Well, what do you know, I actually got that nasty pile of stuff at the end of my bed cleaned up. And I did good on logging my food and staying under my food budget today.
Now that the major piles and projects are finished, there are minor things that I'd like to finish up. You know, the things hiding in the closets, cabinets, and drawers, that you rarely think about because they are hidden away. It's those things that I need to tackle. I also have some projects to sew and craft for Christmas. I need to make a list so I have some focus.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Twenty-five dollars, down the drain
It's looking like the truck issue might just be the breaks locked up.
I just realized that Dancer missed a holiday card making class that I had signed her up for because I dropped the ball and didn't write the date down on the calendar. $25 down the freakin drain! UGH! I HATE when money is wasted. I hate it MORE when it's my freakin fault.
I just realized that Dancer missed a holiday card making class that I had signed her up for because I dropped the ball and didn't write the date down on the calendar. $25 down the freakin drain! UGH! I HATE when money is wasted. I hate it MORE when it's my freakin fault.
I've really lost my momentum
I didn't do much of anything yesterday. I've really lost my momentum. I looked at the piles of stuff but never touched them. I will have to conquer the pile at the end of my bed today because I need to get into my closet today. Dancer has dress rehearsal tonight and there's stuff in the closet that I need. I also have to find our good pair of pink tights. I'm hoping they're in my drawer where they should be. I don't have the time, money, or vehicle to go get new ones today.
Yeah, I said vehicle. Last night as I was heading out to take Dancer to tennis (went last night since she didn't have rehearsal and she won't be able to go Fri. because of performance) I backed out of our drive and when I put it in drive the truck just lurched forward (as if the parking break was engaged) and it wouldn't go. I did finally manage to get it back up the driveway. I wasn't sure I was even going to be able to do that.
Dodger ended up driving her to lessons because I couldn't get his seat to move up far enough for me to drive his truck. No big deal in an automatic but his is a manual transmission.
We are fairly certain that the issue is with my transmission. We don't know to what extent at this point. We still need to go out, warm it up and check the fluid in the daylight. I'm hoping that it's an easy fix and not too expensive. We just don't have the money for this shit. I'm still paying on the truck as it is. I'm trying not to be pissed but it seems that every time that we are back on our feet and finally moving in the right direction that something happens to throw a wrench in it and knock us back down again.
My eating sucked yesterday. I still eat when I'm stressed out. And yesterday I made the choice to give into the eating as a way to cope with the stress of my truck acting up. Good thing it was only after 5pm and not all day.
Right now it's about 1:30 pm and I need to attack this pile and find those pink tights. I also need to go ask Dodger again to get up and go look at my truck. There are things to be done. I had 2 days off, now it's time to get back on track.
Yeah, I said vehicle. Last night as I was heading out to take Dancer to tennis (went last night since she didn't have rehearsal and she won't be able to go Fri. because of performance) I backed out of our drive and when I put it in drive the truck just lurched forward (as if the parking break was engaged) and it wouldn't go. I did finally manage to get it back up the driveway. I wasn't sure I was even going to be able to do that.
Dodger ended up driving her to lessons because I couldn't get his seat to move up far enough for me to drive his truck. No big deal in an automatic but his is a manual transmission.
We are fairly certain that the issue is with my transmission. We don't know to what extent at this point. We still need to go out, warm it up and check the fluid in the daylight. I'm hoping that it's an easy fix and not too expensive. We just don't have the money for this shit. I'm still paying on the truck as it is. I'm trying not to be pissed but it seems that every time that we are back on our feet and finally moving in the right direction that something happens to throw a wrench in it and knock us back down again.
My eating sucked yesterday. I still eat when I'm stressed out. And yesterday I made the choice to give into the eating as a way to cope with the stress of my truck acting up. Good thing it was only after 5pm and not all day.
Right now it's about 1:30 pm and I need to attack this pile and find those pink tights. I also need to go ask Dodger again to get up and go look at my truck. There are things to be done. I had 2 days off, now it's time to get back on track.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
getting so much done around the house
I've been taking time off of the net since Fri. It's been so nice to be getting so much done around the house.
Yesterday I got the boxes of papers sorted, many of them thrown away, and the rest put in the file cabinet.
Today I didn't get much of anything done. I did look online for tips on making my own Toilet Wipes. We've used cloth napkins for some time now. I've sewn up hankies lately from 2 pairs of worn out PJ pants and an old shirt. I've been wanting to sew up some cloth wipes and menstrual liners for awhile. I just needed to do a little more research and get some feedback from friends who already use them.
I still have a huge pile of stuff at the foot of my bed that I need to clean off. I meant to do that earlier in the day but I never forced myself to do it. I guess I've been going so hard since Fri. that I gave myself permission to take it easy today.
An update on the weight loss... still 176. No loss for 2 weeks in a row. I'm not surprised and not really disappointed. I know what I need to do to move past this hump. The food logging has to be right on and I need to start moving. It's not rocket science, thank goodness.
It's 11 pm and I think I'll go wash up the dishes from dinner and attack a pile of stuff. My house is looking so much better but there's still more to do.
Yesterday I got the boxes of papers sorted, many of them thrown away, and the rest put in the file cabinet.
Today I didn't get much of anything done. I did look online for tips on making my own Toilet Wipes. We've used cloth napkins for some time now. I've sewn up hankies lately from 2 pairs of worn out PJ pants and an old shirt. I've been wanting to sew up some cloth wipes and menstrual liners for awhile. I just needed to do a little more research and get some feedback from friends who already use them.
I still have a huge pile of stuff at the foot of my bed that I need to clean off. I meant to do that earlier in the day but I never forced myself to do it. I guess I've been going so hard since Fri. that I gave myself permission to take it easy today.
An update on the weight loss... still 176. No loss for 2 weeks in a row. I'm not surprised and not really disappointed. I know what I need to do to move past this hump. The food logging has to be right on and I need to start moving. It's not rocket science, thank goodness.
It's 11 pm and I think I'll go wash up the dishes from dinner and attack a pile of stuff. My house is looking so much better but there's still more to do.
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