Wow

I really haven't felt like blogging....

So...

...the money thing isn't going so well. I haven't shopped, but I have eaten out a few times. At least at cheap take out places though, no fancy sit down places. I am still trying to keep curbed. Cause I REALLY want to go shopping today. And on the positive side, I have made 2 trips to the local GCF with donation stuff, and have another trip ready to go. The next move I make, who knows when that will be, HAS to be easier, I can't handle another 1k check to a mover, and I sure as shootin' can't do it myself! Ugh.

And I just called all of my credit cards (all 2 of them) and one of Jose's and got our APRs brought back down to normal levels. I have to keep an eye on those buggers, they had us up to 26.9 and 24.9! Bastards. They are slippery, gotta keep on top of them. It is ridiculous, they really do just prey on us folks that don't pay as much attention! Well, I am no longer one of those people! Damnit.

Sarah Palin is an idiot

Do I really have to expound on that? I think Queen Latifah aka Gwen Ifill said it best at the beginning of the SNL version of the VP debate when she points out that as long as Palin didn't throw up, cry or run out the debate should be considered a tie. Scary thing that many people are actually doing that. Here is the full skit if you haven't seen it yet, great commentary!


http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/

Gearing Up

I am really gonna do it, I am getting myself, mentally, in the zone! So friends, please try not to ask me to join you for a drink or whatever! Come to my house, invite me to yours, etc! Love ya.

New Project

So I have been going kinda nuts, spending money like I have tons of it, which compared to a year ago today, or 2 years ago, I do, but not in the grand scheme of things. SOOOOO... I think that I am going to, beginning October 1st, try to spend a set amount of time not spending money, outside of necessities such as groceries, gas and bills. Of course, with groceries and gas I will do my best to budget, think ahead and all that.

No fun stuff like makeup or new clothes (which for one, I don't need any, and secondly, hopefully I would get out of the size I am in now before long!). No going out to eat, I can clean my house and invite friends over for coffee (good motivation to get the house in the shape I want, plus not eating out will help me get back on WW track!). No movies, I mean shoot, I have Tivo, cable, and oodles of DVDs, plus I can get a library card...No coffee trips, I mean usually I am heading home when I get it anyway and I have tons of coffee and tea stuff at the house. I am really going to try this. Wish me luck...those of you who know me well know what a truly monumental challenge this truly is!

At first I said I was going to aim for a month, but I think that I will say I will do it weekly, with the ultimate goal being a month, but if I approach it weekly I have a much better chance of success. Maybe I should take it day by day...

The wagon

I fell off, that is the Weight Watchers wagon, of course! But I am getting back on. I had really good reasons too. My life starting around the end of last week was a comedy of errors!

I went to Carowinds on Saturday for the first time, had a blast, but wasn't aware of the water park aspect, so got WAY more exposed to the sun than I planned, and of course didn't think to stop and buy some sunscreen from one of the thousands of vendors! So I got a vicious sunburn, scalp and everything! NO blistering luckily, but I was feeling pretty crappy.

Then, on Saturday night or Sunday morning, not quite sure which, I got a lovely break out of poison ivy! First time in my life. I was exposed to it on Thursday at an interpreting job, but it takes a bit to pop out. Actually I think it is still developing! Ugh. It is awful, and oddly enough one of the home remedies that I read about actually seems to help, and that is rubbing the inside of a banana peel on the rash! So both my ankles smell like bananas, tasty!

Of course, there was still the everpresent nausea on top of all of this. I think I finally have it under control, but I frequently have off moments related to that. So with all that going on, I have been eating 'normally' ie, not counting points. But I still haven't gone quite crazy like I did before I joined. So I am getting back on, cause I still have a goal to reach, and I won't let this lull in willpower ruin it for good!

Tummy

I am having stomach issues. The meds they have me on have me constantly, in a low grade kinda way, nauseous. I hate it. Blech. But it is worth it, right?

Pets, continued

Well, Charlene, the kitty, has no issues, her bloodwork is perfect, so we just have to give her some special food so that she doesn't have 'tummy' issues. For a 17 year old kitty, she is doing great. Puppers, on the other hand, has been having nonstop issues since his routine teeth cleaning. He finally got some energy and began eating and such, but he has this horrible wheezing that he does whenever he wakes up or just tries to get around quickly. I am taking him back in tomorrow and to be quite honest, pretty pissed about it. Kinda feel like I shouldn't have to pay for another visit since it is due to whatever they did. Bastards better fix my baby! Ugh.

Pets

Today has been a rough day for the babies. Puppers went for a teeth cleaning, and for those of you unaware, dogs and cats must be put under when they get their teeth cleaned. He has had this done before and had no issues, well this time they used a different kind of sedation and he isn't reacting well to it.

First the vet dentist told me he got snappy after he woke up, he went from wagging his tail to growling to jumping to cuddle on his (the doc's) neck, to trying to do his vampire imitation, trying to take a chunk out of the doc's neck, but got a mouthful of stethoscope instead. This is totally unlike my boy, he either likes you or he doesn't, no waffling here. Besides, he only attempts to bite at all when very scared and very rarely has that happened! He is a lover, not a fighter. So then they go to bring him out to me and he bites the vet tech so badly they were sending her to the hospital!! Usually, they say they are required by law to keep the animal for 10 days for observation in these cases, rabies being the issue in question. But luckily he had his latest rabies vaccination there, so they know he was up to date, and they know this was because of the meds. So they let me bring baby home. I told dad this means he is a real dog! Trying to find some silver lining here.

Charlene, my beautiful 17 year old kitty, who has always exhibited wonderful health, may have liver or kidney disease, we are still waiting on the test results. So now Pups is at home trying to sleep off the drugs. He can barely move, wobbles and whines when he does, and in general is a mess. Charlene seems ok, but has a new diet (which will be SOOO fun to administer with 2 other cats and a dog in the house) and may or may not have other things to contend with. My poor babies, and my poor wallet. Ugh.

Whoo hoo, yippee kay ay!

I just went for my first weigh in since I joined Weight Watchers last week, guess what! I lost 4.2 lbs in a week! Whoo hoo! And I didn't even stick to my points the first few days! AHHHHHHH!