Showing posts with label change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label change. Show all posts
7.28.2010
brain mash... courtney style.
there are so many little tidbits running through my mind i don't know where they begin or end... so i'm going to do a little mashup for you, kinda like they do on glee, but without the singing. you do not want to hear me sing. ouch.
if you aren't a gleek and don't know what i mean, take a listen:
1. i'm super antsy to tell you what our exciting news/ changes might be, but i still can't. if you know me at all you know how tough it is for me to keep a secret like this. i'm bursting at the seams! aggghhhh! i hope i can tell you SOON!!!!!!!!
2. my mister is the best ever. want to know why? he talked his boss into going to pick up tickets for us to a concert that he has absolutely no interest in going to just because he knew i'd love it! (the boss man had to be the one to get them because they were given away free to people with military id cards) so, last saturday we drove to the north side of dallas to frisco for a rascal flatts, kellie pickler, jon rich, and chris young concert at the pizza hut park (which just happens to be where fc dallas plays *heart flutters*) more on that later.
3. whoever came up with christmas in july is a nutcase. really? as if we don't get enough christmas beginning in october (sick, retailers, you are just sick) but we have to endure the endless posts and fliers and blah blah blah about christmas in july?! GRRRRRRRRR. if i see another christmas in july blog post i'm deleting you from my rss reader. this is not a joke. i'm serious people.
4. i need a change. (i think this is my mantra.) i'm cutting my hair off cause i'm tired of looking like a lazy ass with my hair in a crappy plain boring icky yucky very bad ponytail. the only thing that makes me hair in a ponytail look fabulous is this:
if you aren't a gleek and don't know what i mean, take a listen:
1. i'm super antsy to tell you what our exciting news/ changes might be, but i still can't. if you know me at all you know how tough it is for me to keep a secret like this. i'm bursting at the seams! aggghhhh! i hope i can tell you SOON!!!!!!!!
2. my mister is the best ever. want to know why? he talked his boss into going to pick up tickets for us to a concert that he has absolutely no interest in going to just because he knew i'd love it! (the boss man had to be the one to get them because they were given away free to people with military id cards) so, last saturday we drove to the north side of dallas to frisco for a rascal flatts, kellie pickler, jon rich, and chris young concert at the pizza hut park (which just happens to be where fc dallas plays *heart flutters*) more on that later.
3. whoever came up with christmas in july is a nutcase. really? as if we don't get enough christmas beginning in october (sick, retailers, you are just sick) but we have to endure the endless posts and fliers and blah blah blah about christmas in july?! GRRRRRRRRR. if i see another christmas in july blog post i'm deleting you from my rss reader. this is not a joke. i'm serious people.
4. i need a change. (i think this is my mantra.) i'm cutting my hair off cause i'm tired of looking like a lazy ass with my hair in a crappy plain boring icky yucky very bad ponytail. the only thing that makes me hair in a ponytail look fabulous is this:
isn't it just a fabulous flower? i'm SOOOOOO in love with them. if you love them too, please go show some love to cicily over at swib design! she's fabulous and her hair flair is nothing short of amazing! i'll definitely be sporting some new hair flair from cicily with my new hair.... stay tuned for new hair coming later today!
5. we got a new mattress when we moved to texas and it felt great when we tested it at the store, but now i want to take a knife to it as an excuse to buy a new one. it's one of those pillow-top type mattresses, and after using it since february, it is already beginning to sink in the middle. this.is.not.cool. when the mister and i lay in bed together, i feel like i'm stuck in a crevasse. it's hard to climb out of there during my frequent night time bathroom runs! not loving it at all. anyone else have a mattress that is beating them up?
6. central texas. hill country. pretty place. we like it. but not really. it's in the middle of this HUGE state, and we are too far from austin to make it economical to go there every weekend. WAY too far from dallas. there are no farmer's markets in our area. this is driving me crazy. i hate produce from the grocery store- PLUS (other than walmart, which is not even right) there is only ONE grocery store in an hour radius of us! ONE, are you kidding me? HEB is nice and all, but c'mon people- have you never heard of variety, central texas? i feel as if we are stuck in a place that hasn't jumped on the bandwagon of progress. i'm usually not one for the bandwagon, but really, central texas needs to take a ride. stat.
7. i want a lounge chair for the backyard so i can bake my legs in the sun for a bit. why can i only find lounge chairs that are upwards of 45 dollars? remember when you were a kid and you could go get the plasticy foldy chairs at kmart for like $5 bucks a piece? WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GO? i love you and want one of you in lounge chair form. anyone have one in their garage you'd be willing to mail me? please?!
8. ok, i'm totally done venting my crazy brain. i'm off to brave the downpour to pick up a fedex package and get this BORING hair fixed. see ya later.
happy hump day!
11.09.2009
i did it!
i felt i needed a change~ so i thought a lot about it, hemmed-and-hawed a lot, and then embraced it. here's how it started:
first: new haircut. i told the girl in general terms what i wanted and gave her the liberty to do what she thought would be best for my face, etc. she was thrilled to be able to be artistic, and even kept me facing away from the mirror the entire time to keep the suspense building! i was in shock at the result, and am totally loving it! let me know what you think!
second: i got out of my traveling exercise slump. this morning my mom, chris and i all got up at 6am (to attempt to stay away from the hot morning sun) and walked and ran about 3.5 to 4 miles. it got my blood flowing first thing in the morning and made my whole day feel oh-so-much better!
third: i started the kellogg's special k challenge. i've done it once before and ended up feeling great at the end of the two weeks, so i thought it would be good to kick-start my get back into shape plan. one day down, 11 more days to go.
fourth: we went to jamba juice. instead of getting the GINORMOUS thousand ounces of fruity goodness, i opted for the wheatgrass detox shot. (lacy- i finally tried it!!) it was served in a tiny (think smaller than those little plastic cups the dentist gives you full of flouride) cup on a tiny tray with a slice of orange as a chaser/ clean the (chris' description was 'dirty taste') earthy taste out of your mouth. i am not sure how to describe it, but it was pretty tasty to me. maybe i'm weird! chris opted for the much-more-normal pumpkin smash which was likened to pumpkin pie in smoothie form. it was too festive for its own good. luckily it is only available during the holidays; otherwise i'd be downing 370 calories of flavor overload all too often!
fifth: we shopped. went to old navy and bought some new shirts. i desperately needed them because the awful washer we had in japan had a knack for stretching all of your clothes into an oblivion. yay for that. but at least i got some new ones now! while i was there i decided to fully embrace this changing of mine and i bought a little dress. it's black (i know, i know... colors will come) and can be worn by itself or will be perfect with a pair of leggings! woohoo! can't wait to get to the cooler weather to try it out. in the meantime i'll just have to wear it in the sun!
sixth: i made an uber-healthy dinner. black beans, chickpeas and a myriad of fresh veggies were concocted into a stew i made up as i went. it turned out great, and was a hit with the boys (who aren't big fans of soup). score.
tomorrow i'll be up before the sun again running my ass off. literally. i'll keep you posted. in the meantime, what are the recent changes in your lives? happy ch-ch-ch-changes!
first: new haircut. i told the girl in general terms what i wanted and gave her the liberty to do what she thought would be best for my face, etc. she was thrilled to be able to be artistic, and even kept me facing away from the mirror the entire time to keep the suspense building! i was in shock at the result, and am totally loving it! let me know what you think!
second: i got out of my traveling exercise slump. this morning my mom, chris and i all got up at 6am (to attempt to stay away from the hot morning sun) and walked and ran about 3.5 to 4 miles. it got my blood flowing first thing in the morning and made my whole day feel oh-so-much better!
third: i started the kellogg's special k challenge. i've done it once before and ended up feeling great at the end of the two weeks, so i thought it would be good to kick-start my get back into shape plan. one day down, 11 more days to go.
fourth: we went to jamba juice. instead of getting the GINORMOUS thousand ounces of fruity goodness, i opted for the wheatgrass detox shot. (lacy- i finally tried it!!) it was served in a tiny (think smaller than those little plastic cups the dentist gives you full of flouride) cup on a tiny tray with a slice of orange as a chaser/ clean the (chris' description was 'dirty taste') earthy taste out of your mouth. i am not sure how to describe it, but it was pretty tasty to me. maybe i'm weird! chris opted for the much-more-normal pumpkin smash which was likened to pumpkin pie in smoothie form. it was too festive for its own good. luckily it is only available during the holidays; otherwise i'd be downing 370 calories of flavor overload all too often!
fifth: we shopped. went to old navy and bought some new shirts. i desperately needed them because the awful washer we had in japan had a knack for stretching all of your clothes into an oblivion. yay for that. but at least i got some new ones now! while i was there i decided to fully embrace this changing of mine and i bought a little dress. it's black (i know, i know... colors will come) and can be worn by itself or will be perfect with a pair of leggings! woohoo! can't wait to get to the cooler weather to try it out. in the meantime i'll just have to wear it in the sun!
sixth: i made an uber-healthy dinner. black beans, chickpeas and a myriad of fresh veggies were concocted into a stew i made up as i went. it turned out great, and was a hit with the boys (who aren't big fans of soup). score.
tomorrow i'll be up before the sun again running my ass off. literally. i'll keep you posted. in the meantime, what are the recent changes in your lives? happy ch-ch-ch-changes!
*first is straightened....*
*side view*
*better curly pic*
*the back*
10.08.2009
a note... on thank you notes
growing up an army brat wasn't exactly easy. i adapted and figured out my own little way of coping with it all. it seems part of this coping may be backfiring on me- but i don't know why... let's delve a tad further. i am insanely organized-
i memorize addresses & phone numbers with ease. i try to keep in touch with EVERYONE. i have always been a letter writer. hand written letters, i know, i'm a dinosaur. i am an avid gift-giver when special occasions come around. i do my best to keep up with everyone's current locations, and the gossip involved with their lives. i am a ginormous (that's bigger and stronger than enormous in case you were wondering) supporter of the tried-and-true thank you note.
this brings me to my point. why don't people write thank-you's anymore? they don't even have to be hand written- send an email, twitter it, blog about it, facebook message, or use someecards.com. when someone sends you something for your birthday, or a wedding present, or a baby gift- the LEAST you can do is say 'thanks'!!
geez. what is this world coming to? or is it me- is there such a thing as being too thoughtful?
climbing off my soapbox, putting down the homemade megaphone.
THANK YOU FOR READING!!!!!!
ps... in case you need a translation... here are a few...
i will remember your annivesary
i will remember your birthday
when your kid(s) were born
what your favorite things are *and always be on the lookout for them!*
i memorize addresses & phone numbers with ease. i try to keep in touch with EVERYONE. i have always been a letter writer. hand written letters, i know, i'm a dinosaur. i am an avid gift-giver when special occasions come around. i do my best to keep up with everyone's current locations, and the gossip involved with their lives. i am a ginormous (that's bigger and stronger than enormous in case you were wondering) supporter of the tried-and-true thank you note.
this brings me to my point. why don't people write thank-you's anymore? they don't even have to be hand written- send an email, twitter it, blog about it, facebook message, or use someecards.com. when someone sends you something for your birthday, or a wedding present, or a baby gift- the LEAST you can do is say 'thanks'!!
geez. what is this world coming to? or is it me- is there such a thing as being too thoughtful?
climbing off my soapbox, putting down the homemade megaphone.
THANK YOU FOR READING!!!!!!
ps... in case you need a translation... here are a few...
Mandarin -- Shay-shay
German -- Dahnk-ah
Portugese -- Ohb-ri-gah-toe
Japanese -- Arr-i-gah-toe
Italian -- Grahtz-ee
French -- Mare-see
Russian -- Spa-see-bow
Cantonese -- Doe-jay
Arabic -- Shu-kran
Spanish -- Grah-see-as
Scandinavian -- Tak
9.25.2009
quote it!
The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. –Flannery O’Connor
I came across this quotation today and found it rather insightful.
The hard truth will always be hard.
The happy truth will likely bring a smile to your face.
The sad truth; perhaps a tear.
The ugly truth is just plain ugly.
The beautiful truth is {insert the most beautiful picture you can think of}.
The lonely truth is solitary.
The fortuitous truth completely random.
The truth is the truth, is the truth.
Like it or not. It's your reality.
Feel free to change it, or add some spice to it; or glam it up.
What's your truth?
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