Humpday Confessions

Wham, bam thank you ma'm! It's Wednesday already! Which means time to bare it all with Kathy. 

I still listen to Danity Kane when I work out. I have no idea why. I just really like the song Showstopper. And I'm too lazy to create another playlist. That and I have a mad respect for someone that donkey punches a crazy girl. J/K... sorta

Work has started back again.... and I still don't understand why people trust me with their children. Most of the time I can't even remember to feed myself and here I am responsible for children. WTF?! On a good note, I have an office in both of my buildings this year. Which means I have a place to hide, but also that teachers and kids know where to find me.

I am starving constantly. I dream about chinese food and chips. Is this what skinny feels like? Because if so, I hate it. I think it's actually that I am getting up at 6am when for the past month I've been laying in bed until 9. My stomach is just voicing it's displeasure. I guess I should be glad it's not voicing it in the form of farts. 

I cut off all my hair. Which actually means it is shoulder length, but I already am not loving it. I love a good ponytail and shoulder length doesn't make a good pony. Just saying. 

What have ya'll been up to? 





Jackpot!

 

I was going to post yesterday, but then I got distracted by being awesome. Modest, I know. For real though, yesterday was an awesome day. Me and my work wife received a grant that will really, really help some of the kids that we work with. I have to be honest here, which means telling you guys that she wrote the grant and pretty much did all the work and I am get to take partial credit becuase she put my name on the application too. I did tell her the check should just be written to "Amy and Friend."

 

 



 

I was actually quite nervous about our supervisor putting a meeting on our calendar with no agenda that stated our attendance was mandatory at 8:30 on a Monday morning. To me this sounds ominous, so I was sorta anxious that it would be bad news. Nope, it ended up being a great start to the week so I wanted to share it with you guys. The grant money is going to be used to buy curriculums specifically designed for students with cognitive disabilities, as one of the programs she and I support is the school district's specialized program for students with developmental disabilities. I am soooo EXCITED!!! This should be a huge game changer in how we work with the students in this program.  

 

How was your Monday?

I Do Sassy....

This week has been a little all over the place. I swear to sweet baby jesus that people were just trying to work my nerves.

There is a lot of stuff going down at work and there was a big ol' meeting where little ol' me made the mistake of asking questions. Where I work, you are mostly expected to just smile and nod. Or as I like to say, sit and look pretty. So, me asking questions was taken as me challenging.

 

 So, as I am asking my questions the room full of ladies I work with totally did the tennis match style watch. Ya'll know what I'm talking about-- where your head swivels back and forth to watch each person. Yeah, like that. I didn't realize it was that deep. Apparently, it was.

In the end, I didn't have a great realization. I didn't get any questions answered. I don't know what is happening  But, I realized that I like having a job with summers off and working with kids, so I should just keep my sassy pants at home and sit and smile and nod. 

The best part? It's Friday and I still got lots of BS to do. But, I can totes put on my big girl panties and deal. Cuz, Friday is Mexican food with margarita date night!!! oh, yeah! I also got some answers on my knee, woot! AND we get to pick out the flooring that is going in on our kitchen due to the water damage!!! See, good shiz happens all the time :) 

Friday Fun

I truly have nothing huge planned for this weekend, but I am so looking forward to it. I am pretty sure this week was only a four day work week, but it is all starting to run together for me.

Last night I had the epiphany that tomorrow was Friday and got all excited. Like when I find a bra that fits on clearance all excited. Like when someone offers to pay for your drinks all exicted. Yeah, that kind of excited.

 

 

 

Then, I woke up and checked the weather and my facebook. Man, on Friday people seem to go bananas postng TGIF. I mean, I was excited too (until my alarm went off), but I contained myself from posting that shiz to FB. It ain't that deep.

 

 

The minute I got to work, I immediately looked at my calendar and thought F*** this. Fridays are community based instruction (i.e. field trip) days for my self-contained program, I have team meetings at the early childhood center, and a parent interview scheduled. Do people not know it's FRIDAY?! Who works for real on Friday?!

 

 

Then, the clock hits the magic number, 3:30 and I am no longer on the clock. I can do what I want! ahhh... The sweet freedom of wearing no bra, not changing out of my sweats, and not leaving my couch unless I want to. Amazeballs.

 

Friday Fuzzies

I needed something happy to talk about since this has been an up and down shit week. So, I decided to talk about the things that are making me happy lately. Life has a lot fo twists and turns and sometimes I get a little motion sick from. Life, this is why I don't ride roller coasters you crazy bitch! But on to the greatness :)

• We are working on our living room this weekend. On Thursday night, I white washed the brick around our fire place and I am going to paint the fireplace doors black this weekend. Then, the Mr. and Big T are going to put in cabinets and bookshelves. The pinsperation for this project:

 

• My clinical training plan got approved, which I am super, massively excited about. As a social worker, this is the next level of licensure that I can get. For the next few years I will learning to be a better social worker! Woot!
  
  

 

• We are celebrating my fabulous boo thangs birthday tonight with his parents. Every year we go to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and have a delicious meal. This year is no different. I am going to get off work, stop to buy his present (it was too big to hide), and go tart myself up for a fun night out!

 

My Week in GIFs....

This has been a long week. Not only did The Mister and I have a crap ton of stuff to do, it was long at work as well.

Monday---

I realize Mondays are the worst day of the week intrinsically, but this one gave me the run around. I had one of my fave kiddos give me the stank eye at 8am. I knew the day was starting well. I went to meet a family for an evaluation at a hospital, they were a no show. I went to the mall to buy new jeans (fyi express has jeans bogo 50%, totally worth it they make your ass look fab) with my bff Jen. I am also currently obsessing over leapord print shirts. One day you will see me all Snooki style in a leopard shirt. By the end of the day....

Tuesday---

I almost had to shank someone at work. Do not interrupt me when I am doing my fave part of my job (i.e. providing counseling to kids) by lurking in the doorway. Also, do not interrogate me about a decision you wanted to be no part of, then misquote me via email. Do not send said email WHILE I AM STILL IN THE ROOM.  But, then my cable goes ot. Fuck my cable company, if I didn't have a contract you wouldn't be getting my hard earned cash money. Tuesday was a bad, bad day all around. I need my Biggest Loser.

I did go get my hair cut, which was a plus. Always got to look on the positive. Gigi, thank you for giving me a new fresh and clean look.

Wednesday---

Was just long, I had a last minute parent teacher conference scheduled for the evening and it took FOREVER. Like Sandlot style FOREVER. I was tired, cranky, and hangry by the time I got home. The Mister was awesome, took one look at me and said let’s eat out. He’s totally a keeper. I then proceeded to watch Biggest Loser on my computer.

Thursday---

I co-taught a class at work on crisis prevention. I am a really, really quick presenter. I am down and dirty style, where participants get the info with no wasted time on their part or effort on my part. It is a 6 hour training. I was scheduled to teach approx 2 hours. I let me co-presenters (one of whom is a control freak) know I only needed an hour fifteen for my parts. She didn't listen, we were running early and I got done waaayyy early… And we couldn't break for lunch at 10:30, so instead of starting a small section from after lunch... she wait for it... SHE FILLS THE SILENCE WITH INANE CHATTER. Who does that?! That is so not cool. Then we give everyone the longest lunch in the history of lunches and make them stay until the scheduled ending time. We are doucheholes.

On the positive, The Mister and I took photos with our wedding photog so that we have some for our wedding website. I guess they could technically be called engagement photos, which is funny because we totally didn't plan to do them. If they are as awesome as I think they will be, I really want her to do some of us with our horrible dogs.  

 

Friday---

 

My alarm didn’t go off. I have no issues with sleeping in, but shit really?! My phone was dead, so that’s why it didn’t go off. I manage to forget to put on deodorant, but hey who cares no one will smell me at work right? I did stop by the double arches for breakfast, where the attractive window worker told me I look nice. How did I know I needed that this morning? Man, McDonalds I must say I really can have it my way there. I have to also testify their egg white sandwiches are good. I mean as good as my Jimmy Dean at home, actually better though because I get the hash brown there. Sooo… Friday can either go one of two ways for me. Hopefully, nobody fucks with me today and my cable works.  

 



Back to Reality

 

 

 

This is how I feel about going to work right now.

Since I can't be like my idol Betty, I just made a deliberate choose not to shower the past two days so that I could sleep in an extra forty minutes. I just did a whore bath and dry shampooed my hair. Judge me all you want, I still smelled passably presentable. And by presentable, I mean thank god it was an office day with no kids so I had limited interaction with people who actually washed their hair.

And for those of you haters who say it's only day three suck it up asshole, you had the summer off. I say being this awesome is hard. Prolly not as hard as being a Realhouswife, but still hard. I mean I worked three days this week! I am so glad it's Friday! #firstworldproblems #idontcare

 

I got my eye on the prize though. Soon it will be payday and I will be rolling in boxed wine, Miller Light, and buying all the junk food I want. Oh, that's just me being all PMSy, I won't really do that. I'll just go to a strip club and make it rain on a hoe.

Summer, summer, summertime

Summer, summer, summertime
Time to sit back and unwind....

Oh, why is summer gone? I've been a little MIA lately. Buying the house, moving, painting, and now I am back to work. BOOM! Summer's all over! I will definitely have some before and afters of the house up soon! We have been hard at work!

How I felt on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

 

 

How I felt yesterday, the first day back. Man, I wish I didn't need a paycheck.

 

What are your fun plans for the rest of the warm weather season? Trips? Weekend getaways?

How Do You Stay Motivated?

 One of my fave things that I do is creep on blogs. Like hardcore. But, not in a creepy way. One of the best blogs is Skinny Meg. She posts some of the most motivational and honest things I've ever read. She helps me to stay motivated to go hard, even when I'm not feeling it. 

So..... as for the not feeling motivated. I work a part-time, on-call job at a homeless shelter for teens and as such I work rando shifts when people call in sick, when the shelter is understaffed, or for any reason. My day job is at a school district, so I am used to the 7:50-3:30 set schedule (spoiled I know). Last night, I worked 6pm-1am and got off late. Tonight, I work 10pm-5am. Ugh, no motivation all I want to do is sleep. 

Instead, I decided to link up to Meg's workout Wednesday as motivation. I'm working on getting my sexy into some skinnier skinny jeans. Today, I just went with a warmup of Blogilates. I did the Day#3 videos. Then, I got my elliptical on :) A nice solid 30 minutes of doing resistance intervals. This shit ain't pretty, but I did it and that's what matters. BAM!

#SweatyPic