Change Isn't Always A Bad Thing

Don't worry. I'm not going to blog about Obama...Well since I mentioned him he is officially blogged about. But not anymore.

So thanks to my mother I have recently started following The Pioneer Woman's blog. Her blog is everything I aspire mine to be. She is funny and entertaining, has a beautiful home, a beautiful family, and great ideas! She likes photography, loves her husband and is dedicated to what she does.

I was browsing her blog today and came across her home and garden section (That's not entirely true I knew it was there but I took a closer look this time.) Looking around inspired me to become more of an interior designer. Not saying that this is what I am going to do for a career I am indeed far from saying that but I have decided to take advantage of my creativity, endless amount of time at home, and my independent nature to spiff up the rinky dink apartment with plain white walls and dirty blue carpet, ugly green leather couches and newlywed mis matched furniture. So now begins my journey of Feng Shui-ing my home and tying the whole mismatch together.

So it all began with rearranging the bedroom. I don't know why it started there no one sees this room but me and the hubby and the dog

 
(whom I think was starting to judge the messiness of it, seeing as now that it's all clean he passed out).

I think the bedroom will be travel themed. We have pictures of the Eiffel Tower and the Colosseum on the wall,

     

a dragon and tiger tapestry,

a model of a ship on the tv

and statues of a bride and groom from Taiwan (I believe) on the dresser

and some...distressed trunks for end tables next to our bed. I think the theme just fits. So it's late now...4 hours before the hubby gets home. So I'm adding the pictures and then reading my book because for some reason I'm overcome with insomnia...great

 Well I can talk about this jewelry box that belonged to my grandmother. I remember spending days upon days at her house. Helping her in the garden, rolling her hair in the wire and bristle rollers that were held in your hair with plastic pins that stuck through the roller, playing shuffleboard in her garage, going on walks through the neighborhood and collecting stupid things like plain gravel and dead pine needles and then opening the box of the chest everytime I was over there to see my latest addition from our last walk, dressing up in her clothes, wearing the jewelry she kept in this very box.

 I could go on and on. April 1st will 4 years now and everytime I think about her I can't help but get emotional. How she never met my husband, how she missed my wedding, how I didn't get to see her before she passed.

So I cleaned up and rearranged everything. I'm not sure if I will keep it this way but the hubby says he likes it. That's based off pictures I'm sure he'll wake me up at 5 in the morning to tell me he hates it and to put it back immediately. Oh snap! I should have taken a before picture but that mess was a tad scary...way scary.

You wanna see what's on my bedside table? Now that I've cleaned it off? The must haves are left.
Bedside lamp, tv remote, fan remote, iPhone, SoftLips, keys, book, and laptop. From which right now I am typing.

My ultra adorable phone case. Sugar cookie scented  (and somewhat flavored) SoftLips. Let's just say my lips are soft.

This book truly is a good one. It's targeted for 9-12 yr olds and it's not really an action novel or mystery of suspense. But I wouldn't say it's bad as of now. The chapters are longer than chapters usually are.

 Oh dear! I almost forgot about this cute little ornate penguin. My husband bought it for me when he was visiting TX. We have a thing for penguins. Penguins mate for life and stay together so we are each others penguins. This little guy holds my wedding band every night.

Ok. Now Bogart says it's time for bed he's tired, I'm tired, we're all tired. I'm sure you're tired unless you are reading this at a later date and time and then if you are tired it's merely by chance.

Man, Stupid Writer's Block

I insist on posting everyday. Wow. This is like a diary now and I'm sure not everyone (if anyone) really cares what I do everyday or what's on my mind.

But I have a question for you...if you didn't care...why are you reading this? Congratulations are in order. I just talked myself out of blogging and then completely talked myself back into it.

I'm sitting here wishing I could post some cool pictures but my flash isn't working because the batteries for it are dead and they can't charge without the battery charger that I left at my parent's house 650+ miles away =[ It makes me sad. Because I love taking pictures. Like a lot. Maybe I'll go drag up some old ones and photoshop them. Ha!

No I won't because all my good pictures are on my gumdrop laptop and I'm on the hubby's...because its bigger and better than my rinky dink one. Which isn't saying much seeing as I am convinced all electronics have it in for me. Cell phones, laptops, can openers, microwaves, mp3 players...even my iPhone is plotting it revenge because I own it. *sniff sniff* They don't like me...

Let me go on what my sister The Babbling Blonde wrote in her Unlike My Sister post. She likes to write I like to read and just like my taste in music which is vast and highly surprising so is my taste in books. Granted I normally like to stay in the mystery/suspense category I often find something that looks interesting and sounds it too. It's really easy to judge a book by it's cover. But the only reason I ever read the Twilight series was because New Moon had a nice cover. Because of the passion for photography judging by covers is easier for me. Another reason I am only buying Agatha Christie books that are published by a specific company...I like the covers.

See aren't they great?

My point is that even though I am a young woman of 19 (20 in 130 days) and my reading and comprehansion level has always been high above average. Last year sometime I ran across a book (which is now a series of books) called The Mysterious Benedict Society.

Which even though I'm only into the second chapter (the first chapter was a measly 30 pages long) I have found it very entertaining. I think mostly because I read the back and I know the sort of adventure that the characters in the book are supposed to get into and it's a puzzle book. On the back cover there is morse code line that you have to (well not necessary but intriguing) decode. Apparently there are puzzles throughout the entire book.

I haven't gotten that far but I'll keep you posted...no pun intended.

I'll go get that far

Later Days

From The Mixed Up Files

So maybe eventually I will have a complete thought process. I won't hold my breath and I don't expect you to either. But here is a continuation of my Easter Rice Krispie Treats. Which even after these pictures...are still not done. Ohhh but they will be.
Actually the only reason they aren't done today is mostly because I didn't have the stuff to finish them. But once I hit the grocery store I most definitely will have them complete.

So after I mixed them and let them cool a little - a little - I put the mixture in a container and set it in the fridge overnight then I took it out and did this with it...


Cut it into a couple squares to make it easier to work with.





Press it into large Easter eggs (molded it in to make sure it got that shape)

Filled the eggs until they could barely close. I had to force them closed...

But they closed

Then I opened them...look how pretty!

Fruity Pebble Eggs!

Adorable! Super Cute!

The next step is to dip half of them in white chocolate and spring them upon the innocent people who come into our house. I've done a good job at doing that so far. Already have people requesting I make food for them.

Haha which reminds me of a story. (That would be the "Adorable! Super Cute!" part and not the "dip half of them into white chocolate" part although the main character of my story looks like he was dipped in white chocolate). Not really a story but we'll see how long it goes.
So people always says that having a puppy is like having a baby. You have to do everything for it. Feed it, wash it, take it to the doctor, potty train it...EVERYTHING. I've been doing everything for little 3 month old Bogart. Teaching him where to potty, taking him to the vet when his tummy is upset, keeping him updated on his shots and just plain ole loving him!

Did I mention I've never had a dog before? I've been around them, sure, but I've never owned one. So I was unaware that dogs could burp or anything like that. Bogart knows he is my baby too. He willingly lets me hold him like one. Usually because I'll put him down after that. But when I put him to bed just like a baby he needs his bottle or his pacifier. The Kong that we have for him is used as a pacifier but because he is so small I call it his bottle the way he holds it.


It's just so cute. I couldn't catch him using it with two paws but he does do it. His little Kong is filled with peanut butter and he flips out when I get it out of the freezer. But he licks it and then goes to sleep.

That was long enough. So I wrote that we took the P90X fit test and that I passed. Not with flying colors but I passed. I have been feeling that triumph for 2 days now. My shoulders are killing me. But in the process of my shoulders killing me I also realized something else...it physically hurts me to sit in front of the computer all day. Especially since I've been exercising. My shoulders and back just don't allow it. Which is why I don't understand how some people do it. Also why it has taken me like 4 hours to put this blog together and post it.

But it's not posted yet so it may take longer. However if you are reading this right now, it's probably posted...unless....you are a computer hacker monitoring my key strokes...and if you are. Stop!

You can wait and read my blog just like the other 6 people who read it do. You, impatient hacker, you.

I have to post this or I will keep coming back and adding stuff to this post. It will be like an hour long. That's too much. If I decide to post I'll do it from my iPhone, in bed, and relaxing. I learned how to update my blog from my cellphone today.

Am I digitally connected or what?

America, This Is Why You're Fat.

So I we stayed up way too late last night to get up way too early.

We went and filed our taxes today. The husband thanked me because he had never seen such a return nor would he if he hadn't been married to little ole me!

A trip which should have taken 20 minutes took us an hour because our tax guy was freakin cool. He was telling us about the ways they spend their day. Looking at stupid pictures and reading outrageous articles and he was kind enough to share a few with us. the website he sent us to after we talked about Paula Deen Lady's Brunch Burger and the lovely sounding Sausage Pancakes that I read about on Elisabeth's page he shared this amazing website with me that I have craved and almost upchucked over in the last hour or so.

www.thisiswhyyourefat.com

We have come across numerous entries that I have decided I must share with you. But I didn't want to share them all because I thought I would leave something for you to do right now. So here are some I decided to enter...

Some "Why didn't we think of these ourselves?"

Oreo S'more

An Oreo cookie with chocolate and a marshmallow sandwiched between it. I like Oreo's and I like s'mores and I think I'm pretty sure I would like this!

Inside Out Spaghetti & Meatballs

A giant meatball stuffed with spaghetti, marinara sauce and ricotta cheese

Doughnut Upside Down Cake

A bed of brown sugar and butter topped by a layer of 12 mini doughnuts baked inside of cake mix and topped with heavy whipping cream and brown sugar.

The Morning Glory

Sausage, egg and cheese sandwiched inside a glazed cinnamon roll which strikingly resembles the Paula Deen Ladies Brunch Burger. Which looks like this


Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm TASTY





The CherPumPle Cake

This fattening looking attraction happens to be a base of pumpkin pie that is baked into a spice cake followed by an apple baked into a yellow cake topped off with cherry pie baked in the center of white all surrounded by cream cheese frosting.

Bagel Bite Burgers

Mini Hamburgers sandwiched between bagel bites.




And....

Some "I can't believe anyone ever thought of these ever!"

The Picnic Popsicle

Bacon cheeseburger chunks, ketchup, mustard and onion frozen in strawberry KoolAid.

Chubby Girl Scout

Bacon wrapped Samoa Girl Scout cookies deep-fried and topped with maple syrup and powdered sugar.

The Bacon-copia

Bacon horn stuffed with 20 hot Italian sausages, 1 pound of scrapple, 4 pork chops, 1 black pudding sausage and 1 white pudding sausage, pepperoni and salami.



The Meta Meat Cake

Four types of sausage, bratwurst, chorizo, ground beef, ground pork, diced ham, Canadian bacon, pepperoni, hickory smoked bacon, hot cappy, queso blanco, provolone and sharp cheddar, wrapped in sausage, bacon and cheese ball dough and baked. Then decorated with American, cheddar squeeze cheese and bacon strips.

The Dr. Phil

One double-wrapped Chipotle burrito filled with rice, pinto beans, chicken, fresh tomato salsa, corn, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, and guacamole, wrapped inside of a cheese pizza topped with more fresh tomato salsa, corn chips, curly fries, and jalapeno bites, garnished with two sticks of chocolate and almond pocky.

These last two took the cake...the cookies, the bagel, the healthy pizza, the salad and everything else I have eaten in the past 24 hours. I was so disgusted by these. But what is more wretched is that somewhere out there...someone ENJOYS this.

If You Wanna Get Ripped You Gotta Get Whipped

Today was a fun day...
In some ways yes and in some ways no...

It was big errand day at our house so we were all over the place, running here going there. Toning, taxes, tickets, tv, and cheese. I know it doesn't make sense to you. At least maybe not the cheese part. But we needed it for my experimental dinner. Which was brave after our experimental lunch.
It may sound dangerous to our health but it really wasn't. It was just a tortilla with marinara sauce, and precooked sausage and cheese baked in the oven on 350 until the cheese melted and the tortilla turned brown. Delicious and surprisingly filling. It can easily be more healthy with lean sausage or turkey pepperoni, skim cheese and whole wheat tortillas. It was tasty! If I do say so myself.
So our dinner was yet another tortilla crust with salsa, corn, precooked chicken and cheese (the hubby added black olives) Paired with a salad I could barely finish my 10in pizza. Plus I have realized that what they say is true. If you eat at the table you do eat less.
Then I had another great idea while walking around Walgreens waiting for my prescription to be filled. How about I make Rice Krispie Treats for Easter! I mean we are already decorating eggs and we've bought candy for our "baskets". The I remembered that my darling husband doesn't eat marshmallows...=[ But I talked him into my brilliant idea by using FRUITY PEBBLES! OH YEAH! Although that is the Koolaid slogan I believe that the Fruity Pebble one is "BAAAAARRNEEEEEY!"
As I'm melting the marshmallows and stirring them I realize "I haven't rice krispie treats since I was like 6" and that was with the help of my grandmother.
They turned out ok after the hubby and I stirred in all the cereal and I grunted to get it out of the pan and into a dish. They look delicious

But it looks like a bag of skittle dropped by and laid eggs in the mixing pot

Mmmm skittle babies!

Before all of this we took the P90X fit test this morning. I would love to say I passed with flying colors but lets be serious...we all know that although round is a shape it's never a good one. I mean can someone tell me something that is round and healthy? Other than fruit...I know that orange and cantaloupe came to my mind first.

Objects that are roundCake
Cookies
Pies
the shape of my rice krispie treats right now because they are in a bowl...
Little Debbie snacks

See all round NONE HEALTHY
Haha I asked DH what were some round edibles that weren't healthy for you and he said and I quote

"Little Debbie snacks mostly"
unquote

Anywho we did the P90X fit test and I did ok. I matched all the minimums and went above and beyond some of them. But we had to go outside to do our vertical leaps because my husband is 6'7" and can't jump in our house...and I come back in to find this devil here


He looks so innocent doesn't he?
I have news for you.
He's not.

Onward...had chewed up my resistance bands. The brand new ones I just bought (usually what brand new means). I had only used them twice. I was so mad. But I can't be that mad (though I was) I mean I did leave them in the floor and he is 11 wks old. But regardless I was angry. Even now several hours later I look at him and his cute little face and see a little tinge of red at the corner of my eyes and I try to pick him up and firmly tell him why I am angry with him just like Nanny Jo says to but he licks me and I can't be serious.

For example, right now...You know how cute and adorable it is when babies discover their toes and tongue and hands and they are just sooo fascinated with it that they watch it. Well this boy has been chasing his tail for two days now.

I'm not one of those crazy people who blogs about their pets all the time.

Let me finish this up with my easter egg treats. Which will stuffed into these eggs



and then dipped in white chocolate I think it will be rather tasty.

Ahhh can life get any better?

I submit that it cannot

The Mere Beginnings

I'm sure most people don't understand what trials and tribulations I would have as a spastic sarcastic. As my mother put it sometimes it is a trial that people don't always get sarcasm. Maybe that isn't the whole truth but it's pointless to explain sarcasm to people. It defeats the purpose of being sarcastic, it just loses it's whole edge, ya know?

Anyways enough of that. The point of this blog is that you can see life through my eyes. Which are a very beautiful grey color that sometimes reflects colors that I'm wearing. It's absolutely gorgeous...

What was that? Oh! You didn't know I could be vain too? Ha well Surprise!

This is my journey through my marriage (which I've been in for 3 months), my journey through weight loss (the hubby and I start P90X , get ready for some whining, I have some of it premeditated), my journey budgeting and being responsible for a household out of my own pocket (don't really have any need for parentheses this time), and being away from home (for longer than a week). Those parentheses weren't necessary either I just though that it would have felt left out without them.

So other than being a newlywed on a diet and 650+ miles away from home there isn't much more to me. Except the fact that I am a little OCD and yes you can be a little OCD you can be a little of a lot of things but I'm with you Obsessive Compulsive just sounds like something you can't have a little of. Tack that D for Disorder on the end and it sounds bad.

I don't know if any one knows this or not but it should logically be Compulsive Obsessive Disorder Obsessive but they won't change it. I've tried. Ok not really because I'm also a procrastinator...

"Do it right, but do it later"

But you know they won't ever change it because that's what makes sense to those normies they call it that because they know it bugs us so we won't talk about it. Which is why I'm done. HA

So newlywed, dieter, far from home, OCD (CDO) procrastinator...what have I missed? Oh how about my undying love for theatre and musicals? That's a good one. And my passion for reading. But not a passion for passionate novels. I want someone to die or disappear. Which is why I love Agatha Christie. Plus she is so orderly in her thought process. It's comforting.

My mother reminded me of another (though unintentionally, props to her)

ADHD! You see I naturally crave order. It makes my brain easier to deal with. Now where was I?

Ah yes. Reading. Not a big writer though. I like Agatha Christie. One of my favorite books of hers is Murder on the Orient Express. Which I have on my bookshelf right now. Along with some other of hers.

I love cooking and baking. I love being in the kitchen. I love creating things. Whether they be to eat or wear or look at. I just like them all.

So a dieting newlywed, far from home, with OCD (CDO), procrastination, a love for books and cooking and all things expressive. With ADHD and good grammar! Except when my brain moves faster than my fingers. I hate that.

Although now thinking back crime in a way is passionate. You know up there when I was talking about Agatha Christie. that's what I mean here. Which you might not have ADHD so you might not have forgotten that little tid bit of information I left up there. Unless you read from the bottom up and then you haven't reached it yet.

Oops! Sorry if I ruined the beginning for you...