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.