Mustchr...you crack me up. You want to be like me?? I want to be like you. You are awesome!!!! You are doing so wonderful with everything. I want to have your dedication and determination!! You Rock!!!
Warmaiden...omg!!! You got on a bike. Wow....I haven't been on one of those 2 wheel things in i don't know how many years. I'm not even sure i could still ride one. Oh wait...I remember the last time i was on one. My oldest child was about 5. So, that was like 12 years ago. I remember i was so shaky while riding it. It is so funny now that i think back on it!!! Way to go on getting back on that!!! I need to get me one of those again. sounds like fun!!
mtiger...can you come to my house and weed my yard??? lol. I seriously gotta spend some time at my house working in the yard. it is a mess!!
Grazer...congrats on meeting your weed for the day!! That is just awesome!!!
MM.....happy late birthday. sorry i missed it!! Hope you had an awesome one!! I know that mine was the best one i've had in a very long time.
HT....good luck on getting a B in class and finishing all this moving you're doing. Did you end up packing and moving hubby's stuff or did he do his own?? I hope things get better once you get settled in your new place.
well...today should be interesting. I stayed over at the bf's last night with my kids and we left early this morning. took them to the babysitters. I had a bagel in my lunchbox that stays at work, so i had that for breakfast, having a yogurt and banana for my snacks and a can of tuna and pickles for my lunch. i have to leave early to see a doctor. going to see about having some vein work done on my legs. hoping that will take care of the pains i get in my legs and keep from getting new spider veins. then, it's back to work to get more overtime in.
He's doing his own stuff....works fine for me. i have too much other stuff to do.
I just got totally screwed out of overtime pay because it was overtime done during a holiday week. so they counted it as regular pay. jerks screwed me out of $20 bucks and my time. For what? to keep the backlog down b/c other people are scheduled to leave early on fridays.
Two coworkers got promoted today...a specialist to a different position (yay) and an examiner (my position) who got promoted to fill in her spot. I've been sitting in this position the longest. The excuse will be "well we promoted her to the empty position, and so-and-so's review was due so we promoted her instead of leaving the position available for all to apply for."
While I am happy for both ladies I am a little miffed because I've been sitting in this position for 4 dang years. I come to work, i hardly take days off, I stay late when everyone else bails on fridays (our biggest push day) and what do I get for it? Nothing. My review will come around, they'll tell me how much i'm NOT a team player, how my production is not where it should be, and I'll see a whole .41 cent pay raise if i'm lucky.
At least I grabbed my grapes instead of a candy bar. I had fresh fruit this morning, which satisified the urge for candy. I guess we can call that a bonus today.
Last edited by Holyteror; 06-10-2008 at 02:27 PM.
Reason: the stress keeps piling up....
HT...that happens to me alot too. But i guess i shouldn't complain. At least being one of the few people at my work not being on salary, at least i have the opportunity to make extra money. Although, it is a pain in the butt to have to work late or come in on weekends to do it. But...it is extra money. That sucks you gotta stay late so others can get off early.
How do I get so far behind!? Ha, its only Tuesday, but you gals are RIGHT on! Keeping up with all your personals and posting three or four times. WTG!
I got some crazy notion in my head yesterday and took the kids to the beach. Yes, ha ha even Ohio has a "beach", okay it's more of a man-made lake pool thing, but what a FABULOUS day. The kids were really GOOD (they've been on a crazy bad behavior streak lately) the sun was shining, a bit of a breeze, it was a great day, I completely felt like I was on vacation. Got a tad sunburnt though, I feel my skin cracking when I bend or move. And I slather on the SPF! It was a nice day though. I usually use this night-shift gig as an excuse not to go swimming, I'm usually resting up to go in that night or sleeping from work the night before.
Eating and exercising.....well....we won't go there right now. Lots of ice cold beer and weather too humid to be outside in, you get the picture. Must. get. back. on. plan.
Be back later for personals, sounds like our WEEDers have been hexed lately!
It just gets worse the more that I'm here. And then to be passed over for a promotion....when my review comes up, there won't be anything for me to be promoted to. So I'll be sitting here as usual cleaning up everyone's mess since they leave early....that is until I find a better job. Sitting in the same position for 4 years is bound to make your back hurt.....i think mine's cracked now.
Well weeding and WEEDing both went well. I got one flower bed almost hoed out and I'm ready to plant some more stuff. I also wacked some weeds today, good arm workout, that thing is heavy.
I am trying to get used to working out in the warmer weather. It seems i don't go as long or hard (that really sounded wrong). Storms have been terrible around here, doing a lot of damage about 5 miles away. Luckily, everything is okay here.
Michelle- AHH the beach. It would be so nice if I dared put on a bathing suit. Heck, I don't even own one. Sounds like fun!!
Holyt- Hope you get everthing done. You have a lot on your plate. Been there, done that.
Lumi- I will send the weed fairy your way. Godd luck at the doc. That is something I would like to look into someday myself.
Nix- It is hard to get caught up with personals sometimes. I am fighting the onslaught of TOM. He should be visiting later this week and I won't let him screw things up.
WEED- Same as always. Drink water, calories 1400ish, workout everyday. I just don't sway from that plan very much. My little pony is running down the track. Come on girls, if I can do it, you can do it.
I'm up to 38/100 miles walked in June, so I'm feeling pretty good about that. Now I need to stop stepping on the scale every day - it's starting to freak me out. I know in my head that it's perfectly normal to fluctuate, but I can't stand it when I go up a pound from the day before .
lumi - Thanks for the nice compliment. Wouldn't it be great if we could just take a mixture of the qualities we admire in others and mold them into a new me?
W - 4-5 bottles
E - 2 miles done this AM, 2 more tonight
E - on plan all the way!!!
D - Put the scale in the closet and don't touch it until Monday!!!!
Shari!!! That is great !!! Down 4 pounds!! Wow!! Keep up the excellent work!!
HT...I hear ya on the promotions. I have been a receptionist for 5 years. We've had the Sales Administrative Assistant position come up 3 times...THREE!!!! I've interviewed for it each time...and although my "interview" seems to get better each time...they keep hiring from outside the company. Then they get upset because the girl doesn't live up to what they wanted. They are out all the time, late all the time, don't do anything...blah blah blah...but here i am. Never call in sick, on time ALL the time (occassionally run a bit behind but seldom), been here for FIVE years...and yet, the keep choosing someone from outside. Well...what can you do?? Oh yeah, i'll be looking for a new one, one day. Right now, i'm not ready to leave, but the day will come and i will. Probably when my bf and I decide to really take our relationship to the next level and move to another state together.
oh todays not looking bad but not looking good. Wasn't in the mood to make breakfast. Had a banana and a 100 calorie pack of coffee cake. Lunch will be tuna and pickles and wheat thins. Then a yogurt for snack and then some chicken breast and hopefully a veggie for dinner. grand total of about 960 calories. oh well...maybe i can find something else healthy to eat to add in some calories.
I don't have much to say today...I'm OK, it's mid-week, work is meh, I'm on track with my WEEDing. So this is for all of us to do today, in the midst of not getting promoted and having too much to do and being generally stressed out, courtesy of the Newsboys:
Shine! Make 'em wonder what you got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking bored
That tuna and pickles really sounds great. I need to get some stuff like that...easy to make and go while I'm moving. I just threw a bunch of stuff in the lunchbag today. I may go back out and take another nap at lunch. I took one on break....sinuses are horrible today as well as allergies....i'm dizzy at the moment and i know i'm not hydrated enough....so i'm trucking along working and getting in as much in fluids as possible. I think with all the dust and moving and cleaning it's just taking a toll on me. I'm so tired...last night we went to a graduation for my friend's niece (I spend christmas with them since I can go home to TX for holidays) and we got back....had to stop at the new house and got to the old house around 10:30. DH immediately started taking apart the desk and at midnight here i was lifting heavy stuff moving the top half of the desk to the garage. Gonna be another long night of cleaning, packing, and moving. But you know what, I'll take it. If i could only eat right I'd be in good shape.
Last night though, at that graduation, I realized how out of shape i was. We had to haul butt uphill to get to the amphitheater. my body was in pain but not nearly as much as my lungs were. They still hurt today. I gotta do something about it.....even if it's just an hour in the morning.
DH wasn't all that supportive with the job thing. He says that I'm so negative anyway, what do I expect...for them to pick me over someone with a cheery disposition.....kinda hurt my feelings so I didn't mention it to him again. Why bother sometimes.
I'll find another one. I have to
Last edited by Holyteror; 06-11-2008 at 02:17 PM.
Reason: oh and by the way LOL
Crazy hump day! Was pushing a sandwich into the whole in my face and reading posts while on a tiny left over lunch break.... Just gotta say one thing.....
HT - you are a saint. I am sure your DH has some great qualities, you're a smart girl and you picked him to marry so I trust that things are good too...
However, if I were married to him at this moment he would be looking pretty funny with my foot sticking out of his @$$.
Again... you are a saint. Have a great day ladies and I'll be back later..
Oh. HT in honor of your weeding, I tackled my own outside last night for 2 hours too! Chin up ... clean kick
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