What's up with Jan

These are the things I'm working on right now:

• A women's entrepreneur conference
• A conference for HR professionals
• A briefing on social media and non-compete agreements
• Enrollment for an HR certificaiton class.

You can read about it here:
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/HR-Summit-and-Entrepreneur-YOU-at-Walsh-College.html?soid=1101799837438&aid=h0N3sK2gkvo

Samantha in March

LISTS

Today's list:

1. Bank - deposit expense check of $800, reimbursement for work purchases made to my personal credit card. Will I pay the money on my credit card immediately? hmmm


2. Starbucks - venti latte, non-fat, extra hot


3. Weigh in - up .5, still have total loss of 10lbs, recommitted to working the plan.


4. Barnes & Noble - buy Success magazine to study for sales group.
   
5. Home for protein - must eat more of this. The recommended Greek yogurt is yucky. Much prefer the old stuff. Hunt for protein continues.


6. One laundry load in.


7. Can't resist using Michael's 50% off coupon.


8. Hook up mom's internet, even though she hasn't a clue how to use a computer, family needs it for visiting!


9. Get tape at her house to secure boxes from her former dish tv


10. Take boxes to UPS


11. Groceries - need car charger for new phone, usb cable for new printer.


12. Pick up dry cleaning


13. Listen to Success magazine CD in the car.


14. YAWN - nap time.

Looks like somebody gave me an office!

REX

For some reason I was wondering when Mardi Gras starts this year. That got me thinking about Rex and the Queen of the parades. (Don't even try to figure out my thought process) I found out the Rex website has names of kings and queens and their courts all the way back to the 1880s. I looked through at least 50 years and didn't find one queen by the name of Jewell or Hubbard.

I also discovered there is an official Mardi Gras song: If Ever I Cease to Love. It's a crazy jingle about sheep heads growing on apple trees! So I listened to it on YouTube.

Been to New Orleans a couple of times but never went at Mardi Gras. My last time there was with Mary Dinkel for a follow-up doctor visit from mastectomy reconstruction. Funniest thing was Mary and I wondering about all the NOLA signs everywhere. nolausedcars.com... etc. Finally asked the doorman at Commander's Palace who looked at us like we must be the dumbest middle aged women and said slowly: "NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA."

There was a wedding reception in our hotel that ended with a dixieland band parade that went down the street and back to the hotel lobby. It was a wonderful celebration.

It must be time to get back to that city and hope it's recovered from the hurricane. There could be a place for me as a float queen - and maybe my REX will be there waiting for me.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

In my mind I am 27 and wear a size 10. Reality only smacks me in the face in photos - until I joined the gym. There are mirrors on three walls of the place. On most of the equipment I can avert my eyes. But the sit-up torture ramp is positioned so that every time you sit up you see your full on self. SCARY! Did two days of zumba this week, and one day of weights. Got my own personal work-out plan. It's exactly the same as Sandy's - who weighs 40 lbs less than me and is 2 inches taller. Maybe they craft the workout based on your age?

Weighed in today 3 pounds down. Probably fewer clothes on than last week. It's cold here and we're wearing lots of layers. I'll probably have a huge loss when spring arrives

Holy Crap it's 2011

How do these years creep up on me like this? Long days at work, but not enough time to get everything done. I spend way too much time on my butt, so I'm pretty determined to get off of it more this year. It's the one thing that bugs me the most. Weight watchers, workouts and blogs. So it's 10:30 pm and I still have 9 points left. What should I eat?