Christmas just got "Gleeky"!
Until next time...
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
You're In!!
I've been buried in "red files" (application files) for the past week and I'm super excited for students to start getting their acceptance packets!
Now back to reading more files!
Until next time...
Now back to reading more files!
Until next time...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
My first "I'm a grown up" moment...
A lot has happened within the last year. This time last year I was studying for my final finals, I graduated college on December 18th and I moved home. Then I was unemployed for two months, landed a SWEET job with an awesome company called Experts Exchange and worked for there eight months. I grew in a relationship and watched that relationship end. I quit my sweet job and moved to San Diego for my dream job. I spent a week in San Diego unpacking my life to just live out of a suitcase traveling for three straight weeks for work. I came back to the house that was supposed to be awesome and it turned out to be anything but. I put a deposit on the apartment I've wanted in live in for years and I will be moving (again) soon. I learned my love of cooking and buy cooking magazines in grocery store lines rather than Cosmo. My days at work now consist of reading applications and talking with some awesome high school students who are as stoked as I am about Point Loma Nazarene University rather than mulling over A/B test results of a new page on the website.
All in all, my life has changed a lot in the past year and I have done a lot of growing up. This is the first time I've lived on my own, not in campus housing and hundreds of miles from my parents. The reality of rent, bills, responsibilities and everything else that comes with "growing up" has slowly been becoming reality to me.
That was until last night after work... I had my first "whoa, I'm a big girl now" moment.
I was walking out of my office at Point Loma and I could see through the palm trees, downtown San Diego all lit up and utterly beautiful. I stood at my car for a minute or two in the freezing wind, but didn't care. I wanted to look at the lights. I don't know what it was about the moment, but it was definitely an impacting one.
I'm looking forward to continuing my "growing up" stage and seeing where my life goes from here.
I turn 23 on Saturday and I'm actually kind of nervous. I'm getting further and further from my teenage years and feel this sense of ever growing sense of "you have to be responsible now kid" mounting. I know I can do it and I have nothing to worry about, but it's still stressful to think about sometimes. I will never lose the kid inside me, but there comes a time when you just have to grow up.
Until next time...
All in all, my life has changed a lot in the past year and I have done a lot of growing up. This is the first time I've lived on my own, not in campus housing and hundreds of miles from my parents. The reality of rent, bills, responsibilities and everything else that comes with "growing up" has slowly been becoming reality to me.
That was until last night after work... I had my first "whoa, I'm a big girl now" moment.
I was walking out of my office at Point Loma and I could see through the palm trees, downtown San Diego all lit up and utterly beautiful. I stood at my car for a minute or two in the freezing wind, but didn't care. I wanted to look at the lights. I don't know what it was about the moment, but it was definitely an impacting one.I'm looking forward to continuing my "growing up" stage and seeing where my life goes from here.
I turn 23 on Saturday and I'm actually kind of nervous. I'm getting further and further from my teenage years and feel this sense of ever growing sense of "you have to be responsible now kid" mounting. I know I can do it and I have nothing to worry about, but it's still stressful to think about sometimes. I will never lose the kid inside me, but there comes a time when you just have to grow up.Until next time...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
My recent ER adventure...
As some of you may have seen unfold on my Facebook yesterday, I spent a good portion of my day in a Coronado ER being poked and prodded like a medical rat.
Why? What happened?
Well... turns out I had an ovarian cyst that ruptured yesterday morning.
Whoa, WHAT!?
Well... about a week ago I started having this dull pain that wouldn't go away. If you know me, it doesn't surprise you that I was like "oh I'll go to the doctor next week if it doesn't get better..." Well it didn't get better. It got much worse.
Yesterday at work in the staff meeting I was noticing that not even moving made my side hurt really bad and then a little later all of a sudden I was bent over in pain, hands on knees pain. I, again, ignored it and went to lunch with a friend of mine and since my mind was busy in conversation, the pain was put to the back of my mind, still present, but not the only thing I was thinking about. However, when I got back to my office my mouth started to water and I was getting dizzy...
Off to the walk in clinic I went.
After some tests done there, they said "GET TO THE ER NOW!" awesome....
Off to the Coronado ER (shorter lines) I went...
While I was there, I was rushed to the back to a bed because lower right abdominal pain usually means something with your appendix. After the initial exam my gallbladder came into question or my kidneys. So I had an IV put in, blood taken for labs and told to sit tight.
After the ultrasound, they concluded it wasn't my gallbladder, but weren't sure if it could be my appendix or not yet.
Off to the CT scan I went...
After the CT scan they ruled out my appendix and confirmed it was an ovarian cyst that most likely ruptured that morning. That would explain the surge in pain in the morning and the random fluid floating around my tummy.
Now what?
Bed rest for two days with pain meds and anti-inflammatories and lots of liquids. Doc warned that today would be worse than yesterday in terms of pain and so far he's right. I woke up in the middle of the night with pain which was SO unfortunate. This morning I'm doing better, just waiting for the pain medication to kick in... I declined vicodin because it makes me sick so they gave me a less strong, but WAY less side effects pain medication. I'm glad for the less side effects, but not a fan of the less strength.
All in all, I'm glad it is only a cyst and not something worse and I'm doing much better!
I'll keep you all posted.
Until next time...
Why? What happened?
Well... turns out I had an ovarian cyst that ruptured yesterday morning.
Whoa, WHAT!?
Well... about a week ago I started having this dull pain that wouldn't go away. If you know me, it doesn't surprise you that I was like "oh I'll go to the doctor next week if it doesn't get better..." Well it didn't get better. It got much worse.
Yesterday at work in the staff meeting I was noticing that not even moving made my side hurt really bad and then a little later all of a sudden I was bent over in pain, hands on knees pain. I, again, ignored it and went to lunch with a friend of mine and since my mind was busy in conversation, the pain was put to the back of my mind, still present, but not the only thing I was thinking about. However, when I got back to my office my mouth started to water and I was getting dizzy...
Off to the walk in clinic I went.
After some tests done there, they said "GET TO THE ER NOW!" awesome....
Off to the Coronado ER (shorter lines) I went...
While I was there, I was rushed to the back to a bed because lower right abdominal pain usually means something with your appendix. After the initial exam my gallbladder came into question or my kidneys. So I had an IV put in, blood taken for labs and told to sit tight.After the ultrasound, they concluded it wasn't my gallbladder, but weren't sure if it could be my appendix or not yet.
Off to the CT scan I went...
After the CT scan they ruled out my appendix and confirmed it was an ovarian cyst that most likely ruptured that morning. That would explain the surge in pain in the morning and the random fluid floating around my tummy.
Now what?
Bed rest for two days with pain meds and anti-inflammatories and lots of liquids. Doc warned that today would be worse than yesterday in terms of pain and so far he's right. I woke up in the middle of the night with pain which was SO unfortunate. This morning I'm doing better, just waiting for the pain medication to kick in... I declined vicodin because it makes me sick so they gave me a less strong, but WAY less side effects pain medication. I'm glad for the less side effects, but not a fan of the less strength.
All in all, I'm glad it is only a cyst and not something worse and I'm doing much better!
I'll keep you all posted.
Until next time...
Monday, November 30, 2009
Good bye November, Hello December!
On the eve of December I felt like sharing some yummy treats I've found over the past few weeks.
As many of my friends know, I LOVE soup because it's so tasty and such a great meal on a cold day. Sipping soup in front of a fireplace or a movie (better if you get both!) is such an awesome feeling! I want to share two new finds with you guys.
Market Classics Soup Mixes from Cost Plus World Market
These are VERY easy and tasty and better yet, they make 8 servings for only four bucks! I made the Spicy Tortilla one last night and threw in a big can of white meat chicken and cooked it for about 30 minutes and had an amazing soup for dinner and a couple lunches to come as well!
Quick and easy (not to mention VERY tasty) meals for your fall festivies!
Pumpkin Chipotle Soup from AllRecipes.com
Warning: This is NOT for those who don't like spicy foods. I LOVE spicy food and so this soup was AMAZING! I made this for a Thanksgiving day lunch (we had the big meal for dinner) and it was too spicy for most, but those of us who like spicy thought it was tasty. This recipe is a little more involved and requires some random ingredients, but no worries. If you can't find sofrito (which I couldn't) I just used ranchera sauce or you could use chipotle sauce. I'm thinking if you can't find the chipotles in adobo sauce that you could just use some ground chipotle peppers. Just do it to taste.
Another warning: It gets spicier as the days pass. I made it the night before and it wasn't too spicy and then by the time I served it for lunch, it was kicked up a notch. Delish in my opinion!
As many of my friends know, I LOVE soup because it's so tasty and such a great meal on a cold day. Sipping soup in front of a fireplace or a movie (better if you get both!) is such an awesome feeling! I want to share two new finds with you guys.
Market Classics Soup Mixes from Cost Plus World MarketThese are VERY easy and tasty and better yet, they make 8 servings for only four bucks! I made the Spicy Tortilla one last night and threw in a big can of white meat chicken and cooked it for about 30 minutes and had an amazing soup for dinner and a couple lunches to come as well!
Quick and easy (not to mention VERY tasty) meals for your fall festivies!
Pumpkin Chipotle Soup from AllRecipes.com
Warning: This is NOT for those who don't like spicy foods. I LOVE spicy food and so this soup was AMAZING! I made this for a Thanksgiving day lunch (we had the big meal for dinner) and it was too spicy for most, but those of us who like spicy thought it was tasty. This recipe is a little more involved and requires some random ingredients, but no worries. If you can't find sofrito (which I couldn't) I just used ranchera sauce or you could use chipotle sauce. I'm thinking if you can't find the chipotles in adobo sauce that you could just use some ground chipotle peppers. Just do it to taste.
Another warning: It gets spicier as the days pass. I made it the night before and it wasn't too spicy and then by the time I served it for lunch, it was kicked up a notch. Delish in my opinion!
I'm learning my love of cooking and so I'm thinking this blog will be updated on my new finds every so often.
I'm also open to new recipes that you see and want me to try. I'd love to try a little bit of everything. Send them my way!
Until next time...
Monday, November 23, 2009
It's been over a month!
So it's been OVER A MONTH since I've last posted and that isn't acceptable.
What has happened in a month since I've last posted? Well... let's see....
I moved into my house in San Diego
I started work at Point Loma
I trained for a week in San Diego
I went on the road for three straight weeks recruiting for Point Loma
I came back to a Point Loma Preview Day
I finished my training (in office stuff)
I've read a ton of applications for Fall 2010
I went to PLNU's Homecoming 2009
I've gotten approval for a new apartment starting January 1st, 2010
WOW!
Let's highlight some of the more major points.
My job at Point Loma Nazarene University:
I work in the Undergraduate Admissions office and it's incredible! I truly love my job and love going into work everyday. I have met some of the most awesome people ever on the road traveling and then in my co-workers.
They're definitely so amazing and make the job just that much better. We're in the middle of reviewing hundreds of applications for the Fall of 2010.
Our first deadline just passed and so we're reviewing all of the applications and getting decisions out by December 20th. Busy time, but it's AWESOME!
A "typical day" at my job includes a couple interviews with high school students, reading applications, answering emails and phone calls. Interviews are probably my favourite part of my job because I get to meet so many cool high school students who really want to be at Point Loma and have some great things to say.
My housing situation:
So in my last post it looked like I was super stoked on my housing situation and granted, yes I was... that was until I got to the house. My housemate is awesome (Laura), but we share the kitchen and bathroom with a couple that lives in the detached garage turned studio and they are very disrespectful and just dirty. After dealing with thirty somethings acting like their in their teens/early twenties, my roommate and I had had enough and started looking for a new place to live and just learned today that we're approved to live in Mariner's Cove apartments and we're VERY excited!
Move in date: December 28th. AWESOME!
What's next for Noelle?
More application reading, packing up my old place, heading home for Thanksgiving, more applications, more packing, home for Christmas, moving into new place and possibly Las Vegas for New Years 2009.
Stay tuned for more updates on the move and some excitement from my incredibly awesome new job!!
Until next time...
Monday, October 12, 2009
How was my first day you ask?
It was GREAT!
Spent the first half of the day with HR and learning about all the different benefit plans (info overload) and then getting trained in Admissions the second half of the day.
I'm EXHAUSTED and have a LONG day tomorrow (college fair tomorrow night) and then will be in the OC for all of Wednesday... SO I'll blog more thoroughly on Thursday...
Sorry!!
Until next time...
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Well hello San Diego!!
I MADE IT!!
I'm officially all moved into my house in Point Loma! I have everything put away and will progressively organize the closet and clothes as I get time (and energy) and as I see how this room works.
My adventure started yesterday morning at 5:30am with my alarm going off. Then out the door by 7am, Starbucks and Bagels and then hit the road! After a small detour (I forgot my check book) we were on the road to San Diego! Two cars packed to the brim and 300+ miles ahead of me.
After unloading both cars, my parents and I were off to Ikea. After getting a new bed frame, 2 drawer dresser and a 2 drawer nightstand and some curtains, I was all done (for now) with Ikea and off to put it all together. My dad and I put the dresser and bed together and then called it a night.
My new roommate Laura invited me to hang out with some of her friends for a birthday party on Saturday night. It was a blast. It's fun to meet new people!
Sunday brought a Bed Bath & Beyond trip ad then putting the final touches to my new room. I'll (eventually) post pics of what I've done with the space.
Tomorrow I start at Point Loma Nazarene University and to be honest, I'm having mini panic attacks when I think about it too much. Tomorrow I'll be peeing my pants with every new little thing. I just know I'm going to geek out!
I'll post again tomorrow to update you on my first day at PLNU.
Wish me luck!!
Until next time...
I'm officially all moved into my house in Point Loma! I have everything put away and will progressively organize the closet and clothes as I get time (and energy) and as I see how this room works.
My adventure started yesterday morning at 5:30am with my alarm going off. Then out the door by 7am, Starbucks and Bagels and then hit the road! After a small detour (I forgot my check book) we were on the road to San Diego! Two cars packed to the brim and 300+ miles ahead of me.
After unloading both cars, my parents and I were off to Ikea. After getting a new bed frame, 2 drawer dresser and a 2 drawer nightstand and some curtains, I was all done (for now) with Ikea and off to put it all together. My dad and I put the dresser and bed together and then called it a night.
My new roommate Laura invited me to hang out with some of her friends for a birthday party on Saturday night. It was a blast. It's fun to meet new people!
Sunday brought a Bed Bath & Beyond trip ad then putting the final touches to my new room. I'll (eventually) post pics of what I've done with the space.
Tomorrow I start at Point Loma Nazarene University and to be honest, I'm having mini panic attacks when I think about it too much. Tomorrow I'll be peeing my pants with every new little thing. I just know I'm going to geek out!
I'll post again tomorrow to update you on my first day at PLNU.
Wish me luck!!
Until next time...
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Closing one chapter, starting a new one
Today was my last day at Experts Exchange. Talk about a weird feeling all day. I mean let's be honest, since I said I was leaving, it was just weird around the office, but I tried to ignore that feeling. I think it's because people wonder why I'm leaving such a sweet place to work. Well they are right, Experts Exchange is a FANTASTIC place to work, but when a dream opportunity comes up, you should go for it. So I did.
Experts Exchange taught me a lot about the working world and how you won't ever like everyone you work with and how sometimes you have to do things in your job that you hate and wear you down. That's not to say that EE was always like that at all. I LOVED working there and loved 99.99% of my time there. Though when you're leaving, it's easy to focus on the things that annoyed you when you're looking forward to your new job.
I made some good friends I'll never forget at EE.
Dani - Thank you so much for being such an awesome co-worker and always keeping my days at work interesting and fun. Never a dull moment with you! You better come to San Diego often!! I don't care if you don't drive, it's called the train! I'll get you in contact with the CIO at PLNU! It'll be a business trip! :)
Chris - Thanks for always letting me bounce ideas off of you and teaching me that it's more than just a great idea to build a cool feature. I blame you and your adorable kids for my wanting kids... all your fault!
Kari - Never cease to stop laughing with you around. LOVE it!! Thanks!! "My advice about your credit, don't do what I did!"
Kristyn - You better still IM/email me your hilarious stories! Remember... remove the battery :)
Mary - I'm bummed we didn't start working on projects together earlier, but the times in Union with the tangents we got on sometimes are funny memories! Don't be afraid to look weird while sitting on the floor. It's more productive that way! :)
Katie - "Just wait until Vegas and you'll be surprised" hahaha I look forward to it!!
Jenn - Thanks for being my secret holder and getting me into spin class! I'm going to pick it back up when I go to San Diego. :)
Danae - Bummed you didn't get back before I left, but I loved sitting next to you for the day I got to! :)
Brenae - Goodluck with your engagement!! When you're in SD visiting family, gimme a call!!
Steph - Sorry I bailed on being your date to Oktoberfest (my replacement date won't be nearly as cool)... but same to you about letting me know when you're in SD!!
Dane - Grey is not a colour, sowwy
Brad - Let's be honest, you're my fave intern! Need a surfing trip? Hit me up!!
Matt - Wanna pick a fight!?!? Aw you softie! Thanks for the credit company information! Invaluable!
Alex - My first EE friend you'll always remain
Courtney - it was a short lived neighbour situation, but loved the random cheer claps you'd do.
Curly - You're still dead to me. Repeat after me... "Broncos are 4 and 0" Thanks!
Jan, Anthony, Molson, Jeff and Colin - Thanks for humoring me when I'm asking questions and being patient. You guys really taught me a lot! Especially about cookies!
Jay - we'll have to compare notes on Twilight when it comes out in November!
Netminder, ModernMatt, WhackAMod - The three Experts I talked to the most. Thanks for helping me see the other side of the site and personalizing such an awesome site!
Ace and Gary and Mary - best member development team ever! Good luck with all the engineers at your will!
Marketing Team - Thanks to you all for teaching me what I know about a complex site and the project process. It was so much fun and I can't wait to come back and visit and see what has been done to Experts Exchange.com Also, if you want to visit, let me know! My house is really cool and I would love to see you! :)
Most importantly, Thank you Randy Redberg. Your generosity and kindness has really made Experts Exchange one of the best places I've ever worked. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done for all the employees at Experts Exchange.
As for me, I'm off to Point Loma Nazarene University to work in the admissions department and couldn't be more excited. I've had an idea that this would be something
I wanted to do for a career since my admissions counselor came to my high school my senior year. Now look at me... I DID IT!!
Stay tuned for an update on my life throughout my new adventure! If you want to email me, my personal account is Noelle[at]JimSeybert[dot]com
Until next time...
Experts Exchange taught me a lot about the working world and how you won't ever like everyone you work with and how sometimes you have to do things in your job that you hate and wear you down. That's not to say that EE was always like that at all. I LOVED working there and loved 99.99% of my time there. Though when you're leaving, it's easy to focus on the things that annoyed you when you're looking forward to your new job.I made some good friends I'll never forget at EE.
Dani - Thank you so much for being such an awesome co-worker and always keeping my days at work interesting and fun. Never a dull moment with you! You better come to San Diego often!! I don't care if you don't drive, it's called the train! I'll get you in contact with the CIO at PLNU! It'll be a business trip! :)
Chris - Thanks for always letting me bounce ideas off of you and teaching me that it's more than just a great idea to build a cool feature. I blame you and your adorable kids for my wanting kids... all your fault!
Kari - Never cease to stop laughing with you around. LOVE it!! Thanks!! "My advice about your credit, don't do what I did!"
Kristyn - You better still IM/email me your hilarious stories! Remember... remove the battery :)
Mary - I'm bummed we didn't start working on projects together earlier, but the times in Union with the tangents we got on sometimes are funny memories! Don't be afraid to look weird while sitting on the floor. It's more productive that way! :)
Katie - "Just wait until Vegas and you'll be surprised" hahaha I look forward to it!!
Jenn - Thanks for being my secret holder and getting me into spin class! I'm going to pick it back up when I go to San Diego. :)
Danae - Bummed you didn't get back before I left, but I loved sitting next to you for the day I got to! :)
Brenae - Goodluck with your engagement!! When you're in SD visiting family, gimme a call!!
Steph - Sorry I bailed on being your date to Oktoberfest (my replacement date won't be nearly as cool)... but same to you about letting me know when you're in SD!!
Dane - Grey is not a colour, sowwy
Brad - Let's be honest, you're my fave intern! Need a surfing trip? Hit me up!!
Matt - Wanna pick a fight!?!? Aw you softie! Thanks for the credit company information! Invaluable!
Alex - My first EE friend you'll always remain
Courtney - it was a short lived neighbour situation, but loved the random cheer claps you'd do.
Curly - You're still dead to me. Repeat after me... "Broncos are 4 and 0" Thanks!
Jan, Anthony, Molson, Jeff and Colin - Thanks for humoring me when I'm asking questions and being patient. You guys really taught me a lot! Especially about cookies!
Jay - we'll have to compare notes on Twilight when it comes out in November!
Netminder, ModernMatt, WhackAMod - The three Experts I talked to the most. Thanks for helping me see the other side of the site and personalizing such an awesome site!
Ace and Gary and Mary - best member development team ever! Good luck with all the engineers at your will!
Marketing Team - Thanks to you all for teaching me what I know about a complex site and the project process. It was so much fun and I can't wait to come back and visit and see what has been done to Experts Exchange.com Also, if you want to visit, let me know! My house is really cool and I would love to see you! :)
Most importantly, Thank you Randy Redberg. Your generosity and kindness has really made Experts Exchange one of the best places I've ever worked. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done for all the employees at Experts Exchange.
As for me, I'm off to Point Loma Nazarene University to work in the admissions department and couldn't be more excited. I've had an idea that this would be something
I wanted to do for a career since my admissions counselor came to my high school my senior year. Now look at me... I DID IT!!Stay tuned for an update on my life throughout my new adventure! If you want to email me, my personal account is Noelle[at]JimSeybert[dot]com
Until next time...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I'm full of Glee
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f you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you know that I'm pretty much obsessed with Glee on Fox.
The dry humor intertwined with AMAZING musical talent... PHENOMENAL!
If you haven't had a chance to watch what everyone is talking about, check out Hulu.com and watch a couple episodes.
My advice: watch them from the beginning. It will make more sense if you do it that way.
Let me know what you think!
Until next time...
f you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you know that I'm pretty much obsessed with Glee on Fox.The dry humor intertwined with AMAZING musical talent... PHENOMENAL!
If you haven't had a chance to watch what everyone is talking about, check out Hulu.com and watch a couple episodes.
My advice: watch them from the beginning. It will make more sense if you do it that way.
Let me know what you think!
Until next time...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Fall means plaid...
I love how a lot more fashion companies are coming out with more and more plaid. And not just John Deer riding plaid, fashionable (in my opinion) plaid.
Forever 21 is a perfect example. Their Heritage 1981 collection has super cute Outerwear that includes, yup, PLAID!
I found this jacket (seen right) and I'm not-so-secretly in love with it right now.
I shall be adding it to my list of "will get when budget allows" list.
Until next time...
Forever 21 is a perfect example. Their Heritage 1981 collection has super cute Outerwear that includes, yup, PLAID!I found this jacket (seen right) and I'm not-so-secretly in love with it right now.
I shall be adding it to my list of "will get when budget allows" list.
Until next time...
New layout in honor of my new home!
Hey readers! I have decided that I will update my blog layout to accompany my new move to San Diego!
The header imagine is thanks to Jon Sullivan. For those who don't know, it's the Coronado Bridge at night.
All my previous posts will remain the pink and purple motif since it's a LOT of work to switch them all to the new colours, but all my new ones will be updated obvi!
Let me know what you think? Yay? Nay?
Until next time...
The header imagine is thanks to Jon Sullivan. For those who don't know, it's the Coronado Bridge at night.
All my previous posts will remain the pink and purple motif since it's a LOT of work to switch them all to the new colours, but all my new ones will be updated obvi!
Let me know what you think? Yay? Nay?
Until next time...
Monday, October 5, 2009
So close I can feel it!
San Diego is so close I can feel it! I just want to be there yesterday!
Recently I've been wondering, "self, why are you so excited to go back to San Diego?" I mean, don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed... correction LOVED going to school down there, that's really all I did. Went to school. Oh and work way too much sometimes. So this time around I vow to do it differently. I want to make San Diego my city and my home. I want to go to the quirky places that tourists don't go to and I never want to stop playing tourist in my home city. I want to know more about San Diego and just explore.
This is where I reach out to my readers. I know you're out there, I have a visit counter :) Let me know what your favourite part of San Diego and give me some suggestions of what you "have" to do in America's Finest City.
Recently I've been wondering, "self, why are you so excited to go back to San Diego?" I mean, don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed... correction LOVED going to school down there, that's really all I did. Went to school. Oh and work way too much sometimes. So this time around I vow to do it differently. I want to make San Diego my city and my home. I want to go to the quirky places that tourists don't go to and I never want to stop playing tourist in my home city. I want to know more about San Diego and just explore.
This is where I reach out to my readers. I know you're out there, I have a visit counter :) Let me know what your favourite part of San Diego and give me some suggestions of what you "have" to do in America's Finest City. Possible suggestions for me:
Favourite coffee shop
Favourite "ethnic" cuisine place
Favourite dessert place
Favourite place to get BBQ
Favourite place... you get the picture :)
Countdown to moving: 5 days
Countdown to Loma: 7 days
Until next time....
Countdown to moving: 5 days
Countdown to Loma: 7 days
Until next time....
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Here's insight into my first few weeks
A big part of the job for admissions counselors is traveling around to high schools, college fairs and churches in the Southwest Nazarene district raising awareness about . Well, I'm starting at Point Loma in the middle of Fall travel. Don't get me wrong, I'm stoked but it's a little scary to think about it without even knowing the whole job yet.
I talked with my supervisor today and she gave me some insight into the first few weeks of my job. Are you ready for this??
Noelle's schedule for the first few weeks:
I talked with my supervisor today and she gave me some insight into the first few weeks of my job. Are you ready for this??
Noelle's schedule for the first few weeks:
October 12-13 -- Training and observing in the office
October 13 (night) -- Local college fair (yes already)
October 14 -- Off to Orange County for high school visits, church visit and a college fair (leave early, get back late)
October 15 - 16 -- More training in the office
October 17-18 -- Travel TBD
October 19-22 -- Central Coast
October 26-30 -- Orange County
November 2-6 -- Los Angeles and Central Coast
Weekends aren't planned, yet, but will most likely be in the Inland Empire (my official territory) visiting churches and meeting youth pastors.
*big exhale* OH MAN!!
Welcome to Point Loma Admissions Noelle!!
Until next time....
October 13 (night) -- Local college fair (yes already)
October 14 -- Off to Orange County for high school visits, church visit and a college fair (leave early, get back late)October 15 - 16 -- More training in the office
October 17-18 -- Travel TBD
October 19-22 -- Central Coast
October 26-30 -- Orange County
November 2-6 -- Los Angeles and Central Coast
Weekends aren't planned, yet, but will most likely be in the Inland Empire (my official territory) visiting churches and meeting youth pastors.
*big exhale* OH MAN!!
Welcome to Point Loma Admissions Noelle!!
Until next time....
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Why I'm a geek #1
My new boss sent me a photo message from her phone of my new business card... I was SO stoked!!
I'm a geek...
Until next time...
I'm a geek...
Until next time...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Drumroll please...
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!!
I start on the 12th of October and couldn't be more excited! Well... that's a lie because I get more and more excited every time I think about it... YAY!
My last at Experts Exchange will be Thursday the 8th and then I'll be moving down on the 10th.
If you want to see pictures of my new place in Ocean Beach, go here. Pictures courtesy of my new land lady Chana Groh. Check out her stuff, it's GREAT!I'm stoked for this new chapter in my life and will keep you all posted with more details when they come!
Until next time...
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Great news coming tomorrow
There will be some fantastic news (in my opinion) being released to the world tomorrow. Stay tuned for the not so breaking news update tomorrow!
Here's a hint... I FINALLY DID IT!!
Until next time...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Lucy wanted to be just like mommie!
Even if you're not a dog person, this picture is just stinking cute!!
Meet my puppy, Lucy Juliet Seybert
Until next time...
Meet my puppy, Lucy Juliet Seybert
Until next time...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Two ways to hire (and a wrong way) from Seth Godin
Seth Godin has done it again. I was reading through the archives of his blogs and ran across Two ways to hire (and a wrong way). Though I am currently employed and don't need to worry about trying to find a job in this economy, I do have a lot of friends who are still looking for jobs and having little to no luck.
The thing that struck me the most was his idea to have a five minute interview and then move on. While to the hiring committee this sounds incredible because they don't have to waste their time for a week trying to find someone, it makes landing a job even harder for those who are interviewing. Or does it?
I would argue that Godin's method will truly find the strongest interviewee in the shortest amount of time. People who know their stuff and convey a sense of confidence don't need an hour to let the hiring committee/person know that.
After listening to a manager at my office talk about his interviewing experience, the most important thing he said was the cover letter and resume. Makes sense. Then why do so many people not put effort into them or make mistakes?
My advice to those out there looking for a job. Make your cover letter short and sweet and to the point. Frivolous paragraphs about why you think you're qualified don't matter. If you're qualified, talk about it based on what the job description said. Who cares what someone they don't know thinks? Also,
polish up your resume and make sure it fits exactly how they flew the job. And finally, if they call you to set up an interview, count THAT as your five minute interview and blow them away with your professionalism and be ready to answer at least one question they may throw your way.
Seth Godin's Blog is great and I encourage any one who wants to have little tid bits of wisdom delivered to their inbox everyday sign up for his blog. You won't be sorry you did.
Until next time...
The thing that struck me the most was his idea to have a five minute interview and then move on. While to the hiring committee this sounds incredible because they don't have to waste their time for a week trying to find someone, it makes landing a job even harder for those who are interviewing. Or does it?
I would argue that Godin's method will truly find the strongest interviewee in the shortest amount of time. People who know their stuff and convey a sense of confidence don't need an hour to let the hiring committee/person know that.
After listening to a manager at my office talk about his interviewing experience, the most important thing he said was the cover letter and resume. Makes sense. Then why do so many people not put effort into them or make mistakes?
My advice to those out there looking for a job. Make your cover letter short and sweet and to the point. Frivolous paragraphs about why you think you're qualified don't matter. If you're qualified, talk about it based on what the job description said. Who cares what someone they don't know thinks? Also,
polish up your resume and make sure it fits exactly how they flew the job. And finally, if they call you to set up an interview, count THAT as your five minute interview and blow them away with your professionalism and be ready to answer at least one question they may throw your way.Seth Godin's Blog is great and I encourage any one who wants to have little tid bits of wisdom delivered to their inbox everyday sign up for his blog. You won't be sorry you did.
Until next time...
Monday, September 14, 2009
I LOVE Fall
It's that time of year again!
Time for sweaters and scarfs, pumpkin pie and turkey and best of all, Spiced Pumpkin scent from Yankee Candle Company.
It's the key indicator that Fall is here and it makes everything smell SO amazing!
My family has a big Spiced Pumpkin candle in the living room and it makes the whole house smell fantastic! I put one of Yankee's Car Jars in my car and it makes getting into my car a treat every time. DELISH!
What is your favourite season?
Until next time...
It's the key indicator that Fall is here and it makes everything smell SO amazing!
My family has a big Spiced Pumpkin candle in the living room and it makes the whole house smell fantastic! I put one of Yankee's Car Jars in my car and it makes getting into my car a treat every time. DELISH!
What is your favourite season?
Until next time...
Friday, September 11, 2009
Improve your online conversion rate
After helping a member on Experts Exchange with conversion from an ad to his website, I'd like to help others out there as well.
For marketers, the web is a great tool to reach many people pretty easily. However, just because you got in front of them doesn't guarantee a high return on investment. Depending on where you're advertising, whether it is banner ads on many different sites or it's as simple as a Facebook ad, making sure you see success in your efforts is important. Not only to your bottom line, but to the awareness of your product.
emroze asked how to increase conversion from a Facebook ad. Since I do conversion as a career, I was able to give some insight.
Couple easy tips to increasing conversion from your ads:
Make sure you have a call to action
If your ad only has information or statistics or general information, but no reason to click on the ad, then people won't click it. Make sure you have something beyond just click here or something generic like that. Make sure your visitor has a reason to click. "Click here for more information!" Learn more about _____" etc.
Make sure you answer "where am I?" "what can I do here?" immediately when they reach your landing page
This is critical. Marketing Experiments talks about how if visitors don't know what's going on within a couple of seconds, they will have clicked the back button and never gave your page a chance. Ways to make sure you answer that question quickly is to have the same headline or similar call to action at the top of the page. Make sure there is some continuity in the experience. If the visitor lands on a page that is completely different than what they thought, they're out. This leads to the next tip.
Manage expectations of your visitor
While you're building your ad and the page the visitor will be taken too when they click on the ad, ask yourself "what would I expect to see when I click on this?" Try to put yourself in their shoes. Make sure you're able to answer "where am I?" "what can I do here?" and ask your coworker or random friend who hasn't been to the site to give their honest opinion about the experience. The more you're able to do outside research, the better your entire experience will be.
Test a couple different ads
If you make a couple different ads (different colours, calls to action, images etc) you'll be able to see what more people click on, then you can presume that more people identify with the concepts in the winning ad. This will tell you more about what your audience is looking for and you can tweak your landing page and other aspects of your site to have the same look and feel as the winning ad.
Couple things to keep in mind
Some clicks are going to be "whoops" clicks
A slip of the mouse, or an over eager clicker can accidentally click on your ad and then click the back button before it's even loaded. Therefore they never gave your site a chance.
People are curious
Keep in mind that some people may want to know what you're talking about or how something can be done, but have no intention of signing up for your services or buying your product.
Having a 100% conversion goal is unrealistic. You should calculate your return on investment based on how many people you need to sign up and how much it's costing you to run the ad campaign.
Until next time and happy converting!
**This article was originally written for Experts Exchange and can be found by following this link.**
For marketers, the web is a great tool to reach many people pretty easily. However, just because you got in front of them doesn't guarantee a high return on investment. Depending on where you're advertising, whether it is banner ads on many different sites or it's as simple as a Facebook ad, making sure you see success in your efforts is important. Not only to your bottom line, but to the awareness of your product.
emroze asked how to increase conversion from a Facebook ad. Since I do conversion as a career, I was able to give some insight.
Couple easy tips to increasing conversion from your ads:
Make sure you have a call to action
If your ad only has information or statistics or general information, but no reason to click on the ad, then people won't click it. Make sure you have something beyond just click here or something generic like that. Make sure your visitor has a reason to click. "Click here for more information!" Learn more about _____" etc.
Make sure you answer "where am I?" "what can I do here?" immediately when they reach your landing page
This is critical. Marketing Experiments talks about how if visitors don't know what's going on within a couple of seconds, they will have clicked the back button and never gave your page a chance. Ways to make sure you answer that question quickly is to have the same headline or similar call to action at the top of the page. Make sure there is some continuity in the experience. If the visitor lands on a page that is completely different than what they thought, they're out. This leads to the next tip.
Manage expectations of your visitor
While you're building your ad and the page the visitor will be taken too when they click on the ad, ask yourself "what would I expect to see when I click on this?" Try to put yourself in their shoes. Make sure you're able to answer "where am I?" "what can I do here?" and ask your coworker or random friend who hasn't been to the site to give their honest opinion about the experience. The more you're able to do outside research, the better your entire experience will be.
Test a couple different ads
If you make a couple different ads (different colours, calls to action, images etc) you'll be able to see what more people click on, then you can presume that more people identify with the concepts in the winning ad. This will tell you more about what your audience is looking for and you can tweak your landing page and other aspects of your site to have the same look and feel as the winning ad.
Couple things to keep in mind
Some clicks are going to be "whoops" clicks
A slip of the mouse, or an over eager clicker can accidentally click on your ad and then click the back button before it's even loaded. Therefore they never gave your site a chance.
People are curious
Keep in mind that some people may want to know what you're talking about or how something can be done, but have no intention of signing up for your services or buying your product.
Having a 100% conversion goal is unrealistic. You should calculate your return on investment based on how many people you need to sign up and how much it's costing you to run the ad campaign.
Until next time and happy converting!
**This article was originally written for Experts Exchange and can be found by following this link.**
New favourite song
A co-worker sent me this song and thought I might like it. Oh man was she right!!
Dollhouse - Priscilla Renea
Here are the lyrics if you're interested:
Im just a girl, you're just a boy
This is my heart, it's not a toy
So what with you playin with my mind
We used to be cool, it used to be love
Now it's become, something like a job
Like it or not, maybe things will changing right before our eyes
I tried to be a picture perfect girl
But you were in your own fantasy world
Try to control me like some kind of barbie
but that just ain't me
Cause I ain't a doll, this aint a dollhouse
Your way to old to be, puttin me down like this
and playing around like this
I ain't a doll, this ain't a dollhouse
No I could never be stuck living life like this
behind these four walls, I ain't a doll
You call the shots, right down to my shoes.
I liked what you liked cause you told me to
An i dont think that you could even tell.
I fell out of love, but it never showed
I gave up on us so long ago
But you'll never know,
baby dont pretend like you know me so well
I tried to be a picture perfect girl
but you were in your own fantasy world
try to control me like some kind of barbie
but that just ain't me
I ain't a doll, this aint a dollhouse
Your way to old to be, puttin me down like this
and playing around like this
I ain't a doll, this ain't a dollhouse
No I could never be stuck living life like this
Behind these four walls
I ain't a doll
I'll never be made of plastic
So glad that my hearts elastic
No matter what you do
I'll bounce back offa you
Cut me but im not bleeding
I tried to be a picture perfect girl
but you were in your own fantasy world
try to control me like some kind of barbie
but that just ain't me
I ain't a doll, this aint a dollhouse
Your way to old to be, puttin me down like this
and playing around like this
I ain't a doll, this ain't a dollhouse
No I could never be stuck living life like this
Behind these four walls, I ain't a doll
And I come with imperfections
Epitome of perfection
if you cant understand, lovin the way I am
then your no good for me, so glad i kept my receipt
Until next time...
Dollhouse - Priscilla Renea
Here are the lyrics if you're interested:
Im just a girl, you're just a boy
This is my heart, it's not a toy
So what with you playin with my mind
We used to be cool, it used to be love
Now it's become, something like a job
Like it or not, maybe things will changing right before our eyes
I tried to be a picture perfect girl
But you were in your own fantasy world
Try to control me like some kind of barbie
but that just ain't me
Cause I ain't a doll, this aint a dollhouse
Your way to old to be, puttin me down like this
and playing around like this
I ain't a doll, this ain't a dollhouse
No I could never be stuck living life like this
behind these four walls, I ain't a doll
You call the shots, right down to my shoes.
I liked what you liked cause you told me to
An i dont think that you could even tell.
I fell out of love, but it never showed
I gave up on us so long ago
But you'll never know,
baby dont pretend like you know me so well
I tried to be a picture perfect girl
but you were in your own fantasy world
try to control me like some kind of barbie
but that just ain't me
I ain't a doll, this aint a dollhouse
Your way to old to be, puttin me down like this
and playing around like this
I ain't a doll, this ain't a dollhouse
No I could never be stuck living life like this
Behind these four walls
I ain't a doll
I'll never be made of plastic
So glad that my hearts elastic
No matter what you do
I'll bounce back offa you
Cut me but im not bleeding
I tried to be a picture perfect girl
but you were in your own fantasy world
try to control me like some kind of barbie
but that just ain't me
I ain't a doll, this aint a dollhouse
Your way to old to be, puttin me down like this
and playing around like this
I ain't a doll, this ain't a dollhouse
No I could never be stuck living life like this
Behind these four walls, I ain't a doll
And I come with imperfections
Epitome of perfection
if you cant understand, lovin the way I am
then your no good for me, so glad i kept my receipt
Until next time...
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Sometimes even Marketers focus on the wrong people
I'm a subscriber to Seth Godin's email blog updates and some days I scan through them thinking "oh yeah that was good" and others I'm like "OH MY GOSH! He's SO right!!" Well this morning was an "OH MY GOSH" moment.
In today's entry, The big drop off, Godin talks about how, as marketers, it's so easy to just focus on winning over that new sale, converting that new prospect and completely ignore canceled members or the friends of the current members of your focus. It seems like a no brainer. give your current fans a way to proselytize your product to their friend circle and watch the converts come in. Too bad that's not how it seems to go.
If you want to read Godin's entry on focusing on the 2nd circle too, check out The big drop off.
Until next time!
In today's entry, The big drop off, Godin talks about how, as marketers, it's so easy to just focus on winning over that new sale, converting that new prospect and completely ignore canceled members or the friends of the current members of your focus. It seems like a no brainer. give your current fans a way to proselytize your product to their friend circle and watch the converts come in. Too bad that's not how it seems to go.If you want to read Godin's entry on focusing on the 2nd circle too, check out The big drop off.
Until next time!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I love good commercials!!
I've been known to say "wow how depressing would it be to be a commercial maker and your only job would be to come up with good commercials and you come up with THAT?!" (referring to a HORRIBLE commercial...) Well when I see a commercial I love, I want to share it to the world!
IBM's USB rockstar commercial is one of those AMAZING commercials that catches my attention every time.
ENJOY!!
Until next time....
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I've lost TEN POUNDS with Weight Watchers!
As a lot of you know 
I have been on Weight Watchers since the middle of July. Today I hit my TEN POUNDS benchmark and it feels great!! I am ten pounds closer to my goal and am so excited to get there!
For those of you who have questions about Weight Watchers, feel free to leave me a comment or Email me and I'll get back to you!
Until next time...
I have been on Weight Watchers since the middle of July. Today I hit my TEN POUNDS benchmark and it feels great!! I am ten pounds closer to my goal and am so excited to get there!For those of you who have questions about Weight Watchers, feel free to leave me a comment or Email me and I'll get back to you!
Until next time...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Help support healthy living and the American Heart Association
In an effort to support healthy living, my company has put together a team to help raise money for the American Heart Association.
If you would like to help me out in reaching my $500 goal, that would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks readers!!
Look over at the left navigation to keep track of the progress of my fund raising goals!
Until next time...
If you would like to help me out in reaching my $500 goal, that would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks readers!!
Look over at the left navigation to keep track of the progress of my fund raising goals!
Until next time...
Weight Watchers widget to help with cravings
Behold... the handy dandy cravings widget from Weight Watchers. Type in something you're craving and it will spit out some low point alternatives and help you stay on track with Weight Watchers.
Enjoy!!
Until next time...
Enjoy!!
Until next time...
Monday, August 31, 2009
My thoughts on "The Big Bang Theory"
It's FANTASTIC!!
I recently reactivated my NetFlix account and the first thing on my list was (of course) the first season of "The Big Bang Theory" from CBS. Oh man was it amazing!!
Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Raj and Penny have come into my life in the form of three DVDs and have filled it full of joy and laughter! I now have to wait for season two to be release on September 15th and then hope I'm one of the first few people who put it in my queue so I will receive it by the 16th. That would be fabulous! Oh yes yes it would!
What is "The Big Bang Theory" you may ask... well I suggest you go to CBS.com and watch some of the episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" or go to your NetFlix's queue and add the first season of "The Big Bang Theory"... it's only three disks and it's GREAT! Trust me!
This now ends my raving review on "The Big Bang Theory". Now go watch it!
Until next season's end...
I recently reactivated my NetFlix account and the first thing on my list was (of course) the first season of "The Big Bang Theory" from CBS. Oh man was it amazing!!Leonard, Sheldon, Howard, Raj and Penny have come into my life in the form of three DVDs and have filled it full of joy and laughter! I now have to wait for season two to be release on September 15th and then hope I'm one of the first few people who put it in my queue so I will receive it by the 16th. That would be fabulous! Oh yes yes it would!
What is "The Big Bang Theory" you may ask... well I suggest you go to CBS.com and watch some of the episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" or go to your NetFlix's queue and add the first season of "The Big Bang Theory"... it's only three disks and it's GREAT! Trust me!
This now ends my raving review on "The Big Bang Theory". Now go watch it!
Until next season's end...
I love my job and white parties!
Man I haven't blogged in almost a month! Where does the time go!? It's almost September... That blows my mind!
This time last year I was starting my final semester of college at Point Loma Nazarene University. A year later, I have been with Experts Exchange for just over six months, paying students loans (1 done, 3 to go), wanting to go camping any and every free weekend I get and the proud mommy of the CUTEST puppy in the world, Lucy Juliet Seybert. Oh man how time changes things!
Without homework and with incredible co-workers, I get to do a lot of cool things I didn't get a chance to do before.
For example, Friday the marketing department had an all day off-site which was incredible. Even though we were working, it wasn't at the office and so it didn't feel like an all day meeting. A change of venue was so refreshing! It wasn't in a boring conference room at a hotel either... oh no. It was at Edna Valley Vineyard. It was BEAUTIFUL out there and SUCH a nice day! Floor to ceiling windows of views to the rows and rows of grape plants... BEAUTIFUL!
Then we were H2 limoed (yes... no joke) to Laetitia Winery for some tastings for the last hour of the day. What a great way to spend a Friday!! Did I mention the weather was perfect (close to 100) for the Laetitia bubbly? Oh yes, YES it was!!
Well to top of the night, a few of my co-workers and our boyfriends gathered at The Native Lounge for a White Party. It was SO much fun! We were all dressed in white (hence the name of the event) and there were three dollar White Russians... oh man! Granted, I doubt I will ever need to go back to Native, it was still fun. Shopping for a white dress this late in summer wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. So fun!!
I look forward to the near future of camping and a possible San Francisco trip... we'll see!
Until next time!!
This time last year I was starting my final semester of college at Point Loma Nazarene University. A year later, I have been with Experts Exchange for just over six months, paying students loans (1 done, 3 to go), wanting to go camping any and every free weekend I get and the proud mommy of the CUTEST puppy in the world, Lucy Juliet Seybert. Oh man how time changes things!
Without homework and with incredible co-workers, I get to do a lot of cool things I didn't get a chance to do before.
For example, Friday the marketing department had an all day off-site which was incredible. Even though we were working, it wasn't at the office and so it didn't feel like an all day meeting. A change of venue was so refreshing! It wasn't in a boring conference room at a hotel either... oh no. It was at Edna Valley Vineyard. It was BEAUTIFUL out there and SUCH a nice day! Floor to ceiling windows of views to the rows and rows of grape plants... BEAUTIFUL!
Then we were H2 limoed (yes... no joke) to Laetitia Winery for some tastings for the last hour of the day. What a great way to spend a Friday!! Did I mention the weather was perfect (close to 100) for the Laetitia bubbly? Oh yes, YES it was!!
Well to top of the night, a few of my co-workers and our boyfriends gathered at The Native Lounge for a White Party. It was SO much fun! We were all dressed in white (hence the name of the event) and there were three dollar White Russians... oh man! Granted, I doubt I will ever need to go back to Native, it was still fun. Shopping for a white dress this late in summer wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. So fun!!
I look forward to the near future of camping and a possible San Francisco trip... we'll see!
Until next time!!
EE Co-Workers
Dani, Me, Kristyn
Dani, Me, Kristyn
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Stuffed Red Peppers
This weekend Ryan and I went to Cambria to celebrate our one year anniversary. To try and stay on the straight and narrow with Weight Watchers, I made some Stuffed Red Peppers. They were DELISH!!!! If I do say so myself :o) Here's how I made 'em.
Noelle's Stuffed Peppers 
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Extra Lean Ground Beef (4% fat)
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice
A couple bell peppers (whole)
Pico De Gallo Salsa
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Slice the top off the pepper and carefully clean out the middle, removing all the seeds.
Brown the hamburger until it's ALMOST done
Cook the rice as per the directions on the box
Once the hamburger is ready, add the rice and the salsa and mix thoroughly
Then spoon the mixture into the peppers and pack firmly, without breaking the pepper
Put the peppers and their side in a over safe pan with tall sides
Fill a cookie sheet with some water and place the pepper pans in the water
Cover both sets of pans with aluminum foil but keep the sides open to vent the steam
Cook for 30 minutes and then remove, serve and enjoy!!
Until next time...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Fantastic Weight Watchers Snacks!
I just tried the Weight Watchers Mint Cookie Crisp bar and the 
Weight Watchers Season Ginger Snap cookies... OH MY GOSH! SO GOOD! 
The Mint Cookie Crisp bar is only one point and the Ginger Snaps are two. Great little pick me ups during the day and to stay on track with your Weight Watchers goals!
Weight Watchers Season Ginger Snap cookies... OH MY GOSH! SO GOOD! 
The Mint Cookie Crisp bar is only one point and the Ginger Snaps are two. Great little pick me ups during the day and to stay on track with your Weight Watchers goals!
When co-workers make Weight Watchers HARD
It happens in every office... the employee that loves to bake and bakes really well brings in CUPCAKES!Those who know me know that cupcakes are one of my MAJOR weaknesses... it's just sad how much I love them.
So how does one avoid cupcakes while on Weight Watchers? Grab your zero point snacks like bell peppers or carrots and a cup of coffee and WALK AWAY!
It was REAL hard to walk away, but I feel proud of myself for resisting.
Until the next temptation...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MEEEE!!!
Ryan and I have been together for a year today... that's CRAZY! So much has happened in this year and I couldn't be happier.
For our one year "gift" to each other (I'm not a huge fan of giving gifts because you've been together for a period of time) we're going to Cambria for the weekend to go wine tasting and just relax and get away. It will be so nice!
Here's a mini photo tour of our year together...
Until next year :)
For our one year "gift" to each other (I'm not a huge fan of giving gifts because you've been together for a period of time) we're going to Cambria for the weekend to go wine tasting and just relax and get away. It will be so nice!
Here's a mini photo tour of our year together...
Until next year :)
And the totals are in...
I had my first we
igh in with Weight Watchers was last night and it was SUCH a good experience. I lost FIVE POUNDS in a week! It was soo exciting and very motivating. I'm so much more into the program now wanting to keep working out and keeping with the points program. It truly WORKS and I love that. So easy with HUGE results. :)
Until next week...
igh in with Weight Watchers was last night and it was SUCH a good experience. I lost FIVE POUNDS in a week! It was soo exciting and very motivating. I'm so much more into the program now wanting to keep working out and keeping with the points program. It truly WORKS and I love that. So easy with HUGE results. :)Until next week...
Monday, July 27, 2009
When a person on Weight Watchers starts craving CHIPOTLE!
Lately I've been doing SO WELL on Weight Watchers. I am able to squeeeeze into some jeans I wasn't able to even get about my thighs last week and I am no longer STARVING all the time.
Well today I started CRAVING Chipotle like NOTHING else. The yummy tortilla, beans, rice, guacamole, steak, sour cream and everything else that makes Chipotle so AMAZING!!
*sigh* So I looked up the point values in a burrito using Chipotle Fan's Nutrition Calculator and then plugged the results into Weight Watchers points finder...
*drumroll*
26 POINTS!
Ugh... I get 22 in a day... but the 35 flex points are hardly used with me... soo maybe that's my way out every once and a while. :)
Here's the nutrition label for "my burrito". Burrito Bol, tortilla on the side, rice, black beans, steak, green salsa, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Until next time...
Well today I started CRAVING Chipotle like NOTHING else. The yummy tortilla, beans, rice, guacamole, steak, sour cream and everything else that makes Chipotle so AMAZING!!
*sigh* So I looked up the point values in a burrito using Chipotle Fan's Nutrition Calculator and then plugged the results into Weight Watchers points finder...
*drumroll*
26 POINTS!
Ugh... I get 22 in a day... but the 35 flex points are hardly used with me... soo maybe that's my way out every once and a while. :)
Here's the nutrition label for "my burrito". Burrito Bol, tortilla on the side, rice, black beans, steak, green salsa, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
| Nutrition Facts | |||||||||||
| Amount Per Serving | |||||||||||
| Calories 1115 | Cal from Fat 475 | ||||||||||
| % Daily Value* | |||||||||||
| Total Fat 51g | 78% | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Cholesterol 135mg | 45% | ||||||||||
| Sodium 2020mg | 84% | ||||||||||
| Total Carbs 105g | 35% | ||||||||||
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| Protein 59g | | ||||||||||
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| INGREDIENTS: Green Tomatillo Salsa,13" Tortilla,Rice,Black Beans,Cheese,Sour Cream,Guacamole (4oz),Steak (4oz) | |||||||||||
Until next time...
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