Guess I am not all that original. I like to be creative and witty with my titles and sometimes it just doesn't come to me. Here I sit at Cheri's. We have had a very fun and productive time together! Last night we decided we were going to try and make new things. So we made some YUMMY YUMMY candy....its milk chocolate and white chocolate with peppermint sticks on top (otherwise know as candy canes) You pay good money for that kind of candy elsewhere. We also made funnel cake, that turned out really good! We are just little bakers.
So we are supposed to get this big ol' snowstorm tonight. I always think that it is super pretty right after it snows. I like the way it looks on the trees, and how fresh it is before people walk and what not. Kind of reminds me of fresh starts. The things I do not like about snowstorms include driving in the snow....shoveling....when I step in a slushie puddle and my shoes and socks get all wet.
I will post more later...sooner than the this post?!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Funday Friday
If I could change one thing that I did growing up it would be how I treated my mouth. Seriously. I just didnt care. And for those of you youngens who think its not a big deal, it is. I feel like I am dealing with WAYYY more crap in my mouth than I should have to deal with at my age. Oral Hygiene is important, and you best believe that when I have children they will have impeccable teeth. I will instill on them that their teeth and their mouth is important. I could go around blaming everyone else...my parents, all of the dentists I have seen...but the only person I can point fingers at is me, myself and I. UGHHHHHHH. I have been really angry with myself because of it, but I realize that isnt gonna do any good. I can take care of the problems and move on. Am I embarrassed about the condition of my mouth? Oh you can bet I am. I hate talking about it so this is probably the first and last time it will be mentioned here. On that note...DONE.
I feel bad for Thanksgiving. It truly is the forgotten holiday. I mean yeah, there arent a bajillion songs about it, and you don't go around and get candy from your neighbors but COME ON. I love Thanksgiving. I love spending the day with my family, whether it be the residents I work with or my family, or if I am lucky enough, both. But COME ON....Christmas music being played already? ITS NOVEMBER 12th. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and everything that comes with it, but we haven't even celebrated Thanksgiving yet. At least wait two more weeks before thinking about it. Cause we will all get sick of it. Promise.
I am SOOO excited and ready for our family vacation to Izaty's this year :):) It is a week where my family gets away, and yes...it can be hectic and loud and crazy but I look forward to it. I am also looking forward to it becaue I am taking a week off of work this year for it, which will be so much needed when it comes. YAY!
Hmm...Every week I say I am gonna start working out next week. Hasn't happened yet. OOPS. lifestyle change that needs to be accomplished. It will happen....someday. Call it a cliche but I think I am gonna get SERIOUS after New Years. Not a resolution necessarily but more of a...goal. Oi.
On a last and final note...there is someone mowing the lawn who I do not know. Creepy. Peace out! Thanks for reading!
I feel bad for Thanksgiving. It truly is the forgotten holiday. I mean yeah, there arent a bajillion songs about it, and you don't go around and get candy from your neighbors but COME ON. I love Thanksgiving. I love spending the day with my family, whether it be the residents I work with or my family, or if I am lucky enough, both. But COME ON....Christmas music being played already? ITS NOVEMBER 12th. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and everything that comes with it, but we haven't even celebrated Thanksgiving yet. At least wait two more weeks before thinking about it. Cause we will all get sick of it. Promise.
I am SOOO excited and ready for our family vacation to Izaty's this year :):) It is a week where my family gets away, and yes...it can be hectic and loud and crazy but I look forward to it. I am also looking forward to it becaue I am taking a week off of work this year for it, which will be so much needed when it comes. YAY!
Hmm...Every week I say I am gonna start working out next week. Hasn't happened yet. OOPS. lifestyle change that needs to be accomplished. It will happen....someday. Call it a cliche but I think I am gonna get SERIOUS after New Years. Not a resolution necessarily but more of a...goal. Oi.
On a last and final note...there is someone mowing the lawn who I do not know. Creepy. Peace out! Thanks for reading!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Untitled by Annie
So I got 2 of my wisdom teeth pulled today. If any of you remember when I got one pulled in August I just had Novocaine. Well, same deal today, just Novocaine. I did bring my ipod today, so I had something to listen to this time, instead of the awful sounds that accompany getting your teeth pulled. Well all was good till the novocaine wore off, ever since then, even with pain meds, I have been in pain. And now I am scared to go to sleep casue if I go to sleep I am just gonna wake up in pain in the middle of the night. AND here I go again complaining when there are most def. people out there that have it worse than I do. I just pray for those people. That in a few days when I am no longer in pain, and they still are that they can get some relief from their pain.
This weekend at work was hands down one of the best weekends that I have had in awhile. My job can get a little crazy and overwhelming at times, but then I have a weekend like I did this past weekend, that is just fun and semi relaxing and its just a good reminder of how wonderful my job actually is.
I think thats it for tonight. I am gonna try to get a little bit of sleep.
This weekend at work was hands down one of the best weekends that I have had in awhile. My job can get a little crazy and overwhelming at times, but then I have a weekend like I did this past weekend, that is just fun and semi relaxing and its just a good reminder of how wonderful my job actually is.
I think thats it for tonight. I am gonna try to get a little bit of sleep.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Simply Exhausted
I tell ya, the last few weeks have just been exhausting. Between Jamie and B's wedding, work, training, being an election judge, confirmation at church, and everything else in between I am just tired. And then factor in there personal problems and money problems and its like WOAH. And I know I have a good life, and there are people out there that are a heck of a lot more exhausted than I am but tonight, I just know that I am tired. And I know I havent blogged much over the last few days, but it was kind of at the bottom of my list of importance!
Election day....if you have ever served as an election judge then ya know what I am talking about. If you simply see us sitting there chit-chatting, joking, reading or what not and think we are doing nothing please erase that thought...RIGHT NOW. Yes. During the day there is a little bit less to do with that many hands on deck, but we check everyone in, count the ballots, count the ballots again, be polite, initial the ballots, make sure people's ballots go into the machine (without looking at their ballot, cause you know, we might just be a spy..jk) Then, closing the polls....might be the most stressful part of the day. It was for me tonight. There are 9 other people there, who all want to get the same things done, and of the 10 of us, 2 of them are supposed to be the "go to" people...the head judges...leaders...and so on and so forth. So its basically mass chaos for about an hour, then ya get to go home. I am lucky. I work in a good precinct where 99% of the voters are very kind and friendly, so if you are an election judge and had to deal with a cranky person today, I am sorry. Okay enough about election judging.
My room smells like poo. And my door wasnt open all day, but my moms dog is laying next to me and I am pretty sure he raided the litter box before coming in my bed. Ish. LOL. Why is it that dogs choose to eat the most absolutely disgusting things? Cat poo, baby diapers, used feminine products, coffee grounds, sticks of butter? I mean, if we ingested all of that pretty sure we'd be dead (or probably wish we were).
Speaking of the things we ingest. BOO election day is never good for me. We always do a potluck, and we always have so many snacks and yummy food. So you more than likely do not want to know everything that I put in my mouth today. The thought of it makes me a little grossed out. I seriously need to get my eating under control. I eat like a cow almost all the time. And the worst part about it is, I am self concious of it. I am always aware of the people that are around me, and wondering whether or not they are judging me for what I am putting ingesting. I have made a concrete goal that in January (No, its not a New Years resolution, it is simply 2 months from now and thats when I want to buckle down) I am going to rejoin weight watchers. It worked really well for me when I was actually following the program. My mom said she would do it with me, and I kind of hope she does. It would be good to have each other for moral support.
For someone who is exhausted I am shocked I am still typing. Endless ramblings. lol. please note the last word in the title of my blog. OH man, I tell ya. K peace y'alls.....Thanks for reading.
Until next time....
Election day....if you have ever served as an election judge then ya know what I am talking about. If you simply see us sitting there chit-chatting, joking, reading or what not and think we are doing nothing please erase that thought...RIGHT NOW. Yes. During the day there is a little bit less to do with that many hands on deck, but we check everyone in, count the ballots, count the ballots again, be polite, initial the ballots, make sure people's ballots go into the machine (without looking at their ballot, cause you know, we might just be a spy..jk) Then, closing the polls....might be the most stressful part of the day. It was for me tonight. There are 9 other people there, who all want to get the same things done, and of the 10 of us, 2 of them are supposed to be the "go to" people...the head judges...leaders...and so on and so forth. So its basically mass chaos for about an hour, then ya get to go home. I am lucky. I work in a good precinct where 99% of the voters are very kind and friendly, so if you are an election judge and had to deal with a cranky person today, I am sorry. Okay enough about election judging.
My room smells like poo. And my door wasnt open all day, but my moms dog is laying next to me and I am pretty sure he raided the litter box before coming in my bed. Ish. LOL. Why is it that dogs choose to eat the most absolutely disgusting things? Cat poo, baby diapers, used feminine products, coffee grounds, sticks of butter? I mean, if we ingested all of that pretty sure we'd be dead (or probably wish we were).
Speaking of the things we ingest. BOO election day is never good for me. We always do a potluck, and we always have so many snacks and yummy food. So you more than likely do not want to know everything that I put in my mouth today. The thought of it makes me a little grossed out. I seriously need to get my eating under control. I eat like a cow almost all the time. And the worst part about it is, I am self concious of it. I am always aware of the people that are around me, and wondering whether or not they are judging me for what I am putting ingesting. I have made a concrete goal that in January (No, its not a New Years resolution, it is simply 2 months from now and thats when I want to buckle down) I am going to rejoin weight watchers. It worked really well for me when I was actually following the program. My mom said she would do it with me, and I kind of hope she does. It would be good to have each other for moral support.
For someone who is exhausted I am shocked I am still typing. Endless ramblings. lol. please note the last word in the title of my blog. OH man, I tell ya. K peace y'alls.....Thanks for reading.
Until next time....
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Stick with me
Do you ever just have so much on your mind, so much you could write about, that it just fills you up? Ha, thats how I feel tonight. So where to start....
Hmm, yesterday and today I did slightly better being conscious about what I was stuffing my face with, but at the same time I feel like I need to be MORE SO. I need to literally start measuring out portion sizes. Soo, this week I did the pop thing, next week its literally measuring out my food.
I miss Wilderness. I miss the people from there, I miss the silence, I miss paddling, I miss Saunas, I just miss it all. I think part of that is due to the fact that I didn't go up there once this summer. Part of me just felt like I didnt belong up there or something when I went up the previous summer, most of it was the fact that there was just a lot going on in my life this past summer. Part of it is the fact that I don't have the priorities in my life straight. But lately, I just have this ache to go back up there. I think of how much the people and the time I spent up there changed my life, and really shaped who I am. I feel like I have lost so much of what I had gained, that I let things slip. I started to go back into some of the ways I had that I didn't really like about myself, I stopped trusting in God, stopped trusting in myself. I am a happy person, but there are parts of me that I so want to shape still. Luckily I am working at it everyday! I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life who are there to be a shoulder to cry on, people to laugh with, pray with, share in times of celebration with. Go me.
I did say that I wanted a place to be random and raw and I guess thats what this is. If you are reading it and bearing through it then you pretty much rock. I feel like I need a joke to lighten this up. I promise they won't always be heavy ;) Stick with me!
Hmm, yesterday and today I did slightly better being conscious about what I was stuffing my face with, but at the same time I feel like I need to be MORE SO. I need to literally start measuring out portion sizes. Soo, this week I did the pop thing, next week its literally measuring out my food.
I miss Wilderness. I miss the people from there, I miss the silence, I miss paddling, I miss Saunas, I just miss it all. I think part of that is due to the fact that I didn't go up there once this summer. Part of me just felt like I didnt belong up there or something when I went up the previous summer, most of it was the fact that there was just a lot going on in my life this past summer. Part of it is the fact that I don't have the priorities in my life straight. But lately, I just have this ache to go back up there. I think of how much the people and the time I spent up there changed my life, and really shaped who I am. I feel like I have lost so much of what I had gained, that I let things slip. I started to go back into some of the ways I had that I didn't really like about myself, I stopped trusting in God, stopped trusting in myself. I am a happy person, but there are parts of me that I so want to shape still. Luckily I am working at it everyday! I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life who are there to be a shoulder to cry on, people to laugh with, pray with, share in times of celebration with. Go me.
I did say that I wanted a place to be random and raw and I guess thats what this is. If you are reading it and bearing through it then you pretty much rock. I feel like I need a joke to lighten this up. I promise they won't always be heavy ;) Stick with me!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Windy!
HOLY WIND! I don't know how windy it is around everyone else, but I am shocked we haven't lost power yet here.
So today I start with my "lifestyle changes." EPIC FAIL is all I have to say for today. I started out the day pretty good. Ya know, a bag of pretzels here, water, the usual. Then I go to work and BAM, its like I just eat....all time there. Here is what my food consisted of at work: Apple (not too bad), 2 nutty bars (and by 2 I dont mean two individual ones, I mean two packages with 2 in each package), lots of cooler ranch doritos, a whole can of spaghettios, and a few random pieces of chocolate. OH and then on the way home I decided to get ice cream. A friend said to me, "why don't you just change your ways tonight?" to which I replied, "nope, I have already had this conversation with myself like 4 times." Wanna know the funny thing? the blizzard wasn't even as good as I thought it was going to be. Tomorrow is a new day. As far as the whole work thing, I really think what I need to do is start keeping healthy snacks there. It is kind of inevitable that I am going to snack at work. Somedays there is just a lot of downtime and all of us just kind of sit around and snack. Not the best thing to do but we do it. So MAYBE if I just stop bringing crap for myself I will stop eating like crap. Part of me is tempted to start weight watchers again...just to get myself back on track. We will see....
Why is it that the nights that you need a lot of sleep, you find yourself tossing and turning? You are up thinking about the most ridiculous things, and looking at the clock what seems like every 20 minutes? I had that happen to me last night, and when I woke up this morning I found out that my obligation had been moved and I was super tired so I went back to bed for a little bit. I just woke up and was dragging because I had kept myself up so much. HMPH.
Hmm...I dont really have much else on my mind (right now) and I am rambling, so off to bed I go. Hopefully.
So today I start with my "lifestyle changes." EPIC FAIL is all I have to say for today. I started out the day pretty good. Ya know, a bag of pretzels here, water, the usual. Then I go to work and BAM, its like I just eat....all time there. Here is what my food consisted of at work: Apple (not too bad), 2 nutty bars (and by 2 I dont mean two individual ones, I mean two packages with 2 in each package), lots of cooler ranch doritos, a whole can of spaghettios, and a few random pieces of chocolate. OH and then on the way home I decided to get ice cream. A friend said to me, "why don't you just change your ways tonight?" to which I replied, "nope, I have already had this conversation with myself like 4 times." Wanna know the funny thing? the blizzard wasn't even as good as I thought it was going to be. Tomorrow is a new day. As far as the whole work thing, I really think what I need to do is start keeping healthy snacks there. It is kind of inevitable that I am going to snack at work. Somedays there is just a lot of downtime and all of us just kind of sit around and snack. Not the best thing to do but we do it. So MAYBE if I just stop bringing crap for myself I will stop eating like crap. Part of me is tempted to start weight watchers again...just to get myself back on track. We will see....
Why is it that the nights that you need a lot of sleep, you find yourself tossing and turning? You are up thinking about the most ridiculous things, and looking at the clock what seems like every 20 minutes? I had that happen to me last night, and when I woke up this morning I found out that my obligation had been moved and I was super tired so I went back to bed for a little bit. I just woke up and was dragging because I had kept myself up so much. HMPH.
Hmm...I dont really have much else on my mind (right now) and I am rambling, so off to bed I go. Hopefully.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Naps
I got up at 5:30 this morning, and it was one of those mornings that when I got out of bed, I knew I would be taking a nap later on. Sure enough, I got home from work and crawled right back into bed and took a fabulous nap (where I dreamt that my sister was pregnant, which I am PRETTY sure isn't gonna happen anytime soon, if at all again) I slept for about an hour and a half and woke up a little bit ago and I have mixed feelings about my nap. Pretty sure that I could probably go back to sleep again for another half an hour or so, and that makes me feel really lazy cause who wants to sleep that much of their day away. I also feel a little relieved that I was able to take a nap today, because I am still pretty tired from the hustle and bustle of last week. Hmm, maybe I just need to start limiting how many naps I take in a week, like I took a nap today so maybe no nap tomorrow. Little kids don't even realize how good they have it, you know, with naps scheduled into their daily routines :).
So at the beginning of this year I decided to give up pop. I stopped drinking it in January, and then in July started to drink it again. I had one pop when I was traveling in DC with my sister and Cheri cause I didnt really feel like spending 4 bucks on a bottle of water. Well it was kind of a waterfall effect. One pop here led to another one, and then another one, then BAM...before you know it I am drinking pop regularly again. BOOOO Annie. Pop is so bad for you in so many ways, and one thing I really want to try with my whole "lifestyle change" goal is to stop drinking pop (again) I just decided this starts today, which is a good thing cause I didn't have any pop yesterday OR today. So there ya go. Step number one has been taken. As far as the rest of the steps I need to take....bear with me people, I think its gonna be a process.
So I am going for this promotion at work, and today I was helping my supervisor (boss?) out with some stuff that someday I will more than likely be doing. I was a little confused with all of it, but it was also so interesting and I actually enjoyed doing it. It made me really excited for the possibilities to come. I think I will know more within the next couple weeks, so we will see.
I think that may be all for now. Thanks for reading!! Come back again for more sometime!
So at the beginning of this year I decided to give up pop. I stopped drinking it in January, and then in July started to drink it again. I had one pop when I was traveling in DC with my sister and Cheri cause I didnt really feel like spending 4 bucks on a bottle of water. Well it was kind of a waterfall effect. One pop here led to another one, and then another one, then BAM...before you know it I am drinking pop regularly again. BOOOO Annie. Pop is so bad for you in so many ways, and one thing I really want to try with my whole "lifestyle change" goal is to stop drinking pop (again) I just decided this starts today, which is a good thing cause I didn't have any pop yesterday OR today. So there ya go. Step number one has been taken. As far as the rest of the steps I need to take....bear with me people, I think its gonna be a process.
So I am going for this promotion at work, and today I was helping my supervisor (boss?) out with some stuff that someday I will more than likely be doing. I was a little confused with all of it, but it was also so interesting and I actually enjoyed doing it. It made me really excited for the possibilities to come. I think I will know more within the next couple weeks, so we will see.
I think that may be all for now. Thanks for reading!! Come back again for more sometime!
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