Well, the sun comes up awful early over here in the central time zone, and with it, the birds. So, I was up at the ass-crack of dawn packing up. Which was fine because I wanted to get to the zoo early. It opened at 8am and I was paying for that $15 parking spot... Continue Reading →

Today (Friday) marked Day 1 of my road trip to Colorado. Well, technically it was Day 1.2(ish). But I'll get to that later. For those of you going, "Why in the hell would someone DRIVE to Colorado?!" It's actually been on my bucket list for a long time. I've wanted to drive, by myself, halfway across... Continue Reading →

Thursday: I have a huge milestone to write about for this day. Some of you may not think this is big, but for me, it's YUUUGE!Are you ready??Thursday morning, I drank coffee. Without sugar!! And it didn't taste horrible!! I didn't even make a nasty face when I drank it!! It did, of course, have coconut... Continue Reading →

Yesterday, I tried to write a post, but it became clear that I was too emotional over the whole election debacle, so I put it off. After sleeping on it and drinking quite a bit of wine last night (I'll get to that later), I feel much better about our state of affairs. I have... Continue Reading →

Well, apparently I've got quite a few days to catch up on since I seriously slacked off this weekend. In writing, not necessarily the diet itself. Although there were a couple of snags that I will get to.Thursday: Just another day. Went off without incident. Even got in a barre workout that night after work and... Continue Reading →

This post is mix of a diet and a dating story, so it's kind of all over the place, but it's my blog, I can do what I want. Love you all!Monday: Morning of Day 6 went great. I felt great and, despite not grocery shopping like I should have on Sunday, I still had... Continue Reading →

Friday: Day 3, when I woke up, I was worried it would be a continuation of the day before. Headache, foggy vision, etc., but it wasn't! I actually woke up feeling refreshed and ready to go. I did get a slight headache that afternoon, but it passed, and the day went on without incident (i.e. cheating).... Continue Reading →

Morning. I woke up late again because I just completely forgot to set my alarm this morning. I have done this twice now. I'm convinced it's because my new job hardly feels like work. I really like going to the office everyday, so I am no longer in the mindset of "Do I really need... Continue Reading →

Morning: I got up (late) and got ready for work. On my way out the door, I heated up my Blackberry Sage Sausage patties I'd made the night before. They were wonderful! Then I checked on my homemade mayo I'd also made that night. Big fat nope. I would have to try again tonight, but... Continue Reading →

This past weekend, one of my oldest friends came to visit me in Charlotte. She lives in New Orleans now and had never been here, so what better time than the present?! We had a great time exploring Charlotte and Asheville and hiking and eating and eating some more.In fact, the past few months, for... Continue Reading →