It was recently brought to my attention that I should make the attempt to make my blog more "positive" rather than using it as a means of venting my pent up anger and frustration. I'll admit, not every day is filled with discontent--there are actually good points throughout my day.
Today, for example, worked out rather well to my advantage. I was slated to work a 16hr shift and only had to work technically 12 of it (yes, that means 4 hours comes out of my vacation bank, but ah well). There were some rather nasty storms making their way across the state and the building I was working in felt that the potential existed for some rather nasty storms and called a Code Black (tornado watch/warning). Seeing as how I was on the mobile unit that sits outside, they informed us we couldn't scan until the code was cleared. I personally didn't have any issue with it--I was gettin paid to wait out a storm. In the meantime, a couple of my patients had shown up and they weren't too terribly pleased when we said we couldn't scan them because of the location of the truck. Not even 10mins after I called my supervisor and got everything taken care of that they decided to clear the code black. This meant I only had to scan 1 patient and even at that it was only a 20min. exam.
After work, I drove out to Gregg's house and met up with Brian. The boys were building more amplifier cabinets and I will admit that these were looking rather pretty. I meant to take some pictures of them, but I left my phone in the car.
I think I'm going to start using my blog as more of a photo-journal/online scrapbook rather than my facebook account. I'm tired of getting all of the apps/games invites and there are some people who are becoming rather childish. I'll post a link to my blog and people can leave whatever comments they want to--just means I get to figure out who posted them if they leave it as anonymous. I'll probably start posting spratic pictures with little comments behind them starting tomorrow when I'm a little less tired.
Highlight of my day tomorrow--pretty much nothing but stitching and a DragonBall-Z marathon :o)
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
The best diet ever
I have, hands down, found the best diet out there for those of you who are struggling to lose those few extra pounds....the name of my diet? The I Don't Care diet. Yes, that's right...these three simple words have made quite a difference not only with my battle of the buldge, but with my overall outlook on life as well.
How, do you ask, does this diet work? Just follow a simple mindset and all will be right--it doesn't matter what you look like as long as you are comfortable with yourself at the end of the day. I've spent too many years and way too much money on this diet and that diet only to end up depressed and fearful of the scale. Not anymore. I don't care what other people think of me, I don't care if my pants are a size 16 or if they're a size 8--I'm happy at the end of the day and that's all that matters to me. Attitude plays a great deal into our everyday lives. If we go to bed at night unhappy, its going to affect our overall bodily function. Why deprive yourself of a piece of food that you want? If you're going to eat, just watch portions, that's all. You can eat whatever you want, just do it in moderation. Do you feel better after eating that piece of chocolate cake or that little extra scoop of ice cream? Then do it. As long as you feel good at the end of the day, who cares what anyone else thinks? There's always going to be people of all sizes in this world--and not everyone is going to be skinny. Whatever happened to being happy with yourself and the way genetics blessed you? I admit, the "fat gene" has shown itself with quite a few members of my family, my rump alone can account for that. It doesn't matter how big my rump is (or anything else on my body for that matter) because I know and realize that its just the way that I am, so why mess with it? I wasn't a size 3 when I met my husband...I haven't been a size 3 since I was 8 years old!
Yes, we do have a lot of people in this world who are focused upon looks and appearances, thinking that this is what attracts our significant others. If you're fearful that your significant other is going to leave you because you gained a few extra pounds, then they weren't the person for you. The person who sticks by you no matter what you look like is the one you're meant to spend the rest of your life with and no one else. I know with all my heart that if I were to gain weight right now that Brian would still be with me no matter what. Granted,with the way the economy is nowadays, its a lot easier to be married and miserable than divorced and happy--but that's not why he's with me to begin with. We compliment each others personalities and life outlooks and we knew from the beginning that appearances don't matter. That's what makes our marriage work--we don't focus on appearance. Our goal is to not only take care of ourselves but of each other as well--its worked for almost 10 years now (almost 5 of which have been married bliss) so why change?
So to get back on track--the I Don't Care "diet" is the outlook that I'm taking with life and I suggest that others take this same approach. There are going to be so many things in life that you have no control over, so why fret about it? Don't be ashamed of the booty mother nature gave you--embrace it!
How, do you ask, does this diet work? Just follow a simple mindset and all will be right--it doesn't matter what you look like as long as you are comfortable with yourself at the end of the day. I've spent too many years and way too much money on this diet and that diet only to end up depressed and fearful of the scale. Not anymore. I don't care what other people think of me, I don't care if my pants are a size 16 or if they're a size 8--I'm happy at the end of the day and that's all that matters to me. Attitude plays a great deal into our everyday lives. If we go to bed at night unhappy, its going to affect our overall bodily function. Why deprive yourself of a piece of food that you want? If you're going to eat, just watch portions, that's all. You can eat whatever you want, just do it in moderation. Do you feel better after eating that piece of chocolate cake or that little extra scoop of ice cream? Then do it. As long as you feel good at the end of the day, who cares what anyone else thinks? There's always going to be people of all sizes in this world--and not everyone is going to be skinny. Whatever happened to being happy with yourself and the way genetics blessed you? I admit, the "fat gene" has shown itself with quite a few members of my family, my rump alone can account for that. It doesn't matter how big my rump is (or anything else on my body for that matter) because I know and realize that its just the way that I am, so why mess with it? I wasn't a size 3 when I met my husband...I haven't been a size 3 since I was 8 years old!
Yes, we do have a lot of people in this world who are focused upon looks and appearances, thinking that this is what attracts our significant others. If you're fearful that your significant other is going to leave you because you gained a few extra pounds, then they weren't the person for you. The person who sticks by you no matter what you look like is the one you're meant to spend the rest of your life with and no one else. I know with all my heart that if I were to gain weight right now that Brian would still be with me no matter what. Granted,with the way the economy is nowadays, its a lot easier to be married and miserable than divorced and happy--but that's not why he's with me to begin with. We compliment each others personalities and life outlooks and we knew from the beginning that appearances don't matter. That's what makes our marriage work--we don't focus on appearance. Our goal is to not only take care of ourselves but of each other as well--its worked for almost 10 years now (almost 5 of which have been married bliss) so why change?
So to get back on track--the I Don't Care "diet" is the outlook that I'm taking with life and I suggest that others take this same approach. There are going to be so many things in life that you have no control over, so why fret about it? Don't be ashamed of the booty mother nature gave you--embrace it!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Various updates, but mainly necessary venting
April saw its share of ups and downs for us. We did make the move to Livonia that would put both Brian and I closer to work and is allowing us to save quite a bit of money. Uncle Doug passed away quite unexpectedly and it really took the family by surprise. As stated before, the move to New York just wasn't meant to be because it just didn't work out. Didn't work out...that seems to be quite the story of my life. There's a lot of things I wish I had done, and I admit that I do hold that sharp spear of regret simply because it "didn't work out". Would I go back and do things over? Probably. By doing that, however, runs head-on into the butterfly effect theory. By changing just one minute thing in the past could have ramifications that I had yet to contemplate. That being said, would I go back and do at least some things over? ABSOLUTELY.
The braces are moving along nicely...just 15 months to go! The most recent visit saw the installation of a new D-ring bracket around my back molar, a metal powerchain (compared to the plastic/elastic ones I've been wearing) and the infamous rubber bands. I will openly admit that these little elastic devils have caused more pain than what they're currently worth. The key word there was currently. I know that it will be worth it in the end, but right now they're just a tremendous pain in my ass.
I find it funny how some people seem to"know" me simply because they work with me. Granted, I do spend a great deal of time at work (especially lately since I'm trying to save up for some big purchases). Simply because I choose not to speak to someone does not make me "crabby" or "bitchy"--I JUST DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!! If I have nothing to say to you, why waste the time and energy to create a fake conversation??? It's not only a waste of my time, but also a waste of yours as well. Apparently, I'm the "loud/happy/perky" person at work. Trust me, I'm not happy all the time, nor am I perky. I am allowed to be freakin normal and have a day where I just to want to keep to myself. And to have someone who has just started in the department inform me that "you not talking just isn't normal--its not you" is nothing short of an insult to me becuase you have no idea who I am! Not to mention, this just proves how ignorant you really are. Leaves are currently in the process of turning and I suspect that there will be several people who do not like the results. Does this bother me? Do I lose sleep at night because someone at work thinks I'm a crabby bitch? NOT AT ALL.
The braces are moving along nicely...just 15 months to go! The most recent visit saw the installation of a new D-ring bracket around my back molar, a metal powerchain (compared to the plastic/elastic ones I've been wearing) and the infamous rubber bands. I will openly admit that these little elastic devils have caused more pain than what they're currently worth. The key word there was currently. I know that it will be worth it in the end, but right now they're just a tremendous pain in my ass.
I find it funny how some people seem to"know" me simply because they work with me. Granted, I do spend a great deal of time at work (especially lately since I'm trying to save up for some big purchases). Simply because I choose not to speak to someone does not make me "crabby" or "bitchy"--I JUST DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!! If I have nothing to say to you, why waste the time and energy to create a fake conversation??? It's not only a waste of my time, but also a waste of yours as well. Apparently, I'm the "loud/happy/perky" person at work. Trust me, I'm not happy all the time, nor am I perky. I am allowed to be freakin normal and have a day where I just to want to keep to myself. And to have someone who has just started in the department inform me that "you not talking just isn't normal--its not you" is nothing short of an insult to me becuase you have no idea who I am! Not to mention, this just proves how ignorant you really are. Leaves are currently in the process of turning and I suspect that there will be several people who do not like the results. Does this bother me? Do I lose sleep at night because someone at work thinks I'm a crabby bitch? NOT AT ALL.
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