Rabbit Food

See now doesn't this feel like a proper procrastination blog?

I'm just not feeling the blogging lately, schools going to be coming to an end soon and then I'll probably do a little more.  Plus, I want to post more successes that I have so I'm working on that...

Final thought for today: got an All-Bran cereal sample in the mail for their new Bran Buds...so gross; it looked exactly like those little brown food pellets we used to feed the rabbit I had as a kid...it might as well have been that too because it tasted awful!

Dance the Way I Feel

So I let a week slip by me, but I was doing so well I think I deserved a break from blogging, right?

Things that are going on:

• Only have 5 more classes of Microbiology, they're gonna fly by!  Found out the last exam is a freebie since we are so short on time in class.  She's pretty much making it open notes...and she's giving us the notes.  How epic is that?!
• The dress is coming together nicely; done with the skirt and pockets on it, most of the bodice is done, so just need to put them all together, put on the contrast piece on the bottom and put in the zipper! I hope it doesn't look awful when I put it on!
• I have discovered that I'm in love with all things psychedelic rock: MGMT, Phoenix, and most of all Passion Pit.
• I'm stressing about when my letter of acceptance (or rejection) will be here for the dental hygiene program. I need to find out soon so I can choose my alternative to what I'm going to take.  Perhaps dental technician.

Other things on my mind have been my birthday, yeah silly thing to think about I know, it's just another day, but I just want to have a day to have fun with my friends and catch up with them, I see them so little now a days.  I just can't decide what to do! And then some days I want do to nothing because I always feel like my birthdays never reach my expectations...

Also, I was off for two days in a row, and today I don't work till much later and it really makes wish I didn't have to work...there's much better things to do and discover.

Food Coma

This is about the only thing I have energy to do right now; I just got home from having dinner, I mean 'banquet', at one of my friends' house.  So. Much. Food.
She made a whole chicken (that was the best), fillet minion and shrimp.  It was heaven!  I made my mom's Summer Succotash (recipe below) which was so light and balanced with all the meat we had.  We finished two hours ago, I'm still stuffed!

Anyways, earlier today I got over to Joann Fabrics because McCall patterns were only 99 cents!  And you know at the check out when they tell you how much you "Saved Today"? Well I was shocked when I saw this one:

Okay see that $9.15 at the top? That was my total for 7 patterns and just under a yard of fabric I need to complete my dress.  It's CRAZY the mark-up prices they give to sewing patterns, they really aren't worth more than a few bucks in the first place. So now I have project ideas to last me awhile!

Till next time...

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Summer Succotash

• 2 bell peppers (any color you like, but I think red and yellow have the most crisp flavor) chopped into square pieces (1" X 1" about)
• 1 can of whole kernel corn (drained and rinsed)
•  1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• 6-8 sprigs cilantro chopped
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil

 Mix all ingredients together, putting the cilantro in last chill for an hour then serve!  My mother and I's favorite non-cooking side dish, so crisp and refreshing, I'm sure you'll love it too!

Spark of Hope

Well, only skipped one day of blogging, not too shabby for me!  Doing much better than other blogging friends *cough LUSH-ous Baking*cough Waiting in the Meadow*cough My Take on Everything cough* Oh, sorry these allergies must be getting to me ;-) Kidding guys, but I hope it is some encouragement!

So yesterday I decided that I simply MUST get back to tracking calories, and the best website I have found to assist that is SparkPeople. It's like Weight Watchers sort of but it's FREE.  That's right, I said free!!! Not too long ago I tracked my calories using their nutrition tracker for a solid 3 weeks and I did see weight come off, but then as always I kind of deviated and stopped tracking...But here at the Procrastination blog that's what we are about, always try try again!  'Cause at some point there is a last minute in the procrastinators life and that's when it's now or never, do or die....diet? 

So that's another new goal set ahead of me.  I have a few others in mind now too...I want to finish the summer dress I'm currently making in my sewing class by the time my grandfathers memorial service is (May 14th).  That surely is plenty of time, but I just want to wear it then.  I'm very excited to see most of my family that I rarely see, some that I haven't seen in years even though the circumstances really suck...

Here's the dress pattern

(The one on the left) My fabric is the same for the bodice and the band, the colors of my pattern are three shades of blue, black and a hard-to-describe yellow.  Best of all: IT HAS POCKETS!!! My friend over at LUSH-ous and I decided a long time ago, every dress should have pockets heehee...

So tired...

tired of waiting, tired of waiting for YouuuUUUUooooo!

I get that song by The Kinks stuck in my head so often.  I think they are trying to tell me something...this 30/60/90 thing is not turning out for me.  I keep waiting for the weight just to come off on it's own, keep waiting to start tomorrow (now you know why it's called the procrastination blog, eh?) I just don't know how this is going to happen.  And really it's not a size thing for me, it's really a health one.  I eat TERRIBLY, believe me there was some line that was crossed long ago where I apparently decided it was okay to have a few treats every day.  No one needs sweets everyday, I know that but just...can't....stop...*grabs cookie*

My thoughts exactly Cookie Monster...sigh*

Tomorrow is another day...

Well, it's April

So I shouldn't really be that surprised about all the rain.  However this is now the 3rd day I haven't gone walking.  Some would think, "Oh, just walk in the rain".  Well I'm kinda like a cat, I don't like to get wet unless I'm taking a shower or swimming in a pool.

Plus last night I got my very badly needed hair done by Ben's mom; she did exactly what I wanted! I love it!  What does that have to do with rain?  Well, when she shampooed my hair in those special hair washing sinks the bowl moved and my entire back got soaked.  Then when we left and it was like the sky had just opened up it was pouring so hard and very hard to see the road with all the rain.  So I've had enough raining weather already!

Oh, last thought; hope it's a better day for the Brewers!

Brew Crew!

What a gorgeous day today, too bad I won't be at opening day for the Brewers!  But I'm showing my team spirit with my shirt aannnnd make-up!  Now I know blue eye shadow is kind of a no-no now adays, but let's see if you think I pulled it off well.

I used all Urban Decay!  First I used Primer Potion (seriously, never put make-up on without it, it's the best thing ever created since...it's just the best, okay?) then I covered the whole lid in Half Baked (the golden color) shadow, then Jinx (blue color, came in my limited edition Book of Shadows Vol II), then Gunmetal (gray) into the eyelid crease.  Eye lined with some Eldorado 24/7 eyeliner and reaplied a little more Half Baked to get it to show more.  I'm pretty proud!

I was also really proud last night when one of my managers bought up THREE of the cookie cakes that I made for the game!  I think it's pretty flattering when your own boss likes your work enough to buy it!

This one is slightly crooked IMO, but it took so much work! I am also not the best at mixing the colors at work and it took me like half an hour to get the right color for the golden yellow, and I still think it's too pale compared to what it should be.  But as they say, It takes practice, practice and then some more practice!

Go Brew Crew!

Hoppy Easter!

Hey there readers!! (if there are actually any of you...)  Happy Easter!  I think Easter is my favorite holiday, because of all the bright colors and cute baby animals and of course now it really feels like spring!

I unfortunately have to work the 1pm-9pm close this evening; I miss my family a lot thanks to this thankless job! But here are some cute things I made at work for the holiday.  Enjoy!

Bunny Cakes!  (These are actually ones I made last year at work, but they are still so sweet!  All butter cream cake and the ears are made out of white chocolate!)  I love their "doe-eyed" look, "Would you like a flower?".  Cuuuuuuuute!

Okay, not the most detailed or cutest, but when your boss says, "Hey Samantha, why don't you get 75 of those iced cookies out?" and there's about 5 customers impatiently waiting you tend to try to go as fast as possible.

Rain Day

Day 4-

Don't get to walk today due to rain, disappointing but it's okay with me because I've been having this increasing problem with my ears.  I don't want to call it a cold because it's not normally how a cold feels to me.  However, my throat is all swollen up along with my ears and it hurts very badly to even swallow. There's just so much pressure and I was at the doctor just two weeks ago.  I'm not sure if this is just something that has to do with the weather or if I have some sort of sinus inflammation. It's really frustrating...

Work has also been frustrating as well; it seems every day there is more and more to do and no one to ever help.  My manager keeps telling me what a good worker I am and such but to me being a good worker feels like I get "punishment" by having to work all the holidays because I'm dependable.  I'm really upset about Easter, I work 1-9 pm with a new girl (it will be her first day) and I really wanted to go to my grandma's house with the rest of the family.  I didn't get to see them for Christmas, and now this!  But I have to stay positive that one day I will have a job that I love and I won't have to work weekends and holidays!

Excuses

...are like armpits; everyone has them and they all stink!

Yes, welcome to day number 3...let's see how much I didn't commit to my plan between last night and now:

• Went out and got chicken nuggets after work last night...oops
• Went to bed at 1 am...oops
• Woke up today at 9:30 am

So I kinda feel bad about all those, but I still didn't eat treats and sweets at work, I brought food and right now I'm finishing my Special K red berries (mmm) and then getting on the shoes and walking!

I just have to keep thinking I can do this, I can do this!  A few slip ups are bound to happen of course and I can't let the whole thing come tumbling down when those things happen.  I think my biggest obstacle is being disciplined, and sure I could say, "I shouldn't be hard on myself" but all the goal I have chosen are easily obtainable.

So really what excuse do I have to give to not have a better life? 

Got To Do It

Okay, I know it's been quiet some time since Andrew W.K. fell to the way side, but his first album* is by FAR the best motivational/workout music. I mean don't get me wrong I like those occasional pop songs that every girl thinks is great for workouts but A.W.K. is some kickin' @$$ and taking names kind of music that makes you feel like you can take on the world.  And just when you think you're think you can't take anymore (around track 9) he's got this great, "don't give up" song going.

*which my aunt was horrified that I asked for it for my 14th birthday because it was titled I Get Wet and the cover art had a black sticker over it because his bleeding nose was "offensive" lol
 

And that is how I feel about my second day of my accomplishments.  I'm doing pretty well, the only rule I didn't achieve last night was not eating after 8, but what I did have was pretty healthy (baked potato, with a cooked egg, some bacon, cheese and mushrooms on top, found here: Idaho Sunrise). 

For my mile walk ever morning I've been doing small jogs here and there to have a different degree of intensity.  I know that's not much for some people but jogging one whole mile is a lot for me to have to work on building up to!  But I think I can do it, if I do something every day.  I feel SO much better already!