Vaca needed stat!!!

I'm really over dealing with the real world right now. I want to find my rabbit hole and hide away in adventureland.
After five years in the same position at work I am being demoted. Yes, this is better than losing my job all together, but it still is a big pay cut and well...sucks! I'm also being realistic and know that midyear budget is just around the corner and my department will be hit hard again.
I can't believe that I am looking for other jobs at the age of 35. I went into my profession figuring I would only be in it for a few years (I was on the wait list for the job I really wanted). Then two years became five years...five years became eight. I was vested and couldn't see myself anywhere else. I had my career mapped out and knew how long it would take me to get to each next promotion. Then the bubble exploded all over my department last year and continues to devastate us now.
I think this is why for the last year my posts have not been about cheerful going on's. Give me a month and I'll hopefully be in a better place and can write about the happier things in life.

Too Cute!!!

Diva is very into Panda's. Last year my parents went to Mexico on a cruise and when asked what she wanted them to bring her back her answer was a panda bear. Needless to say, panda bears are pretty scarce in Mexico, so my dad waited until they arrived in San Franciso and high tailed it to the Rainforest Cafe and bought Diva a panda bear. A huge panda bear. When it comes Diva and her papa...she's got him wrapped around her little finger.

I recently started looking closer at Lilly Pulitzer dresses for Diva. I found some great deals on gently used dresses on ebay, but when I went to the Lilly website I found the dress of her dreams...



and look! We could match!

The questions..


1. The most expensive thing hanging in my closet is.....?
My Kate Spade diaper bag (bought on sale)
2. Have you ever played a team sport?
I played tennis, softball, powderpuff football, crew, and cheerleading.
3. If you were a bug, what kind would you be?
If you ask hubby, it would be a praying matis....bwahahaha!
4. Where on your body is the worst place to get sunburned?
Spring Break 08. I burned my chest horribly!
5. Are you happy?
For the most part.
6. People are always abbreviating..are there any abbreviations that make your skin crawl when people use them?
I don't think so.
7. Do you love where you live..or could you live anywhere?
Hell no! I want out of here so badly. I wish we could move to the outskirts of my town, or San Diego/Orange County area, or even Texas. I will always be a Texan at heart.
8. What, if any, extreme measures do you go to to keep yourself from overeating when you're full?
I keep it simple, I just force myself to stop.

I almost forgot!

Take two...

I had the best intentions to start working out last week and post my fabulous results here. Unfortunately I have had the worst sinus infection of my life. My head hurts, I have no voice, my ears hurt, and I'm pretty sure my hair is even hurting. It's been a week now with no end in sight.

I'm done

I'm done being fat. I was always the skinny friend in high school and college. I never had to work out and could eat what ever I wanted. Then I hit 25 and met my husband. Yes, I'm blaming hubby for my fatness! Then I lost weight my s(our) wedding almost 6 years ago. I got enjoy being skinny for about 5 months...I got pregnant on our honeymoon.
Two children later and I'm fat. I hate that I am uncomfortable in my own body to take photos with my children. I always find a way to be behind the camera.
So starting today and every Monday I will be blogging what I did for exercise for the past week and my weight...GASP!
Ok...here it goes...180.

Still one hour left!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the DIVA!