Incompetent People

I have had it today, with incompetent people who do not know how to read or follow directions. I have spent two days holding the hands of many folks on my team about how to complete their financials. Mind you - many of them waited until the day it was due to work on them and of course all the questions came out. They made the financials much easier AND they gave step-by-step direction on how to complete them. AND still they don't get it! How can this be? I just don't understand, why people don't read and follow directions. Reading is not rocket science people. Why are people so lazy?

Little things about me

• I’m Irish.
• I’m 5’10
• I have wide feet and wear a size 10W shoe.
• I hate shoe shopping!
• I’m very ticklish.
• I like to laugh at stupid jokes.
• I find humor in the weirdest things.
• The little things in life make me happy.
• I LOVE the sound of a baby laughing.
• I want a big family.
• I have a fear of snakes.
• I can’t spell worth shit. (Thank god for spell check)
• I can count my true friends on one hand.
• I hate going into the local farmers market, because it is run by the Amish. They freak me out! Let me explain - I wouldn’t say I’m afraid of the Amish, I just don’t like them. This goes back from my childhood and watching the movie Children of the Corn. I don’t remember much about it except the boy dressed like an Amish person, and I was scared to death of that movie. Corn fields scared me for the longest time. So my husband thinks it is hilarious that I don’t like to talk or look at any of the Amish folks at our local farmers market.(Stop laughing at me please, I am sensitive)
• I hate the sound of bag pipes.
• I’m moody.
• I love flowers.
• Lately I’ve enjoyed reading more then doing anything else. I was never much of a reader growing up. I hated it, but now I LOVE it. I’ve read over 10 books so far this year, for me that is A LOT.
• I’ve repainted my living room 3 times in the 6 years we’ve lived in this house.
• I’m a procrastinator.
• I suck at Math.
• I’ve always lived in Delaware.
• I hardly ever cook, because my husband cooks all the time and does it so well.
• I enjoy scrapbooking, but hardly spend any time doing in it.
• I love taking photographs.
• I enjoy listening to music.
• Love going to concerts.
• I don’t have a favorite color.
• I graduated from College with Honors.
• I like to talk, sometimes way to much…so I’ve learned to be quiet.
• I’ve stopped listening to what other people think I should do.

To the Rain Gods

Dear Rain Gods - Our grass is now brown,dead and burnt. I don't remember what green grass looks like. The brief 5 min down pour once a week, doesn't help much. I beg to you to send rain...please. This hot 90 + weather blue is nice, but a little relief is needed.

Felix's Wake-up Call

This morning I was awakened by my cat( Felix) throwing up ON MY BED! Of all the places in this house why the bed? Ugh...What a way to start off a day… Happy Friday!!!!

Time to Relax

Living Room is painted and done. All that is left to do is paint the ceiling (for the entire down stairs) and install the crown (in the living room). It looks really good as it is now, but those final two things will really finish it off. We are cleaning up now and will head for the beach around 3. Most of the family will be down over the weekend, so this should be fun. I'm ready to kick back and relax. I'm leaving all my worries and frustrations here and really enjoying myself....It is time to Relax!

Have a great 4th of July!!!!!!

Hurry up 5:00 Friday!

We are on vacation next week…and I can’t wait. 5:00 Friday can’t get here fast enough for me. We’ve had A LOT going on with questions about Greg’s work and what direction he needs to take, and as you can imagine that has weighed heavily on both of us. So a week away will do us good.

Next week we’ll spend time at the beach and at home. We’re leaving for the beach Saturday morning. Greg is taking a Tuna Charter Boat on Monday. We’ll probably come home Tuesday to check on the cats and get some work done around the house that we’ve been putting off. Then I think we’ll go back down to the beach Thursday and hang out until Sunday. Mom Mom’s birthday is on the 4th, she’ll be 85. Don't know what were doing yet to celebrate her birthday, but I'm sure we'll have fun.

Hurry up 5:00 Friday!!!!

Fight anyone?

I am very annoyed at almost everything and anyone today. I somehow can not let the little shit go, and I really need to. It is almost 11:00 and I am so tense that I feel like I could go 10 rounds in a boxing match. Anyone dare to take me on?

My lower back has been bothering me for a few days now. Matter of fact, it's been bothering me for a few months. The pain is chronic and comes and goes. I know it is all stress related. As I can pin point it NOT being around when I'm relaxed and having fun. Today is obviously one of those days that I am NOT having fun. Will make an appointment next week to see my family doctor to see what's going on. I only hope that this isn't another UTI again.

Hoping tomorrow is a better day and I don't kill someone or say something that will get me in trouble.

Hot!

Today's Heat Index is 104. It's so thick that you could cut it with a knief. Cold front coming in tonight to hopefully cool things off. Thank GOD!!! I so want to go for a bike ride.

Killer seats!!!!!!

I just got killer seats to see Tim McGraw on Friday night. Ummmmm... yes that's right...4 days before the concert...Awesome Seats!!!!!! Section 103 - Row D - Seats 1& 2. At the Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ. Erin and I will spend a night with Tim, while our men do whatever they chose to do without us. We saw Tim and Faith Hill last year when the came to Philly and had a great time. Erin mentioned that it was too bad Faith wasn't going to be there this time, but she could find a way to get over it. I just LOVE her..... she is great!!!!!! I'm so happy that she may be my future sister-in-law one day (blog coming soon about this)and that we get along so well.

Ahhh....LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!

Soul Searching

I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching this week. Trying to figure out me and my life. I found that a lot of my issues in my life are some what related to my weight. And I’ve been struggling to figure out how to fix it. I know a lot of my weight issues are due to my whacked out hormones. But I can not blame it entirely on that. It wasn’t until recently did I really start to become active and exercise and get my butt moving. We’ve been eating relatively healthy and have eliminated fast food from our lives all together for about a year now. So as I’ve exercised, I’ve found some changes in my body and the way my clothes fit, but no big difference on the scale. Yes I know about “You build muscle when you work out”, so I’m aware of what changes my body is going through. Yet, I’m still not happy.

With my blood work coming back very, very low on Wednesday, it has put me into a reality check that it is now time to do something about the weight. Surgery is done and everything is clear. No more excuses. When I see my doctor on Friday, I will express my concern to him about my levels and see what our next steps can be to improve them. I know he’ll mention this time around about my weight and how it could be playing a factor in all of it. And I’m open to hear what he has to say.

I know I’ve done what I can, and I may just have to push myself harder this time around. I’ve been thinking about joining Weight Watchers again or doing their online thing. Or possibly trying more stricked approach to the South Beach Diet that we’ve done before. I know what I need to do and I know what has worked for me in the past, so I am just doing it now. The thought of spending more money for other people to track my weight and teach me things I already know, seems to be pointless and a waste of money. So today, I decided that I was not going to join WW and that money that would have spent on weekly meetings; I’m going to put away and spend it on me when I meet my milestones. I will only focus on 10lbs at a time and not the big picture. It will take time and I will get frustrated at times, I know this. But I have a really good feeling that this is finally it. I’m going to do it this time. I’m ready.