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back from the dead

2010-04-20T12:22:00.002-04:00

suprise, suprise! I'M ALIVEEEE :)

wowzers i cannot believe i have not posted since NOVEMBER 11th!!! that was LAST YEAR!!! living in a seasonal town makes it veryyy hard to post when its "in season"- for my small florida town that would be nov-april. needless to say ive been working non-stop and doing loads of school work- aka no time for blogging. boo.

on a happy note- I'M BACK :) and lotsss to fill you guys in on. having my brain consumed with work and businesses classes has made it hard to concentrate on my healthy eating and gym time :( but i'm ready to get back into the swing of things and keep you updated on my (sometimes) exciting life.

here's a quick summary of the past 6 months- had a fabulous time over the holidays, went to nyc in jan and spent a little too much (and ate a little too much!) but came back with some fab goodies, broke up with the boy, found a new man, had a GREAT season at work, and just as great a semester at school. okay that was quick but i'm sure ill fill you in on any necessary details sometime in the near future.

i REALLY look forward to hearing what you have all been up to as well. i hope you had not forgotten about me and will continue reading :) xoxo, gossip girl

i'm that girl

2009-11-11T13:12:00.012-05:00

happy HUMP day my pretties :) i feel like this week is going by quite fast- yay for that!! this week has been another busy one so far- lots of work and school. blah. my mom is a caterer (can't remember if i have mentioned that before or not) so her season is just kicking in as well and i've been helping her in addition to all of my other commitments. i'm beginning to realize i'm somewhat of a work-a-holic- i can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing? thoughts? i mean i would MUCH rather being running around like a chicken with my head cut off than sitting around doing nothing. my favorite days at work are insanely busy ones with lots of work to be done- those slow, quiet days go by sooo painfully slowly. yuck.

okay, so sunday was spent being productive- laundry, bathing ollie, homework, etc etc. i did 70 minutes of cardio at the gym. on the way i picked up a much needed non-fat cappucino (with an

extra shot of espresso) from starbs.

holiday cups make me smile :) my smile would be even bigger if it was actually COLD out instead of this ridiculous 89 degree weather. it's very hard to get in the holiday spirit when it feels like the middle of summer. this cup says it all- i wish for a snow day...sigh...

sundays eating was kind of sparse during the day- i had an unpictured chobani and z bar for a late brunch and then nothing until dinner. i just wasn't hungry- very unlike me hah. dinner was nice and light.

amy's alphabet soup :) i felt like a little kid again- it was fab!

monday was an uber early morning- my mom had a huge breakfast and luncheon for our local hospital association. the alarm went off at 5, and let me tell you i am NOT a morning person. my first stop was for coffee, obvi. the event went great and i was done by 3. after working with food for hours the last thing i want to do is eat. i did snack on a zucchini muffin and a little bit of chicken salad at the event however. i hit up the gym for 80 insanely sweaty minutes of cardio and headed home happy as a clam :) i got even happier when i saw 2 packages on my doorstep...

package numero uno was from corinne at pop chips- she sent me a fabulous variety of pop chips to review for the blog. i cannot wait to try them after reading so many good things about them from other bloggies. thank you SO much corinne!

package numbero dos was from gabriela at une vie saine- she was kind enough to send me some seasonal clif bars (pumpkin pie, gingerbread, and cranberry orange nut) after hearing that i couldn't find them any where in my town. she also send me two cookies from magnolia's bakery in nyc (where she lives). gab you ROCKKKKKK! these cookies were INSANE and i cannot wait to try the bars. thank you thank you thank you- you made my week! ps if you dolls haven't checked out her blog, please do- i guarantee you will love it :)

dinner was a french salad made with love by momma sue- and 1 and half pieces of mulitgrain boule.

the salad was a mixture of fresh boston and bib lettuce with tomato, avocado, hard boiled egg, and a petit marmit dressing. twas ridiculously delish! as was the toast of course :) it was followed by a somewhat disappointed episode of gossip girl- i mean come on, couldn't they have created a better 3some then dan, olivia, and vanessa?!? i was thinking of something more scandelous- along the lines of chuck, jenny, and nate?!? i know- i'm bad.

tuesday actually started out with BREAKFAST! i woke up early and decided to have an unpictured bowl of cheerios with low fat milk and naner slices. nom nom. this kept me full until about 2ish, when i had an unpictured pumpkin yogurt with granola. sorry i was really bad with the camera yesterday! after work i did 80 minutes of cardio and rushed home for my ultimate tv night- 90210, the hills, the city, and styl'd. yes, i'm THAT girl- who likes THOSE shows. trashy tv is my guilty pleasure- ain't no shame in my game :) dinner was amy's tuscan bean and rice soup with some added sauteed mushrooms.

this soup was really good- but extremely filling. i only ate about half of the mug and then had a toasted arnie with a smear of jalepeno hummus. i was close to a food pregnancy when i finished. oopsey daisy.

today has been a fairly busy day at work. mid-morning i had pumpkin yogurt with a tiny spoonful of udi's. as you can tell i am LOVING the stonyfield pump yog! lunch was two tiny slices of unpictured veggie pizza with tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, and vidalia onions. i also had a few bites of greek salad. i cannot remember the last time i had pizza for lunch. it was SOOOOO good, but now my tummy is hurting. i just can't eat like that at lunch. oh well, ya live ya learn.

okay back to work, then gym, then studying. blah. xoxo that girl

tis the season

2009-11-07T15:02:00.011-05:00

hello kittens :) NO, i have not forgotten about you- so please don't think that! the problem with living in a seasonal town is that one day it is dead and the next day is a whirlwind of hustle & bustle. i live in a small resort town on the east coast of florida and from May 1-Oct 31 it is painfully quiet. but THEN, once nov 1 hits- its like EVERYONE (aka the snow birds) are back in action. this past week has been insane- traffic, long lines at stores, long lines everywhere- you get my point. i had no time to even think about blogging. now, i'm not complaining- i much prefer the busy life than the slow one. i'm just going to need to figure out a time for blogging. anyways i took a few pics this week, so here is a little food porn for you lovies...

grilled swiss on an arnie with hummus & sauteed spinach, mushrooms, & onions and sweet potato fries on the side- YUM :)

chobs. nuff said.

oatmeal raisin cookie. oops, i mean luna.

veggie egg scramble with a toasted arnie with pumpkin butttahhhh. heaven.

PUMPKIN PIE YOGURT! i finalllllly found some at greenwise in palm beach :) topped with udi's. LOVED this.

hummus & swiss sammie with a few pretzel sticks and the left over hummus from the s. don't you die for the adorableee single servings of sabra that i found at bj's :)

okay dolls, sorry to be short today- i will be back to normal soon :) love you all.

happy halloweenie, belatedly

2009-11-02T11:44:00.017-05:00

is it really monday already? boooo :( hope everyone had a fabulous halloween weekend! mine was nothing exciting, but it quite nice and relaxing. let's recap...

after work friday i headed to to the gym and had a quick snack on the way- a dr. kracker sunflower cheddar flatbread.

you can actually see the melted cheddar on the cracker :) sooo delish- another homerun for dr. kracker!

i did a quick 15 minute run on the treadmill (as a warm-up) and then did 45 min of strength. geez after not doing strength for over a week my arms had already lost some power!

dinner was a mug of amy's lentil soup...

this was my first time having the lentil soup (we all know i'm a fan of the veg barley!!) and it was sooooooooooo delicious! amy's never fails me. on the side i had a piece of flax toast with (drumroll pleasssseee...) PUMPKIN BUTTER! yes my loves, i FINALLY got my hands on some! it is sooo hard to find pumpkin butter without hfcs, but i finally found some at fresh market!

O FACE!

i had another o face when i had my bed time snack...

a deep chocolate vitamuffin :) nom nom! i had a quiet friday night at home with ollie watching scary movies- doesn't get much better!

saturday was a HoT and HuMiD halloween in florida! there were sooo many warnings on the local news to make sure and not overdress your children in their costumes because there was a chance they could get heat stroke. poor kids. i'm so over this weather. is it possible to be sick of the SUN?!? i would killllllll for a dreary, cold day! asap PLEASE!

since i knew i wasn't dressing up that night (i was the only one at my house so i had to hand out candy- no partying pour moi), i decided to semi-dress up for work. i put together a sorry attempt at a rhianna-ish outfit (current elliot cloud wash jeans, forever poufy shoulder top, chanel cuff, balenciaga heels).

don't laugh- i know, i'm white.

saturday morning was fairly quiet at work so obviously i ate my morning snack out of boredum...

love me some LUNA! i also had some crack- aka COTTAGE CHEESE.

i seriously could live on this stuff. and yes, i am eating it straight out of the container- i'm just classy like that.

i had packed a yummy lunch (aka pb&j), but forgot it at home. i don't function properly in the morning. i scoured the menu folder at work and decided i would treat myself (as it was halloween and diabetics shouldn't have candy). egg salad and a diet pepsi :)

holy moly- this ROCKED!

ollie (the pumpkin weenie) and i only had ONE tricker treater! okay well we may have had a few more but after the first i was over it and left out the bowl on the "honor system". when i removed it later that night there wasn't much missing. ugh- i don't want that many almond snickers lying around my house! ollie quickly pooped out...

please excuse his yucky looking manly parts. we need to get those taken care of.

jon and i decided to go see saw vi, so i whipped up a quick mug of pumpkin oats (with pumpkin buttttter!!!).

no measurements for this one- i just threw it all together. YUMMM!

the movie wasn't too "scary", but it was insanely GRUESOME!! the perfect way to end our halloween night. okay i also may have ended the night with one too many snickers. bad bad diabetic. needless to say i wasn't feeling to well in the middle of the night.

yesterday was the best day off i'd had in a long time. jon and i slept in (yay!) and then met friends at the beach club for lunch and pool time. another hot and sunny day. for lunch i had a whitney cobb salad with spinach, carrots, cukes, chicken, egg, bacon (couldn't resist), and toms with a sherry dressing. twas delish.

after about an hour or so by the pool we decided to go out on our friend sam's boat and go fishing! i haven't been boating in forever! i forgot how much i loved it! we spent the afternoon and into the evening on the river. it was GORG out! the sunset was beautifulllllll :)

we got in from the boat around 8 and headed to jon's parents for dinner- pork chops, salad with fresh shredded beets, and a sweet potato. another fabulous meal. i was STUFFED. with lots of bad eating and no gym this weekend, i feel gross. time to get back on track.

well, it's monday again- ugh. oh well, at least GOSSIP GIRL is on tonight :) back to work. ta ta lovies.

hallow's eve

2009-10-30T12:01:00.019-04:00

bonjour mes amis :) sorry for the 3 day hiatus- i've missed you lovers! nothing too excited to report, so here's a brief recap of the past few days...

tuesdays lunch-

pb & j on flax and raspberrriiieesss (yes, i ate them ALL- so fresh and delish!)

gym for 70 minutes of cardio, followed by a MUCH needed pedi...

i forgot to bring my own polish (i was planning on chanel vendetta, which is a dark purp), so i found the closest color they had. yay for polished feet!

tuesdays dinner-

after having our legs and feet pampered, mom and i went to our fav mexi restaurant and split these amazingggg pork tacos with lots of guac. nom nom. i LOVE mexican food SO much- but alwayssss have a food baby afterwards (no matter how much or what i eat). blahhh. i've been feeling this one for the past few days. boo.

wednesday's lunch-

suprise, suprise! another pb&j- this one with chia seeds. i don't think i could ever get sick of this.

spent the afternoon at the gym for 80 min of cardio (65 on treadmill and 15 on bike)...

obviously you can see there was no running involved- okay maybe a few minutes here and there, but it was mostly speed walking on an incline.

after the gym i was ready for an afternoon snack so i hit up my goodies from dr. kracker :)

i tried them with jalepeno hummus and swiss cheese (HELLO nothing beats cheese and crackas!)...

okay the more dr. kracker products i try, the more i fall in love with them! these crackers were soooo crunchy and had the most amazing nutty flavor. i also love that these crackers aren't salty. i cannot wait to try the rest of my goodies!

dinner was a quick and easy collabo by momma sue- rotisserie chicken (which i dipped in hummus), sauteed califlower (YUM!), and the most amazing mini pumpkin muffins.

okay now usually i'm not a fan of store bought baked goods- i can make them better myself and not add so many bad ingredients. BUTTTT i have now found an exception (well, momma sue found them)- atlanta bread company's mini pumpkin muffins that mom found at sam's club. they aren't overly sweet and taste sooo homemade. i know there are only two on my plate, but i totes ate fourrrrrr :) muhahaha.

i also had an orange.

i don't have many pictures of yesterdays eat. this lazy butt forgot to take pics. lunch was an oats & chocolate fiberone bar and a cup of cottage cheese with chopped nuts and a few slices of a naner. i just read the ingredients of the fiberone bars and realized they have hfcs in them so i am going to try and pass on those in the future. afternoon snack was a few dr. kracker seeded spelt snackers with cheese.

loveeeddd these ones too- these had lots of sesame seeds on them, which i adore :)

gym was 70 minutes of treadmill, bike, and elliptical. i've been slacking on strength this week- i need to fix that!

i also hit up the spray tanning booth just in case i decided to dress up on saturday- homefry is looking quite casper-y these days.

din was a southwest sunshine burger (the last! booo hoooo) on an arnolds sandwich thin (my first!) with melted light swiss and jalepeno hummus...

i toasted the arnie and it was absolutely delish. i may or may not have snuck into the halloween candy and had two mini hershey bars ;)

TGIF!!! finallllly!!! geez this has been a long week (and post- sorry! is anyone still reading by now?!?)...

today started off with...

girl scout thin mints!!! ooops- i mean a chocolate peppermint stick LUNA bar. i swear these taste just like thin mints! YUMMMMMMM! and no hfcs :) yippee!

today i am sporting some fabulously flashy friday flats! say that 10 times fast ;) but seriously, how FAB are these swarovski encrusted giuseppe flats?!? loveeee these babies.

why does my left leg look tanner than the right? haa gotta love splochy spray tans.

okay my pretties i am off to find some lunch and get back to work. yayyy for it ALMOST being HALLOWEEN :) au revior.

z-bar virginity

2009-10-27T11:11:00.012-04:00

sorry for the lack of postings my beauties, but i've been buried in school work :( nasty nasty. time to recap...

friday's lunch was a simple pb&j on essential flax bread...

i knew i had to be up early saturday morning (mom had that grand idea of having a tag sale), so i decided to lay low on friday night. first i hit up the gym for 75 minutes of cardio and then i met mom at too jay's for dinner...

we split a veggie quesadilla that had spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, carmelized onions, and peppers on a w/w tortilla. the flavor was good, but it was UBER oily and got soggy wayyyy too quickly. i felt yucky when we left :( so i decided to cheer up my stomach later than night...

pumpkin ice cream with halloween sprinkles :D clearly it is TOO hot in florida because the ice cream started to melt 2 seconds after i scooped it into my mug. blahhh. twas delish though (obvi)!!!

early saturday morning i helped mom set up her tag sale, but then had to rush off to my real job for the day. i had a morning snack around 11ish...

peach chobani with a spoonful of udi's! doesn't get much better, especially when eating it while browsing the pages of the new HERMES catalog. i die...

saturday was INSANELY busy at work. from 1130 until 530 i DID NOT STOP! i LOVE days like that :) i came home to find waldo taking a nap...

man oh man, he really lives the life. sigh...

saturday's dinner was a bowl of grape nuts with low fat (cow's) milk. weird dinner, i know. don't hate.

sunday morning i had to help momma sue again with the tag sale. i literally was giving stuff away just to get rid of clutter. mom would have a price tag of $20 on something and i would sell it for a dollar. i'm a great daughter, i know ;) brunch was a dunkin donuts mulitgrain bagel with ab and grape jam.

soo delish! and yes that is my 711 iced coffee in the backround, obvi.

we closed up shop at about 230ish, and i hit the gym for 70 sweaty minutes of cardio. after my workout i was semi-hungry, so i nibbled on my first z-bar...

this was AMAZINGGGGGGGG! the flavor and texture rocked! how have i waited so long to try one of these babies?!? i'm hooked now :)

dinner was uber simple- eggs and toast...

mom and i each split one piece of white and one piece of w/w (with blackberry jam and REAL buttah!). this was the most amazingggg artisian bread i have ever tried! YUM!

i spent the rest of the evening studying for my obervational behavior test. yuck.

monday was a typical long day. blah. lunch was an unpictured salad- nothing special. test was at 7 and was suprisingly really HARD. ugh i'm so over school. by the time i got home it was 850 and i had to make something rEaLLy quick before GG started. i popped open a can of organic butternut squash soup and threw it on the stove.

this was the perfect dinner to sip on while watching my beloved chuck :) and you know i hit up some more of that toast! holla!

i may or may not have had a bit more pumpkin ice cream later that night ;)

okay now it's tuesday and i have lots of work to do. be back later lovies.

pb&j

2009-10-23T14:40:00.002-04:00

hey girl hey! FAB news- jenny over at Peanut Butter and Jenny is having an amazing giveaway of FiberOne MUFFINS! they sound absolutely delish, and HELLO who doesn't like FrEE stuff? get on that and show jenny some love :)

coo coo for CaRaMeL

2009-10-23T10:41:00.007-04:00

so wednesday turned out to be a nice and relaxing day off :) i started off the day with a new favorite of mine...

dannon caramel yogurt!! now usually i don't like any flavored yogurts such as this (they're too sweet and fake tasting), BUT this one is an exception! it has an extremely light caramel flavor and is absolutely DELISH!

mom and i decided to hit up the beach club for the afternoon because while most of the country is snowing or having cold fronts, this is what our fall looks like...

for lunch we decided to split a pesto chicken and spinach salad with goat cheese and a sherry dressing...

twas good, but had a bit too much goat cheese for our taste. lots o goat cheese at lunch time is just too rich!

dinner was an unpictured popcorn at the movie theatres. dragged mom to see "the stepfather" because um heLLo penn badgely is in it! she wasn't too sure about it, but we both ended up liking it. it wasn't all that "scary", but it def made us jump at parts! the guy was a big time creepo! andddd penn's body was BANGING! they showed him shirtless most of the movie so i was happy :D

since dinner wasn't much of a substantial one, i was still hungry when i got home...vita to the rescue!

doesn't get much better than snuggling in bed with a chocolate vitamuffin!

yesterday started off with an early breakfast from 7-11! yes, i actually ate breakfast! and yes, it was from 7-11. haaaaa.

cheerios with low fat milk (cow's) and half a naner on top. just shows you that you CAN eat healthy on the run. i forgot how much i love cheerios! yum yum.

lunch was nicely delivered to me by jon...

egg white omlette with tomatoes, cheese, and turkey sausage with a piece of w/w toast. SOO nummy! breakfast food is my all time fav (just not actually at "breakfast time"!).

last night i had an overnight babysitting job for 3 awesome girls! it's homecoming week at their school so we got to gossip all night about school happenings, boys, homecoming dresses, etc. made me feel young again :) and made me miss high school! for din they're mom had left us some beef and pea stew she had made. it had an awesome flavor, but was WAYYY too salty. i felt sooooo bloated and yucky this morning! i dropped them off at school and headed to the gym for a morning workout- YAY! finally! i did 45 min of cardio and about 10 of upper body stregth and then rushed home to shower and change for work.

i was a little bit hungry when i got to work so i had a chocolate brownie gnu bar :)

yummm! love this flavor!

TGIF lovies :)

FEED me

2009-10-20T15:28:00.014-04:00

waldo is extremely flattered by all of your comments. fyi- he's single ladies ;)

so before i hit the gym yesterday i was a bit hungry and def needed some extra energy. enter the fiber one oats & chocolate bar.

this was absolutely amazinggggggggg! it tasted like an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bar :) nom nom. i hit up the gym for 70 min of cardio (5 min bike warm up/65 min treadmill) and 20 min of upper body strength.

i got home to find a box full of goodies on my doorstep from...DOCTOR KRACKER!!!

they sent me a fabulous selection of samples of their flatbreads and culinary crisps to review- i can't wait :) of course i had to try at least one (but only one because i didn't want to spoil my din din). PUMPKIN CHEDDAR flatbread!

according to Dr. Kracker's website, "We toast this cracker while it’s baking to coax the “wow” out of those delicious organic pumpkin seeds, and to get that the most out of that unique, extra-crispy toasted cheddar flavor. Absolutely delicious." I AGREE! these were awesomeeeee! they were extremelyyyyy crunchy and had a fabulous nutty flavor. i could not taste much pumpkin, but that did not bother me. they would be fabulous with melted cheese on them :) thank you George at Dr. Kracker! i cannot wait to complete the full review!

while mom was making a delish salad for dinner, i decided to bake some muFFinS- whole wheat applesauce muffins from the back of the Hodgson Mill box.

i usually like to make muffins from scratch, but i saw this box at albertson's the other day and decided to give it a whirl. i used unsweetened applesauce instead of sweetened and added some flax meal for an extra kick.

and sprinkled some oats on top for decoration...

this recipe yielded 22 mini muffins. the VeRdiCt- i remember why i like to make muffins from scratch. they didn't even rise! (the picture above is pre-baking, but they came out looking the exacttt same way. poop.) these muffins were edible, but did not excite my taste buds in ANY way. blah :( total bummer.

dinner was a typical momma sue salad- romaine, shredded broccoli, tomatoes, shredded carrots, chickpeas, left over rotisserie chicken, red cabbage, and a few tortilla pieces.

sooo yummy- as usual. i also had a few Dr. Kracker Hummus Maximus Culinary Crisps with my salad. they were VERY crunchy and had an interesting flavor. they were good, but i think they had too many coriander seeds for my taste. not great, but definitely not bad- probably about a B-.

the perfect dinner to nosh on while watching GOSSIP GIRL! what did everyone think of chucks boy on boy kiss? didn't bother me- makes for good entertainment. i am liking the addition of hil duff to ze show- although she and dan are an awkward couple thus far. anyways, twas a good episode- can't wait for next week! yay for halloween episodes :)

todays lunch was pb&j with chia seeds on essential flax seeds bread and a non-pictured naner.

ffaaaaaaabbbbbuuulllooouuussss!

afternoon snack was peach chobani with raisin nut FEED granola. by the time i remembered to take a pic it looked like this...

we all know my feeling on chobani, BUT i have another FAV item...FEED granola! holy moly this rocked! the flavor was insane and it just tasted good for you (know what i mean?). thank you again to the jason's at FEED for the amazing samples- i cannot wait to try the blueberry almond and cranberry coconut flavors. anyone have any fab ideas on what to eat them with??

bring out the boots

2009-10-19T14:30:00.010-04:00

hello beautiful readers :) ugh- is it really monday already? where did the weekend go? oh wait- GOSSIP GIRL is on tonight- can't be too bummed out!!! as for my weekend, let's see...

friday's lunch was half of an egg salad sandwich with lettuce and tomato that i split with one of my co-workers. i was so hungry that by the time i thought to take a pic- it was gone. oopsey daisy. we also split a banana chocolate chip cupcake for a late afternoon snack but it tasted more like a muffin than a cupcake. twas very strange.

did 60 minutes of cardio at the gym (bike and treadmill) and 20 minutes of strength. mom called me as i was walking out of the gym and said she wanted to see "couples retreat" and it started in 5 minutes so to meet her at the theatre. yes, i went to the movies in my gym clothes- sweat and all. classy, i know. she was late (as usual), so i quickly ran into hooked on subs to grab a salad to take into the movies with me (it's right next to the theatre- perfffeccct!). the movie was stupid and silly, but i enjoyed it, and my salad of course (and you KNOW i had some of momma sue's popcorn) :) i DEF want to go to bora bora asap (where the movie was filmed). when i got out to my car after the movie, there was the bigggggest grasshopper on my windshield- they are a sign of good luck!!! yay!!! perhaps i should start playing the lotto? haaa

saturday was a pretty busy day at work- yay :) i had a gnu bar for lunch...

LOVED this flavor!!! veryyyy orangey :) nom nom.

had dinner at grammy's with mom. 3 generations at the same table- always a good laugh!!! i had a small salad to start and then had the prime rib with sauteed eggplant and a sweet potato. i wasn't too hungry (very strange because all i had eaten all day was the gnu bar), so only ate about half of everything. deffff ate all of my eggplant though. i also had about 3 bites of red velvet cake that gram had for dessert. DeLiSh!

sunday morning looked like this...

it was actually CHILLY out (in the 60's)- so ol and i cuddled for most of the morning :) doesn't get much better than that!

mom and i went to brunch at our fav little hole in the wall diner- kountry kitchen. breakfast was an egg white omlette with tomatoes and cheese...

and lots and lots of coffee :)

we then had a mother daughter day and goofted around (aka hit up marshalls, dillards, albertsons, and publix haha). we def needed some groceries, so picked up this...

coffee, dish soap, apples, a pear, an ugly tomato, cottage cheese, rachel's yogurt (vanilla chai and lavender honey), vitamuffins, butternut squash soup, green beans, and a can of pumpkin.

after i dropped mom at home, jon and i took a nice 30 min bike ride (loving this cooler weather) and then did a nice 30 min run. we then went to his parents house for chili! yum yum!

once i got home my night looked mostly like this...

yes, that is the kitten (now named waldo). yes, he is in my AMERICAN GIRL wheelchair that i randomly found in a closet (ha). yes, i wrapped his leg in tp to look like a cast for no reason. and yes, i took a pic of all this. who am i? how old am i? and why do i find this funny? WHO KNOWS! lol that was my sunday evening...

this morning came way too quickly. bye bye weekend. at least it was still chilly out this morning, and you know what that means...BOOTS :) yes, i am wearing boots in low 70 degree weather. don't hate. todays boots are black chanel riding boots- TDF!

lunch was a salad from chesleas- romaine, chickpeas, edamame, red cabbage, egg, cheese, chinese noodles w/ a blood orange vinagrette. not too good today. i probably ate 5 bites and threw it away...and then stole some of andreas french fries. i need to stop all of this picking! a few fries here, a bite of cake there. not good! i need to work on that asap!

i'm off to the gym after work and then dinner and GG :) adios amigos!

life, part II

2009-10-16T13:25:00.009-04:00

okay so to continue where i left off...wednesday was not only my day off, but it was jon and i's 3rd anniversary- wowzers, time sure flies when you're having fun :) i told him i did not want to do much to celebrate because i want a bomb xmas present so he should save his money (hey, at least i'm honest!). butttt, being that he is who he is, he got me 2 dozen gorg roses...

a lovey dovey card that just melted my heart, and the money to go SKYDIVING!!! okay now he's heard me say how much i want to do it, but now that the offer is on the table i'm kind of chickening out. he def won't go with me and i'm not sure if any of my friends would go either- and i'm def NOT doing it alone (how boring!). too bad ollie can't come ;)

we spent the day down in palm beach (i had to take care of something at chanel, so we decided to make a day out of it- yay!). we invited mom to come along with us and of course she jumped on the idea. lunch was at hamburger heaven (our FAV). i was a bad girl and had this...

a south boston patty melt- hamburger with grilled onions, cheedar cheese, and i added avocado on rye toast. with sweet potato fries of course! mom and i split so i didn't feel TOO guilty afterwards. it was awesomeeeee to say the least.

mom decided to get dessert to go, and we ended up with this...

the biggggggest piece of lemon coconut cake i have everrrrrrr seen! holy moly!

we spent the rest of the afternoon wandering worth avenue...window shopping the diamonds and estate jewelry is PAINFUL...poor jon was accosted by a man trying to sell him an engagement ring. i simply told the man i will only settle for a harry winston (i mean HELLO who does he think i am) and he told me "honey, rome wasn't built in a day"- haaa LOVED HIM!! got things taken care of at chanel and left with ONLY a lipgloss- who have i become? why am i so well behaved these days? boooo! no fun! i guess i should be proud of myself though. we then went to gander mountain (jon's fun for the day), which is an outdoorsy boy store. i was horrified when i saw the "girls" sections with pink shirts that had deers head on them that said "don't you wish your girlfriend could HUNT like me?". needless to say i felt QUITE out of place. buttttt, jon loved it (the store, NOT the shirt) and thats all the matters :) we then hit up the gardens mall for a forever 21 trip (got a few bf tee's- can't beat them for 4.50! holy poo!) and hit up ralph lauren (where i could have spent TOO much on jon) and another chanel. by this time we were all pooped and grabbed dinner to go- mom and i split a roasted turkey (right off the bone) sammie on this delicious oatbran bread. and then headed home. GREAT DAY to say the least!!!

yesterday started off with this...

followed by work, and then this...

pb & j with chia seeds on california complete protein bread. NOM NOM!

i had a huge test last night so no time for the gym- boooooo :( and the test was uber tricky! ugh i hate college. high school was soo much easier when all the question said was "choose the correct answer" and now in college it's always "choose the BEST answer"- soooo annoying because half the time all the answers would work but according to the teacher one is the best! rawr!

dinner was not until 930ish and was this...

oatmeal with flax, chopped nuts, cinnamon, and apples- YUM!

okay current at work starvinggg, so i'm off to grab lunch. ta ta lovies! TGIF :)

life, part I

2009-10-15T11:13:00.016-04:00

I'M ALIVE! sorry i've been MIA- the past 6 days have been insanely busy with work, school, dog-sitting, gym, life, etc...school especially- why do teachers all have tests at the sammmmee time? drives me nuts! anyways, i'm back :) going to try to fill you in on as much as i can...

thursday night dinner- mom and i split this...

with a salad on the side...

VITA for dessert...

yummmm- chocolatey goodness :)

for lunch on friday jon suprised me with my fav- egg white omlette with toms and cheese from the best little hole in the wall diner...

hb's on the side- not so healthy, but oh so good!

afternoon snack was chobani obviously...

pomegranate is totally my FAV flavor! i love the seeds at the bottom- nom nom...

the rest of the weekend is a blur and was spent studying and doing laundry and such- YUCK!!!

so we'll start back with monday...lunch was a salad from hooked on (da bestttt!!!)...

turkey, cuks, toms, carrots, hot pepppppppers :) delish delish!

afternoon snack was my new fav- a GNU bar...

this bar was awesomeeeee! i loved the flavor and it was very light- only 130 calories!!

when i got home from the gym monday, i was excited to find a package on my doorstep...

from FEED!!!! jason was kind enough to send me samples of their blueberry almond, raisin nut, and cranberry coconut GRANOLAS :) jason, i cannot thank you enough! i'm stoked to try these granolas- they sound amazing!!!

dinner was simple- roasted chicken, green beans, sauteed spinach, and a mini bran muffin (made with love by momma sue!)...

tuesday's lunch was chobani and a gnu bar...

this flavor was just as amazing as the first! i am soooo excited to have found these babies (thanks fresh market!!)

dinner was a Kashi Caribbean Carnival pizza...

this pizza had "Plantains, mangos, kale and fire-roasted red onions with mozzarella cheese and a sweet & spicy guava-infused, Jerk sauce on stone-fired Kashi 7 Whole Grains & Sesame® with flax seed crust." OMG! soooo delish!

i will fill you in with yesterdays eats and happens a little later...back to work...ta ta lovies :)

over the top

2009-10-08T16:30:00.003-04:00

okay i am so excited about my first giveaway and cannot wait to do more :) CONGRATS to lauren @ spotty prep goes healthy for winning the kombucha coupons! e-mail me your info to healthsavvyshopaholic@gmail.com so i can get them out to you right away! can't to hear what you think!

on another happy note- nicci @ nifty eats sent me this awesome blogger award!

thanks girl :) you know your blog rocks as well!!!

in order to accept it, i have to answer the following questions with only one word...

1.Where is your cell phone? desk

2.Your hair? wavy

3. Your mother? amazing

4. Your father? loser

5. Your favorite food? sushi

6. Your dream last night? shoes

7. Your favorite drink? water

8. Your dream/goal? reachable

9. What room are you in? work

10. Your hobby? shopping

11. Your fear? dying

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? successful

13. Where were you last night? gym

14. Something you aren’t? quiet

15. Muffins? tasty

16. Wish list item? berkin

17. Where did you grow up? new york & florida

18. Last thing you did? blogged

19. What are you wearing? clothes

20. Your TV? twister

21. Your pets? lots

22. Your friends? hot

23. Your life? crazy

24. Your mood? tired

25. Missing someone? yes

27. Something you’re not wearing? lipstick

28. Your favorite store? saks

29. Your favorite color? turquoise

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? months

33. One place that I go over and over? work

34. One person who emails me regularly? teacher

35. Favorite place to eat? nobu

and nowwwww i get to pass this on to 6 other lovely bloggers (wish i could give it to you all!!!):

Allison @ Secrets of a Chocoholic

Lizzy @ salad.diva

Naomi @ One Fit Foodie!

Lauren @ giant scoops of joy

Leslie @ And Her Little Dog Too

Megan @ Megzz Wins At Life

you ladies rock :)

okay it's almost 5, got to get a few last minute things done at work and then off to the gym! ta ta!

my first GIVEAWAY

2009-10-08T11:40:00.013-04:00

so tuesday's lunch turned out to be an old classic- pb & j :)

skippy's natural extra crunchy pb with blackberry preserves on california complete protein bread...mmmmmmm! just what my tummy was asking for...

afternoon/pre-workout snack was strawberry chobani with naner slices- SOOOO delish! the strawb/banana combo neverrr fails!

after work i hit up the gym for 90 minutes of cardio and headed home to unwind. when i got home i found an amazing suprise in the mailbox...

coupons from Synergy Drinks!!! I loveeeee Kombucha and cannot wait to use these babies!!! thanks GT Dave and Susan :)

to learn more about kombucha, click here...

dinner was a quick meal by mom- spinach and ricotta manicotti and salad...

so simple and absolutely delish! it went perfectly with 90210 :) i also snacked on some newman's own popcorn during the hills and the city. jon snacked on this...

blueberry CHOBANI! you know this stuff is good when even jon will eat it!

yesterday was my day off- yayy :) for the most part it was actually nice and relaxing...i spent a good portion of the day lounging at the beach club by the pool. fall in florida = 90 degrees; hot, humid, and sunny! for lunch i had the chopped spinach salad (again!)...

it is pretty much a cobb salad with spinach...roasted chicken, egg, bacon, tomatoes, & avocado with a sherry dressing that is absolutely to die for.

after the pool jess, mom, and i did a little shopping and got a snack- FRO YO :) i had sf/ff black raspberry swirled with lf chocolate- with sprinkles, obvi! ahh so perfect on a hot afternoon. we also stumbled upon a wine tasting...we had no wine, but spent an hour oogling over the french boy pouring chardonnay from his family's vineyard. sighhhhhh- he was yummy! we tried to snag a pic, but we're just not smooth like that.

i decided i HAD to make it to the gym, so i spent 8-9pm doing 45 min of cardio and 15 of upper body strength. i am really glad i went! dinner didn't happen until 930 and was banana nut bread oatmeal. i wasn't that hungry but knew that i should eat something, so oatmeal is always the perfect answer.

2 packets instant oatmeal, reduced fat milk, a generous scoop of wheat bran, half of a mashed naner, chopped nuts (i used pecans and walnuts), and the other half of the naner sliced. holy moly this was insanely good!

jon and i attempted to watch "year one" but it was ridiculously stupid so we only got through half of it. i do love me some michael cera though :)

this morning i decided to try the PomX Iced Coffee (that was so nicely sent to me by Blue at Pom) in Cafe Au Lait.

you can find the nutritional information here...

ummm i hate to say this, but this was a no go in my book. it tasted like watery milk with a weird plastic-y coffee taste. i cannot really even describe the taste- it was just funky. i am still looking forward to trying the chocolate and vanilla flavors though!

it will never replace this...

my daily iced nut blend with skim milk :)

so i've decided to do my first GIVEAWAY :) it's going to be a quick and simple (but DELISH) one...the first person to comment what flavor of kombucha they love or want to try will win 2 coupons for free kombucha...get to it lovies!! my favorite is the raspberry!!

fyi- check out missy's SILK HEART HEALTH giveaway!!!!

the power of pom

2009-10-06T13:02:00.011-04:00

okay so i left off with me sipping coffee on sat morning...let's see for lunch saturday i had the other half of my tuna sub (my inner recessionista coming out- i usually don't do leftovers)...

it was actually even better the day after :) to my suprise, jon brought me an afternoon pick-me up...

a cranberry orange cookie (cookie saturday? hah)! anddd another coffee! yayyy!

after work i went home and did level 1 of the shred- i was bored and the gym closes at 4 on sats- booo! jon and i decided to do sushi for dinner- the perfect saturday night activity :)

i started off with a jumbooo iced green tea, obvi. they do these little designs out of the straw wrappers and use them as toppers- mine was a rose and jon's was some swirly wirly thingy.

for dinner i had the "four's company", which an appetizer sampler. it had two summer rolls (tofu and pork), a crisy roll, and steamed chicken and veggie dumplings (served with 2 types of sauce). my eyes were obviously bigger than my stomach because i only ate about half of it- twas delish though!

on our way home we stopped by blockbuster and picked up "the haunting in connecticut" and "observe and report". we also made a pit stop at carvel (i had never had it before) and got a medium vanilla soft serve for jon and i to split while watching a movie. we popped in the scary one first, obvi- i am a scary movie freakkk! love them! and opened our ice cream...

looks like a special someone wanted in on the deal too...we let him lick the cup when we were finished :) carvel was awesomeeeeee! and so was the movie!

i spent all day sunday at the beach club lounging by the pool with my mom and lunching with a friend from hs who was in town with her mom. it was such a relaxing, but HOT, day!! for lunch i had a chopped spinach salad- soooooo good and refreshing! we got home from the pool around 6 (good thing i wore lots o sunscreen!) and mom and i decided to go see "fame". yes, i am a movie geek- i just loveee going to the movies! we split a popcorn & diet coke and thought the movie was adorable.

yesterday was another typical monday- work, gym, gossip girl. i did 60 min of cardio and 30 min of strength and then went home, showered, and met my friend katy to pick up panera take out. we brought it back to my house and feasted on soup and salad while drowning our lives in the lives of the upper east siders. i had half of the chopped chicken salad and a cup of tomato soup. YUM! i ate every last bite :)

exciting happening of the day was when i got home to find a package from POM at my doorstep!

it was four samples of their new pomx iced coffee products! "POMx Iced Coffee is a delicious blend of Rainforest Alliance Certified™ Arabica coffee, a stimulating dose of caffeine, and the antioxidant power of POMx."

it comes in three flavors- cafe au lait, chocolate, & vanilla (new!). i cannot wait to try these babies! thanks blue :)

i am currently sitting at work trying to decide what i want to eat for lunch (story of my life)...this could take a while...ta-ta lovies!

ps- check out abby's amazing grass giveaway

whip it good!

2009-10-03T11:09:00.013-04:00

so yesterday after work i went home and decided to bake :) i figured with all of the yogurt in my fridge i should make chobani pumpkin muffins (click for recipe). first i put all of the wet ingreidients in a mixing bowl...

mixed them, and then added the dry ingriedients...*i tweaked the recipe by using wheat bran instead of oat bran (they were out at the store) and did not use raisins (not a fan)*

i couldn't find my regular size muffin pan- grrr. the only thing i could find was my mini muffin pan and i didn't want to do that, so i decided on mini loaves...

baked at 400 for 20 min...

and VOILA!

OMGGGGGG you MUST try these! they are amazeballs (as Perez would say)! soooo moist and aren't too sweet! yummm! i had 3/4 of one right out of the oven and my mom had one later in the evening! she loved them (as a caterer, she is a harsshhh critic!).

after my baking sesh i realized i only had one hour before the gym closed (ahhh!). i sped over there and managed to get in a quick and sweaty thirty min of cardio in (bike and treadmill) and lots o crunches (via the ab roller).

on my way home i met my mom at our fav sub place, hooked on, for a late dinner. she had a blt on w/w and i had the "waist watcher" on w/w- tuna, melted provolone (a whit addition), lettuce, toms, carrots, cukes, hot peppers, vinegar, s&p, and oregano. i order a whole, but only ended up eating half...

just what the doctor ordered :)

my friend jess and i decided to hit up the movies for the 955 showing of whip it! wasn't it opening night? because she and i were 2 of 4 peeps in the hugeee theatre. i snacked on a few sour patch kids (i was having a sour craving!!). i LOVED the movie- i thought it was just an adorable, silly, feel-good movie! and ellen page rocks! i kinda want to go out and buy some skates now ;)

well it's saturday morning and i am currently at work snacking on some cottage cheese waiting for my coffee delivery! hope everyone is having a FAB weekend :)

ps- be sure to check out naomi's FIRST GIVEAWAY! and julie's candilicious suprise giveaway!

finally friday

2009-10-02T14:30:00.011-04:00

can you guess what yesterdays lunch was???...yep, you're right- grilled cheese!!!

vermont cheddar and jalepeno monteray jack on california complete protein bread. ooey gooey goodness...total heaven :)

i also had an orange for an afternoon snack. this was an austrailian navel and it was ginormous!

after work i went right to the gym and did 45 min of cardio- i had to cut my workout short because i had dinner at my grammy's and didn't want to be late.

on my way home from the gym i ran into cvs to grab a few things and found this at the counter...

chocolate cookie caramel pecan smartfood!! i had a few pieces and it was soooo good!! very sweet, so those few pieces were just enough.

the fam, bf, and i had dinner at grammy's. no pics- didn't have phone or camera with me. i had the nicoise chicken breast that was with artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and black olives sauteed in white wine. i had a sweet potato and spinach salad on the side. yummmmmmmmmmmmm! i also had a few bites of chocolate parfait for dessert. jon had to roll me outta there ;)

after dinner jess, ollie, and i did a nice 2 mile walk over the bridge. it was so beautiful out- but still warm :( boo!

for lunch today i ordered a tomato mozz wrap from cravings (a little cafe down the street) and it was absolutely disgusting and soggy! blahhhhh! i was too lazy and annoyed to bring it back, so i am currently eating this:

pineapple chobani with udi's and almonds. OMG this is insanely delicious! the pineapple flavor really talks to your tastebuds. it really tastes like fresh pineapple and is sweet, but not too sweet. chobani you ROCK! for all of you who have not tried this flavor, do so NOWWW :)

fyi- oct 1-4 is bloomingdales friends & family sale! this sale is in-store, as well as online. since you are all my good FRIENDS, i wanted to let you know that if you shop online at bloomingdales this weekend, use the code "friends" for 20% off :)

october already?

2009-10-01T11:32:00.007-04:00

so we all know that wednesday is my day off and i never have anyyy time to blog because i'm overloaded with busy work- laundry, cleaning, homework, etc etc.

tuesday after work i hit up the gym- via starbucks...

for an iced coffee with a squirt of pumpkin :)

i did 65 minutes of cardio and 25 min of strength and then my friend jess called and wanted to go to the bridge and do a quick 2 miles so i agreed. i went home feeling awesome (and sweaty!)! for dinner i threw a kashi pizza in the oven and whipped together a quick salad.

this was the thin crust mushroom trio and spinach pizza and it was absolutely DELISH! my mom and i both agreed that we will definitely being buying this again. i ended up having a third piece because i liked it so much :) the salad was the same broccoli concoction as monday night. yummm! 90210 + pizza = pure happiness. followed by dancing with the stars, the hills, and the city + a scoop of chocolate chip ice cream = even MORE happiness.

yesterday i started the day off with chobani around 11ish.

this was the vanilla flavor and i added fresh blueberries, nature's path maple flax cereal, and cheerios. it was so-so...i'm not a huge fan of "vanilla flavoring". it just had that fake flavoring taste to it and was fakely sweet. not my fav.

after my yog, i hit up the gym for another 65 minutes of cardio and lots & lots of crunches. i was so busy the rest of the day that i forgot to eat :( boo! cleaning, and a trip to walmart & targert will do that to ya!

good thing it was jon's sisters bday- i knew there was a big dinner in store!!! dinner was steak, crab legs, potatoes, and spinach salad. i had a hugeee serving of spinach salad (w/ raspberries, pecans, & vinaegrette), a small piece of steak (with sauteed mushrooms), and a few pieces of potatoes. i also may or may not have had a small piece of peach cake ;) i was full to da maxxxxxxx!! no pics- i still feel kind of rude busting out my camera in the middle of someones bday din.

i started off this morning with an iced nut blend coffee and just nibbled on a wild blueberry and orange zest "muffin"...

i still can't believe it is the first day of OCTOBER! time sure flies...back to work now, ta ta.

tv-gasm

2009-09-29T14:55:00.012-04:00

so yesterday's lunch was a classic, and my fav...

grilled cheese with tomato on w/w- OMG YUM!!! along side my samme, i had a DIET PEPSI! it has been foreverrr since ive had soda, but it was the perfecttt sidekick to a gc :)

i know i planned on eating my chobani in the morning, but i decided to save it as my afternoon delight...

strawberry chobani with udi's original granola, sliced almonds, and a few naner slices. mmmmmmmmmm. SOOOO delish! i loved the slight sweetness of this flavor- very natural tasting. thanks again chobani- i can't wait to try the rest of the flavors :D

after work i hit the gym (via tj maxx and publix) for 35 min on elliptical and 30 on bike- a much needed sweat session.

i rushed home for dancing with the stars (the first half) and gossip girl! dinner was a salad- shredded lettuce, shredded broccoli, whole broccoli, chickpeas, shredded carrots, and red cabbage.

i know the picture looks like a pile of mush- but it was absolutely amazing! i also had a slice of California complete protein toast with blackberry preserves.

welllllll, one slice turned into TWO :) nom nom.

dancing was ehhhh and gossip girl was definitely the best episode thus far this season. BUT- what is up with serena's rats nest on her head? her hair has been looking allllll kinds of funky lately. and georgina was look nast, as usual. chuck, on the other hand, was divineeeeee. sigggghhhhh :)

i've spent all morning and early afternoon being a busy bee at work. around 1ish my tummy was in definite need of foooood. obviouslyyy i pulled a chobani out of the fridge- pomegranate this time. i topped it with udi's, sliced alms, and a few naner slices (same as yesterday)...

this flavor was a tad bit sweeter than the strawberry, but it was absolutely DELICIOUS! i love that there are actual whole pom seeds in the yogurt for added antioxidants :) publix in my area NEEDS to get this flavor (help me out here chobani ;)).

i am currently nibbling on an oatmeal blueberry muffin (made with splenda and smart balance) that i picked up this morning when i got my iced coffee.

it's not bad actually...a little dry and not too much flavor, but i kind of like it. i know, i'm weird.

okay, back to work...gym at 530 and then home for 90210, THE HILLS, and THE CITY! OMG OMG heart palpitations- SOOOO excited. i gotta feelin- that tonight's gonna be a GOOD night :) ciao!

ps- wanted to let you lovies know about some current giveaways...

Mary @ Fit this, girl! is giving away a necklace from I Declare Charms
Amanda @ Run to The Finsh is giving away salsa from Pepper Dog
Leslie @ And Her Little Dog Too is giving away PIRATES BOOTY

back to the grind

2009-09-28T10:41:00.011-04:00

okay sorry i have been mia- i was sick all weekend :( i even called in sick on saturday- that's how bad i felt- yuck!!! i'm not sure what was wrong with me but i felt soooo exhausted and my muscles ached and i barely could move. i hateee being sick- being in bed all day makes me feel worse! its so depressing. blah.

needless to say i didn't eat much all weekend and have very few pics to post, but ill make do with what i do have :)

for lunch friday (around 3), i had a veggie wrap- typical.

after work friday i hit the gym like i normally would, but after 30 min on the bike i felt like i was going to pass out. i was sooo dizzy and weak- it freaked me out. i headed home and napped until like 830/9ish and then decided that i haddddd to eat something. i couldn't think of anything that sounded good (my stomach was being a little weird as well), so i decided on waffles! van's blueberry waffles with sf maple syrup.

it actually tasted delish and hit the spot- perfection :) i passed out right after eating and was gone for the night...

i woke up on saturday feeling just as weak (if not worse) than the night before. i knew i would never be able to make it to work, so i called in sick- i hateeeeeeeeee doing that! i hate missing work! ugh i did not get out of bed until like 5 that day, ewww. jon suprised me with flowers in hopes of making me feel better...

i died when i saw that they said "hot princess" on them!!! totally describes me to a T ;) haha they did bring a big smile to my face- go jon!

around 7 i was actually a little bit hungry so i decided that oatmeal would be easy on my stomach. i downed 2 packs of instant oatmeal with ff milk and sf syrup.

even the kitten was trying to get in on the deal...

i had a little bit of energy after i ate so i decided that i needed to make my bed...

ollie and the kitten were NO help at all...

i took it easy for the rest of the night and tried to get better!

yesterday i slept in until 1030 (!!!!!!!!!)- clearly a sign that i didn't feel well. i knew that i had to sometime go to tampa to pick up my mom (who has been staying at her boyfriends for 2 weeks- she likes me to drop her off and pick her up there because she says its muchhhh cheaper for her to be there that way- aka she can't go shopping while j is at work! ha like mother like daughter). i downed some coffee and headed out the door- i mean all i have to do is sit in my car for 2.5 hours and pay attention to the road. it was actually uber exhausting but also relaxing. i stayed in tampa for about 4 hours- ate a little bit of food (j made a meannnn blt) and went to a friends boutique in st. pete beach. this store was amazinggg and she was nice enough to give me 3 new calypso topsssss :) they will def be making an appearance on the blog very soon! got back at 11 last night and hit the sack.

today i am feeling MUCH better and have most of my energy back- yay! currently at work- about to open a strawberry chobani :) ta ta.

miso happy its friday

2009-09-25T11:31:00.006-04:00

so after i packed my fridge full of my samples from chobani (yayy!), i headed out to a local sushi bar to meet coop for dinner. i started off with a small bowl of miso soup...

and for my main dish i got a tuna roll with cream cheese and avocado (wrapped in cuke instead of rice).

wow, i seriously think i have a future in photography ;) anyways it was so cold & fresh and totally hit the spot- sushi always does!

after dinner i went home and lounged for a bit and then decided to take a quick 2 mile bridge run just to relax and collect my thoughts. it felt great, but it was extremellyyyy hot and humid (yuckk!). i was a sweaty mess (to put it nicely!). i may or may not have popped a few chocolate covered pretzels in my mouth on my way home...

i am currently at work snacking on a golden delicious apple with some pb&co maple peanut butter. mmmmmm...

soo happy that it's friday. definitely think tonight is going to be a movie night!!

have a great afternoon mon amis. ta ta.

go greek

2009-09-24T19:50:00.004-04:00

SOOOOO excited right now :) just wanted to post a quick THANKS to Chobani for this amazing package i received.

obviously you will be seeing me eating a lotttt of this in the next few days! yum! i cannot wait to try them all and let you know what i think. i'm sure i will not be disappointed :)

grilled cheese pleaseeeeee

2009-09-24T14:48:00.011-04:00

so i guess i'll pick up where i left off...

i didn't end up going to the gym after work on tuesday- i felt strange and yucky. totally exhausted and i just didn't feel up to exerting any energy. i rested for a bit (with ollie) and felt a lot better after laying down.

ol makes everything better :)...once jon got home we headed to publix to figure out what to do for dinner. we both decided one GRILLED CHEESE :) we picked up three different kinds of boars head cheese from the deli, a little bit of their new tuscan turkey, organic california protein bread, and a few other goodies (udi's granola, chobani, a naner, kashi carribean pizza, etc). jon's sammie consisted of turkey & monteray jack with jalps and mine consisted of mj w/ jalps, vermont cheddar, avocado, and tomato. grilled them on the panini press for a few and voila!

heavenlyyyyyyyy! nothing hits the spot like a g.c. :)

yesterday was my DAY OFF- they are alwaysss insanely busy (hence my lack of posting). i started off the morning with a nice, long walk with annie and then a much needed trip to the gym. on my way i had a peach chobani...

i had never had one of these plain (as in with no added fruit or cereal), and it was kind of blahhh. VERY thin and not as thick as i like for a greek yog. i will def still eat them, but with added goodies!

i spent the early afternoon doing housework- sweeping, mopping, laundry, etc. YUCK! around 3 i decided i better eat lunch because my tummy was feeling kind of empty. i had a tuscan turkey and horseradish cheddar sandwich with tomatoes on a 5 grain flax flat out. grilled, obvi.

i continued being productive around the house and started to clean out my closet (a little). i brought a few bagsss full of stuff to goodwill (my good deed of the day!!).

once jon got off work, we took a nice bike ride. after about 35min it started to rain (typical florida), so we headed home. we ended up running more errands all evening (walmart- ewww) and didn't get home until 10! my stomach had surpassed being hungry but i knew that i should eat something before i went to bed. i had a tiny serving of pasta with bolognese sauce that jon's mom had made and some broccoli (no pic, too late). twas delish, but not a good choice for such a lateeee din. i woke up with a food baby, obvi :(

i hit the gym this morning before work. i am beginning to love working out in the morning because it gives me so much time to do things after work :) i did 30 min on bike, 15 on elliptical, and 15 strength. i also squeezed in a tonn of crunches. my abs are already sorrrreeee.

when i got to work i was actually hungry (which is weird for me because i am usually not hungry before noon). i had a mug full of cottage cheese, half of a sliced naner, and some sliced almonds. i LOVEEEEE this combo!

around 2 i decided to have some lunch. my tummy has been feeling a little funny this morning (i am on a new diabetes med and i think that has something to do with it), so i wasn't sure what i wanted to eat. i decided to walk down to cravings and got a classic- ham, egg, and cheddar on a w/w low carb wrap.

i felt like a little kid again! sooo nummy :)

back to work. ta ta!

any nutty ideas?

2009-09-22T16:26:00.014-04:00

so i forgot to mention that yesterday health savvy shopaholic got some awesome mail :) i had been in contact with amy's and although they do not send samples, they sent me tons of coupons! love their stuff :) thanks amy's!

i had planned working out this morning before work, but didn't get a very good nights sleep so i passed on that. at one point i woke up and my head was at the foot of the bed and my feet were at the head. what was i doing in my sleep? haha.

obviously i had an iced coffee on my way to work (7-11 is my new FAV!!!). around noon i decided i was hungry so i ran home and picked up the lunch that i had made this morning (but forgotten to grab on my way out the door- ugh). it was a sammie (on a 5 grain flax flat out) with whipped cottage cheese, almond butter, chia seeds, and fresh peach slices.

i had never made this combo before...and will not make it again. yuck! it would have been delish with some other fruit like banana. the peaches were just too ripe and juicy so it was messy and soggy. blahhhh. i barely ate any of it. i also had brought something else new to try- cinnamon banana chips.

another disappointment :( i had picked these up the other day at publix because they sounded like the perfect snack- the only ingredients were banana and cinnamon, and only 90 calories per bag. unfortunately, they were way to sweet for my taste and i only managed to down 1 and a half of them. booooo.

at this point, i was now starvingggg. good think i had some goodies stashed in the fridge at work.

an African red navel orange (sooooo good) and a cottage cheese cup. this hit the spot :) i guess i should just still to simpler things...

only 15 minutes of work left and then im off to the gym. 90210 tonightttttt! woo hoo! au revoir mon amis :)

question- i have some butternut squash in the fridge that i need to use asap- anyone have any good recipes/ideas?

good girls go bad

2009-09-21T21:59:00.011-04:00

test over...and i think i did really well- yay :)

so the red carpet last night was kind of a disappointment- let's just say there were more fashion "donts" than "dos"...i could literally sit here and show pictures of millions of stars in their dresses and critique them, BUT i am just going to show you my absolute favorite...

toni collette looked absolutely STUNNING last night in this red number. i was literally drooling over it. and, she took home a win! so congrats toni :)

okay so after i was done with red carpet madness i decided to pop in one of my new kashi pizzas in the over for a quick and easy dinner. 9 minutes later...

this Mediterranean Pizza was absolutely DELISH! it had spinach, fire-roasted red onions & sweet red peppers, four signature cheeses including feta with roasted red pepper sauce on a stone-fired Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame with flax seed crust. it was quite small and i cut it into 8 tiny slices. i ate 3 and was completely satisfied. jon (who chose bagel bites instead) had a slice and actually really liked it! this musttt mean its good :)

i had to dog sit again last night so i brought a movie along to keep me entertained- sunshine cleaning with amy adams and emily blunt. LOVED it. so funny! a little bit miss sunshine-ish. i had a small bowl of smart balance popcorn while watching.

this morning jon had to work early so i decided i may as well get up early to and gym it. i actually reallllllly liked getting my workout out of the way in the morning! i did 25 min on bike and 20 on treadmill- then it was home to shower and off to work (and an iced coffee along the way). for lunch i got a typical veggie wrap- no pic, it was gone too quickly :) i had my test after work and got home around 830ish. coop (my bro) was getting take out from a local mexican restaurant, so i had him get me a dinner salad- shredded lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, and sunflower seeds (i asked to add avocados, but they forgot! boo you whore!). i also threw a little bit of salsa on top!

in addition to my salad, i had 3 leftover slices of pizza from last night. perfection.

then i drowned myself in gossip girl...my usual monday night activity. tonight's ep was muchhh better than last week. serena is really going downhill this season- i used to like her...now, not so much. and come on, did they really have to play blair's song (well leighton's, "good girls go bad") like a zillion times when she was on the screen? totally LAME. i still love chuck. that will never change :)

off to hang with annie (the dog i am sitting). nighty night.

ZEVIA!!!

2009-09-21T16:54:00.003-04:00

this is going to be quick. not much time to post today because i have a huge test tonight and have spent all day studying :( YUCK! anyways i will resume my normal posting tonight but just wanted to let everyone know about a sweet little giveaway going on right now :)

Missy at Missy Maintains is doing a Zevia giveaway...

According to their website, ZEVIA is the first all natural zero calorie soda. With only pure ingredients, ZEVIA contains none of the chemically processed artificial sugar substitutes, artificial flavors or artificial colors found in other diet sodas. ZEVIA is all-natural, has zero calories, zero net carbs, zero fat, and little or no sodium (depending on flavor).

All six delicious ZEVIA varieties - ZEVIA Natural Cola, ZEVIA Natural Orange, ZEVIA Natural Twist, ZEVIA Natural Root Beer, ZEVIA Natural Black Cherry, and ZEVIA Natural Ginger Ale - are healthier and taste better than any other diet soda.

Good Luck :)

weekend recap

2009-09-20T16:28:00.015-04:00

hmm, so where did i leave off?? okay so friday afternoon i decided to whip up some pumpkin oatmeal for lunch- 2 packets instant plain oatmeal, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, sf maple syrup, and half a banana...

FABBUULLLOUUSS!

after work friday i hit up the gym and did 30 min on the bike and 15 min of hardcore strength (i had limited time because i had to make it to a movie). it felt awesome and my arms killed my when i woke up yesterday- love that feeling (i know, totally weird). so i met my friend jess for a movie and we picked up sandwiches on the way. i had a "monte carlo" on a pita (they were out of whole wheat, boooo)- turkey, bacon, melted swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, hot peppers, s&p, and oregano. SO amazing. no pic- we ate them in the theatre and twas quite dark, obvi. i also may or may not have had a handful of plain m&m's. we saw "love happens"- i was a little apprehensive because jen aniston is NOT my fav- but it was surprisingly ADORABLE! i loved it!

yesterday was another typical day at work. def started the morning off with this-

for lunch i tried blueberry chobani and added fresh bluebs and fresh peaches. soooo yummy!!!

oh you know, just charlize and i lunching together. very typical.

ol came by to hang for a bit, and worked hard as usual...

for dinner i went to jon's parents house to celebrate his mom's bday. it was quite an eventful evening, but im not going to go into that. for dinner i had a few bites of ribs, LOTS o' yellow squash & zucchini, a small scoop of potato salad, a half of a grilled corn on the cob, and a small piece of peach cake for dessert. i was STUFFED, and am so glad i only had had a yogurt that day so that i had room for all of the yummy food. unfortunately when i got home i was hungry again (grrr) and had some parmesan goldfish :)

this morning was quiteee hectic. two of the kitties got adopted this morning...

there are extremely difficult to photograph- they move a mile a minute!!! they got adopted by the same family and are going to have an awesome home :) yay! now we only have the grey one left and i am hoping to convince my grammy to take it! hehe...

after that sad send off (what can i say, im emotional haa)...i had a yummy brunch- two van's blueberry waffles with fresh bluebs and sf maple syrup.

i hit up the gym (via tj maxx because i needed a quick new pair of headphones- i also may have ended up with a candle and two tops...s**ttttt!). 35 min bike, 25 (awesome) min on the treadmill, and 15 of strength. i feellll GREAT :) on my way home i ran into publix to get some more peaches and a naner, and saw that all frozen kashi products were HALF OFF, so i grabbed two pizzas and a new dinner dish. i can neverrr pass up a sale!

when i got home i was starving, so i whipped up a post-workout snack-

cottage cheese (from the brunch pic, i never ended up eating it then) with almonds and half a banana- my fav :)

off to watch the red carpet of the emmys...

sex with a shoe

2009-09-18T14:14:00.007-04:00

phewwww, this morning has been a whirlwind! i head to work and pick up my usual iced coffee and a muffin for later. around 11ish i was hungry and decided to chow down on the muffin.

it was another one of those flourless, sugarless "muffins" that i had had yesterday. this one was "raspberry delight"- raspberries, blueberries, & zucchini. another winner! the consistency is interesting- it's almonst a little gooey in the middle (must be the lack of flour). i am one of those weirdos that loves some things a little underdone- ie, pancakes that aren't cooked all the way through so some of the batter is still raw in the middle. YUM!

when i was finished i continued browsing through the instyle mag that i hadn't finished reading yesterday. THEN- xmas came early when SaNtA (aka the ups driver) brought me NINE boxes of goodies- tory burch, ralph lauren, and emilio pucci. AHHHH all to die for! check out some of the new rl purple label boots-

and these gorgeous new purple label heels-

holy poo- i've been having shoegasms alllllll afternoon :) doesn't get much better than this!

still not hungry for lunch. back to project runway re-runs. ta ta lovies.

goodnight moon

2009-09-17T23:12:00.005-04:00

i left work and headed to publix to grab a few groceries...

half a butternut squash, two tomatoes, blueberry chobani, whipped cottage cheese, 5 grain flax flatouts, and the NEW spinach and artichoke hummus (YAAAYY!). i ran home to put away my groceries and get ready to go to the gym. i had a quick pre-workout snack-

a slice of w/w bread with skippy's natural pb. i headed to the gym (via dunkin's for an iced coffee). 1 hour later i felt aweomse- thanks to 30 min on bike, 15 on treadmill, & 15 on elliptical. after my one week hiatus from the gym, i was moreee than happy to be back :D

when i got home i decided to do some laundry, unload/load the dishwasher, etc etc. clearly i lost track of time because before i knew it, it was 830pm! i had to think quickly regarding dinner- i decided to roast some brussel sprouts (my fav!) and throw two morningstar ginger teriyaki veggie cakes in a skillet. these are a new morning start product that i picked up at publix a few days ago and have been eager to try. they have sticky rice, carrots, water chesnuts, bok chy, edamame, and ginger & teriyaki in them (and now that i am actually reading all of the ingredients, there is a lot of junk- i may not get these again). i also added some shredded carrots to the plate and my new hummus on the side...

the cakes look a little burnt in the pic, but i swear they weren't ;) the dinner turned out perfectly and i ate everything except one cake- i didn't think they were going to be as filling as they were. i had a half of a peach for dessert and now i'm ready for beddddd. ollie and i are off to spoon.

goodnight moon.

how bazaar?

2009-09-17T14:54:00.015-04:00

so a mere 2 hours after complaining about my burger baby, i ate ICE CREAM! wtf is wrong with me? it was black raspberry chip (MY FAV!)- how could i say no? and it was only a tiny bit...i swear! i didn't take a pic- that means it didn't happen, right? no evidence, ha!

this morning i was up early, or earlier than usual i should say, because i had a doc's appt. no worries- just my regular diabetes check-up. apparantly i have lost 7 lbs (i don't like to talk numbers on here, but this just suprised me) since my last appt 4 months ago. i feel like i've gained 7 though- maybe muscle? hmm this just stumped me. oh well, no complaints.

i ran around and did some errands (you know, hit up the bank to check on my trust fund. i wish. more like to check on my overdrafts.) and then headed to work- via cravings for an iced coffee...i spent the morning reviewing the tory burch runway show for our spring '10 order.

umm HELLO- how BOMB are these looks?!? oh hold on, my closet's calling- it says it NEEDS that studded leather skirt in it! NOW! i also looked over proenza, templerly, malandrino, and phillip lim. to dieeeee for. this put a hugeeeeee smile on my face for the morning :D except...

the fact that catherine malandrino thought it was a good idea to put a dropped crotch in like allllll of her looks. sorry, but looking like you have a load in your pants or are wearing a huge depends diaper is NOT a flattering look- on anyone (even models)!

okay so enough of that- around noon i decided that i was semi-hungry and nibbled on the wild blueberry orange zest "muffin" that i picked up at cravings this morning. it's one of those creations that have no flour or sugar- sounds yucky, but it was actually AWESOME!

so "nibbling" turned into sTuFFinG the whole thing down my throat- yay! happiness :)

i've kept myself busy this afternoon and decided to have my "lunch" at close to 3. peach chobani w/ fresh peach, fresh blueberries, and half a bag of blueberry flax granola to go.

oh and how perfect that bazaar and instyle were delivered into my hands right as i decided to eat lunch. ahhhh GREAT day :)

off to finish reading the "bibles" (see above). ta ta for now.

food baby

2009-09-16T21:16:00.012-04:00

ahh still trying to get caught up here...okay so yesterday i started off the day with an iced coffee- the usual. working was slower than slow- meaning i thought about food all day out of boredom. hate those days! i managed to hold out for lunch until 130 (the later i eat the quicker the day goes by for some reason). i tried the peach chobani for the first time with half of a fresh peach and a little scoop of kashi honey sunshine cereal (the sample i got in the mail- yay!).

i reallllly liked the peach chobani :) it could do without the little peachy chunks at the bottom but oh well. the kashi cereal was a good addition to the yogurt, but i am not sure if i would eat it as just plain cereal. not too exciting to the taste buds. around 330 i had the other half of my peach- i just can't get enough of them these days...soooo juicy and delish!

i had planned on going to the gym after work but couldn't find my sneakers in the disaster that i call my room. actually it's not even a room, it's one huge closet with a bed hidden somewhere under the mess- a cali king bed. sooo- by the time i found a pair of sneaks (not even the ones i was looking for) i was annoyed and grumpy and over it. gotta love that time of the month. i have been feeling like shit for the past week because of my lack of exercise. sure i have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off but not going to the gym has really put a damper on my mood. it really has shown me how good it is for me and my overall mood. instead of going to the gym, i had a snack- fatttttttttaay! a organic brown rice cake with roasted garlic hummus.

despite my pissiness earlier in the night, my mood was saved..by 90120 that is :) geeeeeeez i cannot even express my love for that show. i didn't start watching it until about 2 weeks ago- when, out of boredom, i got the season one dvd's- i was actually going to pay cash monayyyyy for them, but luckily my friend jess lent them to me! woo hoo! i watched all of season one in just a few days haha just in time for season two to start last week. it's all downhill from here- i'm HOOKED. during a commercial i whipped up a veggie scramble- 3 eggs scrambled with sauteed zucchini, onions, tomatoes, and carrots. the perfect 8pm dinner- although my eyes were much bigger than my tum and i only ate about half of it. i also had an orange with my dinner- it hit da spot!

at 9 i tuned into the second hour of BIGGEST LOSER- ahhh tuesday is SUCH a good tv night. although jillian still frightens me, i love the show.

i may or may not have had a little bit of baskin robbins mint chip ice cream while watching rehab on trutv. someone please find me a trashy tv addicts anonymous meeting- ASAP ;)

so today was my day off- WOO HOO...except for the fact that i had to study all day because i had a marketing test tonight. studying = reading a few sentences of my book/notes, reading an article off perez, reading some more notes, reading an x17online article, reading the book, catching up on blogs, reading...well you get my gist. i'm not going to lie, i could probably benefit a great deal from adderall. my mind just likes to wander- but only when it comes to school. i guess this is normal. and i don't really want an adderall-indused heart attack. okay i'm getting away from the point here haaa. i had a half a banana with some almond butter when i woke up this morning. no pic- i was tired and my eyes were barely open. by 1pm i was hungry for lunch so decided to make PUMPKIN OATMEAL- finalllllly! i microwaved 2 packets of plain instant oatmeal with water, added probably 3 spoonfuls of organic pumpkin (canned from fresh market), a splash of milk, nutmug, cinnamon, and a tiny bit of sugar free maple syrup- stirred it all up, microwaved it for another 30 secs and VIOLA! yummy orangeness in a bowl...

hmmm...i think it needs something else...

the other half of my naner from the morning- a perfect addition!

clearly i HaTeD it!

i studied my afternoon away and snacked on some pretzel goldfish throughout the afternoon. they def kept me going. normally our tests are at 530pm, so i left my house by 455pm (its a 30 min drive). BUT when i got there i was informed that the tests are now at 7pm- WTF?!? no one could tell me that before i wasted my precious time and GAS! ugh so annoying- i hate school. so over it. so i drove alllllll the way home, because i was NOT about to sit in the ghetto and wait an hour and a half. got home at 6pm and left AGAIN at 630pm. oh my lifeeeee. just a typical day in whitney's world haaaa. i think i did well on the test though, so at least i feel a little better about the situation.

i got home at about 830pm and was starvingggg. i decided to make a sunshine burg w/ hummus, shredded lettuce, jalepenos, and shredded carrots on a sprouted ezeikel bun.

yummmmm. but i ate too fast and now i'm having a food pregnancy. blahhhhhhhhhh. okay off to bed before this baby grows any bigger. night lovies.

you know you love me

2009-09-16T11:35:00.012-04:00

wow, i've been a bad, bad blogger lately. i have just been swamped with, well life in general. okay so let's get back to saturday- i'll try to make this as quick and painless as possible. for a late lunch i had a granola to go packet in skim milk and added some banana. it turned out to be suchhh a yummy cereal. the taste of blueberries was amazing!

jon and ol happened to stop by at lunch time to say hi. i let ollie lick the bottom of the mug...

he ended up with a beard full of granola! doesn't get much cuter than this :)

after work i ran around and did errands because i was leaving for tampa in the morning. long story short- my mom's boyfriend lives in tampa and his bday was on the 10th so she planned a huge suprise birthday for him on sunday (part of the reason i'd been so busy). i packed, did laundry, attempted to clean my room, and finally made a quick dinner. i had progresso tuscan chicken soup (this is becoming a fav) with a few pretzel goldfish on top!

nom nom. didn't finish it all, but it totally hit the spot. i also decided to have my first vitamuffin for dessert! it was the chocolate one and boy oh boy was it yummy! i loved that it wasn't too big, but wasn't too small, and it had the perfect amount of chocolateyness (is that even a word?).

i will definitely be eating more of these in the future. what are some other good flavors to try?

so we (mom, jon, coop, ollie, & i) were supposed to leave for tampa at 6am on sunday but didn't actually get going until about 730am- had to get gas, coffee (obvi), all that jazz. i got a blueberry iced coffee from 7-11 and it was da bombbbbb. 7-11 actually has really good coffee! we arrived in st. pete (where the party was being held at a friends) at 10 and ran a bunch of errands (publix, party store, target, etc). i snacked on a banana around noon. we set up the party and ran around like crazy people. around 2 i had a piece of a sandwich that our friend sharon had ordered- it was roast beef and blue cheese on w/w (from publix) with lettuce, tom, pickles, peppers, etc etc the works! holy yum!

okay now i am just blabbing on and on- let me cut to the chase. the party turned out to be a HUGE success. j (mom's lover) was soooooo suprised- it was so cute to see the look on his face when we all jumped out screaming suprise at the top of our lungs. i didn't manage to get any pics because i'm a loser who left my camera at home. all night i snacked on party food (little bit of turkey with vermont maple mustard, guac, cake, etc.). i felt like a blimp the next morning but of course could not pass up more food when i heard my mom was cooking brunch.

a delicious mix of scrambled eggs w/ arugula, tomatoes, and onions, grilled kielbasa, and fruit salad w/ yogurt. YUMMMMMM. i loveeeeeeee brunch :) after stuffing my stomach more than it was already stuffed, we hit up the MALLLLL (hello i know you could have guessed that). actually, we went to twooooo mallS! westshore and international (both in tampa). what a fabulous dayyyyy. except for the point where jon had a breakdown in forev's and was yelling at me that i shouldn't be spending money. he was right, of course. so i decided just to take two white tee's (IN MA WHITE TEE!) because they were only $4.80 and who can't use more white tops! that was all i purchased that day (so proud of myself). oh and i got a yogurt! moreeeee food!

the place is called "you say when" and basically there is a wall of yogurt machines and you do it yourself and then add toppings and you pay for it based on the weight (which is alwaysss a rip off!). they have all natural yogurts with flavors like original tart, pomegranate, acai, mango, angel food cake, and chocolate decadance. jon and i split a small pom with sprinkles and mom had plain tart. it was $10! such a rip. but it was a nice cold treat for the afternoon :)

jon and i decided to drop mom back off at j's and head out. by this time it was almost 5 and HELLLLLLO we had to make it home in time for GOSSIP GIRL. typical jon and i forgot about rush hour traffic. oops. we were getting antsy so stopped in brandon at hungry howies pizza (so healthy, right?). we couldn't agree on what to get so we each got a small pizza (10 inch)- jon's was pepperoni and ham and mine was pineapple, onions, green peppers, and ham (i ordered mushrooms but they forgot! gr!).

yummy in my big ole' tummy! i ate 3 pieces on the way home, and then one at the beginning of gossip girl- which ended up being suchhhh a disappointing episode.

ol was exhausted by the end of the trip and slept balls up the wholeeee way home. sighhhh. he is all mine :)

okay so now my fingers are sore and i am supposed to be studying for a marketing test (ughhh!). i will fill you in on tuesday and today when i get home tonight. xoxo you know you love me.

it's saturdayyy- sticky icky icky OOO OOO!

2009-09-12T10:16:00.008-04:00

so yesterday was crazy hectic and i could not find the time to sit down and blog :( but today i am back in actioooonnn! so i started yesterday morning off with an iced coffee of course and headed to work to finish taking pictures for the web. i finished about 130 and was feeling a bit hungry by then. jon happened to stop by so he and i walked to caseys to grab some lunch. i had the cajun chicken salad (i've been eating this same salad since i was in like 7th grade haha), which has romaine/iceberg mix, carrots, tomatoes, cukes, red peppers (yum!), and grilled cajun chicken (fab!). i mixed half italian and half ranch. so good :) i had a picture but some how it got deleted off my phone. grrr technology. when i got back to work it was slow so janet and i watched project runway for a while and then the rz project. yay for bravo :) by late afternoon i was hungry again so i had a banana.

eating my naner, while watching rz- LOVE my job!

after work i went over to hang with my grammy. her hairdresser is on vacay so i offered to do her hair for her. let me just tell you- i have absolutely NO future in hairstyling! haaa but we had a good time and that was all that matters. i then met mom and we got our nails done- which was MUCH needed. i have been so busy that my toes hadn't been done in 4 WEEKS- um hello dinosaur talons. yuck.

oh chanel blue satin, how i love thee :) and yes, i have a hugeee big toe- it has its own zipcode.

by the time i got home from all these errands it was 9pm and i hadn't eaten dinner. i knew i was meeting my friend jess for a movie at 10 (and was obviously going to indulge in p-corn), so i had a tiny salad- shredded lettuce, broccoli slaw (w/ red cabbage & carrots), chickpeas, and LOTS o' edamame. i had probably half a mug full. once again, don't know where the picture went. good work crackberry. jess & i saw "sorority row"- yesss the one with audrina and RUMER WILLIS (ew!). let me tell you- i LOVEEE scary movies. they are my fav- and most of them don't actually scare me, i just love the thrill. this movie actually had me covering my eyes and jumping in my seat at times. it was totally horrible (a total copy of "i know what you did last summer"), but jess and i both found ourselves scared driving home alone after it. haha LAME. when i got home my tummy was feeling yucky from popcorn (no pic of the popcorn because that would actually remind me that i ate it), so i had half a peach. juiccccyyy. ol had a piece to of course. after our bedtime snack, we ptfo-ed! zzzzzzz........

currently i am sitting at work sipping on my iced coffee and eating the other half of my peach.

okay, i am off to rearrange the store and be productive. ta ta lovies.

you are my sunshine

2009-09-10T22:31:00.011-04:00

i woke up this morning feeling exhaussstted from shopping. my tummy was also feeling a little weird. i knew i'd be fine once i got going so i threw on my clothes and was off to work. to put a smile on my face i wore a rockin pair of valentino flats to work- shoes cure EVERYTHING :) i spent all day at work shooting photos for the web- by the time i even thought to look at the clock it was already 2pm! as i was pondering what to do for lunch, my boss showed up with cupcakes from a new joint called "classy cupcakes". i had a chocolate one with cream cheese frosting a mini choc chips on top...FOOD O FACEEEEEEE! it wasn't too big and wasn't overloaded with frosting- perffffffffff! i went back to the camera and by 4 i decided that i better have something more substantial if i was going to have energy to go to the gym. i ran down to cravings and got a cup of chicken tortilla soup. when i got back to the store and opened it up i found this:

total EW. to me, chicken tortilla soup is very brothy and light. THIS was NOT- it was like corn chowder with chicken and peppers in it. nassstaaayyy. i DID eat the oyster crackers that came with it though. nom nom.

that's more like it! after work, my stomach was acting up again so i decided to go home and relax instead of going straight to the gym. i felt like i needed something nutritious in my tum, and there was a perfectly ripe peach on the kitchen counter that was calling my name.

clearly you must be impressed with my photo skills ;) ollie also decided that he too liked peaches.

he's trying to eat healthier like his mommy...my mom asked me if i wanted to go to publix with her, so of course i said yes (as you've probably realized, i rarely say no when it comes to anything involving shopping). now that fresh market has opened right across the street from publix, publix is trying to spiff themselves up and get better products. i got organic brown rice cakes, 1 choc mint larabar, cinnamon banana chips (these are new and sound delish), van's blueberry waffles, deep chocolate vitamuffins (haven't tried these yet because pub's just started carrying them- yay!! so excited), sunshine southwest burgers (finally got these too), eziekiel sprouted hamburger buns, 3 peaches, and sabra garlic hummus. DEF a successful trip. by the time we got home, i realized that the gym was already closed (s&2%^+_*@!!!!). bummer! i put together a sunshine burger on an sprouted bun w/ hummus, shredded lettuce, carrots, tomato, and black pepper.

ahhhhmazing! now i know why everyone was raving about these burgers- SO good. i also may or may not have had an oreo after dinner. i mean come on when jon asks me to grab him the box of oreos from the kitchen, do you really think i'm not going to sneak one?!? i'm not THAT well behaved...

okay first 48 is calling my name (yes, i'm a weirdo- i love that show). night night!

ps- is anyone else freaking out over the fact that gossip girl comes back on monday?!? this girl sure is! ahhhhhh :)

palm beach playazzzz

2009-09-09T23:52:00.007-04:00

so i was pretty busy at work yesterday because we got in an order from current elliott (yay!) and an even bigger order from ray ban (yay yay!). time flew by pretty quickly and i pretty much forgot to eat- i had a yoplait lemon yogurt at around 3pm and it hit the spot. after work, i went home and threw on my gym clothes. by this time i was hungry and realized that i better eat something before i go workout. i made a quick oatmeal- 1 packet instant oatmeal (original) with skim milk and sugar free maple syrup.

it was perfect, just what i needed to pump me up. at the gym i did 35 min on elliptical, 20 on treadmill, and 20 on the bike- i felt great when i left :) i ran by fresh market on my way home and grabbed 4 oranges (3 navel, 1 red navel), 2 organic naners, a package of broccoli slaw, 2 packages of seeds of change quinoa brown rice blend, toasted almond gelato, and salad dressing. i RUSHED home because the new season of 90210 started at 8. as you can tell my life DOES revolve around trashy, i mean amazinggg, shows like this. during the first commercial i put together a fab salad- shredded lettuce, broccoli slaw mix, shredded carrots, red cabbage, beets, edamame, hard boiled egg, toasted pine nuts, and rice noodles (just a few). it was to die for :) and the fact that i was eating it while watching 90210 made it even betttttttter!

i had a piece of toast on the side with blackberry jelly. i was craving some carbs. after dinner and an attempt to watch the new melrose place (sorry, but asslee simp sucks. i just couldn't watch it.), ol and i hit the sack.

be jealous. he's all MINE :)

this morning i had to leave early for work because i had to stop by the bank, which is conveniently located right near dunkin d- score! i grabbed a large iced coffee and i may or may not have had a few bavarian cream munchkins. bad, but hunggryy, girl!! i spent the morning and early afternoon taking photographs for the store's web. for lunch i needed something quick and easy so that i didn't take too much time away from the pics. this called for a lean cuisine breaky panini. this time i tried the sausage, egg, & cheese. holyy yum! it was even better than the first one i had tried. it had a touch of maple flavor to it and it was gone quite quickly.

i was finished at work by 2!!! i was planning on going to the gym after work but my mom mentioned that she needed to return a few things to saks and asked if i wanted to go to palm beach with her. is that even a question?!? hellllllll to the yesssssssssssss!!! first stop at the gardens- s.bucks for a grande nonfat decaf iced pumpkin spice latte (w/ only half the pumpkin).

we hit up tons of stores (and tj maxx and loehmann's) and i behaved myself :( booooooooo i saw SOOOOOO much that i wanted (but didn't need, GRRR). i mean come on- don't i need the balenciaga bag? and the quilted purple marc jacobs bag with gold studs? and the fendi peek a boo bag? and the pauw jumpsuit? okay and get this tj's had a turq ysl bag that i was drooling over! they also had fendi, burberry, versace, prada, and gucci bags (the pb tj's ROCKS!). i ended up with 3 tee's from forever (i mean HELLO at $4.50 each, how can i say NO!), bad gal mascara from sephora (was in desp need of this), and an amazing layering necklace at loehmann's that only set me back $20. my big "splurge" of the day was a classic charles nolan navy and black riding blazer. it is absolutely gorg and fits like a glove- and the best part, it was only $79.99 at tj's but still had the $558 charles price tag on it! haaaa i LOVE getting deals like this. oh, AND i had a credit so it cost me like 20 buckaroos! HOLLA! i managed to squeeze in a few minutes to grab dinner during all this shopping- i had a veggie sub on honey oat from subway (i rarely eat at subway but this was suprisingly awesome!) and mom had hagaan daaz pistachio ice cream (this is typical for her)

mom and i had a fab car ride home jamming out to jackson 5, brian mcknight, mikey j (still get sad when i hear him!), gladys knight, n*sync, christina ag, the temptations, and even some trick daddy (t double d ya'll!!!!). good times :) okay, finally home and about to hit the sack- ol is already under the covers. night night!

back to the grind

2009-09-08T10:39:00.007-04:00

okay so i've been a bad blogger- but come on, i had two days off and the last thing i wanted to do was be by a computer- except to check perez, obvi! so saturday night i vegged out and popped in the next disc of 90210. for dinner i wanted something uber easy so i had tuscan chicken soup and a piece of w/w toast with ab and sliced strawberries- YUM!

oh hello fabulous photography skills! so i spent sunday afternoon by the pool (amazing!) and sipped on iced coffee. once i was hungry i made a pb & j- never fails, so satisfying! my mom, my friend katy, & i went to see post grad on sunday night- DON'T SEE IT! so dumb- i wanted to leave in the middle of it, but was enjoying my popcorn (as my dinner) too much. i can't go to a movie and NOT have popcorn! hello! no way jose- that's like the point of going to the movies. yesterday i relaxed and watched more 90210 with tucker in the morning. by lunch time i was hungry so i hit up dunkin donuts for an iced coffee and multigrain bagel.

not the best thing for me, but hello it's a holiday weekend. i like to make excuses :) ollie and i decided that we wanted to go to petco and look for halloween costumes for him and mom decided to come along.

umm hello mom, i need a haircut- BAD!!!! ollie LOVES going on car rides- we always have to much fun. he must have been tired because he snuck to the backseat and took a nap on top of a vera suitcase. silly boy, we hadn't even hit the stores yet. petco had like one male dog costume- a wizard. my ollie is NOT going to be a wizard. they had sooo many cute girl costumes and wigs that i decided he could be a crossdresser! perffff! ;) we left the store with a wig, a dog chew (that ol picked out himself), and some kitten food.

then we went to ross and target. got some awesome plaid sperry's for jon at ross and then some oatmeal, pom fruit strips, and soup from target. it was a successful and fairly inexpensive shopping trip :) i spent the rest of the afternoon split between tucker, my grammy, and the gym (30 min of elliptical and weights). for dinner my mom and i went to jon's parents house for london broil, edamame bean salad, new potatoes, mac n cheese, and snickerdoodle pie. i had a tiny bit of lb, TONS of the bean salad, a few bites of pots & mac, and a piece of pie. holy moly- this pie was to die for! it had the consistency of like coffee or pound cake and wasn't that sweet at all. soooo yummy! no pictures because i was to busy stuffing my face to think about whipping my cam phone out. i didn't get home until like 11 and was pooped! i watched an episode of 90210- i only have two left of season one! can't wait for season two! and OMG less than a week till gg starts! yessssssss!

so i am currently at work pricing jewelry and enjoying my iced coffee. lots to do. ta ta for now.

biggest LOSAAAHHH!

2009-09-05T16:35:00.008-04:00

so i never made it to the gym yesterday :( BUT i got my workout by shopping! duh! my mom and i (and ollie- i love that they allow dogs) hit up marshalls for some bargains. i mean come on- all the walking through the store, sifting through clothes, trying things on, reaching up on shelves, pushing carts, etc etc- that is a workout (i'm trying to convince myself, ha). i ended up buying a new hairbrush and self mag (apparantly they sell mags there now at a slightly discounted rate- yay!). goooo me- i only spend $7.42! momma sue found something interesting...

biggest loser?

a pair of size 56W ralph searsucker shorts! holy poo poo! seeing these babies was enough to keep me eating healthy and exercising!!! forever!!! my mom and i always have a fab time together and laugh our a$$es off :D she rocks!

i dropped mom and ol at home and headed to the bosses to walk tucky. the bf met me and we decided that for din we would go out to sushi. we had edamame as an app (OBVI) and then i ordered the "kiss me" tofu which was tofu sauteed in LOTS of garlic and a little bit of wine sauce and served over steamed veggies w/ brown rice on the side.

it was delishhhh! for some reason though i had like 5 bites and i was full (i did eat alottt of edamame though!), so i took it home in a doggie bag. jon had a spicy crab roll and an orlando roll (fried wahoo w/ spicy mayo)- he got both with "no veggies", typical.

i totally stole two pieces of spicy crab :) delish din! i was craving something sweet after din (this always happens when i eat thai/sushi- must be the sodium), so we went to publix and i got some blue bell pistachio almond ice cream. we went back to tuckers and i got in bed with disc 2 of 90210 (my friend jess came over to watch as well, we're both obsessed) and a mug of ice cream (ooooo ahhhhh- sooooo good!! no pic, it was gone before i thought of it, oppsey!) zzzzzz.......

as for today, i am already on my second iced coffee- 90210 is def interferring with my sleep! i get soooo hooked into trash like that. LOVE ITTTTTT! for lunch i had another veggie wrap- this time on a low carb flat out. once again, delishhhh! although it had a little too much balsamic vin on it and became quite messy.

tonight i have no plans (which i am sooo excited about)- i might go see a movie. who knows...what is everyone else doing tonight?

all jacked up

2009-09-04T15:00:00.007-04:00

so i know i planned on being a good girl and eating the other half of my turkey sandwich yesterday for lunch BUT...the bf called and asked if i wanted him to bring me something from kountry kitchen (this hole in the wall diner that is AMAZING). um HeLLo! how could i say no? so he brought me an egg white omlette w/ tomatoes & cheese and a side of oatmeal (it is supposed to come with hashbrowns or homefries but i get oatmeal instead). it was TO DIE FOR! i ate the omelette and then about an hour later ate the oatmeal. it also came with whole wheat toast- hello carboloaddddd! i ended up eating it on the way to the gym after work. hit the spot. i didn't remember to take a picture until AFTER i had polished everything off- oh well...i did eat the peach for a late afternoon snack- they have been soooo juicy lately! can't get enough!

my workout at the gym consisted of- 20 min treadmill, 20 min elliptical, 30 min bike. i planned on more but then had low blood sugar so went home and chugged an ice cold glass of chocolate milk (fabbbbbuuulllouuusss!!!!). i headed to tucker's and lounged for a while. i wasn't hungry until like 9pm and ended up putting a salad together- shredded lettuce, spinach, carrots, celery, chickpeas, jalepenos, tomatoes, rice noodles (random, i know), and canned all white tuna. it was bomb!

i popped in disc 2 of 90210 and jon popped us some popcorn (he probably wouldn't want you to know that he watched 90210 with me. ha. i know he secretly enjoys it!). the popcorn was smart balance, which i had never had before but jon told me it was good. dannnnnnnggg- he was right!! this tasted like movie theater popcorn! actually, even BETTER! and probably healthier :) yay, a new find!

i started off this morning with a large iced coffee from cravings :) i had bought a muffin with my coffee that i was going to have for lunch- oatmeal, walnut, granola w/ cranberries. it was made with smart balance so it was supposed to be a "healthier" muffin. okay, bad idea. it crumbled in my hand because it was SO dry, and tasted like sandpaper w/ cranberries. NASSSSSTTTTT!

so i went back to cravings and got a veggie wrap- tomatoes, lettuce, roasted red peppers, carrots, cucumbers, and swiss cheese in a spinach wrapped. i had it grilled so that the cheese melted- orgasmmmm in my mouth :D

i got an another iced coffee with lunch- a small one this time. german choc cake flavor. chicka chicka yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. okay so now i'm all jacked up on caffeine. should make for a good workout later :) anyone have an hot plans for this labor day weekend? i have to work tomorrow, so nothing too wild tonight. i am excited to have sunday and monday off- i cannot remember the last time i had a two day weekenddd!! i can't wait to relax- and hopefully hit up some labor day SALES! holla!

orange you glad it's almost FRIDAY

2009-09-03T10:41:00.005-04:00

too busy to post yesterday. lots going on and work and lots going on after. it was one of those days where i felt like i could have eaten everything in sight and still not be full (don't you hate those?)! for lunch andrea (whom i work with) and i grabbed a bite from casey's- this amazing outside cafe right behind my work. i had half a turkey sandwich (on w/w with tomato, lettuce, and light honey mustard). i also had fries (BAD GIRL!!)- casey's has the BEST and i couldn't resist. i only ate about half of the small order, so not TOO bad ;)

fries we're gone by the time this pic was taken- haaaa! i also had 5 strawberries with my sammie. yum yum yum. definitely hit the spot. by the time 330 rolled around, i was hungry AGAIN! so i had an orange that i had picked up at fresh market- SO good. i'm an orange girl (i mean helllllo- i love in FL!).

after work i headed over to my bosses house because i am house/dog sitting. she has a westie named tucker who is the BESTTTTT :) we have so much fun together. tucky and i hung for a while and then i met my friend jess to go walk the bridge- a nice two miles. i wasn't in the mood for the gym, so i figured that was a nice, easy alternative. when i got home, i did upper body strength with hand weights. nothing too hard- but it still felt good. jess and i hung and had girl talk until about midnight (much needed) and then i headed to bed to start the first season of 90210 (i watched it on and off when it was on tv and now that the second season is starting i think i need to catch up). i made it through 1.5 episodes and passed out.

at the moment i am sitting at work sipping iced coffee and watching top chef las vegas (loveeee top chef!!!). brought a peach and orange to work, and may eat the other half of my turkey sandwich for lunch today. we shall see. ta ta.

designer produce

2009-09-01T22:13:00.006-04:00

not going to lie, i was kind of bored and antsy at the gym today. i did 20 min on the bike, 10 on the treadmill, and 20 min of strength. by that time i was over it and just wanted to go home, so that's what i did. i worked on a little bit of homework and watched some disturbing shows on discovery health (bad tv is a weakness of mine). dinner was simple tonight- mom's homemade chicken barley soup (with cheeessse!) and a salad (red leaf lettuce, shredded cabbage, carrots, celery, tomatoes, beets, & chickpeas). bad news- the salad tasted like straight DIRT! not sure why this happened, but after 2 bites i was over it. the soup was amazing, but i only finished about half of the mug because it was sooo filling. yum in my tum.

yes, i love eating out of mugs :) i'm cool like that. i'm supposed to be working on homework- but i keep getting distracted (this happens easily) and look at this picture i found.

like seriously? how cool would i be pulling this baby out of my lunchbox? and saying so nonchalantly- oh hey guys, yeah that's my lv nanner. and then stuffing it in my face. with some ab, obvi. i NEED an louis banana. and a fendi apple. and a dior orange. i'm going to have to suggest these to my local grocier ;) ha.

okay, i'm getting out of control. i'm going back to my cage now. good night.

cheese pleaseee

2009-09-01T16:18:00.006-04:00

been so busy at work today (this is a GOOD thing), that i haven't had time to post until now. had a lemon yogurt on the way to the gym yesterday. usually i am not a fan of yoplait yogurt- it is wayyy too sugary. BUT- i LOVE the lemon. lemon yog is one of my favs and yoplait is one of the few that i can find that make it. sweet but still yum yum.once again, the gym felt awesome yesterday. i did 30 min on treadmill, 20 on bike, and 35 on elliptical. i skipped strength because i had to be somewhere by 7, so i will def have to fit that into the workout today. stopped at fresh market (this is getting to be a bad habit) and picked up some garbanzo beans, red beans, strawberries (on sale- yay!), 2 navel oranges, and soba noodles (anybody have a good recipe to use these in?). for dinner i had black beans & rice (sad to say it was a box mixutre so added some red beans to it) w/ shredded cheese (lots as you can see- i am a cheese addict!!) and a salad (red leaf lettuce, celery, avocado, tomato, & cindi's dressing). another yummy din.watched rachel zoe at 10 (fab episode) and passed out. (btw, did anyone else LOVE this dvf clutch they showed??- yes, please). didn't sleep all that well because i had a headache and kept waking up. oh well, that is what coffee is for :) i've been so busy today and not had much of an appetite so no breaky (you'll notice i rarely eat in the morning, not my thing) and for lunch i had a banana- half w/ almond buttttaaahhh half plain. always a fav!

thankfully, it is almossssst 5 :) off to the gym and then who knows...ta ta.

the whitney olive project

2009-08-31T16:19:00.007-04:00

so i decided against another microwaveable lunch (sorry annie's) and my fab boss offered to run out and get us hooked on subs (the BEST ever!!). she had a tuna melt and i had a roast turket and provolone salad with shredded lettuce (my all time fav), carrots, tomato, cukes, hot peppers, s&p, oregano, and vinegar. YUMMMMMMMMMM! hit the spot. arianne (the fab boss) also brought me a suprise dessert- a small vanilla fro yo with granola! even more YUMMMMMMM! def made my day :)

we've been getting a lot of work done and the store today- yay! i love feeling productive. i tried on a pair of current elliott jeans that i've been dying for...and now that i tried them on, i am dying for them EVEN MORE! ahh!

here's a pic of them i found on net-a-porter- what do you think? i love that they keep the stud detail simple- the back of the jeans is plain. and hello- those balmain boots?!? sooo bomb! dear santa.....ha!

well i'm off to the gym after work and then home to make dinner. i found a recipe for a grilled mediterranean portabello burger that i want to try- that may be too much effort for me tonight though. i mean hellooooo after a days work and a workout- who the heck wants to have to go grocery shopping (i have very few of the ingred's at home), make dinner and then clean up? not moi, that's for sure. we'll see how the evening goes.

ps- the rachel zoe project at 10pm- YESSSS :)

monday funday??

2009-08-31T10:52:00.003-04:00

yesterday's workout was exactly what i needed- i left the gym feeling AWESOME. 45 min on bike, 15 min of high incline on the treadmill, and 20 min of strength. i was a sweaty mess! after the gym i had to run to radio shack to get a memory card for my bberry and some guy started hitting on me- i guess sweatyness is a good look for me! HA! yuck. i spent the late afternoon and evening at my grammy's- trying to liven her up a little. i brought the kitties with me to visit her (i'm trying to get her to keep one and i think it's working!!!). being the nice granddaughter that i am i offered to make her dinner- scrambled eggs and an english muff with marmalade. i thought she needed a change from her typical fetticini alfredo lean cuisine that she usually eats. i didn't end up getting home until 830 and could not decide what to make for dinner. my original plan was quinoa topped with red beans & a little bit of shredded cheese with a salad on the side, but it was too late to put all that together. progresso tuscan chicken soup was the easy way out. this is a new kind that they offer as having "HIGH FIBER", and it was actually delish! it had tons of white beans- which i love! i had a piece of toast on the side and was stuffedddd by the time i finished it. no picture- i forgot.

haven't eaten yet this morning- brought a peach and an amy's pocket sandwich for lunch. okay must get back to work- we're redoing our website, so check it out- www.cricketsofvero.com - well actually give us about a week, and thennnn check it out :) ta ta.

peachy keen

2009-08-30T14:00:00.008-04:00

yay for sundays :) i just love my day off- but SO much to do! woke up this morning, walked and fed annie, hung out with her until lunch time, and then headed back to my house. on the way home i stopped at fresh market (we FINALLY got one in vero- it just opened on wed). i picked up 4 peaches, 2 white peaches, bag full of green beans, red leaf lettuce, and some cindi's salad dressing. then i hit up dunkin d's of course- got a coffee for mom, a large iced for me, and the bf got a vanilla creme donut (it's sunday so i let it slide ha). i wasn't hungry until 1ish and made an awesome brunch. my concoction included:

cabots plain greek yogurt
flax seed
tiny bit of agave nectar
nature's path flax maple pecan cereal (total YUM!)
sliced almonds
half a peach (they are AWESOME right now)

finished product

it rocked. i def gave ollie and cabo a bite of the yogurt too (i'm a sucker). okay, off to the gym. ta ta for now.

my name in bright lights

2009-08-29T14:37:00.004-04:00

finally got hungry around 1:30. the bf happened to be here for a visit so i had him run down to cravings (a little ice cream cafe down the street). my stomach was feeling a little funny so i kept it simple- whole wheat toast, fruit cup, and iced coffee w/ a tinyyy bit of skim. the toast was extremely think, but soo delish. by the time i finished it, i had no room for the fruit cup. guess that will be my late afternoon snack. my tummy feels better now too- guess i needed a little something in there.

5 o'clock can't come soon enough- this rainy weather is making me extremely sleepy. it also hinders the customer traffic :( on a good note, this helped me catch up on episodes of "khloe and kourtney take miami" that i had missed. love it. i feel like i would fit right in with that family- i could be the long lost fair-skinned blonde sistaahhhh! i really think i need to be on a reality show- preferably my own (if the kardash's wont have me). i just know it's my calling.

back to work...ta ta for now.

love affair with a bag

2009-08-29T11:33:00.005-04:00

this morning came way too quickly. i literally felt like i had just dozed off when my alarm went off. i walked annie (the dog i'm sitting for) and fed her breakfast and was off to my own house to get ready for work. i lounged around for a while with ollie and the kitties and caught up on a few hamptons mags (my fav). i spent hours last night on balenciaga (prob the reason why i am so tired this morning) eyeing bags that i'm lusting after. why did God give me this problem? why can't i want NOTHING? we all know that will never be me so no use worrying about why i am the way i am. i decided that the giant city bag is the one. ha who i am kidding i am certainly not in the financial position to get it now- i need to start playing powerball i guess...and it doesn't help that i also want a ysl croc muse two bag, a ysl studded satchel, andddd a prada brief case bag. too bad they don't offer shopaholics anon around my neck of the woods. meet my next lover- the turq giant city bag...

at $1695, i am only $1694 away from it. sighhhhhhh. maybe i should give up food for a while and save all the money for it. yesss, then i will be uber skinny AND have (another) hot bag on my arm...although my arm will probably be a stick by then. YESSSSS!

anyways, threw on a tory b dress and jack rogers and was out the door to work. where i am now. it's rainy and slow so im wasting my time away on net-a-porter. okay i need to get off the computer now and stop looking at things that i cannot afford at the moment (damn this economy). still haven't eaten yet today. will let you know when i do.

ps- happy birthday michael jackson :)

egg-strordinary

2009-08-28T20:59:00.005-04:00

so after work i came home and vegged for a while. ol and i needed some mother/son time :) unfortunately this caused me to snack (my worstttt habit) and i had a small bag of choc. chip animal crackers. they were amazing :) so worth it. i finally got my butt up around 645 and headed to the gym. i did 30 tough minutes on the bike and then 15 on the treadmill (totally forgot that the gym closed at 8 on friday so they kind of shooed me out the door). i was watching e! news at the gym (obvi) and found out that dj am died :( soooooo sad. his family and friends are in my prayers.

i had no idea what to throw together for dinner tonight. i was originally thinking chopped salad, but i've had that three nights in a row so it was def time for a break. when i walked in from the gym my mom was making soft boiled eggs and i decided to join. we made egg n' toast bowls- scoop eggs from shell, chop them up in bowl, then mix in bread pieces and a little s & p. the bread soaks up the yolk and it gets all mushy- it was AHHHHH-MAZING.

the picture does not do this yumminess justice- camera phone pics never do. i really need to get my camera up and running- def putting that on the agenda for sunday. anyways im off to a dog-sitting job. got to make that monaayyyy honnnaayyy :) night.

lean machineeee

2009-08-28T14:44:00.005-04:00

i am usually very skeptical of products such as lean cuisine, and try to stay away from anything that is cooked in a microwave. however, i've been at the store alone a lot lately (it's slow season for us), so i don't get to go out and grab lunch. it's always nice to have something in the freezer just to grab on my way out the door when im rushing and don't have time to make anything. i did a quick grocery shopping when i got back from vacay and grabbed a few of the lc breakfast paninis. i usually try to stear clear of the ones with meat in them (microwaved meat? total EW!), but the tiny bits (and i mean tiny) of ham and sausage in these didn't turn me away.

today i had the "denver-style" panini which consisted of scrambled egg whites, honey ham, peppers (green & red), onions, and cheddar cheese sauce (this made me never, i despise cheese "sauces") on parmesan-flavored multigrain bread. the verdict: pretty freakin' good for a 280 calorie, 8g fat, 5g fiber, $2.50 lunch! i'd def try these again. i bought a sausage kind as well that is sitting in my freezer, so i will def bring that out on another hectic morning.
my mom brought ollie by for a visit at lunch time :) no better way to eat my lunch than with my son at my side (he managed to snag a tiny cube of ham that fell out of the sammie)! i planned on eating a banana with lunch for my daily potassium, but ended up being totally full after the panini so i passed. i will probably snack on the naner before the gym later. just watched the rachel zoe project (LOVE LOVE LOVE that show). LOVE having a tv at my store for times when it is quiet. okay real housewives of atl is on now, im off...

ps- tgif :) what are everyone's plans for the weekend?

20 days in a nutshell

2009-08-28T11:34:00.004-04:00

okay so i have been terrible about blogging lately- life has been uber busy. i am going to sum up the past 20 days (my last post was on the 8th) as quickly and painlessly as possible :) my birthday was the 9th- i'm 24? ahhh that's frightening. i had an amazing day- lunch at the club, laid by the pool, dinner w/ fam & friends, AND...the bf got me the best gift ever! the gorg turquoise chanel wallet i had been eyeing- yes, he is a gem. be jeal :) on a sad note, we lost one of the kittens on the morning of the 12th :( little blackey is now an angel in heaven. we're not sure what happened. she just didn't wake up. i cried for hours, but it was out of my control and i have to remember she is watching over us now. okay i can't talk about it- on to happier times. on the 13th momma sue and i headed to vermont to my god sister's wedding- holy wow, it was incredible! i had never been to manchester- i feel in love. what an adorable little town. and to my suprise it was an "outlet town"- the whole town was filled with designer outlets! got an awesome dress and classy pair of high waisted shorts at burberry, a few things at lily, and a gorg dress at RL. yay! the wedding was breathtaking. it was at abe lincoln's son Todd's mansion (called hildene). BEAUTIFUL! food was awesome. dancing was funnnnn (band was amazing- they played at caroline kennedy's wedding!!!). saw old friends, made new ones. best wedding i've been to thus far in my life. on the 17th we headed to the HAMPTONS (where i am from) and we're there for a week- def not long enough, but i had to get back to work. trip ROCKED! mingled with the likes of seinfeld, paul mccartney, some hiltons. even got a glimpse of sjp's twins! (will post pics of trip soon- i know i know, i am world's slowest uploader). shopped A LOT, but only bought a little (trying to behave, remember). got an amazinggg jumpsuit at emma cain- it's lovee. few new pairs of shoes (lots of jack r's, michael kors pumps, tory flats). a lamptons tee at blue & cream. a few beauty products here and there. gifts for the bro and the bf. i think that's about it. i tried to be on my best behavior, for my bank accounts sake. i did see an amazingggg navy prada bag that i was drooling over, but college tuition is more important (i keep telling myself that). okay so now i'm back to my regular life. working all day. gyming it up (i love how i packed my gym clothes to bring on vacay yet never saw them until i was unpacking at home. who has time to excercise on vacay? although, shopping is a good workout- ha). eating. sleeping. etc etc. hopefully i will be keeping up with my blogs from now on. i really enjoy putting my life out there for everyone to enjoy (hopefully, ha.).

i ate pretty well on vacation. i usually eat a lot less than i do at home because i am so busy running around socializing (and shopping). the food i did eat though was AMAZING. the north just knows how to do healthy food right. i'm getting back to my normal schedule now, although i haven't been uber hungry lately. today i didn't have breakfast (as most of you have noticed, or will see, i'm not a huge morning eater. breakfast foods are my FAV, just not at breakfast time). i am currently sipping on coffee (i'm getting back to my coffee habit. but now i'm doing half reg half decaf) and had a few pb filled pretzels at about 11. i brought a lean cuisine breakfast panini for lunch so i'll prob chow down in a few hours. ta ta for now.

ps- anyone have any fab tempeh recipes? i've been dying to try it, but need some ideas...

it's almost the best day of the year...

2009-08-08T14:26:00.002-04:00

last night's workout was exactly what i needed to relax and clear my head before the weekend. i did 15 min warm up on bike, 30 min on treadmill (run/jog/walk), 20 min on the elliptical (high incline/high resistance), and 20 min of strength (half arms/half legs). it felt amazing :) then the bf and i had to rush to babysit his niece- she was already asleep when we got there, so we had a nice, low-key couple of hours to just lay around on the couch. we ate dinner (i had a salad w/ corn relish, tomatoes, tiny bit of cheese, avocado, and salsa- yum) and watched obsessed. love that movie- allie larter really plays that seductive slut part well. by the time we got home it was 1:30 and i hopped in the shower and then passssssssed out. i didn't wake up until 9:15 this morning!!!! i rushed around getting ready for work and was here by 9:50- perfect timing. i skipped breakfast, as usual, and had a blt wrap for lunch at about 1- totally not what i SHOULD have ordered, but it was amazing and def hit the spot. i will just have to do some extra time at the gym tonight :) i'm so excited it is saturday- 5 oclock can't come soon enough! tomorrow is my beloved day off and it is also....my BIRTHDAY! best day of the year :) i don't have any plans yet but i like it that way. perhaps lunch and shopping in palm beach? who knows...ttfn.

seriously?

2009-08-06T15:28:00.002-04:00

okay so people are really bugging me these days...and by people i mean lame customers that come into my store wanting me to think that they are God's gift to this world. wow, you drive what? a RANGE ROVER? you're life must be pretty amazing, because nobody else drives those. i mean come on ladies, 16 old public schoolers in this town have nicer RR's than you. nice try. oh what? you spent the summer where? EUROPE? that is just unbelieveable! you must be veryyyyy special. wait, you want what? for me to give you these amazing brand new designer platforms at a discounted price? I DON'T THINK SO CHEAP-O's! please take your pathetic selves to someone who will actually pay attention and bargain with you- perhaps a YARD SALE...

sorry for the rant, but it is just getting ridiculous. I am the one that is God's gift...not YOU.

is it really only monday?

2009-08-03T23:29:00.002-04:00

so my hardcore workout at the gym turned into a total of 30 min (20 on treadmill, 10 on elliptical) because i had low blood sugar- ughh i hate when that happens! i was really in the mood to be at the gym for like at least 2 hours. so i got home and had a pick me up of puffed rice cereal with almond milk- oh so yummy!! then my mom invited me to dinner with she and her friends so of course i said yes to a free meal. we went to a place called dockside which is casual dining on the river (burgers, salads, steaks, etc). our waitress was driving me crazy. she didn't really know about the menu and had to keep looking at her pad when telling us about the specials- sooo unprofessional...blah i was turned off at that point. i decided to have the flatbread with roasted red peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, and goat cheese (it was supposed to come with feta but i like goat cheese much better). mom had a burger and sweet potato fries, debbie had a tuna burger with homemade potato chips, and victoria had a caesar salad and scallops. we all licked our plates clean- mine was nothing special, but i was starvinggg by the time we ate because we talked so much that we didnt order until about 9! i wanted to run the bridge when i got home but it was raining so that didnt work out so well. now im in bed cuddling with ollie and am contemplating whether or not i want to go to the gym before work tomorrow...we will see...okay time for shark week- xoxo

where's waldo? oops i mean whitney...

2009-08-03T16:46:00.002-04:00

sorry i have been mia...things have been uber crazy around here. this semester at school is almost over so of course they are over loading me with work- most busy work that i can't believe i am paying thousands of dollars to do. im beginning to think a lot of college is a pile of poo! not to too my own horn or anything but i already know most of what these classes are teaching me- except math, that is my exception :( i also went to the mountains in north carolina for 4 days (will post pics later) and had no cell service/internet access for the most part- lots of fun there, veryyyy beautiful (although i'm not sure about the whole altitude thing). now it's monday and i'm back to work (really i was back to work on saturday, but it was nice to have yesterday off)...i had an awesome workout at the gym yesterday (13 min warm up on bike, 30 min on treadmill, 30 min on eliptical, and lotsss of much needed strentgth training). i had been in almost a week-because of vacay! although i did do a lot of walking on the trip...today i wasn't hungry for breakfast (probably because i didn't eat my amy's veg barley for dinner until 10 last night!) so i didn't eat until about 1230pm today. i had a scoop of chicken salad (w/ fruits and nuts) and one small slice of Ezikiel bread. total yum yum! since im going for a hard workout after work i decided i better eat a snack as well; at 330 i had a small organic banana with almond butter- o faceeeeeeee! work has been slow today but it allowed me to get a lot of ME stuff done- catch up on emails, pay my car registration, do some banking work (i recently switched banks so had to re-do allllllll of my things that are automatically withdrawn), more homework, twittered/fbooked (OBVI), etc etc...well its almost 5 (yay!) and im off to the gym...ttfn

arbys salad?!?

2009-07-24T16:04:00.002-04:00

tgif :) this week feels like it has been going on for ever and everrrrr....i hit up the gym after work yesterday- 5 min on bike, 20 on treadmill, 40 on elliptical...wasn't in the mood for strength training so i have to catch up tomorrow and this weekend. i met up with my mom at tj maxx for a quick run through- nothing (which is a good thing)! we had planned on going home and making a nice dinner but by the time we were done shopping we were tired and grumpy and decided to grab a quick bite. normally i am not a fast food person but last night was an exception- we wanted something quick & easy so we drove to arbys (shhhh don't tell). i had a chicken fajita wrap that was suprisingly AWESOME! it had roasted chicken, red & green peppers, onions, and monteray jack cheese all wrapped up in a warm pita- YUM! and not half bad (health-wise) for fast food. mom had a salad- don't laugh, i know you're thinking SALAD...from a fast food place? ha- but arbys has reallllly FRESH salads. she loved it. after dinner jon met me to walk the fitness trail on the beach. we did an easy two miles and it was really relaxing. i headed back to my dog sitting job and was out like a light :)

i skipped breaky this morning because i was STILL full from dinner. i ended up being hungry by 11 so i had a piece of ww toast with pb- hit the spot. work is still slow so ive been trying to keep myself busy by doing odds and ends...i decided to grab lunch around 2- another salad from chelseas. the usual- romaine, edamame, chickpeas, carrots, red cabbage, egg, cheese, and chinese noodles (i really need to work on giving these up, but they're just sooooo good- i love to have that crunch in my salad). it's almost 5 (thankkkk gooodddness) and then im off to the gym (yaayyy). i'm planning on going to see the ugly truth tonight so i'll let you know how it is...ttfn.

back in action

2009-07-23T11:26:00.003-04:00

so after work on tuesday, jon and i (and ollie, obvi) headed to tampa for the night (had to pick up mom from her bfs- she likes when we drop her off and pick her up because she says it saves her money not having a car there haaaa smart momma). we got there around 8 and met up with mom, bf, and friends at datz. datz is a gourmet deli and food market and is absolutely amazing. they have a great selection of cheese, wines/beers, and the BEST pastries (and i am not even a pastry person). for dinner i had a veggie sandwich- grilled portabello mushroom, grilled asparagus, roasted red & yellow peppers, and melted jarlsberg cheese on a batard. it was really good, although i would have preferred it on whole grain bread (i'm not a fan of white). the sandwiches come with homemade "sweet n salty" potato chips that are ridiculously good! jon had a beef brisket sandwich with coleslaw and melted jarlsburg on pumpernickel and LOVED it (i had a bite and it was delishhhh). the sandwiches are HUGEEEE and we both took half of ours home. when we got back to j's (moms bf), mom had a made a carrot cake so everyone dove in for dessert. i had a few bites and was fulllllllllll. like uncomfortably full :( i hate when i do that.

we woke up and took ollie for a nice, long walk which felt really good (although it was reallllly warm out). we then went to the st. petersburg yacht club for and early lunch. i had a tom, basil. mozz omelette with a side of fruit- fab!! i was still full from dinner so i only ate about half of it. then we discovered the plate of homemade mini corn muffins and mini pecan sticky buns on the table...OMGGGGGGG! heaven! i have never eaten something so good in my life :) happiness...mom and i never eat things like that (especially both being diabetics), but we couldn't help ourselves. we then went for a nice little morning drive around st. pete (love it there), but had to get going because i had to be back by late lunch time for a dog sitting job. i was soooo stuffed on the ride home and didn't really feel well- i had just eat way too much in the past 24 hours! i ended up eating a bowl of cream of rice (w/ almond milk & bluebs) for dinner at about 9pm- def hit the spot.

this morning i had a bowl of puffed rice with almond milk for breaky. yum yum. another long day of work ahead of me...is it friday yet??? ALMOST :) ttfn.

ps- didn't even go shopping in tampa/st. pete! meaning no moola spent! yay for me!

west coast lovin

2009-07-21T23:17:00.002-04:00

in tampa for the night...more details tomorrow- too tired and too FULL to type (had the best dinner that i cannot wait to write about)...ttfn

the ZOO

2009-07-21T11:43:00.008-04:00

sorry about not blogging yesterday night, buttttttt my kitten had KITTENS :) wooster is only 10 1/2 months and she had her first litter of kittens yesterday afternoon. my house is literally a ZOO. she was supposed to get spayed on july 2nd, but by the time we got her to the vet she had already done the nasty with a neighborhood cat. i should have known my cat would be a slut- loveeees it! she gave birth to four gorgeoussss kitties- i'm not even a huge cat person but there is just something about babies that i loveeeee.

they are to diiieeeeee for. and wooster is such a proud and happy mother- she can't stop purrrrrring! seeing her give birth and nurture her new children is just beauitfulllll. sorry for being sappy...oliver was soooooo excited for his new brothers and sisters (who knows at this point) to arrive!

here he is waiting to see them :) tooooooo cute!

i went right home after work to see the kitties and planned on skipping the gym because of all of the excitement. at 6pm i was itching for the gym though and decided to sneak out for a quick workout. i did 30 min on elliptical (high incline, high resistance), 15 min on bike (fat burn workout), and 15 min on treadmill (2 min walk, 3 min run routine). i was really happy i went- i felt great afterwards! i wanted to make a quick and easy dinner since "the bachelorette- the men tell all" was on at 8 (i am obsessseddddd with bachelor/bachelorette- such a guilty pleasure). i made ezekiel spaghetti with a ricotta/parm tomato sauce topped with chopped & sauteed veggies (tomatoes, red pepper, onion, zuchinni, & fresh spinach)- absolutely awesome! i was sooooo full though- pasta always does that to me. i didn't end up going to sleep until about 1am! ahhh so late for me, but ollie & i just couldn't stop playing with wooster and the kitties- i know, i'm a freak.

i was up bright and early with all of the animals today :) everyone is happy and healthy- although i don't think ollie slept much. he waited by the bathroom door all night (mom & babies are in a bed in the bathtub so they are safe from the dogs). he was very excited to give all of the kittens their morning kisses. wooster was purring sooo loud that it was echoing throughout my whole room practically. i made a bowl of cream of rice for breaky (same thing i had yesterday- amond milk, agave nectar, chia seeds, & bluebs) and it was amazing again. the bluebs were sooo sweet and delish! now i am sitting at work (which is dead again! ugh!) thinking about going to get an largeeee iced tea because my eyes are getting heavy...ttfn

case of the mondays

2009-07-20T14:16:00.004-04:00

is it really monday already? working saturdays only gives me a one day weekend and it definitely goes by wayyyy too quickly. i was up until midnight finishing up a writing assignment for school so i was completely dragging my feet this morning. i started off the morning with a bowl of cream of rice with almond milk, chia seeds, agave nectar, and a handful of blueberries. it really hit the spot and gave me a nice jolt of energy. i threw on a turqoise susanna monaco dress & leopard jack rogers and was out the door :)

work has been slow again today. i know this is our off-season, but i never remember it being THIS slow. thank goodness we have a tv- andrea and i have been watching nyc prep re-runs all day (secret obsession). i know i told myself that i wasn't eating lunch out anymore, but andrea is a bad influence (which is why i love her!!) and we decided on chelseas. she got tuna on a baguette with black olives, let, & tom. i got a salad (the usual)- romaine, red cabbage, shredded carrots, edamame, chickpeas, hard-boiled egg, shredded cheddar, and crunchy chinese noodles (i just can't say no to those bad boys)- tossed with a white balsamic vinaigrette- FABULOUSSSSSS!

okay good/bad news...we just marked all of our giuseppe zanotti's to 75% OFF- holy %*#A!$($%#$!!! of course i want them ALL, but there are a pair of snake pumps that i think are the most practical (giuseppe's- practical? hah). i need them like i need a hole in the head- but i just can't say no!

i mean come on- could you say no?

take me on the floor

2009-07-19T21:02:00.005-04:00

so i had an awesome workout today! i did 15 min on bike, 20 min on elliptical, and 45 on treadmill- it felt great and was just what i needed to get back on track after this mornings early airport jaunt. i also just uploaded some rockin tunes to my ipod so that makes working out even bettttter! even though most of my playlist is hip-hop, i am loving the veronica's "take me on the floor"! really gets me goingggg!

after the gym i hit up young's produce and got one box spring mix, one box baby spinach, one zucchini, one bigggg red pepper, one jicama, and one vidalia onion (the lady also threw in a free lemon) all for $5.20- yesssss :)

i guess i was in avoidance of laundry and a writing assignment so after young's i hit up tj maxx instead of going right home. i had two things to return (go me!), but ended up leaving with four (typical). in good news i didn't spend any money and actually left with a $10 credit! i got an uber comfty pair of adias exercise capris, a couple sports bras (on clearance!!!!!), and a book for myself called "sag harbor" which i am sooo excited to read.

i wanted dinner to be easy since it had to be ready by 8 (when the new LiLo movie "Labor Pains" premieres on ABCFam- duhhhhhhhh). i made an awesome salad- spring mix, a scoop of organic garlic hummus, a tiny bit of salsa, a big scoop of pico di gallo, shredded jarlsburg- and topped it with an amy's american veggie burger. the salad was delish, although the burger wasn't anything special and nothing i am going to run out to buy again.

okay commercial is overrrr, back to lindz :) ttfn.

that's what i love about sundays

2009-07-19T13:49:00.006-04:00

so after getting all excited yesterday for my quinoa dish, i got home and realized i only had quinoa flakes and quinoa pasta :( and i was def not up for a trip to publix! i decided to go with amy's black bean and veggie enchiladas that i found in my freezer. i had never had these before and OMG i have a new fav! these were awesome and soooo filling (and they only had 160 calories!). i am all excited though because on the back of the quinoa flake box i noticed a recipe for quinoa-banana muffins that sound amazing- i just need to stop by the store and pick up some quinoa flour and i am all set for some baking experiments :)

i got a call last night from a client of my mom's saying that she needed someone to take her friends to the airport this morning so i offered my services- not knowing that they needed to be picked up at 5 am! i am sooo not a morning person- especially on sundays! i thought about how much i need the money though and sucked it up. 4:15am came too quickly and i sort of stumbled out the door...thank goodness they were flying out of melbourne, fl so the trip was quick and easy. i was back in bed by 6:40 am and didn't wake up again until NOON! wow i haven't slept that late in a LONG time. it felt good though :) i made an awesome bowl of cream of rice for brunch- it had chia seeds, a tiny bit of almond milk, agave nectar, and a half a nanner- MMMMMM, awesome! now i'm getting ready to head to the gym- i'm in need of a hardcore, stress-relieving workout...then home for laundry and homework. i love sundays :)

no plans

2009-07-18T15:18:00.002-04:00

so the store is dead today...i don't understand why people wouldn't want to spend their saturdays shopping for fabulous shoes and clothes?...i mean HELLO PEOPLE, i sure would! i started off the morning with two toasted sesame rice cakes with almond butter- very satisfying :) the bf brough me lunch about an hour ago- egg white omlette with tomatoes and cheese- my FAV! it came with hash browns (which i had a few nibbles off, bad bad girl!) and ww toast, which i have yet to eat. i'm sure i will snack on it later as it feels like 5 o'clock is never going to come :( boo! no exciting plans for the evening yet, which i am actually very excited about! i'm going to the gym after work, obvi (my gym closes at 4 on saturdays so i use the gym at my grammys place- it is so quiet & i'm always the only one there, i love it!). i will probably also run the bridge (a nice two miles), depending on the weather. not sure what dinner will be, but i am craving quinoa so i'm thinking of making a quinoa & black bean dish. we'll see what the night brings...ttfn

t g i f

2009-07-17T23:00:00.004-04:00

after such a stressful (well more annoying than stressful) day at work, i headed to the gym for a much needed workout. i was a little rushed because i had to be at the bf's parents house at 7 for his bday din- family style. i managed to squeeze in 45 minutes on the treadmill before i had to head home. i split my time between speed-walking (4.0 pace on a 15 incline- the highest), running (4.6, no incline), and sprinting (6.0, no incline). it felt awesome- although i kept getting a whiff of the girl next to me that smelled like a big blob of bubblegum (i swear she had on some bubblegum body mist from like walgreens. you know that kind that you used have your mom buy you from there in middle school? it came in weird scents like that (birthday cake) and you thought you were all that wearing it) it didn't help that she was wearing a bright pink shirt either. yuck.

din din was delish, but very filling. bacon-wrapped filet, baked potatoes, and a summer salad. stk & pots is def not my typical meal, but an awesome treat none the less. i ate about 3/4 of my filet (bacon removed) and it was actually awesome because it was soo rare- just how i like it. i also had about 1/4 of a baked potato (no toppings) and all of my salad, as usual. the salad had romaine, apple slices, strawberry slices, mandarin oranges, and roasted pecans in it, served with a vinaigrette. total YUM :) the bf & i had to stop at wal-mart on the way home (ughhhhh don't even say anything. GROSS) to grab some necessities- cat food, dog biscuits, and razor blades. i was excited to find a gallon of almond milk there for $2.74 though- woo hoo :) now i'm curled up on the couch watching some deadliest catch re-runs. i'm about to doze off. night night. ps- HI MOM :)

btw- that pear yoplait that i was so excited to try earlier was a definite NO GO :( when i took my first bite i noticed that it had a huge chunks of what i guess were supposed to be pear. first of all, i hateeee fruit on the bottom yogurts and this one did not even advertise itself as one (those tricksters!!!). second of all, this was nottt pear- it was like a cold, crunchy square of nothing that i guess yoplait hoped you would believe was pear. this yogurt also tasted like 100% sugar :( nothing worse than that. so if you were planning on trying it- i suggest going with something else.

90210

2009-07-17T22:42:00.003-04:00

so work could not have gone by any slower this afternoon-i feel like its always that way on fridays! today was the day of nutcases though...first a group of women with fannypacks- never a good sign. a short while later a lady came and tried on a pair of DVF wedges that were marked to half off (this is her second time in to visit them) and was hassling me to mark them down even more for her. i thought about it for a short (very short) second until i saw that she was carrying a BIRKIN bag- i mean c'mon lady take your complaints and birkin elsewhere. nice try. to top off the cake though was the bimbo from beverly hills (as she kept pointing out) that kept calling the store. she too wanted these (at this point) g-damn dvf wedges- however she was trying to get me to mark them to 75% percent off for her because she claimed that she got them from dvf.com at this price but they sent her a size too big and then didn't have her proper size to replace them with. so i go to the dvf site to verify this- nice try b*tch, they only have them at 40% off (even LESS than we have them marked down). she then proceeds to call us back at least four times before 2pm to ask us over and over again to make an exception for her and tell us that we weren't being very "accomodating". ha good one. she then decides that maybe, just maybe, she will order them but she needs them there by monday (she is allllllll the way in california...in BEVERLY HILLS, as she reminds us again) because she is going on vacation. at this time im like okay babe you live in bh AND are about to embark on a vacation and you need a LaRgEr discount?!? i don't think so! so i go to our ups program and find out that to get it there by monday it will be $103.42- almost as much as the shoes! i pass on the info to her and she proceeds to tell me that i am wrong and that she is going to call ups because it should be $20! okay so by like her 6th call (a gross underestimate) i think she finally realizes that she is wrong in every way but still tries to make ME feel like a ding-dong. too bad i don't fall for losers like this. to cut the story short (yes this IS the highly condesnsed version)- she bought the shoes! but had them sent regular mail ($20!!). hmm she only spent 30 minutes telling me about how she NEEDED them for her vacation on monday. oh well guess she will have fug shoes on vacay. ha serves her right. have fun in your dollhouse sandals honey ;)

broke is the new black

2009-07-17T14:16:00.003-04:00

so i was shopping in palm beach the other day (for the bf's bday, not for myself- im TRYING to behave) and i saw this tank with "broke is the new black" on it. i thought it was cute/funny and such a clever idea. i wanted one until i saw the $24 price tag and realized that if i really am broke i cannot afford to spend that on a silly tank that i will probably never wear in public. they also had one that said "red white and broke" on it. not cute. i was just looking for a pic of the top and found out that they are on SALE (my favorite word, EVER) on urbanoutfitters.com for $14.99!

in typical whitney form i placed one in my "shopping basket", but then realized $14.99 is still $14.99 and i DON'T need this. my closest door doesn't close (and i have a walk-in!!!)- it is over-flowing. i also have clothes racks all over my room and you can barely see my floor because it is covered with shoes. i just have to say no. that is $14.99 towards a new balenciaga bag...or student loans- yuck! i also saw that they had one of these shirts for MEN- a tight black v-neck that said the same thing! barf, vomit, puke. how gross is that? please tell me that no man has actually purchased one of these. what is with this whole guys wearing tight tees? i don't get it and never will. its not manly, nor attractive. total turn-off guys- don't do it. k, thanks :)

so enough about shopping- the bf's birthday went really well last night. he wanted to go out but i had planned for us to stay in so i suprised him with a sushi picnic on my bed. he had a spicy crab roll and an "orlando" roll (tempura wahoo with veggies and spicy mayo but he gets no veggies- typical male). i had the tuna mochi which is tuna and kani tartare on a rice crisp topped with wasabi and roe (you get five little crisps)- YUM :) we then had a relaxing evening and watching "knowing" with nicolas cage- good at first but then total got weirdddd at the end. don't rush out to rent it. as for today...i wasn't hungry when i woke up so i didn't eat until about 11:30 am. i had two slices of ww toast with almond butter and jam with an iced tea, obvi. it's now 2:45 and i'm going to have a yogurt for lunch- yoplait now makes a PEAR flavor and although i usually don't like sweet yogurts i just have to try this one. 5 o'clock can't come soon enough...gym, then home to play with my puppies and relax :) ta ta for now.

go shawty, its ya burfday

2009-07-16T16:31:00.004-04:00

i woke up late this morning so grabbed some whole wheat toast and iced tea for breakfast on my way to work. i added some almond butter and grape jelly to my toast- yum :) work has been so slow lately- i work full time at a boutique in a very small seasonal town so the summer is DEAD here. boringgggg. since i ate a little late this morning i wasn't ready for lunch until about 2:30. i had an amy's tofu scramble in a pocket sandwich. it had red peppers and shitake mushrooms in it- total yum and very filling (with only 180 calories!!). i'm off to the gym after work- i'm actually looking forward to it because i just downloaded an amazing new playlist to my ipod. i skipped the gym yesterday because i went shopping with a friend in palm beach and didn't get back until late. good news though- i didn't buy anything for myself- YAY! that is major for me...especially considering the fact that they had soo many bomb sales going on. i did buy some things for the bf though- it's his BIRTHDAY today. i am not sure what we are doing tonight but i did make a "Double Chocolate Brownie Cake" last night for him. i definitely won't be having any tonight but i'll let you know what he thinks :)

jon & i (last oct)

bye bye blog virginity

2009-07-16T16:07:00.002-04:00

i've given in, obvi- i finally have my own blog. why, you ask? i don't really have an answer for that. i am a facebook junkie...and a twitter junkie- so i guess this is something else that just sparked my interest. i want to share my journey of trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle while trying to control my outrageous spending habits at the same time. i am a diabetic and also have polycystic ovarian syndrome. i always was happy with my weight until my first year of college- a combination of unhealthy eating and the recent diagnosis of pcos made me gain about 35 pounds. the weight came on all at once and was quite a shock. i tried to act like it didn't bother me, but i hated getting dressed in the morning and hated taking pictures. i gained so much weight in my face that its not like i could hide the weight in pictures by leaving my lower body out. i was totally in denial. i didn't want to accept all this weight i had suddenly gained. so instead of hitting the gym, i hit the stores and bought babydoll tops- lots and lots of them (i also have a spending problem, ha). that was six years ago and although i have lost most of the weight, i still have not reached my happy weight. this blog is my journey to reach that goal weight and be happy and healthy at the same time. i will also discuss my love of shopping and my attempt at controlling my spending during these hard economic times.