Otherwise I don’t blog really because I don’t need to go on and on about my boring day writing web content for peanuts or how I’m already slacking in my classes for the semester *woops* We’re contemplating a move when our lease is up May 1st, but I’ll go into the details of that on another post.

1st prenatal appointment for baby is Feb 1st. Maybe it’ll be a little more real then. Right now I have no symptoms but I didn’t really get any with Gracie either.

I’ve always said if I could ditch the pop I’d instantly begin to lose weight. There is no doubt about it. Let’s get to some very disturbing numbers here. I purchase it in 6 packs of 24 ounce bottles. One bottle has 340 calories.

I probably drink 3 on an average day, 2 on an off day and 4 on days when I’m up longer. That over 1,000 calories a day in pretty much pure sugar. *jaw drop*

So, baby steps is the way I’m going right now. I’m not sure whether it’s the caffeine or the sugar (HFCS technically), but I’m going to limit myself to 2/day for a week and in the gaps it will be water and powerade. In an ideal situation I’d just quit cold turkey but life isn’t ideal.

Powerade only has 130 calories per bottle and at least has some B vitamins in it. After a week I’ll revisit the issue and hopefully report back with progress here. I intend to then go down to 1 bottle/day and probably eventually wean down to 1 can a day and keep it there as my daily “fix”.

Wish me luck!

I’m going to be taking abnormal psychology, a writing for humanities course (ew), criminal law, criminal procedure law, sociology and intro to healthful living. I’m crazy. 18 credit hours again.

My first prenatal appointment is Feb 1st I think. I got samples of vitamins from my doc to hold me over until the appointment. They don’t make me sick either, thank god.

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson

I’m open to recommendations but I’m really not into sci-fi. Otherwise, hit me.

January: Nothing major happened except for waiting for my tax return. I was getting quite frustrated with living in a 1 bedroom trailer with 5 other people but survived.

Feb: Money stressing as I waited for my taxes to get sorted out and Child Support to give us the spousal support they wrongly intercepted. I was also juggling around a lot with different medications trying to figure out something that would work.

March: Bought my Malibu and bitched about money some more and the fact that we had to play musical beds constantly.

April: My parents bought a much bigger, better trailer in a better location with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. I got my tax refund and promptly made the huge decision to move 80+ miles from my parents to a 3 bedroom 1/2 house. I also bought a new bed, television, bed frame, re-built Randy’s computer and overall spent a looooot of money. I also registered for college classes and realizes I was making the decision and really going back to school.

May: Got settled in my new house. My sister moved in to keep me company until we found out if Randy got to come home.

June:I colored my hair purple and then went red. Found out Randy made his parole board with a set release date of August 1st (his 28th birthday). I did a lot of outlet mall shopping too.

July: Randomly decided to go to West Virginia with my mom and sister for the 4th of July and ended up bringing my 13 year old cousin back with me for the month. We went to the amusement park twice this month, visited the Syracuse zoo, went to the beach a bunch of times and took her to the mall for the first time. I also felt something was fishy when Randy’s last phone call was July 29th. I got summoned and excused from jury duty for being out of the county.

August: Had to take my cousin to Morgantown with my mom instead of Randy b/c I had no idea what was going on. I drove to the prison and stayed in a hotel room only to discover he got 90 days in the box for a violation. I later learned it was a complicated situation. Randy got moved to a facility even further away and I did a lot more driving.

September: Saw Toby Keith in concert again and was disappointed because he was obviously intoxicated. My sister and I took an impromptu trip to Indianapolis after she won tickets from Jim Irsay in a twitter contest. It was a crazy quick trip but an awesome experience. I’d love to go again.

October: I turned 24 and Randy went to parole on my birthday. I visited a few days later and found out he was coming home in a little over a week. On the way back from picking him up my car’s engine died and we ended up eventually sending it to the junk yard.

November: Work took a severe dip and I’m still picking up the pieces to finding freelance while Randy works. Nothing major going on really. Spending time as a family.

Dec: Finished my 1st semester as a criminal justice major with 5 A’s and 1 B for a 3.83 GPA. Had a great Christmas with both of our families and celebrated 5 years of being with Randy.

Let’s bring on 2012. I mainly hope to be as happy as I am now, if not more, and hoping Randy can find a job but otherwise I’m very satisfied.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Drove to Indianapolis
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t make them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? A few of my awesome online lovelies certainly did. I’m looking at you Lisa.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thankfully
5. What countries did you visit? I didn’t leave the states
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you didn’t have in 2011? Financial security? A bit more anyways
7. What date(s) from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? October 23rd, 2011 because I finally got my husband back
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I moved out of my mom’s house into my own apartment 80+ miles away
9. What was your biggest failure? I didn’t lose weight? I consider 2011 to be pretty damn successful.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope
11. What was the best thing you bought? At the time it was my Malibu… but it’s dead now.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? My own
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? No one
14. Where did most of your money go? Rent and other bills
15. What did you get really excited about? Randy coming home
16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Eh… nothing really. Wait, I lied. The overplayed Superbass by Niki Minaj
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
– Happier or sadder? Happier
– Thinner or fatter? Same. Maybe a difference of 5 lbs or so if that
– Richer or poorer? Poorer but I have a lot more to show for it
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Saved money
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Spent money (notice a pattern)
20. How did you spend Christmas? With my extended family on both sides and my lovely husband and daughter
21. Did you fall in love in 2011? More in love, yes
22. What was your favourite TV program? Switched at Birth or 2 Broke Girls
23. What was the best book you read? The Hunger Games
24. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nothing stands out
25. What did you want and get? My husband home
26. What did you want and not get? A winning lotto ticket?
27. What was your favourite film of this year? Didn’t watch too many but Hp and the DH Part 2 was decent
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I had a small get-together with family and friends and turned 24
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? I was actually pretty satisfied.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Non-existent like every other year
31. What kept you sane? The Internet
32. What political issue stirred you the most? SOPA
33. Who did you miss? I missed my husband quite a bit
34. Who was the best new person you met? My landlord
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011. Do something about your situation if you don’t like it. Actually, I’ve known this for some time.
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. *shrug*

Christmas was good. I got pots and pans, knives, a griddle, Avon Cherry Blossom and of course, PJs. Gracie was completely spoiled rotten from everyone. She got a Yo Gaba Gaba music player, dancing Mickey mouse, Disney princess table and chairs set, Tonka truck and blocks to load up in it, Spiderman power wheels, a wooden stacking train, a moving gear caterpillar and a kickball from the top of my head. Randy’s mother also decided that she wanted to go on a clothes spree and bought her about 25 outfits. I was absolutely shocked by how much STUFF she got.

The only way the day could’ve been made better I think was for none of us to be sick. I’m battling a wicked sinus infection and have been since Thursday. Gracie and Randy both have been sick but not as bad. Ugh. Sinus headaches fucking suck.

On Saturday we invited Randy’s family over for dinner. I’m making a ham dinner and we’re going to socialize, play the Wii and just kick back. I’m hoping it goes as well as planned.

My latest discovery from them is the little afterglow sampler candles. I liked how they had 6 different scents to select from and the holders are cute little glass. They burn for quite awhile and smell divine while doing so. The wax is intended for sensual massages so it doesn’t get too hot either.

I’ve also been eyeing their new Christmas offerings of sexy lingerie, which adds a little something in the bedroom. I really like how they realize that not all of us fit into “normal” sizes and they’ve got a specific offering for plus size girls as well. Sizes go all the way up to 4X.

Other items at EdenFantasys include vibrators, dildos, and bondage items. They’ve got some pretty nice deals going on right now to get a certain percentage off your order and even get free shipping. I know it frustrates me to see a good deal online only to discover that it’s pretty much the same as original price after shipping factors in.

I’m also going to echo what I said before about their lotions and lip gloss. They work well and smell amazing. I also have this obsession with coconut though, so an almond coconut lotion makes me quite happy.