Randomosities..
It's been a while since I've written in here but sometimes I just don't have time to do much anymore. This year is promising to be a busy one.. with the hopes of doing more-than-one-horse-show this year, when the winter is done and the ground is OK to ride on, I will be spending a lot of time at the barn with my two horses getting Romeo finally broke to ride and be under saddle with a rider and Sonia tuned up for the ring cuz basically winter is the off season, and when I say off season, it really means we don't do jack shit. The ground is solid, snow or ice covered, I hate riding in that kinda footing. Not to mention, the wind and blinding sun that reflects off the snow really sucks. Anyway, we're having an issue selling Romeo due to the economy, but maybe this is a blessing in disguise, he might turn out to be a fantastic horse in the ring and prove to be a winner. Then his price will go up a bit, but at least he will have some mileage on him by then. I just hope he grows into his big Friesian head. It really is massive.
I've been battling this ridiculous stuffy nose for weeks now. I am still blaming it on the dry air all around or the forced air heat in the house. I am pretty much OK outside, but as soon as I go into a building, my nose stuffs up really bad and it sounds like I am pinching my nose and talking. Think Fran Drescher [The Nanny] voice, but not that high pitched. It's really annoying to deal with, and no matter what I do, it won't really fully go away. I even went and bought a small room air humidifier, and yes, it works but it's still a pain in the ass to deal with. NOT TO MENTION I started developing allergies to the barn this past fall, yeah.. whenever I go to the barn, my nose stuffs up and I have to constantly blow it. No other symptoms though, just my damn nose. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this crap?
On a higher note, I am losing weight by leaps and bounds. I'm not proud to mention this but the day I started my "lifestyle change", the day after new years 2009, I was 156.5 pounds. Yeah, not cool for me anyway. I know there are people out there who would kill to be that weight, but not me. So anyway, I weighed myself this morning and I was 148.5-149 pounds. This was all achieved by changing my eating habits, eating 6 times a day and not eating processed/junk food. I digress, I do miss my Taco Bell (OHHHH 89c Cheesy Double Beef Burrito.. how I love thee..) but I guess I could be a little bad sometimes, just not all the time. I mean, I'm not even craving a lot of the shitty food anymore. Today at work, someone brought in 2 dozen donuts from Dunkin Donuts and a box of Joe and I did not even want to get any. That was fantastic! So instead I sat at my desk and ate my Grapefruit, which to me was more satisfying than all the empty carbs from a single donut. I'm really proud of myself, I'm not thrilled with being as overweight as I am and I do not ever want to get that way again. Somehow I let myself go to that point and it was so stupid. It sounds shallow, but I used to be so happy and proud of myself for being a "skinny" girl, and by skinny I don't mean annorexic, because if you know me, you KNOW I can eat with the best of them. But when my activity level went down, and I happened to acquire a desk job, my weight sky rocketed. Plus this all happened when Damon and I first started dating.. and everyone knows that that is the stage where going out all the time and eating everywhere is normal. Well it reeked havoc on my poor body. I even have stretchmarks on the inside of my thighs. Umm.. me?! I want to get back to 125-130 pounds. I can tell I am getting there because my pants are starting to get big on me.. and that is fantastic. I'm really working hard on getting to my goal weight and keeping it off for good. We shall see. Plus there is a $500 pool between me, Damon, mom and my brother, whoever loses the most weight by percentage takes all. I know I won't win, because my brother is shedding the pounds faster than any of us, but it's still something to work toward regardless. But that $500 could come in very handy when show season starts at the end of April.. *sigh*
We had a shitty snow and ice storm today. I had to drive 30-35 miles an hour on the highway to get home. People were flying by me on the sheer ice on the highway. Ridiculous people, no idea how to drive in winter storms. On the way to work this morning I passed someone on the other side of the highway (north, I was going south), they apparently spun out and smashed into the guardrail head on, completely taking out the front end of their car. Ambulances were rushing down the highway toward him. Sure, I drvie like a little old grandma when the snow hits the ground.. but at least I make it home in one piece and my car is still in tact. How terrifying that is.
I keep getting this uncontrollable urge to go clothes shopping.. PMS maybe? I don't know, but my boobs hurt, my emotions are rampant and I want to go shopping.. yup, sounds like PMS to me.
Oh and here's a picture of me and Damon from October 2008.
My smile is a little retarded, but I just love the foliage in the background.
It was just a classic fall day!
I've been battling this ridiculous stuffy nose for weeks now. I am still blaming it on the dry air all around or the forced air heat in the house. I am pretty much OK outside, but as soon as I go into a building, my nose stuffs up really bad and it sounds like I am pinching my nose and talking. Think Fran Drescher [The Nanny] voice, but not that high pitched. It's really annoying to deal with, and no matter what I do, it won't really fully go away. I even went and bought a small room air humidifier, and yes, it works but it's still a pain in the ass to deal with. NOT TO MENTION I started developing allergies to the barn this past fall, yeah.. whenever I go to the barn, my nose stuffs up and I have to constantly blow it. No other symptoms though, just my damn nose. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this crap?
On a higher note, I am losing weight by leaps and bounds. I'm not proud to mention this but the day I started my "lifestyle change", the day after new years 2009, I was 156.5 pounds. Yeah, not cool for me anyway. I know there are people out there who would kill to be that weight, but not me. So anyway, I weighed myself this morning and I was 148.5-149 pounds. This was all achieved by changing my eating habits, eating 6 times a day and not eating processed/junk food. I digress, I do miss my Taco Bell (OHHHH 89c Cheesy Double Beef Burrito.. how I love thee..) but I guess I could be a little bad sometimes, just not all the time. I mean, I'm not even craving a lot of the shitty food anymore. Today at work, someone brought in 2 dozen donuts from Dunkin Donuts and a box of Joe and I did not even want to get any. That was fantastic! So instead I sat at my desk and ate my Grapefruit, which to me was more satisfying than all the empty carbs from a single donut. I'm really proud of myself, I'm not thrilled with being as overweight as I am and I do not ever want to get that way again. Somehow I let myself go to that point and it was so stupid. It sounds shallow, but I used to be so happy and proud of myself for being a "skinny" girl, and by skinny I don't mean annorexic, because if you know me, you KNOW I can eat with the best of them. But when my activity level went down, and I happened to acquire a desk job, my weight sky rocketed. Plus this all happened when Damon and I first started dating.. and everyone knows that that is the stage where going out all the time and eating everywhere is normal. Well it reeked havoc on my poor body. I even have stretchmarks on the inside of my thighs. Umm.. me?! I want to get back to 125-130 pounds. I can tell I am getting there because my pants are starting to get big on me.. and that is fantastic. I'm really working hard on getting to my goal weight and keeping it off for good. We shall see. Plus there is a $500 pool between me, Damon, mom and my brother, whoever loses the most weight by percentage takes all. I know I won't win, because my brother is shedding the pounds faster than any of us, but it's still something to work toward regardless. But that $500 could come in very handy when show season starts at the end of April.. *sigh*
We had a shitty snow and ice storm today. I had to drive 30-35 miles an hour on the highway to get home. People were flying by me on the sheer ice on the highway. Ridiculous people, no idea how to drive in winter storms. On the way to work this morning I passed someone on the other side of the highway (north, I was going south), they apparently spun out and smashed into the guardrail head on, completely taking out the front end of their car. Ambulances were rushing down the highway toward him. Sure, I drvie like a little old grandma when the snow hits the ground.. but at least I make it home in one piece and my car is still in tact. How terrifying that is.
I keep getting this uncontrollable urge to go clothes shopping.. PMS maybe? I don't know, but my boobs hurt, my emotions are rampant and I want to go shopping.. yup, sounds like PMS to me.
Oh and here's a picture of me and Damon from October 2008.
My smile is a little retarded, but I just love the foliage in the background.
It was just a classic fall day!