Eye of the Tiger

As you all know it is the last day of June, where has half my summer gone?! Oh yeah, school. Blahhh. It is also the last day I have to kick it into high gear and ensure seeing 149 on the scale tomorrow. So this is what my schedule is looking like today:

Class 9:15-12:30, Gym [back, biceps, and legs + cardio] 1:00-3:00, Mani-Pedi [gotta treat yourself to something right?] 4:00-5:30, Dinner, Ashtanga [yoga] 7:00-8:30

In other news, Sarah [@ creatingsarah] gave me a wonderful award yesterday :]

Facts of the Day:

1. My name is Amanda, and I was born on December 23^rd…because of this I commonly get the “oh here’s your birthday slash Christmas present”

2. I attended the University of Pittsburgh [Pitt] for two years before I transferred back home, I loved Pitt but I was having some serious issues that needed to be taken care of and I also missed my family a lot.

3. Speaking of family, I have one sister, Melanie, who is two years younger than me. I call her lemlem because she wrote melmel on a fogged car window when we were little and it read lemlem once we were actually inside the car [it stuck].

4. I played field hockey and lacrosse for my highschool until I broke my talus at the end of junior year rendering me incapable of running :[

5. I am currently finishing up my pre-requisites to apply to Thomas Jefferson University’s two year nursing program for my BSN. I would like to go to law school afterwards and become a malpractice/medical lawyer.

6. One of my favorite bands is the Fall of Troy, sadly they recently decided to end the band [on a mutual/good note]. One of their songs “Laces out, Dan!” inspired my blog name.

7. I scrapbook basically my entire life, just so I don’t forget anything [especially when I’m older] haha

It’s been a slow start for me on blogger, but I’d like to thank the four fabulous girls who follow my blog [even though most if not all have already gotten this award], thanks for the support you guys!

Sarah @ Creating the me I've always wanted to be

Taylor @ Tay’s Life

Amber @ The Shrinking Girl

and Steph

Tip the Scale Tuesday

151.2

I was 150.8 yesterday. My goal was to be in the forties by July first, so if I bust my ass for the next few days I think I can make it. I have to be in a bathing suit this weekend, which makes me nervous but I guess is also pretty motivating. I'm hoping July fourth weekend doesn't completely derail my healthy eating, which I have a feeling it might seeing as I will [a] be away and [b] attending various cookouts and parties.

Fact of the Day: I watch Chelsea Lately every night during the week at 11 on E!, and have been for two years. Along with being down right hilarious it is also, sadly, one of my main sources of news. If you're looking for a good read and/or laugh I highly recommend all three of her books, they're a riot.

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

Today marks the 3rd month of my new relationship. While this number may seem insignificant to most, to me it is basically a milestone. In order to understand why there’s about 5 years of information you need to know.

I am a “sex addict”. Not a “oh I cheated on my famous wife so I’m gonna pretend I have a sex problem” addict, or a “I love sex so much I’m going to sleep with a million random strangers” addict. More of a serial sex addict; I sleep with the same men frequently for lengthy periods of time. I didn’t practice this kind of sex because I felt bad about myself and needed confirmation that I was attractive from guys. I did it because I craved sex and I felt powerful using guys as objects [a role reversal if you will]. My ability to have sexual relations with men while remaining completely unattached is something unparalleled by most women, and is not necessarily something that I am proud of.

Some of you might be reading this thinking that I am a slut or something along those lines, but in my defense I have never had a one night stand, nor slept with anyone less than 5 times. In fact I spent five years sleeping with the same guy, again not something I am exactly bragging about. But I do feel it holds me to a higher degree of self-respect than most of the girls I know who sleep around. In fact, my boyfriend was one of these guys; I slept with him for over a year before we started dating. Naturally, I shut down any feelings I started to feel for him knowing one of my rules: once a guy sleeps with you he will not date you. Another one of my rules is if he cheats with you, he’ll cheat on you, along with the standard “once a cheater always a cheater”. I’ve only had three boyfriends [all lasted less than 5 months] due to unwillingness to commit. I cheated on all of them.

My boyfriend, Mike, was the exception to my first rule and I want to be the exception to number three. After coming home from school and being treated for depression [months before we started dating] I began discussing some of these issues with my therapist. I realized that I couldn’t continue living that way and maybe I was just doing this because I was afraid to get hurt? This is where the story brightens up, apparently my moving back to Philly from Pittsburgh made Mike realize how he felt about me, needless to say I felt the same way. A few months after my return home I got a love confession and the rest is history.

Michael is the best boyfriend I could ever imagine; romantic without being overly cheesy, hilarious, down to earth. He compliments me constantly and makes me feel like the prettiest girl that ever existed. Did I mention I am 120% comfortable around him? [And yes that means in every aspect you can imagine if you know what I’m saying haha]. Oh and the sex is phenomenal of course! I never thought I would be able to feel this way about someone, but it’s better than I could ever imagine. I love him and I know that if I were to lose him I would never find anyone who would treat me better. So for his sake and my own I have made a complete 180 and my [love] life is on a whole new path :]

[Okay, romantic and overly divulging blog is over. Kinda can’t believe I spilled all of that stuff, I hope you guys don’t think of me any differently.]

Fact of the Day: Today is my three month anniversary with my wonderful boyfriend, Mike. I like to refer to him as my snugglepuss [my favorite out of a long list of nauseatingly hilarious pet names]. So yeah, this is us down below!

Finals in July?!

that's right, I have a final this thursday [July first]. On the bright side that means I only have four days left of summer class! I can't wait to finally start enjoying my summer and be done with chemistry. Today is gonna be filled with studying, homework, and lab reports. woohoo.

Fact of the Day: I have two cats, both adopted after the death of my 13 year old cat 2 years ago. At first I didn't want another cat, it felt like I was trying to replace Fluffy [creative name right? I was 6 when I got her haha] which would be an impossible task since she was one of a kind. However, I finally decided that it would be great to adopt a cat that otherwise would have no home. When I went to the cat rescue I immediately fell in love with a little tuxedo kitten, but then I saw an older cat in a bottom crate that was just as cute. I was torn, I knew that someone would adopt a kitten but who would want a five year old cat? The solution, adopt both!

Fluffy, what a cute fatty :]

Sampson [left] and Jasper

Lets Get the Facts

today was pretty boring so i'll just throw out a fast review:

home at 3 a.m., woke up at 12, gym [chest & tri's], world cup loss, dinner, laundry

like i said, nothing exciting.

anyway, i decided to do a daily "fact" about myself to spice up my blog a little bit and let you guys get to know me better :]

Fact of the Day: I am obsessed with hockey, specifically Flyers hockey [since i am from philadelphia]. I've had season tickets ever since i've been born and to me it is the best sport there is. with that said....only 104 days til the start of the 2010-2011 season!

my dad and I at playoff game 5 of the legendary Flyers-Bruins series

There's a First Time For Everything!

so this is my first post on blogger and i'm not quite sure how this all works.

my name is Amanda, I'm currently a college student about to start my junior year in a few months. the past few years have been crazy for me and i'm basically blogging to put my haps and mishaps into words. this we'll probably also be somewhat of a weightloss blog [but not obsessive], more so just a tracking of my weight week to week.

looking for some new friends and probably some site advice :]