What a day!!!! I went up to Edina and had a free evaluation for Lasik. All I can say about my 1.5 hour stay there was that there is NO WAY these are the people I am going to pay to cut on my eyes. Details aren't really necessary, let's just say I left there with trust issues, and most of the exam hadn't been preformed after 1.5 hours. Talk about feeling like a piece of meat. Ugh. I have another place to check out. It may take me a few days to give them a call. Gotta get rid of the bad memories.
I did make my annual physical appointment, so that goes in the plus column. I also finally got Dee's meds switched back to the original. I'm not entirely sure I understand the issue because both brands are generic, but one is more generic than the other. This means I got to pay for two prescriptions this month. I don't mind, because having her not be nauseous for the remainder of the month is a GOOD thing, but I'm a little displeased with the reaction from the pharmacist. It's all the insurance's fault. I just thought it was a crap policy and told him so. I KNEW I wasn't going to get a discount or anything. So, anyway, it's now flagged not to be substituted, so that's good. He told me if I ever got home with the wrong stuff, then I would be reimbursed because her account has been flagged. I informed him that there would be NO WAY I'd get as far as home with the wrong stuff. Geez. What is even more irritating is that it took 48 hours to rectify the situation. Glad it wasn't a life threatening reaction. Holy crap. Simply complicated. Yep, Jimmy Buffet nailed it right on the head!
I found a new app for my itouch. It's called imapmywalk. We'll see if I end up liking it, but I like the theory of knowing how far I've gone, etc without having to wear a pedometer. I'm breaking in the new shoes, or shall I say they are breaking me in! They put your foot so that you're always walking at a 3.7% incline. Let me be the first to tell you, I CAN FEEL the difference. My calves are gonna be TIGHT if I keep this up. Now, the keeping up is up to me.
Tomorrow is going to be a bit on the manic side. We'll see how I fare. It's one of those cut up into a billion pieces day, so not much will be accomplished, but I'll be one busy woman trying to keep up with it all.
Guess tomorrow will just suck if I don't get some sleep.
~sweet dreams blogland~
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
~FINALLY~ A great mood is found.
Today was just your average, ordinary day. Then my mood changed. I don't know how or why. I'd love to bottle up the catalyst and save it and use it up as much as possible. I finished the scarf above for a friend last night. I hope she like how it looks, but I KNOW she's going to love how it feels. That stuff feels like I imagined clouds would feel like when I was a kid.
I put away some laundry and vacuumed today. I did lots of piddley phone call stuff as well. It was nice to do the big things and actually SEE progress. It's a good thing. Now I'm watching Season 2 Episode 1 of Rescue Me as I type and take some me time before I pick D up from school and go to Rochester. I need to check out where the Census training is and I NEED a new pair of shoes. If I'm going to be doing that much walking, I need something good on my feet.....and time to break them in. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!!
Tomorrow I have an evaluation for Lasik. Wouldn't that be a dream come true to be glasses free? I can't even imagine how great it would be, but I'm afraid to get my hopes up.
Time to go be real!
Monday, April 26, 2010
~The Head Still Spins~
But I must like it that way! :D
It was a crazy weekend. Progress on the second skirt is much slower. This is due to a smaller gauged yarn, more stitches and LESS TIME! Imagine that! What's even more frustrating is that when I do have time to work on it, I'm not in the mood. Yep, I'm only in the mood at inappropriate times. Again, IMAGINE THAT!!!! Ugh! Sitting in a box in my living room is 7 more afghans that need to be joined for Maggie. Mags, nope, I have not forgotten you. I cannot seem to make myself do it. I will. And when I do, I'll bust through that pile like nothing you've ever seen before. :D I'm also working on hats, mittens and a scarf for a friend. I have been keeping that as my work project. We'll see. I'm thinking about starting the scarf tonight. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with the yarn I have, so this may take several restarts. Yep, I'm just like a Nascar race....lots of restarts, caution flags, pit stops....but I'd rather turn right than left!
Today I took the dog to the vet, worked for awhile and had an appointment. I came home and crashed. Can I once again tell you how much those rotisserie chickens at the grocery store SAVE MY DINNER ASS!!!? I STILL can't believe they are the same price as the frozen raw ones...but they are. Talk about GUILT FREE!!! Whooot hooo! I'm now trying to decide what to do with the rest of my night. I'm too tired to do anything and too awake to sleep. I'm soooooo talented at that.
I've made my weekly to do wish list. Yes, I said wish list. I never get the whole thing done, but I have DIRECTION. I also have things to CROSS OFF when I accomplish something. Yay! I love crossing things off lists. It feels so GOOD. Once again, I'm in the bust my ass and tell myself that I've accomplished nothing. NO MORE. So, it's back to the lists!
So far, my calendar is clear for tomorrow. I guess that means it's laundry time. I NEED to do laundry. My favorite jeans are dirty. HORRORS!! I also want to fill out the forms to submit to Community Ed. Why wait for the July 7th deadline when I can get that out of the way NOW?! I know, you are all expecting for me to be pushing out puppies on July 6th. Let's see if I can avoid that. I also need to decide on a name, figure out what I want on a website, look into that, a logo and business cards. THEN I need to buy an accounting program, and, and, and, and. I think I'll work on that list before I add more to THAT list. I also need to see if my shot records ever made it to Adler so I can get my certificate. That'd be a nice piece of paper. OH NO....and FILE that paperwork I still haven't printed. See? The list NEVER ends. This is good. If the list ends, I'd be dead, and i'm not into that idea AT ALL.
I also get to argue with the pharmacy/doctor tomorrow. They switched Dee's meds to generic and it's making her sick. Since that is a fate I wish on NO ONE, I'm off to slay that dragon quickly. I hope they'll just switch them back to brand name without an issue. I know, if wishes were fishes........
I'm off to ride into the wild blue yonder. Have a great Tuesday!
It was a crazy weekend. Progress on the second skirt is much slower. This is due to a smaller gauged yarn, more stitches and LESS TIME! Imagine that! What's even more frustrating is that when I do have time to work on it, I'm not in the mood. Yep, I'm only in the mood at inappropriate times. Again, IMAGINE THAT!!!! Ugh! Sitting in a box in my living room is 7 more afghans that need to be joined for Maggie. Mags, nope, I have not forgotten you. I cannot seem to make myself do it. I will. And when I do, I'll bust through that pile like nothing you've ever seen before. :D I'm also working on hats, mittens and a scarf for a friend. I have been keeping that as my work project. We'll see. I'm thinking about starting the scarf tonight. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with the yarn I have, so this may take several restarts. Yep, I'm just like a Nascar race....lots of restarts, caution flags, pit stops....but I'd rather turn right than left!
Today I took the dog to the vet, worked for awhile and had an appointment. I came home and crashed. Can I once again tell you how much those rotisserie chickens at the grocery store SAVE MY DINNER ASS!!!? I STILL can't believe they are the same price as the frozen raw ones...but they are. Talk about GUILT FREE!!! Whooot hooo! I'm now trying to decide what to do with the rest of my night. I'm too tired to do anything and too awake to sleep. I'm soooooo talented at that.
I've made my weekly to do wish list. Yes, I said wish list. I never get the whole thing done, but I have DIRECTION. I also have things to CROSS OFF when I accomplish something. Yay! I love crossing things off lists. It feels so GOOD. Once again, I'm in the bust my ass and tell myself that I've accomplished nothing. NO MORE. So, it's back to the lists!
So far, my calendar is clear for tomorrow. I guess that means it's laundry time. I NEED to do laundry. My favorite jeans are dirty. HORRORS!! I also want to fill out the forms to submit to Community Ed. Why wait for the July 7th deadline when I can get that out of the way NOW?! I know, you are all expecting for me to be pushing out puppies on July 6th. Let's see if I can avoid that. I also need to decide on a name, figure out what I want on a website, look into that, a logo and business cards. THEN I need to buy an accounting program, and, and, and, and. I think I'll work on that list before I add more to THAT list. I also need to see if my shot records ever made it to Adler so I can get my certificate. That'd be a nice piece of paper. OH NO....and FILE that paperwork I still haven't printed. See? The list NEVER ends. This is good. If the list ends, I'd be dead, and i'm not into that idea AT ALL.
I also get to argue with the pharmacy/doctor tomorrow. They switched Dee's meds to generic and it's making her sick. Since that is a fate I wish on NO ONE, I'm off to slay that dragon quickly. I hope they'll just switch them back to brand name without an issue. I know, if wishes were fishes........
I'm off to ride into the wild blue yonder. Have a great Tuesday!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
The 1000 mph brain
Yeah, that'd be mine.
I started brainstorming about classes to submit to teach for Community Ed. So far, I've come up with the following:
1. Introduction to the Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting; A Whole New Perspective.
2. Peaceful living with your ADD/ADHD Child
3. Peaceful Living with your High Intensity Child
4. De-Stressing the Teen Years.
Thoughts, comments, interest, and other suggestions are MORE THAN WELCOME!!!! I need all the help I can get.
I also went shopping today and bought a new office chair. Ours had lost it's padding years ago (before it ever became a fixture in our lives back in the late 1990's) I was also typing about neck high. Do you have any idea how difficult that is to do? I sure hope not!!!!
I also picked up a ream of paper and an XL cartridge of ink. It's time to go back and print all those papers I have saved on my computer for the files. I've been using the lack of paper and ink as an excuse. Well, that excuse is now HOGWASH!
Other than that, I've just been trying to make it to the next minute. I woke up with what I hope is not going to become the Saturday Special headache. Things still aren't really clear, but things are at least getting semi-processed today. What a PITA that can be. Okay, honestly, a PITH. Pithy....ROFLMAO!!!!! That's funny. That's a word too. I didn't notice until I typed it, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! My head is PITHY~~~~ So, what does my head have in common with bad celery, old apples and rhubarb that's too big. OMG. TOO FUNNY. Yeah, I bet you have to be in my head for this to be amusing. Too bad you can't get in here, because it's a RIOT!
Me thinks it's time to go knit. I'm up to about 1.25 inches on the new skirt, with the elastic casing waistband done. YEAH!! Progress will be slower as I have a TON of stuff to do, but one must do what one must do to relax. STRESSBEGONE!!
Have a great weekend.
I started brainstorming about classes to submit to teach for Community Ed. So far, I've come up with the following:
1. Introduction to the Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting; A Whole New Perspective.
2. Peaceful living with your ADD/ADHD Child
3. Peaceful Living with your High Intensity Child
4. De-Stressing the Teen Years.
Thoughts, comments, interest, and other suggestions are MORE THAN WELCOME!!!! I need all the help I can get.
I also went shopping today and bought a new office chair. Ours had lost it's padding years ago (before it ever became a fixture in our lives back in the late 1990's) I was also typing about neck high. Do you have any idea how difficult that is to do? I sure hope not!!!!
I also picked up a ream of paper and an XL cartridge of ink. It's time to go back and print all those papers I have saved on my computer for the files. I've been using the lack of paper and ink as an excuse. Well, that excuse is now HOGWASH!
Other than that, I've just been trying to make it to the next minute. I woke up with what I hope is not going to become the Saturday Special headache. Things still aren't really clear, but things are at least getting semi-processed today. What a PITA that can be. Okay, honestly, a PITH. Pithy....ROFLMAO!!!!! That's funny. That's a word too. I didn't notice until I typed it, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! My head is PITHY~~~~ So, what does my head have in common with bad celery, old apples and rhubarb that's too big. OMG. TOO FUNNY. Yeah, I bet you have to be in my head for this to be amusing. Too bad you can't get in here, because it's a RIOT!
Me thinks it's time to go knit. I'm up to about 1.25 inches on the new skirt, with the elastic casing waistband done. YEAH!! Progress will be slower as I have a TON of stuff to do, but one must do what one must do to relax. STRESSBEGONE!!
Have a great weekend.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Feel free to take a look at the time stamp.
It's 3:58am. Yep. 3:58 am. Obviously, I'm not sleeping...which leads to the conclusion that I am awake. NOT HAPPY. My mistake was going to bed at 10:15 or so with a killer headache coming on. The good news....the headache is gone. The bad news......after waking up when Jeff came home sometime around midnight, I'd had a long enough nap to stay up for awhile. I can hardly keep my eyes open, but I cannot sleep. I've tried watching tv, knitting, listening to a book, playing on facebook, carb loading....you name it. Yet here I sit. I have so much to do, and i cannot function without sleep. What's a girl to do?
I should have told you not to read. I am hoping typing will work out whatever is bugging me so I can go to sleep...before dawn. HEY! Here's a whole new meaning to breaking dawn! UGH.
I should have told you not to read. I am hoping typing will work out whatever is bugging me so I can go to sleep...before dawn. HEY! Here's a whole new meaning to breaking dawn! UGH.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
There's a Calm Before the Storm
or so CCR tells me. This song just popped up on itunes, and I decided to share. Have you ever seen the rain come down on a sunny day? Sun is cold, and rain is hot, I know. I love it!!!
Yes, I've loved CCR my whole life. What don't I like? Club music, most rap and anything too slow for too long!
I cleaned most of yesterday. It's not my favoritest of jobs, but it had to be done. I still need to mop and clean the bathroom, but that's another day problem. Today I work in a couple of hours. Fun times. It should be interesting, at very least.
What else is going on? We bought an ice cream maker Monday night. Last night we used it. I also bought some mixes, I figured we can make our own when I get used to it. The funny part? I got ONE taste. Dee said it tasted too much like the protein powder shakes she drinks during swim season. However, that didn't stop her and Katie from eating the entire batch. Like I needed the calories anyway. We'll make vanilla tonight. I just hope there are still some frozen raspberries for me tonight! I'm looking forward to making lemon sorbet. I love love LOVE lemon ice in the summer. I wonder if I'll be able to make orange sherbet as well. You know, the creamy kind that is inside of a push up? YUMMY!!!! DREAMCICLES. I'm in serious trouble. Barb made some incredible looking Kiwi sorbet I can't wait to try......I just figure that's for when the excitement wears down. The girls don't like kiwi on a good day. Yes, I am also thinking we'll be making peanut butter cup, and fudge brownie ice cream as well. I have 3 years of dreaming to freeze up!!! I'm actually not the first person to go running for ice cream. I do like it, but never enough to buy it often from the store. One bowl, and I'm done until it's time for the next flavor.
I also bought a new skirt pattern yesterday. Yep, screw the socks, I'm all into the skirts right now. I knitted a bigger swatch IN THE ROUND, so hopefully, I'll only have to knit this one once. Im using Cascade Fixation...cotton with a bit of elastic. Hopefully it'll hold it's shape better, and, oh I don't know, work the way I want it to. I've modified this pattern for my gauge and my (lack of) height. We'll see. I love experimenting. Elann.com has (had) this yarn on a bag sale for about half the price that I can usually get it. I am hoping to have leftovers as I have several ideas for what else I can make out of it. However, those items, I wouldn't make at work if somebody paid me!!!! No thank you, very much. You do realize that means I'm going to have to come up with a new name? Ugh. You have no idea how long it took me to name the girls. I take this job of naming WAY too seriously. Snarky is coming to mind, though. We'll see. Anyway, be warned.......I'm sure more skirt pictures are on the horizon.
Lastly, here's my bleeding hearts that are in bloom by the garage. Life is good.
Yes, I've loved CCR my whole life. What don't I like? Club music, most rap and anything too slow for too long!
I cleaned most of yesterday. It's not my favoritest of jobs, but it had to be done. I still need to mop and clean the bathroom, but that's another day problem. Today I work in a couple of hours. Fun times. It should be interesting, at very least.
What else is going on? We bought an ice cream maker Monday night. Last night we used it. I also bought some mixes, I figured we can make our own when I get used to it. The funny part? I got ONE taste. Dee said it tasted too much like the protein powder shakes she drinks during swim season. However, that didn't stop her and Katie from eating the entire batch. Like I needed the calories anyway. We'll make vanilla tonight. I just hope there are still some frozen raspberries for me tonight! I'm looking forward to making lemon sorbet. I love love LOVE lemon ice in the summer. I wonder if I'll be able to make orange sherbet as well. You know, the creamy kind that is inside of a push up? YUMMY!!!! DREAMCICLES. I'm in serious trouble. Barb made some incredible looking Kiwi sorbet I can't wait to try......I just figure that's for when the excitement wears down. The girls don't like kiwi on a good day. Yes, I am also thinking we'll be making peanut butter cup, and fudge brownie ice cream as well. I have 3 years of dreaming to freeze up!!! I'm actually not the first person to go running for ice cream. I do like it, but never enough to buy it often from the store. One bowl, and I'm done until it's time for the next flavor.
I also bought a new skirt pattern yesterday. Yep, screw the socks, I'm all into the skirts right now. I knitted a bigger swatch IN THE ROUND, so hopefully, I'll only have to knit this one once. Im using Cascade Fixation...cotton with a bit of elastic. Hopefully it'll hold it's shape better, and, oh I don't know, work the way I want it to. I've modified this pattern for my gauge and my (lack of) height. We'll see. I love experimenting. Elann.com has (had) this yarn on a bag sale for about half the price that I can usually get it. I am hoping to have leftovers as I have several ideas for what else I can make out of it. However, those items, I wouldn't make at work if somebody paid me!!!! No thank you, very much. You do realize that means I'm going to have to come up with a new name? Ugh. You have no idea how long it took me to name the girls. I take this job of naming WAY too seriously. Snarky is coming to mind, though. We'll see. Anyway, be warned.......I'm sure more skirt pictures are on the horizon.
Lastly, here's my bleeding hearts that are in bloom by the garage. Life is good.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Absolutely Nothing!
I have no idea where this picture came from....I pulled it off a friend on facebook CRACKED ME UP!!! Still does, and that was YESTERDAY!!!
After having a hard 3 days, the last two have been amazing. YES!! I love it. Yesterday. WTH happened yesterday? LOL. My day was all choppy, but what's new there? Nothing at all. J went to NC. i think I have him talked into touring Hendrick Motorsports. DUH. That's a no brainer to me. I think he forgets he can go and DO stuff when in all these cool places. I'd be depressed as all hell if I went to all these great spots and only saw the office and my hotel room. BAH! But, then again, I've always been like that. I have to get out of this house at least once a day to stay sane. Yet, I LOVE IT HERE! I need to see PEOPLE. Yes, my family does include people, but you know what I mean. I hope. OTHER people. How's that? Katie spent most of her day busy with softball. It was the annual double header with Winona. The bus left at 130 and she came in about 1015 or so. They split the set. All is good. She's gonna be one tired girl today. D and I went to the outlet mall and bought necessities. How on earth we found it fun is the key to most of my good moods. The mundane must be made fun. There's just too much mundane out there, so CHANGE IT UP! :D. The Census Bureau called, and I'll be doing some temp work for them soon. YAY!!! I love doing that. Now watch me hate it!!! i hope not. It'll be nice to pull down a decent paycheck for a few weeks. Yes, I've already figured out how to spend it at least three different ways. *sigh* Whatever I do with it, I want something decent out of it, not just nickel and diming it gone. We'll see what actually happens. I'm seriously considering getting my eyes done. I should call my eye doc about that. Seeing without aid would be nice for a change. Better do it before I need bifocals! YIKES.....did I REALLY just type that? Yes, I did. Scary. Time to move ON.
Oh, and why is it the best conversations must occur after 11pm? Just wondering. I'll take it whenever it occurs, but it makes the next day a bit more difficult.
Which brings me to today. I've got the tunes blaring. Yes, it's cleaning day. Fun times! Not really, but it needs to be done. I have all the junk picked up and put into it's rightful place. It never ceases to amaze me at what great pilers we are. We can make a pile anywhere out of anything. I've also dusted. Now it's time to pull out the almighty dyson and suck up that dust and pet hair. Hummmm.....another benedryl? I bet so. I'll wait until I'm done. I wouldn't want to medicate unnecessarily. (never mind that I already know that I need it). Hopefully tomorrow or Friday I'll start in on the huge amount of research, reading, paperwork and brainstorming I need to do. I've put it on the shelf for a couple weeks. It's time to hit it again.
Interesting, I must have a speaker cord loose. The subwoofer is playing, not playing, etc. Good thing I'm not open to suggestions, or I might think it was a subliminal message to go do something stupid! :D Yep, I'm full of it again today. YAY!!!
Okay, I really have to go vacuum or it won't get done.
go PLAY!!!!!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sassy's *DONE*
YIPPEE!!!!!!!!.
1025 yards of yarn, countless hours and knit 1.5 times, she is FINISHED.
Shelly is happy.
1025 yards of yarn, countless hours and knit 1.5 times, she is FINISHED.
Shelly is happy.
Crazy Monday!
This is going to be a quickie. I need to resettle my mind before heading out to the wild world out there!
Sassy is done. She's still a bit wide, but with the drawstring, I think she'll work. I had to wait an hour to make an allergy appointment. The clinic changed systems over the weekend and today is testing their limits. However, I'm off to get my allergy shot and mmr (yes, I needed round 2 after all that mayhem in March) this afternoon. I also now have a vet appt for the dog and water ordered from culligan to be delivered tomorrow. We're out today, so I'll pick up a gallon from the store I'm just sitting here laughing at the craziness this morning. What a ride!
The texas race is on....so I'll be dvring that to watch later. I have enough yarn left over from Sassy, so I'm going to make a hat. Yep, another one that I doubt I'll wear but WTH, life is short....experiment HARD! LOL.
Hope you all have a smooth sailing Monday. Mine has become a comedy of errors. I'm so glad I can laugh!
Have a great day.
Sassy is done. She's still a bit wide, but with the drawstring, I think she'll work. I had to wait an hour to make an allergy appointment. The clinic changed systems over the weekend and today is testing their limits. However, I'm off to get my allergy shot and mmr (yes, I needed round 2 after all that mayhem in March) this afternoon. I also now have a vet appt for the dog and water ordered from culligan to be delivered tomorrow. We're out today, so I'll pick up a gallon from the store I'm just sitting here laughing at the craziness this morning. What a ride!
The texas race is on....so I'll be dvring that to watch later. I have enough yarn left over from Sassy, so I'm going to make a hat. Yep, another one that I doubt I'll wear but WTH, life is short....experiment HARD! LOL.
Hope you all have a smooth sailing Monday. Mine has become a comedy of errors. I'm so glad I can laugh!
Have a great day.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
***UGH***
What a total waste of a day. I woke up with a sinus headache from HELL. It's been a long time since I had one this bad. As of now, thankfully, the headache has subsided, but I'm left with med tummy, slight dizziness, some blurriness and a total lack of ability to concentrate. We won't talk about the lack of energy, that just is a given. I'm glad it's been so long, but DAYUM. Oh yeah and the hot and colds. Fun times. I know it sounds like something else, but a bad sinus headache is capable of them all. How do I know it was sinus? WHERE IT HURT!!!
Thank God for sports and movies. We watched The Time Travelers Wife I had read the book and thought they did a good job with the movie. It's a bit slow at times, but I enjoyed it. I watched the Sox lose again. Not happy about that! Now we are deciding what instant Netflix movie to stream.
Sassy got knitting on today. She's now back to 15 inches. Only about 5 more to go.... I'm gonna get her done. I'm not sure I'm in love with how I did the decreases, but I've frogged her once, I can do it again. I sure hope I don't have to.
I went out riding with Dee today. We made it 15 minutes before both of our nerves were shot. She's doing a good job. With how crappy I felt, I was shocked we made it that long. While we were driving my ipod started randomly turning itself off. So, I went and bought a touch. I have lost my mind. I'm now loading it up. I can't wait to have ALL of my music with me instead of what I can fit on the nano. I really should buy apple stock with all of their stuff I buy. I'll call support tomorrow and see what can be done with the nano. Shelly cannot survive without her music. Those are just the facts, folks.
Movie has been chosen, God on Trial, it's about Auschwitz...and that's all I know. I wonder if I"ll stay awake for it. I highly doubt it. I've been awake for over 5 hours now, and that's my longest streak today...and I'm fading fast.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Thank God for sports and movies. We watched The Time Travelers Wife I had read the book and thought they did a good job with the movie. It's a bit slow at times, but I enjoyed it. I watched the Sox lose again. Not happy about that! Now we are deciding what instant Netflix movie to stream.
Sassy got knitting on today. She's now back to 15 inches. Only about 5 more to go.... I'm gonna get her done. I'm not sure I'm in love with how I did the decreases, but I've frogged her once, I can do it again. I sure hope I don't have to.
I went out riding with Dee today. We made it 15 minutes before both of our nerves were shot. She's doing a good job. With how crappy I felt, I was shocked we made it that long. While we were driving my ipod started randomly turning itself off. So, I went and bought a touch. I have lost my mind. I'm now loading it up. I can't wait to have ALL of my music with me instead of what I can fit on the nano. I really should buy apple stock with all of their stuff I buy. I'll call support tomorrow and see what can be done with the nano. Shelly cannot survive without her music. Those are just the facts, folks.
Movie has been chosen, God on Trial, it's about Auschwitz...and that's all I know. I wonder if I"ll stay awake for it. I highly doubt it. I've been awake for over 5 hours now, and that's my longest streak today...and I'm fading fast.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Sassy Sadness
Okay, i was SO excited, I bound Sassy off the needles last night HOWEVER despite knitting a swatch (and I DID)...she's WAY TOO WIDE. I'm talking about a skirt knit for two. Feel free to insert any four letter word that makes you happy. I tried to shrink her in the washer (using hot wash, cold rinse) and she got shorter but no less wide, no matter how hard DH and I played tug of war with her. SO. I guess I'm going to frog her. Not all the way. I just hope after I pull out a foot of knitting, i can get all the stitches caught up on a needle without too much stitch saving. I'm going to to refigure gauge and just do another serious series of decreases. *sigh* I did think about doing a steek-like seam, but I'd always hate the seam, so what's the point? There is none. Never fails. In spite of it all, I still think she's a great skirt. I love how it hangs. Hopefully, I'll love how she hangs on me! Time will tell.
Let's just call it the year of the frog!
Let's just call it the year of the frog!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
What a day...and it's only noon. YIKES!
Testing is as testing does. I need to go back at one to test a few more kids that didn't get something this morning. I'm not defining it because each one is a different issue. My issue...staying awake in a small room watching people fill in dots! I did get one hat done this morning. I'm about halfway done on the other. The other picture is a progress picture of Sassy. She needs about three more inches, but I needed a break from her. I'm not sure which one will be worked on this afternoon. I might just haul in both. Variety IS the spice of life and I NEED SOME VARIETY!
Maurice's just called and my shirt that I exchanged is in. YIPPEE!! Can you say tomorrow's choice for work clothes? Yeah! I should stop at the store and pick up a bag of cereal (yes, I said bag. Malt-o-meal...tastes fine, costs less) a we are totally out. You know, each and every day, it's something. Today's something is cereal! Oh, and tub butter. We're out of that as well. I don't care how detailed of a list I make or how carefully I try to follow it, I always miss stuff. DISTRACTIONS! Yeah, I'll blame those. That's it. It cannot possibly be lack of interest or auto pilot in the grocery store, now could it? :D
Have a great afternoon. It's beeeeautiful here today...but the WIND, OMG the WIND at 26-35 mphs. Kinda sucks the fun right out of outside. (we won't mention the insta-headache) Looks great through the windows, though. Maybe I'm glad I'm going back to work....I won't make myself sick from staying out in the pollen too long. It really does work out.
Have a great afternoon!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Coming up with titles is about as much fun as subject lines on emails.
To think I started the day off bored and didn't know what to do seems amazing to me now. It didn't take nearly as long to get out of the pollen fog as it did yesterday. YAY for small victories.
This afternoon we walked down to the alpaca show. I thought I'd post some pics of alpacas for those of you who don't know what they are. They are great yarn fiber growing creatures! Most people allergic to wool can tolerate alpaca AND it still has all that wonderfully warm insulating quality. Now, in the picture with the two butts...LQQK past it and see the little adorable head popping up from behind. That alpaca was cracking me up.
After strolling around there, we decided to take a longer walk. Then we passed IT again. Remember where I wanted to go to dinner on Friday? Yep, Plaza. Dee and I quickly decided to text home and see if J and Katie wanted to join us. We won't go into the cheering that occurred when they said yes. Suffice it to say, we strolled on in, got a table and ordered pops and queso dip. After being quite obnoxious, I was given a primo tv viewing seat so I could watch the Sox/Twins game. The score was 4-2 twinkies when we walked in the door. After promising to do a shot for every score the sox made (after watching the game, i figured THAT was a safe bet).....I was VERY PLEASED to see that if he would have really held me to that deal, I would have been on the FLOOR. (3 runs, 45 minutes is MUCH more than my body can metabolize). i had them bring my skirt.....what do y'all think of Sassy as a name, btw? I was working on it when the waiter came over (yes, I'll let him remain nameless for now) and started asked me what all I could make. I about busted a gut when he asked about boxers. Scarily enough, I saw a pattern for them just the other day. Give me string and two sticks, and there is NOTHING I cannot do (besides graft lace shawls together neatly) Happy after my 5-4 win, Katie and I walked back home. Are you getting the idea that I am LOVING this weather. AND i finally realized why. We had, what, two weeks of summer last year, and an early winter. I DID NOT GET MY QUOTA OF OUTSIDE IN. I am making up for it as fast as I can.
The the bottom fell out. I'm going into TMI waters, so if you don't want to go here, skip to the next paragraph. if you are still reading, then don't say I didn't warn you. For the past several years, my monthly PITA has become much more of a PAIN. Cycles shorter, need more supplies, symptoms nastier. It's gotten to the point where I am fighting not to be sick for approx 2 days. The doc has suggested bc pills. However, since I had my tubes tied BECAUSE we were done having kids and the pills made me feel like that ALL the time......I'm not really too amped up about that solution. Anybody out there with some real life experience you are willing to share? No, you don't have to leave a message here, but please email me at kadezmomATyahooDOTcom. Life is too short to be losing 2 days every 3.5 weeks, know what I mean.
While riding that lovely wave out, we watched Bull Durham and the Amazing Race. DH and I then took another walk. I cannot get enough. Then I came home and pounded benadryl. There is no way I can deal with more pollen on top of that other issue. Now I've started The Big Easy, and am beginning to wind down for the night. I worked on Sassy, unless y'all help me pick a better name, and have her up to 13 inches long. The next big milestone occurs at 17.5 inches. I will get there! It's supposed to be 78 on Tuesday and 75 on Wednesday. I know it's a stretch to get her done by then, but you know I'm going to give it a try.
Speaking of wearing that skirt, I am in love with that Jerkins self tanning lotion. Nice stuff. I am not orange. I'm not dark brown, either (like THAT would ever happen with my skin tone) but I am no longer fish belly white. Thank you Tiffany!!!
I'm also trying to nail down some week of the 4th of July plans. Things are looking much better than they did 12 hours ago. We'll see what actually occurs, but the brainstorming list is looking much more fun. We now have more ideas than days. Nice. I love it when that happens
I'm off to knit for a few more minutes before heading to bed to read until I pass out.
Kick Monday's ass and start the week of right!
More Skirt Progress
Obsessed am I? You know it!!! I was thinking of a song lyric to put here, but it turns out I had the words wrong. Imagine that! HORRORS!!! LOL. I'm such a goof. I'm going to have to name this skirt. Any ideas? I don't have any at the moment, but she needs a name. Something involving this much work deserves a name! Anyway, she's now half way done. How do I know?? I'm halfway through the yarn...so she HAS to be halfway done. :D. I just measured her and she's now 10 inches long. I need 19.5 for a decent length...and I'm pretty confident I'll get there. I know my enthusiasm tends to run out, but I sure hope it doesn't. Nice weather is pending. I'm so ready for skirts and my flip flop birkis. (and those CUTE shoes I got last week) I'm so ready for so many things. I'm getting frustrated that it's not quite time yet. ARGH!!!
Today has been another roller coaster day. I woke up with a pollen-over. It took me several hours to degrog, and get rid of the headache, but they finally left. Then I was amped and ready for action...with NOTHING interesting to do. So, then what? I went to walmart, naturally. Eh. We were next to out of contact solution and I wanted to take a walk with my beloved ipod. Since I've worn out all the earbuds in the house, (those wires were NOT made to last through users like me) I bought a new pair. I like skull candy, but they are at target, and target wants $3 more a bottle for the contact solution. Therefore, I bought the marshmallow ones from WM. Not bad. Not skull candy, but not bad. The sound was good, and they cancelled out a lot of the background noise. Read: everybody else out walking. Apparently, I'm going through an old country phase musically. Gotta love the phases. I'm not quite sure why, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter. If it makes me happy....(sing it Sheryl!_ it can't be that baaaaaaaaaad. Okay. Nice to know the juke box in my head is still in working order. All can remain right in the world.
I did take that walk. I am sore! Oh well. Too bloody bad. I want to be outside, and I want to be moving, so some pain will have to be endured. That's just all there is to it. I watched part of the Sox's loss *boooooo hiisssssssssss* and watched Jeffie come in second. I'll take it. Baseball should be on tomorrow, but we'll see.
I also started the sorting and filing of my school paperwork. Well, the stuff that I think will be helpful to have easy access to in the future. I've also been brainstorming what I want to do with the Community Ed classes. Nothing is settling down into a firm idea yet, but I'll get there. I just don't know what direction I want to take. I will figure it out. Somehow, somewhere the ideas will land into a better picture than they are at the moment. It's still pretty scattered up there.
I ran into one of my favorite people who works at the ALC at Walmart. it was nice to catch up for a few moments. It's been awhile since I've been there. She's proctoring one set of tests next week, and I'm doing the other. Should be nice and stressful, huh? It's all good. Some how, some way, things have a way of working out. While I was driving to the parking lot for the trail I wanted to walk today (so it DID NOT involve any hills) I also saw the coolest woman who works at the girls' orthodontist. We stopped and chatted for awhile. Life is crazy. I love her perspective on stuff. She had just gotten a brand new bike and was riding it home. I'm telling you, this bike was SWEET. It was turquoise and white. Hopefully our schedules will align so we can ride together sometime. My black and silver bike are going to be so blah next to hers, and you want to know what? That is totally okay with me. I can see it better if I'm not riding it! Right? RIGHT! We'll see if that works out.
I thought about stopping by the alpaca show, but I just wasn't into it. Maybe tomorrow, or not. It really doesn't matter, in the grand scheme of things.
There is a new spa in town, so I stopped by for a brochure. You'll never believe who was there.....my neighbor from across the street. I haven't seen her in ages. We all seem to run opposite schedules. Craziness. Anyway, it's her sister in law's sister who opened the spa. I'm going to have to save up my pocket change and give it a try. I'm sooooo excited. So many options, so little.....expendable cash! LOL You know, no matter how much you have, there always seems to be more ways to spend it. Tis the way it is. Anyway, I hope to go in the next month or so. I really enjoyed the facial my mom and I had, I'm ready to go for it again. Maybe someday I'll go for the massage. Who knows! I really like what they've done to the inside of the shop. I'm interested in seeing more.
Crap. I just remembered that I forgot to buy cottage cheese. I know, I know, like anyone else would miss it, but it and fruit have been making a nice lunch that settles nicely and is easy to pack. It never fails, no matter how many times I go to the store, I never make it home with the whole list, even when I TAKE the list with me. I'm just talented like that. (or distracted ADOS!!!!)
I just popped 2 tylenol pms, so hopefully I'll be crashing soon and the benedryl will ward off any additional pollen attacks on my head!
~sweet dreams my lovely friends~
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Skirt progress...and I really need to be in bed!
Do you see what I see? DECREASES!!!!! I made it!!! YIPPEE!!! I cannot tell you how happy that made me this evening. I can even deal with the WSox loss with this kind of victory.
Today the weather was nothing short of beautiful. I took 2 1 hour long walks. I would have done more if my legs would have been up for it. I can tell I've been too sedentary over the winter. Quickly, very quickly, that is changing. I cannot get outside enough. I forgot how much I love to just get out and get lost with my ipod and my feet. (well, and my cell and a couple bucks in my pocket in case I get thirsty far from a water fountain!) I went down to lake Kohlmeier. Damn, did the sun reflecting off the water really make me all ready for summer. I stood on the fishing pier and soaked it all in. After last year's long, wet, cold summer, I am sure amped up and ready for some fun in the sun. I was so amped I even chose to go home via Barney hill. Yep, the toughest way back home. Let me tell ya, my muscles were screaming at me for that choice. Walk #2 was slower paced and aimed at staying off those hills. I ended up walking around the fairground. The Alpaca expo is in town this weekend. (at the 4 seasons - fairground property) I might have to drop by and take a look. I went a few years ago and checked it out. I learned there were two types of Alpaca... I did not know that. Naturally there was handspun and dyed alpaca yarn. I resisted that time. i wonder if I'll be as successful this time around. The only problem with my walk was smelling the yummy food cooking at Plaza Morena. It made me want to go there for dinner. Instead, we grilled. It was fine, but it was no Plaza. (the price tag was much better with our dinner!) I was also ready to go see a movie, but work was out of discount passes....so maybe another weekend.
I also realize how much I miss being on the go. Next week's work schedule should take care of that problem, but wow. I would have gone just about anywhere this weekend. After spending the week at home, I'm ready to get the heck out. Hopefully we can muster up some plans to get OUT this weekend. I'd love to take a bike ride, but the wind is still too chilly for my picky ears, AND I'm not sure my legs are going to be able to pedal very far. We'll see.
Next weekend, we're having a girls weekend. If anybody knows of anything in about an 80 mile radius from here that would be interesting, please LET ME KNOW! I'm even considering finding a neighborhood in the cities to wander around in and check out the different shops. Take in a random restaurant.....organic, veggie, just plain unusual. Something, anything EXCEPT the mega mall. NOT in the mood for the mega mall!
I also checked into teaching a Community Ed class or two this fall. I need to narrow down exactly what it is I want to offer. I'd also like to know what they pay. Unless it's really pathetic, I don't think the $ amount is going to be the deciding factor I just want to know. I need to nail down what I want to do, and then submit my proposal. Then a committee will decide if it's a go or no go. Time will tell. I can't worry about what I can't control.
I know I need to get to bed, I'm starting the self-critical phase. That usually means I'm overtired. I took a 45 minute nap in the recliner tonight while in front of the tv. When I woke up, I felt like I had been asleep for several hours and have been raring to go ever since. Sheer craziness, it is! I'm just afraid when I crawl into bed, I'm going to be staring at the ceiling. NOT my idea of a good use of time. Daydreaming ranks much higher on the productivity list. Well, I should go give it a shot.
Have a great weekend.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Yep, I just might be certifiably insane.
I dared myself last night. Bad idea. Now I think I have to execute the dare. This is my fish belly white leg against the cream skirt BEFORE the self tanning lotion. The bottle says it takes several days to see results. I'm not sure what several means, exactly....but here goes the experiment. Stay tuned....if you dare.
I am now about 350 yards in on the skirt and at about 4.5 inches. I do not have enough yarn to go for 6.25 on the flounce. I'm hoping to make it to 5 before this ball of yarn gives out. Yes, I know I could do the math to be sure what where would be fun be in THAT? Livin' on the edge. I am frantically knitting to try to get to that point sometime tomorrow.
I had a good, laid back day today. The whites are in the dryer and awaiting folding. Then it's just hauling everything upstairs and the mega laundryfest is over for this week. I piddled around again, picking up random stuff and taking care of more random things. These little things never end. The more I remember and do, the more I remember I still HAVE to do. I ordered a few books online...that's always fun. I also picked up a plastic filing bin so I can sort all the paperwork from my class. Yes, I do have most of it saved in my email, but let's face it. The more times I physically touch it, the more I will understand what it is that I do have. It's just another one of my infamous brain quirks.
Katie's team had their first home game tonight. Being as it was 46 and WINDY, I neglected to go. Tuesday's make up game is tomorrow night. It's supposed to be about 10 degrees warmer, and she is looking forward to it. Nothing like freezing softball. You know, I think that should constitute a whole new sport of it's own! She's having a blast, therefore nothing else matters to her momma! A happy child = good things. I love it!
Tomorrow in my world is another one of those same old same old kind of days. I need to do a flylady houseblessing if I can't convince myself to go any deeper. Anything is better than nothing. Since it's supposed to be warmer, I really, really, (you get the picture here) want to go for a nice long walk. However, if that wind is cold. FORGHETABBOUDIT! Won't happen. I hate ear pain. Bah! I'm sure I can come up with more errands to get out of the house, if need be....and I'm pretty sure it's going to be needed! Ah ha! I've already thought up one. I need to go to park and rec and pick up a community ed catalogue. Hopefully there is either a class on teaching a class or information on it in there. Just more stuff I need to figure out sooner than later.
OMG, and the summer swim meet schedule was emailed last night.....or the link to it. Looks like she'll be swimming the day before camp. That meet is at her favorite pool. I'm sure times will be slow, but it's nice to see the before and after camp times. It helps to be able to compare so that the work load proves to be worth it. Then there is the AFTER meet to try to qualify for better lanes/heats for the end of the summer final meet. So, that's one in June, two in July and high school practice will start in early August. Never mind the summer weight lifting and club/school practice options. I'm not sure I remember how to get to the local pool. Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahaha! That has GOT to be already set in auto-pilot mode.
for those of you facing some hard times....and there's more of you than we'd all like out there, I thought I'd shine some light into your corner of the world!Hugs around!!! There's not such a thing as too much support or too much love. Keep spreading it around!!!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
What a crazy assed day!
You know, I am beginning to think this might just be the new normal. I woke up before 8 again ON MY OWN after getting to bed around 2. Insanity, I tell you. It's all good. I don't know if I'm going to set my alarm or not for tomorrow. Like anyone really cares, but that's my current debate.
I finally got the suitcases unpacked from Easter. They are now safely tucked away in the basement until the next trip. Where should I go next? The possibilities are endless...but my days of freedom are almost over. Our summer is almost totally booked. I might actually BE booked if I wrote it all down and had all the schedules. What would be the fun in that??? :). I will. I'm down to the last few loads of laundry. That is until everyone remembers to throw it back downstairs. It feels good getting caught up. the nice part about being so busy is that nobody has a whole lot of time and/or energy to mess up the house when they get home.
I'm still cranking on that skirt. 200 yards of yarn down (no more than 1000 left to go) and I'm at a whopping 2.5 inches. I had the man measure today, and there is NO WAY I want a 6.5 inch flounce on a 19 inch skirt. (no, I'm not going all skimpy, I really am just that short). Good news.....I won't have too many more days left before the blessed decreases begin. YIPPEE! Since it's a cream skirt and I'm about as white as a fish's underbelly......I thought I'd buy some recommended self tanner cream. We'll see if I have enough moxie to do before and after pictures! That could be funny if nothing else!
I caught part of A League of Their Own streaming on Netflix this afternoon. I love that movie. Thanks Kathy, I will NEVER EVER hear "There is no CRYING in BASEBALL" without thinking of you. I watched the White Sox lose and Criminal Minds. I knit through all of that for one measly inch. BAH!!!! Persistence. I must learn this word. I must incorporate it into the fiber of my being. Not all of us were given such large doses. I will prevail. I want this skirt. To GET this skirt, I must continue on. I haven't been this hooked on an item since the Central Park Hoodie Vest I made last fall. I love skirts. I'm not the smallest around person in the world, and my legs have seen better days....so as the weather heats up, I'd much prefer a skirt to shorts. Yes, Kathy, after listening to you for what, 6 or 7 years....I finally decided that YOU WERE RIGHT. You are so often. Why do I fight it? They are so much less revealing, cooler and more comfortable. There's no losing!!! (We won't mention the adorable pair of shoes I found shopping with my mom last week. I can even walk in them for a few hours without my feet crying for mercy)
When is the last time I sang the praises of Aldi's? That has GOT to be my favorite store. For under 45 bucks, I came home with tilapia, a bag of chicken breasts, two bags of shrimp, 2 pkgs of imitation crab meat, lemon juice, p-cheese, a package of cheese cubes, a gallon of milk, 2 bags of frozen blueberries and two cans of beef sticks. Seriously. i love it. I was able to come up with a dinner we all love (and that in itself is nothing short of AMAZING) for just shy of $6. LOVE IT. Tomorrow night is going to be the last round of ham leftovers before I bag it up and freeze it for later.
OMG. Then I went to walmart. I think the stockers must be on strike. I've never seen fewer things on the shelves. Is there a trucker's strike that I don't know about or a natural disaster? Crazy, especially so for a Wednesday afternoon. Which brings me to wondering, is there a full moon today? Twice I got stuck in parking lots because someone in their car just stopped, blocking everything for no apparent reason. I'm talking about for 2 or 3 minutes. I was temped to try it for myself to see if there was some fun in it somewhere that I was obviously missing. I cannot imagine being bored enough to try.
I have a hefty to do list tomorrow. Actually, it's not possible to get it all done, but if I get as many as I can crossed off......all the better for me. Friday is supposed to be beautiful as is the weekend. I'm sure there's tons of yard work to do out there, but I'd have to look. There's only so much I can get done, or am WILLING to get done. I could put in 18 hour days around here and still find stuff that needed to be done. Home ownership is just like that, isn't it? Sometimes I really wonder if it would make more sense to rent Okay, I know the answer to that is probably not, but STILL. The responsibility of it all gets overwhelming. Maybe I just take things a wee bit too seriously? Ya think?!?!?!?! However, I must meet my knitting quota or my brain will explode. Oh hell. Maybe I should just spend the day making lists of everything I need to do. Procrastination that looks like work? Maybe so.
All well, I can't make hay while the sun shines if I'm up all night. Time to turn it in for the day and hope that round one of trying to sleep kicks in.
~sweet dreams all~
I finally got the suitcases unpacked from Easter. They are now safely tucked away in the basement until the next trip. Where should I go next? The possibilities are endless...but my days of freedom are almost over. Our summer is almost totally booked. I might actually BE booked if I wrote it all down and had all the schedules. What would be the fun in that??? :). I will. I'm down to the last few loads of laundry. That is until everyone remembers to throw it back downstairs. It feels good getting caught up. the nice part about being so busy is that nobody has a whole lot of time and/or energy to mess up the house when they get home.
I'm still cranking on that skirt. 200 yards of yarn down (no more than 1000 left to go) and I'm at a whopping 2.5 inches. I had the man measure today, and there is NO WAY I want a 6.5 inch flounce on a 19 inch skirt. (no, I'm not going all skimpy, I really am just that short). Good news.....I won't have too many more days left before the blessed decreases begin. YIPPEE! Since it's a cream skirt and I'm about as white as a fish's underbelly......I thought I'd buy some recommended self tanner cream. We'll see if I have enough moxie to do before and after pictures! That could be funny if nothing else!
I caught part of A League of Their Own streaming on Netflix this afternoon. I love that movie. Thanks Kathy, I will NEVER EVER hear "There is no CRYING in BASEBALL" without thinking of you. I watched the White Sox lose and Criminal Minds. I knit through all of that for one measly inch. BAH!!!! Persistence. I must learn this word. I must incorporate it into the fiber of my being. Not all of us were given such large doses. I will prevail. I want this skirt. To GET this skirt, I must continue on. I haven't been this hooked on an item since the Central Park Hoodie Vest I made last fall. I love skirts. I'm not the smallest around person in the world, and my legs have seen better days....so as the weather heats up, I'd much prefer a skirt to shorts. Yes, Kathy, after listening to you for what, 6 or 7 years....I finally decided that YOU WERE RIGHT. You are so often. Why do I fight it? They are so much less revealing, cooler and more comfortable. There's no losing!!! (We won't mention the adorable pair of shoes I found shopping with my mom last week. I can even walk in them for a few hours without my feet crying for mercy)
When is the last time I sang the praises of Aldi's? That has GOT to be my favorite store. For under 45 bucks, I came home with tilapia, a bag of chicken breasts, two bags of shrimp, 2 pkgs of imitation crab meat, lemon juice, p-cheese, a package of cheese cubes, a gallon of milk, 2 bags of frozen blueberries and two cans of beef sticks. Seriously. i love it. I was able to come up with a dinner we all love (and that in itself is nothing short of AMAZING) for just shy of $6. LOVE IT. Tomorrow night is going to be the last round of ham leftovers before I bag it up and freeze it for later.
OMG. Then I went to walmart. I think the stockers must be on strike. I've never seen fewer things on the shelves. Is there a trucker's strike that I don't know about or a natural disaster? Crazy, especially so for a Wednesday afternoon. Which brings me to wondering, is there a full moon today? Twice I got stuck in parking lots because someone in their car just stopped, blocking everything for no apparent reason. I'm talking about for 2 or 3 minutes. I was temped to try it for myself to see if there was some fun in it somewhere that I was obviously missing. I cannot imagine being bored enough to try.
I have a hefty to do list tomorrow. Actually, it's not possible to get it all done, but if I get as many as I can crossed off......all the better for me. Friday is supposed to be beautiful as is the weekend. I'm sure there's tons of yard work to do out there, but I'd have to look. There's only so much I can get done, or am WILLING to get done. I could put in 18 hour days around here and still find stuff that needed to be done. Home ownership is just like that, isn't it? Sometimes I really wonder if it would make more sense to rent Okay, I know the answer to that is probably not, but STILL. The responsibility of it all gets overwhelming. Maybe I just take things a wee bit too seriously? Ya think?!?!?!?! However, I must meet my knitting quota or my brain will explode. Oh hell. Maybe I should just spend the day making lists of everything I need to do. Procrastination that looks like work? Maybe so.
All well, I can't make hay while the sun shines if I'm up all night. Time to turn it in for the day and hope that round one of trying to sleep kicks in.
~sweet dreams all~
Signs
Sign I'm getting older.........my hubby brought home a pill reminder because he's sick of guessing when i ask, "hon, have I taken my pills yet?" I can't say I'm proud, but life is what it is. A MESS! *grin*
Sign of progress....here's my start on the skirt I posed yesterday. I know, it doesn't look like much is done, but with 445 stitches, each row takes it's own eternity. Once I get to 6.5 inches, I get to decrease by half (YIPPEE!!!) This is the flounce at the bottom.
I am wide awake tonight. Odd, considering I've been up since 6:50 am. Maybe it's a sign that my change in eating and moving habits are paying off. More likely, that I'm going to be incredibly tired and grouchy tomorrow. I'm hoping for the former.
Oh what a day! Physically, I didn't get much accomplished. Mentally, I was on fire. I did a lot of brainstorming and soul searching. As usual, I don't have a lot of answers yet, but I'm getting closer. (I HOPE!!!!) I'm trying to plan out starting up the business. Talk about eating an elephant one bite at a time! Wow. There's just so much to consider. I am trying to only focus on a few pieces at a time. I'm also trying to adjust to being back at home. It's cold and rainy. Blech. Not very motivating, that's for sure. I'm also trying to figure out how guys think. Talk about unchartered territory!!! It's just so strange, the guy I've known for 20 years and lived with for over 17 is doing a lot of growing and changing. This is good, HOWEVER, when Mr. Predictable becomes Mr. Random, I'm left scratching my head quite often. We did have a great long talk tonight. For today, I think I understand. I also know that tomorrow I'll be back in the land of the lost. Can't there be a www.whatthehellishethinking.com website out there? I'd really appreciate one about right now.
I haven't heard any more about the potential boat sale. I guess that's in a holding pattern. It's kind of odd, my life is so bi-polar at the moment. Some stuff is in that wait and see status and the other is running mach 5. No wonder I'm in such a state of confusion. I'd better hurry up and figure it out, though. I work most of next week (yay - but be very prepared for the I'm tired posts!) I'm proctoring tests two days then teaching two days. Those testing days are short, but they wear me out. You all know what a challenge I find it to be quiet for long periods of time. Staying awake and alert becomes the name of the game. It'll be interesting to see where I go as we are in the new building. Maybe the art room. I don't know.
Wow, I'm boring tonight. Good, maybe that means I'm secretly tired and I'll crash soon. Until then, it's The Good Wife on the dvr and more stitches onto the skirt!
~sweet dreams~
UPDATE: And now I know why I was so awake. Between the new retainer ripping up her mouth, spring weightlifting for swimming and a 85 minute block of phy-ed (running and doing floor work) she hurts too much to sleep. That is hell. I don't care how old you are, on nights like that, you need to be in your momma's arms for awhile.
Sign of progress....here's my start on the skirt I posed yesterday. I know, it doesn't look like much is done, but with 445 stitches, each row takes it's own eternity. Once I get to 6.5 inches, I get to decrease by half (YIPPEE!!!) This is the flounce at the bottom.
I am wide awake tonight. Odd, considering I've been up since 6:50 am. Maybe it's a sign that my change in eating and moving habits are paying off. More likely, that I'm going to be incredibly tired and grouchy tomorrow. I'm hoping for the former.
Oh what a day! Physically, I didn't get much accomplished. Mentally, I was on fire. I did a lot of brainstorming and soul searching. As usual, I don't have a lot of answers yet, but I'm getting closer. (I HOPE!!!!) I'm trying to plan out starting up the business. Talk about eating an elephant one bite at a time! Wow. There's just so much to consider. I am trying to only focus on a few pieces at a time. I'm also trying to adjust to being back at home. It's cold and rainy. Blech. Not very motivating, that's for sure. I'm also trying to figure out how guys think. Talk about unchartered territory!!! It's just so strange, the guy I've known for 20 years and lived with for over 17 is doing a lot of growing and changing. This is good, HOWEVER, when Mr. Predictable becomes Mr. Random, I'm left scratching my head quite often. We did have a great long talk tonight. For today, I think I understand. I also know that tomorrow I'll be back in the land of the lost. Can't there be a www.whatthehellishethinking.com website out there? I'd really appreciate one about right now.
I haven't heard any more about the potential boat sale. I guess that's in a holding pattern. It's kind of odd, my life is so bi-polar at the moment. Some stuff is in that wait and see status and the other is running mach 5. No wonder I'm in such a state of confusion. I'd better hurry up and figure it out, though. I work most of next week (yay - but be very prepared for the I'm tired posts!) I'm proctoring tests two days then teaching two days. Those testing days are short, but they wear me out. You all know what a challenge I find it to be quiet for long periods of time. Staying awake and alert becomes the name of the game. It'll be interesting to see where I go as we are in the new building. Maybe the art room. I don't know.
Wow, I'm boring tonight. Good, maybe that means I'm secretly tired and I'll crash soon. Until then, it's The Good Wife on the dvr and more stitches onto the skirt!
~sweet dreams~
UPDATE: And now I know why I was so awake. Between the new retainer ripping up her mouth, spring weightlifting for swimming and a 85 minute block of phy-ed (running and doing floor work) she hurts too much to sleep. That is hell. I don't care how old you are, on nights like that, you need to be in your momma's arms for awhile.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Yep, I'm a sucker for online personality tests.
So the letters I need to remember are ENFP. Maybe I should do a search for job types. It suggested journalist....but let's be real! Jen, I can hear you laughing from here!
Take Free Enneagram Personality Test
personality tests by similarminds.com
Okay, so I did the job search. Again, no matter how many times I do this, I keep coming up with the same results GO FIGURE!
(where does stubborn and hard headed come into play? *grin*)
Counsellor
Marketing specialist
Human Resources
Nurse
Psychologist
Trainer
Artist/actor
Designer
Teacher
Clergy/church worker
| Enneagram Test Results
Your variant is sexual |
personality tests by similarminds.com
Okay, so I did the job search. Again, no matter how many times I do this, I keep coming up with the same results GO FIGURE!
(where does stubborn and hard headed come into play? *grin*)
Counsellor
Marketing specialist
Human Resources
Nurse
Psychologist
Trainer
Artist/actor
Designer
Teacher
Clergy/church worker
Monday, April 5, 2010
Oh yeah.
That's right. You are seeing BARE TEETH~~~~~~~~ WHHHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!! What started out as a 9 month adventure took almost two years. All because one crazy tooth wasn't interested in seeing the light of day. Today, April 5, 2010 THE BRACES ARE GONE!!!! Oh yeah, we're excited. Okay, she's excited and I'm sooooo happy for her. I can still remember that fantastic day myself. There's nothing like the feeling of slimy teeth! (not that they are slimy, but after months of metal stuff in there, they SEEM slimy) This afternoon's activity will be to hunt out a caramel apple. Then it's just time to wait for corn on the cob season. Congrats, Dee.
And here is my newest project that I cast on......a skirt. WTH am I thinking? Does it really matter? Not at all!! It just screams summer. I hope I can stick with it long enough to wear it THIS summer. That's be awesome. I like how this one is constructed. I start from the bottom and knit UP. That means the most stitches per row will be at the beginning of the project. YIPPEE! I'm really not all that hard to please, am I? (RHETORICAL question) I found some yarn at Elann.com so the materials came to 35 bucks. I'm sure I could have easily paid over 100 for yarn but that would have ruined the fun of it all. I was able to cast on and knit about half of the first row during braces removal. Next, I'm off to catch a movie or clear off some of the dvr. Then it's quick nap time. After Dee gets home, we'll go to the gym (hence the NAP) and out in search of the caramel apple and a rotisserie chicken to add to the sides we brought home from Easter Dinner (thanks RaRa). Tomorrow, I'll make everyone eat ham.After taking last week off, it's back to the grindstone. I have lots of piddly things to accomplish. You know, the stuff that eats up time, but doesn't look like anything is accomplished. BAH. Okay, some of them I enjoy. That is good. I've started a list. (no, really, a LIST) of steps I need to take to work on opening up my Parent Coach business. Any name ideas? Y'all rocked with the mission statement. I also need to buy one of those plastic filing bins so I can sort all of the information I've acquired. Baby steps. I must focus on the baby steps. That's where the real work gets done!
HEY ANON. comment person.......Thank you for the great suggestion. I've filed it in my memory for future reference.
Love y'all. Isn't life great?!?!?
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