The work never ends...

We were up early to get all of our errands done today. I had wanted to get to the holiday bazaar that I had seen advertised at the flower shop and post office. I had the day right, but not the time. So, we went for a little drive and then in to town to our new favorite breakfast spot. We had a nice breakfast, leisurely enjoyable and filling.

Then we came back to the village for the "Holiday Bazaar". It turned out that what I had envisioned (a crafters Christmas bazaar like back home) was not what we found... it was nothing more than a glorified flea market full of unused or unwanted white elephant items. I did find a cute little snowman figurine, a tapestry pillow, and a universal bluetooth headset. We spent a total of $3.00 for our items. I know that the things I was looking for, will be found at either Zanolini's Garden shop or at Country Folk up in Nescopek. I want a new wreath, some small artificial trees for the porch and the bathroom, and I'd love to find a primitive snowman to go out front by the front door. We shall see if I find those items in the coming days.

After that disappointment, we went on to finish our errands. We did 6 loads of laundry, John got his hair cut, I made an appointment for Tuesday for mine, and we did grocery shopping to the tune of $177.00! And I still don't have everything I need. We used our 5 tote bags and it filled all five of them... that's like $40 a bag... remember when we would gasp at having to spend $20 to fill a paper bag???

Anyway, we had to bring all that stuff up stairs. We were both weary after that. We had to clean out the fridge to put our new stuff in it... wash all those dishes from the fridge, and then make something to eat for dinner. Clean up dinner, and then get all the laundry put away and get the bed made so that we can fall into it... exhausted and weary. I know that I feel just like that... and DH, he's already in bed sound asleep. I plan on doing very little tomorrow, maybe some vacuuming and dusting, hem up some slacks, read all my benefit paperwork... and hopefully get a nap somewhere in the midst of all that nothing-ness!

I survived the week...

I cannot believe this week has flown by so fast. I am so glad that the weekend is finally here. I managed to make it to work everyday, even though I wanted nothing more than to stay at home. I even managed to be on time in spite of a couple of late starts on leaving.

Tonight, we headed west on the interstate, over to the Columbia Mall. I had to take my ring in for repair. Lucky for me, DH purchased lifetime insurance on my ring... and it's going to take almost 3 weeks to have a fractured diamond replaced and my band repaired as it is cracked as well. (No, I didn't do anything to it, even if implied by a customer that I was excessively rough. He had no idea that the ring had to be sized twice... )

We were going to go out for dinner after, but DH couldn't decide what he wanted, and he really wanted to be home in time for his favorite show, Ghost Whisper. So, it was fast food and back on the road... we did make it home in time, because I happen to fly low!

I am working on a meal plan for the next week and the accompanying shopping list. I need to get the grocery shopping done, get hair cuts, and get all the laundry done. I would also like to go to the Methodist Church bazaar in the morning, and maybe go for a drive towards Bethlehem to check out HomeGoods and find a Chipotle for some good grub! (I've waited long enough for that... I haven't had Chipotle since the end of June!)

Meltdown

I am glad that this day is almost past. I didn't sleep well last night. I kept waking up... and not being quickly fall back asleep. I got up to get the day going... and what I had planned on wearing didn't pan out. I pretty much lost my "cool" right about then as I needed to be out the door in 5 minutes.

Dh tried to help me out.... and that ended up aggravating me even more. When I finally found something to wear, I pulled out of the drive way a good 6 minutes late. I was mad, angry, and I didn't want to go to work. I hit the interstate and pushed the metal... and cruised at 90 for quite awhile. I made it to work with 5 minutes to spare. I also cried for 40 of the 50 miles I drove. It was a tough way to start the day.

I also had to "train on application to acct's " today. It's a crazy system, the training consists of showing you, ummm... maybe 2 times, and you are suppose to get it! I don't... and I don't like feeling like I am stupid. I am hoping the other trainer that I am going to work with tomorrow helps me get thru this. I don't want to have to "quit" because I am too stupid to do the job. I felt awful all day... and it wasn't until I put in one of my cd's that I finally started to feel a little better, but it took til the 6th or 7th song.

When I got home, the phone rang and my neighbor was calling about needing to borrow an extension cord to do her leaves. She came over to get the one I had in the craft room. She brought me a beautiful pair of birky clogs that she bought last year and can't wear. They fit me perfectly... what a wonderful and unexpected blessing. DH and I went out for dinner and then did a couple of errands. I am still having a hard time adjusting to going to work everyday, and I know Nolli is having the same issue. I hope that I don't have another meltdown like that for a long time. Fatigue still plagues me... and I am looking forward to the weekend... and that I can wear jeans to work tomorrow!

It's Hump Day...

and I am so glad. This is day 4 of a new job... the training continues and so does the beastly drive. We are still deciding if the job will be worth it with the cost of gas and wear and tear on the car. We will weigh it out... for now, it still remains the means to an end... extra money for Christmas, the furniture, filling the oil tank, paying the IRS off. Yep... those seem to be the priorities for now... oh.... and getting Nolli's vet visits done!

Just a Quick Stop!

Well... it's the big day... the day we will change history and the face of our great nation. DH and I just got back from the polls... it went very quickly and it took us a total of 6 minutes, from the time we left home, parked, signed in and actually voted! It feels satisfying... and it's good to know that we are a part of democratic process and exercised our right to vote!

We are both tired... I'm just ready to put on my jammies and crawl into bed to find something to watch that isn't election returns. I will check on them when I am ready. It's only about an hour until the polls close here. As the title caption states... this is just a quick stop today!

Day 3... Wow, I'm tired!

This was a crazy Monday. We fell into bed last night... but it was a hard night's rest. Poor Nolli got on the bed and needed to consoled as his little left paw was hurting him. He could not settle down, even after giving him 1/2 a baby aspirin. I finally had DH take him outside for a walk at 1:30. I crashed after that... and I ended up keeping DH awake with my restlessness. He ended up going into the living room for awhile. He finally came back to bed at 2:30. I then woke up at 4:30ish due to a wretched hot flash, dire thirst and a full bladder. I went directly back to bed only to have to be awakened again by the alarm at 5:40. I should have just stayed up... but I slept hard in that hour! Poor DH set his alarm for 5:50 to sure that I would wake up... he really didn't sleep much last night.

So... I was out the door by 6:45 and on the road. Got to Clarks Summit early... and went to McD's for a biscuit and a pop. I hit the office parking lot15 minutes early. I worked hard all day... and hopped into the car at 4:02 to begin the race home. Going home is a lot like driving on the autobahn, only there are semi's and slowpokes that move into the inside lane that are NOT going the same speed. It's crazy way to drive home... but for certain... you won't fall asleep trying to get home like that!

Anyway... I managed to get a decent dinner on the table by 6:30... I did Hawaiian Meatballs, seasoned rice and a vegetable medley. It was great... DH enjoyed it and we had leftovers for his lunch tomorrow. Half of his lunch is now made and I only have to make a couple of sandwiches for our lunches tomorrow. Yippee! (I know, this is a bit mundane. But then that is my life! Simple but full of love, and we are happy!)

Day 2 of the Challenge

I'm getting a late start on doing a post today. We were kind of lazy today. The "dog body clock" went off rather early this morning. He jumped against the side of the bed to wake us up to go out. It must have been an urgent need, as he rarely ever wakes us up. After he came up, we tried to go back to sleep... but I couldn't do it. So we watched tv for a while, got hungry and we got up and made breakfast. As I am known to do... I get freezing cold rather easily, and after breakfast, I crawled back into bed to get warm. I went out like a light and slept until noon! I never do that!

We did watch a dvd of a movie that I saw last year when it was released. It's just as good the second time around, "The Bucket List" with Jack Nickolson and Morgan Freeman. DH had never seen it... and he laughed and laughed... we both really enjoyed it. We ended up getting sidetracked this afternoon tho... I love Discovery tv... and managed to get DH interested in Trauma, Life in the ER series. (I think that's what it's called, I don't remember!) It was a 4 hour series, and DH really liked it. We ended not getting out errands done until after 6 tonight, so dinner wasn't until after 7. We both have things that need to be done to get ready for work tomorrow. I still cannot believe that I am back to work... and that I have such a commute! It blows my mind... and I am wondering about logistics in the months ahead. Nolli needs to go to the vet and he needs to have a couple of procedures done. I know that it will take a least 2 visits for all of it. I also need to see my doctor and in January, I will need to have my annual thyrogen study done... that will be a total of 4 doctor visits... one for consult, 2 for injections, and 1 for a blood draw. I only hope that work understands that these things have to be done. DH told me tonight, that if it gets to where I can't handle the drive and the pressure, that he would completely understand. God's got it under control... I have to keep trusting him that he has it worked out for me. (That is always such a struggle to do... why is that?)