1. I mentioned this on my post yesterday but I’m currently planning a trip with a bunch of other bloggers to visit Washington D.C. in June. After seeing everyone tweet about registering for Bloggers in Sin City, some of us were a little bummed since we either couldn’t afford the trip or the scheduling didn’t work out. Allison first tweeted about it, then I jumped in, then a whole bunch of others joined the conversation! Currently, it looks like the weekend of June 21-23 will work out the best and we’re thinking about renting an apartment off AirBnB.com to accommodate all of us. We’re totally up to having more people join us and make this a fun blogger weekend so if you’re interested in joining us and think you’ll be free around that time to meet us in D.C., please let any one of us know! We’ll have some D.C. locals to show us around and I just think it will be a really fun weekend!
2. I wrote about my mission to write 50 guest posts on a variety of different blogs on Tuesday and have gotten a great response so far! I’m quickly closing in on the halfway mark and that’s just crazy. I’ll be sending out emails this weekend to all those who have expressed interest or filled out my form to get the ball rolling and I’m really excited I’m taking this first step in discovering how to live my dream job. It’ll be a rocky road, and quite frankly, I’m terrified of failing but that’s the beauty of figuring out your path. Triumphs and failures and lessons to learn. It’s all part of the process and I’m proud of myself for taking that first step.
3. Today marks Day 6 of quitting soda cold turkey. I feel so different this time around. Usually, all I can think about is the next time I’m going to have that golden sip of soda but I’m not doing that. I’m not craving it, although I do feel more tired and I get slight headaches in the afternoon. I finally feel done. I feel ready. I feel as if I’m going to break my soda addiction for good. I’ve never felt that way in the past. Tuesday night, my mom brought home Chick-Fil-A for dinner and accidentally got me a Coke. And I freaking poured that soda down the drain. I felt so empowered! I didn’t even take one tiny sip from the cup. I think that was a big step in this journey. And honestly? For the first time in a very, very long time, I don’t feel like I will die if I never have soda again. I will be okay.
4. Tomorrow I will finish up my second week of Best Body Bootcamp. So far? I love it. I love that I can go at my own pace and the workouts are challenging. I also love how it changes up every two weeks. I’m the type of person who needs to be constantly changing up her workouts, otherwise, I get bored and find reasons to skip. I’m only doing the strength workouts currently, and combining that with running but it’s going really well. I don’t really have to modify anything, aside from the core workouts. I’m excited to see how my body transforms over these next few months, especially coupled with better eating habits!
5. This weekend, my family will be rooting for a Harbaugh Superbowl! Obviously, we want to see the San Fransisco 49ers in the Superbowl and we’re keener on the Ravens over the Patriots because, let’s face it, the Patriots have had their time. And for those who don’t know, Jim Harbaugh (head coach of the 49ers) and John Harbaugh (head coach of the Ravens) are brothers and it would just be neat to see a Brother v. Brother Superbowl. GOOOOO, NINERS!
Happy weekend! Any fun weekend plans?
If you’re up to hosting me in my quest to write 50 guest posts this year, please fill out my form or send me a tweet!
That is awesome that you have quit soda cold turkey – and poured one down the sink! Way to go, you! I used to be a huge soda junkie. I used to drink mountain dew like it was going out of style. I can’t remember the last time I had a soda now. It took awhile to get to this point, but you will get to a point where you don’t crave it anymore!
I have a 3 day weekend ahead of me since we get MLK day off. Tonight I have HH with some friends at work and then Phil and I are doing a movie night in. Tomorrow night I am getting wings with a good friend from grad school. I haven’t seen them in like 6+ months so I am excited to catch up and see their little girl. Phil and I might watch one of the games together on Sunday night. And then Monday I will be hibernating because the HIGH here is -2F. Not ever kidding!
My boss is going to be up in your neck of the woods this weekend and our client up there called us to warn him. It’s been in the 60s/70s here so he’s in for a bit of a shock! I don’t even know what weather that cold feels like. Eep!
I’m sad I won’t be able to make it to BiSC this year either. It was so fun! Now I really want to try to make it to DC in June to hang out with all of you amazing ladies, but that will depend on money and scheduling and what’s going on then (since I’ll be in Canada and everything) (OMG).
Way to go on pouring that soda out! You’re doing awesome!
I will make sure you’re in the know about what’s going on with DC, definitely! It would be SO AWESOME to meet you!
It feels weird saying that I’m proud of you when I’ve still not met you (really should be remedied soon, BTW), but I really am. I’m so glad you’re winning your war with soda. It’s been 16 days for me, and I still occasionally thing about it but it’s not a paralyzing I NEED feeling anymore like it was for the first couple days. Also great for you with the exercise! I’m not quite there yet, but I’ve worked out a couple times each week and I’m trying to get myself back out there. Baby steps sometimes!
I really want to remedy this soon, too! We need to exhange phone numbers and meet for coffee sometime. And it’s funny you say how proud you are of me, because I swear you’ve really inspired me to be strict and tough on myself! I think I would have given in, if not for you pushing me! Tomorrow will mark a full week without soda and while the cravings have been bad the past two days (I totally jinxed myself with this post!), I’m just taking it day by day. I know they will pass! Congrats on your now 17 days! That must feel amazing!
It’s so awesome to be done with soda, isn’t it? I have had one or two sips here and there since before the wedding (that’s when I gave up) and I have to say, it never tastes as good as I remember it tasting!
Good point on the brother v brother Super Bowl. That would be pretty cool. I may change who I’m rooting for 🙂
Blogger weekend sounds amazing :). This is also in line with your goals of taking more risks with your social life! GET IT, STEPHANY.
Oh man, Bloggers in DC actually sounds WAY more appealing to me than BiSC! But I dunno if I could swing it this year since we’re trying to save money to get out of our current living situation and start a family. Come to Santa Barbara instead! 😛
I wish! Unfortunately, we’re all on the East coast so DC is way, way, way cheaper than all the way to California. I really wish you could come. It would be AWESOME to meet you!
I am totally down for hosting you on my blog again! 😀 I have found myself very proud of you in the last few months from NaNoWriMo to POURING A FREAKING SODA DOWN THE DRAIN? Crazy. But awesome.
I’m proud of you for resisting that soda! I know what it’s like to quit soda cold turkey and it’s hard! Keep up the good work, Stephany!
Niners! I’m SO excited. I’m also reallyreallyreally pulling for a Harbaugh Bowl.
And DC? I’m so jealous. That’s so exciting!
Good job with the soda! I know how hard it can be at first but it gets really easy, I promise! I can’t remember the last time I had a pop.
And you got the Super Bowl match up you wanted! This entry was just really happy to read.
good job on quitting soda, you can do it, you can do it! & hurray niners! (matt is a huge fan, so it was a happy day in our house, ha)