General Update

[mslulu]

I just got my vacation time approved for the spring. I'm sooo looking forward to it. 2 months and two weeks to wait, but hey, I've got something to look forward to, right? I ended up taking 7 days off, instead of just five, since we're planning to leave town on a Thursday, and it really didn't seem right to come back to work on a Thursday, just two days before the end of a testing cycle, when I won't have any testing assigned to me and I'd be useless on any fires that have been burning during most of the testing. And, I've got a buttload of FTO that I need to spend, since the rules are going to change at some point, now that we've been acquired by this other company. Then, it turns out, Memorial day is the Monday after my vacation ends, so all in all, I'll be off work for a total of 12 days (counting weekends). Woot!

Had a day off yesterday, but that didn't count since I had to spend the morning at the dentist getting the prep work done for a new crown. I so don't do well at the dentist. I actually survived the visit okay, then went home, waiting for the emotional stress to manifest physically, as it normally does, leaving me wiped out, and shaky and just a mess in general. I was pretty much okay during the day, so I went to class, and somewhere along the way, it hit. By the time class started, I was feeling pretty icky, but I decided to give the endorphins a shot to kick in and maybe make me feel a little better. I rode for about a half an hour when I decided it wasn't helping, so I left and went home and ate dinner. Later in the evening, bractune, being conveniently free from band practice, came over and I curled up on his lap and whimpered for a while, and felt a lot better by bedtime.

In diet news, I've abandoned Weight Watchers after two months, determining that it just wasn't working for me this time. I couldn't get into the plan and stick with it for more than a week at a time. So, I'm trying something different that I think will be a better approach overall. I'll have more details when I know how it's working, but I think it'll be overall better for me nutritionally and will help control the cravings.

Comments

[ktbee.livejournal.com]

Are you going somewhere exciting for your vacation or just bumming around at home?

[mslulu.livejournal.com]

We're going up to Portland and Seattle to see various friends and family.

So I see you're trying a Wed hot yoga class. If you hates it and want to try something on a different day, lemme know. I've got my spinning class MW, but am a little more flexible (no pun intended) on other days.

[ktbee.livejournal.com]

gravity_ and I are thinking of trying the classes at www.deepartyoga.com. There is one on Thursday which could be feasible.

[mslulu.livejournal.com]

Thursdays, with a few occasional exceptions, are pretty good for me.

[johnstonmr]

I also abandoned the points thing; I couldn't do it anymore either. But Elli managing what we eat seems to do well; I just have to remember to be good when I'm not with her. And tomorrow I begin the Gym. Eek.