My car died.
Nothing like getting done with work on a cold Friday November night only to be greeted with a dead car. Even more fun, having to sit in said cold car waiting to be picked up. So now my car sits.
I'm trying to put a silver lining on this but I really can't. I really was just starting to feel like maybe I was going to do ok. Now, I'm moping.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Daily Thanks Day 2 and 3:
Day 2: I am thankful for running. It's given me an outlet, brought me closer to people I wouldn't have had the chance to get to know. It's also helped me drop some unnecessary pounds and start the scale moving in the right direction. The release in endorphins has also helped my mood and energy.
Day 3: I am thankful for the Women of Today. It gives me endless amounts of things to do and fills in a gap that I was missing since my days of a sorority girl at college. And for the most part, less drama than the sorority. :)
Day 3: I am thankful for the Women of Today. It gives me endless amounts of things to do and fills in a gap that I was missing since my days of a sorority girl at college. And for the most part, less drama than the sorority. :)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Diva Dash, a smattering of other stuff
So last saturday, the Twin Cities experienced a snow storm. Most people used this as a reason to curl up on the couch with a good book. Me, I decided to get up way to early, drive over an hour, run 5 miles, stand around for an hour freezing my butt off and then drive home.
Crazy? pretty much.
The good news: I did the race in just over 53 minutes! Official time: 53:14! Pretty awesome and the fastest I've ever run 5 miles! I'd imagine the weather had something to do with it.
The bad: It was pretty miserable. All the snow and slush filled my shoes with water. The snow was blowing horizontally at times and I would have to pull my hat down over the side of the face getting plastered with the icy blast. My running buddy Amber had this wonderfully zen moment during the run, I had no such zen moments. It was an incredible mental challenge but at least I didn't cave to the voices telling me to walk or to quit!
The risks of signing up for a race in November. I will definitely be investing in some neoprene socks if this winter running will continue!
In other news, I finally put my insurance to good use and went to the dermatologist! Of course I was chided for not keeping up with my check ups but really, what can you do when you don't have insurance? Everything looked ok, I found out the area outside my scar that looked like pigment was actually just really clogged pores/blackheads that weren't going away. That was a huge relief! I did wind up getting another mole removed/biopsied. It was really close to the excision site of the melanoma mole that she wanted to be careful. So as of now, I have another hole in my chest but it'll only become a small scar as it didn't require stitches. It's just occasionally itchy and sore. A nuisance more than anything, but for piece of mind, worth it! I'll find out results in 1-2 weeks.
Current weight: 135.6!!! at least according to my home scale. It's said 133 a couple times but I think those were flukes having to do more with dehydration/ time of day than anything. But I'm still moving in the right direction!
Crazy? pretty much.
The good news: I did the race in just over 53 minutes! Official time: 53:14! Pretty awesome and the fastest I've ever run 5 miles! I'd imagine the weather had something to do with it.
The bad: It was pretty miserable. All the snow and slush filled my shoes with water. The snow was blowing horizontally at times and I would have to pull my hat down over the side of the face getting plastered with the icy blast. My running buddy Amber had this wonderfully zen moment during the run, I had no such zen moments. It was an incredible mental challenge but at least I didn't cave to the voices telling me to walk or to quit!
The risks of signing up for a race in November. I will definitely be investing in some neoprene socks if this winter running will continue!
In other news, I finally put my insurance to good use and went to the dermatologist! Of course I was chided for not keeping up with my check ups but really, what can you do when you don't have insurance? Everything looked ok, I found out the area outside my scar that looked like pigment was actually just really clogged pores/blackheads that weren't going away. That was a huge relief! I did wind up getting another mole removed/biopsied. It was really close to the excision site of the melanoma mole that she wanted to be careful. So as of now, I have another hole in my chest but it'll only become a small scar as it didn't require stitches. It's just occasionally itchy and sore. A nuisance more than anything, but for piece of mind, worth it! I'll find out results in 1-2 weeks.
Current weight: 135.6!!! at least according to my home scale. It's said 133 a couple times but I think those were flukes having to do more with dehydration/ time of day than anything. But I'm still moving in the right direction!
Engagement photos: CHECK!
We got our engagement photos done on Sunday!!!! I got a sneak preview of 20 of the images via FB on Monday and I'll admit it, I keep looking at them! I can't wait to see how they turned out!!!!!
It was a chilly, snowy day, but we trekked around Minneapolis starting at Target Field and winding up at the Hennepin Ave Bridge and the river with a quick stop for coffee and some indoor photos at Dunn Brothers. The snow falling led to some pretty cool shots, so even though I was extremely cold, I'm all for suffering for art's sake.
I was a little worried about the profile shots because of my flabby chin (maybe she photoshopped that out? or I've lost enough weight it's going away?) but they all look good so far. :-D
In other wedding related news: I think in the next week my bridesmaids will be ordering their dresses. So on tap to complete next:
It was a chilly, snowy day, but we trekked around Minneapolis starting at Target Field and winding up at the Hennepin Ave Bridge and the river with a quick stop for coffee and some indoor photos at Dunn Brothers. The snow falling led to some pretty cool shots, so even though I was extremely cold, I'm all for suffering for art's sake.
I was a little worried about the profile shots because of my flabby chin (maybe she photoshopped that out? or I've lost enough weight it's going away?) but they all look good so far. :-D
In other wedding related news: I think in the next week my bridesmaids will be ordering their dresses. So on tap to complete next:
- Officiant
- Cake Tasting
- transportation
Today I am Thankful for
Well everybody, Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. I kind of abandoned by self designed blogging project but am returning to one from last year: My daily thanks. It really helped me change the tone of my blog last year so again, until Thanksgiving I will be trying to do a quick daily thanks post:
Day 1: Today I am Thankful for coffee. It provides me caffeine, warmth and for the last 11.5 months, a job.
Day 1: Today I am Thankful for coffee. It provides me caffeine, warmth and for the last 11.5 months, a job.
Friday, November 12, 2010
New 'do
Most people go once every couple months and get their hair done. Me, I go 1-2x a year, but I go all out with color and cut, etc. In between, I do maintenance dye jobs at home and sprinkle it with a cheap trim ups.
It had been well over a year since I'd last given my hair the proper treatment. My impending engagement photo session coupled with realizing that my hair was getting too long to control sent me into my future sister in-law for the works.
Before: (forgive the halloween costume)
After:
She took off about 3" and it's still this long! The color doesn't look too drastically different than my current, but it evens it out and made it a little richer...
It had been well over a year since I'd last given my hair the proper treatment. My impending engagement photo session coupled with realizing that my hair was getting too long to control sent me into my future sister in-law for the works.
Before: (forgive the halloween costume)
After:
Saturday, November 6, 2010
I'm a success story, right?
Maybe in the eyes of the government because I'm no longer taking unemployment. I'm one of those people who returned to work full time!!!... oh wait. I only make $9.00/hour. My salary is less than half of what it used to be. Not exactly a resounding success but I suppose as a statistic I am.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Why do I even get my hopes up anymore...
Another crushing defeat. Each time I get less excited for an interview because I know the ensuing rejection will hurt that much more. It gets harder to sell myself because I don't want to get my hopes up. self fulfilling prophecy.... FML.
Ugh.
Ugh.
Because that'll help the country....
So one of the first headlines I read this morning "Sen McConnell to Pres Obama: Top Goal is to Make You a 1-term President".
My gut reaction is to be sick to my stomach. The article then goes on to say that republican's goal is to repeatedly introduce measures to repeal the groundbreaking health care reform (gee... wonder who financed their campaigns????) and if all else fails block funding for it if they can't get rid of it.
I don't know as much as I should about the healthcare bill but I can't help but feel sick that the public elected a party that wants to take away something that was going to pave the way for everyone being insured?!?!? Who are these people that felt our health care system was working? The very people who listened to the fear mongerers (SP???) are the people who were probably going to benefit the most. But if it does get repealed or blocked in anyway, well those morons just shot themselves in the foot. Then they'll be the ones whining about not being covered. *rolls eyes*
My other reaction:
What good does focusing all the anger on him do? What does it do to solve our issues as a country???? The reason Democrats got elected in '08 had part to do with anger and backlash, but also hope. We were angry at the man in charge which certainly fueled those vying for office, but that anger was used to actually get stuff done. To be using the anger at things not miraculously getting better in 2 years (Imagine that, it took 8 years to fuck up the country but we expect it to change overnight??? ) as a means to punish the man in charge for not achieving the impossible is going to get us nowhere. Worse, I fear, it'll actually prevent us from recovering that much quicker. It may even set us back. And that isn't good for anyone.
My gut reaction is to be sick to my stomach. The article then goes on to say that republican's goal is to repeatedly introduce measures to repeal the groundbreaking health care reform (gee... wonder who financed their campaigns????) and if all else fails block funding for it if they can't get rid of it.
I don't know as much as I should about the healthcare bill but I can't help but feel sick that the public elected a party that wants to take away something that was going to pave the way for everyone being insured?!?!? Who are these people that felt our health care system was working? The very people who listened to the fear mongerers (SP???) are the people who were probably going to benefit the most. But if it does get repealed or blocked in anyway, well those morons just shot themselves in the foot. Then they'll be the ones whining about not being covered. *rolls eyes*
My other reaction:
What good does focusing all the anger on him do? What does it do to solve our issues as a country???? The reason Democrats got elected in '08 had part to do with anger and backlash, but also hope. We were angry at the man in charge which certainly fueled those vying for office, but that anger was used to actually get stuff done. To be using the anger at things not miraculously getting better in 2 years (Imagine that, it took 8 years to fuck up the country but we expect it to change overnight??? ) as a means to punish the man in charge for not achieving the impossible is going to get us nowhere. Worse, I fear, it'll actually prevent us from recovering that much quicker. It may even set us back. And that isn't good for anyone.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tis a sad day. a sad day indeed...
A good man in just lost his job today in WI if projections are correct. This makes me sick.
I get it. People are angry. I'm angry too. Vote out the incumbent mentality was widespread. The problem I have with that mentality is when it takes out a man who has worked on progressiveness. he's (sorry for the oncoming cliche) "worked across the aisle" and not been afraid to go against his own party, but no. WI is angry so let's boot him out for a man that has no desire to do that....
I'll close with a quote from a friend :
I get it. People are angry. I'm angry too. Vote out the incumbent mentality was widespread. The problem I have with that mentality is when it takes out a man who has worked on progressiveness. he's (sorry for the oncoming cliche) "worked across the aisle" and not been afraid to go against his own party, but no. WI is angry so let's boot him out for a man that has no desire to do that....
I'll close with a quote from a friend :
For the record, I dont claim to be a Democrat or a Republican but ok, elect a democratic president and then put republicans in the senate and the house come on people!! anyone that complains to me about Obama not doing anything in his presidency now I'm gonna smack them upside the head with the thickest government and law textbook that I can find!!
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