Thursday, January 6, 2011

What's Your Motivation?

I have had a work out video since June that is supposed to be a 30 day workout.  I did the workout three times and gave up because I was so sore and I just could bring myself to bring on more pain.  Losing weight just wasn't motivation enough.

 Seeing as this is a new year and for one of my resolutions I would like to lose more weight, I decided that I should actually complete the 30 day work out.  But I know that I will give up again within a few days if I don't have some motivation because, honestly, the losing of the weight just isn't enough when I'm tired and busy...

I have been trying to come up with something that won't cost too much but will inspire me to complete the work out.  I have no ideas.  Other than ice cream.  And if that is the reward, I might as well just go get a bowl now.

It is pretty sad that I can't think of anything that I really want, I'm pretty satisfied. So if anyone has any ideas on inexpensive and great motivators let me know!!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Over Christmas break I've been trying out cooking with my slow cooker.  It has been a great experiment so far. Using the slow cooker is incredibly easy and the food has always turned out tasting great.  I just wish I had discovered how great slow cookers are earlier.  I'm pretty excited to get home from work and have dinner already ready for me.

 I made pulled pork sandwiches last night and they were really good.  I might never get them at a restaurant again and save myself from the fatty pieces that I always seem to take big bites of and from spending the money.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches
1 two lb pork tenderloin
Salt and pepper
Garlic salt
1 12 oz. can or bottle of root beer
1 18 oz. bottle of barbecue sauce
Hamburger buns


Rub the salt, pepper, and garlic salt on the tenderloin.  Place the tenderloin in the slow cooker and pour the root beer over the meat.  Cover and cook on low until the meat is cooked.  Shred the pork using either forks or fingers .  Drain the root beer from the crock pot and return the shredded pork to the pot.  Stir in the barbecue sauce and enjoy on toasted hamburger buns!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

A Quick Update

I have not worked on my blog in so long! I've been crazily busy with getting Christmas gifts ready to go and just life in general.  I decided to interrupt my hectic schedule for a little update and since I can't post any pictures of the projects that I've been working on (they are all gifts) I decided to catch you up on the trouble that my cats have been getting into lately.  

We'll start with Vree.  We had a visitor this morning.  Now, we all know how Vree feels about strangers: she usually runs and hides under the bed. However, the door to the bedroom was closed so she was essentially trapped in the rest of the house with a mysterious and dangerous person who might be able to find her in any room!  She found a wonderful hiding place and I am still not sure how she managed to get there.  Let's see if you can spot her:

  We have extremely tall ceilings, I'm guessing around 10 feet.  There is nothing in our kitchen that she could have easily used to jump up to the very highest cabinet.  I don't think I would have even noticed her if she hadn't meowed at me as I was walking past.  Eric had to stand on the stove and he was still barely able to reach her to pull her down. 
Those glowing eyes say it all.  Soon afterward she was trying to flirt her way back into our good graces by rolling around on the ground and striking poses. 

Now for Nim.  All I can really say about him is that he is a devil.  A very cute devil.  I don't have any pictures of him caught in the act so you'll just have to believe me.  There are no bulbs on the bottom half of our tree because they are strewn around the house and hidden under the refrigerator and who knows where else.  Our tree skirt, which is just a few yards of tulle, is in shreds.  Nothing will keep him away from the tree.  I can constantly hear the rattling of the, thankfully plastic, bulbs being batted around the house.  I do have a picture of him sitting in my drawer that holds my dish rags and hot pads, which is pretty mischievous, yet cute.  He likes to be with me while I'm cooking.  Not because he adores and loves me but because he loves and adores people food and is forever looking for ways to eat it.  He rips open bags of bread and eats the bread if we leave it out.  Nothing is safe in our house.  He is a terrorist.
















Last of all is Alys.  There is really only one thing that she does that drives me crazy and you are lucky that I didn't take a picture of it.  She, for some reason, decides that it is a good idea to poop on the floor, right next to the litter box.  It does not matter how full or empty the litter box is.  Sometimes she uses the litter box and sometimes she doesn't.  It is a mystery that has baffled me and only recently have I come up with a theory as to why she decides to do her business on the tile next to her very own toilet.  My theory is this: she does it to get back at Eric.  The other day we got home from work, Nim was waiting at the door for us, as is usual.  Eric picked him up and was petting him.  Aly walked in and saw, meowed and walked out.  The next thing I knew it smelled awful and there was a brand new glistening pile of Aly poop on the floor.  My theory is she is jealous and this is how she will get back at Eric for loving another cat other than herself.  This is a picture of her and even though it isn't very recent you can see how hard she tries for that innocent and angelic look. 
















Anyway, enough griping about my out of control cats!  Have a Merry Christmas!  I should be back to posting a bit more regularly after everyone has opened their Christmas presents!