Friday, September 7, 2012

It's not goodbye

I know I JUST came back from a blogging hiatus but I'm going on another one for a while. There's a whole bunch of issues I need to take care of and blogging needs to be put on the back burner for now. You can still occasionally find me on twitter (@jamielkulik) or on instagram (@justajerseygirl). I'll still be reading and hopefully can now find some time to comment on all the blogs I follow. You can also feel free to email me! Just_a_jersey_girl@yahoo.com (probably the best way to reach me).

It's not goodbye it's see us later

Thursday, September 6, 2012

A month hiatus.

Okay so I was gone for almost a month. Honestly it felt longer. I wish I could say I was out doing fun things, but I haven't. I've been working 6 days a week, 9 hours a day. The last thing I want to do when I come home is go online. I spend time with Mac & the pup and that's abut it. So for today, how about a photo dump? You can follow me on instagram @justajerseygirl by the way! So here's what I've been doing lately

I got new curtains for the living room. The top are the old the bottom are the new. These cost me $10 total thanks to walmart

My dad's birthday was Sunday & he's on vacation so we sent him this pic


I started project 365 (one photo a day everyday for a year)

I've taken random outfit of the day pics. Just because I can


I made lunch on my new stove!


I paid remembrance to my grandpa who passed 14 years ago 


Took gorgeous sunrise pics

So that's a brief summary of what I've been up to lately!

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Oh, how pintersting

I'm linking up with Michelle for Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday.  It's been a while since I've done this link up. Now that I have an iPhone it makes it so much easier :)



all pics with the links can be found on my pinterest site (username jamiekulik come follow me!)

Monday, September 3, 2012

September Blog Star: Hi! I'm Jamie


I've decided to link up with Mrs Monoluges for Blog Star. I did it once before and loved meeting new people, so let's do it again!  I decided to do the ABC survey about myself. I figure it's a little different than the plain old paragraph about myself

A. Age: 27 1/2 (yes I said 27 & 1/2)
B. Bed size: Full. We really need to upgrade. Between the 2 of us & the 65 pound pooch who likes to cuddle it's too small
C. Chore you dislike: Dishes & garbage
D. Dogs: Sir Licks a Lot. A pitbull


E. Essential start to your day: Before I get out of bed I usually check my email & twitter and then I shower
F. Favorite color:  navy, red, pink, turquoise
G. Gold or silver:  I tend to be drawn to gold because of my engagement ring.
H. Height:  5 foot, 4 inches 
I. Instruments you play(ed):  None!
J. Job title:  I work as a dispatcher for a cable company. Definitely not what I want to do but one day!
K. Kids: See letter D above!
L. Live: New Jersey. Born & raiser
M. Mom’s name:  Diane
N. Nicknames:  Jam, baby, monkey (had it since i was 2 from my dad)
O. Overnight hospital stays:  I was a preemie so I stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks and then probably when I had eye surgery.
P. Pet peeves:  slow walkers, distracted drivers, gum chewers
Q. Quote from a Televison show: "I'm Chandler...could I BE wearing anymore clothes?" Ha LOVE Friends
R. Righty or lefty:  Righty
S. Siblings:  None. Only child!
T. Time you wake up:  Depends on my work schedule. Somedays it's 6, some days it's 10
U. Underwear:  Yes?  lol
V. Vegetables you dont’ like:  Tomatoes
W. What makes you run late: Usually Mac LOL
X. X-rays you’ve had:  None that I know of!
Y. Yummy food you make:  Everything I make comes out yummy!
Z. Zoo animal favorites:  Haven’t been to the zoo in a long time, and haven’t decided how I feel about it now that I’m all grown up.  But as for animals, I love Monkeys.




Happy Labor Day


I am hoping that as of this week I will be back to blogging regularly. Enjoy your Labor Day! Mac & I are headed to a street fair!

Sunday, August 26, 2012

What made me laugh link up

Please excuse any typos or funkiness to the entry. I'm at work and blogging from the iPhone. Today I'm linking up with Nikki for what made me laugh. You should probably go over there too and link up!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

14 years later...



My Precious Granddad

I Wish I Could See You One More Time
Come Walking Through My Door
But, I Know That Is Impossible
I Will Hear Your Voice No More
I Know You Can Feel My Tears
And You Don’t Want Me To Cry
Yet, My Heart Is Broken
Because I Can’t Understand Why
Someone So Precious Had To Die
I Pray That God Will Give Me Strength
And Somehow Get Me Through
As I Struggle With This Heartache
That Was Caused By Losing You

In Precious Memory Of Richard E. Oliver
Who Walked Through Heaven's Gate
August 24th 1998



Richard E. Oliver

July 5th 1924 - August 24th 1998

Well Pop it's been 14 years since you left us. I've been thinking more & more about you lately. Mom & I watched old videos of our trips to Gettysburg PA we took together & looked at old pictures of all of us. It makes me sad that you missed me growing up. I was only 13 when you passed. I know you're looking down at me from above, but it doesn't make it easier. I hope you're proud of the person I've become.

When I play games of War with people or do a word search they make me think about you. We never did finish that last game of war.. You owe me that game when my time here is up. Mom & I were laughing about the hat that grandma bought you for christmas. (this hat she got him was just a winter cap, he put it on & was able to roll it down to his chest, it the joke of the night lol) You were my most favorite grandparent I had. I'd like to think we had a special bond. I hurt myself like you do. I too often stand in the doorway and hit my elbow on the frame. It happens to the best of us I'm so glad I went to Hershey Park with you and that we stayed to see the light show. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood has a special place in my heart. We haven't been back there since. Maybe Mom & I need to pay it a visit someday soon. Thanks to you, mom & I have a love for stationary & tend to stockpile it. I think we have a box of your pens around still

I used to dream of you so often, but since Grandma passed, they've been less & less. I guess you're settled with her being with you. Please pay me a visit or send me a sign that you're around. I love you with all my heart & miss you everyday that goes by.

We'll meet again someday, but for now keep looking over me & mommy








Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Gluten Free Recipes

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Mac & I going gluten free. Well yesterday I did some food shopping &  got mostly all gluten free products. I found several recipes I had in my mind that I wanted to try so it made my shopping trip easier.  These are the recipes I plan on trying this week:



(only thing I'll do differently is use kielbasa instead of sausage...I despise sausage!)


I'll let you know how these turn out!
Do you have any good gluten free recipes? 




Tuesday, August 21, 2012

I'm...


I think at least. I'm sitting here on the laptop at 9pm on Monday night. I hope to throw at least a weeks worth of blog posts in the scheduler. I've been so busy at work that the LAST thing I wanted to do when I got home was turn the computer on (or do anything for that matter). I haven't even been able to keep up with google reader. I have 500+ unread blogs at the moment.
  I worked 11 days in a row and it wore me out. I'm a 5 day vacation right now and it's sadly going by WAY too quick and I'm already dreading going back to work tomorrow (Wednesday). Nikki when are we planning our vacation for? I need something else to countdown for! I have so many pics to edit and post. Be prepared for pic overload one of these days soon.


Monday, August 13, 2012

Sorry!

So sorry it's been over a week since I last posted. I've worked everyday last week and don't have a break until Friday when I start my last vacation of the year. I have some pics though. Some you may have seen already. I promise I will {hopefully} be back soon. Miss Nikki is already telling me I need to start blogging again!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Going Gluten Free?

I have clogged ears for what's going on 6 years. I've been to several doctors who either tell me it's seasonal allergies or that its because of the ear plugs I occasionally wear to bed. Usually I'm given a prescription for an allergy med like Allegra-D or Zyrtec & sent on my way.  Well several months ago I was reading up on clogged ears and came to an article that said she gave up Gluten and eventually her ears unclogged themselves. I've googled it over & over and have found several articles saying the same things.   Quite a few people have a gluten allergy and don't even know about it. You could be fine & then one day something inside will trigger it...

Some gluten allergy symptoms include:

Fatigue: although fatigue can be as a result of many other reasons, gluten is mostly associated with it and your body will feel very tired after consuming gluten-containing food.
Weight loss: feeding on foods rich in gluten can reduce your weight drastically.
Unknown and unanticipated weight gain
Anaemia
Diarrhea
Indigestion
Constipation
Abdominal pains
Depression
Having problems with your skin including development of rashes and feeling itchy all the time.
Irritability and swing moods
Asthma
Respiratory problems: mainly your upper respiratory tract can feel like it is blocked thus causing breathing problems
Nausea and vomiting
Watery eyes
Frequent heart burns
Behavioral change
Problems during swallowing
The heart beating at a higher rate
Dizziness
Autism
Fainting
Chest pains
Mac & I can check off quite a few on that list.  I believe that when we go food shopping next time that I will be trying to go gluten free. Even if it's not a gluten allergy, going on a G-Free diet has quite a few benefits.
Do you have any gluten free recipes?. Do you have a gluten allergy?

Friday, July 27, 2012

Balloon Festival

I took off work today to go to the Quick Chek Balloon Festival with Mac. I've wanted to go to this for a few years now. It used to taunt me when we lived in the old place. Every year they would put up a giant billboard sign up. Be prepared for some photos next week! Or follow me on instagram (@justajerseygirl) or twitter (@jamielkulik) for pics through out the day!

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Update

So Sir was bit twice by another pit. You can read about it here & here. Animal control deemed the dog a juvenile and trainable dog. The owners got the dog back. Most people would train their dog to be better or get rid of them. These people did neither.  So let's fast forward to Saturday.  Mac, Sir & I are arriving home after a nice time at the dog park.  We come to turn into our lot & see 2 police cars and animal control in front. When cops or animal control are here it's usually for 1 family. So I emailed the superintendent to see what happened. She emailed me back on Sunday to say:

"The word on the street is that Gotti in fact bit the child of a family to see about getting one of the puppies. The child was bitten in the neck & needed surgery to have it repaired. The dog was taken by animal control and will be put down. Hopefully we will have no more worries about Gotti attacking anyone but it's a shame a child had to get hurt before animal control did something about it."

I am so glad that Gotti won't be here anymore. I feel horrible what happened to the child. No dog should ever be put down as I do believe with another family he may have been able to be trained to be nicer, but I do think it's too late for him. It was only a matter of time before something happened to someone else or another dog.

It's reason like this my dog gets a bad reputation..
That's Blondie. She a year old Pit mix. Sir was giving her kisses <3

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Panic attacks

I wish this post was going to be filled with all kind of fun & goodies, but because I said I was going to be more open and post more than just pics, today I'm going to talk about something else. It's not something I see a lot of people write about or maybe I just don't read the right blogs. Either way...today is all about panic attacks, stress, all the bad things! Sorry no pics today :(

I believe I had my first panic attack Friday night! Everyone that has been reading me for a while know that Sir has been attacked twice since we've lived here by the same dog all while I was walking him. Alone. So Friday night Mac & I go to take Sir for a walk and as I'm walking down the steps I hear a dog barking..a nasty bark, not just a "I see another dog, let me make my presence known" bark. I ask Mac to walk the back way, away from the house with Gotti (yes, the dog that bit Sir is named Gotti). Mac told me that he wasn't going to change the way he goes because that would show fear or something. I wasn't listening past the no part. I told him I wasn't going so I walked back to the steps. He walked Sir around the building and came back to me. Told me not to worry if he was walking with us, nothing would happen, to come with him. I REALLY didn't want to,but I did anyway. Not without crying and shaking with goosebumps. Then to make it worse, the guy was outside with his other dog Jordan. She used to be okay but she too is nasty. Once we got across the street I was better.

It absolutely sucks that I can't walk outside without feeling like the dogs are going to get loose and get me. I haven't walked Sir alone since the night of the attack. If I need to walk somewhere I go the longer way to get out of the complex.

Mac tells me I shouldn't be fearful of walking Sir. Maybe if it wasn't me that was walking Sir ALONE the two times he got bit, I wouldn't be this way, but unfortunately it happened and until they or the dog are gone, it's going to keep happening.

When we got home yesterday there were 2 police cars, an ambulance & animal control at our building. Supposedly a child was taken in the ambulance. My thought is Gotti got the little girl. I hope this will be it and the dog that animal control once deemed "a juvenile and trainable" will be taken. I love dogs, but he's causing everyone stress around here.


Have you ever had a panic attack? How do you handle them or stress?

Monday, July 23, 2012

Not here....

But there


I'm guest posting for Nikki today! Go show her some love. I'll be back tomorrow with a semi-serious post!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Another guest post!

Hey guys! I'm still enjoying my vacay and I didn't want anyone to think I forgot about the little old blog so I got a guest poster today! Mrs Newlywed Giggles is here today! Enjoy




Hey bloggy peeps.  My name is Mrs. Newlywed Giggles and I blog over at Newlywed Giggles.  For some odd reason, Jamie asked me to guest post for her.  I was like "what? you want me to write to your followers? But, I am not even cool." 
I know, crazy right?  Well, I feel so honored that she is allowing me to guest post for her.  Thank you very much girly!

Now, she tweeted me a gazillion times, well not a gazillion just once but gazillion sounds better, to remind me about this guest post.  I apparently forgot to use my brain to remember that I needed to actually submit written words for a guest post. She was so patient with me!!!  But, then it hit me.  What the heck do I write about?  I was hoping she was going to give me a topic, but she was like "whatever you want."  Great.  Now I have no clue what to write about.  Just great.

So, I wanted to give you some snippets about me.
  • My blog is titled Newlywed Giggles, but I don't think I am  a newlywed anymore considering me and the hubs will celebrating 4 years of marriage in November. 
  • I am terrified of bringing an actual human into this world and being responsible for it.  Like WHOA. That's like a human. A human who will bear our name.  There goes my reputation. I am pretty sure this is why we don't have kids yet. You're welcome.
  • I laugh like the Tickle Me Elmo doll. No joke. Truth. Yes, feel bad for me. I feel bad for myself, so you might as well.
  • I am from Jersey as well.... and yes, I do fist pump sometimes. No, I do not tan or go tanning or am the color of Doritos. But I LOVE watching The Jersey Shore. Entertainment at its best!
  • I use the following words at least 100 times a day: womp womp, oh snap, boom snaps
  • I believe that every guy who wears white sunglasses is automatically a douche.  Sorry, but it just looks ridiculous
  • I am not funny, just corny and retarded. 
I hope you got some giggles out of the above.  That is my goal in life, to make people laugh.  You burn calories when you do!  Maybe I should re-read all my posts because I need to burn a lot of calories. Anyways, you guys are awesome if you made it to the end of the post.  Congratulations to you!

Thanks again Jamie for allowing me to invade your bloggy space and make a fool out of myself. 
Awesomeballs. 


~*~Mrs. Newlywed Giggles~*~


I love how she thinks every guy that wears white sunglasses is a douche...we think like that around this house too! Maybe it's a Jersey thing! Now go follow her!!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

11 Things you can only get away with in Summer Guest Post

So I'm on vacation this week. Not a fun trip vacation though..more like cleaning the house, prepping to paint (yes 7 1/2 months AFTER moving in, we're getting ready to paint) and spending time with Mac & the pup. I've decided to only post a couple days this week & have some lovely ladies fill in for me the rest. My first guest is Nikki. <3 her.  Enjoy reading and go show her some love!



Hi Just a Jersey Girl friends! I am Nikki and I blog over at My Life My Way

When Jamie asked me to guest post for her while she is on vacation immediate reaction was 

HELL YEAH! 

Then I was like

OH SHIT what am I gonna write about?  

Then as luck would have it I was flipping through the July issue of Glamour and I was struck with it! 

Eleven Things You Can Only Get Away With in Summer. 



1. Dating a guy who, face it, you've never actually seen with his shirt on.
Now while I can not say I have done this I have known people who have done this and from what they tell me they DO NOT have any regrets for doing this. 

2. Trashy novels, now totally justifiable as "beach reads."
50 Shades of Grey. Enough said.

3. Happily reducing your beauty routine to a ponytail, a pedicure, and a wax.
Yeah I totally do this on a daily basis unless I have a wedding or something to go to then I will add in a little more. When I say little I mean little usually I just add in some eye liner and mascara. 

4. Using an ice cube as a sex toy. Burrr!
Can't say that I have done this. Or maybe I have? YOU my friends will never know. 

5. A really big, crazy-lady straw hat.
I don't think that there is one of us who don't have something like this.

6. Blasting Katy Perry in your car loud enough to get stares.
I have personally been blasting "Call me, Maybe"

7. Shimmer. Everywhere.
Ah good old shimmer. Who else has got it ALL.OVER.THE.PLACE?

8. "Baby, your such a good griller. You cook tonight!"
Now IF  I had a "Baby" to pawn off cooking on I would so be all over this! Own it girls! 

9. A shopping list that reads: yogurt, fruit, Carona.
Mine is more like fruit, fruit, and more fruit. Oh and some Sushi.

10. Going just a little blonder than you should.
Yeah been there done that! 

11. Frizz, sweat, bug bites, peeling. Whatever, you still  look hotter than you did in January.
HECK YEAH! 

Happy Summer Ladies!


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