One month from today we will have finished our Hot Chocolate race by now. I am looking forward to another fun filled day! I have my money set aside hope to sign up soon. I just asked for it off work. I am all set for a good workout and Chocolate After. If you have never done one of these and have them in your area give it a shot sometime. Its worth it and so much fun!!
1. My tax return finally came. Hurray! It came on the 22nd just like they said. I had fun on Wednesday night. I bought my ipod, fitbit & camera. My camera has not shipped I have no idea why. I am giving the dealer till tomorrow to contact me. Then I will have to contact them. I did this last week they should not wait this long but I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. I am protected by paypal and ebay so I cant lose my money without a fight. But I hope it does NOT come down to that. I want my camera to come so I can play with it. Have fun. My fitbit came in 2 days. I am wearing it now. It tells me everything. My heart rate, my steps my sleep. It shocks me that I am sleeping way less then I thought or way more. How often I am awake not sleeping. It tells me that too. All by this little watch on my wrist. Wow. It is awesome! I cant wait to use it while working out. At the gym, the race, a walk, at home. I have plans.
2. Remembering back to Natchez Trace 7 years ago. Between delivering Yellow Pages we went down that road twice in one week and then never again. It was fun taking it all the way to Mississippi. Scary was no phone reception dark woods with no one out there but us and the creatures of the woods as we came back late at night. So fun. But scary too. But yeah loved our random trip down that road. If you live down South take it even once go as far as you can. Take pictures and videos explore and be brave and have fun
3. Took a walk twice this week. This is a BIG deal because I have not been working out. Not at the GYM not at home. Nothing. So walks are a good thing. For me and for Rainbow. And heck for our race in a month. I need to be in shape. Walking around school and work do not count as much as they could or should.
4. School this week. We did our talk show on Tuesday I was so freaking nervous! I have been on tv TWICE (nervous then too) but got so nervous doing this. It was fun but I hate the video after. I look so fat. Just saying. Oh well its not going to go past the class room and it was fun. Now working on PSA ideas. I have an idea and hope to figure out while in my group how to put it out there. Another quiz online didn't get a perfect. My first real test is this week Wed or Thur debating still when but yikes.
5. Work is slow. This week even slower. Last week I worked under 20hrs. This week under 13. Next week is back to 15. I am over this. My first two weeks of school I still had over 20hrs. Now this? I can work 5 days I am working 3 or 4 IF that and barely that. I need a new job. Till then. Keep pushing on. And hope they give me more again soon.
Wow we made it to end of February what?? I know crazy. March is coming in 2 days! Hope you had a great month. Onto month 3 of 2017. This year great or horrible is marching on very fast. Till then. Have a good one. See you next weekend!
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
The Weekend 5 (Sunday, February 19th 2017)
One more of these till we hit March! Time is flying by. But not at the best speed possible. Just insane in general thank you. Hope you had a nice week!
1. My stupid carpal tunnel started acting up on Tuesday after I slept bad on my wrist with no wrist band. I have been wearing bands to bed for years now just when I am in pain. They annoy me. I take them off in my sleep sometimes or take them off when I wake up before I get up and forget to put them back. But I truly do try to 100% of the time keep them on. Well I took mine off and my wrist was feeling funny. I am still getting used to using a smart phone barely had mine a month and like a few weeks. So closer to 2 months but still. My sister has had hers for years! She got her first one back in 2014. So just give me time. I need to not be on it as much. And I need to do exercises for my wrist which I have stopped doing a while back. So whatever the reason my carpal tunnel acted up like it did few months ago this time on my right side. It switches btw. I have it on my left sometimes not my right. Pray not for a day when both wrist hurt. I was in pain pretty bad Tuesday, Wednesday, and most of Thursday. By Friday my pain was going away but still enough. Saturday my first day back since Wednesday (so painful) at work I went without the band I wear to bed resorting to my other band and same for Sunday. I am hardly hurting but ever cautious. I have ice and icey hot I bought after my last one ended. I was glad for that. I iced my wrist and it got better slowly. In pieces
2. I worked last week hardly at all. This week and next are way worse next is the worse of all. I am begging God they don't drop me before 12hrs. I went from 18 this week to 12 next week. I cant live on this. I cant live on less than 15. Especially with so much coming up and my tax money not here yet. Tax money SHOULD be here by the 22nd I want to get my stuff that is probably not as cheap again. Just not fair. I am however slowly going to save up for my video camera not get it with tax return. I am also after that going to save for an amazon fire tablet and running shoes (unless I find a deal for like $20) I am doing my best. My job hiring 5 new people and giving them hours is just wrong. I hate when jobs do that. I have been there almost 3 years they have been here 3 weeks. And one is a student LIKE ME and still getting more hours then me. :(
3.We had a pretty big storm on Friday and Saturday. Mostly on Friday evening to Saturday night. Gladly gone by Sunday when I went to work. My mom got me on Friday after my morning shift instead of me doing the Sprinter. Before the storm was so windy it was almost scary going outside. Wow. We can get some storms truly. This wasn't as big as they said here. I know they got it worse in orange county. This might be it for our storms. We usually get them till March. Just hope the weather behaves with our race next month yes please!!
4. School is going okay. This coming week I will be doing my group talk show. I am a bit nervous but should be okay I guess. I have been on TV for 30min what is 5min in front of our little class? Exactly. Last week I did my first quiz will know how I did this week. Online my class is okay. Another quiz another reading this week. NEXT week is our first in person test oh boy. I have to rush over there soon as I am done with my class on Thursday NOT looking orward to this. I could go down there on Wed when I am not doing anything and take it. But will see how the week is going before then.
5. My moms birthday and valentines day. Every year I dream of the day I get a boyfriend a husband anything like that on this day. I have been single now so long that it is hard to believe I might ever have someone. So that means Valentines Day single awareness day sucked. BUT it was moms birthday. I skipped school to hang out with her. We did lunch at Olive Garden. Then I went home. My hand hurting so badly. My sister in school. I literally sat around doing nothing the whole day but watching tv and trying to nap.
That is all for now. Sorry this late. I tried to get it done but just did not happen. Trying to be hopeful I can get it done on time next week! Till then have a good one everyone!!
1. My stupid carpal tunnel started acting up on Tuesday after I slept bad on my wrist with no wrist band. I have been wearing bands to bed for years now just when I am in pain. They annoy me. I take them off in my sleep sometimes or take them off when I wake up before I get up and forget to put them back. But I truly do try to 100% of the time keep them on. Well I took mine off and my wrist was feeling funny. I am still getting used to using a smart phone barely had mine a month and like a few weeks. So closer to 2 months but still. My sister has had hers for years! She got her first one back in 2014. So just give me time. I need to not be on it as much. And I need to do exercises for my wrist which I have stopped doing a while back. So whatever the reason my carpal tunnel acted up like it did few months ago this time on my right side. It switches btw. I have it on my left sometimes not my right. Pray not for a day when both wrist hurt. I was in pain pretty bad Tuesday, Wednesday, and most of Thursday. By Friday my pain was going away but still enough. Saturday my first day back since Wednesday (so painful) at work I went without the band I wear to bed resorting to my other band and same for Sunday. I am hardly hurting but ever cautious. I have ice and icey hot I bought after my last one ended. I was glad for that. I iced my wrist and it got better slowly. In pieces
2. I worked last week hardly at all. This week and next are way worse next is the worse of all. I am begging God they don't drop me before 12hrs. I went from 18 this week to 12 next week. I cant live on this. I cant live on less than 15. Especially with so much coming up and my tax money not here yet. Tax money SHOULD be here by the 22nd I want to get my stuff that is probably not as cheap again. Just not fair. I am however slowly going to save up for my video camera not get it with tax return. I am also after that going to save for an amazon fire tablet and running shoes (unless I find a deal for like $20) I am doing my best. My job hiring 5 new people and giving them hours is just wrong. I hate when jobs do that. I have been there almost 3 years they have been here 3 weeks. And one is a student LIKE ME and still getting more hours then me. :(
3.We had a pretty big storm on Friday and Saturday. Mostly on Friday evening to Saturday night. Gladly gone by Sunday when I went to work. My mom got me on Friday after my morning shift instead of me doing the Sprinter. Before the storm was so windy it was almost scary going outside. Wow. We can get some storms truly. This wasn't as big as they said here. I know they got it worse in orange county. This might be it for our storms. We usually get them till March. Just hope the weather behaves with our race next month yes please!!
4. School is going okay. This coming week I will be doing my group talk show. I am a bit nervous but should be okay I guess. I have been on TV for 30min what is 5min in front of our little class? Exactly. Last week I did my first quiz will know how I did this week. Online my class is okay. Another quiz another reading this week. NEXT week is our first in person test oh boy. I have to rush over there soon as I am done with my class on Thursday NOT looking orward to this. I could go down there on Wed when I am not doing anything and take it. But will see how the week is going before then.
5. My moms birthday and valentines day. Every year I dream of the day I get a boyfriend a husband anything like that on this day. I have been single now so long that it is hard to believe I might ever have someone. So that means Valentines Day single awareness day sucked. BUT it was moms birthday. I skipped school to hang out with her. We did lunch at Olive Garden. Then I went home. My hand hurting so badly. My sister in school. I literally sat around doing nothing the whole day but watching tv and trying to nap.
That is all for now. Sorry this late. I tried to get it done but just did not happen. Trying to be hopeful I can get it done on time next week! Till then have a good one everyone!!
Sunday, February 12, 2017
The Weekend 5 (Sunday, February 12th 2017)
Mid way through this month. Which is crazy. February always seems to fly by. I guess with 1 to 3 shorter days then I guess February got the short end of the stick. Ever wonder why?
1. I have always LOVED taking pictures. Ever since my parents got me a camera when I was like 7 or 8 years old. That was the days when it might have a flash might not. Film had to be developed. All the good old stuff most kids today will never know the joy of (and pain). And no it was not a cell phone. This was the 80's. For a couple of years now maybe longer I have been wanting to extend my joy of pictures by getting a camera. A nice camera. The kind that cost hundreds of dollars, come with a lens cap that extend. Things like that. Now with tax money coming I HOPE THIS WEEK I will be getting a camera. Not new that would cost $500. But used would be around $250. Slightly being forced to do this so I can take a photographer class. But also because I want to. Maybe I will become a freelancer. Maybe I will be a photo journalist something that looks like so much fun. Maybe this camera will be the first step towards a bigger more costly camera someday. Either way soon as tax money comes my big things: camera, ipod & fit bit.
2. School is going alright. Still plugging away at my one online class one in person class. Now a camera one in April. So far the womens study I have not learned a ton but it is cool. In person our first project is next week this week only one group going and a quiz on Thursday. Online I have a quiz this week and next week. Then end of the month our first test. Hello first month of school! Cheers!
3. Work is slow. Dead hours. Hired 5 new people in the past few weeks. Just wrong. Having issues with it being too slow at work. Last week I was sent home twice early. Yesterday 45min before we closed. On Monday 20min. That means I lost over 1hr of COUNTED hours. I stopped counting years ago when I close the extra 30min after closing. But I do COUNT on working till we close! Its just wrong. And last weekend every time we worked we rushed to get out as we closed it that bad. Ugh. I cant hope for better. This week I am working 21hrs next week 18. Plus next week they messed up again had me on a Tuesday, kicked me down to 3 days and that did not include Saturday. Mind you I haven't asked for a day off since December! I will for March but till then nothing. No reason for me to be below 20hrs. Just makes me mad. Means I actually have to look for a job again. I was trying to hold this one down through Summer when I plan to get an internship possibly unpaid which I would work around a job. I went from 31hrs in January to 18 in February lovely.
4. Went to the GYM this past week one time. First time in a month. It was very much needed. And I was glad I went. Sure it was a rush getting over to work on time after. And closing a 4.5hr shift. But still I was glad I went finally. Our race coming up. I don't really work out anymore. I just go to work school and that it. Not even at home. Something I hope to change before the race. More gym more workouts when not a GYM. Yup
5. Friday my only other true day off. My sister went out to do homework somewhere. So I decided to go too. I walked to Starbucks down the street took me about 45min. Wore me out for sure. Then sat outside for like 2hrs to do homework and drink a hot coffee. Freeze gave my dog my jacket to sit on. She didn't like the whole thing poor thing. But my sister got me and we went back home. At least I got my reading done.
that is all for now. Single awareness day aka Vday this week my moms birthday. I work today in 2hrs and then not again till Wed and Friday & Saturday. I am lucky for 4 days this week as I said next week not so much. Have a great week. Its nice out right now. And however you do or don't celebrate valentines day a good one. Till next weekend :)
1. I have always LOVED taking pictures. Ever since my parents got me a camera when I was like 7 or 8 years old. That was the days when it might have a flash might not. Film had to be developed. All the good old stuff most kids today will never know the joy of (and pain). And no it was not a cell phone. This was the 80's. For a couple of years now maybe longer I have been wanting to extend my joy of pictures by getting a camera. A nice camera. The kind that cost hundreds of dollars, come with a lens cap that extend. Things like that. Now with tax money coming I HOPE THIS WEEK I will be getting a camera. Not new that would cost $500. But used would be around $250. Slightly being forced to do this so I can take a photographer class. But also because I want to. Maybe I will become a freelancer. Maybe I will be a photo journalist something that looks like so much fun. Maybe this camera will be the first step towards a bigger more costly camera someday. Either way soon as tax money comes my big things: camera, ipod & fit bit.
2. School is going alright. Still plugging away at my one online class one in person class. Now a camera one in April. So far the womens study I have not learned a ton but it is cool. In person our first project is next week this week only one group going and a quiz on Thursday. Online I have a quiz this week and next week. Then end of the month our first test. Hello first month of school! Cheers!
3. Work is slow. Dead hours. Hired 5 new people in the past few weeks. Just wrong. Having issues with it being too slow at work. Last week I was sent home twice early. Yesterday 45min before we closed. On Monday 20min. That means I lost over 1hr of COUNTED hours. I stopped counting years ago when I close the extra 30min after closing. But I do COUNT on working till we close! Its just wrong. And last weekend every time we worked we rushed to get out as we closed it that bad. Ugh. I cant hope for better. This week I am working 21hrs next week 18. Plus next week they messed up again had me on a Tuesday, kicked me down to 3 days and that did not include Saturday. Mind you I haven't asked for a day off since December! I will for March but till then nothing. No reason for me to be below 20hrs. Just makes me mad. Means I actually have to look for a job again. I was trying to hold this one down through Summer when I plan to get an internship possibly unpaid which I would work around a job. I went from 31hrs in January to 18 in February lovely.
4. Went to the GYM this past week one time. First time in a month. It was very much needed. And I was glad I went. Sure it was a rush getting over to work on time after. And closing a 4.5hr shift. But still I was glad I went finally. Our race coming up. I don't really work out anymore. I just go to work school and that it. Not even at home. Something I hope to change before the race. More gym more workouts when not a GYM. Yup
5. Friday my only other true day off. My sister went out to do homework somewhere. So I decided to go too. I walked to Starbucks down the street took me about 45min. Wore me out for sure. Then sat outside for like 2hrs to do homework and drink a hot coffee. Freeze gave my dog my jacket to sit on. She didn't like the whole thing poor thing. But my sister got me and we went back home. At least I got my reading done.
that is all for now. Single awareness day aka Vday this week my moms birthday. I work today in 2hrs and then not again till Wed and Friday & Saturday. I am lucky for 4 days this week as I said next week not so much. Have a great week. Its nice out right now. And however you do or don't celebrate valentines day a good one. Till next weekend :)
Sunday, February 5, 2017
The Weekend 5 (Sunday, February 5th 2017)
Welcome to February! The month of LOVE! Or as those of us who are still single refer to it Single Awareness Day (month). But hey better luck next year I say!
1. Work not so busy. Back in school so my hours drop. Lovely. I can work 5 days I get 4 and very little hours. Next week and the following are worse. Just when I think this job will be a stable at least through Summer when I am hoping to do an internship they do this BOO!
2. School is on. Week 1 done. So far not bad. I only have 2 classes so NO complaints. Sadly only ending this semester on 9 units. I added a 3rd a photo class online but doesn't begin till April. And I have to find out asap what kind of camera we require if any. That is how I decide to keep it or not. But my in person one is okay actually. 3 projects doing the first one this week. And the rest is re learning stuff in the mini studio I learned back in 2014. Hard to believe been doing this school thing every semester for almost 3 years now (this fall). I HOPE I am done by next Spring but that's based on if I have a job by then or am done with all the classes I want to take. Or if I switch majors and continue on with Sociology which I have not given up on yet.... Or library you never know!
3. Its been 9 years since our first almost Tornado in TN. I remember that night like yesterday very late on the 5th early morning 6th the tornado and storms heading for us. We camped down below with our stuff. Never having done this before NO weather radio yet. The sirens went off about 2am on the 6th we freaked headed to the bathroom listened on the only radio I had with batteries. But the storms thankfully turned to thunder storms and the tornado threat went away. Was a big storm though lots of thunder and lightning after but no tornados. Was still very scary!
4. Its been 4 years since we did the Electric Run on the 2nd of February. That was one of our first 5K's out here. WE would go on later that year to do the Hot Chocolate one and the St Pattys Day one. Fun times. It was longer then 3 miles for sure and exhausting. Rain some but not bad. Glow baby glow
5. Been 7 years now since we were extras on the February 2nd for Country Strong in Nashville. That was the best day and the longest. It was fun then we got stuck there waiting to be done. Which was mostly watching the extras who got paid at the end be in the film. While we waited on the side for her to be done. Could not take a single picture or get an autograph. But will not forget the entire film. And love that film! Very sad a bit but it still is an awesome film. I should watch it again soon I do own it :)
That is all for now! Hope you all have a great week. See you all on the other side of the weekend!
1. Work not so busy. Back in school so my hours drop. Lovely. I can work 5 days I get 4 and very little hours. Next week and the following are worse. Just when I think this job will be a stable at least through Summer when I am hoping to do an internship they do this BOO!
2. School is on. Week 1 done. So far not bad. I only have 2 classes so NO complaints. Sadly only ending this semester on 9 units. I added a 3rd a photo class online but doesn't begin till April. And I have to find out asap what kind of camera we require if any. That is how I decide to keep it or not. But my in person one is okay actually. 3 projects doing the first one this week. And the rest is re learning stuff in the mini studio I learned back in 2014. Hard to believe been doing this school thing every semester for almost 3 years now (this fall). I HOPE I am done by next Spring but that's based on if I have a job by then or am done with all the classes I want to take. Or if I switch majors and continue on with Sociology which I have not given up on yet.... Or library you never know!
3. Its been 9 years since our first almost Tornado in TN. I remember that night like yesterday very late on the 5th early morning 6th the tornado and storms heading for us. We camped down below with our stuff. Never having done this before NO weather radio yet. The sirens went off about 2am on the 6th we freaked headed to the bathroom listened on the only radio I had with batteries. But the storms thankfully turned to thunder storms and the tornado threat went away. Was a big storm though lots of thunder and lightning after but no tornados. Was still very scary!
4. Its been 4 years since we did the Electric Run on the 2nd of February. That was one of our first 5K's out here. WE would go on later that year to do the Hot Chocolate one and the St Pattys Day one. Fun times. It was longer then 3 miles for sure and exhausting. Rain some but not bad. Glow baby glow
5. Been 7 years now since we were extras on the February 2nd for Country Strong in Nashville. That was the best day and the longest. It was fun then we got stuck there waiting to be done. Which was mostly watching the extras who got paid at the end be in the film. While we waited on the side for her to be done. Could not take a single picture or get an autograph. But will not forget the entire film. And love that film! Very sad a bit but it still is an awesome film. I should watch it again soon I do own it :)
That is all for now! Hope you all have a great week. See you all on the other side of the weekend!
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