I had the best of Wednesdays yesterday! After yet another very busy day at work (I took more than half the day processing 20 UCR's) I had a burst of energy after eating a bite for dinner. I picked up my room, washed my bed, walked the dog, cleaned the bathroom, took the dog on a quick run through the park (he had energy too!), then went for a mile and a half run (I think my time was close to 15 minutes... I must have not been pushing myself), drank a lot of water upon coming inside, proceeded to do 21 push-ups (most ever) and a bunch of sit-ups while waiting for the dryer, made my bed, and finished the bathroom before taking a very fast shower at ten after ten.
I assumed that I would be exhausted this morning after staying up late talking with Mike, as usual. But this morning I don't think I've ever felt more relaxed and contented in my whole life as I do right now. I had a couple eggs and a piece of toast... and I didn't even mind coming to work.
Jp
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Finally, The Sun!
Welcome, sunshine! although your stay was brief!
Today was gorgeous outside, and it even got above 75 degrees! I was stuck inside at work for the better part of the day, but I did take one trip to the next building in the late morning to haul a very heavy box of closed out manufacturing orders back to my building. I appreciated the warm rays in the cool weather when I did.
Gosh, work was very busy; it looks like it will be that way until I go (which is a blessing). I found out of tolerances in two different books today! wow! it feels good to do my job so well, but I wish other people would do theirs... it would make it easier.
After a short dinner I took a brief nap, curled up in Dad's chair. My body has been fighting off something that may turn into a sore throat, and on top of that, it's that time of the month. And I'm pretty tired from work. Poor Puppy could hardly stand it once I woke up. He had been dying for a walk the moment I came home. I took my camera along this evening... and I had a good time. I was still a little sleepy and the sun was shining, but it was getting cooler. My light coat, unzipped, was absolutely perfect.
Since returning from that I've laid down on my bed with the window open, thinking about things and listening to the chirping birds with my blanket on top of me because of the cool of the evening. It's nine o'clock now, and the light is just starting to fade. Ahh.
Jp
Today was gorgeous outside, and it even got above 75 degrees! I was stuck inside at work for the better part of the day, but I did take one trip to the next building in the late morning to haul a very heavy box of closed out manufacturing orders back to my building. I appreciated the warm rays in the cool weather when I did.
Gosh, work was very busy; it looks like it will be that way until I go (which is a blessing). I found out of tolerances in two different books today! wow! it feels good to do my job so well, but I wish other people would do theirs... it would make it easier.
After a short dinner I took a brief nap, curled up in Dad's chair. My body has been fighting off something that may turn into a sore throat, and on top of that, it's that time of the month. And I'm pretty tired from work. Poor Puppy could hardly stand it once I woke up. He had been dying for a walk the moment I came home. I took my camera along this evening... and I had a good time. I was still a little sleepy and the sun was shining, but it was getting cooler. My light coat, unzipped, was absolutely perfect.
Since returning from that I've laid down on my bed with the window open, thinking about things and listening to the chirping birds with my blanket on top of me because of the cool of the evening. It's nine o'clock now, and the light is just starting to fade. Ahh.
Jp
Monday, June 21, 2010
Not Too Bad
I woke up this morning right on time after an insane dream about Cary Grant (who was a part of the family...) and some rather nasty stuff about people who had fallen off of a tall parking garage and a killer cat that had apparently been responsible for it all.
Where on earth did that come from?
Work was very busy today and I stayed engaged the whole time. A coworker of ours is just beginning a two-week vacation, so there's plenty to do.
At home I've stayed really relaxed. No workouts today! I like doing every-other day for that sort of thing. Mom and I had a long, pleasant conversation with our leftovers tonight. Other than that I've started planning for our week-long trip to San Francisco in the end of July, and Meg and I played a game of Phase 10 for the first time in a long time!
Jp
Where on earth did that come from?
Work was very busy today and I stayed engaged the whole time. A coworker of ours is just beginning a two-week vacation, so there's plenty to do.
At home I've stayed really relaxed. No workouts today! I like doing every-other day for that sort of thing. Mom and I had a long, pleasant conversation with our leftovers tonight. Other than that I've started planning for our week-long trip to San Francisco in the end of July, and Meg and I played a game of Phase 10 for the first time in a long time!
Jp
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Resting
I slept in! Until 10 am! Wow!
I had an incredibly slow, relaxing, quiet day. Small breakfast with Mom (but we sat around and talked for a long time), then the FC came home and I was ready for a noontime snack. And then it's a little fuzzy. It might have been then that I laid down for a nap on the couch in the kitchen/dining room (it's a big room). I slept for quite a while. And at one point I did get up and look at my first photo album (from the trip) with Mom. Went back to sleep, got up around four, and took the dog on a walk since it had stopped raining. And then I took myself on a mile and a half run. In thirteen minutes! That's much less than the one I did on the treadmill at the hotel last week. I'm feeling really good right now. Even the full run didn't knock the wind out of me like less than that used to. Whooo-hoo!
And I did end up listening to the sermon I missed last week and Mom and I did go to the service tonight. Unfortunately, they're discontinuing the evening service for the summer... so darn! I may or may not make it to the morning services in following weeks. We'll see.
Afterwords we went out to a late dinner at a local, 1940's themed cafe. Had hot chocolate (because I was feeling frozen from the fifties degree weather) and hot creamed turkey soup along with a salad and most of a turkey and bacon sandwich. And while leaving I saw my university band director there, having dinner with his family! So I said hello and we hugged! :) What a surprise!
Gosh, there's work tomorrow...
Time for another long winter-ish nap on the eve of the shortest night of the year.
Weird. :)
Jp
I had an incredibly slow, relaxing, quiet day. Small breakfast with Mom (but we sat around and talked for a long time), then the FC came home and I was ready for a noontime snack. And then it's a little fuzzy. It might have been then that I laid down for a nap on the couch in the kitchen/dining room (it's a big room). I slept for quite a while. And at one point I did get up and look at my first photo album (from the trip) with Mom. Went back to sleep, got up around four, and took the dog on a walk since it had stopped raining. And then I took myself on a mile and a half run. In thirteen minutes! That's much less than the one I did on the treadmill at the hotel last week. I'm feeling really good right now. Even the full run didn't knock the wind out of me like less than that used to. Whooo-hoo!
And I did end up listening to the sermon I missed last week and Mom and I did go to the service tonight. Unfortunately, they're discontinuing the evening service for the summer... so darn! I may or may not make it to the morning services in following weeks. We'll see.
Afterwords we went out to a late dinner at a local, 1940's themed cafe. Had hot chocolate (because I was feeling frozen from the fifties degree weather) and hot creamed turkey soup along with a salad and most of a turkey and bacon sandwich. And while leaving I saw my university band director there, having dinner with his family! So I said hello and we hugged! :) What a surprise!
Gosh, there's work tomorrow...
Time for another long winter-ish nap on the eve of the shortest night of the year.
Weird. :)
Jp
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Day With Family
I tried very hard to sleep in this morning, but I had to keep falling back asleep after 6am. I must still be on Eastern time or something. :)
Mom and I shared some oatmeal and then we cleaned up the piles of dishes that had been accumulating over a day or two. It was quite a job!
But at 1:15, Andie and Beckie (who had arrived a couple hours before) and Mom and I took off for our friend's house in Carnation for Meg's wedding shower. It was a very fun afternoon in the truest of Mayfield shower traditions (they've had three of their own) and we stayed much later afterwords to talk about flowers and bridesmaid's dresses for the actual event in just under a month!
So today was long, but I had a wonderful time chatting with an old friend of mine (one of the sisters) and because I was so hungry I tried out the egg-salad sandwiches (I used to not care for them) and found to my delight that they were very good!
What a day! How I want to sleep.
Jp
Mom and I shared some oatmeal and then we cleaned up the piles of dishes that had been accumulating over a day or two. It was quite a job!
But at 1:15, Andie and Beckie (who had arrived a couple hours before) and Mom and I took off for our friend's house in Carnation for Meg's wedding shower. It was a very fun afternoon in the truest of Mayfield shower traditions (they've had three of their own) and we stayed much later afterwords to talk about flowers and bridesmaid's dresses for the actual event in just under a month!
So today was long, but I had a wonderful time chatting with an old friend of mine (one of the sisters) and because I was so hungry I tried out the egg-salad sandwiches (I used to not care for them) and found to my delight that they were very good!
What a day! How I want to sleep.
Jp
I Meant to Post on Wednesday...
better later than never, I always say...
This was from my first day back at work. I wore my "Betty" outfit that I purchased at the Vermont Country Store. :) Meg insisted on a picture, since skirts are very much out of my ordinary attire.
Jp
This was from my first day back at work. I wore my "Betty" outfit that I purchased at the Vermont Country Store. :) Meg insisted on a picture, since skirts are very much out of my ordinary attire.Jp
Friday, June 18, 2010
Back!
Well, I've finally cleared up my floor and chair from my instant unpacking on Wednesday morning, so I can now walk across my room and sit down on my very own chair and write this. :)
It's been very difficult to work at work this week, with all the talking about my trip and catching up and talking about leaving in three weeks... !!! Often times I sit and look at the calendar... oh, dear! :) Next week will be better though, especially after getting some much needed rest this weekend.
Gosh, after all that posting for 12 days straight I've really relaxed this week! Except I spent all Wednesday night posting 923 pictures to Facebook... and last night I went straight to bed after dinner at 6:30 and didn't wake up til 11pm... and I thought it was time for work. :) Got myself fixed up for bed (for real) and then slept for 5 and a half more hours, making it a total of ten! And I needed every minute!
Feeling much better today... got to work early so I could leave early for the Navy. And SUPER GOOD news! I'm at 162 lbs! Better than I thought! And probably the lowest I've been since Army ROTC in 2005. So the Chief will not get mad: not at me or my recruiters... I am two below where I signed on at... so I am well pleased!
Whew! (however, I need to press on)
Jp
Friday, June 4, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Worries
I can't believe that all I've been waiting for is coming down to tomorrow. I'll get on a plane and go... and go, and go, and go. :)
I'm worried that I didn't get enough sleep this week. I never got to bed before midnight... and Wednesday night made me worry a whole lot. We had our monthly meeting, and the Chief says that he's going to cut anyone who weighs more than their beginning weight by mid-month and I'm a couple pounds above that... four as of yesterday. So I haven't been eating very much. And after I got home I did a mile and a half run. He says he'll do it because there are so many people who want jobs in the Navy right now, but can't have them. So he doesn't want to worry about people who are close.
I may love traveling, but I hate packing. I'm worried I'm forgetting something. ...hmm. Anyway, I think I have everything I need, and I think the suitcase is under it's weight limit... hmm. We'll find out. Oh! But I did twenty push-ups tonight (all at once)! That's a first!
I'm super tired already... this isn't good. :)
Lord, please bless my trip, and help me to rest tonight. Help me to enjoy this as much as I can. Help me to lose what weight I need to. Help me to not worry, but to trust you. Thank you for being so good and caring about my smallest care.
Jp
I'm worried that I didn't get enough sleep this week. I never got to bed before midnight... and Wednesday night made me worry a whole lot. We had our monthly meeting, and the Chief says that he's going to cut anyone who weighs more than their beginning weight by mid-month and I'm a couple pounds above that... four as of yesterday. So I haven't been eating very much. And after I got home I did a mile and a half run. He says he'll do it because there are so many people who want jobs in the Navy right now, but can't have them. So he doesn't want to worry about people who are close.
I may love traveling, but I hate packing. I'm worried I'm forgetting something. ...hmm. Anyway, I think I have everything I need, and I think the suitcase is under it's weight limit... hmm. We'll find out. Oh! But I did twenty push-ups tonight (all at once)! That's a first!
I'm super tired already... this isn't good. :)
Lord, please bless my trip, and help me to rest tonight. Help me to enjoy this as much as I can. Help me to lose what weight I need to. Help me to not worry, but to trust you. Thank you for being so good and caring about my smallest care.
Jp
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Day Off, Day On
Monday was neat! I had planned to work out at the Everett Naval Station gym with another recruit right when it opened at 10:30. We both ended up being a little late, so it worked out perfect. My DEP card got me on base just fine (the gatekeeper asked what rate I was going for - but that's it) and I managed to go to the right parking lot even though I had never been there before. I figured it would be near the baseball fields I saw. And being "Active Duty", I got in for free. Very nice. Hannaford (the other recruit) and I did a mile and a half run (it's easier when you go with someone else and it's flat...) on a path on the waterfront on base. We then returned to the gym and did weights for an hour.
I went right home to a full house! Andrea, Nathan and co. were over and spent the day with us! I had some breakfast, washed the dishes, and played with the kids. We had a marvelous supper... grilled chicken and lots of fixings. And the sun broke through our massive, oppressive clouds that afternoon for the first time in days! I laid down on the deck in my sweatshirt and a blanket (there was a stiff breeze) and watched the little, white, wispy clouds parade by. A few birds darted around and an eagle circled for a while. I just wanted to drink in the sounds and the sights. Wind chimes rang, leaves rustled, and people mowed their lawns. After a while I even dozed off. When I woke up, it was time for strawberry shortcake. A beautiful day, indeed!
I kept myself pretty busy at work today, so the day flew by. That and I had to leave early for my doctor's appointment. I was a year overdue for tetanus, and I didn't want to have to worry about getting an extra shot at Boot. Besides, they cleaned out my ears as well.
After dinner by my request Mom cut my hair, so I am back to short hair; a little shorter than my Facebook profile even. And it's back to being cute and bouncy. :)
Jp
I went right home to a full house! Andrea, Nathan and co. were over and spent the day with us! I had some breakfast, washed the dishes, and played with the kids. We had a marvelous supper... grilled chicken and lots of fixings. And the sun broke through our massive, oppressive clouds that afternoon for the first time in days! I laid down on the deck in my sweatshirt and a blanket (there was a stiff breeze) and watched the little, white, wispy clouds parade by. A few birds darted around and an eagle circled for a while. I just wanted to drink in the sounds and the sights. Wind chimes rang, leaves rustled, and people mowed their lawns. After a while I even dozed off. When I woke up, it was time for strawberry shortcake. A beautiful day, indeed!
I kept myself pretty busy at work today, so the day flew by. That and I had to leave early for my doctor's appointment. I was a year overdue for tetanus, and I didn't want to have to worry about getting an extra shot at Boot. Besides, they cleaned out my ears as well.
After dinner by my request Mom cut my hair, so I am back to short hair; a little shorter than my Facebook profile even. And it's back to being cute and bouncy. :)
Jp
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