Tuesday, June 28, 2011

My Shorts Don't Fit :(

...that statement made both Dave and my brother-in-law Derek laugh. I never used to own a bathroom scale and always said "as long as my clothes fit, I'm happy." Well....I have outgrown my size 4 pants and now my size 6 work shorts don't fit! So....I have to make more of an effort to exercise. I don't eat bad at all (most of the time...) and I'm ok with the way I look; I just don't like that my clothes have started to not fit and I don't want to have to replace everything!

Dave said that being in a relationship immediately adds 15 pounds for him. I'm thinking it may be the same for me! I've been walking more than before and doing some exercises and I know that during the trip to California we will be walking non-stop most of the time...so I think by the end of my 2 weeks off work my new shorts WILL fit! It's definitely a change in lifestyle though. No more vegetarian boyfriend obsessed with climbing mountain peaks--as much fun as that was I wouldn't trade it for what I have now :) :) :)

Other than that, I think exercise is the biggest thing I'm not doing much of right now. I don't drink soda and I mainly drink tea and water. Coffee in the morning and wine at night, maybe a beer once in a while but not often enough to really count as a major calorie source!

Wish me luck!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

New Blog!

My other blog, Adventures in the Desert, is mostly used for recording things in the natural world. This includes hiking and camping trips, wildflowers, cool animal sightings and other nature-based adventures. This blog will be a little more personal, for anyone who may be interested...if anyone is at all interested! I'll try to keep friends and family informed of funny stories, randomness and developing information (GRE testing, school, home, Dave...etc). Sometimes it may be just to organize the thoughts in my head. I like to write and take pictures, people-watch and daydream...so we'll see what happens.

I also turn 30 this year and have been thinking (not too seriously) of doing one of those 30 while 30 lists but haven't really come up with anything solid yet. I only have about 5 days to do so if I'm going to, so it may not happen.

I work at a state park outside of Moab, UT and recently have been spending a lot of time in the entrance station (sensory deprivation chamber) collecting fees so I have a lot of time on my hands at work--I've been reading and studying for the GRE but sometimes it works just to let go and write, job-related or not...