I was tagged by abitofsilliness to post the last 6 photos on my phone. Enjoy these gems:

  1. A storm cloud brewing yesterday evening.
  2. The squirrels are destroying my pumpkin. How rude.
  3. A rainbow I saw on my way to work earlier this week.
  4. After the the Huskers make their first touchdown, the fans release balloons. This is from last weekend’s game.
  5. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium & the Sea of Red. There’s just nothing quite like it.
  6. Prom Pose with my friend and co-worker Rob while we were out last Friday night. He’s one of my favs.

I’m tagging stilldavidsgoals becky-balances and sarinaslimsdown

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross (via immso)

Football Friday!

  • Friday. Finally. This short week has been long. Too much work stress and too many meetings. I can’t get anything done because I’ve got another 2 hour meeting to go to. Le sigh.
  • The BF and I are going to the Husker game tomorrow. It’s his first college game ever! (he’s from New York and a more of a pro football fan). I’m excited. I just hope my Huskers win.
  • Is this a rite of passage on Tumblr? Since last night 3 Porn blogs have followed me…except they are a special kind of porn blog…Granny porn. (shudders, ewww no thanks, I can never unsee that!!)
  • I got new jeans the other day, I’m wearing them in the above photo. They are from Express and they don’t have that annoying gap in the back of the waistband. Totally worth the price tag for that alone!
  • Last week it was record heat for the game (96 degrees). This week, it will be down into the 50′s by the end of the game. What a difference a week makes. 

Have a great weekend friends!!

Losing Weight: Men Vs. Women

*My boyfriend and I are both trying to lose weight, I’m looking to shed 10-15 pounds. He wants to lose 26 pounds. This conversation happened last night.*
My Boyfriend: Babe, guess what! Monday I weighed 215 pounds, today (2 days later) I weigh 211 pounds!
Me: Are you freaking kidding me? 4 pounds in 2 days and you haven’t gone to the gym? Just eaten better and walked more?!? Seriously??
Boyfriend: Yep. Life isn’t fair, is it?

Just wondering..

Why are we made to feel guilty when we leave work on time, after putting in our full 8 hours?

When did society (and bosses) start seeing working longer and staying late as something that you have to do on a daily basis or you aren’t committed to your job as the person in the next office?

I don’t see it that way. Work is not my life. My job is what I do so that I can have a life. And there’s a big difference between those two things.

Just my two cents.

Edit to add: I’m salaried. I get paid the same if I work 100 hours a week or 5 hours. 

Friday Five Coffee Date

  1. It’s football Friday so we wear our Nebraska red. I’m also wearing dress shorts for the 2nd day in a row. It’s warm, muggy, and rainy so I’m dressing for comfort. And we’re closing the office at 2pm ahead of the long weekend! Hooray!
  2. I have had at least one meeting every single day this week. Sometimes, we meet to decide when we can have meetings for other things. MAKE THE MADNESS STOP!!!
  3. I’m heading home to hang with the ‘rents for part of the long weekend. The BF is planning a weekend full of pro football and house cleaning. I, on the other hand, will be watching college football and relaxing. I think I win. 🙂
  4. I have yet to have to move offices. I’m crossing my fingers it won’t happen.
  5. I can tell I have not been running enough lately; when things frustrate me I go from calm to insanely irritated in an instant. I need to run/workout to keep me mellow. It’s safer for everyone around me! 😉

Thursday Things

  • I gained some new followers after yesterday’s post. Welcome to my little corner of the internet. Glad to have you join along on this journey.
  • The sunrises are so pretty this time of year. 
  • I got into work at 6:45 this morning so I’m leaving at 3:45. Total win.
  • It’s hot here-it was 77 degrees when I got in the car to come to work at 6:30am. So I wore shorts to work today–and rocked second day hair. 
  • Remember how I was going to wear the dress in the last picture to the wedding in New York last month, and then changed my mind? I decided it was too cute not to wear it, so I wore it to work yesterday. Wednesdays usually mark the height of how nice I will dress for work all week, so I thought the dress worked perfectly. 😉
  • When I called my BF on my way home from work last night he asked if he could call me back, because he was in the hospital with his co-worker who had been stabbed.
  • Umm…what?! I let him go, and when he got home from work he explained that they were horsing around and another guy had accidentally stabbed him with a letter opener. It went ¾ of an inch into his chest/rib cage and he was spurting blood! They booked it to the ER and had to get it fixed up. Boys. Oy. Just a little bit of excitement for a Wednesday. 
  • My friend and I are going to start going to a weight lifting class at the gym on Tuesday & Thursdays at 6am next week. I just don’t want to go after work so I’m hoping this will routine will stick. I’d much rather go in the morning and be done for the day.

Happy Thursday friends! The long weekend is almost here!

Congrats on your weight loss!!!! You do look absolutely care free in the right photo. You have come a long way in your journey and you look really freaking terrific!!! Just wanted to say great job!! You deserve it girl! No matter how down you’re feeling just remember that your journey is inspiring others to get the courage to start their transformation to a healthier lifestyle!!

Thank you so much! This made my day! If I can help or inspire anyone to change their life and start a journey towards health and fitness then I have achieved something amazing. Thanks for reminding me of that! 🙂