A new leaf

I guess week one of being 26 has been a good one for me. I've kept my space clean, I've banned paying for coffee and I'm working on saving money in other ways, I'm kind of into cooking right now and have plans to try out some tasty sounding things and .....

Yesterday, after exhausting every other option of time killers (movie watching, apartment cleaning, dishes washing, etc etc etc) I finally got dressed, got on socks and shoes and actually made it to the gym.

As expected, I am really glad I went. I didn't realize how out of shape you can get after a 6 week gym hiatus. I thought I might have an asthma attack after 2 minutes of cardio. It was kind of depressing. But, after this taste I am most definitely re-motivated to get to the gym more. I have goals and it's time to stop ignoring them because, let's face it, all I'm doing by not going is hurting myself.

Stay tuned for a report on recipie attempt #1

Go team!

no longer PAYING for coffee

I've made a little resolution. In effort to save a little cash I am no longer going to be paying for coffee. Now I think I've resovled to all together quit coffee a few times and failed miserably so I'm trying something new. I can still drink the stuff (I wake up at 5:20AM every morning...time to get realistic) but I cannot pay for it. If someone else wants to buy it for me then it's okay :)



I hope to keep it up at least until the end of October when the lure of the holiday Starbucks cups might get to me. I'll be saving myself a lot over the course of a month. It's amazing how much a $5/day Peet's habit can add up over a month!

Wish me luck!

Hawaii-Fest 2009

About two weeks ago I returned from a fabulous 10 day Hawaiian adventure visiting Jay on the island of Oahu. We did SO much stuff in 10 days it's hard to remember what I did what day.

Some of the highlights include wandering around at Hukilau Beach, ATV's at Kualoa Ranch, Snorkeling, seeing Richard from LOST at Teddy's Bigger Burgers (YUM!), Lanikai Beach, Sunset at Electric Beach, Sea Turtles, Shave Ice, Swimming at Waimea Falls... the list goes on.

Check out some photos below.

Barber's Point

Lanikai Beach

Waimea Falls

Barbers Point Beach

Sea Turtles

Hukilau Beach

Surfers

ATV Riding at Kualoa Ranch

Mai Tai

Waikiki Sunset

I have a feeling I'll be going back to Hawaii quite a bit more in the future. I guess that's the perk of having a boyfriend there. I can't wait! :)

Are You Happy?

Who thought something so complicated could be so easy?