One Month in....

And I think I am doing ok. I have been so exhausted lately that it's tough to find the time to fit everything in. But here is what I have accomplished so far...

Make my Home MY home: I finally painted my living room. I have been living with paint swatches on the walls for months now and finally picked out a color. I picked out a color after slowly eliminating them one by one. And of course as soon as I walk into Ace Hardware to buy the paint I change my mind and am standing there looking at different colors for hours. I am happy with the color I picked but now wishing I would have gotten a lighter color for the hallway. Oh well, I can always go back and paint the hallway a different color. Who knows, I could always move to a whole different apartment.

I have ordered some decor for the new living room as well but those will be delivered soon and photos will be up on the next blog post Hopefully.

Falling Asleep without the TV: I haven't accomplished this 100% but I am getting better at going to my room when I start feeling sleepy instead of falling asleep on the couch and waking up in the middle of the night to sleepwalk to bed. It also might help if I hang all the clothes up that are on my bed So it is more appealing to sleep there. I have this problem of doing my laundry and then leaving it on my bed and not putting it away. Then days go by and after trying something on, not liking it and then throwing it on my bed day after day night after night the pile grows larger and larger. My goal this weekend is to have a clean room. We will see if that happens.

12 New Foods: I am such a pansy. I am counting this for right now but I am not happy with this "try". Collard Greens. I tried them. Fail. Did not like them at all. They have never been on my list to try so why did I even attempt this? Well it's the only thing I have attempted this month. I almost want to punish myself and try 2 new things next month. But nonetheless I tried them. Why do people eat them? They were not good at all.

12 New Things in NYC: I went to Lincoln Center to Dizzy's to hear Jazz. It was awesome!! I have wanted to go to real Jazz clubs here in NYC and Dizzy's is one of the best of the best. I had a blast and plan to go hear more. I recommend it to everyone when they come visit. I went with Miguel and Bethany for B's 30th Birthday. (She is due with a baby boy in 8 weeks. So excited!!)

Company: In the process of getting the name trademarked. Excited to share with you guys once it is.

Getting my Body Back: Having the flu for a week helped me loose about 5lbs. I wasn't really wanting to loose weight but I am not complaining. I was wanting to "tighten up" instead but this will work for now. I have decided to start swimming. Running is hurting my knees more and more and making me get closer to surgery. I want to avoid surgery as long as I can so swimming will hopefully help me get in shape and build the muscle around my knees for support. Picture of Meredith in our swim caps and goggles coming soon.

So that is about it for right now. It doesn't seem like a lot but I barely have time for sleep much less my personal life. I work about 80 hours a week in a 40 hour time frame then I usually have something every night after work, don't get to bed before 1:30am then wake up at 6:30am to start the day over again. On the weekends i beg to sleep in but usually have something planned with the girls and then dates or dinner with friends planned for the night. I am worn out.
Yes, I have been dating. It's.... ummm... interesting. None so far I have been excited about and a few of them I just wanted to run away from. I didn't think I was picky but I am starting to think that I really am. If a guy is my height that is a deal breaker. If he says "like" too much when he talks that is a deal breaker. If he has never lived outside of his hometown that is a deal breaker. Come on friends, you can find better men to set me up with than that.

So that has been my month in a nutshell. I think it's been pretty good so far. They only thing that worries me on time is the reading thing. I better get to work on that.
I will do a better job at posting as the month goes on.

5 Days of Captivity

So it was my first week with my new year plan and wouldn't you know it, I get the flu. It was so bad that I missed 3 days of work. 2 of those days I attempted to go in only to have them send me back home. I tried at least. Friday morning when I came crawling back home it was the last I would see of the outside world for 3 days.

I can't tell you a time where I have slept so much. Friday when I got home I had soup, a hot bath and slept for 4 hours. When I woke up I took another bath and had more soup and then slept again. It was like that pretty much all weekend. I would try to get on the computer to work some but my mind just wasn't functioning. It was even hard to watch TV and we all know that seems impossible for me.

I feel sorry for my roommate because I am sure she is sick of seeing me there on the couch coughing up a lung. She was a sweetheart and played mom when she was there though. Making me tea, bringing me soup and getting me a Starbucks from the outside world.

For 5 days all I had was soup and juice. I think I lost a few pounds which is one bonus of being sick. So I guess I am doing one thing on my list, right? Nothing like the Mary Kate Olsen Diet to get you started. I couldn't have picked a better weekend to stay in though. It was 14 degrees out and windy. Who wants to be out in that anyway?

This thing came out of nowhere and knocked me on my butt. It definitely told me that I am not taking care of myself though. I never get enough sleep, I run myself in 3 directions and never slow down and I probably should eat better. Skipping breakfast and lunch and only eating chips and salsa for dinner does not equal the five basic food groups.

Today I am back at work and feeling much better. I still have a cough that sounds gross and scares every eligible bachelor off but I will take that over not being able to breathe, eat, move, think and finish complete sentences any day. I will attempt to get started on my list this week. I promise.