This weekend was perfect! I escaped from the hustle and retreated to my girlfriends new townhome in Schaumburg! So Spectacular!



She's getting ready for her wedding in a few weeks and I'm doing her makeup for it so it was a good time for us to just get together and connect. Of course we talked about everything but business, but I think we both just needed a girls weekend.

We didn't do the typical spa + massage getaway that I guess most girls do. We went for dinner and hung out. We also realized we are both getting old and were in bed by 11 pm.  In the morning she had an errand to run and I had homework to work on. when she returned we went shopping and wore ourselves out at Woodfield Mall. [We were exhausted!]

We finished up some wedding prep for her and I worked on some business stuff and we called it a night. Girls weekends are so different as an adult than they were when you were a child! We no longer want to stay up as long as possible, nor did we want to eat as much sweets as we could, in fact we didn't eat much at all!

It was so nice for my girlfriend to have me over in her new home and to spend a weekend with me! Love you Hanie!

Hey Dolls,

I never really know what I am going to do when I get to the gym. Ever feel like that? I have tried to follow a workout routine, but then that feels like I'm obligated to follow it and I don't know about you, but I don't like feeling like I have to do anything!!! haha I want to do it because I want to do it! Am I right?

So this morning when I woke up and decided I need to workout my arms because I haven't really done arms in what seems like years. Then I just had to figure out what exactly to do. When I arrived at the gym I decided to hop on the treadmill for a little bit, just to get the juices flowing and get warmed up. I usually run for about 10 minutes and then have to start walking... not because I'm mentally weak but when I run on a treadmill I amp up the slope and run at my normal pace, which really wears you out even if its up by .5 degrees. So while I was walking I looked at pinterest for a workout idea and I found the below workout!

I split the workouts in three's, I did the ones that were in a similar location at the gym together. So for instance I did a set of Dumbbell Squat Thrusts, a set of Dumbbell Bench Press, and then a set of One Arm Dumbbell Row (each arm) and then I repeated it for a total of three sets.

Then I grouped another set of workouts together and so on. This way I wasn't bouncing all over the gym and didn't get bored doing the same workout over and over for three reps. It kind of switches things up.

I was only able to stick to 10lb weights and even dropped down to 5lbs and I'm feeling it. You have to start somewhere and the biggest accomplishment is starting!

Hope you feel motivated! Have any workout advice? Post it below! I love new ideas!

-xoxo-

 I hired my husband to take the photos and when I went to take a shoe picture, he jumped in it as well! Too cute not to post! What do you think of this look? Love it or Hate it?? Comment below!

You know that feeling when you are sick... you don't really have a taste for anything, but you know you should eat. That has been my case for the past few weeks, thanks to this sinus infection. Everything I think about eating just seems too much! 

Remember a while back when I promised changes were coming... yeah me neither!

haha... Actually to be honest its really just three or four posts before this one. Which is horrible, seeing as how I have promised changes and haven't shown any of them. But gosh!!! I'm human! And I am definitely one of those humans that loves to over obligate and put myself last!

So to make up for the poor business/ self-neglect I've decided to stay awake longer. hahaha sounds horribly silly doesn't it! Here's what has been going on:

I would wake up around 4:30am go to the gym, then to work, then come home, do the least amount of chores possible, and call it a night (don't judge) around 845pm. And then repeat. Then I'd get burnt out and wake up around 6am, miss the gym and follow the rest of my routine, keeping that 845pm sleep schedule! CRAZY!!!! right?! It might sound ridiculous, but I made a deal with my husband that I won't sleep until 9pm.  Which means I won't even step foot in my bedroom, unless I need to clean or organize something, until its 9pm.

With that said.... you win! (aren't you excited?! jumping up and down thinking 'oh yes')

Today's project started on my lunch break at work. I bought this new fantastic mirror that needs some love and a new paint job:

First, let me say... I am not a meat lover! There is nothing in me that screams "I NEED MEAT! MUST HAVE MEAT!" So when it came to this sandwich I was like... ehhh... so what. I saw the commercial for the sandwich first. It didn't scream at me. I thought the commercial was cute, but that's because they say... "... What part of Arby's didn't you understand, Jeseoppy" (not sure on that spelling).

I am....