My poor pup.

Happy Monday everyone. Today was beautiful! Sunny and a breezy 60 degrees. Perfect for a light jacket, jeans, and flip flops 8-) The little girl I nanny for took a nice long watch. It just felt so refreshing to be outside after such a long, dreadful, and rather harsh winter. I'm hoping the snow is gone for good.

(via: here)

I was supposed to start the 2nd week of Couch to 5k but sadly, my poor little fur baby hurt her paw. Last night, I decided to give her a bath because she was out playing all day and she was dirty. As I was drying her, I noticed that the little paw pad above the big paw pad was cut and a part was hanging off. Being the crazy, caring dog mom I am, I called the vet right away and asked what I should do lol. I have no idea how she did this and she was walking normally so I don't think it hurt too bad. I think that since there has been so mnuch salt on the sidewalks from the snow, it dried her paw pads out and that's how it happened. Who knows. They said to put neosporin on it and cover it with gauze so that she can't rip the rest off. If it still looked bad today, I should bring her in. They didn't have any appointments so I'd have to be a walk in. So after work today, I picked up Snugs and off to the vet we went. We got there at 4:45 and weren't seen until 6:00. She was so good though unlike the other crazy, barking dogs lol. When we were finally seen, the vet just numbed the area and cut off the hanging part. He said it will heal by itself and she'll be back to normal in no time. She's such a trooper.

Tomorrow, I'll be starting the 2nd week of C25k. I did it 4 times last week and I really enjoyed it. I'm glad I'm sticking with it too. I feel great after I finish.

This week is a stressful one. I have 2 HUGE midterms as well as other homework. A lot of studying is in my future. Wish me luck! I need to pass them lol. Then next week is spring break! Thank goodness. Even though I'm not going anywhere, I still need a break from school. So, I may not be around to read or comment for a day or two :-(

For those of you still in school, what are you doing for your spring break? If you're not, any fun events coming up?!

 

GTKYS.

I'm back again this week to participate in

Getting to know you Sunday! I really like it :-)

The Questions . . .

1. Are you more of a talker or a listener?
Depends.. if someone needs to talk to me, I'll be sure to listen and offer advice if they want me to. If there's something I need to get off my chest or a topic I feel strongly about, I'm definitely a talker. I think I'm a good mix of both lol.

2. Bra. Underwire or wireless?
Underwire please! I like the girls to look nice haha.

3. I wish I was.....?
Hmm.. I wish I was talented. Like I wish I could draw, or sing, or dance like they do on tv haha.

4. The Academy Awards are on tonight..will you watch?
I'll flip back and forth through the show but I probably won't watch a lot because I'll be trying to accomplish some homework lol.

5. Do you put your deodorant on before or after you get dressed?
After because if not, I'll get it on my clothes lol.

6. Would you rather do the dishes or clean toilets?
Do the dishes for sure. Toilets are nasty!

7. How much did you weigh at birth?
7 lbs, 6 oz.

8. If you could only buy one thing for the Spring/Summer season..what would it be?
Flip flops for sure. I love those things!



Have a good Sunday everyone :-)

Feeling hot, hot, hot.

I finally got a pedicure this weekend! On Friday, my friend S and I decided that since it was supposed to be extra nice this weekend, we needed our toes to look good. Pedicures are so relaxing and the perfect way to welcome spring.

The color is actually pinker then the picture shows.

(Don't mind the little chip on my big toe.

Not sure how that happened.)

It's called "Feeling hot, hot, hot" by OPI.
Not to toot my own horn or anything (toot toot)

but I think I have pretty cute toes lol.

Most people lagh though because they're so tiny lol

Anyways . .. ...

It's supposed to be 56 degrees tomorrow and almost 60 on Monday and Tuesday! Halle-freakin-lujah! Spring is making its way here :-) This could not make me happier. Tomorrow I think I'll clean my car and maybe take little ms. snug bug for a walk. She loves being outside.

I've reach one hundred followers. Really?! How can one hundred people actually be interested in what I have to say? This is awesome :-) Thank you all so much! You're wonderful. I'm so glad I started blogging. You know what this means though. A giveaway MUST happen! Any ideas of what you'd like to see in a giveaway? Spring & summer are coming so keep that in mind!

And now I leave you with some thoughtful quotes. I don't know if I've ever told you, but I'm obsessed with quotes. My homepage is actually Hollie's Quotes, an amazing website with thousands of quotes. You should really check out it. It has happy, sad, love, life, friendship, and movies quotes. I haven't found a better webpage then hers. These quotes aren't from her site but I will be sure to leave the links. Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

"You can try your hardest;

you can do everything within your means

but sometimes people just aren't worth it anymore.

They aren't worth all the tears and worrying,

and it's important to know when to let go

of someone who only brings you down."

(via: here)

''You can’t live your life for other people.

You’ve got to do what’s right for you,

even if it hurts some people you love."

(Nicholas Sparks - The Notebook)

"Even if happiness forgets you a little bit,

never completely forget about it."

(via: here)

''If someone wants to be in your life,

they’d make an effort to be in it.

So don’t bother to reserve a space in your

heart for someone who doesn’t make an effort to stay."

(via: here)

"You may not end up where you thought you'd be,

but you always end up where you're meant to be."

(via: here)

love this picture.

(via: here)

Giveaways

This is the best giveaway I have heard about so far!

(Please, so that I have more chances to win, don't enter! Just kidding :-)) Anyways, you wanna know what you could win?!

A BRAND NEW CANON 5D MARK II!

but if you don't like taking pictures you could have

$2500 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES GIFT CERTIFICATE!

(Too bad you don't get both because then I could take some amazing pictures on my fabulous, over-due vacation to the caribbean!)

Epiphanie Giveaway

Now, for all of you Anthropologie lovers out there...

(this is especially for you prettyface)

Jodi @ Passport in my Pocket is giving away a beautiful scarf from there!

It's so versatile and would go with anything! It's really pretty :-)
So, if you'd like to win, go over there and enter!

Good Luck Ladies!

P.S. - if any of you win either the camera or plane tickets, you better blog about it and I'm up for vacationing with you! haha :-)

5 Questions and a little loving myself..

My blog friend Justine at Tobin Inc* tagged me to answer these 5 fun questions with 5 answers each. Check out her blog!

Question 1: Where were you five years ago?

- I was 18 turning 19 in September.

- I was working a full time job.

- I was living an extremely fun life lol
- I really had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, hence why I'm still in school now! Hey atleast I didn't waste money trying to figure it out.
- I was living in a different house then I am now.

Question 2: What is/was on your to-do list today?
- Bank
- Target
- Class but I didn’t go :-X Yes, I played hookey.
- Visit my grandmom (mom-mom)
- Kick some booty at the gym ;-)

Question 3: What 5 snacks do you enjoy?
- Healthy snacks: grapes, bananas, mandarin oranges, kashi go lean crunch bars, yogart (light & fit)
- Unhealthy snacks: Salt ‘n Vinegar Chips! Cheez-Its, Swedish fish candy, lucky charms lol

Question 4: Name 5 places you have lived
- I’ve lived in Baltimore, MD my entire life, but in 5 different houses.

Question 5: What 5 things would you do if you were a billionaire?
- Pay off mine & my family’s bills.
- Buy myself a house.- Pay for college and put away money for grad. school.
- Set up a bank account for my brother & sister for college and give my other brother’s a certain amount of money so they’d be set for life.- Travel around the world.
- Donate to a charity.
- Buy a new car for me and my mom & whoever wanted one in my family
- GO SHOPPING!
A girl can dream right?!(Yes, I know that’s 6 – I would do many more things as well)

The 5 lovely ladies I tag are:
I tag all of you! Whoever wants to do this, feel free :-)

P.S - I was reading fitness magazine today, the February issue, and saw an article called "Show Us Some Love".. basically, it's about loving yourself. I think we should all participate in a little thing I'd like to invent called "I Love Myself Monday".. (I Know it isn't Monday but this is getting us ready for next week! Get your mind thinking! :-))

Here's the rules.. Name one thing you love about yourself, and why.. I may not do this every Monday but it's nice to stop and think about what you love about yourself..

Here's an example..

I ♥ my legs because they pushed me through my grueling 50 minute cardio session today and made me feel strong.

So if you want to participate, just write it on a post of your own and link back up next week! I'll post the MckLinky button on Monday. Don't forget!

P.S.S - Are you having a good March so far?! Getting in the spring spirit? lol

 

Couch to 5K.

Happy Monday! Today is the first day of March which means I am starting something new. Spring is in the air, well if you call 45 degrees and sunny spring (19 days til it's offically here) so it's time to get my butt ready for some shorts and swim suits ;-) The gym and I are going to become BFF's. I mean May will be here before I know it, which means summer time to me and I do not want to be in the same spot I was last year. (Uncomfortable wearing a bikini and trying to cover myself up.) This summer I'd like to be the proud owner of a new and improved body.

So today, I started the couch to 5K. I am by no means a runner or even close to being one. I can jog for about 3 minutes but then my breathing gets all messed up and I feel like I'm dying. I am the queen of cardio for sure though. I can walk on an incline as high as it will go for at least an hour and the ellipitcal is no problem. But I want to learn how to run so I figured this program would be great for me. Do/have any of you ladies completed this program and become runners? Any advice on this program would also be great.

I like it because it starts you out very slow. You do a 5 minute brisk warm up, then go into jogging for 60 seconds then walk for 90 seconds for 20-30 minutes. The times of walking and jogging increase as the weeks progress. It allows me to work on my breathing and not over due myself. I think I'll be able to stick to this and be proud of myself for completing it. I felt great after I finished the first 30 minutes today. I also did other cardio when I finished.

So I will be updating weekly/bi-weekly on how things are going and hopefully I'll be one step closer to running!

Hope you had a fabulous day, because, you all are fabulous ladies! I don't say it enough, but thanks for all of your wonderful comments and being a faithful blog friend :-) Hugs to you!!

Getting to know you Sunday.

I am joining in on the fun that MannLand5 brings us every Sunday. I've seen plenty of ladies do this so I decided to have some fun with them! I've never done this before but I think it's a fun way to get to know me and you! Plus, the questions are always interesting :-) Head over there and participate! Have an awesome Sunday! 

. . The Questions . .

1. Would you rather bungee jump or sky dive?

I would do both. I'd probably like to sky dive more. I'm not afraid of heights or anything like that. I love roller coasters and flying on planes so I can only imagine how much fun both of these would be :-) 

2. When using a public restroom to you squat over the seat or sit?

Well if there are seat covers, I always use those, usually two at a time lol. If not, I squat because I have no idea who was sitting on that seat before me.

3. Favorite flower?

I think hibiscus flowers are so pretty and so are tulips. 

4. Pedicure or manicure?

Pedicure for sure. I love how they massage your legs and feet and then use the hot towels after. It's so relaxing. I wish I could get one every week.

5. How many siblings do you have?

I have 1 biological brother (20). A step-brother (20). Step-sister (15). Half-brother (7).

6. Do you pee in the shower? (gasp!)

I believe I have before but not usually lol. TMI question!!

7. Bikini, tankini, or one piece?

I always weart a bikini. I don't like my legs the most and these swimsuits wouldn't cover my legs anyways lol. BUT this summer, I'll be in better shape (crossing my fingers) so then I'll be happy in a bikini :-)

8. Where do you hate to shop at, but go there anyway?

Wal-mart. Lord, don't even get me started. I go there because of the prices but usually head to Target. The parking lots are terrible & the people there are just from a different planet. Drives me INSANE.