holiday survival 101

day 113:
happy *we-made-it-through-another-xmas* blogdom!
i hope your holiday was a fabu as mine.
santa was very good to us – but he always is!

(here i am @ xmas dinner)

i feel good about my eating – i ate what i wanted within the restrictions of being vegan – counted my points (i opted to track over the weekend in lieu of simply filling) – and other than a random cookie (okay those weren’t vegan – oops – but i am not gonna sweat one egg between 24 freakin’ cookies) – i was good.
oh and i did my shred-it workout– even on xmas.
so pffffft to gaining weight.
just not in my plans this year.

so i gotta share a NSV (non scale victory)…
my mom bought me clothes for xmas this year – she always does & oddly even though our styles are on the polar opposite spectrum of one another – she usually picks out great stuff for me!
but i digress…

so she buys me an outfit & i am looking at it & the pants (black cashmere boyfriend jeans that are to.die.for i might add) are a junior size 11!
up to this point i am fitting into jr. size 13’s & a random size 12 on a good day – so i told her she had way too much faith in me to buy me 11’s.
oh & a size medium shirt!
a medium!?!?!
i haven’t worn a medium or a size smaller than a 13 & the random 12 since jr. high school – no shit!
maybe even elementary school now that i think about it!

but do ya know they fit?!?!
i can wear 11’s & a size medium!
woa…

not only is this a NSV but an eye-opening moment for me.
i think when your weight has fluctuated from chunky to thick to big to fat your whole life since puberty it is really hard to wrap your head around the fact that you may slowly but surely becoming the not-so-chunky/thick/big/fat girl anymore.
but it is hard.
in my head i am NOT a size 11 & certainly not a medium -- i am still a 18/20 & XL/XXL…
but she also bought me two pairs of workout shorts with matching tees – ALL size medium & they ALL fit.
so it wasn’t some fluke…
woa…
it will probably take me some time to accept that i am doing this & the results of my hard work are starting to show in ways that even i cannot fathom.
bizarro & yet so fuckin’ cool!

so how is everyone?
how was your holiday?
lay it on me!
share your nsv’s & success stories – i love to hear them as they inspire me to stay on plan!


peace, l♥ve & carpe the fuck outta the diem!
xxoo
cyn

lazy sunday with pinterest vol.5 : xmas wishlist edition

day 91:
happy sunday my blogzillas!
and welcome to …
(do ya like the new button? did ya know i have been misspelling & mispronouncing pinterest since the dawn of time? and being ocd about such things – i edited all my faux par’s & made a new correctly spelled button!)

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the frivalous christmas wish list edition!

my homage to one of my most favorite addictions/past times – pinterest.
if you are pinhead like me – come find me!

(anything shared here today can be found on my board : yes please santa – feel free to repin your little hearts out!)

anywho… let’s get to the wish-listin’

*insert angels signing & harps playing while the heaven’s part*

uploaded by user: google.com
the nikon 5100– just a sa-weet dslr which i covet just about more than anything!
someday you will be mine – oh yes, you will!

a fitted sexy-ass leather jacket!
thefancy.com
this is black leather perfection…

and because i am torn between black & brown…
leathericon.com
why not have one in both colors?
a fitted waist-length leather jacket is something i have always wanted – in order to rock it – i will need the following workout gear to get me into the shape i want to be!

this bag from underamour is almost too cute to use as a gym bag -- I l♥ve that!
fitnessmagazine.com

i am a purple freak, love most nike products & the *beast mode* shirt is just amazeballs! i want it all!
amrapstyle.com
(this site is too cool for school)

skull shaped 20 lb. kettlebells? why the hell not?
demonbells.com

purple & black workout gloves – awesome!
femmefitalefitness.com

after utlizing the purple & black workout gear – i should be able to rock this outfit!
the shoes, the dress, the bag – lurveeeee!
disneybound.tumblr.com
(i have gushed about this site before.)

this outfit is kickass too – orange pants which i am diggin’ lately – feathers – and i actually already have almost identical shoes!
polyvore.com
(another favorite site!)

phillip frankel leopard jasper (how cool!) & diamond earrings – so me & so fun yet swanky!
uploaded by user: elle.com

okay i fully admit that i am not much of a baker – but i might be if this were in my kitchen!
c’mon admit it – this is cool beans!
uploade by user: pinterest for iphone

i dunno if i have ever mentioned that i have weird connections & fascinations with certain people & things – but -- frida kahlo is one of them.
i adore her & her artwork.
frida is one of my favorite movies even…
anywho, this would be perfection on my wrist & make me one happy happy biznotch!
michellesfavorite things.com

a *fucking coffee* mug? clearly this was made with me in mind! even though i have cut my caffeine addiction to just one cup of java a day – i want it to be in this cup!
cafepress.com
(other cool items for my fellow foul-mouthed peeps out there!)

we have no room (although she is so teenie-weenie) & i just got one baby potty-trained – but oh my gah isn’t she precious? like i would say no if she showed up under my tree!
uploaded by user: cassiesclosetinc.com

coco mademoiselle by chanel – a new interpretation of the classic coco.
how can you say no to a classic like chanel?
uploaded by user

and finally…
while i may not want these exact designs (I want bolder colors) – i love the placement & definitely want a peacock feather!
haightashburytattooandpiercing.com
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and that’s it…
just a *few* things i wouldn’t mind having.
heh.

what’s on your frivalous wishlist this year???

peace, l♥ve & margaritas bloggy peeps!
xxoo
cyn

oh & don’t forget to link up to the no more muffin top weekend blog hop -- all links, giveaways, hops welcome – cause i am cool like that! ends @ midnight tonight!