A New Year….

is upon us.  I cannot believe that 2012 is right around the corner.  There is a lot that I have planned for the New Year.  I just have to sit down and write it all out.  I have fallen off the wagon big time when it comes to my health and dieting.  I would love to be 25 pound lighter by my birthday in MAY.  That will be 5 months.  It is possible.

Catch up Post: Days 5 & 6

Its been really busy the last few days.  I went out with friends last night and did not get home until late, and really did not even think of taking the camera out of my purse.  So here is my catch up post.  I have to admit that both of these pictures were taken today at the local Riverfest Celebration  in downtown Wilmington.

Here are the two pictures that I took in the Cotton Exchange, a old building that has been refurbished and now houses lots of fun shops.

 

From a High Angle:

From a Low Angle:

The downtown area is always really fun to walk around and explore, UNTIL it gets too crowded.  Then I decide that I have had enough and need to leave.  But the weather was beautiful, and I got to spend some time with my favorite sister.

30 Photography Challenge: Day 4 (backing up to day 3)

Happy Wednesday.  We are half way through this hellish thing we call a work week.  Here we are on day 4 of the challenge, and for those that are just reading for the first time see the list below for the list for the 30 Day Photography Challenge.

Since Wilmington, NC had a total cloudless day yesterday I skipped ahead and took a picture of something green.  However, today was another cloudless day so I had to get creative.  Meet Cloudy the Cloud.  He kind of likes being all by himself in the cloud since it gives him a clear view of EVERYTHING.

So glad that the week is halfway over.  Friday cannot  come soon enough.

30 Photography Challenge: Day 3 (change up to day 4)

Happy Tuesday everyone.  This is day 3 in the photography challenge.  Take a picture of a cloud.  BUT we had a completely cloudless day here in Wilmington, NC.  Morning, noon, and late day NO CLOUDS.  Oh well.  Had to do a last minute change up and move to Day 4, Something GREEN.

 

This was really easy, since green is my all time FAVORITE color.  I am currently carrying a GREEN Fossil purse, so I tossed it on my 6-foot tall Eiffel Tower (story for another time) and snapped the picture.  It was already dark outside so it’s a little washed out looking.

I like this posting everyday thing, its kind of hard finding the time to post but I am going to try to keep it up.  Have to go…its BIGGEST LOSER time.

30 Day Photography Challenge: Day 2: What I Wore Today

This is an icky day. 

1.  It’s Monday.

2.  First day back to work after a 9 day vacation.

3.  I have to put the wonderful retail uniform back on.

 

White Peach Photo 30 Day Challenge

 

Todays challenge was “What You Wore Today.”  So the picture below is my wonderful work uniform. WOOHOO!

 

Forgot to take the picture before taking off the uniform, and I wasn’t going to put that back on tonight.  So I laid it out on my unmade bed.  I covered up the name of the store with the sleeve, because we are not allowed to talk about said store on the World Wide Web.

So here it is, two posts in a row.  Night Guys.

First Post in FOREVER and 30 Day Photography Challenge

Good Afternoon everyone.  I have been on vacation for the last 9 days and go back to the wonderful world of work tomorrow.  I am going to try to post everyday this month and to help me to that I am going to take on the 30 Day Photography Challenge that I have seen on numerous blogs in the last few day.  I am "stealing" this image from Super Sana , a blog that I have in my "Places to Visit Everyday" folder in my favorites.  Not sure on the protocol for using pictures, so I am just going to say that I got it from her website.  ***UPDATED:  Image is originally from whitepeachphoto.com.****

I think that this is going to be a fun challenge, especially if I can keep up with it for the ENTIRE month.  So even though today is October 2, I am going to count it as DAY 1, and that is Self Portrait.  Needless to say I took about 30 pictures before I found one that I like.  The reasons being that I am super picky or hate the fact that I have gained nearly 10 pounds in the last few months and HATE having my picture taken.

So here is goes.

Stress….

The last few weeks have been a barrel of stress. 

My dad has been in and out of the hospital. We have had problems with some unsavory people taking advantage of him. 

Work schedules have changed and I have to still fit the same amount of work into less time. 

I have made the wrong food choices, and have enjoyed a drink nearly every night. 

I have to stop all the bad choices and get back on plan.  Why is it that when I am stressed I automatically go to all the bad food.  Sure stopping for Little Ceasers $5 pizza on the way home is easier….but…its not good for me.

25 Questions…

Haven’t posted lately, so after reading a blog that had these questions….I decided that it would be fun.

25 Question Tag:

1. Do you have any pets? Nope

2. Name 3 things that are physically close to you.  My blackberry, the controller, and my laptop
3. What’s the weather like right now? Awesome, warm and sunny.
4. Do you drive? If so have you crashed? No I don’t drive need to get my license…but it kinda freaks me out.
5. What time did you wake up this morning? 9:00
6. When was the last time you showered? about 9:15
7. What was the last movie you saw? on dvd…the Social Network
8. What does your last text message say? I don’t text
9. What’s your ringtone? mainly….Guns & Roses…Sweet Child of Mine
10. Have you ever been to a different country? Nope
11. Do you like sushi? like….no LOVE…have to have it every week
12. Where do you buy your groceries? Walmart…Harris Teeter…Lowes Foods….Tidal Creek Co-OP
13. Have you ever taken medication to help you fall asleep faster? Yep..Advil PM all the way
14. How many siblings do you have? 4….two older sisters….two older brothers
15. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop? laptop
16. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? ick….35 in May
17. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Glasses
18. Do you color your hair? yep
19. Tell me something you are planning to do today. was going to go downtown for the car show…but feeling icky so vegging out on the couch
20. When was the last time you cried? really cried…last month at work
21. What is your perfect pizza topping? loaded with veggies
22. Which do you prefer-hamburgers or cheeseburgers? cheese all the way
23. Have you ever had an all-nighter? yep…fun…went to a friend’s house at 7 pm when the sun was setting…went home at 7 am when the sun was rising
24. What is your eye color? greenish

25. Can you taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke? yep…coke girl

Warm Weather is…

near.  I can almost feel it.  I will be really glad when I can wear flip-flops and a skirt. 

Been pretty good on the food front the last week, except for Friday and Saturday.  Those 2 days get me every time. 

Everything was going okay until Friday when we were slammed at work, tired and stressed out we stopped and got a pizza from Little Ceasers.  Well 2 pizzas they have this coupon thing were you buy one and get one free.  Two pizzas for $5. ughh.  Well we ate one last night and one tonight.  And of course you cannot have pizza without beer.

Breakfast lately has been AWESOME.  I am majorly crushing on Overnight Oats.  They are GREAT!!!

Well that is all for now.  Vegging out on the couch watching “One Tree Hill” with the sister.

All the days are running into each other….

seems like I never have enough time for myself or to do things that I enjoy.  I told one of my friends the other day that I feel that I am running to stand still.

Work is hectic…I never have a moment of peace.  I am simply tired of being tired.

I haven’t lost any weight since before my vacation.  I did gain about 2 pounds and now I am stuck at that plateau.  I keep feeling that I will never be below 170 pounds.  I know that I really have to step up on the physical activity, maybe since the weather is getting better I will be able to get out more on the weekend.