Here I go to a land down under

I'll be off now until around the 20th but I will be sure to take many pictures for you! I will also investigate cuisine in New Zealand. I think I should try both the healthy and non healthy options, to be fair. ;)

The man is on his way so I have to go.

Much love!!

Lula Mae

A Rant

Good morning lovelies -

I was on my way home this morning, pretty early to get ready for work and spend a little time with the kitties, and I went on the hunt for coffee. I was on a pretty major road so it wasn't hard to come by but I also knew I wouldn't have a lot of time for breakfast at home so I thought I would try one of those egg white flat bread breakfast sandwiches. This drive through has a sign up "no sandwiches between 6 AM and 10 AM" bastards! Obviously they are against me and wanted me to eat a doughnut. I would have parked and gone in despite the cold had I known that but I was already more than halfway around the building in a one way parking lot on a one way street. Not an option. I ordered my coffee and said very sweetly "could I please have an egg white sandwich?" the lady barked at me! Well, not really but it was close enough. May I add that there was no one behind or in front of me and it was 6:15. So I decided just the coffee (WOOOOOO! That's actually a really big step for me) and pulled up. I got to the window and took the coffee, and the outside of the cup is covered in sugar. I'm actually not a rude person, even early in the morning. I just asked "excuse me, this is just skim milk right" because I can't even deal with sugar in my coffee any more. I got used to it without sugar and now if there is any sort of sweetener I make a Bill Cosby face as soon as I drink it. Anyway, dunkzilla barked at me again and when the coffee cooled down from boiling I learned that she wasn't lying. But as she handed me my receipt something inside me still made me say "I hate you". For those of you who know me you know I am telling the truth for I cannot lie. I thought I had my inner monologue on but it must be broken. It's going to be an interesting day.

Seriously though, I have worked in customer service before and I've had to swallow my pride and deal with mean people plenty of times. There is never a reason to be rude to a customer, especially when they are not being rude to you. I understand that she couldn't make me a sandwich but I didn't think it would hurt to ask sweetly.

Now I'm home with my coffee and oatmeal with a kitty and my computer on my lap and my coffee is almost gone, and that mean lady is probably only starting to deal with the rude people. Karma.

I do have to go to work though.

Love,

Lula Mae

Puppies!

If you're like me and do not particularly enjoy football I have a solution for you.

Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl V

It is by far the cutest show ever created and way more fun than watching a game that stops to reset every 5 seconds. I'm sorry, that annoys me. The puppy action never stops. There are only whistles if one has to go to the bathroom or if they're changing the lineup. There's also a kitten half time show.

That's right. It's Superbowl Sunday and I will be watching Animal Planet with my cats! They love to see other animals on the TV I can't wait.

Kitten Half Time

Weekly weigh in: 159.5 - chip chip chipping away. I'm bloated today so I usually don't even weigh myself this week of the month. I did it for you. I wanted to show you that even with a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2 weeks actually but that's not the book title), during which time I did not always stick to the healthy eating plan, if you don't give up you can still succeed. I have to remember that it's not a diet. I choose not to eat food that is bad for me most of the time. It's a life change. I choose to exercise more. The weight loss is a bonus and will put me at a lower risk for heart disease, diabetes (which runs in my family), and I just don't want to let go of myself. I want to wake up in the morning and try to look good. I want to go to the doctor for physicals, get my hair styled by someone who knows what they're doing, keep working with my therapist towards a mentally healthier me with less medication. I want to embrace life. And watch the puppy bowl.

By the way I'm so over the bad time at work, it's dropped. Oddly enough monkeys and the man really helped me out there. Long story. But I realized that if I put my head down and work hard for a while longer this job can open up so many opportunities for me that will make many of my dreams come true. Right now I could have a job that I liked going to every day but it would probably be a volunteer job. In the future if I stick with school and work I can have a job that I love going to that they pay me for. That's pretty friggen sweet.

I really have to pack now. I was using all of you to procrastinate. Don't feel too dirty.

In the meantime I would like to know if you have life goals, and if you would mind sharing them with us. Large or small doesn't matter. Inquiring minds want to know.

Love you,

Lula Mae

When everyone is beautiful no one will be

I know it's late but I finally found a YouTube post of my favorite Twilight Zone episode and I wanted to share it with you. I apologize that it is in three parts. It's called "Number 12 Looks Just Like You". I spoke about it in my first blog entry.

This is something that really speaks to me and says that it's ok not to be perfect. I want to make sure that it's clear that I am trying to promote healthy eating and exercise to promote a better life, not so that you can fit into some Hollywood mold. Though I am working and plan to work harder to take care of my body, I never plan on getting plastic surgery. Veneers are something I would consider, but that's about it. I understand that sometimes people need plastic surgery but I think it's being abused as depicted in this episode which came out in 1964 and was way ahead of it's time.