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because I like wagons....?
I'm running a test to see who's reading my posts.
So, if you read this, leave me a one-word comment about your day that starts with the third letter of your LJ USERNAME.
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You can totally repost, but you don't have to?... It's whatevs. :D
I thought you should know...
you are a treasure.
Alice woke up last night, crying. She would not stop. : Whenever she would ask me to do something, I'd do it, then it would make her mad. I'd say that went on for about an hour. I think that she woke up from a bad dream or something. We ended up in her room after she calmed down a bit and that's where she fell asleep.
During the time I was trying to get her settled, Justin fell asleep in the bedroom. He probably needed the sleep. I stayed up for a few hours, piddling around on pinterest and weheartit in the midst of responding to some emails.
My books did not come in today! So sad. Oh well. This will give me the chance to finish the Attila book and 'The Seed'. Maybe. If they are here on Thursday, then I'll just look at/read them intead. bwahahaha.... I'm such a bad ass -.-
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We got back home from North Carolina yesterday night. Alice stayed up until 1am or so. She was happy to see us. She's a bit crabby today, most likely because she's not napped. I'm going to see if I can get her to bed early tonight.
Gluten. I have been cutting it out of my diet. The days that I get absolutely no gluten, I have more energy, don't get foggy headed, don't feel as down. When I do eat it, I get foggy headed, basically pass out (go to sleep) within a few hours of eating it, and get stomach cramps. It's pretty interesting.
Today I'm foggy headed and really tired, but that could be from the traveling -or- because I did eat some bread yesterday. Or maybe both. Who knows for sure.
I need to start working on taxes. : Joy. We are going to hire someone to do it for us this year, but we still need to prep a lot.
Need to do laundry as well. Five loads total to do. Yey. Could be worse?!
On the drive to NC, I finished 'Soup' by Jon Gordon. He was actually one of the key speakers at the Convention. We got one of our books signed. Wooo~ I started reading 'Leadership Secrets from/of Attila the Hun'... or something like that. Not too far into it yet. The book after that will most likely be 'The Seed', followed by 'Fierce Conversations'... and then the books I ordered from Amazon.
Been trying to pre-register for Gulf Wars, but the site is not letting me. Just have to keep trying I guess. I am actually not sure if I want to go, but if I pre-register, then I save some money now... and if I don't want to go, I can get my money back.
Also, I was going to do a fund raiser thing this weekend (maybe) but now I don't really want to : Need the money tho.
Yeah, yeah. I know this is my third post. Get over it.
THE MONTH OF LETTERS CHALLENGE
My LJ friend roina_arwen posted an interesting idea. It's called Month of Letters Challenge. I thought that I'd ask my friends list to see who might be interested in participating with me during all of the USPS days in February... Keep in mind that there is no mail on Sundays or on President's Day, so that means there will only be 24 mail days.
It doesn't even have to be a letter. It can be a photograph, a drawing, postcard... whatever. As long as it's snail mail!
http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/month-of-letters/
If anyone would like to receive or exchange Actual Snail Mail with me, please comment below to let me know, then you can either leave your mailing address in the comments, or send me a private message, or email me at dieplztks@hotmail.com. Whatever is easiest/most comfortable for you.
Me and Alice!
Fate is on her way to Japan. I hope that she arrives safely and has no complications. I keep looking around for her, expecting to hear her mews as I walk past the bed. Today, Alice looked for her under the bed... then got sad. She's ok now. We told Alice that Fate had to go and visit Yuki and Juju.
Making veggie soup today. It is simmering and will continue to do so until dinner. Yay for easy!
I made a new spark people account last night. I mainly want it to help keep track of exercise... but the food intake wont hurt either.
Currently reading 'Soup'. Then I want to read 'Be Like Water'. I am hoping to read at least two books a month. That seems easy enough.
Need to do laundry. Yey laundry : Gotta make sure that everything is cleaned before National Convention. We are going to leave Thursday morning, drop Alice off at my parents house, then drive to North Carolina. We will be coming back Sunday and picking Alice up on the way home.
That reminds me, tomorrow will be packing day. At least I wont have to cook anything tomorrow! We will have enough soup left over.
Writer's Block: Happy New Year of the Dragon!
Ox.
Sent the husband out to buy me some thread for various projects.
One spool of thread: $2.79
It's f**king thread.
Why so expensive?
my eyes burn.
Yay for lunch in my tummy! Well, in my tummy and Alice's tummy! I ate some rice with mussels. She's having some rice with sea weed paper.
For the mussels, I just boiled them in water, then simmered them in a sauce for three minutes. The sauce consisted of: tomato juice, lemon juice, garlic, onion, parsley, crushed red pepper, white rice vinegar, salt, and pepper. Was pretty good. Just kinda eyed the measurements. That's usually how I cook now anyway, unless I'm really trying to impress someone.
We are watching Tangled again. Were watching Tangled. She decided that she wanted to watch Toy Story instead.
I couldn't fall asleep last night for the longest time. Not sure when I actually did go to sleep. It was past 3am though. Alice woke up around 2am and wanted to sleep in our bed, so I let her. Unfortunately she woke up early today. Before 8am. Oh wells. Need caffeine!
While not going to sleep last night, I listened to music, doodled, and went through my drawing folder. Threw some stuff out and re-organized.
Cleaned out my purses today.
Before going to spend time with my parents and friends, I want to finish "Training Camp". That should be do-able. So far, I've only read one book this year : There's a whole book shelf waiting for me, with more on my amazon wishlist.
Not really been following the schedule. It's been hit or miss with a few things. Maybe it's just taking me some time to adjust.
Alice is watching Tangled right now. :) It's probably one of my favorite movies. Some day, I want to be able send off a lantern. And paint the walls of my house. At least part of it.
Justin, Alice, and I went to Debi's again yesterday... so that Justin wouldn't have to wake up super early and drive to Lville. He had a dial session there today. Some members of his team wanted to hear him.
We got home around 3pm or so. Since then I've done a few loads of laundry, unpacked, cooked dinner, and cleaned up the kitchen.
Tomorrow, I am going to implement my new schedule... and see how it goes.
7am - 8am wake up and do cardio
8:15am drink 16oz of water or more
9am Eat Breakfast
10am to 11am Mommy and Alice time (uninterrupted time)
11am snack time
11:30 - 1pm cook lunch and chores
1pm Lunch
2pm - 3pm down time (read or nap)
3:30pm coffee/tea/snack
4pm - 5pm Trim and tone (strength training and cardio)
5pm cook dinner
6pm dinner
8pm give Alice her bath
8:30pm snack and chores
8:45pm put Alice to bed
9:30pm - 10:30pm internets! or chores
10:30pm - 11pm power down (read or take a bath)
11pm go to sleep
We'll see how that goes. Sundays are going to be my heavy exercise days... which will be tomorrow. So everything will basically be the same, but I wont have Alice time until it's time for her bath. Sundays are also my project days. It's hard to do some of the things with Alice, because she wants to help all the time.
Since Christmas, I've lost 3 pounds. I am pretty sure that I didn't gain any over the holidays either, which was awesome. I have to lose 7 more pounds to be at my next short term goal weight.
Cold hands.
We've been getting a fair bit of snow today and tonight. Debi got Alice a snow suit and boots so we might go adventuring tomorrow. But wow, it's cold. Probably shouldn't be wearing a t-shirt.
Last week, I had my blood tested. Got the results back today. Not really happy with the results. Also, for some reason, my thyroid results aren't on there. Need to call in and ask about that. That's like, the main reason I get it tested. So weird. It wouldn't surprise me if they forgot that. : We need to find a new doctor anyway.
My Cholesterol is 213. Normal range is between 0 and 200.
My Triglycerides are at 295. Normal range is between 35 and 150.
LDL2 is at 118. Normal range is between 0 and 99.
So, here is where my confusion lies. They told me to watch carbs in bread, pasta, sugar, juice, and soda. I rarely eat pasta or bread. : Like... I will go weeks without eating those things... and if I do consume them, they are whole wheat. I don't drink soda. I do have juice on a daily basis. It's cran-grape juice.... which is supposed to help lower cholesterol. I do eat sugar though. I like chocolate. However, I don't eat loads of it and it's not on a daily basis. Approx. three times a week, if that. Most often, it's once a week.
Maybe my hypothyroid has something to do with it... or hoshimoto's disease.
Either way. I am going to cut back on the juice, not eat any bread... and start a consistent exercise routine... hopefully get to the point to where I'm exercising at least 2 hours a day.
I should have a schedule I follow anyway. My day mostly goes with the flow. Just do whatever, whenever. Well, except for Alice. I give her bath and put her to bed at the same time. So yeah. I'll work on a schedule. That should make Justin happy.
So, so random.
Was going through my livejournal, yet again. Reading past entries. It seems like I am oblivious to the fact that people like me. I always get told that so and so likes me, like a lot and would love to be friends... Yet, it just goes right over my head. It makes me wonder why there is a veil over my eyes in this regard. My usual response to hearing praise given to me, from other, is, "Really? I had no idea they thought that about me."
Granted, I don't come across as the most approachable person in the world. I'm just shy and timid. Most of the time it's more enjoyable to just stand back and watch others interact.
I've also been called a flirt. Simply because I smile and laugh and engage the other person. So, that makes me more reserved.
In person, people are drawn to me. People have described me as magnetic. I'm a good listener. I like to laugh at jokes and hear stories.
I just really don't understand why I don't see it. There are only a handful of people that I've 'bonded' with... and even those people don't know everything about me. Guess I'm picky.
There was more I wanted to say in this entry, but it has slipped my mind.
Woke up this morning with a pretty high fever, aches, and couldn't breathe. Called Debi and had her come get Alice for the day. I was short of breath and couldn't talk very loudly or for very long. So, she said I should go to the doctor.
And that's what I did. Walked out of there after a breathing treatment. It helped tremendously. Also got antibiotics, steroids, and nose spray. Overall I feel much better. I get short of breath doing moderate activity though. That kind of sucks. I need to get back into my endurance training and weight training.
Debi took Alice to the zoo. They had a great time. I can't wait until I'm able to go with them.
Rented a bunch of movies from redbox.
~Thor
~Green Lantern
~Captain America
~The Hangover II
~Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
So, that's what I've been doing with my time.
Got the house cleaned up though~ Well straightened up. Not going to do much else until I get better.
I need to get to work on my art projects. I have so many.
~paint/sew 10 SCA devices
~make banners for SCA
~design two scrolls and two scroll cases
All of that has to be done by the second week of March. Plus I get to make four wardrobes for people in our SCA group. I kinda feel like I've agree'd to do too much. It will get done though. Just going to be stressed until then.
Bored?
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Read the reviews :)
Yes, I actually own this book.
One of the most entertaining reviews I've ever read...
The Diva Cup.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R39TB4HUVK8Z6/ref=cm_cd_pg_next?ie=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1HHOJLMYMINDG&cdPage=2&asin=B000FAG6XA&store=hpc&cdThread=TxA3E73Q2V47A0#wasThisHelpful
hm.
I have dinner cooking finally. Yay for that. Justin is going to make the mashed potatoes. So one less thing to do! I peeled them though, so that counts for something.
Right now, Justin is showing Alice how to play Skylanders. She described Trigger Happy as a happy guy. Very fitting. She can't really play... but likes to push the buttons and move them around.
I'm a bit melancholy today. Not sure why. Justin let me sleep in some, so that helped with the tiredness. Still just want to snuggle up under blankets and sleep.
Alice and I played with her tea set, cooked in her kitchen, and made worms and ice-cream with play-doh. I'm glad that we're going to Debi's tomorrow. It will give Alice more to do and a few other people to interact with.
Wow. Two days into 2012.
Alice comes back home today! That makes me happy. I've really missed her. Maybe we can make some popcorn, hot chocolate, and watch a movie!
I'm still sick. Coughing and extremely tired. All I want to do is sleep. :(
Not been eating that much since I've been sick. That could be part of why I'm so tired.
I need a nap....
I am so unbelievably sad right now. Not sure why. My chest is tight and it's hard to breathe.
Still feeling sick. Not as bad as last night though. I was up until around 6am or so. Alice woke me up around 8:30am. Justin took her to see her Nanny and Papaw a little bit ago. She's had some stuffiness and sniffles the past few days. I miss her already. I just want to snuggle her :[
Been drinking tea with honey, washing my hands like a mofo, and wearing a cloth mask. I told Justin that he should sleep on the couch tonight. I don't want him to get sick. Though his symptoms would be different than mine. Anyway! He thought it would be a good idea. I'm going to hide in the bedroom and not venture outside very often. Try to spread less germies.
I started taking evening primrose oil for my hair... by started, I mean I've been taking it for a week now. I hope that it helps with the hair loss. Whenever a seller gets back on Etsy, I'm going to buy some hair oil as well.
My laptop came in today! Much sooner than expected. Justin told me to stay in the bedroom all morning. After he gave me the ok to come out, he had it wrapped :) He also got me a new dvd. Arrietty, The Borrower.... something like that. It's a Ghibli Film. I was looking around on amazon and there are a lot I've not seen D: I used to be so good at keeping up with that sort of thing.
Finished The Celestine Prophecy today. It was a good read. I was kinda like... "really?" at the end, but a lot of the rest of it made sense and was actually relatable with all the other things I've read/am learning about.
Next is The No Complaining Rule. Then Be Like Water. In between all of that is the fighters manual for SCA armoured combat.
omfg I feel awful. I can't even sleep because my face hurts(sinuses/teeth/head) so much. So, I'm drinking tea and using saline spray to try and help. Already taken pain relievers and whatnot. No help. Well... they gave me a nap... but the pain woke me up.
Not really sure what else to do. Any ideas?
The teapot just melted? I don't understand haha
things I've made....
These are Christmas presents for the girls :)
webcam pics ahoy!
Hmm.
Why does watching Beauty and The Beast make me sad? :
Alice is with her Papaw Laryn today. I hope that she has fun. She always does.
Yesterday Alice and I went for a walk~ We ended up gathering some black walnuts for my Dad. She loves finding things for me... leaves, rocks, sticks... It's cute. "Here Mommy. I find this rock for you!" She held my hand the entire time, which was awesome. She has a tendency to not want to and go off on her own.
I have most of Nov. planned out and December. Just waiting to confirm two weekends and I wont have to worry about that anymore.
Christmas presents have been getting to me this year. I'm usually really good at picking out things, but this year... not so much. Maybe I should just take Alice to a store and let her pick stuff out. Probably not the best idea, but it might make things fun, at least for me.
Should move on to my chore list for the day. Bleh. Actually my head hurts, so medicine first.
Sweet.
Alice hasn't been feeling well the past few days...
Today she sat in my lap while I sang Highwayman by Loreena McKinnet and fell asleep. I <3 it when she does things like that.
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