To Weigh or Not to Weigh

Since starting studying for my Personal Training exam (through ACE), I have been going back and forth about scales. Some advise throwing your scale away and using a tape measurer and the way your jeans fit to measure ones successes, and I can see how that would be extremely beneficial. Less mind games, less

However, since I am an anal retentive control freak at times  like to know, I prefer weighing myself daily. But that scale is really hard to face at times. So I definitely don't do it every day. Or after ingesting massive amounts of pizza and beer (yup, even health professionals do it at times...). I only weigh myself on days that I feel fabulous, and if that number doesn't match what I'd want it to, then I put the scale away and focus on my goals.

But here is the case in point: If a number on a machine that is probably inaccurate anyway is determining the mood of your day, put the scale in the back closet. Step back and learn how to rely on how you FEEL. Do you feel strong and healthy?  Do you feel like shakin' your tail feather in your pair of jeans? If so then celebrate!

If you're not feeling so rocking one day, stay away from the scale and put on something comfortable!! That cute belted sundress that makes you feel like a million because if doesn't have a button at your waist, or your yoga pants that instantly lift your butt.

If you focus on how you feel, you will start to make connections between your habits and the benefits or downfalls of them. Then, if you want, integrate the scale slowly into your feel good routine.

Tomorrow is Sunday, a fresh start to the week. Start on a good note and don't weigh yourself :)

Upon recently nosediving into the world of online dating, I have been puzzled with one aspect of "modern" dating. Now don't get me wrong, I'm only 24 so I haven't had a lifetime of dating experience. However, I am puzzled by the current trend of texting as a primary form of dating communication instead of calling to ask me out or getting to know me.

In fact, I am so annoyed by the texting me first thing that it has become a deal breaker. I personally would like to know if my date has an abnormally high voice.

So now I question, is this something I'll just have to deal with or should I stay on the "if he doesn't have balls to call then I don't want to date him" path?

Decisions, Decisions.

Personality: Type A Chaos

So many of you may know, I am a walking disaster. I am clumsy, always have bruises that I don't know how I get, and my bedroom at any given moment looks like a department store AND sporting goods store exploded. But here's the thing: in my head I am crazy organized. 

I swear I color code my thoughts. 

I THINK IN EXCEL SPREADSHEET FORM

I get mad when shirts with phrases on them have improper punctuation. Just ask http://www.girlwithblog.com/

I constantly struggle with closing the gap. Wouldn't it be nice to come home to a clean house that is extremely organized? Moms of two year olds can do it even though they live with multiple tornados who fingerpaint and leave things everywhere. I have just me. No animals to blame it on or roommates. 

Now I love living alone but man I'm horrible at being domestic. 

In college, I usually had a crazy organized room that's just b/c the rooms were glorified shoe boxes .

Tonight, I will toast by myself b/c I can't go out because I lost my 2nd debit card in a month's time to attempting to better my external organization. And to putting my cards in the right slots in my wallet.

Amy 

Pinstripes

I realized I never told you about my date to that bocce ball joint. It was a nice place that he picked, but he didn't really research the location properly. We needed a reservation (resulting in us talking by the bar for 45 minutes which wasn't too bad, but definitely awkward) for both dinner AND bowling AND bocce ball so we ended up just getting dinner. The food was pretty delicious and I chowed down. I will not lie. I figure I am a very food oriented person, so why not just allow that to show on the first date right....?

Continue onto date. He was very nice, but kinda awkward. There definitely was no spark. And he told me he broke up with his last girlfriend of a year this spring. As it recently snowed in Minnesota in MAY, I will venture to say this young man was not ready for a new girlfriend. And I, my friends, am no rebound.

The end of the date was the most awkward check paying experience I have ever experienced. Now you are all probably familiar with the check dance.

Those of you who watch, "How I Met Your Mother" are probably familiar with the Check Dance:
Check comes. Guy gets out wallet. Girl offers to pay her part. Ending goes from there.

My Check Dance: Check comes. Guy gets out wallet. I offer to pay my part. He stares at me. No response either way. So. Awkward. So I put my card in, he puts his card in, but oh my gosh so weird.

Now, call me a snob, but typically if a guy doesn't pay on the first date and he has picked the place, I don't go on a second. I've talked to many women about this, and all of them have agreed with me. I feel it is just standard chivalrous practice. Dude, you could take me to an Applebee's happy hour, I'd totes be ok with that. Just pay.

Anyway, date ended with an awkward goodbye, and that, my friends, was my Pinstripes date.