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Published by dee on August 1, 2006

I’m in a serious work funk right now.  I’m always in a work funk it seems but this week has been particularly bad as you might be able to tell by the number of blog entries appearing the last couple of days.  There are just so many things that I want to do that are not work-related and I can’t seem to get my mind off of them.  Instead of actually working, I sit here staring at my computer while thinking about all of the other things I would rather be doing.  Want a list of the things I’m thinking about?  Of course you do! 

  1. Making a BUDGET I can stick to.  I hate those things but we definitely need one.  I can’t ever seem to pay all of the bills on time these days and I’ve got to find a way to cut out some of the extra spending.  I feel like it is my fault because I’m the one responsible for paying the bills and I have to find a way out of the mess we’re in.
  2. Cleaning out my house.  There seems to be stuff everywhere and it is slowly driving me insane.  If I could actually find the time to get sort through things I could quite possibly make a lot of money in a garage sale which would, in turn, help with the budget problem.  I think I’m really ready to get over my packrat ways and turn a new leaf.  It will be painful, but nice in the end.  Less clutter, less stress.  Now if someone could just tell me how to get over the emotional attachment I have to my stuff.
  3. The Red Sox are in town next week and I forgot to buy tickets.  Also, see #1 above.  We may be sitting in the very, very, cheap seats.  I can’t miss my Sox.
  4. I need some craft time.  I started on a baby blanket for Zach’s day care provider a few months ago and have barely picked it up since.  Um, she’s due in two months and I’m guessing its not going to be finished before the baby comes.
  5. I really, really, really want to redesign this site.  I can’t stop thinking about it which means somehow, some way I will find a way to do it soon.
  6. I really, really, really need to finish my church’s web site that I started on over a year ago.  I’m still waiting on info from some people so it really isn’t my fault that it isn’t finished, but I hate that it is still just hanging there waiting to be finished.
  7. I also really need to whip up the blog design in my head for one of my blogging buddies.  She asked me for a design ages ago and I still haven’t gotten around to it.  I’m such a punk sometimes.  I hate making promises and not delivering.
  8. I’ve actually been thinking about leaving Zach with my mom for an entire weekend and trying to get away with the Hubby.  I haven’t mentioned it to him yet because I’m not 100% sure that I can handle being away from the little man that long, but I’m really thinking about it.  Hubby and I have been actually getting along pretty well for the last week or so and I think the time together would be nice…and relaxing.

And now, it is time to go home.  I need to do something relaxing tonight.

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The Itch

Published by dee on August 1, 2006

I’m getting the itch to redesign this place again.  I’ve got lots of ideas running around in my head.  The only problem is I don’t have the time to do it and it is driving me nuts.  Plus, it has been so long since I’ve done a full web site design that it will probably take me twice as long to actually do it.  I’m not sure I remember much about html or css at this point.  I need a week with no husband, no baby, no job, and no responsibility.  Anyone want to step in and take over so I can have a week off?

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Day 2

Published by dee on August 1, 2006

I made it through one whole day of dieting.  Woohoo!  I actually did good.  I stayed right on my target points for the day.

Today, so far, has not been as good.  First off, I forgot my lunch which means I have to eat out.  That sucks because it means more points used up, plus more money used up that I don’t really have.  I decided to get some Wendy’s because they have a 7 point chicken sandwich and with a side salad and low-fat dressing that’s only 8 points which is about the best I can do with fast food. 

So about an hour ago, I was heading out the door to go pick up my lunch because I was super hungry and thought I would beat the lunch crowd by leaving a few minutes early.  On my way out I was told that someone else was going to go pick up lunch at Wendy’s and that they would get mine too.  I’ve been waiting and waiting and she just came back and told me that she is leaving now.  As in an entire hour later.  I could have gone, picked up my lunch, eaten, and been back to work by now.  Instead I’ve been jacking around waiting for my lunch to get here.  I’m a little irritated.  And HUNGRY.

I finally gave in and ate some fruit snacks that were sitting in my desk drawer.  That’s 2 points that I could have saved for dinner but wasted because I just couldn’t wait anymore.  Add that to my 3 point breakfast and my lunch and that’s already 13 points for the day.  Damnit.  Dieting sucks!

What really sucks is that I had already planned to make my yummy spagetti casserole (the low-fat version of course) for dinner tonight and I’m barely going to be able to eat any of it.  And I was so looking forward to it.  Guess I better pick up some salad on my way home.

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For those of you keeping track…

Published by dee on July 31, 2006

…the diet is officially back ON.  I have somehow managed to gain back 10 pounds over the last few months and it is killing me.  I feel so fat and I never want to feel this way again.  I am so hungry right now I could eat a freakin’ elephant but that would be gross so instead I’ll just turn my music up so I can’t hear my stomach growling.

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Is It Friday Yet?

Published by dee on July 31, 2006

I totally need a weekend to recover from my weekend.  Damn, I’m tired.  I seriously wanted to throw the alarm clock out the window this morning when it went off, but I was good.  I refrained.  Instead, I just hit the snooze button 5 hundred times and got up about 20 minutes late.  Great way to start a Monday, right? 

So I rushed around and got out the door only a few minutes later than normal, dropped off the kid, and then as soon as I arrived in the parking lot at work realized that I forgot my damn laptop.  I briefly thought about making do without it today before I realized it is the last day of the month and I have to close the books and all of my accounting stuff is on the laptop.  Damn.

I drove all the way back home, grabbed my laptop and a Coke Zero and rushed back to the office.  I finally arrived at my original destination around 9:15.  Once again, great way to start off a Monday morning.  At least the boss-man laughed about it and wasn’t pissed.

But, I did have an awesome weekend.  We had a great time at the lake.  Everything was perfect except for the part where Zach refused to go to sleep until MIDNIGHT Friday night and the part where the electricity kept going out on Saturday and, you know, the HEAT.  

We spent most of the day Saturday out on the boat which was a blast.  Zach did really well on the boat, but he got angry every time we slowed down.   The first time out he fell asleep.  The second time out he just chilled out on my lap and was fairly content until he started getting bored.  He wasn’t very fond of the life jacket though.

When we got back in town on Sunday, we unpacked, played with Zach for a while, then showered and headed over to my sister’s to pick up the dogs.  When we got there my sis talked hubby into going to Granite City and drinking a couple beers with her so the rest of us munched on some appetizers while they had a couple drinks.  Afterwards they tried to get us to stay and watch a movie but we declined and headed home.  For the third night in a row, Zach didn’t get to sleep until after 10:00.

I actually didn’t take any pictures at all at the lake.  I was too busy chasing after Zach and keeping him out of the lake, the fans, the fire, and all of the easily accessible breakable stuff in the lake house.  Plus, I was too afraid that my camera would somehow manage to get thrown in the lake and I just wasn’t ready to let everybody see me cry.

I did, however, take a couple of shots of Zach and his cousin playing lastnight in their matching Blue’s Clues outfits.  Seriously, these guys are just too cute!

 

 

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What Time Is It?

Published by dee on July 28, 2006

58 minutes and counting until I (hopefully) get to check out of reality for the weekend.  Can you tell I’m ready?  I’m just hoping that the boss-man decides to let us leave at 2:00.  I have just a couple of things to finish up and then I can turn my brain off.  I’m very much looking forward to a weekend of relaxing, drinking, swimming, and soaking up the sun (not necessarily in that order).

This will be Zach’s very first trip to the Lake house (my friend’s parents’ lake house, not mine *sob*) and I look forward to taking lots of pictures of him in the water, on the boat, etc.  It should be a very fun weekend. 

I burned a copy of Black Stone Cherry’s new cd this morning for the drive.  I’ve been listening to them all week long.  Should be a good soundtrack for the weekend.   

5 kids, 5 adults.  I think we can manage that.  Let the fun begin!  I can’t wait to get out of here!

And one more thing…

Isn’t that just about the sweetest thing ever? 

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