Bling - Paris style

So, this is absolutely hilarious. As we all know, Miss Paris Hilton is in luuuuv with her "on again, off again BFF's baby daddy brother." She has a new piece of bling with Benji Madden's initials....which just so happen to be Mrs. Preppy's initials. Maybe I think I need to add this accessory to my jewelery box. Or maybe not.

My RealAge

I am only 17??? On no.... Not only does this mean I am too young to vote, drink or get a rental car, I am not even allowed to get married! Mr. Accountant will not be very happy to find out that he is married to a minor.

This was pretty interesting. The man behind this is Oprah's health guru -- Dr. Oz.

Turns out that my RealAge is only about 2/3 of my real age.

What is your RealAge?

Me 101

This is making the blog rounds....



What accessories do you wear everyday? Engagement ring, wedding band, Yurman bracelets, Michele watch, diamond studs and diamond hoops


What is your beauty routine? Morning: shower, make-up, dry hair, get dressed, brush teeth
Night: brush teeth, wash face

What was the last item of clothing you bought? Skirt at Banana Republic

Do you use a dresser, closet, or both? BOTH! I wish I was able to have to closet all to myself, but I have to share. I then use the closet in the study, have a dresser in the study and then 1 lonesome drawer in my husband's dresser. That lone drawer is left over from before I moved in. He keeps threatening to take it back!

What type of earrings are in your ears right now? The diamond studs and hoops, referenced above.

What type of figure do you have? Average

Do you wear glasses? Only at work. Very cute black Gucci rectangular frames

What type of handbag do you carry? Right now, it is a black Longchamp

What is your ideal style? Classic and preppy

What jewelry are you wearing right now? Everything that was mentioned in above.

Do you wear knee-hi stockings? Actually, yes. I wear them all the time for work, when I have trousers on with heels. I prefer to call them trouser socks.

Do you have to wear matching lingerie? I used to like to match to what I was wearing, but that urge has passed

Do you wear makeup? Of course! I love lip gloss and mascara

Do you wear nightgowns? nope....

What outerwear do you put on when going out on a typical winter's day? Black, J Crew pea coat

What is your favorite perfume? anything that smells like gardenia

Is your motto "quality over quantity"? Yes, but Target and Old Navy occasionally have cute things

Do you wear rain boots? I have bright yellow ones!

Do you wear socks or slippers when your feet get cold? Slippers from our hotel in Maui

Do you have a set of travel luggage? Isn't all luggage for travel??? Yes, I have luggage.

If you are married, did you wear a veil with your wedding dress? Or course! Cathedral length. I loved everything about my veil.

Do you wear a watch? Yes, a Michele one on my right hand and I an right handed. Very odd.

What item of clothing always makes you feel extremely beautiful? Most recently, it would have to be my wedding gown.

What is your favorite type of yarn? I like cotton.... I do not like for things to be itchy or scratch me.

Do you prefer zippers or buttons? Buttons are cuter.

Boot Camp 101

I have been doing boot camp for a little over 1 week and I am LOVING it! I do half morning sessions, half evening sessions and it is defiantly something that I look forward to. There are different instructors, depending on when you attend, so there is always variety. In the mornings, we meet inside a mall.... so, as I am running past Banana Republic OR J Crew OR Victoria's Secret for the umpteenth time, I can begin to picture the clothes in my closet. Plus, I can see when they get cute, new stuff!

Since every session is a little bit different, you never have one part of your body that is sore.... you entire body is sore! But, I am one of those workout freaks that actually likes being sore after a good workout. It makes me feel like I am actually doing something.

Right now I am sitting on my couch with a glass of wine in hand, watching the Barbara Walters Oscar special. She just interviewed Vanessa Williams and she seemed to be one of the most honest actresses I have heard. Barbara asked her about how she maintains her 'look.' Vanessa was very upfront with it all -- Botox, multiple trainers, a special food delivery service, etc. I love how honest she was! Too many times these actresses act like they look like they do, without ever having to work at at. I love how she accepted the fact that looking a certain way does not come with simply good luck or good genes. Both of those things help, but you also have to work at getting that way.

Off to make dinner.... pan seared tilipia, couscous and salad. I am trying to get fish into our diet at least 3X a week.

Idol and Boot Camp

This is my favorite female Idol:

Plus, I have always thought that if I was an African American woman I would want hair like hers. I think I could rock the curly do.....

I just got back from boot camp.... and I will be back there again in exactly 8 hours. Sheesh... Update #2 will come after the next ass kicking.

Boot Camp - Day 1

So, last night was the the first boot camp session. I pick up Allison, leaving plenty of time to make the 5 minute drive to where the camp was taking place. Well.... as soon as I pick her up, I realize that I forgot my yoga mat. We had to have the mats because the session takes place in a huge church parking lot, and if I was going to be doing push-ups and such on concrete, I needed to mat. I DASH back to my place and we make it to the church with minutes to spare....until we get lost in the parking lot. Don't laugh. This place is huge..... one of the largest church's I have even seen. So, we begin to panic because in the class instructions it clearly stated that YOU WERE NOT TO BE LATE. And here we are.... Day 1... late.

Luckily, we were able to slip in just in time to hear, "time to run your mile!" And we were off..... (To give you an idea about how large the church it, one lap around the parking lot was the mile) We finish the mile, and the order that you finish dictates your fitness groups for the rest of the class. The first 10 that finish are in group 1, second 10 are in group 2 and so on. We were in group 4 of 9... not too shabby.

We immediately begin with reps of cherry pickers and some other jumping move.... 10 cherry pickers and 10 of the other thing.... 9 cherry pickers and 9 of the other thing.... etc... after that out group does some sort of shuffle exercise, 2 different exercises of 20 reps and you do both sets 3 times.

The entire class consisted of fast paced exercises of that nature. At one point, we were doing some sort of arm exercise while lying on your stomach and the drill sargent threatened to step on your fingers if your hands touched the ground. Hard core.

There were a couple of times where we thought we were going to throw up and / or pass out. BUT, other than that... it was great! Seriously, I was not as sore today as I thought I was going to be. I really liked the class and I am looking forward to tomorrow night. Tomorrow we have to bring weights, so I am guessing that we will focus on arms. 1 day down, but I think this is going to be a great experience.

Down and give me 50!

I am someone that eats relatively decent and I work out most of the time BUT there always seems to be that lingering weight around my mid-section. I know that is normal, but I do not like it! As much as I run and workout, that area should be non existent. Hopefully this will do something about my mid-section.

BlueBird and I have signed up for the month long Jay Johnson Fitness Bootcamp. If you recognize him, it is because that he is on the Making of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader show… he kicks their butts into shape! Maybe I will look like a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader when this is all over. OR maybe I will hardly be able to get out of bed. We shall see.

The program is set up for you to attend a minimum of 3X a week, but we plan on attending 5X a week -- 2 sessions after work, 2 before work, and Saturday morning. Sunday will be our day of rest.

I will report back tomorrow and let you know how tonight goes.

Blah Saturday

The weather here is wet and crappy. Not exactly raining, but more than a drizzle. Mr. Accountant is at the office so... I have already worked out, now I am watching The OC rereuns on Soap net and I am gaving lunch with best friend Sarah.

I was catching up on blog comment reading from the past week and I ran across this crazy site. (I think Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S. posted a comment about this site.... but I am not sure.) The true office confessions is pretty funny. It is nice to read that other people have the same thoughts you do!

http://www.truebrideconfessions.com/

I got Mr.Accountant Wii Guitar Hero for Valentine's Day, so I think our evening will consist of takeout and Wii fun! I have been wanting to try Libby's recipe for BBQ Beef sandwiches, so that might be on the menu for tonight...

My V-Day gift to him:

His to me: (the black one)

Have a nice weekend!