an extra thin, crispy, flaky pizza crust – so if anyone has a recipe that might fit the bill nicely, I would be soooooo happy!! Thanks!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! I will chat again soon!!!
-Christina 😉

One More Thing!!!

I have to tell you that I LOVE SKINNY COW Mint Ice Cream Sandwiches!!! YUM!!! They have gotten me through a many hormonal-oh-my-goodness-I need-some-ice-cream-and-chocolate-right-this-minute-or-else-my-body-will-implode-on-itself-causing-a-shattering-ripple-in-the-time-space-continuum moments in my life! I just hought I would share!!!

SKINNY COW ROCKS!!!

Daily Update!

Ok, so first let me tell you that everything is going better than expected, seeing that I am now single-ish!!! My sweetie and I are dating, and for the most part we are doing most all of our communication online, and that is going FAMOUSLY!!! I have his undivided attention – it is VERY nice!!! I got to have lunch with him today, which was sooo great!!! It feels good to be getting to know him again!!!

Ok, so I know I mention this all the time, but I am currently in training to walk the 3-day 60 mile Susan G Komen Breast Cancer walk, which is in late September. I have just finished week #1, and for being a 330, no wait a 320 pound woman, did I mention I lost 10 pounds????? Yes, thank you!! Anyway, I walked 13.5 miles during my first week, and seeing that the old me walked 0.00 miles a week, that is pretty freakin’ phenomenal!!!! I am very proud of myself, but I can’t take all of the credit, my co-worker Chris has been my  supporter and my sis-in-laws, Alex and Nette, are not only cheering me on, they are actually joining me for my Saturday and Sunday walks!!! What would I do without the support of all of my sister friends???

Ok, so yesterday I was feeling rather froggy – I had just finished walking 3 miles after all 😉 – so, when I got home after going grocery shopping, I prepped 2 mini meatloafs, a mini lasagna – good for two nights and some amazingly delicious and good for you taco soup!! Tonight I am reaping some of the rewards of my hard work because I am sitting here getting ready to enjoy a piece of my mom’s yummy lasagna and a great big green salad!! Oh, sometimes it really is the little things that makes you soooo happy! At least it does for me, that is for sure!!

Anyway, I have a busy day planned for tomorrow, but the thing I am most excited about getting completed is my two mile walk!! I am loving walking – it energizes you, and makes you tired at the same time, in such a gratifying way!! After only one week, my stress level is way down, the impossible seems possible, and I am sleeping so much more soundly!!! God has done such a magnificent job with this body he has blessed me with – oh that does sound vain doesn’t it??? I just meant that he really knew what he was doing, and I just have to treat it right to have it serve me well!!! God is good!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening and I will chat again soon!!! 😉
– Christina 😉