Five on Friday

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A month into our new healthy lifestyle, and we are still going strong! But, let's be honest - it's hard!!!

Last night, we were just drooling over all the sweets we could imagine - ice cream, pastries, chocolates. You know, all the bad things we shouldn't eat on a regular basis. It is a tough decision to say no to sweets.

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Finding a viable job that you might actually want to turn into a long term career is hard and frustrating. It's not as easy as it seems. Gone are the days of applying for a job in person so no one knows how awesome you are. All your worth is now calculated based on a single sheet of paper. How can one get experience if no one is willing to give it?

If only jobbies really existed...

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It's that time of year again where it's socially acceptable to make your house and, well, everything else smell of pumpkins and to eat all the pumpkin things. And, if you don't like pumpkin, we find that fundamentally strange a la Jess from "New Girl." Cassie was in World Market last weekend and was very tempted to buy all the pumpkin things. She settled for Sugar Free Pumpkin Pie Syrup and Pumpkin Chai Tea though since her husband will not help her enjoy all things pumpkin since he doesn't like pumpkin.

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Where are all the good movies? There has been maybe one good movie release in the past two months. As the weather cools, I'd like to have more indoor options!

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With the new healthy lifestyle, and the approaching holidays, the fear of holiday candy, sweats, and food are approaching. The daunting leftover Halloween candy is a frightening thought. Must.Resist.Temptation.!!!!

More Than Words

First things first...

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I hope your morning felt like fall because ours sure did!

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This healthy lifestyle is definitely something you have to wake up every day and choose to follow. Having to make the right choices when out to eat or out on the town is tough. It helps that I have Cassie sending me reminder posts of why we're doing this and to make good choices. This is why I chose this quote this week. We've only just begun, but we're going to keep it up!

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This is my quote for the week in reflection of what I accomplished last week through healthy eating and daily exercise. I have to remember {read as: remind myself multiple times a day} that if I have a goal, I need to do something about it. The goal is not going to achieve itself sitting all nice and pretty on the shelf. 

So, Mary and I have made it thought week one of our new and improved lives. The honeymoon phase of working out and making good choices is over. Now, it's time to get down to business and stay committed!

Happies & Crappies

Happies

As long as the rain holds off for the rest of the weekend, Cassie and her husband get to finally have their photo shoot that was rescheduled from August!

Mary was productive this week and applied for quite a few jobs!

Mary also started a new craft, coffee table makeover! (Will post pictures when done!)

Mary & Cassie are going to be participating in the #SwiftlyPainted Self Portrait Challenge starting October 1. {If you're interested, you can read more about it here.}

Mary is back from her whirlwind vacation, and Cassie missed her!

{although, Mary'll probably say being back from vacation is a crappy. ;)}

Cassie is brunette again...and just in time for fall!

Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back.

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It's Mary's boyfriend's birthday this weekend!! Yay!! Happy Birthday, babe!

Crappies

Stubborn men.

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Spiders, especially ones in your bathtub. {Not cool!}

Ten hour work days.

Calories.

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