Jocelyn Ziegler

Eggs Benedict on a quesadilla with chipotle hollandaise sauce and potatoes seasoned with cumin.

Jealous?

You should be.

Luckily I had today off. So there’s really no need for me to brave the 7-9 inches of snow and crazy Cincinnati drivers. However, I’m thinking about walking over and going shopping at Rookwood because I don’t think I can handle another day of not leaving the house. Might be an expensive day, but grocery shopping should be a breeze. Until I can muster up the courage go outside I’ve mostly been dancing around the house to this song. And you should too.

Well. I figured it’s probably time for a brief update since my last few days have been so crazy.

My life has changed quite a bit since Sunday. I can completely check off number 1 of my New Years resolution list. I picked up a second job while still work promotions at Rewind 94.9. I’m also moving on Saturday back to Cincinnati so I won’t have an hour and a half commute anymore. Hooray!

I’m going to live in a house with 3 other people- two guys and a girl. So maybe I can put a tiny check by my 3rd resolution. I’ve also been working on my weight (safely of course) which was my 2nd resolution and I’ve lost 4 pounds. Woo!

Since I’m moving back I’ve also recently become aware of Cincinnati Recreation Commission. I found that basically for $25/year you can get a membership to 30 gyms in Cincinnati. Some you have to play extra for the fitness centers and classes. But I found a yoga class for beginners for $1/class with membership. That’s pretty awesome.

The only other thing new to report is that I have to wear glasses for the next week and a half because one of my eyes freaked out. Here’s my new specs:

Woo- Hoo!

Lucy has been sitting at the back door watching the snow for at least an hour. It’s pretty when you don’t have to go outside…

1. Find a second part-time job/become less dependent on my parents. As much as I’ve appreciated all the help from my family its so difficult to feel grown-up when they’re supporting me. They have allowed me to finally get a job in my field that I love but it’s only part time. So finding my own stability is the main goal in 2010.

2. Lose Weight. I know I know. This is fairly typical but without a job in 2009 I gained about 20 pounds. So that’s something else I really want to work on. And I have 3 weddings this year so it might be a good idea on top of the health benefits.

3. Make new friends. This might seem strange, but my 2009 had so much drama and craziness. After getting settled back into Cincy I want to become more open and personable with people. Especially making new girl friends.

What about you? Any plans/wishes for 2010?

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray and read your Bible daily.
6. Play more games .
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do it. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree…

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy

My cousin found this in another blog and I loved it so much I felt it was worth passing on. Have a safe and happy new year!

“Happiness is a warm puppy” – Charles Schultz

Quite a difference since yesterday! And since I’m almost 100% sure my friends Natalia and Jenny don’t read my blog this is what I got them for Christmas:

Record bowls, Natalie Dee T’s, and two slices of the pumpkin bars I made earlier this week! Hooray!

Today I found out that I have been hired as the new promotions coordinator at Rewind 94.9 in Cincinnati! What an awesome early Christmas present for me! I start January 1st but as of right now it’s only part time. Since it’s winter so not a lot is going on. So I’m going to try to stay a few hours at Bath and Body Works in the meantime.

Additionally since it was so warm outside Lucy was patrolling the backyard against the recent onslaught of bunnies.

Today despite not having much to do I decided to not waste my day by taking a few trial runs on holiday baking. The first recipe I tried was pumpkin bars with cream cheese icing. I got the recipe from a friend from work brought the bars in for Black Friday. I’m not a fan of pumpkin pie so I passed on trying one until two days later when I worked a late floorset. The ladies I worked with raved about how good they were and I had to have one. It was just as good as they had said. So today I tried baking it myself:

Pre-baking:

Post Baking and cut into bars:

Once these were finished baking I made some Puppy chow! Sorry Lucy… despite the name this isn’t for you! But don’t be sad. She got a regular dog treat after I took the photo.

As a Christmas present for myself I bought icing tips. This was my trial run and it was pretty fun. I ended up deciding just to ice them regularly because I had a lot of leftover icing and since they were all different they looked a little silly.

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