OBGYN

I am afraid of them. Why? I am not so sure. I haven't had insurance for about 2 years.

After 2 years (I know bad Taneha) I am going to the OBG this afternoon. I am so nervous I want to cry and cancel. No reason at all. Well, there is a reason or 2 to be honest. That is for another post, but really only Erin reads this and she already knows the honest part so I may not have to write another post. :)

Off to see the wizard.

Top 5 Books

A friend asked me today what my top 5 favorite books were. First, no fair I don't think I can do this.

This is what I finally came up with.

Here is the run down. I don’t really have all time favorite books, well maybe one or ten. So I will break them down a little. FYI my orginal list has 20 books on the list.

If you love funny, comical, fast read, girly books Jenn and I LOVED these. All 5 good books, a good series. Wouldn’t say I would put any single book as a favorite but favorite series if that make sense.

Confessions of a Shopaholic, by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic takes Manhattan
Shopaholic Ties the Knott
Shopaholic & Sister
Shopaholic & Baby

Same author wrote The Undomestic Goddess – It is a quick good read too.

But I think my all time 5 favorites

- Water For Elephants – by Sara Gruen (Probably one of my all time favorites I started it 3 times on the 3rd time I couldn’t put it down. I think I read it in 3-4 days.)

- Shoot The Moon – by Billie Letts (She wrote Where the Heart Is which was one of Oprah’s first book club books.)

- The Lucky One – Nicolas Sparks (Some people don’t like him mainly all his books seem similar. Amy V LOVES him, Krissy not a fan. I have only read 4 of his books this one was one of my favorites. I did like all the 4 that I have read though.)

- Accidental Happiness – Jean Reynolds (I randomly received this book and loved it.)

- Sam’s Letter to Jennifer – James Patterson (Not anything like his mystery books at all. This was one of the first books I read in literally 2 days. LOVED it.)

I have many more but you said top 5. A few other favs though are

- Girl with a Pear Earring (probably would tie one of them for my top 5 fav. )
- Memoirs of Geisha
- The Choice
- At First Sight
- The Pilot’s Wife

So there is a run down of a few good ones. I have many more but it was only suppose to be 5. Depends on what you are also looking to read. Kite Runner is another one of my favs. I have started a list from authors that aren’t as popular as Nicolas Sparks or James Patterson, of books I want to read now.

Also most done with another I started last Saturday. On to the next one.

Dan Dan Noodles

In an attempt to lose weight again, save money and eat better I love trying new recipes. This morning I got the PERFECT email from Cooking Light.

I receive emails from Cooking Light, MyRecipes.com and I get the Cooking Light magazines. I love new ideas and especially ones that help me watch my calories.

This morning I received an email from them, subject, Budget-Friendly Recipes. WHAT? SWEET! This is just what I am in need of right now. Especially since, we are doing our monthly grocery shopping tomorrow.

In the email, it says, "Budget Cooking: Feed 4 for $10". Again, SWEET! The picture of Peppery Pasta with Shrimp was enough to get me looking.

Recipe 6 however so far (because I have completely stopped to write this blog) has been the kicker.

Dan Dan Noodles, I LOVE Dan Dan Noodles. It is one of our favorite dishes at PF Chang's. Either Kirsten or Erin I cannot remember who either way they are wonderful introduced me to them.

Therefore, Thursday night, after grocery shopping, we will be loving some Dan Dan Noodles.

Here is a link to the recipe in case you want to attempt to make them. I will let you know how yummy Cooking Light Dan Dan Noodles are versus PF Chang's.

Dan Dan Noodles - Link

Quick Update

Tonight I came home a little bit motivated after thinking I need to get out of this. I read a few chapters for a little bit then decided, ok time to work out.

Julia Michael's 30 day Shred kicked my ass. It didn't end there. I did 2 loads of laundry, dishes, dinner, a few rounds of Bejeweled and now I am getting ready to read a few more chapters before bed.

All in a couple hours and I feel good.

What Happened?

This weekend I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror, it wasn't a pretty sight, hair that hasn't been cut since August, a body that is in desperate need of a walk, a run a workout, or anything physical. Last summer I was working towards a goal and probably worked out almost 2-3 times a week. This year NOTHING, ZIP, ZERO, ZILCH.

What happened? Where are the days when I could go out after work and meet a few friends for drinks? Now I would rather go home, read or go to bed.

My back, my legs, my neck and my head ache from being so tired and the stress. My brain is dead half the time. I used to pride myself on remembering EVERYTHING (which my husband and Thomas HATE). I can't remember CRAP to save my life lately. I go to working early in the morning and lately have been so busy I don't know where the day has gone. At times I have a stack of papers to work on at home. If I get to them it is another story.

When I get home the dishes are usually waiting, the vacuum cleaner is yelling, "please, please, please use and abuse me" and clutter well it is in every corner. Sometimes I feel like I hate the place we live in so much I don't care, therefor that is my excuse for the way it looks. I think it is a good one myself.

What it boils down to. I need to get up off my ASS and do something. I need to clean my house and start caring again. Once I do it I will be less tired and everything will be done. I just can't get myself to the point of starting. I find other things to do with my time. Like end up at Lost Lake or play 50 rounds of Bejeweled Blitz. Which btw I see nothing wrong with.

I have to do it. What am I going to do if we have a baby? Really, can I live like this if we have a baby? I think not.

Goal for the next 30 days.....Clean my house, work out at least 2 times a week (just a start) and eat better. I will let you know on May 13th how it is going.

Here is to going home and working out tonight. :)

Lost Lake

The weather report for Saturday at one point was off and on showers. Mainly in the afternoon or evening. I figured I would get up, clean the upstairs and do laundry all day.

When I got up and looked outside, to my amazement (why since it is Oregon) it was beautiful. Poor Kona had been cooped up in the house and was getting the nervous, "I need out of this effing house" whine. I was trying to think of what we could do that would be fun but close since Chris had to leave by 4 or 5 to go to work. I decided to make noise and wake him up about 10ish. He went and got coffee for us, finally. When he got back I suggest going to this lake towards the beach where he went fishing recently, Lost Lake.


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I changed quickly and he loaded the truck. An hour later we were there. I was reading a book, Kona was running playing with sticks and Chris was fishing. With in 2 minutes of casting he had a fish on.

It ended up being a beautiful day and we had a great time. It was nice to get away I needed it after the emotional week I had.

Can't wait to go back again and can't wait to go back to go camping this summer.