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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Short Trip - Long Drive!

Tonight I went off the deep end. I was working on homework and then I remembered I needed to go to the library and print off a shipping label for one of our phones which needs repair. I went, printed, picked up a DVD they were holding for me, and left the library. On the way home I realized the car was sluggish. Sluggish mind you. So somehow I arrived at "it will be all better if I check and fill the tires." Oh yes, that certainly (did not) solve it. After I left the gas station I got to the light where I would turn right to go home. I was in the left turn lane. It was a good 30 minutes before I asked the friend I had been talking to which way to go.

She chose right, so the next right I could take... I did. I drove north for a long time. Passed a town called Bellflower. "What a boring name" I thought. I knew this was not what I was looking for.

Next came a town called Saybrook. "Another boring name, this is no good either!" Halfway through their podunk backwater town I saw something that changed my opinion. They have an old school filling station. Repairs and gas in one place. It was shortly after making Saybrook a memory that the song First Train Home came on. 500+ songs on shuffle and this plays? I took it as a sign.

After more driving (some of which was behind a slooooow moving truck) I decided home was not coming fast enough, and also... Tardy must have some carbon build up after all those months of doing nothing ;). As soon as he was a memory I noticed something I am not sure how I missed it before: "That is the bridge for 57. I am home enough that I need to slow down."

Imogen Heap and Nightwish made the drive tolerable, I got to see something neat, and I feel a little better about my life. So, it would seem, going crazy on occassion can be good for you. :D

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

starting to actually look thin

I havn't lost inches around my waistline, but my face sure looks thinner! Sorry it's fuzzy :(
I've still hit a bit of a wall with losing, but since its warmer outside I'm going to try to find time to walk the dog more often. We're both in need of some fresh air and exercise. I'm trying to use different things on my bagel for breakfast like peanut butter or eating something totally different like oatmeal with flax (flax is YUCKY!). My doc has ordered some more blood tests to see what's going on but her idea is that I'm just too stressed out. I guess I need to try and mellow out some more. I cleaned our bedroom and I am going to start retreating there and listening to music if i'm feeling stressed. Maybe nap time can return to my list of things to do :p

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Way to go DOE!

So the US Department of Energy has approved a HUGE rebate program to get people to buy EnergyStar rated appliances. Each state is given a bit of money (Illinois is getting around 12 million) and the state comes up with their own idea of a "cash for clunkers" rebate. I'm pretty excited about this because I agreed to buy a fridge for my grandma's house. I'll get 15% off the purchase of the fridge and if I can prove I hauled it away to get recycled I can get an extra $100 back. Yay for saving money! The only down side is you have to research "approved" vendors. I have no clue how to do that yet but I'm hoping I can figure it out.

In other news my birthday is in 6 days!!!!! I didn't realize it until today. I'll probably just relax at home and maybe make a special dinner. I've been kinda wanting fish of some sort. Ever since I started working in the Cardiology unit I've been trying to like fish more and use less salt. Pacemakers do not look good after they've been implanted into the body. So far the shared opinion of everyone I've taken care of that has one says they hurt something fierce, too.

Anywho I'm getting reaaaalllly tired...

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