New Outfit...

I got the sweater and the top in this picture. I got the top in navy and the sweater in antique stone. In case anyone wants to get them themselves, the top is the silk streamers cami and the sweater is the Jackie cardigan, both from the Crew. The boots are from Piperlime and they were one of Rachel Zoe's picks. Love them. I am going to add some skinny jeans and a cute necklace to complete the outfit.

For The Love Of...

I mentioned a few posts back that I have been under the weather. That was about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I was still not feeling well this week so I decided to go get checked out. I ended up having to have a chest X ray and lo and behold, I have walking pneumonia. Excellent. Just when I started getting into the swing of things with the running I get knocked on my ass. Boo.

I am going to make the best of it though. I think it will be a good time to just relax and get some rest.

I am looking forward to this weekend. Saturday I have plans with a friend in the morning, then I am going to go shopping for furniture and then work on cleaning up our house.

I am still trying to decide if I am going to go to Houston. Prices seemed to have come down in price, but I think I am going to see how I feel in the next week.

Decisions Decisions...

I have the opportunity to travel to Houston in the upcoming weeks. My good friend L lives there and has invited me to come out. I think that financially it isn't the best decision at this time, but I think that for my mental health it is just what I need.

I made mention of this somewhat before but I am at a point in my life right now where I feel like I am drowning or suffocating or something. I don't know how to describe it, but it is very unsettling. I am constantly in a bad mood, I can't sleep and I just feel like I can't breathe. I am conflicted the most though because my relationship with E is being affected. Honestly I don't know if this is something that has been coming for along time or not, but at this point we are like ships passing in the night. I don't think that he is aware of it which is equally as frustrating. All in all, I think that the time away would do wonders for me. Right now the cheapest trip I can find is $250.00 round trip. Does that sounds like a good price? I don't do a lot of flying.

On a positive note I have dropped another 2.5 lbs which made my day. I also had an amazing day yesterday. I spent time with a really good friend, and we just spent the day lazing around, drinking coffee, watching movies and just enjoying time together. I really didn't want the day to end.

Feelin Good...

I did the 2nd day of the Couch to 5k tonight. I had to stop and stretch half way through but I felt really good during and after. I should have actually done it yesterday but stuff came up. I am planning on taking tomorrow off and then running again on Friday night. I have also not been eating as much which is great.

I don't think that I have dropped any weight yet this week, but I need to focus more on building muscle anyway. I am thinking of hitting up a yoga class either Saturday or Sunday morning. I might also hit up one or two during the week before work if I can get myself up that early.

I really need some help on what types of lifting/exercises I should be doing to tone my shoulders and arms, lose some weight off of my hips and legs and also to tone my back and chest muscles. So... pretty much everything : )

I would love to be able to get a trainer but I don't really have the time or money right now. I am going to just focus on doing it on my own right now. I might end up breaking down and joining a gym though.

If anyone has any advice please let me know.

I realized this week that I have been spending WAAAY too much money lately. I have a solution to stop though. I backed out all of my saved credit card info on online sites, and my credit cards have all left the wallet. I was going to freeze them (seriously) but I decided to put them in an envelope and hide it away instead. I am also done with the Starbucks and eating out, I have to cut back on shopping at Whole Foods and start paying closer attention to what I actually buy. I hate getting myself in this situation.

I really need to stop buying so many clothes. Sometimes I don't even wear some of them before I ditch them in a donate pile. I need to just go through what I have, make sure that I can access all of it and see what is available and maybe pair stuff up in different outfits so I feel like stuff is new. So I guess that I need help in all areas of my life huh? If anyone has any advice at all please let me know!

Back on Track...

I am back on track in the weight loss department. The scale is finally going back down instead of up. I lost 3 pounds this past week. I am hoping to be down another 10-15 before my trip to San Juan in December.

I also started the Couch to 5k plan. There is an app for it for the iPhone which makes it really easy to time. I was struggling with the running for quite awhile, but now I think I am back at it. Today I listened to some relaxing cello music while running and it actually made it go by a lot easier.

Speaking of cello, I have always wanted to learn how to play the cello. I actually asked my mom if I could learn cello when I joined orchestra but we couldn't afford one so I learned violin instead. I have been on a kick of doing new things/things I have wanted to do so I think that I am going to buy a used cello and learn how to play it.

Some other things on my list right now are sky diving, going on a hot air balloon ride, getting a tattoo and traveling to Spain or Italy.

I am still struggling with some personal things right now and I think that my anger/confusion is really fueling me right now. A conversation today really pushed my buttons and I am trying to figure out where to go next.