Soooo..... I wasn't back as often as I had planned.

But I'm back for a little bit at least! One step at a time bay-bay.

So I have been reading some things I wrote a few years ago and I discovered something. I'm freaking hilarious. Sadly, I can't find them now, but if I could I would post it here so you could see the awesomeness.

I've been trying to lose weight lately because I'm on the verge of being a little roly poly. I even noticed a slight double chin today. Not good. So instead of sitting on the couch and feeling sorry for myself, I went for a run. I was doing awesome until I got the the hills in the neighborhood. Hills are evil. That are all trying to kill us slowly. But it's totally worth it. After my run I decided to look at the calories I had eaten today just for kicks to see where I was headed.

Jimmy John's Vito sub: 600 Cal.
Caribou Coffee Hot cocoa: 300 Cal.
Caribou Coffee French Toast Muffin: 490 Cal.

This was just normal meals for the day. Not including snacks. All in all, around 2000 Cal. with little exercise. I haven't even eaten dinner yet. New rule. Less carbs. It's doing less energy and more weight gainage. Need more veggies and and fruit, less oatmeal. And toast. And all those delicious breads and pastas I love so much.

Losing weight sucks. But it will be worth it when I can actually fit into my clothes again.

Operation: Penguin

So lately I've been incredibly homesick. I miss mountains and my dog among other things. So to keep myself preoccupied, I've taken up quilting. It's a lot of fun! I wish I had learned earlier! I Started a bandana quilt that was supposed to be a rag quilt, but not doing my research or a pattern, I jacked it all up. So it's going to be a normal quilt. I got fabric for an actual rag quilt though and I'm super excited!

Here's a pretty ironic story though. I find it pretty funny. My step mom has been sewing a lot lately making a quilt and as she sews she just goes right over the pins. I had always heard that you shouldn't do that because "you'll break your needle and it will fly into your eye and blind you." She went on for hours and hours and I was amazed that the needle didn't break like I was told! So the next time I sewed, I decided that I was going to sew over the pins.  It was going great! I was laughing on the inside! Until the needle hit a pin and broke. JUST MY LUCK! At least the stabby bits didn't make it to my eye.

Moral of the story: Pins are evil little suckers.

Nothing to say but talking anyways.

So I haven't been on much at all. Why? Because I don't know what to write about. Shocker I know right? I talk enough in person that I should know what to say when I sit down and type it out. Alas, this is a false assumption. So what am I going to write about this time? I still don't know. Well, actually, that's a lie. I do know, I'm just not sure how I'm going to actually say it.

When I started blogging, I was pretty much in my own little world trying to survive on Nutella, tortellini, what little human interaction I had through out the day and with a broken heart. I felt like I didn't have a voice, that I was just kind of drifting in the background of everyone's lives. And so to make my voice be heard, I started writing. I soon became obsessed with how many hits I was getting, if I had avid readers and if they liked my stuff yada, yada, yada. I was writing to be popular in the blogging world, and not for myself. I soon became discouraged and by then I had people to talk to and be weird around and I didn't need this anymore. The truth is, I love writing. I love getting feedback and ideas.

So a New Years resolution on mine is to stop caring what everyone thinks and to do stuff for me instead of for others. Oh! And also to do at least one creative thing a week :). What are your New Years resolutions?

P.S. I'll be writing again soon and it will be full of humor and pictures. Promise. :)

Christmas time is here!

(If you sang along to the song from Charlie Brown Christmas, You have already heard too much Christmas music this year.)

'Tis the season again and in every store you hear the merry jingles of Christmas music. Seeing as I work in one of those jingly environments, I have probably heard way too much Christmas music than is socially acceptable. The fact that I want to stab the stereo with a toothpick until it bleeds probably isn't socially acceptable either.

Do you know what else isn't socially acceptable? Bigotry.

I was serving a customer the other day and She told me not to wish her Happy Holidays because it offended her. "It is Christmas we are celebrating and if you aren't Christian you don't deserve to celebrate." I was taken aback by this statement because A.) it contradicts the majority of Christian teachings, B.) it offended me and C.) I couldn't believe how judgemental and rude people can be.

Sure there's the people who you pass, accidentally bump and they blow up in your face; but to intentionally mock a person because they don't believe what you do? That is wrong.

I am a Christian and what I believe to be true is that Jesus said love everyone. Not just the Baptists, the Lutheran, Catholics, Mormons and other Christian churches. He said everyone. Period. Just because some one calls God Allah, doesn't make it wrong. It is still God just in another language. He had different names in The Bible, (Jehovah, God, Messiah, etc.) so how is it any different?

Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, they are all part of a culture that is sacred to someone. Maybe not you. Maybe not me. But to someone. And that should be respected and not criticized. So when I say Happy Holidays I'm recognizing the fact that everyone may not believe what I do but I respect that and accept you for who you are. I'm not trying to be offensive, just the opposite actually. (And I also add New Years into that holiday good wishes package because it just makes the whole thing easier to wish in a shorter sentence.)

This wasn't meaning to sound preachy or anything but I just wanted to put my two sense out there for you all to read.

So Happy Holidays everyone! I hope yours is as cheerful it possibly can be!

I'm mad.

I had to work Thanksgiving. It's like family values don't even exist anymore! Sure I'm thankful to have a job, but it is disgusting at how everything has become a price tag. Thanksgiving is about spending time with your family and friends eating and having a good time. Not out spending money on stuff you can get the next day.

I was wished a happy black Friday from a guy that I talk to every now and then. He didn't even mention Thanksgiving.  It makes me sick at how people think they need to buy others love.

Anywho, I'm done with my rant.

I survived the black Friday rush! 9-4. Ewwwww. So I got none of my Christmas shopping got done. I just might buy everyone zombies. It's easy enough, and they come with free shipping.

Wonderful Wednesday: #1

So I decided that I'm going to be on here more often. Now that I have a job and what not I dispense my crazy all over my co workers and I have nothing to write at the end of the day. BUT also at work, while I'm ringing up people, they ask me how I'm doing and I always say wonderful. A lot of them are shocked and say "That's good! That's a rare thing now days." And so I'm starting to do Wonderful Wednesday where I write ten things that happened this week (last Wed. to this Wed.) that were wonderful. 

1: 

I donated blood.

I always wear something Batman or Superman related when I do this because I'm being a super hero too.And my dad came with me so we got to be super together!

2:

I bought a candle.

This may not seem like much, but smells can trigger different things in your brain. Therefore it changes the atmosphere of my room to (in this case) fruity pebble land.

3:

I got to talk to my grandma. 

I don't do this nearly often enough. She really is a wonderful lady.

4:

 I found this picture.

 

5:

I found a recipie I want to try.

I love baking and this happens to be a peanut butter oreo brownie recipie that I don't know if I will be able to resist.

6:

I ate Nutella.

'Nuff said.

7:

I didn't have to leave church early to go to work. 

This has been a rare occurrence since I started working. I'll take that shift again in a heartbeat!

8:

I got vacation time off to go to Colorado for Christmas!

That's right! If you want to see me, let me know and we will figure something out.

9:

I watched a few episodes of Bones.

 I love this show. I had a boyfriend who would call me Bones because He found out that her and I act a lot alike.

10:

I started blogging again.

'Nuff said.

I got yelled at for not being funny anymore.

So I'm going to try better to be hilarious.

We had a tornado warning today at work and I'm pretty sure I had a mini panic attack. I was standing, re-rolling ribbon and talking to myself to not panic and to relax. I'm pretty sure my co-workers thought I was going to run around or assume the fetal position, suck my thumb and call for my mommy. I calmed down after a bit but I was pretty terrified... Especially when I found out I would have to hide in the bathrooms. (Ewwwww.)

I was thinking about some short stories that I had written and remembered one that I wrote my Sophomore year in English. I'll post it somewhere and let you guys have a look-see. The premise is a girl who moves to a new town, makes a new friend, goes to a party, and then clowns ruin everything! Totally original right? You would think not... but it's quite Stephen King-esk. Here's a tip. Don't drink the juice box.

http://www.inkpop.com/node/585653/read

Forgive me for my slightly twisted mind. I also apologize for the jumpiness of it all... I was a sophomore for heavens sake!