A Fresh Start....

When a girl start's feeling unbelievably determined to find the answers to her questions...where does she turn to?? The wonderful world of Google. For so long now, I have been tired of basically feeling worn out, blah, crappy....basically like poo. No, not sickly...just not the best. I called my doctor and told her the symptoms. Feeling bloated, feeling heavy and worn down...feeling like I just don't feel like giving anything my all. She gave me a name of a guy Jay Robb, who is getting alot of recognition for his ideas, research...and books. So, I'm gonna take the advice of my doctor and give it a whirl. It's a 3-Day Detox called the "Fruit Flush". It's basically cleaning everything out of your body that's toxic. When reading his work, he wasn't the type to use all of the medical terminology...or the mumbo jumbo of having to search and find a particular pill to the job, or anything like that. He basically used the analogy of what it takes for a car to run properly. You can't expect to get the best performance out of a vehicle if you putting water, dirt, cheap gas, kerosene or the wrong fuel. Your body is just like that. So....along with myself...Mike is wanting to do it, too! And I am so thankful for that, because it's always easier when you have someone to do it with. The first day starts with drinking a protien shake made up of egg white powder and water finishing with a raw vegetable salad with a lean piece of chicken, turkey, fish, or beef. The next 2 days, is eating nothing but one serving of fruit every 2 hrs on schedule ending in the raw vegetable salad with a lean piece of meat of your choice. I hope and pray that this is the next step to starting a healthy path for not only myself but for Mike as well. I'll keep you posted with my results. I start New Years!! :)
Oh and check out is website! JayRobb.com

It's Just About Up....

I'm sure along with everyone else, the shock of 2008 being almost gone is setting in. I still cannot believe how fast it has flown. It's like within a blink of an eye, it's now almost the end of December. Since I have yet to blog about the Christmas season...I should now go ahead and say I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!! I, myself had a wonderful Holiday. It was the first one being a married woman, so it was alittle different not having my dad knock on my bedroom door saying, "Merry Christmas...mom's downstairs fixing breakfeast!" Mike and I celebrated Christmas Eve at his Nana's house with his dad and everyone...and then Christmas, we spent the day at my parent's house...and then yesterday, we did Christmas with Christie and Tina at Tina's house. We had such a great time laughing and watching football. And now, this coming weekend, we'll be heading to Decaturville to spend Christmas with his sweet mom, Sonja. I'm looking forward to spending time with her.
So, what's next? Well, with New Year's almost here bringing friends and family together again, and making new resolutions. I, myself have already started mine. I'm getting back on my diet, and I'm gonna exercise on a regular basis. I'm wasting time being unhappy with myself that it makes me unhappy in other areas. So, I'm gonna start doing something about it. Along with my diet/exercise program...I have started a new book. It's unlike any book I have ever read, and I am so excited about it. It's the Love Dare Book that was featured in the movie, "FireProof". This movie touched both Mike and I, and so when we recieved this book from my Nana, I was stoked. What I thought was too neat, was Mike had gone out and bought the book for himself a couple weeks ago, and was planning on starting to read it. I highly recommend watching this movie, and even going out and buying the book. It's something I'm sure I will definitley be blogging about after my 40 day Journey. Well, that's about it....I'm sure I will be on here later doing my "Not Me Monday!" Have a great day!

Not me!!!

It wasn't me who waited till the weekend before Christmas to attempt to finish all my shopping for gifts only to feel overwhelmed the entire time. It wasn't me who seemed to only be finding stuff that I would have loved to of bought Mike...but only realized we decided not to buy gifts for each other. It wasn't me who seemed to be incredibly indescisive the whole entire time only to eventually buy the original items I picked up. Leave it to Liz.

It wasn't me who got so upset in tears when my wonderful husband told me he had planned on getting me a puppy for Christmas but since I had been playfully picking on him the whole afternoon, he decided I wouldn't be getting one. It wasn't me who went overboard when he told me that he had finally begged Jason (our landlord) to agree to let me have a puppy under certain conditions only in the end to tell me he was joking the whole time. It wasn't me who finally realized I was acting like a child by giving my ever so loving husband the cold shoulder only to realize he's told me I will get a puppy within the right time, I just have to trust him.

It wasn't me who felt a sort of relief when a close friend told me she called off a pretty big decision. It wasn't me who acted alittle selfish when she told me that a certain someone had asked a pretty major question, and she answered yes, only to be thinking of my own feelings toward what I thought would make her unhappy or happy. It wasn't me who wanted to shake some sense in her saying that although Love is Blind, you can't be blind to all of the red flags in this relationship.

And it wasn't me who once I walked in the door this morning here at work, pulled up my blog to say it's time for "Not Me Monday!" Have a good day! :)

Can I getta Tip? Tip??

I find this beyond humorous. I find this making me what to just sit there and stare at this girl tonight. Yes, I shall tell you about this fun filled evening Mike and I with my office Christmas party. It was great. Really it was. Normal time of getting off work is 5 PM. Good ol' Jennifer made some tasty Sangria that we all decided to down before leaving to our festivities. Even Carolyn joined in on our beverage. So, Mike picks me up at 5:20PM where we arrive at the Donelson Senior Citizen's Center. It was humorous in itself that we were the youngest couple there, besides our waitress. That's another story. I had never seen so many grandma's and pappaw's wanting to see the play "Scattered, Covered, Smothered"...a Waffle House Original. There was pushing, and shoving...the line to get in was what seemed to be a mile long...luckily, we were all able to squeeze in the entrance to the auditorium without getting crushed. Our waitress was an addition to the enertainment of the play. She must have apologized 50 times within an hour timespan. She told us constantly that she did not know what she was doing, and boy did she look it. I felt bad for her, because I know she was overwhelmed. UNTIL the show started and she stated that she would really like a tip because she felt like she deserved it, and that we had 2 minutes before she left, so we needed to hurry up to dig in our wallets. I mean, c'mon. All we pretty much were able to say was "wow". I had never been approached anywhere whether it be in a diner type resturant or in a fancy black tie setting. I always thought of a tip was to show gratitude and appreciation to someone for something they did. I know that people struggle out there, and every penny counts, but don't be rude about it and pretty much ask to hand over whatever we have before she leaves. That was my highlight of the evening. It was definitely amusing, and one of a kind. The food was great, and the cast members did an excellent job performing. Maybe the hubby and I might make a date out of the local Senior Citizen's Center! :)

Introducing Judith Taylor...

I have always enjoyed watching shows such as TLC's "What Not to Wear", and always wondered what they would say to be if they pulled me aside and told me what I could do to improve my "look". This morning, State Farm invited Judith Taylor, a Certified Image Professional to do a special presentation providing tips to improve our self image professionally and personally. It was so interesting. This lady has been in business for over 20 years working with designers all over the world providing us with tips on what style is for you personally and professionally, office etiquette, wardrobe including color and style, power dressing, body assessment and proportions, and so many other things.

For on the job, some key pointers were to always wear a jacket. It gives authority and once you remove the jacket, you remove you as an authorative figure. Pointed shoes are great. Going back to Early Renaissance days, when the shoe was the longest meant more wealth. That is why the joker's shoes would always be curled up so long, because of the wealth. When wearing open toed shoes, toenails should always be painted. Never be in between for fingernails...either paint them or not. Never wear more than one ring on each hand. Have a "right hand ring" to show you could make it buying one for yourself, and then your typical wedding set on the left hand. Women are judged by her purse and shoes. So if you are going to invest in something, invest in a purse and nice leather heels. Heels should be no higher than 5inch, if you can stand to wear them! 3 inch heels are professional just as well. Build your wardrobe one piece at a time by what you can afford. Wear appropriate makeup...smile, and look confident. Teeth whitening (non expensive kind) every 2 weeks. Know your style, and your colors. Not all in colors will flatter you...so stick with colors that go with your skin tone and hair color. I thought it was interesting that if you buy a man's belt...it will last longer. A man is not going to bother changing the style everytime something new comes in...so, men's accessories are made better. Men's trouser socks are a plus..they are cheaper and made better.

There are so many other interesting things I learned. I had the priviledge of speaking to Judith. Learning I should "bathe in black" was interesting. Black and denist white are key colors I should wear. Thank goodness, because I love them! Myself being "blessed" I should go with square necks if I do not wear a color...than women with "blessings" feel they have to cover themselves up, but they do not have to wear turtle necks all the time. :)

She was such a sweet lady. I wish I would have won the prize of a 4 hour consultation! Check out her website! www.professionally-yours.com

I'm Back...and Here to Stay!

So, I got bit by the blogging bug once again! I know, I created my last blog, "Life with Liz" and managed to delete it, oh say after a month?? I know, I know...how dare I? I did, although have some pretty valid reasons. First, to be plain honest..I suck at blogging. I feel like I have no purpose to what I write about. I mean, for heaven sake, I wrote about a freakin' sandwich in my last one! A sandwish!! Secondly, when I created that blog, my life was about to change. My role of a "fiance" was about to change in to a role of a "wife" which I knew would create endless possibilites to a new kind of blog. And last, I feel like the whole purpose of having a blog, is to keep family and friends updated with your life. That was something, I didn't really make a top priority. Honestly, the only times I would seem to blog, was in between phonecalls, and Carolyn's (my boss) errand runnings and appointments during the work day. I know, I'm a bad employee. But now, since my life has seemed to calm down a bit, I am here, sitting in our office at home, blogging.

Well...as of today, I have been married for 11 days, and some odd hours. People ask me all the time, how does it feel? Is it wierd being married now?? Honestly, no not at all. It's funny because I remember way back talking to my sister, Amber..."Hey Amber!" :), about her and David being married. She said we were married long before the paper was even signed. When she told me that, I sort of kind of understood, but not really. I hadn't found Mike yet. I had totally given up on the love thing ever happening to me. Going out on date after date, kind of became a routine. It seemed as if I dated just about every kind of guy in the world, and heard just about everything there was to hear. But when Mike and I started dating, the relationship started getting more and more serious, and the talks about where this relationship was going to go, and what we both wanted, I knew what Amber was talking about. I was already whole-heartedly committed to Mike, long before the papers were even signed. Long before he even put the ring on my finger, he had my heart. It's so wild how things turn out. Once thinking I'd never find this, it was literally always right in front of my face.

So now, the honeymoon is over. We spent a wonderful time in Fairfield Glade just pass Cookeville. It was awesome! We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bath Condo at the Wyndham Resort. We decided that we wanted to load the jacuzzi tub and carry it home...ugh, if only that was the case!If I could load pictures off of my camera on here, I would post them. But until then, I can only describe it! The resort had a ton of things to do. Unfortunately, the majority of the activities were seasonal (Boating, swimming, golfing, tennis, etc), so with it being the beginning of December, we had a limited number of what we could do. The majority of our time was spent at the lodge relaxing and watching movies. The resort did offer daily activities such as craft making, massages, mani/pedicures, game hours, etc..but usually we slept in so late, we missed it! On Tuesday, we headed to Gatlinburg. I was so excited to show Mike around, considering he had never been. Our first stop was at The Wonderworks. (It's the upside down building right when you get in Sevierville). We had a blast! Every single activity played with your head. You had to literally think about what skills it would take to accomplish each task. Definitely recommend going. After that, we proceeded to the town of Gatlinburg, where the town was lit up with beautiful lights! It was beautiful. We went to every "Ripley's Believe It or Not" including the museum and Aquarium. We ate dinner at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., and absolutely loved it. Dang, I wish I could post some pics! Mike got a hat from there, and believe it or not, it actually looks pretty hot on him! What can I say?? Thank you, Lovey for such an amazing time!

What else is there? The house is comin' along. Lastnight, we went and did some Christmas shopping...(yes, and I'm still not done), and while out and about we picked up a Media Stand for our DVD/CD collection. I absolutely love it, and it looks great! Mike on the other hand enertained me with his frustration of not understanding how to put some of it together at first. But working together, he figured it out. And I might add, did a great job! Monday, he was off work, and organized the office. For everyone who saw it that weekend of visiting, saw that it was in dissaray just from moving, and not being able to put it anywhere. But now, the office is pretty much complete. I'm hoping to make this room a Ohio State Buckeye Theme. I told Mike this could be his little domain, with of course my little corner. ;-) I've found a comforter set for the daybed that is in here, and I'm visioning all of his awards/plaques on the walls...when pictures. It'd look so cool. Only time will tell when that will happen.

Other than that, I think that is just about it. My hubby keeps poking my side thinking that I won't figure out who it is. Hmmm...Such a dork. :) But he keep's me smiling. That's all that matters. Hope everyone has a wonderful night, and I hopefully shall be back tomorrow. :) Till then...