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I told myself, countless times, that I was going to fall asleep by midnight – 2am at the absolute latest. It’s now a little after 3am and the exhaustion has just finally kicked in. I do believe it had a lot to do with the walk Baby and I just took though. We wound up going back and forth because Bella loves to explore and kept going back and forth like a drunk who can’t walk a straight line. She’s cute about it though. In a few days she’s going to the groomer and there will be no more fluffy-puppy, at least for a few months or so. It has to be done, however, summer is coming up and if she’s going to be outside as much as she usually is in the summer, she’s going to have to lose some hair or sweat to death – I wouldn’t want this to happen.
Tomorrow is a big cleaning day, I did a lot in the kitchen this afternoon but that fridge is screaming for me. The dining room table could use some cleaning as well. The damn thing is a glass-top table so even if no one sits there, one finger print just seems to keep re-smearing itself. I want to pick up some new place mats too, they’re only about $1.50 at the supermarket in their seasonal section – there were some pretty colors floating around as well. Maybe that’ll be a future purchase for me, who knows. All money from this point on is casino based anyway…heh.
Welp, guess it’s time for my head to hit the pillow…it’s already starting to droop down like my neck is about to give out. :ugh:
Night all!
There are billions of people in the world, each of which have something unique about them. I personally find anyone who understands the serenity of bonsai to be on the top of my list of people to get to know. This evening I came across a link, bonsaigardener.org, it’s filled with over 200 articles about this hobby. It includes individual, species-specific tree care guides, a free bonsai email course. There are articles showing you essential bonsai tools that you must purchase and there is also an article teaching you how to prune a bonsai tree.
Every time I’m at a store, or in a garden for that matter, if I happen to come across one of these little tree’s I can’t help myself from smiling. There’s something so absolutely relaxing about the lines and the intricate work that went into them that you can’t help but feel refreshed. This is a hobby that I would recommend to anyone.
Atlantic City is coming up a lot sooner than I’d thought. It’s already May 5th and we’re leaving on the 12th. I’m excited, I really can’t wait for it. It’ll be nice to spend quality time with the boyfriend but it’ll be even more nice to see my Dad. He’s got a few vacation days to cash in on and when I told him to meet me in Atlantic City (midway point) he jumped on the opportunity. I’m sure it’ll be a lot of fun, I’ve only ever been there with my aunt so it’ll be nice to see how he interacts in a larger environment. I’ve gone to Mohegan Sun with him, Atlantic City is MUCH larger though. Many casinos, lots of nice shopping and plenty of cool people to talk to while you’re floating around the slots. Kay also gets the chance to meet my dad so this should also be rather interesting…heh. Yea, I know; Baby and I are living together and our parents haven’t met – we’re also adults so it’s not that big of an “OH NO!” so :pfft:
Baby hasn’t ever been to a casino, well…not until recently when we went up to Dover Downs and lost $60 in about a half hour. I’m sure that’s got him feeling pretty timid about going but he also knows how important it is for me to see my father so hopefully he’ll be able to enjoy himself.
It’s going to be a time crunch though, I need to be out of here by 8AM so we can drive up to Lewes and catch the 9AM ferry to Cape May, then it’s about a half hours drive north to get to A.C. I just need to check-in by noon or I’m at risk for being charged for my compt rooms. Usually I wouldn’t be so “ehh” about it, it’s just going to be a weekend so even with a reservation it’s good to get there early. There are people who show up last minute and bribe their way in. If there’s enough people doing it, they’d charge you to hold the room.
Early bird gets the worm, you know?
I like nice things, there’s nothing wrong with this. Every woman is entitled to something that makes her happy, no matter how big or small it may be. The thing I love the most is knock off designers. Yes, I know I’m not paying full price for Gucci, Prada, Fendi, Dior, or even Chanel (drools) – but I also know that most ‘replica’ or ‘knock off’ bags are actually the designers they claim. See, most designers hold their product in such high regard that any single imperfection causes it to be ‘void’ of any real value. I own legitimate Chanel, Prada and Louis Vuitton purses but since there is a small issue with each of them, their price tag dropped from $600+ to $20+. That’s a huge drop, but all of the serial numbers and certifications are in tact (yes, they’re real.) The one bag I am proud of, however, is my $1500 Louis Vuitton bag. I drool over it every chance I get. See, I get nice things too (it was a gift, one that I couldn’t help myself from accepting.)
I was lucky enough to grow up with aunts who saw the importance of designers. One of my aunts won’t wear anything unless it’s a designer and that’s because she makes enough money to do it. She can tell you where every designer is in New York City and then, even if she’s not in the market to purchase something, she’ll buy something that probably costs more than two months rent for the average person. This is the wrong kind of influence on someone like me, but I’m still walking around with a designer handbag and you’re raiding the rack at Walmart, figure that one out.
I like big bags though, the one thing I absolutely can’t stand are the small hand/clutch bags that make no real sense to the world. Women carry a lot around in their purses, especially mothers, so how they can cram everything they need into one tiny change purse is absolutely beyond me. I like to have a place for everything and a larger bag plays a big roll in it. I can always be found with a bottle of water, my cigs, and a rather large prada wallet (matches one of my purses) so it’s hard for me to even use a bag that’s smaller than that. Everything has a place and there’s a place for everything. When I go to A.C. I can guarantee that I’m bringing a larger bag with me for the chance that I do win some big-cash like I did before. I made the mistake of bringing one of my smaller bags and could barely fit anything in there. This time, I’m making room for it all.
It’s all about preparation.
I have to say that I kicked some major ass today. I completed projects for about three clients and I’m in the process of finishing up a fourth. I like when things go well like this, I really do. I’m set as far as A.C. goes so I’m not too concerned there. I also know that with a constant flow of work coming in, I’ll be a lot better off. I’ve been up since 8am and while I’m tired, I know there’s still a lot of work for me to get done so I need to finish that before my head hits the pillow tonight.
Unfortunately I fell asleep so early last night that I didn’t get the chance to bring Bella for her nightly walk. I’m going to make it up to her, however. She’s been eating very well today and before Baby and I go to bed, we’re probably going to do about two miles and she can crap wherever she pleases.
Tomorrow is going to be another busy day for me. While I didn’t get a chance to clean out the fridge this week, I did clean up the kitchen. Tomorrow I’m stripping everything out of the fridge and getting rid of all the crap in there. There’s food in there that can be thrown out. I know there’s a bottle of soda in there that probably went flat a few weeks ago. There’s nothing MOLDY in there because we’re all good on throwing out bad food. It’s just the spring and the fridge, of all places, really deserves to have a good scrub down every month just because of all the bacteria that can form in there. The same goes for the fridge in the office because I don’t know if Baby has EVER cleaned it out and since I’m keeping my water and yogurt in there – it has to be done. I may even drag it outside and power-wash it with the hose…heh.
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Before I went to sleep the other night, baby and I had a talk about how we don’t spend too much time together. Yesterday I woke up to him saying “Take a shower, we’re going out!”. After getting a few things done around the house, we took a drive down to Ocean City, MD. We had dinner, walked on the boardwalk and just enjoyed our time down there.
I’m not sure how many days it lasts, typically, but we walked into the Springfest. Usually when we go down to OC we don’t have to pay to park, but yesterday was different. Paid $5 and then spent about 4 hours walking on the boardwalk. It’s a five mile stretch but we only did about 2 miles because we kept stopping by all of the little shops there. I kicked his ass in skiball, no matter what he wants to claim. I also did fairly well on a few of their slot machines. It sucks that it was only tokens being shot out of it instead of real money. I’m just itching to get myself back to a real slot machine because both he and I were on FIRE picking up all of those tokens, heh.
I actually kind of like it down in Ocean City, I know that a lot of things aren’t open year round but when things are open it’s nice to be around there. Their pizza is far better than anything you can find in Delaware and as far as ice cream is concerned, they’ve got fairly decent soft serve. I’m a carvel lover but Dumsers Dairyland isn’t that bad.
Yes, I broke my diet but I did walk off quite a bit of it. I had my yogurt and low-fat crackers this morning to try to justify it. I took a smaller portion than usual just so I didn’t feel so guilty. I’m also working on my green tea at the moment too. It’s a gorgeous day so I’ll be out taking a long walk in a little bit anyway.
After we got home last night I wound up going right to sleep. I’m not quite used to falling asleep before midnight, hell – I was knocked out by 11:15 in reality. It felt good to wake up at 8am though. Hopefully I can stay on this schedule which will make it easier to get work in order and what not.
Speaking of work, it’s a little after 9am now so I guess I should start my day.
I’m feeling a bit helpless at the moment (if you couldn’t tell by the title). Baby has a really bad ear infection that’s got him in a mood. I know he’s in a lot of pain but he’s not doing much to fix it. He’s had ear infections his entire life so this isn’t anything new to him. He has to tap on his ear to be able to even hear out of it and he’s done nothing to really medicate himself either. Antibiotics are a must when you have an infection, there’s also a pain killer or two in the house that does a lot more than regular aspirin does but he doesn’t seem to be taking anything. He says he has, but I haven’t seen him do it so I really don’t know.
Right now he’s across the hall sleeping. Bella’s been in the room with him sleeping by his feet and I’m sure that’s going to bother him at some point considering how warm it is in the house. He’s been sleeping on the floor because the bed has really been messing up his back – he hasn’t left the bed in HOURS though. I may wind up turning in early tonight just so I can be up tomorrow in case he needs anything.
I just wish that there was something I could do. You can’t get a stubborn man to go to the hospital if he absolutely refuses. No matter how convincing I can be with him, nothing seems to work. I’m kind of stuck here and don’t know what to do.
Many people don’t realize the importance of higher education. A few people that I’ve spoken to feel that their high school diploma is just about all they’re going to need in order to get by in life. With technology on the rise, that diploma isn’t going to mean much for very long – unless you intend to be a life-long cashier at your local supermarket or a professional waitress making less than minimum wage and pushing for tips. The problem with most people these days is the ability to balance school with work. The cool thing is, here comes the technology reference, you can go to school online and work at your own pace towards the degree of your dreams.
I’ve been working towards enrolling just to get my associates degree. There are online schools, however, that will give you your bachelors degree. While that does look better on a resume, you’re really not learning that much more about web design in four years than you would in two. Most books are based on the internet up until 2002 and as we all know, things have changed. Now everyone is working with Web2.0 which I find to be extremely easy considering I’ve always depended heavily on CSS/DIV setups but Web2.0 won’t be available for you to learn in school.
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I did really well at the super market tonight. I thought it was going to be weird reading all of the labels for carbohydrates and cholesterol but once I got around that nervous feeling, I picked up some really tasty things. I’m loaded up with yogurt, crystal light (of course) and chicken breast that I’ll probably have baby grill up for me sometime over the course of the next few days so I have something to throw into my salads. I also went a little nuts on fruit but there’s really nothing wrong there. Apples, Peaches, Strawberries, Watermelon, Bananas, nothing in that list could really do any harm. So I’m happy about that.
This is getting easier and easier every day. I really will reach my goal, I can feel it!
A few people have asked me what “get thin quick” scheme I was doing because I was talking about so many different programs I was interested in trying. My only response is “none of them”. Any one will tell you that starving yourself doesn’t work. If you eat a few times a day with a serious portion control hanging over your head, walk a few miles a day, and keep yourself active in general – you’re going to lose weight.
Baby and I have been walking a lot more, I’ve been eating better and in on Memorial Day Weekend, the private clubhouse for this complex will be open. They’ll not only have a pool but they’ve got a weight room as well. Considering the bulk of the people living in this community are more active during the day (most of them are…well…old) I’m sure that they’ll be no one in there at night to watch me work out. This is something I’ve felt embarrassed about for a while now, actually. It’s the whole self-esteem issue of growing up as “the fat girl” that plays a huge roll in this. There’s no room in the house for a treadmill so I’m going to have to suck it up and head down there. I’m sure once I’ve dropped a few more pounds I’ll be willing to do it during the day but for now, I’ll stick to my walk around the complex with Bella during the day and my faster pace walk on the boardwalk at night.
I tend to do better on the boardwalk than I do in the complex. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore get me into a pretty determined mindset to push myself to my limits and it works out quite well. I’ve lost approximately 12lbs in two weeks and I couldn’t ask for anything more.
While I was getting ready to go to the supermarket this evening, I realized that while I was putting my jeans on – they went up a lot easier than they have in the past. While I don’t wear clothing that’s tight on me, or too baggy for that matter, I’ve been lucky enough to find the right pair of jeans that I absolutely adore, to the point that I’ve been wearing them to death.
There’s now a lot more room in them than their ever was before. This both shocked me, and ticked me off. Yes, it’s great that my diet is working for me but it absolutely sucks to realize that sometime in the near future I’m going to have to start buying myself some new clothes. When I’m around the house I typically wear shirts that are a few sizes too big for me. This is more for comfort than anything else. Now, however, these shirts seem to be even larger then they were previously.
I’m doing something right…and I’m damn sure going to stick to it.
Over the course of the last few years, my father’s eye sight has dramatically decreased. He claims it’s just old age, but for the past two years he’s had to upgrade his prescription quite a few times. He’s not going blind, he just can’t seem to focus his eyes. First he was far sighted, now he can’t see that either. I’ve recommended, a few times actually, that he look into Lasik but unfortunately his insurance doesn’t cover it. I’ve heard that the procedure works very well, but it’s not that cheap either. If it’s worth it, in the end, however – I think he should go for it. But hey…that’s just my take on it.
Baby has eye problems as well. While I think he’s hansom with or without his glasses, I think that looking towards a life without them, considering I’m sure his eye problems are 100% fixable with this surgery, he should consider looking into it. He doesn’t hate his glasses, I know this. But by the end of the day he can’t wait to get them off his face so his head can hit the pillow and he can drift off into a dream world.
After doing some research I found that USAEyes.org concluded that, after Lasik, 90% of patients achieved 20/40 vision or better ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú good enough to drive without glasses ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú and 65% achieved 20/20 vision, after a review of US Food and Drug Administration clinical trials, peer-reviewed data, and individual patient outcomes.
If you can improve your vision by that much, why aren’t more people getting it done?
I didn’t get everything done that I would have hoped today. Unfortunately I wound up sleeping a little later than anticipated. I made it a point to set the alarm before I went to bed but the tricky thing to my iPod alarm clock is that once you set the time, you also have to set the alarm to iPod mode or it won’t go on. I was so tired when I went to sleep last night that I forgot to do it so I didn’t get up until after 3. That’s 4 hours later than I would have hoped for.
I didn’t get around to cleaning out the fridge yet, I’ll work on it later on. I did get started on the counters though. Baby and I were starving so I wound up cooking something quick for lunch and now we’re both in the office getting some work done with the TV on in the background.
I have to get some emails sent out.
When the topic of marriage, owning a home, having children, and other things are factored into a successful relationship, I find myself going into detail about the house of my dreams. I want beautiful hard-wood floors, I want a huge kitchen with plenty of counter space and stainless steel everything. Marble, large stair cases, huge master bedroom, big living rooms. The kind of things you’d see in San Diego Homes considering I’ve seen “The real housewives of Orange County” enough times to drool over the gorgeous homes they live in.
Southern California is known for luxury homes. The market is pretty strong in communities like San Diego, La Jolla, Coronado, San Clemente, Rancho Santa Fe, and Laguna Niguel. There is an increased number of million dollar homes because of the increased number of wealthy people looking to retire in a beautiful place, San Diego County and Orange County respectively. Tropical and moderate weather year round allows for a very healthy lifestyle with plenty to do as far as sports and other recreational activities.
I’m not one for ritzy areas, but based on what I’ve seen of Orange County, I have to say that I’d definitely love to stay there for a few days and feel it out. It’s a beautiful area and having sun like that all the time, with loads of beaches, you can’t help but want to be there.
I’ve accomplished about 90% of everything I set out to do today. I’m done with the template for Ranee, I’m done with the PHP to HTML convert. I’m almost done with the WordPress upgrades and I’m waiting patiently on an email. However, I’m unsure if I’ll be getting it tonight. It’s after 3am and it was my intension to only be up until 2am. Baby is up and getting his work done, our schedules really don’t mesh well together at all. I just hope that he gets to bed soon because I know he’s got his ear infection so naturally he’s not feeling well. Yea, I know he slept all day, but I also know that he needs the rest considering he’s got ooze coming out of his ear.
I’m unsure of what I’ll be doing tomorrow, after all the work is completed. I’m sure we’re going to the market to get some shopping done. There’s literally no food in the house. I think all that remains is a can of soup and I’m the only one who’d actually eat that lol. I’m itching for some kind of meat though. I think I’m going to pick up some turkey burgers or something tomorrow. I’m low on Special K bars and Crystal Light as well.
I would get myself a pitcher so I can use that instead of the “To-Go” packs and constantly having to refill bottles. The fridge is a bit small though. I think I may actually do a clean-out tomorrow – something spilled in there that hasn’t been touched, now there’s a solid block of sticky stuff sitting on the bottom underneath the drawers. I’m used to the drawers that slide out for convenience (then again I’m also used to a 20 year old fridge with metal racks) so this plastic shit is agitating to me…lol.
I also need to clean the kitchen. Okay, so I do know what I’m doing tomorrow. Cleaning the kitchen top to bottom. I haven’t swept in over a week and I know the floor needs to be washed as well considering it’s such a high traffic area. Guess I should get myself to bed so I can start on it early, right?
Thunderbird is officially closed now so emails won’t be responded to as quickly as they were today. I’ll get everything tomorrow. Anything business based goes to krissy@agn-solutions.net, everything else goes to girl@krissy.nu.
Night all!
Krissy. Married. 40-something. Senior Web Developer. Noob Gamer. Twitch Mom.