Don't want to move...

I am lying here in a nice warm bed...  I don't really want to move.

I must.

I made it here without too many problems, and my friend Corey has a very nice house - it's just what an artists house should look like...  lots of interesting things to see, toys to look at...  it's hard to describe, but I think if I had more space I might have treasures like her...

I can't really stay around here too long...  I think I need some coffee...  I know there's some around here, I just need to find it.

This morning I am heading off to the conference to check things out.  I have no idea what I'm doing really... but I'll figure it out. Right?

There is a reception tonight for the Vermont Studio Center which I think we are going to.. should be fun.

Okay, I need to venture out...

I'm not ready

but I don't really care...

I think I may have packed enough stuff but I'm not sure...

Work was a bear yesterday, but not too many problems... just really busy with all the new people and some phone issues...  I didn't yell at or kill anyone.

The worst thing was someone sending me an email and addressing me as Jenny.  If you know me, you know I am NOT a Jenny...  this guy had talked to me on the phone briefly.  I said my name was Jennifer...  how do you mix that up?  I set him straight though...

Okay, I should probably finish my coffee and pack some things for this stupid conference...  I will take my camera and try to take some pretty pictures for you all...

A good day

Yesterday turned out to be pretty good.

I went to visit my Dad and he's looked looked the best he has is a long time (I mean don't get me wrong - he doesn't necessarily look like my Dad - he had stubble and his clothing was not as put together as it could have been)...  but he was trying to get out of his wheelchair without help and seemed to have more strength than he has in a while...  I actually felt optimistic after I got done visiting him which puts my mind at ease a bit.  I pushed him around the health center for a bit and we chatted about my upcoming trip to LA.  Overall it was a good visit.

I am totally unprepared to go to LA tomorrow..... I always tell myself that I'm going to get my act together and apply for teaching jobs but I never do.  I've applied for a total of one.  I started another application last week... it's at the Evergreen State College - not that I would get it, but you never know... it is close and I could commute!  okay, I probably wouldn't commute, but you never know... 

I haven't even taken time to see what's going on when it comes to panel discussions and presentations...

I am looking forward to seeing my friends Corey and Eileen...  I  got an invitation to a reception for the Vermont Studio Center so hopefully we will go to that.  I guess tonight I will be frantically packing and trying to get my act together to get to the airport in the morning.

I can't believe I'm already four paragraphs in and I haven't gotten to my job... today is going to be busy.  We've got two new attorneys starting today and there is going to be a bunch of things that are going to need to be done..  I am going to be busy busy busy...

I think I should get a move on... 

President's schmesidents...

President's Day...  I slept in until 7:20... success!

Today I WILL CLEAN MY APARTMENT!

I am heading off to visit my Dad this morning and then maybe a trip around Greenlake.... then it's back to cleaning and packing for my trip... 

I talked to my friend Corey (from Vermont who lives in LA)... she is very excited about me coming to visit, and I must say I'm excited to see her (and my friend Eileen as well)....  if you don't remember they are two of my friends I made in Vermont...

here's a link to a photo I took of Corey while I was there...

I didn't do much of anything yesterday which was perfectly fine by me.... sometimes it's nice to do absolutely nothing...

I did eat a few too many cookies, but they weren't those Susan Cookies which I seem to have issues with...  hopefully I'm over that hump.

ha ha I said hump.

Five years ago on President's day I got on the Today show for the first time... here's a photo...

Y'all get back to work now...

I keep forgetting

I keep forgetting it's a three day weekend for me.... it's odd that I should forget considering how much I like not working...

I don't have much planned today - I should think about packing for my trip this week.

Maybe I'll clean - I've already done the dishes this morning...  what else do I need to do???  crap.... I hate having to do things...  I would rather just sit around doing nothing...  I should do something right?

So much for sleeping in...

I was up at 4:45 this morning but managed to stay in bed until a little after 5:00...  that's what happens when the mind starts working...

Work is going to drive me crazy - good thing I only have to work one day next week and then I'm off to LA... it will be nice to see some of my friends from Vermont...  maybe this weekend I will figure out what I need to take to the conference with me...

I need more motivation...

I need more coffee....

Tonight I am going out to dinner with my momma, and I think I will hang out with the puppies a bit - that will make me feel better...

Now it's time for me to go face the scale at ww... it shouldn't be too bad.  I've pulled in the reigns this week so I don't think it will be too bad.  That's the plus of being stressed out... I don't really want to eat.

later....

Anxious

I am not feeling too great... (or is that to great???)... damn spelling and grammar skills...

Not to be too depressing, but I've been thinking about my parental unit quite a bit lately...  he may not be able to move back into his assisted living apartment...  I know he's getting the best care available, but for someone like him it must be hard...  If he were mentally out of it I wouldn't feel so bad about it, but he's just physically declining and that's what's keeping him from being able to move back.  He was only in it for a month before he had to move to the Health Center (which turns out is the nursing home section)...

It just stresses me out thinking about him being lonely, bored and depressed.

I didn't go visit him last weekend because I just couldn't handle it and now I feel guilty.... I will go visit this weekend..  I'm off to LA next week so I won't be able to do it then...  I know I just have to keep going through this, but it just makes me not want to eat (I know - when has that ever been an issue?)...

okay, now that you are thoroughly depressed let's get to the other news...  I got to work yesterday and had a proposal from a moving company to do the work this weekend so that's good...  now we just have to find the space for people to put their things...

If the whole thing with my dad doesn't put me over the edge, this whole office transition will...

I think I just need a valium...

You must not bite the hand that signs your paycheck...

Insane

I have been charged with the task at work to find a moving company to move boxes THIS WEEKEND.

Finding a moving company shouldn't usually be a problem, but finding one last minute for a weekend is a little bit stressful...  I will manage though...

I was just thinking that this has been an extremely long week and then it hit me that It's a three day weekend.  That explains it all.

I won't spend too much time telling you about my mundane life.... here are the highlights of the past 24 hours.

- foot is feeling better after incorporating stretches

- a co-workers son was in a car accident yesterday (the car rolled a few times after a whack-nut side swiped him).

- thought about what I should take with me to LA next week... but that's it, I am so unprepared....

That is it...

Halfway there...

It's Wednesday... but you knew that...  I survived Valentine's day relatively unscathed...  I did get a very nice Singles Awareness Day card from my sister..... and a Valentine from the dogs.

I spent most of my morning taking an online survey so I don't have much time here... I took some photos on the way home of a nice rainbow and some stormy skies....... enjoy yourself.

A day of mourning...

As someone who has only ever had a real "valentine"twice in her lifetime I've got nothing to say.

Being single is alright - but when everyone else around you is shoving love and happiness down your throat it gets a bit old and depressing...  well, maybe not depressing... but just stupid.

I will be spending my Valentine's day combating a crampy bloaty feeling I woke up with...  Good times.



Maybe I will get Valentine's from the puppies... they sometimes come through...

Stayed up too late.....

I watched the Grammy's last night and now I am suffering... 

All I have to say is the following...
1. I love Dave Grohl
2. Katie Perry needed to wear a bra
3. Fergie rocked the granny panties
4. Nicki Manji is a freak
5. Jennifer Hudson is awesome (and I'm not just saying that because she's a spokesperson for WW).

Now I must finish my coffee and get ready for work.

Chi is flowing...

Yesterday I got all my tune-ups done and I feel a ton better this morning.

I had acupuncture done on my lower legs and I could definitely feel a difference during my massage after the acupuncture.  If you've ever had a tight IT band you will know of what I speak... mine is almost always tight because of all the cycling I do.  Well, when the massage therapist worked on it after the acupuncture it was noticeably less tight.

AND this morning, my heel didn't hurt as much when I got out of bed...  there might be a sunny outcome for me eventually.

Today's agenda is this.  Teach, most likely go visit the parental unit... I think that's about it... I did a bunch of cleaning in the kitchen yesterday - and laundry... so I don't have much to do otherwise... 

Maybe I should work on applying for teaching positions...  that sounds good.... I think maybe I'll do that.

I don't know what else...  hmmmm..... 

A negative 61 point week..

I loosely figured out my points this morning for last week... I was in negative territory... I still lost weight though.

I don't usually count my daily walking as exercise, so maybe that's the key...

I don't know... I just got to keep moving.

I've been having hip problems for the past 2 days or so - I'm going to hit the chiropractor's office before I got to a massage/acupuncture appointment...  nothing like making yourself feel better...  I didn't even want to go to the gym this morning because my hip hurt...  maybe I'll hit it after the chiropractor...

Oh well.... I should maybe do laundry now... I am running out of pants.

What now.

I think I'm broken.

Yesterday I burnt my finger on steam escaping from my vegetables I had for breakfast.

I tried calling the doctor yesterday, but after 8 minutes of holding I hung up.  I didn't have time to hold on...

My hip hurts today (actually it's my knee that feels out of whack because of my hip)... that hasn't happened for a while.  It's not too painful, but I will probably have to pay a visit to the Chiropractor..

I just can't win.

On the bright side, I did buy new underpants yesterday... it pleases me.

Oh, nice to see that Dr. Phil is hopping on the Josh Powell bandwagon... he's got Susan Powell's best friend on today... that is just a sad story all around.

I don't have much to say other than that...  if I had more time in the mornings I'm sure I would have a lot more to say...

but then again, maybe I wouldn't.

Oh My Goodness...

It's Thursday...  what do I want to tell you this morning...  I am tired.  That's about all I know.

I think I'm going to call the Doctors office first thing this morning and see if she can get me in to look at my foot.  I don't know if there is anything that can be done, but it sure does hurt...  I'm tired of limping around.

I got an email yesterday about some art program... it had this photo attached.... OH how I miss Oksana...

Rich Jen, Poor Jen

I got my income tax refund today...   I will pay some bills and it will be gone.

I guess most of debt will be gone too though..   that's a good thing.

It's rough being financially challenged.

Last night I went to the Scholarship for Scholars event at the University of Washington.  There was a lot of interesting work...  I also saw a few people I know...  It was good to flex my social skills.

I got this cup while I was there....  I like it.  Thirty dollars for your ticket, you get food and drinks and a cup of your choice...  This might actually make a cute planter... hmmm...

Mr. Clunky is up and at it this morning...  I'm sure he has no idea how heavy a walker he is and how noisy the floors are.  At least I haven't been woken up by him and his girlfriend recently.

I think that's all I have to share today...

Party on.

Today.

Tuesday.

Tonight I have decided to go to the fundraiser at the UW.  It will be a good exercise in overcoming my anti-social behaviors.  There will also be food.

I like going to these things, but it always makes me feel bad that I'm not doing more with my art.

Did I mention that I got an email from a Evangelical Christian University telling me that they were hiring for a sculpture position?  I don't think my artwork would fall in line with their ethics and policies...  They don't believe in pre-marital sex so I'm out.

It's nice to be propositioned though...   heh heh heh...

What else...  Did I mention that I got a free app from Starbucks called Bejewed... I can't stop playing it.

I also am having issues playing Gardens in Time (it's a Facebook game which involves finding things in pictures)... it's sort of a memory game...  I just keep telling myself that it's improving my memory.

Maybe I should get my act together this week and work on things for the conference instead of playing games all the time...

And it begins again...

Monday Monday Monday!

I survived another weekend.  It went pretty much as expected...

I do have a dilemma however... Starbucks gives away free app's every week or so, this week it's a game called bejeweled by Popcaps....  oh my goodness - I have been sucked into it.  I can't stop playing...  I guess that's good, it keeps me out of the kitchen.

You should pick it up if you dare.

This week?  I have no idea what's going on.  I am officially poor so I probably won't be doing much.  there is a fundraiser tomorrow at the University of Washington art department which I should go to.  It's usually during the College Art Association Conference so I don't get to go, but this year it's not.  It costs $30.00 to attend...   maybe I can swing it.

We will see how it goes...

I think that's all I have to say this morning with the exception that I think Madonna rocked the halftime show...

I'm here.

I had a busy busy day yesterday... I only gained 3 pounds at weight watchers and then it was nonstop the rest of the day.

My hair is cut, I went to the big brother clothing party and then I went out to dinner with some friends from the gym.

I am now officially poor.

The hair is cute...  I might even get some attention from people... you never know.

Today I am going to teach and then swing by my Dad's place for a short visit (this stresses me out sometimes, but I'm just going to do it...).... and then I am going to watch the superbowl...  I don't care who wins...  maybe I should brush up on the teams...  I'm thinking maybe I'll be rooting for the Pat's - because I know a cute guy who likes them.  Seems good enough to me.

I am back on track when it comes to eating - at least I think I am... I took the community tracker yesterday at ww and I have to write everything down...  it will be okay.

I may be back later for another post...  I'm not sure though.

Go ________  insert your favorite team in the blank...

Another week and what do we have to show for it?

Photos are from the sky yesterday.

I skipped out on First Thursday.

Met the new apartment manager.  I approve.

Eating too many cookies.  Need an intervention.

Gassy.... from something in the cookies (chemicals you know..)

Tomorrow I'm pretty busy...  ww, haircut, big brother clothing party, dinner with friends.  It's almost as if I have a life.

Sunday is the Superbowl.

Life is complete.