...but my mind's on vacation!
Sure I still have almost two flipping weeks until my two week vacation starts, but apparently my brain has already taken off. My motivation levels are dangerously low, and the daily lag factor is increasing... uh... daily (duh). By this time next week it's going to feel like I have three more weeks of waiting left.
But I don't!! I only have 8 business days, 3 hours, and 44 minutes... Actually if you factor in the workshop I'll be at instead of work tomorrow (a six-hour day), it's only 1 hour and 42 minutes. But who's counting?
I am!!
It's going to be a looong 8 business days, 1 hour and 41 minutes.
So, you want me to refresh your memory as to what I'll be doing on my two glorious weeks away from the Seventh Circle of Hell? Well why didn't you say so?? I'm only too happy to oblige!
Day 1 is actually my birthday (7/23 in case you don't have it on your calendar yet). So right off the bat I'll be spending my vacation a year older. A small price to pay, I suppose, especially considering that my SIL, L, and my BFF, A, have been working tirelessly to throw me the most fabulous birthday cocktail party of all time! (It will actually be a relatively small affair, but that doesn't mean it can't still be the most fabulous of all time.) Can you think of a better way to kick off a vacation than that? I can't. It's going to rock my socks off, I'm convinced.
Next, Hubs and I will be taking a day trip to good ol' Venice Beach! It's been years since I've been down there, and Hubs hasn't ever really spent any time there. Should be a nice mellow day of checking out the crazy people. I'll be sure to stop by Muscle Beach for all you gals and bring back some pics. ;)
Unfortunately, Hubs only has two days off work the first week I'm off, so I've been contemplating how I should spend the other three days alone. I'm thinking I'll go to the movies one day, and hopefully the other two days will be sunny enough that I can lay out and work on not being so pasty white. Also I may try out some new recipes. How do you like to spend your free time alone?
And finally, the pies de resistance, we'll be spending seven heavenly nights camping at the beach, as per our usual summer ritual. It may not be a resort in the Bahamas, but as long as I have plenty of margaritas and reading material I'll be happy!
Now to get through the next 8 business days, 1 hour and 6 minutes. Heavens to Murgatroid, that's a looong time...
P.S. Check out my new section for freebies in the column to the left! I'm sharing the wealth with you all whenever I get an offer for free stuff.
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
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7.12.2011
7.12.2010
Weekend and weather and such
Ah, Monday. You certainly know how to swoop in and kill off a weekend, don't you? Oh well. This is the last full week I'm working before my vacation, so I shouldn't complain. Starting next Thursday I will be away from work for two whole weeks! One week of that will be camping at the beach, and then I have 5 additional days where I have no idea what I'll be doing. I really should figure something out because otherwise I'll be bored out of my mind.
We're still fighting the clouds here in "sunny" southern CA. The sun peaked out a little yesterday afternoon, but it was already 3:00 by then. I tell you this weather is KILLING ME. It's the most dreary, chilly, awful July I can remember and it doesn't look like it'll get much better anytime soon. The sun's supposed to come out later this week, but the temperatures aren't going to be rising a whole lot. I like it in the upper 70's, but we'll be lucky to break 70 degrees more than once in the next 10 days. What the hell kind of summer is this??? I need warmth and vitamin D to survive! I need shorts and flip flops! I'm tired of sweaters and jeans!
Whew. So anyway, other than the mood swings (haha) I'm still feeling pretty peachy. No nausea, no peeing every 10 minutes, and the fatigue isn't even that bad. Boobs are still sore though. I keep asking hubs, "Are you sure I'm pregnant??" whenever he cracks open a beer - or worse, drinks our good wine! - and I can't have any. But it is still really early. I seem to always forget just how early it is, I'm so impatient and the days seem to go by sooo slowly. I just want to feel like it's for real, and I don't yet.
On with the day! My boss is on vacation this week and next, which, as much as I like the guy, always lightens the atmosphere a little bit. Hopefully that will make for an easy transition into vacation time for me, too. :)
We're still fighting the clouds here in "sunny" southern CA. The sun peaked out a little yesterday afternoon, but it was already 3:00 by then. I tell you this weather is KILLING ME. It's the most dreary, chilly, awful July I can remember and it doesn't look like it'll get much better anytime soon. The sun's supposed to come out later this week, but the temperatures aren't going to be rising a whole lot. I like it in the upper 70's, but we'll be lucky to break 70 degrees more than once in the next 10 days. What the hell kind of summer is this??? I need warmth and vitamin D to survive! I need shorts and flip flops! I'm tired of sweaters and jeans!
Whew. So anyway, other than the mood swings (haha) I'm still feeling pretty peachy. No nausea, no peeing every 10 minutes, and the fatigue isn't even that bad. Boobs are still sore though. I keep asking hubs, "Are you sure I'm pregnant??" whenever he cracks open a beer - or worse, drinks our good wine! - and I can't have any. But it is still really early. I seem to always forget just how early it is, I'm so impatient and the days seem to go by sooo slowly. I just want to feel like it's for real, and I don't yet.
On with the day! My boss is on vacation this week and next, which, as much as I like the guy, always lightens the atmosphere a little bit. Hopefully that will make for an easy transition into vacation time for me, too. :)
5.18.2010
Brain smorgasbord
Whoa lordy!! Things are getting crazy for this girl lately and I'm trying to keep everything running smoothly. Or even just running.
Our trip to the Central Coast was really fun, and we had a great time with our friends. They live in a college town that holds a big farmer's market on Thursday evenings, so we went downtown for that. I always forget how good (and cheap!) the produce is at farmer's markets, hopefully we can start going to the one in our town. Anyway, hubs and I went wine tasting all day on Friday, and then back to our friends' place for dinner... and more drinks! And Yahtzee! And Scrabble! LOL It was really fun but of course I felt like death warmed over the next day. We thought about staying an extra night and making a trip to the hot springs, but in the end we wanted to spend the last day of our time off at home. Which we did - and spent the entire day Sunday working on our backyard planters! They're looking really nice now, I'll have to post some before and after shots so you can see the progress.
The backyard's going to be getting a lot of use in the next couple weeks. We have Beer Fest coming up on Memorial Day weekend, and then my friend A's bridal shower will be held there the following Sunday. Did I mention my friend T's shower is the day before A's? Luckily A's sister and other bridesmaids are doing the majority of the planning for hers, as I've been totally wrapped up in T's. I have to say, I did not count on the amount of stress all this planning would cause me! Between auditors, testing, and training at work, the two showers, the backyard work, Beer Fest, my anniversary trip, and of course TTC, I'm just about to my breaking point!
I'm trying to woo-sah my stress away, and am still enjoying using C+B (although I forgot to do it the 3 days we were out of town). Like I said, the meditation and guided visualization are really good. I'm having kind of a hard time with the relaxation though. I get to a certain level and then my brain tries to kick in, my thoughts wander, etc. I just can't seem to get to that deeper level of relaxation. Hopefully it will get easier with practice; I think it will.
My acu has moved me to an every-other-week schedule instead of every week, since money was getting tight. He actually told me at my last appt that he doesn't really think I'm infertile, and it caught me so off guard I didn't think to ask him what he meant by that. My guess is he wants hubs to get another SA, but this time by a specialist. He doesn't have a lot of faith in the test labs that most doctors' offices use. I do need to hurry up and find an RE, but here's the deal: My insurance covers 50% of IF testing, but hubs isn't on my insurance. (I don't think his covers anything regarding IF.) I'm obviously going to be limited in my choice of doctors under my insurance, and since it only covers half of testing, and nothing for treatments, cost is still a big concern. So I guess I'm kind of dragging my feet in seeing an RE because I don't know where to start! Hubs keeps telling me to "research" some doctors, but it's not like I can call and ask how much they charge for tests and procedures! I mean, I can, but they're not going to tell me that. Ugh... Help? What would you do?
Sorry this is such a meandering post, it's a pretty good representation of my brain lately though! I will leave you with this thought: Neil Pa.tric.k Ha.rris is on G.lee tonight, and I do believe there's going to be a flashback scene in which he sports a mullet. Just go ahead and let that marinate for a while!
Our trip to the Central Coast was really fun, and we had a great time with our friends. They live in a college town that holds a big farmer's market on Thursday evenings, so we went downtown for that. I always forget how good (and cheap!) the produce is at farmer's markets, hopefully we can start going to the one in our town. Anyway, hubs and I went wine tasting all day on Friday, and then back to our friends' place for dinner... and more drinks! And Yahtzee! And Scrabble! LOL It was really fun but of course I felt like death warmed over the next day. We thought about staying an extra night and making a trip to the hot springs, but in the end we wanted to spend the last day of our time off at home. Which we did - and spent the entire day Sunday working on our backyard planters! They're looking really nice now, I'll have to post some before and after shots so you can see the progress.
The backyard's going to be getting a lot of use in the next couple weeks. We have Beer Fest coming up on Memorial Day weekend, and then my friend A's bridal shower will be held there the following Sunday. Did I mention my friend T's shower is the day before A's? Luckily A's sister and other bridesmaids are doing the majority of the planning for hers, as I've been totally wrapped up in T's. I have to say, I did not count on the amount of stress all this planning would cause me! Between auditors, testing, and training at work, the two showers, the backyard work, Beer Fest, my anniversary trip, and of course TTC, I'm just about to my breaking point!
I'm trying to woo-sah my stress away, and am still enjoying using C+B (although I forgot to do it the 3 days we were out of town). Like I said, the meditation and guided visualization are really good. I'm having kind of a hard time with the relaxation though. I get to a certain level and then my brain tries to kick in, my thoughts wander, etc. I just can't seem to get to that deeper level of relaxation. Hopefully it will get easier with practice; I think it will.
My acu has moved me to an every-other-week schedule instead of every week, since money was getting tight. He actually told me at my last appt that he doesn't really think I'm infertile, and it caught me so off guard I didn't think to ask him what he meant by that. My guess is he wants hubs to get another SA, but this time by a specialist. He doesn't have a lot of faith in the test labs that most doctors' offices use. I do need to hurry up and find an RE, but here's the deal: My insurance covers 50% of IF testing, but hubs isn't on my insurance. (I don't think his covers anything regarding IF.) I'm obviously going to be limited in my choice of doctors under my insurance, and since it only covers half of testing, and nothing for treatments, cost is still a big concern. So I guess I'm kind of dragging my feet in seeing an RE because I don't know where to start! Hubs keeps telling me to "research" some doctors, but it's not like I can call and ask how much they charge for tests and procedures! I mean, I can, but they're not going to tell me that. Ugh... Help? What would you do?
Sorry this is such a meandering post, it's a pretty good representation of my brain lately though! I will leave you with this thought: Neil Pa.tric.k Ha.rris is on G.lee tonight, and I do believe there's going to be a flashback scene in which he sports a mullet. Just go ahead and let that marinate for a while!
5.11.2010
So close I can almost taste it!
Happy Tuesday everyone!! Today is my "Friday," so I apologize if my overly-chipper mood is irritating to those of you who have to work. For what it's worth, I wish you a speedy, easy and pleasant week!
So far today has been going suspiciously smoothly, but it's still early. I anticipate all the crazy stuff to start going down about an hour or two before I leave for the day, causing me to have to stay late. I really hope I'm wrong because I want to try to leave a few minutes early. Fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath!
Tomorrow is the hubs' and my 3rd anniversary! (And I want to send a shout-out to my anniversary buddy Sherry, celebrating her 10th tomorrow! I believe tomorrow is also Steph's anniversary! Congrats to both of you and your hubbies, I'll definitely be toasting you tomorrow!) Hubs and I will be celebrating by going to see Ir.on M.an 2 at the new 21 and over movie theater. That's right, we can have booze in the theater, every 17 year old's dream! Haha. Afterwards we're going out to dinner at a location to be determined.
And then Thursday afternoon we're heading up to the Central Coast! (To answer Sweet Pea's question, the Central Coast is the coastal region of CA between the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. And about right in the middle of the Central Coast is one of the 3 major wine-producing regions in the state. Of course, that's where we'll be!) On Thursday evening we'll probably hit up the big farmer's market in town, Friday we'll be wine tasting all day, and we'll head home on Saturday. Should be really fun!
On the TTC front - I did buy Circle+Bloom the other day and have done the first two sessions. I'm enjoying it so far; the sessions are only about 15 minutes long, and I'm surprised at how relaxed I get while listening to them. I think that with practice, and by giving myself a few extra minutes to unwind before starting, I can get to that really deep level of relaxation eventually. The guided visualization is very good, I like that they don't try to throw too much at you at once. I'm planning on taking my iPod with me to my acu appts so I can listen to my sessions while I'm there too. All that relaxation, I'll be leaving those appts feeling like Jell-o!
Now I'm off to try to find trouble before it finds me!
So far today has been going suspiciously smoothly, but it's still early. I anticipate all the crazy stuff to start going down about an hour or two before I leave for the day, causing me to have to stay late. I really hope I'm wrong because I want to try to leave a few minutes early. Fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath!
Tomorrow is the hubs' and my 3rd anniversary! (And I want to send a shout-out to my anniversary buddy Sherry, celebrating her 10th tomorrow! I believe tomorrow is also Steph's anniversary! Congrats to both of you and your hubbies, I'll definitely be toasting you tomorrow!) Hubs and I will be celebrating by going to see Ir.on M.an 2 at the new 21 and over movie theater. That's right, we can have booze in the theater, every 17 year old's dream! Haha. Afterwards we're going out to dinner at a location to be determined.
And then Thursday afternoon we're heading up to the Central Coast! (To answer Sweet Pea's question, the Central Coast is the coastal region of CA between the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. And about right in the middle of the Central Coast is one of the 3 major wine-producing regions in the state. Of course, that's where we'll be!) On Thursday evening we'll probably hit up the big farmer's market in town, Friday we'll be wine tasting all day, and we'll head home on Saturday. Should be really fun!
On the TTC front - I did buy Circle+Bloom the other day and have done the first two sessions. I'm enjoying it so far; the sessions are only about 15 minutes long, and I'm surprised at how relaxed I get while listening to them. I think that with practice, and by giving myself a few extra minutes to unwind before starting, I can get to that really deep level of relaxation eventually. The guided visualization is very good, I like that they don't try to throw too much at you at once. I'm planning on taking my iPod with me to my acu appts so I can listen to my sessions while I'm there too. All that relaxation, I'll be leaving those appts feeling like Jell-o!
Now I'm off to try to find trouble before it finds me!
4.12.2010
A case of the Mondays
It's day 30 and this freakin' C can end any time now!
I tested yesterday morning at 5:30 with FMU and a cheapie dip stick HPT from the web. I stared and stared at that sucker but, as per usual, there wasn't even a hint of a shadow of a part of a line. So I went back to bed and cried.
This was the first C in a while that I really thought I could be pg. Even though AF is a little late, I'm convinced she will be here. There's no point deluding myself otherwise. Yes, I'm very regular and she usually shows up between days 27-29, but I have had odd 31-32 day C's before. And I figure the Clomid could be jacking with me too. So I will continue to wait without hope.
Hubs and I had a nice weekend regardless. The wedding Saturday was beautiful and we danced our shoes off all night. Both of us were exhausted yesterday, and enjoyed a mellow lunch with my family celebrating my mom's 60th birthday. Afterwards we went home and played Ma.rio Ga.laxy on the Wii. (Fun game!)
Last week hubs and I scheduled some vacation time, and I'm just itching to take it. We're taking 3 days off next month for our anniversary and we'll probably go back up to the central coast for wine tasting. Either that or Vegas. Then in July we're going camping at the beach with hubs' family for an entire week. Normally we only go for 3 or 4 days, so we're super excited to have a WHOLE WEEK of doing nothing but lying on the beach, reading, eating and drinking margaritas to look forward to. I also took off an additional week in July because I have to take 2 weeks off in a row at my work. Hubs took a few extra days too so we can celebrate my birthday the week before we go camping.
Sorry I'm boring today. I just want stupid AF to get here so I can close the stupid book on this stupid C already. It's bringing me down! Oh well. Acupuncture tomorrow. Maybe that will open up the flood gates if she hasn't shown up by then.
I tested yesterday morning at 5:30 with FMU and a cheapie dip stick HPT from the web. I stared and stared at that sucker but, as per usual, there wasn't even a hint of a shadow of a part of a line. So I went back to bed and cried.
This was the first C in a while that I really thought I could be pg. Even though AF is a little late, I'm convinced she will be here. There's no point deluding myself otherwise. Yes, I'm very regular and she usually shows up between days 27-29, but I have had odd 31-32 day C's before. And I figure the Clomid could be jacking with me too. So I will continue to wait without hope.
Hubs and I had a nice weekend regardless. The wedding Saturday was beautiful and we danced our shoes off all night. Both of us were exhausted yesterday, and enjoyed a mellow lunch with my family celebrating my mom's 60th birthday. Afterwards we went home and played Ma.rio Ga.laxy on the Wii. (Fun game!)
Last week hubs and I scheduled some vacation time, and I'm just itching to take it. We're taking 3 days off next month for our anniversary and we'll probably go back up to the central coast for wine tasting. Either that or Vegas. Then in July we're going camping at the beach with hubs' family for an entire week. Normally we only go for 3 or 4 days, so we're super excited to have a WHOLE WEEK of doing nothing but lying on the beach, reading, eating and drinking margaritas to look forward to. I also took off an additional week in July because I have to take 2 weeks off in a row at my work. Hubs took a few extra days too so we can celebrate my birthday the week before we go camping.
Sorry I'm boring today. I just want stupid AF to get here so I can close the stupid book on this stupid C already. It's bringing me down! Oh well. Acupuncture tomorrow. Maybe that will open up the flood gates if she hasn't shown up by then.
9.21.2009
Back x2
Back from vacation and back from Summer Vacation!
I've been infection-free for about a month now, knock on wood, so if all stays well this month (AF is due next week) looks like I'll be back in the TTC saddle next month. Hubs and I did manage to get some FD action in around O time, so who knows? I'm not holding my breath though, I'll just be happy if my parts stay healthy for a little while. I really believe that whole mess was stress-related, and I'm determined to keep my stress levels lower from now on. Vacation helped a lot; coming back to work however, has definitely not! I do believe I'll be browsing for a new job very soon, I'm pretty much over this place. Waking up and absolutely DREADING the day doesn't do much for a healthy mental state.
I did a lot of thinking on vacation. No hardcore, soul-searching stuff, I just kind of let myself think, if that makes any sense. I wasn't trying to figure anything out or analyze anything, I just thought...
One thing I thought about was all the reasons I want to be a mom. There have been many times that I've wondered whether I really want a child, or if I just want the excitement of getting pregnant. Now I'm sure that I actually want children, not just a baby in the belly, and it's a strange relief to finally, and honestly, come to that realization.
I also thought about this whole TTC thing... and I think it's time to just let go; to realize I don't have any control over getting pregnant, and to just have fun with my husband. We'll still change our insurance at the end of the year, but I don't know yet when we'll pursue any fertility treatments. At least for now I'd like to just enjoy trying - for the first time since we started trying! It's just another facet of my high stress level that I need to mellow out on before I can add any more pressure to the situation.
Anyway, vacation was great, I'm feeling somewhat refreshed, and hopefully I can move forward with a new outlook now. :)
I've been infection-free for about a month now, knock on wood, so if all stays well this month (AF is due next week) looks like I'll be back in the TTC saddle next month. Hubs and I did manage to get some FD action in around O time, so who knows? I'm not holding my breath though, I'll just be happy if my parts stay healthy for a little while. I really believe that whole mess was stress-related, and I'm determined to keep my stress levels lower from now on. Vacation helped a lot; coming back to work however, has definitely not! I do believe I'll be browsing for a new job very soon, I'm pretty much over this place. Waking up and absolutely DREADING the day doesn't do much for a healthy mental state.
I did a lot of thinking on vacation. No hardcore, soul-searching stuff, I just kind of let myself think, if that makes any sense. I wasn't trying to figure anything out or analyze anything, I just thought...
One thing I thought about was all the reasons I want to be a mom. There have been many times that I've wondered whether I really want a child, or if I just want the excitement of getting pregnant. Now I'm sure that I actually want children, not just a baby in the belly, and it's a strange relief to finally, and honestly, come to that realization.
I also thought about this whole TTC thing... and I think it's time to just let go; to realize I don't have any control over getting pregnant, and to just have fun with my husband. We'll still change our insurance at the end of the year, but I don't know yet when we'll pursue any fertility treatments. At least for now I'd like to just enjoy trying - for the first time since we started trying! It's just another facet of my high stress level that I need to mellow out on before I can add any more pressure to the situation.
Anyway, vacation was great, I'm feeling somewhat refreshed, and hopefully I can move forward with a new outlook now. :)
9.04.2009
Vacation, all I ever wanted!
(First I have to apologize - I haven't been a good commenter lately, but I have been reading everyone's posts. I'm sending all our new BFPs extra sticky vibes, everyone in the 2ww extra positive vibes, ((((Hugs)))) to you ladies going through tough and tumultuous times, and wishing everyone a wonderful three day weekend.)
Okay, it's officially hit me - the vacation excitement!
I've been stressing about getting everything done for our trip all week, but today I'm just excited. It's my last day of work for two whole weeks! Hopefully it goes by smoothly and I get everything done that I need to. I should, there's not a whole lot on my list.
We took the car in to get the stereo installed and tinting done last night, and it will be ready after work today. I can't wait to see it - and drive it! It'll almost be like having a new car again.
There are still TONS of things to do for the trip, but I'm confident we'll get everything done tonight and tomorrow.
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Also - an update on my delicate parts (since I'm sure you were all impatiently awaiting an update) - Still irritated, but much better since I switched from pads to 'pons. I guess my body doesn't like those pads at all! My skin is so dry it has actually cracked and bled. I'm thinking of trying some kind of "natural" or alternative form of feminine hygiene product. Tampons are irritating and make my cramps worse the first 3 days, and pads irritate the hell out of my skin... What's a girl to do?? I'm taking suggestions!
Okay, gonna get some work done. I will post again shortly with a link to my other blog for those of you who want to follow along on our road trip. I decided to just keep it on my family-friendly one rather than creating another. You ladies are pretty trustworthy I think! ;)
Happy three-day-weekend Friday!!!
Okay, it's officially hit me - the vacation excitement!
I've been stressing about getting everything done for our trip all week, but today I'm just excited. It's my last day of work for two whole weeks! Hopefully it goes by smoothly and I get everything done that I need to. I should, there's not a whole lot on my list.
We took the car in to get the stereo installed and tinting done last night, and it will be ready after work today. I can't wait to see it - and drive it! It'll almost be like having a new car again.
There are still TONS of things to do for the trip, but I'm confident we'll get everything done tonight and tomorrow.
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Also - an update on my delicate parts (since I'm sure you were all impatiently awaiting an update) - Still irritated, but much better since I switched from pads to 'pons. I guess my body doesn't like those pads at all! My skin is so dry it has actually cracked and bled. I'm thinking of trying some kind of "natural" or alternative form of feminine hygiene product. Tampons are irritating and make my cramps worse the first 3 days, and pads irritate the hell out of my skin... What's a girl to do?? I'm taking suggestions!
Okay, gonna get some work done. I will post again shortly with a link to my other blog for those of you who want to follow along on our road trip. I decided to just keep it on my family-friendly one rather than creating another. You ladies are pretty trustworthy I think! ;)
Happy three-day-weekend Friday!!!
9.02.2009
So much to do, so little time!
Today is CD3. AF showed up with a vengeance right on time on Monday. She didn't mess around with any spotting nonsense either, just moved right in and made herself comfortable. That's fine by me, I don't need to drag it out!
Okay, TMI question - does anyone else get like, sore/raw/irritated skin near the opening and perineum around AF time? It drives me crazy! Seems like it mostly happens when it's hot out, and I try to switch off between pads and tampons, but even the string can irritate my skin. And it stays sore for days after AF is gone :( Geez, I am so sensitive! If anyone else experiences this, can you please tell me how to make it stop??
Back to not-gross stuff...
I have my first appointment with my shrink tonight right after work. I'm a little nervous. I know it will be fine, maybe even good, but I guess I'm just a little stressed lately with everything I need to get done at work and at home before going on vacation. It's not that I'm worried about the time it will take up; actually I don't really know what it is. I guess I just worry about everything!
We have lots to do before we leave on Sunday! Oh my gosh, we have procrastinated way too much this past month. We still have to book about half of our hotel rooms, print up (or go to AAA and pick up) maps for each area we'll be in, get directions to any of the attractions we might want to stop at along the way, not to mention we still have to get the car windows tinted, get the new stereo installed, try to find seat cushions, and pack! Hubs is taking care of the car stuff, I'll be working on the maps and attractions (we did buy a GPS though so that's a plus), and we're both packing and booking hotel rooms. We'll get it done, I'm just freaking out that our trip is only 4 days away!!
Speaking of which, I think I'm going to create YET ANOTHER blog for the road trip updates. I thought it would be easier for keeping this blog and my family-friendly blog separate (honestly I'm more worried about the family finding their way to this one than vice-versa). I'll post a link as soon as I get it set up. I hope you ladies will follow along :)
Okay, TMI question - does anyone else get like, sore/raw/irritated skin near the opening and perineum around AF time? It drives me crazy! Seems like it mostly happens when it's hot out, and I try to switch off between pads and tampons, but even the string can irritate my skin. And it stays sore for days after AF is gone :( Geez, I am so sensitive! If anyone else experiences this, can you please tell me how to make it stop??
Back to not-gross stuff...
I have my first appointment with my shrink tonight right after work. I'm a little nervous. I know it will be fine, maybe even good, but I guess I'm just a little stressed lately with everything I need to get done at work and at home before going on vacation. It's not that I'm worried about the time it will take up; actually I don't really know what it is. I guess I just worry about everything!
We have lots to do before we leave on Sunday! Oh my gosh, we have procrastinated way too much this past month. We still have to book about half of our hotel rooms, print up (or go to AAA and pick up) maps for each area we'll be in, get directions to any of the attractions we might want to stop at along the way, not to mention we still have to get the car windows tinted, get the new stereo installed, try to find seat cushions, and pack! Hubs is taking care of the car stuff, I'll be working on the maps and attractions (we did buy a GPS though so that's a plus), and we're both packing and booking hotel rooms. We'll get it done, I'm just freaking out that our trip is only 4 days away!!
Speaking of which, I think I'm going to create YET ANOTHER blog for the road trip updates. I thought it would be easier for keeping this blog and my family-friendly blog separate (honestly I'm more worried about the family finding their way to this one than vice-versa). I'll post a link as soon as I get it set up. I hope you ladies will follow along :)
8.31.2009
Monday, Monday...
Whew, what an exhausting, fun, busy, stressful weekend!
Party prep started Friday night with an intensive house-cleaning. Our house is teeny-tiny, so it actually only took a few hours to get it done. Hubs had to work Saturday morning until about 1:30 p.m., so I was on my own for finishing cleaning the house, buying groceries, and prepping all the food. It wasn't too bad, but it was 93 degrees out and I didn't have time to eat anything, so I may have been a little snippy at certain points! Especially when I couldn't get a hold of my parents who had promised to bring a bunch of chairs... then come to find out they flew out to Arizona for the weekend! It worked out though, as soon as Hubs got off work I sent him over to their house to steal their nicer chairs out of their backyard. :) Two can play at that game! Anyway, the party was really fun, Hubs kept raving about how "we throw great parties," so as long as he enjoyed his birthday celebration, I'm happy.
We were both exhausted Sunday morning and opted to clean up only the smelly stuff and stuff we had to return, and then vegged out until it was time to head off to Hubs' brother's birthday party. My SIL had rented a bounce house/jolly jumper for the party, and I have to admit - I was really excited about it! I kept bugging hubs to go in with me, and finally he agreed. It was sooo much fun. I laughed uncontrollably the whole time we were bouncing around. **WAY TMI AHEAD** I laughed so hard that I thought I peed my pants a little - which I NEVER do (I have a bladder of steel). I went to the restroom afterwards and it wasn't pee, it was a TON of CM. Isn't that strange for right before AF? I usually dry up after O, but maybe I'm all out of whack from the infections and meds this C.
Now it's back to work we go! It's going to be an absolutely crazy week. The other shoe dropped and we had a meeting this morning where our CFO announced the reorganization of the larger dept that my tiny dept is part of. This was the "possibly good" announcement that I mentioned last week. We - both the big dept and my little dept - are now joining another dept, and as of tomorrow I will no longer be reporting to my current boss. Instead, we'll both be reporting directly to the head of the department we are joining forces with (R). R is a man, and to be honest, I am kind of looking forward to the change. He is pretty easy-going and friendly, and not as hard to read as my current (now old) boss. Her mood swings and the way she always changes her mind (but doesn't think she's changing her mind) kept me constantly on edge! So hopefully this change will mean a little less stress in that area.
I've got to get a ton of stuff done this week before Hubs and I leave on our ROAD TRIP! I can't believe we're leaving on Sunday. Man, time just flies by... I'm a little stressed about leaving Atticus for two weeks, I've never been away from him that long. But we're getting a house-sitter, so at least he'll have someone there every night and taking care of him every day. I swear, I feel almost like I'm leaving my child with a babysitter for two weeks though! I'm going to miss him like crazy, but I trust he'll be in good hands. (Can you tell I'm trying to talk myself into that?)
Anyway, I hope everyone has a nice, pleasant, and mellow week! Unless you are finishing out your 2ww, in which case I hope it ends with a very positive bang! :)
Party prep started Friday night with an intensive house-cleaning. Our house is teeny-tiny, so it actually only took a few hours to get it done. Hubs had to work Saturday morning until about 1:30 p.m., so I was on my own for finishing cleaning the house, buying groceries, and prepping all the food. It wasn't too bad, but it was 93 degrees out and I didn't have time to eat anything, so I may have been a little snippy at certain points! Especially when I couldn't get a hold of my parents who had promised to bring a bunch of chairs... then come to find out they flew out to Arizona for the weekend! It worked out though, as soon as Hubs got off work I sent him over to their house to steal their nicer chairs out of their backyard. :) Two can play at that game! Anyway, the party was really fun, Hubs kept raving about how "we throw great parties," so as long as he enjoyed his birthday celebration, I'm happy.
We were both exhausted Sunday morning and opted to clean up only the smelly stuff and stuff we had to return, and then vegged out until it was time to head off to Hubs' brother's birthday party. My SIL had rented a bounce house/jolly jumper for the party, and I have to admit - I was really excited about it! I kept bugging hubs to go in with me, and finally he agreed. It was sooo much fun. I laughed uncontrollably the whole time we were bouncing around. **WAY TMI AHEAD** I laughed so hard that I thought I peed my pants a little - which I NEVER do (I have a bladder of steel). I went to the restroom afterwards and it wasn't pee, it was a TON of CM. Isn't that strange for right before AF? I usually dry up after O, but maybe I'm all out of whack from the infections and meds this C.
Now it's back to work we go! It's going to be an absolutely crazy week. The other shoe dropped and we had a meeting this morning where our CFO announced the reorganization of the larger dept that my tiny dept is part of. This was the "possibly good" announcement that I mentioned last week. We - both the big dept and my little dept - are now joining another dept, and as of tomorrow I will no longer be reporting to my current boss. Instead, we'll both be reporting directly to the head of the department we are joining forces with (R). R is a man, and to be honest, I am kind of looking forward to the change. He is pretty easy-going and friendly, and not as hard to read as my current (now old) boss. Her mood swings and the way she always changes her mind (but doesn't think she's changing her mind) kept me constantly on edge! So hopefully this change will mean a little less stress in that area.
I've got to get a ton of stuff done this week before Hubs and I leave on our ROAD TRIP! I can't believe we're leaving on Sunday. Man, time just flies by... I'm a little stressed about leaving Atticus for two weeks, I've never been away from him that long. But we're getting a house-sitter, so at least he'll have someone there every night and taking care of him every day. I swear, I feel almost like I'm leaving my child with a babysitter for two weeks though! I'm going to miss him like crazy, but I trust he'll be in good hands. (Can you tell I'm trying to talk myself into that?)
Anyway, I hope everyone has a nice, pleasant, and mellow week! Unless you are finishing out your 2ww, in which case I hope it ends with a very positive bang! :)
6.24.2009
Getting ahead of myself
Yep, that's what I've been doing all week it seems!
I spent half the day yesterday planning our road trip to Iowa... which takes place in SEPTEMBER. The whole point of the road trip is to explore, venture out, and be spontaneous... but I am a planner! And when I get excited I PLAN! I can't help it. :)
Want to see where we're going? Okay look:
I spent half the day yesterday planning our road trip to Iowa... which takes place in SEPTEMBER. The whole point of the road trip is to explore, venture out, and be spontaneous... but I am a planner! And when I get excited I PLAN! I can't help it. :)
Want to see where we're going? Okay look:
(The red line is how we are getting there and the blue line is coming home.)
We'll be gone for 2 weeks, spending about 4 days in Cedar Rapids (where hubs' cousin lives) and 1.5 days in Denver. We're also stopping in Phoenix to see the Dodgers play the DBacks, and in Kansas City to see a Royals game. And we're debating whether to go to Vegas (for hubs' and some friends' birthdays) or the Grand Canyon (which neither of us has been to) the first weekend. Other than that we'll just be driving, driving, driving...
So lately I've been googling offbeat things to see on the road. Can you tell I'm a little excited about this trip? I've never been on a "real" road trip before, and I've never driven farther east than Flagstaff. We're taking main highways, but going the same way as route 66 (well, most of the way), so I'm sure we'll have plenty of opportunities to see some wacky stuff, and that's what I'm looking forward to most.
I'm sure I'll have lots more to say about this in the next 2.5 months, but I'll give it a rest for now! :)
Happy Hump Day!
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