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My favorite quote...We all live in hiding. In one way or another each of us conceal pieces of ourselves from the rest of the world. Some people hide because their lives depend on it. Others because they don't like being seen. And then there are those special cases, the ones who hide because they just want someone to care enough to look for them...Which one are you?

Monday, November 30, 2009

One down, three to go...

Classes that is! I finished my Litigation class tonight with an oral argument. Yes, it could have gone better, but at least I didn't have severe cotton mouth nearly as bad as last time! And the best part is the fact that this class is over and done with!! :)

Woo-hoo!!

Of course this is on top of my loss of another .4lbs. :) That's a grand total of 36lbs! :) Of course I would have loved more, but I'm just happy I lost and didn't gain! :) Of course I've been constantly hungry since Friday...which is so crazy because last week was my visit from Aunt Flo. I think it is likely stress...school, work, financial, home, family, friends...you name it, I've got it in the stress department! It is what it is!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Yes, I can move slower than I did yesterday

Today is moving no faster than yesterday. But I did finish my brief tonight, which is good. I should have immediately jumped on my small firms, but after reading through all 9 parts I seem to have mentally checked out! To get myself back in mentally I decided to make a late night run out to Biggby's to grab my DDHC and of course I was too late and they were closed. Yes, it was only 9:30pm. So I drove all the way down the road for a total opposite treat...ice cream (sugar-free) and of course they were closed too. Ugh...

Deciding or hoping that this wasn't going to be a wasted run out into 38 degree weather I decided to trek back to MickeyD's. I ordered a small hot chocolate, non-fat, and a medium diet coke to balance out the sugar since they, like Starbucks, do not do sugar-free with their hot chocolate/coffee drinks. I came home to discover that my hot chocolate is actually some coffee drink (Yuck!) and my diet coke is real coke....strike 3...I should be out! This screw up was probably because the little order taker was too busy flirting with me and he probably typed in the wrong stuff......like that is gonna help him get my number.

Then I decide to order a sub for dinner from Hungry Howie's and even though everything points to the fact that they are open until midnight, when I called at 11pm I was told they were closed and when I tried to question the lady since their recently delivered ad says they close at midnight and the bitch hung up on me...nice customer service, don't ya think?!? So now I'm waiting for my ol' faithful Tiffany's to deliver dinner so I can eat and dive right back into Small Firms...

Thank goodness this was a 4 day weekend, but the sad thing is...that still won't be enough either! Ugh...

Done: 1, 2*, 3, 4, 10, 13**
Started: 5***, 7****
Untouched: 6, 8, 9, 11, 12

*~~yeah, still not put away...
**~~sleeping in until 1pm Thursday and noon today make me feel guilty enough to mark this one done!
***~~brief is done, just need to prep for my oral arguments and I won't even think about that until late tomorrow
****~~I think reading the instructions for my assignment constitute starting this one. ;)

Friday, November 27, 2009

Could I move any slower today?

Done: 1, 2*, 3, 4, 10***
Started: 5**, 13
Untouched: 6****, 7*****, 8******, 9, 11, 12

*~~Laundry is done and folded, but I still have to make that long trek down the hall to put the munchkin's towels and clothes away. This will get done sometime Saturday, but I'm too lazy tonight. But I do consider this item done!

**~~My God...this is one slow moving Motion! I worked on this for over 7.5 hours today and in the days/week prior I've worked on it for over 10 hours. My goal is to be done Saturday morning and moving on to Small Firms and getting as much as I possibly can before crashing tomorrow night...probably right around the same time I am about to crash tonight (approx. 2:30am)! Ugh...when is this damn semester over????? Of course it doesn't help that I'm not feeling motivated today. I spent a few hours attempting to write my Brief while watching the Alabama/Auburn game, but I was continually pulled away from the computer screen to the TV and by the end of the game I had a major headache (thanks Crimson Tide!), so I watched Four Christmases to rid myself of my headache after taking 4 Motrin. Oh yeah...I went and met "The Great American Shoppers" (a/k/a the fam) for lunch too. Can I procrastinate or what?! hehe

***~~This is a little fluid due to my homework this week and the fact that my schedule is a bit mixed up this week because of school. My plan includes going to the gym on Wednesday if I'm okay with my homework, plus I will really need it. I did worse today than I did for Turkey Day, damn-it-to-hell! Ugh. Then I'm hoping to go and see my honey Friday night because I figure my brain will be mush to do anything else and Saturday I get my haircut and begin studying like a crazy fool for my PR exam, because as you well know...I haven't really done much for this class yet this semester thanks to all of my other frickin' homework! :(

**(continued)~~I have to have my Litigation homework done for Monday night as I argue that Motion and I am totally done with that class! (Woo-hoo!!)

****~~I also need to finish my PR homework in time for Monday night too since that will be the last time we meet before our final on the 10th of December. (Amen!)

*****~~Thursday night is my "make-up" class for Small Firms, because the prick canceled the night before Turkey Day and didn't feel it was "appropriate" to not reschedule...nice, huh? My final project is due on Friday @ 5pm.

******~~Tuesday night I argue my final motion for Pre-trial and will be done with that class, totally, as well! (Frickin' A, Man!!!)

Getting a Jump Start

While others are preparing to get a jump start on their Christmas shopping (this includes my mom, my two aunts, my bro & his ol' lady), I was getting a jump start on my to-do list...

Done: 1, 3
Started: 2, 4, 13
Untouched: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Happy Shopping on Black Friday!!

No Rest For The Wicked

I hope everyone had a wonderful Turkey Day. For the most part, mine was great. I actually slept in until almost 1pm (going to bed @ 2am and taking NyQuil will do that to a person!), got up, sent my holiday wishes to all of my friends and family, chatted with a few friends on text, hopped in the shower, talked with my guy and headed over to my mom's for dinner. Dinner was great, everything seemed to be going well and everyone was getting along well until in walked my brother, his (alleged) wife and their two boys.

I just cannot seem to get past my anger with my brother. He is just such an ass! He hasn't called or made any contact with anyone in the family since he returned from doing his 2-weeks in jail in Kentucky, didn't respond to my mom's inquiry if the 4 of them were going to be attending Thanksgiving dinner, but then comes walking in and telling us what we can buy them for Christmas. Seriously?! Then he takes out his phone and shows only my aunt a picture of his new truck so I ask him if he went off and bought another new car and he comes off with that he was in an accident and totaled his truck. So I tell him how I didn't know he was in an accident that it isn't like he ever talks to me. He then gives me some BS story of how he is working 4 jobs and doesn't have time to talk to people. Ten minutes later I cut myself a piece of pie and cheesecake, put the whipped cream on it and made my way into my mom and dad's bedroom and watched some of the Cowboys-Raiders game (Way to go Cowboys!!!) until they left.

When I think of my brother I just want to scream and when I see him I just want to punch him in the face. By the time I made my way home I almost wanted to send him a BBM telling him that we are going to have to split up Christmas because I have no desire to be in the same room as him. I wish I could get past my issues with my bro...just let it go, but he is on a list of people that I cannot get past being angry with. This is a pretty short list mind you...my ex-in-laws (I count the family as one), a former boss of mine who fired me and my brother. How can I get past my anger? For my own benefit I would be willing to try almost anything because I'm tired of being so angry...this is part of the reason why I hate the holidays.

I am very very very happy to report that even after my day of partaking in Thanksgiving dinner and drinking (I had a few glasses of wine too) that when I took my blood sugar tonight it was only 117!! Yay me!! Oh yeah...and I wore a pair of the pants I bought a month ago to Thanksgiving dinner and they are a size 22! Double Yay Me!!! :D

As the end of the semester looms and the holidays get into full swing, there is no rest for the wicked, so I give you My Friday To-Do List:

1. Pick up the house
2. Do laundry
3. Write out my shopping list
4. Get organized
5. Do all of my Litigation homework
6. Do all of my PR homework
7. Do all of my Small Firms homework
8. Do all of my Pre-Trial homework
9. Write out the munchkin's soccer & school pictures to give out
10. Plan out my week
11. Write my man
12. Write my h.s. friend
13. Get me some sleep

I kept it shorter this weekend since my focus has to be on numbers 5-8 this weekend! Wish me luck y'all! :)

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is the day that we all take a minute and give thanks, so I would like to take a moment and give thanks for the following people and things in my life...

My family, especially my mom, dad, aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews...
My son...the most important thing in my life, I give thanks that he is mine and I'm lucky to have him as my munchkin
My man...who has made so much progress and is becoming the man I always knew he could be and the man I feel in love with almost ten years ago
My friends, especially my LSBFF, SillyJilly, MyMormanGirl, Captain, Blaez, and Dani
School...The fact that I am lucky enough to be able to go, even though I complain about it
Work...The fact that I have a job and for the majority of the time the fact that I do like my job even though we are going through lots of changes and I complain about it A LOT!
Mine and my family's health, even though this last year has been rough, I am still very blessed
You...my readers, my followers, my commenters and my new friends

During such unpredictable and tough times we all currently find ourselves in, we need to remember all of the things we are eternally thankful for and probably more than just once a year.

Enjoy your Holiday and remember to give thanks for all of the blessings in your life. Love to you all and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

How does this happen?

One minute I'm watching the hotness of Jax, catching up on my emails and blogs during commercial breaks and the next minute it is 2am. Time flies while watching a hot-bad-boy! I am loving all the hot-bad-boys in my life tonight...yes honey...that includes you and another wonderful visit tonight, thank you hotty! ;)

Here's to the best hump day ever, the one before Turkey Day and a 4-day weekend!! :D

Monday, November 23, 2009

I probably shouldn't be angry, but I am...is that wrong?

I honestly had no intention of posting another entry today, but I received a text message while I was in my Litigation class tonight that irritated me and this I was irritated with myself for being irritated over the text... Do you ever have that happen?

Let me back up for a minute. I have a friend. My oldest friend in fact. We have known one another since we were 5 years old. We come from different yet similar families. Our lives have taken different yet similar paths. You get the idea... I think we both had the same opportunities in life...actually at times I think she had more opportunities as she had services available to her that I didn't have available to me. I'm not complaining mind you. My childhood was no day in the park, but it made me who I am today. Same as her.

Throughout the last 28 years we have lost touch more than once, but somehow we always made our way back to one another and rekindled our friendship. Back when my munchkin was born we met up again and discovered that we were both married the same year, in 2000, and she was pregnant with her first child and due approximately 5 months after my son was born. It was actually kind of ironic. I then filed for divorce from my hubby in 2004 and her and her hubby after having another baby in 2005 filed for divorce a couple years later.

As you well know, after filing for divorce from my man, I began raising my son on my own and in 2006 went on to law school. My friend, "A", began raising her two kids on her own after the divorce and talked about going to school. This is where our differences become quite apparent. Even before "A" and her hubby divorced they were on State assistance, so after the divorce she remained on State assistance. Actually, as I think back she was on State assistance in 2002 when she was pregnant with her son.

I'm not here to judge people who find themselves in a time of need and rely on what the State has to offer in the name of food stamps, rent assistance, payment of gas and electric bills, payment of daycare, and free college. Certainly in today's economy, living in the hardest hit State, there are a lot of people who never would have thought they would be on assistance are. I even knew if I would have been laid off in July that my first stop on my way home that day would be to sign up for benefits for my son so he would be okay while I doubled my load of classes and pushed my graduation date up to this coming May. So please do not take this post wrong and think this is an anti-welfare bitch, because it is not.

Back to tonight...as I try and figure out the last possible day I can mail in my next two bills so they don't hit before payday this week and worrying how I'm going to get the munchkin the two presents I want to buy him for Christmas since my financial aid from school dried up about 6 weeks early this semester...I get the following text message from "A": Just got a call, we got adopted 4 christmas! Normally I would be happy at the fact that her children will have a nice Christmas this year, but I just can't. I cannot bring myself to be okay with this, because this will be the 7th Christmas in a row that I've received the same message from her.

I know it probably makes me a horrible person, but I just cannot make myself happy over this turn of events. I don't want her children to be punished, but at what point do you tell yourself it is time to stop living off the State and time to get a job and/or go to school to get a career and provide your kids their own Christmas instead of relying on an agency or a donor to give your children the Christmas they deserve?

So tonight...as I sat through a class, exhausted, stressed, sacrificing my time with my son...my friend shares her good news that my donations to the Salvation Army are going to her children again this year to put a smile on their faces Christmas morning while my tax dollars paid to keep her gas and electric on again this month and secured another month's rent in their home. All while I wonder if I can put a smile on my son's face this Christmas morning alone...

And while I go to bed tonight after midnight to get up early tomorrow morning to go back to a job for 8 hours that makes me angry everyday dealing with the BS, I know "A" sits in her home, smoking her Marlboros while her boyfriend smokes his dope and they have marathon sex* so she can sleep the day away tomorrow while her kids are at school and the rest of us are working I ask myself what's wrong with this picture and how horrible of a friend am I wishing just once "A" wasn't adopted for Christmas....

*~~This is for a whole different post, which we shall call "There are boundaries for a reason y'all!"

Even Knocking With Vengeance

Mothernature could not keep me down this week! Down another 2lbs! Grand total weight loss is: 35.6lbs!! (Goal remains: lose another 27.6lbs by 1/1/2010!)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Can I Ask You A Question?

Apparently I have a look about me that tells strangers that I'm open to conversations and willing to answer their questions. The idea of this post came to me long ago during a visit to a lab to have blood taken and after last night's incident at Meijers I decided it was time to write this post...

Many months ago, I went to the lab down the hall from my PCP to have my blood drawn. After I was done, the very chatty phlebotomist says, "Can I ask you a question?" Well, let me tell you I'm a very nosy person, so of course I wanted to know what she had to ask, plus no matter how much I would like to be I just cannot be rude to strangers unless I'm in a really bitchy mood or else they have irritated me already. So of course I said yes and then immediately regretted it! The question was: "What is a good amount to spend for a girl's birthday present?"

Now mind you...we had already discussed the fact that she had 4 kids, 2 of which are girls, and I had 1 boy. I don't know what is a good amount to spend for a girl's birthday present!! I don't do girl birthdays and I'm kind of cheap! I gave my opinion that $15-$25 was probably a good range. Thinking I'm home free I was stopped with a follow-up question, "But what if they only spent $3 on a gift for your daughter?" I did the whole...you don't want to punish the child for her parents lack of money or class if they have money and choose to spend very little on the present. She continued with another issue and when I shot that down with what I thought was a reasonable contribution that would get me out of the lab, she had another and another and another. After more than thirty minutes I wished her good luck and walked out.

Now fast forward to last night...I decided to go ahead and get my lunch meat at Meijers instead of driving to the meat market today just to get a small amount of lunch meat to make it through a three day work week and before I get my hands on some left over turkey & ham from Thanksgiving Dinner. That was mistake #1. Mistake #2 was responding to a fellow shopper when he asked how I was doing. Mistake #3 was saying yes when said shopper asked if he could ask me a question, because his question was "What is wrong with America today?" WTF?!? I thought it was going to be something along the lines of lunch meat or condiments or something to do with a deli counter...not "What is wrong with America today?" When I said, "Excuse me?" I was on the receiving end of a dissertation about this 52 year old's inability to get accepted into medical school, his time in Cincinnati, a book he read by some author about the Southern Bronx, his parents, his view on Republicans, 9/11, the Iraq War, etc...these are only the ones I remember. This went on for an hour, I swear to God!

I know what you are saying, "Just walk away j'lynn." Um, yeah...I did that. He followed. At one point I wondered how much time I might get if I stabbed him in the eye with my pen! He followed me around the bakery section, the vegetable area and the fruit area. I wondered if I needed to call security but he wasn't really being inappropriate...just trying to carry on a conversation and expound his theories and conspiracies upon a person. I was finally able to escape after I began yawning...okay, it was more than just the beginning of yawning and more like consistent yawning. He then walked away saying how some day maybe we will run in to one another at the coffee shop. I walked away in a hurry mumbling how I didn't drink coffee and immediately headed to the feminine products area hoping he wouldn't track me down there so I could leave the store without the fear of a stalker following me home to tell me more about his views on WWI, WWII, and the Bush Administration~that includes both I & II.

Maybe now I will learn my lesson...when a stranger asks if they can ask me a question my answer will be "No!" I'm not nosy enough to like people enough to have wasted an hour and a half of my life with them over their craziness!

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, & 19
Started: 8
Undone: 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, & 20

Saturday, November 21, 2009

No Headbands Here

Realizing that some of my "Future Blog Posts..." have been on my list for some time, I thought I would check one of those off today, since I'm in the mood for checking things off lists! Plus I had a conversation about this very issue with my esthetician today while she was waxing me and giving me my facial.

I just cannot wear headbands and it sucks because I love headbands. I don't know why I cannot seem to wear them...I say it is because my head must be too fat, my LSBFF says it is because my hair is so fine and my esthetician weighed in on the matter today and said maybe it is because my head is too small or that my hair is so fine. LSBFF, you won this debate!

When I put them on they look so cute (the full headbands I'm referring to) and when I see others with them on they look so cute too. The idea of washing my hair and just picking it out and slapping a headband in it makes me so excited...especially on those days when I'm running uber late, but I have to wash my hair because I haven't done it in 3 days! But before I walk out the door in less than ten minutes the sucker is already sliding off of my head!

I've tried so many things to prevent this slippage...keeping the band over my ears instead of behind, putting product in my hair and touseling it a bit to give it more texture, and I've even attempted to actually style my hair by scrunching it and putting the headband in then...but nothing seems to work. It totally sucks! Even when I'm washing my face at night when I try to use a headband to hold all of my hair off my face the sucker slips right off within minutes! I've purchased several different kinds of headbands to see if maybe it was the headband and not my head! I have thick ones, skinny ones, loose ones, tight ones...I even have one that has designs on it that are sort of made out of a rubbery substance, which I thought for sure would latch onto my hair and prevent slipping...NOPE!

It is very frustrating and I spend my days envious of girls when I see them with their headbands on, looking all cute with their hair nicely kept out of their face for that "fresh" look, wishing that I could wear some of the 20 headbands I am now the proud owner of. But alas I have succumb to defeat and declared a "No Headbands Here" zone. Instead my mom leaves me notes saying, "borrowed a head band today, hope you don't mind." Why should I mind? It isn't like I'll be wearing it!!

Accomplished: 1*, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18***, & 19
Started: 8**
Untouched: 4, 7, 9**, 10**, 11, 16, 17, & 20

*~~I did the best I could with what I had, but I probably shouldn't have taken lunch with my co-worker, who just returned Thursday from her 2 month medical leave but since she hinted at it Thursday and I had already picked up my lunch I just felt bad saying "no" a second day in a row. I would have kicked more ass if my big boss wouldn't have scheduled a last minute 3:30pm meeting...but I did what I could and consider it accomplished!

**~~Technically I don't have any homework due this week in these 3 classes, but since I always have limited time and the assignments due the following week are HUGE my goal is to complete my MSJ in Litigation, begin my final project for Small Firms and prepare my oral argument for Pre-Trial and finish everything during my 4 day weekend for Turkey Day next weekend!

***~~Hmmm...sleeping in today until my guy called and woke me up at 12:27pm today (of course I didn't go to bed until after 2am last night) marks this one off my list! LOL I'm just glad that this didn't happen again. But of course, I feel like I could take a nap right this minute!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Kind of Gal Who Loves a Challenge

My Friday To-Do List:

1. Kick ass at work for 8 hours
2. Go see my guy
3. Write out my shopping list
4. Go shopping
5. Pick up the house
6. Do laundry
7. Do all of my PR homework
8. Do all of my Litigation homework
9. Do all of my Small Firms homework
10. Do all of my Pre-Trial homework
11. Write out the munchkin's soccer & school pictures to give out
12. Update my man's address with his last magazine subscription
13. Get my facial done
14. Get waxed
15. Plan out my week
16. Write my man
17. Write my h.s. friend
18. Get me some sleep
19. Get ready for Turkey Day
20. Get the munchkin's haircut

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Do I smell?

This was the question I posed to a co-worker, Pixie, today...now let me tell you why...

This afternoon I went downstairs to grab a grilled chicken plain greek salad and swung by the little store in our building for my next bottle of water. When I paid for the water the guy at the store says, "I also sell perfume and cologne if you are ever interested. Along with car chargers, home chargers, and pouches. Just let me know if you are interested, whenever. I can get it for you. So if you want some perfume and cologne, just get me your name and number and I can get you that." I said thanks and moved along since there was a customer behind me.

I proceeded to go upstairs, drop my salad and water at my desk, take the cup of nasty ass dressing I got with my salad into the kitchen, rinse it out and pour my fat-free yummy catalina dressing in the cup (this allows me to measure my dressing since the container equals a half of a cup) and walk over to Pixie to have this conversation:

j'lynn: I need to ask you two questions and I need you to be completely honest.
pixie: Okay.
j'lynn: Do I smell?
pixie: WHAT?
j'lynn: Seriously.
pixie: No! Absolutely not!
j'lynn: Do I look like I would smell?
pixie: Um, No!
j'lynn: Okay. Thanks.
pixie: What the hell is going on?

I relayed the whole story about the store guy and she says, "I think he was asking you for your number." I told her I would pass...I'm not into guys whose pinkie finger nail is longer than mine when I used to wear acrylics!

On a side note...2 more things have been moved to the accomplished list leaving just 8 items off the accomplished list (of course just days away from me generating a new to-do list!):

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, & 40
Started: 15
Still to do: 16, 17, 20, 25, 26, 30, & 31

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Come on people...Are you frickin' kidding me with this crap!

This is a line that a good friend of mine that I adopted years ago when we worked together... gosh, I miss those days.

Anywho...I went to the gym tonight after work. Yay me!! While on the treadmill for the 2nd 15 mins at the end of my workout I get an email from Prof. K. I didn't read it and waited until I got home. Um, yeah...I'm taking a class with Prof. K. next semester. His email was the syllabus for that class, along with tips on where to buy the book.

I wanted to respond to his email and say: "Dear Prof. K: I know you are excited about the class you've taught for over twenty years, but sending me the syllabus seven weeks before the class starts is a bit much, don't ya think?! I would appreciate being able to get through the current semester before I take on the stress for Term II. Since apparently you have tons of free time, I have this Motion for Summary Judgment due in less than two weeks that I could really use your expertise on. Please return the completed Motion with appropriate attachments to me by this Sunday though since I have an oral argument to give on this matter this coming Monday. Your assistance is appreciated and with your years of experience I know to no longer worry if I will 4.0 this class! Yay me!! Thanks for your early prep for Term II!! j'lynn"

Come on Prof. K, are you f'g kidding me with this shit?!? Ugh...

Monday, November 16, 2009

Two is my lucky number today!

I'm closer to my hefty goal of being below 300 by 2 more lbs! Yay me!! I had told myself in the elevator going up to the 25th floor to WWs today that I would not let my weight gain (I was convinced I gained up to 5lbs) derail me from getting back on track! So I have now lost a grand total of 33.6lbs!! I can hardly believe it myself! In order to get to my goal I have to lose another 29.6lbs. I'm quite sure I won't accomplish this by the first of the year, but with each .2lb loss I'm that much closer! I cannot even imagining saying, "I've lost a total of 63.2lbs!" Oh my goodness...just the thought of it makes me feel light-headed and giddy!! I do credit my weight loss this week to my water intake and my ability to stay away from Wendy's and their delicious doubles & singles.

Well, 2 more things off my list of things to do! I registered for classes & filled out my course evals. I was also hoping to move #13 to the accomplished line today since I'm less than a chapter away from finishing my PR homework, but alas...it evaded me today. Tomorrow is another day...

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 38, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, & 40
Started: 13 & 15
Left to do: 16, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, & 31

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Ticking them off

One by one...

#7: When I went for my oil change Saturday morning and asked if the service department's manager was available I was told she wouldn't be in. I then began to wonder in my head whether the service manager was the same chick who blew me off last week, so I decided to do the next best thing...write a complaint instead. So yesterday I wrote my complaint and will stick it in the mail tomorrow, along with my bills and envelopes to my guy (I've become obsessed with printing off stories from the internet and sending them his way so he is getting some mail since I obviously haven't had time to write for a while!). I now consider #7 on my list done too! Yay!!

#33 & #35: With everything I've been able to accomplish in the last 48+ hours, I'm considering myself refocused and am hopeful that I've gotten my shit together too! ;) I've gotten almost 3/4ths of my list done. Of course if this wouldn't have happened and if I didn't have to wait until tomorrow to register and do my course evals, along with the fact that I'm waiting on my guy's letter which contains the information to update his last magazine subscription, I would only have 7 things incomplete on my whole damn to do list! Could you imagine?! I know I can't...

#34: Also, with my successful completion of weekend #2 without having a Wendy's single or double for that matter, plus the fact that I've sucked down my 64 ozs of water for today, I'm considering myself back on the WWs band-wagon! So even though tomorrow I will likely be sadden and upset with myself, I think that will be the last motivational factor that I will need to be totally back on board...oh yeah and the fact that my goal is to be below 300lbs by the end of the year. I know...that is a very hefty goal, but we all need goals, right?!

#32: Even though I've been up until 3am both Friday and Saturday night and gotten up early (in my world) both mornings, 7:15am and 9:00am, respectively, I only had the need to take one quick nap, yesterday. I haven't felt overly tired today and never even thought about going and laying down while I worked on homework. So I think I did get some serious sleep...maybe not a lot of sleep but I think it was a case of "good" sleep. You know that deep sleep where you are disoriented when you first wake up. Heck, I woke up at 4:30am this morning and thought I had been asleep for several hours when in reality I barely had 90 minutes in! I'm checking this one off my list too!

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, & 40
Started: 13 & 15
Left to do: 16, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 37, & 38

Yes, I am proud of me! I've busted my behind this weekend and I'm so glad I did. :)

40 items on your to-do list: Overwhelming.
28 items completed on your to-do list: Amazing.
2 items started needing completion on your to-do list: Uplifting.
10 items left to-do: Priceless!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Pictures of my pile of papers & the end result...



Do you see my panties? I couldn't even put my underwear in the drawer due to this mess!














Look at this...it totally rocks!! I'm so happy I've accomplished and this kept it up...




These are now gone too...




And this is all that is left these days, minus the gym bag on top, because I carry that in my car. Just in case, ya know! ;)


Opps...I didn't mean for that to happen!

Well, apparently I needed to work on #32 (Get some serious sleep!!) on my to-do list more than I needed to be pampered. Let me back up for a minute...last night I was so motivated and felt like I was getting so much done, so I kept going and before I knew it I was replying to one of Blaez's comments @ 2:46am! I went to bed around 3am and had my alarm set for 6am to get up and pick up where I left off. Most importantly I needed to get my oil change done this weekend (#6 on my list) before I took the munchkin in for his 9:30am appointment with the eye doctor (#8 on my list). Well, I'm sure this will shock you...I overslept! I got up about 7:15am, so I rushed a quick shower, pulled the hair back and was thankful that I had everything literally ready to walk out the door with! I dropped off my dry cleaning (#40 add on to my list), picked up my DDHC (the biggest size they had!), sugar-free & fat-free of course, and arrived to the dealer by 8:15am!

After getting my free oil change & free tire rotation (I love Ford's new Owner Advantage Program), I rushed to pick up the munchkin at my mom's and off to the eye doctor we went. His eyes are good, so that doesn't explain his daily complaints of headaches making me go 'hmmmm'! I dropped him back off to my mom and then came home. I had about 3 hours before my pampering appointment, so I ate some lunch and started working on my Litigation homework (#12 on my list). I was so sleepy due to the little bit of sleep I got last night, so I decided to lay down @ 1pm and set my crackberry alarm for 2:20pm to make my 3pm pampering appointment.

I was awakened by my phone ringing...it was my salon and it was now 3:22pm. Opps! So I had to reschedule my appointments to next Saturday. :( Guess I won't be getting pampered for another 7 days and #'s 25 & 26 will remain on my list of crap to do for another week... I guess I needed to sleep because I never heard my alarm at 2:20pm and I was sound asleep when they did call so I was totally out of it...

Started, but still needs to be finished: 13, 15, & 32

Friday, November 13, 2009

H1N1 Protected...Soon

We made it and it wasn't hours waiting either. Today from 12p-6p just down the road from where we live was a Flu Vaccine Clinic. Finally, the H1N1 Vaccine was coming to a building near us! Since I've been in a bit of a panic over this flu, I knew that the munchkin and I needed to have the vaccine. Between my asthma & diabetes and his asthma, we were eligible and I decided that we were taking advantage of it!

I left work @ 3pm, drive by the clinic and saw that there were not a ton of cars and there was not a line of people, so I went and picked the munchkin up from his after school program. I dragged him to the clinic and the tears started when we parked. After quite a show and no wait at all, we were done and on our way to Super Wal-Marts for a toy by 4:30pm. Not bad at all...

After picking up his $40 toy gun, I dropped the munchkin off at my mom's as he is spending the weekend with her. Then I met up with my aunt at my house and we opted to go grab dinner as just adults without a munchkin in tow. But before we went to dinner my aunt asked me to show her how to get her pics developed. It was as if she read my Friday To-Do List!

After dinner we came home, she took off to her house and I came in and got right to work on said list:

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3*, 4, 10, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, & 36**
Started, but needs to be finished tomorrow: 5, 18***, 19***, & 39****
Still needs to be worked on: 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37*****, & 38******

*~~The munchkin has to get one more dose in 30 days!
**~~An add on here: Ask my bosses if I can leave @ noon on Thursdays to take my Trial Practice Class next semester (They said yes!! But I have to make up those 4 hours during the week!)
***~~The pics need to be picked up, but the hard part is done in my book!
****~~Another add on here: How could I forget--Do Laundry, we have to have clean clothes!!
*****~~Holy crap, another add on here: Register for next semester's classes
******~~Last add on I can think of: Do class evaluations

I'm hoping to be just as productive tomorrow since I really didn't start on my list until 3pm Friday and I must say so myself...I totally kicked ass!! hehe

But I'm in a suit!

After my realization Wednesday night which lead to this, I was ready Thursday morning to get ready to go with my school work. I had made sure I had time in my schedule during the day to get prepped for my first oral argument in Pre-Trial Litigation. I washed my hair and "did it"! Hell, I even wore one of my suits...I was ready to kick ass! I pulled into my parking lot (late, of course~~it was 8:19am) and my cell began to vibrate. I realized it was an email from Prof. Wine:

"I fully expected to be well enough to hold class today, but this morning y body is telling me otherwise. Sorry I could not give you more of a warning. We will reschedule the oral arguments."

WHAT?!? WTF?!? But I'm in a suit and I'm ready to go!! Ugh... I then made an instant decision, after work I'm going to see my guy! :) Last visit was more emotional and that deep connection type of visit, so this visit was all about fun, giggles and lots of fun! :) It was a blast.

Now I have to face the weekend and everything I need to get done this weekend, so on to my Friday To-Do List, which has a lot of carry over from last Friday...

1. Leave work a little early
2. Check in on the wait for my local H1N1 vaccine clinic
3. Get the H1N1 vaccine for me & the munchkin
4. Write out my shopping list
5. Go shopping
6. Get an oil change
7. Talk to the service manager @ my dealer about last week's episode when I attempted to get my oil changed
8. Take the munchkin for his eye appointment
9. Find my receipt for my snow-blower which needs to be returned
10. File my papers from the last two weeks so they don't get any further out of control
11. Pick up the house
12. Do all of my Litigation homework
13. Do all of my PR homework
14. Do all of my Small Firms homework
15. Do all of my Pre-trial homework
16. Start my final project/assignment for Small Firms
17. Write out the munchkin's soccer & school pictures to give out
18. Get my pics developed
19. Get my aunt's pics developed
20. Update my man's address with his last magazine subscription
21. Get the munchkin's most recent fundraiser together and turn it in
22. Go through this week's papers that I have not gotten to yet
23. Write out bills
24. Balance my checkbook
25. Get my facial done
26. Get waxed
27. Get my house cleaned
28. Get organized
29. Plan out my week
30. Write my man
31. Write my h.s. friend
32. Get some serious sleep!!
33. Refocus myself for this coming week
34. Get back on the WWs band-wagon...still not doing great! Ugh.
35. Get my shit together

I live for the weekend y'all!!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Not giving in

I am so not giving in. I busted my ass for 73 days since starting school and I'm not about to let the last 7 days derail me this semester!! I am effectively pulling my head out of my ass, getting my ass off my chair and whipping the drool from my chin. I have 29 days to go and I'm going to finish this semester like I started it...on frickin' fire!!!!!!!

Watch out world...j'lynn is back!

Yes, I'm back by my own force, my own determination and by kicking myself in the arse. It is going to be rough finishing out this week just because of the funk I've been in for the last 7 days, but it can be done and will be done, damnit!

I'm overloaded, overstressed, overtired, but I will prevail...and when I finish that final on December 10th @ 9pm I will know that I did it and it was all worth it.

Even though I stepped out on 3 classes this week, (PR & Litigation on Monday-and-PR again tonight) those are my only absences for the entire semester, I am damn proud of myself, because normally I would have used all 10 absences in my classes by now, actually they would have been gone before mid-October.

Ladies (& Gents~if there are any), we can so do this!! Join me on my crusade and repeat after me, "I AM SO NOT GIVING IN!!"

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

I Salute You!

I would like to take this moment to salute all Veterans both past, present & future. Thank you for your sacrifices! If not for you...we would not be the people we are today. I love you! I'm in gratitude to you for all you do! Thank you!

As for the Veterans that have personally touched my life: My Man, My Aunt, My Uncle, My (other) Uncle, My Cousin, My (other) Cousin, My Dad, My Grandfather & My Captain!! I salute you and think of you so much! I am thankful to you all! I love each and every single one of you!

Take today, enjoy it and please take a bow~~Thank you, you are My Heros....

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A Genius Walks Among Us

At least in our house! I went to Parent/Teacher Conferences tonight and the munchkin takes after his mother (minus this whole law school debacle), of course!

This new school grades on a 1-4 system. Per his teacher, 1=Yikes!, 2=Needs some help, 3=Average/Right where we want them to be, & 4=Above Average/Outstanding. My munchkin's grades are:

Enrichment=4
Language Arts=4
Reading=4
Mathematics=4
Social Studies=4
Science=4
Music=4
Phys Ed=4
Moral Focus Curriculum=3 (This is huge for munchkin since two years ago he was kicked off the bus and last year he was suspended for a half-of-a-day!)

On his Oral Fluency Assessment Test he scored 97%, they are expected to read 107 words correctly and accurately scoring 90% in one minute. Munchkin read all 159 words with 4 errors in one minute.

His school does their own standardized testing similar to MEAPs and his scores were:
Mathematics=197 (Normal Group Average=180; District Average Rate=176)
Reading=200 (Normal Group Average=180; District Average Rate=174)
Language Usage=194 (Normal Group Average=181; District Average Rate=175)

Need I say more?! Pure genius... Don't worry, I won't tell him if you won't. I can hardly live with him now and if his head gets bigger he will be unbearable... Instead I'll just bask in the glory of his greatness.

Monday, November 9, 2009

My Prediction Is...

this is going to be one shitty week and I have a longer prediction..it is going to be one shitty month...

So I feel like I'm accomplishing something...

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, 29, 33, & 34
Started, but need to complete (still): 13, 15, 16, & 24
Still need to do: 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 39, 31, & 32

Yeah...that didn't make me feel any better either.

I called into work today, because I felt like crap when my alarm went off even though I was in the bed before 11:30pm last night (which as you know is a miracle for me!) and then went back to bed and slept until 10:30am...I guess I was still pretty tired. Heck, I even took a 3 hour nap Sunday late afternoon...

I'm just feeling off...like I'm having a "moment"...or something. I don't have time to be having a moment, but my head and my body and my emotions don't get that... Ugh...

Sunday, November 8, 2009

The weekend...

So far this weekend is not going so well. You know when you have so much to do, but no desire to do it? Well, that is me this weekend. I know I need to get crap done, but all I really want to do is sit in my chair, watch nothing of importance, eat crap and go to bed. I know in the end the only person who "pays" for this is me, but it is like I just cannot kick myself in the butt to get motivated. Hell...I don't even want to get up to get something to drink, let alone motivate to do anything of real significance.

I didn't start the weekend out like this. I was actually fairly motivated Friday night after I got home from seeing my man. By then I had accomplished 1, 2, & 3 on my list. I was even motivated enough to do #4 before I went to sleep! Then yesterday morning came around...I had set my alarm for 9am and minutes before my man called me to tell me good morning. I finished talking to him, went through my emails, took a shower and then it all came to a screeching halt! I made the mistake of calling my mom to ask one simple question...'Can I cash that check you wrote me about 6 weeks ago?'

An hour into the conversation, I finished getting ready (including brushing my teeth), left the house, went to the post office and arrived to the Ford dealer to get my oil changed before she finally hung up. By then I had a message from "A" to call her because she had a parenting question, so I called her back while I waited in line at the dealer for 15 minutes to check my car in. Of course arriving an hour and a half before the service department closed, I thought I would have no problem getting my oil changed. I dealt with "A's" problem and was then told by the girl at the service desk they couldn't change my oil. Are you kidding me?! No, apparently not!! All of her lube guys had packed up and the one that was still working was booked until 1pm. Um, excuse me?! Then I guess you shouldn't have your other lube guys pack up an hour and a half early. Of course, I was told I could come in Monday...um, sorry lady, but some of us work for a living! Then of course I was welcomed to come back next Saturday. WTF? The manager of the service department is so going to get a call or a letter... Totally unacceptable in my book! I think this is what changed my mood for the weekend.

I left the dealer, ran to the pharmacy to pick up my mom's prescription, then had to come all the way back home to pick up that check that my original call was about so I could go to the bank and cash it. I swung thru for my DDHC, went to the bank, cashed my checks and came home to get things done. Opps...I forgot, I ran to Verizon about my crackberry and the few issues I was having with it. After an hour or so in there, I bought the new MiFi wireless hook-up to my computer and had a plan of how I was going to "fix" my phone, by uploading new software to it. Then I came home, set up the new MiFi, which I've only been able to get to work without having to plug it in thru the USB port once and that took hours to do and now I can't figure out how I did it! (Of course!) I uploaded the new software to my phone, which also took hours.

In between times of trying to figure out my new gadgets the Alabama/LSU game was on, so I put that on and my mom came over to raid my munchkin's toy room. We had a deal...she would come over, go through all of his toys and clean out his toy room, which was overflowing and then she could take those toys to her house so she could give them to the boys' foster mom for either the boys or to be given to other foster parents for children they've taken in and will have over the holidays. What was broke or had missing parts went in the trash.

Of course while trying to figure out the new gadgets and downloads I started with a headache and to be quite honest, had my mom not been coming over I would have laid down to take a nap! She finally left about 7pm and I did nothing for the next hour other than write out my bills and balance my checkbook! (#'s 33 & 34 done!) Then I opted to go shopping about 8:15pm, so off to Staples to get more paper and ink and then on to Meijers to do the bulk of my shopping. I picked up some chinese, which I know I will pay for tomorrow, came home, put groceries away and ate dinner. Then I realized that I hadn't gotten my emails through my phone all day. So the next hour or two I spent screwing with my crackberry again and restoring it to where it was before I did the "troubleshooting" that was recommended. Heck, even my BBM wasn't working. Ugh...

By then, I had finished watching the Florida/Vanderbilt game, watched the news and then SNL. Finally about 2am I decided to head to bed. I had such a headache by the time I had gotten home and fixed my phone I don't even think I could see straight!

Hoping I would be more motivated today, and actually I forgot to shut it off, my alarm was set for 9am, but my man called before it went off so I talked to him for our 15 mins, shut the alarm off and rolled back over and went back to sleep. I dragged my butt out of the bed around 11:30am, scanned in my purchases from the night before for the Nielson survey thing, transmitted those and I haven't moved from my chair since!

I need to go take a shower, get to the meat market and the make-up stores before they close, grab something to eat, come home and get started on my homework, finish the laundry I started yesterday, pick up the house and get ready for another week. But all I want to do is sit in my chair, without the TV even on, and do absolutely nothing. Why is motivation such a problem for me? Ugh...

Accomplished: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 14, 29, 33 & 34

Friday, November 6, 2009

Excited

My plan is to go and see my guy this afternoon. So far it will be a surprise since his phone pin hasn't been re-activated since his transfer down state. I confirmed the move Wednesday morning and when I was advised that we will be allowed to leave the office at noon after our "off/on-site" meeting this morning I moved my dinner with my LSBFF to lunch and will drive out from there to visit from 3:30pm-8:30pm! :) I'm so excited...I can't wait!!

This weekend is going to be very busy and even with only working a half of a day today, my Friday To-Do List is pretty extensive (of course I'm carrying over a lot of things from last week's list), so let's get to it...

1. Leave work early
2. Do lunch with my LSBFF
3. Visit my man!!!! :D
4. Write out my shopping list
5. Go shopping
6. Make the munchkin's eye appointment
7. Get an oil change
8. Call re the H1N1 vaccine
9. Find my receipt for my snow-blower which needs to be returned
10. File my papers from this week so they don't get out of control
11. Update my calendar
12. Request my pharmacy fax my specialist a request to increase the number of test strips my insurance will pay for
13. Do laundry
14. Mail in my rebate for my crackberry, which has to be post-marked 11/7/09!
15. Pick up the house
16. Do all of my Litigation homework
17. Do all of my PR homework
18. Do all of my Small Firms homework
19. Do all of my Pre-trial homework
20. Start my final project/assignment for Small Firms
21. Write out the munchkin's soccer & school pictures to give out
22. Get my pics developed
23. Get my aunt's pics developed
24. Update my man's address with his magazine subscriptions
25. Get organized
26. Plan out my week
27. Write my man
28. Write my h.s. friend
29. Get some sleep
30. Refocus myself for this coming week
31. Get back on the WWs band-wagon...I haven't been doing bad, but I just don't feel like I'm doing well with it, so I need to tighten the reins some more
32. Get my shit together
33. Write out bills
34. Balance my checkbook

Wish me luck on getting stuff accomplished, because I'm gonna need it!

TGIF y'all!!!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Love Affair Has Came To An End!!

I had to leave a little earlier today than what I normally do because I had a seminar to attend that was about 20 mins north of my office. I got out the door a couple minutes later than I wanted, but I made it with plenty of time to spare.

After reading Daisy, JD (Just Daisy)'s The Starbucks Red Cup post yesterday, I dreamt of stopping at Starbucks all night. I exit the expressway and off to Starbucks I go. I wait for several minutes in line and when it is finally my turn I order a sugar-free, fat-free hot chocolate only to be told that they cannot make it sugar-free. WHAT???? I tell the barista how all of their competitors are able to accommodate a sugar-free hot chocolate request and I'm quickly told how there really isn't a high demand for it. Really?!?

Well my dear Starbucks, the one time insatiable love affair has came to an end... You have been replaced by Biggby's and their sugar-free, fat-free Double Dark Hot Chocolate. It was fun while it lasted...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Paranoia

Set in about 5:30pm when I parked at school. I didn't even have time to take a lunch today let alone prepare for PR. So there I was, sitting in my car with the outside darkening around me frantically answering the questions I knew that would be asked in class starting in a half an hour. Much to my combined happiness and irritation, less than 2 hours later I left class with no-one being called on in class...

As the JetLover's Hubby said after class, "Well at least you learned a valuable lesson!" Yeah...I didn't think I needed to clarify that JetLover's Hubby is a 4th grade teacher, did I?!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

One of my famous hodge-podge posts...

What a day Monday was. I wore a whole new outfit and felt great in it! I got several compliments on my top and while I was in the elevator I had sinister thoughts about wearing my top as a dress for my man (within the confines of the house, of course) since it was about an inch past my fingertips. I thought...pair it up with my new black boots and woowzers! hehe Then the hammer came crashing down on my feeling great and sexy when I got off the elevator, went and weighed in @ WWs and found out I stayed the same. Ugh...I stayed out of the halloween candy and only ate one tootsie roll Saturday and what do I have to show for that and the hour and fifteen minutes of walking that same night? Nada!!

I tried putting a positive spin on it in my head that at least I didn't gain, right? I know what my problem is. I have a new addiction...a Wendy's Single w/Cheese on the weekends. I need to break that addiction pronto!! I do so great during the week, but the weekend while I'm struggling with my homework and trying to get everything else done that I need to get done I become weak and begin craving Wendy's! I haven't really ate Wendy's in years until here lately. WTF?! Okay...I have to get this under control.

So feeling deflated, I went back to work and tried to get as much done as I could since I have Tuesday off to work on my response motion due Thursday night. That worked fairly well. I have about 4 things on my desk that I really wanted to get done before I left @ 5pm, but I didn't. Well, there is always Wednesday!

I had absolutely no desire to go to class, especially Litigation. I should have listened to my gut and skipped and read for PR instead. The class just felt like a waste. Both MyMormonGirl & I are totally lost in what we did and irritated that we actually went to class. And my thoughts were reaffirmed when I was called on in PR and wasn't prepared. :( I had a horrible feeling all day that I would be called on in PR and it wasn't going to be pretty. My feeling was so strong that I had decided that if I ran in to Prof. D in the halls before class I was going to kill off a family member and ask not to be called on due to that family death...

My gut was correct...I was called on in PR and the look on my face must have told one hell of a story, because Prof. D asks, "ms. j'lynn did you have an opportunity to look at this?" I wasn't sure which way I should play this out and in a split-second I went with honesty and said that no I had not. He didn't say a word, wrote something down and moved on to the next person. I'm 99% sure he wrote down "Nail her ass Wednesday!" So Tuesday @ home is going to be super busy...writing my brief and now reading/catching up for PR!

Before I left work my man called to tell me he was packing up. His security level is being decreased back down to the lowest after that whole episode back in April. This is great!! But it now seems like that means he is leaving where he is and being sent somewhere else, so we will spend the next couple of days waiting and wondering where he will end up. He will know where before I do, but I will know before he calls me...got to love the internet! LOL

My phone rang again around 11pm and it was my man telling me he was told he was headed back down state to where he was the first time I got to visit him after he left county. Of course we have learned a long time ago...until it happens, we don't believe rumors and stories! So instead of being 6 hours away, my man may be only 1 hour away within days. These two calls have left us with conflicting feelings...we loved the psych up where he was and we were both looking forward to him having to do his one last class with her. She was really great and he really liked her and felt comfortable opening up to her! But to be moved much closer is awesome!! It means visits more regularly!!! Of course, that also puts some added pressure on my schedule. I will want to visit more frequently, but my schedule won't allow me to go as much as I would like and that will suck! So like I said...many conflicting emotions about this. Now we just wait and see.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Every November

starts with sadness for me. It reminds me of my grandfather. Today would be his 84th birthday. I usually become quiet somber as this day approaches and I reflect on my growing up with the best man I've ever known. He was of that WWII generation I've spoken of before.

This year I would like to give thanks to the best man I've ever known... If he was here today, I would tell him "Thank you for being such a great man, for being such a great father figure to me and for making me a better woman, mother, friend, and partner. I would not be who I am today if not for you. I would not be where I am today if not for your influence and the ethics you raised me to live by. I hope that I make you proud everyday, because I am proud to be able to call you My Papa!"

Thank you Papa. I love you and miss you more everyday and wish you were hear to see the success I am today, because of you...

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Another weekend comes to an end, too quickly of course!

But I'm starting something new, effective today actually.

When I went to my specialist on Wednesday she was so impressed with my test results over the last 3 months she wanted to see if I can do it without medication. So starting today, I've stopped my diabetic medication. I'm still on the medicine to prevent kidney damage from the diabetes for now until that comes down a bit more.

I'm a bit nervous about being off the sugar medicine, but am hoping for the best. And if I have to go back on it for a little while longer I'll be okay with that since I really have only been treating my diabetes for less than 4 months. I refuse to beat myself up if that happens and I'm sort of prepared for it. If it doesn't, that is great! If it does, so be it! At least the only discussion of insulin that has came up is if/when I decide to have more babies and depending on where I am sugar level wise when we decide it is the right time...

Alright...all I've accomplished so far this weekend is: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9*, 12, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, & 32**.

Obviously I have a lot to do this week...nothing new there!

*laundry is done, but I haven't folded and put away my two loads of towels and will have our hodge-podge of a load that I will run in the AM...
**after receiving the threatening call from our pharmacy that they were going to restock our "drugs" I added that to the list and ran out to get those this afternoon...opps, I can't remember everything. If I could I wouldn't be writing out lists of shit to-do!

Have a great week y'all!!