Well, what a week. I have logged more time working out this week than I have in a long while...it felt great.
I have been going in the mornings before I have to get ready for work. I think I will stick to cardio only in the mornings. I have committed to doing zumba on mondays and thursdays, and it is going great. I am still having some issues with the steps but thats a result of having two left feet :)
I have only two more weeks of softball until that is over. I have really enjoyed it. My team has some really nice, caring and supportive people. I played a whole game last night and I didn't feel to bad after. I have noticed with the increased activity and exercise I've been getting I was even able to run a bit faster to the next base. I was having so much fun that on one particular crossing of the home plate I stopped and moon walked across it. lol. It was great.
This morning my oldest son was feeling pretty crappy, and actually asked to go to the hospital. He was diagnosed with BPPV, which is a vestibular disorder. I can't tell you how heart broken I felt when I heard them tell him that, although it is treatable and can go into a permanent remission, the fact that my son has to experience some of the worst parts of my disease. Vertigo is so debilitating. He is young though and will endure it, he does after all, have a part of me in him...stubborness lol.
Oh, work has been going well. I got to do some case management :)
anyway, short one here, i am distracted by the awesome pyrotechnic display from the olympic opening ceremonies.
Have a great day :)
Friday, July 27, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
7.25.2012
Well, today has been interesting. I am glad I am home so I can kick back in my trusted recliner and chill :)
Today was my oldest sons first day of work. He called me about 40 minutes after his shift and asked if I would just let him relax when I get home and not nag at him :) you know mom stuff. Cause he is relaxing after a hard days work. LOL.
Welcome to the adult world son. Nah, it was a long grueling wait for him to get a job, but when he works he actually has a great work ethic. He and one of his good buddies work at the same place, and now they are researching the average cost of rent and bills so they can save up to find a place they can afford to rent together. They told me they were ready to be adults...lol. Silly kids. I love them.
I am loving the sun, from the wrong side of the window, but it's laundry night and my chair sucked me in...hahaha. Hope it's like this tomorrow night, I have two softball games after work, gonna be a long day.
I am going to the gym before work, to do my 40 minutes of treadmill. Then I am hitting the zumba floor at noon, and two softball games. I only do 2 innings a game if we have enough people.
Saturday is looking pretty good, I will be sleeping in, if nothing else I will laze in my bed for most of the morning...
I am finally being able to do more case management at work. I'm excited, cause I be learning shtuff :)
Oh, I crocheted a hat. I started it yesterday and finished it this morning. It turned out pretty good, I was kind of proud of myself. I used a soft off white and a deep purple yarns at the same time and the coloring is cool.
I would love to make a blanket but at this point it is just tooooooooo much work. I'm all about instant results...
Well, i'm not sure what else I can talk about, I have rambled on quite a bit. If you have read this far as I've said before thanks. Have a great day.
Today was my oldest sons first day of work. He called me about 40 minutes after his shift and asked if I would just let him relax when I get home and not nag at him :) you know mom stuff. Cause he is relaxing after a hard days work. LOL.
Welcome to the adult world son. Nah, it was a long grueling wait for him to get a job, but when he works he actually has a great work ethic. He and one of his good buddies work at the same place, and now they are researching the average cost of rent and bills so they can save up to find a place they can afford to rent together. They told me they were ready to be adults...lol. Silly kids. I love them.
I am loving the sun, from the wrong side of the window, but it's laundry night and my chair sucked me in...hahaha. Hope it's like this tomorrow night, I have two softball games after work, gonna be a long day.
I am going to the gym before work, to do my 40 minutes of treadmill. Then I am hitting the zumba floor at noon, and two softball games. I only do 2 innings a game if we have enough people.
Saturday is looking pretty good, I will be sleeping in, if nothing else I will laze in my bed for most of the morning...
I am finally being able to do more case management at work. I'm excited, cause I be learning shtuff :)
Oh, I crocheted a hat. I started it yesterday and finished it this morning. It turned out pretty good, I was kind of proud of myself. I used a soft off white and a deep purple yarns at the same time and the coloring is cool.
I would love to make a blanket but at this point it is just tooooooooo much work. I'm all about instant results...
Well, i'm not sure what else I can talk about, I have rambled on quite a bit. If you have read this far as I've said before thanks. Have a great day.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
7.22.2012
the weather has not been very inviting for the whole weekend. Yesterday was a long day of absolute nothingness. I cooked two meals, and that was the extent of anything productive. I ask myself if I regret having done nothing and the answer is nope :)
I figure, I'm not perfect, and I have a bunch of crap to do, but I can treat myself to a complete day off. So that is exactly what I did. It was fantastic. I watched every episode of warehouse 13 that was available on free on demand, slept through one tv movie and watched another.
Today I was a little more productive, I did dishes, did some shopping and now I have laundry going while i contemplate this evenings meal.
I made it to zumba last thursday. It was a fun and entertaining way to exercise. I actually sweat through two layers of shirts and my head look like I took a shower. It was kind of gross after the fact, but not enough to not go back. Cause believe you me, I most certainly will.
Tomorrow I have a training to re-certify to be a training instructor for the deescalation program my employer prefers. It is suppose to be 8 hours, i'm hoping a little less :) bonus is I get to wear jeans.
I'm trying to figure out how I can get away to do zumba though. I think I will ask the instructor if he will break for lunch during that time period. He seems like a pretty flexible guy.
I joined a meniere's website today. I'm hoping the people on this one are more positive than one of the others that I am on. I know there are quite a bit of people who do not have an amazing support structure like the one I'm lucky to have, but it's the people who allow their disease to define who they are that gets to me. Granted, as far as being affected, there are people far worse of than I am, but when you give up it just takes over.
There are times when I feel all alone, and I know some people just don't get what I'm going through, or they compare the times they feel dizzy to what i experience quite often and that can be frustrating. But I appreciate the support given to me and I expect nothing more, cause I imagine, when I try to support some of the people who have other ailments in my life, I might prove to be a little or a lot annoying as well.
That being said, I will continue my search for a group that has motivated and daring menierians such as myself.
My oldest son is waiting to hear back on a job, my fingers are crossed. He gets irritable, and just doesn't understand that it's actually due to boredom. Kids! lol
My youngest son is getting ready for school. He isn't looking forward to it, but that's okay. He wants to join the military and one of the requirements is a high school diploma.
Well, I have a few more things to do so I better get at them. Have a great day :)
I figure, I'm not perfect, and I have a bunch of crap to do, but I can treat myself to a complete day off. So that is exactly what I did. It was fantastic. I watched every episode of warehouse 13 that was available on free on demand, slept through one tv movie and watched another.
Today I was a little more productive, I did dishes, did some shopping and now I have laundry going while i contemplate this evenings meal.
I made it to zumba last thursday. It was a fun and entertaining way to exercise. I actually sweat through two layers of shirts and my head look like I took a shower. It was kind of gross after the fact, but not enough to not go back. Cause believe you me, I most certainly will.
Tomorrow I have a training to re-certify to be a training instructor for the deescalation program my employer prefers. It is suppose to be 8 hours, i'm hoping a little less :) bonus is I get to wear jeans.
I'm trying to figure out how I can get away to do zumba though. I think I will ask the instructor if he will break for lunch during that time period. He seems like a pretty flexible guy.
I joined a meniere's website today. I'm hoping the people on this one are more positive than one of the others that I am on. I know there are quite a bit of people who do not have an amazing support structure like the one I'm lucky to have, but it's the people who allow their disease to define who they are that gets to me. Granted, as far as being affected, there are people far worse of than I am, but when you give up it just takes over.
There are times when I feel all alone, and I know some people just don't get what I'm going through, or they compare the times they feel dizzy to what i experience quite often and that can be frustrating. But I appreciate the support given to me and I expect nothing more, cause I imagine, when I try to support some of the people who have other ailments in my life, I might prove to be a little or a lot annoying as well.
That being said, I will continue my search for a group that has motivated and daring menierians such as myself.
My oldest son is waiting to hear back on a job, my fingers are crossed. He gets irritable, and just doesn't understand that it's actually due to boredom. Kids! lol
My youngest son is getting ready for school. He isn't looking forward to it, but that's okay. He wants to join the military and one of the requirements is a high school diploma.
Well, I have a few more things to do so I better get at them. Have a great day :)
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
7.18.2012
Today was a pretty decent day. it may have started out with a painful lower back, but it loosened up through out the day. I wonder if it was as happy to see the sun as me. It could have been the heat :)
Work was slow and uneventful. We had a rep from our compliance dept educating us on what kinds of things we are obligated to report. I had a few questions and I imagine the internal cringe from my manager as I began asking them :)
I did get a compliment from my supervisor for behaving myself. lol. I do know how to maintain some semblance of decorum...occasionally anyway.
We had quite the discussion on reading material, specifically the 50 shades of series. It was rather enlightening...i managed to render my boss speechless, and then she walked out of the room. It was actually quite funny.
Tomorrow I am going to my first zumba class. i imagine it will be challenging. I will let you know how that goes. Yes, i'm excited...
Made some white beans in the slow cooker today. they turned out okay, i have lots of room for improvement when it comes to the musical fruit...:) Zach had called me earlier and asked what I cooked for dinner last night, it sounded like a dead burnt animal...hah hah. Don't see him eating any. All good.
Cut my finger the other night, still pretty tender but it looks to be healing alright. Kind of red still around the cut, will keep an eye on it.
I have a renewed commitment to working out. It is time to seriously lose some weight. I want to drop two pant sizes by thanksgiving. will make flying that much less stressful.
I'm starting to fade out, so i'm going to end this here blog...
Work was slow and uneventful. We had a rep from our compliance dept educating us on what kinds of things we are obligated to report. I had a few questions and I imagine the internal cringe from my manager as I began asking them :)
I did get a compliment from my supervisor for behaving myself. lol. I do know how to maintain some semblance of decorum...occasionally anyway.
We had quite the discussion on reading material, specifically the 50 shades of series. It was rather enlightening...i managed to render my boss speechless, and then she walked out of the room. It was actually quite funny.
Tomorrow I am going to my first zumba class. i imagine it will be challenging. I will let you know how that goes. Yes, i'm excited...
Made some white beans in the slow cooker today. they turned out okay, i have lots of room for improvement when it comes to the musical fruit...:) Zach had called me earlier and asked what I cooked for dinner last night, it sounded like a dead burnt animal...hah hah. Don't see him eating any. All good.
Cut my finger the other night, still pretty tender but it looks to be healing alright. Kind of red still around the cut, will keep an eye on it.
I have a renewed commitment to working out. It is time to seriously lose some weight. I want to drop two pant sizes by thanksgiving. will make flying that much less stressful.
I'm starting to fade out, so i'm going to end this here blog...
Monday, July 16, 2012
7.16.2012
Today was a looooong day at work. I slept well when I did sleep and I felt rested enough when I went to work. However, with the wonderful weather system here in Anchorage, I found the day to be quite challenging. I should explain here that I have Meniere's disease. It is an inner ear, hearing and balance disorder. One of my triggers happens to be barometric changes. Vertigo hit me unexpectedly. Having not experienced it in awhile I was caught off guard.
It took a couple hours but I was able to work through the symptoms, but it wears me down, so as I sit in my trusted recliner, i am exhausted. I feel like I've spent a full day on carnival rides.
One of my besties is turning 40 in about a month. I received a text from her daughter telling me what her mom would like for her birthday. So we have begun the party planning process. I have been told I can be a slight control freak when it comes to planning things, so I am making a conscientious effort to not take over the planning. I will merely offer guidance...hopefully. :)
My oldest brother will be in town tomorrow, haven't seen him in a couple years. I'm excited to spend the few hours with him during his layover on his way to Dillingham tomorrow.
I have a propensity towards petulance, and once again I proved it at work. My mouth occasionally responds before I can filter my thoughts. I work at a good company, but I have a manager who is not qualified for the position she is in. I feel bad, I can hear my mom in my mind telling me not to be such a jerk, but I can't help myself. I'm sure karma will knock at my door, but i'm a big girl and will accept the consequences.
Anyway, i am going to wrap this up, it is getting late and I need to make some kind of dinner.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
My family and friends call me beil. It's a nickname I've had for as long as I could remember (I would like to point out here that I do in fact prefer to be called beil by those closest to me). I know I've allowed someone in to my circle when i do not internally grind my teeth when they have called me beil.
I am not a great writer, my grammar is not perfect and I have a tendency to jump from one topic to the next. I even forget to completely write out my thoughts so the writing is so filtered it may not make sense. I will blame that on brain fog.:) I'm not a political or religious type, you could say I'm kind of in the middle of the road there.
I do try to stand on sides I feel are fair based on my morals and convictions.
I am a proud mother. I have two wonderfully imperfect boys. I rescue animals. I prefer dogs, and even though I'm allergic to cats I seem to have one of those. He is a strange fellow as are his 3 canine companions.
This is just a small introduction of myself. I think blogging might prove to be interesting. If you have read this thank you for doing so. Have a great night.
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