Coffee

In the morning, coffee wakes me up!  I especially need it while I'm driving to work.  I've noticed that people who work in a hospital drink way more coffee than any other job I've had!  Some of my coworkers actually drink coffee A-L-L day long.  Today, I had an afternoon cup (actually about 16 ounces) and I have so much more energy than I normally do after work.  This may have to be my new drink of choice!  And it doesn't matter the weather outside, I love my coffee iced!  This probably makes me weird!  What's your experience with coffee?

Hello blog, it's Sarah! Remember me?

Hi!  I know it's been a while, but with the two jobs and the holidays, I just ran out of time!  Now that it's a new year, I've been organizing and re-organizing.  I finally got my Christmas stuff into tubs and labeled...how did I end up with so much?  Here are some random updates:

~This past weekend, I went to my first Trivia night.  It was a ton of fun even though I stink at current events.

~Wednesday night I met up with an old friend, Becky, and went to a Blues Fundraiser.  It was fun!  We gambled (with fake money of course!) with the Blues players.  And it was western themed, so I came up with a quick impromptu outfits of a collared shirt, dark jeans, boots, braided pigtails and fake freckles!  I kind of felt like I was back in high school because of all the butt-huggers there!

~I've wanted to lose some weight for a while now, but never followed through with my plans.  Well, I've had enough!  I was looking through my pictures of Facebook (old and new), and I cannot believe how chubby my face has become!  I hardly even recognize myself anymore.  Time for a change!  Yesterday, Bella and I took a two mile walk.  I just started using the my fitness pal app on my phone to track calories.  I think this will definitely help!

~It's been unusually warm here the past week.  I'm definitely not complaining!  In fact, I would be alright if we just skipped the rest of winter anyway!

Hopefully, I'll pick back up on blog posting!

11.11.11

I love dates like today!  Here's eleven things for you on 11.11.11.

1. My big project for the deck was staining it!  And, I didn't get it completed before the cooler weather arrived!  Guess what I'll be doing in the spring! 
2. I'm going to Branson in December to see all the Christmas lights and just relax in general!  I'm excited...I need a break!  I've never been to Branson in the winter!!
3. I'm in the Christmas spirit and ready to decorate!  I've already been working on some Christmas crafts.
4. It's radiology tech week, so we've gotten food all week at work...score!
5. I don't know what it is about towels, but Bella and Jackson love to play with them!  They play tug of war and eventually rip them to shreds.  At least they're having fun!
6. I'm horrible at fixing my hair!  90% of the time, it gets thrown in a pony tail.  It's only when I'm going somewhere (besides work) that I actually take the time to blow dry it.  My hair is thick and holds tons of water so it takes forever to dry.
7. I'm obsessed with the dollar spot at Target. 
8. I've slacked off on reading since I started my second job.  Hopefully, I'll have more time once it gets colder.
9. I fell off track with working out!  But I hope to join a gym really soon!
10. The older I've gotten, the less I drink!  Maybe it's the whole responsibility thing!  Anymore, I would almost rather be the sober driver unless it involves staying out until 5am!
11. I love game nights...board games and group games (like Taboo and Catch Phrase)!

Happy Veteran's Day!!

Catching Up

Man, oh man!  This blogging thing is harder to do than I thought!  Last week was pretty routine...lots of work!  Saturday, I made a quick trip (less than 24 hours including travel) to Cape.  First stop was a bowling birthday party for my cousin's 5th birthday!  It was fun, even though our bowling scores left a lot to be desired:)  Later on, we headed to Scott City for another cousin's wedding reception.  The food was homestyle and sooo good!  It was good to see everyone.  Early this morning, I headed back to St Charles to start my new job.  I'm working part-time at a craft store as a cashier for a second job.  I only had to work 4 1/2 hours, but it went by fast!  The store was so busy. 

This week is relatively short (paid work wise) for me, but I have lots planned for that deck of mine!  Stay turned later this week to hopefully see some before and afters!

Tuesday Tales

I finally have a day off!  Woo hoo!!  And here's an update on the past few days:

~I called the kennel where Bella is going to have her obedience classes, they highly recommend a flu shot but it is not required.  Guess Bella is NOT getting a flu shot!

~I ordered a super cute lunch bag from thirty-one...hopefully this will inspire me to take my lunch to work more!

~I might go to New York for a family vacation next fall...something fun to look forward to!  I've never been to New York.

~I don't have a green thumb like my mother...I think I killed my only living indoor plant!

~It's going to be a good weekend!  I've got a camping trip planned!

I'm off to do all of my cleaning!  Wish me luck!

Random Friday Musings

-You want me to spend how much for a set of knives???  You say $1,000...I could buy and do so much with a thousand dollars!!!  Unless I start taking pointers from Dexter, I think I'll save my money for something else!

-Speaking of Dexter, I can't wait to watch the Season 5 DVDs that just came out this week!  I started watching the show from the beginning and I was addicted by Season 2.  The new season starts soon...I'll have to persuade someone to DVR it for me!

-I'm a MRI technologist...one of my patients today said it best...Cancer sucks!

-I'm enrolling Bella in an obedience class that starts in September...just got an email from the place today...She needs an influenza shot!  So back to vet we go!  And we were just there last week for the rest of her shots.  Dang!

-I'm all for using coupons.  But the show "Extreme Couponing" gives couponers a bad rap!

-I'm in the worst shape of my life...I'm going to attempt the couch to 5K running program.  I've never been a runner but I'm going to try!

-Everyone is talking about the Erin Condren life planners.  And they're so cute!  But to be budget conscious, I bought a cute planner from Wal-Mart!