Monday Time!

Happy Monday! I'm still feeling a little overwhelmed with life right now, but trying to hang in and hold on. It's challenging for me to just let it all happen because I feel like it's all spun in a million different directions. So, my Monday list:

• On Campus Suspension has been lifted for the Chapter...hopefully, this means they know not to go buck wild again. I am wondering if I still need to go to Big Bear this weekend with them, but since I committed to providing dinner, I should still go. Hopefully, I will not be too ragged when I get back...and we all come back alive!
• Mom offering to help me get food for 45 hungry girls ready = less stressed me!
• Busy weeks are the norm...last week, it was friend from Hawaii and then New York Banker flew in Saturday night. Two nights of big dinners make for one sleepy me!
• Library time+new books+couch time=relaxation+happy me!
• D has a second interview on Friday the 13th. This one looks really promising...it's the one his former supervisor recommended him for. All I want for our 2nd anniversary is for him to get a jay oh bee! Not much to ask for is it?!?

This is a busy week for me, but it should go really quickly...have a great week!

Tuesday...Enough Said!

So, as we all know, I am trying not to be a Negative Nelly, but let me tell you...I hit the wall this past weekend! All of the stress and anxiety came flooding my body and hit me like a ton of bricks! I got the migraine of all migraines on Saturday...complete with nausea and all the other nasty side effects. It's been a while since I've had one this bad...so bad, I had to cancel our plans to attend a friend's Halloween party and that I had to spend the night at Mom's. D and I had stopped by on our way to the party, but the headache I'd been nursing turned into a migraine. I couldn't get anything down to take medicine and could not fathom a car ride home. Instead, I spent the night there. Three days later, I still have the dull headache. In all this negativity releasing from my system, I still have managed to come up with a list today...

• Friday night impromptu date night with D...Balboa Park and dinner
• Walking around LaJolla and checking out the Children's Pool and seals
• Realizing, yet again, how much love I have in my life with my family and D
• Realizing I need to find a way to really let all my stress out...or else, I could get migraines like this one more often.
• Wild Animal Park visit...meeting Amara, the cheetah
• Visiting with a friend from Hawaii and him bringing us chocolate covered macadamia nuts
• D having another phone interview this morning that went well...with a second interview to come soon.

All in all, life is still progressing. Oh, an update to the bacteria issues on my legs...I have a referral appointment with a dermatologist on Monday to see what's happening there. They're a little smaller, but not healed. Have a great Tuesday!

Fabulous Friday!

Happy Friday...it's fabulous, but then again every Friday is usually fabulous! This week has been a roller coaster complete with more Nasty drama, but in keeping with the positive nature, we're going to skip right over all that garbage. Now, on to the good things:

• Watching D study and be so focused on his 1st CPA prep class. It's going to be a lot of work for him, but it will definitely pay off in the long run.
• Thursday night dinner with Mom and Meema...D joined us as well. Plus, I got to see the boys (Oneder and Buttons).
• Dinner at Sammy's Woodfired Pizza to support the Chapter's fundraising efforts
• Seeing the girls at dinner and them saying hello to us...commenting later, how cute Meema is!
• Having discussions about potential life changes and knowing that in the end, it's all going to be okay...somehow or some way, it will all work out and we have an amazing support system!

We have some fun things planned this weekend, so I'm looking forward to the end of the day to get this weekend started! Happy Friday and Happy Weekend!

Thoughtful Tuesday

Good Morning and welcome to Tuesday! Monday went relatively smoothly...

• D's interview went well. One of the people he was slated to meet with was sick, but he met with the big boss. D has some strengths and knowledge that this person and the department is lacking. They were also "old company" refugees :)
• Making a simple dinner of BLOATs (bacon, lettuce, onion, avocado and tomato sandwich) and tater tots
• Relaxation time together
• Watching the Chargers game and cheering and yelling loudly
• Talking to Mom and hearing that D is worried about me...for the record, I'm not having a pity party for 1. I just feel like I've reached my emotional capacity for dealing with the curves that keep getting thrown our way. Being a person of some faith, I know that this is not true and that I am never given more than I can handle, but right now, my stress cup runneth over!

Okay, now story time...I know I talk about the Nastys and the drama that they cause each day. Already, this morning is no exception! So, a person from another department (K) brought our office a beautifully wrapped (with fall decor and leaves from her tree at home) loaf of bread as a Happy Fall gesture. The conversation that followed:

Nice Co-Worker: K brought us some bread
Nasty: Why?
In My Head (Not Said Aloud...my filter does work sometimes): Because that's was nice people do!

Rather than saying, "Oh, that was nice," or something equally cordial or even saying nothing, the response is Why? Really, this is what I have to deal with?!?

BTW, the bread was really good! Nice and I each had a piece, while the Nastys turned it down. Oh, and I sent a thank you email to K...it's what nice people do!

Happy Tuesday!

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday! I am in a decently good mood this morning thanks to a great weekend spent with D. It was the perfect combination of activity mixed with relaxation. With all that's happening in our lives right now, we definitely need some good quality time together! So, Monday's momentous list...

• Catching up on the DVR...The Office was not so good this week, but still loving everything else. Although, Ugly Betty was a little off as well.
• Saturday morning at the Little Italy Mercato. If you've never been, go! It's so much fun to walk around checking out all the great food and produce.
• Saturday afternoon trip walking around Kobey's Swap Meet. I bought a pair of gently used shoe boots for $1. And, if they had been my size, I'd have bought a nice pair of Nine West peep toe heels that would have been perfect for work.
• Dinner at friends' home...it was a nice relaxing evening catching up.
• Sunday at the San Diego Zoo. What a perfect place to spend a Sunday! We had fun walking around and see all the great animals including the new Elephant Odyssey exhibit where we got to see an elephant getting bathed and having a pedicure! She was soaking her feet in a bath...it was amazing! Like children, we kept laughing and pointing at each other saying, "You," and responding, "Belong in the zoo, the San Diego Zoo,". This was an old advertising campaign for the zoo.
• Bonus #1...Cousin Cleveland will no longer have this distinction. By Thanksgiving, he will once again be a San Diegan. After much debate and hesitation, he is moving home. He has a job and place to live...it's just a matter of wrapping up his loose ends in Cleveland. Yeah, for having the core of the family all together again!
• Bonus #2...Long life changing discussions that are both necessary and therapeutic!

So, the weekend was pretty good for us! I'm still a little stressed about things, but am trying to take that giant leap of faith and know that everything will be okay. On that note, think of D today around 3:00 and send some good vibes his way...he has an interview. Happy Monday!

Thursday Tidings!

Happy Thursday! Not much to say except that, so now on to my list:

• Founders' Day Dinner with the Chapter and Alumnae...had fun catching up with friends and seeing the girls represent themselves in a good manner
• Red carnation gift...the boys of ZBT came by dinner and gave everyone a red carnation (our Chapter flower)...it was really cute!
• D and I getting ready together this morning...he was taking a class this morning and had to be up and out the door at the same time I was. I miss our morning routine.
• D's interview got postponed until Monday, but he heard that he is a candidate for another job...one that would not require as long of a drive, but he's keeping all his options open.
• Hitting the last 30 pages (or less) in my book....I love it, but at the same time, don't want to see it end!

Hope everyone has a happy Thursday...you can see the weekend from here!

Tired Tuesday!

Ugh...I am so tired this morning! Last night's Chapter was a rough one...so rough, that I managed to lose my cool and composure multiple times. While I am passionate and love what I do working with the girls, sometimes it really pushes me to the edge of my patience. I was so worked up by the whole thing that it took me until after 1:00 to be calm enough to fall asleep. I even came home and treated myself to a big bowl of Top Ramen (I was hungry) and Bravo. Nothing like cheap noodles, Rachel Zoe and the vapid Realtors of Million Dollar Listing to take the stress level down a notch or two! Today's list is a little rough considering what a roller coaster ride last night was...

• D finding dress shirts at a good price
• Feeling such passion and pride for what I do with the Chapter
• Knowing when to step back and apologize for behavior, but not beliefs
• Looking for (and finding a day later) Flat Stanley...one of our ESS Supervisors accidentally mailed him to us
• The sky between the clouds...such a pretty contrast to the black dark clouds

All in all, I still love what I do with the Chapter. Every semester has a moment where I want to give it all up and walk away. I've always said that the semester I make it through without quitting is the time for me to quit. Regardless of all the frustration, I still love working with the girls and connecting with them. So much so, that I am giving up a weekend to go to Big Bear for their Chapter retreat (mandated by the University). If I didn't care so much, it wouldn't bother me. Hope your Tuesday is a good one!