Nine Things about Me

Another Fun List today. I saw this one on Instagram and decided to put it up in ye olde Blog instead. So, here goes.

1. Last thing you watched on Netflix – I don’t know if it was on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video, but eh, they’re the same thing for me. Naked Gun. Damn, I forgot how funny that movie was and if you were wondering, it totally holds up. Kev and I were watching the most recent OJ documentary series, “OJ, Made in America” and they were talking about his acting career and how it never really, shall we say, took off like he wanted. Everyone thought Naked Gun was perfect for him. He was in if for all of 5 minutes and got shot and the crap kicked out of him. Heh heh heh.

2. Height – 5’3”. Yes, I’m short, and whenever possible I wear heels or something to make me a little taller. One time my chiropractor suggested that I perhaps wear flats or an orthopedic shoe. I explained that he must have me mistaken for a different patient, because that would never happen. It only happened 1x and he realized the error of his ways.

3. Last thing you listened to? - Like on purpose or something that happened to be playing? If we go wit on purpose, I was listening to the Broadway Showstoppers Pandora channel all day at work yesterday. It was definitely a Broadway sort of day. When I was at the nail salon last week, there were playing a fab mix of songs (I can’t believe I wrote that when you read the next part). I asked which Pandora station it was and she said it was the “Artists like Celine Dion” channel. In my defense, they were playing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” which is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE SONGS, because Jim Steinman (he wrote most of Meatloaf’s songs AND Celine’s “Its all coming back to me now”.

4. Cats or Dogs? Ahhh. Both? If I had to choose, I’ve always been a cat person and cats really like me. But I have a dog too and Cleo is awesome.

We went for a run one day and she reached maximum derp.

5. Zodiac Sign? - Sagittarius. If you read anything about the characteristics of people with certain zodiac signs, yea, it's totally me.

6. Worst Fear - I could get really deep here, but worst fear, heights. I hate hate heights. F them. 

7. Relationship Status - Married. It'll be 10, yes 10 years for me and Kev in August!

8. Favorite Band?- For everyone who knows me, and I'm sure I've mentioned it on the blog 100x. BON JOVI! I have been a fan since Slippery When Wet came out in 1986. Yes. That long. 

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GREY HAIRED JON BON JOVI IN THE DIRECTV COMMERCIAL?!?!?! BECAUSE I DO. There is no need for him to be grey. color that -ish. Really, it's making me feel old. Jon, you are my first crush and I have mad love for you, but I need you not to  be grey, M-kay?

9. One thing you can’t live without - Chapstick.

This is just on the end table next to me. There are 3 in my car, 2 in my purse, 3 at work, a few on the bedside table... In my defense, Godiva knocks them off the table and they roll under the couch. I think I've lost them, or Cleo ate them (she likes to chew on the tubes) and I get another one from the stash. Kev found 5 under the couch the other day. #IMightHaveAProblem

Happy Wednesday!

Scenes from the Weekend

Hello bloggy world! Did everyone have an awesome weekend??? It's June dontcha know.

One of the male managers told me that he felt uncomfortable with the level of manliness Chuck was exuding with his bare chest so I made him a tank top out of post-it notes.

It's a cropped tank though.

On to the weekend! Kev's group had a convert Friday night at Motorco in Durham. He told me there wouldn't be any food or beverage there and on the way there I was panicking. Girl's gotta have some dinner. Not only did the venue have a full bar, but there was food next door and 2 food trucks. My chubby heart was pleased.

I went to the KoKyu food truck and had an amazing taco and duck fat tater tots which made me cry tears of joy. I was too busy eating to take a picture.

Avante had an AMAZING show! If you don't follow them on social media,
you should! Kev is the one in the purple shirt in the middle.

I was super pleased with my outfit Friday but I left my cell phone at home and was unable to take an awkward bathroom selfie. Instead you get me at 12am and my purple couch. 

I don't know why that jean jacket lived in my closet for 5 years and I never wore it. I even contemplated getting rid of it several times and thankfully didn't. I really can't stop wearing it. It's the perfect topper for dresses with spaghetti straps. Now I can wear them to work and it looks more appropriate than a cardigan. I really think I'm going to do a post on "an Ode to the Jean Jacket".

Saturday morning I slept in like a boss. No gym for me and that's OK. Kev went to a memorial service and I got my nails done. After I finished, I stopped at Kohls to return something and scope out some items for the Summer Style challenge. 

There are a few items on there that are TOTALLY out of my comfort zone. One being a romper and the other a kimono.  I was known to rock a romper back in the day. As a matter of fact, the outfit in my senior high school picture is a romper. 

That is some 90s hair for you. This also might be the last time I wore a romper. Why? Because you have to practically get naked to pee. I don't want to be naked in a bathroom stall.

BUT it IS a challenge and I challenged myself and found this black jumpsuit. It looked really cute on and I felt very Studio 54 in it. 

The kimono is another story though, every one I tried on, I felt like a whore house madam. Some challengers thought they looked like Mrs Roper on Three's Company but I have a dirtier mind and immediately thought of hookers.

Saturday night Kev and I went to dinner at Nantucket Grill and watched 3 episodes of the X-Files. I'm taking bets on when Mulder and Skully finally make out. Mine is season 3, episode 20.

Sunday morning was reserved for food shopping. I did find these earrings at target that looked an awful lot like the earrings in the summer challenge, but these had a weird dangle in the middle. It was super easy to remove the dangle even though several of the other challengers said to leave it. I actually hate the dangle piece and got rid of it as soon as I got home.

I also put flea medicine on everyone and Godiva was pretty pissed off about it.

Then we headed to the pool for a little bit. If I'm going to do a triathalon I have to get in the pool and attempt to swim.

I'M IN THE POOL!! I swam the length of the pool and thought I was going to die. I did it three more times and was convinced I was dying. This isn't going to be easy....

When I was in the pool I definitely saw what seemed to be a sheen of oil/lotion/sweat floating on the surface of the water. I was seriously skeeved out but powered through.

We ended the evening with a trip to the theater to see Mad Max. I get that it's a great movie, and totally bad ass, but it also totally freaked me out. I was pretty disturbed most of the time. At least Tom Hardy is easy on the eyes.

How was your weekend???

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Five Thing Friday

Happy Friday everyone! This has been a crazy week for me. It was Spirit Week which is capping off with a Sales Summit today. Every day we dressed up for a different theme. Monday = Fav Sports Team, Tues = 80s Day, Weds = Super Hero Day, Thurs = Dress for Success.

Yesterday morning the cat woke me up at 5am banging on the door. I couldn't go back to sleep so I got dressed and went to work. Everything was awesome an I was planning on sneaking in a little blog love then I got an IM from the CEO.

It was fine, we talked about my team and his expectations which are mine as well. I've got some more changes to make to turn around the ship I received when I started. I ran to my boss afterwards and he said everyone gets their first Walter call, he just thought my first would be after I'd been there 6 months instead of two. Ahhhhhh..... Apparently that was my initiation, I'm a real manager now.

Alright, on to my 5 things.

1. Godiva is in the cone of shame because she's neurotic and rips the hair off her back side. The vet says she's hyper sensitive to allergens and told us some things to cut out and gave her a steroid and a cone. We tried to take it off Tues and she immediately went back to digging. On goes the cone again. I'm a terrible cat parent because I kinda like it. She can't hide under the bed because she doesn't fit and keeps banging her cone on the bed frame. Snicker....

2. After 4 months of letting my credit sit there I finally decided to get some stuff off Thread Up. I used my $44 credit and got 3 sweaters and a dress. I sent in a TON of stuff and I guess it's nice to get a little something back. I decided I needed more colors in my cardigan collection and this was a good way to get some new ones. I know how Loft, Gap and Old Navy fit me so they're generally a safe choice.

3. The reason I went on ThreadUp is because I've become a little obsessed with Get Your Pretty On. If you haven't been there before, Allison will have challenges where you can purchase a shopping list and hook up with other women who are rocking the Challenge. She really teaches you how to re-mix the items in your closet. I'm so bad at this. I always wear the same things together and she gives such great pointers on how to switch up your wardrobe. You have to sign up for her newsletter, she'll send you an old challenge with the shopping list.

4. Kev and I decided to go low carb to get rid of some of the extra pounds we ate in cookies over the holidays. I started a few days before him and I'm sure I'm down a little, but in 3.5 days he lost 5 pounds. Seriously, All I want to lose is 10-12 and he loses 5 in 3 days. Men suck. This morning I didn't feel like I was rolling over my jeans which is a good thing. It's really interesting how much of your mood for the day is based in how your pants fit. Loose pants, good day.

5. I have 4 open positions and need to find some people to hire. I've been looking at resumes and some of them are a hot mess. One dude, no lie, listed his 2 half marathons and a 5K in the Activity section. He also managed 3 inflatables and knows how to drive a forklift. I really want to interview him. There was another guy who worked at 3 retail jobs and had a 4 page resume. 4 pages... Not necessary buddy. I kinda want to reach out to them and offer my resume writing services for a low low price. I'm not going to hire you, but please let me help you. :)

Have a great Friday and go see Amanda over at Meet at the Barre!

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I have no excuses

Don't you hate it when bloggers are like..OMG, life has been so crazy busy and I can't believe it's been so long since I posted. bler bler bler... That's me. I'm brewing up some stuff over here and it's been a pretty exciting week, I just can't share right now. (No, it's not a baby)

Let's talk about 5 other things! I started to write this post with five other things then I realized that today was Halloween. Well well well....I guess we need to change things up a little. So how about 5 Halloween things?

1. One of my best Halloween Costumes was my sophomore year of high school when I dressed up as one of the members of Milli Vanilli. This was before the time of Party City and the Halloween Spirit store and you had to make your own things like a wig made from a mop. It was heavy. That was before I was allowed to get contacts so I was the one who wore glasses. Thinking about it now, it was terribly inappropriate but still a fantastic costume.

2. I might have Trick or Treated far longer than I should have. As a senior in high school a friend and I hit up a few houses. I would trick or treat today if someone would let me.

3.  Favorite Halloween treat tight now is the Apple Cider Tea from Tevana. SWEAT LORD IN HEAVEN IT'S THE NECTAR OF THE GODS. Go and drink it and cry happy tears.

4. A few years ago Kev and I went to a Karaoke Halloween Party and he won second place for his costume, He dressed up like a spooky Proctologist and had a bloody finger, It was horrifying. He got beat by Jesus. Dude really looked like Jesus too. I figure you can't really complain about that.

5.I have a black cat and every Halloween I try to have her look spooky and perch on the porch. She won't do it,

Godiva was unamused when I asked her. Per usual she's 3 inches from me.

Happy Halloween everyone!

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