I'm moving!!!

Or I did move...last night.

Hoorrrrrray!!

http://slightlygirly.com/

 (I own domain-what what!)

 

Come wish me a happy one year!!!  

Love you. 

PS-oh and I guess for RSS Feeds here:

http://slightlygirly.com/feed/
 

One year!

My blogoversary is in 2 days (!!!!) and well I'm not quite sure how to celebrate (I did receive a nice bottle of bubbly this morning from a spin member as a belated New Year's Gift hmmm-any takers!?). Not sure if there is certain protocol to follow, do I post, not post?? Either way I'm thinking of switching to wordpress...but not sure. I saw some really cool features over at CisforConnie's blog like her adorable FALLING SNOW!!!  (only through Jan 4th-but SO cute) and some other widgets I liked..in other words I'm stealing her entire blog. What she writes I will simply copy and paste...change out the Connie's for Jennifer's and bam. 

HA-NOT.

But yea I want wordpress, I figure the switch will send me straight to blog stardom..it's been a year (almost) I'm ready for it...I'm just hoping I can keep "Maybe Slightly Girly"....there is something about googling myself-yes I do it proudly (twss) and having my blog come up that makes me all smily not to mention warm and fuzzy. Which on a day like today (weather bug reads 9 degrees) is a good thing, plus my heat in my office is out/off, did I tell you?  Well yeah it is. Off, completely. My office has been closed since Wednesday so yeah coooool-literally.  My nose is all sniffling, my fingers are numb, and a slight tint of blue, there is a line for the coffee maker.  Guess I'm moments from my teeth chattering...someone come cuddle with me, please!!!!?

 Happy Monday-yeah lets work FIVE days this week!!!!!

Project Life!!!

Hi there, me again! 

Gosh I just have so much to talk about!!! Aren't you lucky. Well I'm super stoked about this post...I tried this last year (shocking I didn't last long-twss) but I think I didn't keep it going because I didn't have the kit, or invest any money into it.  Well that's all changed this year!  Kind of. It's still sold out, but this year Amazon is selling them so I'm on the waiting list to get one. 

What is it you ask!?!??! 

PROJECT LIFE

One picture per day. Each day for a year!  It's a spin on scrap-booking-yet still capturing everything awesome and good about picture taking...and who better to do this then the mildly obsessed picture taking gal like myself!!??! (Damn, reason #26 I should have asked for a new camera for Christmas...but mine's still good)  Everything comes in this great adorable kit-which for the non scrap-booker like myself is a big plus! 

For more details check out this groovy chicks website and heck if you are that interested sign up for your OWN Project Life book! 

http://beckyhiggins.com/projectlife/

I can. not. wait to get my book and get started!! I already took a picture for January 1st and have today's already planned-off to a good start I'd say.  Go me! :-)

PS-Thanks Mary for the reminder!  I'm looking forward to seeing your book, and showing you mine!!!! xoxo!

New Year.

Happy 2010...
I never had a problem with 2009, but hell whatever. Hello 2010-Welcome. And starting things off on the right foot-nope, not about to list all of the resolutions for everyone to read. Sorry to disappointment but I'm not making any resolutions-guess maybe because I pretty much failed at all the ones I made last year...in fact there is a red plastic penguin bank with about 42 bucks in it somewhere, gosh I hope I took it when I moved. Whoops....
So yea when I stay starting off on the right foot I guess I mean literally my right foot, then left-RUNNING!!! Yes blah blah blah I'm still running but now I got a new pair of kicks! I'm so excited, I was weary about them at first, until I just got off the treadmill-LOVE THEM!!  I had really good luck with my Nike REAX for about 2 maybe 3 months now, or so I thought. One of Mark's gifts for Christmas was New Balance gift cards so on New Year's Eve we shot up to Lincoln Park and had a great visit to the New Balance store. Right away they watched me walk, fitted me and BAM-Mamma's got a new pair of shoes!  Correct width, size and NEW supports (wow, sounds like I'm 80 and just bought orthopedic shoes) but yeah apparently I overpronate in my left foot which is most likely the reason to my now almost two week old pain of my left quadricep. So oh gosh if these shoes and supports stop my pain I will be FOREVER grateful.  This isn't the first time I've experienced the pain, it is however the first time I've pushed through it plus did something about it. I play tough girl a lot-hopefully I've learned my lesson. :-) 
Long story short-I love them and gosh I sure do hope they learn to love me (uhhh what's not to love?-duh). But I've realized in life regardless of what it is from relationships to shoes if you take care of something and treat it right it lasts longer. 
 So now I'm about to sound like an actual real runner in-4..3..2..1-
-I'm only gonna wear these shoes when I run.
-Tie/untie them when I put them on/take off
-Track my miles and once I hit 350-400 miles-replace them, end of story. 

Now take at look at these pretty puppies that get to snuggle up with my feet EVERY DAY...gosh they are almost as lucky as Mark!!  ;-)

PS-this caught my eye How-To Trainings...hmm mayyyyyybe.

Wordless Wednesday

This made me happy.

As you know I've taken up running...I'll go into more detail later about that (trying not to jinx it) but anyways this was a quick convo this morning with a great friend of mine that I sort of live to impress (ha not really but yea he supports me uber lots). Either way it made me smile :-) so I'm sharing....
PS-"der" is my slang for DUH

Miss me??!

Yea yea yea-No, not at all.

 I know I've been soooo M.I.A.  I'm not sure why honestly-time just sort of slipped away from me....but come on it was CHRISTMAS!!!! And it was wonderful, sad it is over-determined to leave my tree up all year round (not really but I can pretend) and yeah well that's all.  But I have a few things to write about; soon...trust me I won't bore you with my cheesy Christmas goodness and the whole "I got this, that and this in blue!" As I've said before- gifts are one of my most hated things, just glad the "OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH" :::insert fake smile here::: situations are over...blah. 

So hang in there a few more days, if you can't-feel free to message/DM me, I like them or texts, I'm like a 16 year old I like texts. But I like hearing about you as much as I KNOW you loving hearing about me :-).  So you stalkers out there you'll get your fill in no time.

Survey!

I owe this one to Shannon!!!  Feel free-copy and paste baby! 

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper!  I love, love, love wrapping gifts..I hate this year I don't have many to wrap. :-(
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial –*SAD SIGH* I've grown up with a real tree EVERY YEAR, first week of December would be a trip out to go cut a tree as a family, one I can't wait for Mark and I to start with our family (waaaay down that road) But I went with an artificial tree this year, I just HAD to get a tree up as soon as I can (umm Thanksgiving night). But the thought of lugging up a real tree 15 floors then disposing of it-properly aka-NOT tossing if off the balcony onto Michigan Ave just wasn't working.  Trust me-our house WILL ONLY HAVE REAL TREES.
3. When do you put up the tree? Apparently Thanksgiving night. :-) 
4. When do you take the tree down? Umm can I just leave it up all year?!

5. Do you like eggnog? Nope, not one bit, if you want me to go all health nut on you I can....just know it's not on the food pyramid as recommended.
6. Favorite gift received as a child?  Hmmm probably a purse and matching wallet (such a girl) I remember when my mom finally let me bring the purse "out"with us places...god I was so cool.  That or my own cordless phone for my room.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Hmmm hate to say it but I'm really good at giving gifts-I pick up on stuff and make the most of it...I'm guessing the hardest would be my parents but only because they have everything and hate when I spend money on them...
8. Easiest person to buy for? Myself, all freaking year long! :-)
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Nope, but my parents have some pretty sweet ones...crazy to think they are over 26 years old...
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? If I get one more group email card I'll gag-MAIL it b*tches...don't get me started on my thoughts on MAIL!!!  ;-)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Ummm a stuff animal bunny when I had begged for a REAL one FOREVERRRRR. (#39)
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? ELF. Is there more than one?
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Umm Novemberish....I'm pretty good. I'm so my mom.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Gifts-no...paper, bows and such yes...again so my mother's daughter.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Nothing special...nerd alert: I love all the fantastic salads prepared-I'm too lazy to make them for just me.
16. Lights on the tree? Do people really have trees up without lights?  Just take the tree down people.
17. Favorite Christmas song(s)? Anything by Trans Siberian.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Wherever my family is will get me there.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Vixen, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen… and RUDOLPH! (umm yea I completely 100% copy and pasted this from Shannon) ;-)
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning-duh...Santa doesn't get here in time for us to open gifts Christmas eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Weather. 

23. Favorite ornament, theme, or color? Hmmmm classic red and gold so it seems this year! Uhh do I need to tell you my favorite ornament

24. Favorite for Christmas Dinner? ehh nothing...just a table full of family :-D

25. What do you want to do for Christmas this year? Be no farther than 4 feet from Mark and/or my mom.

26. Favorite Christmas tradition growing up? Advent wreath my sister and I did...it was a paper chimney that had mini ornaments that hung on this wreath...
27. Favorite tradition now? Movie night after all the family fun is over...just Mark and I-his pick this year!
28. Favorite Christmas Memory? The ones to come..... ;-) 

Mail!!!

Yes I love the holidays-duh....Christmas Trees.....Christmas Lights....snow (once it's on the ground and I'm off the streets...but most of all I love-

CHRISTMAS CARDS!!!!

(if you don't see yours get to stepping-need the new address? let me know!) 

Granted I love personal mail/letters all year round but it's something about getting mail this time of year that makes me super warm and fuzzy inside. I love sending them, I love getting them and I love the fact that it isn't another bill that's due!

Thanks for all the help!

Ok so I have a tendency to get dizzy when I stand up not often just once in a while, nothing big I "come out" of it in seconds, and go on with the day. But lately-DAMN.  It happens like every time, and for more than a few seconds-like where I have to catch my balance and re-group-EEK!

I talked to my doctor about my meds and that's not it, though he lowered my dosage for "precaution"-aka it might have something to do with it...so I went for a second opinion and by second opinion I mean the internet/a friend.

Guess my slow heart rate (resting I can be as low as 43-record set at 37-yes my friend and I tried) is causing me more harm then good-damn you "healthiness"! 

Here was the best info I was given: 

ASK.COM

This part makes me laugh, in case you missed it while reading....

Wow problem solved-Gee thanks.......

Can you spot the difference?

Can't believe I'm even admitting/showing this but yea it's some what MORE motivation.

Sooooo hmm, uh which one is the model?

 UGH FAT ASS FAIL! 

Good thing Lulu*s has great return policies AND Jen stepped out of her "I wish" bubble for a second and actually bought two of the four dresses shown HERE.  Maybe a few more days where I end up at the gym three times per day woudn't hurt. Whatever, I'm gonna try my damnest to get some self esteem and follow in this lovely lady's footsteps..Oh Julie how you motivate me!  And NO sorry- I'm not about to broadcast my weight on my blog, on paper or hell saved in my scale! I do promise you one day to be satisfied with me.  Heck I've now ran for 15 DAYS STRAIGHT!!!!  (that's a start!)

Running right into 2010

So a while back I had a GREAT convo with a bestie of mine (eww did I just use bestie??-UGH I almost hate that as much as LOL), anyways it was the idea to run EVERY SINGLE DAY.  Easy for some, not for me. UNTIL NOW!!! 

I have run EVERY FLIPPING DAY since November 15th.

...might I add the morning of the 15th I SLOWLY ran up 103 floors.  

SO wow...every day, me-running. I'm pretty impressed with myself...I am by all means not a runner. I have hips,big feet and well (duh) a big chest....all these combined make me kinda suck at running.

So as of today (haven't run yet)  I've ran at least 2.5 miles continuously each and every day...I've maxed out at 4.2 miles-only once-I thought I had died....

I thought these "tweets" where sorta inspirational and kind of why I continue to run EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!.... 

JJ Lane

scottdotcom

mrrobduncan  

BASE727

Ok, well off to go running.....;-)

WHAT THE.....

Umm OK. I'm gonna let the TV schedule speak for itself...

(hope you can read it,trying to zoom and fit it all in wasn't working very well)

And as if we thought "I didn't know I was Pregnant" was bad enough....

New Years...

I don't know why but I've been secretly obsessing over New Year's this year...but not just the plans but about what I'm going to wear. Well thanks to "Cyber Monday" I finally bit the bullet and bought my dress....

Soooo which one do you think I picked!??!?!

A:

B:

C:

D:Tough choices I KNOW! :)

FYI...

I didn't eat Turkey, Ham, Rolls, Green Beans,Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes or Stuffed Shells this Thursday.

And NO that does not make me weird.

Oh yeah-cookies trumps ice cream. Always.

Wordless Wednesday!

Purse Party Mania (Numero Dos)!!

Numero Uno can be found over here with my seriously creepy second half!! (xoxo my love)

It's that time of year again when my mom begs me (little does she know I've been counting down the days to spend with these purses I mean her) to join her at her bosses house for the annual "Purse Party"...for those of you who don't know me, purses are a weakness of mine-yes "slightly girly" for a moment....granted I pride myself in having no problem going out in sweats and yoga pants and/or from shower to out the door in less than 11 mins- I do enjoy a good shoulder companion. And by companion I mean purse. And by purse I mean COACH. It stole my heart at a young age and I'm ok with that.

Soooooo the purse party...always in November, always a good time had by all, and by all I mean me. My mom mainly buys something because it's her boss and she is all polite like that and well me I just buy to buy.....

So quick moment of silence for my current companion (branched out to the D&G world), a great friend through thick and thin-a youngest still, not yet over 3 months (her fault-she was unaware of this annual event) Enjoy the darkest of my closet-it's warm and safe in there. Winter is coming-you'll thank me come January.

Mommy loves you. XOXO

Annnnnnnnd drum roll please...meet my new partner in crime.

"Black Beauty"

Shocking Jen buys another black purse but TRUST ME this one IS different and since I said trust me I don't really need to explain why! ;-)

Oh and like cherries are to sundaes wristlets are to Jen's wardrobe. TAAAADA!!! Bonus gift-it's was practically Clinique Bonus time! ;-) Ohhhh stop your drooling, you're making her blush! Till next year!

Borrrrrrrred....tell me what I should blog about.

Thanks

With Thanksgiving right around the corner I thought I'd take a moment out of my (out of nowhere) crazed, hectic life to take a moment (as everyone else is) and give thanks.

......To my parents. (the cuties HERE)

I am honestly so thankful for them. If you didn't already know they are absolutely, 100%, gods honest truth my best friends, the both of them. I don't know what they did or how they did it, but I just know they did it. Neither one has ever judged me all they ever did and continue to do is support me regardless of what it is.

To this day my mom still always wants to help out with whatever she can-I've been moved out since I was 18 yet she always prevails. I pretty much had to beg her the other night to "keep your money" when I had bought the tickets to This is It (ummm Amazing movie).
My dad every time I stop home is wants to share some sort of sport update or recipe with me, not to mention give me something, anything "I've got extra chicken breasts in the freezer...." "Need any parsley?" or "I'm going to Sam's..need anything". Just the other month I got new tires for my car-yea it was from "Santa" but 600 bucks-BAM.DONE. I don't think I've ever spend 600 bucks on any one else...don't get me wrong I am by no means spoiled, I liked to call it "being well off"-never with out a meal, clothes or the hippest toy growing up but I bought my first car, my own insurance, etc...if it was going to be mine I would be buying it....and as I grew up they taught me how life is what you make of it, no one else is going to live it or give it to you....you get what you put in to it.

I owe pretty much all of my character, attitude, outlook on life all to my parents. They were the ones who showed me the way, who led by example, who taught me with both what they said and what they did. Without them, who knows what kind of a person I’d be (don't answer that) I am so thankful for everything they've done, shown me, supported me through. Their love and friendship truly makes me the person I am today-which as they continue to tell me is pretty rad. :)

Happy Almost Thanksgiving to all!! Hope you spend it with the ones that mean the most near by!

I'm on a roll....

First- I get inducted into REDEYE ROYALTY.
Then I get asked to "guest blog" for a new friend!!!
Man I actually feel kind of special...
Anyways, if you missed it check out the awesomeness HERE.

Oh man oh man...I'm floating on cloud nine!
On top of all this..tomorrow morning I'm off to scale the Willis Tower-

See you at the top!! :-)