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The Week In Review

Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 by | Comments Off on The Week In Review

I’m just totally psyched on how nice it is.  I know that we will be going back to rain, on and off, until July so I’m just really enjoying this.

I know that I should really go for a walk today, but kind of like just enjoying here at home.  The deck goes from cool in the morning/afternoon to very warm in the late afternoon once the sun hits it.  Someday I may post a pic of how private it feels now the trees have their leaves. =)

I’m enjoying it when the birds come out and squirrels.  If you saw my last 2 twitterpics, one of the squirrels got pretty dang close to me.  Which threw me off guard…..lol  They definitely know where the food is coming from….grin

In just over a week, we are leaving for 3-5 days.  We are headed down to the Red Woods in California to camp for a few days to celebrate our 12th anniversary that is actually on the 31st.  But we are going down on Memorial Day.  By the time we get there all the holiday campers will be gone, thankfully.  There is no way we would going camping on that weekend….icks.

We will finally be using the tent and sleeping bags that we got ourselves for our last anniversary…….lol  We have practice setting up the tent in the house….just not outside.

What we are having issues on figuring out is what food to bring with.  Yes, the standard hotdogs and luncheon meat…fruit, but we aren’t going to live off of just that.  We do have a couple of RMEs, thinking of bringing down a steak for one night…..but what is not helping is that we are bored with food in general, so figuring out camping food doesn’t make it any easier.

The good thing is that the bear boxes should be big enough for our cooler.  =)

I’m so hoping for weather like we are having now, but knowing are luck…that isn’t going to happen.  So we are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.

This week I did pretty decent at the gym.  I got up to 3.51 mile in 30min. Not getting the lasting soreness that I want, but getting little hits here and there.  For example, move a certain way and I get a slight soreness in my abs…which I’m happy about.  Hoping that it means that I’m getting some where even if my weight doesn’t show it (I think it is due to not eating enough fresh fruits & veggies…which I eat a lot in the summer, just not enough in the fall/winter)

I also switched my abs up.  Right after the treadmill, I use the abdominal machine and I normally going on to some other strength exercises.  Rotating the days between upper and lower body.  Then at the end, I do a bunch of floor abs.  What I did this week, is to work on the majority of my floor abs right after the abdominal machine and do one final set after my strength exercies.  I’m hoping that helps on losing more jiggly around my waist.

Otherwise just been busy with work this week.  I did have payroll to do.  I’m totally loving the new notice setup that our tech put together.  It has totally helped to levitate some of the time pressure stressed and that psychs me up….grin  I’m so easy to make happy at times.  =)

One thing that I really need to get myself together for work, is the online store.  I really need to start spending about an hour a day adding new things to it.  So I’m trying to to think of the best way of how to work that in.  Which part of my work day works the best.    So I need to keep that in my focus for tomorrow.

Unless it is payroll, I avoid doing major work on Saturdays and most of Sundays now.  When I do start playing catch up with everything from Saturday & most of Sunday, it is normally Sunday evening.  We are usually settled in the office watching our Sunday programs and I tackle everything so I don’t have ton waiting for Monday morning.  I may not get everything done Sunday night, but I do make a good dent in it.

I will say that I’m kind of worried about how much work will be piled up when we go camping.  But I know that we will get connection after and before the Red Woods, enough to catch high priority stuff, but I’m going to try to avoid as much as I can and hope that it isn’t overwhelming when I get back.  So the weekend before I’ll be working while getting our stuff packed up.

I have been getting annoyed with what has been going on in politics, nothing unusual….lol  I don’t trust that Pelosi got briefed fully, if it came from someone in the Bush Admin, but at the same time, I just don’t trust her.  I would prefer a different Speaker of the House….at the same time, I don’t want the dems to be hampered by her stupid crap.  And Gingrich…he is such a hypocrite!  He needs to keep his mouth shut….he did more partisan damage under Clinton then Pelosi ever did.  Plus, don’t give me that “moral” shit from him….he has been divorced how many times…had affairs….Limbaugh…he is a hypocritical druggie!

These right-wing extremist….it is ok to impeach Clinton for getting a blowjob, but don’t criticize a President at war (unless he is a dem) and don’t impeach a President and investigate their admin for all the international laws they broke with torture.  Hello!!  We prosecuted the Japanese for that in WWII and can anyone say Inquisition? I just want to waterboard all of them and see how it feels to them….stupid asses.

Then the extremest “pro-lifers”.  They are the biggest hypocrites!!  Oh yes, honor President who executed the most prisoners as governor and started an illegal war, tortured and did nothing to help the poor…but he was against legalized abortion….so that makes him ok?!? I think they need to get their priorities straight on what the sanctity of life truely means.  How about teaching true birth control so when pregnancy happens it is wanted?  What a concept?  Morons….

Well, that is my political rant……lol  The Sunday morning news shows didn’t help….grin

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Catching Up

Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 by | Comments Off on Catching Up

Well, let me think of what I’ve been up to…..working…lol  No surprise.

I had payroll to do and that was enough.  I did try to start the prep for it a few days earlier and that was a huge help.  I actually wasn’t as stressed to the wire as normal. I’m going to try to make a better habit of that.  It gave me a good breather before I had to start ordering everything.

The next day, I had to take care of the other 2 depts.  By the end of Friday, my brain was dead, so I really didn’t get to the books until Sunday.

I have taken time here and there to play with my phone and ipod.  I found some songs that I can trim down for ringtones.  So that is my next project for that.  But I did find an app for icq and wordpress.  It will be nice that when we travel, that when I just want to surf for news or such, that I don’t have to haul out my laptop.

I did get some messages taken care of, which has been

I have been doing good at the gym, not as good as I want, but still good.  I got up 3.49mile in 30….not bad.  I’m up to 89# on the adobnimal machine, my lower abs are sore after doing my floor abs.  My thighs have been sore and I hope to be able to keep it going.  Looking forward to doing some outside work this weekend to enforce it.

It has been raining for about a week now.  We have had 2.09inches so far this month and the normal is .48inches by this time.  We are suppose to have a dry spell until Sunday night.  We have been getting sunshine peeking in on and off, especially in the evening.  Which makes you crave more sunshine.  But I will say, I’ve never lived in a area that gets so much hail.  It is small, but like today all of the sudden after some sun, we got hit with a bunch of small hail that left the neighbor’s roof steaming afterwards with the temperature difference.  It is kind of wacky.

This weekend we hope to be able to get rid of the last pile of yard waste.  We need to get more bird seed and a few more feeders (the squirrels broke the other 2) eventually.  I’ve been enjoying watching the birds coming by.  We’ve had a Scrub Blue Jay, Gold Finch, House Sparrow and a few hummingbirds.  I had a hummingbird startle me on our balcony the other day….I heard this motorized sounding noise and look up and see a hummingbird going for our fushias.  =)

Saw the final espidoe of Scrubs last night.  This wasn’t their best season, didn’t start out the strongest, but it ended very well.  I’m really going to miss it, but I hope they don’t try and bring it back.  It is time for it to end.  I really, really loved it when they lined the hallway with past patients and characters and then JD had images of what his future might hold.  Of course, him getting Dr Cox to say what he felt for him was classic.   Just need to get this season on DVD and it looks like Boston Legal’s final season was released this week….need to pick that up while it is still on sale.

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Finally Settling Down

Posted on Monday April 20th, 2009 by | Comments Off on Finally Settling Down

Well, it has been a crazy as hell emotionally the last few days.

As you have seen in my last few posts and on my twitter posts, one of our babies got out Saturday night.  It ended happily when Sakura was found about 24hrs later.  We are so happy and relieved that she is home.  Our biggest fear was all the roads around us that are very busy.  If we lived in the country, we would’ve worried but not have been driven to the level of anxiety that we felt.

Sakura was very timid for couple of hours once home.  But is getting back to normal.  I haven’t seen her play with her mice yet, but I’ll work on her tomorrow for that.

Before Sakura took off, we were having a pretty good day Saturday.  Hubby attacked the garage, got things reorganized and made more room and I attacked our storage closet.  We found a bunch of stuff to donate and made even more room.  We worked on cleaning the house and laundry.  And even had time to start chilling out and enjoying the day and then Sakura happened.

After we got her back, I finally was able to focus my brain and attack some work.  Made a very good dent in it, still had a pile waiting for me today.  But much more manageable.

I did about 15miles of walking looking for our nutty cat and putting up fliers this weekend.  I normally get about 4 miles in on non gym days.  Where we live we have a ton of hills and they can be steep…so it wasn’t an easy 15miles.

Even so today, we still went to the gym, to get back to normal, I did really good on the treadmill.  My old trainer’s voice in my head saying that you need to push it more when you have no motivation or it is harder then normal…..but boy did it hurt.

Then once we got home and showered, we headed out again.  We had to take down the fliers that we posted and pick them up from the businesses that I dropped off at.  Nothing I can do for the ones that I left in doors, mailboxes and gave out, but we made an effect to clean up.  So now I’m really paying for it.  My legs, thighs, and butt hurts from all the hills…..ouch.  I’m still going to push it tomorrrow, just need to remember to take some ibuprofen.  =)

Once we got all the fliers taken care of, it was time for work.  I had a bunch, ton of email, support tickets, company books….etc.  I finally got that done and was able to take care of our books and bills.  =)

I even been able to catch up with my friend’s feeds on my facebooks.  =)

I know that I have more work tomorrow, but it is more manageable.  And it is suppose to be another stunning day, so we are going to work on getting rid of some yardwaste in the back, change litters, and take care of the trash.  I do hope that I can take my laptop outside to work for a little while.  I really want to enjoy the sunshine.

Time for me get to bed.  Still playing catch up on sleep since this weekend.

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Work, Work

Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 by | Comments Off on Work, Work

This has been a rough week work wise.  I had payroll on the 1st, so that means a day or so before I start prepping it.  No big deal.  But processing them this time around seemed like a cluster frak….getting out all the email notices was just rougher then normal.  Then I discovered while getting emails out that I missed about 10 people to pay….some how skipped over them while totaling.  Which made it much more annoying.

It didn’t help that I was just irritated as heck….it is that time again.  =(  Damn, I was so happy to have all the company books done last night and then I actually had time to do ours.  =)

Today was one were I did some work, but not very much.  Mainly because I had a bunch of errands to do and that just makes it pain to try and start something.  So this evening I’ve been chilling and working on some personal things.  Feels nice to be doing that for once after the last few days.  =)

We are suppose to get a stunning weekend weather wise.  I’m so looking forward to it, not that we are going anywhere.  But I’m looking forward to some sunshine and not being chilled. I would like for us to get some things done outside and we are thinking of attacking the garage.  Maybe do one on Saturday and other on Sunday.

I did good at the gym treadmill wise, I’m up to 3.37mile in 30min.  We only really did 1 day of 90min.  Some of the other days went over 60, but not by much.  I have been trying to increase my number of reps.  But I can’t seem to get the soreness that you want to get this week.  Which is disappointing.  I’m tired and feel like I can’t do much more while at the gym, but give me a few hours and I don’t have the soreness.  =(  Need to figure that out next week.

We will be more then likely missing a few days of the gym next week.  Debating on going for a hike Monday and then heading up to Canada to visit Tues.  Can’t wait to see everyone, just not looking forward to the drive up.

Our oldest cat has been worrying me on and off.  Alexis has always been a “talker”, but she has been louder then usual and doing it in the middle of the night for no reason that we can see.  Her fur seemed a little off to me also.  Well, she was due for her follow up on her thyroid so we addressed that at the vet.  So far none of the tests show anything, her thyroid is back to normal, no urinary tract infection….but she was dehydrated, which seems odd because she has a fetish for water.  But the vet said that the water may not be getting absorbed.  So they gave her an IV of fluids and she seems a little better.  They want to see her in a few months.

But that is what has been going on in my world.  =)  Since I’m currently waiting on things to upload to the server, I’m going to put away some laundry.

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This Week’s Summary

Posted on Saturday March 28th, 2009 by | Comments Off on This Week’s Summary

I did ok at the gym this week. I did improve by a .06mile on the treadmill for a total of 3.32mile in 30min. My lower abs have been sore the last 2days. I have increase the weight on the abdominal to 82# for 2 sets of 20 & 81# for the last 2 sets. I’ve also been trying to increase my floor ab workout.

My pedometer says I got in over 33miles in steps this week, which is more then the last 2 weeks, so that is cool. Once the weather is better on the weekend (non-gym days) I can start getting my walks in and increase that.

Hubby asked if I would like to increase our gym time from 60min to 90min. I would love that, I know that I can do a much better and an intense workout in with that extra 30. I will just need to think of what I want to add to each day. I have few ideas. But I think I will do my normal and then after my floor abs (I normally do last) I will then add all different exercises to my routine. So if we decide not to do the 90, I still have my normal in. Fingers crossed that we handle getting in that extra 30min. Because I’m getting tired of being stuck at the same weight.

Been having a few days were I just want to smack people. I’m very happy that I don’t have to work face-to-face with most of the people that I have to deal with. It sucks, because most of what I do isn’t that hard, just mentally intense and time consuming. But when I get stuck with some of these people, I just go into avoidance mode and I hate that mode. So I end up working on everything else but them and then go back to them last.

I’ve also been working on a few things for my folks. Bought mom a domain (helpinghandswithann.com) and got a blog set up on it.  Mom wants to move her cleaning business up to the next level and dad is thinking of offering minor repairs.   Need to figure out a time to get on the phone with my folks so I can walk them through the admin of the blog.  It isn’t going to have a bunch of posts.  Just a general one of who they are and their business….so I need to delete all the test posts….lol.   But since I can’t design and they offer free designs for word press that are easier to change out, this is perfect for them.  Now I need to figure out how to add the logo that mom got made up, once I get it….it will be interesting.  =)

I have been playing around with my widgets on this blog. Which I’m really enjoying. I really like that WP has that option now, makes it so easy to change things up.

Been trying to update plugins and then screwing something up…..ggrrr I lost my photopress…icks.. I love scaring myself that way. I was able to reinstall it, but now I can’t use my random picture widget. So I had to do another ticket with my host to see if they can replace my new photopress file with one made from the backups they make. I hate pestering them for my goofs.

Now, while trying to learn how to change file permissions so I can edit wp themes I totally lost access to my theme file. I can’t even delete the damn thing and re-upload it….lol LUCKILY I was able to rename it and upload a new file named themes. Now waiting on the FTPing. Good thing that I try to back up everything, because I lost my blog completely since it had no design to attach itself to….DOH!

Which reminds…that should be my big project, backing up everything, which also means cleaning/reorganizing my externals….that is going to be exhausting.

So I started doing blog work and screwing things up……..lol Tomorrow I have to finalize our taxes and get them paid…icks Not something I’m looking forward to, but very happy to have it done with for now. Then back to the health insurance search….which sucks big time here in the US.

That is the only two things that I miss from working outside of the house, getting health insurance (but that requires full time work & more stress) and having taxes taken care of. Things that taken for granted, well the tax part anyway. Insurance is something everyone gets screwed on.

Hot damn, just had a thought to check something out and fixed my photopress! Now need to figure out the permissions thing. I would like to change out headers and fonts. There is one theme I like, but I can’t stand the font……lol

I think I’m going to close and play around with my widgets and plugins. =)

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