Bright Shiny Morning

Hello all!!! I must inform you that I'm not singing the "I hate Mondays" song today. Although it started out bad. NO sleep, thats right, not a wink. I don't think my insomnia issues are coming back, I mostly blame it on Breaking Dawn. Haha.
Today was a lucky sock kind of day. I know it may sound a bit odd to some of you, but whenever I need the odds to be in my favor I wear one of my "lucky" items. I'm not superstitious by no means, other than lucky socks, hat, and shirt.

I got the bone scan. I'm radioactive till about 9:00 tomorrow night. The screen was showing the cracks. It's not the first time I've had this done. They are definitely there, not as prominent as they were when the original injury occured last May. I just want to be back to normal, and able to work out, do cardio again. I really miss yoga the most. I meet with my doc next week to discuss the "findings". I'm hoping that he will actually recommend yoga, since it is technically "bone strengthening",and maybe he'll let me do some light cardio. More than anything I would love to tell me that I'm mentally insane, my legs are fine, and I'm imagining the pain. Then I would be happy, and could go on about my business, and workouts.

NOW FOR THE BEST PART OF MY DAY:


MECCA!!!!!!

I brought my friend Rob who had never been in Ikea either. We spent almost 5 hours in there. I had 1 shopping cart, and 2 push carts for big items. He got one chair.
I managed to haul out of there with all this. His enormous truck was packed full.


I hit the jackpot!!!!, only $680 for

1. Love seat
2. armchair
3. High backed chair
4. Cover for love seat
5. 2 Covers for high backed chair
6. Coffee Table
7. End Table
8. Floor lamp
9. 2 accent lamps
10. 3 pillows
11. Huge Rug
12. TV stand
13. Set of 3 cannisters
14. 100 pack of tealights ($3.50, almost the same price I'd pay at Walmart for a 10 pack)
    
15. Lint Roller (????)
16. 2 cushions for my kitchen chairs

Technically my kitchen chairs are my metal outdoor furniture. Since I don't technically have a porch, and they fit in perfect with my eclectic decor, I repurposed them. The table is turquoise, with a lime green, and hot pink chair.

I finally made it home around 10, and had to make some dinner. Its super late, but considering I didn't sleep last night, my metabolism is already shot for the day.


Veggie sausage link. I was sage apple flavored. I think the apple was much to strong. Also, the texture kind of weirded me out. The leftover rice was great though.

Tomorrow I have to go up to Home Depot and buy primer for this place and paint for the new place, along with the needed accessories. Like tarps, I really wish my mom could come up here and help me. She loves this kind of stuff as much as I do.

After the new place is painted I will start the assembly process of all the new stuff (ughhhh)

Scrub a dub dub

Hello all, my Sunday is pretty much as expected. Nothing much interesting going on. I went over to the apt to clean it up really good before I start moving my stuff in there.




The kitchen is horrible, I know. But it does not deter me from the love of my new apartment. I moved in two things today after I cleaned up.

Later I went and made an appointment for an oil change, and now I am waiting for some people to take my couches off my hands and pay me $500. Woo-hoo!!! I'm excited. After thats all done, I'm going to grill some tilipia or salmon. Haven't decided yet. I will update this post later on.

UPDATER:
I am pretty sure that most of you have seen Natalie on youtube. I saw this today and thought it was just the most hilarious thing ever!



So this was dinner. I went with the pecan crusted tilapia, and sun-dried tomato whole grain brown rice.

Jingling in my pocket

I had a super Saturday, and I hope that yours was great as well. Today was rather exciting in my book. I signed the lease to my new apartment. HOORAY. I'm going over there tomorrow to take pictures, and measurements. My brother said he didn't like it. I honestly don't care though. The only things he ever likes are shiny and new. I was so excited when my landlady gave me the keys.

Afterward I went to eat lunch with my friend Rob. We went out to Bluegrass Brewing Company, BBC for short. I got a turkey burger, it had an apricot-chipotle sauce. It was A-MAZING!!!! Then we drove to a bicycle shop over the border in Indiana. I want a vintage looking, brightly colored bike. I was so afraid they weren't going to have any in my eclectic style. As soon as i walked in, I was like a kid in a candy store!!

I like this one best: Its an Electra Townie 7D. It is so perfect, I just have to save my money for the next month or so, and it will be mine.


I should of taken a pic of it in the store, but I swear my friend will think I'm a total weirdo, since I'm pretty sure he is unaware of my blog. There were even optional baskets, and other things. I could so picture myself riding my bike along Bardstown Rd. My apartment is very close, and parking is crazy in that part of town. I am not a very good parallel parker. We from the south have never had to really learn.

I later went to see my bro, we hung out and played Bingo. It wasn't that fun this time. I get too mad, when they don't call my numbers. I know I shouldn't take it personally, but I do. I doubt I'll play again for a while.


Oh my goodness, I can't believe I almost forgot to mention this. I was offered almost the full PELL grant amount, and in addition to that another one, that pays for schooling to become a teacher. Which I would very much like to do. I would actually like to be a high school math teacher. I've always been good at it, and I figure I could be good at teaching it, and I would really like to make a difference. I'm so excited that everything is starting to come together.....FINALLY. Something else happened to me today that has me flying high on cloud 9, but you will have live through the suspense until it unfolds itself a bit more.
I'm going to curl up with my third installment on the Twilight series. Eclipse, I'm about halfway done already. I'm such an addict now, haha. Goodnight all. Pictures of the new apartment tomorrow. I promise

Pics Galore

I have decided to get a second job, since the good one isn't starting as soon as I had hoped. I finally found an apartment I liked, and put in an application. I'm going to look at another nice one tomorrow just in case I don't get this one. I'll start with yesterdays' eats. Today was pretty eventful, but we'll get to that in just a few.

For a snack I had a So Delicious Coconut Milk yogurt, which I added granola to. Lunch consisted of a yummy sandwich with Smart Deli Ham flavored tofu, jalepeno havarti, arugula, spicy mustard, and tomato, on an Ezekiel bun.


Dinner was a soup that was completely vegan, 100 calories, and pretty darn good


Today I started out with an apple and small banana smothered in almond butter


I finally got my dinette, coffee, and end tables removed. Yeah!!! I had to go over to a friends because his trucks battery died, so I helped out with that. In return I dragged him to look at apartments with me, and go to the bookstore. I was going to finally buy Eclipse, but I remembered it being $6 cheaper at Walmart, than Borders where I ventured today. We went to J. Gumbos at 4th street Live! It was delicious.

Crawfish Etouffee, it was covered over rice. It was a pretty good size, not huge, not too small but I still had to get a box. I managed to finish it before heading to work. I actually enjoyed it a bit today. Still going to look for another job though.

I honestly wish that my life was more interesting so that the pictures I take aren't just of food. Needless to say. This is my life, and in general I'm pretty content with it. I know that I have my bad days like everybody else. Mine just are a bit more frequent. It's understandable though, I moved to a new place where I have to completely restart my life, and its taking some time. I believe that I'm making slow (very slow) but steady progress to getting where I want to be.

Tomorrow I have to go up to UofL, to go see the financial aid office. I'm pretty sure that it will take majority of my day. Especially since I have to see a specific person about the teaching grants, and dealing with all my VA stuff. I really need to get some sleep. I'm just so nervous about this apartment though. I really hope that I get it. That is it for now. I will write soon. I also promise to make these a bit more exciting for those few of you who actually read this thing.

Downer Debbie

Today is Monday, my 3rd consecutive day off from work. I gotta admit that I am loving the downtime. I woke up this morning feeling pretty darn good. I have decided that I'm not going to feel down on myself anymore. You have no clue how bad I want to workout, but I committed myself a couple days of relaxation. I'm so worried that if I keep at the pace I was going my legs are going to crack again and I'll be back in the same long recovery boat as last time. One thing I will say is that all this time to myself and being home has not resulted in the healthiest food choices.

Today started out with a bowl of Ezekiel cereal with my new So Delicious Coconut milk:



In a matter of just a few days I have become a "Twilight" addict. I bought the first book on Friday night just because I wanted something imaginative to read. I finished it last night. Since I was not at all a bit sleepy I went and bought the movie and the second book "New Moon".

I did a bit of shopping at Whole Foods. I really wanted their General Tsau's chicken from the hot bar, but they had sweet and sour instead. I've really been craving sandwiches lately but have avoided making them. 1) no cold-cuts, and 2) I'm trying to limit and eventually completely eliminate meat. So I found some Tofurkey, and ham flavored tofu slices, I also got some "sausage" links for when I'm feeling German and wanting a bratwurst.

For dinner I made an awesome black bean chipotle veggie-burger on Ezekiel bun. I forgot to picture, it was pretty good. I forgot to cover the patty in the microwave so it was a bit dry. Nothing kethup could help fix though.

Also while at Whole Foods I stopped in their wine shop. Made myself friendly with the man working in there. In that entire wine shop they only had 1 bottle of Red Zinfandel. I got it, and drank it while I finished up my last 200 pages of Twilight. I spent the entire day reading on my balcony. It was glorious, the wine was decent enough. Not my favorite Red Zin by far, but I still managed to drink up almost the entire bottle. Oh, and I seemed to lose all my wine keys from Carrabbas. At first I was about to go back to WH to buy one, but I remembered packing up my Swiss Army knife the other day. Haha, how clever of me. I do think I'm quite resourceful. By the end of it, I couldn't even concentrate on the first chapter of New Moon, so I hit the sack.

Blank Walls, Blank Canvas

Work today was simple and easy. I got a day shift, so I got off at 4:30. I spent some of my afternoon with Paul and Trendon. I am really beginning to miss home. I know it sounds sad and pathetic, but I just want to curl up on my moms couch and watch HGTV with her, or hang out on Larissas porch and SMOKE.

My only friend here is somebody that I sort of dated for like a month. He's a good friend to me, and I'm very thankful for that. Right now everything just seems so screwed up though. My legs are in PAIN, and I don't mean the take a couple days off, stretch, and motrin will take care of it, kind of pain. They hurt, and my insurance company is fucking me over. So now I'm trying to deal with them, and now since they are doing this shit. I'm going to apply for a med-board with the VA.



Every little thing I do hurts, pushing my clutch down, walking up my stairs, having to stand more than a few minutes. So at work I look for every opporotunity to sit that I can. I already know that I've got to stop on the cardio for a bit. I've got a doc appointment tomorrow, and one on monday or tuesday with my orthopedist. So we'll see what goes on. I'm also getting hell from my financial aid office at UofL. I swear, can I catch a freaking break?!?!?!?!?

I took down all the pictures and stuff from my walls. Started my decluttering process. I am getting rid of about half my purses. I'm also making sure to use up all the "almost empty" bottles of whatever from under my bathroom sink. Now is not the time for me to be wasteful.

I really want to tell my bosses to take me off the schedule for a week so I can just relax a bit, but I can't afford that right now. I also need to do it so I can take care of a whole bunch of errands. Like actually going to the VA, financial aid office, apartments.

I'm so freaking stressed out. I just want somebody here to calm me down, and tell me everything is going to be okay.

Oh, and its been exactly 1 month and 2 days since I quit smoking. Go me!!! I know that its stupid to base this on my current situation. But my life was in a lot better place when I was still smoking. My legs felt great, I wasn't having tons of money and apartment issues, I was still seeing the guy, before he turned into the friend. If anybody actually reads this, some encouraging, "dont smoke" calls should be coming from yall to me tomorrow.

St. Pattys

Not really, but thought it was hilarious. My St. Pattys day sucked, I had to work. Next year, I want to be the person having fun, not cleaning up after them. I gotta go get labs done at the doc now. Work at 5. So I will have time for a GOOD workout.

This was my on the go breakfast:

Raw Organic Chocolate Coconut bar. It was awesome, and cheaper than Larabars. This was a bit more satisfying than the other as well.

My doctor visit took all of 10 minutes. Checked in, they took some blood samples, and I left.

My gym workout was pretty darn good. I only did 20 minutes on the crosstrainer. My legs were hurting so I quit, and did some stretches. Then it was on to abs.

100 sit-ups,
2 sets of 50 crunches,
2 sets of 50 raised leg crunches
3 sets of 25 side bends w/ 10 Lb weights, ON EACH SIDE
2 sets 25 X-files
2 sets of 50 bicycles

I came home and was needing some protein for lunch: Tuna with 2 tsp Veganaise, relish, arugala, and tomato on an Ezekiel bun.

Closet Cramped

Today I went and looked at a few more apartments. Found one decent one in a good area for $400 and it includes utilities.



I got my hair cut today. I like it. I still miss Lori cutting my hair, she does a better job.

Then there was apartment hunting.



Such a tiny little place :( I see potential though.

For dinner I had an Amy's Enchiladas. I added cheese on top of 'em.

Need a good cry

I had so much I needed to get accomplished today. I got about half of it done. I finally got my way with the furniture company. Getting my stuff picked up and getting my money back for the dinette and living room tables. I made some calls to some apartment places. Finally was able to hit the gym, watched my nephew, went to Whole Foods. I also got some stuff printed out for UofL. I still would of liked to do more, but I can't do everything. I also hate how I can't commit to a place until my brother puts in a 30 day notice with my current complex. He keeps putting it off, which is really bugging me. We had a huge fight earlier today. Its just gotten to the point where everything he does annoys me, and we almost always bicker.

Today's eats were a Nutri-Grain bar for b-fast. Lunch involved tuna, veganaise, with relish. It was awesome.


Dinner was this A-Freaking-Mazing. Yummy spinach, endive, arugala, with sprouts, lentils, feta, garbanzo beans. I got this awesome herbs de provonce dressing. Topped with vegan general tau's "chicken".

Now I'm just relaxing, and doing a bit of research on the apartments. I really want to watch Steel Magnolias, for obvious reasons.

Too Tired for Title

I hope your Sunday is going spectacular. Mine was decent, a bit better than Saturdays. Sorry for the lack of blogging. Every single apartment I looked at yesterday was crap, ghetto, and/or smelled like cat piss. Sounds like a blasty, haha!! Today I went to one at 12:30. Its older, but its not crappy, ghetto, and does not smell like cat piss. Its a bit small, but I do like it. Tomorrow I'm going to stroll 2 nice streets that we drove though today. They had a ton of for rent signs. So maybe I'll find something even better.

Later; Paul, Trendon and I had dinner at Dennys. T was asleep from the time we got him out of the car till we put him back in. I had some yummy shrimp, rice, and veggies. I ate a few bites of the potatoes, and toast too:



Now I just want to spend a bit of time relaxing finally.