Progress

Okay so it's been about a month since my last post, so much has happened. They totaled my car. Which wasn't so fun, but at the same time I wouldn't really want it back after how much damaged had been done. A week later I bought my new car. Which is a story in and of itself. I bought a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. It is silver. It has 28,000 miles on . . . then again it is now probably 29,000 seeing that I've had it for about month. ha ha ha gotta love commuting to work. I'll post pictures later. But for the most part I love it . . . . I miss a few of the luxuries of my accord. But I don't miss the $180 I spent on gas each month vs my $120 now. Wahoo!

It took them about a month to finally get the police report but almost all is said and done. 100% his fault. We already knew that though. I have already settled my Bodily Injury Claim and now I am just waiting on my reimbursement for my deductible and the car rental.

All of this accident stuff put the training for a 5k off a few weeks, but I am back into training full swing. I just finished my 3rd week of training and I was thinking . . . wow I can do this. Then today knocked me back into humble pie. This weeks training consists of 5 min warm up, 3 min run, 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min run, 2 1/2 min walk, 3 min run, 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min run, and 2 1/2 min walk. After the first 5 min I thought okay that was a little challenging but not too bad. 2 min into the last 5 min I thought I was going to die. I finished . . . I had to stop a little in the middle, but I did it . . . but I guess that is how life is . . . . in the beginning something may seem a little challenging. But after a while you build your muscles (spiritual, physical, emotional, mental) and things seem normal then another challenge comes a long and requires us to work a little harder and flex our muscles a little more. I am really grateful for my many challenges in life. They allow me to grow and learn. Thanks all for your support. More updates later. =)

My Sad Car

Some sad pictures of my car after it got plowed into by a Hummer on the 405 tonight. I'm okay . . . I am still going to go to urgent care though tomorrow because my back and neck are a little sore. We'll find out the fate of my car maybe tomorrow.

To Run or Not To Run

So I have been thinking a lot lately about how I needed to shed quite a bit of weight . . . so I can feel better about myself and feel healthier and happier. I joined a gym like 2 years ago and I haven't really used it that much . . . really pathetic I know. Then with new years rolling around I started thinking about resolutions and how nobody ever actually follows through with resolutions.

I thought to myself . . . why is this . . . and then I thought maybe because they are always unrealistic and people get all gung ho and overwhelm themselves in the beginning. So I thought . . . okay to not set a resolution or overwhelm myself . . . what if I set a goal to loose 5 lbs and to work out 1 time a week. This was on the right track . . . take it slow . . . but there was something missing . . . something lacking from keeping me motivated behind my goal.

I was talking to my friend tonight and she was saying that her mom was talking to her over the Christmas break that maybe she should run another half marathon. In other words . . her mom was telling her that she was getting a little chubby. We laughed a little about how sometimes mom's mean well . . . but sometimes the go about it the wrong way.

As I was driving home I started thinking about it more . . . the whole half marathon thing . . . I don't know why it stuck with me . . . .but that was it . . . I was lacking a deadline. Something that would actually hold me to those lofty ambitions of mine. Some of you may know . . . I HATE running. In fact I loathe it soooo much that I would absolutely exercise in any other way shape or form before I would run. But maybe this is what I need. Everyone that runs a half marathon always tells me how rewarding it feels after you've done it. A sense of accomplishment.

With that being said . . . no, I'm not running a half marathon. My friend said I should start with something a little more simple. I've decided I am going to run a 5K. It's only 3.1 miles. I think I could do that. It would get me off of my duff and get me exercising. So I got online looking for 5k's to do that are local. And started researching on how to get myself prepared. I found this great website that gives you a schedule to go from the couch to 5k in 2 months (cool runnings). I think I am going to give myself about 3 months so I have a little cush time. Now just to find a race. . . . =) More to follow

Be Fake or Not to Be Fake, That is the Question.

So I have always been a very expressive person and I usually wear my feelings on my sleeve. While this can be good at times it can also be not so good. The good thing is . . . . you always know where you stand with me. I had a friend say to one of my other friends one day "I think Erin's mad at me." The other friend said "What makes you say that?" The person then started listing some things . . . . and the friend replied back, "Well honestly, if you think Erin's mad at you . . . she probably is." The bad thing is that it can get me in trouble sometimes. It makes me a little more vulnerable to get hurt by people. It also can sometimes offend people. So I went to institute tonight and a topic was brought up that is there any sin that isn't selfish. While we all know the answer is no there isn't. Someone brought up White Lies. We've all done it. We've told a little White Lie because we didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings. With that in mind I'll bring you up to speed. After institute I went to grab something to eat with my roommate and two other people we know. Mind you I was a little tired so my patience wasn't the best. But the other two people that joined us were being rather obnoxious. Me being the person I am it wasn't hard to notice that I was getting irritated and annoyed. My roommate having already lived with me sometime could read my mood and just politely said she's a little tired. After we got home we talked about it and she said to me "Maybe we should teach you how to be more fake" I told her that I dislike fake people a lot. But then that comes back to the White Lie thing . . . is it bad to tell a White Lie? Is it bad to be completely fake with a person that you don't really like or that you are bothered by. Or should you be honest with people?? While I don't think it is smart to go around and tell people you don't like them and I don't think I handled tonight very well at all. But at the same time . . . I don't think you should pretend to like people when you don't. You know what I mean?? I don't know . . . . it definitely gives me some food for thought.

Moving On

So after being in California for almost two years now (WOW I can't believe it has really been that long) I have decided that I need a change. My old roommate approached me almost two months ago. She is moving back in town and wondered if I would be interested in moving into a new place with her and we would get Ashley and Larissa to come with us. Every night I wind up staying up way too late looking on craigslist for new places and I have emailed a bunch of people . . . and you would think that if people really wanted to rent a place out they would email a person back. . . . I don't think I have gotten one response back yet . . . isn't that sad?? While I don't think it is the most practical time for me to move on . . . I need to move on. But with change comes challenges . . . . Which I don't like necessarily, but aren't they supposed to be good for us??

Behind

So I've noticed that I am just about as bad at blogging as I am at keeping in touch. Don't get me wrong I seem like I am pretty good about it . . . but I am only good about it in small doses. Then people will email me and I'll think . . . oh I'll do it later . . . then later never happens. So I've discovered this past week.


Well I promised a last post that I would post the Jimmy Choo picture and I never did. Well that was partly because I never downloaded the pictures . . . So I finally did the other day and as promised here is the picture



So one of my roommates moved out last week and we are trying to fill the spot. I know what you are thinking . . . Again?? Yes, again. But when you have four roommates . . .it seems to happen. Anyway so I walked into the empty room the other day and I thought to myself . . . I really ought to paint this and fix the paint that chipped of the edge of the wall.

So today after work I was off to Home Depot. . . . I love that store by the way. What I was thinking was going to be a cheap inexpensive task was definitely not what it was. Or so I figured out when I walked down the paint isle and discovered that 1 gallon of paint was $30. SERIOUSLY!! Didn't see that one coming. An hour later I walked out with all the supplies needed and feeling a little poorer and I called my mom and she said, "Sorry, Home Improvement is not cheap." If only it was actually my place so I could feel some sense of ownership. Anywho I will have to take pictures of my Home Improvement venture and post them later. Ta ta for now.

What part of Spring

You Are Chirping Birds

You are a very caring person. You especially feel for innocent beings, like animals and children. You are keyed in to the world and very peaceful. You believe that everyone is connected. You remain focused and in the moment. You are not easily distracted. You have a good memory, especially for things that you hear. You listen carefully.

What Part of Spring Are You?