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week in the life: weekend highlights

I went the healthy route on Friday's breakfast, eating strawberries and leftover veggies. Of course no breakfast would be complete without listening to my girls' messages on Voxer and reading blogs on Google Reader.

My sister decided to make grilled cheese sandwiches for us. We only had three slices of bread left in the fridge so we barely ate a whole sandwich. Luckily we had tomato soup so we added that into the mix and voila, a complete meal to enjoy.

Since my plan was to go party on Saturday, I kept it low-key, which meant sipping on hot green tea and catching up on the latest episodes of Bob's Burgers (surprisingly a hilarious animated show).

Saturday morning consisted of eggs (with shredded cheese), bacon and strawberries. This isn't the healthiest breakfast but after finishing up a gruesome workout, my only goal was to make a quick and simple meal.

I was supposed to head off to Point Pleasant beach for a friend's birthday but for unfortunate reasons, I couldn't go. Instead I hung out with sibs and watched movies (Big Daddy & Talladega Nights) as we ate Boston Market takeout.

I had Boston Market leftovers for breakfast - still tasted delicious as the night before!

Finally I got the chance to clean up the office so that my sister could move in with her stuff. It took me literally all night but I got the job done and it feels so good.

Since I had dinner for breakfast, I decided why not have breakfast for dinner, or brinner as it's called (courtesy of Scrubs). I made Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes and covered it in maple syrup and butter.

A full moon was present on Sunday night. I brought out my DSLR camera to capture it. It looks better here than what my Lumix point and shoot camera could ever take.

I changed the lenses on the camera and zoomed in as close as I could. The moon looked so pretty and magical. I swear I could look at the moon and stars for hours. I seriously need to invest in a telescope and possibly name a star after me (so corny but totally got the idea from A Walk to Remember haha). 

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TODAY: I worked on a project that will technically lead to all the other projects I've been brainstorming inside my head. I also started reading a new book that has been in my reading list for years now, The Watchmen. I never watched the movie because I wanted to read the graphic novel first. I'm hoping to read a chapter a day so that by next week, I'll be done. I forgot how I kept a goal to read 12 books before my next birthday. Better start at it now!

week in the life: thursday highlights

For breakfast, I made myself an egg, cheese, and turkey sandwich with coffee on the side. I used my brother's mug since mine still had to be washed.

Mom decided to come over for a visit, which usually means she'll spend hours cleaning up the place (even when you tell her NO!). She always thinks the house is messy, even when it's clean so I don't even bother arguing with her anymore. I just do what she says and take the complaining with a smile.

I did manage to sit my mom down to watch this Oprah special on her visit to India. I do love me some Oprah and her visit to India was great to watch, especially when she sat down with families and women of different caste systems to talk about life. I definitely recommend it to anyone interested.

Since I missed out on Wednesday's Insanity workout, I had this crazy idea of doing both yesterday & today's workout on the SAME day! Luckily the first workout was only 30 minutes long and was all about strength training. I'm not really flexible so I feel like I have a hard time doing these strength workouts than cardio based ones. Hopefully by the end of this, I'm both strong and flexible. Please excuse my chipped away nail polish on my toes.. I haven't had time to give myself a pedicure.

I made myself lunch with this amazing chicken salad. I added all kinds of vegetables I could find in the fridge. Quite satisfying and filling!

Then me and the siblings sat down to watch the movie 'We Brought a Zoo'. My favorite quote from the movie has to be when Matt Damon is giving advice to his son about a girl his son likes: "You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it."

After the movie, I went back to working out again to another Insanity video. It was hard and by the time it was over, I was lying on the floor with my shirt covered in sweat. The shirt in the photo is indeed the one I'm talking about - I had to yank it off myself. In the end it will all be worth it... right!?!

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To check out more photos from the rest of 'Week in the Life' posts, click on the appropriate day:

MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY

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TODAY: I was up all night cleaning the office that my whole schedule for today got messed up. Luckily the office looks amazingly spotless and I can start crafting again. My sister's desk and computer is already stationed in too. A few more things to set up before the big reveal. Hence the reason behind today's late post. I'm hoping I get back in my regular schedule by tomorrow and finish up the last Week in the Life post.

week in the life: wednesday highlights

I wake up and the first thing I do is check my iPhone for emails, photos, tweets. It's a bad habit but the light from the phone keeps me from falling back to sleep. While on Instagram I found this illustration, which credits www.jameshance.com. I love Star Wars and Disney's UP and this has to be the cutest combination ever!

I guess I spent a little too much time on the internet because I was late to volunteer. Usually I like to make a cup of coffee to bring with me but I only managed to drink a small glass of OJ.

I wasn't too excited for the rain but at least my car got rid of all the dirt and pollen it was covered in.

Finally at the hospital and ready to work my four hour shift.

I only had about 4 hrs of sleep so you can imagine how tired and exhausted I was. My calves were aching the whole day, I barely could walk upstairs (damn you Insanity workouts!). I felt like I was hungover at work. I got my reward in the end though: two slices of pizza (mushroom & philly cheese steak) that one of the doctors brought for the entire staff.

Bored while filling up gas in the car. It's been four years since I got my baby.. I love him!

For dinner I had microwavable noodles with veggies. It's actually really good (from Costco), not sure if it's healthy though.

I've been biting my nails nonstop so I figured I'd give myself a little manicure.

Before heading to bed, I washed the dishes. Of course the manicure I gave myself was pointless but glad the sink looks clean and usable again.

week in the life: tuesday highlights

I wake up to a very gloomy morning but I wasn't going to let the weather get in the way of a good early start to the day.

I never really take photos of my surroundings but since I was using both sides of the stove to make breakfast, I figured this would be the perfect time.

I couldn't help it and added cheddar cheese to my eggs. Oh and that bowl of strawberries is actually strawberries on top of greek yogurt. I went a little overboard on strawberries but it was a serving of fruit for the day. And coffee was a must because I was still sleepy (my sleeping schedule still hasn't normalized just yet).

And just like that the day goes from gloomy to bright and sunny! This is another view from my backyard.

After working out to Insanity, my sister cooked me lunch while I made salads for us. We usually sit by the TV in the living room but I figured why not sit at the dining table and actually talk for once.

Luckily our talk led us to start on a DIY home decor project we've been always talking about doing. Of course we clashed on how to do it.. I chose the brainstorm and organized way while she wanted to 'DO IT!', as Nike would say (her words haha). I went with my way and the end results look amazing! I can't wait to show the final results soon.

Insanity workouts have been kicking my butt and it's only been three days! I treated myself to a Lush bath with this honey scented bath bomb.

A guilty pleasure of mine.. these potato chips from Target.

Me & sis made our brother put all the junk food on the top shelf. Good news? Us shorties can't reach that shelf. Bad news? He can!

I found this photo on Instagram (@ifollowtheworld) - cute, sad, and funny all at the same time!

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This time I only got 13 photos for the day. I could have had more but I'm using the home decor DIY photos for another post. To see more photos, check out my Flickr page or Monday's post.

week in the life: monday do-over highlights

Good morning! I woke up early feeling refreshed and back to my normal happy self.

I'm alone most of the day so I don't have anyone taking photos of me. While cutting vegetables I found a way to take photos from a third person perspective with my iPhone!

Breakfast included a delicious burrito (inside: egg, peppers, mushrooms, and onions with a hint of lemon juice) and some much needed coffee to start the day.

It seems like the garbage pick-up men might read my blog because another week of the garbage can standing up and close to the curb we left it on.

My favorite part of the house, partly because it's always looking clean.

It's day two of my Insanity workout. I like to stretch on my own for 5-10 minutes before the workout or else I won't be able to get out of bed the next morning.

I brought this new polka-dot shirt from Forever 21 last week (as part of my polka-dot obsession hunt). The material is so light and loose, I can see myself wearing all the time!

Target has become one of my favorite places to shop because it has everything. I always wanted to take a photo of this display but didn't want to look crazy in front of people. Well guess who was the crazy short girl stopping in front of the main entrance to take this photo? (I did get weird looks from the employees.)

I got bored waiting for my sister and took a picture of a nearby tree. Thank you Instagram for making it look bright and alive.

My bestie somehow convinced me to get Five Guys for dinner. Thank god I worked out before so I didn't feel too guilty.

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I got a total of 20 good shots for Monday.. exactly what I was hoping for! I even wrote out a detailed version of my day with awesome quotes and hilarious chats with sibs and bestie. This do-over was totally worth it! If you'd like to see more photos, check out my Flickr page.