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December 21 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone!
At 4:50pm today I will be out of the office and kicking off my wonderful vacation! I will be off until January 1st returning on the 2nd. I couldn't be happier! I need this break more than I can ever describe! I hope everyone has a Happy Holiday and a great Happy New Year!!! See you in 2008! ~ Fat Chick December 20 The Christmas Spirit?Yep, the Christmas Spirit can even be found in the deepest and darkest parts of hell. I spent an hour and a half this afternoon wrapping presents for a family that we adopted at work. Imagine my meanest co-workers/managers rolling their sleeves up and wrapping the presents for this family. They even nodded in agreement when I brought in my radio playing Christmas music. Color me “shocked”.
I have one hour and one day left to “survive” and then I’m on vacation until January 2nd!
Here’s something to further entertain you:
Winter Wonderland
Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends! Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy this entire post and paste into your own blog. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. 'Tis the Season to be NICE! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? The most pretty wrapping paper that is out there adorned with a beautiful bow.
2. Real tree or artificial? Real tree with the bulb on it. But since I’m currently living alone a fake one. Once I start my family with My Prince we’ll start the tradition of real tree with the bulb still on it so that we can plant it after Christmas is over.
3. When do you put up the tree? Right after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Probably not until the second or third week of January.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, but in small doses.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My cabbage patch doll “Rosie”
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No
8. Hardest person to buy for? Dad
9. Easiest person to buy for? My Prince
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Awful smelling perfume
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Definitely mail.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? All of them!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Just before Thanksgiving
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes several times before.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My homemade fudge! YUM!
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Both! But the colored lights have to be “chasers”.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Christmas Canon in D.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I’d like to go to Arizona for Xmas one year but usually I just stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes, but can you?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Cinderella is on top of my tree
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? I like to open them better on Xmas morning. I think opening them on the Eve spoils a special part of the day.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? when decorations are hung and Christmas carols are played before Halloween is over!
December 19 Weighty IssuesI have a confession to make… I’ve been neglecting watching my portions and eating healthier choices. So, for today’s weigh in for Tales from the Scales I’m reporting a 1lb. gain. Also, the last two days I haven’t done as well as I would have liked at Curves. Monday was a bad, bad, bad day! I talked myself out of going to Curves at least 10 ten times and just finally forced myself to go. Once I got there I hardly put any effort into my workout. I also only stayed for two rounds, which is only a 30-minute workout. This was very unlike me but Monday was a day from hell and I just plain did not care.
Yesterday I started out strong, but got caught up in the conversation that I was involved in and noticed that I had dropped in intensity with my workout and even after realizing this I did nothing to step it up a notch. But I did make three rounds (which is my norm) and stayed from my full 45-minute workout. I’ve even done a few four round workouts, which is an hour but only a few times. I’m thinking of alternating the three round and four round days to get my body into the routine of four rounds.
To add insult to injury today is food day at work. I have to do my very best to dodge all of the sweets and goodies. I need to do my best no to eat just because the food is there and I’m depressed that I’m here. Yes, I am an emotional eater and tend to eat the worst while at work or in the evening when I leave work. In the past I wasn’t able to control myself on food day but I need to do better this time. I need to prove to myself that I am strong enough to do this. I also came loaded with chewing gum so that after I’m done eating I can shove it in my mouth because we all know nothing tastes good once you have a strong peppermint taste in your mouth.
I’m rather disappointed in myself with my past week of failures. But I’m going to press forward and do my best. I know my best is better than this. My New Year’s Resolution to lose weight (just like a million other Americans) will begin today. Yes, I’m going to try harder during the hardest times of the year to do well.
But on a positive side of things since I did push myself to Curves Monday and Tuesday that I’m going to try for every day this week. Especially since they are closed next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
****UPDATE*****
I completely forgot that I showed you my "To do" list yesterday and didn't let you know how much of it I actually got done. Well, brace yourselves... I finished everything I intended on finishing last night. I went to Curves for my workout, then to Best Buy to pick up my last gift, returned those two gifts that needed exchanged, I even squeezed in a quick stop at the grocery store because I only needed two things, went home, cooked the stuffed mushrooms for food day at work today, and wrote out all of my Christmas cards. Unfortunately, I wasn't as "on top" of things today as I was last night. I was supposed to buy more stamps on my way into work this morning and forgot. The good news is I only need to mail out four more cards which I don't care about as much as the ones that are going out today. Now tonight I have to go to Curves, wrap the remaining Christmas gifts, and start cleaning my house. Not too bad if you ask me.
I’ll beat this thing yet!
~ Fat Chick December 18 It's Crunch TimeLast weekend was great! My personal life is wonderful! Then Monday came and I was faced with the harsh reality that just because work is out of sight and out of mind doesn’t make it nonexistent.
You know they say that our government tortures POW’s well I have a suggestion for them. Bring their prisoners here to my work place. They’ll have them ‘singing’ faster than you can say “five o’clock”. Ok, so maybe I’m being a bit dramatic but really… this place is killing me.
I keep trying to console myself with the fact that I just have to make it to Friday and I’ll have a nice long vacation from the office. But that little voice in my head also reminds me that after that vacation is over (which will inevitably go by way too fast) I have to come back here. I want to rip that little voice’s head off (if it were to have one).
I’m doing my best to focus on my personal life when I’m here. For instance, I have quite a few things to do before Christmas that I’ve been putting off. I still need to write out and send my Christmas cards, wrap gifts, pick up a DVD from Best Buy which happens to be someone’s gift, I need to exchange two gifts that I bought in the wrong size, I need to go grocery shopping, and I need to clean up my apartment because My Prince’s Mom invited herself and the Royal King over for Christmas Eve dinner and I invited my Dad and Step-Mom over for dinner the week of Christmas. I know… I’m still trying to figure out why I did that too.
Which brings me to my vacation that I mentioned above. I already have a full schedule, which looks something like this:
Saturday 12-22: Go to WV with My Prince and the Royal Parents for a family tradition of going back to their old town and house where they used to live in WV.
Sunday 12-23: Go to my Mom’s house for Christmas dinner
Monday 12-24: Dinner at my house for the Royal Family
Tuesday 12-25: Go to my Dad’s house for Christmas and to My Prince’s Grandma’s house
Wednesday 12-26: REST
Thursday 12-27: Have my Dad and Step-mom over for dinner
Friday 12-28 through Sunday 12-30: REST
Monday 12-31 through Tuesday 1-08: Possibly go out to my Aunt’s house for a New Year’s party
Sounds like fun, huh?
Tonight I plan on exchanging the two gifts mentioned above, wrapping presents, and picking up the final gift from Best Buy. OH!!! *just remembered* I also have to make stuffed mushrooms for Food Day at work tomorrow as well as extras for next week. Start taking bets now on how much of this I actually get done tonight. Go ahead… I don’t mind.
~ Fat Chick December 13 Oops!Yesterday was my weigh in day for Tales from the Scales and I completely forgot because I was so busy at work (again). My weight hasn’t budged from last week. I need to make better food choices and I know that. Also, now that my classes are over until January I’ll be able to put in another day at Curves.
Speaking of school my final exam wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. There were three things that I didn’t agree with but I’m pretty certain I did good overall on the test. The bad part is I won’t find out m final grade for the class until Dec. 20th. That’s just inhumane!
Next week is my last full week of work and then I’m off for Christmas vacation, WOO-HOO!
With Christmas coming I’ve discovered that I’m playing Santa Claus more and more the closer it gets. For example, I’ve been put in charge or buying the managers' gifts this year (don’t ask me how). One of the managers we decided to get a watch for (she collects them) and I realized that she gets quite a few from my co-worker who is an Avon rep. So, I asked her if she could come up with an idea for us and it seemed like she didn’t want to put a lot of effort into it. But then I remembered that she had asked for me to print out a picture of her two grandchildren on the color printer. So, I printed it out for her and gave it to her as incentive for her to look a little harder.
Also, I was talking with a fellow computer tech and found out he was desperately searching for a Nintendo Wii for his kid for Christmas. It so happens that one of my other co-workers has a “Wii Connection”. I asked if he could hook me up and he said he would see if another shipment was coming in or not. If he pulls through on this for me then I’m going to buy him a bottle of his favorite alcohol, which I have his assistant working on finding out for me. Not to mention that if I do pull this off my tech friend will be taking me out to lunch, lol.
Christmas is exhausting my friend! Tonight I have to start writing out my Christmas cards as well. I have all of my Christmas shopping done except for one present (which is being held for me, I just have to go pick it up).
Fa La La,
~ Fat Chick December 11 ‘Tis the Season to be JollyFriday’s Christmas Office Party wasn’t too bad. I was disappointed to find out that our selective menu had no vegetarian options on it. But my nice co-worker that I was sitting next to asked the waitress if they could fix me up a vegetarian meal and surprisingly she was very accommodating. It still surprises me when restaurants are nice about fixing a vegetarian option even if they don’t offer them on the menu.
I will admit that I had a bit too much to drink though. I’m usually very good with that but for some reason two glasses of wine went straight to my head (and I only made matters worse later on in the day but I’ll get to that). Apparently I wasn’t the only one with too much to drink though. My manager who is usually very anti-touchy feely was giving out hugs to just about everyone!
Unfortunately for me, one of my co-workers discovered that our phone system wasn’t working correctly so I had to step away from the party and make a few calls to get things fixed since I wasn’t in the office. That was the first time I had to really work while I was at an office party. But my good friend at the H.Q. was able to help me and get us back up and running in no time.
I had the rest of my afternoon planned out. I was going to go home, run off to Curves to workout, and come home and study for my final exam. Well, my co-worker who drove me home asked me to come out to a little bar that is literally two minutes from my house with her for a drink or two. We were having such a good time that I didn’t notice that I had drunk three beers and that it was 6:30pm. So much for my workout and studying! I was way too tipsy to be working out or trying to study anything. I ended up laying down for an hour and meeting up with My Prince for dinner. After my short rest and putting food into my stomach I felt much better.
Saturday I went to Curves in the morning and stayed there for an hour. I like going on Saturdays the trainer that is there is nice, it’s the only time during the week I can go in the morning, and there usually aren’t a bunch of women there. My Prince and I had made plans with our families to go to my hometown for a Christmas festival called The Festival of Trees. We go every year and have a good time; this year was no different from the past.
Sunday was the football game, which I have no desire to talk about. Last night I went to Curves, did laundry, and studied, studied, studied! Tonight is my final exam for the class that I’m taking. I’m nervous but anxious to get it done and over with at the same time. Nine o’clock PM can’t get here fast enough! LOL
I was reading more about the major that my class falls into and it would seem that after taking all of the classes in this curriculum I would end up with a ‘certificate’ not a degree. I was less than thrilled to find this out. I want a degree not a certificate. But, since I just “dipped my toes into the water” and only took one class I can add it to my resume for more future pursuits and change my major for the spring semester to another yet similar major and receive a degree.
I’m still a bit flustered with myself for making that mistake. I wanted to use my lunch break today to do more studying but now I’m eager to talk to an advisor at school to see if I’m choosing my major correctly or not. I guess it could wait until tomorrow and now that I’m thinking about it I don’t see why it couldn’t wait for tomorrow. I have to study for my final today!
I’ve been relaying my worries about my final to My Prince and he keeps telling me I’m going to be fine. I guess for a person who has gotten 100%’s on all of her quizzes except for one I shouldn’t be worrying as much as I am, but I can’t help it! Well, I guess I’ll just have to take the plunge and hope for the best.
Wish me luck! ~ Fat Chick December 07 Christmas Office PartyToday is the office Christmas Party so I won't be here long enough to give you a proper blog post. So, have a great weekend everyone!
December 05 UpdateThe scale stayed the same this week, but I'm not concerned with it. I've been eating pretty decently so I'm just going to keep plugging along. I received another 100% on my last quiz. Next Tuesday is my final class and my final exam so I have a lot of studying to do. I'm nervous about the exam but will do my best. I also received more information on trying to get into a volunteer group or internship. Hopefully, I'll be able to come up with something. Other than that work has been keeping me busy and I'm dealing with a personal issue related to work that has me a bit thrown off but I'm dealing (or at least am trying to).
Happy Hump Day,
~ Fat Chick December 04 School and CareerMy school days are numbered down to two (if you count tonight). Next Tuesday is my Final Exam for the class that I am currently taking and I’m rather nervous. I haven’t had to take a Final in five years! But this one is supposed to be open book (I never understood that concept). That makes me relieved and nervous at the same time. I’m relieved because all the answers will be right there all I have to do is find them. But I’m also nervous because we haven’t been using the book! Hopefully tonight my Professor will enlighten us a bit more on what to expect.
The next semester for school starts in January and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to attend or not. I’m sort of counting on my Christmas bonus to help pay for my next class(es). Before I invest more money into this career choice though I’m desperately trying to find a volunteer group or internship to give me hands on experience. I want to make sure this is something that I really want to do before I invest a ton of money and time into it.
I have a few things to look further into and with any kind of hope I’ll be able to get a first hand look at what I’m facing or trying to tackle. I e-mailed my Professor asking him for information or a recommendation of a volunteer group or internship and he referred me to another group of Professors; so tonight I’ll be working hard to find out who they are and if they can help me. It’s tough for someone like me to get into a volunteer program or internship when I work full-time. Plus, this subject that I’m looking into doesn’t really involve off-business hours type of help or schedule. So, I’m crossing my fingers that I end up lucky enough to find something.
When
I also found a job posting that I’m going to try for it says, “Experience not required but preferred.” The fact that they even put “Experience not required” out there makes me want to apply, so here’s hoping!
This has been consuming most of my free time. The other thing that is taking up my spare time is I’m looking for a new place to live. My Prince and I are going to shoot for next summer when my lease is up to move in together. I’m pretty excited about that.
All in all I guess I’m doing ok, I just wish I could find everything that I’m looking for and begin to move forward with my life.
Until then, I’ll just keep my nose to the grindstone.
Happy Tuesday, ~ Fat Chick December 03 "I Need To Wake Up" SongThis is how I've been feeling lately. I hope I can find something to change things up, soon!
Have I been sleeping? I’ve been so still Afraid of crumbling Have I been careless? Dismissing all the distant rumblings Take me where I am supposed to be To comprehend the things that I can’t see Cause I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something’s got to break up I’ve been asleep And I need to wake up Now And as a child I danced like it was 1999 My dreams were wild The promise of this new world Would be mine Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth To listen to an inconvenient truth That I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something’s got to break up I’ve been asleep And I need to wake up Now I am not an island I am not alone I am my intentions Trapped here in this flesh and bone Oh I need to move I need to wake up I need to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Something’s got to break up I’ve been asleep And I need to wake up Now I want to change I need to shake up I need to speak out Oh, Something’s got to break up I’ve been asleep And I need to wake up Now |
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