Monday, November 28, 2011

VIP Wine Tour

Well today is the day after the much dreaded class final and I decided to go wine tasting. I had a great time and we went on a lil tour and got to taste wine in the garden and also in the cave where they store all the barrels. It was a fantabulous time!

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Pantry Organization

 

Hey everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and awesome Black Friday! I got the organizing bug and went to get lil storage containers to redo some trouble spots.

Well today, I finally got my hands on the pantry. It was getting a lil hard to find stuff (especially for the hubs) and so I wanted to get the flow in there a lil better,

Here are some before pics:

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A mess huh?

Here are the after pics:

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Pasta bin:

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Baking/ cooking liquids:

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Snack station:

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Dry baking goods bin:

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Can goods:

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Next, I want to get some labels for the bins. It actually did not take me long (about 30 min) to go through the pantry. It also allowed me to go through everything and check for expired items. My husband (Brian) was impressed and is now more inclined to get stuff from the pantry. It is only about 3 feet high so he has to squat down to fit. He would complain that not only did he have to squat, but he also had to “look” for things. Now he has no excuse…hahaha.! Well off to relax.

Teresa

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Calming Effects

Hey! Hope you weekend is going good. I have been prepping for the half marathon in Dec. Last week, I ran a tough, hilly 8 miles..



Tomorrow the plan is to run 10. I hope it works well. I also have been taking Natural Calm, it is supposed to help with stress and such and also alongside with Calcium. My dad starting taking it and said he feels better. I figured..why not?



I am also still taking BCAAs and love it! I am on my 2nd tub (I actually bought the bigger one)

Well off to do homework. I am almost done with this class...I can't wait.




Monday, October 17, 2011

First Blogger Meet up

Hey everyone! Sorry been absent so long…got the flu and have been busy. Well a couple of weeks ago, I went to my first ever blogger meet up. I had so much fun!

It was in San Fran and we did a lil potluck thing. I made Cream Cheese Filled Pumpkin Muffins. I modified the recipe from Allrecipes. I used applesauce instead of oil. They came out sooooo good!

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You can find the recipe here.


We chatted and ate some good food. It was a good time.

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My best friend who I have not seen since my wedding was here last week and we got to spend time together. We went to Gordon Biersch and also went wine tasting another day.

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Well off to bed!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Bit the Bullet

I don’t know how many diets I have tried since I started this blog. It is getting a lil ridiculous. I also realized with the way I eat, that a lot of those diets are NOT sustainable for life. So, as you know, I love watching Dr. Oz. On his show on Monday, he announced his Transformation Nation Challenge.

 

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My sis and I decided to sign up. I figured I want to lose weight anyways, so why not? If you would like to sign up shoot me an email and I will send you an invite.

Well yesterday, I went to Weight Watchers to do my “Official Weigh-in” and got inspired by all the women there who have lost weight or are in the process. I decided to bite  the bullet and just do it. I have friends who lost weight on this program and also have read many blogs with success stories. I have thought about it but never wanted to pay for meeting and stuff. But, I thought that it is a small price to pay for a healthy weight and good health. Also, yesterday I got my bloodwork checked for the challenge. I got the results this morning and the total cholesterol was a lil high. I kinda freaked out. Well, upon talking to the doctor, he told me that my HDL (good cholesterol) was so high that it made the total high. He also told me not to worry about the total number since my LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides were low. He said my HDL is probably high because of exercise and diet.  I also realized something today. I don’t have a problem with eating healthy food, but sometimes I eat a lil too much or also eat unhealthy food. During the week though, usually my diet is on point. The weekends are killers of my good eating. So wish me luck in this endeavor!

Question for the day:

What are your pitfalls on dieting? I know we all know what to do, but what are we not doing?

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Back to Reality

Well last week's vacation was great. The not so great thing was that I gained a couple of lbs...no bueno. I was watching Dr. Oz yesterday and he is running a challenge to win a million dollars and lose 10% of your weight. So I was thinking...why not? So I started my way back to healthy eating...wish me luck!


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Sunday, September 25, 2011

New House Pictures!

So that is the surprise today! I know that I have been promising pics of my new house in Cali. So here they are…

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With plant:

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Bistro table in kitchen:

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Workout/Office room:

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Downstairs halfbath:

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Guest room:

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Guest bath:

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Master sink:

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Our bedroom:

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My closet:

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Master Shower:

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Spunky’s room:

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Extra/guest room with a (that is a  deflated air mattress)Winking smile

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Hope the rest of your weekend is great! Have a good one!