More Bubbles Please

Yesterday I went for one of the most exciting hair treatments I have ever received. A Blowout!

With CHAMPAGNE! (Nicole I know you must be going wild).

We will get to that in a minute, but first let me back up.

Like most women, I HATE having to do my hair. It takes a good hour AT LEAST to make it look decent, and usually it winds up looking flat and boring. Lately I have been seeing $20 blowout specials near me so I have been giving them a shot. It beats having to do it myself and since I am on vacation I figured why not.

Last weekend I passed a relatively new place by me called Bubbles Blow Out Bar. Immediately after returning home I googled it and saw they offered $25 blowouts. Appointment booked.

I arrived for my 12pm appointment yesterday and was impressed by the clean and cute establishment.

Even the bathroom was cute. I saw this and knew I needed to blog about it.

After being washed by Imari, one of the stylists, I was asked the usual "would you like any coffee, water or tea?...or champagne?"

My reaction, I wish it could have been captured. CHAMPAGNE AND A BLOWOUT?! YES.

After about 45 minutes of hair TLC and some bubbly the finished product was the icing on top of the cake. (Or the fizz inside of the champagne glass in this case)

TA-DA!

I will definitely be making Bubbles one of my usual spots. I mean its totally worth it and the atmosphere and friendly staff add to the enjoyment.

Going on day 2 an my hair is still bouncing as if it were just done! 

Cheers to that! 

It's Going Down

A1C that is!

Today was my 3 month endo check up. We all know how much I LOVE going to this appointment. Not.

Well it was nice to finally leave with a smile on my face after seeing an improvement since my last visit in November. At that check up my A1C (which is a 3 month blood sugar average) was at it's highest at 8.0.

:(

Today my result = 7.2... well on my way to meeting my goal of 7.0 which I hope to do by my next visit.

:) !!!!

Thanks to my new insulin pump I am able to have better control and more flexibility at any moment of the day. So far 2015 has been off to a good start on that end!

Some other things I've been up to this week on vacation...

Valentines Day Massage 

Dazies! 

Kim Crocker 

Eyeglass shopping 

Stay warm! 

Ride For A Cure

"Happy" Valentine's Day. I figured I would fill you in on something that I really loved from this past week.

Last Sunday I attended Ride for a Cure - a fitness fundraising event for JDRF. Intelligent Fitness hosted a bunch of classes that morning to choose from. Either TRX Training or Spin. I made it to the 8:30 & 9:30 spin classes. Wish I could have stayed for the 10:30, but I had things to do and nails to get manicured! :)

Not going to lie- felt pretty good to spin for 2 hours. People without T1D don't realize the planning and prep it takes for anything we do. I was worried I wasn't going to make it, but luckily I got a great workout without any lows. 

It was my first time at this gym, but it will not be my last. I had so much fun spinning. There was great music, motivating instructors and a great spin studio. Not only was it something I love doing, but for a cause so important to me! With the help of my CGM and newest addition - insulin pump, I was able to ride strong and adjust accordingly. 

Looking forward to taking more classes there this week during my February break!

(Need to burn off those chocolate calories!!)

Wishing I was somewhere warm this week - getting pretty tired of this cold!! On the bright side, being off means more blogging. :)

Expecting Too Much?

I think I was born in the wrong decade. It seems these days expecting simple traits such as honesty and respect are asking for a lot. Why do I often find myself in this deja vu situation - Meet someone new, a mutual chemistry is shared (or so you think), that person initiates further contact and then BAM they fall off the face of the earth?

Is it too much to ask that if a person initiates a plan of action they will follow through with it OR at least give the courtesy of letting the other party know otherwise? I am tired exhausted of the ups and downs that come with dating. Was it this difficult for my grandparents? Probably not.

I usually like to think I am a glass half full type of person, but lately I wonder if I should change my outlook on life and just always expect the worst. Why get my hopes up and think that a person will have general communication skills and follow through with their word only to be disappointed when they don't. At this point, I wonder why I even get upset anymore when it seems to be the common trend among the so called "men" that exist in this world. No expectations = no disappointments, right?

Is it just me? Am I over reacting by getting upset when people do not respond, say one thing and do another and talk a big show? Personally I do not think I am expecting all that much: if you initiate plans and say you will call than follow through... if you can't keep those plans, then just say you can't. Roles reversed I would never leave someone hanging if I say I will get back to them. It is rude and a waste of time. AND if I do not want to make plans or something changes and plans need to be postponed or cancelled - then I am honest! What is so hard about being honest? Do people think they are doing someone a favor by telling them what they want to hear?

I just think it is so sad that you can't even get excited about anything anymore. One second you are high on life and excited about a great few hours of your life and then before you know it your feelings and soul are 6 feet under. Are games and upsets the main drive behind dating these days?

I guess being a pessimist is really the only way to protect yourself in this generation.

WIAAWW

"What I Ate AND Worked Out Wednesday" - My own spin off of "What I Ate Wednesday."

I can't remember the last time I did a food/workout post all in one. Since my schedule was slightly altered the past few days due to the blizzard I figured I'd share. Snow is not an excuse to not workout! Plus I am on snow day #2... so I have some time. :)

My food prep began Sunday when I went all around town like a mad woman trying to stock up on bread & milk ThinkThin Protein Bars. It always seems that when I run low on a particular flavor none of the stores have them. I was on the hunt for Chocolate Brownie Crunch since I knew I was probably going to have a lot of hot coffee.

Chocolate Brownie Crunch + Hot Coffee
Creamy Peanut Butter + Iced Coffee

Luckily CVS came to the rescue.

I had all of these visions of making gluten free chocolate chip cookies and pancakes while sipping on hot coco. Honestly too much work. LOL

Instead, my snow day breakfast consisted of an Udi's gluten free blueberry muffin and a cup of coffee.

Thoughts? Being honest - not impressed. I probably should have had my protein bar or toast with PB. It would have kept me fuller and not brought my blood sugar up to 250.

Oh well - you live and you learn, right?

Worst part about my snow day = not being able to go to Starbucks. I am very proud of myself. I remained calm and did not tear down the house. Instead I saved my cup from the day before and used a kcup instead.

At home workouts are very difficult to get started. Different environment than the gym, but when done right they can kick your butt! Monday afternoon my plan was to hit the gym straight from work, but since it was snowing pretty hard around 2:15 I decided to play it safe and go straight home stop at Starbucks first (made it just in time before they closed at 3!) and then go home.

I broke out my old faithful Lauren Conrad circuit, added some ab work and stretching and had myself a sweat filled den workout all in 45 minutes.

Tuesday I was in the mood for some cardio and dusted off my Zumba DVD's. I forgot how much fun these were! Drenched in 10 minutes - mission accomplished.

Strength training portion was shoveling the walk way. Squeeze your abs, squat down in your legs and throw that snow with your arm strength. Solid 30 minutes.

Snow Day 2 is back to normal. Gym this morning and Starbucks/Bar Time. 

:)

Blizzard Blog

Blizzard of 2015 - Questionable. Regardless it was enough snow for a snow day so I am not complaining. Figured it was a good time to catch up since its been a while.

One of the biggest changes that has taken place this year has been my new insulin pump. After YEARS of going back and forth I finally made the switch. I think I was expecting a miracle change over night to have perfect blood sugars, but that has still not been the case. Very frustrating and being I have my favorite doc endo appointment approaching next month, I am still a little hesitant.

On a positive note, I have seen working out a little bit easier. I am able to have more control on a moments notice on how much insulin I take which allows for more flexibility with workouts and less planning.

I'll take it! 

The biggest push probably came from Miss Idaho. Hopefully T1D becomes more understood and people won't be shocked or clueless if they see a person wearing a medical device. It should be nothing to be ashamed of. Just like some people take oral medication - people wear insulin pumps. Big deal! 

It is always nice having people who just "get" what you are going through. Thanks to Facebook, I had the opportunity to make a new blogger/t1d friend Erin. We chatted a little about tips, struggles and just the highs and lows that come with T1D. It's been especially helpful to have a female to talk to about wearing an insulin pump and different tricks on where to wear it. (Thank you Erin!)

On to fitness:

I started training again with a trainer I worked with way back when I was about 17. I remember when I first trained with Dave I couldn't even do a squat... I have come so far! His workouts still beat me up. It is a love/hate relationship. I'd go into details about the workouts, but that may scare you... and I like to try and keep things positive on here :)

Just a few other things that made me laugh recently: 

Reservations - Done! 

Just a quick post for the day. Stay tuned to hear about my snow day festivities including eats and workouts!

New Year, New Make-up, New Starbucks

It's been since last year that I blogged! So far 2015 is off to a good start. I have a superstition that odd years have been better for me than even years so that must be why.

After arriving home around 3am after Times Square, New Years Day got off to a slow start. By the time I got up and made myself presentable despite my lack of sleep mom and I headed out - to the mall of course!

After switching over from my old wallet to my new one I received for Christmas, I realized I had some gift cards still waiting to be used! Sephora - $25 & Chase - $40 ... might as well use them right!

I am not a big make-up person. I use it, but kind of stick to the same old products. It was nice to head in and get some advice on some good eye-liners as mine always seem to run an hour after putting it on. I tried two products from Stay All Day... one pencil and one liquid liner. It went a few dollars over my gift card, but after all I do have PLENTY of money to splurge a little. LOL

Keeping in mind I had my other Chase card, I just so happened to see a sign calling my name next door at Hollister. All jeans for $25! Anywhere I see a sale on jeans I am there... kind of like good food.

Left with a new pair of dark black denim (money still left on my gift card too!). I paired them today with a new top from the Lou & Grey line from Loft.

Lately I have been on a new kick from Starbucks. Americanos! Hot or iced they are just a little bit stronger than coffee, but still pair nicely with my ThinkThin bars. (We know those are not going away).

For the days you want to appear just a little bit more chic you order an "Americano."

Looks like this year has definitely been new so far.