Wednesday, June 24, 2009

In the Navy!

Rand said that I looked like a sailor this morning (um...yep. Got the nautical thing going.) so I asked if it made him want to join the Navy. Then he claried that I didn't look like a real sailor rather one in a musical, so I asked if it made him want to go to a musical (you know, since I'm looking so hot). Fishing for compliments never works, my answer was a flat "No." LOL

Just a fun little trivia fact - I have almost joined the Navy 3 times in my life. First, I almost went to the Naval Academy. Then after college I was training to get in good enough shape to sign up. And then again when I was in lawschool, I seriously looked into doing JAG. I still think about it from time to time.

What I Wore While Looking Like a Musical Sailor:


  • cream crochet trim tank (Old Navy)
  • cream/blue stripe sailor front skirt - check out the buttons (Old Navy)
  • blue/white stripe cardi (Target)
  • red flats (?)
  • silver tone/tortise link necklace and earrings (via Macy's)

This skirt has been sitting in my closet b/c I put on too much weight right after I bought it. It finally fits again, but after wearing it all day I realized I should have been wearing it all along. It's one of those skirts that is scandalously tight for the first 10 minutes and then just bags out. And it wrinkles. And the sailot front just grabs my queso baby and says "Hello World! Check out this queso baby I've got here!" Oh well. Into the giveaway/sale pile it goes. After one wear. Good thing I only paid $4 for it.

What I Ate While Using Too Much Spice:


  • breakfast - 1 c. Optimum Blueberry & Cinnamon cereal, dry
  • lunch: big salad (romaine, spinach, carrots, kidney beans, black olives, artichoke hearts, fat free feta), 1 c. watermelon, 1 bowl Thai Kitchen instant rice noodles
  • snack: small fuji apple, Honest Trail Mix bar
  • dinner: lemon pepper chicken (with WAY too much lemon pepper), 1 c. brown rice, 4 oz snap peas
  • dessert: microwave cake

What I Did After Being Inspired By Reader Comments:

I got up and walked a mile around the park this morning. While I was at work a couple of readers commented that they try to work in little mini walks while at work. So I busted out MapMyWalk and looked to see how far it was around the block at work. Then I did some other routes. I ended up going for a 0.58 mile walk at lunch time. Umm...it's over 100 here in Dallas already and at noon there isn't any shade at all downtown. It was hot. And I was wearing a cardigan, but it wasn't appropriate to take it off. And uh...a skirt, which when you are a curvy girl like me is a recipe for trouble. Hot weather and thighs that rub together in a skirt. Painful!!!! Next time I'll bring a pair of lycra short to throw on under my skirt. Unfortunately there's not much I can do about the heat. It is Texas in the summer afterall.

Total for the Day: 1693 calories, 8 glasses of water, 1.58 miles of walking