Oh my goodness this past week has just been awful- all the way around.
For starters I have always disliked Christmas- I think its way to commerical and brings out the worst in people. Over the last 10 yrs or so I have seen some of the most insane things happen in the month prior to Christmas, this year was even worse thanks to the office move and an pain in the butt electrical contractor.
Monday- dawned bright and COLD- freezing cold- the poor moving guys were shivering with every box and piece of furniture they moved out of the old office. The new office was warm but once the doors were propped open it got cold fast.
Typical of moving everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
The electrical contractor had been contracted to do the low volt wiring - ie the phone and computer. OK he did it wrong so that when the internal phone company arrived they could not do anything with the phone system because the wiring was incorrect.
Then there was Verizon- who were supposed to have run the lines to the side of the house and tagged all 4 phone lines, 10 days ago- WRONG- they didn't do it. This took 4 and 3/4 hours on the phone to work it out.
Since the electrician wasn't finished - the U and O inspection could not be done so we could not unpack.
Tuesday- also COLD- we were supposed to get the electrical inspection- WRONG the electrician lied to us about having called to request it.
Verizon did install Fios, or so they calm, but the wireless still isn't working.
Again no electrical inspection meant no U and O inspection so no unpacking could take place.
Wednesday aka Christmas Eve- 8 Am found us fighting an icy parking lot - to meet Verizon, and the electrical inspector and the county inspectors for the U and O ( use and occupancy permit). The Electrical inspector gave us a partial pass, because the exam room and xray equipment aren't finished because the electrician didn't have it complete. The county inspector also partial passed the U and O- pending the exam and xray room and the fact that we put a full kitchen in our break room, and we now have to get permission from the county to have a stove in that room... please don't ask as I haven't a clue. But since it was Christmas eve and the inspectors didn't finish till noon, we got a little unpacking done, and then left to join our families.
Thursday Christmas day- was spent with our families. IN my case- I went to Essex and picked up my Grandmother, and drove her to Finksburg to have dinner at my brother's house. My brother and his wife are both great cooks and dinner was wonderful. Including his creamy white chocolate mint chocolate covered cheese cake, a Harvey wall banger cake, white chocolate macadamias nut cookies, rum balls, and egg nog sugar cookies.
Friday- My boss and I met for breakfast to formulate a plan of action. The county inspectors office was closed so we couldn't get the issue with the stove resolved. The contractors were all off work- but I called and got my 13 yr old nephews assistance, and we unpacked several of the rooms in the new office.
Saturday- the IT guy was in and worked on the computer network, fios isn't working right, so it made his job more difficult. I had to leave to go to Howard County for an MRI on my shoulder to figure out what I did to it.
Sunday- the boss and I again met for breakfast, we unpacked some of the kitchen at the new house, my brother and nephew helped us move the new chairs in and some boxes and furniture from my boss' garage. But it a big football day- so we left in time for the games to be watched.
Eating wise- this week as SUCKED- between eating take out while at the new office, holiday meals and parties, and my old habits coming home with a vengeance. Its been really bad.
Tomorrow is a new day, new week and this week see us bring in 2009- I have committed to myself, coach and my boss that 2009 is the year of HEALTH, WEALTH AND GOOD FORTUNE!!!!!
I wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosporous New Year.
God Bless
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Holiday wishes
Wishing everyone a Very MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HANUKKAH.
Please travel safe, and enjoy the holidays with friends and family.
Please travel safe, and enjoy the holidays with friends and family.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
When life gives you lemons
Ask for VODKA.....
Its been that kind of week. So let me cover several topics and get caught up on life in general here.
The Weird stalker guy- actually found my home address- how I don't know he showed up last Friday night banging on my door- the cops were called again and told him to leave- which he did- he told the police officer that he was going to take me to small claims court for the cost of those tickets. I can't wait to hear him tell this one to a Judge.... thankfully he has not returned.
Work- we are in the midst of packing our office as we will be moving FINALLY on Monday. Its strange to be packing up 10 yrs worth of stuff.
Packing has taught me that I have an addition- I am seriously addicted to PENS- yes those writing implements- I had 3 desk drawers full of them. I have no clue how I acquired so many pens..... But I have alot of them.
Frustrations- Wednesday proved to be one of those AWFUL days- Verizon disconnected our Internet at the office a week early, so I have been bringing stuff home to do on line each day. Tuesday when I got home my home DSL was down ( 5th time in 3 weeks) - Verizon was to have sent a tech out on Wednesday night- however the Tech calls at 2 on Wednesday and leaves a message that they will need to reschedule me for Thursday- so after an hour and 45 minutes on the phone with Verizon- they refused send a tech out on Wednesday and promised I would be the first ticket Thursday AM. OK- the Delivery company calls and says they will be delivering the 3 new Chiropractic tables to the new location around 5 PM Wednesday night. Ok I go to the new office and await their arrive. At 5:45 they show up- walk thur the office and inform me that there is no way the tables will fit thur the doorways. WHAT?????? the tables are 23 and 3/4" wide- the door ways are 36" wide- so I don't understand , but they refused to even take the tables off their truck. Out of frustration I punched the stone fireplace in the new office. Have I mentioned the new office is in a 230 year old house, with 18" thick stone walls.
Learning lessons the hard way- Thursday was my Nephew's birthday- but he had a game that day. So Friday my brother and sister in law had a small get together at their place for him. It was catered by his favorite place- Popeye's chicken. OK so I figured it would be safest for me to take the skin off a chicken breast- that way I wouldn't be getting too much grease or fat, WRONG 20 minutes after eating that chicken breast my body REBELLED and rejected it. When I emailed my coach- he responded laughing about grease being poison. Never again.
Wednesday was my friend Jeff's birthday ( Formerly Fat running guy) he joins me at age 44 for a few months. I hope he had a great birthday and enjoyed the celebration.
The weight continues to come off slowly but surely. Every pair of jeans I currently own can be taken off without undoing the button or fly at all- all my slacks now require a belt to keep them on.
I am thinking that after the first of the year I might want to start taking dance lessons as I have always wanted to learn how to dance.
As for dating well I am still looking for my Prince Charming to help my write the next chapter of my life.
When life give you lemons, ask for some Vodka.
Its been that kind of week. So let me cover several topics and get caught up on life in general here.
The Weird stalker guy- actually found my home address- how I don't know he showed up last Friday night banging on my door- the cops were called again and told him to leave- which he did- he told the police officer that he was going to take me to small claims court for the cost of those tickets. I can't wait to hear him tell this one to a Judge.... thankfully he has not returned.
Work- we are in the midst of packing our office as we will be moving FINALLY on Monday. Its strange to be packing up 10 yrs worth of stuff.
Packing has taught me that I have an addition- I am seriously addicted to PENS- yes those writing implements- I had 3 desk drawers full of them. I have no clue how I acquired so many pens..... But I have alot of them.
Frustrations- Wednesday proved to be one of those AWFUL days- Verizon disconnected our Internet at the office a week early, so I have been bringing stuff home to do on line each day. Tuesday when I got home my home DSL was down ( 5th time in 3 weeks) - Verizon was to have sent a tech out on Wednesday night- however the Tech calls at 2 on Wednesday and leaves a message that they will need to reschedule me for Thursday- so after an hour and 45 minutes on the phone with Verizon- they refused send a tech out on Wednesday and promised I would be the first ticket Thursday AM. OK- the Delivery company calls and says they will be delivering the 3 new Chiropractic tables to the new location around 5 PM Wednesday night. Ok I go to the new office and await their arrive. At 5:45 they show up- walk thur the office and inform me that there is no way the tables will fit thur the doorways. WHAT?????? the tables are 23 and 3/4" wide- the door ways are 36" wide- so I don't understand , but they refused to even take the tables off their truck. Out of frustration I punched the stone fireplace in the new office. Have I mentioned the new office is in a 230 year old house, with 18" thick stone walls.
Learning lessons the hard way- Thursday was my Nephew's birthday- but he had a game that day. So Friday my brother and sister in law had a small get together at their place for him. It was catered by his favorite place- Popeye's chicken. OK so I figured it would be safest for me to take the skin off a chicken breast- that way I wouldn't be getting too much grease or fat, WRONG 20 minutes after eating that chicken breast my body REBELLED and rejected it. When I emailed my coach- he responded laughing about grease being poison. Never again.
Wednesday was my friend Jeff's birthday ( Formerly Fat running guy) he joins me at age 44 for a few months. I hope he had a great birthday and enjoyed the celebration.
The weight continues to come off slowly but surely. Every pair of jeans I currently own can be taken off without undoing the button or fly at all- all my slacks now require a belt to keep them on.
I am thinking that after the first of the year I might want to start taking dance lessons as I have always wanted to learn how to dance.
As for dating well I am still looking for my Prince Charming to help my write the next chapter of my life.
When life give you lemons, ask for some Vodka.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
When did dating become so scary?
Disclaimer- I am NOT men bashing. For the most part I love guys, have more male friends then female ones" with that said-
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH GUYS THESE DAYS?
As a middle aged widow- I decided a few months ago to get back into the dating world.
I consider myself fairly web savvy so I put a few profiles up on some online dating sites. I even used a few that specialize in BBWs and their admirers.
I get a lot of emails from guys that are in Nigeria or some other strange place- I don't even waste my time with these- I just assume they are scammers.
Then there are the guys I consider to be just sickos. The guys that "break the ice" by asking if i will sit on them and urinate, or worse things.
Occasionally there are a few that appear normal at first. A few weeks ago a guy emailed me from one of the sites, he seemed nice- we chatted on line for a bit- he asked if I would be available tomorrow- I told him maybe, I'd have to check my work schedule. But that I might be able to do lunch. I didn't hear from again till today- I explained that I have been sick with a cold and bad cough all week ( which I have) and that I was going to stay in tomorrow.
He flipped out on me- started telling me how I was playing games with him and how he had purchased tickets to some Comedy club in DC for us for tomorrow night. WHAT???? I never agreed to any of that....
He said me an email demanding that I pay for 1/2 the cost of the tickets.
WHAT????
I politely told him NO. I had not agreed to any of that.
The next email from him was nastier and a bit threatening- but I let it go,
The 3rd email was a down right threatening, then the 2 voice mails from his friends.
Again WHAT???????
So I being smarter then that average bear called the police. Very nice police officer came- read the emails and said yes they were threatening and then I played the voice mail messages for her and she agreed and understood my concern.
She called him and told him to leave me alone or he would be charged.
When did this became Dating?
Granted its been 25 yrs since I dated my husband. But seriously is this what dating is now?
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH GUYS THESE DAYS?
As a middle aged widow- I decided a few months ago to get back into the dating world.
I consider myself fairly web savvy so I put a few profiles up on some online dating sites. I even used a few that specialize in BBWs and their admirers.
I get a lot of emails from guys that are in Nigeria or some other strange place- I don't even waste my time with these- I just assume they are scammers.
Then there are the guys I consider to be just sickos. The guys that "break the ice" by asking if i will sit on them and urinate, or worse things.
Occasionally there are a few that appear normal at first. A few weeks ago a guy emailed me from one of the sites, he seemed nice- we chatted on line for a bit- he asked if I would be available tomorrow- I told him maybe, I'd have to check my work schedule. But that I might be able to do lunch. I didn't hear from again till today- I explained that I have been sick with a cold and bad cough all week ( which I have) and that I was going to stay in tomorrow.
He flipped out on me- started telling me how I was playing games with him and how he had purchased tickets to some Comedy club in DC for us for tomorrow night. WHAT???? I never agreed to any of that....
He said me an email demanding that I pay for 1/2 the cost of the tickets.
WHAT????
I politely told him NO. I had not agreed to any of that.
The next email from him was nastier and a bit threatening- but I let it go,
The 3rd email was a down right threatening, then the 2 voice mails from his friends.
Again WHAT???????
So I being smarter then that average bear called the police. Very nice police officer came- read the emails and said yes they were threatening and then I played the voice mail messages for her and she agreed and understood my concern.
She called him and told him to leave me alone or he would be charged.
When did this became Dating?
Granted its been 25 yrs since I dated my husband. But seriously is this what dating is now?
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Drinking and weight loss
My coach says NO excuses- OK NO excuses- I take full responsiblity for my acts, all be it they weren't great.
Its been a very stressful week, my office move had to be rescheduled, my boss whom I consider one of my closest friends, is stressing me out. Thursday was the second anniversary of my husband's death, my strep throat and ear infections cleared up but not I have a cold and cough. Just wasnt a good week.
My friend Joe- called and said he and his sister- also a widow were borned - did I want to take a ride and find that resturant we had been seeing ads for on the TV.
Joe I say - thats in Gaithersburg- it's cold and they are calling for light rain, Ter it doesnt matter, come- go to the website and get directions. So I did.
The restuarant was called Joe's Crab Shack- dinner was great- I had a seafood combo platter that had fish, shrimp and scallops- it was yummy.
However, I foolishly decided to order something called a Titanic Tea- their 26 ounce verison of a long Island Iced Tea. Long ago- seems like another lifetime ago Long Island Iced Teas were my drink of choice. The night I was out going President of my Jaycee Chapter- I drank 17 of them.
Last night I only had the 1- grant it the 1 was the equivilant of 3, I was drunk- when I stood up to leave the resturant I nearly toppled over, I wasn't in Joe's van long and I was asleep. When I woke up as we were getting on 795- it was snowing. When he dropped me off- I came in and went right to sleep.
The journey is getting fun.
Its been a very stressful week, my office move had to be rescheduled, my boss whom I consider one of my closest friends, is stressing me out. Thursday was the second anniversary of my husband's death, my strep throat and ear infections cleared up but not I have a cold and cough. Just wasnt a good week.
My friend Joe- called and said he and his sister- also a widow were borned - did I want to take a ride and find that resturant we had been seeing ads for on the TV.
Joe I say - thats in Gaithersburg- it's cold and they are calling for light rain, Ter it doesnt matter, come- go to the website and get directions. So I did.
The restuarant was called Joe's Crab Shack- dinner was great- I had a seafood combo platter that had fish, shrimp and scallops- it was yummy.
However, I foolishly decided to order something called a Titanic Tea- their 26 ounce verison of a long Island Iced Tea. Long ago- seems like another lifetime ago Long Island Iced Teas were my drink of choice. The night I was out going President of my Jaycee Chapter- I drank 17 of them.
Last night I only had the 1- grant it the 1 was the equivilant of 3, I was drunk- when I stood up to leave the resturant I nearly toppled over, I wasn't in Joe's van long and I was asleep. When I woke up as we were getting on 795- it was snowing. When he dropped me off- I came in and went right to sleep.
The journey is getting fun.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Temptations
It's another cold Friday night here in Md so I am sitting here thinking about all the temptations I have had this week.
My office was supposed to be moving in to a FABULOUS historic house this weekend, but thanks to an Electrical contract that has no integrity the house still ( after 12 months) has NO power. So we have delayed for the 4th time this move. The stress of dealing with my boss, and all this crap has made me want ice cream, chocolate and wine. In stead I volunteered at the toy drive at the church.
It's cold, unseasonalby cold - for some reason the cold makes me want to eat as well. I want comfort foods- mac & cheese baked hot from the oven, my late mother in laws chicken pot pie, my late husband's blue berry pancakes- all bad and not on my eating plan. In stead I made some homemade applesauce, it was wonderful.
I watched my nephews for a while tonight. They wanted to order a pizza for dinner. It smelled so good, I was tempted but had my salad and made sure to sent the box with the uneaten pizza home with them. The 2 of them are growing boys and I am sure it wont make it thru the evening. If it does their Dad I am sure will finish it when he gets home from work.
I have a feeling its going to be a long winter- I am not looking forward to it.
My good friend is running tomorrow in the Jingle Bell 5 k, and Sunday in a metric Marathon- the weather man is calling for it to only be in the 30s - brrrrr too cold - even if you are running a mile in 10 minutes. Good Luck Jeff and stay as warm as you can.
Are you enjoying the journey so far?
My office was supposed to be moving in to a FABULOUS historic house this weekend, but thanks to an Electrical contract that has no integrity the house still ( after 12 months) has NO power. So we have delayed for the 4th time this move. The stress of dealing with my boss, and all this crap has made me want ice cream, chocolate and wine. In stead I volunteered at the toy drive at the church.
It's cold, unseasonalby cold - for some reason the cold makes me want to eat as well. I want comfort foods- mac & cheese baked hot from the oven, my late mother in laws chicken pot pie, my late husband's blue berry pancakes- all bad and not on my eating plan. In stead I made some homemade applesauce, it was wonderful.
I watched my nephews for a while tonight. They wanted to order a pizza for dinner. It smelled so good, I was tempted but had my salad and made sure to sent the box with the uneaten pizza home with them. The 2 of them are growing boys and I am sure it wont make it thru the evening. If it does their Dad I am sure will finish it when he gets home from work.
I have a feeling its going to be a long winter- I am not looking forward to it.
My good friend is running tomorrow in the Jingle Bell 5 k, and Sunday in a metric Marathon- the weather man is calling for it to only be in the 30s - brrrrr too cold - even if you are running a mile in 10 minutes. Good Luck Jeff and stay as warm as you can.
Are you enjoying the journey so far?
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