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I am tired today.  I worked almost 8 hours, came home and crashed.  I then had the strangest dream about working for a really old Romanian optometrist who didn't care if we had patients or not.  His wife was his receptionist, and if it was even possible, she was older than him.  She didn't even speak English.

The truth:  I do work for an optometrist.  But he's not old.  And I worked all day with a very chatty coworker from Romania.  Funny how your day spills over into your dreams.

Speaking of which, my hubby has developed a bad habit due to me.  I had a horrible sleep last night due to two factors.  The first being the two cups of coffee at 10pm.  Bad move on my part.  But the next....  I had a feeling it would eventually happen.  I have a problem with sleep-talking.  I used to sleep-walk a lot, so I figure sleep-talking is a lot safer and less embarrassing.  My husband has told me that I wake him up quite often with some tidbit of useless/incoherant knowledge that he just NEEDS to know at 4am.  How he is getting good marks at school is a miracle.
BUT, last night he was full-out sleep-talking.  Not once.  Not twice.  But many times.  Is sleep-talking 100% contagious over a long period of time?  I'm gonna say yes.

So much for him being a sound sleeper!  Oops!

Friday is here!

I'm tired today.  I've just worked my normal 5 days in a row and now I have to work tomorrow too.  Add that to the fact that I'm not used to exercise and I have a feeling that I just might sleep very well tonight. 

I got off work early and headed to the gym to sign up for a year.  I figure if I'm paying hard-earned money for this thing, I might just be motivated to go.  I then had time to kill before the Latin dance/cardio class so I decided to get on a bike and watch Judy Judy on the overhead TV.  I barely made it to 10 minutes..  on easy "flat terrain".  But at least it wasn't downhill or anything!  That would be embarrassing!  ;)

The dance class was the best class I've done so far.  As one older lady told me at the beginning, it doesn't matter if you get all the moves right, so long as you add in a lot of enthusiasm and energy.  So I gave it my best and almost passed out at the end.  Phew!

Then I cancelled out all my efforts by having wings and wedges for dinner with friends, with a nice, cold glass of Coke.  MMmm..  It was all worth it :)

We went skating tonight, as well, for a friend's birthday.  I use "we" loosely here, as I did no such thing.  I'm not crazy about winter sports, anymore.  I sat on the sidelines and played the role of "Hockey Mom":  tying people's skates, giving them coffee when they skated over, taking pictures.  In the process I drank my coffee and then my husband's..  so I might not sleep well tonight, after all..

It's Friday!  yay!

Exercise, anyone?

So I finally went to the gym.  (*cue hallelujah chorus*)

I had to fill out some paperwork when I got there and there was a question that asked if I was ever in an exercise program.  I put no.  The girl at the desk read over my paper and said "You've never exercised???  Like, EVER?!?"  Yep, sadly that sums up my life.

I signed up for a yoga/tai chi/pilates class.  I've barely done yoga, only pretended to do Tai Chi as a kid when I saw old Asian women doing it in the park, and I don't really think I exactly know what Pilates are. (something about a blue ball filled with water?? no?)

The class was fun.  I learned that I have very bad balance, horrible posture, and no strength in my limbs whatsoever.  Let's face it.  I'm a weakling.
I went to another class today after work.  This one was cardio with hand weights.  Again, I did horribly.  This time I learned that I have no coordination and I can't remember one set to save my life. 

It's gotta go up from here..  if it goes down, then we've got a problem..  :-)

Sleigh bells ring

I'm not one for winter outdoor activities.  As I've mentioned before, I get cold extremely easily and find it impossible to warm up.  Despite that, almost my entire church assembly went up north a ways for a sleigh-ride and cookout.  We couldn't have asked for a better day.  The sun was splitting the trees, the snow was sparkling, and the farmer was jolly (this may have had something to do with his "hidden" flask). 
I really enjoyed myself, even though we had gotten lost about 2 minutes away from the farm and kept going back and forth on the back roads.

I've stolen these photos, but they're too good to not share :)

 I love horses :)

My husband petting his first mule/donkey

 

photos by bonjourstacy

Tuesday's Tragic Truths

1.  I have been feeling super lazy for the last little..  no, make that LONG.. time.  I barely have the energy to get up off of the couch.  It doesn't help that there are many TV shows to watch, thanks to the internet.  Ever watch "Breaking Bad"?  It's addicting.  And don't get me started on "Dexter"..

2.  I think my artistic spark has died.  I no longer paint, barely draw, and have a Bamboo drawing tablet that I've used twice in the last year.  I have no idea how to get back into it.  That's a lie..  I do have one idea:  cancel my internet connection.  (I suspect this might work, but I'm half afraid!)

3.  I have all of these novel ideas floating in my head.  Again, no creativity or will to write.  I've heard that Stephen King locks himself in a plain room when he really needs to write.  I'm not sure this would work for me because I'm fantastic at disappearing into a story in my head.  I would probably just do this and not write anything at all.

4.  I want to get a gym membership.  I want to take some yoga and dance classes.  I have no idea what I'm waiting for.

5.  I found a recently launched website relating to the cancer that I had as a kid.  It has a section on "Late Effects" regarding the things to watch for in the future.  I had no idea that I was at risk for so many things, or that I have certain conditions strictly as a result of my treatment.  Man.  Something else to supposedly worry about.  Why was I not informed?

6.  I need to start seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses like I used to.  I realize that I would then be more naive, but naivety seems very comforting sometimes.

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Sorry for the negative post.  It's actually my attempt at stirring myself into action.  Get off that couch!  Get to the gym!  Start looking at the bright side of things!  :)

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Boo to being sick

Christmas was ok this year, but being sick put a damper on it, for sure.  I've been fighting a cold which changed my ever-present minor sinus infection into a full-blown wicked, evil one.  Antibiotics seem to be barely working so I've been hovering in pain on the fringes of all the events going on around me.  How was Christmas day, you might ask?  I wouldn't really know, because I was in a decongestant fog for most of the day.  I have this week off, so I'm annoyed at being sick.  I feel like I should be having fun and doing lots of things, when the reality is that I don't want to get off the couch.  So much for a holiday from work.

Being sick has not, however, stopped me from eating insane amounts of candy and chocolate-covered cherries.  I don't own a scale, so I'm not even sure if I have gained any weight.  Ha!  Not owning a scale is awesome!  No guilt here! :)

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Anyway, I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas and are looking forward to New Years! 

Busy busy busy

I have not posted in ages.  Life got super busy.

So, happy early Christmas to everyone :)  Hope you're all enjoying the season, getting bonuses and Christmas dinners from the boss, etc.

Once, my office was told that we didn't deserve a Christmas party.  They had been having money problems due to their inability to stop travelling and keeping up with the Jones' and not bothering to leave some money in the business accounts for the payment of bills.  Which somehow got twisted around and became my coworker and I's fault.  "You sell only when you're in the mood" was what I heard.  So, being told that we didn't deserve a party was an insult.

My coworker ranted one day to me after this all happened.  The boss' son overheard and told his dear daddy, who then decided to have a Christmas lunch for one and all.  Everyone from all the stores was invited..  for sandwiches...  which put everyone in a grump.
I dreaded the sandwich day, and when it arrived, it was funny.  First of all, we had been told that we could close up for an hour to actually have a break.  While we were waiting for the last customer to leave, I was asked to make a sign for the door stating that we were closed due to a holiday lunch and would reopen at 1:30pm.
Wait..  1:30??  But it was 1:17 at this point, so I asked again if 1:30 was what he wanted.  Yes, he insisted that 15 mins was more than enough time to enjoy our sammiches.
We then had a very awkward time standing around our tiny little kitchen and making inane smalltalk..  all the while noting that not one of the bosses bothered to say thank you, or we appreciate you, or anything of the sort.

Nothing puts you more in a holiday mood than that.