its easy, like taking candy from a baby....

So its been a month and how exactly have I been doing with my resolutions?
1. Eating breakfast every morning. hmmmm. Well I've been trying and I have been taking something with me to eat on the way to work or while at work. Overall not really working out, yet. I'll keep working at it and getting up early enough to have a sit down breakfast will be accomplished.
2. Read a book a month. I finished Virgin Suicides last month. So check. Now I'm working on the series of unfortunate events. I found 1-7 minus the second book at the Goodwill. I just started the first book and will be working my way through all the rest in the next couple of months.
3. complete a marathon. I've gone out with my training buddy about 3 times. I'm thinking about going to the gym after I finish writing this so that makes 4 times. In other words slowly trudging. We are just trying to complete anything that ends in marathon. So at this point half marathon works. My training buddy said that there are some "fun" half marathons on the coast. We might need to redefine the word fun.

Side note, Judge Joe Brown keeps it real. haha Ok off to the gym.

come what may..

So I actually made some resolutions that I think I can keep.
1. Wake up early enough to eat breakfast. I think me waking up with just enough time to get ready and then racing to work is not good energy. Not to sound like a hippie but I think all that rushing truly is bad energy. heh
2. read a book a month. I think thats manageable.
3. complete a marathon. totally doable?

I have been doing the first one barely with the help of eizelle. She has been making breakfast and I've been running through the kitchen and then running out. I think I might be able to tomorrow......or not because I need to be out of the home by 9:30am and I'm still up.
Reading a book a month might be easy. I just need to dedicate. I think I can.
Completing a marathon. Not sure if this is possible. But I'm going to try and I think trying with good effort is good enough.

walking in a winter wonderland.

Today was my first day off from both jobs. Why, well World Market said I will now be on call. Aka, if I see a call from them I will not be answering. haha jk But that was way awesome and exciting for me.
Today was also the first day of snow in Portland. It was no bueno. I had some errands to run and was not able to because of it. I tried and ended up just coming back because the roads were too slippery. Hopefully its all gone so I can go out tomorrow.
Anywho, here is a picture of my snow boots and the snow. Please rain rain make it go away!

All I Want for Christmas is....

my little kitty, Simon Lovey. She came with the name Lovey, otherwise it would be gone. She has some big paws to fill but I think she'll have no problem. So far she's been an amazing kitty, so amazing that I couldn't give her back while I was fostering her.

Oh and there was a christmas miracle today. Yesterday I left my super cute ceramic mug on top of my car and didn't realize it until I got home and couldn't find it. Today when I was at work I saw it sitting on the curb, in one piece, just a little dirty. A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
What a great christmas, if only I had tamales. Tamale lady I'm hunting you down on my next day off.

Fill up my drink cup....

I've been working at OHS for a little over a month now. I just became a foster parent to a beautiful blue kitty la la. Her name is Lovey and its not just a name, shes way lovable and friendly. I brought her back to life from her URI. Now she is frolicking around, running through blinds, and sleeping on my bed. Shes my new friend, see for yourself.

you can live any way you want....

So it has been my plan for a LONG time to send notes to a couple of my old teachers. However I kept thinking it would come off as being creepy. Well I finally to wrote one. There are only 3, so one out of three is a big step. heh
I ended up looking up my teacher's email address through the school district's website. He was my 7th grade math teacher that moved me to the advanced pre-algebra class. It was a small gesture but meant a lot to me and my little 7th grade self esteem. Middle school was a rough time for a lot of people but I remember it was really tough for me for a number of reasons. So a little thing like someone telling me that I was smart was HUGE.
Next I need to write a letter to my english teacher from high school. Mr. Van Gerpen! He ruled and for some reason thought I ruled and announced it to every class. If I ever ran into him I would run up to him and give him a hug.
After that letter, an email to Dr. Green. He was like my guardian angel in college. He always had new classes that I needed to take, new professors for me to meet, and new lectures for me to attend. He always told me about things to do and I did them of course but then realized later that it really helped me in the long run. He always had my best interest in mind and when I went to talk to him about classes or life he would stop and listen.
These three people had admirable attributes that I wish to attain. Until then I will just let them know so they know that what they do every day is not going unnoticed.

I didn't mean to hurt you.....

I am thinking about next halloween. I had an idea to bring back one of my favorite nickolodeon shows, Legends of the Hidden Temple. So talked to the anissarage and they are down, I'm leaning toward the red jaguars or green monkeys. SWEET! Plus I'm always looking for a reason to wear khaki shorts.

On a totally different note, I gave Lemmy her booster shot. She was not happy. But I didn't mean to hurt her......oh well, its not the first time an animal has given me a dirty look and it won't be the last.