Olympic run for me??!!

Ok...I am not breaking any Olympic records, but I just jogged 1/2 a mile without stopping!! Wogged 1/2 a mile and then BAM!!

Holy S!$%  Where did that come from? I dunno, but I sure hope I don't lose it. Tiger Woods came through my iPod and said, "Congratulations, this is Tiger Woods and you've just completed your fastest mile yet!!" I don't really care that it was a recorded voice or that is was Tiger...just to hear the words "fastest time yet" in reference to me - that's what I am happy about.

Favorite find of the week. Loving the silky feel of this. I wear it under my mineral make-up and viola!!...no shine the entire day. (Yes, Avon is fabulous and cheaper than store items....ok, I SELL IT)

So, here is the song that was playing on my iPod when I kicked it in gear...

hope you enjoy it....I did!!

much love,

taebo.diva

oxygen....

Yes, I am going to need a lot of it here in a few minutes...I am on my way outside to do my evening wog/run (in intervals, of course). I know I am NOT a runner of any sorts, but hey, when I grow UP (not OUT) I may be...

This month's issue of Oxygen is fabulous!! There is a great training guide in there that I feel is great for people who want to start with weights but just haven't got there yet.

You can preview Oxygen here.

talk with you soon...

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Hello all!!

Just got home fromt he gym and just ate my yumm-o dinner:

Grilled Boca Burger, broccoli, avocado, strawberries, 1 slice whole wheat toast.

In June, we had a contest at work. Mind you, you can tell by my previous posts, my job pretty much sucks.  Not what I do, just the person that is classified as my supervisor.

I won the contest!! Me...all ME!! I am so stinking excited. All the stores in our market/divsion were included. I don't really know why I am so excited. Maybe it's because I don't really ever win anything. I think it was more of a motivational thing. I feel like I have been busting my bottom at work, go to the gym, come home and take care of everything here, study. Just a cycle of events and it is ongoing....well, here is what I won. I love it!!! It's not a knock-off but the real deal!!

My workouts have been pretty good. Going hard at them, especially since my class ended Friday. I have one week before the new semester starts. (ack) It is nice to be pretty focused more on my workouts without having schoolwork cloud my head. Lost 2.7 pounds this week

Hope you are all doing well and staying focused. Just keep going. We'll get there.....

taebo.diva

Punch somebody!!

Right in the 'kisser!!"

I felt like punching some people today!! I don't what got into me. I really didn't get to work out today or this a.m. so maybe I had some pinned up hostility?

I got cussed out by a woman in a motorized wheelchair!! Over her hair!! No, i didn't cut it - she was mad because I wouldn't stay and cut it. I explained to her I was leaving at 6. She got mad and asked me to stay late. I kindly explained to her that I couldn't stay late  - I had to pick up my daughter at the airport at 6:45. And started cussing me out.

WTH??

So, I kndly asked her if she worked. (She was in the motorized wheelchair because she was overweight, not because she was disabled)

She said, "yes  - at a gas station. Why?"

me, "Why aren't you working today?"

her, "Because I am not on the damned schedule!!"

me, "exactly. I am not on the schedule past 6. I am scheduled to be off at 6 and will be clocking out at that time."

cha-ching!!

I am off here now to go and get my workout in. Yes, it is after 11 p.m. here so that will prolly keep me up even later.

Take care,

taebo.diva

Bitchy Bicycle seat syndrome

Hello all my EP buddies - if anyone is still reading this....  I know it has been a  few weeks. I haven't forgotten about any of you. Truly not.

Working full-time, Avon, and SCHOOL has been killing me. Summer sessions with school just SUCK. Plain and simple. Take a course that is usually 3 1/2 months long and put it into 4 weeks. That's 2-3 hours per day I am spending doing school work. Hence, the reason I am only taking 1 course. I have another week left and then the regular school term starts. Yeah!!!

Okay, you know how I blogged about the eyeshadow sheets? See below.... or click on that link. Called "winks." I ordered the Timeless Taupes and have some if any of you would like to sample them.  If you email me your address, I will send you one sheet to to try out. You are going to love these little things!! I get more compliments on my eye makeup since I started using these. I have 10, so don't be shy....just let me know....

Update on the camp that I sold Avon for and some of you bought Avon to help get them there....I was $300 short so I paid 1/2 and the other 'matching' sponsor paid the other 1/2.  It was great and they felt truly blessed. Thank you to any and all of you who purchased. These girls are on the right track and I see them every single day (5 days per week) outside doing their walking. One has lost 19 lbs and the other 11 pounds!! It's so great and you guys should all feel truly blessed. Thank you so so so much.

Diet has been going great. I made some adjustments that I felt were necessary to stay on track. I really don't eat any red meat. Maybe once per week but lately it has been more like once every other week - so twice per month. I have upped my veggies to 10 servings per day. Yes, you read that right. 1 serving = 1/2 cup. Unless it is a leafy green and then it is 1 cup = 1 serving.

CAN WE SAY "REGULAR?" Yes, folks. I can't believe how much better I feel. Maybe I was just full of poop. I dunno, but I feel fabulous.

I did get a new bicycle seat. And it makes all the difference in the world. If any of you suffer from "bitchy-bicycle-seat-syndrome," I urge you to consider purchasing a new bicycle seat. I have not been sore in that area since.

Have a great day all and take care,

taebo.diva

She looks GREAT

Okay...I don't care what anyone else thinks...but she LOOKS FABULOUS!!

Check her out...She is almost 63 and looks this good in a bikini..

Pig-ish ramblings

Hello to all my EP buddies.

Not much going on at the moment. Staying busy, for certain. Daughter is in all kinds of activities, working full time, running around. I thought summer was suppose to be relaxing time???!!

I haven't been too strict with my diet but, I have been eating well and splurging some. Not pig-ish. At least I am still focused and haven't gone overboard. I have been getting all my fruits and veggies in so I did at least correct that.

Went to the movies today. Seen "Journey to the Center of the Earth." This was really a pretty good movie. My daughter and hubby enjoyed it. It has Brendan Fraser in it. I did have buttered popcorn. Not much - hubby ate most of all the buttered pieces. He likes to pick them out like a little monkey. (just kidding)

I got a new bicycle seat. Hopefully this one is a little more ergonomically correct for the female anatomy. I am awfully tender in some areas. The tailbone, hoo-ha area or something. Maybe all of them combined. I mean - I know my ass is large so obviously I need a larger seat.

Bought more fruits and veggies today. Rainier cherries are in season. Yumm-o. If you have never tried them, you should. Kind of expensive, though. They only come into season once per year otherwise I would not spend $6.00 per pound for those little suckers. But a tasty treat, they are!! The taste is a cross betwen a cherry, nectarine, peach flavor. They are not dark red. But look like a small nectarine.

Have a great evening and take care~

taebo.diva

Hijacked blog

I do not know what happened. It looks as though all blog entries I have put in over the last week have vanished. There were only 3, but hey, where did they go?  My blog got HIJACKED!!!

Okay - so here is the latest and greatest invention. I am really loving these little things.

You can't go wrong with these. I have been playing around with them, You know, before I attempt to sell any so I give people my honest feedback. Well, I love them. Put them on the lid, rub your finger back and forth, and then you do have to 'blend' a bit to get the look. Or, heck, if you want something more dramatic, don't blend. Available in a couple of weeks, but there you go.

Work has been okay. Nothing major going on there. Diet, could be better but it hasn't been just flat-out awful. Not over-eating or stuffing my face. I could be making better food choices and definitely need more fruits and veggies. Need to work on that.

Exercise has been good. Doing my daily brisk walks. Not too shabby.

Hope life is going great for all of you and that your summer is going just as well.

Take care~

taebo.diva

Mouth Diarhhea

I felt like stabbing my scissors into someone's jugular today....my supervisor!! (only her, no one else...don't cringe...)

Friday and Saturday at work were busy. Hair, hair, and more hair. Which is great, I love it when it is busy. My clients were a blessing and they did bless me!!

My supervisor is a ninny. Nincampoop (sp). Idiot. I dunno. Truly she is. I spend more time defending her and justifying her actions to help keep the peace between her and the staff.

Not today!! She and I were the only one's at work. She actually said something and I did take it personally. I just looked at her. And she kept blabbing and moving her lips and I don't think I heard a word she was saying after that. Almost like a slow-motion commercial.

And that was it folks. I opened my mouth. And the words did come out. There were no stopping them.

"XXX - please do not ever talk to my clients like that again. Ever. If you can not speak to them without saying something ugly, do not say it at all. I will worry about my clients - not you. Bottom line is they do not effect you. That's it.  Do not take food off of my table and money out of my wallet."

I think for the first time in her life she was speechless. I have never had so much peace and quiet at work.

Came home and did my walk. I guess I could say she inspired me. I was so hacked off I needed to go sweat it out.

Maybe I should thank her for that tomorrow. It was my best time  for walking 2.5 miles.

Go figure.

 Eating has been okay. Until this evening. I came home and my hubby had ordered pizza.  So I had 2 squares - it was dominos - I am guessing that is one slice.

Take care and be well!!

hungry as a hostage

How is everyone doing? Hope this finds you all well...

Today was productive. Worked all day, went to meeting after work and now my hubby and kiddo-s are home. It started pouring rain where they were camping and they were miserable so they came home a day early. It's okay. though. I was kind of missing them...ridiculous, I know. But this big house sure has been quiet. The TV hasn't been on since Sunday!! I can say the volume is loud enough to wake my naked neighbor.

So, this evening I stop at McDonald's to eat a salad before my meeting. I am sitting there and this dirty kid comes running in from the outside playground, sticks his dirty little paws IN MY SALAD and eats it!! WTH?? Where's your parents, Fido?

His mom comes over there and looks at me, "I'm not paying for that."

I wouldn't imagine so. Your kid has the manners of a Neanderthal. I can see he gets that from you.

Has the world lost its mind? I know kids do things. Really, I do. I have 3. But what in the world gives someone the right to even say that to someone when your kid is in the wrong? A friggin' 7 year old at that? With his dirty paws, (I could see dirt under his long nails) eating my salad like he is a hungry hostage from some 3rd World Country!!!! 

For the love of tiny baby Jesus....make the bad man go away!!! 

"Up yours, Medusa."

'nuff said....

taebo.diva