I kept hearing and reading about CSN Stores but, honestly, never had the time to check them out. Well, I finally did and they really have some great looking things. And lots of it! CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find everything from coffee table to cookware to pet supplies.
There's a lot to choose from. I'm definitely going through and getting ready to place an order shortly. I'm just having trouble deciding what to get! I tend to add a whole bunch of things to my cart and then pare it down a bit. If I always bought everything in my cart, I'd online shop my way out of my house ha ha. As you know, we're fostering a little doggie, Hugo, and the pet supplies are right up my alley to spoil him with. But, he won't be here forever and I deserve to be spoiled too (right?), so I may just stick to the cookware and bake ware. How cute would this turkey cake mold be for Thanksgiving?
While clicking through, I also noticed the coffee tables and I'm tempted to order one of those too. Currently, we have a 4 yr old $50 coffee table from Ikea that is stained and nicked to no end. I like having storage underneath the table, because we also have to shove stuff under there. Yes, this is our cleaning philosophy when company is on it's way.. hide hide hide! Plus, my husband and I eat most of our meals at the coffee table so maybe we should upgrade to something nicer and more adult-like?
Decisions decisions...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Hugo
So, we are finally foster parents. I like to do a good deed on 9.11. Makes me feel better I guess, instead of helpless. We're fostering Hugo. My husband is already fully convinced we're going to end up keeping him and he's the one who gave him the name. He's a little peanut. He was rescued from that hoarding situation: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-arrest-west-hills-couple-on-animal-abuse-charges-1.2254122
Don't read that article if you are at all sensitive to animal abuse. It's freaking terrible what those people did. Somewhere around 150 dogs but that can't give an exact count - for reasons explained in the article. The fostering place didn't care if we didn't have a backyard (unlike the people I tried going with last year), they were just happy I could help.
Poor little Hugo had never been outside in his life. He didn't know what grass was! Obviously has no idea what housebroken or walking on a leash mean. When you go near him, he generally starts shaking and lays down because he doesn't know what to do. He's already super excited when we walk into the room and happy to see us and he's only been here since around 2:30. This is amazing progress. I'm so proud of the little guy already.
He's definitely got something going on with his ear - it's incredibly dirty and he cries when you go near it. We've gotten it much cleaner but we'll try more tomorrow. I don't want to overwhelm him. I will say as scared as he's been, he hasn't once nipped at us or even thought about biting us. When we were going at his ears, he just cried and tried turning away.
Cooper has also been fantastic. He's the big dog now. Yes, Hugo is that small haha. Both of them sat in the kitchen watching me as I made dinner as if that's what they always did. Hopefully, Hugo follows Cooper's lead and learns leash skills and how to walk outside quickly. When I brought him out before, the wind blew, and he just curled into a ball on the ground. When I assured him it was okay and it happened again he sat up. He really wants to not be afraid and it's so cool to watch that happen.
And now, pictures all taken with my phone so they have that lovely indoor lighting/yellow iPhone quality.
They had to shave down most of the dogs from the house because they were so terrible matted. His hair is pretty short on his body but I think when it grows in, he'll be adorable. The ears kill me!
Louie and Hugo give kisses to each other - he likes cats
The boys watching tv. Hugo gets a towel in case he decides to pee on my couch.
The boys conked out as I write this.
Don't read that article if you are at all sensitive to animal abuse. It's freaking terrible what those people did. Somewhere around 150 dogs but that can't give an exact count - for reasons explained in the article. The fostering place didn't care if we didn't have a backyard (unlike the people I tried going with last year), they were just happy I could help.
Poor little Hugo had never been outside in his life. He didn't know what grass was! Obviously has no idea what housebroken or walking on a leash mean. When you go near him, he generally starts shaking and lays down because he doesn't know what to do. He's already super excited when we walk into the room and happy to see us and he's only been here since around 2:30. This is amazing progress. I'm so proud of the little guy already.
He's definitely got something going on with his ear - it's incredibly dirty and he cries when you go near it. We've gotten it much cleaner but we'll try more tomorrow. I don't want to overwhelm him. I will say as scared as he's been, he hasn't once nipped at us or even thought about biting us. When we were going at his ears, he just cried and tried turning away.
Cooper has also been fantastic. He's the big dog now. Yes, Hugo is that small haha. Both of them sat in the kitchen watching me as I made dinner as if that's what they always did. Hopefully, Hugo follows Cooper's lead and learns leash skills and how to walk outside quickly. When I brought him out before, the wind blew, and he just curled into a ball on the ground. When I assured him it was okay and it happened again he sat up. He really wants to not be afraid and it's so cool to watch that happen.
And now, pictures all taken with my phone so they have that lovely indoor lighting/yellow iPhone quality.
They had to shave down most of the dogs from the house because they were so terrible matted. His hair is pretty short on his body but I think when it grows in, he'll be adorable. The ears kill me!
Louie and Hugo give kisses to each other - he likes cats
The boys watching tv. Hugo gets a towel in case he decides to pee on my couch.
The boys conked out as I write this.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
So my birthday came and went and, of course, I cheated. My work brought in a coffee cake for me and it was really good and I couldn't say no. Then we went out to dinner with friends and my husband got me a wonderful peanut butter/chocolate ice cream cake from Cold Stone - my favorite! But I'm back on track now and all is going well. I'm down about 4 or 5 lbs (I don't remember since I weighed this morning). I will update with a more exact number tomorrow.
Got some not so great news from my doctor today. I went to the obgyn about a week or so ago cause my periods have been really irregular. They were fine the first few months off of birth control but then the past few months I've had a 54 day cycle, a 35 day cycle, and a 46 day cycle. I wanted to know what was going on with my irregular periods. I also have a horrid fear that I'm completely infertile. I had blood work done last week and the results came back. My prolactin levels are elevated. It's not a great thing but it could be much worse. After googling (of course), I learned that there's a pill you can take to get everything regulated, so that's positive at least. Who knows what further tests, if any, I'll need before that happens but we'll see.
I have an appointmentwith my regular obgyn at the end of the month to go over the blood results and do a sonogram just to make sure everything else looks okay. Then, two days later I have an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist to go over the elevated prolactin levels. Hopefully, it's a quick fix and we can get everything back on track.
Got some not so great news from my doctor today. I went to the obgyn about a week or so ago cause my periods have been really irregular. They were fine the first few months off of birth control but then the past few months I've had a 54 day cycle, a 35 day cycle, and a 46 day cycle. I wanted to know what was going on with my irregular periods. I also have a horrid fear that I'm completely infertile. I had blood work done last week and the results came back. My prolactin levels are elevated. It's not a great thing but it could be much worse. After googling (of course), I learned that there's a pill you can take to get everything regulated, so that's positive at least. Who knows what further tests, if any, I'll need before that happens but we'll see.
I have an appointmentwith my regular obgyn at the end of the month to go over the blood results and do a sonogram just to make sure everything else looks okay. Then, two days later I have an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist to go over the elevated prolactin levels. Hopefully, it's a quick fix and we can get everything back on track.
Monday, September 6, 2010
food diary
Okay, so we've been eating out for dinner all weekend - as usual.
Friday was the diner- I got coffee, soup, salad, entree, and dessert. Coffee was half and half and sweet n low, soup I gave to the husband but had a few sips of the chicken broth, salad was Greek salad but I got blue cheese dressing on it so it was good, and then dinner was chopped steak, stuffed mushrooms, escarole, and creamed spinach. Creamed spinach tasted sooo good so hopefully it wasn't terrible for me, escarole was terrible and I didn't eat it, dumped out the stuffing and just ate the mushrooms themselves so that was good. As long as there was no filler in the chopped steak, I did fine. I didn't have a sugar/carb headache afterwards so I'm guessing I did okay. Gave my dessert to my husband while I had some more coffee. All in all not terrible.
Saturday was eggs/bacon for breakfast then we went house hunting. Afterwards, I ate my leftover chopped steak. Then that night friends wanted to go to another diner so we obliged. That time I just ate my broth out of the chicken noodle soup, again Greek salad w/blue cheese dressing, chicken sorentino. It says it was broiled and it didn't taste like there was flour on the chicken so that was fine, eggplant was breaded so I picked around, prosciutto and mozzarella are always good.
Sunday we went into the city. Had leftover chicken sorentino for breakfast. Pumpkin coffee from dunkin donuts which I'm sure was terrible I just couldn't stand not getting it - I didn't add any sweetener so maybe that's slightly better? We walked around the city a ton so lots of exercise. Ended up going to Nobu for dinner and had the omakase- chef's choice. The first three courses were pretty okay because they were mainly sushi. salad, tartar. The lightly fried lobster and black cod miso w/foie gras were soooo worth the cheats. Sooo good!! Then there was miso soup and sushi. So just the small balls of rice under the sushi weren't bad there. Dessert was green tea ice cream and molten chocolate cake. I didn't bother eating the cake (even tho it should be flour less lol) because I don't see the point in wasting the stomach room on something like that. It I can get it at Chili's for $6, why would I pay $35 for it? Too easy to make and I'd rather something more elaborate. The green tea ice cream was really good though.
Monday: We met my sister etc for lunch at a burger place. I ate a salad with blue cheese dressing, burger (no bun) w/ Swiss cheese and sauteed onions, and a piece of broccoli. Would've eaten more broccoli but I was stuffed. Then we had a bowl of popcorn for dinner. Could have made a better choice with that but there's a ton of fiber in popcorn and we definitely could've made a worse choice.
Tomorrow is my actual birthday so I will do the best I can. Of course, all weekend long, I have forgotten to weigh myself so tomorrow ought to be fun. If I eat crap tomorrow, that's fine. After my birthday, I will be back on track. We already have a good, low carb, Rosh Hashanah dinner planned that I'm looking forward to. I'll probably have to go food shopping after work tomorrow to pick up the last minute ingredients though.
How was your weekend?
Friday was the diner- I got coffee, soup, salad, entree, and dessert. Coffee was half and half and sweet n low, soup I gave to the husband but had a few sips of the chicken broth, salad was Greek salad but I got blue cheese dressing on it so it was good, and then dinner was chopped steak, stuffed mushrooms, escarole, and creamed spinach. Creamed spinach tasted sooo good so hopefully it wasn't terrible for me, escarole was terrible and I didn't eat it, dumped out the stuffing and just ate the mushrooms themselves so that was good. As long as there was no filler in the chopped steak, I did fine. I didn't have a sugar/carb headache afterwards so I'm guessing I did okay. Gave my dessert to my husband while I had some more coffee. All in all not terrible.
Saturday was eggs/bacon for breakfast then we went house hunting. Afterwards, I ate my leftover chopped steak. Then that night friends wanted to go to another diner so we obliged. That time I just ate my broth out of the chicken noodle soup, again Greek salad w/blue cheese dressing, chicken sorentino. It says it was broiled and it didn't taste like there was flour on the chicken so that was fine, eggplant was breaded so I picked around, prosciutto and mozzarella are always good.
Sunday we went into the city. Had leftover chicken sorentino for breakfast. Pumpkin coffee from dunkin donuts which I'm sure was terrible I just couldn't stand not getting it - I didn't add any sweetener so maybe that's slightly better? We walked around the city a ton so lots of exercise. Ended up going to Nobu for dinner and had the omakase- chef's choice. The first three courses were pretty okay because they were mainly sushi. salad, tartar. The lightly fried lobster and black cod miso w/foie gras were soooo worth the cheats. Sooo good!! Then there was miso soup and sushi. So just the small balls of rice under the sushi weren't bad there. Dessert was green tea ice cream and molten chocolate cake. I didn't bother eating the cake (even tho it should be flour less lol) because I don't see the point in wasting the stomach room on something like that. It I can get it at Chili's for $6, why would I pay $35 for it? Too easy to make and I'd rather something more elaborate. The green tea ice cream was really good though.
Monday: We met my sister etc for lunch at a burger place. I ate a salad with blue cheese dressing, burger (no bun) w/ Swiss cheese and sauteed onions, and a piece of broccoli. Would've eaten more broccoli but I was stuffed. Then we had a bowl of popcorn for dinner. Could have made a better choice with that but there's a ton of fiber in popcorn and we definitely could've made a worse choice.
Tomorrow is my actual birthday so I will do the best I can. Of course, all weekend long, I have forgotten to weigh myself so tomorrow ought to be fun. If I eat crap tomorrow, that's fine. After my birthday, I will be back on track. We already have a good, low carb, Rosh Hashanah dinner planned that I'm looking forward to. I'll probably have to go food shopping after work tomorrow to pick up the last minute ingredients though.
How was your weekend?
Thursday, September 2, 2010
AT&T Sucks
So, in a nut shell, we placed an order for an iPhone 4 on July 26 at 9pm and then cancelled it on July 27 at 2pm. AT&T messed up and sent out the phone (and charged our credit card) anyway. We received the phone and mailed it back on August 11. We still have not yet received our money back. The money that AT&T took even though we had confirmation of the cancellation. On August 26, I spent 2 hours on the phone with no help whatsoever. I was on hold for over an hour waiting for a supervisor when the phone hung up.
My husband called back and spoke with a supervisor and they told us we'd have our credit within 24 hours. We waited until this Wednesday because of the weekend and, frankly, we forgot. I called and was told I'd have to wait another 10-14 days because they haven't received the phone yet. This got me worried, what if they never received the phone back? The phone we cancelled and should never have been shipped in the first place. We dropped it off at the post office and used their label and it shows that it was picked up from there. I don't want to be responsible for this phone.
I was told there was nothing that could be done and speaking with a supervisor would be useless. Then, the rude customer service agent, hung up on me. I was admittedly pissed off at this point. I emailed customer service twice telling them how terrible they were and I twittered about AT&T's suckiness. I was annoyed and sick of wasting time on the phone.
Someone contacted me via twitter and pretended he wanted to help. Yeah, he has not responded back to my email yet and it's been about 40 hours. A random person responded to my email, I explained the story and asked for my refund. A different person responded and told me everything was taken care of and I'd have to wait 10-14 days. It has already been a month since AT&T stole my money. I wrote back and again reiterated my story. A third agent responded back without helping me at all.
Finally, a fourth person responded and again said she wanted to help. She ended up calling my husband around noon and he had to argue because, silly us, we want our money back. $220 isn't change. At this point, we've had to pay interest on a credit card because of AT&T's mistake. The woman said she would call right back. We didn't hear anything. I bitched more on twitter and a different woman contacted me from AT&T and wanted to help. Yeah, she has been no help whatsoever either. Finally, around 5pm, the woman called my husband back to say that she credited our account the $220 but couldn't/wouldn't do any more.
Now, I may be greedy asking for a credit, but seriously? My husband and I have have spent HOURS on the phone and sent countless emails. From my last count, we spoke to sixteen, yes SIXTEEN, different people. We waited over a month for AT&T to give us back the money they took even though they should not have. I want compensation for all the time and anger I spent on this stupid stupid problem. This problem that was caused by AT&T in the first place. I had agents specifically say it was AT&T's fault, so I know I'm not crazy.
So, yes, we have our $220 back but I want compensation for missed time. We have both been customers for a VERY long time and this is just a terrible terrible way to be treated.
That, in a very large nutshell, is my feelings on AT&T and the annoyance they have caused me in the past month.
My husband called back and spoke with a supervisor and they told us we'd have our credit within 24 hours. We waited until this Wednesday because of the weekend and, frankly, we forgot. I called and was told I'd have to wait another 10-14 days because they haven't received the phone yet. This got me worried, what if they never received the phone back? The phone we cancelled and should never have been shipped in the first place. We dropped it off at the post office and used their label and it shows that it was picked up from there. I don't want to be responsible for this phone.
I was told there was nothing that could be done and speaking with a supervisor would be useless. Then, the rude customer service agent, hung up on me. I was admittedly pissed off at this point. I emailed customer service twice telling them how terrible they were and I twittered about AT&T's suckiness. I was annoyed and sick of wasting time on the phone.
Someone contacted me via twitter and pretended he wanted to help. Yeah, he has not responded back to my email yet and it's been about 40 hours. A random person responded to my email, I explained the story and asked for my refund. A different person responded and told me everything was taken care of and I'd have to wait 10-14 days. It has already been a month since AT&T stole my money. I wrote back and again reiterated my story. A third agent responded back without helping me at all.
Finally, a fourth person responded and again said she wanted to help. She ended up calling my husband around noon and he had to argue because, silly us, we want our money back. $220 isn't change. At this point, we've had to pay interest on a credit card because of AT&T's mistake. The woman said she would call right back. We didn't hear anything. I bitched more on twitter and a different woman contacted me from AT&T and wanted to help. Yeah, she has been no help whatsoever either. Finally, around 5pm, the woman called my husband back to say that she credited our account the $220 but couldn't/wouldn't do any more.
Now, I may be greedy asking for a credit, but seriously? My husband and I have have spent HOURS on the phone and sent countless emails. From my last count, we spoke to sixteen, yes SIXTEEN, different people. We waited over a month for AT&T to give us back the money they took even though they should not have. I want compensation for all the time and anger I spent on this stupid stupid problem. This problem that was caused by AT&T in the first place. I had agents specifically say it was AT&T's fault, so I know I'm not crazy.
So, yes, we have our $220 back but I want compensation for missed time. We have both been customers for a VERY long time and this is just a terrible terrible way to be treated.
That, in a very large nutshell, is my feelings on AT&T and the annoyance they have caused me in the past month.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Day 2
Today wasn't bad - just bored at work again and thinking of food when I'm bored. I'm a snacker and, especially in the beginning of Atkins, there isn't really much fun stuff to snack on. In a few weeks, I'll be able to add in nuts and berries and that'll help big time.
Today's Meals:
Breakfast: The same -eggs and canadian bacon
Lunch: a bit of leftover steak and cheesy broccoli. some fresh broccoli and tomatoes
Dinner: A casserole type dish - chicken, sausage, spinach, peppers, cream cheese, bit of cheddar on top before it went into the oven.
Drank: 72 oz of water at work and 3 glasses of crystal light at home
This morning I got on the scale and lost 3 lbs. TMI Alert: I weighed myself "pre-potty" yesterday and "post-potty" today. I forgot to weigh myself until I was walking out the door for work. I know I work better when I weigh myself daily so I ran back in and did it. I really need to do some food shopping considering the only fresh veggies I have are broccoli and celery. I like having more options but will make this work until I get to the store.
In other, more fun news, we booked a cruise! My husband and I got married on 05.05.05 and always joked we would get remarried on 10.10.10. Well, that's coming up pretty quickly! We booked a cruise on the Queen Mary 2 which I'm really excited about since I've never been on Cunard. It took about 3 weeks of going back and forth but we finally got the guarantee that they can do the ceremony on 10.10.10. Woohoo! While we were waiting I just told the (very nice) woman that I didn't care if a bus boy did it, I just wanted it done. But the Commodore agreed to do it and that's what we were waiting for.
It's a short cruise - only around 5 days. But it'll be a nice quick getaway and break from normal life. It stops in Canada and maybe one spot in Maine? Honestly, I don't even know! I just wanted it booked for the date. haha
Okay, going to go catch up on some TV <-- very important I know!
Today's Meals:
Breakfast: The same -eggs and canadian bacon
Lunch: a bit of leftover steak and cheesy broccoli. some fresh broccoli and tomatoes
Dinner: A casserole type dish - chicken, sausage, spinach, peppers, cream cheese, bit of cheddar on top before it went into the oven.
Drank: 72 oz of water at work and 3 glasses of crystal light at home
This morning I got on the scale and lost 3 lbs. TMI Alert: I weighed myself "pre-potty" yesterday and "post-potty" today. I forgot to weigh myself until I was walking out the door for work. I know I work better when I weigh myself daily so I ran back in and did it. I really need to do some food shopping considering the only fresh veggies I have are broccoli and celery. I like having more options but will make this work until I get to the store.
In other, more fun news, we booked a cruise! My husband and I got married on 05.05.05 and always joked we would get remarried on 10.10.10. Well, that's coming up pretty quickly! We booked a cruise on the Queen Mary 2 which I'm really excited about since I've never been on Cunard. It took about 3 weeks of going back and forth but we finally got the guarantee that they can do the ceremony on 10.10.10. Woohoo! While we were waiting I just told the (very nice) woman that I didn't care if a bus boy did it, I just wanted it done. But the Commodore agreed to do it and that's what we were waiting for.
It's a short cruise - only around 5 days. But it'll be a nice quick getaway and break from normal life. It stops in Canada and maybe one spot in Maine? Honestly, I don't even know! I just wanted it booked for the date. haha
Okay, going to go catch up on some TV <-- very important I know!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Day 1
I'm not ready to post actual weights but I have it on an app on my phone. Yes, there's an app for that too!
Today was easy.. day one of anything usually is though. It's the days beyond that it gets rougher. We're going into the city this weekend for my birthday dinner at Nobu. I'll try to eat well there but since it's a treat and my birthday only happens once a year, I'm okay if I don't stick to total low carb.
As I was saying, today was easy and enjoyable foodwise. Boring at work because I'm too caught up for my own good so I kept thinking I should get a snack but I didn't. For breakfast, I had a slice of canadian bacon and fried/scrambled eggs (they turned into a mess but they all tasted good so it's okay). Lunch was tuna with celery and broccoli then I had a little side dish of fresh mozzarella, basil, and tomato. Dinner was steak and broccoli (with cheese melted on top of course). With a day like that, can you really complain?
I'm drinking a lot of water (and crystal light) so that's also a plus. I probably had about 80oz or so at work and I'm thinking about my 2nd glass at home already. I feel like I might've made dinner too early and will be hungry (or just want a nosh) later. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it though.
Today was easy.. day one of anything usually is though. It's the days beyond that it gets rougher. We're going into the city this weekend for my birthday dinner at Nobu. I'll try to eat well there but since it's a treat and my birthday only happens once a year, I'm okay if I don't stick to total low carb.
As I was saying, today was easy and enjoyable foodwise. Boring at work because I'm too caught up for my own good so I kept thinking I should get a snack but I didn't. For breakfast, I had a slice of canadian bacon and fried/scrambled eggs (they turned into a mess but they all tasted good so it's okay). Lunch was tuna with celery and broccoli then I had a little side dish of fresh mozzarella, basil, and tomato. Dinner was steak and broccoli (with cheese melted on top of course). With a day like that, can you really complain?
I'm drinking a lot of water (and crystal light) so that's also a plus. I probably had about 80oz or so at work and I'm thinking about my 2nd glass at home already. I feel like I might've made dinner too early and will be hungry (or just want a nosh) later. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it though.
Monday, August 30, 2010
hello out there
So, uhm.. hi? It's been a really long time.
Nothing has really changed. Just working. We were thinking of buying a new house and spoke with the mortgage broker and it looked like we could swing it (we'd have to rent out our condo because we're not interested in losing 30,000 on selling it). Anyway, that all changed because apparently the debt to income ratio he originally gave us has changed. So that probably won't be happening.
I have not gotten pregnant and my periods went from being normal 30-31 days to a random 54 day cycle, 35 day cycle, and then just recently a 46 day cycle. I had blood work done today just to check and make sure everything is working like it's supposed to. Hopefully good news.
The good news is that I did not pass out while giving blood today! This is a first.
Also, I'm starting back up on low carb because I've gained weight recently and that really won't help the baby making side of things. So I'm going to lose some weight and hopefully we'll have some better luck or at least I'll have lost some weight.
Hopefully I'll also be writing more often because I enjoy writing and just get forgetful.. or tired and lazy.
Nothing has really changed. Just working. We were thinking of buying a new house and spoke with the mortgage broker and it looked like we could swing it (we'd have to rent out our condo because we're not interested in losing 30,000 on selling it). Anyway, that all changed because apparently the debt to income ratio he originally gave us has changed. So that probably won't be happening.
I have not gotten pregnant and my periods went from being normal 30-31 days to a random 54 day cycle, 35 day cycle, and then just recently a 46 day cycle. I had blood work done today just to check and make sure everything is working like it's supposed to. Hopefully good news.
The good news is that I did not pass out while giving blood today! This is a first.
Also, I'm starting back up on low carb because I've gained weight recently and that really won't help the baby making side of things. So I'm going to lose some weight and hopefully we'll have some better luck or at least I'll have lost some weight.
Hopefully I'll also be writing more often because I enjoy writing and just get forgetful.. or tired and lazy.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Meal plan..
We ended up passing on that house. There were so many random things getting in our way that we pulled out while we could still get all of our money back. The original realtor lied about far too many things for me to trust her at all. I ended up writing a 3 page letter and sending it to her office, the better business bureau, etc. We did get my husband a new car and will be picking that up this week and now, of course, I'm itching for a new car. I don't need one, especially since I just paid off mine haha, but maybe a nice new shiny car wouldn't be so bad? We'll see.
I'm no longer low carbing. I kept off the 10lbs but I got bored and we've been eating a ton of crap the past few weeks. I'm shocked that I was actually able to keep off that weight so far. We've been going out to eat at least 3-4 times a week purely out of laziness and no meal plan. We went to BJ's and Waldbaums this weekend so the fridge and freezers are all well stocked - almost too stocked. Now, we have to eat everything. I probably won't go shopping for a while (except for fruits/veggies and milk)
I did set a challenge to not eat any cheese this week. This may sound easy, but I eat a lot of cheese. Plus, if something doesn't taste right, the easiest thing to do is add some cheese.
Meal Plan:
Sunday: Turkey Chili w/corn bread, salad
Monday: Rotisserie Chicken, salad
Tuesday: Spaghetti and Meatballs, salad
Wednesday: Chicken Curry with homemade Naan
Thursday: Sweet Potato Risotto and Steamed Broccoli, salad
Friday: Sesame Seared Tuna w/carrot, parsnip, pepper slaw, salad
Saturday: Surprise Party
I'm no longer low carbing. I kept off the 10lbs but I got bored and we've been eating a ton of crap the past few weeks. I'm shocked that I was actually able to keep off that weight so far. We've been going out to eat at least 3-4 times a week purely out of laziness and no meal plan. We went to BJ's and Waldbaums this weekend so the fridge and freezers are all well stocked - almost too stocked. Now, we have to eat everything. I probably won't go shopping for a while (except for fruits/veggies and milk)
I did set a challenge to not eat any cheese this week. This may sound easy, but I eat a lot of cheese. Plus, if something doesn't taste right, the easiest thing to do is add some cheese.
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Meal Plan:
Sunday: Turkey Chili w/corn bread, salad
Monday: Rotisserie Chicken, salad
Tuesday: Spaghetti and Meatballs, salad
Wednesday: Chicken Curry with homemade Naan
Thursday: Sweet Potato Risotto and Steamed Broccoli, salad
Friday: Sesame Seared Tuna w/carrot, parsnip, pepper slaw, salad
Saturday: Surprise Party
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Meal Plan...
Delayed.. as usual...
Monday: Sardine Pasta - It's such a comforting food but it sounds gross.
Tuesday: Brats, Sauerkraut, broccoli/cauliflower with cheese mix from freezer
Wedneday: Hot wings!
Thursday: Greek Salad
Friday: Heading to my parents
Oh, and we may be buying a 2nd house out by my parents! We have the inspection on Monday and, if all goes well, we're buying it! It's a foreclosure but in awesome shape. The bank accepted our (very low) offer. Hopefully the septic and water systems are all good to go. It's right on the creek. We have pre-approval for a 2nd mortgage - hopefully we can actually get it though.
Lots of "hopefullys" going around. Wish us luck this weekend! If all goes well, I'll post some pics next week. It's 2 buildings - so we can rent one out to cover most of the mortgage and then have the 2nd (larger - about double the size of our current condo) one to vacation in.
Monday: Sardine Pasta - It's such a comforting food but it sounds gross.
Tuesday: Brats, Sauerkraut, broccoli/cauliflower with cheese mix from freezer
Wedneday: Hot wings!
Thursday: Greek Salad
Friday: Heading to my parents
Oh, and we may be buying a 2nd house out by my parents! We have the inspection on Monday and, if all goes well, we're buying it! It's a foreclosure but in awesome shape. The bank accepted our (very low) offer. Hopefully the septic and water systems are all good to go. It's right on the creek. We have pre-approval for a 2nd mortgage - hopefully we can actually get it though.
Lots of "hopefullys" going around. Wish us luck this weekend! If all goes well, I'll post some pics next week. It's 2 buildings - so we can rent one out to cover most of the mortgage and then have the 2nd (larger - about double the size of our current condo) one to vacation in.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Belated meal plan and updates
I think I might've mentioned how I've been going up and down .5lb every day for the past 2 weeks. It was incredibly annoying. This past weekend was my husband's birthday so we ate out like 15 times. No joke. We went to 1/2 price appetizers at Applebees on Friday night with a friend of mine. Saturday, instead of breakfast, we went to Smokey Bones for lunch. Then we went to a fancy Chinese buffet for dinner with friends. Sunday we met a friend for lunch at Chilis (she couldn't make it the night before) and then Sunday night we went out again to dinner with the husband's parents. It was a crazy weekend as far as overeating goes. But, I decided to just eat crap. Yup, that's right. I wanted to gain a few pounds and then hopefully it'll help me get over this hump of gaining and losing .5lb daily.
I was up 2.5lbs on Monday morning and then this morning I'm down one (so still up 1.5 lbs from weekend). I'm okay with that and seeing where this will take me. I'd like to lose another 10-13lbs or so in the next 6 weeks (yes, I just picked a random date). Thirteen would be ideal because it would take me to another "0" and I like hitting zeros (on the way down - not up). So, we'll see. As long as it's a downward trend, I'm happy.
Monday: Tempeh with veggies
Tuesday: Chicken marsala with green beans (and rice for husband)
Wednesday: Chicken wings and jalapeno poppers
Thursday: Baked tofu
Friday: I think we're going out with friends - if not some sort of leftovers
Saturday/Sunday: No idea - that's still up in the air.
I was up 2.5lbs on Monday morning and then this morning I'm down one (so still up 1.5 lbs from weekend). I'm okay with that and seeing where this will take me. I'd like to lose another 10-13lbs or so in the next 6 weeks (yes, I just picked a random date). Thirteen would be ideal because it would take me to another "0" and I like hitting zeros (on the way down - not up). So, we'll see. As long as it's a downward trend, I'm happy.
Monday: Tempeh with veggies
Tuesday: Chicken marsala with green beans (and rice for husband)
Wednesday: Chicken wings and jalapeno poppers
Thursday: Baked tofu
Friday: I think we're going out with friends - if not some sort of leftovers
Saturday/Sunday: No idea - that's still up in the air.
Friday, April 16, 2010
My mom
My mother was in the hospital all week last week. She started seeing double vision during the weekend. On Monday morning, she was flipping words and leaving them out. She went to the ER and they thought it was a stroke. They ruled out stroke but had no idea what it was. They kept her in all week and did a bunch of tests and scans.
They got her diabetes under control and let her go on Friday and we went out to PA to visit her. I bought her some eye patches because when she wears them she doesn't see double. They were assuming that the vision had something to do with her diabetes and were awaiting more test results.
My mom was getting antsy this week because no one called her back and she wanted to know the test results. After a week of waiting, who wouldn't? She called the doctor and the nurse accidentally read her the results of her tests. We've now all been googling trying to find information. Everything we find is either okay, bad, or terrible. I stopped googling. I'll wait to hear from the doctor.
One thing could just be something along the lines of an autoimmune disease (I don't remember exactly what it was and I'm not going to try to spell it). But its incurable so still not good - it would account for my mom getting tired all the time doing normal tasks. The other issue could be a brain tumor or cancer. This is when I stopped googling because sometimes its better to do that.
She has a doctor's appointment early next week and hopefully it's good news or at least some easily fixable not too invasive news. Please keep her in your thoughts if possible.
So, yes, that's why I haven't been around for a while this time. My house is a mess, I need to make meal plans again, and I need to clean out the yucky stuff from my fridge. I'm down 10 lbs and but I keep gaining and losing the same .5lb for the past week and a half. From the added stress (and the annoyance of going up and down) I've been eating crappy again and need to get back on plan.
They got her diabetes under control and let her go on Friday and we went out to PA to visit her. I bought her some eye patches because when she wears them she doesn't see double. They were assuming that the vision had something to do with her diabetes and were awaiting more test results.
My mom was getting antsy this week because no one called her back and she wanted to know the test results. After a week of waiting, who wouldn't? She called the doctor and the nurse accidentally read her the results of her tests. We've now all been googling trying to find information. Everything we find is either okay, bad, or terrible. I stopped googling. I'll wait to hear from the doctor.
One thing could just be something along the lines of an autoimmune disease (I don't remember exactly what it was and I'm not going to try to spell it). But its incurable so still not good - it would account for my mom getting tired all the time doing normal tasks. The other issue could be a brain tumor or cancer. This is when I stopped googling because sometimes its better to do that.
She has a doctor's appointment early next week and hopefully it's good news or at least some easily fixable not too invasive news. Please keep her in your thoughts if possible.
So, yes, that's why I haven't been around for a while this time. My house is a mess, I need to make meal plans again, and I need to clean out the yucky stuff from my fridge. I'm down 10 lbs and but I keep gaining and losing the same .5lb for the past week and a half. From the added stress (and the annoyance of going up and down) I've been eating crappy again and need to get back on plan.
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