8.30.2012

It's been quite the week. The pinnacle was my car dying on me on my way to work. I'm done with it, it's going up for sale. I don't even care if I only get 100 for it. Okay, maybe a little more than that.
I decided I will support the local people mover :) and save 150 bucks a month. I'm cool with that.
Work is going well, they are talking about paying for clinical associates who want to get their CDC certificate, even though they have a tendency to not follow through, I volunteered anyway. I figured, may as well, bonus if they follow through.
My beagle has taken to playing with her food. She tosses it up and pounces on it, it's cute. Yes, I believe she is crazy.
We came up with an excuse at work if we "accidentally" forget to clock out on some days, we tell our boss that we have mathematics disorder...lol. It's legit. Although if that doesn't fly, we fall back on cognitive disorder, nos. haha.
I forgot what else I was going to blog about. must not be to important, since I so easily forgot.
Have a good day.

8.27.12

Well, it's been awhile since I've blogged. I've been busy. :). On friday, I went to dinner with some friends, one of which is my only follower lol...http://krissysakcrochet.blogspot.com/ a little shout out for her, she crochets and has some nice hats she has posted in her blog. Kris and I have known each other forever, with many fun adventures under our belts.
Work slowed down again, which, is okay. Last week a coworker was like a fricken cyclone, she pulled in a bunch of people cause she was going to need help with the med providers caseload. Well, in the 4 days I've been helping I received 2 calls and one transfer request. lol, yup she was sooooo busy and needed all the help she could get...NOT!! I am keeping track of the work I do. I will add here, I have no problem helping my coworkers out, but she sent out an email, delegating work, got a meeting pulled together with the manager, the med provider, and myself to hash out details. I ended the meeting telling them what I would and would not do. lol. I've been told that I am one of the few people who could do that. I try not to abuse it...with great power, comes great responsibility...
I had to pick up another splitter for my internet/cable/phone again. It goes out all the time. So when I got a new one, i wrote the date on it so I can monitor the situation. It's very frustrating when my internet goes out.
One of my favorite new shows is on, Alphas. It's syfy, my fav.
Well, I need to fry me some chicken and mash me up some taters...dinner time.
Hope you have a great day.

8.22.2012

I called in today. I have been feeling the effects of the on again, off again rainy weather for too long. Even though it was nice outside, I called in. I did feel dizzy, so I took advantage, and I sat on my recliner all day long :) and I searched for ancient relics and artifacts in the ruins of peru. I was the tomb raider.
I'm still exhausted, but I do feel better. So the day was successful.
My son Zacho called me yesterday, to tell me he signed his first electoral petition, I was quite proud of that, and even more so that he called to share it with me. It makes me happy, reminds me of all the phone calls to my parents when I did something different, or new. He is getting there, I love that boy.
My son Tommy started his junior year today, I am waiting to hear all about it. For the record I love that boy as well.
My son's are not perfect, but the are perfect for me.
MMM, made Zach and I some bacon turkey burgers for dinner, they taste spectacular.
I took all three dogs last night for a walk. They were pretty well behaved and they all enjoyed it. Then when we got home they ran around the yard for a little while, and then came in. I made a pork and cabbage stirfry, similar to my moms, ate and went to bed. Oh, and I even bailed on the gym this morning, which I had difficulty doing, but as much as I want to lose weight I really need to respect and listen to my limits.
Zach and his friend Denali raked the yard for me tonight AND he scooped up the poop into bags and through them into the dumpster. Good kids, I gave him a few bucks and told Denali to make sure he bought her a soda or something.
Ugh, I still have laundry to do, only one load though, I can do everything else Sunday. Ah, I'm rambling. I have lots to share, I just can't seem to get it to come out, So I will end this here. Have a great day.

8.17.2012

My head hurts, it's been a long day, and a loud evening. The highlight though is that tomorrow is saturday, and I can sleep in. This makes me very happy :) see, a smiley face to prove it.
I am actually learning the process and steps for the job I was promoted to do 7 months ago. And with summer ending, we will get busy again.
I had so many things to say, sadly though, the thoughts just went poof.
Ah, my pack of animals are happy I am home. The cat is a troublemaker, he cracks me up when I see him laying in wait for the dogs to walk past him and then he acts the ninja and pounces on the poor unsuspecting canines that are foolish enough to walk through his territory. He is such a mean beast. He likes to hunt in the mornings best, he watches the slumbering household and whomever moves first is the one he starts in on. He will be immune to water soon enough, as the spray bottle is my punishment for him.
One day when i was showering, he thought himself an alley cat and he was pacing the length of my tub, until he fell into the tub, it was very comical. I shut the water off to give him a fighting chance to get out, laughing as I did so.
My chihuahua is his favorite playmate/victim. She tolerates him some of the time, and  will, if she is feeling playful will play with him. They will have there battle. Then she will run and sit by my side, and I will cover her and that is how she calls base.
Bobi is cool towards Raditz, she hasn't been won over by the little feline beast.
Ellie, well she has her moments where she dotes on him like he were her puppy, although, not like she did with my lil Guy Mugz, aka Puppy. Sure miss that little guy, his ashes sit in my room, where he liked to hang out. He was a good cat, I miss how he used to jump up and sit on my shoulder as I looked out into the backyard, and he too would enjoy the view.
Well, I think it's time for me to go watch my recorded show the Dead Files and Lost Girl. Two of my new favorites.
Have a great day :)

Yowza, what a weekend, wouldn't trade a minute of it. I am worn out but content. I had a real good time with 3 very important people yesterday. It was a fun play day :) today though is some belated house biatch work, dishes done, eggs boiling. I have been wanting some mac salad, Trudy style, so I bought the stuff needed today.
Zacho did well putting up with my grumpy side today, that boy sure knows when not to mess with his mom, and he has my smartassed attitude and with great timed comments cracks me up. Ruins my grumpiness.
I have not had a soda in probably 5 days, I am having some serious withdrawls today. I am trying to justify a trip to chevron to get myself a 32 oz cherry coke with crushed ice, my all time favorite drink. If I did though, it would pretty much wipe out what little self control I have at this moment. I will settle for a nice glass of water. Couple more weeks and I might be able to control my soda intake.
I thought my softball season was over, I have two make up games tomorrow. Hope the weather stays as nice as it is now. That would be awesome.
Well, I have some laundry to change out, I just wanted to share a bit of my weekend with you :)
Have a great day.

Whew, what a fantastic day :) I spent it with my besties. We did the farmers market, saturday market, the 5th ave mall and then a swing through dimond mall and walmart.
I am pooped, but very content. I had some good food, :) I figured I could splurge on the dietary intake. I had homemade pizza last night, and today I had a mass amount of junk food and my favoritest cherry lemonade from hotdog on a stick.
Now I am home on my trusted recliner, surrounded by my faithful pack of furry beasts.
Watching the show Grimm, it's on NBC, I'm actually catching up on season 1 on on demand. Yet another show to get wrapped up in. Not something I need, but I'll take it.
A new owner took over the restaurant my was working in, and they let some staff go, sadly, Zacho was one of them.
My softball team has two makeup games left and our season will be over, I sure had a great time this summer. I felt normal...some of the time :)
Work is starting to pick up, we have been busy, especially crisis calls. That is all I can say on that though.
I've been getting better at making beanie caps. I bought some more yarn today, I will be making Zacho a hat now, I made Tommy one, complete with ear flaps :)
After that, I am going to make one in Dallas Cowboy colors for myself and one of my besties.
Dang, my day is starting to catch up to me. So I am going to end it here.

8.8.2012

I was lame Saturday, and did not make it to see Julie. I caught up with her on Sunday, right before the physical therapist showed up. I will try again another day.
I have been so tired this last week. I am not sure if it's due to meniere's or what, but i feel as though I can't sleep long enough. It's rather frustrating.  I canceled my morning work out, so I can sleep a solid nights sleep. I still have zumba tomorrow so I'm excited about that. I will at least get some exercise. I am working hard towards my goal of dropping two pant sizes by thanksgiving. Traveling will be that much more comfy :)
Work was interesting today. I have a great team, but I don't quite fit in the group. Out of four other coworkers, I only really can relate to one. I'm not use to that. Makes me miss working with all guys, they are so much easier to get along with. Eh, at least it isn't uncomfortable. We also had some interesting issues arise, one of which is something i've brought up in the past, but I think people are just now seeing it, cause what i pointed out as a possibility is actually starting to happen. Honestly, I really do know what I'm talking about sometimes :)
I'm watching the US showdown in beach volleyball. Going in I at least know USA will get gold and silver...lol.
Anyway, I just sent a message to the moderator of a group I'm in for Meniere's. I thanked her for the time she put into it, but told her I needed to walk away, I find some of the members who are always worse than others discouraging, I do not define myself by my illness, and I fight to stay active, even when I feel like it's kicked me in the booty.
That wore me out, and i have lost track of where I wanted to go with this blog, so until next time. I will now zone out on the boob-tube.

8.1.2012

this week has felt like a whole month. So much has happened. The biggest event was my friends Lisa and Julie being in a head-on collision on the highway. That was crazy, they both thankfully are alive. Lisa was released this past tuesday, her recovery will take awhile, broken ribs suck a$$. Julie though will have a longer recovery. She was in the passengers seat and that was the side that took a large part of the collision. She has some internal and spinal issues that will take some time to heal.
Saturday, I will teach Julie how to crochet, it will help pass the time. It will be interesting to say the least, considering I am still learning myself.
The weather system in Anchorage has really taken its toll on me this week. I hate feeling like my head weighs 100 pounds, and having flashes of vertigo. Today, I said the heck with it and did me some zumba. it was a little more difficult than usual, but I got er done, i was happy. I even managed to do the hops towards the end of the workout, it was nice to feel like i'm getting better.
Staying active is my way of giving meniere's the middle finger :)
My brother Jimbo and sister Kay were down here this week, we had a nice visit. I like the chances i'm given to get to know my brother better. I have quite a few childhood memories but when I was a teenager, he and his family moved to Washington, and I really do suck when it comes to keeping contact so there are a lot of years that were lost. We are working on it though.
Tomorrow is the last day at work for one of my coworkers. She is moving to Seward. I really enjoyed working with her and build a good working relationship and the beginning of a good friendship.
Oh, fun story for ya, apparently it is very difficult to spell my name for some of my management team, they seem to think it's spelled Shelia. Even though I have pointed it out repeatedly. I love when I receive an award or a nomination and my name is consistently spelled incorrectly. That's amazingly fantastic :)
Thank goodness for sharpies, I just put a single line though my name and print it in correctly. Then I post it on my cork board for everyone to see. We will occasionally belt out a verse of that's not my name and then laugh.
My son is doing better, I think the vertigo has mostly passed. He was back at work and going strong. I am proud of him though, he has been taking it easy to see how it goes.
My dogs are all hunkered down, it's their way of telling me it's bedtime. LOL I think not, although if I was smart I would listen.
hmmm, I have lost my concentration, I received a phone call and the flow of thoughts I had went poof. So I will say thanks for reading, and have a great day.