Miss Euro Blogger - Bursting the Bubble

After spending the last weekend sick in bed and alternatively on the couch, I maxed out on Netflix documentaries, shows and movies. It made me realize how much I miss American trashy television. Yes, it's shallow. Yes, it's dumb. Yes, I like that kind of stuff sometimes. Binge watching endless reruns of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Beverly Hills, New York and sometimes Atlanta was an amazing guilty pleasure on the weekends. When I was on a business trip in St. Louis, Missouri, which included a weekend and I was done with sightseeing after 3.5 hours, I got myself a serving of quesadillas (the only vegetarian food I could find) and ate it in bed while watching Bravo. Reality show after reality show! I loved it! I spent the next day and a half on my bed-island with cheese stains in my jammies. It was an incredible weekend of wasting time and expanding waistbands. The other realization I had while being cooped up and watching Hollywood movies and shows was how much I mi...

2015 came to a close and 2016 is only few days old. Did you think about your New Year's resolutions in the hours before the ball dropped? Were they the same as the year before? Are you gonna stick to them this time? If you are like me then you probably have the same type of resolutions every year including working out more and eating healthier. So this year, I decided to be more specific with my resolutions. Here we go: 1) I plan on losing 6 pounds and about 1 inch around the waist by the time I have my first bridal gown fitting in the spring. 2) I want to hang on to the lost weight and inches until I acutally get married. :) 3) I want to publish my first book before the summer! 4) I want to eat less chocolate. I can't get really specific about this goal. Anything less than the current amount is a success. 5) I want to focus on the present and worry less about the future or the past. 6) I will not get dragged down by the people who don't have my best interest a...