Café Con Monica

Oh Mondays….

I wasn’t planning to post but I just got back from the gym and I am feeling good so I thought I would share some rambles.

Update on my Facebook deactivation…there is no update. They have not responded to a single email or upload of my ID yet. It is now exactly one week with no response at all. Its super frustrating and I have no idea what to do!

Weight Loss: After my winter break holiday I gained quite some weight and realized I had under 6 months before I go home and it was time to shape up my life!!! So he we are a few days short of a month into better eating and exercise and I am down 10 pounds. I have 10 to go for my goal weight and then I have to learn maintenance. Its hard, and at times it really really sucks but I felt amazing hopping on the scale today and seeing I have lost weight without doing any crazy diets. I have a feeling the next 10 will be much harder to lose than the first but I am ready for it!

Travels: I’m all excited for the Philippines in 2 weeks! I wasn’t sure I was going to do it anymore since I am trying to save as much money as I can to take home but I just can’t be on the other side of the world and not take advantage. Plus its much cheaper to go from here than it is from home. Heading to this island Bohol that my coworker went to during winter break. 4 days of beautiful beach and sun and I will be a very happy girl!!!

I am staying on this beach somewhere!

new swimsuit!!! 

School: I am really glad this class just finished. Even though I do love Ethics the other people in my class were really pushing their religious agenda in the class and it was getting really hard to have any discussions without being bombarded by scripture and in a class with hot social and ethical topics it brings out the crazy in some. I am actually just really happy to be back in school working towards my goals!!

I think that is all I have right now! 


Ooh I am super excited for new episodes of my favorite shows! I hate when they take breaks, don’t they know I am in China and need crap to watch!?!?! 

Confirm your identity!?!?!?

What in the HELL?!!! So I spent most of Monday doing my usual on/off Facebook from work and home like usual then I receive an email from my friend telling me she went to send me a message and couldn’t find me that even our thread was gone, and if I was upset with her and deleted her for some reason. 1. This is not at all something I would do especially not without talking to the person about it. 2. I was seriously on Facebook not an hour before she emailed me. Of course, I respond that I did not delete her and I would check it out…here is what I saw: 

I have no clue why this would happen since I have had the same account since opening it and have NEVER ONCE changed my name or used a fake name.

THEN it proceeds to tell me I can receive a text to the mobile number on my account…BUT as you may recall I am in CHINA!!!! So I can not get text messages to that number, nor does it give me the option of putting in another number where I can get messages. NO OTHER OPTIONS shown just the help button.

After going from page to page and trying to figure it out I found the submit your photo ID. I was freaked out about it but after searching the internet I realized I wasn’t the only one having this problem. So I uploaded the only ID I had on my computer, my passport. Then I received this email.


To which I replied a polite(kind of) email asking what the hell happened and why there is no explanation or way to contact a live person. Then I sent another copy of my passport. 

That was on Monday. Its now Thursday evening(where I am) and I have not yet received another email or have access to my account. 

I know to most people who are “over” Facebook this is stupid BUT my laptop broke down last January and every single picture that was on FB dated before January is GONE unless they give me back access to my account. GONE!!! That is not ok. I can open a new account, its annoying but I can do it. I just want my damn photos so that they are not lost to me for good because of some stupid glitch in the Facebook system. 

After reading a lot of different posts about this I have taken to uploading my photo ID numerous times(going on 20 now) over the last 24 hours and will continue to do so until I get some kind of response either way. 


WISH ME LUCK! 
If this has happened to you please give me tips on how to fix it!! 

New Design! Anniversary Giveaway!

Hey everyone! As promised I am showing off my new design and name change around here! So from today on this place will be called Curls & Cocktails! I am thinking I might move it over to a new place soon but I am not sure yet so for now it stays here! I had such a great time figuring out the plans for this one and finding the perfect name! Jenn over Munchkinland designs is seriously amazing and I highly recommend her!

Anyway! Its hard to come up with ideas of what to give away since I am not at home and its much harder to get things mailed. BUT I am throwing in an extra little prize to the winner that I hope to find on my travels this month. So here are the prizes:

I feel like a bit of Oprah’s favorite things going on here…except they are mine of course!

{1}
$15 Starbucks Gift Card
-because going to Starbucks seriously gives me a little taste of home and always makes my homesickness a little bit less sad! 
{2} 
$25 Gift card for Etsy. 
-For those of you who haven’t shopped on there you are missing out! For those of you that have you know how far $25 can take you! 
{3}
A guest post and your blog button at the top of the list! 
-I don’t do sponsers or ad space so this is as close as I can come to sharing my followers and hoping to introduce you to them! 
{4}
$15 Gift card to Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Itunes! 
-I suppose these can be used in different ways but the main point was for those with e-readers to be able to buy a book! Haha I live through mine 🙂 

I am so excited about this and I can’t wait to see the winner feel free to pass along the message!!!
Good Luck everyone!

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