Linda T’s ramblings

Morning everyone and happy Friday. I am very glad the weekend is here. I still have this stupid cough so any time I can get away from the phone will help my voice rest. I sound froggy.

Work yesterday was busy but it went okay.  The two people who are supposed to be working the tickets with me didn’t do one so I don’t know what is going on. I am tracking this and if it continues, the boss will hear about it.  Sigh. I am not working them all by myself forever. I left work on time and had a nice drive to the gym. I got in some cardio and stretching and then met with the trainer. It was a lower body day and it was a tough one. On one machine, my quads and knees were really sore. So what does he do?  The thing that makes me squeal every time.. he squeezes my quad to see if it hurts!  And then of course he does it again on the other leg. He went to do it a third time, wile laughing at me and said “One more time?” I told him I had a free leg and I’d kick him if he did it again!   The rest of the work was tough.. and ended with one leg wall sit that taxed me so much my supporting leg shook.  As I was signing out for my session on his computer, I gave him a gift I had gotten him… a real nice pen and pencil set for his new sales job. I think he was surprised that he got something, but I wanted to wish him luck at his new job. I didn’t have time to get it engraved, so he’ll have to live with it as it is.  I would have had it say something like. “Thanks for the pain.”    I got in the rest of my cardio and then went home for dinner. Dinner was quinoa and turkey meatloaf and green beans. I played online a bit and then watched Grey’s. I made my food for the following day, washed my hair and went to bed. I was tuckered.

Up on time this morning.  Glad it is Friday.  The drive in was fine and work has been semi busy. Today is co-worker’s last day and we were supposed to have one last conference call to clear up any remaining questions.  Guess who never showed up to the call?  I told my boss it’s not like there are any negative repercussions if he doesn’t show up.. what is his motivation?  She mumbled something about something can be done, but that is doubtful. I think she was just blowing smoke. The rest of the day is the usual stuff. After work, I’ll be heading to Trader Joe’s and the grocery store before heading home.  Dinenr tonight is the last of the Zucchini herb casserole with turkey and a parmesan rosemary roll.  Dessert is popcorn. I plan on sitting on my fat butt on the sofa.. okay, LAYING on my fat butt is more honest.  After all, I do have to be a big pillow for the Furball.

The weekend will be busy. Saturday AM is the gym and then I‘ll be leaving from the gym to head to the beauty parlor to get hair done.  Then home for lunch, a nap and then my cooking. I have to make some mini muffins for church on Sunday too.  Sunday I am going to the sunrise service at 6:30am and then hit the gym right afterwards. The rest of the day is home time and down time.  No sleeping in this weekend for me! I’ll also get in some Furball time too. She has wanted to play a lot lately in the evenings.

Well its lunchtime here and I finally finished this entry. Time to post this. Have a nice weekend everyone and count those calories. Don’t expect another Easter miracle and for the calories you eat not to matter!

Ok, brief update because I have no time right now

1)       Still sick but getting better. I missed one day of work last week, but have a lingering cough. This will take quite awhile to go away I imagine as I almost lost my voice completely. Good thing for someone who’s job is on the phone to lose, huh? I am sucking on Hall’s and Luden’s drops and taking cough syrup. I missed one day with the trainer and a few days of workouts on my own. I was trying to cough up a lung.

2)       The big news I alluded to – PITA Co-worker got laid off. April 2^nd is his last day. He has had to write up all sorts of procedures and stuff before he leaves so he hasn’t been doing any regular work.   Needless to say me being sick AND having to do all the work has been doubly challenging and is probably the main reason I was missing from the blogs. He also has taken several days off the past couple of weeks since where he lives, when you leave the company.. you don’t get paid for unused vacation time. Starting this past Monday, two other people have been working the issues that he worked (or rather ignored) so now I don’t have to do it ALL by myself… YAY. Co-worker was a nice guy, but a freaking nightmare on the job. I am sorry he lost his job and has no other one, but I will NOT miss cleaning up after him.

3)       Trainer turned in his notice at the gym - This doesn’t make me happy, but I know he hasn’t been happy at his job for a long time. He is in his 30s, gets no vacation or sick pay, has no retirement or pension and works crazy long hours.  I think he was also starting to see the birthdays add up and decided he needed a job with all those things. There have also been management changes there that I know he isn’t thrilled with.  He is going to work for one of my wireless carriers so he’s going to have to start wearing a suit some of the time. Big change for him. My last day training with him will be tomorrow. I will be training with another trainer so this isn’t ending yet. I am getting a lady trainer this time. She has been there longer than my trainer and he recommended her as a good fit for me. I told him the main thing isn’t that she isn’t wimpy and he said, no way that she wasn’t. I’ve watched her at the gym and she can do more weight than me in most exercises so I’ll give her a try.  I met her yesterday and she seems nice and is a foodie as well, so at least we have something to talk about. I will miss my trainer as he is a nice guy and having a handsome young man pay attention to you is never a bad thing.

4)       Monday and Tuesday of this week I was off. I had scheduled those as days off amothn ago so I took them.  Monday I lazed around the house and then went to Ikea and Costco. Never had been to Ikea before. Not all that impressed.  Costco afterwards. Tuesday I had a dentist appoint – just a cleaning.  Took a nap and then went to the trainer. The two days off were very nice and I’ll be doing that every month until I get my vacation levels back down.

All I have time for today. Thanks for worrying everyone, but it was just life in the way.  Have a nice no humping day and don’t forget to sweat.

Woohoo.. Friday is here. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day so far. Mine is going pretty well. Been busy at work, but it’s Friday so that makes the busi-ness more tolerable. It’s on of those gorgeous weather days that causes people to move to California.. 80 degrees, light breeze and clear.

Let’s see, last time I posted was Wednesday afternoon. I was feeling icky. I was tired, allergies actiing up, and sore all over like I had been beaten up. I went home after work. No gym since I was feeling bad. I relaxed during the evening, had dinner and was in bed at 8:30. I woke up at 2am, feeling very sore, stayed in bed until 5am tossing and turning and finally got up and 5 and had breakfast. I did go into work because even though I was feeling tired, I was feeling better. Work was busy and went okay. I left work on time and went to the gym to meet with the trainer. I told him how sick I felt on Tuesday after my workout in the overheated gym and his first though was dehydration. I drink plenty of water so his next thought was my electrolytes.  That is possible I guess so he said if I ever felt that way again, try Gatorade.  Anyway, we had a good lower body workout. Wall sits even. UGH.  I got in most of my cardio afterwards. When I was on my way to the gym, I wasn’t sure I’d do ANY of it since it was so warm, but the AC was finally on!  I got all my time on the cross ramp but right at the end had a bad coughing fit so I thought it was time to stop.   I went home for dinner – had chicken, cabbage and bacon and hominy. Dessert was popcorn. I watched some stuff I had taped previous and was in bed after washing my hair around 10pm. You would have thought I would’ve have been exhausted from being up since 2am, but evidently not. I didn’t get to sleep until 111. woke up at midnight, was awake for about half an hour and then finally back to sleep to be up before 6am.

Up this morning, got cleaned up and on my way to work. Work has been pretty busy today so I just now am getting to write. Something huge happened today but I am not going to talk about it until I get ‘”official” word.. just in case.  Maybe I’ll have more details to tell next week. I got told what happened but advised not to tell anyone  yet.. so Mum is it!  Nothing bad is happening to me so no worries there. At least not yet    After work I am going to Trader Joe’s , the grocery store and then home. The evening will be spent flat on my butt and bedtime early.

This is a usual weekend, I hope. The gym two times, cooking and chores and probably church on Sunday. I’ll make sure I get my naps in case what hit me this week was a virus instead of being overheated. Rest is never a bad idea.  That’s it for me and this late post. I’ll be logging off and hitting the road. Have a nice weekend everyone and don’t forget to sweat and count the calories!

Morning everyone and Happy Friday. Ahhhhhh. The tension of the week hasn’t quite started slipping away, but since I know it is Friday, there is hope!  It’s a gloomy rainy morning here but luckily the rain didn’t start until after I got to work. I am hoping it is as cooperative on my way home.

Work yesterday was fine. Pretty normal and some what busy, but not insane. I left work on time and had a nice drive to the gym. I got in some cardio and stretching and met with the trainer. It was a good workout of mostly lower body stuff. In the middle of doing one exercise, he suddenly put his hand up to stop my legs from going over to far. Well perpetual motion and all, the legs stopped, but the ball I had between my legs kept going and I got bonked in the face! It was one of those blow up stability balls so I wasn’t hurt. He laughed and I told him he was evil and did it on purpose! I did my cardio afterwards and then went home for dinner. Dinner was Spanish chicken over barley and peas on the side with popcorn for dessert.  I watched Grey’s and taped Private Practice, washed my hair, made food for the following day and tumbled into bed.

Up on time this morning.  Dragged my self out of bed, got cleaned up and on my way. The drive was fine and work has been okay so far. It’s pretty late in the day. When I started this it wasn’t that busy but I’ve been on a very LONG call so I got sidetracked. I’ll be leaving work shortly. I’ll be hitting Trader Joe’s and the grocery store on my home. Dinner is the last of the cheeseburger salad and the last of the sweet potato baked fries.  I am doing nothing important tonight other than being a pillow for the Furball

The weekend is the usual gym both days, cooking on Saturday and Sunday is chores. Nothing special this weekend and no church more than likely. Nap time!!

Everyone have a nice weekend and count those calories because the ever expanding ass counts then.. doesn’t it? 

Afternoon everyone and Happy no Humping day. It’s a nice day here today but I get to enjoy it inside. Oh well. Can’t be helped. At least I am not moldy anymore

The weekend was fine. Too short as usual. I went to t e gym for good workouts both days, cooked on Saturday, did some chores on Sunday, went to church and had greeter duty on Sunday and had a nap both days.  On Monday I worked as usual and it was nutty. After work I stopped off at Nordstrom Rack and got a pair of boots. The same boots I got a few months ago but in black. They fit so well, were so comfy and so cheap, I wanted to snag a pair before they went away for the season.  When I left the store, I noticed the air had a bitter biting chill to it. I went straight home. Not 10 minutes after I got home, it started to hail. Big chunks and the stuff was coming in sideways, it was cool. I took Kittycat out to the back porch to watch the hail but she wanted no part of outside. It was too loud with the hail and she hates scary loud noises. Big baby.  I had dinner and spent the evening relaxing. Tuesday was another loony day at work. I did get my invoice finished so that was good. I left work on time and had a nice drive to the gym. I met with the trainer and had a good workout. We talked about food, as usual. He had went out to Mexican food on Saturday and ate chips and salsa and made himself sick for more than a day. It may be evil, but I got a kick out of that. Mr. healthy trainer ate junky food! Anyway, I went home for dinner after my cardio. I had Spanish chicken and some peas on the side and some barley.  I watched The Biggest loser and enjoyed it. Spoilers ahead.  I wasn’t surprised at who went home. She and the other older lady don’t have all that much left to lose compared to the other contestants.  And my my my.. isn’t little Sam getting hunkalicious?  His pecs, arms and shoulders when he was on the scale were just  yummy.  Michael needs to stop wearing his headband that way and giving himself the Don King hairdo. It makes me laugh when I see it.   Daris needs to shave and I cannot wait for makeover week! 

Work today is a little better than the past two days. My co-worker is still annoying the heck out of me, but at least the tickets I have to work on have calmed down. After work I am off to the gym for cardio only day then home for dinner. Dinner tonight is cheeseburger salad and sweet potato fries. While the baked fries tasted good, they are far too caloric to have often. I barely get any for my calorie allotment.     Not sure what is on TV, but I plan on lots of sofa time this evening.

Have a nice Wednesday everyone and don’t forget to sweat

Morning everyone and happy no humping day. Yes I’ve been among the missing. Stupid job was swamped again for the past two days.  Some of it was doing way more than my share of cases and some of it was just stupid people.  I am feeling a little grumpy, but it is what it is

The weekend was nice but too short. I was at the gym both days, did my cooking on Saturday, chores on Sunday, short naps and that’s about it aside from cuddle time with the Furball. I got a letter from the insurance company which said they were not paying for my colonoscopy, which initially sent me into a fit.  Then I thought and remembered that the doctor’s office would not have performed the procedure without prior authorization so I calmed down. Just a booking keeping mess, as usual on someone’s part I figured. I watched some TV on Sunday evening, folded laundry and was in bed at a decent time. 

Monday was hellacious at work. I managed to get out on time and went straight home. I called the doctor’s office and they said they had indeed received approvals for both colonoscopies and they would contact the insurance company. I told them good, since I didn’t have $2,500.00 to give them for the procedures! Yesterday was also a zoo at work, but better than Monday. I actually had time to breathe in the afternoon.  I left work on time and had a nice drive to the gym. I got in some cardio and stretching and met with the trainer. I made SURE I told him again that my shoulders were sore. I don’t know why I bother telling him because he doesn’t care and beats me up anyway. That isn’t the only part of me that is sore. When I was doing some triceps exercises, he had his hands on the backs of my arms. Later on I told him that each fingertip felt like it was parked on a bruise. I always hurt these days..  ugh. Ok, so then he tells me to do pushups. Not just pushups, not just man pushups, but man pushups with my feet on a freaking bench.  I had him repeat it because I wasn’t sure I heard him right. I did, unfortunately. Have any of you ever tried these? Holy moley are they tough. I couldn’t go down very far, but I did three sets and shot daggers at him afterwards.  I got in my cardio afterwards and then went home for dinner. Dinner was chicken fajitas and calabacitas. Yumyum.  I am so happy The Biggest Loser was back on. Spoilers coming so skip if you haven’t seen it yet. I was sorry to see Daryl go home, but not surprised since he had such bad knees. He looked great though. Miggy seems to now get what we ALL saw – how negative and angry she was. I hope meditation gives her the peace of mind she needs so much. Too bad she had to go home, but someone had to. Michael. Wow. What a muck up he made of things, but it did come back to bite him. The way to win TBL is by flying under the radar, NOT by doing stuff to get people pissed off at you! Eventually, he’ll get kicked off for this.  I went to bed afterwards and slept well

Up on time this morning.. I had breakfast and got on my way to work in another rainy commute. Hit one REALLY bad spot on the freeway off ramp. Luckily it isn’t as dark as it was a few weeks ago so I could see the giant puddle before I hit it and was able to slow down to 30. It still was like driving through a river.  Work has been nutty this morning, again or should I say still. I start this entry at 7:30 am and its’ now almost 1:30.  After work, I am off to the gym for cardio only day and then home. Dinner is pork tenderloin and warm green bean and potato salad with goat cheese. Yumyum.  TV is whatever is on.. no clue and bed early

Have a nice Wednesday everyone and don’t forget to sweat

Morning everyone and happy Friday. Yes I’ve missed a couple of days of blogging. I came back to work on Wednesday and have been buried ever since playing catch up.  I am thinking I finally have a moment so I am trying to squeeze a posting in… and of course the phone just rang. 

I got to the gym on Tuesday and Thursday to see the trainer and went on Wednesday on my own, as usual. Tuesday’s workout went really well. Thursday’s workout was tough and the trainer nearly got backhanded.   Work has been nutty. New system and co-worker who must be doing nothing but reading online and picking his nose because all the work seems to be coming to me! I am very ready for the weekend! My manger is getting buried in complain emails I’ve been getting about him and she told me she wants to see them, so off they have been going. She ASKED!  I’ve been getting to bed early and slept okay except for Wednesday night when I had bizzaro weird nightmares.

Today is going better. Not sure if all the PITAs took today off or what but they are fairly quiet. I only have one bit of busy work to catch up on and right now I am avoiding it.  After work I’ll be heading to Trader Joe’s and the grocery store and then home! Dinner is meatless meatballs and garlic green beans. One nice thing about meatless meals, the Furball’s begging is contained. She begs for one sniff, then looks like she is disgusted by what I am eating and trots off.  TV is whatever is on and bed at a decent time.

The weekend is back to normal. I’ll be hitting the gym both days, cooking, doing a few chores and getting naps with the Furball.  Hope everyone has a nice weekend. Count those calories

Morning everyone and Happy Tuesday. I am writing this entry from home in my robe and slippers and it sure does feel fine. Anything from home is better than being at work. It’s a chilly morning here That is due to the fact the Furball demands the window is open in here when I am home and it’s cold outside. If I don’t open the window, she bangs on the blinds and walks across the keyboard until I do what she wants. Sigh. Cat whipped.

Yesterday was pretty much just eating and sleeping. I ate so much yesterday it wasn’t even funny, but I guess I needed it. I slept a lot but that was expected after not eating for several days and not sleeping well either. I watched TV, played on the computer and relaxed with the Furball. That was the extent of my day. The only productive thing I did was do a load of dishes in the dishwasher.

Up this morning a bit before 7am. Someone in my house thought it was time for me to get my lazy butt up, so I got up. I had some breakfast, watched a little morning news and am now getting started on my day. I got some meatless meatballs cooked and my edamame done so I am all set. I can’t drive until after 12pm today so I’ll just cool my heels at home. I’ll have lunch later, take a nap and then will head off to the gym at about 4:15- 4:30. Yes I am meeting with the trainer today. A good workout helped kick the last of the anesthesia out of my system last time so that is what I plan for today. After trainer time, which he promised he’d be nice to me, I’ll get in as much of my cardio as I can and then come home for dinner. Dinner is some yummy pork burgers with pineapple and teriyaki. I get this marvelous ground pork that is like 160 calories a serving and very lean so I made these burgers. On the side will be some vegetable soup. Dessert will be popcorn. Not sure what is on TV but I know its not The Biggest Loser… <sob> Bedtime by 9 or 10.

I bought a couple of magazines to take to my appointment yesterday because last time I was there flat on my back for a good two hours before I even got in. One of them was Cosmopolitan. I hadn’t bought one in years but made an impulsive decision at the checkout. I have come to the conclusion that I am too old for Cosmo’s blathering nonsense and am no longer a “Cosmo girl”. All that magazine centers on is men: How to get one, how to keep one.. Etc. Like I posted on my Facebook page this morning, remind me WHY I want one of those? So either I am too old for Cosmo, too smart for Cosmo or too jaded for Cosmo!

That’s all I have time for right now. I have some serious sofa time I need to work on. Have a nice Tuesday everyone and don’t forget to sweat.

Morning everyone and happy Friday. I am not as thrilled about Friday as I usually am due to the fact I cannot eat all weekend to prep for my test. Oh well. You gotta do what you gotta do. At least I won’t have to clean up the kitchen.   It’s a gloomy and misty day here. It’s trying to rain but I don’t know if it will quite do more than spritz.

Work yesterday was fine, busy but okay. No meetings and no conference calls. Just the usual stuff I left work on time and had a nice drive to the gym. I got in some cardio and then met with the trainer. Yesterday was indeed lower body day and I am paying for it today. He said he would be nice to me on Tuesday but that yesterday he basically had to be mean since I’d be missing two workouts over the weekend.   YIKES.  It was indeed a toughie. I got in my cardio afterwards and then went home for dinner. Dinner was the last of the baked chicken Reuben and some diced potatoes and coleslaw on the side. I made my food for the following day, watched some Olympics, watched Grey’s (good) and taped Private Practice. I washed my hair and then went to bed to read. It was a pretty boring evening.

Up on time this morning. I was thrilled for about 2 seconds that it was Friday and then reality hit with what I had to do this weekend.  It tempered my joy, but didn’t eradicate it.  I got cleaned up and on my way to work, but not before I stepped on my glasses and popped the lens out.. Peachy.  Work has been pretty mellow so far and I am hoping it stays that way. I’d like a mellow day. After work, I am off to Trader Joe’s to get food for next week and then the grocery store. Not doing any cooking this weekend so next week’s meals will be stuff from the freezer and a few quick things from TJs.  Home for dinner. Dinner tonight is pizza. You heard me. Pizza!! I am going to have to go without food and then be scrubbed clean so damnit it, I am gonna EAT!  I am not going to go crazy. I’ll get one of the super thin crust fancy small ones at Trader Joe’s. I am also going to a different grocery store so I can buy myself a bakery cookie for dessert.  YUM. I cannot wait. TV is whatever is on and Private Practice.

This weekend I have a hair appointment (I think) on Saturday. After that, I am home for the duration. No gym since it make me too hungry and no church.  I’ll spend time cleaning house, taking naps, drinking Draino and visiting the restroom.  Those last two items are on Sunday only, thank God.  Kitty will be pleased I am home so much.

Anyway, hope everyone has a nice weekend.  I don’t know it I’ll get to post here before I go to my appointment on Monday, but if any of you could spare a positive thought that I am able to get this stupid test DONE this time, I would greatly appreciate it.  Oh and good thoughts I am actually able to drink this crap without getting sick would also be appreciated!   I’ll post sometime Monday when I get back.

Morning everyone and happy Tuesday. Nice day here today. The fog came in on little cat’s feet…..  It’s another nutty morning here but things are a bit calmer at the moment so I am snagging this time to post!

The weekend was nice. Friday I did the Trader Joe’s run and the grocery store run on the way home and then went home and stuffed my face with whatever dinner was. Can’t remember. I lolled around for the evening and was in bed at a normal time. Saturday I was at the gym after breakfast and then home for lunch and a nap.  Saturday I did all my cooking and got a few chore done. Sunday morning I was up really early and at the gym by 7:30. Worked out my usual 2 hours, got cleaned up at the gym and went to church. I had forgotten we were having a pancake breakfast after services so I wandered back to see what everyone had brought. Well when I got back there, it became very obvious that only one lady was handling the set up and prep for everything so I stayed back there and helped her.  Her hubby and some of the confirmation kids came back later and started cooing the pancakes so that was good. We must have fed 60 people. I had one pancake at the end, standing up and eating it out of hand. I also snagged half a piece of REAL bacon! Wow. It had been so long since I’ve tasted the non turkey stuff. Was very good but very greasy.  Someone else did the dishes afterwards so I went home. I had lunch, did a few chores, took a  short nap and relaxed in he evening.

Monday was a holiday for a lot of people but not me. I had stupidly thought that a lot of people here might take the day off because they had kids who had the day off. WRONG! I was swamped! To boot, my co-worker took the day off on Monday so I was alone. It was a truly hellacious day. I didn’t even try to come here to post.  I left work on time and had a nice drive homewards. I stopped off at the drugstore to drop of my prescription for the Drano crap I am going to need for the colonoscopy this coming Monday. Yes, it’s here already. The few weeks since the last attempt flew by.  This time I get the liquid and I am so freaking happy.  After I left the drugstore I drove to a church lady’s house because we were having a meeting. It was for the Social Justice committee which I somehow am a part of. I don’t remember for enlisting, but I guess I did.   After the meeting I went home for dinner. Dinner was a Mexican dish called Chilaquillas – ground turkey, tortillas, enchilada sauce, onions, cheese, eggs,, all yum. Had some black beans with them. Dessert was popcorn. I watched a little TV, played online and went to bed to read.

Up on time this morning. I had breakfast, got cleaned up and on my way. The commute was fine, but FOOGY!! Work was again busy this morning. My co-worker was back in the office this morning but he did not touch ONE case that was in the work queue! One had been there 15 hours and two of them had been there more than 2. I told my manager and she is going to monitor things. Right now I am on the boring weekly department meeting. UGH. The rest of the day is regular work and then off to the gym.  Trainer tonight. Hoping for niceness, but expecting meanness.   Cardio afterwards and then home. Dinner is baked chicken Reubens and bbq coleslaw. TV is no Biggest Loser.  I’ll watch some Olympics or play online I guess.

That’s all for me. Time for lunch. Have a nice Tuesday and don’t forget to sweat