Category Archives: Personal

My First Diet Cheat – I Couldn’t Help it, I was Hungry, Okay??

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Rory

I did so good on my diet this week. I went to the gym every day, and I was able to stay below 1,000 calories. When I weighed myself on Thursday, I was down two pounds, which is nothing in the … Continue reading →

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How to Reduce the Fat in Ground Beef – and Save Money Too!

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Rory

When it comes to deciding whether or not food is still good to eat, some people live by the motto: “When in doubt, throw it out.” I am not one of those people. No, I’m more of a “smell test” type … Continue reading →

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I’m Finally Coming Out of a Mardi Gras-induced Haze

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Rory

I survived my first Mardi Gras! Now that all is said and done, I can definitely say that I’m a fan. At first I wasn’t sure how much I really liked it, because of the whole “begging” and rejection aspect of the parades, … Continue reading →

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How to Make Sugar-free Powdered Sugar

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Rory

I was pretty surprised when I learned that you can actually make powdered sugar! It was something that had never crossed my mind, but one day I was looking up sugar-free glaze recipes and I stumbled upon this page and it was like WHOA…MY MIND … Continue reading →

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The perfect New Orleans day

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rory

Yesterday was such a great day! After I did a little work in the morning, Dave, his son, and I went to Dat Dog for lunch. It’s one of my favorite places to eat in New Orleans. They have all different types of sausages, … Continue reading →

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Feeling slightly better today

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Rory

Today I felt a bit better than I did yesterday, but not much. My hangover was gone, obviously, but I woke up this morning feeling like I had a cold. I took some more Alka Seltzer Cold and that seemed … Continue reading →

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Is Mardi Gras over yet?

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Rory

It’s been so long since I’ve gone day drinking that I forgot how bad I am at it! Yesterday I went with Dave to watch the parades. We started drinking at 1:30, and by 3 I was pretty drunk.  I had a … Continue reading →

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First Mardi Gras parade in the books

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Rory

I had so much fun at my first Mardi Gras parade. It was kind of weird at first – basically these floats are passing by and you shout out “Throw me something!” and then the people on the float throw … Continue reading →

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Going to my first Mardi Gras parade!

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Rory

I only have time for a quick post tonight (why the hell did I commit to a post a day?!). I had a semi-productive day today. I worked really hard until 2, then I met my friend at the mall … Continue reading →

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It was So Much Easier when I Lived Alone!

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Rory

I swear, it is so much harder to lose weight when you live with someone! The last time I was on a major diet I lived alone. It was pretty easy for me to avoid temptation – I didn’t buy any food … Continue reading →

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