Twinkie Interaction

So I was sitting at my desk today... and I got to thinking.  I should find more information on XY and Z for work.  But I could not seem to find the right information!  There was nothin' online!  So Melissa (the sister, see here) being so resourceful, did some research for me.  Here is our conversation (word-for-word):

Rebecca: Know anything about Gloss Tech Floor Finish?

Melissa: nope. why

Rebecca: JW... how are your research skills?  --> (JW means just wondering...)

Melissa: fine. Want help?

Rebecca: Yes please

It's sold as a "no-maintenance" floor finish... I can't find the manufacturer...

Melissa: Gabriel?

Rebecca: Who is that?

Melissa: http://www.gabrielfirst.com/products/techsheets/ultragloss300techbulletin.htm

Rebecca: I don't think that's it... it's actually called Gloss Tech and it probably has a lot higher solids (if you look at the specifications)

Melissa: http://atlantaredcreative.blog.hr/2011/05/1629256306/gloss-tech-floor-finishgloss-laglosstechfloorfinish.html

Not in english though

Rebecca: I have 100 different translators

Melissa: Well then... is this what you're looking for?

Rebecca: but not for that language

dang

Nope.

Melissa: lol

ok. omp

Melissa: found it. Answer:

http://www.jfbhartcoatings.com/

Rebecca: you deserve a big sparkly award for that one.

THANK YOU

Melissa: I LOVE research:) WELCOME!!

(for the record, it's called "Gloss Tek".  No wonder I couldn't find it!!!  (not to discredit your capabilities, Melissa.))

So that was it... Believe it or not, that conversation (and all of the words above including a phone call for specifics) happened in less than 3 minutes.  Talking fast is not only efficient but it's AWESOME!  

Melissa - GO US!!

Consider this "Props", Moe...  It's on the world wide web!!

So I've been sitting at the kitchen table all day working on work stuff and I looked over to find my dog doing yoga.

Yoga.

You didn't mis-read that...

Yoga.

Seen here:

I'll try to take a better one.  She does it a lot. :)

This one is called the "upward facing dog".
She inspired me to try yoga tonight.  I will do it and I will (probably not) love it.

Also, I was listening to Friends just now and here was the conversation:

Monica: "I just had to turn down catering for a funeral with 60 people."

Rachel: "Oh my Gosh, what happened??"

Monica: "60 guests."

Phoebe: "You sound like MoniCAN'T, not MoniCAN!"

I laughed.  

I also got a call back from the man with a vacuum (see this post) and my suspicions were correct.  He has been calling me frequently.  I was sort of waiting for him to give up...  That plan backfired.

So I asked him "How old do you suspect I am?" 

Vacuum man: "Somewhere between 28 and 34."

Me: "Wrong.  I'm guessing you're 46."

Vacuum man: "Wow... that was embarassingly accurate."

Me: "Yeah, yours wasn't...  I'm sorry, I just don't think it's appropriate for us to talk."

Vacuum Man: "Well I think we can talk... If you're younger than I thought we might have an issue - I don't want to have anymore kids, I'm past that point in my life."

Me: "Yeah....... I want kids.  And you're twice my age + 4 years.  And approximately 3 years younger than my father.  Back to this 'inappropriate' conversation.  I don't think we should be in contact anymore."

Vacuum man: "OK!  Good luck with the kids."

Me: "Yeah, you too."

Want to know what I learned from this conversation???

...I'm a really good guesser!!


Speaking of my sister, she's got this awesome giveaway going on HERE... Go check it out!

That's all I have for today.  Sorry there wasn't more content here... HAPPY TUESDAY NIGHT!!

Rebecca

Weekly Workout Challenge

OK, so here's the skinny.  I feel like I start some sort of workout program every week.  (I feel like I'm not the only one with this problem...  I might be wrong.  I don't know everything...)
You can see my most recent public attempt here.  
This "quitter" 'tude stops TODAY.


I'm going to do a diet-do-over.  A 30-day cleanse/workout to get started. I'm not going to shoot for "skinny" as that wouldn't be sustainable for me... I'm lookin' for "healthy".  Leaner.


Now that I'm progressively getting more mobile, I want to begin my new year's resolution a bit early.  I have some wedding-fun to look forward to, and I want to be in tip-top shape!!  (Katie S., this one's for you!!)  Every time I go out of town for work (which is getting to be more and more), I end up trying to find somewhere healthy to eat-out.  A gym I like.  A dvd player to pop in one of the work-out video's.  It gets super challenging, let alone the desire to workout dwindles.  And I have a lot of excuses.  As you can see.


I haven't (to this day) committed whole-heartedly to a workout because I haven't found anything that I look forward to enough to keep me going.  I have taken recommendations and read about ten thousand different routines online and nothing has struck a fancy with me.  Go figure.  
Another issue is that I absolutely LOVE to eat.  Everything.  
FOR EXAMPLE: there's a place in Kenosha, WI that sells the world's best lasagna (Renzo's).  I kid you not, I could eat a whole pan of this stuff.  And I dang near did this-past week when I was staying in the hotel.  I was craving it.  And I'm not one to put up much of a fight when it comes to cravings.
Me: "I want lasagna."
My will-power: "No you don't."
Me: "Go back to sleep."
My will-power: "Ok."


So I usually just go for it.  I mean I'm semi-active, right?  I had to walk INTO the restaurant to buy it.  Sign the credit card receipt (that takes some muscle movement).  Carry it back to the car (it's heavy... it's like a 3-lb weight).  Put pressure on the gas pedal and the brakes (let workout?) to get home.  Walk it into the house... And eat... digesting burns calories, you know.


You see my issue?


So I have decided that TODAY I am committing to 30 days of torture... I mean healthy-living, and I will STICK TO IT.  I will need help, so any words of encouragement would be fantastic beyond recognition.  


I will post "before" pictures when I have an "after".  Those things are so embarrassing.  I will write up progress as I move toward a goal - being healthier.  Again, I'm not looking to be a model, I'm looking for a healthier lifestyle and less fluctuation in weight and attitude. 


The first week (today until next Friday), I will focus solely on no more salt or sugar.  This is serious business... Salt is everywhere.  And don't get me started on sugar.  This means no more wine, desert (when craved) will be a low-fat yogurt, and I will not add salt to anything/dig into something that has high sodium.


ALSO, I am going to work out.  In about 2 minutes.  I have the video in... I just wanted to tell someone I was going to do all this so I have some accountability.  (That means YOU, friend.  Make sure I follow the rules.)


That is all for today.  
And please notice: I have written twice this week.  I must SERIOUSLY need the support with this one, folks! (hint, hint!)  


Please and thank you!!


Rebecca

Weekly Update... Unintentionally!

I'm getting pretty consistent at posting 1x per week (give or take a day or two)...
So here's your update!


I flew into Milwaukee on Friday afternoon...  I wanted to come see family while I was planning to be in town for training's for work so I came a bit early.  Anna plucked out a tooth while we were sitting on the couch!  Not normal.  She was ecstatic as she trotted around the house to show anyone that didn't get nauseated by the bloody gap in her mouth.  "Now I have TWO holes!!" she said.


Saturday morning I worked while Anna and LB went to gymnastics.  Last time I went to watch I left there with sore muscles and back problems... and I was just spectating!!


Saturday afternoon we went to the mall to meet up with a friend of ours for a while then went home to get ready for our fun-filled evening.


Later that afternoon/early in the evening, we went to an early-ish dinner with the family and their live-in student from Brazil.  We then went to the Milwaukee theater to see A Christmas Carol where we were sitting plum-near the top of the theater.  Approximately 10 rows back were LB and Travis.  Anna decided it was necessary to holler up (seriously, yelling) "Mom, next time let's get more expensive-er seats!"
I didn't see it coming soon enough to cover her mouth in time.  We got some pretty interesting looks from the other 200 people lucky enough to sit in the 4th level of the theater.  At least we got a good, up-close look at the chandelier! Here is the pic I got... :)

The view!

Anna and I got all dressed up!

Saturday night/Sunday morning (at 2:50am), I got a phone call...  The contact in my phone went by the name of "Jeff Random" (I kid you not).  He has called at 2am or later (earlier??) 4 of the 5 times he's called me in the past 2 weeks.  I haven't answered any because I usually sleep through them.


This time I answered (still half asleep), and here is our conversation... (mind you, I'm not mean.. I was sleeping and I have gotten a few calls from him at this hour)
Him: Hey!!
Me:  It's 2:51am...
Him: Were you sleeping?
Me: I try not to be "average", but I think most people in our time zone are sleeping about this time.
Him: Oops.  What are you doing this week??
Me: Catching up on the sleep I'm missing at current.
Him: You're being sarcastic and it's hurtful.
Me: You're being obnoxious and it's irritating...
Him: Are you in a bad mood?
Me: No, I'm trying to remember where my dream ended so I can pick up where I left off.
Him: I just wanted to let you know I had a lot of fun on our date...
Me: Seriously?  That was 3 months ago.
Him: ...........
Me: Have you been drinking?
Him: I have had a few beverages, yes...  What are you wearing?
Me:  I think you need to stop calling me... I'm pretty serious.
Him: But I was thinking we could grab dinner...
Me: I'm not hungry. *click*


Think he got the freaking hint??!  So instead of taking the chance that he forgot our conversation, I blocked his phone number.  Dear Lord: Where do these people come from!!


Anyway, Sunday I got to have brunch with one of my really super great and fantastic friends and I don't think we took even one breath between stories.  Friends like this are (and should be) few and far between.  I'm lucky enough to have a couple.  


Sunday afternoon, I went back to Larinda's and helped finish up the making of a french silk pie.  SO so good... it was delicious.  We then headed over to a dinner party held by their neighbors (the parents of some of Anna's good friends).  I got to sit at the children's table.  There were 6 adults there (clearly excluding myself), me, and 3 children.  I was floored when I saw that I would be "babysitting".  If only I had known that was the case..  I was genuinely annoyed by this new piece of information.  The mother, being so kind, said "It was Larinda's idea.  If you'd rather sit in the dining room, I can sit out here."  (Her look didn't portray that was the decision she preferred.)  I was also well aware that Larinda had no idea that I wouldn't be talking above the level of a 9-year-old that evening.  So I smiled sweetly and said "May I please have another glass of wine?"


There ended the evening.


This morning, Anna and I had a race to meet the bus - I opened the front door in time to see the bus pull up to the front of the house while Anna was eating her m&m pancakes. She had yet to put on her shoes and jacket, or to comb her hair.  It was a mess.  BUT WE MADE IT! She took bites of pancake between each shoe and the jacket while I combed her hair and found her glasses.  She hauled tooshie out to the bus and hopped on in time to wave at me as the bus drove off.   


OOfda. 


Have a great week!!!

My professional companion today. Say hello to Maggie.  She won't say "hi" back.  She believes she's got you outranked.