Some people need to be slowly roasted over a hot fire!!!!!!

This has not been a good week for me. I worked 6 days in a row, two of which were very long, Got to have my boss follow me, oh and least I forget, got infected by a malware virus, which resulted in me getting my computer reformatted. No I am not happy. I personally feel that people who do this have nothing better to do with their lives and need to be sent cleaning up the sides of our highways where the will actually contribute something to humanity, or slowly roasted over a very hot fire. I'm good either way.

In my attempt to not reformat, I got to talk to a slew of individuals who should not be in computer support. My basic conversations included them telling me I cant fix my own computer and I needed to take it to a " computer expert" where they can charge me 180-200.00 to fix my computer. Don't ever tell me what I can and can not do thank you. needless to say these conversations didn't end well. I reformatted. Ben said I took the easy way out, I think I prevented my computer from being thrown out a window.

The Plan

This is a whining post... Readers beware!

The Plan:

Today is Thursday... My day off. All week I have been planning to go to Ogden and see my sister and my new niece, then go to Logan and attend a staff meeting and drop off a gift to my bosses baby shower. Afterwords I will go home, relax and plan dinner.

The Reality:

This morning I woke up with a upset stomach among other things. Ben informed me I was pale. Guess what I got. Yup the stomach flu. I even know where I got it. So now I don't get to see my sister, because I don't want to get her sick. I won't be going to Logan. I get to stay home and be sick. yip friggin ee

Do I really need a 23 inch moniter..... hummmm

So every female knows that it take at least one month to recover from the Christmas holidays. Money wise I'm speaking. This if for a couple of reasons. 1) the money you saved for the holidays are all spent 2) for some reason your gas and power bills go up 3) you are coming down from the spending spirit. So for me January is void month so to speak. I haven't saved any money however all my bills are paid. It also doesn't help that I have had to replace all my scrubs due to weight loss and had to get a new keyboard as mine had a mishap.  Ben for some reason doesn't understand this. Yes I have explained this too him.

Anyways, things are looking up and February is looking to be a good month. 1) I have worked loads of overtime 2) all the bills are paid.

I asked Ben what he wanted for his birthday. He replied that we have no money. See where this gets frustrating. I have explained this to him over and over again. So I explain this to him again. His response " I don't know, what do you want for yours?" Well I know what i want. A new monitor for my computer or a new lens for my camera. Both cost the same. He just looks at me... " do you really need a new monitor?" Well no I don't; however, it's my birthday wish... right.

Other news... I have lost 40 pounds and am on tract to lost the last of the 10 lbs that I planned on losing by the end of March. Yay!!!!! From the looks of it, most of my house will be under construction this year and I actually have colors picked out for the front room, my bathroom and my bedroom. We are getting rid of the green and going to a coppery brown in the front room. I think there will be two rooms in the house that won't be painted or redone in some way. Brady's room and a downstairs bedroom.

Spring is not here!

OK, I'm tired of winter! Seriously! I hate the cold, snow, etc. I'm not a big fan of summer either. Too hot! I love the spring and the fall. In the spring, the flowers are blooming, it cool but not hot. The fall, the leaves are changing color and the kids are back in school. Good times. BUT!!! right now I am stuck in the house with three kids that have cabin fever and are currently driving me nuts! I NEED SPRING!!!! Or I need to visit TJ, Diana and Dee in Phoenix. I'll hitch a ride with Becky, she won't mind... I think. I keep telling them I'm coming, but this thing called work keeps preventing me. Dang responsibility.

Happy New Year

It's the beginning of a new year. After every that happened last year I wonder how this one is going to treat us. No last year wasn't too bad, not after I switched fields. I am hopeful for the new year though. I have thought long and hard about what I want for New Year's resolutions and how to pull them off. This is what I came up with.

1) Lose 40 lbs this year. I aimed for thirty last year and lost 32. Not bad considering that I started in September. I have decided to do this in three month segments with goals set in between. Actually all my goals are in segments. I'll get back to that later.

2) Work on my book- I hope to get an outline done within the next two months

3) Finish the quilt for my bed, work on the kid's quilts

4) get my math and chemistry done and pave the way to get my RN

5) Paint my kitchen

6) work on my photography

7) ride my remaining horses, work with my horses

8) Go on vacation

9) get better at making bows for my girls

10) learn how to knit

11) learn more about blog layouts

12) Actually plant an herb garden

13) work on the house

14) Learn some stress relieving exercises and relax

15) go to the gym

As I said, I plan on doing this in three month segments

Jan - March- lose 10 lbs, hit the gym once a week, exercise at home once a week, get started on my quilt, finish the outline of my book, work on house, figure out what herbs I want in my herb garden. Take lots of pictures.

April - June: Lose 10 lbs, hit the gym twice a week, work out at home once a week, start walking at night, finish quilt for my bed, work on actual content of book, study for math, go on vacation, plant my herb garden, take more pictures, start on the kid's quilts, start working with the horses

July - September: lose 10 lbs, walk every night, take kids hiking, paint kitchen, more photography, continue to go to the gym, take care of herb garden, start classes for math and chemistry, work on book, work on kids quilts

October- December: Lose 10 lbs, keep on walking, more photography, work on book, finish kid's quilts, hopefully finishes math and Chemistry.

I also plan on blogging at least once a week to update my progress. It's a good plan, by this time next year, we will see how I did!

End of year

Ok, so tomorrow is the end of the year. Can you believe it. I had all these things I was going to do, and some of them I did. Let's see how I did on this years New years resolutions:

1) Lose 30 lbs. I lost 32... Wooo Hooo
2) Finish/ start the quilt for my bed... well I got the material, does that count?
3) Repaint my kitchen..... Ummm didn't happen
4) get my math and Chemistry done so that I can start my RN.... Didn't happen either
5) get half way done on my book..... Well I have the idea on what I want to write
6) plant a herb garden..... I looked at a lot of herbs, didn't plant one
7) ride my horses..... Again, didn't happen, I did sell two though
8) learn more about blog layouts... I wrote in my blog

OK, so I have 1.5 out of 8 of my resolutions done. But that one was a big one. I really need to make better resolutions next year. so what did I do this year:

1) Lost 32 pounds!!! That was huge
2) Learned more about cameras, bought a new one, focused more on photography
3) switched fields at my company ( out of pediatrics and back into diabetic)
4)blogged
5)spent time with kids
6) made pajama bottoms
7) learned how to make bows
8) figured out how to save money and did, ( until Christmas time)

Not too bad, I'd say, not too bad at all.

So for the year run down

January) quit one job, started another
February) found out I hated peds, kids were great
March) started a photography class, did other peds, kids were great
April) talked to my boss about how much I hated peds, discussed switching to diabetic
May) worked every friggin weekend, was still into peds
June) Skylar broke her arm, discovered she needed glasses, switched to working graveyards in peds, enjoyed life a little more
July) FINALLY switched to diabetic, went to park city
August) still worked peds, Brandi came up, kids started school
September) started to work 12 days in a row, liked my job less, Started to lose weight
October) Halloween, lost more weight
November) Thanksgiving, lost even more weight, Started to get one day off a week, happiness returned
December) bought new camera, Christmas, enjoyed kids, thought about next years resolutions.

I think that will be my last post for this year, See you next year!

31 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and other random things

Yes, I have lost 31 lbs!!! I am excited, and am loving the fact I am down one jean size, and the best part is some of those jeans are starting to get too big!!! I am feeling pretty proud of myself!

So I order my camera. I know that everyone was sitting on edge to see if I would change my mind again or not but I didn't. I got a Nikon D90. I ordered the camera body, but the company threw in a lens for free. The lens is a 28 - 80mm and while it's not the best lens, it does take a good picture. It will do until I can get a better lens bought.

I have accomplished a couple of things today. Three pairs of pj bottoms, one for each kid. Two receiving blankets, one for my niece and one for my nephew, both due in March. One burp cloth and a load of laundry! Yup! I am doing well today. Let's not forget I also updated my blog.

I have finished Christmas shopping. I have not mailed anything off yet. Maybe tomorrow.