Day 8

DAY EIGHT

5 CURRENT GOALS

ONE - To continue to lose weight, tone up and eat better and get to my goal weight 

TWO - If all goes well, to maintain my high honor status and high GPA 

THREE - To save more money. I have been good lately, but I can definitely be better!

FOUR - To stop being so negative. I stress myself out too easily and that hasn't been the best thing for me. I know it's easier said than done and I have things coming up that just naturally stress me out, BUT, I need to learn how to just "go with the flow" and let things just be the way they are. One day at a time ...

FIVE - To prove certain people wrong about a certain situation

So What Wednesday [11]

Here we again on HUMP DAYYYY and another SWW post.

This week I'm saying SO WHAT if ... 

➜ I loved the fact that it wasn't 100 degrees outside today when I left work. I am SO looking forward to fall weather! I mean, for two years I lived in shorts and bathing suits (not complaining though!)

➜ I am ALMOST at a decision, not 100% there, but ALMOST 

➜ This is all I can think about today

➜ I am probably going to be in bed by 10pm tonight. Sometimes you just need it 

➜ I am too hard on myself when it comes to certain things like school and grades

➜ This may be SLIGHTLY true ... 

➜ I am looking forward to SharkWeekend. A mini "Shark Week"? Yes please!

➜ I learn the hard way .. at least I learn right?

What are you guys saying SO WHAT to today?

Day 7

DAY SEVEN

YOUR FIVE FAVORITE SONGS

I definitely have more than 5 favorite songs but here are a few songs of the moment:

Buy me a boat - Chris Janson

Lullaby for a soldier - Maggie Siff

Marvin Gaye - Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainer

Kiss you in the morning - Michael Ray

Skipping stones - Claire de Lune

Rum - Brothers Osbourne

Dibs - Kelsie Bellarini 

One hell of an amen - Brantley Gilbert 

Love you like that - Canaan Smith 

California Dreamin' - Sia

Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip

I have always wanted to try and make a buffalo chicken dip but I have never gotten around to it, UNTIL, the other day. While browsing Pinterest (I need a life), I came across a skinny version of the recipe and decided to give a chance.

Gimme Some Oven is the website that I found the recipe on and it was SO EASY and FAST to make!

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 oz. (half a block) reduced-fat (or fat-free) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 cup shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup hot sauce (I prefer Frank's)
• 1/2 cup crumbled light blue cheese
• 1 Tbsp. ranch seasoning (optional)
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken

DIRECTIONS:

TO MAKE IN THE OVEN:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, stir all ingredients together until well-mixed. Transfer mixture to a small greasedbaking dish, and bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the edges begin to slightly brown. Remove and serve immediately.

It was hard for me to find crumbled light blue cheese, but eventually I did. I also added a little bit more blue cheese to the top before I put it in the oven. The website has other ways of making it, like on the stove or in a crock pot. I happen to think I outdid myself with this!! It was amazing and definitely better than any of the restaurants I have tried. I found it a little too spicy for me, so next time I think I will cut down on the Frank's a bit. Other than that, if you are a Buffalo anything fan like me, you NEED to try this and definitely let me know! :)

30DBC - Day 5 & 6

You know when everything goes wrong and not one thing goes your way? Yeah, that was my day yesterday. One thing after another and it never seemed to stop. I had my step brother's birthday and step sister's graduation party and usually they can cheer me up, but nope, not yesterday. I didn't even get to post my TSC and I had time, just didn't want to "adult" yesterday.

DAY FIVE

YOUR PROUDEST MOMENTS

I would have to say my proudest moment, so far, would be graduating with High Honors (3.94 GPA) from a highly competitive and difficult program - Animal Health. I was never very good with math and science in high school and was very nervous when I started the program because of that. I never thought that I would have graduated with that GPA, ever, let alone from that program. I worked my butt off and developed new study and note taking techniques which has helped me with other programs. On the other hand, I have set a very high bar for myself and I'm already hard enough on myself as it is. 

DAY SIX

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF 

Heights, bugs/spiders (because they deserve their own mention), storms, being near or in the woods at night

30DBC - Day 4

DAY FOUR 

YOUR DREAM JOB

My ultimate dream job would have to be marine mammal veterinarian BUT, unfortunately, I think it will always just be a dream job. My second passion is Law so IDEALLY, combining animals and the law into one, may work. 

30DBC - Day 3

DAY THREE

YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE

I have A LOT of favorite quotes and I don't think I can list them all but here are a few .... 

"There's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart kid and you'll never go wrong" - Sandlot 

"At the end of the day, you will not remember the person with the most beautiful face, but you will remember the person with the most beautiful heart" - Anon

"Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be" - Anon

"Don't judge my choices if you don't understand my reasons" - Anon

"Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going" - Jillian Michaels 

"A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure" - Henry Kissinger

"Just keep moving forward and don't give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you to do, for you" - Johnny Depp

"Everybody looks at you strange and say you've changed, like you came all this way to stay the same" - Anon

"Success isn't given, it's earned. On the track, on the field, in the gym. With blood, sweat, and the occasional tear" - Nike

"You can't lose something you've never had" - How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

"You only live once, might as well be a badass" - Anon

"They told me I can't, I told them just watch" - Anon