Buffy and Spreadsheets

So while the Gerr has been away, i've gotten the Buffy bite. And it itches. So i am a scratching it. Season 1 baby! Hey you, don't mock me. "I'm Buffy and you're history!" Karate chop to the back of the neck, knee to the face, roundhouse kick, and stabbed in the heart with my mighty stake. Ok, so maybe i've watched the show a bit too many times.

I had ordered Word/excel Jr-which i really have no idea what's the friggin difference, besides the price; 120 bucks and some cool options when you go to paste etc....  But it looks fine and operates exactly the same! woohoo. Anyway, so I decided I needed to play around in excel and create a massive excel spreadsheet for Gerr's books. Yes, this is the way I exercise my brain sometimes. So far so good and with Buffy in the background and Bella on the couch, I'm really loving this time alone. I feel productive.  I have to sign up for online excel courses soon. I want to learn super cool, nifty things.

I want to share Bella pictures with my bloggy buds, but i have to get her in the cute boxers. I have a picture but it's not cute at all. That dog is a wonderpup. She's a strong girl. She shows no signs of pain. She's acting like she didn't have surgery on friday. I still have to make sure she's comfortable though, so I'm not stopping her pain meds just yet.

So people, how do you mix up your week? How do you get out of the doldrum of each and every week being the same repetitive routine; go to work, go home, walk dog, make dinner, feed dog, watch tv...etc...bleh...if you've been reading my blog daily or even weekly, you know that I can't stand that repetitiveness. Sure I'm as tired as the next person when i get home from a long day of entering numbers, but SOMETIMES you gotta change it up. I'm hoping i can do that on Thursday. I have a bloomspot deal...(what's bloomspot? it's like livingsocial...check it out) for French American food at the Curbside!!! I want to have French Onion Soup, Smoked Mushroom Risotto and Creme Brulee. yummy.

ok now i'm hungry.

What the hell happened to  my coffee making skills??? I need someone to teach me how to make coffee again. It's so WEAK! i'm going to cry.

I'd like to share some blogs i'm following that made me happy today:

loveandaleash.com-linked to a super cute entry about her dogs and icecream. She takes great pics of her pitties. This amazing woman fosters dogs and changes perceptions one dog at a time.

dealicious mom-because today's blog has the longest list of free stuff ever!

my happily ever after - because this blog entry made me instantly salivate. i need to make this soon.

hollowtreeventures- funny blog and i like her version of the olympics.

alright people, i've gotta boogie. have a great day.

Yay for Health Care Reform...

Look I don't know much about the health care reform law, except it helps EVERYONE get health insurance. I hope they can iron out all the bugs and create something for everyone. I know too many people who cannot afford insurance in this country and it's a crock of shit. The idea is awesome, let's figure out how to make it better. People shouldn't have to go broke because they had to go to the emergency room. Plus, preventative care keeps people at work, making money and shopping which equals to feeding the economy money for stuff.  Anyway, i'm excited. And very happy for those who can finally get the help they need.

ok enough of my opinions!!

I weighed myself this morning.  I will share with you my weight-139. I've lost 6 lbs. I've also been eating about 1200 calories a day, but taking a walk as well with my pup for about 25 minutes which only burns about 96 calories, but then it adds to the amount of calories i can eat, so then it becomes 1296 calories...are you with me? Anyway, i've been doing really well. If i'm hungry in the morning a piece of toast with butter is about 150 calories, coffee 42, lunch about 265 and dinner...well that's where it gets tricky. Planning nighttime meals can be a pain,  but really it's about what you're shoving in your mouth. Potatoes, veggies, meat, bread, salad...well all that can add up and blow any diet. So keep it simple. A yummy steak and a salad with a balsamic dressing. yummy. or like last nights meal. We had a flat iron grilled steak seasoned with A1 and pepper,  and caprese garlic bread that looked so pretty and tasted amazing. 685 calories people...and i even had a snack before bedtime. MMMM string cheese! I never thought that counting calories worked. I never wanted to become someone who depended on it, but i realized I definitely over ate at meal times, rather than eating enough to satisfy the belly. OH and if your tummy starts grumbling eat something, drink water. Do not go into starvation mode. Myfitnesspal.com has helped me bunches!!!

found here read, funny page.

Can Anyone Explain why classics are free on kindle, amazon, kobo etc....? They're classics for golly's diaper's sake.

Blogs I'm reading:

Cake Wrecks check it out...pretty funny.

Dogs on Drugs- ok this one is a good one folks. Fast food in other countries. Remember my pic of the Chicken Maharaja Mac I wanted to try, well he covers a lot of other strange ideas the fast food companies in different countries came up with...ch ch check it. 

texts from a dog-if you're not reading this, you are lamay. (lame in fake french)

one odd duck-i really like the idea on here...i think i may copy and post it somewhere..check it out to see what i'm talking about.

Vixen Vintage-in love with this blog. she's so cute, her clothes and outfits are adorable. I wish i had some of the items in her closet.

Alrighty I'm going to leave you with a pic of my foot and hand. The ring I got from Hautelook and the shoes (which are my new favorites) i got from Ideeli! 

 

have a great day!

Thursday's are for paying bills...

and staring at  my bank account asking the Money Gods for more money. I don't think they're listening. It would help if I stopped spending money. Maybe I could be like my Sim who always has leftovers in the fridge, gardens and bakes for money and her dog digs around the yard and finds cash. sigh...Am I the only person who doesn't want mean Sims? I refuse to make one rude to another Sim. I am entirely too nice. My Sims are employed yet they can never make it to work, because I do not have a data plan on my tablet. lol. oh well, work the fields bitches, garden your asses off!! I know you were so interested in my Sims. don't lie...you want to live next door. :)

• Hot on Hautelook-there are like 3-4 womens items that are gorgeous. so go and check it.Mens items, kids items and home items...i need to close the page...oh and Imoshion....grrr...
• Ideal on Ideeli-ARGGGH...kitchenaid....and soooo much more......

found on the Edge of Dreaming Blog.

• I already have plans on Friday and Saturday night, but here are some cool ideas for this Cinco de Mayo weekend!

Star Wars Bike Party....now that sounds like a fun thing to see. May4th

Burlesque and Creepy Puppet Show May 4th

San Francisco Cinco de Mayo Festival at Dolores Park May 5th

Free Comic book day-May 5th

Classic Cars and Sausage Oakland May 5th

Capture the Flag, Golden Gate Park May 5th

Free Hot Dog Day, Richmond May 6th

Open Studios Marin! May 6th

AND LOT'S MORE CHECK sf Funcheap

•  mmmm listen and watch...

• I'd like to whine about this body pain for a moment...it sucks. whine whine whine...go away..
• Gerr and I will be in NY a week from today!!!! how awesome is that?
• Read the following blogs, because they're funny and maybe you'll learn something:

How to Score a dog bite: The Joggers and Biker's Edition-Notes from a dogwalker

My favorite dog safety group was on TV, check out DoggoneSafe

Need some Cinco de mayo food ideas check out: Crunchyrock.com

textfromdog,com-lol....

• Speaking of dog...Bella was reverse sneezing a lot last night. it's loud and scary sounding and it's stupid to call it a reverse sneeze.  I gave her some benadryl this morning so hopefully that calms down whatever is bothering her. 
• Fibro pain sucks. :(

Well everyone have a wonderful day, be safe and give people hugs...i don't care who, just give out some free hugs.

I like Fridays....

I feel more alive on Friday's compared to Monday's or Tuesdays. There's hope for freedom; to sleep in, to play, to lounge around in your pj's just because. Well, here we are it's friday and it's also 420, so happy 420 day to all my stoner friends. Have fun my friends and enjoy yourselves, if you're too high to drive, just give me a call unless you're in butt fuck egypt and up a mountain, make sure you bring a sleeping bag and mountain lion repellant.

Now on with the show:

• I just read Annie's Eats, "Happy Earth Day"  post  and wow, made me feel inferior! I want to do more to help save our planet starting at HOME. I've pinned her bean recipe and will definitely be trying that. You should definitely read her blog-great recipes and i feel inspired to do more. 
• Eating healthier is beginning to seep into my skin and transform what I want to eat at work. It's easier to change what I eat at work. I ate soups for a while, but now with the weather becoming warmer (I've been wearing dresses all week long!), I definitely need to think of salads and grains. So next week my personal challenge is salads.  Not just caesar salad with chicken or green salad with carrots and Ranch dressing...no no no, it's got to be more exciting and I have to be satisfied. I will be looking around pinterest and coming up with some super nutritious healthy meals next week. All Salads!!!! wahhoooo. ofcourse I'll share any concoction I have. Also adding this guy:Quinoa, read here regarding the ease of cooking Quinoa
• My smoothies are finally feeling like my normal morning routine. I don't even go for the coffee anymore! What a blessing! I will have to get some decaf though, because I do love my coffee. My only problem now is i love strawberry and banana smoothies....i may have to be wild and add blueberries next! i craaaazy.
• For those of you who love recipes I have some right here with tons of links for you-they're easy to make and i've found them from different corners of the interwebz so check them out. Some of them I haven't tried, others I have but not in the same way presented, and some are just flat out new. here you go little friends:

Charcoal Grilled Argentine Steaks with Chimichurri -I've actually used a flank iron steak with a recipe sorta like this and my god, melt in your mouth delicious.

Creamy Asparagus Soup-I know wasn't i just saying something about NOT eating soup because it's too hot? Well I have a hand blender I'm looking to try out...and I love creamy veggie soups so this is a must try.

Man Pleasing Chicken-I know I've mentioned this one before, but holy effing cow. I could eat this every day. It's SO simple to make. Think Three ingredients! Now you have to go check this page because that would be very nice of you....

• ok that's enough food for right now, i'm hungry and all i have are left over rice, beans, corn and chicken saute...which sounds good but not as good as all of the above...:) 
• Ideal on Ideeli-How many of us REALLY go about trying to figure out if we're getting a good deal on here??? Well, i just did. The one thing I'm going to recommend to you is BCBGeneration today (they cover shoes, apparel and jewelry today). So I went on the BCBG website and looked up the price of one thing, that item is actually on sale, checked it on Ideeli and it was over 50% off the sale price, so someone who can think better than i can what's the percentage you'd be saving if we were comparing it to full price? I'm coming up with something insane which is adding up right...but seriously You SAVE 100 BUCKS! PFFT. check it out.
• Hot on Hautelook-Jane cosmetics-the deal is too amazing to pass up and they have so much to choose from at 2.97 each. Guess where i'm shopping today.
• Tonight is we're going out to eat night. lol. The Gerr doesn't know it yet, but I want to eat yummy somethings. Always helps to use my handy dandy Open table link/app, whatever to find out where I can get a good table and pay a reasonable amount for a good meal.
• I promised I'd try to link up some really good blogs so I'll give you three and hope I haven't repeated these already:

ooh the bloggess will be in my area-read two exits away at 7pm. Awesomers! hmmm should I bring my cat with me???

Classy career girl-How to get into the fashion industry is today's topic. awesome. 

ok well that's all i have time for today!!! Today was pretty damn long and i hope you found something you enjoyed. I'm thinking of adding a bullet point from Gerry-maybe his corner or something....
I came back to edit sorta-above I said 3 blogs and i gave you two so instead of fixing it, i'm telling you now and adding
zsazsabellagio-if you haven't visited this awesome blog, well then you fail...
OH and WHO DIDN'T FAIL:
THE NEW YORK YANKEES AGAINST THE RED SOX!
 OK..HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND. :)

Speedy Friday...

Alright Friday let's hurry it up and get going, I want 5 o'clock to be here in the next hour or so...Let's get on with our show:

• Thanks to Pure Wow, I know now of services to help you with sending your luggage ahead of your trip! how awesome is that! No more waiting at carousels for you bags when you  get off the plane. Sure there's a fee but you can read all about that Here. My question would be, who takes care of the luggage and what if they LOSE IT??? Check out Lugless!It's a bit pricey, but let 's say you wan to go to Fiji and you want to bring a surfboard....this service may help.... :)
• Last night we heard some thunder and lightening. Actually only once-i was kinda sad, i wanted more darn it! I made Gerry lay on the couch and i turned off all the lights. I lit some candles and i skipped ahead in my book and read him the Telltale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe..hehehe..it was cool. I was hoping for some booming thunder, but no, i didn't get any effects from nature. :(
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 I would like this mug.

• hot on Hautelook-O'Neill women's wear-I may jump on this because the prices are LOW. I mean 10-22 bucks for dresses, T's, shorts, jumpers etc....they have some great stuff! And don't forget to look in the bikini section either! Unionbay-sandals. Stila-lipgloss, makeup palettes, powders, foundation and more!
• ideal on ideeli-Byron Lars, oh my. some really pretty expensivo dresses...but some are really cute....Chinese Laundry-i clicked on it and saw some really cute shoes and quickly got depressed-so check it out. the prices aren't bad, i just can't buy them. Carlos by Carlos Santana- shoes...
• oh hey, it's friday the 13th. Here are some interesting superstitions  behind Friday the 13th, besides the silly movie. So today beware of this guy

 If he's already seen you and you've seen him...run UP the stairs, instead of down the stairs and out of the house-that's just a movie type thing to do....

• holy stiffness today. really body, get it together. booo.
• No smoothie for me today. I know how sad is that??? I'm pretty sure i ran out of strawberries. and i wanted bananers, but it was raining last night and yadda yadda excuses excuses. I will buy some this evening, because strawberry smoothies are the bomb diggidy. 
• Thank you New York trip for making me hold out on shopping-that's partly sarcasm, because i want to shop in NY-duh...CUTE CUTE CUTE and i can't link the picture...oh my...how are we going to deal with this.
• Yummy Blogs: and not just in the recipe department but in the yummy good reads department.

 Honey Badger Press-great topic today about Women who deal with cheaters. She's super blunt and to the point and she makes sense

Suzie the Foodie- i like this chicky. If she lived closer and  not in Canadeea, i think we'd bond. Her kitchenaid mixer has little skulls on it and LOOK a the bamboo cutting board she got which was custom made!!! I am so jealous. 

For the love of writing-sarcasm goddess- yes i love this woman. She's witty, she's funny, her animations rock, she even has a beaver..as an animation, silly pumpkin butts. 

six sisters stuff-25 recipes using ground beef. go pinterest crazy people save these recipes. I love Ground beef=there's so much you can do with it and yummy..i will be pinning away and getting some great ideas! Thanks Ladies!

 Alrighty all, I hope you have a great weekend. No plans yet, which is fine, i need to clean my house! Have a safe weekend and I'll meet you back here same time, same place on Monday! hugs to you all.

Another wet day...

It's another rainy day in the Bay Area. I like the rain, actually I love the rain. But I was sorta looking forward to dry weather, sun and warmth? Maybe it's because we had such a sunny weekend that I yearn for the sun to warm my face and not a heavy sweater to stop me from shivering. All in due time I hope.

• Remember that blender I bought from Ideeli? It came yesterday!! I made myself a strawberry smoothie, and I just finished it. I want more...I wonder if two smoothies a day is ok? lol. My smoothies are simple, I don't add juice either. It's ice, strawberries, (banana's if I have them) and yogurt. I put a bit too much ice today, but still was super yummy when it melted. I hope to get some more fruit at the farmers market on Thursday to add more variety. As it is I only have a tiny bit left of frozen strawberries and a whole bag of frozen peaches...i'll be adding all the available fruits as time goes on...it will be a fruity adventure...

• ideal on ideeli-Some cute dresses in Wardrobe Wonders . Healthy Eating-appliances, cool lunch kits.Celeb style sale-featuring super cute lace dresses-too cute-like this one:

OR

•   Hot on Hautelook-Enzo Angiolini shoes shoes shoes......yumm...Silver and Gold jewelry, Cures Skincare-Not sure about the company but if you are, the prices are pretty good. Bella II Fiore-cute cosmetics..so tempted...but i can't....

 I really like these shoes...Have you ever worn shoes like this and your feet slip out and you go falling because nothing was actually keeping your foot inside except maybe the firm grip of your toes trying not to slip out?? It may be just me...

•   I'm one of those pinterest people who if you follow me, I'll follow you back. BUT today i saw that this girl followed me and when I went to go "follow" her, she had on her about  me said "follow me if you like Jennifer Lopez". This is where I draw the line people. I'm sorry, but no. I will not follow you. nurp....

•  Alrighty today i'm gonna go through my Google reader and tell you what blogs you HAVE TO READ. okie? ok 
• Texts from a dog-super cute and totally funny. worth reading and checking it daily! :)
• My Milk Toof-One of the CUTEST blogs I have ever read. It's just too friggin cute and i adore it. so check out the toof brilliance by Inhae Lee.
• Attracted to shiny things-funny and honest blog. I definitely appreciate her drawings and humor. 

Alrighty that's all for today my tweedle dees...Have a wonderful Tuesday!

The tail of Bella.

Really this isn't about her tail. We had to get that thing chopped off last year. People who have dogs with "happy tail" understand what I mean, except it finally turned purple so tail went bye bye. No this is more about Bella and her legs. Last night I woke up from her whimpers. She was in her doggy bed at the end of the bed on the floor and when i went to check on her she was wide awake. She finally got in bed with us, whimpered a bit more but I guess she felt more secure and fell asleep. I knew right away it was her leg. We've been taking her out and letting her play with other dogs (this is the part where i smile) and run around. I think the last dog she played with was way faster than her and she overextended herself...I went to sleep and all i could think of was her leg. 'I shouldn't have taken her on a walk', 'She didn't even run around', 'what if they have to amputate?', 'How much more of this can we take?' And so on, and so on. I know awful questions and comments to myself, but fuck...how much more??? I shouldn't even ask...we don't even know what's going on with the EColi...Her antibiotics are officially over but the real test is in two weeks. I am at my wits end. Gerr's leaving tomorrow and i'll have to deal with Bella by myself. What if i have to go to the vet??? shit. Really these out of town moves are not working for me. People if anyone else had got this dog, they would have either surrended her or put her down. I'm convinced there are some people out there who couldn't have handled all of this...and yes I can't handle it right now, but I love my Bella boo-I would take her anywhere with me if i could, because she makes me smile. I just need to vent because I really want my dog back. I want the dog that wasn't hurt, that loved to run, woke up just fine and didn't limp....I want my dog to be healthy. Fuck, I'm so sad right now. I hate to see her limping...And now i fear she'll have hip dysplasia...i need to calm down, i'm turning into a stress  ball this morning and i can feel every one of my muscles harden as if Medusa just looked into my eyes.

I need someone to make me smile today...i'm really sad about this....

• Ok to try and lighten up my mood let us get on with the show...
• Ideeli top  stuff-Jessica Simpson dresses...love the pinks and the retro flare to them...

 her bathing suits and intimates collections aren't bad either. ok just run to ideeli now before things start running out...i think i may have found a cute pair of sandals....

yeah toooo many things on ideeli today....

• Hautelook hot stuff-estate jewelry...expensive but wow....i wish we could comment, because wow...if you have over a couple of k...gooo......beautiful jewelry. Fly london-cute cute shoes...interesting, expensive..but soooo cool.
• SF Funcheaps is making me feel bad for not having more friends who have nothing to do and have a little more money...For example...1)Tonight is Sanfranpsycho's opening at their new shop in the city. First 25 people get a little gift bag. I want to go..i love that brand...2)Dance Anywhere 2012-a global dance thing...i want to see one...don't worry i'll include the link to SF funcheaps again in a bit so you can find out where all these things are happening.3) Roller Derby on Saturday night. Food trucks, friday nights at the deYoung, decentralized music dance party, 3rd annual Dukes of Hazzard country party, 90% of this crap is free. and i have no one to go with....oh yeah, flashmob on Sunday. i'll be in it! :) atleast i have that...here's the link loves-http://sf.funcheap.com/
• Check out the Stamped App. Pure Wow will tell you all about it, so go here.
• I get a lot of email. And sometimes I forget to open my Care2.com email. I shouldn't...ever...everytime i open it I am amazed and learn so much. Such as congressman dons hoodie for trayvon-escorted off housefloor Go read and sign up..you will not regret it.
• So I need to give Hella props to the following Blogs that have lifted me up this week. I had to go back to my google reader and (GULP) catch up with a lot of blogs...I've got great taste in blogs. So check the following out.

          suziethefoodie.blogspot.com-she's a funny foodie, pretty sure she's in Canadia up north (pronounced CA NAY DEEEA) she cooks and she tries out products and stuff and she's funny. 

         becausemotherhoodsucks.com-every mother, even MY mother should read this blog. It is FUCKING hilarious.

            
4theluv of writing-TMI (ok i have tried to fix this 5 times, blogger get your ass in gear because you're embarrassing yourself  you stupid thing...)


 ok..that's all i have time for today...have a good day!