weekend update in the hizzhouzz

Happy Monday lovelies!  I hope your week is getting off to a good start!
I started my day off by getting up out of my nice warm bed and taking puppy (and myself) for a 2 mile run!  WHAT? Who am I?

Today I'm starting the 7 Day Slim Down by my favorite Tone it Up girls.   I did this last summer before our trip to Vegas and I lost 10lbs and lots of inches. I need a good jump start to my new healthy self image, so I'm excited to get the party started with them again!
The weather this weekend in Houston was beyond. It was 75 and sunny and NOT humid... hallelujah the angels did sing!
And in light of the gorgeous weather, my favorite black man decided to take me on a little Saturday picnic! 

There's just nothing like good selfies with the puppy.

Saturday night I was feeling an extra kind of cranky and just couldn't be around people...

Thank goodness we went home early or I probably would have.
Sunday was spent being just as loungy (it's not lazy if you're relaxing) then John and I heard from our realtor that they have framed our house!  We had to go check it out!
Isn't she beautiful?!

Here I am throwing my hands in the air and waving them like I just don't care from our back porch! Yes I'm wearing this in January... the weather, ya'll, is crazy.

Here's the back of the house... this is about halfway back in the yard... plenty of play space for our puppy child!

I am so excited for this next chapter in our lives!  My pinterest boards have never looked more exciting!
I hope you all are having a great Monday!

Dear you know who you are...

Dear Friday... why do you come so slowly then go so quickly? I love you so much, but wish you away at the same time.  Come on 6:00pm!

Dear whoever cooked Beefaroni in the break room... thanks for jump starting my diet by making me completely lose my appetite for the remainder of the work day.  Appreciate you.
Dear Luke Bryan Spotify Radio Station... I don't hate you.  Keep on keepin on.
Dear John... Sorry I went all crazy on you this morning when your alarm went off at 6:30 and you snoozed it until 7:45.  That was irrational of me. But if it happens again I will snap.
Dear Weekend... Don't disappoint, sister.  I'm counting on you. 

Have a great weekend ya'll!

on being yourself

We're gonna be a little serious over here today.   I know... me, serious? Whaaa? But it happens...sometimes.
Today I want to talk about being yourself.
I've never truly been 'happy' with myself. What is 'happy'? Everyone has something that makes them happy.   You're probably thinking of that thing right now. For me, it's my dog and my family... unless my dog has gotten in the trash or my family are telling me things I don't want to hear. But for the most part those are the things that make me 'happy'.
In my short 25 years, I've struggled a lot with being happy.  This probably comes as a shock to some because on the outside I'm always smiling and cracking jokes, but thats mostly a defense on my part. All throughout high school I was pretty quiet.  I had friends, don't get me wrong, but I didn't talk much in class or reach out to people I didn't know for fear of rejection and because I just wasn't that happy with myself. I often even said "I don't really like myself, so why would anyone else." No one was coming up to me and trying to be my friend, so why would I go up to them? What I didn't realize is by having this attitude I was coming off as a snob, or rude, someone even told me I thought "I was better than everyone"...which was shocking because here I was thinking the exact opposite. At lunchtime, I would look over at the "popular table" and think  "if I was skinner...then I'd be happy" "if I was smarter...then I'd be happy"
Not once did I think "maybe if I just accepted me for me...then I'd be happy"
Be yourself. You're 'you' for a reason.  Own it. Work it.  Twerk it. That's something I'm trying daily to do.  ...especially the Twerking. 

Life is short... and you're going to be 'you' for all of it. It's time I start loving myself for who I am instead of hating myself for who I am not. 

And that concludes the "wow sarah, you probably need therapy" post for the day. Go out and be YOU today!

whaddup Pinterest

First I would like to thank you all for the out pouring of support over yesterday's post. Without your kind words and encouragement, I don't know how I would move on from the ghosts of my past.  And by ghosts I mean fanny packs.
To all of the new friends I made yesterday, hiiiiii! Ya'll must be awesome to still want to read anything I have to say after seeing that mess yesterday.  You go Glenn Coco... you go. 

Today (because I just can't get enough) I'm linking up with Michelle for

Summer is on its way... and practically already here if you live in Houston.  My bikini body, however, has decided to take an extended winter break... 

Source: bonprix.co.uk via Sarah on Pinterest

OPI "Second Honeymoon" is perfect.

Source: lovinglifeandlilly.tumblr.com via Sarah on Pinterest

The 'ol V-day is coming up.  I think this would look cruuute on my finger!

Source: etsy.com via Sarah on Pinterest

I feel ya pony, I feel ya.

Source: imgfave.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Hilarious. All of it. #blessed

Source: iwastesomuchtime.com via Sarah on Pinterest

So there you have it! Follow me on Pinterest to see what crazy I got goin on over there!
Happy Wednesday!

if you can't laugh at yourself then what's the point

Have you ever stumbled upon a blog and thought "whoa whoa whoa... who does this chick think she is, having the same personality and thoughts as me?! Where does she live so I can go tell her she's my new best friend give her a piece of my mind?!" No one? Bueller? 
Enter Whitney.  This girl is it, ya'll.  I swear.  I can go to her blog on any given day and laugh, shake my head in agreement, and then sigh because I just know we'd be best friends. Just like I know Justin and Britney will one day reunite... sometimes things are just meant to be, ya'll.
So anyway, I was thrilled when I saw that she was hosting a link-up today! 1, because this sister loves a link up, and 2 because I can only imagine what things she has in store for her post.  
Lets start this out by saying things are about to get really real up in here. Please don't judge me based on the things you're about to see. 

1. I've always had a keen sense of fashion. Case in point:

You're probably wondering to yourself why I'm not a fashion blogger.

It would kind of be like Picasso trying to teach a "Painting with Pinot" class.

Somethings just shouldn't happen.

John tells me this is his favorite picture of me.  I tell him he's rude.
2. I've always loved football while simultaneously pampering myself.

 I've also always loved interior design.
3. It's been said that I have a severe fear of Mascots and people in costume. Here you are witnessing the exact moment this fear came to fruition. 

 Can you see it in my eyes?

Foghorn Leghorn took my soul right as this picture was being taken.

Thumbs down Foghorn, thumbs DOWN.

Also... don't worry about the monochromatic fanny pack paired with the neon flower shorts. 

Rocked it.

4. Occasionally I like to vacation in summery places. 

The more exotic the better.

I hear Panama City, Fl is beautiful during the middle of March.

I believe this picture speaks for itself.

Gone with the wind fabulous. 

5. I definitely have trouble sleeping at night.  I either take forever to finally fall asleep, or I wake up at least 4 times every night.  Miserable. The only way I've been known to sleep peacefully is sitting up in a car with red leather interior. Try it.  Better than Melatonin. 

And finally... if you haven't noticed by now, I have the worst case of "only child problems" that the world has ever seen.  

Don't worry about me...I'll just be over here in my trucker hat standing alone next to a picture of me... kneeling alone. 

Nothing to see here. 

And again, you can find me rocking high waisted neon shorts before it was cool. Fashionista ya'll.

So there you have it. Pretty much all of the facts you need to know to really 'get' me.
And for one more fact, I texted my mother last night asking her to send me some "embarrassing pictures" for this post today.
These are the ones she chose for me. Dying. 
Love you too, Momma.

Oh Monday...

After a weekend spent doing nothing but enjoying the 70* temps in the middle of January with my favorite 4 legged child, here I am again at work. 

 Cash was saying 'cheese!' for the amazing weather!

If you're not a work right now, I kind of hate you. Kidding... but the amount of "out of the office for the holiday" bounce-back emails I've gotten this morning makes me want to throw my computer against the wall.
Instead of getting into a full out rage war with myself and the pointlessness of me being in the office today, I'm going to leave myself you with a little lesson on how to have a 'lovely' day.

Sometimes I wish I were British so I could say words like "lovely" and "brilliant" and "crumpets" and not be looked at all weird.
I'm wishing ya'll a "lovely day"!

Sunday Funday

I've discovered (discovered isn't really the right word because I've kind of known this all along) that I live with a lot of guilt. I feel guilty for leaving my dog at home while I go to work everyday. I feel guilty for eating any meal at any given time. I feel guilty for neglecting this blog because I know that ya'll are missing me so much. See... lots of guilt up in here.  So I decided to at least get one thing right this week and link up with Neely for Sunday Social!

This Week’s Questions: All about 3′s

Top 3 Favorite Kinds of Food:

1. Pizza
2. Sushi
3. Chicken- grilled, fried... you name it, I'll eat it. 

First 3 Things you do in the morning: 

1. Yell at John for snoozing his alarm for the 5th time and still not waking up. 
2. Let Cash out & feed him.
3. Shower

Last 3 Things you do at night:

1. Brush Teeth
2. Crawl into bed
3. Watch The Office until I fall asleep

3 TV shows you NEVER miss: (DVR Helps me out with this one)

1. Modern Family
2. Revenge
3. Homeland 

3 Places you want to visit: 

1. St Lucia
2. Hawaii
3. New York

3 People you can always count on:

1. Momma bear- to tell me how it is
2. Poppa bear- to tell me that sometimes momma bear is over-reactant and that it'll be okay 
3. Boo bear- for everything

So there you have it.   Have a wonderful week, ya'll!