So it is finally New Year's Eve. When did that happen? How has this year just flown by? Holy cow! I remember my grandmother telling me when I was young "Don't wish your life away. As you get older you start wishing for it to slow down, but it's too late. Enjoy it." And I understand what she meant now.
So on this New Year's Eve I am sitting here taking stock of things in my life and things I have to do still. I am sitting on the couch surrounded by those I love and those that love me and it is amazing. My partner is sleeping on the couch next to me. Between us is our cuddle dog. On the stairs in front of me is our not so cuddle dog. He is passed out on his back, feet running in the air as he dreams of the next rabbit he will chase. Today we also have a visiting doggie and she is sacked out on the floor. And I am so content with life. It is nice.
While everyone else is sleeping in the house, I am working on things needed to start 2015 off right. First on that list is our budget. I hate budgeting. I hate it with a passion. But when you live on one income, it is vitally important. I am making the preliminary budget based off our last year budget. We didn't get a raise this year, so it's going to end up being less extra money this year. We do a modified envelope system, making it work for us. We put everything on our credit card and pay it off every month. So instead of pulling money out of our bank account, we use play money. It works well for us. We keep the envelopes in the kitchen and pull money out each week to match our budget.
The second important thing is our menu. I am trying so hard to create fun and exciting menus for the new year. I am struggling for some reason. When you change your eating habits sometimes it's hard to make a menu but it shouldn't be, and I know this. There are tons of resources online which I think might be my problem. I am finding too much stuff and my brain isn't able to make it all work. Ahhhhhh.
I am also trying to make a blogging schedule so I can keep this thing going and make everyone happy. This is proving nearly impossible.
Tonight we have plans to go to a friend's house and celebrate quietly. No raucous parties, no drinking till you are sloshed. Just a bon fire, some good eats, and great friends. May your new year be ever better than before.
So this new year's eve I am spending my time preparing for the new year as best I can. What are you doing?
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Shake it off...
Oh how I wish it was so easy to shake off sickness or extra weight. That would make life so much easier!
I am still sick. Finally went to the doctor, well the nurse at the clinic, who told me it's basically a horrible virus that is kicking my ass. She did give me some cough syrup so I can sleep and some nasal decongestant. She gave me a script for antibiotics as well because the fluid in my ears is on the borderline of sinus infection. But I have strict instructions to wait till January 3rd or later to take those, and only if I am still feeling bad. She is hoping that getting me to sleep and taking down the sinus swelling will prevent an actual infection. I am happy with her decision, though I wish she had a magic pill to make it better.
My In-laws also just left today. I really do like them, but I also like that they do short visits up here. We did all sorts of fun things that revolved around food and alcohol, my two favorite things so far. We really had a lot of fun, despite me being sick. Bourbon did make me feel better, though!
The next couple weeks is going to be all about getting used to be up early and moving around for the bulk of the day. School starts soon!
Until Next Time!
I am still sick. Finally went to the doctor, well the nurse at the clinic, who told me it's basically a horrible virus that is kicking my ass. She did give me some cough syrup so I can sleep and some nasal decongestant. She gave me a script for antibiotics as well because the fluid in my ears is on the borderline of sinus infection. But I have strict instructions to wait till January 3rd or later to take those, and only if I am still feeling bad. She is hoping that getting me to sleep and taking down the sinus swelling will prevent an actual infection. I am happy with her decision, though I wish she had a magic pill to make it better.
My In-laws also just left today. I really do like them, but I also like that they do short visits up here. We did all sorts of fun things that revolved around food and alcohol, my two favorite things so far. We really had a lot of fun, despite me being sick. Bourbon did make me feel better, though!
The next couple weeks is going to be all about getting used to be up early and moving around for the bulk of the day. School starts soon!
Until Next Time!
Friday, December 26, 2014
On the day after Christmas, the universe gave to me
sickness. Fucking sickness. Stupid sickness.
I'm going to go back and cuddle under my blankets now. Hopefully the universe was better to you.
And we'll get back to regularly scheduled posts after my in-laws leave on the 30th!
I'm going to go back and cuddle under my blankets now. Hopefully the universe was better to you.
And we'll get back to regularly scheduled posts after my in-laws leave on the 30th!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Happy Festivus!!!
Happy Festivus for the rest of us!!
Today has been full of boring togetherness with my partner. He actually got off work early, which is rare treat now a days, and we went out for lunch. And let me tell you, traffic. Traffic. Fucking traffic. All season I have been saying over and over how little traffic there has been in a major shopping area we visit frequently. Well now I am eating my words. Today was insane for traffic and of course we had mundane things to do, like get dog food, that couldn't wait because stores will be closing up tomorrow afternoon.
I think the weather has something to do with it, actually. The traffic is insane because it's freakin' 60 degrees(f) outside! It is winter, officially, and it is warmer now than it was on both Halloween and Thanksgiving. Insane. But when the weather gets warmer, people decide they want to be out and shopping. Which leads us to traffic issues. Although, the weatherman just told us all that tomorrow it is probably going to snow. Mwahahahhaha.
Now we are sitting, watching the early evening news, and my partner is sleeping on the couch. We are old boring people. I do need to get up and start a pot of chili, but other than that, we have nothing to do tonight. Perhaps we'll give the dogs their Christmas presents early but more than likely we will do nothing and then fall asleep on the couch watching the 11 o'clock news (on the same channel). Doesn't that sound exciting?!
Until Next Time!
Today has been full of boring togetherness with my partner. He actually got off work early, which is rare treat now a days, and we went out for lunch. And let me tell you, traffic. Traffic. Fucking traffic. All season I have been saying over and over how little traffic there has been in a major shopping area we visit frequently. Well now I am eating my words. Today was insane for traffic and of course we had mundane things to do, like get dog food, that couldn't wait because stores will be closing up tomorrow afternoon.
I think the weather has something to do with it, actually. The traffic is insane because it's freakin' 60 degrees(f) outside! It is winter, officially, and it is warmer now than it was on both Halloween and Thanksgiving. Insane. But when the weather gets warmer, people decide they want to be out and shopping. Which leads us to traffic issues. Although, the weatherman just told us all that tomorrow it is probably going to snow. Mwahahahhaha.
Now we are sitting, watching the early evening news, and my partner is sleeping on the couch. We are old boring people. I do need to get up and start a pot of chili, but other than that, we have nothing to do tonight. Perhaps we'll give the dogs their Christmas presents early but more than likely we will do nothing and then fall asleep on the couch watching the 11 o'clock news (on the same channel). Doesn't that sound exciting?!
Until Next Time!
Monday, December 22, 2014
Patience? What patience?
So I was that kid. Oh you know the one... the one who you can't leave unattended with presents under the tree. The reason you have locks on closet doors. The one who can't leave well enough alone. Yeah that's me.
I am not a big fan of surprises... I never have been and probably never will be. As a child, my parents seriously thought they were pulling something by hiding Christmas presents in the top of their closet. I was very good at pretending to be surprised, despite knowing every single thing I was going to get. And I never minded. I much preferred knowing what I was getting so I could prepare myself.
Which brings me to now, as a 29 year old adult. I am a damn adult and do you know how hard it is to not rip open the presents my partner just put under the tree for me? I know what they are, but still, presents! I am home, alone, all day and those gifts are taunting me. The struggle is real.
As I sit here, drinking a flavored malt beverage while waiting for my bourbon pork chops to come out of the oven, I can't help but wonder if I can convince my partner to let us open our gifts on Festivus instead of Christmas. I feel that it won't work, but in my head I'm scheming ways to try to convince him that it really is okay. I just can't keep looking at them!
Are you a surprise person or do you prefer to know?
Until Next Time!
I am not a big fan of surprises... I never have been and probably never will be. As a child, my parents seriously thought they were pulling something by hiding Christmas presents in the top of their closet. I was very good at pretending to be surprised, despite knowing every single thing I was going to get. And I never minded. I much preferred knowing what I was getting so I could prepare myself.
Which brings me to now, as a 29 year old adult. I am a damn adult and do you know how hard it is to not rip open the presents my partner just put under the tree for me? I know what they are, but still, presents! I am home, alone, all day and those gifts are taunting me. The struggle is real.
As I sit here, drinking a flavored malt beverage while waiting for my bourbon pork chops to come out of the oven, I can't help but wonder if I can convince my partner to let us open our gifts on Festivus instead of Christmas. I feel that it won't work, but in my head I'm scheming ways to try to convince him that it really is okay. I just can't keep looking at them!
Are you a surprise person or do you prefer to know?
Until Next Time!
Saturday, December 20, 2014
I did things today
So one of the things I say often is that my life is boring. Woah boring to be exact. But today was not nearly as boring as typical! We went out and did things today. Not anything too exciting, but actual things.
We went to lunch, mailed a package, returned library books (and paid a subsequent fine because reading dates is not my strong suit, but whatever, I apologized and paid my fine), then went to the grocery store. See, excitement!!!
And in reality, that is all I wanted to say on here! Isn't that sad? But in my boring life, today we spent quite a bit of time outside of the home and it was nice. We are getting ready to go find supper (Yes, two meals out in one day! We are rebels this weekend!) and then come home and probably fall asleep in front of the TV.
Too much excitement for one day.
Until Next Time!
We went to lunch, mailed a package, returned library books (and paid a subsequent fine because reading dates is not my strong suit, but whatever, I apologized and paid my fine), then went to the grocery store. See, excitement!!!
And in reality, that is all I wanted to say on here! Isn't that sad? But in my boring life, today we spent quite a bit of time outside of the home and it was nice. We are getting ready to go find supper (Yes, two meals out in one day! We are rebels this weekend!) and then come home and probably fall asleep in front of the TV.
Too much excitement for one day.
Until Next Time!
Friday, December 19, 2014
Thinking about changes
So I am pretty computer dumb. I swear, I am at the right age to get computers, but in reality I don't know how to make computers work well. And to that end, while I can code HTML if I HAVE to, I am stumped on coding for the template of my blog. So please bear with me as I play around with the blogging template and all that jazz.
I want my blog to be fun, yet still reflect my personality and my love for writing. Why is this so hard?! (Please note that was a joke, I promise, a joke.)
Anyway, between now and the new year I am going to work on giving the blog a facelift. Why? Because I want to.
This all started because I wanted to change coding for the time stamp on my entries to actually be the date and not time. Apparently I don't know how to do that! I found the code line, played with the meta tag, and yet here is still stands that it shows the time and not the date. So because I can't fix that, I am having to toy with a whole new layout. All because time vs date. Insane!
We will make this blogging thing work, we will!
Until Next Time!
I want my blog to be fun, yet still reflect my personality and my love for writing. Why is this so hard?! (Please note that was a joke, I promise, a joke.)
Anyway, between now and the new year I am going to work on giving the blog a facelift. Why? Because I want to.
This all started because I wanted to change coding for the time stamp on my entries to actually be the date and not time. Apparently I don't know how to do that! I found the code line, played with the meta tag, and yet here is still stands that it shows the time and not the date. So because I can't fix that, I am having to toy with a whole new layout. All because time vs date. Insane!
We will make this blogging thing work, we will!
Until Next Time!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Looking ahead to 2015
I don't do New Years Resolutions. Let's be honest, no one keeps those anyway. I know I never have in the past.
So this year I am trying something new. I am creating a plan, a plan to make 2015 my year. More my year than what I hope happens outside of my control. So the last couple of days I have been sitting down to map out my 2015, logically. This is what I have come up with so far.
Outside of my control:
Adopt a baby, hopefully. We have been trying for 4 years already to start a family. We have gone several different routes, including attempting to adopt from foster care, and so far we have been thwarted at every turn. 2015 we are renewing our hopes of starting a family and bringing a baby into our household. This is mostly outside of our control, though, so while we can only do so much we are still hoping 2015 is our year to start our family. In the beginning of the year we are going to finish our homestudy update. That is pretty much where our ability to control the situation ends, haha. We have selected a new placing agency and hopefully we will be picked and things will get moving in the right direction.
Inside my control:
Get good grades. I start back in school to finish my bachelors in January and I am excited and terrified at the same time. Because of some mix ups with my associates degree, I have to retake a course which puts my Spring semester hours up to 17. That includes two sciences with labs and one of them happens to be Chemistry. I am not a big fan of chemistry, not at all. So I hope to be able to have enough in me to make 17 hours quick work and make good grades.
Lose weight. Losing weight is the bane of my existence but it is a requirement. I have a horribly high BMI, and while I will never fit into the perfect box for my BMI, my doctor has explained that if I can get my numbers down by about 10% I can come off medications for my blood pressure. My goal is to lose around 25% of my body weight in 2015, and it is doable.
Medication free 2015. Hand in hand with my weight loss goals is my want to get off my medication. I am lucky enough to only take one medication for my blood pressure, and it is directly related to my weight. So I have to lose 10% to get rid of the pills and that is a huge goal in 2015.
Mindful meditation. Most of my adult life I have done a practice of mindful meditation. In 2014 that has fallen by the wayside for a number of reasons. In 2015 I am bringing that back. I am such a nicer person when I get some time for me to just sit and breathe and accept life's woes and triumphs.
Write more. I love to write, so every year I make a goal to write more. 2015 will be my year to write more!
So those are the main goals of 2015. The difference in setting goals is I'm not waiting till Jan 1 to put some of those into play. Grades and homestudy and adoption all have to wait, but I'm slowly working myself into the other three. Part of my hatred for New Years resolutions is the shock to the system that seems to happen while you give up everything you deem bad for you. It's unsustainable. So I have already started on weight loss and meditation. Those are another post though.
What are your goals for 2015? Do you do New Years Resolutions or just decide throughout the year?
Until Next Time!
So this year I am trying something new. I am creating a plan, a plan to make 2015 my year. More my year than what I hope happens outside of my control. So the last couple of days I have been sitting down to map out my 2015, logically. This is what I have come up with so far.
Outside of my control:
Adopt a baby, hopefully. We have been trying for 4 years already to start a family. We have gone several different routes, including attempting to adopt from foster care, and so far we have been thwarted at every turn. 2015 we are renewing our hopes of starting a family and bringing a baby into our household. This is mostly outside of our control, though, so while we can only do so much we are still hoping 2015 is our year to start our family. In the beginning of the year we are going to finish our homestudy update. That is pretty much where our ability to control the situation ends, haha. We have selected a new placing agency and hopefully we will be picked and things will get moving in the right direction.
Inside my control:
Get good grades. I start back in school to finish my bachelors in January and I am excited and terrified at the same time. Because of some mix ups with my associates degree, I have to retake a course which puts my Spring semester hours up to 17. That includes two sciences with labs and one of them happens to be Chemistry. I am not a big fan of chemistry, not at all. So I hope to be able to have enough in me to make 17 hours quick work and make good grades.
Lose weight. Losing weight is the bane of my existence but it is a requirement. I have a horribly high BMI, and while I will never fit into the perfect box for my BMI, my doctor has explained that if I can get my numbers down by about 10% I can come off medications for my blood pressure. My goal is to lose around 25% of my body weight in 2015, and it is doable.
Medication free 2015. Hand in hand with my weight loss goals is my want to get off my medication. I am lucky enough to only take one medication for my blood pressure, and it is directly related to my weight. So I have to lose 10% to get rid of the pills and that is a huge goal in 2015.
Mindful meditation. Most of my adult life I have done a practice of mindful meditation. In 2014 that has fallen by the wayside for a number of reasons. In 2015 I am bringing that back. I am such a nicer person when I get some time for me to just sit and breathe and accept life's woes and triumphs.
Write more. I love to write, so every year I make a goal to write more. 2015 will be my year to write more!
So those are the main goals of 2015. The difference in setting goals is I'm not waiting till Jan 1 to put some of those into play. Grades and homestudy and adoption all have to wait, but I'm slowly working myself into the other three. Part of my hatred for New Years resolutions is the shock to the system that seems to happen while you give up everything you deem bad for you. It's unsustainable. So I have already started on weight loss and meditation. Those are another post though.
What are your goals for 2015? Do you do New Years Resolutions or just decide throughout the year?
Until Next Time!
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Hello out there
Bet you thought this blog went the way of the dodo, didn't you? Yeah, so did I, honestly. BUT, a big but there, I have decided that I really want to write and this is the best place to do this. Now, why have I stopped writing here? Because I totally made this a thing. I made this blog into something that I don't want it to be anymore. I hate making something into a thing, so I'm claiming back the blog.
I wanted this blog to be about my writing, but that just isn't my life. I mean, I love to write but the best time I had on this blog was during pride month, when I merely wrote what I wanted to write and just kept to a theme. So I think I am going to come back and do things like this.
Just what the internets need, another blogger who talks about their boring life. Sorrynotsorry, but I just want to write about my boring life. 2015 is setting up to me my year, to be our year, and so I just want to write about all that.
So here we are, a newness to an old blog. And hopefully a chance for me to write more and write about fun things!
Until Next Time!
I wanted this blog to be about my writing, but that just isn't my life. I mean, I love to write but the best time I had on this blog was during pride month, when I merely wrote what I wanted to write and just kept to a theme. So I think I am going to come back and do things like this.
Just what the internets need, another blogger who talks about their boring life. Sorrynotsorry, but I just want to write about my boring life. 2015 is setting up to me my year, to be our year, and so I just want to write about all that.
So here we are, a newness to an old blog. And hopefully a chance for me to write more and write about fun things!
Until Next Time!
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