New Start - new year

So this year I've started the South Beach Diet. I started January 4th, and so far I've lost 15 lbs.



It was so easy, and the weight came flying off! I love quick results. It really didn't require too much effort on my part. I just had to make sure I had the ingredients for the day, and the money to buy the groceries. ToTALLY doable!

One thing that I have discovered - I have gotten so sick of salad dressing. With all the salad you consume with this diet, its quick to start dry-heaving at the very thought of any dressing. So I have replaced my dressing with a fresh avocado!



So creamy and yummy!

So I'm totally inspired to not only eat better, but actually workout and feel better too!

Its a long long long long road back to healthy body weight, and hotness. But lets face it folks - I'm awesome fat or not.

Now I'll just feel awesome in the end.

P.S. This is my new trainer - Jackie Warner....she kicks my butt

2010 - in Review

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
Witnessed the grand Stands at the Stampede

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't keep my resolutions. oh well...2011 I am doctor ordered to lose weight...so that's going to happen fo sho!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Katherine


4. Did anyone close to you die?
No one that was super close - but someone I did know die, and its still rather fresh and not content yet.

5. What countries did you visit?
USA

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
More laughter, and good times. better health, thank you.

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Nov. 25th - the day I was told I can't get pregnant anymore. *sigh*

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
going back to work for a Customs Broker.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Gaining all my weight back. :(

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Endomitriosis, fatty liver, blah

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Bullet EXPRESSSSS! Scentsy Starter kit! LOL

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Jos

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
A few husbands out there -tsk tsk tsk

14. Where did most of your money go?
car payments, mortgage, re-paying debt

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Christmas at Dads, getting a sales award for Scentsy

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Just the way you are - Bruno Mars

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? same
ii. thinner or fatter? faaaaat
iii. richer or poorer? Richer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Gone camping, hiking, spending time outside, running, planning

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
imagine the worst in people.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
at the ranch in Nanton with my Dad.

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Still in love

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Survivor, Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser,

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope

26. What was the best book you read?
South Beach Diet.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nothing new really, just enjoyed a lot of top 40

28. What did you want and get?
a wedding ring (since I lost mine in feb), Sketchers Shape-ups shoes (for work even!).

29. What did you want and not get?
win the lottery

30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Avatar

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Spent a gorgeous day in Victoria, BC with a good friend and my family. I turned 32! WOOP WOOP

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Visiting the Jensen ranch more.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Comfy, sweats, business casual for the office

34. What kept you sane?
My boys, and watching them grow up. My sisters.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Downey Jr.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Olympics baby!

37. Who did you miss?
My friend Lori

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Jenna - we never see each other anymore :(

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
Make the most of your life.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Forever Young

As my world turns

So its been a crazy life for Djo. Yep. Simply Crazy. It feels like one day runs into the next. My kids are growing up way too fast. Anthony's baby teeth are starting to fall out, which by the way, I'm terrified of!!! I have an innate fear of wiggly teeth! *shudder* too many bad childhood memories of twisting, turning, and that slimy weird hole that you are left with after the tooth is set free. Ew ew ew!

Anyway, I digress. Lliam is starting to say more words, which is good because we can't understand a word this 2-1/2 yr old says!

Work is getting much more tolerable! YAY for work slowing down enough for me to take a break!

Scentsy continue to amaze me! I really should have joined a year ago when I was peskied by a friend! Is Peskied a work? I was pesked. Thank you Meghann! Christmas was fully funded by Scentsy parties and the paychecks thereof! WOOT

I am officially decorating for Christmas tonight! yes, I know, I'm a month late from all you other "Let's get Christmas on the ROAD!!!! Decorate!! Go GO GO!!! Its November!!!" Anyway, tree is going up, and all my silly things that go up with it.

We've rec'd some bad news lately. This momma cannot bear children anymore. *sniff* Too much scar tissue or something, I wasn't really paying attention after, "You cannot have kids anymore" Blah! Well, I was listening, you just don't want to know. Trust me. But on the bright side, Jos and I are going to be adopting a little girl in the next year or so. Now that is some sweet news.

Also, along with the above news...I have a fatty liver! Fat around and IN my liver. I guess my workout-o-holic 2009 wasn't so wonderful. I guess my sit-around-and-work-all-day diet just doesn't like me. So I have been DOCTOR ordered to lose at least 40 lbs, and keep it off for at least 2 years for the fat deposits to escape my liver. Good times. Ya know, in 2011 I'll really really be hot. I have to be! Doctor's orders!

Well, I think I've hit the bulk of "about me"'s lately....lets move on to other things.

My brother, Lance, was supposed to be in the MTC by Dec 8th, but since his VISA did not come in time, we are pushed back to Jan 19th. One more Christmas was his family. Not too shabby. He got his call July 17th....so this has been a long long LONG wait! poor guy.

My Sister, Kenndey, is pregnant, and we are waiting anxiously to find out the sex of the baby next week! Girl girl girl....I'm sending out girly vibes to her. Out of 9 nieces and nephews - 8 of them are boys! So we need more girls in the family.

Annnnd....my dog hasn't bitten me since April. So life is looking up!

Aaaaand I totally need to catch up on your blogs!

If you are a blogger - send me your address, I wanna stalk you *wink*

Ok Ok so I've been busy....what Can I say?!

These are the things that keep me BUSY 100% of my day!











I have been so run-off-my-feet busy that I'm going to implode soon! Anyone want to take me on a vacation?

Stolen from my friend Lisa

Interesting list of things to ponder:




1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. Really, how ARE you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighbourhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.

15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Crap!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

19. I disagree with Kay Jewellers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay.

20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

22. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber &dumber every year?

29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate bicyclists.

31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'll bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time .

Here's some fun

Never give me a hoot of Helium...ever


Debbie jo left her post up so im commondeering this blog. MWAHAHA
you, ladies and gentleman may call me lance, her evil little brother.

But being evil and kind-hearted at the same time has left me with some flaws. i cannot be both evil and nice at the same time, unless its with family.
and thus i cannot be evil while stealing a blog she left up on my computer.