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02 February, 2010
15 January, 2010
New Year's Resolutions
So I know I'm a few weeks late with this but can you really make New Year's resolutions when you're about to hop on a cruise full of debauchery that is sure to make you break every resolution you ever made? I think not. So let's make this my mid January resolution post. Whatever, close enough.
My biggest concern for myself in this new year is my health. I haven't exactly been taking very good care of myself lately as is evident by how sick I've been these past few months. I've been fighting a cold/flu on and off for over two months now. It's getting ridiculous. I know I haven't been sleeping very much or very well but since I only have two more days of these stupid 4:30am shifts, I think that should help immensely. My sleep schedule has been so messed up lately that sometimes I wake up and I don't know if it's morning or night. So resolution number one is to get more sleep. Once I get the kinks worked out in my schedule, it really shouldn't be a problem, just a matter of making myself go to bed.
Actually most of my resolutions revolve around maintaining a healthier lifestyle. I know I'm in no way old, but the fastest way to feel old is to continue to abuse my body and wear myself out. I already eat pretty healthy so I'm going to keep that up as well. I also need to get back to taking vitamins because I know my calcium is low since I don't drink milk. Plus it will help boost my immune system and hopefully knock out all these stupid colds. Also once I get my schedule settled, I'm going to start exercising regularly before work. There really is no excuse not to, I work at an amazing facility with just about every kind of exercise resource possible and in the year and a half I have worked here, I have barely utilized any of it.
The last major resolution I have, I pretty much already started before the new year because after I got sick, there wasn't much opportunity anyways. This will come as a surprise to pretty much anyone that has known me for the past six years, but I am pretty much going to stop drinking. Maybe a social drink here and there but other than that, I really don't need to be going out and getting shitfaced every weekend and waking up with a horrible hangover. I guess that's part of growing up? I don't know, but I have saved a ton of money and lost quite a bit of weight actually (not that I was trying to but it definitely happens without all those alcohol calories) in the past couple months and it wasn't difficult to do so I think I'm going to keep it up for awhile at least. Not something you can do on The Rock Boat, but since thats over and done with, might as well try it out for awhile.
I also really want to take a big vacation. A couple weeks somewhere that I can really get into an explore. I'd love to get to Europe so that's first on the list of places to watch flights for. I don't know really, but it sounds glorious and I really want to just hunker down and save money and then get outta here in the fall.
Alright, that's enough of this for now. I have to prep for interviews today. I have never interviewed anyone before so this should be interesting.
My biggest concern for myself in this new year is my health. I haven't exactly been taking very good care of myself lately as is evident by how sick I've been these past few months. I've been fighting a cold/flu on and off for over two months now. It's getting ridiculous. I know I haven't been sleeping very much or very well but since I only have two more days of these stupid 4:30am shifts, I think that should help immensely. My sleep schedule has been so messed up lately that sometimes I wake up and I don't know if it's morning or night. So resolution number one is to get more sleep. Once I get the kinks worked out in my schedule, it really shouldn't be a problem, just a matter of making myself go to bed.
Actually most of my resolutions revolve around maintaining a healthier lifestyle. I know I'm in no way old, but the fastest way to feel old is to continue to abuse my body and wear myself out. I already eat pretty healthy so I'm going to keep that up as well. I also need to get back to taking vitamins because I know my calcium is low since I don't drink milk. Plus it will help boost my immune system and hopefully knock out all these stupid colds. Also once I get my schedule settled, I'm going to start exercising regularly before work. There really is no excuse not to, I work at an amazing facility with just about every kind of exercise resource possible and in the year and a half I have worked here, I have barely utilized any of it.
The last major resolution I have, I pretty much already started before the new year because after I got sick, there wasn't much opportunity anyways. This will come as a surprise to pretty much anyone that has known me for the past six years, but I am pretty much going to stop drinking. Maybe a social drink here and there but other than that, I really don't need to be going out and getting shitfaced every weekend and waking up with a horrible hangover. I guess that's part of growing up? I don't know, but I have saved a ton of money and lost quite a bit of weight actually (not that I was trying to but it definitely happens without all those alcohol calories) in the past couple months and it wasn't difficult to do so I think I'm going to keep it up for awhile at least. Not something you can do on The Rock Boat, but since thats over and done with, might as well try it out for awhile.
I also really want to take a big vacation. A couple weeks somewhere that I can really get into an explore. I'd love to get to Europe so that's first on the list of places to watch flights for. I don't know really, but it sounds glorious and I really want to just hunker down and save money and then get outta here in the fall.
Alright, that's enough of this for now. I have to prep for interviews today. I have never interviewed anyone before so this should be interesting.
01 January, 2010
2010
Alright well clearly I have not been keeping up with this blog. Go me. I also gave up on Project 365 obviously a long time ago. Oh well.
However, it's the first day of a new year so I thought it would be a good time to start writing again.
Unfortunately, I don't have a happy subject to write about right now. This morning, my mom called to tell me that our neighbor died yesterday. She lived next door to my parents since they moved into their house over 30 years ago. Seven years ago, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, which she fought and beat for five years, and then was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she also fought and beat. She unfortunately had a cyst on her lung burst on Christmas Eve and was rushed to the hospital as she was bleeding into her lung. She was in ICU the whole time I was home and since I was sick, there was no way I'd be allowed to go see her. When I left on Tuesday morning, she was supposedly on her way out of ICU and into a regular room. Wednesday morning she relapsed and refused to be put back on a respirator and slipped into a drug induced coma on Wednesday afternoon. She died at about 4am on Thursday morning.
I saw her when I was home in September and she looked remarkably healthy, out walking her dog every morning, visiting with everyone in the neighborhood. She was always our go-to neighbor whenever we needed anything, rides to the airport, someone to watch the animals, advice on an illness (she was a nurse for 40 years), anything really. It's so weird to think that next time I go home, she won't be just a house away, there to help out with anything we need. I'm still in shock over it, I really don't think it has hit me yet.
As some of you may know, I've cut 10 inches off my hair twice to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. I don't know how many people I told though that the reason I did this was because of my neighbor. Watching her go through chemo with her breast cancer and her losing all her hair all over again and ending up with an awful wig just broke my heart. I currently have four braids each with 10 inches of hair in a box in my closet waiting for me to have the courage again to cut the last 10 inches so that a full wig can be made out of the same hair. Looks like now is as good a time as any to get out my measuring tape and make the cut again.
My heart hurts right now. Here's to you Bobbi. Love you.
However, it's the first day of a new year so I thought it would be a good time to start writing again.
Unfortunately, I don't have a happy subject to write about right now. This morning, my mom called to tell me that our neighbor died yesterday. She lived next door to my parents since they moved into their house over 30 years ago. Seven years ago, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, which she fought and beat for five years, and then was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she also fought and beat. She unfortunately had a cyst on her lung burst on Christmas Eve and was rushed to the hospital as she was bleeding into her lung. She was in ICU the whole time I was home and since I was sick, there was no way I'd be allowed to go see her. When I left on Tuesday morning, she was supposedly on her way out of ICU and into a regular room. Wednesday morning she relapsed and refused to be put back on a respirator and slipped into a drug induced coma on Wednesday afternoon. She died at about 4am on Thursday morning.
I saw her when I was home in September and she looked remarkably healthy, out walking her dog every morning, visiting with everyone in the neighborhood. She was always our go-to neighbor whenever we needed anything, rides to the airport, someone to watch the animals, advice on an illness (she was a nurse for 40 years), anything really. It's so weird to think that next time I go home, she won't be just a house away, there to help out with anything we need. I'm still in shock over it, I really don't think it has hit me yet.
As some of you may know, I've cut 10 inches off my hair twice to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. I don't know how many people I told though that the reason I did this was because of my neighbor. Watching her go through chemo with her breast cancer and her losing all her hair all over again and ending up with an awful wig just broke my heart. I currently have four braids each with 10 inches of hair in a box in my closet waiting for me to have the courage again to cut the last 10 inches so that a full wig can be made out of the same hair. Looks like now is as good a time as any to get out my measuring tape and make the cut again.
My heart hurts right now. Here's to you Bobbi. Love you.
30 April, 2009
Day 13
4/22/09-Little last minute trip up to San Fran to see Curtis. I missed this kid.
Day 14
4/23/09-Holy hungover walk back to BART
Day 15
4/24/09-I love Kim Chee. Seriously.
Day 16
4/25/09-Dragon Ball Z.
Day 17
4/26/09-Today I rode BMax, beat myself up, then read for three hours in the backyard and ended up with possibly the worst sunburn of my life.
4/22/09-Little last minute trip up to San Fran to see Curtis. I missed this kid.
Day 14
4/23/09-Holy hungover walk back to BART
Day 15
4/24/09-I love Kim Chee. Seriously.
Day 16
4/25/09-Dragon Ball Z.
Day 17
4/26/09-Today I rode BMax, beat myself up, then read for three hours in the backyard and ended up with possibly the worst sunburn of my life.
Day 9
4/18/09-I was driving behind this person on the way into work. I just liked the visual.
Day 10
4/19/09-I rearranged my room today. It's getting hot again, the bed needed to go back under the window.
Day 11
4/20/09-Awful pic. But I had to quickly capture that it was effing 97 degrees today!
Day 12
4/21/09-Did I really just book this flight last minute to San Fran? Indeed I did!
4/18/09-I was driving behind this person on the way into work. I just liked the visual.
Day 10
4/19/09-I rearranged my room today. It's getting hot again, the bed needed to go back under the window.
Day 11
4/20/09-Awful pic. But I had to quickly capture that it was effing 97 degrees today!
Day 12
4/21/09-Did I really just book this flight last minute to San Fran? Indeed I did!
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