I can’t even lie. I’m kind of addicted to Pepsi. I’ve cut down a lot lately, I use to be able to drink 2+ cans a day. I’ve been trying to stop drinking pop (not, soda!) but it’s hard. I get super bad caffeine headaches and I don’t drink coffee or anything else so I’m not getting any caffeine. I’ve been drinking tons and tons more water and only really have one can a day. I don’t do diet, I dont do caffeine free or any of that other nonsense. I know that if I just stopped drinking it, I would be a lot healthier and I would probably lose some of this awful weight I’ve been carrying the past few years.

Oh Pepsi, I both love and hate you. What is a girl to do? I guess I should be glad it’s not like cigarettes or freaking crack, but still.

What do you have a love/hate relationship with?

My interview yesterday went smashingly. I’m pretty awesome at these things, well when it comes to nanny interviews. Kids and babies love me and parents love that they love me. So I’m picking up extra hours with this new family which will put me at around 40-45 hours for a 4 day work week. I’m really excited because I’ve been feeling so strapped for cash lately, with paying off vacations and then gas. I feel like all my money has been coming in and going right back out. Now I should be good for all vacation expenses (flights, tickets to parks, food, clothes and whatever else) and still feel like I have money for gas and other things that I need and might pop up.

I’m spending tonight in. I’m pretty tired so I think it is a good thing. Hopefully, tomorrow the weather will agree and I can take Edie to the puppy park for the first time! Of course, pictures to follow.

Have a great weekend!

I’m going to see McDreamy in Made of Honor tonight with the lovely, Jenn. Getting yummy food and if I can talk her into it (which will be so hard I’M SURE) going to get ice cream!

Saturday I will be meeting Jessica and Kayleigh for the first time tomorrow. Alcohol will be flowing. Should be a fabulous night.

I also need to finish getting together my package for my favorite Canadian and pooch. Ben, promise it’s going out Monday. My three PIF winners, yours also will be going out Monday. GET EXCITED.

Also, that new moisturizer? Big fail. Doesn’t moisturize well and leaves me looking pasty. Not a fan. It will be going back to Sephora. Any other moisturizer recommendations?

As always, puppy pictures this weekend. I know you are dying to see MORE pictures of my pupperoo.

This is where you tell me your weekend plans.

Go.

- I finally seen The Darjeeling Limited. I loved it. You should see it if you haven’t.

- Miley Cyrus is really annoying. Of course, people are going to get all worked up over a photo of her backless, covered with a sheet, a head of touseled hair and pouty lips. She’s 15 years old has millions of fans that are practically babies. I don’t care who shot it, they (Disney, Vanity Fair, her people, parents, etc.) had to have known it wouldn’t be well received  - artsy or not. I couldn’t careless honestly, but I’m just sick of seeing it as *BREAKING NEWS*! If by miracle you haven’t heard about this or seen the picture, Jenn has it up on her blog. What do you think?

- I’m going to Florida in a month and a half! Time to step up the dieting and exercise game. Seriously. I need to look hot for Mickey Mouse. Ew that sounds dirty.

- I slept horribly last night. I woke up and felt like I had just went to sleep. Then I get to work and the kids have colds. Awesome. I love those little germ magnets, but they better not get me sick.

- This weekend I get to see my favorite blogger BFF! We always have an awesome time when we go out. We are kind of ridiculous so look out Chicago.

- Final word on Bright Light, Big Ass? Not thrilled on it and had to kind of push myself through it. Loved Bitter is the New Black though. I definitely recommend the latter. I’m hoping her new book is more like Bitter. Next up is Eat Pray Love. Heard some mixed reviews so I had to check it out myself.

I think that is it. Pretty sure I will be taking a nap when the kids go down this afternoon. I’m exhausted.

Care to share your randomness?

Go for it.

I’m considering this to be a successful weekend so far.

Friday I went to a family party for the family I work for. Met a super amazing celebrityish person, which I will elaborate on another day.

Saturday I ate far too much food, walked it off around Wicker Park. Found people who work at Akira to be quite annoying. Still felt full hours later. Spent the night in and trying to catch up on my reader.

Today, I am finishing up Bright Lights, Big Ass. I’m not loving it as much as Bitter is the New Black, which I devoured in one sitting, but it’s alright. I bought a gigantic bag of m&m’s. Cuddled my pupperoo. I will be making some pasta later. ANTM marathons have been on all weekend. I have at least 2 movies to watch with boyfriend later.

How’s has your weekend been so far?

Karl Lagerfeld is set to be immortalized in a…video game? Yes, you heard correctly. In the 4th installment of Grand Theft Auto which is set to drop April 29th, you can cruise around, steal cars and listen to Karl dj. While he won’t be a real character, the game’s radio station K109 The Studio will have Karl dj on air. They even had him pick his favorite dance and electronic songs to be feature. Of course, it wouldn’t be complete without some Karl Lagerfeld commentary sprinkled in.

Rockstar Games portrait of Karl Lagerfeld.

Now how about that?

First off, thank so much everyone for all your comments on my last post. I’m sure I will be bothering you all eventually for critiques, suggestions and editing. No, seriously, you will probably regret offering your help

As you all know, the lovely Jenn of Free and Flawed has been slaving away at putting together this delicious meet up for all us Chicago bloggy people. It just so happens that it is suppose to be Saturday! We have been hoping for some beautiful weather and crossing our fingers and toes for no rain, but it seems we have been foiled. I think rescheduling is inevitable. Should you be interested, if you have not yet commented on Jenn’s entry, what are you waiting for?!

I registered for fall classes today. I will be going Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 8:00-2:00. Classes are Math, Psych, Ethics, Mass Communications and Speech. I’m glad I got that out of the way.

My parking ticket was for street cleaning. Street cleaning days are freaking stupid.

Lollapalooza line up was released a few days ago. Pretty sure I will be stalking Mark Ronson all weekend. Radiohead, Kanye, Brand New, Explosions in the Sky, Spank Rock, Chromeo, The Weakerthans, Santogold are just a few of the people I’m looking forward to seeing.

Edie decided she wanted to sleep with her face in the crook of my neck and shoulder while we slept last night.  My puppy is adorable.

You all need to read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Some people caught the Australia reference. Gold stars for you! It’s my favorite children’s book. Although, I would love to go there. Chris said it all - koala bears!

It’s Wednesday, people! We are halfway there.

And just because I’m in the mood - here is some Justin for you.

Rock Your Body & Like I Love You

Skippy peanut buttter is better than Jif peanut butter.

Creamy, of course.

Discuss.

Does anyone know if mailing gift cards require extra postage? I still need to get to the post office to mail the three gift cards to the winners from my contest because I fail at life. I just don’t know if it would be fine with a regular stamp or if it’s more. I’ve never mailed out one before. Help meee.

Also, does anyone have any tips on getting pups to stop nipping so much? Edie gets very excited and likes to chew, bite and nip. My hands are so scratched up from her sharp little teeth! I tell her No! but she is still a 10 week old puppy, so she doesn’t listen very well. I’m planning on signing her up for puppy classes in the next few weeks. My puppy is going to Kindergarten!

Tomorrow, I will be announcing another contest. I need some help with something and since you freaders are so creative and fabulous, I’m turning to you. Of course, you will be handsomely rewarded. With what? I’m still unsure, but I think think of something amazingly awesome.

It is motherfucking walk off! Please watch this video. If you love Tim Gunn as much as I do, you will love this. Christian is annoying as hell through most of it, but Tim makes up for it!

I am a big fan of lists. When I found out NaBloPoMo was going monthly starting with March and the theme was lists, I emailed Mrs. Kennedy and was like sign me up! So everyday in the month I will be adding a list to each entry. Now if people hate lists, hate me, hate what I write or don’t write, that’s fine…keep on scrolling in your reader until April. I’m just making it know that there will be lists, and plenty of them at that!

I suppose this whole entry could be considered a list of random things but I’m going to share another one anyway.

Movies I plan on watching today:
Oceans 11 (the original)
Paris Je T’aime (I already watched half!)
Gone Baby Gone

I finally got out of the house yesterday. I had to run to Target for a “few things”, of course those “few things” ran me about $90. You know how it goes with Target. Well that doesn’t include the stuff I buy for my family now, because my mother can’t be bothered anymore since she is almost home free. That is another entry entirely though, which will be coming soon.

Anyway, I picked up a movie I have been wanting to see for awhile: Paris, je  t’aime

I can’t wait to sit down and watch it. Could I be on  French movie kick? Seriously. This is obviously the closest I am going to get to Paris, until I either 1) come upon some money somehow or 2) get a real job.

Then of course, boyfriend and I had to hit up the classiest of the classy restaurants, Hooters. Shut up. If you have ever had wings there, you wouldn’t have anything to say. Plus, the cheese fries! Good lord, the cheese fries! Tell me why I go there yesterday and the decide to change things up? This girl brings out these nasty seasoned fries and are most definitely not the carb-y goodness that I go to that place for.  Even the jalapeño cheese could not save them from their awfulness. Hooters, you are not my friend until you bring back my french fries and I am AWESOME. You want me as your friend.

After a disappointing meal that left me craving french fries still, we went home where William helped me seperate a big bag of Starbursts into 2 baggies, pinks and reds in one and yellows and oranges in another. I only will eat the pink and reds, him being the amazing boyfriend that he is, takes all the other ones off my hands. That is love, people. He gives up all the pink and red Starbursts for me, when we all know, those are the best! We also started to watch I’m Not There but by 8:30, I was falling asleep. The sickie-ness is still not completely gone. Almost, but not quite. So far, what I have noticed is Cate Blanchett is amazing in it though!

Thank you all for the well wishes and and the new sites to check out. Stuff White People Like is probably the best blog ever. Thanks Erin and CDP for that!  Happy Tuesday! Yay for short weeks!