So I have come to the realization that I am very successful in my career but I suck at life! There are several reasons I say that lets start off with the positives: I have done well in my 3 years (as of today) with Farmers. I have moved up 3 salary grades and promoted to my current position. My current position (which I love) is a contract position. The position is supposed to last for 12-18 months, I assumed that I would be there for 18 months. I just found out yesterday (through the grapevine) that mine and one other girls contract are going to be extended to 2 years!!! That is the most amazing news that I have had in so long! We must be doing something right and there is no longer (for a while) the added stress of trying to find another position that I might like. So I consider that a successful "career".
Now for the sucking at life part. I say this for many reasons: I had started walking (a lot) and even trying to run to lose weight. I had cut back significantly on calories and felt like I was very motivated I even found myself wanting to exercise which has never happened to me before. Well I ran the first night (not too much) and everything was fine I was feeling pretty good about myself. Then came night two.....I wasn't running that much but I had to stop mid run and tried to run again and my back just wouldn't let me do it. Well needless to say since that night I'm not sure I think it was Tuesday my back has been bad! Not as bad as it was before my treatments but definitely irritated. I even had to resort to taking a pain pill yesterday at work which I haven't taken since I started my treatments. I am hoping that I haven't injured it so much that it won't go back to okay without additional treatments. I am so upset!!! I was working very hard to lose weight and then this stops me. I always say I can't win for losing well that is the truth!
That is all for now I am getting in a negative mood just thinking about it and I must stop. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Long Time No Updates....
I know, I know it has been entirely too long (over 2 months to be honest). I got on the blogging kick and then kind of lost interest. I have no idea why just wasn't into it so once again I am going to try to keep up with things a little better.
I have a couple of things that I think need their own post so I will talk about those later. My birthday is coming up in about 6 days and I am not excited about it. 13th birthday was cool because you were a teenager, 16 was great because you could get your license, 18 you are semi-legal, 21 you can drink and get into the "cool" clubs. And I would have to say that 21 was the last good birthday. The rest of my birthdays from 21 have been depressing. I think that birthdays aren't as depressing for people if they are at least married and maybe have kids at my age. I am getting way too close to 30 and it is really starting to freak me out! So tomorrow Kellie is taking me out for my birthday "celebration". We are starting out the evening downtown at the Cox center we are going to watch Roller Derby. A girl we know from work is actually a player so we are going to watch her. Then we are off to CityWalk for dancing!! If you know me at all you know that dancing is one of my favoritest things to do. Well I haven't been dancing in so long actually since the end of March. Wow, I didn't realize it had been that long. Then Sunday my parents are coming down and we're going to have lunch at Olive Garden then have cake. It is so weird not to celebrate your birthday on the actual day.
So that is all for this post I have another one coming up right after this one so stay tuned.
I have a couple of things that I think need their own post so I will talk about those later. My birthday is coming up in about 6 days and I am not excited about it. 13th birthday was cool because you were a teenager, 16 was great because you could get your license, 18 you are semi-legal, 21 you can drink and get into the "cool" clubs. And I would have to say that 21 was the last good birthday. The rest of my birthdays from 21 have been depressing. I think that birthdays aren't as depressing for people if they are at least married and maybe have kids at my age. I am getting way too close to 30 and it is really starting to freak me out! So tomorrow Kellie is taking me out for my birthday "celebration". We are starting out the evening downtown at the Cox center we are going to watch Roller Derby. A girl we know from work is actually a player so we are going to watch her. Then we are off to CityWalk for dancing!! If you know me at all you know that dancing is one of my favoritest things to do. Well I haven't been dancing in so long actually since the end of March. Wow, I didn't realize it had been that long. Then Sunday my parents are coming down and we're going to have lunch at Olive Garden then have cake. It is so weird not to celebrate your birthday on the actual day.
So that is all for this post I have another one coming up right after this one so stay tuned.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Price Of Life
Having an issue right now and thought I would blog about it. Why does everything cost so much and where does all of my hard earned money go? I have always tried to figure this out and have always come to the same conclusion, I work to pay bills.
With my recent back issues (soon to be over...hopefully) I have had a ton of out of pocket expenses. The amount of money going out is ridiculous!! I have a $600 deductible and $1200 out of pocket. To some this may not seem like much but when you're getting $377 bills here and $100 bills there, it adds up!! I know I have surpassed my deductible and pretty sure that the out of pocket has now been met, but there are still bills that I am paying on. MRI being the biggest one and the bill for the last injection hasn't come in yet but I'm expecting it to arrive very soon and am so excited about it!! I hope that you all were able to sense my sarcasm in that last statement. Right now I am sort of doing the snowball effect to get my bills paid and have paid off my car, furniture and am working on my card that I used for Lasik and dental work (btw that has been out of control lately too). The snowball effect has worked pretty well thus far the only issue is that I keep incurring medical/dental bills and they are causing my snowball to melt!! LOL So I know that the worst is over and now I am on the downhill slope it just takes time. I wish I got paid maybe like 4 times a month (of course I still want the same check amount all 4 times) then I would be doing really well.
I guess this is life and once I get all or a majority of the debt taken care of, it will be such a huge relief. I can save the extra money I am paying towards the bills and either pay cash or at least put a very large down payment on a new car. So I'm trying to keep my eye on the light at the end of the tunnel and hoping that my car will wait for me to get there.
With my recent back issues (soon to be over...hopefully) I have had a ton of out of pocket expenses. The amount of money going out is ridiculous!! I have a $600 deductible and $1200 out of pocket. To some this may not seem like much but when you're getting $377 bills here and $100 bills there, it adds up!! I know I have surpassed my deductible and pretty sure that the out of pocket has now been met, but there are still bills that I am paying on. MRI being the biggest one and the bill for the last injection hasn't come in yet but I'm expecting it to arrive very soon and am so excited about it!! I hope that you all were able to sense my sarcasm in that last statement. Right now I am sort of doing the snowball effect to get my bills paid and have paid off my car, furniture and am working on my card that I used for Lasik and dental work (btw that has been out of control lately too). The snowball effect has worked pretty well thus far the only issue is that I keep incurring medical/dental bills and they are causing my snowball to melt!! LOL So I know that the worst is over and now I am on the downhill slope it just takes time. I wish I got paid maybe like 4 times a month (of course I still want the same check amount all 4 times) then I would be doing really well.
I guess this is life and once I get all or a majority of the debt taken care of, it will be such a huge relief. I can save the extra money I am paying towards the bills and either pay cash or at least put a very large down payment on a new car. So I'm trying to keep my eye on the light at the end of the tunnel and hoping that my car will wait for me to get there.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Back Relief ??
So I have now had 3 steroid injections with no relief, the pain has actually intensified. So I decided to get a second opinion and let me tell you I think it has been the best thing that I have ever done.
I called Oklahoma Spine Institute and they offered to get me in the same day, at a perfect time so I didn't have to miss work and it was a free consultation (couldn't lose there). So I take my MRI results to the doctor and he takes 20 minutes of his time to review the results with me (which I thought was awesome). He seems very concerned about my pain (he actually acknowledges that I have pain which my current doctor doesn't), he knew exactly where I was having pain without my telling him and he told me I probably have at least 2 pinched nerves (which I didn't know about). He told me that I have a reason to be in pain and I'm not imagining it, I knew I wasn't imagining it but it was just really nice to hear a professional recognize it as a real issue. He said based on my MRI he thinks I am a perfect candidate for what is called decompression therapy (if you're interested in specifics you can google it). In a nutshell it is machine that pulls my disks apart and promotes healing. Sounds simple and something you could do at home but it truly is way more involved than that. I have to go 1 hour a day, every day for 24 days. The doctor acted like that was a drawback but I am totally fine with it, to be pain free after less than a month when I have had pain for 5 years.....seriously that's nothing!! He seems very optimistic that this will cure my pain. Essentially what it does is make my disc back the way it was before I injured it, the body sure is an amazing thing. I have been to 5 treatments so far and I am noticing slight improvements so I am staying positive as well.
I will keep everyone updated on my progress and if it works I will be yelling from the rooftops for all to here!!
I called Oklahoma Spine Institute and they offered to get me in the same day, at a perfect time so I didn't have to miss work and it was a free consultation (couldn't lose there). So I take my MRI results to the doctor and he takes 20 minutes of his time to review the results with me (which I thought was awesome). He seems very concerned about my pain (he actually acknowledges that I have pain which my current doctor doesn't), he knew exactly where I was having pain without my telling him and he told me I probably have at least 2 pinched nerves (which I didn't know about). He told me that I have a reason to be in pain and I'm not imagining it, I knew I wasn't imagining it but it was just really nice to hear a professional recognize it as a real issue. He said based on my MRI he thinks I am a perfect candidate for what is called decompression therapy (if you're interested in specifics you can google it). In a nutshell it is machine that pulls my disks apart and promotes healing. Sounds simple and something you could do at home but it truly is way more involved than that. I have to go 1 hour a day, every day for 24 days. The doctor acted like that was a drawback but I am totally fine with it, to be pain free after less than a month when I have had pain for 5 years.....seriously that's nothing!! He seems very optimistic that this will cure my pain. Essentially what it does is make my disc back the way it was before I injured it, the body sure is an amazing thing. I have been to 5 treatments so far and I am noticing slight improvements so I am staying positive as well.
I will keep everyone updated on my progress and if it works I will be yelling from the rooftops for all to here!!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
California Day 5
San Diego Day 2!!! Today is what I have been looking forward to....Sea World!!! Let me just tell you all I absolutely love Sea World. I think Shamu is so awesome I would love to be a killer whale trainer I think that would be so amazing! We got to Sea World a little later than we had planned after buying tickets our first stop was Journey to Atlantis (a glorified log ride). It was lots of fun but unlike the Frontier City log ride this one makes the big drop in the beginning imagine my surprise!!
Next we went to feed the sea lions. Now I don't like to touch nasty things but I will touch these raw fish that you can buy just so I can feed them because I think they are so neat!! So I go buy my fish and there are signs everywhere advising to "beware of seagulls" so I buy my fish and keep the little paper holder closed I take out my first fish (the biggest one) and close the holder. I try to get the attention of a sea lion all the while looking around for sea gulls to make sure none take it from me. So I'm waiting and one is almost over by me when from nowhere a seagull swoops in and rips the fish out of my hand. OMG!!!!!!!!! That scared me to death there were lots of children around but there was no way to keep the one cuss word from coming out of my mouth. I asked Rebecca what happened she said it came from behind, I guess you have to watch behind you as well. I already don't like birds and now I am really not a fan!! I've put a picture of the infamous bird below.
The entire park was so much fun and I would be happy to go there at least once a month I wish there was one closer. The only show that wasn't open was the dolphin/trapeze show but it will be open next time I go and we will so be there!! Of course the Shamu show was by far my favorite!!! Due to the trainer recently being killed they have significantly limited their involvement with the whales. They don't get in the water with them the will pet them occasionally and signal them to do the tricks but that is all it was actually kind of disappointing because my favorite part is when they throw them up out of the water, I'm hoping that as time passes they will get more involved again.
After Sea World we headed back to the OC because we were scheduled to have a double date with a couple of guys well one of them fell through so I was still going out on mine. The guy who shall remain nameless was (and still is) head over heels for this Oklahoma girl. The feelings are definitely one sided but I did go on the most amazing date I have ever been on. He took me to the Santa Monica Pier, we walked up and down the pier, rode the ferris wheel, went down on the sand to watch the waves and then went to the promenade to walk around. It was so neat, there is no way to go on those kinds of dates here so it definitely the best date....so far, the next guy definitely has some big shoes to fill.
Next we went to feed the sea lions. Now I don't like to touch nasty things but I will touch these raw fish that you can buy just so I can feed them because I think they are so neat!! So I go buy my fish and there are signs everywhere advising to "beware of seagulls" so I buy my fish and keep the little paper holder closed I take out my first fish (the biggest one) and close the holder. I try to get the attention of a sea lion all the while looking around for sea gulls to make sure none take it from me. So I'm waiting and one is almost over by me when from nowhere a seagull swoops in and rips the fish out of my hand. OMG!!!!!!!!! That scared me to death there were lots of children around but there was no way to keep the one cuss word from coming out of my mouth. I asked Rebecca what happened she said it came from behind, I guess you have to watch behind you as well. I already don't like birds and now I am really not a fan!! I've put a picture of the infamous bird below.
The entire park was so much fun and I would be happy to go there at least once a month I wish there was one closer. The only show that wasn't open was the dolphin/trapeze show but it will be open next time I go and we will so be there!! Of course the Shamu show was by far my favorite!!! Due to the trainer recently being killed they have significantly limited their involvement with the whales. They don't get in the water with them the will pet them occasionally and signal them to do the tricks but that is all it was actually kind of disappointing because my favorite part is when they throw them up out of the water, I'm hoping that as time passes they will get more involved again.
After Sea World we headed back to the OC because we were scheduled to have a double date with a couple of guys well one of them fell through so I was still going out on mine. The guy who shall remain nameless was (and still is) head over heels for this Oklahoma girl. The feelings are definitely one sided but I did go on the most amazing date I have ever been on. He took me to the Santa Monica Pier, we walked up and down the pier, rode the ferris wheel, went down on the sand to watch the waves and then went to the promenade to walk around. It was so neat, there is no way to go on those kinds of dates here so it definitely the best date....so far, the next guy definitely has some big shoes to fill.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
California Day 4
San Diego here we come!!! We left Sunday morning around 9:30 for a beautiful 2 hour drive down PCH....so beautiful, those 2 hours flew by!! We got to San Diego and waited on Rebecca's dad to meet us at the San Diego Zoo!!! I love the zoo I can't tell you how many times I have been to the OKC zoo I feel like a little kid when I go there. Anyway, the San Diego Zoo is so big there is no way to see everything in one day. I told Rebecca & her dad that as long as I at least see the gorillas I will be happy. A couple of highlights were the Skyfari (a sort of cable car that crosses the zoo) and the infamous TIGER CUP!! If you have seen my Facebook pics you will notice that the cup made many appearances and was in almost all photos. This cup was $11 and you got free refills the entire day thought it was a pretty good deal since each drink was $4 and its a cute souvenir cup to take home (I made sure to get 3 refills for my $$ worth). Pictured below is Rebecca's dad holding the tiger cup and me with my momma!!
We had done a lot of walking at the zoo and were ready to get to the hotel. So Rebecca got this really good deal on a hotel that was close to the zoo & Sea World it was supposed to have a hot tub, club, restaurant and bar. We get there and first of all it is in an interesting area. We have to park in the back and walk about a mile to the front (stupid me brings my bags). This place is a motel/hotel combo didn't know they even had these anymore but from the outside it looks haunted very 1940's cool at the same time. We go to check in and are followed in by 2 very intoxicated gentleman. 1 was very young with no teeth the other very old but both equally reeked of alcohol I thought I was going to throw up. Anyway as we are waiting to check in (they are behind us in line) the younger one with no teeth starts chatting us up (at the time we assumed trying to "hit" on us). Anyway, he asks where we are from, what have we been doing, what are we doing tonight and we should join them by the pool for drinks later....smooth me you know I will talk to anyone but am so not meeting him for drinks by the pool. The reason I said at the time "hitting" on us was because I turned around just before we got our room keys and the younger, toothless man grabs his "partners" butt and rubs on him......are you freakin kidding me? I think I threw up in my mouth at that point but not really sure because I was in a hustle to get out of there like yesterday. So I told you about all the supposed amenities well we walk by the restaurant and its closed for renovations, the bar/club isn't open and the hot tub is...you guessed it, COLD!! So I am not impressed and am just waiting to have an eerie encounter with the ghost of old hotel past.
We decide at this point to venture out for something to eat the closest place that we can find is Waffle House but hey in this neighborhood we know not to go too far when its dark. So we are sitting there waiting on our food and another "man couple" come in and sit right behind us and proceed to talk about inappropriate things. By this time I am giving Rebecca a very hard time that she has booked us in a gay hotel and that we are two girls alone and that everyone probably thinks that we are gay too....lol anyway we get back to the hotel and see 2 more "couples" and I am really starting to get weirded out. So that was our lovely experience at the hotel it was no where near 4 star don't know if it even got close to 2 needless to say neither of us slept with the comforter. I really hope Rebecca reads this because you definitely had to be there to get the full experience.
Day 5 is coming so keep checking back for more!!
We had done a lot of walking at the zoo and were ready to get to the hotel. So Rebecca got this really good deal on a hotel that was close to the zoo & Sea World it was supposed to have a hot tub, club, restaurant and bar. We get there and first of all it is in an interesting area. We have to park in the back and walk about a mile to the front (stupid me brings my bags). This place is a motel/hotel combo didn't know they even had these anymore but from the outside it looks haunted very 1940's cool at the same time. We go to check in and are followed in by 2 very intoxicated gentleman. 1 was very young with no teeth the other very old but both equally reeked of alcohol I thought I was going to throw up. Anyway as we are waiting to check in (they are behind us in line) the younger one with no teeth starts chatting us up (at the time we assumed trying to "hit" on us). Anyway, he asks where we are from, what have we been doing, what are we doing tonight and we should join them by the pool for drinks later....smooth me you know I will talk to anyone but am so not meeting him for drinks by the pool. The reason I said at the time "hitting" on us was because I turned around just before we got our room keys and the younger, toothless man grabs his "partners" butt and rubs on him......are you freakin kidding me? I think I threw up in my mouth at that point but not really sure because I was in a hustle to get out of there like yesterday. So I told you about all the supposed amenities well we walk by the restaurant and its closed for renovations, the bar/club isn't open and the hot tub is...you guessed it, COLD!! So I am not impressed and am just waiting to have an eerie encounter with the ghost of old hotel past.
We decide at this point to venture out for something to eat the closest place that we can find is Waffle House but hey in this neighborhood we know not to go too far when its dark. So we are sitting there waiting on our food and another "man couple" come in and sit right behind us and proceed to talk about inappropriate things. By this time I am giving Rebecca a very hard time that she has booked us in a gay hotel and that we are two girls alone and that everyone probably thinks that we are gay too....lol anyway we get back to the hotel and see 2 more "couples" and I am really starting to get weirded out. So that was our lovely experience at the hotel it was no where near 4 star don't know if it even got close to 2 needless to say neither of us slept with the comforter. I really hope Rebecca reads this because you definitely had to be there to get the full experience.
Day 5 is coming so keep checking back for more!!
California Day 2 & 3
Okay now it seems like forever since I was in California so I'm going to try to talk about the things we did just may not be in the right order.....Friday went great we kind of just rested and I went and got a massage during the day. That night we went out to a club and I had a great time met the DJ and he was a hottie if I do say so myself....
Should have found out if he was single and willing to move to Oklahoma....lol. I definitely want to go back there next trip tentatively scheduled for the beginning of July!! Saturday was great we went to Laguna Beach (my favorite beach I've been to so far). Hung out for a bit, relaxed and got a little bit of sun. Went home to get beautified then went out to another club but left entirely too early to have a good time. If you know me you know I love to dance and I also love to close down the club!!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
I Promise....
I promise the rest of the Cali vacation will be coming soon and some more interesting things. To be honest I couldn't get logged in to this stupid thing for over a week. Anyway I am officially a rocket scientist and I figured it out!!!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
California Day 1
My flight out on Wednesday went ok, due to bad snow storms in Colorado my flight was delayed leaving OK and CO so I didn't get to CA until about 9:30 was supposed to be there by 7:30. Oh the unpredictable world of flying!! Oh wait I almost forgot about the plane they put us on from OK-CO.....I sit down on the plane and look out to my right and there is a freakin propeller!!! OMG!! Let me just tell all of you I am not a huge fan of flying if anything weird happens or there is any kind of turbulence I tend to freak out but it is necessary to get me to Cali in a reasonable amount of time so I continue to do it. This tiny plain reminds me of a pedal jumper those things are so scary to me my point is I do not like them and if I never have to get on one again it will be too soon.
Friday morning I am awake semi-bright and early, Rebecca had been trying to get me up since around 7 it just didn't happen. We made a quick stop by Lee's Sandwiches for breakfast and we were on our way to LA. Our first stop has to be China Town for purses!!! We get there and the normal guy that is there (okay I say normal because I have been there 3 times now) wasn't there he is a little flamboyant but at least he helps us and shows us all of his new bags. This guy completely ignores us so needless to say I only found 2 bags (1 was from another shop) there weren't as many to choose from so I must go back very soon.
Next stop is Hollywood last time we went there I had a blast!! We got there and went and took some pics with the wanna be actors the Michael Jackson guy had something scarily wrong with his makeup but I had to take a pic anyway. Then Rebecca and I decide that we have always wanted to take a Hollywood Tour so we haggle with the guy and each get a 2.5-3 hour star homes tour for $20 great deal since I think he started at $60 (Rebecca should be so proud, she has taught me well I even bargained with the lady selling purses at Quail Springs Mall). We find out the driver just starred in an upcoming movie (I think he's kinda hot, Rebecca doesn't share my opinion) can't wait to see if it comes to OK, I will definitely be watching it!!! Anyway the guy makes lots of attempts to be funny I feel like most of the time I'm the only one who got the jokes?? So we go by some celebrities houses (see my facebook for all pics) we go up in the hills to see the Hollywood sign, that was awesome and I got to see MJ's house that was the bestest for me!!! The only drawback to the tour was the half van (top cut off) was covered with a canopy (which we thought would be good for no sunburn) but it was FREEZING!!! We were driving fairly fast at some times and it was very cool.....anyway we survived and overall great experience I would suggest that everyone do it at least once!!!
Then before we leave Hollywood we wanted to go to Madame Tussaud's. Rebecca had never been to a wax museum so we definitely had to go.....it was great I didn't officially see any real celebs this time but I got to take pics with a lot of wax molds who looked like the real thing. We had plans to go to Venice and Santa Monica this same day but it didn't happen since the tour took up so much time. Oh yeah my camera battery died and I got to spend $5 for 2 AA batteries...nice right?? I thought it was a great deal! So we have had enough by that day we go home to jump in the hot tub get our suits on go down to the pool and the hot tub is.....cold!!! UGH!! So frustrating....that was part of our plan for a lot of the down time but it never got warm...so sad. Here are some pics below of our Hollywood Day Trip I'm going to post separate blogs for each day (well at least the busy ones) or these will get to long. Also a video of the lady singing in Hollywood...too funny.
The Osbournes from MTV
MJ's Door
Friday morning I am awake semi-bright and early, Rebecca had been trying to get me up since around 7 it just didn't happen. We made a quick stop by Lee's Sandwiches for breakfast and we were on our way to LA. Our first stop has to be China Town for purses!!! We get there and the normal guy that is there (okay I say normal because I have been there 3 times now) wasn't there he is a little flamboyant but at least he helps us and shows us all of his new bags. This guy completely ignores us so needless to say I only found 2 bags (1 was from another shop) there weren't as many to choose from so I must go back very soon.
Next stop is Hollywood last time we went there I had a blast!! We got there and went and took some pics with the wanna be actors the Michael Jackson guy had something scarily wrong with his makeup but I had to take a pic anyway. Then Rebecca and I decide that we have always wanted to take a Hollywood Tour so we haggle with the guy and each get a 2.5-3 hour star homes tour for $20 great deal since I think he started at $60 (Rebecca should be so proud, she has taught me well I even bargained with the lady selling purses at Quail Springs Mall). We find out the driver just starred in an upcoming movie (I think he's kinda hot, Rebecca doesn't share my opinion) can't wait to see if it comes to OK, I will definitely be watching it!!! Anyway the guy makes lots of attempts to be funny I feel like most of the time I'm the only one who got the jokes?? So we go by some celebrities houses (see my facebook for all pics) we go up in the hills to see the Hollywood sign, that was awesome and I got to see MJ's house that was the bestest for me!!! The only drawback to the tour was the half van (top cut off) was covered with a canopy (which we thought would be good for no sunburn) but it was FREEZING!!! We were driving fairly fast at some times and it was very cool.....anyway we survived and overall great experience I would suggest that everyone do it at least once!!!
Then before we leave Hollywood we wanted to go to Madame Tussaud's. Rebecca had never been to a wax museum so we definitely had to go.....it was great I didn't officially see any real celebs this time but I got to take pics with a lot of wax molds who looked like the real thing. We had plans to go to Venice and Santa Monica this same day but it didn't happen since the tour took up so much time. Oh yeah my camera battery died and I got to spend $5 for 2 AA batteries...nice right?? I thought it was a great deal! So we have had enough by that day we go home to jump in the hot tub get our suits on go down to the pool and the hot tub is.....cold!!! UGH!! So frustrating....that was part of our plan for a lot of the down time but it never got warm...so sad. Here are some pics below of our Hollywood Day Trip I'm going to post separate blogs for each day (well at least the busy ones) or these will get to long. Also a video of the lady singing in Hollywood...too funny.
The Osbournes from MTVMJ's Door
Thursday, April 8, 2010
I Can See The Light Of A Clear Blue Morning
This post will be in blue to celebrate the title!! Okay I swore I was never going to share the photos below due to the fact that I look absolutely hideous but I figured a few people might get a kick out of it so.....January 6, 2010 I had lasik and by the next morning I was seeing 20/20. After I had the surgery my eye dr informed me that I was legally blind prior to my surgery. What? Are you kidding me? All this time I could have been selecting legally blind on my taxes?? I was tempted to select that button but figured I may get audited so I resisted.
Anyway the operation if you can really call it that went pretty well. They seat you just outside the "operating room" they get you prepared you know give you valium (btw I need more than 1 because 1 does nothing for me), clean your eyes with betadine and remember at this time I have been wearing my glasses for over a month (I am not a happy camper). Anyway I was supposed to be next and they take away my glasses clean the area around my eyes with betadine and tell me I can't have my glasses back. Okay no big deal I can handle this for a few minutes.....la la la my most beautiful best friend Kellie was awesome enough to take a vacation day acutally 2 and laugh at me as you all probably will after seeing the photos below. So I wait and wait and still waiting it has been like 45 mins and I can't see my hand in front of my face. I had to keep asking Kellie what people looked like that were coming in you don't realize how great eyesight is until you have to do without it. After 45 mins they come out and tell me the laser didn't charge correctly the night before so I have to wait....ugh well I guess I would rather be blind for a little longer than for a lifetime so the procedure goes off without a hitch here are the photos you have been waiting for.....how embarassing!!
Objects In Photo Are Smaller Than They Appear
In my humble opinion, way smaller!!! Ugh, this is where I spend at least 40 hours a week doesn't look too appealing does it?? This photo makes it look spacious but it is most definitely not!! I would love to be able to not rely solely on my income and be able to do some volunteer work or something that I would truly enjoy but that unfortunately doesn't pay well. I don't feel like I'm asking too much because I would love to volunteer!! If I didn't have to spend more than half of my life at work it would be a true blessing....any ideas?? And yes I am already on the hunt for a very wealthy man that will allow me to do this. A work friend and I were talking about this she is my age oh wait no today is her b-day she is 28 anyway we both agreed we wanted to be stay-at-home moms without the kids we both decided that we don't want to be required to have kids to be able to stay at home.....asking too much? I think not!
Delays....
I know I complain about others not posting often enough and now I am doing the same thing!! Granted I was on vacation for a week and have been catching up on a lot of other stuff but trust me there are lots of posts coming!! Til then...something beautiful to look at!!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Why Is There White Stuff Coming From The Sky??
Okay it is supposed to be the first day of Spring, March 20th and it is a freakin blizzard outside. I don't like it at all which makes my upcoming trip to Cali even more exciting!! My mom told me I needed to get snow boots (so I don't fall-thanks Momma) during the last snow we had and I thought oh I'll just get them next winter. Little did I know that we were going to have a blizzard at the end of March. I hate being stuck in my house and am glad there is a House marathon on Bravo right now to keep me busy. Julie and Jamsey are you watching?!?!
The "Calm" Before The Storm
So yesterday after work I decided to get a massage (I know this makes my back worse per my previous post but I couldn't resist). I have been very stressed and in need of some relaxation plus I had a referral coupon for $10 off!!
P.S. My sister says I look high or drunk (don't remember which) in my pic but I wasn't I had nothing to drink but if you've ever had a massage it almost gives you a drunk feeling so maybe that was the cause.
So Julie, Kellie and Mom already know about my shall we say "interesting" experience so now I must share with others. I had a new massage therapist last night whose name shall remain anonymous wait no lets call her Betty. So we have our little consultation beforehand and Betty says and I quote "Now are you looking forward to a full body massage?" I sometimes have a perverted sense of humor (okay I always do) but I'm kind of stunned.....what is she about to do to me?? So I say yes assuming its just like normal most therapists ask if you have any parts of your body you wouldn't like massaged but to Betty I guess nothing is off limits as you will find out shortly. So I tell her about my herniated disc and how I would like her to focus on my lower back and just above my buttocks (trying to be professional) she says no problem. So the massage begins and she starts on my BUTT!!!!!! Okay sometimes they will massage on the outside of the blanket or just the top but no this chick pulls my underwear half way down my butt and proceeds to massage my butt and my wait for it.....butt crack!!!! Are you freakin kidding me? Now I have had a few massages in my day by a few different people and not a one of them has ever massaged my butt crack!!!! So I don't say anything I think hopefully this part won't last long but I kid you not it was at least 5 mins on each cheek (out of an hour). So she asks me about the pressure I say it could probably be harder where my back hurts she says what do you do for a living I tell her I'm an adjuster/auditor and I sit at a desk all day she says "Yeah it has really messed up your back you have a lot of stress" I say "I know" and that is it because when you are getting a massage you want to relax not talk. So she moves up to my shoulder blades/neck area and she begins to massage me like I'm a 350 pound linebacker!!! I was waiting for her to get up on the table with me and walk on my back!!! I said "Betty, less pressure please" then 5 mins later it is still bad again more sternly "Betty please less pressure it is hurting" finally she gets it and we're off. Well anyway the rest of the massage is pretty uneventful considering the beginning most of it was enjoyable. So the massage is over and I go out to leave and I tell Betty bye she says "Okay I"m just going to write some stuff down" now remember I have been to this particular spa quite a few times and never have I had to wait for anyone to "write something down". I am really in a hurry at this point because I'm meeting Julie for dinner. So I wait patiently while Betty writes some stuff very slowly and she is shaking her head I make the mistake of saying "What?" and then Betty replies "You are really bad". That was it just that I am really bad are you kidding me? I know I have a lot of knots in my back/neck from sitting at a computer all day and the stress I have had lately but she acted like she had never seen anything like it. So anyway she reviews the paper with me I kindly thank her and rush out the door.
I jump in the car and am off to meet Julie at the bestest Mexican place ever....POBLANO!!! Yes Julie and I love this place it is so good their salsa is the best (in my humble opinion). Anyway I get in there and proceed to tell her my Betty story and I have her rolling (I love to make her laugh). We had a great dinner and we were inside for about an hour came out and the wind had picked up, it had cooled off about 20 degrees and it was sprinkling. A couple of pics below of what a great time we were having. I LOVE YOU J!
P.S. My sister says I look high or drunk (don't remember which) in my pic but I wasn't I had nothing to drink but if you've ever had a massage it almost gives you a drunk feeling so maybe that was the cause.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
California Here I Come!!!!!!
Wahoo!!! I can't wait I've been counting down for a while with my friend I'm going to see but now the end is in sight!! 10 days not counting today or the day I fly out!!! So I went to CA for the first time a year ago and I fell in love. Okay not literally but the palm trees are so amazing and don't even get me started on the ocean!!!
The weather is just so amazing I was out in the hot tub with Rebecca (my friend who lives there) and some guy (name not worth mentioning) and they said and I quote "oh no it's raining" I kid you not it was a fine mist and it was wonderful!!! Some of my favorite things/places would have to be China Town for purses, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Laguna Beach, Downtown Disney, PCH, Lee's Sandwiches & Yogurt Land!!! Its just a whole other lifestyle there and it is wonderful!!
So I am scheduled to fly out (FYI Frontier Airlines are great) on March 24th and I will be back the evening of March 31st and I am definitely counting the days now!! Rebecca and I have a lot of fun things planned I wish I could share my amazing time that I'm going to have with my bff (she will get her own blog later) but she has to take care of my babies (not just my cats but Addi & Jack).
There will definitely be lots of pics and hopefully I will be a little less on the albino side!!!
Welcome To My World
So I'm always getting onto my sister about her lack of blog postings and she tells me that I'm funny I should start my own blog (we will see how many others share her sentiment). I have no husband/significant other and no kids right now my life is work so you may hear about some of the crazy things that go on at my place of work.
My biggest hurdle right now is my herniated disc and degenerative disc disease. Back in 2005 I was diagnosed with these issues and have tried everything to rid myself of the pain to no avail ie physical therapy, narcotics, chiropractor, acupuncture and my personal favorite massages (these are very expensive and actually make it worse but I still love them). I have been able to deal with the pain up until January 31st it was icy and I slipped multiple times (for those that know me, no I didn't fall). Just so everyone knows I talk about hating the snow because in OK ice always comes along with it, I don't mind driving on it my issue is walking on it I am scared to death that I am going to fall (falling is what caused my disc to tear in the first place). Anyway, since that time I have had unrelenting, chronic back pain. After my mothers multiple suggestions/demands I finally agreed to see her back surgeon again (same guy I saw in 05). Went for my MRI over a week ago and yesterday I had my follow up for my "treatment plan" I find that kind of entertaining and that is why it is in quotations as you will soon understand. Drum roll please......you need to lose 75 lbs (mind you I am actually working on this and have lost 15 already). I reminded him of this and he said oh yeah you have lost 2 lbs since I saw you 2 weeks ago (what does he want from me). Last time I checked, losing weight includes not only diet but exercise and I can't move!!! I tried to explain this to him and the waterworks came (I am already very uncomfortable around him) he said you need to swim do you have access to a pool and I wanted to say Dr. will remain nameless I'm sorry I don't have an indoor pool in my backyard do you mind if I come over everyday to use yours?? He tells me to go to the Y (in the GHETTO) not doing it, sorry!!!! So a week from Tuesday he is going to give me a steroid injection and I'm praying that it will give me some relief.
Thank you guys so much for reading/listening and please come back for more!!! Keep me in your prayers (as my sis already knows) chronic pain causes major depression and has caused me to be very mean, at this point I am unable to control my anger (I usually have a minor filter right now I have none, what I'm thinking comes right out of my mouth). So I guess I should apologize to you all in advance!!! Below is a pic of me in my "happy place".
My biggest hurdle right now is my herniated disc and degenerative disc disease. Back in 2005 I was diagnosed with these issues and have tried everything to rid myself of the pain to no avail ie physical therapy, narcotics, chiropractor, acupuncture and my personal favorite massages (these are very expensive and actually make it worse but I still love them). I have been able to deal with the pain up until January 31st it was icy and I slipped multiple times (for those that know me, no I didn't fall). Just so everyone knows I talk about hating the snow because in OK ice always comes along with it, I don't mind driving on it my issue is walking on it I am scared to death that I am going to fall (falling is what caused my disc to tear in the first place). Anyway, since that time I have had unrelenting, chronic back pain. After my mothers multiple suggestions/demands I finally agreed to see her back surgeon again (same guy I saw in 05). Went for my MRI over a week ago and yesterday I had my follow up for my "treatment plan" I find that kind of entertaining and that is why it is in quotations as you will soon understand. Drum roll please......you need to lose 75 lbs (mind you I am actually working on this and have lost 15 already). I reminded him of this and he said oh yeah you have lost 2 lbs since I saw you 2 weeks ago (what does he want from me). Last time I checked, losing weight includes not only diet but exercise and I can't move!!! I tried to explain this to him and the waterworks came (I am already very uncomfortable around him) he said you need to swim do you have access to a pool and I wanted to say Dr. will remain nameless I'm sorry I don't have an indoor pool in my backyard do you mind if I come over everyday to use yours?? He tells me to go to the Y (in the GHETTO) not doing it, sorry!!!! So a week from Tuesday he is going to give me a steroid injection and I'm praying that it will give me some relief.
Thank you guys so much for reading/listening and please come back for more!!! Keep me in your prayers (as my sis already knows) chronic pain causes major depression and has caused me to be very mean, at this point I am unable to control my anger (I usually have a minor filter right now I have none, what I'm thinking comes right out of my mouth). So I guess I should apologize to you all in advance!!! Below is a pic of me in my "happy place".
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