Blah

I'm still feeling blah. I'm battling a cold and am still stressed about various issues. My Canadian passport came in the mail today (I am not a US citizen so I have to renew my Canadian passport) so that's a relief that its back in my safe hot little hands. It makes me uneasy to not have my passport in my possession. I went into work today and left at 11, I was just not feeling great and had a huge headache and stomache "issues". I napped the entire afternoon.

I just hit 300 posts. Wow. Not sure if anyone reads my blitherings, but still. 300 posts is kinda cool.

I'm stressed

I'm stressed. I am training a new gal at work. We are doing our taxes right now with a tax person and our refund is less than what we had hoped so i'm worried about money becuase we planned to use our anticipated big refund for some purchases made in the past. i'm worried about something to do with my health...



and I'm worried about my weigh in today and i don't think I'm going to see a loss becasue I did a lot of emotional eating today.

Oscar party preparations are under way

Each year Austin and I have an Oscar party, and the preparations are underway. We are having 12 people over, and are preparing an italian themed meal.

I am stressed...I hate when things are left to the last minute.

that house sold

Wow. I blogged about our neighbors who put their house on the market a few weeks ago after living in it for 7 months, becasue their commute was too stressful. Turns out they have a contract on it already, it only took 9 days to sell. WTH. It was priced right, but there is a house right next to it which is still owned by the builder which is bigger and has a better layout and it is STILL for sale. I just don't get the real estate market. But I'm happy for them...hopefully they find what they are looking for.

I told you so...

I am so annoyed with my very sweet, but frustrating at times husband. He managed to get a speeding ticket on a road that should have a speed limit that is higher than what is posted. Regardless, he has to pay a fee or show up in court. I did my usual wife nagging and he kept saying yea yea I'll pay it. Well...he waited until the day BEFORE the payment had to be made to avoid showing up to his court case, and then mailed his check. Ok, not the route I would take but whatever...I'll attempt to refrain from being a bitch about it. Except....it obviously doens't get there on time and there is a notice in the mail that now he has to pay almost DOUBLE the fee that the ticket was in the first place. COME ON. This is why I nag. GOD.

And it's not like I am immune from doing stupid and idiotic things myself, like yesterday I ran into the wall in our garage and actually cracked my bumper on my car becuase my car is just MUCH too big for me an obviously I am a crappy driver. And he doesn't say anything becuase he's that way. But I am NOT that way and I'm irritated.

Vent over.

Sniffles and coughs

I am curled up on the couch with a lovely cup of Lady Gray tea and sniffling and coughing and sneezing. I woke up tuesday not feeling well and have felt crappy for the rest of the week. I went to bed early last night and plan do to the same tonight and I might even run a bath shortly and then head to bed. Blech. I hate being sick.

Finally

we have been in the new house almost a year...and it took me THIS long to get my lazy butt motivated.

I finally got my scrapbook area in order. Now I wish I had a green chair :)

Deal or No Deal

We got suckered into watching Deal or No Deal tonight as some lady from Minnesota had good odds of going home with a million dollars. This show has yet to give away a million dollars because people chicken out and take the deal the banker is giving them at some point before their last case is opened. Anyways, she had SUCH good odds, and I thought for sure that tonight would be first time they could actually give the million away. Except...she took the deal the banker gave her before the last case was opened. And it turns out she had the million dollars in her case.

Sucks for her. She went home with over 400,000 but still. She had a million. I would have gone for the million with the odds that she had.

And up next on NBC...My Dad is Better than Your Dad. Which... I can easily say becuae my Dad is awesome and he doesn't have to compete on a dumb show on NBC for me to know that.

Weekly weigh in

I went to my weigh in today, all be it relunctantly. Eating hasn't been wonderful this week and we ate out more than we should have. I was worried I wouldn't see a loss, or even worse would see a gain. But, I lost 1.4 pounds, which makes a total loss of 4 pounds so far in my weight loss journey. not bad for 2 weeks being on weight watchers. Austin lost this week, but not as much as I did. Mu ha ha ha. I'm still proud of him though.

Julie and I went to get pedicures today so my feet are lall pretty again which is always nice. We went to an Aveda Salon, but I'm not sure that we would go back there. I found my nail person to be a bit pushy and her massage wasn't very good (compared to other places we have been to). So i'd bet we go to the regular spa that i tend to go to.

I'm not quite ready to go back to work tomorrow, I have enjoyed my long weekend off. I managed to get my scrapbook area completely organized and I should take pictures of it.

Appointment Saturday

Today appears to be appointment saturday. I have a home inspection guy here right now doing our 11 month warrenty inspection from an independent company so we can submit the information to our builder. I've had issues with Wonderland (our builder) with trying to have things fixed so I wanted a third party opinion. So far, I'm pretty happy with the job he has done. He found a gas leak and he's not done yet either. So yea.

At 1 pm today we are having a tax person come by to discuss our taxes. With us buying the new house last year, and turning our townhouse into a rental that sucks money from us every month, we figured our taxes were complicated enough to hire someon to do our taxes instead of trying to do them on TurboTax like we have done every other year.

Julie and I were supposed to go to get pedicures today as well, but I haven't made an appointment yet and I am not sure how long the tax thing will go. Maybe tomorrow...

And...we have monday off due to the long weekend. Yahoo!

Part of my Valentines Day Present - I love it, and so does Jones

Part of my Valentines Day Present - I love it, and so does Jones
Originally uploaded by grumpysnickles.

Rotten food

There is nothing that brings out my gagging reflex more than rotting food. I have SUCH an adversion to rotting food (milk, eggs, bread, anything really) that I will gag the moment I even realize something is spoiled. I had some fresh mozzarella in the fridge that was in a brine, and Austin was wondering if it was still good. He smelled it and thought it was fine. I smelled it and immediately started throwing up all over. My mom always keeps things past its expiry date and I've taken a bite of way too many things that are past its prime. So now I'm uber over-retentive and throw so much stuff out just becuase I'm worried about it rotting away. It certainly helps in my desire to not eat while on weight watchers right now. I was cooking some eggs for us and after the whole throwing up episode I have no desire to eat.

2.6 Pounds!!!

All that worry for nothing! I lost 2.6 pounds last week. How exciting. I would have lost more if I hadn't buggered up my eating for the weekend.

And...Austin lost over 3 pounds himself! I'm SO proud of him. Prouder of him than I am of myself for doing so well and supporting me in weight loss by losing weight himself.

Blogging fool

I am apparently a blogging fool tonight. I have my first week weigh in tomorrow at weight watchers. I'm nervous. This is the first time that I will actually ATTEND a meeting the following week. I don't enjoy the meetings, so usually I pay to re-register the first week and then never go back. I stay on the program for a few weeks and then stop weight watchers shortly thereafter. I'm determined to do better and try to stick with it. Going to Mexico is a goal for me, and get SO hot becuase I'm so fat. But anyways, I'm nervous. I see a decline in the scale at home, but this weekend hasn't been a good one for me in terms of eating.

Austin and Jones Daily Pill Box

Austin and Jones Daily Pill Box
Originally uploaded by grumpysnickles.

Austin and Jones now each have a daily reminder pill box. Jones couldn't care a less, becuase he doesn't realize that I shove a pill into a treat each day when I come home. Austin, on the other hand, isn't happy about having a pill box or having to take daily vitamins and pills.

George and I sleeping

George and I sleeping
Originally uploaded by grumpysnickles.

This is how George sleeps with me most nights. Jones is permanently anchored to our legs in bed, either on me or on Austin. Typically on me since I will sleep around Jones where as Austin prefers sleep in an uncomfortable position to accomodate a cat. :)

SHIT

Have a great SHIT day!!! (Sure Happy It's Thursday)

Email conversation between Austin and I just now...

Nicole: I'm hungry.
Austin: Me too.
Nicole: Did you eat the Mac & Cheese I made last night?
Austin: No.
Nicole: What did you have then?
Austin: Some soup from my desk
Nicole: Oh. What kind?
Austin: Mushroom Bisque
Nicole: Oh...was it good?
Austin: No. It was not. Tasted like mud with pieces of dead mouse sprinkled in.

cracks me up. He can be SO descriptive sometimes!

wierd

Our neighbors put their house on the market over the weekend. They bought it less than 7 months ago and it's already up for sale. We figured that they got a job in a different city or something that made them want to take a big loss on the house (considering the market is in the pooper). Turns out the commute downtown is too stressful for them. Ummm, we live in Broomfield. It's a half hour commute. They used to live downtown before they moved up north to Broomfield, and I guess plan to move back downtown.

Wierd. Just Wierd. you think they would have thought about this BEFORE they moved 6 months ago.

Day 1

Day one of weight watchers. Went fairly ok...have a dull headache but I think that's due to a tough day at work. I was hungry when i got home from work and made a beef stirfry type deal and i'm feeling much better. I also went to a meeting at lunch and I didn't like it. I have been to meetings before and never got much from them, and felt the same way this time.

Tonight I hope to finish my passport renewal for Canada. Because I live in the US, and don't have my US citizenship, things are bit more complicated and a pain in the rear. But I'm close and should be able to submit it soon. Passport Canada is running at 6 weeks to renew passports, so I should have it back in time for our trip to Mexico.

Superbowl

Today is Nizar's annual superbowl party. I always bring pinwheel tortillas and my famous chocolate chip cookies. Over 60 people are slated to be there today, luckily Heidi and Nizar bought a bigger house so they can house that many people. I really couldn't give two craps about the superbowl, but I enjoy being able to bake the cookies and watch the cookies. 60 people is a bit overwhelming for me, I'm much more comfortable in a smaller setting. But I'm sure it will be ok none the less.

We bought an upper cabinet for my scrapbook area yesterday. It's pretty heavy, so it's going to take some doing to try to it hung.

Jones has been doing well and is taking his pill each night with no problem. I just mush it into a moist treat and he gulps it up no problem. He does seem to have a side effect, which is lots of sneezing. The vet wasn't open saturday so I will have to call on monday and make sure they are ok with his sneezing as a side effect. He seems to be ok, just sneezes a lot (and seems frustrated by that). I have to admit that kitty sneezes are actually quite cute, although I'm sure he doesnt think it is.

I am going to start weight watchers again tomorrow. I'm sick and tired of being fat and obviously what I'm doing these days isnt working for me. Austin is going to do it with me which will help with motivation and I can also complain to him about being hungry lol.