NEW BLOG

I started over with my life, so I'm starting over with my blog.

The Life Artistic V.2
http://lifeartisticv2.blogspot.com/

LORDY!

oh em gee. I can't believe I've not posted in so long. Talk about sticking with it, huh?

So, I started Full Sail, and I'm loving it so far. I also love my Macbook very very much. I've been dieting and exercising, and I've lost 14 pounds since Christmas. Dieting is soooo hard working at the cafe because the food is amazing and so readily available, but somehow I'm managing it. I've also started a video blog, if Anyone wants to check out Erika's Small Town Life on youtube.

Erika's Small Town Life

So, the website that's been so amazing in helping my weight loss deserves a shoutout:

Caloriecount.com

It's an amazing site that helps you keep track of your calories you eat and burn each day. It also shows a graph of your weight loss and gives you an estimated weight goal date. Mine's currently May 19th, so hopefully I'm actually going to wear a bikini this year! Yay!

I've also been playing The Biggest Loser for the Wii. Jillian's my trainer and she's rough, but I highly recommend it. I desperately want my character to win, so it's inspiring to lose the weight. Also, it's like buying several workout DVD's at once.

Well that's all for now. I'm not doing the LOL thing anymore I guess, since I'm lazy!

have a good un!

RikaD

I'm aliiiive!

...And doing awesome! So I officially start my classes at Full Sail tomorrow. I'm getting my bachelor's degree in Graphic Design. I'm writing this on my new MacBook Pro, which I absolutely love! I can't figure out why people say it's so hard to switch to a Mac. It seemed pretty easy to me...
I heard it through the grapevine that I might be getting offered a part time job at one of the local newspapers too. Keep your fingers crossed!
I started going to Bible study on Thursday, and have been trying to make prayer a lot more active in my life. I feel a lot more peaceful lately. Everything in my life seemed to be awesome right now.
Well, I'm going to go play around on the Mac some more! here's an LOL:



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have a good'un!
RikaD

ups and downs.

Well, the Addiction didn't make it into the next round. they came just a few votes shy of it though, which really frustrated Denny.
Today has possibly been the most stressful day I've had all year. i'm apparently doomed to be a couple of days behind on my classes no matter what. Hopefully my financial aid advisor can get things going with my student loans in time to Overnight me my laptop/books within the next couple of days.
Coffee Shop was sooooo so so so so slow today. We had two costumers. TWO! And poor Nina was probably eat up with costumers as soon as I left...

and, well, thats pretty much all thats going on in my boring life right now.

LOL!

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Seriously, I LOL'd.
have a good'un.

RikaD

red tape.

Well, I'm almost through the red tape. All I have left is for my private loan info to go through to them and for them to process my questionnaire, and I'll officially be ready to start my classes at Full Sail. I'm very excited :D I'm also so nervous it hurts a little.
Denny finds out today at 3 whether or not the Addiction went through to the next round for the BOTB in Ohio. Cross your fingers and wish them luck!

The Halloween Train was very fun, but also extremely cold. And it's supposed to rain this weekend, so I don't even know if we're going to be having it....
I'm painting faces at the coffee shop on Halloween, and I've finally decided what my costume's going to be. But it's a surprise, so I'll post pictures then :)

LOL for your eyes ,dears.

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Not that they'll have much room to complain, being filthy rich and all.

Have a good'un!
RikaD

delightfully terrified.

Well, I'm officially enrolled in full Sail University. I'm kinda freakin out because it happened so fast and it's so expensive. I mean, I'm officially in debt right now. All my extra spending money is going to go towards making payments on the private loan I had to take out for $2174 to cover the cost that wasn't covered by FAFSA and student loans. Which means no more eating at the restaurant unless I get something cheap. I'm also wondering if I should go and try to get food stamps again. They cut them out before but now I'm making way less money and I'm having to pay for college....I don't know.  My classes are supposed to start Oct. 26th and I'm kinda nervous. I mean, this all happened kinda fast. I wasn't even considering college 2 months ago!
I'm doing facepainting tonight at the halloween train and I don't have any paints! I went to look for them last night and apparently they're all gone. somehow I need to get to wal-mart today I guess.
My dad got a job as the criminal intelligence analyst at the sheriff's department. He finally got to quit his crappy nightwatch job, and he's never been happier.

well, here's an LOL. I'll try to post pics from the Halloween train later :)





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that outfit made me laugh. Can you tell?

have a good'un
RikaD

ok ok, I know...

Yeah, I've been kinda sparse on the posting lately. It' hard to blog when there's nothing to blog about.
The Addiction had a show in Lexington today at the Malabu Pub. Hopefully they're on their way home now but I don't expect Denny until like, 3 or 4. I'm going to try and get some much needed sleep in between here and then. Try being the key word. I've been reading Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King and it may end up drawing me in.
I went to Jill's today and helped her scan and upload some pics to her Facebook. everyone has facebook :)
Full Sail contacted me and they're going to help me go through enrolling. My Finacial aid came through good, and I don't have to pay the enrollment fee. AWESOME. I'm really doing this...Wow...

okay, okay, LOL time.

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In the land of Russia, where shadows lie..

Have a good'un folks.

RikaD