Friday, February 12, 2010

did i move?

that's the question i keep asking myself. i'm wondering if sweet home alabama has become jealous of the northern states? i'm by no way a racist! the mason dixon line means nothing to me. but bama is actually in the south and we keep getting snow! ugh! for years i've wanted A snow day. not one here,one there,another here ... but guess what?! yep! it's snowing AGAIN in bama! sheesh!

so what's the problem with it snowing yet again? #1 - i'm self employed. yes, i'm a hair stylist. yes, i work for myself. no, i don't own the salon(thankfully! love you bev!) #2 - i'm from bama, and well, we don't drive very well in it. #3 - i live 21 miles from work, and most of that is country side roads which are not "snow much fun" to drive in snowy/icy weather! #4 - our clients tend to go crazy when it snows. some think we're stupid for wanting to get on home, others won't call to let us know that they aren't coming in, and some act like we should bow down to them and still do whatever they want. i just wonder if that's ever go we go to our homes, snuggle up on the couch with some hot chocolate, and think about hair another day. because let's face it # 5 - snow will mess up a perfectly good hair day!

although, a facebook status told me that the weather channel reported that all 50 United States have snow on the ground today. that's pretty awesome! (if it's indeed true).

so, what do you say? we all go home, call it a snow day, curl up on the couch and wait to watch the opening ceramony of the winter Olympics? sounds like a dream to me  .. .. .. .. if only dreams come true!

hope you have "snow" much fun this weekend!
Britt

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

since i'm off today ...

and i'm bored and have got nothing accomplished really, so i thought i would finally share some pictures from my sister's wedding. yes, it's been almost a year. but that's ok! my computer has been doing well,thank the Lord! and now i can actually upload my pictures! i have a cd with,literally, thousands of pictures from 2008-2009, but my computer still has problems reading it. so for now ... here are pictures that i have thanks to pam!

she was a beautiful bride, wasn't she?


i loved sister's dress! and our's too



yes, sister made me sing. i was so nervous! do you see my words i'm holding with my bouquet? ; )


the yummy,beautiful cake! thanks to Pam!

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me, sister, and our mom

this is not easy

and i'm beginning to think it never will. what am i talking about? glad you asked! "shredding". that's right! i dove right in! i decided that i didn't need to over-do it last week. so i didn't . i did 4 days. day 3, i thought and shared with you all, was going to kill me. but it didn't! day 4 was much better! welp, this week i started back! i finished my 7th day today. it's my day off, and i woke up early to get it in and everything ready for the nephews to get here. ms. jillian m has it out for me i think. well, maybe not. she is much nicer on "the shred" than she is on "the biggest loser"!  yesterday and today have burned like the dickens and i had to push, pUsH, PUSH through it all! but that's ok!

i'll admit that last week it wasn't easy for me to do every move. this week, however, i can do 98% of the moves. she wants us to do butt kicks. i personally don't like to jump, and i found it kind of hard to stay in place because im extraodrinarily clumsy not clumsy. when fergie came out with her song a few years ago, leave out the falling in love part, and you get my daily walk of life! HA! anywho - the other moves i find most difficult are due to a broken,ahem, tailbone injury that i received four years ago on a family vacation. be careful! don't laugh! my sis saw it happening and laughed the.entire.time. she has laughed all four years. she fell a week and a half ago, and guess what?! yep! not only did she crush her elbow while prego, but looks like she broke her tail bone too! no i did not laugh at her. i told her so last night, and informed her i would NOT give her any pity about it. also, i REFUSE to hear whining about it. thankyouverymuch! so anyways, these bicycle crunches and another lower ab crunch move kills my, well, they're literally a pain in my behind!

last week i wasn't keeping up, going as fast as they all were, and loving anita (the lower impact girl in the back). i really feel like that's ok. why? glad you asked!
#1 - i finally got off my rear and decided to do something! normally i would wait til spring came (and let's all face it! spring isn't coming anytime soon! it's flurrying again in north bama as i type this) and walk a few times at a track that's in my town. you see it's a ten minute drive one way. i can't, or haven't, woke up early enough to go get in a big,good, productive walk by myself (it's also very close to a major highway and a railroad track). i'm a safe girl. there's safety in numbers, and no one i know, who lives close to me, will go that early there to walk. so not going as fast as ms jill or her girls, but still getting it done just slower, is good with me.

#2 - it's a new journey for me. in countless ways. i'm actually loving it!

#3 - i feel so much better! and better about myself! no, i didn't see a huge drop,or even one drop on the scales this week. but, two people who have always been my biggest fans and who were not very encouraging last week about this new journey, told me sunday night it's working. they could see a difference in my legs (which i refer to as lemley legs-that's my one side of my mom's family and the ladies from the side,well, have larger legs).

#4 - if i can do this for myself, than im gaining so much! more time with my precious nephews and the baby my sis is carrying. i feel a total difference! among other things .....

#5 - thanks to this new journey my eating wants have changed. but yet, im more hungry.

ok, so i feel so in love with "the biggest loser" tv show again last season. usually the couple seasons are not my favorite. this season is a little different. im not paying attention to the game factor, and it doesn't seem as if they players are either. yet. and last night's episode. oh. my. soul! to be continued. really?! how can that be?! oh well, can't wait to see how it all goes down!

i know i have rambled, but i hope you're having a wonderful wednesday! its my off day, and the nephews are here! they went to the doctor yesterday for their 4 month check up and shots. nephew d weighed in at 16 lbs and is 24 3/4 inches long adn nephew L weighed in at 14 lb 9 oz and is 23 2/3 inches long. they got to start on orange? veggies and now get to eat cereal out of bowls! :) they are growing SO fast! im hoping i'll get to see them in their little shirts i got them,and get a picture posted real soon!

enjoying a pony tail kind of day,
Britt

Sunday, February 7, 2010

im free!

from the crazy pin ball machine of last way of life from last week! friday night, i convinced myself i was getting sick or had possibly over done it on "shredding". but im good as new now!i'm really hoping and praying this week isn't a repeat!

my poor, prego, injured ,sis is heading back to work this next week. she's a little nervous about being one armed,but she can do it. she's one of the strongest ladies i know. the pregnancy has her emotional and she warned me today that in the next two weeks that should intensify. poor sis. with her wondering how work is going to go, was also wonderment about what to do on her lunch that's only 30 minutes. again, poor sis. i try my darnest to always get an hour (except on saturdays). so i took her grocery shopping today. the afternoon right before the super bowl. not smart! but we survived. we were oh,so productive too! i took her by my shop, shampooed and styled her hair, went grocery shopping, went back to her house, helped out in the kitchen, made her lunches up through wednesday, went and got gas and went to church all from 2-545ish o'clock. very productive! i got prego some awesome yummy turkey for sandwiches. with the morning sickness, she's not eating ust anything,and is not suppose to have processed meat. so, i added that in for her! i hope she enjoys it, because i enjoyed being with her today!

i got some retail therapy and time with my best,kel, this weekend when i got off work! that'll make any girl feel better,right?!i finally purchased some tennis shoes. not that i play tennis; i'm southern and we typically don't say "sneakers". b/c sneakers would mean converse shoes not nikes like i got. which are white with pink. i'm too clumsy for white.oh well. i also purchased a one-a-day vitamin. i've never taken vitamins, well when i was super little i took flintstones. i got 300 of target brand for the price of a 30 day supply of the leading brand. im a thrifty chick too! let me add here how much i enjoyed my time with kel and her mom,d! just the 3 of us! she was suppose to come home last weekend,but the yucky icy weather kept her south. which was good for me bc i wouldn't have got to see her then. but this weekend, was wonderful! we ate at a new place. ive eaten there before,and it's yum-o! and oh so pleasing on the eating out budget!i loved kel's bday gift from me! well, one thing - a really cute shirt, she picked out. i had my shopping trip cut short wednesday bc of an emergency. she totally understood, and i think rather enjoyed picking out the shirt. but the really awesome gift, was a camera strap for her camera (of course). it's houndstooth. you too can have on, go to sisterbug on my reading list : ) she's an auburn fan, but you couldn't tell it by the awesome job she did :) not many people would know what it was at first glance, but kel so did! i was not surprised!

oh, and i got the nephews some really cute onies/shirts! im hoping to get a picture of them in them REAL soon! and yes, i'll post asap! they'll get them tuesday night, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise! i'm excited,and have kel to thank for the find too! i totally overlooked them. but she's awesome like that!

today has been a great day! church has been wonderful. i feel better! i got my lunches (which are already in the freezer AT work! go me!)and stuff for the week too. i got some hummus. it's a kind kel likes and told me about. we share A LOT of the same taste (we got the same exact thing at cheddars saturday night)!if i don't like it, i'm wondering how am i going to get it to her 3 hours away from me? hmmm .... ; ) i really think i'll like it. i'll try most anything once.


on a sad note here, please join me in prayer for the families of the students,teachers,and staff of discovery middle school. and the policemen/woman and such of madison. i can't imagine what all the families are going through. it breaks my heart for everyone!

so here's to a fabulous new,God given week! with all the rain in the forecast, i hope your hair holds up and isn't too frizzy!

Britt

Friday, February 5, 2010

pin ball machine week

that's my life this week. a pin ball machine. loud,crazy,busy,not productive,and someone constantly pulling my lever and sending me banging into things again. it's like a free pin ball machine. play as many times as you want. please, i beg of you. stop!

i just don't think i can go back to work today without venting some. so sorry ladies (and men. do men follow blogs???).

this week has been trying to say the least! i mentioned earlier in the week that i feel like i have been living in a pin ball machine. i think i still am! and to top it off on this,"wonderful" dreary,cold,rainy day - state board decided to pop on in for an inspection. much to her dislike, we were ready for her! of course, it didn't help one of our sweet stylist/salon owner neighbors called and gave us  a quick heads up. not that we did much to change anything, we just double checked ourselves. i get SO nervous with her there. she peers over my shoulders. today she said, "oh,why are you point cutting like that?" my reply to her in my head,"b/c unlike you, i actually work behind the chair and keep up with the latest techniques. look at my junk and leave me alone." my actual response to her was much sweeter - "oh, i learned this at the hair show in october. it works really well."  her: "well, that's great y'all keep up with things like that here in 'the hope'(thats what i call the town i work in)." i wanted to slap her! yes, we try our hardest! just b/c im not working in h'ville in a fancy shop charging who knows what for the same thing we do the same way,if not better, in the hope doesn't mean we don't keep up with the latest styles! i was this close ____ to telling her maybe her stylist should've went to the hair show and updated her style.

on a better note - the shred - i feel like the muscles in my calves are shredding! ouch!!! i completed my fourth day today. i missed wednesday (my off day) for several reasons. i thought when i did it yesterday i would die! i almost cried. i almost quit. i thought, "i could take this dvd back. im never doing this again". then it was over, and i had completed the challenge. my mom has become very encouraging. and even last night for family night, she made me green beans instead of her famous mac and cheese.

this morning my dad brought me a hardees sausage and egg biscuit. sweet,good and greasy. guess he's not quite paying attention to the changes i'm making. although, he did bring me a banana when he went to pick up sis this morning.

i hope you all are having a wonderful hair day! and a wonderful day! i'm already feeling better! i think i will feel much better when i get home and can finally start my Bible study homework!

happy friday!
Britt

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

all things are possible

i did it! i woke up yet again, about 30-45 minutes earlier than i had been, and exercised! this is kind of a big deal for me! it would have be oh-so-easy to have stayed in my bed (which totally deserves it's own post on how awesome it is), but i didn't. and i'll say this too. today was easier. maybe it's the fact that i knew what was coming. i was sore ALL over this morning! i didn't think i could roll out of my wonderful bed, and then i thought, "Really,B?! you're going to do this again as sore as you are. why would you want to inflict pain on yourself when you're already in it?" then i remember this verse, which is normally not my favorite per say, "you can do ALL things in Christ who strengthens you." phil 4:13.

so, i got up, brushed my teeth,washed my face (you do NOT want to talk to me before those 2 things are done) and went to see ms. jillian.

i'm pretty sore in new places today verses yesterday. but like i told kel this morning, no pain no gain. and i'm also going with pain means progress. stay tuned .... i'm very thankful for the ones that have inspired and are encouraging me. because letmetellyou ... those who are not being very encouraging have really surprised me by their attitudes about this. they're usually my biggest fans,or so i thought. i'm trying not to let it get to me, but it is somewhat. thank God for awesome friends who are encouraging me!

i will add this, this was a good piece of encouragement. a client of the salon's parents were in today (when it's a shop like steel magnolias on steriods, you kinda know everybody's everybodys!) and they were telling me their daughter bought one of ms jillian's dvd (and i'll insert here: their daughter works out some) and ms jillian apparently wore her down in the warm up and she watched the rest of it out of breath laying on the couch.

i haven't done that. and i don't plan too. this is step one of more "me" time (see my post from saturday).

have a great tuesday everyone! i'm so excited about getting back to work, because i have a dinner/movie date with T for her bday,and well a celebration of something that has finally ended :)

Britt

Monday, February 1, 2010

no pain, no gain

or at least that's what i keep telling myself! i have taken the plunge into "Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shread".

ive read that several bloggers that i follow have tried,completed,or is going through this now. well, i wasn't going to tell anyone, but i enjoyed it so i thought i would pass my joy along.

you see, i just got back from my "Stepping Up" Bible study,and i've been pretty sore today. tonight's lesson,or one part of it, was on catching joy from other people. that's got me thinking ....

if i can find time to exercise and eat healthier, could i be a "joy" to someone who needs it? ive been very inspired by 2 close friends and, i'll be honest here and add last season's the biggest loser  inspired me too. and do i have a joy about my Lord that someone would want to catch?

that's a lot to ponder on my heart and mind on a day like today.

you see today, i have felt like i was a pin ball in one of those loud,crazy machines and everytime someone got a chance they pull the knob and i go flying into one thing and then another!

here's my day in brief: woke up 615, shred 630, Bible study homework (loved it!!!) 7, shower and getting ready 730. needing to leave at 830 to go get my oil changed, left at 840.
let me insert here about my poor prego sis - she fell on her wet steps saturday and is 1 in 1,000! no really, the break/crack in her elbow normally requires surgery, thankfully not for her and baby! and she cracked another bone in her arm right under her elbow. mom met her husband and got her, brought her back to our house, and helped her get ready for her 3 hour long doctors appointment. - ok, so then i got my oil changed, went to work, lunch - which was CRAMMED packed with email this one about this, and that one about that, made a very important phone call, then had to rush an email about something else out. somewhere in there i think i got to actually eat. then it was back to work, run to the bank, go pay health insurance [normally takes a minute. yeah, i was there for 20 minutes!!! got to catch up with some clients though! gotta network ;) ] then back to work, Bible study,and now i'm home. home with a, dare i say it, working computer!!!! yay! thanks for the help T and Kel, Dad and Dean!

i'm going to add sleep into my day's agenda now, and hoping tomorrow my life isn't the "pin ball" kind of day!

hope you all had a fabulous monday!

Britt