almost 2 weeks

without Diet Pepsi and heading strong...I am breaking the addiction and taking names:)

Working it

So my roomie has been doing the Daniel's fast which is essentially a vegan diet. Since this sista has some food issues being, turning into a toddler and throwing a fit when whatever I am craving (usually cheese;) is not in the fridge. With my hypoglycemia issues, people know that I can get a bit cranky when I don't eat ;)

So I decided not to do the fast but still give up something that was important to me.

So I gave up....DIET PEPSI!!!

I love diet pepsi, it surpasses my love for coffee. I mean literally the other week I got a can out and said out loud, "oh my love," and held the can to my face, A bit pathetic...yes:)So thus far I have made it 3.5 days and still trucking. Not only am I not having diet pepsi, but any soda. I did this for awhile in high school and college, but thought it was about time to be disciplined again.

AND...

I have decided to try running/being more healthy in general. So tuesday night I did the Jack Quinns run actually ran most of it even though the side aches felt like a knife in my side. I have been doing zumba and I'll blog about that later.

But I am trying to eat better and be more healthy and my muscles are sore, but it feels so good. Especially with being outside during the weather change, I love it. So today just do something. Get outside and move. Have fun and just laugh. Even if you get out of breath at first, continue to move. You can do it! It about simple choices everyday. I am trying to make more of those right choices. ;)

Coffee

My love affair with coffee began when I was in college. I used to be one of those people who couldn't stand the taste of coffee let alone the smell of it.

Then in college homework kicked in hard core, so as a result of being up late working on papers and having to get up early to go to classes and doing everything else I did in college I began drinking coffee. My brain was like ok missy we need to do something to counteract this tiredness, as alas the love affair began. At that point it wasn't quite a love affair more like obligation.

Then after college I began working at a group home when I NEVER got any sleep. I worked with kids who were about to age out of the system and dale house was the last stop for them to learn how to become an adult at the tender age of 18. These kids were getting out of jail or the human services system so needless to say living with them and having to be a parent/friend and making sure they didn't sneak out and do many other things was interesting.

So sleep was even more limited there, thus the obligation to coffee moves into strong like at this point.

Then I went from dale house right into law enforcement as a victim advocate. So we would be the second people to show up to a call/crime scene and assist the victims in whatever way needed. So that was process opened doors to katie seeing lots of things that no one can prepare for. This is when coffee and I turned our relationship serious, had a define the relationship talk and it became a love affair :)

Know I am a forensic interviewer for kids who have been abused and help out in criminal investigations and thus the coffee love affair continues.

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Recently I have been told that to really enjoy my coffee I need to grind the beans in a grinder every night so it doesn't bring the oil out of the beans when I get them all ground together and put them in the freezer.

So I have been waiting to get a grinder this week and every morning when I wake up this week have been looking at the bag of whole beans I have and no grinder.

They laugh at me, saying you know you want to drink me. I taste so good in your mouth. Laughing at me.

So today after about the 5th day of no good coffee I was desperate and went downstairs and talking to my friend at work about it and she said I will buy you whatever you want if you run to starbucks and get me my drink.

ok, I am game. So today went and got free coffee

then

my other friend at work brought me in a crossaint wich from BK,

What a great day!

Sweet Women

Today is my sweet sister's birthday.

She is such a sweet woman, good sister, wife and momma.

Jess, hope you feel loved today,

cause you are!

Yesterday was my momma's birthday.

All the things that I said about my sister can be said about my mom.

My mom is almost a saint.

No, seriously you don't understand.

This woman is incredible.

None the less, these women have made me the woman I am today.

Love ya both!

Strawberry or Butt chin

This was my strawberry I had for lunch and it seriously looked like a tooth or a butt chin to me.

What do you think?

Shelves Complete

So here is my shelves all done and complete.
Isn't it pretty?
Stained, Polyurethaned, and pretty :)

phone

Phone. I do not like talking on the phone. Which surprises a lot of people I think because I do love to talk. But honestly I would sooooo much rather talk in person. Which is a challenge because most of the people I love live on the other side of the country.

It is tough for me because I find myself really desiring to know about little things in life like what they ate for breakfast, or did in school or what not. But I need to find a different solution to this dilemma. This is why I am so all about texting. Get my point across and move on. Is that inpersonal?

So if you are talking to my on the phone and I am unenthusiastic, its not personal I still love you, its just my ear doesn't:O)