All around the merry-go-round

So, this is kinda big. But secretive. So as of right now, I will not be going to college in the spring or massage school. Apparently bigger and better things are in store for us. Which makes me extremely happy! Sorry I can not share it with everyone because it is still tentative. Cross your fingers for us.

Ive made a countdown for our debt. We currently have $9577 of debt not including Mark's car which is $6078 more. yay.... But! If we stick to the plan and pay $900-$1000 a month to debt we will pay off the following:

Chase: $1521 FEBRUARY 1st 2011
BBY $223 MARCH 1st 2011
CO $190 MARCH 1st 2011
BOA $414 APRIL 1st 2011

VISA $4880 AUGUST 1st 2011
AMEX $2349 SEPTEMBER 1st 2011

CIVIC $6078 DECEMBER 31st 2011

So wish us luck! I miss everyone so much! We can do this!

I will keep you all more updated as the news becomes more real and in to play. We love 2 certain people who are going to help make all of this happen. Thanks! <3

Things are moving forward....slowly

Well it's about time for an update or two.

My job will reimburse me for courses that I pass. Regardless of what they are for. So free college. Which is awesome. I need to take advantage of this immediately! i have decided that in the spring time I will take a class or two to get a degree in Physical Therapy. I will get a student loan and use that money to pay off our debt and possibly some schooling. But debt at 4% is better than debt at 20% right? So Im kind of excited!

My job still sucks. I hate being out on the sales floor. They are forcing me to do things I dont want to do and I absolutely hate it. But then again it pays the bills and could be worse. At least I have authority at my job. not many people tell me what to do.

Mark got a second job, a total slacker job, responding to emails from troubled people who play Aion, an online game. Plus he is allowed to play the game all day. Seriously. And he can work as much overtime as he wishes. So he is working about 55 hours a week there. And at his other job he is working 10-25 hours. So he doesnt have alot of time at home. But we are making the best of it. He doesnt seem to be burning out yet.

I have been putting money aside for a down payment for Massage School. I need about $700. I am starting in the spring time and no one can stop me. Im tired of what I am doing right now and the sooner I get my license the faster I will be happier and do something I truly enjoy. I cant help but get so excited and absorbed when I think about fixing people. Plus paired with a degree in physical therapy. Who wouldnt want to hire me?

Im having a hardcore baby urge. I keep seeing babies everywhere and my brain is screaming "YOU NEED TO GET PREGNANT NOW!" But sigh. Not now. Definitely not now. School first. Debt gone. Need a new bed. Secure job. Need to keep organized at home. Sigh. I want a baby. One day. One year. Cross your fingers!

Well thats it for now! Gotta go work out. BTW in at 165lbs! And Ive lost several inches everywhere!

Love you and Miss you. <3

Ok so maybe I fail at updating....

For those of you who care, yes my cleanse thing went fine. It was a big mind battle. Which I kinda won. It sucked I wouldnt recommend it. I had plenty of engery and wasnt tired but I was unhappy.

Anywho, Mark and I bought plane tickets to MD on the 11th. We will be there until the 14th. We are excited about the wedding but it pushed us back another $600. Plane tickets are double edged swords. :(

Matt and Carol are still looking for a house. It has been pretty unfruitful. Soon I think though. The right one is out there!

Mark and I discussed me going back to school in the spring time. It sounded pretty hopeful. Best Buy reimbursts any classes that I take which is awesome. If I go to college to become a Physical Therapist Assistant I could get financial aid as well as student loans. With said loans I could pay for Massage School and some of our debt (Im sneaky!) Then be reimburst by Best Buy and continue the cycle. Ergo the debt at high interest rates will be paid off creating more debt at lower rates. I would complete Massage School in a year and College in 3. Which will open a ton of new job opportunities. Wish me luck!

So I realize most of the numbers on my list of things to Do before 25 are all pretty dependant on money. Which I have none of. Sigh. So we will see where the list goes. Maybe I will change a few things.

Im having a personal debate with myself. What do I want more? Another kitty, a puppy, a baby or a house? Hmmm....decisions. Hmmm...house before baby? Dog after house? Kitty before baby? Baby?? Obviously job before house and baby. I want a dog now! Alright, Cat/dog, house then baby. We will see.

Alright. Well hope thats enough of an update. The list has been updated slightly too. Good night all.

Day One

Im doing the master cleanse diet aka the lemonade diet. For the experience not the weight loss. Ill gain the weight back when I start eating again. Im looking forward to eating healthier which I believe is the main reason I am not losing weight.

Before Day 1: 630p- We went and had sushi for Matt's birthday, followed by delicious milk soaked tres leches cake.

130a- I took 2 laxatives according to the directions on the box. Kinda nervous, Ive never taken then before so I dont know what to expect. Im chronically dehydrated like most people. I dont drink enough water. Before I went to bed I was thirsty and had a dry throat.

Day 1: 930a- Woke up feeling tired and parched. I havent been getting enough sleep. Between Mark playing his game all night and my new obession with my game... I was alittle hungry so I decided to prep my first bottle. Juicing is so fun! I drank half the bottle. I really liked to cayenne. I might be regretting it later but Ive always had digestive problems so we will see. I finally finished the drink around 1030. It wasnt bad. My stomach is full but my mind is whispering to me..."What about the cereal? The two bowls of peanut butter crunch?!" I know its just my mind. Im not hungry!

1200p- Round Two! Im pretty hungry so I made a second batch. Ive urinated 3 times so far. Like a race horse. To increase my calorie intake I added an extra spoon of maple syrup and licked one right off th spoon. Im not sure if the hunger is from being dehydrated or if I actually am hungry. Most people get the hungry feeling when they are dehydrated and eat, which I believe I do.

100p- My brain is screaming. FOOD! EAT FOOD! But Im not really hungry. Its a mind game. The water is going straight through me. Im glad I have today off.
Popcorn...frosted mini wheats....stupid cravings...chinese food....olive garden...
My need to snack is over whelming.....250p....

310p- Round Three...not so enthusiastic now. Im not excited about drinking the same concoction all day. Especially since it isnt milk....but the syrup is delicious. It might be my only joy for the next 10 days... I heard the work juicy and cant stop thinking about steak....potatoes

610p- Ugh. I hate this I want to eat food. I want it now. Mark thinks I should continue. Ill give it some time. Im ready to quit. And eat food.

645p- Round Four! I have renewed confidence that I can do this! I read on the website that today and the next two days are the worse for cravings. 9 more days to go! Mark started cooking downstairs. I dont know what it is but it smells amazing! But Im not craving it! Im creating healthy cravings for broccoli and onions and quinoa. Dougie would be proud!

845p- ROund Five and my last one for tonight. I was supposed to do 6? I think. Ill catch up. Then we went for our nightly exercise which was swimming tonight. Im dreading this salt water flush...

1059p- Attempting to swallow all of the salt water.....icky....bleck.....sigh

1246a- This is oddly not that unplesant. Kinda relieving. And no burning. Lucky me. Now to wait until it all passes. Take the laxitives and go to sleep!

Stay Tuned for day 2. Which may not be as detailed because of work and such.

Our Debt Story

So go back to spring of 2008. Im making $32k as a manager. Mark is making almost $50k. Life is good. Our credit cards have low balances and what balances they do have Im making $100 payments too each paycheck (I only have about $1k and not all of it is used) and he pays the balances as close to 100% each month.

We have an apartment together with Matt, who is injured hasnt been working. And then, I lose my job. Mark picks up my slack saying he will pay my rent if I continue to pay down my bills. I go from $32k to $10k. Working part-time. Mark urges me to get a fulltime job. Im resentful. Ill get fulltime where I am soon. So I think.

Mark starts putting our rent on his credit card, the one with the 21% interest rate. We move to Texas. And Mark loses his job. After 3 months of looking Mark starts making $9 an hour. Maybe $9k a year? And I finally get fulltime which they claim is $21k a year.

So here were are all credit cards maxed out. His VISA @ 21%, with $6k. His AMEX @ 8% with $2k. My BOA @ 16% with $350. My CO @ 23% with $289. And my BBY @ 0% (if its paid by a certain time) at $187. Plus Mark owes money to his college($300) and for medical bills ($600).

So thats almost $9k. Plus his car loan and we are almost at $20k. Sigh.

Well the good news is, at teh end of the month my bby card will be paid off. We will be making payments of $550 each month (spread out on the cards) towards our debt. If we follow that plan our debt will be paid off in 18 months. But thats not good enough. I dont want another year and a half of penny pinching.

We will have our tax refund in february and add that to our debt, hopefully knocking off $1k. Mark and I are already (though not as actively as we want) looking for better or second jobs).

Our goal is by April of 2011. While I will also be saving up for school (I need $3k to start), buying plane tickets for weddings and visits home ($600 a pair) and other crazy things like life.

Wish us luck.

I ask Myself this Everyday

Do I stay or do I go?

TX: The Good, the Bad but hopeful and unhappy
-Away from my friends and family.
-Nice huge not expensive houses.
-Yearly car fees. Cost of plane tickets.
-Nice demographic. Cheaper.
-Beautiful. Disgustinly hot.
-No snow. Huge body of water.
-Carol and Matt. No Mom, Dad, Charlie, Candice, Tommy, Dougie, Julia, Aunt Barbi, -Uncle Jay, Grant, Rob, Tab, Hope and Donny, Denise, Christian, Chelsea, Star and Bryan, Kristen and Chris, Nikki and Steve, Noc and Katie, John, Allen, Bob, Zach and Amanda.
-Too many people to list.
-No one comes to visit me (Mom and Hope are visiting soon).
-Nicer shopping centers. Horseback riding.
-Amanda, Brian, Ryan, CJ, Sal, Chaz.

MD: The Bad and The Ugly but home
-"Shitty people, shitty expensive houses" -Mark.
-Yes the people are assholes.
-Yes the houses are either old and expensive or new and expensive.
-There are state taxes.
-The demographic sucks.
-Surrounded by tons of friends.
-Never-ending support, love and closeness of friends and family.
-Having my mom there when I give birth.
-Having my family over for dinner and holidays, dinner at moms.
-Being there if one of my parents goes to the hospital.
-SNOW. Skiing. Ocean city, Virginia Beach, Roundtop.

Results regardless:
I will become a massage therapist/physical therapist assistant. I will either quit or work less hours for best buy. I will get a job paying $40k+ a year that I love and perofrm happily. I will have a baby in the near future (1-2 years). I will buy a house.

If:
I remain in TX, I currently feel I will be eternally depressed and lost without my Mom and Dad. There will always be some part of me that regrets living here. Ill miss the lives all of the friends and family that I spent my entire life knowing and growing with. But I like, possibly love it here. Its fantastic but it doesnt feel like home. The housing is really nice. The living conditions are amazing. The crime is minimal.

I move back to MD, Ill be happy and surrounded by my friends and family. Ill have my Mom to fall back on, who knows me better than anyone in the world. Ill pay more for less house. But Ill be able to raise my baby with the comfort and support of my family. I will have to work harder to make more money to afford to make myself happy.

No Im not pregnant. Seriously, do you think if I were pregnant my title would be what it is? Id go all out. Itd be something like HOLY SHIT or THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME or POSITIVE FOR REAL. Or something else rediculous and outrageous and most likely in capital letters.

Well any opinions or thoughts or ideas? Our lease is up in January. Matt will most likely move in with Carol. And Mark and I will either get an apartment together in TX or move back to MD.

WHAT DO I DO? WHAT WILL MAKE AND KEEP ME HAPPY?

Seriously its been 5 years since Ive had to make a decision this hard. And its tearing me apart.

Failure is not my friend

So paying off our debt is going badly. I accidentally spent too much money. Again. But I did resist buying a new 360. And a new TV. And I noticed my credit limit increased. And I paid my bills. As well as our bills for the month. And we are set for rent at the end of the month. But...I should have put more towards Mark's Visa...that bastard card with a 20% interest costing us $100 a month in bullshit. There's a super short TV show that comes on at night called "Til Debt do Us Part" with this woman who goes hardcore on couples and helps them straighten their debt. Granted these people have years and years on thousands of debt, she gives them several thousands of dollars for paying off the debt. If only she would give us the $5k. We'd practically be out of debt! But alas, the world doesn't work like that.

Ive felt like crap for the last week or so. Sick. My stomach hurts. My eye hurts and keeps panging in pain. The whole day during my birthday I had terrible stomach pains. I couldn't keep my stomach from feeling this dull throbbing ache.

Exercise is going well. Mark has lost 40lbs and his before and after pictures are crazy! He didn't believe the difference. He would always laugh at me when I called him skinny. Jerk. But sorry no pictures yet! He wont let me share. He wants to surprise everyone for Otakon. I still havent budged the scale...which isnt really affecting me. Not yet at least. But Im so proud of the way he works out, Anthony, our friend and personal trainer, really pushes Mark to his limit. And Mark never gives up, he grunts and growls but never quits.

A certain someone is looking for a house. Im excited for her. This also means that another certain someone would be moving in with her. I wonder what our future will hold for us. Will we get our own apartment? Our own house? Move back to MD?

Speaking of MD. I WANT TO COME HOME. Yep. Still do. Sorry TX. You are awesome. But I don't feel at home here. This isn't where I belong. I'm crossing my fingers for January. Ive made myself hold back about talking about it with Mark until after Otakon. I feel like a lawyer building my case. Collecting the evidence to present my side of the story. So to our friends out there who read this! Do your best when we visit to remind Mark what we left, WHO we left. And how much you guys miss us and make us happy. And we also should be looking for possible roommates. Maybe.

So our big birthday bash is friday. Wish us luck on our first TX party! Sorry this is late/short. Im running out the door to go see Eclipse! The third movie from the Twilight series. Adios.

Im not too close with Death

I cried at work today. Alot. I had a customer handed off to me from my manager. The first thing she says to me is "Im just gonna tell you straight. Im dying from cancer soon" Now I had noticed her lack of hair and the cute wrap she used to conceal her head. But now I noticed the huge lesions on her skin, decaying and trying to heal. "I want to make videos for my funeral and children to remember me from" I instantly thought of my grandmother. Thats alot of videos. I helped her find an inexpensive camera with plenty of memory. I ring her up and she uses her best buy card. "You have 18 months no interest financing" I say after thinking. I knew she wouldn't be around that long. My eyes teared up as she looked at me thanked me for the camera and I told her good luck. I immediately tuned to my store manager and general manager who were a few feet away. Unable to talk I just cried in front of them and managed to ask for 10 minutes to calm down. I realized that I haven't been close to death recently. And I have never known anyone who was dying from cancer. I wanted to hug the woman comfort her, but I didn't want her to mistake me for pitying her. I wasnt pitying her. I knew she was prepared for death. I'm so sensitive. My store manager came up to me afterwards and I apologized for being so sensitive. He told me not too, he said the world needs more people who are compassionate like me and can understand and connect with people. He said he wishes he were more like me.

In happier news. Ive decided to listen to an entire series on audio book. The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. It is a wicked awesome fantasy series. I couldnt put it down before and I cant now! It keeps my mind busy instead of worrying and thinking about things that don't matter.

Mark and I have been working out lately. Lots of stomach and arm exercises! Ive lost 2 more pounds. Mark is down another pound. If I lose 2 pounds a week Ill be down 14 pounds by Otakon. I need to start my costume soon. Im so excited. Id like to tan a little more too.

Mark and I are doing great. Still no big arguments. Our debt is slowly shrinking. I want another kitty. There's a white one across the street with red eyes. Mark said no. Although I know he secretly wants one, he said Blair cat was lonely a few months ago. Matt's supposed to be getting his Corgi in august. That will be $300 for me, since I had to pay $600 for Blair ($400 non-refunable pet fee, $200 deposit)

How is everyone else doing? Its getting terribly hot here. Matt said our blood will start to thin and adapt. I think his blood is adapting. Mine is just retarded I guess. Sigh. I want snow.....

One day at a time....

Im really excited for my birthday in a few weeks. Ive got very little money saved up for my camera but Im keeping my fingers crossed. I only techincally need $400 and if Mark, Matt and I put some together, that might be like $250 or something. So $150 isnt bad! My hope is to buy it before Otakon!

We are also throwing a birthday party for Mark and I on July 2 (his birthday) at our place. Im kinda interested in how it will turn out since this is the first party we will have here and TX is a different type of crowd. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

I am so excited about going home in 2 months. Now Ill only get to see Mom for a little bit but I will have to deal. Maybe Ill go see her on sunday too. I have to get started making my costume as well which is going to hinder the paying of the bills but I have confidence that I can manage my money.

I dyed my hair again, it was supposed to be chocolate brown but instead turned out blackberry-ish. Its really dark with a purple tint. Oh well.

So I started working out with my friend Anthony at work. He's kinda my personal trainer. Hes kicking my ass. We work out Mon-Fri at 10p. But on thrus he canceled and friday I had plans. So 3 nights of hell werent so bad. Tomorrow starts week 2! He said he can already see improvements. I need this and I can do it. Ill keep you guys updated of any changes!

So after the attack of interest from Bank of America Mark and I have paid $406 of our debt off. On friday he should be able to pay another 100, then Ill pay 150ish and then he should pay 200ish. Lets hope!

So Ive always been interested in geocaching but Ive never pursued it. But recently Brian and I have been making little cache hunting trips. ITS AWESOME. What is it? Geocaching is like treasure hunting. People all over hide little 'caches' in light poles, in caves, in trees, under rocks EVERYWHERE. And they write the coordinates on the website and a description or story. Then people find them with their gps or iphones. When you find it you make a log on the website and sign the cache and date it. Then you hide it where you found it. Mark has even been going with me!

So I think thats it, I wasnt planning on writing much oh well. Love you all! <3

Operation: GET FIT (More witty title coming soon)

Alright! I am putting my foot down! I swear and mean it this time! Time to get in shape! Summer is approaching and I REFUSE to be the fat girl of the picture this year. Yes, I know, you are all saying, but you're not fat Cristel. Well technically at 40% body fat you are obese. And well, Im not fat, Im obese. Severely Obese(I have Morbid and Super above me). Better? Anyways, my plan is to cut back/out bread by replacing it with lettuce. Hmm...I will let you know how it goes. I am also going to drink 2% milk instead of 1%. Kinda backwards I know. And I will run for 30 minutes every day, or at least so I say. Yoga is on Thursdays. And ranch work is Wednesdays. Mark and I went running today! It was exciting, we both ran 2 miles in 30 minutes. Not bad for us! We also lifted some weights for a bit because I am very conscious about my arms. (Otakon 7/2009.Ive lost a few pounds since this picture)

In better news, my health insurance is about to kick in! My dental card just arrived so I will be making check up and cleaning appointments for Mark and I. I know he has a cavity to be drilled and filled. Im sure he's excited. I will also inquire about my options for teeth whitening, which will help me fulfill #20 from my 25. Exciting. I will also get me some new and much needed glasses. As my eyes are deteriorating every year and it has been 2 years :(

Mark and I have been argument free since the the day after I got back from MD. We have had a few bickers, but no full blown arguments. Mark has also now lost 30lbs! He forgot to weigh in this morning so it's probably more!

I was congradulated at work the other day. The store was mystery shopped (look it up) and I was the lucky employee who helped them. Of course, because I am awesome, I got a 94.4%. And then the store was mystery shopped a second time, and guess who got it that time! HELL YES IT WAS ME. And I got a 95%. So the management team is all giddy and pleased with me. No one gets that high of a score twice in a row. It's too rare. So I was totally excited and stoked the entire week.

So thats my update. Nothing major. How is everyone in MD? I miss you guys. New update soon. Maybe friday!

What is Love?

Sorry this entry is super late. Ive been busy and lazy as hell. So this will be a long post to make up for lost time. Ive tried to separate everything by paragraphs. Read what you will.

So Tequila is my new friend. I realized that I like the feeling when you're drunk and you close your eyes and everything starts spinning REALLY fast. Well, usually when I do this I fall over. Lol. Oh well, someone usually catches me! Usually...I want the record to state that I have yet to throw up from drinking and I have yet to have a hangover. :P Basically because I am awesome.

Recently I went back to MD, had a nice little emotional breakdown about losing my wallet, then finding it...And then I cried at least once each of the next 2 days. I want to come home. I got to meet my nephew Tommy and he is really the most adorable kid you'll ever meet. My mom wasn't lying. And he doesn't cry. That automatically makes him the best baby ever! I was able to spend lots of time with him and Mom. But he's growing up and Im not there and Im missing everything. The other day Candice texted me that he rolled over...

Speaking of Candice. I'm starting to realize that I am jealous of her. She has the life I want right now. I dont want to work, I want to live with my mom, she's buying a house with her husband, she has a baby, shes going to school(kinda sort of) and things seem right in her life. And I wish her the best of luck! But I cant help to be envious that Im struggling so much and I try so hard and I feel like I keep getting the bad hands of life. Not to complain. Things could be worse. I could be addicted to something worst than food. I could be obese. I could be jobless. Homeless. In jail. Etc. Im keeping my chin up but sometimes I feel like giving up.

I still hate retail. But Im so unmotivated to get another job. I may have an ace up my sleeve. Fingers crossed. We will find out in a month I hope. More income may be in my future.

Mark has lost 28lbs(hes at 280lbs) so far! That bastard. And you can tell! His double chin is shrinking and his chest is getting smaller! Hes still not down to whatever he was when we first met. I unfortunately have been sitting at 167.2lbs for the past 4 weeks. Like I said Ive been lazy. Amanda and I have started going to Yoga classes on Thursday evenings. They are super awesome. I feel really good afterwards.

Mark and I had still been having terrible fights. Sigh. But I think we reached a happy median. Lets see how long it lasts this time. I think what I am starting to realize is that I argue just to argue. I get mad at myself afterwards. But we have been argument free for 4 days now! But I am beginning to stress out because I was gone for 4 days and my workload at home has quadrupled.

What is Love. This is my new favorite song for the time being. Sang by "Never Shout Never", which I am falling in love with. I found out that he will be singing in San Antonio in July with a few other bands. So Im gonna go! And guess who else will be there? All American Rejects. FUCK YEAH I love those guys! Im so excited and tickets are only $30!

So that is it. It wasnt a terribly long update. I miss everyone in MD. Keep your fingers crossed for me! <3

Blargity Blarg Blarg

So I resisted (still resisting and craving) a milkshake today. It makes me so sad. But I had other bad stuff that Im going to the gym for in a few. So I have lost 5 lbs! Which is exciting to me. I know its nothing impressive but its a start. Frikken Mark has already lost 19.6lbs! Isnt that amazing? Almost 20lbs!! My arms still look terrible. :( And Carol and I went to 3 different mall/shopping outlets, but I didnt buy anything because my chest is so frikken big and everything is made for skinny people with no boobs >:( Which I guess is good, because they should encourage people to be bigger....

And there's so many cute clothes that I want to buy and wear and prance around in! One day. One day, I keep telling myself. We went to a high end outlet, this one store had this cute pair of panties, for $98. Cotton panties. Seriously.

So, moneywise, we still in a hole. Mark says everything will get better now that he has a job and can start working again. But still we only have $400 extra to but towards his bills, (it will be $600 once I pay mine off). But its going to take almost a year and thats if we dont do anything big, which we are....plane tickets, Otakon, etc. Sigh.

Also, Mark....and I(resisting and crying all the way) have decided that me going to massage school in the fall might not be the best of ideas. Mainly because it will put another strain on our little bit of money and the debt will take longer to be paid off.

So I suggested we move back to MD, which would be awesome. But it would consume money. I kinda feel like there is no point in us being here now, except Matt and Carol. And Texas is a better state than MD overall. We drove by Lake Austin today and I started crying because I thought about all my friends back home and how we used to go swimming in the rapids. Im really trying to adjust here, but its so hard. Im not clicking with anyone the way I did in MD. Carol is the only person who actually talks to me fairly regularly and that I hang out with. I hang out with Amanda at work and we go to the ranch and take care of the horses and we're planning on working out together. And then theres Ryan who I can be super nerdy with, which makes me happy! Mark just doesnt understand pokemon like Ryan does, hehe.

So I dont know, its not like I have to rush about making a decision. Mark doesnt want to leave, he doesnt want to go back to MD. TX is better, but Im so frikken homesick. I miss my mom and dad.

Sigh, well Ill be home in a few weeks for a visit. We'll see if it does more good than bad. Shrug. Im not gonna re-read this yet, the boys are yelling to go work out....Ill edit later, sorry if something doesnt make sense. Good night all.

Happy Ostara and Spring Equinox!

Hey Everyone! So Mark and I are doing well there has been a minimal amount of arguing between us, Im guessing because he is less stressed about money since he started his new job. Since the new credit card laws went into effect, you can view how long it would take you to pay off your credit including interest, if you only make the minimum payments and WOW. Lol. Thats kind of a wake up call. Not that I only make minimum payments, I always try for $50, $20 at the lowest. But thats kinda cool! Check it out!

Updates on the 25
1.So Mark and I decided (mainly for me) that we would start following a stricter budget starting friday his payday to try and get our small bit of debt knocked out. Then we can go back to our awesome lifestyle without digging a debt hole.

2. I have lost 4.3lbs in 4 weeks! Which is awesome. Mark has lost 13.8lbs(that jerk)... So Matt and Mark have recently started an exercise regime at our FREE 24 hour gym, located at the rental office. So the man boobs are disappearing!

Side note, So I was thinking, Mark is really attractive to me. And I really like healthy looking guys, no offense babe, so Im thinking Mark+healthy= A REALLY HOT GUY. Can you picture him thinner, no double chin, no man boobs, maybe some defined arm muscles. Yeah back off ladies, I know thats hot, lol.

22. (Yeah lack of updates here...) So Ive been working on getting my sexy arms back. And here is what my sexy arms used to look like,


Nice Right?

Well thats it for the 25.

Mark had another interview at a Car place, which he is seriously considering, its mainly commission based so Im alitle concerned but I guess Ill worry later.

And if everyone doesnt know at the bottom of each post is the option to post comments if you have anything to say. Im pretty sure you dont need an account or anything. Well I miss everyone in MD, see you all April 30th.

<3 Cristel

25 Things before 25

Ive been inspired by other blogs to make my own list of 25 things I want to do before I turn 25. Which is in 14 months!

1. Eliminate Excessive Debt: If I cant comfortably pay the debt off at anytime I probably shouldnt have it!

2. Lose 30lbs.: Current Weight: 172.2lbs(update: 168.8 on 3/25)

3. Get a License in Massage Therapy: At least be in school for it!

4. Run a 5k: Or at least participate and walk briskly!

5. Cook 15 New Meals: Something alittle complex and different!

6. Open another Savings Account and save a combined $3k for a house

7. Read 5 new Novels

8. Finish at LEAST 3 Scrapbooks: Wedding, Candice/Tommy, Texas

9. Take a hike or Go Camping, preferably both!

10. Get my motorcycle license, finally

11. Save up for a new bed! Like a Tempurpedic Cloud, King Size!

12. Finish a complete Rough draft of my book

13. Buy several pairs of new shoes, Boots(sexy and work), running shoes, high heels.

14. Donate Helf of my clothes: STOP HOARDING

15. Have a mini-Honeymoon or Vacation: Just Mark and I

16. SEW MORE: Maybe some clothes Ive designed, or a costume(Renn Fest or Otakon maybe?)

17. Have a Couples Day at the Spa: Complete with Pedi's and Massages!

18. Take more pictures of my Immediate and extended family

19. Grow my hair out past my Shoulders: This is gonna be HARD!

20. Have my teeth whitened

21. Buy more Make-up!

22. Do 3-5 consecutive Pull-ups: Get my sexy arms back!

23. Go to a Rave: Yeah, not my first or last but its been a while

24. Get completely dressed up and go out for Dinner and a Movie

25. Discuss (seriously) a Baby plan: Will probably happen closer to 25

So there it is! I know somethings are Huge and somethings will take a few minutes but this is what Im going to start with! Wish me luck!

Ill also be making updates whenever I make an attempt at any of these!

Hey Everyone!

So I decided to share my blog with a few more people. To try and keep my friends and family more connected and up to date with my life. Which also means that Im also going to have to actually UPDATE my blog regularly. And I am apologizing ahead of time for the spelling errors, Im on the laptop and apparently it doesnt register a third of the letters I type...So Im trying to correct it as I go!

I would like to say that I miss you guys! I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

So Im really starting to regret changing positions at work. (Warning incoming rant) So I moved from being part-time inventory to full-time sales. Which I hate but did because I need money and benefits would be nice. So Im really good at selling, like Really good, but I hate people. Its fine if you have a genuine question or really need help, Im game. But when I help you and you try to tell me what you know and I try to explain that youre wrong(nicely) and then you frikken argue with me about being right. I mean hello, I only work here, I better know what Im talking about or else I wouldnt be telling you! And managers, you arent selling, so shhhh! Seriously, a manager yelled at me for helping a customer and getting her product, he basically told me to tell her, Sorry I cant sell you the product because I have to go help other people, so go fuck yourself. I mean seriously she was there first, it was a several hundred dollar sale, no one else was there, I was gone 2 minutes getting her product, another customer entered the department. AND I GOT YELLED AT! I convinced my self very successfully not to lose my job :D

And Im still giving texas a chance. We will see, Im really missing my family and friends, not making any great friends(well Im making friends but not ones that wanna hang out and come over) BLarg.

So a better update will be soon. Keep checking back!

Yay an Update!

Soooo! Im in Texas where everything is bigger.

The apartment is nice. Well TOWNHOUSE. Fuck yeah. I dont really feel secure though or maybe Im just paranoid. Someone has the same frequency as one of our garage doors which means it keeps getting left open. So someone could just come in the garage and steal whatever or have a ball at whatever car is in there at the time. I dont want my bike to get stolen!

Im super lonely though. Partially starved for attention. Every week Im gettng more and more people to talk to me at work. I still dont like it there. THe work is decent I dont mind working. But since the hours have been cut back Im being forced to get another job which is creating a ridiculous amount of anxiety.

Oh the anxiety. Lately Ive been feeling a bit...fat? Im fucking hot. I know this. But sometimes I see those stupid skinny bitches and Im like, Im so much better looking than them! But yet I still want to be thin.

I know I need to lose weight mainly for a health reasons. But I want to look better. I want to feel better. But I lack motivation. Severely lack motivation. And Mark isnt helping. His fat ass sits at home playing video games all day and Im all lets go work out! But hes grumbles and complains and I just feel blarg. So I dont go either.

So John, lol. If you are still the only person reading this. Thanks. I miss you too! Thanks for reading my obvious ability to not stay on one topic and change what Im talking about every three seconds.

More to come. Hopefully.