A St. Patty's Day Rant

On a day made for wearing green and getting drunk, some people are ridiculous downers. On a day that you are allowed to wear jeans and dress up in ridiculous green outfits, where you are free from the "business professional" wardrobe that makes up our existence, why? Why would you not branch out, have a little fun? I know I am not the most over-the-top-in-green person, but at least I am wearing green... what a concept.

So Traci, I think it's a brilliant idea that you walk around with the little shamrock stickers and give them to all the non-green-wearing-downers we work with. And as you hand it to them, accompany it with a nice little, "You Suck!"...

All ranting aside, we finally finished our master bathroom. And it looks GLORIOUS!

Oh, the pain!

So I haven't been up to work out the last two mornings. My body is revolting against this new habit. I did go to the gym last night and did 20 minutes on the eliptical and 20 minutes on the stationary bike. That's about all my poor legs could handle... I look like I'm 90 years old when I walk...

I decided against trying to go to Pilates this morning... if I can't walk, I probably shouldn't try to get my body into unnatural positions. I will go to the gym tonight though and get my cardio in for the day.

For those of you that know me, this will come as a shock --

I ate SALAD for dinner last night. That's right. Baby spinach, cucumbers, fat-free caeser-italian dressing, and only a few croutons. Be proud.

AND-- I am eating the same salad + chicken for lunch today... and guess what I bought as snacks...

Yogurt-covered raisins, walnuts, lots of fruit...

I'm trying folks!

Workout Update

Once again... up at 4:45 am for my 5:30am workout. Today was the ball core class... it's killer! No really... it murders my thighs. Ouch... I can hardly cross my legs.

Oh, and adding to my super new motivated self. I worked out last night too... That's right, twice in one day. Jimmy thinks I might hurt myself at this rate, so I am taking tomorrow off to let my body recoup a little. But back in on Thursday for Pilates at 5:45 am!

Peace out home skillet!

The Hallway of Awkwardness

In our building, you have to walk about a 1/4 of a mile to the bathroom... not really, but it can seem that way. To get to the bathroom, you have to exit our office and walk down a really long straight hallway. We share our building with about 600 other state employees, most of which are obviously complete strangers. Herein comes the hallway of awkwardness! As you are making your trek to the bathroom, you see someone at the other end of the hallway (40-80 yards away). The dilemma is this: Do I smile and acknowledge them now or do I wait until they are closer to me. If I acknowledge them now, then I have to look away for the remaining 30-70 yards and as I actually pass them act like I am looking at the nice name plate on the wall... If I wait to acknowledge them until they are passing, then I have ignore them for 30-70 yards until that exact moment of passing... it creates a very awkward walk down the hall.

The science of it is deciphering when they are going to acknowledge you...

Regardless of the awkwardness, it makes walking to the bathroom quite the adventure.

Checking In...

Day two of waking up at 4:45 AM and working out.... CHECK!

I would have worked out this weekend, but the gym was closed Friday-Sunday due to the 20th Annual Ostrich Festival using their parking lot. Excitement, I know.

You should be Impressed... Really.

I woke up this morning at 5:00 AM and went to a 5:45 AM PILATES class. That's right ladies and gentleman... I, Elysia Nicole Labita, worked out... in the morning. It wasn't all that difficult. I am determined to go at least three times per week, in the morning. I'm going to make this a habit, I will keep you posted on how that goes.

What spurred this sudden motivation? A new community center opened right by my house and they are offering the gym and the fitness classes for FREE until the rest of the community center (there is a learning center and some other things) is ready to be open to the public. So until the beginning of May, it's FREE! Woohoo! Free is a great motivator. And then I get to try it out for two months and see if I can make is something consistent before I start blowing $30/month on a membership.

Yeah for me and my motivation. Aren't you proud?

Growing Up

No word yet on the cell phone bill. Nikole obviously isn't paying me for it so I called T-Mobile and asked if they could remove the charges since I didn't place any of the calls. Didn't tell them I knew who did of course, but since none of the numbers she called have EVER showed up on my phone bill, I'm hoping that they will take off the charges. After that's over, I can let it all go and chalk it up as a lesson learned. Money+Friends doesn't mix.

Anyway, I've been realizing lately that I am getting older. That people I know are all having children, or are already on their second or third. I'm only 23, so I usually don't think that I am that old, but realizing that my friends and acquantances are starting families makes me realize that I'm growing up. That people my age are at that point in their lives. It's started making me really think about when I will be ready to have a family. I know I am not ready now, but when will I be... a year, five years... I don't know, and my Mom is starting to drop hints that she would like grandkids... FREAKY! It's not that I don't want children, because I totally do and everytime I'm around babies, I totally start to get the fever, but I want so many more things to be checked off my life list before I have kids. I know they make your life so much better, but they also make it harder to do things, to get up and go places, to sleep in... So, here is my life list of things I want to do before I have kids:

• Take a honeymoon
• Pay off my credit cards
• Get my MBA
• Travel, travel, and travel (Destination #1: Italy)
• Figure out my career goals and where/what I want to do
• Build up my savings account
• See the Grand Canyon (I live in Arizona, so this one should be easy!)
• Completely finish all the repairs/upgrades/decorating in my house
• Get a regular workout routine (i.e., get in the habit of working out 3-4 times/week)

That's all I got for now. Not much I know, I will have to think about the rest. But look at my list... it's very "GROWN UP" isn't it... my point exactly! It's sad. Dude, we're getting old!