After all the food I’ve been consuming (for example: we had Chinese food for lunch yesterday… then we headed to Goldilocks restaurant for dessert.  Everyone had halo halo except me because all I really wanted was “karioka.”  But then I saw a girl eating sisig.  I tried my best to ignore her while I continued chewing my way through my balls of karioka but no avail — in the end, I had hubby order me sisig…WITH RICE.  Great dessert, eh?), there’s really no surprise as to why I am at the same weight I was 2 months ago.  I am terribly out of control, taking for granted that I am fully capable of disciplining myself with my food intake.  I guess that’s what the holidays do to you (ugh, enough with excuses!!!).

Bottomline:  I’m starting this week right and I will track my food accordingly.  Just because it’s the holidays shouldn’t give me the right to splurge just because.  How disrespectful to all the weight I’ve lost so far, ya know?  (Click here for my weight loss to date!).  I was too confident at the beginning of the year (remember that 96 pounds nonsense?) so what I want to say now is that I hope I can lose 10 more pounds by December 31st.  And yes, without Apidexin, thank you very much.

Surely I can do this, yeah?

It’s a meme highlighting the threat of breast cancer and how important it is
to practice early detection procedures like self breast examination.

* One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

* Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk.

* Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer.

* Seventy-seven percent of women with breast cancer are over 50.

* Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54, and the second cause of cancer death in women 55 to 74.

* Risks for breast cancer include a family history, atypical hyperplasia, early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), current use or use in the last ten years of oral contraceptives, and daily consumption of alcohol.

* Early detection of breast cancer, through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after age 40, offers the best chance for survival.

Facts taken from Women’s Health

And now here is the tag and the rules:

1. Put the logo in your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who shared it with you.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add your link to the list of participants below
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

PINK Sisterhood
1- Fara 2- Massy 3- N.O.Y 4- Mariuca 5- A Great Pleasure 6- LadyJava 7- Kim 8- Pink Thoughts 9- Turn-u-Off 10- Roxiticus Desperate Housewives 11- STAY AT HOME MOM 12- Fida Abbott 13- Also Mommy 14- Janice Ng 15- Juliana’s Site 16- The Painted Veil 17- Heart of Rachel 18- Mga Muni-muni 19- littlemsfirefly 20 - My Happy Thoughts 21- Underneath It All 22- Cellulitic Bliss

Paging Em, Joy, Peachy, Maver, Toni, Ela, and Leah — you’re nominated!

I happily dumped 3 huge plastic bags of toys at our local Goodwill store last Friday.  That’s a lot of toys, if you ask me.  You know how much I hate junk and clutter, right?  So imagine how overwhelming it used to be just to walk into her room and see everything in her closets and on her floors.  Do you know much picking up and cleaning that is?  Heeeeeecccckk no.  It boggles me that we wasted all that money on toys only for it to be dumped to Goodwill.  It boggles me even more that the reason I dumped so much toys is because she’s been promised new toys this Christmas (that’s her dad’s doing!).  Ugh.  Speaking of her dad and toys, hubs asked me if he can buy an rc helicopter for himself.  More JUNK!

The madness never ends.

Very long overdue. Thank you Kelly!

We need friends for many reasons,
all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort us
when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on,
and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us
one we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.

1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng’s Simple Thoughts . . . 4 My Wonderful Life ….5. Woman Style 6. Scribbles of My Life 7. In This Game of Life 8. The Shopaholic In Me Deviously Creative 9. Doll Me Up 10. Living the Healthy Life 11. Mind Bubbles 12. Vanity Kit 13. Stripe&Yellow 14. Something Purple 15. Em’s Detour 16. 100%Kelly 17. Underneath It All 18. Cellulitic Bliss

Passing this poem of friendship to Arlene, Amore, Alpha, Aidisan, Apols (tell me where you’ve moved!), Abby, Aiza and Abi.

Riding along the train this week:
The Salad Caper | Cellulitic Bliss | YOUR BLOG

1. Favorite spice? If we’re talking about spices for cooking, I use Johnny’s Seasoning on everything.  I hate having to have different spices so this is perfect for me.  If we’re talking about dipping, it seems I’m addicted to fish sauce.
2. Favorite pizza?  I don’t know that I have a favorite but I really love thick crust pizza.  I like really simple pizzas that are vegetable-based but I have a husband who HAS to pile on the meat each and every time *shudders*.
3. Coffee or tea? If so, what kind? Coffee – doesn’t matter what kind.
4. Vanity: Sound mind, big body or Poor mind, great body? SOUND MIND, BIG BODY!!!!
5. Preference: Physical or intellectual stimulation? Intellectual stimulation keeps me interested a lot longer.
6. When was the last time you pigged out? I pig out EVERY DAY.
7. Which scents are you sensitive to? The stuff that comes out of our butts, vomit, and Smokey Mountain.
8. Favorite pig out food? Any type of carbs, most likely.
9. Love or Hate: Peppermint – Hate.
10. Best food this upcoming holiday season.  That would be Thanksgiving so gimme some turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce WITH RICE!!!!!!!!!!!  I.cannot.wait!!!!!

I scored on airline tickets to Vegas last week — $119 on Virgin America.  Woohoo!  The plan was to originally drive the 9 or so hours because when I was scouting for tickets a few weeks back, they were a little over $200/pp.  I didn’t mind either way (I like long drives, remember?) but I guess now that the tickets have been purchased, I’m happy we’re flying — we’ll be in and out of the plane and we’ll have more time with the family, yayyyy!  This holiday is going to be so much fun and with so many babysitters around (gotta love that part!), hubby and I will be able to do more adult-type things with my cousins, aunts and uncles like gamble and watch all sorts of Las Vegas Shows.  The last time I watched a show was when I was barely a teen and that was only because my parents were with me (girls wearing them skimpy outfits and all).  I’d better check out ShowsLasVegas.com asap.  With just cousins alone, there will be around 20 of us and I’d hate to not have enough seats for our whole party.  So much to plan and do!

I’m having such a great weekend so far.  We didn’t do much except really chill at home.  Hubs got to spend time on his pc, I was able to blog a bit, and Erynne was in happy spirits having both mommy and daddy home ALL day.  Weather was much too nice to stay in the whole day so we went out for frozen yogurt after the little girl woke up from her nap (people are still wearing slippers and shorts over here!).  We also strolled on over to the deli market Nell recommended, bought a sandwich and came home and munched before we started moving everything out of the two carpeted rooms in the house (we had them professionally steam cleaned).  Tomorrow’s the fun part where we get to move everything back.  Oh, and church as well.  Not to mention, laundry.  Sigh.  Wouldn’t it be nice if weekends consisted of 3 days instead of just 2?  That way, I could bum around for 2 days and then do actual chores on the 3rd day.

How was your weekend?

Thanks Abi!

A. Attached or single ? — Attached.

B. Best friend? — Olga.

C. Cake or pie? — CAKE!!!!  White cake, specifically.. with whipped cream frosting while I’m at it.

D. Day of choice? — Any weekend day.

E. Essential item? — Nivea lip balm.

F. Favorite color? — Green.

G. Gummy bears or worms? — Gummy worms.

H. Hometown? — Juneau.

I. Favorite indulgence? —I’m going to say cake since you’ve got me thinking about it.

J. January or July? — I like them both only because I live in Northern California.  If I was living someplace that has cold winters, I’d probably pick July.

K. Kids? — One so far.

L. Life isn’t complete without? — RICE.

M. Marriage date ? — January 12, 2004.

N. Number of magazine subscriptions? – I did have one but I had hubby cancel it.

O. Orange or apple? — orange if it’s sweet.  If not, I’ll take an apple.

P. Phobias? — Would ants and cockroaches and spiders count?

Q. Quotes? — So many!  But I do like “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

R. Reasons to smile? — My husband and daughter, that God is a part of our lives, a new year is coming, the weight I’ve lost this year and the bigger weight-loss I’ll have for next year and hopefully a second baby.

S. Season of choice? — Fall!

T. Tag 5 people — Aggie, Alpha, Liv, Joy, and Kelly.

U. Unknown fact about me? — I weigh ___.  LOL!

V. Vegetable ? — Bok choi

W. Worst habit? — I break things when I’m pissed off.  That or I make terrible scenes no matter where I am.  And it doesn’t matter who I’m with — I have no shame when you piss me off.

X. X-ray or ultrasound? — Doesn’t matter.

Y. Your favorite food(s)? — I eat a lot of salmon.  And don’t forget my rice!

Z. Zodiac sign — Virgo

Remember that post about wanting to makeover my living room?  I’m finally putting in that effort.  It’s about flippin’ time, eh?  It’s been months since I posted this and while I’ve missed the chance to get the pillows I originally wanted (they’re now on back order and my, are pillows expensive!), I was out and about looking for discount furniture when I stumbled upon some pillows at Target (not sure if you can tell but they’re all different textures).  I love how I finally have some color in my living room (think I should get another chocolate brown pillow?).  I was also looking for a rug in the blue/beige/dark brown family but none struck my fancy.  The rug’s out there somewhere — I just have to find it.

Before and after photos:

5 months ago

today

So at least we’re getting somewhere.  Let’s hope more improvements on my home won’t take another 5 months.