I work out!

I've decided to write this now, because sitting is about the only thing I can do at the moment. My legs have completely turned to jello. Which is great and horrible at the same time. -My house is mostly stairs, so I'm in for a rough night...

This all started because late Saturday I was reminded I had agreed to go on a camping/lake trip in two weeks' time. I also learned that all the other girls had started dieting and tanning to look the best they could when we left. I immediately went pale. Two weeks is all I have to try to get into better shape. Forget tanning, that could be easily resolved with a spray tan.
I am far from prepared to look my best. In fact, I went on a fast food eating binge last week, which left me bloated and miserable most of Friday and Saturday...so we're off to a good start.
Months ago I purchased a book called 'Look Better Naked.' While I like most of the ideas in this book, there were some things I couldn't quite get over. Like the fact that it encouraged saying good bye to anything sweet for forever. I'm sorry but blueberries are NOT going to make me feel better about not getting cake for the rest of my life. *sigh*
Because the eating regimen in the book was a little too strict (and expensive) for me, I decided to take to the internet to find out what I should do to help get in shape. One problem: The internet is FULL of contradictions! This site says don't have wheat, this site says carbs (when chosen wisely) are good for you. This site says only lean meat, the other says whatever kind you want. Needless to say, for someone like me it was all very confusing.
There were a couple of key points that I did pick out for my 2 week attempt at slimming down without starving myself. 1) For the next 2 weeks I'm cutting out sweets. I think 2 weeks is a more reasonable amount of time to ask than say.. FOREVER. D: 2) Try to avoid "white food." What I mean by that is pasta that isn't whole grain, white bread, white rice etc.... Basically over processed carbs that'll keep me from shedding the weight that I want. 3) Portion control. I only eat when I am hungry, and I stop eating once I feel full enough. If that means saving something from dinner for later, well alright then. 4) No soda. This one isn't very hard for me, since drinking soda lately has been making me really sick on a daily basis. So cutting it out isn't hard.
The last thing I've done to try to help myself is pick up a multi vitamin that can help me get the nutrients that I need.
I think tonight I'll also hang up some pictures of impossibly skinny models in swimsuits on my mirror, just as motivation to not forget what I'm working towards.

Stupid Air Conditioning!

I'm not starting to question the sanity of whoever told me it was a good idea to buy a house. I've been living in my "new" house only since February, and all summer long the air conditioning has been giving me grief. I thought that was something they would check in the inspection of the house, but apprently not. Does anyone out there know if I have some sort of case on my hands that I can request the seller or inspection company replace the A/C since no one told me it sucked?
We've had the same air conditioning company out to our house 3 times now. It seems odd to me that it quits working 3 weeks after each time they visit. They also haven't given us real solid answers about what is wrong with it, they just tell us that they think we should buy a new one. I'm suuure you think I should buy a new one, but unfortunately I don't have $3800 sitting around. :/
I feel kind of crappy about all of this, since I picked out the house with the bad A/C, and also because I don't think a HVAC company would finance me for a new one. Not that I could pay for it anyway, but because I have my car and Shaun's (my ex's) car on my credit, I think that my debt to income ratio is all filled up. I've talked to the banks about trying to get off my ex-husband's loan, but they said the only way that can happen is if he wants me off so he can have a new co-signer. The chances of that are slim to none, he likes making life as difficult as possible for me.
Anyway, I'm just trying to figure out how to cope with a frustrated boyfriend and no money in my pocket. Oh, thanks to the A/C going out so many times, I have to pay  $200 power bill this month. Hoorah. :(

Saturday Update

Do you ever have one of those days where you wake up, and you already have everything planned out? Well, that was what I attempted to do this morning. I was making my way downstairs to the office to start on some extra work, when I saw the new Ikea catalog had come. Yep, you guessed it! The rest of my morning was gone.
Even though I didn't actually GO to Ikea, I did manage to spend about $100 at Target on new things for the house. I think I get 20 points though for assembling the shoe rack I bought by myself. Now hopefully no one tries to sit on it...
Our roommate, Zane, decided to have a party tonight to celebrate the launch of his new product. I decided that trying to help clean up (since I have that whole "landlord" title technically) would probably be good. To be extra nice, I filled some vases with some extra candy I had around and set them on the table. -I don't think I could have done something more idiotic.
I forgot that Onyx (my cat) absolutely loves chocolate. Last Christmas, she figured out how to open a chocolate orange box, unwrap the thing, and managed to eat half of the chocolate before I got home from work. So, being her ridiculous self, she hopped up on the table and decided to start rummaging for chocolate in the vases.
She found some. And then gave it to the dog.
Now, I'm not sure if this makes me sound crazy or not, but I'm pretty sure that my cat just attempted to KILL my dog. I know she's a puppy and obnoxious as hell most the time, but seriously cat? Killing the dog? ARGH. I rushed the dog outside so she could puke freely, and the vases are now tucked away in a cabinet, out of sight from the cat.
Onto love update: Brandon and I are doing awesome, it's a miracle to me some days. This past few weeks I have been a wreck, trying to manage a 3 person job alone. He's been so patient and loving with me, I don't know how he does it sometimes.
And I am still absolutely crazy about him. When he goes out of his way to just tell me how happy he is with me, or pulls me in closer when we're going to sleep...I just fall in love all over again. I don't know if things get better than this. I hope they do actually! That would be an amazing surprise!

As a very random sidenote: Netflix, please add more My Fair Wedding to your instant queue. I've watched all the ones that are on there, and now I am left with no more receptions to oogle at.