question of the day

WHY are the cleaning ladies at my job BOTH in the ladies bathroom WITH NEWSPAPERS in the stalls?

There are ONLY 3 stalls in the bathroom and they are occupying TWO while catching up on today's paper and whats on sale at various grocery stores! AND holding a conversation!!

hmmmm

rage

SO let me tell you! last week-SOMEONE moved my lunch at work in order to accommodate their lunch in the refrigerator-NOW since I got their early I felt first come first serve but this PERSON clearly did not! So I left a nice/pink post it stating " it's not cool to move someone's lunch-to make room for your own"-today i go to the fridge to take my lunch and i see they left me a REPLY!!!

it said-"SORRY-It's also not cool taking up more space than you really need when this thing is so jammed. I wont even look at others items in here anymore"

well ha-ha! and KMA!!!! (kiss my ass) I understand we all have to share the fridge but i am not about to move someone else's stuff-i understand wanting to squeeze your item in BUT to move mine out a drawer and just toss it on a shelf to put yours in a drawer AND yours is like the same size as mine-double KMA!!!
I dont care if they left me a pissy note in response-i see they too didnt leave their name!!!


on another note-yesterday I felt like i was at a crossroad-and i talked to my brother who normally makes my skin crawl like chicken pox-SIKE-but he knows how to get under my skin but for serious things he gives out great advice-and he talked me through my concern and thoughts and ideas and brought me back to a grounded level and looking at the big picture and i was just SO grateful for him!! so even though he knows which buttons to push to make me mad and just how many seconds it will take to make me snap-*which i think he secretly relishes in* BUT when i need him-he's always there for me!!!

ok enough of the mush and anger-happy monday-i hope everyone has a productive and amazing happy week!!

why

WHY do my coworkers talk loud!!!
DON'T they realize I am TRYING to listen to my Christmas Podcast!!!! Geez how inconsiderate!

i'm finishing the last of my thick oatmeal -YUM-i can almost feel it removing all the bad stuff from my arteries!! flushing my system!!! heheeh

so right now this is what i am looking at online WITH a smile on my face:
http://www.bronners.com/artrees.html

I think I need to catch up with my twin-my Mom-and coordinate a trip because only she shares the same level of enthusiasm !!!

So this whole week has been so 1st gear for me-I was not up and early I was just strolling along-but hopefully next week I will be back on track with my runs and productiveness

its friday its friday!

i hope everyone has a great weekend and talk to you soon

friday eve

hmmmm what can i rant and rave about today....clearly i had some complaints about the lack of blog thus far today-so in an attempt to appease folks here it is

i have to declare this my week of slacking-i did not run at all this week and i can only wait til saturday in order to redeem myself-although thankfully with my lack of running i did not substitute with extra eating

so i must share a pet peeve of the day: i HATE when i am on the elevator with my floor pushed and the next rider gets on and PUSHES the exact same damn button as if they are going to get to floor 3 ANY quicker than me OR the face that i pushed it and it was illuminated as IF that was not good enough-just get on the damn elevator and slide to the back-DORKSS!!!

What else-I was helping a old coworker out with a project (un job related) and so I say email me the info and i will review edit and return-fine no big deal!!! in other words IM WORKING-now i understand at my last job I was not always working and often times had a lot of FREE sedentary time to think and get creative and then share all my ideas with people who actually did work and have real jobs-BUT that's not where the problem lies-love this chick to death-BUT she called me 10 times before I even had an opportunity to LOOK at the said project! I finally had to say-because she wasnt calling me with ANYTHING new-just different ideas-so I told her-stop calling me get to writing me and then SEND me the final product!

gotta love people right!!!!

sooo on another note-i've been at my current position a year AND in another 2 weeks-I get my next grade!!!! cartwheels cartwheels!!!

tonight i am making spaghetti-BUT here is the variant-i found Bertolli's vodka sauce which i hear is amazing SO stay tuned tomorrow for the results folks!!!

Hump Day!

hello hello hello!!!

So lets see my day was starting off pretty umm unmotivated-i slept in AGAIN til 7am and did not run this morning-this week i have been in serious SNOOZE mode-not sure why but maybe its the rain i have been in no hurry to exit my king size bed in the AM

so i got in to work and for the past 2 weeks i have had this killer test that i was unable to pass and unfortunately it does not pertain to what i do in my position and normally there is always a way to assist yourself in these tests and this one there was not
i kept receiving a 76%
THIS morning after one of my team members clued me in on a "secret" to pass the test and low and behold-5 attempts later-i scored a 92%

so i am pretty much feeling good feeling great and a lady at the microwave just told me i was skinny and if she looked like me she'd eat whatever she wanted

so life is good! my oatmeal is made and sitting on my desk-
i go home to see my parents in 2 weekends and my recently diagnosed obese Brooklyn! I can't wait-its something about going home-that just refreshes you

soooooo
i am about to put in my headphones and escape to Christmas!!!

because i'm me

you all already love me and know me so what i am about to say should not surprise any of you!

I found some new Christmas podcasts and since this is my favorite time of the year-i can listen and think Christmas ANYTIME of the year-even in the summer.

its not an effort to rush the year by BUT i love everything and anything Christmas-as an adult-it goes by so quickly and i like to cherish every moment of it

on my podcast they are talking about the history of the macy's thanksgiving day parade-i love it-i remember as a kid going downtown with my neighbors and watching the parade, i remember the hot chocolate, the thermals, the donuts...it was SUCH a magical time for me, i realize how amazing and magical my childhood was..to all the cynics out there who don't believe it really saddens me because reality will come soon enough as you age, but as a kid it is important to believe and feel the magic of christmas, to have fond memories

my new favorite movie-Polar Express is so wonderful because it speaks about how we stop believing in the spirit and all of Christmas and become jaded and cynic, very true the holiday is a bit over commercialized but isnt it important to keep it magical and non commercialized so that the right spirit continues to be passed along

its not so much the idea of the big fat guy in a suit-its the music, the smells, the mostly good cheer and good spirits, its a time for celebration of life and love

there are so many traditions that as a child i try to continue and i cant wait to continue with my kids,
i love decorating the tree-it was always a time for our family to just spend time together and laugh and just be united
we listened to christmas music and just enjoyed each other-that's the reason behind the season

i love a michigan fresh snow chirstmas morning
i love the jingle of the bells, i love sledding with josh
hot cider hot cocoa!!!
christmas hats!!! red sheets....the garland down the stairs the wreaths, the luminaries

every song, every wish, every silent night...every hug, every kiss makes christmas what it is a time for love and celebration

sooo as we come upon the season-dont get caught up in the commercial-get caught up in the love and tradition and family

monday

so my day is starting off pretty lazy-i slept late (630am) then meandered into work!!

I had a very chill weekend with R-I redid the living room which is one of my highlights-why because I like the way it looks now and it was my idea-I feel like its my sanctuary now!

I ran tad over 4 miles this weekend and then attended the Predators football game-so i was happy about my run BUT then I didnt take into account that I had to be amongst clean people and man I was super sweaty-but oh well its over and done-next time I won't forget a change of clothes

i made the most amazing fan-tabulous cookies-in the fridge section-CINNABON now has cookies and I must say they are delightful!!!

I also tried the new Pepperidge farm flat 100 calorie bread thins-they are the answer to not having a ton of extra carbs with your lunch


hmmmm what else- i guess nothing for now-have a great monday!!!

tuesday!!

What's up!!!!!
Happy Tuesday! After a rough start yesterday-today is marvelous! I woke up next to an amazing man-I slept feeling safe and secure and loved. I woke up-went for my run-it got cut a little short-i'll just say "trots" and if you know-YOU KNOW!!! I came back and actually put a little time into my appearance today-I was told I looked sexy (by the only one who is authorized to say that besides me or a female) so I feel good

I'm at work-i have my healthy lunch packed (baked chicken and broccoli) which my darling R stayed up last night and baked

I hope everyone else can feel as amazing as I do right now, awake, alive, and embrace life for all the gifts and blessings it has to offer


ok im gonna focus on my work work-later and hugs and kisses!

christmas in august

due to the oppressive heat that was bestowed upon my area starting yesterday and it appears to be lingering today-SO as a result I decided to pop in my Christmas CD and have a few chilly thoughts-soo I am early but hey I love the good cheer in the music-although how quickly my mind diverts to HONEY BAKED HAM!!!

Happy Monday-I'll be back

sunday blog

out of the ordinary i decided on my day of leisure to write a blog...i went to bed with the intention of getting up running then trying out a new church and then i have bday plans with my girl

but for some reason i woke up and i just wanted to rest...my body and my mind said REST-not that i did anything too strenuous but i just know mid week i am craving a day to just lounge and do nothing and saturday does not work so today i decided-I will sleep late and I will spend the day resting and in my pajamas and just not over exerting myself
soo i've watched Its Me or the Dog, I've watched Dog Whisperer, a few minutes of the ever ghetto Real House trash I mean wives of Atlanta, what else....

so today we are supposed to be having record hot temps-which makes me even less inclined to head out!!!

the guys are at the movies seeing GI Joe-girl time for me!!!!

plus me and T are heading to CHEESECAKE!!!!

well i hope everyone is having a great weekend-i think my lesson for today was to just stop and be still and everyone once and a while enjoy doing nothing or very little and appreciate it!!!

morning rant

sooo i was driving to work today and i saw a "WE MISS BUSH" sign on the overpass and it then set me into a slight fury of anger because I have concluded when people are dead set in believing in something they will continue to support that entity no matter how right or wrong that entity may be!

For example-I received an email/forward from my ex mother in law-who still includes me in her forward list-BUT she sent out this forward about Pres Obama being aMuslim-now I know that family are devout Republicans and they will support the party no matter how poor a candidate is, but as I read this propoganda it made no sense and to anyone who knows a lick about the Muslim religion we would know that our President is not and is no where near being a follower of theMuslim reason and his lifestyle is so indicative of that but to someone who is still bitter and licking their wounds over GW-they would love to jump on that bandwagon and believe something as the such..

so i brewed all the way to work because for me-if you want to make me a believer-I need facts statistics and real life examples-i need to ask that person directly not some hearsay!!

but i know everyone doesnt think like that-they feel the media is a worthy and accurate source of information and that what they say is gospel

could that be one of the main problems with our society....not wanting to self educate and find the truth and just being naive and trustworthy of persuasive sources......
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slackerville!!

so i am sitting here in slackerville today!!
i got up and was motivated and ran(phew glad its done) tomorrow is my last day before a day of break!!

i'm sitting here at my desk watching Man and Wife-on my Ipod-heheheh!! I dont have any work to really do today-THANK GOODNESS because my brain is on like weekend mode!!! and to think its only HUMP day!!!

So I got my letter today from the FBI about my admission into the Education Program-Yea ME!
I am excited to be entering the halls of academia again-PLUS Josh cant be smarter than me!! So I have to step it up and we'll see how this goes and who knows from there.
having those 3 letters behind my name would ultimately create the ultimate monster and power trip from me but too it would make me proud to know I did it-BUT hey one step at a time!!

I think I was kidnapped as a child and YES i got great parents but i think i am a princess from somewhere with servants and a life of pure luxury-that's today's theory-did anyone see me on the missing children posters!!
hehehe


ok nothing to discuss im feeling good a little tired today not sure why
not working late and looking forward to getting home and hopping in my bed with my remote!!

tales from a bad blogger

so I thought it was horrific when Josh wouldnt blog on a regular basis-i couldnt understand how he could neglect his readers....BUT alas I may have become slightly like Josh!!! I am trying to come up with the perfect time to capture my adventures and also remember to check in and blog

soooo again i start with a new fresh focus and vigor-hehehehe

soooo i got up and ran my run this morning-then i had a lot of self admiring in the mirror...trying to figure out if there are changes and if so where

sooo its tuesday-2 days down and almost friday-sorry to rush the week-not sure why because then yes it will be friday but then the weekend will FLY by and it will b monday again so-i will try to be patient and just take it day by day

things are good with me-no complaints-life is good-i hope everyone else can say the same
positive thoughts breed positive acts and positive reality
so the next time you think WHY ME or something negative turn that frown upside down and always remember it could be worst and even when we go through valleys we will eventually be back to the top so bear down and get through it
and there is always someone you can call to talk it out!!!