In the mood for a survey

Dan and I used to do these kinds of surveys all the time when we first got back together five years ago.  It was a fun way to learn more about each other while being long distance and we both really enjoyed filling them out and reading each others.

I haven't done one in years, so I thought I'd give it a go, just because.

Here goes.

1.    Share your best piece of advice in this fun email survey.    Make time for yourself. I try so hard to do this myself, and it’s hard but when I do I am so glad I did!

2.  What is your earliest memory?  Hmm, maybe when I was 3 in preschool. I remember the first day going in with my mom and best friend at the time and playing on the swing set and learning the names and faces of a new place.

3.  Who do you miss the most from your past? My grandfather.

4.  Just for fun, if you could go back in time, what would you do?  Go to senior prom with good friends instead of the guy I went with! Ugh what an awful night!

5.  How many times have you been in love? Twice. My love for Nick Carter and Justin Timberlake as a teen don’t count, right? Ok, so yes. Twice. 

6.  Favorite article of clothing? Comfy jammie pants

7.  Share your all-time favorite movie.  There’s so many! Dogma, Robin Hood Men In Tights, Ever After, Bridesmaids, Beauty and the beast, The Notebook, Easy A

8.  Where is the furthest you have traveled? Puerto Rico

9.  What human trait do you dislike the most? Lying

10. Name your favorite candy bar. Reese’s Nutrageous.

11.What is your fondest memory? When Dan first told me he loved me

12. Do you have a recurring dream, and if so, what is it? Getting proposed to!

13. Name your favorite board game. I have many favorites – scattegories, mad gab, apples to apples, and loaded questions.

14. What do you love the most about your significant other? He makes me laugh a lot and he’s a great listener.

15. Just for fun, if you could realistically have any one item, what would it be? A diamond necklace that I have had my eye on from Tiffany’s but will probably never own (it’s $9,000! If I could find a replica I would be all over it but have yet to find one!)

16. Name your all-time favorite actor. Right now - Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds

17. Name your all-time favorite singer or group. All-American Rejects, Carrie Underwood, Ne-yo, goo-goo dolls, Anna Nalik – I don’t have just one!

18. Which youtube video is your current favorite? This one! It makes me laugh every time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnDKR7p1wSY

19. If you had to live on one food for a month, what would it be? Spaghetti or Sushi 

20. Share a song lyric that is meaningful to you. This is one of my favorite lyrics – it’s from Rent – “I can’t control my destiny. I trust my soul.  My only hope is just to be.” It’s so calming to think like that – just be.

Almost there!

Great news!

I had my second re-evaluation yesterday with my physical therapist and it went really well! She said that I did awesome and that my strength in my arm is really good.  She left it up to me to decide what to do next.  So together we decided that I will take the next two weeks off to see how I do without physical therapy.  I'm still expected to do the stretches and workouts on my own here and there.  I'll come back after that to check in with her. 

We both talked about how this may be one of those lifetime injuries...something that I'll have to keep an eye on for the rest of my life, but with exercise and being careful, it should be fine.  She did say that if for some reason the pain does come back even with these exercises, then I should follow up with an orthopedist.  She said that I'm too young and healthy to have anything like this without it being a different kind of problem.

So I'm not done yet, but I'm close!

I am soooo ready to settle this stupid accident!  It will be a year in April and I would love to have it done and over with by then!  We will see.  

I'm trying to remain positive! I have made a lot of progress so I'm hoping for the best! 

Moving On...literally

I am SO excited that we get to move soon!

Yup.

...NOT!

I despise every aspect of moving, and I'm pretty sure anyone in their right mind does too.  Packing up sucks, finding a place sucks, paying the security deposit upfront sucks, loading up the car over and over is awful, unpacking is not fun either...UGH!

We just found out (although we figured it was coming) that our landlord is selling the house that we are currently living in and renting.  (and there will be a realtor showing our house while we are living here - ugh, I'm not a fan of that!)

So we need to be in our new place at the end of March/beginning of April.

Which also means that we can't travel during Spring Break like we had originally planned...I'm really bummed about that part! I look forward to travelling then every year! We are still going to plan a Summer vacation in place of this one, so I guess it's ok.

So here's our must have list:

• Must allow dogs
• At least 2 bedrooms - would love 3
• At least 1.5 bathrooms
• Within Columbia/Surrounding areas such as Elkridge or Ellicott City - maybe Laurel or Olney though to be a shorter commute for Dan.  We're open.
• Needs to be a safe neighborhood...Duh.
• Needs to be a condo/house/townhouse - no places where we would be below or above other people. 

Here's our this-would-be-extra-awesome-if-we-had-it list:

• a basement or extra room for storage and/or workout equipment
• a backyard for Codden to use
• a rent amount that is the same that we pay now or relatively close to it
• a Columbia Asssociation assessed area like we have now, so we can keep our gym membership
• big closets!

I really hope we can find a place soon...right now it's the finding part that's concerning me, not even the actual moving part.

I love to laugh

Every time I watch this video I laugh so hard! This morning I was in tears I was laughing so hard.  

I just love to laugh.

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3o7PbuYuZE 


You're welcome. 

It's here!

My spice organizer is here! It's AWESOME! I immediately labeled it and put in all of my spices! Sweet! Or do I mean...Spicy?!

Early Morning Gym Workout

So I've decided to try and embrace early morning workouts, because my week nights are so packed as it is, and I simply don't have the energy to work out then.  

I treasure my morning sleep, but if I can get my workout done before even starting my day, I would feel much better about it instead of trying to force myself to go after a long day at school.

So on Wednesday night I got my bags packed with my shower stuff, my iphone arm case and headphones, my hair straightener and brush, deodorant, makeup, clothes for work, and a magazine to read if I end up on the bike.   

On Thursday morning, I woke up around 5 or so and kept making new alarms.  I finally got up around 5:40 and was at the gym around 6am.  I had a really good workout for about 45 minutes.  I showered and then when I went to get dressed I discovered that I missed something...

MY BRA!

I forgot to pack a bra for my work day! 

I might have been able to pull off a bra-free day at work if I still had my high school body (I was an A or B in cup size) but NOT these days!  I am a D or DD and to top it off the sweater I chose for that day was paper thin! Oooohh and by the way, I work with fifth graders! Yeah, that's not going to fly at all! 

Luckily, I was working out at the gym right by my house, so I went back home and got one before going to to work.  

I had to leave the gym with my arms crossed over my chest, ha! 

Despite my lack of bra, I really do think I could do this a couple times a week.  I'm still not a fan of waking up early, but I loved having more energy during the day and also getting a good workout in right away.

Some things I need to remember for next time: 

• Bring perfume
• Bring old flip flops for the shower 
• Bring combination lock so I can use a big locker instead of the small one with the key
• BRING A BRA FOR WORK! 
• Bring a plastic bag to keep my workout shoes in within my bag

I'm an organizational nerd!

Here's what gets me excited - organization, saving space, making everything in my house accessible and easy to put away/clean.

So most people who get a Target gift card probably envision spending it on their cute clothes, or makeup, or dvds or something like that. Not me!  

This is what I've gotten that I'm SUPER excited about:

This is called the "Super Spice Stack 27-bottle Organizer."  It comes with pre-made spice labels to put on the ends of the shelves inside of it, as well as blank labels to make your own! SCORE! When I get it, I'll post a before and after so you can see just how much my cabinet needs this help! I am STOKED about this! Woo!

Isn't it AWESOME?!

I also got a tension rod for our under the sink cabinet to organize the numerous spray bottles and keep them off the floor (remind me to tell you later about our garbage disposal mess - ugh!)

Not my cabinet - but this is what I would use the rod for!

I also got a lot of OXO clear containers for Christmas (yes, I totally asked for them) with buttons on the tops that keep an airtight seal to keep the food fresh for longer!  I've already put them into use, and they look SO much better than having all of those cardboard boxes and bags of chips clogging up our pantry shelves! Right now I have a large one with cereal (it holds two boxes of cereal), one with cheez-its, two large ones with two different flavors of chips, and a tall one that holds 5 boxes of spaghetti! It's fantastic! 

OXO Containers

I hope everyone had a great holiday! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!