Ice days

I love it when it's icy out and I get to work from home. I get a lot done, and it's way more quiet than having to listen to the tax department yakking all day. This is day #2 of working from home in my jammies, and it's so nice! I can listen to my XM radio all day without my earphones, and I don't have to worry about answering the phones. Yay! :-)

It sure is cold out though......in the 20s.......BRRRRR!!!!!

Grateful today for: technology and wireless internet!!

Monday, again.....

UGH, the weekends go by so fast! And it's seriously sad when I get sore from playing Wii bowling! We went to Robert & Lucy's on Saturday night for dinner, then played Mexican Train, then played Wii games and Guitar Hero World Tour. By the way, "Hot for Teacher" is a hard one for lead guitar!! Confirms my opinion that Eddie Van Halen is the world's best guitarist!! :-)

So, our Saturday night ends at 3am on Sunday morning, then we had to drive home, and finally get to bed. I ended up sleeping until noon, and Tim served me brunch in bed! (He got up to feed the pets so I could sleep in.) I caught up on almost all my Tivo'd shows from last week, then we went to look at more furniture and mattresses. I think we have almost decided on what to get, we just have to make a final decision on the color for the bedroom set. The only caveat is that if we choose the espresso furniture, we have to repaint the bedroom, or it'll be just way too dark in there, and we aren't vampires! (haha!)

Robert & Lucy may go on vacation with us this year, and we're most likely going to the Bahamas! We haven't been on a trip with them in 10 years, when we went to Cabo! Man, that was a long time ago, how time flies!

Grateful today for: having enough money and good credit to buy new furniture

My back says: "New Mattress Please!!"

Since I tried out the mattresses at Rooms To Go, my back wants a new one. They were SOOOO comfy, and my back lays on my 11-year-old Select Comfort mattress and says "this will just not work anymore". (Yes, my back speaks to me!) I have been waking up sore lately and with neck strain (I'm a side-sleeper), which in turn causes headaches. I hope to get at least a new mattress this weekend, if not a whole new bedroom, and the breakfast table we liked. We will see!

On another note, we are going to a Stars game on Friday, Feb 13 (the night before Valentines) with Robert & Lucy, and we have good seats on the lower level at half price thru Robert's work! This will be our first hockey game together; I've been to one other a long time ago with a friend.

And then it's Girls Weekend Out on Feb 20-22!!! Three of my "Yaya's" are coming up from Houston to visit me and have FUN!!! YAY!!! I cannot wait!!!

Grateful today for: my friends :-)

Inauguration Day......UGH!!!

I'll be SOOOOOOO glad when today is OVER!!! I'm so sick of hearing about the inauguration that I am keeping away from all tv today (except for shows I Tivo'd last night). Anyone who really knows me, knows that I was a McCain/Palin girl, so I did not vote for the person who is now our 44th president. Yes, it's a historical moment and a nice piece of fanfare that happens every 4 years, but enough already!! I don't care what they're eating, how many parties they have to attend, who's in the parade, or what Michelle Obama is wearing. I DO care though, that the American public has to pay for all this crap and we don't even get to attend....that sucks!! Just like the bailout.....it's our money, but we have no say. The same goes for federal holidays that a majority of the public does not get off from work (i.e. MLK Jr Day, President's Day, Columbus Day, etc.)......totally unfair!! Where I work, we don't even get Good Friday!!

On another note, I'm still coughing, but I am feeling better. I went to the gym last night for the first time since early December, and I felt better for doing so. HOWEVER, I'm sore from 45 minutes of walking on the treadmill!!! That is seriously sad, getting sore over a daily function, what the hell?!? But I know the workouts are good for me and will help with my weight loss. I am nowhere near my sister's level of fitness. She's an aerobics instructor, and I'm pretty sure works out at least 5 days a week! Oh, if only!!! :-)

We also went to look at furniture last night, because the store is conveniently across the street from our gym in Grapevine. Cool stuff, and we found some things we like. We have furniture inherited from Tim's mom, so I think it's about time we have our own new stuff! A new look for our breakfast room and master bedroom - I can't wait!! I'm also hoping for a new mattress (which I also tried out last night at the store) because I think our 10-year-old-basic-model Select Comfort mattress is not so up-to-par anymore. I would LOVE a good night's sleep and not wake up sore or in pain. Keeping my fingers crossed! :-)

Grateful today for: my gym membership at LA Fitness

And it continues.....

Another weekend, another day of still feeling like crap. Saturday it was no energy, feeling nauseous, and sleepy/tired all day. I hate just laying on the couch all day, because then I don't do anything fun or get anything done, and my weekend goes by way too fast.

Today, it's a huge backache, which woke me up early, so no more laying in bed or sleeping.
I'm sorry to complain, but since the 1st, it's been one day after another of either being sick or not feeling at all up-to-par. So far 2009 has not been good to me, and I'm getting rather tired of it!
I WANT TO FEEL NORMAL AGAIN!!!

Grateful today for: Tim, cuz he takes really good care of me when I'm sick or not feeling well!!

TGIF!!!

I can't believe that January is already half over with! Time flies when you get older, and that sucks. But it's FRIDAY, and that means the weekend is almost here! :-)

Grateful today for: my home and my job

Getting better....

Tim and I are both feeling better. He's been getting plenty of sleep while I have been taking my new meds. I soon hope to be better enough to head back to the gym, WITHOUT the coughing! It will really help me get back in shape and lose weight on my new weight loss plan, which I've been on for 9 days now. I'm hoping to lose 20 pounds, and get back to my normal weight! I'm SO looking forward to it! Happy Thursday, the weekend's almost here! :-)

Grateful today for: prescription medication

Sickness 2009

Well, this year started off with a bang......NOT! I got sick first, starting with the sore/scratchy throat on NYE 2008. By the next day I started feeling bad, and it only got worse from there. I missed my Uncle Eldie's funeral and 3 days of work due to this sickness. Now Tim is sick too, starting last Thursday. Even though we had Doug & Joni in from Albuquerque, we spent a lot of time in bed or laying in front of the tv on the living room sofa. Thank God they occupied themselves with visits to relatives most of Saturday. Tim went to Bill & Loretta's 50th anniversary party, but I declined due to a lack of energy. I hope he didn't get anyone there sick, much less our weekend company! So I already had a doctor's appointment today, so they tested me for the flu and took x-rays. It was not the flu, just a bad cold, but now this lingering crap is a low-grade sinus infection, so I now have 3 prescriptions. It can only get better from here!

Grateful today for: health insurance