Is it flu or just a little bit of side effects from the shot?

I took a flu shot yesterday for the first time. Not feeling so great today...had a slight fever earlier. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

yay!! it's friday!!!!

today went by pretty quick at work. i didn't get in 'til late because i had a dr appointment to follow up on my knee. i'm to go back in 6 months to see if things get any better. it's not hurting quite as much lately. dr h did advise that the more i exercise, the better it will be. that's in the plan starting next week. i go to phc weight loss for orientation and will add back the workout session at the y.

i had a flu shot for the first time ever. i felt a little weird, but for the most part i'm ok. i haven't really had a headache or got sick to my stomach like some have advised would happen. i have been sleepy and will probably go to bed in a few minutes.

one of the things i've noticed over the last few days is i have been a little calmer about things at work. i've been listening alternately each night to 2 sets of podcasts that i downloaded from i-tunes. they are both by a lady named stin. one is called meditation station and the other is my thought coach. i play them at bedtime and feel i'm "absorbing" some of the coping techniques within the podcasts. there is one called "work detox". i think that has been most helpful...lol.

i've also downloaded some on procrastination. i'm at the beginning of the podcasts which the professor began recording back in 2006. it's been pretty interesting so far.

well time to turn in. i'll see y'all tomorrow.

kisses!

almost the weekend

today was a long day at work. i had to work late because of closing. i stayed very busy working on intercompany clearing. i also was able to finish the sept recon that has been dragging on. i had an epiphany at 4am this morning on how to resolve the out of balance. since i was in the recon mode on that particular account, i went ahead and started the october recon. i ran into a little bit of a snag at first, but know i will figure it out. i have devised a better tool for matching everything up.

i'm glad tomorrow is friday. i need to get some knitting finished up as well as work on my sketchbook for the sketchbook project. i was moving along on it and then kind of stalled. the theme i picked is "first thing in the morning...last thing at night". i have tons of ideas floating around, just not sure exactly how to execute them.

well, i'm headed to bed early again. another long day tomorrow. i'm looking forward to sleeping in saturday morning!!!

kisses!

day after election day

i say it's good to be a republican! hopefully things will turn for the better again.

this evening i talked to my dear friend, joyce. she is a friend i made at work about 11 years ago. the funny thing is we have never met. she worked at one of our papers in florida and i'm here in the augusta area. we have tried to get together to hang out, but things never seemed to quite work out. either something came up for one or the other of us or didn't have the money to travel, etc. we have made plans to meet halfway between us which is savannah. the time is in february. i'm excited about it and will do everything in my power to make it happen. her hubby told her that if this didn't work out, he was going to drive her up here so we could hang out...lol. we have such a good time talking and carrying on. i know it would be even better hanging out in person.

my old boss called me today and asked me to meet her for lunch. she said she wanted to catch up with me. part of me is a little concerned though. i consider her a mentor. she has helped me out when i needed an objective and honest opinion. i wonder if i've done/said something i shouldn't have and she's going to help me. the other thing may be she's trying to feel out how things are going to be now that the last company is converting to the financial system. it's going to be a big change for a lot of folks. there's been rumblings already on both sides. communication is lacking big time. i'm really bothered by it because i know it could be better. i'm not allowed to be involved much and when i do give my opinion, i'm shut down or argued with. i hope she'll set me on the right path.

i'm going to go now. 3 days posting so far! i am going to try hard to keep it up. i forgot how much i enjoyed posting. i need to upload my artwork i've done lately to show off my artsy side...lol.

kisses!

Election day nothing on tv

I voted today. Janelle did too. She came home from school because she forgot to get an absentee ballot. We hung out all of about 30-40 minutes. I was glad to see her but would have liked hanging out longer.

I will write more again tomorrow. I'm thinking about going to bed early tonight.

Kisses!

NaBloPoMo

so here i am...trying again to start posting on my blog. i hope everyone has been doing well. i'm doing ok for the most part. so here's what i've been doing so far:

• still trying to lose weight: joined phc weight loss and have my orientation next tuesday. i'm excited about it. the program seems very doable and they help people who need significant amounts of weight to lose. it's not a quick fix program and they monitor your medical stats too.
• still trying to not worry about things i have no control over. this is very hard for me to do at times, especially at work. it has created some tense moments between me and some of my co-workers. mainly my being upset is when i'm asked my opinion or when i'm asked how something works and then they want to argue with me. if you don't want to know what i think or recommend, by all means, do not ask me. i've been doing pretty well for the last few days by putting my headphones on and listening to my ipod so i don't become upset with the half-truths or flat out lies being told.
• still trying to get in an exercise routine: this goes along with the trying to lose weight. i was going every day either before work or after work and then just stopped. no good reason why i stopped, i just did. i have gone back intermittently but need to make it a habit.
• janelle is still at ngu. she is going to graduate a semester early which she is very happy about that fact. she has been to peru, china and brazil. she is going to china again this next summer as a requirement with her schooling. i'll write more later about her adventures.

well, i'm going to go now. i'm going to work real hard on trying to blog again. it's a good outlet for me and i enjoyed it when i was blogging before. i have some art to share as well. kisses!

hey again my friends!

i'm back...sorry i've been gone so long! i don't have a computer at home anymore so i'm borrowing others. i'll try to keep up as i can. in the meantime, i hope everyone has been doing well! i'll do a long update soon.