Hump Day

Yup. That about sums it up.

Random Thought

I think one of the biggest problems in America is that we help each other too much. In this kind of civilization, when you continually help other people, you create a group of people who no longer want to help themselves.

All that glitters is gold

Today has been a good day.

It started with a trip to the vet. Geno weighed in at 1/2 pound more than he did three weeks ago. That is a lot of weight for a cat! And to top that, his blood sugar tested at 137. A big drop from the 470 it was last time. The vet said she has never had a cat on such a high dosage or one that took so long to regulate. We are both just thrilled that he is good to go now.

At lunch my pasta maker was delivered.  Happiness in a box!

I went to Walmart after work to pick up a pasta pot. I got an 8 quart on for $6. I stumbled across a set of 5 ramekins with lids for $24. A great price! So you can imagine my excitement when it rang up for only $15! Bad news is that silly me forgot the flour so I couldn't make pasta for dinner. I didn't really have time as I got home late so I am not terribly disappointed. 

Hit 90 today. Felt so good outside! Kept my windows down so my hair could blow.

Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve

A random fence post wrapped in barbed wire. Just the one post standing watch over the lake.

May the Fourth be with you

Happy Star Wars Day!

I cooked myself some hash this morning. Bacon, potatoes, shallots, salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, and a little butter with a fried egg on top. Yum! Googling recipes for hash is an interesting experience.  You also get results on making drugs.

It is nice out today and I don't want to spend all my time in my recliner so I am going to take Peyton to the dog park. It will get me moving and he will enjoy it. Now that he is the only dog (last year I lost Guapo to liver failure and Jersey to old age) I try to do more things with him. Next Saturday Chris and I are supposed to go hiking. I might take him with us.

I am currently on 3 dating websites.  I know, I seem as desperate as I really am. Anyways, I was " favorited" by two guys over night. The first is a cute Asian that likes full figured women but is not looking for anything serious.  The other is a white guy who is looking for "the one" but he lives in Alabama.  I've done the long distance thing before. It is hard. And expensive if you actually want to spend time with that person.

Saturday Blues

" Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way"

I hadn't blogged in a long time. Lately I really feel like I need an outlet to get everything out of my head. One thing you will see about me is that I often say exactly what I'm thinking. It's not always pretty, it can hurt people's feelings, but it is always what I think. It is the truth to me. I don't believe in being "private" or wearing a mask that only a select few are allowed to see behind. I am very open. That may scare some people but if you are in my life you will know exactly who I am. You will see inside of me without a lot of digging. I am NOT fake.

I've been a bit depressed lately. Well lately is more like a year. And depressed is more like I'm angry because I wake up every morning. I wish I would just go to sleep and stay that way. But alas, life goes on, & I am still part of it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to hurt myself. I'm just tired of living a life that doesn't seem to hold much happiness. I've heard you have to make your own happiness. Does anyone have a recipe for that?

My cat Geno has been diagnosed with diabetes. He's been in treatment for about 2 months now and unfortunately, he does not seem to be responding to insulin injections. He goes back to the vet on Monday. Hopefully they have some good news for us or some other treatment option. Otherwise I'll continue to watch my cat deteriorate. It is breaking my heart.

On a good note... I am excited that I have a bread maker and pasta machine on its way from Amazon. Should be here next week. Bread and pasta are two of my favorite things. I went to the used bookstore last night to look for a recipe book. I found a wonderful  one on pasta which I am going through and marking all the recipes I would like to try. I also hit the lottery when I found a book about space and a cool picture book by Stephen King about gargoyles. Who knew?

Tomorrow is Star Wars day. I am shocked I cannot find any marathons on television. I am respectfully however, wearing my C3PO shirt right now.

I think I need better friends. Maybe not better ... Maybe just ones who have more time. Two of my closest friends work nights so they're never available. And the other one, Chris, seem to do a lot of stuff with her family. Nothing wrong with that, but I get a little lonely. I think I need more friends. Ones that I can do things with and go places with. I'm not one who has a lot of friends, but a few very close friends.  So it can be difficult when they aren't available.

Until next time

11-17-11

I had lost 23 pounds. I have put 3 back on now so I am starting to freak out. I was looking at some pictures with my boyfriend the other day and he pointed out how much fatter my face was. Once I looked at new pictures next to the old I could really see the difference that I never noticed in the mirror. Refusing to go back to that, I have been getting up early again and working out. I need to find the motivation to do more than sit in front of the TV after work and I will be doing much better. Also, I have been eating out. Not as much as I use to, but more than I should.

Brian goes jogging most mornings but he still wants to lose some weight too. Maybe I can talk him into going on after dinner walks with me to burn off some calories. I only get to see him on weekends since he lives 2 1/2 hours away, but it's something.

Keirsten wants to lose weight so she can join the National Guard. She has gained about 12 pounds back and has to lose 40 if she wants to qualify. We need to work together to motivate each other. Right now we just motivate each other to be lazy. We have so much work to do!