almost vacation -phew

so here i am at my desk-completely unfocused. its raining-our work is slow and mine is done and i am like picturing how i looked in my bikini preview last night-all i can say is the sickness has been good to me in that sense.

i have not ever worn that bikini-i got it while in training BUT due to a lack of body fat at the time it was not flattering at all-anywho-but now-looks nice! I was like wow you're hot!!

my eyebrows are sorta starting to grow back which is good-was a bit worried for a second about my catastrophe-i mean art work :)

so-i am sitting here with the annual CFC-Combined Federal Campaign-essentially a time to make charitable donations-so I like to do so, but there are a million trillion charities and i dont want to give to one that is run by like a Madoff or that type or one that is clearly rolling in the dough-so with the help of some smart women i have it narrowed down to 2 for the year-My Sister's Place INC-which is a shelter for battered women and Days End Farm Horse Resuce-because I do have that bleeding heart :)

This has spawned the part of me that reminds me how grateful i am to have such an amazing life and extraordinary circumstances, not on a "I hit the lotto level and can spend like an idiot" but in knowing everyday i go home to a roof over my head-plenty of food to chose from, a car to drive, a job to go to, FRIENDS *ha-i pay them well* and so many other things that are just NOT common soo

i feel the adage is appropriate : " To whom much is given, much is required" (if i messed it up fix it and pretend that's what i said the first time!

So since i have so much-the least i can do is give my time-so i shall
i encourage all of you to take a look at the life you live, the comfortable, cozy life and even your problems and compare them to the homeless person or jobless person and their problems
we get so caught up in our Direct TV and ipods and media entertainment that we forget to enjoy the company of others and the simple things of life.....a good show to watch seriously...and Kellee dont chime in with commentary BUT the DUGGARS on TLC (20 years-20 DUGGARS) a good wholesome family with a lot of kids but the best part is their VALUES

ok enough preaching
toodles

the verdict

so i feel remarkably better today and here is the final printout and answer


my tonsils have to go
my doc the DOC hooked me up royally with an aggressive round of steroids and some heavy mouth rinse that is pure lydocaine(sp) and Benadyrl-the stuff is super strong i couldnt even feel my tongue after!!

and two injections of super antibiotics-she said yesterday if i wasnt feeling better on wednesday i had to get into the ENT this week but otherwise just soon so today i feel great-seriously NOT just because i am looking forward to some fun in the sun with my htb-BUT i feel great sooo

i will keep you all posted i am reading up on the procedure-probably shouldnt but i already started so oh well

flu shot

so this all began a few weeks back when my brave soul decided to stand in line and get the flu shot at work, so i got it and in previous years i never had a problem nor did i get sick like SOME people always claimed happened to them, BUT this year I woke up the next day and felt like a bunch of dwarfs had attacked me
so I took some sick leave, well by the next week I was still questioning why i got the shot and by tuesday i had a irritated throat and eye so i check myself into the docs office-the verdict pink eye AND strep-GROSS GROSS double gross and YUCK!! so NOW i'm on house arrest-quarantine fine so i have had 5 days off of work which normally would be a blast instead i was BORED out my mind-but fine i get better i go to NYC feel good have a great time i am going about my business and start to develop a sore throat and anyone who knows me knows i have been plagued by sore throats fat tonsils for awhile-so after about a week i go back to the doc she gives me antibiotics (MORE are you kidding me) and tells me it might be allergies-now if i know one thing medically i know sore throat talk and lingo. this was NOT allergy sore throat and they tell me to gargle and i should be fine..now i am thinking i am at a 10 on the pain scale and have been laying with a towel on my pillow-WHY are you telling me to use baby chlorasepctic (sp)

long story short-im here at work today, my boss has made it clear i am ok to go whenever and she already said i dont look like myself-R said i dont look bad-or maybe she meant my 5 pound weight loss (hehehe)
anywho-so those are my chronicles and they all started from the flu shot-now when the H1N1 shot is offered here i think i will pass and start wearing a mask

WTH!!

so since last saturday i have had this persistent sore throat and i think last night i hit rock bottom..

my throat is so sore and swollen i can barely swallow which is leaving me with bull mastiff mouth, so now here it is a t 7:55am and i am waiting for my doctor's office to open so i can immediately fly over there and they can fix me

man i was just sick the other week and yet last year i did not get sick at all, i eat healthy-wth!!

i am trying to get down some applesauce because heck even to drink my juice or tea is a struggle!!

and then you know i live with a man who NEVER gets sick so im sure he looks at me and completely does not understand-right now i just want some pain relief-i dont even mind being at work if i just was not hurting so bad


ok i will keep you posted on what the doc says or if she laughs at me

the 21st

well today is a WONDERFUL day-its my Mommy's birthday! although I have been calling since 7:15AM and no one is answering any of the phones.
Geez they are delaying the delivery of my HAPPY BIRTHDAY song!!

anywho-i have a few rants this morning
#1-WHY do people have a hard time driving in the morning, not saying i want the extra aggressive "got to get there-YESTERDAY" type drivers BUT really on my way to work I passed all the worlds drivers who like to remain BELOW the speed limit, NOW I understand on a freeway you may not feel comfortable doing 70MPH-although they have a RIGHT lane for that and more importantly you have a DL USE it or lose it!!!
BUT when the speed limit is 35 MPH you should NEVER EVER EVER be doing less than that short of your car running out of gas or a flat tire, which pull over!
BUT this morning I got stuck behind every "special" person doing far below the minimum. Ironically there IS a ticket for that-and it falls under Impeding traffic!! GOTTA LOVE IT!

So to those drivers-I say you need to travel to work during off peak hours and more importantly yield to those of us that are NOT sunday driving and want to get to work so we can get it in and go home.

#2 rant of the day-i love to cook, everyone who knows me knows i love to cook as much as i love to eat :)
so today is my coworkers going away thing and i was asked to make mac n cheese-no biggie-sure i'd love you BUT this is where the problem started....................
the constant reminders about "making it", the incessant questions about "HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING"

yesterday i EVEN had someone "remind" me that "tomorrow you are bringing the mac n cheese right"

PEOPLE I am NOT an idiot and further it makes me NOT want to bring squat in for them again.
I am always glad to help and enjoy it even but the constant hawking and vulturing (i know its not a word but i like it this morning) made me NOT want to cook for some of them EVER again

sooo those are my rants this morning
oh and #3 my parents NOT answering the phone when I am trying to get my song out!!

Tuesday

almost almost hump day!! yeaaaa

i just ate the last of my vanilla butter gooey bars-so ridiculous-i can see that those will NOT be put into the rotation too often-my arse would so NOT fit into any of my clothes...

its almost oatmeal time and today for lunch is my broccoli and cheese soup-yum

i am looking forward to another weekend of sleeping in and sleeping late and being bundled up and nice and cozy-i love fall-its always the perfect time to start getting close, hot chocolate and DVD's!

for me this time of the year always seems to speed by...its like the start of the year is slow and then we get to the end and its warp speed...its almost turkey day and before you know it the REAL festivities begin.

i am anxious to play my Christmas music , drink hot apple cider, with a cinnamon stick, oh the smell of a fresh tree and the smell of fireplaces, which i will never have because my better half is horribly afraid and against them..thank goodness for PIEDMONT!!! Crackle logs here i come!

so my thoughts today are really of my impending trip next week-vacations are SO nice-i relish the thought of being somewhere different and new and just taking in the sites and FOOD!!!

ok sorry my blog is a bit boring today and not all exciting like my old ones....

to be continued!

blast from the past

So i have been away for awhile...i knew from the moment i got facebook, it would be my biggest distraction...
but lets see whats going on with me
well for starters i met my soulmate, not another guy-NO-but my hair soul mate, my fairy loc mother!!
I met a lady through a natural hair care forum and through some dialogue my guts were like give it a try...now i am always apprehensive about "stepping" out on my loctician, but as i told my mom this morning, it was like being in a complacent relationship with a guy who you are comfortable with and everything is fine but there is just no spark, no growth. SO I stepped out and boy I am glad I did...A was like a free dessert from a nice restaurant, pleasantly surprising and most welcome.

So not only was it a laid back cool atmosphere (i had my shoes off )-she was cool and it felt like going to your girlfriends house to get your hair done

AND because of her Jamaican heritage....YUP-I was fed...can we say mmm mmm good!!!
now I know you are wondering, was it worth it, how does my hair look!!!! WELL let's just say i am the SUGAR-HONEY-ICE-TEA right about now!!!

and funny either R exaggerates or maybe they are growing back in BUT she didnt notice the butcher job i did on my eyebrows...Kellee DO NOT say a word-it was a ummm accident!!

SOOO I look fabulous today and I found an amazing woman who will keep me fly and happy!!!

sidebar-i just looked at mt desk calendar so WHY are there 10 weeks left of the year-WTH!!!
I cant believe how quick things are going and have gone...

of course i am SUPER (is that the right word A) excited about the end of the year , but I am trying to savor every moment because I know next year will be just as amazing and filled with many smiles and blessings!

Wow-sorry my first blog back is so all over the place, I need to be better at not neglecting my creative outlet :)

ok maybe once my Monday brain gets itself together I will be back again today with more!!

i do want to add-I am SO SO grateful for the wonderful people that are in my life. I am constantly met with new and exciting people and as I look around at all my FAMILY-i prefer that umbrella over FRIENDS -but as I look around at my family-I know I am so lucky and thankful for everyone!!!

love and kisses!!