just takin it easy

• I am SOOOO tired right now. Yes I love hot weather, but not when I'm trying to sleep in the middle of the day. I didn't get to bed until noon yesterday since I was walking at the marina, picking up my presciption at Longs, buying groceries, buying another fan for my mother, and making a Starbucks run. I woke up around 5 and TJ came over, we had stuff to discuss. Then TJ, Cathy and I ended up going to dinner at Texas Roadhouse (hella good, FYI). Then I got home, showered, and tried to go back to sleep for a few more hours. Wasn't happening. My place is like a sauna, as some of you know. Ugh. I'm supposed to go to a jock meeting in the morning, but if I'm still pooped I may just skip. I'm the only weekender who goes anyway. Though I would miss the one hour of pay and free lunch. I'll see how I'm feeling. I have to run by the bank and get gas after work but hopefully I'll be in bed by 8am.
  
• My health is okay I guess. No more horrendous woman problems, those are done for at least 3 weeks or so.. haha. I do have awful allergies so I've spent the last 3 days honking my nose. Yesterday I had terrible post-nasal drip and ended up puking in the shower. Thought I'd share. That and I almost puked while we were out at dinner. I'm feeling so exhausted and shaky right now from lack of sleep it's not even funny. I swear I'm not a hypochondriac, but my body just doesn't like me lately. I think I need to SLOW DOWN on things a bit.. God's been giving me hints.. obviously.
  
• Oh yeah, and I apologize for doing like 12 surveys last night. I was catching up from the weekend, and hey my job is boring. Haha.
  

guess who's back, back again

• Yes I am back.. better than ever. In case you don't know.. no I didn't go to L.A. this last weekend. I fell ill on Thursday and spent 7 hours in the San Leandro Hospital ER. Now I won't go on about details of why I was there. Let's just say it was woman issues, I was in lots of pain and lost a substantial amount of blood. Enough to go into shock. A few good things came out of this. I lost 5 lbs over the weekend, and my blood pressure is much lower. I could go on about where I got poked/prodded, and how much it hurt, but that's too much for my male readers. Haha.
  
• I am disappointed that I didn't go to SoCal, but I figure God does stuff for a reason. I got a lot of rest, I'll tell you that. And I'm sick of Dukes of Hazzard, Sunset Tan and MTV's Making The Band with grown 20 something ghettofabulous men crying when they don't make the cut. I also watched Beethoven's 3rd, 4th and 5th. A lot of Judge Reinhold. Oh and the movie Night Shift with Henry Winkler playing a dork, Michael Keaton in a loincloth, and Shelley Long playing a hooker. Now that was lovely. I also learned that Burt Bacharach wrote "That's What Friends Are For". Interesting.
  
• I did spend some extra time with my folks this weekend, which was good. Took my parents and Michelle to dinner at Dennys on Saturday night, and on Sunday I took them to Newpark Mall. My mom got me some new flipflops and sneakers. Nice since I only had 2 pairs of shoes anyway. My flipflops are almost worn completely down. Thanks Payless Shoe Source for your buy 1 get 1 free sale!
• I haven't been to the gym or exercising since last Tuesday, which sucks. I am planning on going walking with Michelle most of this week. I need to get back in the groove.
  
• Oh yeah one more thing. Neither the ER doctor nor my gynocologist could find anything "wrong". Just heavy bleeding. More probs next month may warrant further investigations into the mystery of what I call my uterus.
  

my uterus is being taken over by an alien being

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• This is my last blog before my mini-vacation in SoCal this weekend. I'm leaving on Thursday evening. I'm excited.. not trying to spend lots of dough, but I do need to get away. Sometimes I think I get in over my head with all my jobs and personal responsibilities. So I like to reward myself. Probably too much. Oh well.
  
• So I went to the gym on Tuesday morning. I probably won't be hitting the gym again until next week. Michelle and I plan on doing the groceries right after I leave work today, which is fine. I'm having the cramps from hell anyway.
  
• Things are looking good besides that. I may make an announcement soon about decisions I made, once things are set in stone, and I tell people that need to be told. Nothing scary or traumatizing, I promise. Just some of you are a little overreactive. You know who you are.
  

:(

• Like I mentioned before, I have the cramps from hell. I've never doubled over and seen black spots before, but I did today. In my car. Not cool. I was really tempted to call in sick, but didn't for several good reasons. It is hard to find someone to cover my shift on short notice. No one likes overnight shifts. Also, I'm not a big weinee. Unless I'm physically dying, I go to work. I'm just that way. Now if my boss comes in at 5:30 and I still feel like crap I may go home early and use an hour or so of sick pay. But that is it. I am hardcore. I have never in my life been in this much pain. Except toothaches.. but this is second place.
  

short work week!

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• My work week will be a little shorter, since I'm leaving for SoCal on Thursday evening. I know I'm going to have a blast. I need a getaway, and I love Disneyland. I also have never been to San Diego, let alone Seaworld or the San Diego Zoo, so this will be awesome.
  
• My weekend was pretty okay. Friday night I stayed home and watched lots of TV, and ended up going to bed nice and early. Got 9 hours of sleep actually. On Saturday I worked at KDFC, and that evening I went to the baseball game with Sandi. We lost to Kansas City 7-3. BOOOOO. Still was fun, and afterward we went for ice cream at Clancys. I love their peppermint fudge. Sunday I worked @ KKIQ (kept screwing up, ugh), went to the gym, did housework, and napped off/on. Right now I'm at work doing a 12 hour shift. I'm happy to do it, because I really need the extra dough.
  
• I won't be working out too much this week. Tuesday and Wednesday morning I'll probably go walking with Michelle, that's about it. I'm sure I'll be doing lots of walking over the weekend in Anaheim and San Diego anyway.
  
• I was worried/stressed about crap for the last week or two, but my noggin finally kicked in and I realized that I have nothing to worry about. I'm so silly sometimes.
  

Amen

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• Yay weekend time again! Not too many things going on, I'm trying to save my money since I'm going out of town next weekend, and other things may be transpiring soon too. Saturday I am going to the A's game, so yay!!! The rest of my weekend will be pretty routine. Staying close to home, watching movies or whatever. Lots of time to relax. Oh yeah and working parttime too, that's very important. I need that money. LOL
• I skipped walking at the marina yesterday, but both Michelle and I were exhausted. That and we had to do the grocery shopping/run other errands anyway. And I had to be up in the early afternoon to tend to some business so I wanted sleep. We're going walking this morning, and I'm sure I'll hit up the gym on Sunday afternoon. So I'm pluggin along.
  

:(

• Nothing too excitingly negative to report, really. But I always try to make positive/negative comments about my life. Helps myself and others realize that life ain't perfect. There's always a positive, always a negative. I think sometimes I worry about money and such, and that's a good time to turn to God. Actually anytime is a good time for God. Especially when worrying or stressing about stuff. So ya know what? If you don't agree with Christianity, don't read this section I guess. LOL I'm putting it all on God's shoulders, giving him my burdens and stresses. He always has the right answer. Amen.
  

everyone remembers lisa

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• The past couple days have been okay. Nothing too important going on that I can think of. I did walk a few miles at the marina yesterday, and I'm planning on going today, Thursday and Friday as well. It's pretty fun, and beats the monotony of the gym. I do visit the gym on Sunday afternoons, and whenever it's raining or Michelle doesn't feel like walking.
  
• Yesterday I was taking my parents' car to be repaired, and since we had to wait an hour and a half, Michelle and I decided to go to Marina Square across the street for coffee and browsing various stores. I ran into 2 people at Starbucks, it was so funny. Noelle was there with a coworker sitting outside, and Mr. Milo my high school P.E. teacher was behind me in line. He recognized me before I even noticed. "Sovulewskiiiiiii!" Then he gave me a hug. Freakin funny. How he remembered me 10 years later, I have no idea. LOL
• Actually got enough sleep yesterday too. Went to bed at noon, woke up several times for phone calls and Michelle coming over to check email.. but finally woke up a little after 9pm. Man it was refreshing to get enough sleep. Guess my body needed it.
  

:(

• Nothing too bad going on at all. A few of you have questioned me quietly about my "decision", and I have let you know. It's not such a big deal actually. Just I don't want to disclose it yet due to some people who like to overreact. Plus nothing is set in stone anyway.
  

i frustrate myself sometimes

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• Weekend is pretty much here. The week didn't seem to go fast enough for me, anyway. I guess my fulltime job tends to be monotonous, and when I'm not at work I always have somewhere to go, something to do. At least on weekends I can unwind in front of the TV or go out with friends if I want. I've received two offers for tonight (going out that is), and I'm not sure what I'll do. "Hyphy" bowling @ Manor Bowl with Elida and some guy she wants me to meet, or Noelle wants me to hit up the Saddlerack with her. Since I have to get up at 5am on Saturday, I'm not sure about either.
  
• I have been gettin my "exercise" on, don't you worry. I've been walking at the San Leandro Marina most of the week. Okay it was only on Tuesday-Thursday mornings so far. I'll go again this morning, probably only walking a mile or so. Then I have to take my parents van to the dealership.. door on glove compartment fell off. How it did.. I have no idea. All I know is I'm taking it to be fixed.
  

ugh

• Nothing too negative.. I haven't had a weight rant in a while and I don't think this will turn into a rant. This was too funny.. I was at Petsmart looking at the poor kitties up for adoption, and this little lady walks in looking at them with her small kids. There was this one large black/white kitty who was like 15-20 lbs, huge guy. Well she goes, "Wow that is one FAT KITTY!!" then quickly looks over at me and quietly goes "Oh I'm sorry". It took everything in me not to bust out laughing. She was so sincere too, I knew she wasn't insulting. Obviously she thought I was a bigger person (well duh I am), but why she thought I'd be offended by her pointing at some fat kitty, I'll never know. Freakin hilarious though. Why am I putting this in my negative section? Well I guess any acknowledgment of my chunkiness, regardless of humor involved kinda sucks. It's like yes I accept myself, at the same time it's like damn. I thought I was doing good with my diet/wishful weight loss but I'm still thought of as "fat" by the general public. So it still kinda sucks in a way. Does anyone get what I'm saying? Guess I'm just odd the way my mind works sometimes.
  
• Then earlier tonight Noelle and I were having a discussion about my eating habits, and she did note that when I go out on weekends I tend to eat lavish desserts, which throw off my previous good eating during the week. This is true. I try to eat between 1200-1500 cal a day. I have meat and veggies for dinner, lots of fruit/veggies throughout my day (or night rather), a nonfat yogurt, and later after I exercise I eat shredded wheat bran (or occasionally eat a moderately healthy breakfast if I go out with a friend). On the weekends, I don't go nuts, but I live a little. Or I guess I live a lot. I need to stop it. I have nonfat ice cream at home. Restaurants have free bread. I miss bread. So I eat it when I go out. *sigh*
  

i've been a bad bad girl

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• The past few days have been pretty normal. Monday I worked in San Fran and then Oakland, barely made it on time. That was thanks to BART running 10 minutes late and being full of Giants fans. Boo. I really had to fart on the train but didn't since it was crowded and stuffy. Since I don't care for the Giants, I should have ripped a nice ripe SBD. Haha.
  
• Well I did go walking at the San Leandro Marina with Michelle yesterday morning. Walked 2 miles, and saw a good family friend Jerry Pickett. He's been friends with my dad long before I was born. Real nice guy. I'm planning on doing more walking this morning, probably only a mile since Happy has a vet appointment kinda early. (he's my parents' dog) Yes I still go to the gym, but for the past week or so Michelle has wanted to go walking, and I'm encouraging her 110%. Might as well keep up the momentum as long as possible.
  
• I was kind of a bad girl last night and went to Outback Steakhouse with Amy. There was bread, and a bloomin onion appetizer, and I had chicken with wild rice, veggies, and caesar salad. So I ate carbs galore. I'm still exercising, and I think I'll just eat lots of veggies tonight, do lots of exercise and pray for the best. Oh yeah we went to the 99 Cent store too.. I got a few cow drinking glasses, alphabet magnets, an Arthur plate (the cartoon on PBS, the anteater.. anyway), sugarless chewing gum, sugarfree mints, and ice cream. Don't worry it expires next year. Not exactly lowfat ice cream but it was $1. If I die from eating 99 Cent store ice cream, someone sue Breyers. Thanks.
  
• I still have that freakin Tim Curry song stuck in my head, so it's my profile song now.. in case you didn't notice.. hahaha.

fun weekend!

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• I had one heck of a good weekend, dude. I am beyond tired, but what else is new? Let's see on Friday night I stayed home, chilled out and watched TV, and went to bed at a relatively decent hour. Saturday was pretty interesting. I worked at KDFC, then took my parents to Walgreens and KFC. After that I went to Grace's brother Stephen's house and watched baby Joey while Fern, Grace and Stephen worked on a ramp for his porch. Afterwards we went out for korean BBQ with Grace's parents. It was really good, and it's like 30 sec away from my house. I'm going to have to go to that place again soon. Later on I took Michelle to Clancy's for ice cream. Yes I'm bad. Oh well it was the weekend. On Sunday morning I worked at KKIQ, then went to Lodi. Kimmie's friend Tony had a little pingpong thing going on at a bar called Mojos. Didn't have many people, but we got free tacos and chilled there for a few hours. Afterward I got us ice cream from Coldstone Creamery. At her house we watched Breakin, then went for Jack in Da Crack for dinner, then we watched The Worst Witch starring Mrs. Garrett from the Facts Of Life and Tim Curry. So hilarious. Dude this is the best part of the WHOLE MOVIE..

look out weekend, here I come

yah

• The weekend is upon us once again. Is it me or are the days just going by much faster? Friday came outta nowhere. This is good. In general I've been okay lately, just exhausted. Thursday was pretty interesting. Mikey was staying at my place early Thursday morning since he had gotten out of a concert way late. I should have gone walking with Michelle at the Marina, but I opted for a nap and breakfast with Mikey at Dennys instead. Then I took Michelle grocery shopping at Pac N Save. There we saw Fernando my best plutonic male friend in the world, and he helped us pick strawberries. He works in the produce section, FYI. Then after buying groceries, I went back home, and was literally exhausted. I took a nap for like 2 hours, while Mikey was still there watching the Game Show Network. I gave him a ride to BART in the early afternoon, then went back to bed. Then Cathy came over around 5:30ish, and I hopped in the shower. When I got out and finished getting ready, Amy was there and Alisha arrived shortly after. I made some kosher weiners for Amy and I, and some salad. We watched that show about song lyrics on FOX with Wayne Brady, and channel surfed after that. Then Amy left, and I left for work a few hours later. So yeah my day was interesting. Today I'm planning on going to bed around 11am.. maybe. Can't remember when Dad's doctor appointment is, I hope it's early enough. Mom needs to go to the bank and Cathy needs ciggs. My life is oh so exciting.
  
• My weekend should be okay. I decided to not go to that party thing on Saturday night, since I need rest, and I don't know the people anyway. I was discussing this with Fernando and he agreed. But thanks anyway Elida, if you're reading this. Sunday afternoon I'll be at some event with Kimmie in Lodi, but I'll be home by the evening so I can get some rest and do housework.
  

Busy beaver

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• I did hit the gym yesterday morning. Tried a different exercise bike, but it hurt my butt a lot so I'll have to switch it up to something else next time I go. I'm going walking at the SL Marina with Michelle this morning instead of going to the gym. She needs to be encouraged to exercise, and I need more exercise period.
  
• Looks like my weekend may be kinda booked already. Saturday I may be going to a baptism party since a friend of mine is trying to set me up with some guy. Sunday I'll be going to some party thing in Lodi with Kimmie. On the plus side both parties will have free Mexican food, so I won't be hungry.
  

Yuck

• On the negative side, these hormone pills suck. I've only been on them three days and I feel pretty crappy. Nauseated in the mornings, headaches, bloating, etc. They say symptoms subside after a few months. I sure hope so. Oh and even more fatigue. At first I thought it was my schedule, then my anemia on top of it, now my medication. Ugh. I am one whiny baby.