Hodge Podge

I can't believe it!!  I actually have the entire house all to myself today, and wouldn't you know it there isn't a damn thing on TV.  So here I am, halfway watching To Kill a King.

Last week I gave my daughter a bath, and I always let her run around naked for a few minutes to air out her bottom.  I walked not even 5 feet to throw her towel in the basket and when I turned around I noticed her squatting to pick something up.  Once I got a little bit closer I noticed 4 balls of poop on the ground below her, and two in her hand!  I got to her just in time to stop her from sampling the new weird things that she found.  I can't get her to eat good wholesome food, but she was willing to try a bite of poop!!  Ah well, what can you do??

The job I applied for closes tomorrow.  I hope I get an interview!!  The only bad thing is I have terrible interview skills.  I have been known to make a complete idiot out of myself in interviews.  I think the worst one I did years ago was the guy asked me what I wanted out of the job, and I replied with, "I just want a job where I can kick back and relax and answer a couple of calls"...yea, I know!!  I was thinking 'what the hell are you saying!!!' as those words came out of my mouth.  Needless to say, I did not get a call from him.  If there is a window in there I can't help but stare out of it, I am bad with eye contact, I slouch, and I think my biggest problem is I try to be aware of all of these things and it makes me double nervous.  So wish me luck because I really need it.

I came to the realization the other day that I have been smoking for nearly 20 years...wow, I can hardly believe it.  Not something I am proud to admit.  I started smoking when I was 13 and I am now 33.  I have quit several times which would equal around 2 years.  So just to make myself feel better about it, I went and bought some tips called tar blockers.  I have got to quit!!!  I don't understand why I can't just get rid of those stinking things!  I don't want my daughter to ever remember seeing me with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth.

What's Yours?

I usually say every year that I am going to quit smoking to ring in the new year.  I am taking a whole new approach this time around since that one never works.  I am going to become more organized in my life.  When I say organized, I mean less lazy.  They kind of go hand and hand in my case...let me explain.

Anyone who knows me well knows that my car looks like an episode of extreme hoarders.  I am talking clothes, shoes, needless paperwork, flip flops, toys, any and everything besides food (unless my daughter accidentally dropped a cracker back there) that you can imagine.  Mostly I leave it because I am so unorganized that I don't know where to put it once I get off my lazy butt to extend my hand and grab it.  My purse looks the same way, except I am sure there is a broken cracker in the bottom.  I am cleaning them both out TODAY!! 

I still have some unwanted poundage that I am needing to get rid of.  I would love to blame it on my daughter (or pregnancy) however, she is over a year old now and I gained most of it after she was already born.  I would be happy with the weight if I could just tone what I have.  I have always been pretty thin, but I have a short torso and long skinny legs so I have never felt thin.

Reality-I will never have the long beautiful waist I have always wanted, so I am going to accept that and try and make what I do have look as good as possible.  How you ask?  The good old fashioned way.  I have been thinking about the elliptical machine that lies dormant in the bedroom for a couple of days now.  Today I put on my shoes and socks, turned on my MP3 player, and hopped on that sucker!  I only made it through one song, but it was a damn good song.  Tomorrow I plan on listening to two!!!

I smile a lot!! As a result, time is beginning to peek its ugly head.  I am noticing crows feet, laugh/smile lines, even my dimple has turned into a wrinkle!!  Damn you the unavoidable!!!   I usually freak out about it every time I look into the mirror, but I am going to age like it or not.  Instead of freaking out about it, I am going to get botox and restylane..just kidding, I am going to accept it and be happy.

Oh, and something I not going to do is decide to color my own hair!  I haven't done that since high school, and won't be doing it again.  My roots were beginning to look pretty ragged so I decided to take matters into my own hands by getting a box of hair dye and doing it myself (instead of paying someone 60 bucks).  Lets just say bad idea.  It was called warm honey brown, but turned out to be dark chestnut!! 

So here's to being less lazy and more organized!!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  This one is going to be better!!