And then there were 3

Hello all. Yes I am still alive. Kinda lol. So I know I have been MIA for a bit. Things have been too crazy at work these days. Working 10-12 hour days on the norm has gotten old. Real old. So yes I have been looking outside the Atlanta area for a much better higher paying jobby job. I have an interview tomorrow for a position in Montana. Yes, Montana. The big perk ……….no effing traffic. This traffic mess in Atlanta is rage inducing. I just can’t take it anymore. Plus, I can get a house with a fenced in back yard for what I am paying for a 2 bedroom apartment here. Plus that is more space for the monsters. Its about a 45 minute drive to Yellowstone too. No I will absolutely NOT be letting my dogs off leash to do any sort of hiking. They would try to befriend a grizzly. Not a good idea.

On the diet front……..hahahahahahaha. who am I kidding? That’s laughable. 10-12 hour days and a crap-ton of stress has earned me a 20 pound + gain since march. I barely have time to sleep much less cook anything. So all of you super humans that can do all that please feel free to bring me some meals too. So if you have kids and can do all that shit…..I hate you. And my dogs weigh more that all of your kids anyways J

Dating……Ain’t nobody go time fo dat. One of my neighbors tells me every time he sees my dogs that I “ain’t got no husband because my dog ate em”. And the dogs are too big and that is why  I ain’t got no man too. Riiiiiiight. The more guys I meet, the more I love the furry monsters. This is the same dude that screams like a girl when my dogs get close to him. Hilarious. Every time. I am not an evil person. Swear. Ok. Maybe a little.

So that’s what is going on in the life right now. Hey if anyone wants to come on the road trip when I move please let me know. No lifting required. Paying movers for all that nonsense. I will probably swing by Denver to see my bro and the Nellduffs  if I can. 

I like fall because.......

Lets get real here. Facial hair on a dude is my main weakness. No joke ya'll.

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Hello, five o'clock shadow.

There's something so manly (or Thunder-Godly) about some scruff. If I wanted to make out with a smooth face, I'd kiss a woman mkay?

So that brings me to my favorite month of the year (because it's conveniently now).

Novembeard. Movember. No-shave November.

A month where guys are encouraged to have constant furryface from 5 o'clock shadows to full on mountain man. I dig it. (Unless you have a weird beard. Be cool, man.)

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I meannnnnnnn, yeah. At the very least, you have a good head start.

Do you also have arm muscles? Can you fix things? Let me give you my number.

You don't have to go full-on caveman. I just want you to have enough facial hair to look slightly rugged and dirty but still smell like some kind of musky man smell (like rich mahogany). Is that so much to ask? Also, please ensure that your beard doesn't smell like rotten milk and/or feet. Beard stank is NOT sexy.

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Looks like it's getting pretty serious.

A quick note about the 'stache. I'm not on board with a mustache sans beard unless you're Tom Selleck, and even then I'm ehhhh about it. To each his own, though.

 

Happy Friday all!

Cheers & beers!!!!

 

**Pictures (and perhaps some wording as well) borrowed from Nerky Megs blog. Cause she rocks.

New things

So some new things starting tomorrow. I will be doing a weight training program. Yippee! If you want to see better results on your weight loss then weight training is the way to go. Yes, I will still be biking to work (when it isn't raining) but the weights will go for 4 days a week. I am paying for a gym membership so might as well use it. I know shame on me for being a slacker.

I will be posting my meals for a bit. And don't yell if I skip some because I tend to forget stuff. Getting old kinda sucks. HA! I will not be posting the daily stuff on facebook because lets face it I want to sit on my arse when I get home and watch at least 1 show. That is just about the amount of time I get before the pupsters starts barking at me for not paying attention to him. I lubs my little furry kid. Even though he drives my crazy and ran into my face this weekend and gave me the worse nose bleed of the century.

So check back tomorrow night or the next morning to see what I get my crazy arse into.
Cheers & beers all!!

Still here

So did you miss me? Eh, probably not. That’s ok. I will go cry in my corner when I have the time. Ha! So what is new in the life of Jill……lots.

Let’s start with the neighborhood update. The asshats that live across the street from me…..slashed all 4 of my tires. Douche bag rednecks. But hey, my mom felt sorry for me and paid for most of my tires. Not to mention the fact that I REALLY needed new tires anyway. Guess its better that is happened like that or I would have been put a few hundred bucks. So mom rocks! You know how karma has a way of coming back and biting you in the ass? Well, the guy that slashed my tires had a stroke a few weeks after the tires. And while in the hospital (still there I think) he roomie died. So no more trailer trash neighbors. At least for a good bit. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t wish bad things on anyone. But it is super hard to muster any sad feelings for these guys after what they did. Oh and the dude that got my tires also was harassing 2 girls that live on the top floor and threatened one of them. Yeah, no sad feelings here. I think everyone on the street was tired of the cops being over there once a week.

 Anyways, on to happier things. The puppy is doing well at his 65 pound self. He just got fixed 2 weeks ago and is still just a hyper as he was before. Ohy. He had to wear the cone of shame for a week. I think it bothered me more than him. I have the bruises to prove it. He needs some serious training because he minds like a 2 year old. I know he is only 7 months old, but little dude is driving me craycray with the jumping on the counters and all that. Any ideas? Super cheap or free please.

 Food and exercise……….improving. Cause you guys know I can’t stick to anything longer than a week right. Especially if I have to drive somewhere or do something that greatly deviates from my normal routine. Just being honest there. I have cut my portions of junk to very small and increased my whole foods to up the volume. It has been working pretty well. I get to eat what I want in small portions and get in the nutrition with my fruits and veggies. Winning! I do need to do a revamp of some of the things that I eat. Since I have started biking back to work I am hungry ALL THE DAMN TIME. Since I don’t normally snack much I tend to turn to higher calorie options. That needs to change. I need to add in some protein I think. Otherwise, I don’t feel full at all.  Jerky anyone? Whole Foods make some good jerky without all of the chemicals. I wonder if trader Joes does as well. Perhaps some reduced fat cheese might work as well. But that is still pretty high in calories. Hmmmmm.

 On the job front……..kill me now. This place is sucking the life out of me. I have been here for 7 years and they are hiring kids fresh out of college making more than I am. So I am trying to find a job in San Diego. Yep, getting the hell out of Georgia is happening. At least I am working on it. But I am seriously discouraged. I have been applying to jobs for almost 1 month and have gotten 1 call back. Seriously? I have a good resume so I don’t know what the hell is up with this crap. But make no mistake, as soon as I find a job I am out of here. So start praying for me because finding a job in San Diego will take divine intervention.

 Cheers & beers all!!

Yes I have kids......a cat and a dog

Hello crazy people. Hope everyone is doing well. So I am back on the mend after a repeat of a sinus infection and bronchitis. Make no mistake; I hate that coughing shit more than anything. I still cough a bit and can feel some nasty junk in my lungs. Super awesome. But at least I feel much better than I have in the last 2 weeks. The doctor gave me one of those albuterol inhalers. Seems to work pretty good but it make me bounce off the walls like a spider monkey cracked out on Starbucks.

I have lost a few pounds over the past few weeks. I think it has been from walking the new puppy all the time. Hey whatever works. He gets his walkies and I get a smaller ass. Win, win. The little dude is a bundle full of energy so I will take him along when I start the couch to 5K program. Yes you heard that right, this ass will be yogging (as my brother calls it). Not normally I think runners are complete psychopaths. You really wouldn’t catch me running unless there was a psycho clown with a bloody knife chasing me.  But something must be done to get the junk outta this trunk. It will help expend some of the furballs energy so he will not try to chew up everything in my apartment. Yay!!  I haven’t been riding my bike since I have been sick so I will get back in the saddle on Monday. And yes the rides will suck for a few weeks. Oh well. I am not a fan of putting gas in my car. Dislike. Like that shit is made of gold and fairy dust or something.

 

So that’s the word for today. The Atlanta ice cream festival is tomorrow at Piedmont Park. Yes, I will be there. It is pet friendly so I will probably bring the pupsters.

Cheers & beers!!!



And because I would marry the guy that said this to me........

Still here

Hello all. Did you miss me?  Crickets? Well here is the scoop about what has been goin on these days. I am sick with a sinus infection. Again. I am super pissed about this shit. I was just sick in May. My 4^th was mostly spent in bed or walking the puppy. Oh I adopted a lab puppy. He is super cute and a handful. I haven’t used my paper shredder at all since I got him because apparently shredding any sort of paper just thrills him to no end. We are still working on the potty training. Houdini scared the pups at first but now he runs from the dog. So of course he thinks the cat wants to play. Ohy. But they will get used to each other eventually.

I need a trick to kill this sinus infection like yesterday. I was told of an Irish cure but I am out of whiskey. Sigh. But since I feel like total hell I will try anything at this point. I have not been able to ride my bike since before the 4^th. But walking the dog has helped, when I am not coughing my head off. Yeah, super annoying. The little furball has a lot of energy so I need to get better right this damn second so I can actually jog with him when I get home.

 

On the dating front…….well…..I just really don’t give 2 shits right now. I am super tired of having to rid my life of compulsive liars. And that is all Atlanta seems to offer. Sad. But I handed off my online dating to one of my besties and her hubs to see if they can find a quality dude. Obviously my standards have slipped, so I will let them see what they can find. Hey it’s a win, win. She has a good man and neither of them would pick a looser for me. A guy’s opinion on this crap would be super helpful too. Seriously, they are the tits.  

 

I am looking for a new job too. Gotta spruce up the resume this week. I HATE writing resumes. I am going to look for something in San Diego probably. I have had enough of Atlanta. Plus, who would argue with surfing for your morning “gym time”? Not me. I am already packed. So if anyone knows of anything please let me know.

And of course the weekly dating tip……If you think someone is shady……you are probably right. Always trust your instincts.

Cheers & beers!!!

Manly men.......

I love men. I'm talking manly men. The kind of guy with man stank. He also cleans up nice, but I prefer him shirtless.

He's good with his hands (YEAH he is) and can fix anything from my car to my computer. Oops, my car is broken. I need you to come fix it and take off your shirt, please. It's required for you to fix it properly.

He has manly hobbies like telling me I'm pretty and building things, or pretty much anything outdoorsy.

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He probably has a beard too, because that's what separates real men from women and children. None of that douchey facial hair business. Soul patches are not okay, ever.

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He's strong and can lift me up. (Against the wall. If you know what I mean.) He's so muscular because he takes his duty to defend my honor seriously.

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He's also sweet and gentle. And nice to his mom. When I'm stoked about getting tickets for Wicked, my ideal manly man would pray to Stormtrooper Jesus that I don't drag him along with me, but he would go if my friends were busy. What a nice guy.




But how do I meet these men? I'm a bohemian, kayaking, biking, brutally honest chick and I tend to attract nothing but compulsive lying douchebags crazies with mental health issues/musicians/etc. Opposites attract?

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Maybe I need to hang out at Home Depot more. Or learn how to hunt and fish.

 

 

 

 

Happy Friday. Cheers & beers!!

 

PS: I took a bit of this post from http://www.nerkyblog.com/