VMA Watching Party

So... What did you think about the VMA's?

During the pre-show I noticed that Nicki Manaj looked like a Toys'R'Us version of Lady Gaga:

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Justin Bieber looked a little old lady-ish:

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LMFAO looked half Perv-ish:

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Selena Gomez looked adorable and all grown up:

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Katy Perry looked like an adorable Barbie princess, except for the cheese head number... Not sure what that was all about: 

And FINALLY-

Gaga, I mean Jo Calderone (her alter ego), scared the crap out of me:

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Beyonce is PREGNANT!

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And Britney's BACK B*tch! After receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

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When Work Monopolizes Free Time...

Thank the Lord that you have a job!

I've been saying "I have no time!" "I'm too busy!" a lot lately... Even though my life has been extremely stressful, I haven't had the time to blog, and I can't stalk my friends on Facebook because there's simply not enough hours in the day, and sometimes I forget to eat breakfast or lunch, I'm so fortunate to have a job. The fact that I have no time is because I'm swamped at work with customer emails overflowing my inbox faster than I can clear it out. I have orders upon order,s and barely enough time to process them all. I have meetings that last 2 hours instead of one. And you know what? I'm Blessed!

So if you have a job, thank God that you do! There's so many people out there who don't. Who are desperate. And they're praying their hearts out for an opportunity to come their way.

I want to thank all of those who contribute to my success daily- My savior- Jesus Christ, BFlo, my parents, JT, my workout buddies and fitness instructors, and all my friends and family that are such a positive and encouraging influence in my life!

Now that I've practiced my speech for when I accept my Academy Award, I'll get onto the more important things in life like Fashion & Football!

Forever21 has gotten into the collegiate apparel market, which is AWESOME because they're clothing is at least half the price of Victoria's Secret.

I [Heart] LSU PJ Tank $14.80

Yes, I got that tank! Only I had no idea it was considered a PJ tank, and I wore it out in public like a regular tank. Guess they need to put instructions on the tags so that I know it's a PJ shirt for next time!

Who's your college team?

Dashboard S'mores & Wild Rice Salad

In case you haven't heard, Dallas has hit almost 40 straight days of triple digit temps. We haven't had any rain for this long either. So what are us delirious Texans doing to keep from getting heat stroke? Making YouTube videos of cooking food in our cars! Here's a bored local:



I made a healthy dinner that's super-easy tonight! It's so easy that B.Flo could make it solo. I got the recipe from Allrecipes.com. Here it is

Wild Rice Salad1 cup wild rice
3/4 cup light mayonnaise
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon white sugar
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups cooked, cubed turkey meat
1/4 cup diced green onion
1 cup seedless red grapes
1 cup blanched slivered almonds

Directions
1. Cook rice according to package directions. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in rice, turkey, onion and grapes until evenly coated with dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
3. Before serving, sprinkle slivered almonds over the top of the salad.

Here's what I did different: I used chicken instead of turkey. Mixed in the almonds rather than sprinkling on top. And added a bit of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce for a bit more flavor. I served it over organic spinach. It was healthy, easy and yummy!!!

I gotta get back to catching up on Shark Week episodes that I missed from last week. This is some SCARY stuff!!!

The J.Woww Workout

Did any of you notice how awesome J.Woww looked on Jersey Shore last week? Here are recent before and afters:



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I think that J.Woww kind of looks like the Bachelor Pad's Gia in the pic above...

Back to the workout. I was searching around on the Internet trying to find more out about J.Woww's workout. I have to say that she's looking pretty Ah-Mazing, and I'm very impressed and a bit inspired. I even stayed a little extra at the gym to work on my fitness a bit longer. Here's what I found online:

"She works out 5 days on, and 2 days off. To avoid overfatigue, JWoww limits her daily workouts less than 2 hours.

Strength Training:•Lunges (3 x 15 repetitions)
•Push-ups (3 x 15 reps)
•Bodyweight Squats (3 x 15 reps)
•Kettlebell Swings (3 x 15 reps)
•Assisted Chin-ups (3 x 15 reps)
•Sit-ups (3 x 15 reps)

Interval Cardio Training: Warm-up: either a 3-minute jog, or 10 minutes of treadmill (1 minute rest after)
Interval Cardio: 30-second jog, then 15-second sprints (repeat 10 times to complete set, 1 minute rest after set)
Heavy Bag Training: Kickboxing with heavy bag for 3 rounds of 3 minutes each (1 minute rest in between rounds)
Cool-down: 10 minutes of stationary bicycle.

JWoww DietHow does she do it? Despite the party girl image, truth be told that JWoww has cleaned up her act and now follows a strict diet.

Well, she actually gets ready for a wild night by limiting her caloric intake to 500 calories max during the day. 500 calories may be unhealthy, but the extra thousand she will consume late at night will fill up all the needed calories missing.

She does not follow any eating schedule or any specific food portions for each meal, but JWoww keeps track of her weight loss by putting half of her normal diet on her plate, and chooses the right food when it comes to grocery shopping.

Instead of picking out carbohydrate-rich packaged foods, JWoww keeps it natural by choosing lean proteins like fish, chicken and turkey on her freezer."

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What's your workout routine?

Summer Soul Surfer Outfit

We watched Soul Surfer last night in preparation for an upcoming series at our church, "Shark Weak." Bethany Hamilton will be a guest speaker, and I'm super excited to see her and hear her speak. After watching the movie Soul Surfer, and learning about Bethany's entire incident and how she learned through it, became a better person for it, and allowed God to use her to impact the lives of others, I was left inspired and wanting to watch it again! What an Amazing testimony!

I've actually been wanting to see Soul Surfer for quite some time. Maybe because I think I was a surfer girl in another life... I have a Hot PiNK Roxy sticker on the back of my car, and if there was an ocean around, I would have a PiNK board mounted on top of my car to make me look more the surfer part. But since I live in Dallas where it's currently 110 degrees with lakes that are drying up, I'll just stick with my cute, surfer wanna-be decal. Bethany is such gifted individual! How awesome would it be to get surfing lessons from her?

Since I have no ocean close by to practice my surfing, I've put together a surfing outfit instead :)

Skirt, Tank, Bandeau, Sandals, Black Bracelet, Turquoise Bracelet, Earrings

I've actually tried the skirt on, and it's super-cute! I didn't get it because I couldn't find a matching tank, so I'm thinking I should probably just purchase this all online. And every surfer-girl wears a swim top under their shirts instead of a bra (at least that's what they do in Soul Surfer and Blue Crush).

To learn more about Shark Weak, check out this website along with the video on there: http://sharkweak.com/