It's Ok!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!!! I know I did and ended up getting spoiled again this year - I know worse things could happen, so I am not complaining!!

I have not had a chance to go through my Christmas pics yet as I am back at work today and let's be honest everyone needs a lazy day after Christmas right?!

So stay tuned and as for today we will do a little segment of It's Ok!!

It's okay that yesterday M and I did pretty much nothing. I played with his new iPad and he played Xbox. We did leave the house twice - once to go to the farm and the second time to go and visit with friends and to play a game!

It's okay that I was secretly wishing for a snow day, but the realized it would affect my shopping plans to Ikea tomorrow, so I drove in the crap weather to get here. It wasn't too bad - I have had a worse drive!

It's okay to be planning our winter vacay now that there is actually snow on the ground. M wants Jamaica, I am undecided. Any recommendations?

It's okay that I did only one load of laundry on my time off. Needless to say I have quite a bit to get done on the weekend!!

It's okay that there are more baked goodies in my house than veggies and fruit?!

It's okay that the only Boxing Day shopping I did was online at Old Navy. I also went on Ebay and bought my nail extension forms for my new gel nail kit! I just didn't feel like battling crowds!!

Have a great day friends!!

It's Okay

It's Okay:

- That we got a crazy storm over night - it finally brought some rain! Not that there is any hope left for my front lawn, or some of the plants in my garden! We are supposed to get some more storms today! On the plus side we haven't had to cut our grass in over a month!

-  That I finally finished my photo book, now onto the photo wall!! My plan is to bring down all the frames from upstairs so I can see all that I have! Might even get on the ordering train to get pictures to fill them!

- That I slept in until 11 this morning!! Crazy I know, but I actually feel refreshed!! I have not been sleeping well at all lately! Plus, I was up during the storm last night and it lasted for over an hour! Two little kitties were not impressed a bit on edge!

- That I have like 7 camera/photo editing apps on my phone and I love them all!!

- That I don't get to see my sister, niece and nephew today. Amy is still sick and actually went to the hospital today for IV fluids and antibiotics. She seems to be fighting some type of intestinal infection! Hopefully she feels better soon! 

- That I have a huge load of towels to do. I will buckle down and do it tonight. I hate time of use. I would rather do my laundry in the day when I am home!

- We won our ball game again last night!! This makes me a happy camper!! Our team played soo well, although I hit like crap! Back to the batting cage if I keep this up!

- That I love the new games I have on my phone - Words With Friends and Hanging With Friends - anyone else playing? I'd love a challenge!! Still loving my new iPhone!

Happy Thursday Friends!!

Plans and Seriously... It's Okay...

I am ready to fully commit to an exercise and eating plan! This is going to be really hard, but I will take it one step at a time!

The rules:

 - keep a daily track of exercise and food intake.

 - exercise at LEAST once a day

 - limit salty food intake to once a week - this is going to be killer!

 - limit sweet food intake to once a week

 - drink 8 glasses of water

 - No carbonated beverages for 21 days. After 21 days limit intake to a minimum. (this started on Monday!! I am going on day 4 - no pop)

 - Eat 1 vegetable/fruit per day. This is going to be hard - hence why I started it at one!

 - Cut back on processed food, eat more fresh food.

 - Pasta - only twice a month.

After tracking myself on Spark People, I know I don't over eat my suggested calories per day, but where I get my calories from are the troublemakers!

Soooo I am going to do this! Starting October 1st, 2011. I am going to run a mini-trial until then! I might post some updates on how I am doing with this challenge!!

Wish me luck!

Now on to :

Seriously! I haven't had pop in 4 days!! I was tempted with Ginger ale last night and went with Iced Tea instead!! 17 more days to go!!

Seriously? My cats have 50 million toys and they are trying to tell me that they are ALL under a piece of furniture? Toys are toys... play with the ones that are still out...

Seriously! I LOVE my newly refinished antiques!! They make such a difference!!

Seriously?! Everyone is switching to Iphone?! I still like my blackberry!!

Seriously - skin it is time to calm down... I get that you are just trying to keep me young looking and all... but acne is NOT cool - no wrinkles is!!

Seriously! My bedroom satellite receiver decided we didn't need to watch it anymore, which then led me to call Bell last night at 10:30 PM, to have them tell me how to fix it, which I was going to do myself until M suggested I call...

Head on over to Becky's site to link up!

Now on to It's Ok Thursday...

It's Ok that I missed my SUV and I am happy to have it back!!

It's Ok that I am working today instead of tomorrow, because this means I get a 4 day weekend!!

It's Ok that I am trying not to think of where we might travel to this winter! I'm a planner and Expedia keeps emailing me..

It's Ok that my window is in and I am now just waiting for it to be installed!!

It's Ok that my dogs have a routine and happen to know exactly what time they should be going outside before I go to work.. and God forbid if I am a minute late, they start the pacing... Why are Golden's sooo stinkin' smart?

It's Ok that Teen Mom is over... that show was driving me batty anyways.. not that I HAD to watch it...

It's Ok that I just watched X-Factor for the first time last night and only 15 minutes worth... it wasn't that it was bad, it was just that I fell asleep!

Seriously... It's Ok!

So today I am going to try 2 new link ups!! I am linking up with Becky for:

- Seriously?!  I just vacuumed and there is hair on the rug already... what is it about a freshly vacuumed rug that cats love to roll on?

- Seriously?! I have to work on Monday... I know I said yes, but who would I be to say no? 

- Seriously - Gracie you do not need a dog bed in every room. You need to stop pacing and understand that they need to be washed every now and then.... and no you cannot have the cat bed!

- Seriously - Mike just made his first batch of Jello that actually turned out... soo proud that my man that can cook the most complicated meals, can now - just maybe - make JELLO!

- Seriously? There is another blogger named Ashleigh and she has a blog called Life As I Know It! How random is it that I found her? I am her newest follower!

- Seriously!!! Greys starts tonight!!!! Sooo pumped!!

- Seriously! - the frog jumped under my car and died - I did not run over it, but it did die!!

I really hope that by doing this link up that it does not rehash an old frequent saying that I used waaay to often - "Seriously, I'm not even joking"

I am also linking up with Amber for:

It's ok that my vacuum ate my rug this morning and now I need a new one!! I am actually kind of excited about this because after switching rugs and using one that Mike had picked out from the old house (I don't even like it), there was a little string that the vacuum just happened to grab and suck in and around... and now the corner of the rug is missing! This means I can get the one I have had my eye on!

It's ok that I have no idea what this Erin Condrum is all about? Who is Erin and what did she do?

It's ok that I found a loonie in the washing machine, which then reminded me to check the little trap to see what else I could find, much to my luck... I found a lot of water pouring out when I opened it and nothing else.. except for a mess that I now had to clean up!

It's ok to want to paint my great room/kitchen AGAIN (did it less than 2 years ago) after seeing an awesome color on Pinterest... right?

It's also ok that Pinterest is going find me the end of my marriage at this rate with all the projects I want to do now... M now HATES pinterest!!

It's ok that pinterest is like porn for women... OMG I just used the word porn on my blog... my stats are going to go crazy!

Have a great Thursday!!!