I got to the gym this morning even though we are still one car short. I made BJ get up at 5:30 and drive me to work. He did appreciate how light the traffic was at the early hour. Getting in the gym first thing is such a mental cleansing for me. Physical health benefits aside, the emotional strength it gives me is worth more. Now I just have to figure out how I'm going to get home.
So today I will calmly try to figure out how to get my music moved to my new drive. And take my time about it. Also on the agenda for this week is getting my taxes done, balancing my checkbook, and cleaning up my home office. And I'm going to the UWM game on Tuesday and the Bucks game on Wednesday - something fun to look forward to. Thursday is a trip to St. Vinnie's to feed the homeless.
It's employee appreciation week at work and they waste their money on such junk. We all have balloons tied to candy bars on our desks. Thanks for the sugar and fat that I won't eat. You can bet I will find more sweet crap every day this week, again, thanks for nothing. How about a diet Coke, or a cup of Starbucks coffee? They also offered 10-minute massages on a first-come-first-served basis. Of course they are all filled up, a co-worker put it eloquently when he said, "It's like Communism, they make you stand in line to offer you something they don't have. " Hmmm, interesting analogy.
My new hard drive is in and I'm struggling with my music files. I can't seem to get them to the new drive without removing them from iTunes. I've tried uninstalling iTunes from my local (C) drive and then reinstalling it on the new drive but when I move the music back into iTunes, it wants to reside on the local (C) drive. In the process I lost all my playlists. I think I should give up on working with music files, I have nothing but bad luck. The good news is the old and new drives work without any data loss so I shouldn't complain. I haven't checked the other files that I've moved, I think I will wait until I am in a better frame of mind.
Class started today and I get so frustrated. There was an online class discussion and it was highly recommended that all students attend. The instructor also suggested that we read the syllabus thoroughly to make sure we understand everything because the class is set up differently than any other online class, so there's no comfort in any previous online experience. So I read everything available. Apparently I was the only one. Every question in this online discussion session I could answer. It always amazes me how some of these people can obtain a degree when they can't even follow simple instructions. At this rate, I should be in charge very soon. I have my assignment done so I can relax until Tuesday. 8 more weeks.
Class started today and I get so frustrated. There was an online class discussion and it was highly recommended that all students attend. The instructor also suggested that we read the syllabus thoroughly to make sure we understand everything because the class is set up differently than any other online class, so there's no comfort in any previous online experience. So I read everything available. Apparently I was the only one. Every question in this online discussion session I could answer. It always amazes me how some of these people can obtain a degree when they can't even follow simple instructions. At this rate, I should be in charge very soon. I have my assignment done so I can relax until Tuesday. 8 more weeks.
It was my turn to bake for church fellowship today. I like to try new things so I made these brownies that had a layer of marshmallow cream topped with a mixture of melted chocolate chips and peanut butter with rice krispies thrown in. They looked a little weird with the little rice krispie lumps on top. Even though they were good I'm not sure I'd make them again.
Whenever I have to do fellowship bake I am also the communion assistant. It is extremely rewarding. I've tried to make the bread from scratch but I struggle with getting the nice round shape to the loaf that is acceptable to share with others. They usually come out misshaped or a little too dense. So I've caved and started ordering sourdough from Great Harvest bread store. The loaves are perfect, I just have to remember to order a day in advance and sometimes my organizational skills are lacking and I forget. During the service I get to give out the wine (the blood of Christ...amen). I make sure I keep eye contact with each person who comes up for communion. I can't really explain how good it feels except to say it makes me feel connected with everyone in the church.
I made sure I signed up to go to St Vincent's Thursday to feel the homeless. I want to give more to others and since I don't have much cash, my time will have to do.
So now that I'm home I'm negotiating with God - as if He owes me something just because I did some good works today. Jeff is installing a new 200 gig harddrive (yes, I do mean 200!) in my computer and he is having some trouble. And in my own arrogance I decided not to back up my system before he started. I lost everything on my harddrive once before so I should have learned my lesson but no. So instead I'm pleading with God that it all turns out. Most of the stuff on my computer is of no real consequence except for the 1,726 songs that are in my iTunes file. And actually, it's the reason I wanted another harddrive. I couldn't make a backup copy of my music files because of their large size. So once this is over, hopefully I can....please God, let it work.
Whenever I have to do fellowship bake I am also the communion assistant. It is extremely rewarding. I've tried to make the bread from scratch but I struggle with getting the nice round shape to the loaf that is acceptable to share with others. They usually come out misshaped or a little too dense. So I've caved and started ordering sourdough from Great Harvest bread store. The loaves are perfect, I just have to remember to order a day in advance and sometimes my organizational skills are lacking and I forget. During the service I get to give out the wine (the blood of Christ...amen). I make sure I keep eye contact with each person who comes up for communion. I can't really explain how good it feels except to say it makes me feel connected with everyone in the church.
I made sure I signed up to go to St Vincent's Thursday to feel the homeless. I want to give more to others and since I don't have much cash, my time will have to do.
So now that I'm home I'm negotiating with God - as if He owes me something just because I did some good works today. Jeff is installing a new 200 gig harddrive (yes, I do mean 200!) in my computer and he is having some trouble. And in my own arrogance I decided not to back up my system before he started. I lost everything on my harddrive once before so I should have learned my lesson but no. So instead I'm pleading with God that it all turns out. Most of the stuff on my computer is of no real consequence except for the 1,726 songs that are in my iTunes file. And actually, it's the reason I wanted another harddrive. I couldn't make a backup copy of my music files because of their large size. So once this is over, hopefully I can....please God, let it work.
I think it's time to do a head-to-toe evaluation. I let things get out of control and spending this week without a car only made things worse. I've realized how much I am into routine. Since I've spent the week at the mercy of others' schedules my routine has been so messed up. I like going to the gym before work. It's always been the best way to start the day, a sort of endorphin rush followed by euphoric feelings of satisfaction from getting the workout done. I feel like I deserve the cup of coffee that always follows.
Since I missed most of my gym time this week, I’ve struggled with lethargy and loathing. I certainly could have worked out at home but I was too busy feeling sorry for myself. Not to mention, the many planned events after work each day that filled up most of my extra time. So back to my head-to-toe evaluation.
I need to have some moles removed. I have one that’s making me nervous.
I need to make an appointment for my six-month mammogram. I'm a few weeks overdue.
My heels are so dry that the skin is cracked open. I need to soak my feet and cover them with lotion every single day.
Speaking of feet, I need a pedicure. I like my toes pretty and polished.
I need to go tanning. It’s not that I want to be really tan, that’s kind of gross. I just want to get my skin to produce more vitamin D to stop the winter itchies.
I need to lose extra weight I’ve gained from deviating from my diet. It’s time to pay more attention to vegetables and less attention to snacks.
My hands are so dry that I have cuts all over them from the skin cracking. I need to take better care of them.
And as for a routine, I like it, I need it, I have to get control of it.
School starts on Sunday; I will get the lectures done on Sundays. And I will be back in the gym first thing Monday morning car or no car.
It’s comforting to realize how much more manageable things seem when I write them down.
Since I missed most of my gym time this week, I’ve struggled with lethargy and loathing. I certainly could have worked out at home but I was too busy feeling sorry for myself. Not to mention, the many planned events after work each day that filled up most of my extra time. So back to my head-to-toe evaluation.
I need to have some moles removed. I have one that’s making me nervous.
I need to make an appointment for my six-month mammogram. I'm a few weeks overdue.
My heels are so dry that the skin is cracked open. I need to soak my feet and cover them with lotion every single day.
Speaking of feet, I need a pedicure. I like my toes pretty and polished.
I need to go tanning. It’s not that I want to be really tan, that’s kind of gross. I just want to get my skin to produce more vitamin D to stop the winter itchies.
I need to lose extra weight I’ve gained from deviating from my diet. It’s time to pay more attention to vegetables and less attention to snacks.
My hands are so dry that I have cuts all over them from the skin cracking. I need to take better care of them.
And as for a routine, I like it, I need it, I have to get control of it.
School starts on Sunday; I will get the lectures done on Sundays. And I will be back in the gym first thing Monday morning car or no car.
It’s comforting to realize how much more manageable things seem when I write them down.
Today is my birthday and I plan on spending it quietly. BJ took me out for lunch, Bailee and Jen both called me at work to wish me a happy birthday. My boss is always good to me, she is one of the nicest people I know. And tonight Jeff is taking me out for a nice little dinner early enough to get home so that I can relax before getting ready for work in the morning. It's exactly the way I want this birthday to go by. No big celebration, no big event. I think a birthday can be sort of like new years' day where you make your resolutions and reflect on past accomplishments and disappointments. Maybe that's why I feel so down this year. I don't feel like I have many accomplishments to take credit for over the past year. But this next year will be different since I will be graduating in 8 weeks. One of the biggest accomplishments of my life and long overdue. I am looking forward to thinking about what happens next. A bigger better job, a marathon run, some financial success. I know it's all up to me. I just have to make a new commitment to my next big accomplishment...or maybe it will be some small accomplishments. I just don't and won't be able to get anything into focus until graduation is over.
I took my integrated computer applications final exam last Thursday night. From taking these on-line exams for so long, I've developed a few expectations from having the same experience with each exam. The time limit is always three and a half hours. My average for finishing any exam is about three hours and fifteen minutes. And yes, I'm usually sweating it out when I know I am getting close to the end. So this exam took me 50 minutes from start to finish. I thought I missed something so I checked the web site carefully to make sure there were no links to another page of the exam. Since I didn't find one, I reviewed the total value of the exam (270 points) and I went back and counted the value of the questions I answered. There were 18 questions at 10 points each (180 points) and 3 essay questions at 30 points each (90 points). OK we got 270 points. I guess I'm done. So I submitted the exam with a completion time of 51 minutes and 27 seconds. I've been living on the assumption that I totally hosed the thing since I finished it so fast. Today I checked the gradebook and I got an A! I did get a few points off but amazingly, I did well. I guess this proves I have chosen the right path as a computer geek. Maybe there's some sort of meaning in this since this was my very last final exam. I have one more class but I've checked the syllabus and it's an 8-week project culminating in one final report so it won't have an exam at the end.
Just a side note....the hanger is not on the floor anymore.
Just a side note....the hanger is not on the floor anymore.
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