An excuse to go shopping :D

I need a lunch box but I hate the conventional plasticy lunch boxes you can at the store which will not be named.

So I turned to etsy.com to find a funky lunch box and found this seller who makes bento box bags. I fell in love with her bags and ordered 2 sans the bento boxes.

Cute lunch boxes.

She was great to work with in customizing the bags and I'll take pics and post when they come in. If you're interested, please check out the link to her website, Ojamiya.

Must Love Tea

I hate the taste of tea. I've had tea once before and that was when I was a kid and was sick. Thus, I have an aversion to tea, but want to like it. I bought this yesterday:

It tastes 95% awesome except for that tea taste. I need help with ways to learn to like that tea taste. Is there a way to enjoy the acclimation process without using tons of sugar to love it (which I did today to start the process :/)?

One thing I did in the car ride to class is to say outloud, "This tastes great!" after every sip. It worked to stop the yuck! response, but I can't really do that in the middle of class.

What have you done/do you do to enjoy your tea?

First day of school

20 minutes in and I've sent 2 emails, commented on facebook, and now I'm writing a blog post. Yup, Ethics is AWESOME. Before class, I cooked all my meals for the week. These are my new best friends:


The vacuum bags work really well plus you have to pump by hand so it moves some muscles lol. The rubbermaid containers are awesome because now I won't lose lids.

Now, I don't have to worry about cooking when I come home wiped out and I won't be tempted to grab something on the way home. I packed dinner for tonight and snacks. I never pack snacks but then I always end up hungry and then I come home and eat yuck. Today's snack is pretzels and grapes.

Links to my favorite products:
Ziploc Vacuum Bags

Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids

Confession

I want to lose 70 pounds by graduation. Graduation is May 26th. I have about 9 months to accomplish this goal. This is my long term goal. By long, I mean, I cannot fathom the possibility of graduation yet (didn't I just start my Master's program???).

Other goals I have:
- to run (not a marathon, not become a runner; just to run. lose the inhibition and just run).
- stop eating past 7pm (eating at 10:30pm has become a bad habit since grad school started).
- like green tea (tea reminds me of being sick, which makes me want to barf).
- having a set circadian rhythm
- eat breakfast everyday
- cut out high fructose corn syrup

This blog and making it public goes against everything I have ever thought about losing weight. I have NEVER discussed it with anyone. I need to force myself to be open about it because then I cannot stay in denial of it if its out there in the vast tubes of the interwebs.

Yes, during probably the most stressful year of my life so far, I will be attempting to lose weight and focus on being healthy. Usually, I've heard that this is the year where health, weight, and exercise go out the window. One of my internship supervisors, called me a masochist. She may have hit the nail on the head, but if I can do it this year, then I can do it once I'm out in the working world.

CAN SHE DO IT? Tune in next time when she blogs about more blah blah blah