Dieting?

I've been craving (I mean CRAVING) cheese for the last week. I even have some unopened in the fridge. I haven't eaten any though. I have to get skinny for the wedding, you know...?

I have an unGodly amount of pounds to lose, so I'm being good and not eating my cheese.

Oh, but I made cookies yesterday. I share half of them, mind you, but I still ate six. What sense does that make?!

Maybe I should have just had the cheese....

Tra-la-laaaa

I was sick all of February, but now I'm determined to get back into shape... Mentally and physically. It's daunting to be sick and feeling like you'll never be okay again...

A week back, I started cleaning up my work space downstairs (the full basement of a four level split) and it was tiring and messy. I annoyed myself with my mess, but I'm 75% there and still working on it.

Then I was going to start editing all my photos and listing things on my site... and the computer blew up. Not really like an explosion (though I wouldn't minded that actually happening) but it stopped working completely. Thank God for my dad having his old one. It was putzy until Joe installed our new virus protection... Who knew that 50 some viruses could slow a computer so much!?

My sister and I also may (I stress MAY) have found an investor for our business. I'm not even going to start telling anyone about it until I work out the kinks, but I'm optimistic, especially when said investor is a close family friend and a very nice man.

Today, I'm humming to myself while working on the mental clean-up. Later, I'm going to exercise. 14 months to the wedding and all.... I'm feeling okay, now, but there is so much to do. See ya!

I'm a slacker...

Seriously, I haven't blogged in forever... And I annoy myself. I annoy myself a lot actually.

Anyways, I've been sick this whole month. First the flu or something incredibly similar that didn't make me vomit or, well, you know, out the other end. I just had the chills and aches and pains.

NOW, I have strep or something of the sort. If I had insurance, I'd be at the doc checking it out, but, alas, I must home heal... Which means lots of hot chocolate and coughing. I'm ok with that. :D

BUT, I'm cleaning today... I'm going to finish organizing my craft room then... then, i'm going to set up the puzzle I bought as a reward for cleaning and work on making a quilt.... And I'm going to do all of this while job hunting, because being laid off is less fun than I thought the first month!

I'll let you know how that goes since I'm (hopefully) on the upswing of the sickness thing... And I'm hoping to keep blogging.

xoxo
JB

Gosh...

It's been a long time since I've blogged. I've been funky. Not in the good way either. I've just been in Jenny-land... Reading.

Yes, that's all I've been doing for the last, well, 2+ weeks.

I'm averaging about a book a day. *nods* I know, I know.... But it's all I have to do, especially at work. I know, I know, you are jealous. Don't be. It's boring. ESPECIALLY when you used to be busy enough to almost drive you insane...... But then, I can't really complain. I AM reading at work... getting paid to read. I'm just really bored.

I will try to be better. Tomorrow I'll have an awesome Happy Happy photo blog for you even! *nods* (Unless I'm reading.... Kidding!)

xoxo
JB

Happy Happy #9 - I love Lunch!

Especially with awesome coworkers! Amanda and I went to California Pizza Kitchen and sat outside... and (omg) enjoyed the weather! It's been raining here more days in June than it's been nice, so it was a great sunny lunch!

There is Amanda with her Red Velvet Cake... And I had a hot fudge brownie sundae! I don't know how I ate half of it even after my delicious Focaccia and Pizza though. I practically waddled back into work!






Regular Pepperoni Pizza and Garlic Cheese Focaccia with Checca! YUMMMMO!


















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Catch-up + Ketchup

I'm feeling a little whelmed. Not quite over-whelmed... just sort of whelmed.

You don't think that's a real word? Really..? It is. But I only know because I looked it up here.

Thank God for Thesaurus.com or I'd make many spelling grammars.... and my writing would be interminable, irksome, and insipid (aka boring).

Back to the point, I'm whelmed. My list is getting longer. I'm not freaking out yet, but I could... If I felt the need.

Since the painful dry socket (13 days of agony!) from getting my wisdom tooth out, I've been struggling to catch up.... I was worthless for that whole ordeal. I don't know how anything got done. I was a zombie... Sleep, wake up, shower (sometimes no shower), go to work, leave work early because I was in pain, take a bunch of pain meds in between all those and then pass out.

Now the catch-up! Pray for me, people! Virtually kick me in the rear to get me moving.

Oh, for the Ketchup thing. I just really like it. Even on my carrots!

Love you! ♥

Happy Happy #8 - Gooselake Market, Take 1

Note: There are a lot of pictures because it was all so much fun!

This last weekend, I did my first "Farmers/Artisan Market" at Gooselake Farm in Elk River, MN. It was rainy. It was dreary. And the peacock was noisy. He was so loud that I didn't want to risk getting close to him.

Here is Dee with her wares. She may have been getting sick of all my picture taking by this photo...... :D (Click the photo to get directed to her Etsy shop!) And we saw Belly Dancers! It was pretty sweet!

















Here are a few pics of my jewelry!

















The llamas were not friend and DONKEY (in Shrek's voice) wouldn't even come near me! I think they didn't like my umbrella!















The chickens swarmed you if you got a handful of feed corn from the machine! Kind of freaked me out at first... especially the big ol' roosters! But the day was complete and utter perfection when I found the best pickle in the world. Ask Dee, she'll say the same thing... Delish!



















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