I Just Can’t Help Myself
Are you a Smartphone user? I say Smartphone user instead of “Do you use a Smartphone?” because it’s comparable to a drug. I am a CrackBerry user. I had to laugh when I saw this clip of Jerry Seinfeld making fun of us:
Having an incredibly awesome phone has ruined me forever. I don’t know what I would do without it! What a tragedy it would be if I couldn’t immediately look up the contents of V8 Splash when I wanted to. Right? Not only do I break out into a cold sweat when I can’t find my phone, I’m completely addicted to the LED light. I can feel when it is going to start blinking. It’s like I have LED light spidey senses. And when it does blink, I check it within the first few seconds. I can’t help myself. Even when I try not to check it, I start immediately wondering….
Is it an email? I wonder if it’s my gmail or work email. It could be a text… Or maybe a Facebook notification? Maybe it’s an old friend I haven’t heard from in years! Or my husband. Maybe he wants to go out tonight. Should I get a babysitter?
The little red light calls to me. It’s LED ADD. Willing me to pick up my BlackBerry and check it. So I do. And it’s….my daily HGTV eNewsletter. Darn.
Musical Monday – Shake It
You still have a few hours to enter my giveaway to win a 30 day supply of IdealShape’s Weight Loss Shake! It has:
* Proven Hunger Blocking Ingredients Slendesta/Whey Protein/Fiber
* Complete Nutrition in Every Shake: 19 Essential Vitamins and Minerals
* Works Naturally With Your Body and our Delicious Chocolate and Vanilla Flavors Taste Great!
It’s easy! For details on how to enter, check out this post . Stay tuned for my giveaway of the complete program, coming soon! In honor of my giveaway, my Musical Monday is Shake It by Metro Station. You can watch it in the sidebar. Happy Monday!
Aloha Friday #17
Aloha Friday
Kailani at An Island Life does Aloha Friday and here is what she has to say:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
My question to you is:
What do you do to stay healthy?
As I’ve been working on getting healthy and losing weight, (you can read more about my progress here) I’ve realized it isn’t about a “diet”. It’s about a full lifestyle change. I’m excited to be getting such great results with IdealShape. This week I was down another 2 pounds, but most importantly, I’m down a little over 4% body fat and 4 inches in my waist and hips! Woo hoo! I’ve loved IdealShape so much that they’ve given me the chance to do a couple of giveaways! This week, I’m giving away a free 30 day supply of their fantastic shake. That’s a $50 value! Take your pick of Milk Chocolate or Smooth Vanilla. To enter, simply comment on this post with your answer to Aloha Friday, along with your choice of flavor. Coming up in the next few weeks – I’ll be giving away the entire program! Want 2 more chances to win?
- Write a post about this giveaway with a link back here
- Subscribe to my feed
(You’ll want to do this anyway so you know when I’m giving away the full program!)
Make sure you tell me in your comment if you blogged about this giveaway or subscribed. Good luck! This giveaway ends on Monday, February 22nd at 10 AM. I’ll contact the winner via email.
Slash/Slash/Slash
I’ve been really, really busy lately and when I get too busy, I don’t blog. Which I hate. So this week, I’m doing a slash/slash/slash post which = Aloha Friday #16/What I Learned This Week/The Diet – Post 4, Day 32.
Aloha Friday
Kailani at An Island Life does Aloha Friday and here is what she has to say:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
My question to you is:
When you don’t have time to blog, do you write things down and try to blog about them later? Or do you just let them go?
I write things down…but I’m so far behind I don’t know if I’ll ever really post about them! Besides, who wants to hear my thoughts on American Idol Season 8 anyway?
What I Learned This Week
It’s not my birthday that make me feel old, it’s my kids birthdays. Especially when my baby turns 7…going on 17.
You can see the glass half full or half empty. I chose half full.
Beyonce really is the hottest chick in the game…wearing Jay Z’s chain.
The Diet – Post 4, Day 32
So…I’ve been a bad girl. Last week was a really hard week for me.
#1 – I’m a stress eater. I was feeling stressed about lots of things; planning a birthday party, PTA/Primary duties, regular old motherly/household duties, etc. I’m mean, seriously – how many outfits are my kids wearing a day?? Does anyone else do 10 loads of laundry every few days?? And who has time to fold it all??
#2 – When I’m busy, it’s hard to eat every 2-3 hours. I had a couple of slip ups too. I ate 3 pieces of Papa John’s pizza and a container of garlic sauce at Lila’s birthday party. I’m PRETTY sure that wasn’t part of the diet plan. Although the garlic is healthy…right? Right? Ok, who am I kidding. I get a FAIL stamp on my head for last week.
I was really anxious about going to weigh in because I’d been so bad. But believe it or not, I was actually still down 2 pounds! I’ll take it. And I was down 4 inches around his hips and waist after 2 weeks! Hooray! So it’s working even though I’m not making it any easier on myself. I feel a renewed sense of motivation this week. 2 reasons why:
#1: (Why am I always making lists?…) Skyler gave me a very specific diet plan to follow for the next week. I love it because it’s easier for me to follow something that tells me EXACTLY what to do.
#2: The new CD we are listening to helps you figure out what makes you feel stressed out by identifying self-sabotaging and limiting beliefs. Basically – am I stressed because I think I should be stressed? I don’t know. I enjoy doing all the things I do. Sometimes I just feel like it all comes at once. Maybe it’s all in my mind and I do have the time and resources to get it all done. Can I just change my attitude about it? We’ll see what I learn. If anything, I’ve already learned that these Mastering The Mind hypno-therapy CD’s put me into a coma. But I always seem to wake up right when they are done. Kinda creepy. Kinda interesting.
I’ve made a new and exciting goal for myself: I want to run in the Utah Valley Marathon! Who’s with me? When I was running intervals on the treadmill last night, I was able to do 5 sets at 8 MPH, my fastest yet! 
My friend Erica told me how much she loves to run fast (10 MPH) and I used to think she was crazy. Now I’m beginning to understand…
We’ll see what the next week brings! I’m feeling good…so bring it on!
Ready For Spring
It’s Groundhog Day today. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which means 6 more weeks of winter. Phil is by far the most famous of Groundhogs, but there are lots of other groundhogs around the country that didn’t see their shadow. Who made Phil the King of the Groundhogs anyway? I choose General Beauregard Lee as my 2010 groundhog of choice. Mostly because I like his name. Out of 11 groundhogs, 6 predict an early spring, 5 predict more winter. I see the glass as half full today. See ya Winter!
Early Spring Jimmy the Groundhog Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Early Spring General Beauregard Lee Snellville, Georgia
6 More Weeks of Winter Malverne Mel Malverne, New York
Early Spring Staten Island Chuck Staten Island (New York City)
Early Spring Woodstock Willie Woodstock, Illinois
6 more weeks of winter Wiarton Willie Wiarton, Ontario
6 more weeks of winter Punxsutawney Phil Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
6 more weeks of winter Spanish Joe Spanish, Ontario
Early spring Dunkirk Dave Dunkirk, New York
Early Spring Buckeye Chuck Marion, Ohio
6 more weeks of winter Shubenacadie Sam Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
