You are beautiful, no matter what they say

Christina Aguilera used to be my jam back in the days of junior high, but as interesting as Christina is (NOT!), she is not the topic for today's post.

Nope. Today, beautiul bloggers are the topic.

Metta, over at 365 days: 30+ Mommyhood, nominated me for a Beautiful Blogger award! Thanks, Metta!So here's how it works...

Here are the rules for the award:

~Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog.

~Copy the award and paste it to your blog.

~Tell us 7 interesting facts about yourself.

~Nominate 7 bloggers that you love and link to their blog.



Seven Facts:

1. I can tie my hair in a knot with one hand. That's talent, no?

2. I lived in 3 different states, but went to 7 different schools. 5 of those schools were in the same town!

3. I've never been out of the country. Unless you count the day I sailed from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the British Virgin Islands. I didn't need a passport though, so it doesn't count.

4. I was born in New Orleans.

5. I've read the entire Twilight series, because I'm a total dweeb and swooned over Edward Cullen like every other 14 year old girl.

6. I lived above a bar, in downtown KC, for 6 months. I met my fiance at said bar.

7. I have a mild obsession with owls and will buy anything for DD that has one on it.



My seven nominations:
The818
Raising Madison
Changing the Universe
Ro is Me
I Play It By Year
Life With Leighton
Tie A Little Ribbon

Damn you, LOST!

You said you were going to start answering our questions, but you keep creating more! Now, I'm more confused than ever. Double U Tee Eff, LOST?

Last week, they showed Claire, all Rambo-like, out in the Jungle. This week, they didn't even mention it. Instead, they showed John in the alternate reality. He's still in a wheelchair, still with Helen, and apparently, he's close with his father. On top of all that craziness, Hurley owns several compaines, Rose works for one of them, and Ben is a teacher.

I just want to know one thing, how did detonating the hydrogen bomb change everything that much? Ben was on that island when he was a kid. He was shot and taken to the temple to be healed. What happened between that and him becoming a teacher at some school?

Dear J.J. Abrams,

You need to start answering some damn questions and stop creating more! There's only like 10 episodes left, so get to it, ok? Kthnxbye.

Sincerely,
A loyal, confused as hell viewer

Under the Sea

Ok, ladies. I need your help picking a swim suit for vacation.

I've got a hot pink one-piece already, but I was seriously considering being daring and wearing a two-piece. I'm not so much worried about my tummy as I am my butt and hips, so I thought a skirted bottom might be the solution.

Which suit should I get?

Success, finally!!

After weeks of hitting a plateau, I was hesitant to get on that scale again today. I didn't want to have to write another post about how I failed, AGAIN, this week. I mean, c'mon, what would be the point of even making the effort to write about it?

Imagine my surprise when the scale read 156, not 158. I lost 2 lbs! That brings me to a total of 35 lbs. lost since having the baby. And since I only gained 20, do you know what that means? It means I've lost 15 extra pounds that I had before I was pregnant! Eeeeeeeeeeek!

I think I can lose another 2 before we leave for vacation. I'm going to try my hardest! I'm actually thinking about doing the Special K diet for the next 2 weeks. Basically, you replace 2 of your meals with one of their products. Cereal, granola bars, protein drinks, etc. Since I don't eat much for breakfast or lunch, I figure replacing those two meals should be easy. I hope!

Current stats and goals for this week
Current weight: 156
Goal weight: 145
Goal weight loss for the week: 3 lbs. That's right, I'm going to try 3, instead of 2!
Other goals: Start, and stick to, Special K diet

//**EDIT**\\

Blair's McFatty Monday post inspired me to post progress pictures as well. So here they are. My fat ass and stretchies in all their glory...

5 days post-partum, not sure how much weight was lost at this point

13 weeks post-partum and 35 lbs. down

Notice the love handles. And the thighs...well, they still need some work, but I feel good about my progress!

Happy Valentine's Day!

My shopping excursion in pictures

I went shopping today for myself and Evie. Mostly for Evie. Here's what I came home with...

Oh, LOST, you're so crazy!

::Spoilers::

Well it looks like we're going to FINALLY find out where Claire has been all this time.

She looks like she's the new Rousseau. Making traps, shooting Others. You know, the usual things you do when you're stranded out in the jungle.

I think we're going to finally start getting some answers next week. I flipping hope so, because I'm more confused than ever!

Questions from this week:

What's up with Sayid and this "infection"? The asian guy said it happened to Claire too.

What has Claire been doing out in the jungle for 3 years?

What's going on with the rest of the Ajira flight?

Big question: What the hell is going on with these alternate realities???

Thoughts?