So, I'm still having no luck finding a job. There is nothing out here! I live in BFE. Thank god I'm moving to Columbus in August and will have more of an opportunity.
I was looking all over the place today for my guitar picks (I had like 20 in a baggie somewhere). They are nowhere to be found. It's really annoying. I found the tuner my brother had been wanting for 3 weeks, but no picks. I don't need a freaking tuner, I need my picks. Ugh. I guess I'll have to wait until Saturday when I can get to the music store. I bet the damn cat got ahold of them.
I'm down to 220.0! Yay! I'm going to the Lifehouse Concert on April 9th. I really want to be under 200.0 by then. I know I can do it. I just have to work at it. I've been on my period this week and it's been throwing my weigh-ins off. I should be done tomorrow though, so I can get back to my old routines.
This video cracks me up! Just something to watch if you are having a bad day.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Better Luck Next Time
This is going to be a fairly short one since I blogged on BuddySlim today.
I ate all the right things today. I did well. I dropped down from 222.6 yesterday to 221.6 today. Yay!
I started playing my guitar again if I didn't already mention that. I'm really excited.
I got my Income Tax money back too.
Lifehouse is coming to Columbus on April 9!!!!
I wanted to share the video below. It's my favorite Lifehouse ever and my favorite version. It's awesome!
I ate all the right things today. I did well. I dropped down from 222.6 yesterday to 221.6 today. Yay!
I started playing my guitar again if I didn't already mention that. I'm really excited.
I got my Income Tax money back too.
Lifehouse is coming to Columbus on April 9!!!!
I wanted to share the video below. It's my favorite Lifehouse ever and my favorite version. It's awesome!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Losing, concerts, and guitars...
So, I basically feel like crap today. It's that time of the month, I got like 3 hours of sleep and I just feel flat out terrible!
But, on a lighter note...
First of all, I believe I said yesterday that my weight was 223.2. Today it's 222.6. I weigh myself daily. I like to know what I'm doing it working or not. Plus, I'm impatient and I can't wait all week. Today so far I have had a soyburger on a whole wheat bun w/ light miracle whip and ketchup and a serving of tortilla chips with salsa. Not too bad, but I should probably watch how much of the tortilla chips I eat because of all the salt (especially since I'm on my period). I'll end up getting bloated and getting pissed off. haha.
Second, I found out last night that Lifehouse is coming to Columbus April 9! For those of you that don't know, Lifehouse is my all-time favorite band. I don't know how to explain it, but their music does something to me. It's so beautiful and it's easy to relate to the lyrics. I saw them in concert only once and that was back in 2001-2002 when I was 14-15. They also have a new CD coming out on March 2, 2010. If you love Lifehouse, go get it! You will not be disappointed. So, I'm getting all excited about Lifehouse coming to Columbus but I didn't mention who they are touring with...Daughtry. Don't get me wrong, I love Daughtry's music but they are huge right now and I'm a little worried I won't be about to get tickets or I'll end up with nosebleeds. They are also coming to Cleveland so I can try getting tickets there too.
And finally, I picked up my guitar again! I got pretty excited when I got motivated enough to pick it up and play again. I actually need to look into buying another one though. This is a handmade mini guitar which if fine for now, but eventually I want a nicer acoustic.
So that's my day so far. Later.
But, on a lighter note...
First of all, I believe I said yesterday that my weight was 223.2. Today it's 222.6. I weigh myself daily. I like to know what I'm doing it working or not. Plus, I'm impatient and I can't wait all week. Today so far I have had a soyburger on a whole wheat bun w/ light miracle whip and ketchup and a serving of tortilla chips with salsa. Not too bad, but I should probably watch how much of the tortilla chips I eat because of all the salt (especially since I'm on my period). I'll end up getting bloated and getting pissed off. haha.
Second, I found out last night that Lifehouse is coming to Columbus April 9! For those of you that don't know, Lifehouse is my all-time favorite band. I don't know how to explain it, but their music does something to me. It's so beautiful and it's easy to relate to the lyrics. I saw them in concert only once and that was back in 2001-2002 when I was 14-15. They also have a new CD coming out on March 2, 2010. If you love Lifehouse, go get it! You will not be disappointed. So, I'm getting all excited about Lifehouse coming to Columbus but I didn't mention who they are touring with...Daughtry. Don't get me wrong, I love Daughtry's music but they are huge right now and I'm a little worried I won't be about to get tickets or I'll end up with nosebleeds. They are also coming to Cleveland so I can try getting tickets there too.
And finally, I picked up my guitar again! I got pretty excited when I got motivated enough to pick it up and play again. I actually need to look into buying another one though. This is a handmade mini guitar which if fine for now, but eventually I want a nicer acoustic.
So that's my day so far. Later.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Welcome!
MY HISTORY
Okay, so this is my first blog on my new blog site. Let me introduce myself. I'm Alethea Hughes but I go by Allie. I'm 22 years old (born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 5, 1987) and I currently live in Greenfield, Ohio. I'm moving to Columbus, Ohio in September to start school. In September I'll be attending Bradford School for Travel/Hospitality. The whole purpose of this blog is to log my journey to a new me.
A year after I graduated high school (May 2007) I moved out of my parent's house in New Vienna, Ohio and into my own apartment in Hillsboro, Ohio. I worked at Frisch's Big Boy Restaurant as a Server/Drive-Thru Attendant. Not the most glamorous job, but it was a job. While working there, I met a guy. He was basically a rebound from my ex. I was stupid and didn't really know anything about him and asked him to move in to my new apartment with me so I could save money on rent. I know I broke my mom's heart by doing that (She's really old fashioned).
To try to make a long story short, we didn't have enough money for anything really. He maxed out my credit cards and stole money from me and my parents. My car got repossessed because of him. We moved around from place to place, breaking leases and leaving bills unpaid. Throughout thins time I ballooned from 150 lbs to 235 lbs due to not being able to afford good food and being lazy. Then I finally woke up.
I had been thinking of breaking it off with him and moving back home and trying to start over but I kept waiting for some stupid reason. Then, one night, I came home from work and saw him and a few of his friends snorting something off MY dining room table in MY apartment! The second I walked in they immediately jumped up and tried to hide it. I kicked them all out, including him. The next day I called my mom and told her what happened and she (for some reason I will never know) looked him up online. She found out that he has a domestic violence charge against him and well as, are you ready for this? 7 FELONIES!! All for theft! Long story short that was the kick in the ass that I needed.
Okay, so jump start to August 2009. I decide to move out again. This time with a male roommate from work (I was a Security Officer at DHL). Big mistake. I eventually moved back home after my parents bought a house in Greenfield, Ohio and this is where I am today.
WEIGHT
So as I mentioned before, I gained a lot of weight while I moved all around Southern Ohio. My dad has always been hard on me about my weight. He's a big guy himself so I was always furious when he made a comment about my weight. My mom said he was like that because he didn't want me to end up like him. I understood that, but it still hurt. When I was in junior high and early high school I maintained a weight of about 150 pounds. Keep in mind that I was 5'8" since I was 11 years old and muscular. I played basketball, softball and ran track. I gained about 25 pounds in 2003 when I was a Sophomore. I went on a diet and dropped the weight and got down to about 145. It didn't last long and I was back up to 165 by graduation. Then back down to 150 by the time I moved out. I went up to 235 like I said earlier in about a year. I'm 223.2 right now and I have nothing holding me back. I'm going to do this and lose this weight. It's embarrassing to have people see me like this. Especially, seeing people I went to school with. I can only imagine what they are thinking. The same thing I think when I see someone I went to school with that gained weight I'm sure. I done with it. If you get time check out my Buddyslim page and see my progress.
SCHOOL
Something I didn't mention is that I started college twice in two years. I went to Southern State Community College in September 2006 for a quarter and January 2008 for a quarter and quit. I don't know why I quit going. I've never been a quitter ever in my life. I really think I let others influence me too easily and I just seam to not care about my own life anymore. I ended up owing the college $900+ and the government $561.00. Now I'm finally getting this all taken care of. I've been accepted into the Travel/Hospitality program at Bradford School. It's more of a career school than a regular college and I will finish in 14 months with an Associates degree in Applied Business (A.A.B.). I plan on working on getting start on my career and then going for my Bachelor's Degree online part-time while working. I'm excited.
IN CONCLUSION
Thank you for those of you that took the time to read my blog. I really appreciate, but even if I never have anyone read this, it's okay. I'm just trying to get my feelings and thoughts out there.
Okay, so this is my first blog on my new blog site. Let me introduce myself. I'm Alethea Hughes but I go by Allie. I'm 22 years old (born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 5, 1987) and I currently live in Greenfield, Ohio. I'm moving to Columbus, Ohio in September to start school. In September I'll be attending Bradford School for Travel/Hospitality. The whole purpose of this blog is to log my journey to a new me.
A year after I graduated high school (May 2007) I moved out of my parent's house in New Vienna, Ohio and into my own apartment in Hillsboro, Ohio. I worked at Frisch's Big Boy Restaurant as a Server/Drive-Thru Attendant. Not the most glamorous job, but it was a job. While working there, I met a guy. He was basically a rebound from my ex. I was stupid and didn't really know anything about him and asked him to move in to my new apartment with me so I could save money on rent. I know I broke my mom's heart by doing that (She's really old fashioned).
To try to make a long story short, we didn't have enough money for anything really. He maxed out my credit cards and stole money from me and my parents. My car got repossessed because of him. We moved around from place to place, breaking leases and leaving bills unpaid. Throughout thins time I ballooned from 150 lbs to 235 lbs due to not being able to afford good food and being lazy. Then I finally woke up.
I had been thinking of breaking it off with him and moving back home and trying to start over but I kept waiting for some stupid reason. Then, one night, I came home from work and saw him and a few of his friends snorting something off MY dining room table in MY apartment! The second I walked in they immediately jumped up and tried to hide it. I kicked them all out, including him. The next day I called my mom and told her what happened and she (for some reason I will never know) looked him up online. She found out that he has a domestic violence charge against him and well as, are you ready for this? 7 FELONIES!! All for theft! Long story short that was the kick in the ass that I needed.
Okay, so jump start to August 2009. I decide to move out again. This time with a male roommate from work (I was a Security Officer at DHL). Big mistake. I eventually moved back home after my parents bought a house in Greenfield, Ohio and this is where I am today.
WEIGHT
So as I mentioned before, I gained a lot of weight while I moved all around Southern Ohio. My dad has always been hard on me about my weight. He's a big guy himself so I was always furious when he made a comment about my weight. My mom said he was like that because he didn't want me to end up like him. I understood that, but it still hurt. When I was in junior high and early high school I maintained a weight of about 150 pounds. Keep in mind that I was 5'8" since I was 11 years old and muscular. I played basketball, softball and ran track. I gained about 25 pounds in 2003 when I was a Sophomore. I went on a diet and dropped the weight and got down to about 145. It didn't last long and I was back up to 165 by graduation. Then back down to 150 by the time I moved out. I went up to 235 like I said earlier in about a year. I'm 223.2 right now and I have nothing holding me back. I'm going to do this and lose this weight. It's embarrassing to have people see me like this. Especially, seeing people I went to school with. I can only imagine what they are thinking. The same thing I think when I see someone I went to school with that gained weight I'm sure. I done with it. If you get time check out my Buddyslim page and see my progress.
SCHOOL
Something I didn't mention is that I started college twice in two years. I went to Southern State Community College in September 2006 for a quarter and January 2008 for a quarter and quit. I don't know why I quit going. I've never been a quitter ever in my life. I really think I let others influence me too easily and I just seam to not care about my own life anymore. I ended up owing the college $900+ and the government $561.00. Now I'm finally getting this all taken care of. I've been accepted into the Travel/Hospitality program at Bradford School. It's more of a career school than a regular college and I will finish in 14 months with an Associates degree in Applied Business (A.A.B.). I plan on working on getting start on my career and then going for my Bachelor's Degree online part-time while working. I'm excited.
IN CONCLUSION
Thank you for those of you that took the time to read my blog. I really appreciate, but even if I never have anyone read this, it's okay. I'm just trying to get my feelings and thoughts out there.
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