Singers:
1. Chris Cornell
2. Eddie Vedder
3. Gwen Stefani
4. Jared Leto
5. Thom Yorke
6. Singer from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (don't know her name)
7. Nina Simone
8. Frank Sinatra
9. Elvis
10. Bert McCracken (mostly because I loved him for a long time)
Bands: (not necessarily the same as singers, but could be combined)
1. Soundgarden
2. No Doubt
3. The Used
4. Radiohead (all time favorite)
5. Pearl Jam
6. Rage Against the Machine
7. Mumford and Sons
8. Steve Miller Band
9. Nirvana
10. 30 Seconds to Mars
TV Shows:
1. Hells Kitchen (Ooooh Gordon Ramsay...so hot)
2. Master Chef
3. Cupcake Wars
4. Project Runway
5. House
6. Eureka
7. Dr. Who (I <3 Matt Smith)
8. True Blood
9. The Mighty Boosh
10. American Pickers
Movies:
1. Beauty and the Beast
2. The Cable Guy
3. Fifth Element
4. Alice in Wonderland (cartoon)
5. Harry Potter-all of them
6. Minority Report
7. American Psycho
8. A Clockwork Orange
9. Fried Green Tomatoes
10. Anything by Tim Burton-but probably would pick Beetle Juice
Books: I have a lot so I'll just mention a few....
Great Expectations, Wuthering Heights (obsessed), Lord of the Flies, Apex Hides the Hurt, The Intuitionist, 1984, Brave New World, Anthem, A Separate Peace, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (love), Dubliners, A Good Soldier, Little Women, Of Mice and Men, Catcher in the Rye, A Million Little Pieces (don't care if it isn't true), Secret Garden, Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, The Hobbit, Shakespeare Anthology, Dracula, Frankenstein, and many more that I'll probably think of later.
If I could take one book with me to a deserted island it would probably be Wuthering Heights because it's dark, disturbing, obsessive, strange, love craziness.
And random other things I'm obsessed with:
Horror movies, Crime stories/criminals, the news (not Fox, Fox stinks), Gordon Ramsay, Stumble!, Hoarders, Pets-I don't take care of them, but I want them anyone else have that problem?, cleaning my kitchen sink, organizing Ellie's room, makeup, analyzing literature...
That is about it. For random people who stumble on to my blog, now you know more about me.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Mini Update
I am short on time-Jeff and I are going to the mall just to walk around and get out of the house!
So exercise...ONCE again I am a complete failure! But I haven't given up hope. The diet portion of my 'lose baby weight plan' is going really well. I have started to eat more fruits and veggies and have cut out junk food during the week-on Saturdays and Sundays I can eat dessert, that doesn't mean I can go over board though!
As far as the exercise...I hurt my knee-pulled a tendon, so I haven't been able to do as much as I want. I have tried to keep as active as possible: cleaning, walking around town/mall/the house, dancing with Ellie, dancing by myself (shhh...that's kinda embarrassing)...and just trying to keep myself moving as much as possible. But every time I try to do any sort of intense or even moderate cardio my knee just seizes up and won't let me do anything; after that I am left in pain for days. No fear though! I should be okay to start working out more in about a week or so...
On a brighter note-I have noticed that my size 8 (eek...to me that is a very gross number) jeans are fitting A LOT better than they used to!
So exercise...ONCE again I am a complete failure! But I haven't given up hope. The diet portion of my 'lose baby weight plan' is going really well. I have started to eat more fruits and veggies and have cut out junk food during the week-on Saturdays and Sundays I can eat dessert, that doesn't mean I can go over board though!
As far as the exercise...I hurt my knee-pulled a tendon, so I haven't been able to do as much as I want. I have tried to keep as active as possible: cleaning, walking around town/mall/the house, dancing with Ellie, dancing by myself (shhh...that's kinda embarrassing)...and just trying to keep myself moving as much as possible. But every time I try to do any sort of intense or even moderate cardio my knee just seizes up and won't let me do anything; after that I am left in pain for days. No fear though! I should be okay to start working out more in about a week or so...
On a brighter note-I have noticed that my size 8 (eek...to me that is a very gross number) jeans are fitting A LOT better than they used to!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Baby weight
Is the hardest weight to get off ever...especially if you are not used to exercise. I haven't religiously exercised since college, instead of gaining the freshman 15 I actually lost 15 pounds AND was extremely toned and in shape *sigh the good ole days*. If I ever wanted to get back to that size and weight I would have to seriously work out for hours every day and really watch what I eat. I honestly don't think that will happen-I lose motivation very quickly.
Things I HAVE done this summer:
-been on my stationary bike a few times (not enough to call it consistent by any means)
-done a few crunches (again not enough)
-started to control portion size
-cut out pop (or soda if you prefer)
-started drinking more water
-started cutting out the every day sweets
Things I NEED to do this summer:
-go on the stationary bike 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes each time
-do the ab and arms workouts I've been looking at for weeks
-cut out sugary juice
-go back to being meatless (I didn't eat meat for 7 years and that was when I was the healthiest, coincidence? I think not!)
-eat more veggies and fruit
-incorporate some fun exercise that includes Eleanore-taking her for walks or lifting her up and down (she thinks that is hilarious)
So let's see if I can actually accomplish those goals. In order to keep track of when I actually work out, I am going to mark it on my calendar with an X each time I do it. I will take periodic pictures of the calendar to post on here to show you all of my progress as well!
Keep your fingers crossed :)
Things I HAVE done this summer:
-been on my stationary bike a few times (not enough to call it consistent by any means)
-done a few crunches (again not enough)
-started to control portion size
-cut out pop (or soda if you prefer)
-started drinking more water
-started cutting out the every day sweets
Things I NEED to do this summer:
-go on the stationary bike 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes each time
-do the ab and arms workouts I've been looking at for weeks
-cut out sugary juice
-go back to being meatless (I didn't eat meat for 7 years and that was when I was the healthiest, coincidence? I think not!)
-eat more veggies and fruit
-incorporate some fun exercise that includes Eleanore-taking her for walks or lifting her up and down (she thinks that is hilarious)
So let's see if I can actually accomplish those goals. In order to keep track of when I actually work out, I am going to mark it on my calendar with an X each time I do it. I will take periodic pictures of the calendar to post on here to show you all of my progress as well!
Keep your fingers crossed :)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Big 4 months!
Ellie will be 4 months on Thursday! I can't believe that she is already that old...or young I guess?!
She is getting so so big-we have her check up appointment on Thursday and I am so anxious to see how much she weighs and how long she has gotten. She can't wear 3 month clothes anymore and but she is still a little too small for 6 month clothes, so she is in between sizes.
Jeff and I are adjusting pretty well to being parents. We have a lot of fun playing with Ellie, seeing her do her 'mini push-ups', roll from side to side and 'talk' or yell as the case may be at us. I just love waking up to see her smiling face in the morning-it makes the waking up for night feedings, losing sleep, wearing no make up, having messy hair etc...all worth it! She is my little love bug :)
Well...I will update probably after her doctor's appointment with all her stats and keep you updated on when she starts crawling which I think will be sooner than we know it!
She is getting so so big-we have her check up appointment on Thursday and I am so anxious to see how much she weighs and how long she has gotten. She can't wear 3 month clothes anymore and but she is still a little too small for 6 month clothes, so she is in between sizes.
Jeff and I are adjusting pretty well to being parents. We have a lot of fun playing with Ellie, seeing her do her 'mini push-ups', roll from side to side and 'talk' or yell as the case may be at us. I just love waking up to see her smiling face in the morning-it makes the waking up for night feedings, losing sleep, wearing no make up, having messy hair etc...all worth it! She is my little love bug :)
Well...I will update probably after her doctor's appointment with all her stats and keep you updated on when she starts crawling which I think will be sooner than we know it!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
2 Months Old!
Ellie is two months old today! I can't believe how fast these 2 months went by...so crazy!
She is starting to sleep better at night going about 5 hours, waking up and then going back to sleep for another 3. I still don't get as much sleep as I'm used to but it is definitely better than the waking up every 2 hours thing she was doing at the beginning!
Will update on her weight and height after her doctor's appointment on Monday :)
She is starting to sleep better at night going about 5 hours, waking up and then going back to sleep for another 3. I still don't get as much sleep as I'm used to but it is definitely better than the waking up every 2 hours thing she was doing at the beginning!
Will update on her weight and height after her doctor's appointment on Monday :)
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