Goals

First I want to start this blog by showing everyone what was on my facebook wall yesterday...



That was from my old roommate Bri, basically one of the greatest people you will ever meet! I just thought this was super funny and felt like more people should see it! She's the best!


Okay, now for the real reason I'm blogging. I have always been the kind of person making goals for myself. But I'm not really the best at keeping my goals. When I was in YW, they rewarded me for the goals that I finished. So I decided that I should do the same sort of thing. Yesterday I bought a calendar and some stickers. I have decided that each sticker is going to represent one of my new goals. Every day that I do said goal, I will reward myself with a sticker. At the end of the month I will be able to see how many stickers I got in total! I'm actually quite thrilled about this new idea! I'm not going to go into detail on each goal I have, because some of them are a little personal, but I can tell you one of them is working out! I need to get back in the hang of it so bad! I have been known in the past to be really good at it, and then something happens and I lose my rhythm, and it is so hard for me to get back in the swing of things. I am re-starting tomorrow! (Ok how many times have I said that before!) But really, I have my stickers, and I am determined to get one each day! Also there is a program at my school called the Biggest Winner. Its run by students, and students can join it. I wanted to do it a while ago, but my body fat percentile was 2 less than the required amount. I'm not sure what I'm at now, but I have gained weight, so I'm thinking I should be good! Hopefully if I get into that, I will be working out a lot next semester! If not, I have some back up ideas, like working out with my dear roommates in the mornings!

I had an eye opening experience while I was sick with pink eye! (Eye opening... Pink eye.... Its a pun!) -if you don't find that funny, it may be that you are on the outside of an inside joke, sorry! Anyway, I was watching Say Yes to the Dress. One girl on the show was a little bigger than the average girl. She found her perfect dress, but they didn't have it in her size. Then she found another dress she loved, but it cost an additional $1600 to make it in her size! I am not going to be the bride who can't find a dress or have to pay so much more for my size!!! Also on that show an episode later, there was this tiny little 23 year old looking for her dress. Her mom wanted her to have a more fitting dress to show off her new figure. This girl went from 200 lbs to about 130 by working out and eating right! If she can do it... SO CAN I!!! Hence the goal calendar idea!

The hardest thing for me won't be the working out... it will be the eating right! I eat out WAY too much, my roommates will attest to that, and I love to buy myself treats! Both of those need to stop like... now! Its going to be very hard for me, but I am determined to lose the weight!!! Feel free to be my support system! If you know of a good healthy food I can easily make, email me! If you know of a great work-out routine that you love, put it on my facebook! If you just want to send me words of advice, text me! I am totally available and want to hear everything you have to say!

So here is to me and my goals! I hope I can read this post in a few months and say, yup... that worked out GREAT!!!

Pink

I was going to write a blog post about how much fun I had yesterday with Tamazine! How I got off work early, went to Rigby Lake with her, went to Costa Vida, and then went and saw Kung Fu Panda 2. Then I was going to talk all about how funny that movie was... That was before I became tortured by what I used to think was my dear friend... the color PINK!!!

Today I woke up with a real nasty case of Pink Eye. You see, I got new contacts recently, and they bug me more than my usual contacts. So yesterday when my eyes were itchy, I just blamed it on the contacts. Then when I took my contacts out later that night and my eyes were still itchy and now read, I blamed that on "allergies." But then this morning when my eye wouldn't open, and then when it did and it was still red, goopy, and hurt like heck... I decided to stop blaming the wrong things. It was Pink Eye. And I knew it.

I called my office and told them I couldn't come into work today, but that I was still coming in. I got an appointment early in the morning and the doctor told me I had a really bad case. I was like, ya, I know that!!! He gave me some drops, which I took at approximately 9;30, 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, and just now at 10:00. ( i was a little big late on that last one!) I have to take these drops for the next five days! I was told that I won't be contagious after 12 hours though. But for that 12 hours, I kinda put myself on lockdown. I stayed in my room ALL DAY LONG! Except for 2 exceptions. 1. Go to the doctors. 2. Answer the door for Jimmy Johns. Other than that I was in my PJs in my bed alternating between Hulu and Netflix watching different things. In the end, I watched mostly Melissa and Joey and The Big Bang Theory. I'm not making much progress in Prison Break because this season is still making me mad. I would have read the book that I checked out yesterday, but my glasses are about 3 prescriptions ago, and it is kind of hard to read things with them on. Not to mention one eye glued shut all day makes it hard to read too! Hopefully I will be able to see soon, because I kind of like the book I'm reading!

Also... my skin is still really pink from my vacation! I used to like the color pink... but it has taken over too much of me, and I think its about time I find a new favorite color. One that doesn't involve gross eye infections or skin burns!

Being 20!!!

What is it like being 20?

Its. Like. Heaven!

Its like sleeping in...
Its like showering in a shower with two heads! (Which by the way is very luxurious.)
Its like going to the pool and tanning.
Its like going to the beach and tanning.
Its like taking fun roadtrips and listening to my favorite music!
Its like playing card games with my mom all day long!
Its like WINNING card games all day long! (hahahaha)
Its like watching TLC and Chopped!
Its like going to the spa!
Its like being on vacation! Oh wait, its exactly like being on Vacation!!!

On my 20th birthday, my parents had planned to let me go to California with some of my best friends. I had been planning on the vacation of a lifetime since about April... but some things changed last minute. It ended up being just me and my mom, and let me tell you, it was the BEST VACATION EVER!!! My mom and I had so much fun! We got there Friday evening and just took the night to chill. Saturday we went to the Outlet mall and got some fun things! Then we went to the movies and saw The Help! Sunday we just chilled, we watched a lot of Chopped and just hung out and played games. Monday we went to the spa and the beach, Tuesday we spent a lot of time by the pool, Wednesday the beach again, and Thursday the pool again! It was all about spending time in the sun! I really didn't even get all the burned, just tan! (kinda!) Thursday afternoon we drove back and my mom is on her way back to Cali right now for a cousins wedding. I am just chilling in my parents house right now waiting for Kyle and his daughter to come over! This morning I went out by our pool and finished reading my book! Even though I'm not in Cali, I'm still on vacation!!!

I have a feeling that being 20 is going to be the best year for me! I am super excited for two main parts of this year. 1) I am going to get my bachelors degree this year. 2) I am going to get my MISSION CALL this year!!! Like I said, I think being 20 is going to be the best year EVER!!!

Tar Cord

At work, there are a lot of things that need my signature. When I started working here almost two years ago, I was really good at signing my name so everyone knew it was mine. Every letter was thought out and in the best cursive I could.

T A R A C O R D N E R

I remember comparing my moms signature to my dads, who knew what my dads said, but it was obvious that my moms name was Kelly Cordner...

As I started signing more and more things, and as days got busier and busier, I couldn't keep up with all the demands of signing every letter in my name. I would look at the Doctors signature, and they have some scribble that kinda, maybe, just a little bit, looks like their initials. If doctors are doctors and they can scribble, than I, being a receptionist, can also scribble.

Today I took a good look at my new scribbled signature I have been doing lately and realized that all I do is scribble out the last couple of letters. The rest of my name stays in tact, except for the last A in Tara and the NER in Cordner.

My name is now Tar Cord.
I just thought that was funny and decided to share it with the blogging world!!!

San Diego in 3 More Days!!!

I have been wanting to blog for a while now... but I feel like there is nothing to blog about. I was telling my friend that my life has become wake up, go to work, come home, re-coup, go to sleep, repeat next day! I feel like my life is starting to be dull, so I need to find exciting things to happen to liven up my life again! Friday night I had fun for the first time in a while, and then on Saturday I went to Idaho Falls and bought myself a lot of STUFF!!! Like a lot of stuff! Now that I'm working full time, I am making a little bit more money, and I can afford to let myself go shopping every now and then! I got myself a new swimsuit, and some bath and body works stuff, and new shoes! It was the best!!!

I just finished packing today because I am taking off tomorrow for vacation!!! I am so excited! I haven't been on a real vacation in about 2 years, since right before I came to college! Last time I went...



I got a little sunburned! YIKES!!!

But I'm going again with my best friend Morgan! Hopefully Amy will be able to go too!!! Staci can't, and it kind of bummed me out, but I understand!

Anyway, this is all I have been thinking about since like... April! This is going to be the best birthday ever! I can't believe I am going to be a 20 year old! SO CRAZY!!!

Sorry that this blog is like super lame! My life is turning into a super lame life, which is why I am just SO EXCITED to get out of Rexburg and get the party started! I am just afraid that when I come back, my life will be super lame again until school starts again in January. Gosh I hope not! I guess if it does, I can always treat myself to some more awesome shopping trips in IF!!!

I Just Wanted A Donut

Dear Prison Break,
I know you started like 6 years ago, and I just now got into you, but I wanted to tell you... I love you! And Michael!

Dear Plasma Center,
Thanks for the $20, but you like REALLY hurt me yesterday when you nicked my vein and made me bruise. Like I was on the verge of crying it hurt so bad! Just try to be better at not bruising me next time! Please and Thank You!!!

Dear Tangled,
I'm pretty sure you will forever be my favorite movie! I can watch you 5 times in a row while I'm working and still never get tired of you.

Dear Arizona,
Do you realize a week from TODAY I will be home! Get Excited!

Dear Best Friends, (Amy, Staci and Morgan)
9 more days until the 4 of us can spend a whole week together in Cali! Like honestly... It will be the best vacation in the history of great vacations!

Dear California,
Please be prepared for the coolest 4 girlys showing up on my birthday. Also please have nice weather so that my vacation can be heavenly!

Dear Stomach,
Will you please start feeling better... it would be much appreciated.

Dear Health Center,
I'm sorry I complain each morning that I have to go to work... I really do love working, I just hate waking up during the summer when all my roommates are still asleep.

Dear Brinley,
I wish I could meet you. Don't grow up too fast okay, I don't want to meet you when you are graduating!

Dear Exercise,
I know we haven't been getting together as much as I planned, but since I am now competing with my co-workers to see who exercises the most, you better believe I will be hitting up the gym later today!

Dear Stores,
I need a bathing suit. When I go shopping on Saturday, will you please have cute ones that fit me and are not super expensive! Thanks!

Dear 5 o'clock,
You are my favorite part of the day, and I wish you would come a little bit faster each day!!!

um, thats all for now...
p.s. If you can name the show that the title is from, you win!