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Big Fat Lie.

November 16, 2010 10 Comments

The first time I did it, I told my self never again. Life lesson had been learned.

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But then there was that second time. I slipped. It happens. I swore to myself it was the last time. If I hadn’t learned my lesson the first time around, the second time surely was the final straw.

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Or so I thought.

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Today, I went against my word. I broke that promise to myself.

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Today, for the third time in my life, I did the unthinkable.

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Today, I signed up for a gym membership.

Oh dear.

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What the heck?

November 11, 2010 15 Comments

Some of you may be wondering where the heck I’ve been for the past weeks and what the heck I’ve been doing.

I’ll give you some hints.

Thoughts?

A couple months back, the BF got an awesome job offer to transfer with his existing company to good ole’ Charlotte, NC. Since then, approximately 93% of my time has been dedicated to helping him get ready for the big move (which officially occurred at 4:30 AM this morning).

While I’m very sad and distraught over him moving, I’m also excited and hopeful that everything will work out. I don’t want to bore you all with the emotional roller coaster that I’ve been on the past couple of months, so that’s all I’m going to say about it. Just be ready for a lot of airplane blogging and Charlotte restaurant hopping 🙂

I’ve already purchased 11 (I wish I were kidding) Groupons to give us incentive to explore different areas in the city 😀

And now I’m off to prepare for tomorrow’s competition…stay tuned!

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How co-workers can make or break your workday

November 4, 2010 9 Comments

After running lunch errands the other day, I returned to my desk to see:

My very first Operation-You-Are-Awesome post-it! 😉

Not only am I awesome, but….

Now you’re just giving me a big head… and lord knows my head is already abnormally large…

And what’s that in my drawer of random food and junk?

Come closeeerrrr:

Haha…. why thank you. Given the amount of food I keep at my desk, you’d think I was an even bigger deal…

Miss June?

Never gets old!

And under the giant container of oats I keep at my desk:

42 ounces of oats at your fingertips at all times = necessary.

And my personal favorite was found in my top desk drawer…

What, you don’t keep 50 single serve packets of blackberry preserves in your desk??

I surrrrrre do 😀

Ramblings, Recipes, Slow Cookin

Some like it hot

November 3, 2010 6 Comments

There is a small portion of the population out there that crave heat in their food. These are the people who actually enjoy the runny nose you inevitably get when eating something hot. The people who know when others say something is “hot” it won’t even phase them because of their extreme tolerance for heat. The people who’ve contemplated carrying around a bottle of hot sauce in their purse/bookbag/car. The people who have found a way to incorporate buffalo sauce in to breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. The people who constantly get asked “you put hot sauce on that?!”

You know who you are.

This recipe is for you.

I bring you slow-cooked buffalo chicken sandwiches:

When I first stumbled upon this recipe, I KNEW it was destiny. Buffalo chicken dip is a staple in my circle of friends and family, so how could a buffalo chicken sandwich NOT be amazing?

Simple answer. If you like hot food, you will love this sandwich.

The recipe was very easy to throw together.

Throw the following into a plastic baggie to marinate overnight:

4 raw skinless boneless chicken breasts
3/4 of a Quart (24 ounces) buffalo wing sauce (use your favorite brand–we used Gionino’s, of course)
1 package dry ranch salad dressing mix

The next morning toss the marinated chicken into a crockpot, and cook on low for 6 hours. Once the chicken is cooked, pull the breasts out of the crockpot and shred them up with two forks. Toss the meat back in and then add:

2 tablespoons butter
8 ounces of buffalo wing sauce (which is the remainder of the quart)

Cook for one hour more, and then serve on top of a toasted kaiser roll.

To make the sandwich even more amazing, add some pepper jack cheese.

Awwwwww yeeahhhhhhh.

WARNING: Things may get a little sloppy. But true hot sauce lovers like to become one with their food, am I right? 😀

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Just call me Miss June

October 21, 2010 17 Comments

One of the great things about being in public accounting is that we are encouraged to network our little hiney’s off. When I came back to the Akron area, I started looking for a networking group to join. At first I attended the standard accounting networking groups, but I was feeling less than motivated. Oftentimes at these meetings you will exchange business cards with the attendees at your table and do a 30-second commercial on who you are and what you do in your career. At one of my first meetings, I did just this and as I turned to hand my business card to the old man in the blue suit sitting next to me he held up his hand to stop me and said “No thanks.”

Are you kidding me?

Needless to say, that was the LAST time I ever attended a meeting for that group. A couple months later, I stumbled on the Knowledgeable Network of Women (KNOW), which is a program of the Greater Akron Chamber. As I walked into the lobby for my first KNOW meeting I was immediately taken aback by the energy that exuberated from the room. Tons of women from all types of career backgrounds crammed into a lobby talking, laughing, and getting to know each other. THIS was the type of group I needed. No old men in blue suits to refuse my business cards, but rather a group of 300+ women all genuinely interested in getting to know you and helping you to achieve success in any way they could.

Women helping women. It doesn’t get any more awesome than that!

Over the years, I have become more and more involved in the KNOW in Akron, and I am very excited to say that I will serve as the chair of the group for 2011! As such, I was included in the 2011 calendar (on the centerfold, no less).

Just call me Miss June 😀

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