til: Starbucks Cup

My craving for starbucks has really waned this summer. Even the taste of coffee (hot or cold) has just nauseated me. But today, I had a hankering for some joe. So, on the way home from our (seems like) weekly Old Navy trip, we stoped to get iced caremel non-fat lattes. Yum. Bonus: Sitting there were the hard to find plastic starbucks cups for iced drinkes. I snatche mine up with a vengence. I am so excited to find one. It is the grande size, which is good enough. I am excited to use this not only for my starbucks but my homemade ice tea at school w/out leaking condensation all over the desk.

ps...here is t minues two weeks until I return to work.

52 in 52 List

52 books in 52 weeks....
I'm ahead right now...we are only on week 27 of the year.

36. HP6
35. Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine
34. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine
33. Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
32. Dead Girls Dance by Rachel Caine
31. Very Valentine: a novel by Adriana Trigiani
30. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
29. Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte (listen and read)
28. Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Perry Branch
27. Darcy's Story by Beth Pattillo
26. Austenland: a novel by Shannon Hale
25. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
24. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
23. Ugles by Scott Westerfeld
22. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
21. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
20. City of Embers by Cassandra Clare
19. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
18. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
17. Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
16. Dead to Worst by Charlaine Harris
15. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
13. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
12. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
11. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
10. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
9. Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
8. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
7. Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris
6. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
5. Harry Potter and the 1/2 Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (listening)
4. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophia Kinsella
3. The Time-Traveler's Wife
2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
1. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella

Books I want to read:
Harry Potter and the 1/2 Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (read)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (again)
Casing Fire by Suzanne Collins

Milestones and Rewards

• Get under 170 pounds.
  
• Lose 5 pounds and keep it off for a week. This will be my first 5-pound treat. I will go get a new pedi. I love to get this done but never do. I will get a new one to go with my new slimmer self.
• Lose 10 pounds and keep it off for a week. Half way point.This will make due for some new bras. I really am in need and this is a good reason. I hope Kohls is having a sale this week.
• Lose 15 pounds and keep it off for a week. Third treat. I want to buy myself something. I don't know what...any suggestions?
• Lose 10% of my starting weight (down 17 lbs). Because it is what is best for your heart.
  
• Lose 20 pounds and keep it off for a week. WOW. Every exciting. I think this deserves a date night with my husband. My pick on the movie and dinner.
  
• Lose 24 and keep it off for a week. GOAL!! This is the purchasing of clothing phase.
  

Milestones or steping stones. I really want to make this work. Anyone want to do this with me?!

Weight Goals

After looking at another blog, I am going to take up her blogging style.

I took a look at her goals and am going to base mine along the same lines as her.

• Get down to 150 pounds. I know I will never make it to my prechildren weight (135lbs). Kids really did a tole on my body.
  
• Cooking. I am setting goals right...I would like to not eat out but I don't see that as actually happening...I would like to make one crockpot meal a week. It is not hard...just take preplanning.
  
• Drink water. I will drink 100 oz of water a day....well 96. I have a 32 oz cup and will drink three a day (as long as there is drinkable water in our house).
  
• Exercise. I bought new clothing for this and have to use it. I am going to deem at least 30 minutes a day to doing something that is not sitting still.
  
• Get on the scale every morning. There will obviously be exceptions, but for the most part, I’m going to stick to this.
• Take 15 minutes a day to be by myself and do something for me. Plucking eyebrows, painting toe nails, organizing my drawers...help myself.