Angela's Diary

Tuesday, 8:52 a.m.
Back at work, nasty day outside. It was storming when we left the house this morning and there were a lot of traffic lights out. Made me want to go back to bed and pull the covers up high, lol. Didn't get a lot of sleep last night. The baby (yeah, I know she's not a baby anymore - old habits die hard) was up coughing all night so I was up with her. She was chipper this morning, though, which is a really good sign. Why is it always worse at night? I mean, right when you think you are feeling fine and you are on your way to recovery, night comes and you feel worse.

I stopped this morning for a latte. I really needed something warm. Now, lattes and cappuccinos made with non-fat milk are core . . . but I got a vanilla latte and I'm not real certain that is entirely core. I'm sure this one little indulgence won't matter in the long run. I haven't been to the gym in two days and I really need to go tonight. I've just been afraid that any heavy breathing on my part (no SA comments, guys!) will hurt my throat more. I guess I can try it and see what happens. At least then I can tell myself I tried. I actually missed the gym. My legs were restless from inactivity.

Ali, if you're reading this, we had the crustless pizza last night (toppings: canadian bacon, green peppers, onions, mushrooms, ff mozzarella cheese) and it was really good. Everyone liked it - although Nikki complained about the peppers but that's nothing unusual. Maybe next time I'll just leave those off her portion. I also pre-made that Mexicale Pie and OMG it smelled (and looked) sooooo good. I can't wait to try it tonight. :drool5:

Hope everyone has a rocking Tuesday. :D
 
i find that when I go to the gym I feel better for that time and a little after.
The endorphins or whatever that crap is kick in. My nose is no longer stuffed, my throat no longer hurts and so on. Worst case try it.

*resisting smart ass comment on heavy breathing....*
*resisting..........*
 
Angela - the pizza sounds yummy, I can't wait to try it...

I find that if I feel lousy, I always feel better after working out - give it a shot, the worst that happens is that you pass out and have to receive mouth-to-mouth...just hope is it someone cute...
 
ali.smedley said:
I find that if I feel lousy, I always feel better after working out - give it a shot, the worst that happens is that you pass out and have to receive mouth-to-mouth...just hope is it someone cute...
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Um, yeah, I've seen some of those guys that come to the gym . . . I think I'll just have Mike tag along . . . lol
 
I say go to the gym. Change up your cardio to be something slower but at a higher resistance. This way you are still getting a good workout, but not so winded. Also, chew gum to keep your throat lubricated.

Lattes are great. I have them just about every day. I make them at home, though. That way I know just what is in them and feel no guilt. You have to be careful with the premade syrups, though. They will put a lot of corn syrup in and still call it low fat. I, of course, prefer honey. :drool5:
 
Coffeebro said:
How are you feeling lass? Still sick? We are getting a cold over on our side too. Sore throats.:puke:
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Ewww, mine started with a sore throat and then progressed into laryngitis. To the relief of all I have my voice back now, though (not one word, Brian!). Thank you for asking. :) Hope everyone feels better real soon.

Wednesday, 10:37 a.m.
So, we got our monthly billing hours yesterday. I outbilled an attorney. :) Love it! However, there is another p'legal that beat me by less than 8 hours. I'm competitive enough that I plan to kick her ass in hours for June. Too bad those fees won't come to me, though. That would be nice. :D

I haven't been to the gym yet this week. I feel lots better today so I plan to go this evening. I would have gone this morning but one look outside at the rain had me backing away from the door. I did pull out one of my DVDs and did 20 minutes of Pilates. At least that's something. I'm actually looking forward to the gym tonight. I have a plan to get me arse motivated for the gym. I've noticed that if I am really into something I am reading, I'll extend my workout just to reach the end of that chapter or even start the next. So, I bought myself a new book. I will only allow myself to read this book while at the gym (TM, bike, etc.) and nowhere else. If the book is really good, I am more likely to go to the gym, just so I can read. Hey, whatever works, right? :p

I slipped a little last night. My fault totally and it was totally preventable. After a nice, healthy, filling dinner - I ate several little Hershey mini bars. Now, once I realized what I was doing I stopped and backed away. I counted the entire calories for the day and realized that even with my lack of sense I did not go over calories. The fact that I was calorically deficient enough at the end of the day to have several mini bars is not a good thing. I should have had all my calories in by the end of dinner. I don't think I would have indulged like that if I had eaten breakfast that morning. I forgot. Completely forgot to eat. By the time I realized it, the time was 11:00 and lunch was only an hour away. I ate some strawberries, which helped, then ate a light lunch. I think I was just hungrier than normal by the time I got home and even after dinner I wanted to keep eating. (I could blame the mini-chocolate binge on TOM, but who are we kidding? It was all me.) SO, I've asked Mike to hide the minis in a place I will never ever think to look. I have a healthy lunch, lots of nutritious snacks on hand, and I ate breakfast like a good girl this morning.

Hope ya'll have a great Wednesday! We're only two days from the weekend! :D
 
Thursday, 2:49 p.m.
It's been a pissy day. One thing right after another. And now the proverbial straw: Plans that I have been working on for months and months may fall through because of a stupid bitch that doesn't bother to actually do the job she was hired to do. I have been switching back and forth between anger and depression since last night and I hate that feeling. I hate feeling out of control of anything. *big breath* Anyway, whoever may be reading this doesn't have to comment. I am really just writing this brief note to myself as a reminder should I ever feel like this again: You are pissed off. That's fine. Be pissed off. But next time, stay away from the damn cheese-its and kit-kats. You didn't today and now, on top of everything else, you are pissed off at yourself. Way to go. :conehead:

OK. Done with my :rant: now. Carry on.
 
about2loseit said:
Thursday, 2:49 p.m.
It's been a pissy day. One thing right after another. And now the proverbial straw: Plans that I have been working on for months and months may fall through because of a stupid bitch that doesn't bother to actually do the job she was hired to do. I have been switching back and forth between anger and depression since last night and I hate that feeling. I hate feeling out of control of anything. *big breath* Anyway, whoever may be reading this doesn't have to comment. I am really just writing this brief note to myself as a reminder should I ever feel like this again: You are pissed off. That's fine. Be pissed off. But next time, stay away from the damn cheese-its and kit-kats. You didn't today and now, on top of everything else, you are pissed off at yourself. Way to go. :conehead:

OK. Done with my :rant: now. Carry on.
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oddly enough you are describing my day a whole hell of a lot closer than you have any right to. :)
I have hardly posted at all these last 2 days due to gross stupidity and incompetance of people I work with/for.
I have no cheese-its or kit kats though- thank God.

big breath and big hug Angela. It will all be ok.
 
It's been a little while since I have posted anything here so I thought I would come in and warm things up a bit. You know how you tend to talk about what is going on in your life? Well, I've resisted posting mainly because all I have on my brain these days is wedding. So many decisions to make. So many things to think about. Just when we make a decision, another one comes up. Or we change things around. I wish it would just get here already. I'm starting to see the value of having a coordinator. But seriously, I drive myself crazy in being indecisive. I'd drive a coordinator completely mad. In every other aspect of my life I am determined, decisive, and sometimes even stubborn (yeah, I know, hard to believe . . .) but for some reason I just can not get this together. I have no idea why. There are some days I want to just say, let's stop right here and run away to elope. Honestly, if it were not for my girls we probably would have already. But we both want the girls to be a part of this. We have written the ceremony to be conducted the way we want it. We thought about doing a hand-fasting ceremony but decided that would just take too long and there were a few other things we wanted to do. We will have a traditional ring and vow ceremony. We are doing a rose ceremony. We are doing a unity ceremony with a twist - and it will be a surprise to all of our guests. We found a great candle holder that has five spots for candles - one on each corner and one in the center. The sides include the words, Peace, Love, Joy & Hope. The center candle is red and the outer candles are white. At the appropriate time Mike and I will call the girls forward and we will each light a candle (someone will have to help my little one) and together we will all light the center candle to symbolize unity of family. Then the presentation will include the girls and not just Mr. & Mrs. so and so. The girls don't even know about that part yet. :) For anyone interested I have posted a pic of the candle holder below. I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. Thank God for eBay.

Okay, I've rambled on about the wedding now. See? This is why I've not posted. I suppose I should say something about my journey here . . . I am still eating healthy and still dragging myself out for exercise. I'm not going as regularly as I should and I really need to step it up. Seriously, I have less than 60 days until the wedding. I am on goal right now but one little mess up and I won't be. I think if I step up the exercise I will be ahead of schedule and one little teeny slip up won't make much of a difference. I won't be behind.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday! :D
 
I love the symbolism of the candle thingy. Very cool that the girls are taking an upfront role in the ceremony. It will be something that they will remember forever (at least the older one will).

I've always thought about a wedding as being more then just the commitment between two people. It's the public affirmation of what you are as a part of your community and society. Your girls are part of that in a major way, as well as everyone who is in attendance in a more minor way.

My sister is getting married next month and she didn't want any brides maids or any of the usual pomp. She was a bride's maid for my wife when we got married and I told her how much it meant to me that she was not just there for the wedding but part of it. That she stood up in front of everyone and supported me publicly. It changed her mind, and even though she isn't having attendants or anything, she found ways for each of us to be part of the whole thing. Not an easy thing since she has seven siblings and 8 nieces and nephews that she is very close to. (oh, and she is getting married on my anniversary)
 
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