I was tagged by a friend to tell 7 things about me. 7 things you may not know about me. Since my virtual friends may not know me as well as my real-world friends know, I am telling you things that ppl in real life know about me but you probably don't. Here goes.
1. I had a Dalmation, Campbell, who was the love of my life. I got him when I was 12, and had him for 12 years almost. He was like my son.
2. I had to put Campbell down 2 years ago on Luke's birthday. I still tear up when I think of him, and also on Luke's birthday (Feb 2nd.)
3. I love to watch ballroom dancing. I think it is so beautiful. I want to be just as graceful some day.
4. My sis is 4 years older than me, but if you get us on the phone together, you would never know which one of us is talking. We sound totally alike.
5. I have only broken one bone; fractured my foot in some sweet shoes last summer. I don't want to break another.
6. I am left handed.
7. I eat in even numbers (probably why I needed to join Weight Watchers, because I eat double of everything.) For example: When I eat M&M's I eat two in every bite. I chew one on the left side on my mouth, and the other on the right side of my mouth. If I am eating something like a sandwich, I take even numbered bites. If I do have an odd number of something, I will either not eat the last one or bite it in half to make two.
Now I'm supposed to tag 5 people to do the same, but I don't know that many ppl blogging to do that, and Lisa already tagged them lol. So anyone who reads this and wants to do one for themselves, go for it and have fun!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
FAQ's about Blogging
Since I am new at this whole blogging thing, I am coming across a few questions I cannot figure out on my own. So I am going to list them here and please comment if you can answer my questions. I may have some more in the future too *wink*!
1) How do you follow someone if their page does not have a follow option? I will never remember where I found them to go back in the future.
2) How/Can you follow someone who has a blog on a different website. Do you have to create a login for that website too, because I would really prefer to keep it simple and just stick with one blog login/website.
3) How do you create widgets/addons for your page? Can you just do it thru the settings or are there websites that you can find cool stuff to add? If so, how do you do that?
4) Does anyone know of any good websites where I can create an avatar for my picture? I googled it but can never find anything besides virtual websites to live in.
I think that is all I can think of right now, so if any other questions come up I will be sure to ask. Thanks all and have a fantastic day!
~Jenni~
1) How do you follow someone if their page does not have a follow option? I will never remember where I found them to go back in the future.
2) How/Can you follow someone who has a blog on a different website. Do you have to create a login for that website too, because I would really prefer to keep it simple and just stick with one blog login/website.
3) How do you create widgets/addons for your page? Can you just do it thru the settings or are there websites that you can find cool stuff to add? If so, how do you do that?
4) Does anyone know of any good websites where I can create an avatar for my picture? I googled it but can never find anything besides virtual websites to live in.
I think that is all I can think of right now, so if any other questions come up I will be sure to ask. Thanks all and have a fantastic day!
~Jenni~
Thursday, January 1, 2009
No More Tears
December 31, 2007. It was supposed to be a wonderful night with friends and happiness to bring in the new year. Everything seemed okay until the evening when I was getting ready to go out and trying to pick out the right outfit. But when I kept pulling all these different shirts, pants, and dresses out of the closet, I kept getting more and more upset because nothing fit right, and I felt fat in everything I put on. I had tried to put on a shirt, and had barely got it on without breaking the seams when I decided to take it off and go with another shirt I had already tried on but finally decided to wear, and I couldn't get the too tight shirt off! I tried and tried, and was starting to cry because I was so frustrated, and then Luke came in the room and I completely broke down. I kept getting more upset that nothing was fitting and had changed into nearly everything in my closet, and nothing was making me feel sexy in any way, and I told Luke how I was feeling. All he could say was "You need to hurry up because we're late," and "I've warned you this would happen someday." He couldn't come up with one nice thing to even try to make me feel better. I knew at that point that I could not let my weight and how I felt about myself hurt me so bad that I was in tears on what's supposed to be such a great night. I was probable close to 200 pounds.
So my New Years Resolution for 2008 was to get my weight under control and feel better about myself and how I looked no matter what I wore. For the first couple of months of 2008 I tried to eat less, and just be more aware of what I was doing with my body. But whenever I would work out and burn 100 calories, I would eat three different things like rice crispy treats or cookies or chips and justify each one of those things by saying I worked out. I quickly realized that wasn't working, and I had a serious problem with accountability. I knew I needed something different.
My mom had done Weight Watchers and succeeded, and then my dad joined later and had succeeded as well. I knew how Weight Watchers worked to a point, and this was something that works for so many people, and maybe that's what I needed was a program to teach me about how I was treating my body. I joined Weight Watchers the first week of March of 2008. I told Luke that I was going to join Weight Watchers, and he didn't want me to spend money on it. I let him know that this was something that I needed to do, and my reasoning behind it. He conceded.
I quickly started dropping the pounds in the first couple of months and could see immediate results that was making me feel better not just with how I looked but with how I felt about the decisions I made with my body. To date I have lost over 30 pounds and have about 20 more to get to my goal weight. I have had my ups and downs with emotions of eating and food this year, and am happy to say that I feel much more educated about my body, how it works, and why I do what I do when I reach for that candy bar, or extra roll at the dinner table. It helps me to think twice about the choices I make with food, before I eat it and after.
December 31, 2008. Such a better day than one year ago. It was a busy day, from working at 7 in the morning to shopping after work to making dinner and working out before going out for the night. I am happy to say that I only put on one dress, and not only was the dress stunning, but so was I. I felt beautiful inside and out. When Luke and I were driving down to the Plaza to meet up with our friends, I looked at him, smiled, and said "Honey, there aren't any tears this year." It felt so good to say that. I know in 2009 I am going to reach my goal weight, and will learn to maintain those healthy habits so there will be no more tears.
So my New Years Resolution for 2008 was to get my weight under control and feel better about myself and how I looked no matter what I wore. For the first couple of months of 2008 I tried to eat less, and just be more aware of what I was doing with my body. But whenever I would work out and burn 100 calories, I would eat three different things like rice crispy treats or cookies or chips and justify each one of those things by saying I worked out. I quickly realized that wasn't working, and I had a serious problem with accountability. I knew I needed something different.
My mom had done Weight Watchers and succeeded, and then my dad joined later and had succeeded as well. I knew how Weight Watchers worked to a point, and this was something that works for so many people, and maybe that's what I needed was a program to teach me about how I was treating my body. I joined Weight Watchers the first week of March of 2008. I told Luke that I was going to join Weight Watchers, and he didn't want me to spend money on it. I let him know that this was something that I needed to do, and my reasoning behind it. He conceded.
I quickly started dropping the pounds in the first couple of months and could see immediate results that was making me feel better not just with how I looked but with how I felt about the decisions I made with my body. To date I have lost over 30 pounds and have about 20 more to get to my goal weight. I have had my ups and downs with emotions of eating and food this year, and am happy to say that I feel much more educated about my body, how it works, and why I do what I do when I reach for that candy bar, or extra roll at the dinner table. It helps me to think twice about the choices I make with food, before I eat it and after.
December 31, 2008. Such a better day than one year ago. It was a busy day, from working at 7 in the morning to shopping after work to making dinner and working out before going out for the night. I am happy to say that I only put on one dress, and not only was the dress stunning, but so was I. I felt beautiful inside and out. When Luke and I were driving down to the Plaza to meet up with our friends, I looked at him, smiled, and said "Honey, there aren't any tears this year." It felt so good to say that. I know in 2009 I am going to reach my goal weight, and will learn to maintain those healthy habits so there will be no more tears.
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