Clueless About Cars

I love my car. It's a white 2003 Toyota Corolla. It gets me where I need to go and isn't a gas guzzler. I love it so much that I'm sure when I buy a new car I will stick with Toyota. Specifically, an FJ Cruiser.

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 Anyway, what I'm here to talk about today is that I'm the stereotypical girl that knows nothing about cars. I can lock it, put gas in it, start it, and drive it. That's pretty much it.

The other day I was driving to my sister's, and the 'check engine' light came on. I had to pull over to the nearest gas station, and look up in the manual what the light meant. Then, I called my sister to make sure it was okay to drive. She said it was, and I did make it there safe and sound. I'm still not sure exactly why it came on. My mom said something to do with emissions. All I know is my stepdad made it go away.

Just this past year I realized that the arrow under the fuel gauge shows you what side of the car the gas tank is on. I have always looked in my rearview mirror to make sure I had my car on the right side of the gas pump.

And I kid you not, when I was driving home from my sister's, I had on a sapphire ring. It hit the sunlight in just the right way that it shimmered in my car. I seriously thought, "What does that blue light mean that is flashing on my car? I've never seen that before." I quickly realized it was my ring, and I felt totally ridiculous.

Oh, and this happened when I tried to pull in to my sister's garage. I've never said I was a good driver.

So, what's the moral of this story? I need to find a man to do all these car things for me! Hahaha, but really, I want to learn for myself how to change a tire and how to jump start a car. Hopefully, I would never need to put those skills to use, but it'd be nice to know how to do it.

Maybe I should add this to my list of reading material...

Weekly Weigh-In #14

This Week: -3.2 lbs

Total Loss: -15.0 lbs

I am shocked that I had such a high loss this week. On Saturday I ate out with my family for my mom's birthday, on Sunday my sister and I ate out after the baby shower we attended, and on Monday my mom and I went to lunch for her actual birthday. I guess it helped that I made better choices than I would have made in the past.

For example, on Saturday we ate at Texas Roadhouse. Normally I would order fried chicken strips, mashed potatoes, salad, sweet tea, and gobble down two or three of their amazing rolls they serve before your meal. Instead I ordered grilled shrimp with rice, fresh vegetables (broccoli and carrots), salad, unsweet tea, and limited myself to one roll before my meal. It was so good! I left feeling satisfied, and I didn't feel yucky after eating it.

The really big reason I'm surprised I lost weight? I did not work out AT ALL this week! My weekend was so busy, and I didn't make time to do it. Then, my mom was off on Monday for her birthday, so we were shopping all day. Again, I made no time for it. Then, I had sub jobs on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was on my feet all day long those two days. The last thing I wanted to do was come home and work out. On Wednesday, my throat started to feel itchy, so I've now been fighting off a cold the past two days. Ack! I need to get back on a good workout schedule!

Sunday Currently 4.21

CURRENTLY

Reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline...I am almost finished reading this book with a little less than 100 pages left. It started out slow at first, but I'm really curious to see how it turns out.

Writing this blog post, and that's pretty much it at the moment

Listening to Iron Chef All-Stars...it's the round where the judges are the contestants...I love these episodes

Thinking that I need more electrical outlets in my room...nowhere to plug a Scentsy!

Smelling some kind of air freshener that my mom sprayed

Wishing for more consistent weather days...cold and rainy one day, sunny and warm the next

Hoping this week goes smoothly at school...I'm helping with the STAAR test!

Wearing one of my most comfortable t-shirts that I bought at a thrift store and shorts

Loving that my mom is off tomorrow for her birthday, and we're going to go shopping and out to eat

Wanting this annoying fan to stop making noise

Needing a good workout

Feeling happy...I had a great weekend!

Clicking on the story about Reese Witherspoon...I couldn't believe it when I saw it! I'm sure she doesn't care what I think, but I'm disappointed in her.

**This link-up comes to y'all from Lauren.**

The last thing I want to do is share some pictures from the weekend.

The large picture is Mallory and me ready for the baby shower today.

Top Right: Cute cupcakes from Cailey's party yesterday

Center Right: Luggage Mallory bought our mom for her birthday

Bottom Right: Cailey's birthday gift

Love my sweet baby girl!

Trying to do a different pose than usual

I LOVE this dress! I bought it at Ross for $15.

Weekly Weigh-In #13

On Monday, I told y'all that my weekly weigh-in was moving to Fridays. Here it is!

This Week: -0.4 lbs

Total Loss: -11.8 lbs

I know y'all are probably thinking, "A week and a half since her last weigh-in, and she's only lost that much??!?" Well, let's just say if I had posted my numbers on Monday, there would have been a plus sign for this week, and the number after it would be crazy high.

After eating junk last Friday through Sunday, I learned the hard way with a huge gain on Monday. I don't think I was out of control with my eating calorie-wise, but I discovered how much weight I can put on after eating lots of foods high in sodium. Oh boy, I never want to see that happen again!

I've noticed that I'm losing the most weight during the weeks I eat a lot of salads for supper. This week I'm going to try to eat more salads. I love loading them up with a variety of veggies and either some kind of meat or beans for protein. I think when I eat these salads, they keep me full longer than other things I eat.

My workout schedule was horrible this week...

Workouts for the Week

Tuesday - 3.1 miles on the treadmill

Wednesday - 3.1 miles on the treadmill

Total Miles: 6.2

Looking forward to my cousin's 2nd birthday party, my mom's 50th, and a friend's baby shower on Sunday! Enjoy your weekend y'all! Spend some time with your family and friends.

Thursday Thoughts

I'm linking up with Jennifer today for Thursday Thoughts!

~I am subbing in a kindergarten class today! They are so much fun, but they sure can wear me out. Being a sub this past year has really brought me out of my comfort zone of needing to know exactly what is going to happen before I enter a situation. I'm kinda, sorta learning how to go with the flow!

~After my sub job today, I am going shopping! I have some events this weekend that I need to pick up some things for, which leads me to...

~My weekend plans! My cousin's daughter is having her 2nd birthday party on Saturday afternoon. Then on Saturday night, my family is going out to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday! She doesn't want a big party or anything, so we're keeping it low-key. My sister and I have been asking her for months what she wants for her birthday. She finally told us she wants to go to the symphony and singing tenors need to be a part of it. We're working on that. Lastly on Sunday afternoon, my sister and I are going to a baby shower for one of our friends. Looking forward to a fun-filled weekend!

~I had a dream the other night that I had to travel around with Justin Bieber. I remember he tweeted a picture of us, which made me think, "Oh great...now I'm gonna get death threats from Beliebers." I demand a dream do over. Let's replace the Biebs with Channing Tatum.

What are your thoughts this Thursday? Link up with Jennifer, and let us know!

Moving the Weekly Weigh-In

I thought about changing the day of my weekly weigh-in a few weeks ago, but I decided to keep using Monday instead of making the change. Today I've chosen to change my day to weigh-in from Mondays to Fridays.

I think Fridays will work better for me than Mondays do. I weighed this morning, but I'm going to wait until Friday, weigh again, and share my results from last Monday to this Friday. Then, from this Friday on, it will be weekly updates as usual.

That's all for today. Super short post, but I just wanted to let you know in case you're a loyal follower looking for my weigh-in post! :-)

Make 'Em Laugh!

Did you know that April is National Humor Month? No? Me neither (until now)! So, to get into the spirit of things, I thought I would share some Pinterest finds and YouTube videos that make me smile, laugh, and generally put me in a happier mood.

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Is that not the weirdest thing?

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This episode of Friends has always been funny to me. After having the experience of helping my sister move, which included pushing/lifting/hoisting a washer, dryer, recliner, and mattresses up a flight of stairs? Well, that makes it hilarious!

This always puts on a smile on my face! Jimmy Fallon always looks like he is having fun no matter what he's doing!

I love this commercial! 

There are a lot of these videos where Amy goes into a store and only talks using song lyrics. I want to do it!

I've asked this question a time or two! I wish my dogs would tell on each other!

This is my favorite Bazinga moment from Sheldon! 

I hope something here has brought a smile to your face or made you laugh! It was fun to share these!