my pickmeup

So I hate that I have to get up at 5 in the am to get to the gym, but I do have to say after I am done I feel sooo much better.

I am more awake for the rest of the day.
My energy level (while not up to the place I want it to be) is higher.
I have A LOT more patience.
I'm nicer.
I feel like I've done something for me and no one else.


I've become pretty reliant on exercises...you could almost say addicted. I still don't' see the results I wish I could have, but I don't' plan on giving up now so maybe someday!

By the way. Exercise doesn't have to be just at the gym. If you go for a 15-20 minute walk or take the stairs instead of the elevator, park farther out at the grocery store, do calf exercises (stand flat for 5 seconds then stand on tip-toe for 5 seconds..repeat) while doing the dishes, do crunches while watching your favorite show. Any kind of exercises is better then no exercise and it will make you feel better!.

What was I thinking?

Two weekends ago, my good friend asked me if I would come help her with her daughters sleepover. Juliet and I were both invited and I thought it would be fun time for Juliet cause of all the little girls she could play with and me because I got to hang out with my friend.

WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!

It was 18 hours (minus the 6 hours they slept) of pure chaos. Load screaming, minor meltdowns, messes to clean up, snacks to hand out, activities to do to keep them busy...well you see my point.

They seriously went all day! They got there at 3-4 finally went to sleep at midnight and were up at...no joke....6:20 AM.

By the time the last girl left. Crystal and I could barely keep our eyes open....exhausted beyond breaking point!

I drove home from Dayton to Carson wondering the whole time how I ever had that much energy and how the hecks I was going to get that energy back. Don't know if I ever will but it would be nice. ;)

Pretty sure Juliet will either not have a sleepover until she is 12 and they can entertain themselves or there will be only 2-3 girls...NOT 7!

But it was fun after all was said and done. Juliet had tons of fun and I got to hang out with my buddy!

Earth Day

Yesterday was Earth Day. Disney came out with a movie apply named EARTH. Jason and I took Juliet and Eric to it last night. It was sooo great!

I laughed, I cried (only a little), My mouth gaped open in sheer awe at times and it really made me want to be kinder to our little planet!

Anyone who really knows me knows I am a city girl through and through. Put me in a tiny apartment with the windows facing a brick wall and the streets so crowded that you know for a fact you will probably never see that person again and I'm good. I know its a sickness, but that's how I like it. But I really do marvel at the vastness and beauty of this planet, the way it works and tries to repair itself, the sheer genius that went into creating it. I sometimes can not even comprehend it.

I am trying to be more conscious of what I do. I am trying to remember to take my bags to the store so I can use those instead of the plastic. I drink out of water bottles like no body's business but I recycle them. I turn off the lights as much as possible and keep the heater at 68.

I know there is more I can do, and I will. I will try to remember that me not paying attention in Carson City NV, is making it harder and harder for the polar bears to hunt every year because the ice is melting faster and earlier, that me not paying attention could cause the one time a year the deserts get rain to fade and therefore lose all those precious animals who so desperately depend on it. that me not paying attention will make my daughters body have to adjust to the thinning ozone and polluted air.

We may have messed it up a lot, but its never to late to try and fix it.

I really appreciate that Disney put out such a wonderful movie and encourage every one to go see it (especially this week, cause they plant a tree for every movie ticket sold this week). It really was an eye opener and I'm grateful for it.

Favorite Moive Quotes

I am a hard core movie fan. I LOVE them. There is rarely a movie I've seen where I though it was a waste of my time. I love romance, and suspense, I love action but most of all comedy!

but almost all movies have a quotable line, if your lucky several. Like Napoleon Dynamite....I can quote that all day.

Here are some of my favorite quotes. Hopefully you will know which movies they come from...if not. Maybe I will post the matching movies. hehe.

Kitridge, you've never seen me very upset.

Whatever I feel like, Gosh

Talk the man Vida, you speak honky

Thomas, looook at my butt, looook at my butt.

don't be jealous because I've been chatting on line with chicks all day.

don't mess with me, I am a mother.....I mean a doctor, I am a doctor

I'll be back

You're about to be out danced

So you've met my mother.


Those are just a few. Feel free to add your own. I love movie quotes and love to see what other peoples favorite movies and/or quotes are!

10 things I hate about work

I got really annoyed the other day with working so I thought I would write down a few things that drive me absolutely crazy!

1. When people introduce themselves on the phone and then go silent like you're suppose to know who they are.

2. When people walk by your desk and feel it necessary to comment to about everything or make a 'clever' joke. Didn't ask...don't care!

3. When customers feel it necessary to go into life stories or recent medical procedures that have nothing to do with the question or conversation. Again didn't ask...don't care!

4. After you answer the phone with your business's name and then the customer says 'yes, is this...". Pretty sure I just said that!!! PAY ATTENTION

5. When co-workers come to your desk and ask what are you doing? Washing a dog...I'm working what does it look like.

6. When someone tells you what exactly they are going to be doing that day, when you don't' need to know where they are and what they are going to be doing.....didn't ask, don't care (see a pattern?)

7. When customers leave a message to be called back and then when you do they hang up on you because they think you are a collection agency.

8. When people ask a question and then don't shut up long enough to let you answer and then start talking over you when you do finally get a word in. Hello ask me a question....LISTEN for the answer!

9. When you explain something and then the customer says "are you sure?". Oh just kidding, you caught me taking 10 minutes out of my life to lie to you just for giggles!

10. When people start of the conversation saying "you people". Ya pretty sure I gave you my name at the beginning of the call. I remembered yours......use mine!

I'm sure there are more but those are the ones that got to me and usually do. Feel free to add on to the list! :)

Have a great day at work....No matter where you are!

I like my blankets cold.

I like my blankets cold....this is what Juliet said when I cuddled up to her while she was watching spongebob. She would rather I didn't lay on her blanket and wrap my arms around her because then I would make her blankets hot. She even took one of them outside the other day to cool down so she could wrap it around her.

I would rather be cold then hot too but I'm pretty sure she misses the whole point of having a blanket, but she is my daughter and therefore a little bit out of her mind. :)

Crazy kid, gotta love her!

The mystory of the chocolate eggs

So the Easter Bunny filled Juliets basket on Saturday night. I made sure to have the dogs in mine and Rebekah's room so they would not be tempted to test those tasty treats.

She had a chocolate bunny, a candy house kit, spongebob crabby patty gummies, malt eggs, and of course chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. Now those eggs were hidden in the bottom and some where put on top as well.

So morning comes. She looks through her basket and then goes on a the hunt for the eggs hidden around. They were mostly hidden in the living room, so we didn't leave the candy just lying around. No dogs or cats came near it and the basket was obviously not disturbed when we came out. But alas ( yes I just said alas ) no chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. Not on top or bottom. No where to be seen. I double checked the Easter Bunnies bag of tricks to make sure they were in fact put in there.....yup, they were but no where to be found.

so either we have some very strong, picky, intelligent ants or someone in the house slept walked ate all those and put everything back EXACTLY how it was the night before....or I'm going crazy. I know what your thinking...the ants are probably the most probable situation....but I'm ganna go with I'm simply going crazy!

Hope everyone had a great Easter!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!!

LOVE THE CANDY AND THE COLORED EGGS! BUT LET US NOT FORGET WHAT OUR SAVIOR DID FOR US!


LOVE YOU ALL!

Gods Cake

Sometimes we wonder, 'What did I do to deserve this?' or 'Why did God have to do this to me?'

Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong: she's failing algebra; her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.
Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says,
'Absolutely, Mom, I love your cake.'
'Here, have some cooking oil,' her Mother offers.
'Yuck,' says her daughter..
'How about a couple raw eggs?'
'Gross, Mom!'
'Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?'
'Mom, those are all yucky!'
To which the mother replies:
'Yes, all those things seem bad by themselves But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake! God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you! He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.....I hope your Day is a piece of Cake!

How heavy is your life?

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, 'How heavy is this glass of water?'
Answers called out ranged from 8oz. To 20oz.
The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.'
'If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.'
'In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'
He continued, 'And that's the way it is with stress management.. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on.'
'As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. '
'So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work/life down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.'
'Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them up later after you've rested.

Life is short. Enjoy!'
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

1* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue
2* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
5* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
6* If you lend someone $500 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
7* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
8* Never buy a car you can't push.
9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.. :-!
10* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
12* The second mouse gets the cheese.
13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
14* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
15* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
16* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
17* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors,but they all have to live in the same box.
18* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

* * * * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today :-)! ! !


PS. my personal favorite and now my motto is #5.....

April fools on me...

I've been doing nutrisystem for about a week now and totally love it! I love how I dont' have to think about it, the meals are portable and small and I can take them wherever. I am even seeing a difference in the way my clothes fit.

I haven't weighed myself and wont' until next week to see how much if any I've lost. but I am excited to see.

Jason came into town last night and its kinda tradition for us to go to Round table lunch buffet when he comes into town. so today we went.

I had a salad, a bread stick and two pieces of pizza. More then the nutrisystem meal would have been but not as much as I would have eaten before. Well maybe its because I haven't eaten like that in a while or maybe it was the pizza they had out...I'm not sure what it was but my stomach did NOT like it at all!

I've been in the bathroom like 10 times in the last 4 hours. Not fun!!!! (sorry if that was TMI).....April fools on me and a good reminder that even if you don't eat as much, once your body starts eating healthy...it does not like junk!

No more pizza for me (unless it comes from my nutrisystem box or I'm at home to be miserable at home. haha).