My Perseverance

Dreaming

2012-01-27T19:50:00.002-07:00

It's hard not to dream about owning your own home. I go through phases of when I get really excited about it and do a bunch of house searches and then other times it makes me sad to look so I don't. But this past week has been a good week and I've been in the mood to look at houses again. We found one that we really like that's in a good price range (given we had a decent salary lol) and it's not very far from where we live. I had to drive by it the other day just to see the neighborhood and I loved it even more! Sure it would be fun to have a home and all of those fun amenities, like having a pool with a pool safety fence and a trampoline, and a garage, and our own yard. One day we will, not yet, but one day in the near future. This one house we like probably won't be on the market then but that's ok because I know we'll find the right home for us. I can't wait!

What's going to happen

2012-01-20T20:19:00.002-07:00

Our summer is going to be an interesting one. Between my husband's school schedule and my work schedule and having a baby, yep, our summer is going to be a bit crazy. But crazy is ok right? That makes for a non-boring summer anyway lol. One of the most exciting parts of the summer is that my husband will be graduating from school! He's applying for graduate school for the fall but he's also going to be looking into getting a job and then we'll decide which direction to go. He's not looking into Technical Recruiter Jobs but geology type jobs. It's really exciting to think about him being all done and us settling into a career and buying a home and doing all those things we've been wanting to for years. So much to look forward to! Can't wait. :D

Funny children

2012-01-20T20:11:00.002-07:00

Like most parents, we usually ask our kids what they want for Christmas. This year though, I was kind of surprised at what they wanted. One wanted drums. Yeah, drums. Never shown any interest at all in them before and now she wants a set?? I wasn't even sure she knew what drums were! But apparently she did and everytime I asked and hoped she wanted something different, she still asked for drums. So that's what she got a little drum set that came with headphones. (Genius no? Lol!) Then her sibling asked for a guitar. What?? I guess it was a musical Christmas for us and we're going to have to learn to play guitar and play the drums. Could be fun right? lol I wonder what the kids will ask for next year? Could be interesting after this year!

No snow

2012-01-20T20:00:00.002-07:00

Where I live, snow is expected. Yet, we've only had TWO days of snow. Well, technically we've had three is you count the one day it snowed a tiny speck and then melted two hours later. That's it. Hello?!? It's January and I want snow! One snowman isn't enough. I want to build more and make more snow angels and pull my kids around in a sled and throw snowballs at my husband. Come on snow, I miss you! My whole family misses you! That one day where we got a skiff of snow was a huge taunt. I got so excited when I saw and thought "yay! I'll get to the play with the kids in the snow later!" And then it melted. GAH! I guess that's what we get for living in a valley because all around us places have plenty of snow and we have nada. Zilch. Zero. I guess I'll have to dream about it because our odds of actually getting any this winter season are looking pretty slim. :(

Preggo woes

2011-12-30T09:33:00.002-07:00

Being pregnant is a wonderful time, it's true. But it's also a difficult time for most women, me included. I am thrilled to be pregnant but let me tell you, being preggo for the 4th time doesn't come without extra problems. You'd think by now my body would have this "figured out" and it wouldn't be so bad. Quite the opposite actually. Everything is stretched more, ligaments are more lax, pain is more frequent, and you feel everything a lot sooner. Although the kicks are fun to feel sooner, so no complaints there. :) But nonetheless, I'm happy. It's been harder but we're thrilled to be having another little baby. I'm not getting as much done being preggo but I'm trying. I'm considering cutting my hair because it's so long and takes longer than I have energy for to actually fix nice lol. I hardly ever wear makeup for the same reason, too much energy! Who needs eyelash growth products when I don't even put on mascara anymore lol. Well, that's not true, sometimes on Sunday I'll actually take the time to look nice. But the rest of the week, I'm going the frumpy route because it's comfortable and being comfortable while pregnant is definitely the most important thing. :)

Another good one

2011-12-28T21:12:00.001-07:00

We had another great Christmas! We were so blessed this year and have been very grateful because there are so many who go without or go with very little during the holiday season. I am thankful I have a job that pays all our bills and helped pay for my little family to have a good Christmas. It was fun having some time off work to be home and play with the kids and see my husband more. We all got a few surprises for Christmas and that's always fun to see everyone's reaction. My husband didn't get a utility knife or anything like that but he did get a tablet and a bunch of books he's been wanting. The kids loved everything they got too and have been playing with their gifts everyday. We went to my inlaws for dinner on Christmas day which was nice because I wasn't up to cooking a whole dinner. I made a few things which tired me out plenty. So grateful to my MIL for fixing everything else, she's awesome! Like I said, we've been very blessed and that makes me very happy. :)

Oh that darn weather outside

2011-12-28T21:07:00.002-07:00

Actually, I haven't minded the weather personally, but my body tells me otherwise. I've still been freezing to death and wear a sweater almost every day. Now that I got some new bubble bath for Christmas, that means I can warm up that way too. But the worst part about the cold weather, is when it makes you sick and we're pretty sick. We all have colds and nasty coughs. Not very fun around here. True, it's not the flu and we're not so sick we can't get out of bed but it's lingering and kind of a pain. Not to mention it's kind of a pain being at work and you're trying to give someone a massage and all you can do is sniff and cough into your shoulder. Not very relaxing for that person I imagine. :P Hopefully we don't have it too much longer. The cold will probably go away first but somehow I think the cough will take longer. The kids especially darn it, I feel so bad for them. They cough so hard at night it's hard for them to sleep despite the humidifier and medicine. Hopefully not much longer though!

What I want

2011-12-06T20:17:00.002-07:00

My husband keeps asking me what I want for Christmas. Well, first I would love a Nook Color. Or the Kindle Fire. I haven't decided between the two. But either one won't happen because $200 is an INSANE amount of money for ONE present. So then I told my husband I wanted some socks because I needed some. We were at the store and I found a set I liked and told him he could give those to me for Christmas. He said no, lol. But really, I can't think of much else I want. A nice blood pressure cuff would be good. My husband chuckled at that one. I haven't thought about baraka jewelry or any clothes. Maybe a new pair of pants. Maybe some movies? I don't know. Pretty sure I was this same way last year now that I think about it. It worked out last year so it will work out this year too. My husband is pretty good about gifts so he can surprise me and I'll be happy. :)

Freezing

2011-12-06T19:38:00.002-07:00

I have been freezing the last month. I usually don't have a problem during the winter time. I've lived in this state all my life so harsh winters aren't unfamiliar. But this year, I can't shake the cold. Usually my body takes a week, maybe two, to get used to the decline in temperature. Seriously, I can go without a coat in 20-30 degree weather because I get used to it. Not this year, I've been freezing when the inside of my house is 74 degrees. 74!!!! How un-normal is that?? I feel like I need a couple of heated mattress pads to keep me from shivering. I've almost had to wear a sweater everyday. Lots of hot chocolate too. Lots of blankets. More warm baths. Thicker coat. Warm socks. All those good things. Then at least I stop shivering lol. Hopefully I start to get used to the cold because it's only going to get colder!

I feel behind already

2011-12-05T22:12:00.002-07:00

It's the 5th of December and I don't have more than a few gifts for Christmas. Usually I'm about done now but not this year. I want to go get more gifts but we have been INSANELY busy that it hasn't been at the forefront of my mind lately. I see all the magazines on my couch waiting for me to pick through them but I just don't have it in me to do it right now. We don't get a ton of presents, only a handful for everyone but still, I need to get on this. And for the most part I know what we need to get. My kids never asked for an xbox 360 controller because we don't have an Xbox. But one of my kids did say she wanted the Kinect. I asked her if she even know what that was and she said "no." LOL Definitely not going to buy it them, sorry kiddo. They'll be happy with this year though I think. I've been working a little extra and we'll have enough to make it a great holiday. I can't wait! Now if only I can find the time to get out and shop lol!

Need a bath

2011-12-05T21:36:00.002-07:00

Let me rephrase that lol. I don't NEED a bath, I need a bath. Clear as mud? lol I don't stink but my muscles need to soak and relax. My brain needs to relax. I worked three hours this morning and then another three this afternoon/early evening. My body has had it and my brain could barely function enough to make 4 phone calls lol. I saw my husband and kids all of a sporadic two hours and I hate days like that. My husband was awesome though. By the time I got home he had dinner ready and all the dishes and laundry done. And get this, he made me Jell-O. It was the only thing that sounded good today and he took the time to make me some. It made my night! (It's the small things that make me happy lol!) He did so much today taking over the household chores while I worked. He's amazing and I would be a wreck without him. Now if I can finish up a few more things on my to do list, maybe I can get that relaxing bath I've been thinking about. That's would make my day end on a great note. :)

All natural stuff

2011-12-01T22:48:00.003-07:00

I have a friend that knows a lot about healing your body the natural way. She has learned so many things over the years it blows me away. She's amazing and I love that her family is hardly ever sick and when they are, she gives them natural remedies that heal them just like if they were to see a dr and get a prescription. It's amazing to me. I was visiting her recently and I wasn't feeling particularly well. Before I left she let me put on some oil that helped clear up my senses and I felt better, which was really nice of her. She has something for everything it seems! She has herbs and oils by the basketful. Who knows, she may even have natural seaweed to use for some type of ailment. The next time I get sick, I think I'll call her up instead of seeing a dr. Couldn't hurt right? :)

Very thankful

2011-11-27T21:58:00.002-07:00

I need to take a minute and express my gratitude for my husband. He truly is amazing and I'm positive I would be worse off without him. He always sets me straight when I need it. He will always give a different perspective on something I'm struggling with which helps me figure things out better. He constantly helps around the house, which is I hear is a rare thing but am truly grateful for. I had the stomach flu a week ago and did nothing for three days and he completely picked up the slack. He's always helping with the kids and with dinner too. Plus, I have a new calling that has kept me insanely busy and he's been an awesome support. He is amazing and I count my blessings everyday for being able to share my life with him. I don't ever need to look up Zyngle free dating online to find me the perfect guy, I already did 9 years ago and he's definitely for keeps. I love him not only for what he does for our family but also for the man he is and wants to become. Love you babe, thanks for everything!!

Animal lovers

2011-10-25T20:43:00.002-07:00

My kids love animals especially our youngest. The older ones, at first, are intimidated when they see an animal. At least when it gets up close. Then they warm up and fall in love. The youngest will hold and hug anything that moves. Well, except small bugs and then she freaks lol. I know the kids would love having an animal and keep wishing we could get one. Sometimes, I wish we could get maybe a small animal. Maybe a small dog or something. But other times, I'm glad we don't have a pet to take care of. The girls would love a horse and would love for me to buy them riding boots so they could learn to ride. There's no way we could have a horse anytime soon but it's fun to think about it. I've always thought it would be great to have a horse ranch but I doubt it will happen. Who knows though! :)

I think I can...I think I can...

2011-10-22T21:24:00.002-07:00

Sew. I think I can sew. I don't have any idea how to use my sewing machine perfectly yet but hopefully I can figure that out. My goal is to make some cute ghost costumes for my kids. I've sewn a pillowcase. That's it and that was hard enough. (I know, a pillowcase should be easy but sewing doesn't come naturally to me. :P) I have plenty of time though. If you think 7 days is enough time lol! I've been so busy with work and school and church and everything that I haven't had time for this little adventure until now. Really though, how hard can it be to make little ghost costumes? Probably more difficult than I think. I wish sewing came naturally to me like it does to many people I know. I have a friend that changed a maternity outfit into a dress recently. It was awesome! No pattern, just figured it out. Here's to hoping I can "figure" these ghosts out. I hope it does go well because I only spent $12 on enough material . Compared to $15 per costume from the store. I like saving money and I like even more when something I've made works out lol!!

Grateful

2011-10-19T21:46:00.002-07:00

I've been feeling extremely grateful to have a job. I've known many people who have been without a job for months and years. There comes a time when they are willing to take a job, any job, they can to take care of those they love. Being without a job is hard, in more ways than one. Thinking about that makes me count my blessings that I do have a job. I may have one of those Baggage Porter Jobs and I may not work for a big company. But I do love what I do and I love being able to provide for my family. Hopefully I keep my job for as long as I need it and nothing goes wrong. Not that I forsee anything going wrong but you never know what a company would do and what cutbacks they might need to make. That doesn't mean I won't give it my all in the meantime. I'll still love what I do!

2 months!

2011-10-19T20:57:00.002-07:00

Technically, it's just barely over two months away but it's coming! Yep, it's CHRISTMAS!!! I'm so so so so so so so excited for Christmas this year. Why? Because last year Christmas was my favorite yet and I'm sure this one will be just as great! Now, I have some ideas how we can bring the true meaning of Christmas into our holiday season this year. After figuring out the details of that, next comes what to do for presents. Hmm, maybe a psp and psp batteries? Maybe a pink scooter? Maybe some Wii games or more board games? Maybe a jetted bath tub. Oh wait, that's what *I* want lol! Of course I'd love a house to go with it but somehow I don't see that happening by Christmas. It will be a great Christmas even without a new house. ;)

Too much sugar

2011-10-18T20:21:00.002-07:00

Have you ever had too much sugar by not eating any sugar? No, that doesn't make sense so let me explain. My day has been CRAZY and now that it's over, I still feel wired. Like the way you do when you eat a lot of sugar. (Or so I've been told. When I eat sugar I don't feel any different lol.) My crazy day started at 7am getting the kids ready. And then there's getting me ready which lately, has taken longer than usual. Then it was making and packing a lunch for everyone. Then going into work. I had to work for 6 hours today with back to back patients every hour. One cancelled but because we didn't have a secretary today, I had extra work to do and didn't even get my normal stuff done. Plus there are a lot of changes at my job so my boss and I had to take time for that. Not to mention other things that go with THAT that didn't get done. I didn't get off work until an hour past the time I was supposed to get off which was fine, but I still have a huge list to take care of. I came home and tried to grab some dinner quick, help my daughter with her homework, and had to leave again 45 minutes later for another appointment. During that appointment I went over by 20 minutes and had to rush home because my husband needed to leave for an appointment he had. Now, here I am blogging about the craziness. I've been going all day non stop. People say they go non stop and don't really mean but I do. The longest I sat down all day was the 10 minutes at dinner. Well, and now I've sat for a whole hour but I've been working, so does it really count? lol Tomorrow, Act 2 of The Day in the Life of Me. More craziness but hey, that's better than boring. :D

New tires

2011-10-18T19:54:00.002-07:00

For me, I don't think about buying new tires until I'm told my current tires need replacing. I don't think about it because they're expensive and since they last for years (or should) it's the out of sight out of mind concept. Anyway, we were recently told that our tires were "barely legal" and needed new ones soon. As in before winter hits. As in before Christmas. Yeah, who needs money for Christmas anyway when you can buy 4 new tires! Woohoo! Not. Dang, the timing sucks but what can you do. So we bought new tires and they look great and we got a great deal. Plus, they come with emergency roadside assistance, which most do, but hey, it's still nice to have. So despite the timing, I'm glad for the new set because my mind is more at ease knowing we'll have a safer drive during the winter months. Yay for new tires!!

Trying to save

2011-10-16T21:37:00.002-07:00

We've started getting the paper mainly because I wanted to get the weekly ads and coupons. (Ok, and the comics too lol!) I'm still not an expert at couponing and I'm a far cry from being called an "extreme couponer." But I do a little to save us, a coupon here and a coupon there. So far I've mainly used coupons for food items but I'm keeping my eyes out for ways to save money on clothes. Finding aeropostale coupons or coupons on school clothes would be awesome! I also need to work on matching coupons with sales, that's the biggest money saver. But I'm not good at it. The last time I looked through ads, I found a few match ups but when I went to the store, all the items were gone. Waited too long I guess. But I'm keeping at it and I'll get better the more I do, I know.

It's coming!!!!

2011-10-12T19:04:00.003-07:00

Autumn is here and winter is coming!! I LOVE when the seasons change! I could never live in a place with the same type of weather all year round. I love summer, I love spring, I love autumn, I love winter. I love hot days when we can play in the pool. I love when the leaves change color. I love playing in the snow with the kids. I love when the birds and flowers come back. I love it all!! So as I see the temperature drop and the rain turn to snow I get giddy. I love drinking extra hot chocolate and snuggling in bed. I love putting up new decorations and getting excited about upcoming holidays. I love love love it! All of it! And every year I end up loving it all a little more. And every year I get more and more strange looks from other people lol. Not everyone loves the cold weather and that's ok. Seems more fun to enjoy it than to hate it for months on end. Besides, making snowmen and listening to your kids laugh while sledding is awesome!! Happy season change to everyone!!

Needs to be cleaner

2011-10-12T18:51:00.002-07:00

My skin is usually pretty good. Not the smoothest and acne free type of skin but it's not too bad. When I got sick it got worse and that wasn't pretty but now that I'm better it's better too. I don't know how so many people get naturally blemish free skin. Genetics has to play a part. Skin care plays a part to. Maybe my use regular soap method isn't working for me. I should probably look into komenuka bijin products and see how my skin reacts to it. On the plus side, I have been better about taking my makeup off at the end of the day which is good for your skin right? I used to leave it on but now I make sure it's all off before I go to bed. One step at a time I guess. Makeup removal first, deep cleansing second. I can do that.

Do they last long?

2011-09-20T21:46:00.002-07:00

How long are book cases supposed to last? I have two kinds. One is made out of metal and I figure that's going to last awhile. But then I have a few others made out of wood. Your classic style bookcases. But, yesterday my husband pointed out that one of the wood bookcases shelves was starting to separate from the side. Darn it! I really like that bookcase! We've had it for years, maybe 5ish? I guess I assumed they lasted forever lol. Could be that maybe there's too many books on that shelf? Or they're too heavy at least. Either way, darn! We'll have to figure out a way to reinforce it because I want them to last longer. Who knows, maybe we'll have to buy a new bookcase and we could get some of the best bookshelf speakers to go with it. It's funny how things tend to fall apart at the very same time as other things. But that's a post for another time. :P

Sluggish

2011-09-20T21:14:00.002-07:00

I have not been feeling well today. I woke this morning and it took me 10 minutes just to get out of bed. My eyes took a long time to adjust to the light and my body ached all over. The achy part was from my run yesterday, or at least I thought it was. As the day has gone on, instead of feeling better I've felt worse. We had to get ready for 2 appointments and by the time my hair was done, I was ready to get back into bed. That's when it hit me that just maybe I wasn't feeling cruddy from not getting enough sleep and running yesterday, maybe I was in fact getting sick. Dang. So we head to our first appointment and I feel like I've been hit by a truck. Thankfully we made it ok but my head was fuzzy and I couldn't concentrate. We came home for a quick lunch and headed out to our second appointment. I tried to be a little more cheery and focusing on that helped me feel better. Then we came home and my body shut down. So glad my husband came home early so I could take a nap. I crashed. I didn't move for an hour and a half. I felt a little more human afterwards though. We ran a few more errands and then I had an activity to go to. The nap gave me enough of a boost to finish out the day. And now, here I am blogging. And now, here I am leaving.

Counting my blessings

2011-09-09T19:49:00.001-07:00

I've known a number of people who have been in car accidents recently. Some were big accidents while others were just bender fenders. But still, an accident is an accident. I've never been in an accident, at least to my knowledge. I vaguely remember being in the car with a family member who hit a mailbox but that was so long ago I wonder if I was dreaming it or it actually happened lol. I'm very grateful though, accidents can be so scary and I'm glad I don't have to look into auto estimating software to see how much it would cost to fix something after a collision. I can't imagine what a person goes through, being so scared and then to possibly have your children in the car with you when it happens - yikes! I can't even think about such a thing without shuddering. So yes, I'm counting my blessings that no one in my family has ever been in an accident! I hope it stays that way for a long time too.

Guess what it is...

2011-09-08T20:37:00.002-07:00

You know have some people have China cabinets? Normally, you see said cabinets filled with, well, China dishes, or some sort of other dishes. Now, I have a brother who has a China cabinet and guess what his is filled with? Not dishes, but power tools. Yeah, he's our Tim the Toolman. I know other people who have trophies lining their cabinets. But that's about all I've seen. So now you're curious what I would put in my China cabinet right? Well, that's what I was getting to. See, being married to a geologist means we will have one thing in our China cabinet. Yep, rocks. Lots of rocks. We're bound to run out of room for all the rocks we'll acquire over the years. We're running out of room now and it's still early into his field. Besides, China dishes are overrated right? Time to be different. Go with rocks people, rocks are cool. :)

Trips and money

2011-09-08T20:30:00.002-07:00

My husband is so excited for all the field trips he will have for school this year. I'm so excited for him too! I remember when I was in school and we finally got to the hands on part. It really helps you to apply everything that you've learned. You can read books and books and books but unless you have hands on experience, some things won't be as clear. So he's excited and I'm excited for him. He's been gathering all the supplies he needs and has been talking to his teachers. He asked today about when they had to pay for supplies and the teacher told him. The teacher also joked that maybe my husband could be the cashier and collect everyone's money. While he'd do a good job serving as the cash drawer for the group, I don't think he wants to do it. He wants to go, learn, and have fun. Can't blame him!

Autumn is coming

2011-09-08T20:22:00.002-07:00

Summer is almost over. I'm not ready for summer to be over. No, I wanted more summer. I wanted more time with my husband and children. I wanted more vacations. I wanted more days without a schedule. I wanted more zoo and library trips. I wanted it and didn't get it. But, I did have an awesome summer. I did have lots of time with my husband and children. We did take a few vacations. We did have a number of non-scheduled-do-what-we-want days. We did visit the zoo and go to the library. We did SO many fun things and that's why I didn't want summer to end. This has been my favorite summer thus far, ever. So when my husband pulled out our autumn decorations, I wanted to cry. School has started, autumn decorations are up, and that means fall is almost here. I wasn't ready! But thankfully, we DID have a great summer and just because the summer is over, doesn't mean we can't have a GREAT fall too. So, here's to many awesome fall days together too!!

Wanting

2011-09-02T20:36:00.003-07:00

I want a Nook Color! I have a friend that has one and I'm in love with it!! I know there are a lot of different reading tablets out there. There are a lot of tablets out there period. There are the Tablet with Keyboard types and others like the Galaxy tablet with a touch screen. But I don't want a tablet, I want a Nook Color. I don't want Kindle with the boring black and white screen, I want color. The Nook Color. Did I mention I love it? Because I do. I. Love. It!! I'm not sure I'll be able to get one anytime soon but MAYBE for Christmas or my birthday. We'll have to see, they are pricey. Obviously, otherwise I'd own one already lol. I can't wait to have my own!!!!!!!!!!

Very familiar

2011-09-02T19:42:00.002-07:00

It seems we've been to the store a lot lately. It's the things you need, that you don't need often, that we've had to buy. Things like toilet bowl cleaner and saran wrap. Really random things. Always seems like we end up buying them all together and it costs quite a bit when you do that. I know I need to be better about buying things on sale and not waiting until you're about to run out of things. I'm doing better about using coupons and checking our newspaper for deals so that's good. But seriously, I feel like I'm getting really acquainted with prices and barcodes these days. :P Talk to me about a usb barcode scanner, I've probably seen one during my many shopping trips. :P

Hands on

2011-08-26T22:15:00.002-07:00

My husband is SO excited to be doing more hands on activities in school! He's finally done with all the prerequisite classes and now he's only taking the ones needed for his degree. He came home the second day after classes and excitedly told me about multiple field trips he's going on this semester. I'm thrilled for him! It's fun watching him be so happy about his classes. I remember feeling the same way when I was in my program. Anyway, we have his supply lists and we need to purchase a few things to help him get ready. He might need something like Gregory Backpacks to carry everything but we'll have to see when we get his gear together. I hope all of his trips pan out ok because I know he will learn so much from all of the hands on experience. That's why they do them I'm sure. It will be fun for him!!

They came!!

2011-08-26T21:48:00.003-07:00

I believe I recently mentioned we bought new furniture. It took TWO months to get here but they came and we've loved it. But then, we needed a new washer and dryer. The washer especially was awful. It put rust stains on a bunch of our clothes which I wasn't too happy about. Mainly because I had bought a bunch of new clothes for the kids and hubby and I and a lot of them ended up with stains on them. It was so weird too because it was ONLY on the new clothes we bought. Weird no? Anyway, so we tried everything to clean the washer out and I found if we did it at least once a week, we had fewer rust stains. But the problem persisted and we started losing clothes. The stains were large and very visible so I started to put them away. So that's been a problem but we've tried to make due. The dryer was ok, it just took over an hour to get a full batch of clothes dry. So, we've FINALLY been able to buy a new set and it we were stoked! We started looking around and found a local store with an AWESOME deal and the manager gave us another deal on top of it! Woohoo!! The best part, our new ones were delivered the NEXT DAY! No waiting two months. :D The washer is HUGE, at 4.2 cubic ft, and I can washer our king size blankets. The dryer is awesome too and will dry our clothes in under an hour! It feels really good not having to worry about rust stains and long dry times. I'm so glad we were finally able to get new ones. Makes me pretty happy!! :)

Neat as a pin

2011-08-26T21:26:00.002-07:00

Well, not exactly. I try to keep my home pretty organized but I wouldn't say I was neat as a pin. I know some people like disorder and they feel better that way. There was a time when I was like that. The early years in my marriage we were pretty messy. Looking back on it, I'm pretty embarrassed thinking about it lol but we got better. We found that the more organized and clean our home was, the better we felt. And I've noticed that with our children too, they seem happier in a clean environment than in a messy one. We have a place for almost everything. I admit I don't have any brochure holders but I haven't needed any. But we have a bunch of holders for other things that work great. Yay for a clean home!

New, but old

2011-08-26T21:18:00.004-07:00

Don't you ever feel like that with technology? You just bought something new and in a month or even a few months time, it's outdated. Seriously? Why can't people be happy with what they have? Isn't that the reason behind new and newer technology? "This is what we've made in the past so let's make it better." Then that's not enough and they have to make it even better. Then that one isn't enough and they have it make a new one! Are we never satisfied? I like new models and but when you have a billion different versions of something, that seems excessive. You could look at Caméscopes numériques and find something you like. But then, wait awhile and you're bound to find something you like better. It's interesting to me seeing people unsatisfied with things. But maybe I'm strange that way lol.

New buildings

2011-08-24T20:28:00.002-07:00

New buildings make me a teeny tiny bit jealous. Only because I want to be the one building. I would LOVE to have a home built. One where we got to pick everything single little thing out. The size of the garage, how much grass we'd have, how big the mater bathroom would be, how many outlets we'd need and where they'd all go, the size of the bedrooms, how big the windows and how many and so on. I know there's a lot of work that goes into buildings and homes, especially steel buildings, but that's part of the enjoyment right? You get to decide everything! Or at least I think you do lol. I've never actually done it. But one day we will or we might find the perfect home for us that's already built. That would be ok too. :)

I like making people feel better

2011-08-24T19:46:00.002-07:00

That's one of the reasons I do what I do. I wanted to find a career where I could do something hands on and help people in the process. Physical therapy did just that and I've enjoyed it every day since. I LOVE IT!! One of the things I've really enjoyed is doing massage on patients. At first I was incredibly uncomfortable but only because I wasn't very good. Now, with a years experience, I can finally say I'm more comfortable and not too shabby. I'm still learning but I love when a patient leaves following a massage and they tell me I have magic fingers lol. It's amazing how many problems a few knots can cause a person. Knots and tightness can put pressure on nerves, cause headaches, and aches and pains. Where I work, we do a lot of massage but I've seen it help so many people. People who have had therapy for years and massage was the only thing that helped. So, it's nice to be doing a good job. It's nice to see people happier leaving therapy than when they came in. I love it. LOVE IT!!!

Good vs bad debt

2011-08-18T20:23:00.002-07:00

I've heard, on more than one occasion, that good debt is buying a house. I've also heard that good debt is when you need to pay for schooling and sometimes when you need a new car. So everything else, like credit card debt or using payday advances to buy something you may not necessarily need, is bad debt right? Well, what if you take out extra loans for school but end up using on things you didn't need to? Or what about buying a home that's more than you'll ever need and you get way in over your head? Are both of those things considered bad debt? I guess it all depends on how you look at it. Thankfully the only debt we have is with our student loans. No car or credit card payments woohoo! But, I'm positive we could have paid those off sooner if we hadn't paid for things we didn't need. Live and learn right? Live and learn.

New is nice!

2011-08-18T20:18:00.004-07:00

Guess what we bought? After looking and dreaming and looking and wanting and more looking and dreaming, we were finally able to buy ourselves new furniture. Not a hand me down, not something really cheap. Nope, brand spankin new and we LOVE it! It took two cRaZy months to get here but it is FINALLY! This the first time in our marriage where we bought our own furniture and it feels really good. We looked all over the place for things we liked. We even looked at cabin furniture. We didn't fall in love with anything until recently and we were given 20% off the regular price AND free delivery. Woohoo! The price was great but the delivery was awful. Despite that though, I'm so glad it worked out. If you want to see it, you'll have to come by. :)

Sooo tireddd

2011-08-17T21:17:00.002-07:00

I have been working more this past week and this week due to a coworker being out of the office. It's been good on one hand because I'm learning how to do more of the office work. I've wanted to learn more but haven't had much opportunity. So what better way than to be thrown right in? lol My crash course in office work has been good though. On top of the new things I'm learning, I've been playing catch up with other things that haven't been done in a long time. I haven't been bored at all and keep busy all day long. It's amazing how much you can get done when you never stop lol! But it feels awesome to be able to do so much and continue to work with patients. I've helped rearranged the whole office and organized a bunch of clutter. I did an inventory of products that needed replaced and placed an order for those we did need. I organized charts and cleaned out old patient supplies. I made more phone calls that I can count, filed a bunch of paperwork, and printed a bunch of paperwork. It doesn't sound like a lot but trust me, it WAS a lot and I've had maybe 10 minutes of down time total in three days. I love to keep busy and make things easier. A cleaner and more organized office makes for a happy workplace! It's been a good week. :D

New business!

2011-08-17T21:04:00.002-07:00

I love when I see new business's come into our city. It seems like the majority of big business's leave and the only new ones that come in are retail type jobs. Yeah, you can't live on a retail job income, no one can without some type of assistance. Now granted, the new business is a call center but the pay is a few much higher than minimum wage. I've been watching it be built and it's amazing how much work goes into a new building. The structure is done and now I think they're doing all the inside work. I don't know if they have used a Delafield Corporation hose in their endeavor or have even needed one, but I'm sure they have that all worked out. I believe this call center will bring about 100+ jobs to the community which we need. So I'm stoked about it and how it will help the area!

Maybe I'm boring

2011-08-17T19:12:00.002-07:00

When it comes to wearing jewelry, my collection is small. I have few bracelets and a handful of necklaces. Not very much but I'm happy with it. I've never been a big wearer of jewelry but I do wear more now than I ever have. I don't have any orogold at least that I am aware of. Most of what I have is a combination of things I had before I was married and the majority being from my husband since then. He's pretty great that way. I don't like tons and tons of jewelry but it's nice every once in awhile and he seems to know when I'm ready for something new. How did I get so lucky to have such a great husband? I still count my blessings everyday for him and I would even if he didn't buy me any jewelry. :)

Went out

2011-08-14T20:58:00.002-07:00

We were able to go out of town recently and it was a nice trip. We visited my husband's family and it had been awhile so it was fun catching up a little with everyone. My husband's family is pretty great and I enjoy talking with them and of course my husband loves it too. The kids had a blast playing with cousins they see most often and trying to play with others they don't see as frequently. I love watching my kids get excited to play with cousins. They can't get enough of them and it's hard to tear them away when it's time to go. I remember that when I was younger, playing with cousins. Sadly, I didn't get to see mine very often so I wasn't really close with any of them. But nonetheless, it was still fun when we could get together. As parents we try to go to as many family outings as we can so our kids get to know their relatives but on a student income it's hard. But, we're content with what we can do. :)

They never let up

2011-08-11T20:57:00.004-07:00

Guess what I got in the mail? Not one of those rfid credit card things but it did have to do with our credit cards. See, we don't have any credit card debt but we still have our cards. It's been HEAVENLY not having to pay on our cards but we still receive offers in the mail all the time. Today, we received two sets of consolidation checks. There was a time we had used those kinds of checks once, maybe twice, but not since. They're nice for awhile if you get the right APR following that 0% introductory rate. But otherwise, that APR can be killer, so you have to be careful. Anyway, I don't like receiving all the credit card junk in the mail. I know there's probably a way to stop them from coming but I haven't looked into it. If you know of said way, feel free to let me know. It would save me a lot of time. ;)

Memories

2011-08-11T20:49:00.002-07:00

I have very few memories of my paternal grandparents. None of my maternal grandparents, they died before I knew them. On my dad's side though, I remember a little about my grandmother and more about my grandfather. My grandma had Alzheimer's and was pretty out of it and ended up in a home. My grandpa though, I remember going on walks with him and to the store and playing pool. I loved my grandpa's pool table. Some people may play table tennis but I prefer pool. My grandpa was good and I did ok. I enjoyed it mainly because of the time with my family. I loved that. I don't know what happened to my grandpa's table but one day I'll have my own and it will help me remember the good memories about him. :)

Pleasant day

2011-08-10T21:06:00.002-07:00

I've had a good day. I went to work and kept busy. I learned new things about my coworkers and new things about how to do my job better. Then my husband and children brought me lunch. I was with a patient so I didn't get to see them but I was very grateful they came in and brought me food. It's the little things that make me happy. :D So, I finished with my patients and all my paperwork. I called my husband and we decided to go to a local fair. We walked around the fair, entered some drawings, saw the animals, and went for a wagon ride. Then we went out for dinner which was really delicious. Following our meal we decided on an impromptu trip to play miniature golf. It was so fun watching the girls play and of course hubby and I were a bit competitive. For the first time I won! Then home we went and the girls crashed and hubby and I watched some TV. It was a pleasant day!

Kind of funny

2011-07-28T20:48:00.002-07:00

Did I mention how cute and adorable my husband is? Overall, he's pretty cute and adorable anyway but it's fun to watch his face when I see him watch sports and ask questions. In general he's not much of a sports watcher but he does know what's going on and the general rules of sport. The part that's amusing is when he asks me why individuals wear sport braces and the purpose of each one. Recently we were watching volleyball (ok, I was actually watching it and my husband walked through the room) and he noticed one of the players had tape on her shoulder. He stopped, looked surprised and asked what on earth was all over shoulder. I guess to most people it looks kind of funny (some athletes have it all over the place!) but I told him what it was. It's the things you learn about in a healthcare field that really does come to apply outside of the work force. I like being able to answer questions but sometimes I feel dumb when I have no idea lol. Good thing braces were invented though, they sure do help a lot of people and they work miracles in my field!

Could go either way

2011-07-28T20:22:00.002-07:00

I was talking to my boss about our patients and revenue at work recently, and it was quite an interesting talk. A lot of our patients have Medicare as their insurance, which is fine. But since Medicare continually makes cuts and usually about what they will cover and how much, business's like where I work suffer. My boss said that at the moment we about break even when it comes to what we get reimbursed. Which I guess is ok but guess what? There were new cuts, an additional 10%, and my boss has to go back the last seven months and PAYBACK the difference. Yuck! Not to mention that the new cuts means my boss will probably be in the negative. How does that make sense to anyone? All these people on Medicare who need therapy or other kinds of service and at this rate, no company will be able to help them if they LOSE money. I guess patients can look into things like www.wholesaleinsurance.net but so many of them can't afford extra insurance. It's a sucky situation that's for sure.

Not used to this

2011-07-28T19:48:00.003-07:00

Working almost full time isn't easy when you're not used to it. By the time I get done with working all day, I come home and I'm beat. Not just a little tired but totally wiped. I can barely keep my eyes open and as soon as I sit down, I'm asleep. It's not just the hours though, it's a combination of that and the physical part of my job. On one hand working more means having more money to pay bills. On the other, I'm so tired it's hard to have any energy to be with my kids. And the only reason I work is because I work part time and I can be a mom. It's nice having money to pay the bills but it a lot NICER to play with my kids. I have really missed being home this week. I'm so thankful I don't have to work this many hours very often. Actually, I've never worked this many hours in the whole time I've been at this job lol. Anyway, next week will be better and I'm looking forward to being home more! I haven't told the girls yet, I may surprise them and they will love it! I can't wait to see their faces. :D

Would be awesome!!

2011-07-28T19:18:00.004-07:00

We have some friends that are looking for jobs close to us and let me tell you how excited I am about that.....TOTALLY STOKED! I wish more of our close friends would live by us, or even us by them! It would be so fun! We've had some good friends live here and it was great! It was fun going to the zoo, visiting parks, going shopping, hanging out and talking. And then they all moved. Drat! But if they get jobs up here, sweet!!! I'm not sure exactly the type of jobs my friends are looking for but I think they'd have to know something about document management solutions. I don't know that our friends will get jobs here soon but it would fantastic if they did. I'll keep my fingers crossed! :)

Random thought

2011-07-28T18:41:00.002-07:00

Do you think animals feel the same way that humans do when it comes to their weight? I know that's incredibly random but I was thinking about it. Humans, at least a lot of humans, are concerned with how they look. Some people put more emphasis on the way their faces look and others the way their backsides look. Some people work hard at the gym trying to trim the fat while others might take a look at buyapidexin.com. But what do animals think? Yeah, they probably don't care. I mean really, who thinks about what animals think about their weight? I doubt elephants walk around and think "wow, I've put on a few pounds!" So I'm strange thinking about this, I know. But that's ok, random thoughts often lead to great ones right? lol

Summer!

2011-07-24T20:49:00.002-07:00

I've said it time and time again, I love that summer finally decided to show up. :D So, we've been keeping busy this summer, how about you? Join a book club? Did you buy weight loss pills or join a gym? Maybe you put your kids in sports like me. Or you took a few vacations, unlike me lol. But whatever you did, hopefully it's been a great summer. Ours has been good. We're done with t-ball and are now into swim lessons. The kids are loving it. On top of that we're trying to teach them to ride their bikes without training wheels. Yeah, I know they are older but they've been so scared to try that we didn't want to push it. So far they're still pretty nervous but at least we're trying. They're so cute. I'm sure with some more practice they'll get the hang of it. Can't believe they are so big!!

Stupid paperwork

2011-07-24T20:15:00.004-07:00

I've had an almost ridiculous amount of paperwork to fill out in the past week. The biggest issue has been our re-certification with where we live. Usually the process for that goes pretty quick. Except this time, it's been anything but. We were given a bunch of paperwork to fill out, which was fine except we were told we had about a day to fill it out. So I stressed trying to throw it together and saw that most of the papers required our manager to fill out a portion, which he didn't, but I filled out what needed to be signed and eventually it got done. Turned it in and was told we had more paperwork to fill out but it could be turned in within a week. (Actually, all the paperwork had a week deadline, we just weren't told that until later.) So we filled out more paperwork and turned that in.

Then a few days later we had yet ANOTHER form to turn in. (By the way, I loved that all of these forms were taped to my front door.) I read the form and saw at the top it said to ONLY fill this out if XXX things applied to us. Which it didn't so I walked over to the manager's office and asked if I really did have to fill it out (we filled one out for my husband because it did apply). He said yes because also at the top it said all adults must fill it out. To which I said it didn't apply to me. To which he said I still had to fill it out and SAY it didn't apply to me. So I filled out the pointless paper. Then a few days LATER there was an envelope filled with 4 MORE PAGES OF PAPERWORK with a note saying "Fill out ASAP!" I don't lose my temper easily but needless to say I was downright irritated at this point.

So here we are filling out more paperwork on top of other paperwork we have to get it done. This had better be it because I'm done filling these things out. Actually, it's not the filling out part that bothers me. It's the manager who keeps "forgetting" to give me papers and "forgetting" to do his job. Hopefully this is it though. Then I'll be back to my happy self.

He's so cute

2011-07-16T21:23:00.003-07:00

My husband cracks me up, constantly. He's always making me laugh and I love it. I don't know how I got so lucky but I'm grateful. I was just thinking about the last time we were looking at houses together. (Not that we can afford one, but it's fun to look right?) I'll point out things I like and he'll point out things he likes. The part that's funny though, is if the house looks like a real fixer-upper, as long as it has a theater room with an awesome set of home theater system speakers, he'll really fall in love with it. He wouldn't buy it, but he's always wanted a home theater room so that always brightens his perspective. Can't blame him though, it would be pretty cool to have our own theater room. The kids would love it for sure. One day we'll have our own. :D

Habits

2011-07-16T20:47:00.002-07:00

The program I was in in school really got me into the habit of wearing a watch. We had to have one to take vitals, or to measure how long a patient does an exercise, or to measure how long they can walk, and other things like that. You can't rely on always having a clock in the room with you. So I got into the habit of wearing a watch. Well, until I started working. I wore my normal cheap watch, not a bulova watches, and it went fine. Then I slowly began to forget it and eventually stopped wearing it all together and I relied on our work clocks. Then, guess what happened? I went to look at a clock because I needed it and it was gone and I didn't have a watch for backup. Guess who wears her watch all the time now without fail? Moi! Lesson learned. :)

Yahooooo!

2011-07-12T20:44:00.002-07:00

Want to hear my good news? Nope, I didn't buy a puppy. Nope, I didn't get a raise. Nope, I didn't win the lottery. My good news is.....I improved my mile! WOOHOO! I improved my time by 40 seconds and it felt awesome! Want to know what the best fat burners that work are? At least for me, it's running fast on my treadmill. :D I feel so exhilarated when I run well. My run today wasn't easy and I was sweating bullets by the time I was done. It sounds crazy, but despite that, it felt good to do. I love it when I make improvement and burn calories too. :D I'm still not in 5k shape but I'm getting better. Maybe in another month I'll be ready for a fun run. So excited!

It's here!

2011-07-11T20:59:00.003-07:00

I think summer has finally come and STAYED! Yeah, so we're into July already. But hey, at least summer showed up at all right? :D T-ball season for the girls is almost over and we're looking into other fun activities for them to do. There are so many choices which is why I love the summer season!! We could go camping, or go rock climbing, or take a family hike, or go rafting. We could go on nature walks, or visit a state park, or go sight seeing. We could take swimming lessons, or play soccer, or visit zoos. There's SO much to choose from! Summer time at our house is never boring and I love every minute of it. We stay pretty active and busy and I look forward to every day with my family! The girls ask every night before they go to bed what we will be doing the next day and it's always fun to see their faces light up when we tell them what's planned. Right now they're getting over being sick so some things have been on hold but I think in another couple of days they'll be ready to get on with our summer plans! I can't wait. :D

To go or not

2011-07-03T19:55:00.002-07:00

The fourth of July is tomorrow woohoo!! There's going to be so much going on I can't wait. My kids have been asking for days "Is it the fourth yet??" They are definitely stoked to see the fireworks and stay up late. I think we have a parade in the morning, I'll have to check the time for it. Our fairgrounds will have a bunch of events going on too but I'm not sure we'll head over there. There's bound to be a ton of people, some might be smoking e cigs, some might be there for the live music, and some might be there for the whole thing. So whether or not we go, we'll have to see. I think I'll go check right now what kind of events they have. So excited for tomorrow no matter what we end up doing. I'm just thrilled to be home with my family!!

Looking, but not buying

2011-06-21T20:29:00.003-07:00

That's what I've been doing with houses, looking but not buying. Well, we can't afford to buy a home right now but I enjoy looking. And really, I've been looking a lot. When I was working a few days ago, I saw a house that looked great from the outside and I went back the next day to show my husband. We couldn't see the inside and I didn't have a MLS listing to look it up, but it still gets me excited to just look. I need to start remembering all the things I like when I see a house. I know we want a good size yard, some trees, a nice outdoor fire pit, some bay windows, at least a two car garage and so on. But with each house I see, I like different things. Some things just go better with other things. That makes sense right? lol One day we'll have a beautiful home. So excited!

What a day

2011-06-21T20:24:00.002-07:00

I've had quite the day. Not one I'm particularly fond of either. Not one I particularly want to talk about. Not one I particularly want to repeat either. *sigh* It wasn't an awful day but it was full of drama. I hate drama. No really, I. hate. drama. I'm not a dramatic person, what you see is what you get. I'm totally upfront, open, and honest about well, everything. So when I see and hear different sides of things and watch and others cause drama because of it, I don't like it. It's stupid. So what if you didn't get your way? So what if the rules changed? So what if you have to do something you don't like? Life is hard. Life throws us things we don't expect. Life changes. So what do we do? Throw a fit? Stomp our foot? Put on 10 lbs? No, we should deal with it like normal human beings. Throwing a tantrum won't make it easier, it actually makes it worse. So just deal with it. Get through it. You CAN get through it. It probably won't kill you and it probably won't take a whole lifetime to do, so be done with it. Leave the drama out of it. Just sayin'...

You have to laugh

2011-06-21T20:15:00.003-07:00

Like most of you reading this, I see so many people who are constantly on their phones or have earplugs in listening to their MP3 players. I like to use my cell phone and I like to listen to my MP3 player but constantly? Nah. I remember when we had cell phones then we didn't for a few years. It was awesome, like a weight was lifted. We have them again but we're not addicted to them and have zero problem leaving them home if we feel like it. But it cracks me up when I see people who feel so lost without their cell or ipod nano. It's not life or death, or at least it shouldn't be in my opinion lol. But maybe it's because my cell phone isn't a Blackberry and maybe it's because I don't have a really cool MP3 player. Nah. I still don't think it would matter lol!

Yard sale!

2011-06-21T19:55:00.002-07:00

We had our first yard sale, ever, just recently. It's probably pretty common to have a few yard sales in your lifetime but we've never done one until now. Is that strange? I remember putting a few of my toys in with a friend's yard sale when I was a kid, but I've never actually done one myself. We had a variety of items to sell and not a lot of it. The biggest thing was to sell our couches because we bought a new one and a matching recliner. So we set everything out, priced it all, and got ready. We didn't have any customized aprons for sale but we had a bunch of books, movies, clothes, a humidifier, toys etc. It went pretty well and the best part, we sold our couches!! Not to shabby for our first time I must say!!

Now how did that happen?

2011-06-16T20:58:00.002-07:00

When you work in a health care field, you see a lot of things. Some of those, aren't very pretty. Others are quite interesting. And others are down right nasty. But hey, it all comes with the territory. The crazy part though, is hearing how something happened. There's a lot of "well, I was in a car accident" and "I lifted something that was too heavy for me" and "I just had surgery on..." Those are pretty standard but every once in awhile you hear something really crazy that makes your eyes grow wider. For those people they probably need a Medical Injury Lawyer or someone similar. It's amazing how we think certain things won't injure us and then BAM they do. I could tell some stories but I won't because I don't want to break any rules. But trust me, interesting stuff!

SUMMER!

2011-06-14T21:27:00.002-07:00

Or maybe it's more spring? Either way, the weather here has started to get a lot warmer. I love it! This past weekend was especially nice. We had a yard sale and spent all morning and part of the afternoon outside. The kids had a blast playing with friends and running around. Hubby and I enjoyed the extra vitamin D. After the yard sale we went out for a few errands and the weather continued to be warm and sunny! The weather stayed the same for Sunday too, maybe even a little warmer. It was so nice we decided to go out on a family bike ride. It really brightened my spirits, the whole weekend. I'm not one to get down and depressed during the winter months, but I've had a lot of things on my plate that have had me down lately. The beautiful weather and extra time outdoors with my family has made me feel so good on the inside. I've had a brighter smile and a happier countenance. Those things on my plate are dwindling down and I'm working the rest out. So yay for warm weather and more time outside with the family! It really can make anyone feel better. :D

What do you want?

2011-06-05T20:56:00.003-07:00

I want to live a long, full, and healthy life. I want to see my children grow up and get married, have their own children, and live happy lives. But there's a bunch of things I need to do so that I can live a healthy and long life. Thankfully I don't smoke and I don't need smokers term life insurance, but my body isn't very healthy and it needs some work. I've been exercising more than I ever have before the last few months and I can tell some changes are happening. I have been more careful about how much I eat and my endurance and strength has really improved. Not to mention I feel so better after I've exercised and ate well for the day. It's starting to become more of a habit which is nice too. I'm hoping to start losing more weight and becoming a healthier me as time goes by. I'm not in a hurry but any progress is progress!!

Where are they now?

2011-06-05T20:47:00.002-07:00

I have my high school reunion coming up this summer and I haven't decided if I want to go or not. I'm not close with any of my high school friends anymore but I have some I'm friends with on facebook. I like looking at their pages and seeing what they're up too. I've seen some guys who have turned into bodybuilders. I've seen some girls who are pro archers. I've seen old friends become doctors and others become attorneys. It's amazing to hear where everyone is now and how they are doing. In high school, you never think, "oh, this person is going to own a bunch of bushnell rifle scopes and become an excellent hunter." Well, some people might I guess. Still, I don't think I'll be going to my reunion. I'm such a different person than I was in high school, but that's probably true of everyone. We'll see.

All the babies!

2011-06-02T19:51:00.002-07:00

There's something so special about a newborn baby! The smell, the sweet look of innocence, the calm slumber, all of it so special. It's really hard to hold a newborn and not be affected by it in a good way. Pregnancy may not be easy and for some, downright scary. Others find they have less complicated pregnancies. Me, I'm somewhere in the middle when I'm pregnant and thankfully I haven't needed any paternity testing while pregnant lol. But for most, the outcome is usually the same. You get a precious little baby. One to snuggle and cuddle with, to love, watch over, teach, and to protect. I've have many friends right now who are expecting and/or have had babies. It's such a joy to be able to bring children in this world. I know so many women who wish they could but can't. I count my blessings that I have been able to because I wouldn't change it for anything. My children truly are my joy!!

The dilemma

2011-06-02T19:15:00.002-07:00

A few times a year I have this dilemma. One that probably most people, at least most women, have to deal with. That dilemma is what do we do with our hair?? It seems relatively common to cut or trim your hair as summer nears. As the weather heats up who wants a bunch of hair sitting on their neck? I've cut mine many times for that very reason. Then as summer passes and fall and winter come, you let your hair grow longer and this can help keep you a little warmer. So you cut it, let it grow, then you cut it, and let it grow and so on and so on, year after year. I've done the cycle and some years I did more cutting and others I cut my hair less. This year I think I've switched my usual cut, pre summer and let it grow, post summer cycle. I cut my hair late winter and now I'm going to let it grow out all summer and fall. It's nice to have my hair short but now that I can finally put it in a small pony tail, I'm thrilled to have my hair long again. When I see pictures of me before I cut my hair, I really like how it looked. So that's my plan. Well, until I get sick of it and need a change lol!

What do you think?

2011-05-25T20:47:00.002-07:00

Does chocolate make you break out? Because seriously, my skin has been horrible ever since I ate some chocolate. I can't stop eating chocolate. Well, I could but I have zero desire too lol. So what to do? Look at http://www.acne-pills.net? Stop eating chocolate for awhile until it clears up? (*cry*) Hmm, maybe more water. Water helps with everything right? Yay for MORE WATER! Which means I can keep eating chocolate. :D Ok, so that probably won't do it. :P Man, there's a million different things you can do to clear up your skin and junk food probably isn't one of them. I've even been trying hard to not eat junk food. Easier said than done, I know, but at least I tried. Time and more healthy food. It will clear up. :)

I need to do more

2011-05-25T20:33:00.002-07:00

I've been feeling like I need to do more. Yes, I'm working on my many projects. But this feeling is for something else. One thing, I'm going to learn Spanish this summer. So that's something. But also, I feel like I need to be doing more at work. I've had a few different jobs, but not any management jobs and I think that's what I need to learn. No, I don't want to own my own business or learn bookkeeping, but I do want to learn more about billing and how that all works. I was sort of getting the hang of it until at work the computer program we were using totally changed. I'm still trying to learn what I need to to do my job let alone having time to learn the billing side. So much to do! But, after this summer, I'm going to be feeling pretty good with all that I learned. Very excited!!

What a day

2011-05-25T18:07:00.002-07:00

When I woke up this morning I expected my day to turn out a certain way. You've done that before right? As you can probably guess, my day didn't turn out quite like I planned. The morning was a little crazy. The afternoon was crazier. The evening, now actually, has been the craziest. I've had quite the emotional day in general and when you add in some craziness, well, things get hairy. It wasn't a bad day, just not what I expected. So what do you do when your day turns out like mine? Yeah, I purposely didn't go into details so I guess it would be hard to really say what you'd do when you don't know what exactly happened. But that's ok. This post is more of a breather anyway. Today hasn't been bad, just different. And I'm tired now that the day is almost done. The girls are sleeping, sort of, and I might watch a movie and exercise a little (stupid brownies). Goodbye crazy day, it's been interesting. Tomorrow, I have no expectations. :D

Feeling grateful

2011-05-13T22:43:00.003-07:00

At work, I hear a lot about different kinds of medications, what they do, how they work and so on. I also hear from friends and family about different kinds of medicine they are on and why. Sometimes I feel bad hearing about the many meds so many people are dependent on for one reason or another. What's even more sad, is when some people get addicted to certain drugs and end up needing some type of detox, like a methadone detox. You hear celebrities all the time having to go through detox for one thing or another. I think it's really sad. That's why I'm so grateful that so far, hubby and I haven't needed to be on any medication, nor our children. I'm so thankful we're doing well and hopefully we can keep it up for a long time. Counting my blessings in the meantime!

Wanting, but waiting

2011-05-13T22:15:00.002-07:00

I've never really considered having an RV until I met my husband. Sure I've seen them on the road and at campgrounds but I never thought much about them other than how nice they are. Now my husband, he has always wanted one. He had one growing up so he's used to them. So it's not surprising he wants one. I don't have a clue how to take care of one or what kind of rv repair may come up but I think I'm getting used to the idea. We've talked about maybe next year with our tax return possibly investing in a hitch so we can get a pop up trailer. Something small, but large enough to sleep our family. It shouldn't be hard to pull a pop up right? We looked at one a few days ago, it was pretty nice. It even had a spot in the front for a four wheeler. Now that's what I'm talking about! Hubby gets a pop up trailer and I get a four wheeler. That sounds like a good deal to me! Better let my husband know about it. ;)

Almost ready!

2011-05-13T21:51:00.002-07:00

Our weather has been up and down lately. One day we have rain, the next snow, the next clear blue skies and warm temperatures. But that's about what you can expect here. I love it though. The girls on the other hand, have been having a hard time waiting for the weather to be warm enough for them to get out and bike ride. They haven't even been able to go out until these last few weeks. Granted they weren't out for very long but enough to tide them over until the next nice day came along. And now, just tonight, hubby and I cleaned up our bikes and the bike trailer which means we all can go now!! I'm so excited! It's taken a lot of time to clean up everyone's bike. Last year because of all the moisture, in spite of the covered area we have our bikes in, there was quite a bit of rust on them. Thankfully, I have an awesome husband who had some polish on hand and with steel wool was able to get most of the rust out. Our bikes look a lot better! The weather tomorrow is supposed to be really nice, in the 70's, so we might be able to get out for a ride. I can't wait! The girls will be so excited when we tell them. :D

Seeing something

2011-05-13T21:12:00.002-07:00

Guess what I did today? Ok, aside from being mom and wife. Something I did for me! I went for a run and tried to improve my mile time. Which I did!! I shaved off a minute and forty-five seconds woohoo! It's not much but it's something and it made me feel really good. I've been doing better with my cardio and I've added weight training too. So far, I've lost a few pounds from exercising and eating better. I could have gone with OxyElite Pro but I think what I've been doing is the best thing for me. My favorite part is seeing myself make progress. I've had a rough road but I'm getting back on track and it feels awesome. Yay for a faster mile! Go me. :D

Love this time of year!

2011-05-03T21:03:00.003-07:00

Spring is starting to show itself and I'm totally excited! Today we went for a quick 20 min walk because the weather was so nice and I was in heaven. The girls loved riding their bikes while we walked too. It's this time of year that makes me excited to see ice cream trucks driving around. Eating popsicles on a hot day. Going for a run. BBQ'ing. Making homemade slushies or buying caramel apples online. It's those things I love to do that I normally don't do any other time of year. The caramel apples for instance, I eat them only once or twice a year, if that. Usually in the spring and summer. Yummy! The weather and the food are the best this time of year! So I'm excited. Are you excited too?!? We should be excited together. :D

I need to do something

2011-05-03T20:44:00.002-07:00

For my skin. I've seen a hundred different commercials about how important it is to take care of your skin especially as you age. Yeah, I'm not as young as I used to be. (Evidence by me trying to roll down a hill earlier tonight - did great, took 2nd, but felt awful after.) But my skin, that's one thing I've really never done anything for. I don't use a daily face wash - eeekkk! I know, most people do, but soap and water in the shower have always been fine for me. Yet, I don't think that's going to continue to work. I need to find the best face cleanser, the best blackhead remover, and the best overall thing for my skin. Now, to start looking for those things right now! :)

Murky mess

2011-05-03T20:13:00.002-07:00

I worked on a crafty project over the weekend (shocking I know) and I'm pretty sure it made me sick. I really enjoyed doing it so I'm not complaining. But, I've learned a lesson. My craft was to make 25 blocks of wood, cut them to the right size, sand and paint them, mod podge on a picture, then add a bow. After two days and a lot of hours, I finished the blocks. They aren't as perfect looking as I would have liked (where I found the idea, she did an AWESOME job) but they were still pretty cute. But I made one mistake, sort of. When I was sanding and painting the blocks I made sure to do them outside and not in an enclosed space. There was even a slight breeze when I was working, so I thought I was doing everything right. No, not so much. I SHOULD have worn a mask to protect my mouth and nose and I SHOULD have worn goggles to protect my eyes. The sawdust wasn't as bad as the spray paint though. My face especially took a long time to get clean and TMI, my nose in particular. If it was in my nose, it got into my system, no doubt. But, I didn't think it was too bad until the end of the day. My head started to hurt and I felt like I was spinning. By late evening my throat was killing me and it felt like my head was going to explode. By Sunday I was completely sick. BUT my blocks were done and I'm proud of myself for finishing them. I'll post pics on my other blog soon if you want to see them!

Spring?!?

2011-04-25T18:37:00.002-07:00

Spring started to peek through our winter weather over the weekend. Talk about EXCITING!! I don't mind winter and the snow but I love spring too. I'm not ready yet for hot summer days and I don't need surfing clothes anytime soon, but I'm ready for spring. I'm ready for all the birds, the smell of freshly cut grass, flowers in full bloom, and clear blue skies. Yep, I'm ready. Saturday was just a taste of the new season and it was wonderful. We went outside, drew chalk pictures on the sidewalk, cleaned up the kids bikes, threw around a Frisbee embraced the day. Today we've had a lot of rain but that's ok. April showers bring May flowers right? :D Until next year winter, welcome spring!!

Almost bought them

2011-03-31T20:14:00.002-07:00

I love love love fresh flowers! If I could afford it, I would have fresh flowers on my table every day. I love the way they bright up a room with their color and smell. Ohh the smell is my favorite part! I don't care where the flowers come from either. They could be right here in my city, or from someone's garden, or from a Cleavland florist, doesn't matter. Flowers are flowers and I love them all! Ok, maybe not ALL flowers but most of them. I was at the store a few days ago and saw the flower section. I slowed down but still walked past them but turned around to look at them again. I always have to at least smell them and the kids love to too. Who can resist the fresh flower smell? Not me! Just typing this makes me want to go out and buy some. Maybe tomorrow I'll stop on my way home. ;)

Being prepared

2011-03-31T19:56:00.002-07:00

I went into our pantry earlier today to put food away and I caught a glimpse of our food storage. It used to be larger but I'm not very good at rotating, so we usually go through what we have and then stock up again. Not the best way to go about it, but it works for me. :D Anyway, so while we work on that, I keep thinking about how we need to work on our 72 hour kits. I saw some in the store a few weeks ago that I really liked. They looked just like hiking backpacks only a little smaller. They had everything two people needed to survive for 72 hours. I loved how easy they were to throw over your shoulder in a hurry and not too heavy that the kids could carry one. But they were kind of pricey. I'd have to check to see if it would be cheaper to buy everything myself and throw it in a bag. Worth looking into and getting started for sure.

Starting to check off again

2011-03-31T19:41:00.002-07:00

Do you remember my can-do attitude? I started to slack on it. I let my work and life take over and my to-do list was pushed to the back of my mind. Even though it wasn't in the forefront of my thoughts, it was always bugging me. Don't you hate it when something hangs over your head for a long time? I do! That's why I started to knock out my list so it would stop bugging me. But we all know that we let other things get in the way and that's exactly what happened. The only thing about that is when you don't take care of things, they have a way of making you feel like crap until they get done. So I'm back to work on my list, whittling away each project I haven't taken care of yet. The first, my blankets that should have been finished this past November. I know, it's been four months. At least they're getting done right? I will be so thrilled when they are finished and out of my mind. One less thing to nag me. This week I will be finished and I'm so excited!!! Then on to other things...

One more commercial

2011-03-31T19:31:00.002-07:00

I've decided I don't really like commercials. It's rare there's one I really like but even then, who wants to watch it over and over again? We all want to watch our shows. We don't want to watch ad after ad, just the show. I know TV stations need the ads to help pay for the shows but still. If I could choose, I wouldn't want to see another commercial. No more commercials about buying such and pill to help you feel better. No more commercials about smokers life insurance or insurance you can buy online. No more commercials about fast food you can buy. No more. Wouldn't that be awesome? The commercials aren't necessarily bad, I'm just tired of seeing them. I want to see my show and be done with it. But hey, maybe I'm in the minority and everybody else loves commercials. They are for a good reason after all lol!

It's a good thing

2011-03-31T14:44:00.002-07:00

I'm really glad that we put our tax return immediately towards debt as soon as we received it. If we hadn't, I'm sure we would have been tempted to do other things with it. I find myself now wishing we didn't have the debt in the first place because if we hadn't, we could have done so many things with our return! Things like upgrade to modern furniture through out the house, buy new bed sheets and bedspreads. Get some projects worked on and finished. Gone on a really nice family vacation. I really feel like if we had held onto it any longer, we might have used it for something else. So, I'm thrilled it's gone and now all the debt we have is our student loans. So yay for tax returns! I can't wait for next year's too!

Maybe now?

2011-03-31T14:28:00.003-07:00

For the past few months I haven't been thinking about continuing my education. Between work and normal life, I keep pretty busy. I have a few days here and there when I don't want to do a thing by the end of the day and it's then that I'm grateful I don't have homework. But the last few days, I'm thinking about it again, getting another degree. I didn't need another degree, mine is fine, I've just always wanted a bachelor's degree. No, I don't want to switch careers and look to pursue an online nursing degree or anything, the degree I want is just a continuation of what I'm doing now. I could look into an online nursing degree or any other degree, but the downside is the same, more student loan debt. We just paid off a bunch of debt, I don't want more. But we'll see, maybe it would work out. :)

Ouch

2011-03-31T12:53:00.002-07:00

It's been awhile since I've roller skated but when I do go, it's enjoyable. A few days ago I went skating with a group of youth and even though I'm always nervous the first few minutes I got into and had a blast. I can skate pretty well and go sort of fast but I don't stop or slow down very well. But, this week there wasn't a problem and I skated for an hour straight without any incident. And then I thought I would be funny. Bad idea. I skated up to a group of people I knew and chatted for a second and then I tried to get them to dance a little by me showing off my pathetic moves. So no, I didn't fall while skating, it actually happened when I was stopped. And I fell hard.

I'm not a small person by any means so that's a lot of weight to hit the ground. But I did everything right. Almost. My thoughts were racing as I fell, which actually surprised me. I started to fall and thought to myself "don't hit your head, fall on your butt, and don't stick your arm out." (We learned in school to never fall on an outstretched arm, it's never a good thing.) So I'm falling and thinking this to myself and I happened to turn just enough to see oncoming skaters headed directly towards me. At that point I remember thinking "I'm falling too far backward to fall directly on my butt, I'm going to hit my head!" So my impulse to save my head from being skated over, at the last second, I reached my arm out to keep me upright. Oops.

I fell onto my left backside and my left hand. It hurt so bad I could move for a minute despite a few people asking to help me up. I think I was more in shock with how much it hurt that all I could do was say I was fine and laugh. Yeah, that's weird I know. But I got up, waited a few minutes, then went to take my skates off. I went home and iced my backside and wrist. I didn't think it was TOO bad until the next day and could barely move. I went into work and had a coworker ultrasound my wrist to see if maybe it was fractured. (If you have a fracture or break, putting ultrasound over the area causes the bones to shake back and forth against each other and it's painful. Otherwise, ultrasound doesn't hurt.) It hurt pretty bad so unfortunately, it's probably fractured. Tomorrow I will see the dr and get it x-rayed. I'm hopeful it's just a bad sprain but we will see. Cross your fingers!

Vacation anyone?

2011-03-27T21:44:00.002-07:00

This past week was our spring break. Correction, it was spring break for everyone except us. :P My husband had one class during his spring break that lasted all week through Saturday. So no break for him. I've already mentioned that I had to work extra due to my boss being out of town. And my daughter who was on break, really didn't get much time for *fun* because of schedules. So here we have today and I'm finding myself wishing we could get up and leave on a vacation tomorrow. There aren't any exit signs though. Not with school and work for everyone, we're kind of stuck. Darn it. Because we could really use a vacation after this past week. We're all drained from it but there's no time to recoup before starting up a new week. But soon, hopefully soon we can go. :)

Strange, but does it work?

2011-03-27T21:25:00.003-07:00

Many years ago I met one of my relatives who told me she was doing her usual cleanse. At the time, I had no idea what she meant other than she didn't eat any food and took some type of drink to "cleanse" out her body. The whole concept was foreign to me but in the years since, I continue to hear more and more about this process. There are so many ways to go about "cleansing" your body. There are liquids, or certain foods, or even pills you can take. You could even look at african mango reviews for another alternative. I think the whole idea stems from the things that we put in our body are toxic for us and we need to detoxify it by cleansing ourselves. There's a lot of information out there and I think it's definitely something to look at if you haven't.

Why won't it work?

2011-03-27T21:15:00.002-07:00

My husband has tried over and over and over again to get my computer to sync with our printer. It originally was hooked up but then we received a new router and it messed everything up. For the life of him, my husband can't figure out how to get the printer and my computer talking again, wirelessly. I'm of no help either. I'm not really sure how to hook them up the "normal" way let alone via wireless. I'm not much of a computer person. Granted, I know my way around them pretty well and can navigate through most anything. I know a little bit behind them too but when it comes to comparing toshiba laptop computers to Acer to Compaq, I couldn't tell you their differences. But my husband can! :D I just wish I knew what to do to help him with this problem. Better start with Google...

A bit nutso!

2011-03-25T19:14:00.002-07:00

Has your week been crazy?? Mine has been a bit nuts! This week was spring break and you would think we would have had more time to get things done or at least sleep in once in awhile. Yeah, not so much. Hubby had one class this whole week that was all day everyday. Yeah, you read that right. ONE CLASS the week of spring break that lasts ALL day long. Add on top of that, my boss is on vacation this whole week which means I have to take on her patients plus my other ones. So what does that mean for my family? A week worth of extra work and kids with babysitters. Yeah, for anyone who says that having both parents out of the home doesn't affect children negatively, they can talk to me. This week has been awful for everyone. We're totally out of our rhythm. Hubby and I are more tired than usual. The kids are fighting more, their eating habits are all over the place, and they're pretty cranky all day long. See, this is why I like my job and it's flexibility. I can work the times my husband is not in school which means the kids aren't in daycare. I have ZERO desire to work just to pay daycare and I don't want someone else raising my kids. So, I'm THRILLED this week is over and we can go back to "normal." This is the last time I'm doing it this way, too nuts for me!

It's snowing...

2011-03-25T18:54:00.002-07:00

Nope, now it's raining. Oh wait, it's snowing again. Now it's raining. Now, oh geez, who knows. lol That's just the type of climate I live in. We have all four seasons here which I love. But sometimes I still raise an eyebrow when the weather changes so frequently. A few days ago, I needed my snow boots. Today, I would need a pair of kamik rain boots because although it's snowing, it's not sticking and there are puddles everywhere. I really do like the variety of weather we get but I have my days when I wonder what is going on lol. Who knows, come tomorrow, I'll probably be able to wear my capris or shorts! :D

How's your air?

2011-03-18T19:34:00.003-07:00

Do you like the air where you live? This is something I've been thinking about a lot recently. Only because when my husband graduates, who knows where we end up living. Where ever it is, I want a city that you can breathe in. Ok, you can do that in every city lol. But I want to be able to take a deep breath in and out knowing that the air is clean and fresh. If your city has a lot of smog or smoke, sorry, no way. I love going outside and breathing fresh air. I would love a air purifier for my house just so I could put my mind at ease knowing the air inside was clean for my family. The air you breathe is so important because whatever it is, clean or not, goes into your body. Maybe we all need Darth Vader masks to breathe with so it wouldn't matter where we went. It would be pretty awkward wearing the mask though lol!

It's the weekend!

2011-03-18T19:21:00.002-07:00

Do you countdown the days until the weekend comes? I heard more than one person at work today say how they were so glad the weekend was finally here. I don't mind the work week but I like the weekend too. My to do list, the one that was meant to be tackled last week and wasn't, is still in place for this weekend. First thing, we have some store shopping to do. Items like diapers and laundry detergent and food. That shouldn't take too long though. Second thing, our treadmill needs one arm bar replaced. When we took it out of its box one arm had a rip in the covering so the company shipped us a new one for free. Taking it back apart doesn't sound like fun but it will be nice when it's done and moved back into place. Lastly, I have a bunch of lap blankets I need to finish working on. I've done part of them but still have a way to go. This project I've been putting off for way too long and I'm tired of it hanging over my head. Time to be over and done with this to do list! Wish me luck. :D

SPRING!!

2011-03-17T19:12:00.001-07:00

It's coming!! I can feel spring is almost here woohoo! I don't have a problem with winter, I actually love the snow. But I get excited about spring too and seeing all the animals come out again, hearing the birds sing, and watching the grass and flowers come back. Ohhh, and the smell of spring is awesome! Going outside and breathing the fresh air, nothing compares to it. My girls are pretty excited for spring too. If the sun is out, they always ask to go ride their bikes. We don't have hitch bike racks to use so we can load up everyone's bike and take out somewhere. But we don't mind, it's still fun to bike a few miles around the neighborhood. Now, as soon as spring REALLY comes we can pull out the bikes and go for that ride! So, so, so excited!!

Do you get behind?

2011-03-07T19:26:00.002-07:00

I am incredibly behind on my house cleaning. I do all the little things, sweeping, the dishes, clean off the counters, pick up things off the floor, vacuum and all those normal-ish things. But it's the bigger things I haven't wanted to do. Things like mopping. Yeah, I have linoleum floors, not laminate flooring, but it doesn't matter, I have zero desire to mop. And clean my oven. The oven isn't really that hard, spray some stuff on it and wipe it off or put it on self clean and wipe it out. Seriously? The bathtubs too, no desire there either. Yes, I've wiped it out but not the deep scrub clean that it needs. I think it's a mood I'm in because I usually don't mind cleaning. Other than gathering and taking out the garbage, that I really really don't like to do but everything else I don't mind at all. Now, I just have to get out of this mood and into my "keep the house nice and clean" mood. Maybe tomorrow you think? ;)

In heaven, really

2011-02-27T20:12:00.002-07:00

I have been in heaven for the past two weeks. Want to know why? You don't even have to guess, I'll tell you. I finally got myself to run again. It's taken a year and a half to get back to it, but here I am. I've run six times in two weeks and it has felt really good. I haven't always been a runner though. It's something that I've wanted to do since high school but never did. Being on the chubby side, running for very long was really hard. Plus, I had a friend tell me more than once I could never be a runner and I believed her. But, a few years ago, I found a couch to 5k program that I thought I could do. If you do a little a time, you're bound to get better right?

So, I had two awesome friends who joined me on my running adventure. They were amazing and great supports and by the end, we all were able to run 3.1 miles without stopping. Having never run before, any of us, that's quite an accomplishment! Since then, I ran another 5k and a 10k. Running has became my passion and it feels incredible to watch my body do things I never imagined possible. Don't let anyone tell you, you can't do something, because you can. A little at a time. I haven't run in a long time and I've had to practically start almost over, but I'm doing it. Before you know it, I'll be back to running 4+ miles without stopping!!

Who's your Valentine?

2011-02-27T19:16:00.002-07:00

Mine is my husband. He's so incredible and I couldn't ask for a better partner. This year for Valentine's Day he completely surprised me. He bought me some flowers which I look forward to each year. There's something about having fresh flowers in a room that really brightens it up. On top of the flowers, the surprise was the huge teddy bear that I secretly wanted, sitting in the driver seat of our car. I was so surprised! Seriously, I freaked out when I saw it lol. Such a sweetie I have! So, what did you get for Valentine's? I know some people probably looked at Proflowers Shari's Berries or looked online for other sweet gifts to give. Even if you didn't exchange presents, that's ok because sometimes it's enough to just be with the ones we love. :)

Round and round

2011-02-25T21:22:00.002-07:00

Just like me, round and round lol! (Can you tell from my last few posts that I'm kind of stuck on the burn belly fat topic? Round and round...) I think after the crazy whirlwind of a year I had last year, I'm deciding to make this year a healthier one. No, I'm not one of those people who make a New Year's Resolution to lose weight, stick to it for awhile, then go off it. I don't want to just lose weight, I want to be healthier all around. I don't want to diet, I want to create a healthier lifestyle for myself and my family. I don't want to eat vegetables all day, I want to find a good balance between all foods, healthy and non (because you know I like my ice cream). I feel like I should look at the whole picture and not just pieces of it. I've gone off and on with diets and exercise but nothing ever stuck. I think what I'm doing now will and that makes me feel pretty darn good. :)

Which do you want?

2011-02-25T20:55:00.002-07:00

If you could make a list of which part of your body you would want to improve and get rid of the icky body fat, which part would it be? Hips, or maybe the thighs? Or your gluts? Ohh, how about the abs? Flabby abs are definitely not my favorite. That would be the area I would want to improve. I know you can take apidexin or a hundred other medicines to help you burn fat. So, which do you use? Or do you stick with diet and exercise? Or maybe, you're like me and do nothing lol. Well, I can't say that anymore, I just started to run again last week and that's my determined fat burning method. So I have the exercise part down, now I need to get the eating better down. Let me say, that's by far the harder of the two. Stupid sweets.

I've been in a funk

2011-02-25T20:39:00.002-07:00

I'm not sleeping well thanks to a daughter who doesn't sleep well. Pretty sure that's the majority of my problem, the lack of sleep. But, I keep forging ahead thinking and hoping and praying it will get better. In the mean time, things aren't going well. My thoughts are scattered all over the place. I am continually getting things mixed up at home and at work. At home is one thing, at least I have a very understanding husband and sweet children to laugh at my mix ups or help correct me. But at work, I look like an idiot. Or at least I feel like an idiot. I know I'm not required to be perfect but this past week especially, I've messed up a lot of things. No, nothing that hurt any of my patient's or put any of them in danger. Rather, my attitude and forgetfulness of things. Ugh, I hate this feeling! The whole sleeping thing is something we are working on, which I hope will help with the forgetfulness. But the attitude, that's different. I have a few patients with terrible attitudes and I'm struggling to enjoy what I do when I work with them. I feel completely zapped of any happy feelings or joy that I used to have. I don't like my snippy, sluggish self. She sucks. I want my happy go lucky self back. But how do I get her? So frustrating! I need to go to bed. I'll think about it tomorrow.

It was time

2011-02-25T19:59:00.002-07:00

I have a coworker who doesn't usually have the time to watch regular TV so she watches all of her shows online. Isn't it great you can view them online?! I don't mind watching the regular over the air local channels. I don't need satellite, local is fine with me. But even though there have been shows I've missed, I usually don't go and look for them to watch online. It's funny though, since working with my coworker, I've started looking for other shows to watch online, ones I've missed and new ones I haven't watched yet. It's been nice! Although, I could do without the advertisements. They are fewer in number and I don't have to hear about the best diet pills for women or see previews of scary movies or other shows I don't like, which is nice. Actually, right now I'm watching a show while typing up this post lol! Nice to multitask.