Success!!

I am so excited! One of my three bridesmaids, Nicole, has ordered her dress! I get excited because that means the wedding is getting closer and because it is one less thing I have to worry about. Her dress is Jade (turquoise) of course, short, spaghetti strapped and pleated at the bottom. One more thing we can cross of the the list of things to do!

Utah Drivers!!

I drive everyday from Salt Lake to Provo and back for work.. approximately 90 miles round trip and I some of the things drivers do make me crazy!! So I am compiling a list of the biggest offenses (to me anyways) Utah Drivers make.. and yes I am a Utah Driver and I have probably done all of these things at one time in my life but I like to think I am not a serial offender.
1. If a cop already has someone pulled over on the side of the road you don't need to slow down to 45 MPH!!! The cop is obviously preoccupied with another driver and unless you are going 120+ the chances of said cop leaving the driver he already has pulled over to pull you over is slim. I understand people see a cop they instantly slow down, but to 45! I mean come on people at least let's still go the speed limit. Because slamming on your breaks causes accidents.
2. If there is an accident or some other unknown reason for traffic being backed up, there is no need to change 15 times! This again only causes more accidents. If all of the traffic is slowly down it does no good for a person to dart from one lane to another, especially when the slowdown is just occurring. Most of the time it seems like the lane you are in is barely moving compared to the others but trust me it usually evens out in the end, when in fact changing lanes a million times only adds to the congestion!
3. Signaling does not give you the right to cut me off! Signaling is a courtesy and one that I think should be mandatory on the freeway. But just because you signal doesn't mean you can swerve in front of me when my bumper is two feet away from yours. I am sorry you waited too long to get over in the first place but that is not my problem and if you cut me off regardless of whether you signaled or not I will honk and flip you off and probably yell profanities. Signaling is like knocking on someone's door.. just because you knock doesn't mean they have to let you in.
4. If you are in one of the middle lanes and cars are passing you on both sides it is probably a good idea to get over (to the right I might add) because you are slowing the flow of traffic! Enough said.
5. If I come up behind you in the fast lane MOVE OVER!!! This is my biggest pet peeve. You can see me coming and can tell I am going faster than you, so save me the trouble of calling you bad names and just get over. I recently learned this is actually the law!! And that cops will tell you it is not your job to control how fast people are going.. so even if you are going 85 and I want to go faster than you move over.
6. I lied my biggest pet peeve is when I pass people who won't move over in the fast lane and they are on their cell phones. If you can't drive like a normal person while on your phone then HANG UP and DRIVE!! I am not saying people shouldn't talk on their cell phones while they drive (texting is an entirely different matter though) I talk on the phone while I drive all the time, but I am also still able to get over if someone comes up behind me and drive at least the speed limit but if you conversation inhibits you from doing these things do everyone on the road a favor and hang up.
7. Last but certainly not least a tiny dusting of snow does not require going 30 miles an hour. I don't get how the majority of the people on the roads deal with winter in Utah year after year and still can't drive in the snow. If it is a blizzard, slushy or really icy by all means PLEASE slow down but less than 1/2 inch of snow blowing across the road doesn't warrant slowing down to 30.
So in conclusion just don't drive like idiots and everyone will be happy!
Whew.. glad to get that off my chest. I promise there will be no more posts about drivers.

Wedding Dress

I picked up my wedding dress Monday, it is strange to have a big white dress just chilling in my spare bedroom!!
I have obviously known for several months now I am getting married but having the dress in my possession really makes it so much more real! I really just want to put it on a dance around my apartment. If I wasn't afraid Willy would try to bite the bottom or John would walk in I probably would. I get excited just thinking about it!
Since I missed out on the opportunity to blog about my dress when I purchased it I shall tell the story now.
I went dress shopping 3 times. Once in April with my maid of honor, Emily, once the day after Thanksgiving with my mom and grandma and once a week later with my three good friends Nicole, Stacee, Tonya and my little sister Morgan.
The first time I went was very overwhelming! I was barely engaged and so it was strange. The second time I had narrowed it down to two dresses when my sister suggested I try on the one I ended up buying. I hadn't really liked it in the picture so I reluctantly agreed. I loved it! It wasn't one of those love at first sight, cry when you put it on experiences, but I did like it. I went back and forth between it and another dress about 5 times before I decided to leave and come back later. When I put the dress on the third appointment I knew it was the one and I got the "Oh, Wow" reaction from my friends. As you can see from the photo it is a halter top with fun beading!! I am still debating about whether or not to wear a veil but there is time for that! Now I just need to get my arms toned and buy a strapless bra and get the dress altered slightly.
This just goes to show never judge a book by it cover, because I never would've have picked this dress just by looking at it but now I can't wait to wear it in June. In case you were wondering the other dress I was considering has lace sleeves and a keyhole back opening, it wasn't nearly as flattering though!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

People are always asking little kids what do you want to be when you grow up? I don't know how anyone logically expects a child to have an answer! I am 24 and I still don't have an answer. I just don't know how to pick one thing I want to do with my life! There are so many things I want to do. I want to work for ESPN and Cosmopolitan, two drastically different career paths in case you didn't know. I want to open my own cafe named Scrumptious. I want to be a sex therapist, a novelist, a journalist, a Pulitzer prize winner and a world traveler!! How am I supposed to make all of these things happen in just one lifetime?!
I love love love my job right now, reporter, journalist, whatever you want to call me I love it and I could do it until I am old enough to retire or until I die (whichever comes first) but what about all the other things? How do you pick just one thing?!
In case you wondered when I was little I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up, now I cringe when I have to look at gross medical pictures!

Blessed

I always feel so thankful and blessed during the holiday season but this year the feeling has been greater than ever before. Maybe it is because I have been writing a lot of stories about less fortunate families for work but I realize now more than ever that I am so so blessed.
This list is by no means all inclusive of things I am grateful for because that post would take hours and hours to write but these are few of the things I am most grateful for.
1. My family and friends.. I have the most amazing family ever!! I could write a whole post just about why my family and friends are incredible but I won't for now. I have parents that taught me the importance of hard work, integrity and that the things you want most in life will never come easy. I have sisters that make me laugh when all I want to do is cry. I have grandparents that love me no matter what I do wrong (and trust me sometimes that is a lot of things!!) I have amazing friends that I can call anytime day or night when I just need someone to talk to. I have an incredible fiance who loves me even when I cry for no reason at all and yell about trivial things. I have the cutest dog in the world (at least I think so) who can put a smile on my face regardless of how bad my day has been, I don't know what I would do without all these people!!
2. I have a job that I love. In this economy I am so lucky that I have a job that pays the bills and still leaves me a little extra for fun things, but I am so so so so grateful that I have a job I love coming to everyday, a job that no only pays the bills but challenges me and makes me happy. I am so blessed to have food in the fridge, gas in my car, warm clothes to wear and a small pile of christmas presents to put away when I get home today.
3. I am grateful for my health. I complain about having to take medicine everyday to keep my kidneys healthy and that my knee hurts when I run, but some of the stories I have written in the past few weeks has made me realize those things are so trivial! I am not battling breast cancer or recovering from heart surgery or any number of other things. Yes I may be over weight, have asthma and poop kidneys, but I can still get up everyday and do pretty much anything I want to because I am healthy.
The list could go on and on but this will do for now.. Life is good.

McKenna

For those of you who don't know McKenna is my super adorable 2-year-old niece. I got to spend the whole day with her today. She is absolutely hysterical. She hugs me and loves me and is just so cute. A few of the funny things she says, "Those are my presents!!" If you ask her what happens when she is naughty she says "Uh-Oh all the presents go away" but then she get all mad and makes a little fist and says the first thing. She also says no thank you. Anytime you ask her to do something she doesn't want to do like get dressed she just says "No Thank You Paige." Even if she is yelling no thank you at least she is polite. She pretty much repeats anything you say which is fun. She runs around and laughs and plays with Willy, well rather chases Willy but it is pretty cute.
I don't know what will happen when there is another grand baby in the family and she doesn't get all the attention but I think it might be a disaster for her! I love her and her little personality so much, I just had to dedicate a little blog to her.

Lucky Me

Today I actually have adventures to write about (well sort of)!! I arrived at work did a phone interview and went off to my first interview of the day. The woman I was supposed to be interviewing at the hospital was not there. So I went to BYU for my second interview but since I was about 20 minutes early I sat in my car doing a few other things first. Bad bad idea. Whenever I sit in my car and do other things before getting out I always manage to forget to take the keys out of the ignition. Well this is what happened I left my keys in the car and I get out to go do my interview. Just as I shut the door I realized the Keys!!! I was so mad! I have a history of locking my keys in my car. So much so that my house keys and car keys aren't on the same key chain because when I was in college I would routinely lock my keys in my car and then have to return to my apartment to get my spare set, but it has been almost 3 years since I last locked my keys in my car, which is a very very long time given my history.
John also has an extra key to my car but I am pretty sure he would not appreciate having to drive to Provo just to let me in my car. I am considering having a third key made and leaving it in the side pocket of my purse but then I would probably leave my purse in the car too.
Lucky for me when I shut the door after locking the keys in my car, I didn't shut the door all the way. So I called the campus police and they so kindly agreed to come and help me. After standing in the cold for 10 minutes and signing a release saying if they break the window they are not reliable the police officer pried the door open and popped the lock! Two things: luckily I hadn't shut the door all the way otherwise a locksmith probably would have had to be called and that costs a lot of money! And second thing lucky for me I was on BYU campus not at some other random place where the police came within 10 minutes and helped me! After all that I was only 5 minutes late to my interview.

Why I Love My Job

There are many reasons I love being a journalist, writer, reporter or whatever else you may want to call me.
1. I LOVE writing. I am pretty sure I have dedicated more than one post to this but just to reiterate I love writing. I love taking the facts and putting them down on paper and coming up with a finished product that hopefully not only tells the tale but also interests readers and makes the story come to life.
2. I Love knowing things other people do not. This may sound silly but I like being the one that gets all the inside information that the general public doesn't have access too. It is fun when I am walking away from a crime scene (or event or interview) and someone stops and asks me what is going on and I can tell because I know.
3. I love interviewing people. It is fascinating to sit down and interview people (or do it over the phone), to hear about their life stories or the cause they are promoting. People are extremely passionate about their stories and it is fun to get to share a little bit in their passion.
4. I love the rush of writing on a deadline. I don't get this as much anymore since I don't write sports and don't have 20 minutes after a game to get quotes and write a story, but it is still a thrill when you know you are working against the clock.
5. I love being able to tell people what I do and have them say that is so cool; Shallow and silly but true. It is fun to not have a run of the mill job. Along with that it is fun to see my name in the paper. I have been writing for some sort of newspaper or another for close 5 years now but it is still fun to open the paper and see my name on the page.
I could go on and on about why I love my job but these are just a few of the reasons! I was reminded of a few of these last night when just as I was getting ready to go home a story happened and I had to go out and cover it. A man had barricaded himself in his home and was threatening to blow things up. Not the most exciting story but I had fun going out to cover it!!

I'll Do Better, I Promise!!

I know, I know I suck at blogging. It has been almost 9 months since my last blog, which makes me kind of sad because a lot of amazing things have happened in that time and I missed the chance to write about them!! Which only makes me more determined to do better in the future.
Of the important things that have happened getting a new job is probably the most exciting! I am now working as a full-time reporter at the Daily Herald in Provo and I love it!! I am writing for a living, it is so amazing and I am so lucky! The only down fall is the commute but I will deal with it if it means I can do what I love every single day.
John also has a new job he is working as a mechanic now and also loves it. Which brings me to other important things like Wedding Planning!! The wedding is finally close enough that I can start doing things and it is so fun. I am a planner by nature. I make lists, I make charts, I plan things out it is what I do and there is no better place to put my planning skills to good use then a wedding!
We decided on June 21, 2012 at Millennial Falls for the date and location and it is beautiful! I am so excited. Oh and I found a wedding dress (would've been such a good blog if I wasn't a slacker) it is beautiful of course.
Another exciting thing is I am training for the Wasatch Back Ragnar.. 12 people, 36 hours, 197 miles from Logan to Park City.. Yikes. If I survive I will be walking down the aisle 5 days later, so here is hoping I don't break my leg!!! I am excited though my mom, Morgan and Whitney are all doing it too and I think it will be a great time together!
So that is all of the updates I have in life for now. I will do better with the "daily" adventures of Paige, promise.

Wow

So much has happened since the last time I blogged! I have barely had time to think.
First and most important I am engaged!!!
It was super unexpected and has taken a while to sink in. I'm sure anyone who is reading this has seen the video but I'll tell the story anyways.
So Tuesday I go to work (at midnight) like usual thoroughly excited for my last day of work for vacation. I spend the day counting down the hours before I leave. So about 10 minuets before I am supposed to leave my producer starts bugging me that I can leave because I had nothing left to do but I thought it was weird so I stuck around for five or so more minutes then left. I walked out the door of the studio and there is John. My heart just started beating a million miles an hour and everything from this point on is a blur. He starts talking about how much he loves me and everything and it kind of hits me what he is doing but I was so shocked I just kept asking him "What are you doing?" I wish I had have paid a little more attention to the details. Like I don't think I even looked in his eyes the whole time, and definitely not when he was down on one knee asking me to marry him. I had been telling everyone for weeks that he wouldn't propose for a while because I seriously thought this was six or more months away. We went to breakfast and I was still just in shock. I called most of my family members and they were excited. I watched the video of the proposal about 15 hundred times. So I wake up on Wednesday when we are going to Vegas and it really hits me. I'm getting married. Now that it has sunk in and I've had time to think about it I am really excited! So Vegas was awesome, it was great to just get away and relax and not have to worry about anything really. Oh when we arrived in Vegas John has rented a stretch hummer limo (yes he is extravagant) and the man holding the sign when we arrived said "The Future Mrs. Hoffman" so crazy! The limo was so much fun though. We ate some amazing food, won a little money, lost a little money and just had an overall good time. Now I am back to work, ugh, and working on planning a wedding! Which for now is fun but I am sure will be stressful at some point.

Sports

I miss covering sports. Period. Not the high school sports I covered for a while but covering all sports all the time like I did as Sports Editor. It was awesome to sit in my little corner, telling people what to do and talking about random sports incidents all day, like the day we spent an hour on google trying to figure out what happened to Stuart Scott's eye. Or putting as many cliches into one story as possible. So fun. Unfortunately I don't think there will ever be another time like that in my life. Even if I was to be sports editor at another paper, I think being in college and covering one single sports team allowed us to goof off a lot and goof off we did. Again I say it was awesome.

Adrenaline Rush!!

I have been a blogging slacker. And for no really good reason either. I mean my life isn't as exciting at the title of my blog might imply, but I still have some good adventures. I just haven't felt much like writing them on here. Instead I work on writing my book. It's so fun! I always thought writing a book was so hard but once I had an idea (I never said it was a good idea but it is an idea nonetheless) the words kind of just flow out of me. It sounds cheesy I know but I actually get an adrenaline rush from writing. That makes me sound like a total nerd, I mean most people get adrenaline rushes from riding roller coasters, nope not me. I can get excited and I mean really excited just by sitting on my couch and busting out 5 or 6 pages. I used to get this feeling when I had to write on deadline for the newspaper, because its stressful you know. You have to write so many words and only have so many minutes to do it. But I never knew I could get the same feeling when there isn't a deadline anywhere in sight, but I LOVE it!! I came to work yesterday just smiling because I had written so much and it made me happy. So yeah to say the least I love writing. I always knew I did but now I know for sure I made the right decision 4 years ago when I chose journalism over being a doctor or sports medicine person. I was born to be a writer, okay that might be exaggerating, but still. I'm sure if you read my blog and I have been talking about this book for three or four posts now you are wondering what said book is about. Well..... I can't tell you yet! I'm worried if I try to describe it to someone else I might think it sounds stupid and stop writing, which is not what I want to happen! So maybe someday soon I'll post a little snippet but as for the whole story you'll just have to wait until I'm finished!

Fail

I have failed miserably. Since my last post when I said I was going to work on book for a minimum of 30 minutes a day, I haven't worked on it any minutes a day!! I am a failure! I think winter is making me bummed I haven't really felt like doing much of anything expect sleeping which I do plenty of.
I think I kind of stopped writing my book because I am to the point where I actually have to start writing it, like I've laid out the basics of what is going to happen and written character synopsis so now it is time to put some words on paper. But I get scared because then what if no one wants to read it and I put all this hard work in!!
But I have to just go ahead and do it, I hear that the first book is always the hardest. I hope this is true.

Life Plan

I haven't blogged in a while, sorry I haven't really felt like I had much to talk about. BUT!!! I had a fantastic idea today. I've decided I really don't like going to work every day, its blah. So I have formulated a new life plan, whether it takes me 5 years or 25 years. I want to write a book, well actually several books, but once I have made a little bit of money writing books and such I want to open a bakery/cafe! It would so so much fun, then I could do two of the things I love most, write and cook. I have already named said bakery, its called Scrumptious. Sometimes when I have ideas like this, I get really crazy and excited and gung-ho for like a week or two and then nothing ever really comes from it but this time I am serious I really want to do this. So from this point forward I am going to spend a minimum of half an hour a day (an hour on weekends) working on my book because writing a book in the first step in this plan. In the meantime I shall continue finding and inventing super delicious recipes for Scrumptious. I think it makes it more real if I name the place. So anyways that is my new life plan, wish me luck!!

Working Nights Sucks

I am in the middle of my 8th week of working at Fox 13 and so this is an update of how things are going.
1. Working nights really really really sucks. My body has finally adjusted to sleeping in the day, but I don't think I will ever like it. I hate that I wake up just as the sun is going down. I hate that I can't ever meet friends for lunch (not that I do anyways, but I like the option) because I sleep then. I hate having no one to text all night while I work. I hope to someday move up in the world and maybe then I'll be sleeping at 2:30 a.m instead of blogging.
2. I miss writing. I really really really miss writing as much as did for the Salt Lake Tribune. I have written steadily at least one article a week for the past 3 years and now that I write 30 second scripts instead I miss it. I miss doing interviews and seeing my name in the paper (shallow I know). But most of all I just miss writing, I think that is one reason I have been so good at blogging lately.
3. I am learning tons of new things. Despite missing writing, I am learning TONS of stuff. Little behind the scenes details I never would've thought about. I've learned skills I will no doubt use forever, whether I stay in TV or go back to newspaper someday.
That is really all I can think of for the time being. I do get to learn how to produce starting in March so I'll update you again then!! Hopefully that will involve more writing! Maybe now is the time to start working on that book I always wanted to publish....

I'm Obsessed

I have a new obsession.
In the past few weeks I have spent my spare time at work on the internet looking up work out routines and diet plans and fitness tips, basically if its about losing weight I have tried to find it.
I have emailed myself no less than 7 of these said plans.
I have a weekend workout, a 7-day workout plan, a 14-day personal trainer plan, a 14-day half marathon jump-start plan, a 14-day look better naked plan, a lose 10 pounds in 30 days plan and a get-a-better-body in 21 days plan. I also have a 400-calorie meal diet plan, which gives you recipes for 400 calorie meals (they have actually come in quite handy).
I mean really how many plans does one girl need? So this is what I am thinking if I do all the plans back to back to back I'll have a plan for 102 days.
Actually what really needs to happen is I need to channel my obsession for finding plans into an obsession for carrying out said plans. Instead of looking for more exercise plans I just need to pick one and go with it!
So starting today (even though today is Tuesday and I usually have an aversion to starting things on days that aren't Sunday or Monday) I am going to do the 7-day workout plan! That way in a week I'll have something new and exciting to look forward too.

Don't force your opinions on me

Anyone who knows me very well knows that I am a very opinionated person and so it bothers me when someone tries to tell me what my opinion or stance on an issue should be.
I've never really paid attention to what goes on during the Utah legislature before, I know what they do directly effects me but I just haven't cared in the past. I really don't care this year either but working at Fox I have been subjected to a lot more information about bills than I normally would.
And it is amazing to me what some people want to pass as bills!! The bill in particular that has me angry is one that would declare marriage between a man and a woman as the primary unit of society as ordained by god.
When I first heard about this bill yesterday I was kind of upset I mean isn't that a direct violation of the separation of church and state? Isn't it up to individual people to decide what they think about such things? Then today I was reading something else about the bill and the representative sponsoring it said that his proposal is simply trying to reinforce values of Utahns. What? I am a Utahn and I have no problem with gay marriage. I have several friends also Utahns who feel the same way I do. I don't feel like this guy should be able to make a blanket statement or blanket bill defining what Utah's values are. Has he gone door to door and asked every single person in the state what they think? I seriously doubt it and it makes me angry. Just because he is conservative, right-wing and ultra religious doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. I know most people think the same thing about Utah, but did you know that Salt Lake City has the third highest gay population(per capita) second only to New York and San Francisco. I'm willing to bet those people would disagree with Mr. representative man. Open your eyes people, this isn't the 1950s anymore things are changing, times are changing and its time to be a little more open minded.

It's all a lie....

You know how people say that they don't care how much they weigh as long as they look and feel good? Well they are liars. I'm pretty sure words similar to those have come out of my mouth at one point or another, but I am here to tell you it was a damn lie.
I have been eating healthy and working out semi-regularly, which is a lot more than I used to. My clothes are fitting better, I feel healthier and have more energy, blah blah blah it is all nullified (my new favorite word) when I step on the scale and it hasn't moved!!! It is so lame.
If your body is getting smaller, which it is if your clothes fit looser, then why isn't the scale moving? All I want to see is a little reward for all my hard work. Well really I want to step on the scale and have it be 20 pounds less instantly but since I know that isn't going to happen I'd settle for a pound or two.
I think doing the HCG diet has something to do with my obsession with the scale, after weighing myself everyday (sometimes two or three times a day) for a month and seeing results almost everyday I get disappointed when I only lose .2 pounds in a week.
I keep telling myself that I'll get results if I keep working hard, but a seeing a little progress would go a long way for motivation at this point. So come on scale just move down a little!!

Live at Little!!!

I have a new pet peeve.
I actually don't know if you can call it a pet peeve but rather something that bothers me. I know countless, literally, it would take me several minutes to think of and count all the girls I know that have gotten married super young after having only dated for a few months and then have babies with in a year of getting married.
It's craziness! Like I know a girl that got married 5 months, that's right 5 months, after meeting her now husband!! They've been married for two years and now have a baby, so not worst case. I know another girl that got married within 8 months of meeting her husband and was well into her pregnancy before their first year anniversary. I just don't understand!
How can you know after five months that you want to spend the rest of your life together?! And if you do decide that how can you want to have a baby less than a year after you get married.
I know this is all personal choice, but I think you should actually know someone for a while before you get married and you should take time to adjust to married life before you have a baby.
My sister has a baby and her whole world revolves around that little girl, she is an amazing mom, but she waited almost 3 years after they got married to have a baby!! How many 19 year old's do you know that are ready to give up their lives for a husband and a baby? I know I wasn't ready and I know I've had a million amazing experiences since I was 19 that I never would've had if I was married and had children! I just think people should live a little and experience life before they settle down forever!

Fate?

I don't usually believe in fate or karma or whatever, but the workout gods did just not want me to run today.
I woke up and had dinner, hung out with my boyfriend as usual. Then I decided to go running because I'm training for a half marathon and well I need to run.
I'll have to give you a little back story for this to make sense.
I have bugged the guys in my apartment building to fix the treadmill for weeks!! To no avail, so the other day while I was complaining again a girl from the apartment building across the parking lot heard me and offered to just give me a card to their gym. So I went and got a card and have used their treadmill successfully a few times now.
So today I go down to run but the card will not let me into the building, I stand there for five minutes in the cold trying to get in, nope not happening.
So I go back to my gym in hopes of the treadmill being fixed, it looked like it was!! But no it stopped working about 45 seconds into my run. So I stormed back upstairs and got my car keys and rec center pass and drove over there to use a treadmill there, but I got there at 8:58 and apparently it closes at 9 p.m. So I get back in my car and go to my apartment's gym one more time because I decided using the elliptical is better than nothing. But wait this story isn't over, I am going along enjoying my time on the elliptical when about 12 minutes into my workout my Ipod dies. At this point I gave up. Apparently I wasn't meant to workout today, so why push it?
Maybe tomorrow will work out better, but at least no one can say I didn't try.

I. Love. Reading

I have always loved reading, ever since I was a little girl I have loved reading. But I think I love it even more know because books offer an amazing escape from reality. Not that my life sucks or anything but books allow me to create countless fantasy worlds in my head.
I recently started reading a new book, the fifth in the Fever Series, if you like fiction and aren't afraid of a little graphic detail you should read them they are amazing. I can't put this book down, except for when I have to work or eat or sleep.
I think me liking reading so much is one of the reasons that I love writing, its so much fun to create a story.
I just someday hope that I can write a book as entertaining and fun to read as the ones I have read in my lifetime.

Things That Make Me Happy

There are many things that make me happy but here are just a few.
*Waking up to see Willy's little face on my shoulder.
*Pictures of/or video chatting with my niece McKenna.
*Hot chocolate no matter the weather.
*Ice cream, again no matter the weather.
*Reading a good book or two or three....
*When a really good song I haven't heard in a while comes on my Ipod.
*Kisses from Willy and John

Construction

Construction makes me crazy. I swear people that are in charge of construction projects have no brains, because to me it would make sense to have all your people working on one project and get it done fast before moving. But no whoever is in charge of the construction on North Temple is an idiot. They are getting ready to install trax to the airport, but apparently have 15 million other things they have to do along North temple before they can and they are doing them all at once.
There are no less than 6 different construction zones and projects along the 3 1/2 mile stretch of North Temple I drive every day too and from work, including one right outside my apartment, good thing I have ear plugs. And the way the lanes are closed and merging changes daily, meaning I never know what my drive to work might entail. Its ridiculous to me. Finish one project move to the next and everyone will be less confused, happy and I think things will get done quicker.

Damn the Cupcake!!!

Its no secret that I am self-proclaimed dessertaholic. I love love love desserts. Cheese cake, regular cake, candy, ice cream, anything you can name if its sweet and yummy I'll probably love it. Recently I have been eating healthier, notice I didn't say trying, that is because I have actually been successful the past few weeks. Yesterday while watching the Patriots play like idiots (that is another blog all together) I made baggies with almonds and raisins, veggies, crackers and made some healthy tomato soup and put it in bowls so I have snacks and things to take to work with me to eat. I take my snacks and no money to work so I can't buy things in the vending machines and I am impressed with how well I have been doing, that is until today. I got to work and sitting right near my desk was none other than a cupcake. There were several empty boxes in the garbage and I assume this one was left over from some sort of celebration earlier. I tried to resist but in the end (really it was only like 5 minutes after I got to work) I ate the cupcake. I know I know one cupcake isn't going to ruin everything but still I had hoped I had more will power than that. Note to people at work: Don't leave delicious things by my desk!! I figure an extra 10 or 15 minutes added on to my workout tomorrow will help balance out the cupcake attack. On the positive side said devil cupcake was delicious and may have helped cure my cravings for sweet things for the next few days. Also positive if you are trying to eat better planning out things make its a million times easier! I make a list of all the things I am going to eat for a week, it takes about an hour but is totally worth it, then I check the recipes, make a list of things I need at the store and get just those things once a week. This way I don't have to decide what I am going to have for dinner every single night and end up eating frozen pizza because I don't have anything else in the house. And if I don't buy temptation foods at the store I have nothing to sabotage me when I am awake and bored at 4 am on Friday night. Now if only I can find a way to resist stray cupcakes that may wander my way everything will be grand!

Uh-Oh

My nose is running, my eyes feel droopy and my head is starting to hurt. That can only mean one thing, I am getting sick. And that is the worst possible thing. As if trying to adjust to sleeping in the daylight and working all night isn't bad enough, trying to do it when all I am going to want to do is sleep will be even worse.
Not to mention I have finally started working out and eating healthy and being sick always throws that off, because I have no energy to work out and all I want to eat is chicken noodle soup and crackers. Hopefully I am blowing things way out of proportion and tomorrow I will be fine, but if not wish me luck!

Fun Undies!!

I know this may seem strange to blog about, but I bought new bras and panties yesterday and I'm excited!! I was never a big believer in the need to have your bra and panties match, but I have recently discovered that doing so is fun! So I got four new bras and three new pairs of panties to match.
I have recently decided that feeling sexy (something I have always struggled with) starts underneath your clothes and if you have cute (or sexy) underwear on your going to feel better about yourself all day!
After all no one wants to wear granny panties.

Fail

If I were to be keeping track of how well I was doing at keeping my two resolutions (I posted about them earlier) it would be Resolutions-1 Paige-0. Earlier today, against, my first resolution I freaked out at my boyfriend for something tiny and insignificant. Something I had hoped to not do anymore. I know, I know I can't be perfect and people slip up sometimes but still.
In other news I know have black-out curtains, which said boyfriend so kindly put up for me, and I think it helped me sleep a lot better, which is always good news!
That is really all for now but as always I will keep you posted.

Lack of Sleep=No Adventures

I know this blog is called the daily adventures of P, but I haven't been sleeping well or very much and that makes for a lack of adventures, because all I do all day is sleep or lounge on the couch because I'm too tired to do anything else.
I did venture out to go hang out with some friends Saturday night only to fall asleep on Nicole's bed, bad news.
Yesterday I (well John) bought black out curtains for the bedroom, which hopefully will help me sleep better!!
I'm hoping to get caught upon my sleep and feel more like doing things, so my blog will be more interesting! Wish me luck.

Pajama Day

You know those days when you don't get out of your pajamas all day? I've had one of those days, I put my pj's on when I got home from work at 8:30 in the morning and haven't got out of them in the 18 hours since. It is amazing! And just exactly what I needed, no where to be or nothing really important to do. I must admit adjusting to working 40 hours a week and at night nonetheless has been a challenge for me. I constantly feel like sleeping and when I do manage to be awake I don't feel like doing anything productive. So this pj day was just what I needed to recharge and tomorrow hopefully I'll finally get somethings done on my day off. Sure I could be cleaning or doing other productive thing, but lets be honest when is anyone ever productive in their pajamas? So I think I'll got watch some old Sex and the City episodes.

Perfect

I discovered the most amazing song yesterday, its called Fucking Perfect by Pink (sorry to those of you that might offend) but it is incredible. It is pretty much about how no one is perfect and we need to stop being so hard on ourselves and that being imperfect is what makes us perfect. K so I'm pretty sure that didn't make sense but just listen to the song and you'll understand what I mean.
It's amazing that we can see all the great things about other people and usually insist on telling them on a regular basis but can't figure out how to do the same thing for ourselves. I know it seems strange that I of all people would be writing about this because if I had to pick my biggest fault (and trust me I have many) it would be being to hard on myself. I'll never be skinny enough, pretty enough, smart enough or whatever. But enough of that shit.
Along with my resolution to let go and have more fun (see yesterday's post if you missed that) my second resolution is to stop being so hard on myself. I have a good job, an amazing family and boyfriend, the cutest puppy in the entire world and awesome friends. Yes I may be overweight, something I'd like to change, but obviously there are other people in the world (friends, family, boyfriend) that could care less. Even with all those people backing me up I still find ways to bring myself down, why do I do that? Why do we do that? As Pink says "I'm done looking for the critics cause they're everywhere." Besides being perfect is no fun, trust me I've tried, so here's to embracing what I've got and letting go of the past. And I think that would be perfect.

A Fresh Start?

Well hello again world, yes I know I'm a terrible blogger, oops. But anyways the new year has made think of a few things. Many people somehow seem to think that a new year is a fresh start, but can that really be true?
Do you wake up feeling any different new year's day than you do any other day (except for maybe hungover)? People set new year's resolutions hoping that this will finally be the year they lose weight, get organized, stop smoking, whatever, but I wonder what makes them think this year will be any different?
I know I sound like a huge pessimist but I'm one of those people too. Every year for as long as I can remember I tell myself that at the beginning of the year I'm going to start working out and eating right, but here I am still overweight.
People always say you have to make things happen, but I haven't really figured out how to do that yet. I think I just sit around and wait for things to happen. I'm one of those people that have to have every detail of things planned out or I go crazy but I think some days that is what's holding me back.
So I think this year my "resolution" is going to be to make things happen. Finally become a decision maker and be spontaneous every now and then. We'll see how things go and I'll try and keep you updated by blogging more than once every six months.