Frustrations and Realizations

Everyone knows I am not a morning person. So what does a morning person do when they are faced with coming in to work and dealing with someone who gets on their nerves to the last degree? She comes in here and it is like a bull in a china closet, rustling paper and banging up against things... and I don't know where she finds them, but every single damn day she is wearing a totally different jingly bracelet. This bracelet jingles and bangs on the desk everytime she moves. Me being a not-morning person at all, this noise makes me ready to lose my mind every single day. This happens to be the same person that really shouldn't be working here and I know has only about 1 chance left and she is gone. That is another story.

Another thing on my last nerve today is commercials on the radio for action movies. I do wonder how a commercial on the radio is going to excite me about an action movie when I can't see the action happening. They try to pull action like clips and play the sounds but it doesn't work. The one i am referring to now it the new Mummy movie. Sure, I may see this one on DVD since they are mildy entertaining, but playing a clip "I really hate mummies!" and then "CRASH BOOM!" doesn't do anything for me at all. Even Batman, which was wonderful, sounded retarded on the radio. "I'm Batman" CRASH BOOM!

I am not a bad person. I am just in a bad mood because I don't enjoy all this noise!

Now on a happy note, i enjoy the hell out of Whataburger commercials. They use this old southern dude and as he describes hamburgers that have ingredients that simply don't go together, i find myself wanting one because his old man southern voice is soothing and makes the burger sound great! Today he was talking about "skeedaddling" to get one. Well hell, how can I resist when you say the word "Skeedaddle?"

Ok, i think I will turn on my beloved Radio Margaritaville and tune out the noise violations coming from my left.

Play Date!

Today we had a play date with our friend Jennifer's dog, Tashi. He is a gorgeous Tibetian Terrier and the breeder didn't want him b/c he came out with 2 different colored eyes. He is 6 months old and just a feisty little guy who loves to play! He enjoyed the water bowl and laying on the cool tile with Teddy.

Snap shots..

I often end up grabbing my phone to take a picture of something my dogs are doing. Yesterday I was in the bathroom and turned and saw this...Lola demands I throw toys each morning while I am getting ready. See the fat cat behind them and my bathmats all strewn about?
This morning I woke up and Lola was sleeping like this:

She is just too precious isn't she?

It's about time...

So finally, after 2 bouts of a 24+ hour migraines this MONTH (in the last 2 weeks actually) I called and found a dr. I had to pay an insane amount of money but the dr was patient, kind, and knowledgeable. I went in at 9am this morning and was feeling ok, just tired (with headache and lee being gone so long... not sleeping much). He put me on a beta blocker and gave me samples of 5 different meds to try when I DO get a headache. I took one this afternoon and I am feeling pretty good now. My neck aches because it has been tense for 2 days, but I don't have a headache. I do think the hurricane rain we are getting is part of the reason I couldn't shake this one. I woke up Tuesday/Wednesday at 3:30am and my head felt like it was 150 pounds. So i got up in the scary dark house all alone and took a Maxalt. Then I took 2 excedrine at 10am and 2 more at 5pm. Still hurt. Took another Maxalt at 9:30pm. So for around 24 hours, I had been in pain, UGH!
Lee is on a plane right now and i am PRAYING he catches his connecting flight. I am checking both online to see if he lands. He is set to land right when the other is set to leave, so I hope that somehow either the second plane is delayed or that this one makes time up in the air and he lands and gets off. I am sure he has told the stewardesses that he is connecting. Maybe they will hold the plane? Do they do that since it is thier fault he is late, and not his? I am sure we will find out in the next 2 minutes!!
Other than headaches, all is well. I am so ready for Lee to come home. I am just a pathetic being without him!

Fuzzy babies...

Donald took these... Lola looks sooo funny!
And my Teddy... loved to get right up to the camera!

Sometimes, there are just no words...

I walked into the living room the other day and.... 

Today is the day....

Starting today I am on Weight Watchers. I was looking online and found a pretty funny blog (that is now ended) called Weight Watchers for Food Snobs. Well that is totally me! I also am totally in love with Chipotle. I typed in for their nutritional facts and found this.

http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculator

So i have my burrito bowl down to 10 points... still not great though!
I did the calculator and I get 18 points per day. Today so far I had 3/4 of a Kashi Bar for 3 points and coffee, let's say for 1 points (lots of cream... can't help it!). Then at lunch I had a bowl of 0-point Progresso soup, and then a pita sandwich with ham, laughing cow cheese, lettuce, and dijonaise. 3 points! I am totally full too. That means that today I have only had 7 of my 18 points! Tonight i am making a stir fry and left over Mocha Chocolate Cake (which is why I will need ALL 11 points!!) I made them last night in ramekins and there are 3 left so Lee, Donald, and I will finish them off..

Menu for this week:
Monday: Devilish Sesame Chicken and scallion rice (Rachael Ray recipe from her magazine this month)
Tuesday: Crock-pot chicken and veggies (basic basic basic)
Wednesday: Fajita steak salad (hungry girl recipe!)
Thursday: Chicken Cordon Bleu and side salad (from a low colesteral / low fat book)
Friday: Chicken Enchilada cassarole and side salad (a recipe from Sara!)

I get 35 "flex" points a week, which means I will use these for those Saturday night dinners and Friday nights (sometimes we go out). I am making my favorite breakfast on Saturday (maybe sunday too?) from La Peep which is english muffin, egg whites, turkey, low fat cheese, and salsa for "Healthy Eggs Benedict." I also got apples and watermelon so we can snack on fruit. ALSO I got a bunch of 100 calorie puddings and I like to add a spoonful of cool whip light on top to make it creamy. This has turned out to be a great dessert when you are dieting. You get the chocolate fix and don't feel so bad about it!

My goal at then end of all this craziness is to lose 10-15 pounds. According to the horrible charts, I should be around 110. CRAZY! So I am being more moderate and saying 120 would be awesome, and 125 will be great. So... today I am: 138.

Wish me luck!

(btw.. no news to repeat from the weekend, other than the fact I am addicted to a teenage vampire book series.. I will be the only 28 year old at the movie in December!)