Pretty skin

I FINALLY decided to try Bare Minerals. I have been curious about Bare Minerals for awhile but it seemed pricey for the kit with those itty bitty bottles. However when the lady at Ulta told me I could return them I was SOLD. As soon as i got home i tried it on and I LOVED the way it made me look and feel. I still think it's great but I wish i felt that way i did every time as i did that first time.

I signed a contract for the personal trainer for 3 months. Now when I did this I was working a lot of hours. Now that I am working 10 hours a week at my old job and occasionally subbing I don't really have the money to extend my contract once I am done. I don't really know what I want to do. I want to lose weight so I look cute in my brides maids dress for Heathers wedding in Sept. I don't really want to work more hours to go to personal training plus it's not very fun going 3 nights out of the work week. I do have 6 weeks to figure out what to do.

Watching some TV

Last week, I was sick and spent a few days in bed. One morning as I was flipping the channels one show had some fancy dogs on it. You can't see it but there is a very fluffy white dog on the screen. I love Deuce's interest to watching TV. Was there love in the air? I thought it was too cute to not capture so I got my cell phone and got this shot.

Give me 4 sets of 15

I don't even know where to start. So much has been going on...I've done some very cool things but have had some not so good things happen these past few weeks.

Sometimes I think this one is a positive and then other times I feel like what the heck was i thinking...
I started working with a personal trainer. I go three times a week to her studio. I don't think I have ever ran so much at one time in my life. My first session she took pictures of me. With my skin showing. Not sure if I will be showing anyone those once I get some "after" pictures to go with the "before" pictures. I can get embarrased easily so I don't know if i will actaully show anyone, unless I've had a few drinks and then whatever...who cares.

Bummed

I am "kinda" bummed. I finally got the test result back from the second test that I took on Sept. 20th (results come in 4 weeks but there was a big hold up with my groups test results). Today they finally posted the results. If you did not already figure it out I did NOT pass.
The cutoff score was 240 and I got a 238. So close. It's my own fault though I didn't start studying to the night before AND I rushed through the essays. I know if I had taken the time to write correctly and put more thought and effort into the answers I would have gotten enough points to pass (if you have been reading my blog you have probably notice that I am not a good writer and have horrible grammar - although I must give myself some props 10 years ago it was atrocious and I know "some" of the rules these days).

I already had signed up to take the next test anyhow. I guess it's nice to know that
a. the $100 fee isn't going to waste
b. I am really close to passing. I think I'd be uber stressed out if I needed to bring it up 40 points.

Now I have to get a substitute certificate that cost $60 to have for the next 6 weeks for my perm sub job at the Elem. school I'm at in Chandler.

I take the test in a few weeks AND if all goes well I'll have a passing score in February....

Oops

For my birthday last month two great friends got me a treatment for the Dolce Salon and Spa. I was totally surprised and amazed. I went online and was checking out the website tonight. I clicked on offers... and for singing up I got to print out a $25 coupon. I am so excited! I cannot wait to go. I am going to wait a little while until I'm in need of lots of TLC.

I just got some great TLC when Michelle was in town and we went to Agave at the Kierland Resort and Spa. The treatments where amazing. Although my bank account is still mad at me. ;-)

My sister has been wonderful this weekend and helped me wash all of my clothes. I always feel like I never have clothes to wear. But apparently I just never had many "clean" clothes. I'd do my normal dark load and light load and just wear that stuff.

I have WAY to many clothes. I need to stop shopping and learn how to do more laundry. I might be getting a house next fall so I will need to learn fast, very fast. I am envious of people who can do so much on a small budget. I spend twice if not three times more and have nothing to show. It's pretty depressing when I think about it. I know all of the concepts but cannot seem to apply them. Of course I probably should have saved this last part for a different blog and not one that talked about going to the expensive spa for the posh treatments. ::shrug::

Okay, 2009 I will become more mature. But I think that is kinda of like saying I'm not going to age (since we kinda of mature as we age). Still it's something obtainable to work towards.

2008 - 2009

I now work 10 hours a week. You would think I would have all this extra time and I would be bored out of my mind. But, that is not the case. I can’t even tell you what I have been doing.

I knew at the beginning of 2008 that this past year would be a big year for me. I finished my undergraduate degree. I graduated with honors from Arizona State University. I turned 30! I met a great and amazing guy. I got the job that I have been wanting for a long time with very little effort on my part. I went on a few great trips (Vegas, San Francisco, and Austin). Applied and got accepted into a masters program at ASU. Got a passing test score for one of my state tests (still waiting for the other one…still keeping my fingers crossed). Got to spend some time with some old friends and created some new friendships. Became more responsible (but I think that ties in with graduating). Being content on my life choices and not worrying about the path I have taken thus far.

2009 brings some more good things. I will have my very first classroom. Going on some more great trips Greece with Michelle and Sarah and going RVing with Kevin to Oklahoma to visit his brothers and dad over the 4th of July. I will be a bride’s maid in my sisters Heathers wedding at the Desert Botanical Garden. Getting to see Heather! I look forward to what else 2009 has in store for me.

I walked

I couldn't decide if I wanted to go to my graduation. When I think back to my High School graduation, I won't even mention what year that was, it was super long and I was sick. Needless to say I didn't think very fondly of it.

I am glad that I decided last minute to go to my college graduation. It turned out really nice and it was fun to have my family, boyfriend, and a close friend there on Friday to help me celebrate my accomplishment.