There I said it. Losing weight seriously sucks. It sucks bad. I know everyone tries to make it super positive and motivational and easy, but sometimes…it. just. sucks. Sometimes I don’t want to be positive. Maybe, I just want to let you my inner fat girl and let her fly. So I can sit on my living room floor again with a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi, eating chinese honey chicken and green beans, double chocolate chip cookies from Subway, cheesy breadsticks from Pizza Hut, french fries from Hardees, and popcorn from the local movie theater. Yes. You read that correctly. I used to do that. If I had a really…
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The Women of Washington.
As the new year begins, I like to take time to think over the past. One leg of my life was spent in Washington, Ks. My grandparents lived there, and raised my mom and aunt there. My aunt Colleen still lives in Washington. After I dropped out of college and toodled around for a little bit, I moved in with Colleen after my Grandma died (Grandpa died many years before). I was lucky enough to get a job at a bank when I was 19. I will be eternally grateful for that job. I met so many people, made many friends, and learned how to actually talk. I was so…
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To A Childhood Friend.
As 30 quickly approaches, I’ve been doing much internal searching. Regrets, people/things I’m thankful for, choices I’ve made… One of the things I’ve thought a lot about lately is a girl who I grew up with. We actually went to Kindergarten together, but she went to a different school for a couple years. She came back once that school combined with ours when we were in the 4th grade. I don’t really remember if we became friends right away, or if it took a little bit. I just remember at some point, we were practically sisters. We looked similar, so we even started dressing the same. I know one day…
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I Am Not Ashamed.
Secrets. There are so many secrets that people have. I don’t believe that anyone is completely honest, everyone has something to hide. I am tired of hiding. Tired of lying to people, trying to act like something I’m not. It look a long time to realize this, but I am awesome. I am amazing. I am unique. Weird. Quirky. I am me. I am who I am and no one is able to change that except for myself. I only hope that I grow stronger and wiser as I get older. I have many, many secrets. One of which is that I used to hate myself. I was very cold…
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Happiness.
Happiness is something that so many people are in search of. One thing that I love about myself is that it does not take much to make me happy. Think about it. The world is all about the next big thing, buying the newest toys, the coolest clothes and shoes. Here is a small list of the small things that bring me happiness. If you are ever feeling down, just try one. Plain vanilla ice cream cone New fingernail polish A short nap A hug Having a friend over to watch a movie Listening to a super fun up-beat song (for me it’s I Just Had Sex by The Lonely…
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In-Laws.
I met my in-laws a year ago at this time. I was terrified. I wanted them to like me, and for me to like them. I thought I would just be meeting his parents and maybe an aunt and uncle. Instead, I met basically EVERYONE. Parents, three aunts, two uncles, two sets of grandparents, one great grandma, and some cousins. I think that’s everyone. Yup. I about peed my pants. I was so nervous. Everything went fine, like I pretty much knew it would, but there is always that doubt in the back of your mind that your boyfriends mom will hate you. I got so lucky. I always said I…
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Banana Bread Recipe.
Banana Bread. It’s so goooooood. We had a couple bananas that were getting a little brown so I decided it was time. I got this recipe for banana bread from my sister who got it from her sister-in-law who got it from…I have no idea where. So, let us begin. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Assemble your materials…. Mix all of your dry ingredients together in a medium-ish sized bowl. Mash up your bananas…. Then combine all of your wet ingredients in a large bowl Now it’s time to add the dry ingredients to the wet ones in the big bowl. Mix it only until everything is combined. Just…