I'm going to try and get back into the swing of things here. Everything just kinda went wacko there on me for a while.
Hope all you are well,
RAMBLINGS OF THE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE
Sunday, December 19, 2010
it's been a while..
I have no idea where the time went. I swear yesterday it was just July...
I'm going to try and get back into the swing of things here. Everything just kinda went wacko there on me for a while.
Hope all you are well,
I'm going to try and get back into the swing of things here. Everything just kinda went wacko there on me for a while.
Hope all you are well,
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
hello there....
Not sure what to write about today, but I didn't want to just not post anything. Especially when I'm trying to write every day.
Woke up with a headache this morning, and I still have it. can't decide if it is sinus or what. I do hear the blood rushing thru my ears. i hate that. Mom said she hears that all the time. I don't know if I would ever get used to that sound.
I have 10 days left until I head to Oregon. I'm so excited for this trip. It's finally time for our Family Reunion, but I'm also going early to spend some time with Grandma.
okay. Time to eat my slim jim and drink my slice.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
sleep...
So I've decided that if I want to wake up earlier, I have to go to bed earlier.
I usually go to my room about 10.00 and spend a few hours reading before I turn the light out around 12.00. Now with my television being over for the summer I can head to my room about 9.00, spend a few hours reading and get my meds running thru me and turning the light out at 11.00.
I did this last night. Had a little trouble falling asleep. Don't know what the time was, but I remember counting to 400. That's what I've been doing lately when my brain is still working when I turn the light out.
Now we'll see if I can actually get out of bed at a decent time now.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
lightbulb...
So I realised last night, while trying to sleep and counting to 750 then giving up, why I am feeling so down on myself, and why I ache so bad, and why I'm so tired, and why I just want to cry at the drop of a hat. And this might be a little TMI for some of you, but...
I should be starting my cycle tomorrow. I'm just PMSing.
Wow... that was a revelation to me. I haven't had actual PMS symptoms that I've noticed this bad in quite a while.
Now we shall see if I actually start.
What I really need to do is get an appointment at Dr. McKernan's office to get the oblation taken care of. Maybe if I did that I'd feel better. But being the usual procrastinator that I am I keep putting it off. Now it will just have to wait until after the Family Reunion.
I should be starting my cycle tomorrow. I'm just PMSing.
Wow... that was a revelation to me. I haven't had actual PMS symptoms that I've noticed this bad in quite a while.
Now we shall see if I actually start.
What I really need to do is get an appointment at Dr. McKernan's office to get the oblation taken care of. Maybe if I did that I'd feel better. But being the usual procrastinator that I am I keep putting it off. Now it will just have to wait until after the Family Reunion.
Monday, June 7, 2010
the beginning of another week...
The weekend is over. Here we are at the beginning of another week.
I went to bed "early" last night. Kinda drugged myself to do it, but I did go to bed earlier than I usually do. and I had set my alarm to get up "early".
It didn't work. When my alarm went off at 8.30 I pressed the snooze button. I wasn't getting out of bed. Yes, by this time I'd already slept 9 hours. but I still wasn't moving. I even made the dog go back to sleep. Didn't wake up until 10.30.
Today I just ache and I'm tired. Is there a storm coming thru?
I want to start walking on the treadmill again (already too hot at 8 am to do it outside). I even bought new tennis shoes to do so. I've had those "new" shoes for over 2 weeks now, and I haven't used them once. *sigh* yet another thing I've failed at.
But tomorrow is yet another day.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
I went to bed "early" last night. Kinda drugged myself to do it, but I did go to bed earlier than I usually do. and I had set my alarm to get up "early".
It didn't work. When my alarm went off at 8.30 I pressed the snooze button. I wasn't getting out of bed. Yes, by this time I'd already slept 9 hours. but I still wasn't moving. I even made the dog go back to sleep. Didn't wake up until 10.30.
Today I just ache and I'm tired. Is there a storm coming thru?
I want to start walking on the treadmill again (already too hot at 8 am to do it outside). I even bought new tennis shoes to do so. I've had those "new" shoes for over 2 weeks now, and I haven't used them once. *sigh* yet another thing I've failed at.
But tomorrow is yet another day.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
fail...
Okay... so I've already screwed up June.
But I'm going to try and keep writing.
This isn't for anyone. I doubt anyone is even reading it. I don't care tho. This is for me. I have to get back into writing a journal. I haven't done it in so long, and I kinda miss it.
The weekend is here. It will go fast. It always does.
But I'm going to try and keep writing.
This isn't for anyone. I doubt anyone is even reading it. I don't care tho. This is for me. I have to get back into writing a journal. I haven't done it in so long, and I kinda miss it.
The weekend is here. It will go fast. It always does.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Thursday...
The week is nearly over again. Time just seems to fly by when you don't do anything.
Sometimes I think about going out and volunteering. But then I think about the people, and leaving the house, and... I think that I'm becoming a hermit. Hm... what's the female version of a hermit.
When I think about going out with people around, I get a little scared. It's all in my head.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
tired...
Today I'm tired.
I go thru days where I'm feeling great, just fine, and then days where I wake up and I just don't want to be awake, i just want to sleep, spend the day in bed.
today is one of those days. I did get out of bed. I moved to the couch and watched soaps. I haven't changed from my jammies tho.
I go thru days where I'm feeling great, just fine, and then days where I wake up and I just don't want to be awake, i just want to sleep, spend the day in bed.
today is one of those days. I did get out of bed. I moved to the couch and watched soaps. I haven't changed from my jammies tho.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June 01
It has been a long time. I don't even know where the time has gone. I can't believe that it is already June. WOW... I can't believe that the year is nearly half over.
I'm going to attempt NaBloPoMo this month. We shall see how well I do this month. The theme is NOW. I may or may not even attempt to write on this theme.
June is also National Scleroderma Awareness Month. Check out the links and such on the top of the right column.
We shall see what comes this month.
I'm going to attempt NaBloPoMo this month. We shall see how well I do this month. The theme is NOW. I may or may not even attempt to write on this theme.
June is also National Scleroderma Awareness Month. Check out the links and such on the top of the right column.
We shall see what comes this month.
Monday, February 1, 2010
My Big Adventure... Day One and Two
Hello all! I know, it has been a very long time since I've posted anything here. And I can't give an excuse as to why. Just lazy I guess, thinking I have nothing to say.
Well right now I'm on a big adventure. I'm in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Not far from Belfast for those of you who don't know your geography (I didn't at first either. Had to look it up to figure out where it was.)
I'll be spending most of the month of February here. I arrived yesterday, the 31st of January and I return home on the 27th of February.
I started out my journey Saturday, January 30th, at 4.15 in the morning. Yes. I said morning. IT was early, way early. but I needed to be to the airport 2 hours early, and my flight was an early flight, and it takes nearly an hour to get to the airport. Lils wasn't happy about getting out of bed this early. And neither was mom for that matter. She was the one to drive me to the airport.
My first flight (I say first cause I had 4) was to Houston. I then spent 2 hours there being sick after the plane ride, and got onto my second flight, to Orlando.
NEVER! and I mean NEVER! get on a flight to Orlando unless you want to be surrounded by children. I swear half the plane was filled with children all in different moods varying from the extra excited about going to Disney World, to the kicking and screaming for some reason or another.
The next flight was from Orlando to Newark. The flight to Newark was delayed by nearly an hour. Making for anxious reactions from me. It was a good thing that my next layover was nearly 2 hours, so by the time I got there it was only an hours wait.
I was a good girl and had requested wheelchair assistance if my gate locations were far apart. The only one that I needed it for was in Newark. I swear i landed on one side of the airport and the gate i was leaving from was on the other side. Okay, so i landed at gate 134, and leaving from gate 73, so It wasn't all the way across, only just half way.
The flight to Belfast was leaving Newark at 9.30. So I took a lovely sleeping pill before we even started boarding the plane. By the time we boarded, and I was comfy cozy with my blanket and pillow provided by the airline, and no one next to me (no one in the middle seat I should say) and took off. I was asleep. I don't remember taking off at all, I do remember waking up about an hour into the flight and thinking it is taking forever for takeoff, and looking out the window and finding out we were in the sky. It made for a lovely trip.
I slept for 5 hours of the flight, and woke up just in enough time to have a lovely roll and some fruit and juice for a small breakfast. I had obviously missed dinner being served due to sleeping.
We landed in Belfast at 8:50 am local time. I made it thru customs nice and fine. I was amazed that they let me into the country. seriously it was one of my fears, that i would get here and they would say no, you cant come in, turn around and go home. But nope, I got a stamp in my passport! WOOHOOO!
Our luggage was late because of unloading some cargo first, so It was nearly 45 minutes before I saw Kerry (my girlfriend I was coming to visit) and Kyle (her nearly 2 godson). He was so adorable. He was so excited to see me. Him and I have been visiting on Skype for quite a while now (with the help of kerry) so he thought it was pretty cool that I was there and not just on the computer.
That is basically it for day one and two. and nothing much more happened the rest of the day. I met Laura, kyle's mother, and Kerry's mother Linda and Grandmother Mary. I ate some real breakfast, then took a 3 hour nap.
after that we watched television and talked for a while, ate dinner (a yummy english beef roast feast with yorkshire puddings that I'm in love with) said goodbye to Laura and Kyle, and then headed to bed. I was counting down the hours until it was time I could actually go to sleep, and it was near.
Well right now I'm on a big adventure. I'm in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Not far from Belfast for those of you who don't know your geography (I didn't at first either. Had to look it up to figure out where it was.)
I'll be spending most of the month of February here. I arrived yesterday, the 31st of January and I return home on the 27th of February.
I started out my journey Saturday, January 30th, at 4.15 in the morning. Yes. I said morning. IT was early, way early. but I needed to be to the airport 2 hours early, and my flight was an early flight, and it takes nearly an hour to get to the airport. Lils wasn't happy about getting out of bed this early. And neither was mom for that matter. She was the one to drive me to the airport.
My first flight (I say first cause I had 4) was to Houston. I then spent 2 hours there being sick after the plane ride, and got onto my second flight, to Orlando.
NEVER! and I mean NEVER! get on a flight to Orlando unless you want to be surrounded by children. I swear half the plane was filled with children all in different moods varying from the extra excited about going to Disney World, to the kicking and screaming for some reason or another.
The next flight was from Orlando to Newark. The flight to Newark was delayed by nearly an hour. Making for anxious reactions from me. It was a good thing that my next layover was nearly 2 hours, so by the time I got there it was only an hours wait.
I was a good girl and had requested wheelchair assistance if my gate locations were far apart. The only one that I needed it for was in Newark. I swear i landed on one side of the airport and the gate i was leaving from was on the other side. Okay, so i landed at gate 134, and leaving from gate 73, so It wasn't all the way across, only just half way.
The flight to Belfast was leaving Newark at 9.30. So I took a lovely sleeping pill before we even started boarding the plane. By the time we boarded, and I was comfy cozy with my blanket and pillow provided by the airline, and no one next to me (no one in the middle seat I should say) and took off. I was asleep. I don't remember taking off at all, I do remember waking up about an hour into the flight and thinking it is taking forever for takeoff, and looking out the window and finding out we were in the sky. It made for a lovely trip.
I slept for 5 hours of the flight, and woke up just in enough time to have a lovely roll and some fruit and juice for a small breakfast. I had obviously missed dinner being served due to sleeping.
We landed in Belfast at 8:50 am local time. I made it thru customs nice and fine. I was amazed that they let me into the country. seriously it was one of my fears, that i would get here and they would say no, you cant come in, turn around and go home. But nope, I got a stamp in my passport! WOOHOOO!
Our luggage was late because of unloading some cargo first, so It was nearly 45 minutes before I saw Kerry (my girlfriend I was coming to visit) and Kyle (her nearly 2 godson). He was so adorable. He was so excited to see me. Him and I have been visiting on Skype for quite a while now (with the help of kerry) so he thought it was pretty cool that I was there and not just on the computer.
That is basically it for day one and two. and nothing much more happened the rest of the day. I met Laura, kyle's mother, and Kerry's mother Linda and Grandmother Mary. I ate some real breakfast, then took a 3 hour nap.
after that we watched television and talked for a while, ate dinner (a yummy english beef roast feast with yorkshire puddings that I'm in love with) said goodbye to Laura and Kyle, and then headed to bed. I was counting down the hours until it was time I could actually go to sleep, and it was near.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday Tunes on Wednesday: Christmas Pipes
I woke up this morning thinking it was Tuesday... I swear that it was. But I was just told that it is in fact Wednesday. SO, all morning I've thinking of songs for this week's Tuesday Tunes, just to be told that it's Wednesday.
But since I've already decided on a song, and I need to really change my song cause it's been the same for weeks, I'll post Tuesday Tunes on Wednesday and Random Wednesday will be back next week.
One of my favorite Christmas songs is a new one I discovered last year.
I got the Celtic Woman Christmas CD for my Grandmother last year. Loved it so much I had to get it for myself. It has become one of my very favorites. I love listening to these women sing. Their voices blend so well together and they just make me happy.
Anyway... LOVE this song. Love the music, love the words, just love this song. I hope you enjoy it!
Christmas Pipes
Sung by Celtic Woman
Words and music by Brendan Graham
Christmas pipes, Christmas pipes
Calling us home on Christmas night
Oh play me your Christmas pipes
Christmas bells, Christmas bells
Over the hills and over the dells
Ringing out bright, ringing out clear
Oh ring me your Christmas bells
Christmas strings, Christmas strings
Playing the peace that Christmas brings
Fiddle and bow, gentle and low
Oh play me your Christmas strings
Christmas choir, Christmas choir
Christmas carols 'round Christmas fire
Holy night, angels on high
Round up your Christmas choir
Christmas band, Christmas band
You're waiting for me with your Christmas band
Cymbal and drum, rattle and hum
March out your Christmas band
Christmas pipes, Christmas pipes
Calling us home on Christmas night
Call us from far, call us from near
Oh play me your Christmas pipes
Good to be home to your Christmas
Good to be home to your Christmas
Good to be home to your Christmas pipes
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Hello December...
(stolen from my mother's facebook)
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thankful Sunday...
I'm thankful for family
I'm thankful for good friends all over the world
I'm thankful I didn't hurt myself worse than I did after a fall yesterday.
I'm thankful for pain medication.
I'm thankful for good friends all over the world
I'm thankful I didn't hurt myself worse than I did after a fall yesterday.
I'm thankful for pain medication.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
A night with the kids...
Last night I got the opportunity to spend the night out in Buckeye. I just don't do that enough.
Jenn and Jeremy were going out on a double date with another couple, some very good friends. So they needed a babysitter. Yesterday, as you know, was my parents wedding anniversary, so no spending the night at Gramee and Grumpy's.
We spent the night watching Doctor Who (their choice I swear), eating carmel popcorn, and discussing the fact that us girls are wimps and can't handle a fan on, while the window is open, in 55 degree weather. We talked about how awesome Captain Jack Harkness is. We talked about how funny the new doctor was (watched end of season 1 and first part of season 2). OH, and Ashley's boyfriend is still David Archuleta.
Like I said. It was a great time. I love spending the night out there. I love spending time with the kids.
Jenn and Jeremy were going out on a double date with another couple, some very good friends. So they needed a babysitter. Yesterday, as you know, was my parents wedding anniversary, so no spending the night at Gramee and Grumpy's.
We spent the night watching Doctor Who (their choice I swear), eating carmel popcorn, and discussing the fact that us girls are wimps and can't handle a fan on, while the window is open, in 55 degree weather. We talked about how awesome Captain Jack Harkness is. We talked about how funny the new doctor was (watched end of season 1 and first part of season 2). OH, and Ashley's boyfriend is still David Archuleta.
Like I said. It was a great time. I love spending the night out there. I love spending time with the kids.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday Favorite
Today's Thursday Favorite is QT's Freezoni
Multiple choice question: What is Freezoni?
a. New brand of equipment to resurface hockey rink ice.
b. Rallying cry to save a whale named Zoni.
c. A new pasta available at no cost.
d. A delicious carbonated frozen beverage available only at QuikTrip.
Well, of course the answer is "d". Freezonis come in a variety of flavors, including cola, blue raspberry, white cherry and Puckerberry (sour apple).
If you think mixing fountain drinks at QuikTrip is fun, wait till you try mixing Freezonis. You can build layers of different flavors and colors in your transparent cup. You can even mix outside the species-mix with fountain drinks or add frozen Steamer to get a creamier Freezoni.
Freezonis - a chilling experience. (stolen from the Quick Trip website.)
My personal favorite is the Puckerberry. MMMMMMMM..... sooo good....
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Random Wednesday
- I finally applied for a passport. WOOOHOOO!
- Only 73 days left until my trip to Northern Ireland
- Only 37 days left until Christmas. I'm freaking out cause I have so much stuff left to do.
- lils has stopped eating... well, okay, not stopped. But she hasn't eaten more than 1/3 a cup of food since like 2 weeks ago.
- mom says she's not eating cause I'm not eating. I don't have much of an apatite right now. But these things come and go. Next week i'll not be able to get enough food in me.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tuesday Tunes: One Love
One of my favorite Sister Hazel songs is One Love.
I hope you enjoy!
One Love
Sister Hazel (2003)
We are just children understand
We�re two in a million
But precious grains of sand
We slip through the fingers
And dancing on the wind
We find each other
One you - one me
One chance for us to live
One heart - one soul
One life for us to give
One dream - one mind
One sky up above
One you - one me
One love
Yeah yeah yeah
One love
A star made a wish on us tonight
Hangin� out in heaven
Inspired by our light
And she knows how it feels
To shine on all the world
And last forever
One you - one me
One chance for us to live
One heart - one soul
One life for us to give
One dream - one mind
One sky up above
One you - one me
One love
Yeah yeah yeah
One love
Surrender all your battles
It�s only love that makes us matter
We are the possibilities
As endless as our imagination
One you - one me
One chance for us to live
One heart - one soul
One life for us to give
One dream - one mind
One sky up above
One you - one me
One love
Yeah yeah yeah
One love
Yeah yeah yeah
One love
One you - one me
One chance for us to live
One love
One you - one me
Monday, November 16, 2009
I nearly forgot...
Wow.... this was almost a close one.
Here I sit in my room in the dark listening to Kris Allen's new album (that drops tomorrow) and playing around on the internet when i realise that I haven't blogged today.
I nearly missed it. I nearly forgot. I nearly killed the whole month.
Good thing Lyle (my lovely macbook pro) has this backlit keyboard so I don't even have to turn the light on. I can just sit here and type up a quick post and go back to my music and such.
so here is my post. Oh, and I personally think the new album is GREAT! and my favorite songs on the album so far are the truth and can't stay away.
Here I sit in my room in the dark listening to Kris Allen's new album (that drops tomorrow) and playing around on the internet when i realise that I haven't blogged today.
I nearly missed it. I nearly forgot. I nearly killed the whole month.
Good thing Lyle (my lovely macbook pro) has this backlit keyboard so I don't even have to turn the light on. I can just sit here and type up a quick post and go back to my music and such.
so here is my post. Oh, and I personally think the new album is GREAT! and my favorite songs on the album so far are the truth and can't stay away.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)