tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69525257882130224412024-03-20T21:08:39.075-05:00THIS is TARRANMy life && the crazy events, ideas, & thoughts within it!THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-30628060193086268732011-02-17T15:34:00.002-06:002011-02-17T15:42:32.956-06:00Starting "The Plan"Alright... So a few things you need to know about <span style="font-weight:bold;">"The Plan"</span>:<br />1. I made it, it's designed for me.<br />2. The plan is to go for 1 whole month (30 days).<br />3. The goal is 15 pounds by 3/20!<br />4. I will be weighing in on 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 & 3/20!<br /><br />So... I am sure you are now begging the question WHAT IS THE PLAN???<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Plan-</span><br />1. 1450 calories/day<br />2. 2500 g sodium/day<br />3. Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred 1x/day<br />4. Gym work out @ least 4x/week<br />5. 1 Family walk (1 mile)/week<br /><br />Check back in on me to see how I'm doing!! :) I can't wait to be 15 lb thinner (30 lb total) and smaller than I have been in a year (17 months actually)! <br /><br />-LaterTHISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-81102852863494247762011-01-28T01:48:00.002-06:002011-01-28T02:18:35.184-06:00The DayI keep thinking about this blog and I'm just not sure what to write about. I want to write about just 'BlogWorthy' things, but I can't really come up with any. However, I din't want to leave anyone hanging. <br />Today was a pretty relaxed day. I slept in, which is rare, but it was great sleep. Eric had class, then we had lunch, and I had class. Just like I like my days off, just relaxed. One crazy thing happened, but I'll get to that in the next paragraph. <br />Next paragraph: :) OUR BABY CLIMBED OUT OF HER CRIB! She about to be 8 months old, it was crazy, I heard nothing then I heard "BOOM!!" and I thought to myself, "That was way to loud to be a bottle." So I ran in and she was there in the middle of her room on her back crying. Poor little girl, she just wanted out, but I'm happy to report that she is A okay. My precious little girl is just fine. After I checked her out, wrists, ankles and all I hugged and kissed her, which usually does the trick, but she whimpered for a couple of minutes. I'm sure she was startled, she hasn't ever fallen like that. Ohhhhh to be innocent again! Right? <br />So... School started again, that is interesting. Let me run you through Tuesday evening. So I leave my house around 5:30 PM, which was later than I planned, but whatev. I get off the highway, the exit is about 1-2 miles from the school. Already, the lanes are backed up, so once I finally get close enough to where I can see the school, I realize I've made a grave mistake: Under estimation of the amount of people in Johnson County taking night classes. HOLY CANOLY!!! The entire parking lot was full... I mean THE WHOLE DAMN thing! So I make another mistake: I actually drove around in the lots closest to the school thinking I would get a spot. I cannot stress how wrong I was. So I finally suck it up and snag a spot that is probably half a mile from my class (a lil exaggeration never hurt a person). I jump out of my car and take note of the angle I am from the closest building in attempt to remember where I parked in the sea of cars. I run/walk all the way until I reach the street. I have two choices walk about 100 feet out of my way to stay on pavement, or walk through the snow, which looks like someone else had already padded down. Alright: Snow it is... So I finally reach the campus and find my building, get up to the third floor (perfect right?) and find the room. Open the door and everyone stares. I'm thinking..."Why is everyone gawking I'm like 3 minutes late on the first day, not a biggie." The woman at the front, who appears to be the teacher says, "ARe you here for Interpersonal communication?" "Yes" "That class doesn't start until February first." SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! (sarcasm). Great, thats perfect. So yeah, THAT was fun. <br />Then there was tonights class Marriage & Family, which ended up being about one bitter wife away from being FULL ON MARRIAGE & FAMILY counseling. LOL, usually I'm all for sharing, really I am, but these women were CRAZY announcing their lives to complete strangers. I'm not talking about them saying they were unhappy, it was more than that. Anywhooooo it was interesting. I would have to say the most interesting part was when I rented my textbook went to wait outside the classroom, where I found two classmates. They both had a different text book. So I asked them if they were sure it was the right one...they said yes, so I hurried back to the bookstore to do a quick exchange. Get back to the classroom just in time, open the door and see every other student with the book I JUST exchanged. AWESOME! How crazy is it that the only two people who had the wrong book were the two that I saw? Great. LOL <br />Last thing for tonight...maybe... If you are going to run into my car: PLEASE do don't do it while I'm inside, but for ******'s sake could you leave a note? Or hit it hard enough to total it? I mean this is getting ridiculous... First someone hits me and I've got 3 people in the car! The very next day after I get the car back from the body repair showp someone hits my car AGAIN, but this time at night while I'm sleeping. AWESOME!<br /><br />OOOOOOH good news!! Guess who gets to go to her 1st concert? THIS GIRL! And who better to go see than SALT-N-PEP! Seriously, I couldn't be happier! I'll be sure to let you all know how the show was, even though I know it will be GREAT.<br /><br />Hmmm...It seems that I have run out of things to talk about at the moment. Until next time- ADIOS! :)THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-56880541429659896262011-01-25T10:14:00.001-06:002011-01-25T10:14:28.656-06:00MJH<object width="425" height="425" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshowphotobook/slideshow_pb.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="xmlURL=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fpsdata%3FprojectGUID%3D0AcuXLlq5ZuGdOLA%26uid%3D003083959999%26size%3D0%26ts%3D1295972038000%26height%3D425%26width%3D425&size=0&ob=0&fc=0&ss=0&sb=0&ft=0"/><param name="menu" value="false"/><param name="quality" value="best"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><embed width="425" height="425" align="middle" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="wrapper" quality="best" menu="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="xmlURL=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fpsdata%3FprojectGUID%3D0AcuXLlq5ZuGdOLA%26uid%3D003083959999%26size%3D0%26ts%3D1295972038000%26height%3D425%26width%3D425&size=0&ob=0&fc=0&ss=0&sb=0&ft=0" src="http://images-community.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshowphotobook/slideshow_pb.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AcuXLlq5ZuGbjg&eid=115">Click here to view this photo book larger</a><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=photobook&c2=blogger" /></p>THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-27996944293125733562011-01-24T13:08:00.001-06:002011-01-24T13:08:28.582-06:00Free Prints from Shutterfly!!<br>Awesomeness: 75 Free Prints from Shutterfly! :) Follow this link. Follow my blog!!!! <br><br />http://www.shutterfly.com/promoTscs/start.sfly?promo=UDVX&CID=FOC_012411<br />THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-1065017119996807032011-01-24T11:47:00.002-06:002011-01-24T11:56:59.806-06:00Hasta Luego Senor Facebook.Dear Senor Facebook: <br />I regret to inform you that I am suspending our friendship for a period of time, which has yet to be determined. I have come to my senses and realized that I allow you to almost completely control my life. You are one of the only reasons I log into the internet on my lap top and my smartphone. I also used to enjoy our friendship because I used you to chat with friends, but I realized that your chat sucks & I have text messaging. However, I do thoroughly enjoy showing off my pictures to friends. Sadly I will not be doing so for [period of time]. I sincerely hope that I have not hurt your feelings, but I will tell you that it IS personal. <br /><br />Your old loyal friend, <br />THISisTARRANTHISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-60613864543621983712011-01-22T23:12:00.000-06:002011-01-22T23:13:57.267-06:00Write it All Down && Burn that #%*@<span style="font-weight:bold;">Just a little insight, thought I would share, it might help someone: <br />I am sure you have seen the shows where they write everything that hurt them, or whatever on a piece of paper and then burn it. I always thought that was SO silly. Growing up a lot of things happened to me and burning a piece of paper isn't going to make me feel "free" or whatever. Or...so I thought. Stay with me here. <br />About a week or two ago I started to go through a lot of "moments". A "moment" to me is a time when something happens, someone says something, or something just 'clicks' and it changes you...forever. The one I'm talking about here is when I realized I was punishing myself for all of my mistakes in the past. In other words I was holding myself back!! I really was, and probably still am, because I'm still working on it. <br />Here is what was going through my mind: Alright, SO when I was 16, maybe 17 years old, I had BIIIIIG dreams, high hopes, all these ideas about how MY life was going to be. OF COURSE, I was perfect, so nothing was going to stop me. Fast Forward: I'm 25 and I realize, life is NOT that simple. You can't just write everything down and tell yourself you are going to do it and hate yourself for ever if something goes wrong? I mean I hated myself because I dropped out of high school, because I got involved with abusive people, because I allowed people to hurt me, because I didn't finish school, because I gained weight...The list goes on. So then I started thinking about this as a plan. The plan I developed when I was 17 was as follows: Go to school get a degree in sociology, communications, and Spanish. (All three full bachelors, no minors). Marry at 25, have children at 30, I wanted to travel every year (a different country), be fluent in 5 languages (I'm 3 short), I wanted a 5 bedroom house with a garage and a boat. Now according the that plan, I'm a reaaaaaaaaaaaal loser. :) I hated myself because I messed everything up, I made bad decisions and chose the wrong paths, I just did everything wrong, and because of that I couldn't move forward. NO joke: In the past 2 to 3 years my life hasn't really changed (except for having the most amazing baby and getting the most amazing boyfriend). I'm still at the same place in my education, pretty much the same position at my job... gained like 70 pounds and keep 'trying' to lose it. I despised myself and thought I was a failure and therefore nulling my ability to move forward/develop in my life. Then the moment happened: One morning, about a week ago I was getting ready for work and the thought just hit me... <br /><br />THAT PLAN IS VOID!!! I mean I was 17, I didn't KNOW anything. Oh believe, I thought I did, but I didn't. So since I've decided, I need a NEW plan. I've been developing one. It doesn't matter what I was going to do, or should have done. That part of my life is over all I can do is control the future. So I'm 25 and I'm writing a new plan and I'm burning the old one!! <br /><br /><br />...I hope no one takes this wrong and thinks I'm saying don't have big dreams or anything. I am not saying that, I'm saying forgive yourself for the past and move forward. Make love to the future!</span>THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-54111567258223967172011-01-22T20:59:00.001-06:002011-01-22T21:04:23.474-06:002011 is Tarran's Year...Yes, I wrote that in 3rd person. <br /><br />Okay: So I really have a lot of catching up to do! Within the next week or so I plan to do a few blog posts. Things that I have had happen, ideas, thoughts on current 'events', being a mom, & life lessons. Stay posted!THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-32954786468089570702010-08-17T19:38:00.000-05:002010-08-17T19:45:06.282-05:00The Beginning of 30 Day Shred!Well today I did my 1st whole workout on the 30 day shred! The part of my body that hurts the worst are my legs! It hurts to stand, walk, bend, ALLL of it. Eric has a wedding that he is going to be in September 18. Wedding=dress! I have to wear a dress for the wedding, so this is what inspired me to start the 30 day shred! Some of the goals I have for the next 30 days: Lose 15 lbs, Fit into a size 18, less back fat, tighter belly!! We will see what happens!!! But I'm good for it, the best thing about the program is that its only a 20 minute workout, SO I really have no excuse for not working out. :)THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-14173537233433523942010-07-25T23:32:00.000-05:002010-07-25T23:50:11.263-05:00Watched Joel OsteenWell, Eric just went to sleep after we finished watching The Goonies. It was my first time seeing it. And this Joel Osteen dude came on next, it was a ministry, the kind of stuff I usually immediately change from. I started to sort of pay attention to him & it felt like he was speaking to me. He was preaching about running your own race. Talking about how a race car & an suv are both vehicles, but they can't compete with each other. Meaning...a race car is very cool out on the track or even to look at, but you can't take your kids to school in an suv and you can't race an SUV on the track and expect to win... Everyone has their own life and purpose. No one can be a better you than you. So basically what he is saying is that you have to accept you for what you are and what you are meant to be. You should not try to compete with anyone else and you have no one to impress, but yourself. He even said that once he saw a woman who usually wouldn't stand out, she wasn't beautiful, but she was so CONFIDENT and happy with who she was that she had it going. If you are a size 14, be the best size 14 you ever could be. Accept who you are and love who you are! Everyone has always told me to love myself and I have to accept myself, but this Joel guy...he really spoke to me. I even prayed to God to be my lord and savior. When we move, I'm going to start going to church on Sundays if I can. I'm going to accept myself for who I am and stop trying to be someone else, stop trying to compare myself to everyone else, because I'm NOT everyone else.THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-70378722469766050432010-07-11T22:28:00.000-05:002010-07-11T22:38:00.220-05:00My Day Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9L1ib7ZHSN8E6QSqgkK-fQoFdlBinL6XIqqZ-5C_y0wrKDwP3ZlcNObZXsQMc4Qo8lxlx5sEaWlv9uJi1hWj7cspA1mc7NW7IbTba36EQrwHctpuI4m7KGHaUMf_vwmGP3IGnIvd-G4G/s1600/tarranflower.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9L1ib7ZHSN8E6QSqgkK-fQoFdlBinL6XIqqZ-5C_y0wrKDwP3ZlcNObZXsQMc4Qo8lxlx5sEaWlv9uJi1hWj7cspA1mc7NW7IbTba36EQrwHctpuI4m7KGHaUMf_vwmGP3IGnIvd-G4G/s320/tarranflower.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492858865898678482" /></a><br />Well...today wasn't the greatest day as far as diet goes. I had a hot dog, hamburger, 1/4 cup macaroni salad, 1/4 cup potato salad, 1/4 cup baked beans, cake & ice cream at my friends baby shower &&& then I came home and had taco salad, which isn't really UNhealthy, but still. Its okay- tomorrow I start my detoxing. One day no eating, should be fun.<br />Today I had a pretty great day!! My friend Ryan and his wife Alisha had their little baby girl, we went to see them, went for a walk at the mall && then we went to Brandy's baby shower- FUN! Then BabyGirl & I went to pick Daddy up from work & he surprised me with some pretty flowers, see picture! AWWWE! Gotta love him. <br />Tomorrow's plans include going to the doctor for my 6 week check up & going to walk & only drinking water & not eating food &&& doing my exercise video!!!!!!!! Burn baby burn. Alright, well I just wanted to catch up.THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-16119773759929855172010-07-11T09:00:00.001-05:002010-07-11T09:00:23.165-05:00Crazy article about LeBron James.<br> <a href="http://LeBron James mural taken down in downtown Cleveland http://usat.me?39215664">LeBron James mural taken down in downtown Cleveland - USATODAY.com</a> <br /><br>I say: Everyone wants to win, let the man be, just because that's his hometown team does not mean he was never going to play on a different team! Do your thing LBJ. <br /><br>Anyway good morning!! I still have about an hours sleep & I'm not crazy, so Im not wasting it.<br />THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-8529625749426928572010-07-11T00:51:00.001-05:002010-07-11T00:51:22.395-05:00Contd<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_yBBGaWxPogw/TDlb15tJc-I/AAAAAAAAACA/Utx6nWDBz-g/Contd%20_img_1.jpg"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_yBBGaWxPogw/TDlb15tJc-I/AAAAAAAAACA/Utx6nWDBz-g/Contd%20_img_1.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px height: 200px; " height="200px" width="150px" /></a><br><br>Here is one picture of my current size @ 252; size 20.<br />THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952525788213022441.post-89539293318122980222010-07-10T23:45:00.001-05:002010-07-11T00:01:03.535-05:001st Blog- What's UPPity!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Welllllllcome to my blog. Aren't you so very excited? Ha ha- I know I am. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This blog is really going to be about everything...from being a new mom, which so far is AWESOME, to my weight loss journey, being a BABY MOMMA...lol, school, & the struggle of a white girl- I'm kidding, but anyway, just about a mix of things. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Well anyway, today was super uneventful- I stayed home most of the day... BabyGirl & I went to drop Daddy off at work & then went to buy a couple friends gifts for their baby showers. I've been watching my calorie intake and trying to walk a couple miles a day for the last 9 days or so- I'm doing alright. I did not go walking today or yesterday :-/ I would have, but yesterday was the BBQ & today I was reading a book and cleaning. Its good to have a plan though- tomorrow the plan is to go walking after dropping Eric aka Daddy/BF off at work, then come home & clean & do some strength training exercises.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So...I know a lot of people don't believe in this, but I'm going to do a detox diet for 7 days- first day is a fast, which is tomorrow. Then after tomorrow things change, but after the 7 days are said and done I plan to stick to a strict 1200 calorie diet EVERY day & I'm going to keep a food journal, via this blog. My goal is to HOPEFULLY lose like 2-3 pounds a week. Right now I'm tipping the scale at a massive 252. Ultimate goal being: 150ish. Ideally- I'd like to be at my goal by the end of the year...ha ha ha ha ha...unlikely. So- I'd be VERY happy to be under 200 by the end of the year...under 190 to be exact. I'll be working on it, and you will be reading about it if you want to. [also] I am a size 20 now, I'd be happy at a size 8-10. Well, that is where I am for now. Follow me on Twitter if you want :) & follow my blog! </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></div>THISisTARRANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04373386488192773829noreply@blogger.com1