26 Aug 2010
by Worth Itin Girl Talk, Hobbies Tags: Girl Talk Thursday
Those, by the way, are two of my favorite words.
So where do I go to get a good deal. Well to me that’s the glory of internet shopping, because if I need say, bed sheets, I can check ALL the stores nearby without getting dressed. I know I can’t touch them, but the packaging (and my guilt) prevents me from doing much of that anyway. I’m a bargain shopper. I love finding a good deal. I have been known to get lost in Thrift Stores for hours, searching for a nearly new Tahari business suit or Ann Taylor pants with the tag still on them. It happens, I promise.
So where does this bargain shopper spend most of her money…well it depends mostly. I love the ability to price shop that sites like Ebay or Amazon gives for things. I mean, holy cow, what can you NOT buy on these sites. It’s downright incredible. (I do not, however, encourage the purchase of things like celebrity owned anything or the face of Jesus on any household item. THOSE items are seriously NOT bargains.) I get the same satisfaction out of sites like Kayak for travel. Once a month, I order a shipment from Alice, because I can use manufacturer coupons and I figure I save a BOATLOAD of money by not having to take my two kids into Target or Walmart or BOTH and deal with the almost certain request (and sometimes acquiescence) for impulse buys. MONEY SAVED! 
A penny saved is a penny earned!
Angi
21 May 2010
by Worth Itin Happiness, Hobbies, Love Tags: Our Mike, Sandi, working out
Tonight I go in to take my first ever “BEFORE” photo. I will be in a swimsuit. FOR. A. PHOTO. Uh….CRAP! I don’t like pictures of myself in a swimsuit when I’m at a reasonable weight. I am NOT, currently, at a reasonable weight for me. But, I think the way to take this seriously and understand the life changes I have to make, I NEED to do this. So today, I take a picture.
Tomorrow, after going to the Goo Goo Dolls concert outdoors tonight. I go to do a pre-session physical capability test. Run a mile, do sit ups for one minute, do push ups for one minute, weigh in, take measurements, etc. (Clearly beer consumption will be limited, at best.)
THEN, after that, I am going to attempt to learn how to golf via instruction from my boyfriend and his buddy. I do NOT do well with being taught to do anything. CRAP! But, I HAVE to learn because my company golf outing is in two weeks and I have to take the place of my best friend. I have learned how to make bomb pop shots and will make breakfast burritos, so, although they are big shoes to fill….all that’s left is the “learning how to golf thing”. I’m really counting on getting those around me drunk enough that I don’t have to worry about it.
Why do I do this stuff to myself???
Masochistic Kisses,
Angi
03 May 2010
by Worth Itin Getting Started, Hobbies, Love Tags: Getting Started
Last Friday, I had a discussion via Twitter, with PrincessJenn. It all started when someone was looking for design help. I piped up and said that PrincessJenn was “teh awesome”. We exchanged just a few quick pleasantries, but the senitment stayed with me all day. I mentioned that when I became a “real blogger” I would have her redesign this place. She said this, and it started me thinking. Why wait? I’d love to be a real blogger, honestly. But, when I look in the mirror, I don’t see a blogger.
I see myself as the middle management executive in a huge company…working painstakingly for “the man”.
I see myself as a pretty awesome Mom to two very awesome children.
I think I make a decent girlfriend, as long as you can handle the occasional undefined bad mood…and the drama that I don’t FEEL like I bring on myself. 
I am a sister and a daughter to two AMAZING women…and am lucky to be considered a BFF by two fabulous friends.
But I feel like an imposter in the blogging world. I love this place and this one too. I love to write. I I want to be able to tell a story as beautifully as Maggie, take amazing, beautiful one of a kind photos that tell real stories like Casey, stir emotion like Heather, make people laugh like Shauna or prove a point like Jenn. I don’t…yet. I’ve decided that writing/blogging is like anything else in life. You have to put in the time and you have to practice. Maybe someday, when I grow up, I’ll be able to tell a story like all of the amazing women I’ve found on the internet. But for now, I’m going to practice. I’m going to use ALL of your voices as inspiration to do something that I love, simply because I love it. And mark my words someday, Princess Jenn will make this site…AMAZING.
Inspired to write,
Angi
30 Mar 2010
by Worth Itin Happiness, Hobbies Tags: Stress, working out
Just a year ago, I was a gym rat. Then life some how got in the way. I don’t know what happened, exactly. First my spinning class was canceled. Then summer hit. Then work took more time in the day than there was hours. Then surgery. Then my friend died. All along I’ve been working out, but that’s so different than being a gym rat. And I really WANT to be a gym rat again. I just don’t remember how to get there. I don’t remember how to LOVE it. And all of those things that slowed me down, still exist. I’m stuck. I had planned on spending some of my hard earned bonus and tax return on something that would inspire a commitment out of me. A constant commitment. I want to do more than just run on the treadmill or put in an hour on the stairclimber. I want to do more than the 30 day shred. I know it’s awesome. I know the results are good, but I want MORE. I want more, theoretically. I want to WANT to go to the gym. I want to WANT to meet a trainer. I went on Sunday, and it was a rush. I worked out yesterday at home, despite not really having time. I will go to the gym today and try to find a way to go tomorrow. Day by day and week by week…I will become a gym rat again.
Re-building a habit,
Angi
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