Where Am I?

If you haven't gathered by now, I'm on vacay-staycay. 13 consecutive days of not going into the office!! Notice, I didn't say 13 consecutive days of no-work, because - ugh - I've been checking in daily and doing more than I should during my time "away", but whatever. So anyway, my blog posting will be sporadic but you can always follow me on Instagram (@heart_of_luv) for my silly-to-myself shenanigans. For instance...

Day 4 of vacay-staycay (which is actually a Saturday, so it's just a weekend) meant stupid storms literally raining on our parade. But, I was able to find a sand dollar!  And Sister and I pretended we were in London at the Olympics. Don't ask. Oh and why do I have chinese take out containers at the beach? Well, doesn't everyone bring their snacks (pretzels and cheez-its) in them?! No, you don't? I feel sorry for you.

Day 6 was a better beach day. Clearly. Every Monday should be a beach day!

Friday Funny 07.27

Nope, didn't see this on Pinterest. Saw it on my other favorite app - Instagram!

Argh!

Day 2 of vacay-staycay and also day 2 of boot camp aftermath. Needless to say, I didn't do much today. And I'm fine with that. (A) It was way too hot out for me today. (B) I'm on vacation. It's ok to be lazy. So the most productive thing I've done today, other than commute back in pain and heat to my apartment, is go out and grab breakfast.

I love you Staten Island, for your delicious food. Simple as it may be, it really is delicious.

Here's hoping for a less painful and a more productive tomorrow! Oh and the Olympics Opening Ceremony is tomorrow night. Anyone else as psyched as me?!

Vacay, Staycay.

People still call them stay-cations, right? Well vacay, stay-cay, I had an almost perfect day. Why almost perfect? Because for some reason I decided to start my day by taking a cardio bootcamp class this afternoon. OMFG. I'm still  in pain. I am not cut for squats and lunges and dips and planks and whatever else this crazy sadist had in mind. Ok, he's not crazy or a sadist. The instructor was actually really nice and helpful, but this is clearly not meant for a beginner like me. I am a lazy ass bum who rather do Zumba or run the treadmill. But I don't do that either. I sit on my ass :)  Anyway, even though I can barely climb stairs or bend, I can laugh at myself and the situation. And I'm proud that I even attempted it. 


So minus that hiccup, the rest of Day 1 of vacation, was rather pleasant. I only had a few other things I wanted to do today: head home to SI, get a pedi, get rainbow cookies, and go to the Christmas Tree Shop. Check, check, check and check. It's little and simple things that make me happy.

top left: me post cardio bootcamp || top right: tough choices in life

bottom left and right: Sister as squid (or calamari as she says) and a seahorse.

One of many reasons I will always love Staten Island...

TGIT.

That's right. Thanks god it's Tuesday. Because if you remember yesterday's post, today is my Friday! And so to celebrate, I had a cupcake. Ok, that's not really why I had one. I had one because I needed a mid-day snack and a co-worker brought it tons of cupcakes for no other reason than she can. I say it's a win-win.

If I Were...

...a color combo, I'd be pink and orange! Or specifically bright ass pink and coral. I've been wearing this color combo a lot this summer and yes, while it is shocking to the eyes, it is also fun and cheery and summery!

Inspiration: my OOTD

Other pink + orange loves:

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday!? What's with the exclamation points you ask? Well, today is obviously Monday but tomorrow is my Friday. So for once, I don't mind today. Granted, I'll being doing some work over my 'vacation', but not having to physically go into the office for 13 days is quite nice.

This weekend proved that I'm getting old. Friday was stress reliever night, but even though I was out until 3ish AM *gasp!*, I still didn't feel like I let go of all the week's crap. And my late night shenanigans then resulted in my being absolutely and utterly unproductive on Saturday. Thankfully Sunday was a little better (I didn't spend my entire day in bed napping away my hangover.)

top left: being artsy while waiting for my cocktail
top right: a bleeding heart en route to La Linea (Yes, La Linea. Yes, it's not 2002. But hell yes did I have fun.)
bottom left: Saturday night = coupon clipping. (I was still recovering from Friday's antics.)
bottom right: Sunday relaxation at the park.

And that brings us up to today - Monday. I had to work hard at focusing and not procrastinating too much. At one point, something was stressing me out (surprise, surprise), so I brought out snack-time. And yes, those are pretzels in a ice cream container. Don't judge. :)