Sunday, January 27, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Sick :(
Seth and I are both sick:( I started feeling bad Thursday night, and Seth came home from a work trip to Iowa feeling kinda crappy on Thursday. Friday and work I just felt worse and worse all day and by the time I got home I felt just awful. I have some sort of sinus thing --- congestion, pain, achy body, fever, etc. Seth has some sort of upper-respiratory thing -- cough, congestion, bad headache, body aches, etc. Last night we had one of those "this is what true love is" moments ... I turned the shower on really hot and made a steam room in the bathroom and we were both standing in there to break up our congestion... so I'm blowing my nose with all this gross stuff coming out, Seth is hacking up disgusting mucous and it was just like, "This is what true love is, really." Being able to be sick together and take care of each other.
So today we've been in bed sleeping all day and now I'm feeling a bit better - less congestion, but my fever has gone up. The problem is, I feel like I don't have time to be sick... my house is a mess, I have so much going on at work and just other things -- my watch battery ran out, the light bulb on our porch burnt out, etc. I guess I just have to work on accepting I can't be a super-woman all the time and that's okay. I have to accept that maybe my bathrooms will be a little dirty for a week, and I'll get a little behind on work. It's good for me to have that sometimes.
Anyway, Seth and I are going to watch some more episodes of Lost.... we decided to get into that show and it works out well cuz we can just do that all evening and all day tomorrow.
So today we've been in bed sleeping all day and now I'm feeling a bit better - less congestion, but my fever has gone up. The problem is, I feel like I don't have time to be sick... my house is a mess, I have so much going on at work and just other things -- my watch battery ran out, the light bulb on our porch burnt out, etc. I guess I just have to work on accepting I can't be a super-woman all the time and that's okay. I have to accept that maybe my bathrooms will be a little dirty for a week, and I'll get a little behind on work. It's good for me to have that sometimes.
Anyway, Seth and I are going to watch some more episodes of Lost.... we decided to get into that show and it works out well cuz we can just do that all evening and all day tomorrow.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Frigid Sunday
It is so incredibly cold here today. It's all of 7 (that's degrees. Farenheit.), which actually is more than twice as warm as it was yesterday. But the wind chill is -12. Brrrrrrrrr. Glad I have a warm cozy home today, but it is days like these I really wish I had a fireplace. When it's like this, I just want to go cuddle under the covers in bed with Seth and Toby; it was so nice to do that this morning. Sometimes I wish I was a bear and could just hibernate until it's spring. lol:)
So today Seth and I and Jen and Andy were going to trade me for Andy and the boys were going to watch football while the girls played with the Magic Mic kareoke and watched girly movies, etc. but Andy is sick so we're not. I'm disappointed but it's ok. I don't know what my plan is for the day yet... I don't really just want to sit around and watch football so I was thinking about running some errands (using some Christmas gift cards to get some end of season clearance sales) but it's so cold, I kinda just want to stay inside. I'll exercise at some point today, but I don't think I'll go swimming. It's just something about going swimming, even in an indoor heated pool, when it's 7 degrees outside that's not a nice thing to think about. I'll probably just do a video at home.
Last night we went over to Glenn's apartment with some friends to hang out, drink and play "Mafia" (this game that Glenn loves, and is fun, where you have to deceive people and try to figure out which players are the bad guys... I won't explain the whole thing here but it's cool) so that was fun. Although I had a really rough time with the no smoking... really bad. Between drinking and being around smokers it was just rough. And although people weren't smoking in the house, I knew there were cigarettes in the house and that was just really rough. I was in a bad way. But I got through it and didn't smoke so I'm proud and I've gotten past that hurdle. I mean I've only been quit 8 days, it's going to be rough for awhile. I still really miss it and really want one and I wonder when that will go away, if it ever will.
I have tomorrow off work, which is great. Last week was kinda stressful because Olivia was out sick all week and although the first few days were fine, because things could wait, when she wasn't back by Thursday or so, I had to start doing some things for the juniors and seniors, which I didn't know the whole story on and so it was kinda frustrating because teachers were getting upset about things, and I didn't know the whole back story, etc. Plus just doing two jobs as opposed to one is tough regardless. So I'm glad to have Monday off:)
Anyway, Toby has to go outside and I should get doing something as opposed to sitting in the papasan chair in my jammies.
So today Seth and I and Jen and Andy were going to trade me for Andy and the boys were going to watch football while the girls played with the Magic Mic kareoke and watched girly movies, etc. but Andy is sick so we're not. I'm disappointed but it's ok. I don't know what my plan is for the day yet... I don't really just want to sit around and watch football so I was thinking about running some errands (using some Christmas gift cards to get some end of season clearance sales) but it's so cold, I kinda just want to stay inside. I'll exercise at some point today, but I don't think I'll go swimming. It's just something about going swimming, even in an indoor heated pool, when it's 7 degrees outside that's not a nice thing to think about. I'll probably just do a video at home.
Last night we went over to Glenn's apartment with some friends to hang out, drink and play "Mafia" (this game that Glenn loves, and is fun, where you have to deceive people and try to figure out which players are the bad guys... I won't explain the whole thing here but it's cool) so that was fun. Although I had a really rough time with the no smoking... really bad. Between drinking and being around smokers it was just rough. And although people weren't smoking in the house, I knew there were cigarettes in the house and that was just really rough. I was in a bad way. But I got through it and didn't smoke so I'm proud and I've gotten past that hurdle. I mean I've only been quit 8 days, it's going to be rough for awhile. I still really miss it and really want one and I wonder when that will go away, if it ever will.
I have tomorrow off work, which is great. Last week was kinda stressful because Olivia was out sick all week and although the first few days were fine, because things could wait, when she wasn't back by Thursday or so, I had to start doing some things for the juniors and seniors, which I didn't know the whole story on and so it was kinda frustrating because teachers were getting upset about things, and I didn't know the whole back story, etc. Plus just doing two jobs as opposed to one is tough regardless. So I'm glad to have Monday off:)
Anyway, Toby has to go outside and I should get doing something as opposed to sitting in the papasan chair in my jammies.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Husband Post
My friend Jamie had this "hubby survey" on her blog and I liked it, so I took it:)
What's his name? Seth Alan Goodchild
How long did you date? 5 years and 5 months before engagement
How old is he? 31
Who eats more? Probably me
Who said "I love you" first? He did.... We were out, I had to get up early for work the next day and we were out... he wanted to stay out with friends and I was exhausted and wanted to leave. I said I could take his keys and go to sleep and he could stay out and and I'd wake up to let him in. I was crabby and he was insistant on leaving with me. I kept telling him to stay and he kind of just blurted out, "You don't know how much I love you!" Of course, that ended my crabbiness:)
Who is taller? He is, but we're both shorties
Who sings better? I do.
Who is smarter? I truly think we're equally smart, and we're both smart. But we're smart in different ways --- he's very analytical and mathmatical and I'm very literary and abstract. We work well to complement each other.
Who does the laundry? I do, almost always. Once in awhile he'll help me fold
Who does the dishes? I do.
Who pays the bills? He pays our combined bills, but I pay my own credit cards and cell phone bills
Who mows the lawn? I think his name is Lupe:) We live in a condo, we have a service for our small lawn.
Who cooks dinner? He does, almost always. Once in awhile I will. He's much better at it.
Who drives when you are together? He does, which I'm fine with. I'm not a big fan of driving and he likes it. The only times I've driven are when he wants to drink and I'm ok not.
Who is more stubborn? I think I am, but Seth is too.
Who kissed who first? It was kind of mutual (a goodbye on our first date)
Who asked whom out first? Seth did
Who proposed? He did. And it was wonderful --- he did the nearly impossible which was totally and completely surprise me even though I knew it was coming soon. He lead me to believe it was going to be when were were on vacation the following weekend. It was a Friday night and he said there was an alumni event for his college (he had told me about it like 2 months before so he had been planning it forever and didn't let on or tell ANYone about it). Maybe like 2 weeks before the event, he said the guy in charge of the Chicago area alumni events wanted to meet with him to discuss how to get more young alumni involved, but there was also a guy from the college coming and he was staying at a hotel downtown, so we needed to meet them close to the hotel. So we went to this little wine bar - Grape Street and Vine. It was pretty much empty and we were just having drinks and chatting and the guys weren't showing up and weren't showing up - he said we had to meet them at 7:00 and then go to the alumni thing at 8:00. As it was getting close to 8:00, I was getting really indignant -- how rude are they not to show up and not call, etc. So finally it was like 10 to 8:00 and I said, "Well we better get going" and then he said,"Yeah, but before we go I have to ask you something" Then the next thing I knew he was down on one knee and I couldn't look at him. I was so totally and completely surprised. Then he proposed and of course I said yes, and the ring was amazing, but it was kinda too tight. I didn't care, I wore it anyway of course. I remember saying that I was kinda sad because we had to go to the alumni event and I wanted to celebrate and then he told me, "We're not going. We never were." He had made up the guy who was in town visiting and everything. He had made dinner plans, but wouldn't tell me where. Then we had champagne and strawberries and called friends and family. When I was calling friends, he kept telling me to tell them to be available around 10:00, but wouldn't tell me for what. Anyway, then we went to dinner and it was at the place where we had our first date. (by this time the ring was causing my finger to swell cuz it was so tight). Then after dinner once we were on the sidewalk, he said there was a surprise coming and a limo pulled up with champagne and flowers in it. The reason he got the limo was so we could then pick up all our friends and celebrate with them. It was so perfect, because he knew I'd want to be with my friends. The only bad thing was the ring being too tight. At the end of the night, my friend Val had to put my finger in her mouth and suck it off! But it really was the perfect night.
Who is more sensitive? I am, completely
Who has more friends? I think we're about even, although I have more in Chicago
Who has more siblings? He does. I'm an only and he has two younger brothers
Who wears the pants in the family? Although I really want to say we both do, I think I kinda do
What's his name? Seth Alan Goodchild
How long did you date? 5 years and 5 months before engagement
How old is he? 31
Who eats more? Probably me
Who said "I love you" first? He did.... We were out, I had to get up early for work the next day and we were out... he wanted to stay out with friends and I was exhausted and wanted to leave. I said I could take his keys and go to sleep and he could stay out and and I'd wake up to let him in. I was crabby and he was insistant on leaving with me. I kept telling him to stay and he kind of just blurted out, "You don't know how much I love you!" Of course, that ended my crabbiness:)
Who is taller? He is, but we're both shorties
Who sings better? I do.
Who is smarter? I truly think we're equally smart, and we're both smart. But we're smart in different ways --- he's very analytical and mathmatical and I'm very literary and abstract. We work well to complement each other.
Who does the laundry? I do, almost always. Once in awhile he'll help me fold
Who does the dishes? I do.
Who pays the bills? He pays our combined bills, but I pay my own credit cards and cell phone bills
Who mows the lawn? I think his name is Lupe:) We live in a condo, we have a service for our small lawn.
Who cooks dinner? He does, almost always. Once in awhile I will. He's much better at it.
Who drives when you are together? He does, which I'm fine with. I'm not a big fan of driving and he likes it. The only times I've driven are when he wants to drink and I'm ok not.
Who is more stubborn? I think I am, but Seth is too.
Who kissed who first? It was kind of mutual (a goodbye on our first date)
Who asked whom out first? Seth did
Who proposed? He did. And it was wonderful --- he did the nearly impossible which was totally and completely surprise me even though I knew it was coming soon. He lead me to believe it was going to be when were were on vacation the following weekend. It was a Friday night and he said there was an alumni event for his college (he had told me about it like 2 months before so he had been planning it forever and didn't let on or tell ANYone about it). Maybe like 2 weeks before the event, he said the guy in charge of the Chicago area alumni events wanted to meet with him to discuss how to get more young alumni involved, but there was also a guy from the college coming and he was staying at a hotel downtown, so we needed to meet them close to the hotel. So we went to this little wine bar - Grape Street and Vine. It was pretty much empty and we were just having drinks and chatting and the guys weren't showing up and weren't showing up - he said we had to meet them at 7:00 and then go to the alumni thing at 8:00. As it was getting close to 8:00, I was getting really indignant -- how rude are they not to show up and not call, etc. So finally it was like 10 to 8:00 and I said, "Well we better get going" and then he said,"Yeah, but before we go I have to ask you something" Then the next thing I knew he was down on one knee and I couldn't look at him. I was so totally and completely surprised. Then he proposed and of course I said yes, and the ring was amazing, but it was kinda too tight. I didn't care, I wore it anyway of course. I remember saying that I was kinda sad because we had to go to the alumni event and I wanted to celebrate and then he told me, "We're not going. We never were." He had made up the guy who was in town visiting and everything. He had made dinner plans, but wouldn't tell me where. Then we had champagne and strawberries and called friends and family. When I was calling friends, he kept telling me to tell them to be available around 10:00, but wouldn't tell me for what. Anyway, then we went to dinner and it was at the place where we had our first date. (by this time the ring was causing my finger to swell cuz it was so tight). Then after dinner once we were on the sidewalk, he said there was a surprise coming and a limo pulled up with champagne and flowers in it. The reason he got the limo was so we could then pick up all our friends and celebrate with them. It was so perfect, because he knew I'd want to be with my friends. The only bad thing was the ring being too tight. At the end of the night, my friend Val had to put my finger in her mouth and suck it off! But it really was the perfect night.
Who is more sensitive? I am, completely
Who has more friends? I think we're about even, although I have more in Chicago
Who has more siblings? He does. I'm an only and he has two younger brothers
Who wears the pants in the family? Although I really want to say we both do, I think I kinda do
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Just updates...
Wednesday night -- a kind of busy day at work - my direct boss, Olivia, has been out sick all week so I've been having to pick up some of her stuff too. Not much, and it's fine because Tuesday and today I didn't have too many other things going on anyway... it's finals on Thursday, so we don't usually take students out of classes to talk during finals week. Once the grades come out, I'll have a lot to do, but there wasn't too much of my own work I had to do. Today we went to a meeting for the Local Area Network which was really cool... lots of mental health services represented to there was a lot of information about places to refer, etc. And there was a presentation on autism which was very helpful.
I had a pretty relaxing evening. I was going to go to exercise at home this evening, but I'm really sore from swimming on Sunday, yoga on Monday, and tap class on Tuesday. It's good, though. I do enjoy exercising, but sometimes once I get home from work, I just want to relax. I think it would be better if I could go straight to the gym from work, but I have to get home to feed and let out Toby and the yoga classes and lap swim times aren't until 6:00. Oh well.
I had a pretty relaxing evening. I was going to go to exercise at home this evening, but I'm really sore from swimming on Sunday, yoga on Monday, and tap class on Tuesday. It's good, though. I do enjoy exercising, but sometimes once I get home from work, I just want to relax. I think it would be better if I could go straight to the gym from work, but I have to get home to feed and let out Toby and the yoga classes and lap swim times aren't until 6:00. Oh well.
The quitting is going well. Cravings are getting less and less, now it's mainly when I get in the car (big time) and after meals. I haven't been to a bar yet, but now that they're non-smoking, it might not be as hard. Plus I just miss it sometimes. I know it's better for me and in the long time I won't miss it, but it's hard right now.
Anyway, that's about it for now.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Saturday evening
Just relaxing at home on a Saturday evening --- Seth is watching football and I'm procrastinating cleaning the bathrooms and the floors, and continuing to do laundry. What I would really like to be doing is having a cigarette, but I'm not going to. I haven't since last night. Yea for me! It's not terrible... the Chantix certainly takes care of the physical cravings, but the habitual cravings are still there. So lots of ice water, deep breathing, Dum-Dums lollipops and toothpicks and things to chew on. I'll do it --- I really feel like I can.
Although I want to make this blog about self improvement and I do want to work on things, sometimes I get overwhelmed about it. Earlier today I was feeling pretty blue because I was feeling like I have to be perfect - like I'm trying to be perfect. Logically, I know I don't have to and can't be perfect, but I still have those feelings and it's frustrating cuz I'm not. I just want to be a slim, non-smoker, who gets to work on time, who doesn't have a problem with assertive confrontation, who doesn't sleep so much, who exercises more, etc. And then when I think about all those things I want to improve, I start to think that I'm a pretty lousy person now. And then I get down on myself and start to feel like I can't improve any of it and I should just give up because it's too much. But then I have to remind myself to take it slowly and take baby steps -- I haven't had a cigarette all day, I should be happy and proud of that. I get like this when I try to lose weight to.... I want instantanoues gratification, and when I don't get it, I get discouraged and give up. It's a tough balance to recognize that I want to improve, but I don't have to be perfect immediately (or ever). So when I was feeling down earlier today, Seth was talking to me and Toby kept putting his paws up on the couch to give me kisses... then Seth put him on the couch and he kept laying on my and giving me kisses, cuz he knew I was sad. Seth suggested that we take Toby for a walk, to get up and out and get some fresh air, and that helped to make me feel better.
On a more fun note, last night we went to Chris and Lauren's house to watch a web-cast of an RPI (the college where Seth and Chris went) hockey game and although that was fun, the highlight of the evening was after the game when we played Rock Band. To be clear - I am not a video game person. I generally don't enjoy them. But this. was. AWESOME! For those of you not familiar with it, there is a guitar, drum set, and microphone (we had two guitars cuz one of their friends brought his). And the guitars have buttons that you press for certain "notes" and a little thing you "strum" and the drums are color-codes for which ones you have to hit. Then you choose the song and on the screen it tells you what to hit or press and when to do it and you have to get them right... and for the singing, it has lines that go up in down with the notes you have to follow. Anyway, basically you're all playing/singing the song and it's SO MUCH FUN! I was mostly the singer, but I liked the bass too (I tried out everything). So that was a good evening.
Anyway, I should get to my cleaning and stop procrastinating.
Although I want to make this blog about self improvement and I do want to work on things, sometimes I get overwhelmed about it. Earlier today I was feeling pretty blue because I was feeling like I have to be perfect - like I'm trying to be perfect. Logically, I know I don't have to and can't be perfect, but I still have those feelings and it's frustrating cuz I'm not. I just want to be a slim, non-smoker, who gets to work on time, who doesn't have a problem with assertive confrontation, who doesn't sleep so much, who exercises more, etc. And then when I think about all those things I want to improve, I start to think that I'm a pretty lousy person now. And then I get down on myself and start to feel like I can't improve any of it and I should just give up because it's too much. But then I have to remind myself to take it slowly and take baby steps -- I haven't had a cigarette all day, I should be happy and proud of that. I get like this when I try to lose weight to.... I want instantanoues gratification, and when I don't get it, I get discouraged and give up. It's a tough balance to recognize that I want to improve, but I don't have to be perfect immediately (or ever). So when I was feeling down earlier today, Seth was talking to me and Toby kept putting his paws up on the couch to give me kisses... then Seth put him on the couch and he kept laying on my and giving me kisses, cuz he knew I was sad. Seth suggested that we take Toby for a walk, to get up and out and get some fresh air, and that helped to make me feel better.
On a more fun note, last night we went to Chris and Lauren's house to watch a web-cast of an RPI (the college where Seth and Chris went) hockey game and although that was fun, the highlight of the evening was after the game when we played Rock Band. To be clear - I am not a video game person. I generally don't enjoy them. But this. was. AWESOME! For those of you not familiar with it, there is a guitar, drum set, and microphone (we had two guitars cuz one of their friends brought his). And the guitars have buttons that you press for certain "notes" and a little thing you "strum" and the drums are color-codes for which ones you have to hit. Then you choose the song and on the screen it tells you what to hit or press and when to do it and you have to get them right... and for the singing, it has lines that go up in down with the notes you have to follow. Anyway, basically you're all playing/singing the song and it's SO MUCH FUN! I was mostly the singer, but I liked the bass too (I tried out everything). So that was a good evening.
Anyway, I should get to my cleaning and stop procrastinating.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Back to the routine...
Hey... so back to work this week. It's been good getting back, although getting back to a routine of getting to bed early and getting up early is tough (always). And today was super busy at work - just a lot going on. Wednesdays are generally busy because we have meetings all morning, and we have our group and I had to see some students, answer emails, change some schedules, make some parent phone calls, plus we had a new intern start today so I had to kind of show her the ropes. I really enjoy everything I do - I can't say there's much I do at work that I don't enjoy - but when everything happens in the same day, it's stressful.
Then once I get home I don't know where the time goes half the time. I've been trying to get in work-outs more regularly, but I'm so busy every evening, it seems I never have time. Every other Monday I have either a chiropractor or naprapath appt., I have tap class every Tuesday (but that counts as a work out), Wednesdays are generally open, but because of the faculty meetings, I usually don't get home until after 5:00 and then it's tough to get to yoga or lap swim by 6:00 (especially this time of year, cuz the gym is crazy packed and you have to get there extra early for parking and a spot in the class for yoga), Thursdays I tutor, and Fridays are usually open (but not this week). I have to get in the habit of exercising more on the weekends - especially now that Seth is starting studying again :( At least if I have 4 days of exercise a week, I think that's good. Anyway, at least tonight I did about 20 minutes at home of yoga focused on abs. Comcast OnDemand has these great workout selections for free. I try to do that sometimes when I have 15-20 minutes (and I have to do it more often!) And after I successfully quit smoking, my next self-improvement project is weight loss.
As for the quitting smoking, I think the Chantix is starting to find all those receptors or whatever in my brain that are getting turned on by the nicotine and starting to turn them off. I've noticed that even just within 5 days of taking it my cravings are much less intense and it's different type of craving -- I don't get the headaches and almost obsession about having a cigarette. It's more of I just really want one. There are some activities in my Chantix guide that I may carry out on this blog (planning out what you're going to do when you'd usually smoke, writing a good-bye letter to cigarettes, etc.)
I think maybe it's something about turning 30... I feel like the 20s were all about excess and decadence and finding myself and having fun, but now it's really time to start growing up. I need to be healthier which includes quitting smoking and getting more sleep and losing weight. I am healthy in general, and actually, because I do work out, I'm in good shape, even though I'm overweight. Everything with my heart and cholesterol and blood pressure and all that is healthy. But I feel like after 30, those things in excess (stress, food, sleep, smoking, alcohol, etc.) can really start to have detrimental effects on health. Don't get my wrong - I'm not gonna go crazy with all this - I realize I'll still have stress, and I'll still indulge in food and drink occassionally, but I need to change some eating habits in general. I'm really tired of being overweight and I really want to change it. BUT with quitting smoking, it is definitely not the time to start dieting. Can you imagine what a major bitch I'd be??:)
Anyway, I think that's maybe a good theme for this blog - self improvement and maturity. Maybe I can think of all the things I'd like to improve on, or goals I have for myself and document my work toward them. I do better if I have someone to "report" to, so maybe this will work well.
Then once I get home I don't know where the time goes half the time. I've been trying to get in work-outs more regularly, but I'm so busy every evening, it seems I never have time. Every other Monday I have either a chiropractor or naprapath appt., I have tap class every Tuesday (but that counts as a work out), Wednesdays are generally open, but because of the faculty meetings, I usually don't get home until after 5:00 and then it's tough to get to yoga or lap swim by 6:00 (especially this time of year, cuz the gym is crazy packed and you have to get there extra early for parking and a spot in the class for yoga), Thursdays I tutor, and Fridays are usually open (but not this week). I have to get in the habit of exercising more on the weekends - especially now that Seth is starting studying again :( At least if I have 4 days of exercise a week, I think that's good. Anyway, at least tonight I did about 20 minutes at home of yoga focused on abs. Comcast OnDemand has these great workout selections for free. I try to do that sometimes when I have 15-20 minutes (and I have to do it more often!) And after I successfully quit smoking, my next self-improvement project is weight loss.
As for the quitting smoking, I think the Chantix is starting to find all those receptors or whatever in my brain that are getting turned on by the nicotine and starting to turn them off. I've noticed that even just within 5 days of taking it my cravings are much less intense and it's different type of craving -- I don't get the headaches and almost obsession about having a cigarette. It's more of I just really want one. There are some activities in my Chantix guide that I may carry out on this blog (planning out what you're going to do when you'd usually smoke, writing a good-bye letter to cigarettes, etc.)
I think maybe it's something about turning 30... I feel like the 20s were all about excess and decadence and finding myself and having fun, but now it's really time to start growing up. I need to be healthier which includes quitting smoking and getting more sleep and losing weight. I am healthy in general, and actually, because I do work out, I'm in good shape, even though I'm overweight. Everything with my heart and cholesterol and blood pressure and all that is healthy. But I feel like after 30, those things in excess (stress, food, sleep, smoking, alcohol, etc.) can really start to have detrimental effects on health. Don't get my wrong - I'm not gonna go crazy with all this - I realize I'll still have stress, and I'll still indulge in food and drink occassionally, but I need to change some eating habits in general. I'm really tired of being overweight and I really want to change it. BUT with quitting smoking, it is definitely not the time to start dieting. Can you imagine what a major bitch I'd be??:)
Anyway, I think that's maybe a good theme for this blog - self improvement and maturity. Maybe I can think of all the things I'd like to improve on, or goals I have for myself and document my work toward them. I do better if I have someone to "report" to, so maybe this will work well.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!
So just thought I'd right a little bit... today Seth and I had to sign documents to refinance our mortgage (that makes me feel like a big, giant grown-up:) and then I decided I wanted to sign with the Magic Mic kareoke thing so Seth and I sang for about 1 1/2 hours! It was so much fun:) I love singing... and Seth gets so silly with it. Then tonight we went out to dinner with Glenn and their old room-mate Shannon and her husband and also Jenny. It was fun and good to see some old friends.
Sunday, Elisa, Jess, Karen and I are going to brunch and then seeing Atonement - I'm pretty excited for it.
Anyway, that's about all for right now.
Sunday, Elisa, Jess, Karen and I are going to brunch and then seeing Atonement - I'm pretty excited for it.
Anyway, that's about all for right now.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Just a Thursday
So I have a new plan of becoming a non-smoker that is working much better. I hadn't mentally prepared myself for quitting (long story short... I had been doing really well cutting back and being committed in November, but part of my plan was saving money for scuba lessons for our trip to the Bahamas... well we're not taking that trip now cuz of finances so I got all upset and kinda gave up on the quitting process). Anyway, now I have a renewed commitment to quit but I need to go back to cutting down and being mentally prepared and committed. I'm also going to talk to my docotr about Chantix, so hopefully that will help.
Anyway, my break is almost over (grrr)... it was a really nice break, and I truly enjoy my job, but it's so hard to get back. It's so nice to be able to stay up late and sleep a lot and just lounge around doing nothing. It's just always hard to get back into the work routine.
I also got my Magic Mic kareoke thing today and I am so excited about it! I've had so much fun with it so far... I sang, and Seth and I sang, and Jen and I sang. It was loads of fun!!! Can't wait to play with it more.
Plus I'm excited today about the Iowa Caucus and the number of Democrats who came out and voted. I'm pretty sure I'm supporting Obama - I'm still a bit undecided - but regardless, there were a LOT of independants who voted Democrat, and a lot of young people and people who hadn't participated before supported Democratic candidates, which is really exciting and so incredibly needed.
Anyway, Seth is waiting to use the computer so I need to end this now. More to come!
Anyway, my break is almost over (grrr)... it was a really nice break, and I truly enjoy my job, but it's so hard to get back. It's so nice to be able to stay up late and sleep a lot and just lounge around doing nothing. It's just always hard to get back into the work routine.
I also got my Magic Mic kareoke thing today and I am so excited about it! I've had so much fun with it so far... I sang, and Seth and I sang, and Jen and I sang. It was loads of fun!!! Can't wait to play with it more.
Plus I'm excited today about the Iowa Caucus and the number of Democrats who came out and voted. I'm pretty sure I'm supporting Obama - I'm still a bit undecided - but regardless, there were a LOT of independants who voted Democrat, and a lot of young people and people who hadn't participated before supported Democratic candidates, which is really exciting and so incredibly needed.
Anyway, Seth is waiting to use the computer so I need to end this now. More to come!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
New Year
So the new year is not starting out good cuz I'm quitting smoking and that sucks. My head hurts, and I'm crabby and really just want a drag. I know I have to quit, but it still sucks.
But up until the quitting smoking thing, the new year was good:) New Years Eve was lots of fun! We had dinner at Val's, which was delicious. Lots of yummy food and wine and good friends and socializing. The crowd included Seth & me, Val, Brooke & John, Elisa, Ray, Karen & Jason, John's friend John, John Wagner, John Diver (yes there were 4 Johns:), Jim. Then we went out to Vintage wine bar which was load of fun. Perfectly what we wanted - classy, laid-back, good music, affordable, good drinks, etc. It was Seth and me, Jen and Andy, Karen and Jason, Julie, Val, Johnny Wagner, and John Diver. Diver was kind of a last minute add on because I guess other plans he had fell through and we invited him out. We all had loads of fun, kisses at midnight, some dancing and lots of drunken silliness. I am always so thankful on NYE that I'm married! The idea of worrying about finding someone to kiss is in no way appealing. Anyway, look for an upcoming reflections about turning 30 in a few months (yikes!) and more about the arduous process of becoming a non-smoker.
But up until the quitting smoking thing, the new year was good:) New Years Eve was lots of fun! We had dinner at Val's, which was delicious. Lots of yummy food and wine and good friends and socializing. The crowd included Seth & me, Val, Brooke & John, Elisa, Ray, Karen & Jason, John's friend John, John Wagner, John Diver (yes there were 4 Johns:), Jim. Then we went out to Vintage wine bar which was load of fun. Perfectly what we wanted - classy, laid-back, good music, affordable, good drinks, etc. It was Seth and me, Jen and Andy, Karen and Jason, Julie, Val, Johnny Wagner, and John Diver. Diver was kind of a last minute add on because I guess other plans he had fell through and we invited him out. We all had loads of fun, kisses at midnight, some dancing and lots of drunken silliness. I am always so thankful on NYE that I'm married! The idea of worrying about finding someone to kiss is in no way appealing. Anyway, look for an upcoming reflections about turning 30 in a few months (yikes!) and more about the arduous process of becoming a non-smoker.
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