Lunch

peanut butter, almond butter with fluff

on whole wheat with banana :)

*Thoughts*

* I am stuck working until 7pm today and its the first real nice day we have had here outside. Hopefully tomorrow will be just as nice so I can spend all day outside.

*I almost had a reason to cry this morning when my roommate nearly wrecked my St Patrick's day decorations that I have hanging on the porch door. He nearly took out the tree with the shamrocks in it that's on the mantle the other night with a toy ball.

*Why do the complicated customers choose to call on Saturdays?

*I really hate the crease in my hair from my headset from work.

I love the days when I can run my hand through my hair and not feel it.

*Excited for springtime. Becoming more of an outdoors person, although I doubt I see camping in my future...just hiking because I prefer to sleep in my own bed.

*I really should buy my own canister of Fluff...

although that would be dangerous...and I do rarely crave it.

*Its odd how certain things still amuse after years of hearing it over and over again.

*I haven't had a Shamrock Shake this week.....

*Excited for the movies tonight. Debating if I should go see Alice in Wonderland or Shutter Island....

*I am really bad at hanging photos...hoping when I do move that I still get my deposit back after all the holes I have put in the walls....

Breakfast

Failure.....I'm having an off day

I see the cache!

Found a total of 5 caches today :)

Found it!

Testing out the video mode on my new cell phone

I made French toast this morning

I wish I had a garden to display this....

Day 3 Despite almost oversleeping I ate breakfast at home and didn't go to Dunkin Donuts today. Honestly I am amazed I have lasted three days so far. I am trying really hard with will power not to take the easy route out and get fast food. Tomorrow is my day off so I have plenty of time to relax at home and make a yummy breakfast.

Currently for the month of March I am trying to cut back on the times I go out to eat for breakfast and eat healthier. So far two days into the month and I have eaten breakfast in the morning before I go to work and have not gotten coffee from Dunkin Donuts in the afternoon. I have even gone to the gym the last two nights as well. I would like to lose at least ten pounds and as an incentive I am planning on awarding myself a digital SLR once I achieve my goal. Good incentive eh?

Lunch

Bangor City Forest

I went for a walk today in the City Forest.

Thankfully the main trails are snow free.

I made soup and a grill cheese on whole wheat today.

I cleaned out the pantry today and

I am going to try to use up everything in the pantry for March.

My wood staining project

Recently I purchased a little end table from Goodwill for $10. Instead of painting it white like I planned, I decided staining it would be better. I haven't stained wood in years, but I remembered watching my mother do it so I thought I could manage it myself. I think I even surprised myself how well the table came out. In the spring I will finish the process putting a clear coat on it.

Before

After sanding...

I used paint stripper to get off the varnish

off the legs and edges.

I think next time I will try the gel version.

The stuff that sprays burns!

After applying the stain. I didn't get any on me until the very end where the stain splashed up on me when I was closing the can. My mother educated me next time to put a bag over the can when I close it to avoid that from happening. Lesson learned:Stain does not come off your skin easily. I at least remembered to wear gloves.

After the stain dried. :) Nice eh?

Before and After

Breakfast

mmm eggs, ham and cornbread...

I woke up to the smell of cornbread

Dessert for Zombie Movie Night

I won an award at the Kick Off 2010 event at work today. I was very very surprised and wasn't expecting to see my name on the screen when they were handing out awards. Corey whispered to me if I wanted him to make room for me to go up and I thought he was joking and then I saw my name on the screen. I was really moved by the speech the head of the call center made when describing me. It was a little funny that everyone laughed when she said most people would describe me as shy and reserved. Still in a little shock about it. I had to have my photo taken with the head of our call center and her boss who was visiting. Only four people won the award today so still really surprised I was the one nominated for it out of my peers. I had a mini celebration before I went back to work by going to Starbucks and getting a peppermint mocha latte. Its so surprising to me because I was stressed out today and wasn't in the best mood and that completely turned  my day around. Still weird to look up and see the award at my desk.

Shamrock Shake #2....

They are alright this year, but I don't think the milk shake machine at McDonald's hasn't been mixing the shake very well and its not as minty as I would want. Perhaps I should make my own.

Breakfast

Shamrock Shake time!

I caved and got a Shamrock Shake tonight. :)