Currently renovating this blog, not even sure if I want to delete all of my former posts, but they certainly won't be relevant to the future posts..   If there was a way to simply de-activate them... If someone knows please let me know!!  Thanks...

NEW JOB

Hi friends, it's been a while!  I have been slammed busy at work.  I have found a new job, that is more closely aligned with my career goals!  I am going to be a sales rep at Delirium Wine and Spirits.  My route is local.  I have 50 accounts.   I'm excited and nervous!  I'm either going to love or hate it.

Goodbye Direct Insurance!  I will miss some of you. 

Decorating Ideas

I have began the process of planning our how we will decorate and furnish our new townhouse (YES, that means we found a place to live!).  First off, the townhouse is 3 bedrooms and near Lenox Village.  I wanted to be in this area because it's pretty close to everything and in a great area.  It's also close to a lot of my friends.   My colors of choice are gray, white, bright lime, bright yellow, and blue.. a light shade and a bright shade.  And birds.  I love birds!  Here are some of the types of items I am loving:

I love Morroccan and Chevron prints

This is the gray sofa and tables we bought for our family room:

I am wanting to buy this area rug from etsy.com

I think I am going to make my own headboard for our new KING size mattress we bought.  Jonathan is going to make the platform bottom part of the bed.  I will for sure let you know what that turns out like! :)

The sites I have been using ALL THE TIME now in my free time (forget about Facebook!)

http://www.houzz.com/   <---this is where you can see ideabooks, get professionals advice, and shop all sorts of home furnishings from many sites all at this site (think Kayak.com or Polyvore.com)

http://www.jossandmain.com/  (high end fashionable furnishings for lower prices for short period "events"-sales)

http://www.pinterest.com/  - if you don't know by now, it's the best source for DIY projects and recipes

http://www.polyvore.com%3c---/ You can design outfits and buy the clothes from their individual websites

Homeless?

Currently we are in search of a place to live, temporarily, until we buy a house or move out of state.  I like townhouses, Jonathan likes apartments.  It's begining to be very frustrating.  I hope we can come to some agreement.  I feel like the walls are closing in on me inside apartments.  I hate that only one wall has windows.  I also don't particularly like have a lot of neighbors.  Not sure why..  since at Lenox Village I did like that.  I know I want to be by the interstate and I want it to be somewhat easy to get to my parents house in Smyrna too.  I just want to get a place ASAP honestly.  I'll probably give up before he does so.. we'll see where we end up!

Portraits

I stumbled across some beautiful portraits and wanted to post for inspiration so here goes:

Dieting

I have worked out every day this week!  A special thank you to my work-out partner, Dana.  Also, I have been dieting quite a bit!  I'm very proud of myself, as you can tell.  I may have only lost 2 lbs so far, but that is awesome news for me, since I had pretty much plateaued.  The diet has a few aspects to it. 

• eat every 3 hours (to help raise metabolism)
• lower calorie intake
• lower carb intake
• work out daily
• try to get plenty of sleep
• drinking water NON-STOP
• taking vitamins
• taking fiber chewable tablets (helps curb food cravings)

The foods I have been consuming are:

• EAS low-carb protein shakes (100 calories!)
• plain rice cakes with a wedge of spreadable laughing cow cheese on top (YUMMY)
• turkey slices wrapped around a wedge of laughing cow cheese (even yummier)
• homemade fruit and spinach smoothie (made of apple, strawberries, spinach, grapes, ice and water)
• grilled chicken

I'll let you know if I lose all the weight I need to by Memorial Day.  That is our vacation to Cali! 

Vacation?

Jonathan and I are tentatively planning a trip to LA, Santa Barbara, Napa Valley for Memorial Day weekend!  So very exciting.  I have the time off built up, and what better way to spend it than to go to one place I have never been and ALWAYS wanted to go! I say forget FLORIDA, been there, done that!

Here is a photo of Santa Barbara:

Here is Hollywood at night:

Napa Valley:

Our friends James and Christina live there in Los Angeles, so we have a free place to stay!