An Enjoyable Sunday Morning

It’s Sunday again 😁 I hope your day is going well so far. I have short time til I go to work at 2pm today.

I went to church today and really enjoyed it, loved the sermon that was given on Mohammad and about his life. It was very interesting and I ran into an acquaintance from high school.

I stayed for coffee hour but not too long because I needed to have lunch and get ready for work before 2pm.

There is a “Thanks for Giving” meal on Saturday and I will be going to that plus I work that night but I’m happy and I’m enjoying church.

My gram would be shocked and happy that I’m going to church and enjoying it. My gram passed away and I still miss her, wish I could still ask her for recipes.

For now I’m relaxing then work at 2pm, it’s a short shift tonight and then I get to relax before tomorrow.

Hello World!

How is everyone tonight?

I’m wonderful  and in great mood for it being 11pm my time, lol. I did work today and Monday -Friday for my food service job. As much as I should be exhausted I’m not.

Work has been good and yesterday was a very long day but I was happy to help and I got to work with Chris which is always fun.

I bought a new jacket from Carhartt which I love!!! It’s camo print (not the original) but I still love it! Great investment and I plan on buying a winter jacket from them as well but later of course.

My gramp fixed my car today which means I can finally drive my car!!!!! Super 😆. A bracket broke off so he got the part and fixed it for me and the bracket held the emissions box on my car.

Eventually I will need a new car but hoping I can get one more year out my car and then get a new one. Not brand new but something that will be good for me.

Tonight I worked at the nursing home and we had 6 aides on!!!! We normally run with 5 but we had 6! I was asked to come in at 2pm and got permission to leave at 10pm which I did.

This never happens and I’m happy it did tonight! Work went well too and met some new people there. Miss a few but it is life.

Not much is new, I just finished watching Demi Lavoto’s documentary on YouTube and it’s an eye opener into her life. I’m happy she is doing better and I can relate to some stuff she goes through. 

I think a lot of people can relate to her and I love her style and love her music. She is very inspiring and I like that she doesn’t care what people think. 

That’s what we need in life, stop caring what people think and be yourself. I was a people pleaser to the point I was miserable then one day I decided to be me and not give a shit what anyone thought.

Most people I was around couldn’t handle how straight forward I was and they are not in my life anymore. Too bad for them because they are missing out.

I’m happier now than I used to be and yes I still have issues but I’m doing great. I’m working and lucky to have jobs, started a 401k, opened a new savings account (retirement) and have invested in stocks.

To me this is a big step, saving for later in life was not high on my list of things to do. Now I’m making sure money is put aside no matter what the situation is.

Am I scared to die alone? Yes but I just need to trust in as many gods to take care of me.

For now life is great, family is doing good and work is good. Soon it will be Halloween 🎃 then onto November. 

Time is going by fast, get outside and enjoy it.

Doing Good

It has been awhile since I last posted on here.

Well....things are good and been getting posts ready on my Facebook review page as well as my review blog. I'm helping promote authors, so the posts are up which is great.

It's early here (7:25am) and just got my niece on the bus, after I shower and relax then leave for a long work day.

I may be tired but I'm making money and I like to get ahead on bills plus I need more thrive shakes and capsules do bills first then thrive.

How is everyone? I hope all is well with all my readers. 

Now I need to shower before work, take care of laundry then off to work I go.

Yesterday's Shenanigans

So normally I have been trying to keep my posts positive most of the time, yesterday's post and today's won't be that.

Today was a day off from my nursing job which is great but I went to a call back meeting for Sodexo. It was long and while there I was thinking...... 

Why did I go into culinary?

I have 2 bosses and one makes me feel like I'm a crappy worker and thinks I hate everything. I don't hate everything and that boss almost made me cry too.

The other boss I have listens to what I have to say and is nice to me. Yes he will be stern if needed and won't sugarcoat anything which is good.

It feels like I'm crap because I don't have as much experience as everyone else and that I'm not good enough. It's a tough thing but I'm going back and hope that this semester will be good but will see.

I was ready to go to part time hours too, that's how I felt. Sad, really when you think about it.

I will say it was nice to see everyone today and I will have to take a pic of my LuLa outfit I wore today. Many people loved it and loved my hair too.

Today wasn't all bad, meeting and my car got an oil change which was cheaper than I thought. At least the car got a much needed oil change, next is an undercoat to hopefully stop the runs from spreading.

So after the meeting I walked to the auto place and it was beautiful out. I was maybe a quarter mile away and I got the worst pain in my stomach, so bad I thought I was going to puke.

Thankfully I didn't puke and paid my bill. As soon as I got home I laid down and really just had to rest for a few hours.

Matt messaged me and I told him what was going on and told him what I ate. He thinks it was the food and it makes sense. 

The good they served today was Asian themed and it was very good. I'm not used to the food. I had Asian beef, chicken wings, pork fried rice and pizza. Yes a lot of food.

My body said "fuck you" after of course when I got bad pains. I'm used to cooking at home and not eating at Sodexo.

It's ok I'm feeling better and will need to be careful next time I eat there.

Poppy's Funeral

Hey everyone.

I hope you are doing better than me. I went to Poppy's funeral yesterday and cried a lot. I miss him very much! 

He had a beautiful service and was buried with full military honors (he was in the navy). The family had a VHS put on to DVD from his 75th Birthday with photos from his family, him growing up in Canada and from his navy days.

I'm glad I got to see more of him and give him good night kisses. His death brings me sadness and joyous memories.

I also put my bracelet on his coffin, it had a heart and red heads on it so he could be buried with it and know it's from me.

It was a tough day yesterday and I wore a blue skirt for Poppy so he would enjoy the colorful day even though it was overcast.

Poppy was buried in a very beautiful spot in Gilsum. He was under trees and can roam around the woods. 

He always loved nature and getting outside.

Poppy, you will be missed dearly. 💝 

Poppy

Happy Friday!

Not much new here so I may ramble on about random things.

Good news for today, I read for 15 minutes in 3 different books. I have not done a lot of reading this month so decided today I would read for 15 minutes each in different books.

It's my day off and I'm relaxing today.

Today is Monday July 31, 2017

I lost a family member yesterday and I'm still very sad about it. I didn't expect it to hit me so hard but it did and I was at work when I found out. I cried and it took about a half hour before I was calm so I could work my shift.

I see death a lot with working in nursing and I'm more emotional because of it. It's never easy and never will be. 

Only 2 people have touched my life where I was in tears for them. Sue and my Poppy. I miss them very much.

Can't have a girls night or give Poppy kisses anymore. I won't see there smiles but I will remember them and the memories I got to make with both Sue and Poppy.

Now I'm going to shower and get ready for the day. 

Movie and Relaxing

So it's been almost a week since my last post on LJ and not sure of the last time I posted in My Life's Writings page.

It's okay though because I have been working and relaxing after work. I also have been counting down the days for King Arthur to come out which it did yesterday.

I watched it twice and 😍😍😍😍 it and love the special effects too.

Home has been good, the washer is leaking which sucks and my grampa can't figure out why. So last night I did my laundry the old fashioned way.

So I filled the bathtub with hot water, used a tide pod which I held under running water so it would break open. Put my clothes in and washed them.

After I did that, I let the water out then ran like warm water to rinse out the tide. Then I rang them out by hand. Yes I did all this.

My hands are sore but I needed to have clean clothes and didn't want to go to the laundry mat so I did it at home.

My arms hurt too but hey it's a small workout plus I have clean clothes. My gramps was not impressed but he hasn't hooked up the other washer in the house.

Anyways I'm good, been trying to get to bed early but not doing so good with that. Hoping to hear back from a job interview this week and just going to relax.

Not much else going on with me at the moment. Bills are being paid off which is good and getting ahead.

So I'm going to stop there for now and get a lunch ready for work tonight.

Today, Interview, Life

Ok, today was a bit stressful but I don't want to share the negative part so I'm going to focus on positive things.

I had today off and a interview. I believe the interview went well and I'm hoping to get the job but if I don't then it's their loss.

I did see Nate today and we only talked briefly but it was nice to see him. 

Finally caught up on Game of Thrones! Really don't want to wait for Sunday but have to. Also The Originals (spinoff of Vampire Diaries) is ending next year 😢

I love The Originals and dad to see it go, they are filming season 5 right now I think. Sad to see it go but I will watch til the end.

Not much is new besides work and the interview. I have had a good day, tomorrow is pay day and bills will be paid.

Tuesday King Arthur comes out which I'm excited for!!! It's a great movie and Charlie Hunam does a great job as Arthur.

I think that's it, not much else going on. Been watching videos on YouTube of different things and now I can resume Vampire Diaries. 

Not sure what to watch after that but I'm sure I will find something. Watching National Treasure then bed.

Have a great night and I hope to update this weekend.

Meghan and Adrain Welcome Their Daughter!

Happy Tuesday! 

Good things happened during the night, my friends Meghan and Adrian had their daughter! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm happy that labor went well and I'm very happy for them. She is beautiful and they are blessed.

In other news, I have today off which is nice and I need it. Been working a lot and still waiting to hear back from the hospital.

Work has been very good, it's been a little stressful but good. Now getting caught up on Game of Thrones and relaxing.

I don't have much news, not much is new besides Meghan and Adrain welcoming their daughter into the world.

I'm really happy for them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Today

Hello Tuesday!

I got more sleep last night which is good but I was still tired after getting up. I went to bed about 117am, was up late reading. Well woke up about 830am so got around 7 hours of sleep.

Won't hear back on my thyroid levels til tomorrow or Thursday. 

I did watch Game of Thrones a little yesterday and more today. Still on season 1 but wanted to start from the beginning.

Anyways just updating, back to work tomorrow which is good. Going to read more and maybe go to bed early. I need to get back on a sleep schedule.

Taking a break from Game of Thrones and watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone.

I love Game of Thrones but not sure why I feel I need a break. Oh well, going to have some ice cream and watch the movie.

Night

Awake Too Early

It's been awhile, well it seems that way. Work keeps me busy which is good and I'm earning money so sometimes I'm not online.

Work is good and have some 5 day stretches coming up for work. I don't think I will be able to make my trip to Wisconsin in September because of finances. Plus I need a new car eventually.

So going to update since I'm awake early. It's 630am now and I was awake at 5am. It's my day off and I'm awake early!? Not happy about it.

Things are good in general, did buy some LuLa Roe from a local consultant and found an outfit which is awesome!!! Super excited.

I was this girl a long time ago who hated leggings and never wore them. Now I'm hooked on leggings, bought a pair from a party and now I have more LuLa Roe leggings. They are super comfy especially if you are traveling!

Besides that I put HNO back on my streaming device so I can binge watch Game of Thrones before the new season starts on July 17. Also been watching Vampire Diaries and I'm at the part where Elena is a vampire who has turned off her humanity switch, she is such a bitch at this part!

Anyways did some shopping on Amazon to get a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope plus medical scissors. The scissors are for cutting a certain size for a atoms and I hate having to hunt for scissors at work.

Thought of another tattoo and not sure when or where to put it. I'm thinking of a butterfly with the nursing symbol and maybe a blue ribbon. That's my idea and it's not set in stone yet plus not sure where to put it so I need to think more about it then will make an appointment. 

My earth dragon needs to get colored in first which will probably happen in December because honestly I don't think I will have the money for August. Would love to have it colored in August but I think December is a better time to do it. 

This way if I decide on the butterfly, I can get that over spring break from the college. Then I have time to heal. 

So that is my news for now. Not much is really new but I have more hours at work. My body is tired and I have today and tomorrow off so I'm going to rest. 

Work and the Last Few Days

Hi everyone! It feels longer than maybe 6 days I think. Anyways work has kept me busy which is good because it's money and it gets me out every the house. 

Work has been good and I learned to bladder scan at work which is awesome! The nurse showed me and another LNA how to do it and honestly I feel like I need an anatomy book just to know where men's bladders are.

Debbie (nurse) is the only one that has taught me more on how to do things than any other nurse.  I love that she taught us and it's in my scope of practice too. It makes me happy that she showed us too.

So the reason there have not been updates like I usually do is because I am working 5 days in a row. I picked up the hours which means I didn't pay attention to taking a break in between.

It's ok because it's money for bills and interaction with coworkers.

Home has been ok, Makayla was a brat yesterday but I think her period may be starting soon. She also picked off her toenail too. 

Today The Tutor by K. Larsen is out today! She writes great books and I love her work!! I need to put my review up too which will be done after this post.

Also I'm hoping to read 4 books this month for my reading challenge. I started a few books and need to finish them.

I'm going out with a friend this week to dinner and hopefully go for a walk and just catch up on life. 

Things in life are good. Friends have come and gone which is ok because some people just don't know me well enough and can't handle who I am as a person which is fine. 

Then there are the people who do want me around and it's nice that my friends like me for me.

So that is my news for now, I'm doing good except this weather sucks. For now I'm great and that's where I need to be. 

Hello Tuesday

Hello and Tuesday! 

I did write down a previous entry to copy and paste but forgot to post it. That is what happens when I work on the weekends. It's ok because I'm going to start a fresh post now.

Let's see, I think the last time I posted was about seeing King Arthur. Since that day I have been working and relaxing. 

I worked Friday and Saturday 2nd shift and work went well too. It wasn't stressful and it's nice to chat with the nurses and everyone else too.

I worked Sunday but it was a short shift and then I have been off since I got out on Sunday.

Monday was Memorial Day and I relaxed and thought of everyone in the service that have fought/still fight for our country.

I made a lasagna on Monday and I will hopefully take some to work on Thursday. It came out good too.

Other than that, I have been reading and relaxing. Not much else to say but I'm doing ok, been kinda sad but working on being positive.

I started rewatching the Vampire Diaries, I like when Klaus comes in during the show and yes I love The Originals too. 

So going to watch some more Vampire Diaries and then off to bed. 

Good night everyone, sweet dreams.

King Arthur, Life

Let's see, what can I write about today? 

Well I finally saw King Arthur and that is a movie I will be buying when it comes out. Great movie and loved all the special effects were fantastic. 

Got to try the new caramel m&ms which are ok but I don't think they are as good as the peanut butter ones.

I finished The Tutor by K. Larsen and it was fantastic!!!! I ordered a paperback if it too. I love her writing. 

Today has been good despite the rain and cold but otherwise things have been good this week.

Tomorrow is payday so the phone bill, wifi bill and credit card get paid. I hate having bills but I'm doing great by paying on time or before the due date.

I know when my bills are due and I think that helps me, this way I concentrate on not spending and I get to save more money.

Memorial Day is coming up and I will be working. My family doesn't celebrate this holiday at least I don't think they do. I usually work it every year.

So good news is June is coming which is a busy month for me because of work which is fine. I picked up the hours and this way I can pay my health insurance too.

I'm doing a virtual Disney race so that is coming right up which is exciting. I'm hoping to do a Disney 5k if they are not full but if they are full it's ok. 

I also need to save up For Wisconsin in September. Never been there but I get to see the ladies which I'm excited for.

Anyways, I'm happy and just doing really good. Now I'm going to get ready for bed, hopefully sleep good tonight and do laundry tomorrow. 

That's all I have for now, good night and sleep tight.

Yesterday and Today = Great Days

Well today was cloudy but for a Tuesday it's been good. I have today off and I slept in which is rare for me.

I also watched Ben-Hur (2016) which was a great movie and very interesting. Now I'm not a religious person so I had no idea the movie was about brothers who would fight against each other and Jesus is in it too.

It was sad at times but I believe the movie is true to the history. It's okay if you disagree, I just see it as very true.

Today has been super awesome. I checked my email and received an ARC of a book by K. Larsen. ARC stands for advance readers copy.

No I can't tell you what it's about but that I'm excited to be reading it!!! I'm also happy that I was one of 20 people that were picked from signing up.

K. Larsen is a great author and I loved her work! I got to meet her 2 years ago in East Long Meadow, Massachusetts at a book store.

Her and I became friends on Facebook first then got to meet in person. It was awesome to meet her and I also saw her at TAE in April too.

She writes romance that can be dark, adventurous, loving, crazy and a thrill ride.

Her work is great because I read it and I think I know who the bad person is but then you get a big twist and turn. It's not who you think, that is the best story writer out there. 

So I'm taking a break from reading, not sure if I will watch something or just sit here and relax. 

Things are good and I was lazy today, didn't go out which is fine with me. 

Maybe I will add more tho this a little later.

The post above written yesterday and I forgot to post it. 

Well today is Wednesday, I'm enjoying my day and of course my reading. 

However I did go out. I needed wood shavings for the guinea pigs because I didn't have any. I love the price for a big bag and went to Horse and Buggy Feed to get them.

So now I can clean out the guinea pigs cage and they can have clean shavings.

While I was at Horse and Buggy Feed, I stopped at Monadnock Food Co-Op. they have these delicious blue corn tortilla chips that I love!!! So I got two bags since it was a good deal. 

The food Co-Op is expensive in general but I love the chips and the meat they have. The meat is expensive but the cows are grass fed and there is no crap added to the meat. Yes I will pay extra for better beef.

I would like to shop there more often and I know a membership would be beneficial and you give back to your community. That to me is important.

So in other news, I haven't been doing much. Just reading, watched two different versions of Ben Hur and waiting for pay day to arrive because I want to pay my bills.

Hopefully going to the movies tomorrow but the LNA for my niece didn't show up today so not sure about tomorrow. I could go to a later showing too. That could work out much better instead of the 3pm showtime.

Anyways, everything is great. My cold is almost gone which is awesome!!! My grandfather caught the cold I had so it's not good for him. It sucks to have this cold too.

So that is my news for now, I will post this asap so I don't forget like last night.

Hot Thursday

Today is a hot one folks! I haven't been outside long but you definitely will sweat.

I'm still sick but not as bad as before. Still have the raspy voice, sore throats and I'm still tired. Sucks that I can sleep a full 8 hours at night.

Today I bought Benadryl to see if that would help. The pollen count is high and as much as I don't have allergies I think my illness may be from pollen.

Let's hope Benadryl works.

I used Hannaford to Go today which I love!! You just go online, put items in your cart and then chose a time to pick up. You pay at the store and you are all set.

It's great and saves me time because I cleaned out my locker at the college and returned two blue shirts. Also got my pay stub too since it's payday. 

I also needed gas too so that's why I chose 1pm for a pick up time. I did forget a few things but got them at the store.

Other than that I love the To Go feature at Hannafords.

So not much else is new, I have today off and I was going to go and see King Arthur but the LNA called out for Makayla so I'm not going to see the movie. Guess I will have to wait til it comes out.

I'm bummed but it's ok, you can't predict when you get sick.

Not much else from me, been relaxing and trying not to sleep all day today. Hoping I sleep at least 6 hours tonight.

I have the first Harry Potter movie playing and may do a marathon through tonight. Also when Beauty and the Beast comes out (I think next month) I'm going to buy it. 

That was a great remake and I'm just waiting for it to come out then I can watch it a lot! I should get a fandango gift card. It's what my roku goes through for movies and tv shows.

I have more movies then I do tv shows and sometimes there is a great deal on movies too.

I will eventually invest in Apple TV too since I use iTunes for movies and tv shows as well.

Well I'm back, but I'm multitasking. Doing some cleaning, watching a movie and writing at the same time.

I'm being productive with the fan on plus my cough which isn't fun but need to clean. I need more than one fan too. 

My room is upstairs so it gets warm up here, maybe instead of oscillating I will set it to blow on me and maybe I will get some sleep.

Also I have been investing too since last month. It's not a lot but it's a start. It's more my retirement fund I hope. Fingers crossed because you can save a lot of money up like my gram did but then she had to use it because her health declined.

So I'm not touching my investment. I downloaded the app and they do round ups. So if you spend $25.25 it will round it up to $26 and the extra $0.25 goes into investing.

It's great and I can put money in at any time besides the roundups and the monthly $10. So I have invested less than $50 but it's a start.

So that really is all I have, I should put a load of laundry in the wash because Makayla has no socks and my grandpa isn't feeling good so I'm helping out.

I will try to post tomorrow before I go to work.

Happy Sunday!

Well today was relaxing and not too bad. It's also Mother's Day, I have no comment on the holiday.

So this weekend has gone by fast but I worked and stayed positive. Just finished watching Moana and will be going to bed soon.

My 5k race is approaching fast which is kinda scary but really exciting too! I hope it's good weather that day.

I really want to rant like full blown cranky post but I'm not going to do that because I may feel better getting everything out but honestly, what good will it do?

People won't change and you can't force someone to change so why bother?

Instead this will be a happy entry. Life is good, I'm working and I have made summer goals. Also I'm doing 3 virtual online races that are also 5ks which will be fun.

Hopefully going to see King Arthur next week too. I would have gone this week but I decided to work every Friday and Saturday 3-11pm so that's why I'm going next week.

I want to see Guardians of the Galaxy too but I'm going to pass on it fir now. Good news is.....Beauty and the Beast is out next month!!!!!! 

Super excited for that, going to buy it digitally and of course watch it! I loved the original and I loved the remake even though there were a couple of things I didn't like in the remake but overall the movie was awesome!

Ok, so I should get to bed since I took NyQuil for my cough. I'm getting sleepy so I should post this.

Anyways happy Sunday everyone.